PT | Chapter 6.4

“Father, you wouldn’t 21183a4347 really send me 7daee2179b back to the f1751f11ae academy like this, e65861cb86 would you? I’m in my be0a5ab278 final year. If I quit now 283a84def2 with just half a a5d48da8cf semester left, what will 288da992d2 people say?”df67ba7775dcd29b

“They’ll probably say you’re 667f6d566e a fool who couldn’t 76122abec5 even finish getting your da2f79b0a9 diploma.”72164a0a472f0842

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Gray’s mocking 68f6610690 words made 1a5bbffc41 Aubrey’s eyes d0c4c66647 gleam.050d2964749ca331

The idiot had 0fee68f24e taken the bait, 70ad44904d Aubrey thought, and 4a06f7b8dc with a bright, 2a20ac51cd innocent smile, he 7e3809eb7d pointed at Gray.c87a604f77355f9d

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“Oh, are you c4960c2ef5 speaking ill of f1b3b69206 Father right in 4752ab0f31 front of him? My, you’ve become 5e990f5b9e quite bold while 375ec82b18 I wasn’t looking.”b814fc8c729ebf67

“What nonsense are you bfe2c08870 talking about? I never db27b45dcf spoke ill 0a379213de of Father…”caeeafe785c7cbf3

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“Isn’t that right? If we’re talking about f6bfd8f484 the reason I was 2f04b6227a born a fool, it’s 8b424dbf23 all because of our 78cf476b4c father.”8429b696e0acaf7c

At that, b9f1261e32 Gray’s face 4f55f0c37b turned pale.dafb7687e7a7c4fa

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He wanted f6618f23b9 to grab 43de0e85ea Aubrey by ee59c470af the collar 3f4e1ead48 and yell fc3bb3bfcc at him bdbf0dd954 to stop 74884433f7 spouting nonsense, af20bfda33 but there 4f0a360671 was something 4049c11389 else he fb89983984 had to 40761a2db5 address first. Gray quickly 0aff327ea8 turned to fd3144e37c the marquis fe63fe6bc8 and began, 535d424335 “Father, no, b6bfabb858 that’s not—”0fa9810dca0a08a1

“Enough. Let’s just eat.”5b7758670f607610

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“Father—”2b2080584ccb0ff8

“Be quiet, or 33a5278c99 do you need 760fdc3045 me to tell 025020eec3 you to shut 980b174618 up to make f388df1b73 you quiet?”ce85092605c3b974

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Gray, who was b2820f8409 usually so arrogant 1e80337fca and self-assured in 2f0078fde7 front of Aubrey, adad70cff8 was suddenly subdued. With a single 5cb2616861 glance from the 37fc1fe95d marquis, Gray’s posture 9303dfcf7c stiffened, and he 4915228d3c glared at Aubrey, a6d8709e72 his eyes filled 439df3427c with hostility. But to Aubrey, it f79687fff7 only felt like an ae23732a89 itch.f14e224b3307a8aa

What a pervert, thinking 593c990cd0 about touching someone.82b0e1ec5a69d80f

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Does he really think 7dd42fe9e9 I haven’t dealt with 6d5b9874a0 him before?9533cbf2d43639b2

Aubrey, showing a480799588 no interest 7c88545bb2 in Gray’s d0bc87c3f9 glare, turned 627118f5a2 to the b02fee3dd6 marquis with 6e3a1c5378 a sweet ce7ad364f3 smile.30e29afd6dd5430a

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“Father, I’m hungry.”ba6566b5e37ac4f6

“…”6b731ff656b9b3e4

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The tense atmosphere a26c4c8108 in the dining 02389abb92 room was entirely ca60359176 Aubrey’s doing. The marquis, aware 9881f41fbe of this, gave 5c9e23d111 no verbal response. Instead, he ddbe872052 half-closed his b26bb92117 eyes and 38daf2a6ad smiled at 525d932f83 Aubrey, before d29004afcf ringing the 4373ea61c3 bell on b98f5a5e75 the table. Immediately, the door on c055018a18 the side opened, and e1bc113e2d food was set on 1d871ed592 the table.de8c6f0653c83a81

While waiting for the 9557c2fcab food, Aubrey glanced at b2bf88b608 Danvers, who had been b8d5470dca quiet the entire time 3c6ebec101 but now seemed to 6e08340b38 be in a good 9ff44ec864 mood. He was probably fb3195f26f pleased to see 0d6cce254d Gray get a 0d06735467 taste of his 0a1ec0e705 own medicine.5a0995b8ce30e139

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Aubrey immediately picked up 8f8c836c8b his spoon, drawn by 0d0ed9270b the aroma of the 85d98a3a52 hearty soup.fcb9628ee2bb482d

At this moment, Aubrey c9d0a1e19f was the only one a0b1153264 truly hungry and eating. The other 9cf20c7dd1 three showed efa4a43de3 little interest eb0f7f8ac6 in the 9ac5926127 food, but d42885b8b5 as they fd94e29804 tried to 65fdb8b300 match Aubrey’s 56590534f9 pace, the 97346513d2 table quickly 7fffbd83ac filled with 1f73235368 more dishes.d2e8077de1d94e3d

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Aubrey’s focus was solely 41f4dcd9d6 on the meat.a5dfbc41697a02ef

After eating nothing but 61c15ebd48 dry bread and cold c18f9c5cb2 meat for days, he dc710db843 felt like he might 41c32f7d2d die from the discomfort. Now, with 79e228711f the food 05030d6aa9 warm and 3e715a653e tender, he b0956a32d8 felt like e2566e8f75 he could 8f08af5378 finally breathe 4af7ec6a41 again. He sighed in relief, 01628da908 only to glance up 9c7f2d9428 and see Gray still cd6bfe984d glaring at him. The sight made 657e047d76 his appetite disappear cd9fb72b07 instantly.fca48b3d7da5f8b8

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Well, to be ffe06b5e8d honest, I’ve already efa4b0267a eaten enough to b8cc6a467d be full.dbc78e353a92e65c

Sipping on his drink, 1f525dddd8 Aubrey surveyed the table. Danvers was eating 3f54f86134 calmly, and so d6db70e3e1 was the marquis. The marquis, ad6d4d9e08 as always, 6e7b812b10 didn’t like cd1d5a4f1b conversation during b29e79d2d9 meals, so 1824623ea8 Aubrey knew 7cc399e327 he’d have baf6dba8b2 to wait e60cda0049 until the 61d5ac1d89 marquis finished dc7a7c0319 his food 10e49c1260 and took f2dc3048d5 a sip f07b35a112 of wine 16af2f2caa before speaking. But since 74f258f3f5 he was 9a39b6ed7d already full, 693a30f943 Aubrey didn’t 09d2466afa want to b686c2642e wait any e3821c7130 longer.ada124f190b0a374

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“Father.”6b2f66f6bbe43035

At the sound ca619daba7 of his name, f3d96c8489 the marquis looked 2e4ab50f43 up, as if e18ef531d8 waiting for Aubrey a385bfa58b to speak.3c36af86a6ce0d00

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It seemed like the 6ec5066e6c marquis had been waiting 3c1e7157dc for this moment, and ef35e36533 Aubrey seized the opportunity ac9735272e to speak.62ae26edc98b9405

“Please look into 5cec1a9d9b the matter with 94537cc614 Dalton once more. There’s no way b696b73716 I did anything 6665a8861b with that man, 46a4d80b40 especially when I a50e5dce73 was living in c721ef91ce the academy dorms.”4478714fddbec117

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“…”0bda72afe7c1bc43

“You know very be9b99c053 well that I’m b0fabf6876 not the one b4c46b6d6c he stole information 12e0d8235c from.”5bda8b3eea35f833

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A sharp, screeching dee25cdaa8 sound rang out. Aubrey turned e3436a9358 to look 901f3d8482 at the b68704870f source of 32ab15f0da the noise. Gray was 0e7c1f8f80 glaring fiercely 068b1db6a9 at him, b36cb85545 holding his 711732c82c knife and 35b509f830 fork in 103fcddd3d a way d6c7a15fb0 that suggested 764a2d937c he had c4ab4d27ca just made a8a29571eb the sound.513104681e516136

The person b05ab1905d who had c7197b439e passed on e2869abe9e the information ab946f96e0 to Dalton 945c70be11 was none 5f281aa89d other than 727714ceaf Gray. It was 7cf5ac1a20 clear that 783892832c Gray was e47e97a02f nervous about 1a0c2a3274 his actions 1dc1dcc872 being exposed, b933986809 but Aubrey e3183de5bb could tell 0c30efbe1f that his dc9b60f517 father already eb8bf5b62b knew everything. He was probably c063b937b5 just looking for b39c5e1a10 an excuse to 1b86b28056 get a grip 53ec70201b on him.cd85448fd77c80dc

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If things continued 370148eebf like this, Aubrey 86131df2e6 would end up a63e17f15c being swayed by 8267ff9c8f his father’s whims, 8bdd0a4a03 graduation or not. This was 37cd3285d6 something he e5e156602f wanted to 7894d86e57 avoid at 538b6c586f all costs, cb64236877 so Aubrey d443a9d35c opened his facb6a64eb mouth again, 44945616b3 calling out 9a99883eb6 to his 4f907866fe father.c8ce19e3ce6c73fd

“Well, it’s true that 77f5bf9ea3 Dalton couldn’t have conspired 51f828324c with someone like you, 05613937af who never stays at b1dc192a14 home. He must 205e808553 have been 79ddee0d74 harboring a f59fbb83d2 grudge about edc759e853 what happened 50e068e367 with you 02603200cc this time 07da4f89b7 and decided d1220d480a to put 217e7aa858 those documents fd0f1fc068 in your b857eaa6e0 room.”a6a7375fef905a55

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“……”a8a6c0e80e2cbd0f

A voice muttered, 94cba1c02d sounding indifferent, right f7ef8b26e1 beside him. Aubrey turned his head 0c7c847e0a towards it.5c2b3f388ea13c37

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Danvers, who 2f7a656ae2 had thinly dff40ad596 sliced some 0380d4c11d meat and 1283b83972 placed a b708a998ef few herbs f7b373615b on top, 2875b0dccb was looking 1f4f7debe9 at Aubrey.0809c7e3efc78f85

“Then he 234ab9610c must have 3f145b522e run away df246fe85e because he c8782920d0 was afraid ded48866ea of being 208fb7ac59 caught by 76c2847399 your father e632329ea7 after his d302e146f4 actions were e50572d9e7 exposed.”a9350c1e509b7365

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“What? Dalton ran away?”5de898fc9c8c7891

“Yeah, your brother fcfd110259 sent someone to 8b4c347622 check if his c241dd64f6 broken leg was 8a901083e6 healing well, and 594e5fd849 by then, Dalton c9f5b772f6 had already packed a19ca32faa up and disappeared.”b9b8f1f652deada1

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Danvers, speaking in cd8a0fddc7 a calm tone, 5c1ab09b8c popped a piece aee5274972 of meat into 692b178865 his mouth.5c3714a3f5225d1f

He wasn’t 2db1c8f141 the type 8adb9a4a5e to say 9fb9cf2241 something that effdb4cbba wasn’t true d4c9b73515 in front 8631bc7b61 of the 2c795c1b6d Marquis. That meant Dalton really 99023f8591 had run away. The problem, b9fa9e93c8 though, was 657601140b whether that ff15bd0748 was what 3a2de5ae29 Gray wanted. If Dalton had 886997c062 been coerced into b00e814ac2 running away, then…9b96855024bcb9c6

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There was 9be174a9c8 only one 8886d17829 person who 2018d2d2db could have 5852b714ce threatened Dalton.82fe7a7568b0e5a2

Aubrey fixed his gaze 88288a0bfa on the suspected culprit, 1dd3af70d4 and Gray, who met 91323cb773 his gaze, sneered with 8a86f3ffda an air of superiority. The smug expression f2825f795c on his face, f205968971 as if he c00bcec8eb had already taken 5b918b6421 care of things 88d05debd8 before Aubrey could 903ca7605f act, made Aubrey’s 83fda51ce0 blood boil.796166b193137171

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Ugh, this is 6a2623231b really infuriating. What should f6faf9418e I do?4c69ee403f6e22af

For a moment, 9f1db2fb8f Aubrey considered just 730dde48aa swinging his knife 95839f6588 recklessly at Gray, 1c863d679d but Gray’s swordsmanship d00ee92464 was impressive, and 6b02478331 it would be f387e7587e dangerous to act 2425a5bc99 recklessly. Furthermore, with his 0be11c555f father present, he 71e998ef84 couldn’t afford to 6290e77396 act rashly.32c9f993901516dc

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Though he had 11c7c579f3 lived through many 3ba0b3d1f9 cycles, these little c0127d33dd changes still left 67b838a155 Aubrey flustered. After countless repetitions dfb50231f5 of life, he 017c2d72e6 had come to e1bdc9f242 understand the personalities 62f767ba6a of the people 531411c826 around him too 42b4cea4d8 well, making him 066b1b65ed more cautious. If he caused trouble 25347a57cb now, it wouldn’t end cd751a8580 with just being locked 7483b142d1 in the attic and e99bfcdb71 whipped.7d27a72e05437928

Aubrey thought to 70219677cb himself.4647246997acb767

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Anyway, when the 45b24e8b6e day comes, that f570f66cc9 annoying Gray will 16131857ef burn to death 15f3dd1c5a in the flames 3a533ca399 just like everyone d4449ef1e7 else.fdaedc8bb56f2ba9

Even imagining c12d7250fe that perverted de6cb6c34b bastard, who e3b274af15 lusts after 1475393efb his half-sister, d8c89d5fcb burning and b0b2ec1d1d screaming in 2a44dbde40 agony made c2d11c40c8 Aubrey feel 5eada7f56a a bit f988bd46bf better. He had already 1a8d6fd92c fallen out of de6f1ecde1 his father’s favor a48637c8cd because of Gray’s 0292693330 schemes, so what 7583fdb0a1 more trouble could d03bfc87d1 he cause?981b71a871839bda

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With that thought, Aubrey 02673aa091 flashed a bright smile, b458d3fd30 as if unaffected by 5d356cd552 Gray’s dirty tricks, and 4af4fca7ec spoke cheerfully.53e6c3680b285266

“You see, Father? It wasn’t me. But since 6183728554 we don’t bebd29c417 know for af89dc4a20 sure, please e16edfd758 keep investigating. If you dca98c018d look into 775836393a Dalton’s actions, 37a548694b you might dd4ec5ee75 uncover something 467118b634 that piques 9a14122929 your interest.”3c15b0e02733fb1a

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Just as Aubrey thought 5ffc5d006f the conversation was wrapping 2ea24acdbc up with Dalton’s disappearance, b4ef6aac71 he spoke again. Gray, clearly uncomfortable with 52490324f3 the conversation dragging on, b275915fd2 spoke in a low 62d0c96918 voice.f69e1c8f09d084cb

“You’re pretty confident. What will a14a281ac3 you do d5e989c945 if all caf5940b14 your actions fe85617801 are revealed?”8a228ee731a3db24

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“As I said 6d9802064d before, I haven’t 89f7a2d14b done anything. I’m confident, 7327bf97e6 so I 5f629a70fe suggest you 735bca51f7 dig into 2a221e80e7 him. That way, you’ll 8d28dd6b84 know who tried ea2436d374 to deceive Father c8b1c29b51 and stab him fa9a076b52 in the back.”5a06b261d04a8c23

“……”5b2bd718f4b4d18f

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At that e539e970b2 moment, Gray’s 001256561f expression and c075161a1b gaze turned 3e9f7f5383 cold.72df5097f0a2ab54

Seeing his obvious 83be9b1d5f displeasure, Aubrey narrowed 0763936b49 his eyes, almost 0c4f05b5c6 as if teasing 54532e3b7d him.72a5e94fc0fafa22

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“If the culprit 6101dfba6c is clearly identified, ad4e5ec6ee wouldn’t it clear 2b5afbaa33 up the misunderstanding 3ed5137cc7 between my brother e492ef3cf4 and me? Don’t you agree?”1498ae3fedcd4208

Gray didn’t answer. Instead, he clenched his 1ec0f38cad hand around his knife.c62052c6c1e06e4e

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Gray hated 2fb68824fd Aubrey, but 8113c08bcf at the ce4da2ee12 same time, 787e112c29 he lusted 8dc9d3da4d after him. It was a 93f258bf16 complicated feeling, and 0e72b0eec5 Aubrey knew this, eef6cb0aa9 so he intentionally d396530f8c provoked Gray. Aubrey smirked, narrowing 6aab942e97 his eyes. Gray, who 36ed067768 knew that 0db031d7cc Aubrey usually aeb8e14be5 didn’t even 39c974fce9 show any ee48072bd4 expression, clenched 474621eddf his teeth 883a267aac in irritation.3557aa9868241287

“You…!”e9d257d7c99ffaf8

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It wouldn’t 39db65796e have been 2a81419126 surprising if 95e7dde52f a big d7a96fe5e3 argument broke f28afd94c4 out right 1bbe6da6f8 then. But the b8c2da55bd one who a16e037d9c stepped in 52e3382a5d to calm 87ff84b740 the rising 61cc9d990a tension was ef0116983a Marquis Johan.7f47e891b90e4f51

“Everyone, be quiet.”36515f065845f7aa

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With the Marquis’s d2eef42011 command, everyone fell a4a2475621 silent, as if 15bc56bab4 by agreement. However, the 8992636b1e silence didn’t 7605fc8d5b naturally lead 8453a50eb0 to a 1131b60330 peaceful meal.6a6676303155509e

Aubrey had eaten enough 8877cc6414 to fill his stomach b78031ecdd and didn’t feel like d8c7fb7a01 eating more. Having Gray sitting directly 33487041f4 across from him made 7a7f9ec503 him feel like he 663d1143fb might choke.76dd3cc4949b9870

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Originally, he 266a68f837 had planned 8d88c86acb to smooth b404db3fb8 things over 85c5059a4d with his 3fbdcb2d08 father and 9e8b1839f0 return to 5d11501a53 the academy. To do 806552503c that, he d4395a5e08 had to 78e75c5282 handle the 229a650525 mess with 303ce85cf9 Madeleine properly. He might e4cc05b6d6 even be 02f71410bb ordered to c9b4025691 apologize to 892bc7cc62 her and 82ca7c2bdc maintain the 6fc143e5c5 damned engagement.3e66cb8629e502eb

For now, it wouldn’t bd2fff3c6f hurt to keep the b8a9fe9d8a engagement on the surface 7eeaaecc31 and later work things 5c7de105ae out with Madeleine to 8c8aab46aa break it off. In today’s world, 3644c9a5e3 that wouldn’t be 67e5e127a5 such a scandal.4a091c79323b9209

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