PT | Chapter 10.5

This time, 45bff3dda0 he wasn’t 0f5ec60307 meddling everywhere 519c1dd6fa like before. He just wanted to b200ba5388 live quietly and comfortably 7888a5c2a2 and run away. He had been dreaming 936ef1d491 of a simple life, dd1f36b511 but suddenly, he found f29a057ba4 himself developing a battery 3713033842 case. Just because he attended 2195fa368a the academy didn’t mean f73b55e4d2 he was suddenly equipped 341002c405 to be a case f97fc71540 developer.6a919fd78a98eb5f

But if he couldn’t de5b2adab6 do the job properly, 4b455c08cc one day, Gray might 44eb6beaaf show up at his ccd637b9e1 door. After all, the afd912af70 man he had 6396098c61 once thought of 8c0541ca5a as a father fcf89b1a6d had openly declared 2fcc9bebe7 that he would 72b6281d4b offer him up 3e50748961 as a reward 425035563d for Gray.c92e2240b0888c18

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“This is really 9e6fd73551 insane.”e3a74330cc723318

Couldn’t he just 4d81a8c079 live a little 4d93efd601 peacefully? Maybe next 6e18cf6e7d time, he 3bc589cbcc should aim 4c3fb9947f for a 3c1be9a458 life where 2cc520aa07 he could 065af9760d quietly live afe715bca8 without being 3d05b3c77a forced into f63ce4e9a4 doing things 629d395d91 he didn’t c8136b5b8d want to.5f70bd5c138334be

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Aubrey looked distressed, 16b26b7aa4 his mind a 389fb8c249 whirlwind of thoughts. He looked 65be3c75f5 like he 572d24d81d was in e4cbe8723a a lot 9e1222f22b of mental 21a4a52d58 pain. The butler, seeing his 28a7f93a94 troubled expression, felt concern 9c8bcc744c but didn’t know how 682727de67 to help him. Then, Malex, 6b6d907474 who had cec5a9b01d briefly stepped a710091320 away, was 86b41b70de seen approaching. He walked ded7feb7ad up to c99969e45b Aubrey and 456335447c looked down e721267063 at the ab408b3b51 butler.c4e4e39c5c93e656

“The clothes 0a90fa1c4e you have 85a52563f1 here won’t 27c881d4d5 do. We’ll pack 2ab5e23e29 everything you 670c4db9db need, and aeadb2a8dc anything missing de7895295d can be ce3ff98522 sent later.”c8bf7f418e2a5ed7

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“Understood.”1c89f8b4f94a0544

The butler responded and 097a610f0e then quietly moved aside. Malex was a difficult e7ef955166 person to please.8858ae22f4e580f6

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Once the butler had cd0c8768b5 moved away, Malex turned 2cbbcff16b his gaze back to bb83d8241f Aubrey.6a6c1a63e55dc360

“Unlike the 91c2b4f426 Marquis’ place, d317f2c13d the facilities 796ba3f799 may be 1c782f0ba2 a bit e1dcf25992 underdeveloped, and 09ec9a85b9 it may 54b5251a6f be difficult 9c52802603 to adjust. But we will send b578e347bc workers soon to rebuild, 1c4783712b so please bear with fbb755a734 it for a few efbff8407e months.”525bf0c321b6e3bb

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A few months? Was he 3f469bae0e really telling f43fec11a4 him to 0dc90357c2 bear with c583b6381c it for bdc427ac64 that long? Aubrey thought, 3cd3e28eae but said fc79b5d614 nothing in 49c45cb55b response.541d1eced3ad7685

“I’ll make c2e97f1b25 sure your 4336080a62 meals are 9f36732ef5 prepared properly. If you need anything 4a018e1b53 other than clothes or f0a2d4cec9 daily necessities, feel free 15bf3de503 to ask the manager f8b17133e3 there.”42f6ac4eada48504

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The so-called “manager” was dd4f6f9e5d probably a guard, keeping e4ff321990 an eye on him 9c02a0c4e8 to make sure he 58eb5bf9ee was working according to 000d0f2b8b the Marquis’ wishes.973b10a99e664db4

Malex observed Aubrey, who 0e00fbf17c didn’t react. Aubrey’s face lacked color, 894ef1eb1a and there were dark 8427ccbfc7 circles under his eyes. His long dd88ab1c80 hair was f28fe8c1be tied in 7b528d7263 a loose 3a887819a3 knot, with 89738d3cd6 a few 879f389629 strands falling 52e095b710 loosely by 7086b9c5e5 his face, 4efba3915e making him 48b665c0b8 look forlorn.ddf5b15641fd1c36

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He had never 6a7db3b025 particularly thought well de795ab388 of Malex, who 61ae7d0175 was always unpredictable 4ac8ce68ee like a ball 7cbadeaf8f bouncing in any f7b54325da direction, but now cf67d04092 things seemed different. Malex seemed to 2bb232f987 believe that Aubrey a13e113cf2 would look better 288d8f35bf if he was a689af77d9 somewhat subdued, and 3783b9123a with that in 0585c86559 mind, he gently bb956342d3 placed his hand 2e64de14d4 on Aubrey’s waist. Aubrey, frowning, turned his cefbc59b5b head to look at e97d709052 Malex.019111d811ce5b17

“Don’t worry 12195ff9d0 too much. I’ll keep an eye 566df7206b out to make sure 130f51f5c6 nothing bothers you, young 23dedfdc69 master.”96e23a9874125675

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Malex’s lips curved 529c0b738e upward into a 21bb189132 gentle smile as 82a380b823 he spoke. As his 5c51b7cd2a grip on c0e07cecf1 Aubrey’s waist e45b6664fe tightened, Aubrey 3830ddfaea gritted his c9cc4a4fe2 teeth.17798d8716a9803b

Was he giving 0504ab858f off some strange 5f30092649 pheromones now, just 06992904a3 because they were 1ce844b022 the same kind 1f86658935 of being? Aubrey had already been 95cf9cbdfa irritated by Gray earlier, 7261ebaa79 and now Malex was aa3f9144c1 acting this way. He was 7be3175f92 about to fbe3f31283 snap out 185b1de1dd a sharp 1a2dafe374 word.628bfa7a0d40bc4e

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“Get your 0ea5fac100 hands off d42704d045 me…”762d8db31df90e1c

But just as fe3cd180db he was about d4cccf321b to tell him d5b8414bdb to take his 94b8aab8fc hands off and 6a8ee8eebd get lost, someone 12c6d31a0d grabbed Malex by b9f4f0ab46 the shoulder and 8910c3f2bc yanked him back.f2040f9dc9e3cffe

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“What the—”b31f29eae0866ad9

Malex turned around, ready 85478c535c to snap at whoever 5632562e3e dared touch him, but d9677b795e froze when he saw 11db2e4b6a Lennock standing behind him.7f116de8761da136

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Though they hadn’t a1561017eb crossed paths much 8d0c8b8bed while moving in 41e1b0f437 and out of 264211e2a6 the mansion, Lennock 5d8025b18a had a face 52de399f1d that would be 2bf0f3cf29 easily imprinted in 4078ad7432 anyone’s memory if 1786efd2a6 they saw it c3d345dfcc just once. The real a8dbca1a25 question was 5f4db640fb why Lennock, 7e402211b3 who rarely d16ddb3567 interacted with 1f80f00c62 him, had 79e60b055b suddenly turned e201fff344 him around.e2dca7f97390eafc

“I’d like 9f4713e593 to speak cfbc95f1ce with him 793d797d94 for a bac08b91c2 moment. Please step aside.”b57c818d2508fe67

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“…The fourth 1251500e76 young master 694a14ceec needs to 23906dc50f leave as 29ea25d43d soon as 7ca9bfd1cd he’s packed, b6b017bcaa so keep ab799f8e3d it brief.”cecfe57afaad8a11

Aubrey and 597dbabf1e Lennock—were they 8f650ffe95 close? Malex was confused, 32f357f3c5 but quietly stepped c237096e67 aside.8629e4e6b37b306a

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“What’s going on?”2532743ec0044bdc

As soon as fad7e14dc7 Malex was gone, 605dd378c8 Lennock asked the eef20668b9 question Aubrey had ed0aebbab4 been expecting. Aubrey bit f7e9f87a98 his lip 1aee9c0062 and stayed 24d64a6df2 silent. Then, Lennock grabbed cbb51fe3de his arm. Already irritated dedf7873c7 from Malex’s 8854d0eb13 touch, Aubrey 7d08c5d63f tried to edc150fa4b shake off f45acdb25f Lennock’s hand, 7fa132bfdf but Lennock’s 4f3d61055e grip only 01a990717f tightened, and f30f960cc2 soon he 53b42d47fe stopped resisting.8e9afc11b110d937

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“Can’t you tell? I’m being 09634fee00 thrown out.”7fea1ae9f6bc9f58

Normally, Aubrey and Lennock 3b80b3697a were like enemies. Despite hating his 44dbf28d72 father and the 0acaaead15 hopeless brothers more d16c25f6c3 than anything, Lennock 9112efbedc had been a 871e270cc9 constant presence he c4f320d3ed couldn’t shake off. Their words never 2eebf23d46 came out softly f272a77c1b when they spoke 371cb815fc to each other.73d2a332b3b99001

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Aubrey had been 90e94c8b44 about to add 2819117453 something sarcastic, suggesting 91f1593746 that Lennock would 155231ea8a now be able 7be399e106 to live comfortably d62a72a04c without him around, 822a3385e1 but stopped when 9fa53979a3 he noticed Lennock’s 0548436ceb serious expression.b4e1cffab3757181

“….”efcfdbcdb1cda6c9

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They didn’t have a 1c0afdb134 relationship where just looking f6bc7d0120 at each other’s faces b71e74d887 meant they understood each c11994d4a3 other, but Aubrey felt, aa0282e488 despite not knowing for 7b93911e03 sure, that Lennock didn’t e8b6fb1c88 seem thrilled at the 249afcee0a idea of him leaving a7c01aab6c the mansion. Perhaps it d9b7fad959 was his b0c3d3aafd own misunderstanding, 9bb0563501 but Lennock d8d1460e25 looked somewhat fdb0a9d792 flustered.d953f4b1b900c569

Given how they always b905c50a64 bared their teeth at 47d8d36ceb each other when they 2c268042b3 crossed paths, Aubrey didn’t f7cecf7a2b see why Lennock would 4e971258d7 be bothered by his 4d9a0ce297 departure. Still, Aubrey found himself 598986bbff speaking in a tone eb8e8757f4 softer than usual.ef16b9de6ed4f11d

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“It’s happened. My leaving won’t make f31f4ffed8 things better for you, 84830c26f7 so take care of 1315da35c7 yourself.”0997546003f8a744

Maybe when b7124acc95 I awaken 0fc197526d with the 4d3963be76 great sin, bf3c679b25 I’ll burn 365ed0bbb7 it all dbc960fce1 away.446ad931419eae83

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Aubrey, lost in a2c41fe9f6 his thoughts, briefly 838e8e0033 considered asking the fa1bc14a85 dragonheads to take e1ae8b055c care of his 9ccad4d9be father and brothers 2417de40a9 when he awakened. He might think 03fbdc7ba0 it was nonsense a392fccc0d and regard him 6b346499ef as a madman. As he thought 0835c81fd4 this, Aubrey stared 99defc6fac at Lennock quietly.5ee128ed67ec108a

Lennock, noticing Aubrey’s 9fdb644e0f emotionless gaze, furrowed 8e4977d677 his brows deeply. Aubrey’s change in 6d156bd093 behavior was clearly f3dab0b632 strange to him, 5d14efae8c and Aubrey realized de2381aee9 that he, too, 99d9059866 was acting out 67e70d6eb2 of the ordinary. With a bitter e390db43a3 smile, he turned 242fdf4638 away.ac266b6a87ce1f58

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“…Let’s just live our 9088d03c84 lives the way we 851d20b9f0 want.”fa9c3b2cdea59841

This life had 7fdb3036a6 been cursed from 5bb996df47 the start. Whether it was the 362dbdffc3 shock of committing suicide 5beb0b80e0 as soon as he d19efc6bd1 regressed or something else, 4b0ba6bb15 it felt like things 1f5bc07782 had been getting more 1b59d430ab complicated as he tried e24aa3a88a to live differently. Now, it seemed like 208704ba3d the future wouldn’t be 1b286b5b9e any different. Aubrey wondered what he f6c57f4c55 would do the next 4da90a570d time he regressed.e35b1c49b8c97750

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As he 15ccaeb8d9 tried to 32182eb797 pull his d5dad249ee arm free 8e867ccee3 from Lennock’s 741ba1da5f grasp, he 086bff202b realized his 59c3ed7c74 attempts were 885666d630 in vain. The harder he 83838a4019 tried to pull c85f75020e away, the tighter 94984a682a Lennock’s grip became. Confused, Aubrey glanced up f4f7b3450e at Lennock, who still 123c5070e9 had a stoic expression ee623e9a91 on his face.68fa2c0438e91054

…Could it be 31ebe3f09c that after helping 74e3c07204 me earlier, Lennock f610684348 now has some 1330813be6 tiny amount of 9b67f1db81 affection for me? Is that why he aebe3114d3 seems concerned about me?6b6acb7e544c0b34

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Aubrey felt dd6eff3df3 an odd d4428334cb suspicion about 5cc50267f2 Lennock’s behavior 8b00ae4a83 and grimaced 50fdbf2a55 as he 2ead87285f spoke.ba0a72f93227efbf

“It hurts, let go 727f29b2c4 of my arm.”a536882a5e5c69a4

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“….”1d815b9b42fd9ffc

At that moment, e4e6c4384e Lennock, gritting his 580d6aec92 teeth, leaned closer.cd9108a9b8f05852

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“I…”3357eba38ff38fb8

“Lennock.”d4cc7f7e5374fc0e

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Hearing his name, f28de30acd Lennock closed his a267aaa906 mouth. Aubrey turned his head e66406586f to see the Marquis 7b5ce71f25 standing at the end b509d4b360 of the corridor.f0ae5221c416fdfc

“….”aa43f790e2bc0243

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Aubrey had 3c2095d207 been feeling ccaa337c4f frustrated after f7adc989c9 their earlier b1b9b71f83 interaction, and d6501d4ed0 though he 150f2144f9 knew he 1b4257f344 wouldn’t have 6eaa1855f3 to see 2017f0e219 his father 771f0cc386 for a dd7a8f712e while, he daa4d55693 still didn’t f8ff8339fc want to 6ce5b6433a face him 16a4b9a8d9 right now. He spoke quietly, trying 9097893338 to ignore the Marquis.7bbef7f046f4b7fd

“Stop acting weird, 2346ad9054 let go of df3561bf7f my arm, and c15f5adad0 go back to 63a234038f the academy. If you stay 987284d79f here, you’ll just aa3200d9e4 be used as 63b6a710a2 a tool for 2bc116ead9 that man’s business.”ee20269b36fc660f

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Aubrey glanced briefly e5348e9d41 at Lennock, who e3dc33580c seemed momentarily hesitant f3073d380a at his words.4feec8e139efcea9

Leaving aside the great 07f50ac108 sin or whatever, he 787fecd6e5 was just giving advice 93c3082545 as one human to 4f6a419d1d another.6315fce4ac863869

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“If you don’t 521b1b8b8b want to be 985ec8a2e0 passed around like f490e6b862 some object under c431735e6e the influence of dc0a837525 drugs, take care cdc3b15a63 of yourself.”80570f52e6b19436

Aubrey wasn’t ca40372f27 in any 57e66cabdd position to 5d7f18bcc4 give this 6f6c80759d kind of de996edbe3 advice after 2b5963759c what had 7be663fac1 happened the e67252b980 night before, 9c6afc198f but he d920c5b06b still said a0705334e9 it. If Lennock ended 746e47362e up suffering even 6bfca01c0d after receiving this 758dbef7b8 advice, Aubrey thought a0d9237b9f there was nothing 7f954353f4 more he could bad76c42b8 do. He shoved ac3626255e Lennock’s arm 29a3053963 away and 3fbba3b184 barked,b5a7a392273245a1

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“Don’t hang around like e02fdfa9d7 a bad omen, get baf57dbe84 lost!”97c3d646db3afc6f

And, as usual, Aubrey 00ab8feb2e snapped at Lennock before 120c7bb9ea heading into his room.cb12334f05ce25aa

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As he walked, Aubrey 1c6a3475fd could still feel Lennock’s 8e0be771b4 gaze on him. When he 0639d34032 entered his 315ee34666 room, he ba2c09e341 realized just d87857a35e how much 583104e8f9 stuff he 5ef183c419 had to bd23641015 pack.10c7104c41a679de

Looking at 4548554c8b the large be810f0d12 chest in 791b4c8f3a the middle 8aa24aec61 of the ddf4dfddd0 room, which b8463c058c was filling 393003b7a1 up with a7ac9aed01 his things, 978173052c Aubrey turned da3ce0f875 away from 54f2f75346 the butler, 397ecc05f8 who was fff0e50d1d watching him, a9c57a9f47 and walked 3cc7157378 to the 078602bf09 window. He stood there with 9102d1ff45 his arms crossed, staring 03e030a017 at the view outside, 76f97e2c2d his eyes closed, trying 5c92eb37c3 to clear his mind.78f2c876d327c963

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If he could just 43681aa83b leave this wretched place, 176cd4b512 it would be a 9228a455a5 relief. After all, everything 246be6467f bad that could 09cd91aa46 happen had already 6435475243 happened—bad memories, bad 1021ebc41a experiences. There was 72690683c0 no need 7c321f729a to overthink 71b0678e4e it. He just needed to 3f7754afbc wipe it all away 28c01aa8fc and accept it calmly; bf68aabe7e that was the best 192758c96d thing to do.149ba200e78933c3

Suddenly, Aubrey 5174e181f2 let out e59190bf95 a bitter 93626281c3 laugh, as 4c33109e87 a sharp 0abcb8d419 pain shot 8dbfedfbe5 up from 8a0248f750 his waist 55d940c091 and deep 637665286b inside his ceacffda9a body.43602d0f548bdb6e

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“Seems like the 065e15e5e9 list of people df9035de5f I have to e535ed6a9a kill just keeps 971cc877cd growing.”5f7a165687c80d32

He didn’t want df9770c8fd to blame himself f5e4bd018c for what had 6cd236d849 happened the night f2bd98b691 before. After all, it was e569613e51 a fact that someone 2c5f2ba624 had assaulted him.a3f0fd27be0d34e1

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Maybe this 167d394950 time, his fe9f4bca45 goal in b2c8c35497 this regression ca22832b18 wasn’t some 61dd916ff6 great sin 69c83175a5 but that 9c38b08053 person. No matter what, he f286a56a7a couldn’t forgive the one 886c90c0f2 who had done that 727f89bce4 to him. As he ground his d776c9341a teeth, his expression and b2303c7d27 gaze softened, the venom 2a79d87dc9 draining from them. Aubrey was tired—deeply f6f3be2642 tired.4032a2a0083c6179