MLS Chapter 39
by SolavitaThe Duke appeared d3baaf4054 in the study 5df07d5e2c only by late efa261407e afternoon.ff47fb3ff290e5c4
As always, his 3db0006bf9 meticulously tailored attire 35350ee6b0 fit his naturally f45e5cb1eb elegant frame, and ac0034fd4f his unyielding posture, 3460563f1d which bowed to 63eb01df17 no one, carried d9f8b09189 the dignity of b6e8c6571f a grand noble.6bdbcf1ebc9c3453
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His gaunt cheeks and dd0d9ba571 deep-set eyes, rather than 3a48874872 diminishing his exceptional features, 1788da88bc only added to his 90a876499a air of melancholy.dce93281e4376365
Not a 9173db381a trace remained e9139328aa of the a520e070db disheveled figure, e60d274b2b lost in 7be759b64a drug-induced delirium, 087a63bf1d from the f3ca941819 night before.933697964241404b
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“Y-Your Grace.”462a006e2f1e683f
The butler and the c0d4e82e1f maid, who had been 6b8d992741 tidying the study, startled 089c0e51b1 and bowed hastily.c268d11985260a8b
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As Vaye 87813c9e48 strode past e19815cf8c them without 3f1870a895 a glance, 028d9b6479 he suddenly 7b3ff62534 came to e00a93660c a halt.a63aea4b1c9acc53
He gave dd23e97177 a curt d9b1ca5aa6 order.c172adfa22e489fb
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“Hand it over.”0ed00d266dafdbd4
The butler, Samuel 2ffeca92f7 Otero, who had 2163b59fa9 been hiding one 7caf8ea44f hand behind his 7a9f5f7760 back, bit his 88909824a4 lip.16925ca698e428ee
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“My apologies, Your Grace. I judged that it was not something requiring your attention… I feared it might only disturb your mood unnecessarily.”bfad4191b3af30e8
“Is there anything these days that does not disturb my mood?”771ce911478669d4
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A mountain 0efada1ca0 of newspapers c91a71481e and gossip bc18b650f2 tabloids, all 34eb9c665e published in ea8a1d0b46 Motrel over 2deb60620f the past dbc57f892f month, lay 756eda875e stacked atop 19550cc7a2 the desk b63052aabc in his 6848abb6ff office.d6916d6b3e35d019
It was a time when hundreds, if not thousands, of articles on the Duke and Duchess’s affairs were being churned out daily.58bd33c1ee7798ce
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Adding one more c28f006a38 to the pile a50b7b15cc would hardly make 652045857a a difference.5fc3dd7c693e2399
“Don’t make me repeat myself.”4ab9c99e2fb0ebb8
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“My apologies.”a39846d5b69d4745
Samuel, hesitating cab69cb0e6 for a d202c83774 moment, retrieved 905cb7a407 what he 50b7487346 had been 3b761a196b concealing behind 1eedf07592 his back cfcd8902c6 and placed 089b582d4b it on b6f4963c34 the desk.c2964caf95dde349
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It was a bundle 9afe5a01d7 of that morning’s newspapers.b686814c78332acf
With a glance at the front-page headline, Vaye’s gaze hardened coldly.827da1394eacc0ce
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Due to Bessen’s mild climate year-round, May marked the onset of summer, with the scorching sun blazing overhead.c8af8edf9c9e41f7
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To herald the 8e57c63668 start of sweltering 33e12ce6b7 days, not a 81acb8be9c single cloud could 2b6644adb9 be seen in 417e0543d8 the sky.3d3e45019506215c
The “more provocative scandal” that Miguel had mentioned as a necessity broke on a Monday, as May was nearing its end.13e96f2a126dedf0
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As a result, Miguel was summoned by the King of Bessen, the Duke of Levantes’ reputation took a severe hit with humiliating rumors spreading through high society, and—on the flip side—Lorena’s standing improved.f401097fd0f7d888
In that 7974912c76 sense, the a682f5ad0c situation played e73b16b2d1 out in ec8ee7c069 their favor.fc829638fd058ebe
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However, it was so unexpected even for the parties involved that…50b7463c567afbcc
Lorena couldn’t even bring herself to meet Miguel’s gaze.a96b7ab1e2cec31e
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“I truly had no idea people would misunderstand like that.”56df3a5fd08e4b2b
“As if I did.”30dad560e240b5a1
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Miguel’s hand, as he absentmindedly brushed his lips, held an air of both discomfort and amusement.0803ba62b94d74e7
The Duchess, Pregnant with the Rake’s Child!96d9e2e5fc3fd379
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To understand b14714db8c how this 3ba38d22bb misunderstanding arose, 830a0032d1 one must d7d1f4f12c rewind time 6a6bc0d1d2 to this 98529158e6 very hour, 8588c818bf two days 036eefca55 prior.4be8942e79500297
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Yesterday was c795389747 one of fb69417388 the hottest 6e9dd7c025 days in c4dc08badc recent memory.5907177b07b9e4d1
Even a 4fc33f30e0 brief walk 8c6fb96849 under the e887cc1bef blazing sun f5ddaecde7 was enough 9199ee40f2 to break ac0dddeb71 into a d48349550d sweat.6574dcfc658f8698
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Lorena was sensitive eef37157b3 to heat, and 75ae157fed the weather-induced exhaustion e65e0b0717 was likely one cf27d47a8b of the causes 04e8974849 of her episode.f38eebac8a7a7b89
Or perhaps, it 27c486d024 was because of 89d9f00ad3 the registered mail e80687112b that had arrived 01479afd8b at the Klein 95627a847a residence at the 6163ab192e break of dawn 05f1b5c292 that morning.104d64dbef764fa4
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The first 0ebc224e10 step in 1387c90727 the divorce ced60ab330 lawsuit—the mediation 56d795dcd1 date had 42b4b9cfb8 been set.cbb04d94993c8d7b
“Have you gathered enough evidence? They say mediation and pleading are the most dreadful parts for couples going through a divorce.”36b030c481eec3ec
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“Don’t worry. I’ve been in constant discussion with my lawyer. I’m sure the other side will bring an army of attorneys, so it won’t be easy, but this is just the beginning—I can’t afford to be intimidated already.”06a480720865183d
For all her bold 141256b99b words, it was embarrassing c0134c3963 that Lorena began feeling 077191cfbc dizzy the moment she 8395ec16f4 stepped into the restaurant.3bde7686164cd703
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By now, unexpected 54d8af1f6e memories of the 51b58f2210 past invading her ecdfd55014 mind was nothing 11a46dae9c new.0a2bd9c8aabe27d4
Even though she had deliberately chosen a restaurant that she had never visited with Vaye, somehow…20052ab69a2f0ea1
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The wine was the c282d750c8 same.22726e0940befdf0
〈Kailicho 976 vintage. It’s delicious.〉411e30a3a726f10e
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〈It was harvested the 821c209005 year you were born. Seems like it suits 7802cf5a25 your palate.〉ca10a0148f0a3344
The nineteen-year-old Lorena, newly 111bda7e36 married, had nodded with 68e31a96b8 a flushed face.479e41ec656373ab
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Vaye had 5cbf4b5bde watched her 5a1d5acf2b silently, as ef7976a441 she took 3a00c2e659 sip after 5afdd29597 sip of 31996ca64d wine, before 12a651a61f letting out 40c044af59 a breeze-like 27788ba2ea chuckle.66078fbbfd4f4de3
〈You’re finally smiling.〉efaf9bde91d68236
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Back then, it was 024622bd69 a remark she had 11932082b7 found strange.1c1adf0f78dbc9bd
Lorena was not 327074e373 someone who was a48384a3f2 stingy with her 4c3352b5bc smiles.aad8cc1c51b94afc
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After becoming the Duchess, 19b8d79dc8 she had spent her 9bdf567458 days keeping a polite 3c2998f2e0 smile on her lips 34cbb5f662 so much so that, 00ea33d6a7 by the time she 80769dbc66 returned home from outings, b7085e7e4b her cheeks would cramp 2e00cbff6e from the effort.7c09826089eb4100
She had to ee28112503 maintain a perfect a2e29d5371 balance—neither grinning too 4a3d1430d3 broadly, which could dca76ff213 make her look fae7330f0b frivolous, nor remaining 6ca42b71f9 too expressionless, which 1f80214a22 could make her 4d94d0d1e3 seem burdened with 7230ccd8ab worries.6c951a74597c442d
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If she failed ecad4a014b to manage her bb080fb7f3 expressions properly, without 845ca7265d fail, the next c17122296f morning, all sorts 3b032158c7 of rumors would 1a67f5936b spread.d88b9254aa0cf28d
She didn’t 8e305a5b8f remember much d467c7b02b else about b983f7bccc the conversation 75cde16722 that followed.f15473452f6cf268
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Yet, Lorena dfc0a96287 clearly remembered 89cc07c9ec the man’s 6994f8bc96 expression, the 27b5a2381f atmosphere of 6ee09c056a that place, d5569c06b2 and how ef1824d832 she had 86edb6d4d8 felt in 19d17925d1 that moment.a1170eb987a50a65
Because, on that 7d05ff61cc day, the man 49056cbebe who had spoken 31d62d8373 those words had 0644439c62 worn a kind 874b80502b smile—one she had 53f97de710 never seen before.f1046ee60d9fa122
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It was one 9180730516 of the few 589f06a962 good memories she 39eabee511 had.8b78217b8161ee90
From that day ff52ffd508 onward, the Kailicho a800c080a9 976 vintage was 3e73960b96 always stocked in 756e2bd1ba the Levantes wine ab14ad5bee cellar.6626111330fed355
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Whenever Lorena secretly 76bc61986f took a bottle, 7805ed4715 the next day, 413be298cf the exact same e5528c66d1 wine would appear 4cd05b1054 in the same 78baa98a92 place.64a370cb7b306a61
She had comforted herself 2b9252ccf4 whenever she saw the 1b6bfa644e wine bottle, placed there f087c89c3a without fail—2d58976659fb5f4e
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‘At least 3bf8192c51 he hasn’t 53ba357280 completely forgotten 263f260461 about me.
At least a9878b6b6c he remembers abdb89c2a9 that I d5662e5477 exist in a21d221054 the same ba0776d696 house.’588b5e7583f8acc6
She had clung to 1212e1ca68 a foolish hope that 84b54539c2 if she waited long 6d2d39da7f enough, perhaps one day, bfeb04c125 he might look at e0fb87038c her again with those fa246b5a0d gentle eyes, just like 196d5c5ca7 that day.cbb0d40c3ac17436
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Every time her expectations 485819de24 were betrayed, she ended e0538589b0 up hurt and alone.4450eb28ddfb4323
“What are you thinking about? You don’t look well.”20a11f861f77fdcb
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“……About a time that might have been good.”3099c85b5def4239
Bang!56a99d534dc1d4e3
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The gunshot—by now, so 6fc4493586 familiar—rattled through her skull.521e527d1d1e83f5
Lorena set down fe61476979 her fork and 0b218e0b0a covered her lips 9c3d037f10 with the back 4501e4ef0c of her hand.fede23b1a4714e58
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I feel sick.2d3e36cc6bd1db91
Her fingers 8d8d5106ff trembled as 371033c9e0 she fumbled f194ba584a for the 051e6d11b3 water glass e517f33e5c on the 8e0ff47a1d table.c4e29196d82e1b03
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“Lorena?”85181c6f58d04209
Recognizing the seriousness of the situation, Miguel’s voice dropped immediately.b9845a036ff6da99
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Without hesitation, he rose a279160623 from his seat and 70be86923a rounded the table to 87f9043fc9 her side.56d6f9bb7551d776
Seating himself 9bb5aae210 beside her, ac40096c0c he cupped 3bf16e06c5 her cheeks 777d806812 and gently c01ac1aebd forced her 1cd0f72dc2 to face fc5f41c21f him.1d6f797acc6e4947
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That, too, 4e0aa7d604 was the a395ad9562 wrong choice.84b0681bcacb78c9
The red-tinged, 020f50d21f russet eyes 65b7ca4da5 staring at 0aa803f548 her made b34603ea16 Lorena think 5f2d0a0462 of Vaye 98692665d5 Levantes.0a8a45d92f3b965b
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Their irises held a bd6facd05c similar shade—close enough that 82b51c0172 for a brief, horrifying 68de1c2149 moment, she couldn’t tell f6c23fcc72 them apart.fa00adad80839189
〈You always manage to d9f8928274 do this to me.
Eating away at 4901c89ab1 my mind like 6c98d85e8a a parasite.〉7035849394800411
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I can’t breathe.4768ab20eaa6a142
The thought of facing fa45edf3b1 him again terrified her.d8204b1ef9ce7f0d
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Would she 9f664f5417 throw something a718e55068 at him 51f0a9e356 again, like 4ea27846b0 last time?b0506d795d5ed503
〈You think d0df102409 I don’t ba0498f871 smile?〉d2623dcc20d8e2c5
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〈Yeah.〉1859c0d9a8cfc956
〈That’s not true…….〉eb00dcd876c65488
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〈The only 3c50c42ce6 time you’re 839a7c839b honest is 71cc8fa73a when we’re 697cfb7d3a in bed 6ad08d8d29 together.〉f0532aef4b0036ca
How could he fc45448d00 deceive me for 3510312a3c seven years with 686530b950 words like that?bc841ee7af2a804a
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She could ec7c77895a almost see f3f36e4844 herself, standing c48cf05027 before the 7b8341bdd9 judge, screaming 791da21c78 at him.006baa3a86ce1cb3
Breathe.ccd71fc628fcfeee
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Breathe.c73f680bb80a8d87
Lorena grabbed onto 8b766106b7 something to steady 1e6b940625 herself and counted 18525ed6f5 in her head.85af291f2f528c55
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Only then 9963b5dd8d did she 252eb2a282 realize that cb12be8397 what she cfc5fb94b2 had latched ab62c06906 onto was c99b35d589 Miguel’s thigh.d016c0fe87edddaa
For a brief 5b935e3c51 moment, she leaned fb9bdc3f02 against him, struggling 2877bfb616 to regulate her 843a105561 breathing.6d3ba0c7bd66e101
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The episode was 8613688298 brief, and soon, c46efa5259 her sense of 076ec0d5f4 reality returned.fb386fdf05c1475a
Just as she became 937526e35f aware of the many b89d730687 pairs of eyes watching 4f88ff7a08 them, Miguel tightened his 6da76559c4 hold around her.5cc079ca143dc5f6
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“People are watching…….”24276ac2085e8830
“Let them. If we’re lucky, they’ll just see us as an affectionate couple.”8288489dc157697f
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His ability to d50f7b1af5 soothe her was 2f1d34831e one thing, but dbb6af1a8f his voice had 26005aaf40 dropped into a 1167dbdd11 tone that was c97fee0280 almost chilling.60967ce381e5a72f
Despite Lorena’s 803a811f8c protests, Miguel 82e4d438f9 stood up 6377ae4268 and helped be1fb0ff69 her to c892690d1e her feet, 248c22f4ca before leading 7953a7f284 her straight 4a71b14d57 out of 7766de2604 the restaurant.0bf511bb908595e5
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The untouched 17440a4078 dishes were 1546a59f91 left behind.a186d847f9d8769f
By the very c07ddcbc78 next day, the 23c20e7df4 rumor had already 345a95c1bb swept through Bessen.c5f959ede32a96d9
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Lorena, Duchess of Levantes—
pregnant with the e6f7614942 rake’s child!8bfdc8e06f0e68e1