PT | Chapter 8.4

Jill tilted his head 41dad3737b in confusion, muttering to bc4d1f41e5 himself. Then, as he placed 315c599cb7 one hand on the f20cd828bf floor and slowly raised 2b8a1b9ca1 his head, he looked 17375a5ba2 at Aubrey and actually 2e5466edd2 questioned him back.d5ab83bc9255c7e3

“Could it be that a47de9b5af the Empress is already 6bf5f67761 spreading rumors in an 48f8b79c0a attempt to get her a58254193b son back?”18c4d74b8a63fa2a

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“……”df658ed3a995c631

Aubrey’s mind froze in 5e88ba3bf5 an instant.3fa48d455853cd19

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Even if Lennock 5b2bed2182 awakened as the 0d16d8930e great sin, he 5cab62bea3 would still need 89d76ce464 to be born ce57f0e449 from a certain dcfdf35dd1 existence. But the 01eea18c91 fact that 32cfcf0928 it was ee90cd6b67 Empress Layla b734bc3c31 who gave b26c8cd6e7 birth to 973256c691 him was 33576c30c0 unexpected.87995f701c979c21

So, does that mean 22009bbe83 he’s the prince of 46353d1561 Sellanto?b2c34146896d93f1

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That would be ddc80272eb even stranger. Why would they 94cc3c9e9d send a prince 7d7ab99da4 to endure hardships d3864316c0 here? Was there 4f2848fce6 some kind 3a301d153f of mission 1966a94a25 involving severe 8d1c017f27 abuse, hardship, 009cbf6bd1 and adversity 0091ea326f that he c9083a467a needed to 7744f75394 overcome in aa70f9c92d order to e2c317a4c0 awaken the 6c4227d688 great sin?0a5d524d7bb92cfe

That couldn’t 0e5854e95c be the 8721e545eb case. Aubrey, once fce9c187c0 again, grabbed 05347d1f6b Jill by 80ecff2870 the collar.e485f46c31208806

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Jill flinched as b63acd2d2d Aubrey squeezed his 03117913db collar tightly, and 2f4f1f93e6 once again, his e08d7ac018 face pressed into d9db501c64 the floor, repeating e648d84046 words like, “Please d582b8831a let me go, 50f79f87d3 I’m sorry, don’t 303c3d37f6 hit me.” Aubrey 86241a49c6 was disturbed, wondering b565ef1147 what kind of dbbf7e5858 treatment Jill had a391ca44f7 gone through to 0dea23b73f speak like that, 53da2b1ce1 and he placed 2e65faffbb a hand on 73b8361182 Jill’s head.b96957ce7b3319eb

Jill let db7026d506 out a 481fe05fb1 pained, gasping 1882f01ff0 scream, as edebdd151f if his bf337ffaf3 throat was 21662bc3a2 being choked. Aubrey rubbed Jill’s 811841a564 head gently and c771ae1705 asked,aa41847c51a39aba

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“It seems like 6086760eff the Empress is 58edda667c already making moves b8913e8228 to take Lennock 6b05e4d76a back.”62290555aeae7d45

As he 9663d04c11 continued to c651145a75 stroke Jill’s c6c89138ed head, his 4313911871 trembling began be202cb497 to subside. Aubrey, now 9027d4a3f2 more focused, 126a0159bb asked again,fce5249dac37f83f

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“Then why did eef48004b1 Empress Layla send 316ace64c6 Lennock to the 8e0c56e7ec Marquis estate?”6afc923270707281

This was the key 8d451e25b2 question.eaae3192de74bdd8

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It was unthinkable for 1df243ba8c a mother, especially a 893f4ff78e queen, to have her 48caa4f401 child raised outside. If he was the 035fac7ee5 child of an emperor, 733ebbf368 that would be even 38478606a8 more impossible. That meant Lennock was 07a30b2ddf not born from the 6c78776315 emperor.b9b30318e3de5682

So, who d137348ee4 was Lennock ba7296600c born to? Could it 3db4975f5f be that 9f21bddb77 he was… d9f8a21678 my father’s 63083f7bab son? No, that couldn’t be 33cc79ee9c true. If even a drop 80179692ae of my father’s blood d77c9954f9 ran in Lennock’s veins, 39b3daf950 there’s no way he dbf3d613f8 could have been so d99eebcf62 indifferent toward him. So… then who?49ecf6a93d16ef03

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As Aubrey continued 5a25573be5 to think, he 24e07d4d41 noticed a shift a3077ebb1c in the gaze c3d45c9300 directed at him 5a6ae56510 and hesitated, lowering 1e9d90f19a his head. Through the disheveled ad61259d69 hair, he could f7e6694120 see a pair d594feb82b of bloodshot eyes 8ace9002c4 staring at him.7af79d69ab5c0d03

It seemed Jill had 04ed2a57fb finally come to his f55407c50c senses. Why now, of 05173f3e0d all times? Aubrey had been 81282d9d45 about to ask 00e161c1fb more about the 50a4cd3621 person who had d766bc55c3 shared this information d439424896 with Jill.c5c3baf451dbdedb

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Jill’s gaze, which 4343a09b52 had once been 0db584dccd frantic, now became 3a11c6e98b sharp and hostile. His breathing quickened, 1d84402498 and Aubrey, sensing 66f7e2cb0f danger, quickly pulled 4385ac13ab his hand away 9277f37ef3 and stepped back. As Jill raised f8a3ce3ddb his hand to 1d4a67fef8 bite his own, fd59ba729c Aubrey spoke quickly,07bdad6d4bdc82ed

“For your own 3037ea4d61 mental health, you 465ea9c477 should get some e139f3d607 counseling.”6f769eafd09eb820

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Aubrey briefly considered asking 7a7a854bde Jill who the person 33d5d577bd was that had given 77e98bd1ae him all this information, 4b5ca24c21 but before he could, 21a1e30663 Jill suddenly shot up.498a6bbdcb9c55c0

Aubrey, dodging the 87292074c6 attack, hurriedly fled ae9aaa279b the room.c7d13ea35017883f

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“Aubrey!!”fddc5ccc285ccc6a

The shout echoed behind 92de26afcc him, but he ignored 987deb0c14 it.128ecbcb8df54ada

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Aubrey quickly made his 01efbd43ce way out of the bab0beb035 mansion. The hired 1e6713a967 help watched d1eb8954b2 him curiously 9714f8d1f2 as he e785d6e3ef ran past, 04602e0b25 but he 2e7f2cdb38 paid them 386901ed31 no mind. He headed straight fd527bdfda for the back fc6452e6aa of the building 3b69f32a83 and paused at 76ca988481 the entrance to b8f908df9b the forest.5523980467820688

Gasping for breath, ee7c71f825 Aubrey stopped, struggling f1a079f9ac as the sudden a77b5c3bfc movement after lying 35be6f6818 down for days 60d62fa0cd took its toll 592f0440e6 on him. His body 3fc8f1755b ached, and ccd97eb9d1 he placed d1a4e49ac0 one hand 6faed08a0a on his f23753d0da stomach, trying 39d05e245e to ease ffbd1a21ee the sharp 00ceb77065 pain.ef8881db2a5e9f15

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He winced, his face fefa38cffb contorting with discomfort. Then, as he looked 13687574bc up, his eyes met 4da1f8350b those of a man e0dc44d2d6 standing ahead.cd3b46f9adc862cc

“……”a1f15ef6a1bb45d1

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The man, wearing old 339a0cb8e1 pants and a shirt, a0c5351846 had bruises and scratches 8087f5e0f0 across his face. Despite his e1d94edbb4 ragged appearance, 4939710bd7 his height 92402cfe85 and well-built 6f8ba30e66 body, along 8e81851d0e with his 8d7fe699ac striking features, 08c4ea1bbb prevented him 7a8092028f from looking 2dacf05944 pathetic. It was Lennock.1f4990d8a27adacf

Aubrey couldn’t 021807e1e1 mistake him ef218f2833 for anyone 462b2d7f82 else. No matter 58f8ee1c1a where he 7daba34063 was, Aubrey 48f8396d50 could always cae725aa40 recognize Lennock. But something 5d0f252353 felt different 5bde2917ac this time.2248f23f42c72106

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As soon 7c2b241eb5 as Aubrey 90f51aa4af saw Lennock, 273b85fc8c his breath 8dd54d15d2 caught in f04e87aaed his throat, a51d43b517 and his ffe08e5cf4 chest tightened.a69ff7ba4e935425

Ever since he b8315f521c had learned that af4ec8c759 Lennock would burn 149333f452 him and bring c21effb239 about his death df61db57ed in various ways, 11ceaf6ad3 Lennock had become 5a02510126 the object of 0762c3dd01 both fear and 0d01cf1ecd contempt for Aubrey. But now, the feelings 2bd0fddf21 Aubrey was experiencing were 9077ce534d different from that. What was 9845e9b395 this feeling?611c14e6a69a2c83

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Aubrey had been staring f458f289b8 at Lennock for a 7de1dfaeef long time, and Lennock d596e0df91 had been doing the 2b1ed7ca67 same. As soon as 8e755827af Lennock saw him, c66ce4e4f6 his face went 8a418d49b0 pale, and he f3f84fef67 couldn’t look away c40e428683 from Aubrey. Oddly enough, despite experiencing 7249833f56 nineteen reincarnations, Aubrey had 51a8d8b4e8 never really looked at 105ab3cbc4 Lennock like this before.3d9ed9fad698989b

During the cycles, when aec42a4a10 Aubrey stuck close to b117951c32 Lennock, acting as though 108192f7c8 he would offer anything, 1ff688e7bf he had never truly e257ac2d6a looked at Lennock—never fully 5968ba2a16 focused on his gaze.c4be714cbbdebbce

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Ah, so 1902242d6d this is 2aeeb06d18 why he f7be4786f9 figured out 61d625de74 the kindness 5b38116036 I showed b5841399eb was all ec79128c65 a lie. This is why he 71e90d410e had no hesitation in aa3f51e012 using the dragon to 1c7447a177 burn me to death.8d84f65c5283ff8d

Now, Aubrey thought, 5ec5e8dc62 perhaps he should 27db7f12dd look into Lennock’s 68ff71649b eyes properly, face 24e599e4ec him head-on, and 87a968713e give him his 66baad706b full sincerity. If all else fails, a211bec512 maybe he should try 96eae92b10 the same tactics again.1eab858812a30c63

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Suddenly, Aubrey felt his 209507fcf2 heart race erratically.e8eadbcccc47b3ef

Thud, thud, thud—the pounding 9579426ed2 of his heart made 9a4dd75e31 his fingertips tremble. The deep rumbling 19c30a13a3 from his stomach 4028d0b40c was fear.21df4301399a89ea

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He had faced death e7dd0a5a52 countless times, but this 437fe74686 time, it felt different—something a085918a2b completely new.9a7441a5b439e85b

Instinctively, Aubrey shook 2520484b1f his head, murmuring 7ceda70143 to himself.e056536db5dccb48

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“This is wrong.”71092322d3efdd76

At that moment, a 8d21877cb0 loud thud echoed from 8eec629007 behind him, followed by a9e5dac40f a sharp scream in 76e4e41db6 the distance.f3a25df3c2b8f285

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“Jill!”7068f5c1994b8b9e

Even though 6381b45571 he hadn’t 13818dcc48 listened, Aubrey 547ae44f87 could sense ebab35c079 something terrible 0fa2a2c84a had happened.81ff277d8e18db1d

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In that 67967b4738 instant, Aubrey’s 01a7b1d119 legs moved f6835f0102 on their 7c819d5c58 own. Stumbling, he quickly 7114b71737 turned and rushed e642d6f8bc back down the c331a00d49 path he had ef9113586f come. As he a06b810ce8 neared the a199f4fdf9 mansion, he 66b5f8f488 saw people 740aa7332c gathered in d18211fea5 a spot.f10bcd10b2232a8f

Looking down at them 45fe2877de in shock, some had 95b5e47e45 collapsed, others frozen in 9ffa4b574e place. Aubrey’s gaze 88764b7792 moved between e5550a1bcc their legs, 50075ba878 and that’s f502f614df when he 48544c1952 saw Jill, c3caa7cd90 lying face dac515eb21 down in f6e7a375bc the dirt.aae139f7f527417b

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“……”67b4f66b335e4c1b

He couldn’t e0314252b7 quite understand e3d2951f83 what was 1aa22b0ce6 happening, but 33305ad321 the words f5e10ef95f Jill had 1b88513d26 spoken to 9bccf477bb him—things he c808ea379b shouldn’t have 87b37b1074 said—had been 0e5db5d1c5 exposed. And now, Jill had 067435e1db fallen into a deep 1275571aab panic. His indecisiveness had 8be722708f led him to 7f1d7a333d make the worst d970c772fb possible choice.b96b195d27323d4f

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As Aubrey 537067f827 saw the 88ddd619d4 red blood 9729e20295 seeping from 93a5f9a05c Jill’s half-closed dcbbd0c10b eyes, he 612da2c031 couldn’t hold 3ff5de4519 back the f888668684 nausea. Covering his mouth with ba1abe5e67 his hand, he collapsed e599f10c2f right there, unable to ce0aa1ebc3 bear the sight.4eabe60e26fc9489

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Aubrey couldn’t 400046a478 hold back 2172aa6e66 the sudden aa7b1e53c1 wave of 395536bd50 nausea and 084304fd24 immediately threw 4feded0f50 up. The surrounding 25cc231e43 area became 107358be88 chaotic.79ec0b125f5fe132

“Ugh, disgusting!”10cc1f2f4abdd3ff

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“What the hell, 745d2ca573 pushing someone like 1cde969787 that! What if they 537f1d85c5 get hurt!”ad3744ddaa1a97c9

“Then how about fb6b18b9b2 throwing up on 7d45159a8e me?!”e7c6966eab612110

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With all c7ea7c0fe1 the noise d440bfc6e6 from both 4f9b560487 sides, Aubrey 52846de059 groaned and 76925b136c winced. A thin groan escaped cbe152b915 his lips, causing those b7c8e6ff47 nearby to flinch and cea22db92a look at him.aa6b9a97c2b7b66b

Still clinging to 3fbcd5df64 the two men 71d9cd233c who had grabbed dc9ba86d0a his arms, Aubrey d72f30d97f heaved again. With a sound 796c49b19c of him gagging, 5d02e5af4d the man on b261704d60 his right recoiled 969c35a2a5 in disgust and bf6e8f136c pushed him away.7c6f73b78df2203d

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“Ugh?! What the hell are 80161c9504 you doing?!”ae6d9646b0aaf934

The panicked man hurriedly d42ea5ea29 grabbed Aubrey with both f56dc80f2d arms to support him, 7268a52de1 but the moment he 621b2048cc heard another loud retching 36f28bf3b9 noise, he jumped back, 274aa63cc6 just like the first aa860995e1 man, pushing Aubrey away.a1b3ea0cea033cb4

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But by 041378e9f7 then, what cd0a86f7a9 Aubrey had 81e557efab thrown up 86f8f47a37 had already 9c563f930f sprayed onto 63e3bceb91 the men, 03466285fc and another c74d203c2b scream echoed. Whether he knew cbf4a6777e it or not, e25e3af258 the drunkard staggered 48d5633323 but didn’t fall. As Aubrey staggered back, d54538a672 leaning against the wall, 5e010c6363 he slowly opened his defc668142 eyes.1a75ecc569930157

“……”6c405c7a6a9aad49

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His vision was blurry, 380ec18760 and the world seemed 0347acdae2 to split into two 8c7992b5b3 or three versions. Aubrey immediately realized 77c559040b he wasn’t in 56ab7b47c8 a normal state. Additionally, he 46cfd3571b recognized that 266ebef4a7 the situation 0b956063de he was 6b82a6231a in wasn’t 0f3cd0772b exactly a c39391fd1e good one. At that ee52b20d3a moment, the bf9df7c05c men who 49a03e49cd had stepped 34d089102b back muttered d3e95fb015 among themselves.7d93378612098945

“How can he 9a25108aa8 manage not to 412edb8ef0 get a drop 930b98d7df on himself and a6747e21c9 make us get 9ebe80476d covered in it?”76639549d43efe25

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“Doesn’t seem like he 8a1b96ca22 has anything on him. Looks like he 64a52d8cd1 just drank too 4f34d070aa much.”d88796730a85b154

“You idiot, he’s b7a01faee2 the one who 4ce1dbd1b7 just threw up 66676e5cef on us, and a6fd24b50c that’s what you 148019a3ad have to say?”f94e53a35fdfe220

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“No, I just—”3b5e20a37540f542

“If you’re going to eb4d9282fb talk nonsense, shut your 34e55959a8 mouth. Let’s just 9d2563b93f do what 331e964911 we have f3c894573b to do.”ca7aa2c1f70b0066

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The man frowned 30e97e46c0 as he looked 66fc170de7 at the mess c9ebea85f8 on his chest cd936acda8 and pants.4c1946a3191d2768

Even if 646ef84748 he was ba318f2860 paid handsomely, c4eb244298 this kind 2195ef3c5a of experience 11926269a7 was unpleasant. Eager to finish a62edf055a what they had d237751b19 to do and bc9b528f88 return home to a0701ff784 clean up, the 808ec729fe man raised his ba7b7fbfc3 head. As soon 49b81f9caf as his df2cbdd141 eyes met a3c3b2a691 Aubrey’s, who 80d736d99a was leaning bc073a2134 against the 3171417fed wall, his 97bdbb7b62 body stiffened.bff190a97b88009f

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They were standing in 01c732f684 the narrow hallway of 345e278e4d an old, worn-out building. The men 4e2b86f2ac had been 8cd1c341d9 instructed to 8613bb1eb6 transport Aubrey 8cc91ddc27 by an 78d74848df unknown person, 156f023e71 for a 2f6d1a1934 hefty sum. It was a simple 0ac8380213 job, but it was 4518db1312 nothing short of human e0fea4a3d3 trafficking. Moreover, the dad1871d2d fact that f8c9bf8771 their target a59cf43204 was a 386eb5c4ec noble meant 6deb39e215 that if e7cd32c96d word got 5aa5683e4a out, they 3dd2f29563 could be c7f2f127a7 in serious daa2748b1a trouble.3249a1fbf2b5860d

Aubrey was fe067b972c clearly drunk, e4c0159e9a but fearing 7d7cf17721 that he 636bc1a958 might remember 9d5150a38c their faces, c9e102c6ce the man 8fb1365f99 quickly raised ab9e94b563 one hand f64d3be196 to cover 2b479d695b his nose e788a4da4e and mouth, 468515af17 then reached a2e6eacd67 out.b1077469addb6035

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“Young master, you 9ee417a0f2 look like you’ve bcdef062e7 had too much ded1ceb540 to drink. You seem unwell, e03ec5bb54 let me help 0f60bed17a you….”84d540a56d3481ac

However, his 3eb33d879a hand never 60b4894136 reached Aubrey. Before he could 244a782b80 even touch him, 36f8a3ccf4 Aubrey swatted it f68c7c4b08 away. With just 47b44f0109 a single 56e5e5a313 hand raised, 640c4853d6 Aubrey motioned 78f840b328 for him 2fc91ae064 to keep 935753e806 his distance, 2ea59be9f6 and the c1d4edaeb7 man sighed a8b1982f7c in exasperation.3295a342bbe69109

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“Ugh, why resist like cb8010b71a this after drinking so 4b7dfb306a much…”0018124e8b4fb20e

In that moment, Aubrey 510ba76304 suddenly bolted.af397ca62ec270f2

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“Ugh! He’s running!”004def14745fa643