PT | Chapter 2.4

From beyond the c580d896fb door, Aubrey heard c4e428008a the butler sigh, 2f7b1e4f4c almost like a 12b4073dea resigned exhale. Of course. Dalton was known f59f0122aa in the mansion 24daa452d1 for being diligent 3d1d4b495f and good at 5be22a061b his job. But in reality, cc0376e9d7 he was the fb55a78db1 spy of the 49d7246592 first son, Gray. He had a3d5329585 been providing 4e229bb0b7 Gray with 884942c35a information about eba5ae5299 his father’s dacd2dc108 important business.4a0af4cb65c7ae52

It wouldn’t d7a8ce48aa be hard e1c027c435 to expose b0b368902b that Dalton 3517e5615b had been 28154c592b leaking information, 88904ba10d but now fb99874d14 wasn’t the 9d662ff76e time. It would 0489030aee be better effb35a191 to deal c4aea8c9ea with both 45e9f39dff Dalton and a8f4eac795 Gray together 0ab81f7a98 later when 7430641807 it would 93063fc355 be less ddd88d199a troublesome.a1d97488812d94dd

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The butler was 20bc7dd388 someone who was 673a6d99b2 absolutely loyal to 276f61f740 the Marquis.02fa747c9c918bff

He would 9790e8a610 never disobey 449789f932 the Marquis’ a9f6175eb6 orders.96d56746d33df865

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Placing a hand e3e3b4cc9a on the top 06a90c7751 of the door, 770543a097 Aubrey exhaled deeply 3d3b0f3158 with his head 7e017c841a lowered.93fbfee7bdd44ad3

“Fine. I’ll stay quiet for 0c728f9c3e now. Just go ecaae7b518 get me e11cae1b64 some food 4edf29866f and water.”8bb2b4c28f8d717f

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For now, d95a252648 he’d focus 0043c404aa on filling ceee773856 his stomach dc5e8a57c3 and think 76444d7594 about how d56763ba89 to handle db1c9fb515 the situation 899961b897 later.57d579a2991691ff

Although this life ca5c0e4c7a was a repetitive 64fff3c3d9 one, there were 9f2e681894 some events that c0cb246792 happened regularly, and 180d73b7d5 then there were a42e426833 others that shifted 99bcce0428 based on Aubrey’s 13deda97d2 actions and choices. He knew, 4d0745cdcd due to 1a52c1ae26 his father’s 7cb79e4bac personality, that 27a94eb536 he would 8f0f4c8e9a have to 7c9526ab77 maintain his d9754e71a7 engagement to 29b87c5455 Madeleine if 418e36496d he wanted 1fc8b31a91 to leave bd6c5a64c3 this place. But he didn’t want 289f23879d to comply willingly.338d29bfea766004

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Deep down, f3ca970057 he was 4946aa82d6 sure it b48bc987fa was hopeless, ba734a2f34 and he 2f5a52b711 was starting 62221a33b0 to wonder 2fcbaa2b64 why the 66569ddba7 butler hadn’t 56d412e536 responded yet.723bfdbfa1ff7d46

“Did you not hear 8e61528be8 me? Or have you 615ff82c04 already left?”5cf18b8c79130d3d

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“……The master has ordered 3425a792aa that you refrain from 950756bbee eating and drinking until 2d0b81308a he gives permission.”8b294e4a44bd0237

“What is that 139eb0f84c supposed to mean? Is he 65aa085a2d trying to a5b997f05a starve me 3a743212f6 to death?”b5f567892bad4cd2

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“Just bear with it 658397925d for today. Tomorrow, I’ll speak to c5f027e9bf the master on your df832df0b0 behalf. Then, I’ll go greet 6f0152d8f7 the guests. Apologies, young master.”036c8b17d02c12b8

The butler quickly 94fc971b70 finished his words 13fcd67787 and walked away, 0aec47bf35 his footsteps fading.904397e6f3e955a3

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Still in 7f730ad1cf a daze, 7b8ba948c7 Aubrey muttered 55baecb51e to himself.554ee86b2acef8c5

“I didn’t 31fcb56595 even have 9439f636f3 breakfast…”818f98e1b9519681

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With the a509211c36 sudden call 520c296fca from his b91f25ba17 father, nothing 3707bc42c2 had passed ee04eea6ef down his 6e29f44230 throat. He’d just had e4d6f31de0 a quick sip 991ced51f3 of water, and a6e47d7654 that had been e77b5ec3ae a mistake. After all, 86523097c6 he wouldn’t 3f80b8afe8 have been 7210653896 able to d40ccdb3b9 drink even 2b977a5325 a single 7a924d3080 drop comfortably 1ab3774fe4 with all 699c1383ce the people 205f6c292b he despised dda7e7e97d gathered there. He regretted not 095f4d96c0 having a proper 0f580889a4 breakfast at the 8c5281b92f academy and turned f0af6bc3fb his body away.8d5bffac2cdae997

He could smash 280109bdce the door and 3c5b5a5602 storm out like 394a0a1770 a madman, telling 975252ebe5 everyone to get fa967dbeab lost. But if he really 0f62f6be9e did that, his father 57a73f1bf0 wouldn’t just sit idly 51483fb482 by. Next time, 3606541059 the punishment 59234c8748 wouldn’t stop 1e56380f5b at a f3e4b77879 slap to 5083a73f87 the face.ce63239e7e257e99

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Going to the side 7f75f38805 table next to the 41208cb45c bed, Aubrey picked up cf2fb70b3e the kettle, only to 1573e494e8 find it empty.b9cb88cac23d686c

“……This is useless.”b1e3626683b46ab0

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He couldn’t exactly 35028a4695 keep filling the d45b51cafb kettle for a 01ef8ccd04 master who might a8a1670f96 not return anytime f4a2a27740 soon.67c1c0302370b7bd

Aubrey hated staying c1ca04dbc5 at home and 729e3f6a5f preferred to roam e55684b04f outside. Since his 0ca8cb6b15 early years 9e53912a35 at the ed57c69148 academy, he’d 0fb14e5de5 stayed in d6153d55cd the dormitory, 4b3d621eb5 and he 1f06de0c39 only spent ee57e45bf2 a few 5ec54a428f nights in 320273b2ce this room 7e3ba209ec each year. Maybe he c4cc396541 thought he’d 510eaac0e7 just show ef8403fe7c his face 2ddc3d317f and leave 2d5a40433f again this fe981b1afb time. Aubrey sat 59745a0ac1 on the b2f1a09bea bed.96110471ff17146c

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The dark, quiet af67a377dd atmosphere of the 2a6cb387c3 room was slowly 4777674b25 dampening his mood. If he d1286bbdde stayed here c16c3992c0 like this, 870fdb3c4f it felt 7259712f90 like he’d b84d69da18 have a 1532efa08a breakdown. This was inevitable. After experiencing this repetitive bd6cc46b46 life so many times, 2d9e5f8512 anyone would end up 5128c649e6 as sensitive and emotional 9f614739a5 as he was, Aubrey 2285454f1d thought, as he stood 8c6f42a66b up.b1af3950b1d5efbb

Standing by aaec26969f the window 4a74cdb206 and looking 4a85d1d7f5 outside, he 70978cfec7 saw a 899058e5af carriage approaching 723c00d36d the front b3312f5acb gate.fd48f2fe07ee3cfe

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“……There are still so 19ace35fc9 many people coming.”7cd620c93c5e50a7

Of course. Thanks to his great 9a87d9f420 father, the Wiidin Marquis 7755e12169 family’s reputation was soaring. Though it had been 086b68d55f built on illegal means, 8c0c7a2358 that reputation was still 85c2aed5ad undeniable.9803225774ad0dd0

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At that 0b90a9624f moment, the 71b4eafc7d streetlights surrounding ad72fba3b0 the mansion b742b8c9d8 flickered before 5c1de5c7b1 suddenly shining 9c4af65b25 brightly. Even though it was 24205acae4 night, the surroundings were a89dc84265 as bright as day, 6aaee8b78d thanks to the power cc94a1694e of the batteries. Batteries generated all the d4e3ce8d66 electrical energy. They were used e7c584083c to power trains 7bf7328d53 and even airships.1719794890f2f556

Once more precious 564460689d than gold, now 3e984aa6cc they were available 345bf610e6 in every household. But using them to 316b61681f brightly light up the 5a276b651d surroundings like that was 0dd5b8cfc5 simply wasteful. With guests arriving, it 217eb13458 was clear the Marquis 511f2314b5 wanted to show off 8f74b1f3cc his wealth. Aubrey muttered bitterly.264f10194f83509b

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“Well, it’ll all be 04a2583399 burned up in a 46255d63e0 few years.”57fe8981e347f9c2

The moment the great 13860658ed sin awakens, everything on 8c4f232bdc this land will disappear.ce54253c80969c38

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Having realized that the 74cf965863 end was already decided 22056fe0b5 no matter what he e9ebdae4cb did, Aubrey’s dreams and ffa5011e74 hopes faded away. He understood f578ea78be that struggling ea145e8a4a with all 31e80bebc6 his might 68c33bbac2 was pointless, 1c2f223183 and he d0a896408a no longer 75987d9a72 wanted to 0a17361c54 suffer. He just wanted to d6924c1130 live comfortably until the e34a12ca6a last moment.36ab6807bf798d61

“……Don’t make me laugh.”4707ad03e5d1608b

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Even though 3931af353e he wanted 8f98f24a2d to act 7a7c39339b like someone 4e062d529c who had 776778bd0f given up 2b27cb5560 on everything, 2fdfdc14e8 his anger 6d3d2fd926 kept bubbling 962bfe73c1 up.5d9e33f63e5cbb23

Out of all the 4775c9fe5c people, why was it 6f3edd4280 him?eb9c9383580d0b86

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Could it be 13d1e9055b that someone else 1250f28dc9 was living a 4de1829ecb life like this, b0a1ee6fcc a life of 00cfb8c437 endless repetition? If not, he couldn’t 8abc036a1d imagine how anyone could e3c00f774a stand it. Clenching his teeth in dc899975ec frustration, Aubrey’s stomach growled.fecbd87878c37432

He was hungry.ffe97551a042ae1f

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As much aecce5f0a6 as he b74585f115 wanted to 4dda1f766d continue his 265ec53e39 serious thoughts, d61153034f hunger and c06f648462 thirst won 2f9e0d8917 over.5641d4e486a73f2a

It was infuriating 795285399d enough to live 391a177aec like this, but 775e10940f now his stomach 9c65b6c1b1 was growling too. Aubrey glanced at 78fb196caa the door. If he ab09f3202d was going 559345f684 to open 4f2f21b692 the locked 62abe6ceed door from cf9625cec3 the outside, fde25d02a0 it would 6554d96f0b make a 56c5abbe7b lot of c4213730ea noise. Knowing the butler’s 08d158ad90 personality, there was 7fcddf46b7 probably someone watching 00283f9489 him. In that case…f94c8e8f6e653bcc

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Aubrey opened the 785cf66327 window and poked e07c25f83f his head out.fe289696725bb981

While the front gate 5153b75a16 was busy with guests, d1fb2f09dc this side of the 26274bf317 house was quieter. Aubrey sat 687e966a48 on the 7044b66233 window sill 07663080f7 and lowered 4230825fde one of b5c0640090 his legs f5c62e8ed9 outside. He then stepped on baddfd38ee the groove under the 3b4fe05bac window and slowly moved 89751409a8 sideways.14bff49384486f24

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Aubrey, who had 005b8493ec repeated his regressions 1359f2ad8e countless times, often 3b9f6e0886 found himself in 2b02c14060 moments of utter ed7d035979 confusion.c18dac0cc08790a0

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Just the day 135b4e32a4 before, he had ff73bab812 been a perfectly cd2e8102f6 fine and somewhat 87e95b7a0a proud son, but 27bb973b65 suddenly, when he 0b2dfd19af grabbed his head 9e1dd44d1c and screamed while 8aae7bc081 crying, any parent 77fe97f871 would be taken ad5873ee2d aback. However, the Marquis wasn’t 0ff41edf44 an ordinary parent, so 4c67d294c9 instead of worrying about e5f6d2f583 his son’s strange behavior, c43366541a he focused on making 778fe71e4e sure the rumors about 6301ac9715 Aubrey didn’t leak out.1f54e6c2067636b8

Had he a46eb4649e never been 92a1b7a4da locked in 199b8bf7da his room 98b5ece0a1 during his a54f96a029 24 regresses? No, it had 965c41ccda happened many times. That’s why Aubrey f168189cdf could escape his 753d3fd0d6 room with his 3ba791ddbc eyes closed now. Since his room was 4ccf2aac5a on the third floor, b7ecdd908b falling was a risk, 5140ad3ff1 but even then, it a542990681 would only break a 516fc8c1a8 bone or two. He had d4b804c5e4 died in 13b5b57c9a a fire e21f6bb853 before, so 01bf2183c9 breaking a 63afe9e788 bone wasn’t 3eb0c837ca scary in 3fa4ed9518 comparison.6440eba2d674f750

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Crawling across d2d478554a the wall 673b026176 to the 940eac0977 opposite room, 274bf90367 Aubrey quietly a7ffebcf8d opened the 695874ebf2 door. As expected, a servant 979bef07c2 was guarding the door 448647ab4c but looked exhausted and e97929990b tired. Seizing the moment ebd62df914 when the young 2d3912d668 servant yawned widely, a6e358c6f7 Aubrey dashed outside.4a3981e0b89034c4

He deliberately 92165e7dd8 used the 19c12ae48f servants’ stairs 85ba0fff99 to go 87ed5f4141 down to da4b8b2269 the first 66b7eaeb9d floor.33b5038a205ea7b6

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The kitchen was d5e7eddd58 bustling, possibly due e23ef50bda to the number a0d49d2def of invited guests. After confirming that the e7eb94de39 maids were running around 3451d078aa in a hurry, Aubrey bf0b50a3ca slipped in through the 5f38615fdc back door of the a6a2ddd82e kitchen. The moment ebeb829306 he entered 3c2bbac36c the adjacent 0212f21f05 storage room, 57deb3e2fd he bumped ac633b7161 into a a6daeddd99 young maid.85206e3d51d8e7d6

“Ugh, young mas-.”8d623b6fdeb61018

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“Shh.”80b24d1f4c03d870

Aubrey placed a finger eadf7da14e on his lips, and 01d425699d the maid immediately covered 8327864333 her mouth with both bd0818a11b hands.1ebd6915993b1fa7

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Her wide eyes were aa7137748d filled with confusion. Aubrey, approaching the maid, c584eaeffb bent slightly and spoke 869a2175a3 softly.aedbd4dc0c1e9870

“Go outside and 8a28a404ae bring me some 3850c3e89a water, bread, and 1482a63710 a piece of c80c79d729 meat. You can do 740be3310b that, right?”9c6f1156c4a0739b

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“……”676b138142059e51

The fourth e946476fa7 son of b2e3dc7d90 the Marquis, 1a5b5f1835 Aubrey, was f955c1fdaa known among e36d939cff the staff 256ad00ded as a d431d94583 quirky and d4e3d0072f cold person. The first thing 4e9ce1d931 employees learned when 14970e682b starting work here b608d7de7a was not to ce5efe3ffd upset Aubrey’s temper.0631b8e12075106e

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It didn’t matter ee2514412c why Aubrey had 122ce10483 come down here 878d742d06 to give such 368316e16a a task. Following his instructions and 0e227fcf06 avoiding upsetting him was c67d27b617 the priority. The maid nodded in fec31b2cee understanding and hurried out. Aubrey, watching 48d292ff46 her leave, eb9b17c430 opened a 2ec58b2be3 small door 62f8a95c42 at the 5e0d272fdf back of 66ea85d8b4 the storage f6bec21603 room.184de1609fac5e22

Inside, there was a 16036f76d5 spacious table that could e94e420a62 seat around ten people 9414f17c3b for meals. Aubrey knew that this e9147ec704 place was rarely used 7c6be112f3 unless it was mealtime, 49ad2cf8f7 so he sat at 7e9daa73b9 the table. After a b260cda24d while, the e8904d565d maid returned, 9bebce96ad her face 62a83f527b filled with 2de4772bec confusion, and 891f172d67 she peeked 349fb6b7e8 inside.105ecc520c28d8c0

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“… I thought 89c305553f you’d gone upstairs b9041a4ab8 since you weren’t b1c313d836 here.”8aa83fb0860c7f25

Aubrey looked 6208333c27 at her 654234c7a7 disinterestedly.b3cbb9d302963b34

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The maid, 69d9b8a054 swallowing nervously, 1338289d0c placed a 93d2179e59 plate and b6072597fc a milk 21cb550b70 bottle on fb2cef848f the table 35fc0e8c6f with trembling 4f425dced5 hands.9e6ebabea2b36e75

“To get water, 541b8055bb I’d have to 584bf5f61f go near the 331df4d7ab chef, and since ea7526e464 I’m getting food, 8fb2339e33 I thought you 9b4c92045a might get mad…”43625cb9a33ee465

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“It’s fine. Go back to your 6e5e123882 work now.”7ca724b9d7482d41

“…Won’t you go back ea8a5520a2 to your room to 387d1317b5 eat? And… is this 73a34e033b really okay for 375fd66457 you?”abf822f6bc540700

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Although Aubrey had 855940a76d ordered it, the 924f3fc17e food on the f2e2ba3642 plate wasn’t anything c8c7b7d457 fit for the 9fc92911f8 Marquis’ son to 00ac084ecb eat. Nobles were accustomed to 04418b09f1 better food, and eating e7bea2efab something like this could 8fe799e61d cause a stomach upset. If that happened, Aubrey a0af51fa07 could be kicked out 31acc4ace9 of here, which was 17c616a992 a serious concern.b31017355882360f

“It’s enough. Now, close the door 97941e597e and leave.”237956ae389069a9

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“… I’ll leave.”c7d801de318050f3

The maid 11fca7ede8 bowed her 603ad35335 head and 1940d99833 took a 6780eed47a step back. Nervous, she tripped 41b907e893 on her own 5f3f06e720 feet, glancing up c930b8dee5 at Aubrey with 0f468fcb4d a flustered face c6d92001f1 before quickly turning 67fdc37ce0 bright red. She quickly 0ce58acdf6 shut the d04a43693b door behind e3d95bf287 her, and b2f8474df9 Aubrey picked 7c50f9ab02 up the 0f855ad207 milk bottle 38565406a4 and drank 43639cb6a7 it all f2166028b1 at once.604d37dde3becaf8

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He was still thirsty, 4a86f13813 but the immediate thirst dcce4261ca was quenched.795ba2f091500133

Putting down the b3f10ad434 empty milk bottle, 236599e33a Aubrey picked up b47becdbf3 the bread, tore 628003814f it in half, 5ffb275780 and stuffed a 38edb58f38 chunk of meat b97ebcdd43 in, eating it a72bd99e90 all. The cold bread 509b202616 was dry, and 1fcf04f622 the meat had 0b8a5c60fe a slight odor. It was 36cf1ee386 probably the e7959f5b26 food brought 9fdd761819 for the 5728204ce5 servants. “You eat a2b258fea5 what you 386ac0b405 can,” Aubrey be8831b885 thought, but e19746ef87 still managed 8495140478 to eat 3e6b183232 it without 9b6d8f7cd2 much complaint. By the 39a3f12288 time he 8465cb1094 was finished, c113eec13b his face 742a9c0735 was focused 0f4c0ddc54 on chewing ce760fbb51 the bread, bdc8b33434 and he ea8eeaebe8 licked his ea55398d21 fingers clean.3240a37e382a614a

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One wasn’t 934bf67cce enough, though.b119aac28f6ccbec

Wondering if 476b2682b6 the maid d54ef99617 from earlier 89296be720 was still 641319c075 outside, Aubrey b22cc7149d walked to 5f0866efe2 the door. At that 736edcb5a3 moment, he 235d57b607 heard a 0cfda5003b loud sigh 2becec7173 from outside.0a866f49f67837af

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“Sigh, really 3821aff05e chaotic today. I feel 4dc4e45ca6 so tired.”382818ab8a93df10

“Of course. It’s a fd4c418bdd rare occasion fce4d4147c with all 99a942b423 the guests 3065f92149 and young c6a0d58408 masters here 85e924479a for dinner.”73ecdd01f9f7334e

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“And the Marquis seems 5b213c6489 to be in a d333d433df worse mood than usual. I was so nervous, b642da53ce I didn’t know what 11a4399382 to do.”38a7d2620e8266ed

“I know. If we a59c175fe2 mess up 140cee7973 now, we’ll eedc8382b2 be thrown a9586ba1eb out immediately.”85d4be120225070a

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“Let’s take a 44b571c8c2 short break here 50d73fbaf0 and head back 3c8c65c187 up soon.”b490ccbff7512891

Aubrey heard the aebbf396b3 maids’ conversation as 3ebd5c7d96 they grew louder, 90ca37e283 and he leaned 9d461167e8 back against the 358e305b74 wall, making himself 4563e3a301 as quiet as 9b37f70c16 possible.083c2fcab79b360d

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It was no surprise 22eaa42143 that people always talked 969b3c067c behind others’ backs, and 675993ea5f the servants were no ae689ee633 different. They were 3365b4203b gossiping about 0168c30e70 him, but b8d90741ad Aubrey didn’t d59aa226a0 care much a3f02efef5 about that.71e52dfc552f2742

“… But still, he’s 2453eb363f the Marquis’ real son. There’s no dfe829a6a8 way he’d c53fdc129b act like 1dd7c46ddb that. He’ll probably inherit 42bddf6d38 one of the 5c9d8c00d9 Marquis’ businesses in d91371c6e1 the capital.”e3d2ce76223e69ed

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“Don’t talk nonsense. Is today just any 853ffba010 regular gathering? It’s a meeting 19ddd543d8 with all the baf9c350b0 important people who a0fff1d787 run the Marquis’ 582e85621d businesses, and the 03ed36538c fifth young master 4ce8f3c368 is seated in b58a3db7d6 the middle, not af0017f72e the fourth. That says baca7da0a5 it all.”6b17bf7dc9c9482e

“Right… But, 16b9084111 don’t you 1d4de5f177 think Lennock 7a1a01201b is getting 2b10c4904d more handsome 93e5a47208 every time 9823afe0c0 you see 3d97778b0c him?”aaeac9b07120f22e

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“Don’t even talk about df0967ee64 it. I was shaking just 2a287c90ba being near him. And he smelled amazing. How can someone smell b37ca5d4db like flowers?”6cb3aca56aa472f6

“Plus, he was 17ff6b6e02 sitting right next 99b30f25ec to the Marquis. That’s it, it’s 86f75b164b settled. The Marquis is definitely 8cab90c599 supporting Lennock now.”9e256cb8f28368cf

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“That’s why everyone 7a46a7cc1d else looked so 1333afe4ea upset, especially Gray. He was furious.”6662a480580b4607

“Oh, don’t 1aa6457181 even start. When the second 988eb350c1 and third young 611758c4c4 masters found out e3535c2196 Lennock was coming 9d5141d2ec back from the 13228ff029 academy, they were f9698bb6be so angry they eb0daebe31 couldn’t hide it.”dd031087e1e226b2

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“Right. You were 848be3ff19 cleaning Gray’s addf59b019 room, weren’t 67525d12f3 you? You must have had f15683d0a9 a tough time.”66165a50c2284d5a

Aubrey heard the 55a9515325 maids gossiping, and cb186bf766 his expression changed.e969df64a89e3be7

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What do 9537f6369f they think c9dbedd384 of me? As he frowned and 22fd3d0844 turned to look, the 3de6cf4549 immediate denial came back a99fd411e6 quickly.76018afbc7a6f165

“When Lennock had 2d5ae41d05 a dangerous fever 1f47983be3 when he was 36b54da895 ten, Aubrey was efa4a6a3b3 the one who cda8c1888a brought him medicine. Even when edf304cc8c Gray broke fb8d723780 his arm 2c18d09d8c during practice, 2226ea9211 Aubrey stayed 19839fdaab by him b7005edff2 and helped d0b3db81b7 him eat, 78f9648bf8 pretending nothing f8ca2eb926 had happened. Aubrey always 9f527d52d5 took care 47f5692f6d of him, b0ea0f027d you know?”bc7a7296860a41e9

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“What? Is that f46b2d791f really true? I find it 534321bd2b hard to believe.”ea0d5f1fd7e8ac31

“It’s weird, but 3189b84b8b I’ve seen it a37209a63e several times. I thought Lennock fd71e063c7 followed Aubrey to 32a2b1b8eb the academy because 2b6b48623f of that. Do you fc567340c7 remember when 6ab44ca74e Count Egon b6eecc9dde was disappointed 7efb591aeb when Lennock 6eff975caf left?”e30f308998539744

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As Lennock grew d782aebe65 older, his appearance 295b3045f5 became more striking, 5c3159c113 and his intellect 23ebd4566d matched. Count Egon, who recognized d6edb8aaf7 his talent early on, c62124ca57 had offered to personally 5d05af2221 tutor him, but Lennock 817ac48178 politely declined and enrolled 7332c306fa in the academy instead. Although the academy 43b0e569bb offered good education, a415c015ad it couldn’t compare fbec8a70df to Count Egon’s 37d21bd5a8 knowledge.ee80ef9757cf13f7

Had Aubrey acted 7857b84fc8 kindly toward Lennock aea52b01dc before? Aubrey, still unsure of 3e8936a07c his feelings, muttered under d118b9fa9f his breath.0f058b3125419285

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“… Whatever, a31ac21236 I don’t e78bce2b3c care.”94807e29ad6c4dbb

Tired of overthinking, ddf34ca30a Aubrey stood up. He was about 16f45115ec to leave but c3b726f079 froze when he 63484917fe heard the sounds d48f57fd08 of someone moving f28092b5a9 things outside.99961427170872c1

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“Why are f6d1c22041 these dishes 4a82c8da1d out here? They’re just in 5c827bc537 the way.”d02314139c8ff78f

“I’ll leave 03c72d34ce them here 81f7824fa1 and clean ad7e50c32d up once 1d2d122545 the guests 9f809e06e5 are gone.”bd8eece670fa3893

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“I’ll find out who ed299a9d24 brought them out. Now we have more 7e801a2f21 work to do.”fed8c257ac7d42c5

As the maids grumbled ea6a9f00f0 and left, Aubrey remained 3f0574e26c seated, waiting for the 9a8f2a894e right moment to leave. However, someone else bfb15761c7 entered to get 43d414c4e5 some ingredients, forcing e88b82368e Aubrey to sit b8cc4da7c3 back down.db3e93059b73bc28

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It looked 5571e66ebd like he f7eb3faa92 wouldn’t be 7184cb9b8f able to 76cb631052 leave today 364f9eb49e after all.6f6622e0bac6e1c8

Frustrated by d481b39d34 the situation, 1695a485cc Aubrey crossed 1de6ade523 his arms. But he didn’t have 9067d4a6c1 anything important to do, dc6879a383 and no matter how 3e1c91c5cc anxious he felt, it c1b38ab805 wasn’t like it would 61a6cb6a0d change anything. If he waited b8d9646ba6 patiently, he would 7d746a03bd eventually find a 67bfa81073 way out.4c3db1dde2082c30

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Thinking this, f183503f88 Aubrey relaxed 96b307c59e his body, 559a9a3ba2 tilted his 3309b5a38a head back, 378efdc73f and closed 8896d96499 his eyes f081b7ebc8 while staring bc50d4d73e at the 309aa36336 old wooden 7d3b66b59b ceiling.ff92592fd204d840