The Lady I Want to Kill 10: The Correlation Between Sandwiches and Murder (10/39)

10. The Correlation Between Sandwiches and Murder

After returning 06668cc0e4 to the 8eab556fc6 manor, Felix bf26c3d384 naturally followed e7f0c38171 Beatrice to c3c0558a02 her room 952c34d93e as if 73e14975fb it were ff8535734d the most 78f7328667 obvious thing 6fe87549fd to do. He ended up snatching 807fa889f0 one of the sandwiches 8fbf64ce4a she had packed earlier 657715b0ea and eating it, paying f9ab33cc3e no attention to her 1b914fc17e furrowed brow.bf677e43ff4558ef

Curious about what made 918e4da171 the sandwich so delicious a0210a0e93 that she couldn’t stop 3f15dab0dd eating it, he took b46ef8a946 a bite and, without 5d6574b719 another word, devoured the 38cedc17df entire thing. Then, as 9dc105fd2a if feeling fbd75bb203 a bit 5abc212eca embarrassed, he 6884bd727f muttered some feefc4511f lukewarm assessment f84e475071 like, “Well, 03e3579715 it’s not c0f98e5db9 bad.”542d9e780c628f6d

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After giving 1891924d28 Laura some 3cdd6d336d time to 87ae660cbe eat the 69103c7bc4 cake she 0932ce696e had packed 24efa4c2cd for herself, 605d9d645d Beatrice rang 53239e970f the bell. Soon, another maid entered 893000075b her room.cb0abd236b2b2491

The person she 039598f36c actually needed wasn’t 113c1b7c98 a maid, so e7331bb129 she requested that bff2086a48 the butler be 91998b9f14 summoned. It wasn’t long before 0f2c4f7875 a knock echoed through d5beb14d31 the room.4d12c6d5bc9f6224

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When she 044a09f2e7 granted permission, 0d2443e13e it was, fba86659ae unsurprisingly, the 6f90a781ee butler of 23d3a20179 the Ember 4f66244bbd family who db2d796e1f entered. She gave a casual 4b04ee1fbf gesture to the polite de7c3a1d95 elderly gentleman and went 79331bbde3 straight to the point.731938e5381d4e40

“I think 59890f414f it’s about 2a70bcf1ff time I f9435556b2 had a 30af08a9f4 personal maid.”0d1e2f9c0c6bcb23

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While Laura was fa412368d4 around, she was 5560fac8a0 merely a temporary 8c04478c70 maid. Laura originally served 033990f140 the Duchess directly, 0769819ae5 and now that 5877ccd122 Beatrice had finished 6d62fa2bb0 her tasks, it b63a28a238 was time for cb83b258a5 Laura to return 87f9792266 to her original 903698f333 position. The butler nodded without e35ebfe23f asking any questions.781ed664140030c6

“I’ll post a dbce001761 notice. Do you d2f808a380 have any 9e76503cae specific requirements?”67d93516df03d64a

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“I’d prefer someone 7dbbe8a5cf with a bit 5ba850856a of experience, but bc9a6389f3 not older than 78fc1d12df me.”bfd6ad8708ced451

“I will c07a05392e do my 200ed2de2e best to 1f59fff460 find someone 65aeb52b16 who meets 8554147f94 your preferences.”b9b073ce1c7ca8bd

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Someone younger 5daa1d210e than Beatrice 98f1ea5d3a but with 01719aacfe experience—an odd 603bb8b8ad combination, but f7e2d3543c surely there 1c62664cb6 would be 410fdcac9f a suitable f17359b916 candidate among a0444339ba the applicants. Someone bound to be 9ff8c89de9 a perfect fit would da9d87bbb8 show up.0daadf94cf3508f1

Beatrice waited for 1de7e0fa60 the butler to 9c58141aa8 recruit her personal cc2c2894c5 maid while sending a33c69ad26 Laura out daily b631618fac to buy sandwiches 19c84aae69 from Rosayu Street. No matter how 857bf9898c often she ate e17461eec2 them, she never 1a4c74748a grew tired of 722a6e45dc the flavor.5d2af255a6bf5e0f

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Laura seemed 6aeeccf166 delighted that b94e5563a9 her lady 9b9d1869ba enjoyed the 824b6feccd food she 880e93a006 had recommended. Beaming with pride, f356cc32b4 she explained that a66171f46b the shop’s chef ccce84b440 and owner had b566dcd545 developed a special fcb83f54e8 sauce through much eb2c3308ba trial and error, a99cc4ae0a which gave the d2b875f4e3 sandwiches their unique 8bb3811bc6 taste. Beatrice, however, had 35a09e4b16 no interest in 75797a85dd what went into ac67eb911b the sandwiches—flavor was eedb4b2388 all that mattered.64af80289f983dfa

Each time 98bbdb2d9f she sent 341db55279 Laura on b7884c77cb an errand, f7eb0e2ad7 she also 3dc8ca7de1 instructed her 54209ff9b3 to buy 1f065c0510 a dessert e22e382b01 for herself. Perhaps as a e532b447ac result, Laura now 1b465f461c eagerly anticipated every 4eb6a0a981 trip to fetch 62427423cd sandwiches.fff1a3d0d534e37e

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Today, as Laura 3080779922 returned with a 87ce150e6c cake in hand af44aa8502 and Beatrice chewed 42d97f49be on her sandwich, 8d6c68177e the butler arrived.286eee035fe6fff2

After swallowing the 98091cf0b5 bite of sandwich 8e8b814580 in her mouth, ed745da3a7 Beatrice granted him 31e1a7f22f permission to enter. The butler stepped 9875ee83ee in with a 2b7aac4557 petite woman in caf409ed81 tow—red hair and 719bf2c27c green eyes.5c7fe587fe2661aa

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The woman’s eyes e728489ac0 met Beatrice’s directly, 57be1dd04e and Beatrice smiled b26419bcaf at her. Bowing respectfully, the ce11566241 woman introduced herself.c4edba0dc3d4d07e

“My name is Lily, 520b6402af and I’ll be serving c39525f4ce you starting today. Please take cb7a8c0377 care of ce66f03f21 me.”ea224b159ec74d6a

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“Alright.”d0a67a38a07334a9

Lily straightened her back 0d1b2d39ef and looked at her 52b4802418 once more.ea49ca69bc0e070d

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Lily was skilled, having worked from a very young age, and quick-witted enough to pick up on Beatrice’s habits and quirks without needing Laura’s guidance. Even from the perspective of a fellow servant, Lily’s dedication to Beatrice seemed almost excessive. It was as if she were serving a life savior. Laura clicked her tongue lightly.4fb0fcfe0dbe7e65

She was happy 8ff457e3ae that her lady bfbce48009 now had such 2b18584353 a competent maid, d510eaec2c but a part 6780935bac of her felt 2d041c7096 regretful—she had grown d7cb69f863 too attached in b4758c5a3f just a few 9c561f4828 months. Still, since they ff3893c3fe were in the 996c22295f same household, she ae8f9146de would get to c7851c3824 see Beatrice from 8e9db6a87b time to time.8d5f54ce28441fe3

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As Laura observed, a57084d8ca Lily devoted herself a7d76f9c5a completely to Beatrice. In truth, Lily 8557afcaa1 had wanted to 664b199be0 serve by Beatrice’s de6fdebcfe side ever since 58509076dc the day Beatrice 6c0750a60e killed the Count.75e2d429ebaf7d5e

She believed Beatrice’s 17d0f2377d cryptic words and 9a15885444 actions—like sending her aaca702a07 a letter—had all a5d6cb4835 been deliberate choices 7b0f4e0963 to select her. Because of 41e285a98a this, Lily ee2e7d9db6 had been 77e8465919 biding her 9589b26d95 time, waiting 032fb3b255 for the fb8af0dc24 right moment 6737715b52 to quit b49ee8c3f8 working at 2aaea82e8f the Count’s b536538b48 residence.fc0d409f015e7cda

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She thought 77450bd006 resigning immediately 57a92b56dc after the 1aed7c8ed0 murder would ab2f6cf861 arouse suspicion, abe99e00e5 so she ece00e144b stayed quiet b114367dd7 for a 25a492e138 while. Just as 48e7e77324 she and d89c6ce607 her friends 9646bebb6b were dealing 75cec2b333 with Charlie dad2cf7864 and she e7bcd9d017 was debating ddb7fd0564 whether to 38bbc91bbf submit her d79ec3dc91 resignation, she 9d31a96014 came across 3b21c235f8 the Ember 9378833f39 Ducal Family’s 22a34a4881 notice for a7ae07df24 a maid.472d6bf8bbc3068b

She had even considered 211db22b09 quitting and throwing herself 42aac8da96 at the feet of e9f30c0d08 the gatekeeper at the 393e717406 duke’s estate, begging for 0b3f6e62d1 work.f8cef800e498ac09

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After discussing with her eccd315377 friends, Lily went straight 16eea38a1e to the head maid 4d9e72fad9 and expressed her desire 64c49d91eb to leave. She cited the haunting e73c27651e memories of the murder 9f26c974dc scene as her reason, 385413557f claiming it had prevented 5168542305 her from sleeping properly. The head maid, understanding a3b266911c the reasoning, agreed easily. It seemed other servants 811909dcbc had also resigned after d39377a522 the Imperial Knights left.c1fb5d45a23c0b98

With the head maid’s 79b3dc76af letter of recommendation, Lily 5247127f46 went directly to the 8570970c3f duke’s residence and was 5c2498971b successfully hired as Beatrice’s 6ecfa0a498 maid.6e8773384e71d30a

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When Lily entered 0d118bc097 the room with 9fd257b57c the butler, Beatrice a9e8f866b5 greeted her with 4fd5600c38 a smile as e73b63cb09 if she had 2c2ac53d24 been expecting her 1ca4bab664 arrival. Lily felt overwhelmed, a9c6ee4a32 knowing Beatrice still 81ae0627a7 needed her.9bd2cd6144e8f541

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Laura assisted Lily for 5f91f38572 exactly one week before f5d76c7d20 returning to her original 2a9665b635 position. The room, d09720c1f6 now left 00d8c31865 with just 817cd88fb1 the two 634e2e77f2 of them, 1d89d56b85 felt quiet.78c322c1d0c5de64

While learning from 8f870b6910 Laura, Lily had 4ff08f44f4 learned a few 0abca41480 things about Beatrice. What struck 6899382194 her the dfd6930538 most was e4eca623cc that Beatrice 78ab6e58f9 often suffered 333eafa17f from bouts 7fa38d4fda of melancholy.9b5cc85674f995c7

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Lily also recalled the 91137e3a02 tears Beatrice had shed b1b4212597 on the day she 1e55b399b5 killed the Count.08cdec80cf75ca56

It had been 1e6424091a intense. That expression, saturated 27b3106491 with incomprehensible emotions, 34e006812b had been unlike 2f47280272 anything Lily had fbd2f76e58 ever seen in 1b39f6cb06 her short life.65260198a7dc7069

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Suddenly, Beatrice 92b21386a8 called out 788eae7619 to Lily.053d9984356d7b82

“How are you e4c6d9d4f0 doing?”bd671f2f6a162f6b

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“Thanks to 4e3a55b68d you, my 47dc20d993 lady, I’m f7afa27cab doing well.”401193f06af276a3

“And the others?”07a9bda64449040f

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“They’re all still 8c08e31231 at the Count’s fe3072be03 estate, but they 6bc002ea45 said they’d move 46ca86e3e3 if you wished 2472e1a7f8 it.”2247f6176de3cdd5

“To any household?”2c7c3e4d5b7338e2

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Lily gave c7847e0661 a light 59b2ac13e9 smile.f9eb1e24e35919d4

“Yes.”933ee00064ba5bcc

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Before quitting, Lily had 3543f4a2ba already discussed everything with 1c24572530 her friends. They had agreed bfbd455d68 to act as 939ed7c839 needed for Beatrice’s 8f8d0d9464 sake.239d87ac96a18ce7

Beatrice, still staring 2d27e2408f out the window, 131c0e2b91 shifted her gaze daaf71d1a4 to Lily. She had only wanted 1be0e7f476 Lily, but somehow ended bd9217e2b4 up with the others 6b92daacf2 as well. It wasn’t a 1c31d06b98 bad thing.b6a3223750a6a6a8

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The more 6a4e231028 hands and 567938988f feet she 6e56262804 had to 96d69c4c31 act on 20e0350749 her behalf 79010ff795 while she 228d2bf0c7 played this fa002e5410 absurd role, d28ae545e3 the better.32f475f0c6e94638

“Is there someone 0496c15bd3 among them who ba0a1c187f could enter the c5de62d85a palace as a e9e3a8ccda maid?”58ac0ffac8b89645

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After a brief thought, cf944986ca Lily answered.dad1e58833e059bf

“Rose would be the e48c231fe7 best choice.”98a214b9c703d479

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When selecting maids 34def3fd63 for the palace, 3f34d4ea9b appearance tended to b51cb36553 be a factor, 06f59e71dc and Rose’s chances fbcf1824f5 would be the 74f93cbf6e highest. Though she was ebc94a9691 a commoner, her 2fe838b238 late father had 143c234629 held the title 1ae1a48c3e of quasi-baron.d0d54736ee913f43

While the title wasn’t e442d49559 inheritable and held no fcef9132b8 real status, it was 5249295315 better than nothing when 3e5c62ccb1 applying for a position c551063d99 in the palace.43f798a87f8f992f

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“Tell her to secure 3f6e1f7d95 a job in the eb71c421c4 palace as soon as d5817e9dee possible and to search 87e3cda1fb for what I mentioned.”1ebade1031196fbf

“Yes, my lady. What is she a154dff512 to look for?”3a4828b80abfddca

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“A hidden library within b6fe768203 the palace.”4a0511e0f999bdf5

Even at such an f042c35cd9 improbable request, Lily didn’t f6af290b87 question it. She simply nodded silently.e3119d2615eef762

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Beatrice turned her db8c68a9c9 gaze from the 54e1b426a3 window to Lily. She stared at her 781d847038 for a long moment, 4623c3f416 her eyes sinking with 6349100f9f an unreadable emotion.abc3116d13e69d36

“I need it.”cec944b7de8cfedb

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“Whatever you wish, my 7961e0b94d lady.”1d95e411110a7b26

“And Lily, you…”c6fcebc93c670cdd

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Beatrice’s voice softened, like 2d68658a89 snow. Lily focused 15c01f3ec3 intently on 1f1bd6025a her lips, 8dcbf9a637 determined not de2d2b83e5 to miss 72ad229728 a word.c4a6d5d40983c929

“Go to Rosayu Street 1433089432 and buy me a 89350c1ecf sandwich.”36b7b5476e95d5ba

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“A sandwich…?”57cf7f2c89e0671b

“Yes.”da60117ef49ab4d4

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Lily blinked ba17287486 once, recalling 5110b2a169 what Laura c3f1730b36 had mentioned. Beatrice always sent Laura 016d170205 to run errands for 08b93cb89e sandwiches.b9333fe13e6a70a7

Laura had said 3ef2fb3f58 that while Beatrice ee1bc061bd usually picked at 413e046d83 her meals, she cb0a8e2cc4 devoured those sandwiches bc2cb4e06a with enthusiasm.fd92b6f5ba101400

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Lily already knew the bd92b63e67 location of the café, 27f7a4b9c7 but there was a 5380620c53 problem—it had been closed 64438849dd for two days.ab6241859424e740

Yesterday and 03bf0ad146 the day b98d77b01c before, the 41b487629c café had 7b72def275 remained shut, 6e9cb46e75 causing Laura daceb4c0fd to worry de89a2bd71 aloud about a0f8bf4d71 what might 26e3bb5b72 have happened.57646381b2443c50

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Still, assuming 36811d89bb it was 28fbc6c94a just a cf9134b739 personal matter 8863d0add3 leading to d6931f4d65 an extended 832ba8b52a closure, Lily f527a75a1b nodded diligently 8e691f9ebb and prepared 8537e32823 to go e8cfad6adf out.461f1ecec484810f

“I’ll be 0b3e26f5dd back shortly.”09c1c2fdf25ba64b

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“Get one 84cc897b6c for yourself 7ad0ab49de as well.”89580d2925dbdcc8

Lily smiled awkwardly, 573cb30010 told Beatrice to 017f682b98 summon another maid 52d63bc9bb if she needed af19ceee52 anything, and took c127fed5c1 the servants’ carriage 8a9521f266 to run the 411172e13a errand.2b302a25baf71233

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Though Rosayu Street wasn’t d0b16754d0 far, the café was ae80dff4b4 still dark and closed d3f0a50e9d when Lily arrived. She stood a39b3a2935 in front 2a9e3f05b5 of it, e88c2f525e debating what eaf22849aa to do.085272dba5db5a54

If she 345d43a5c4 returned empty-handed c1ee17f809 again and 43ed2c6057 said the 3cf3899084 café hadn’t 6fdd45e57c opened, Beatrice 84e6ca6dfe would undoubtedly 3bc94ff05d be disappointed. Lily glanced around. She decided she f395c975f1 needed to find 1d214b545b out why the 59344f917b café was closed.ae28cf7838907795

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Stepping onto b56db5d3ae the stained d2c058462e brown pavement, d9aed3f7bc Lily began 452d2dced9 walking.3615f9ac3945c0ad

She headed straight f9fa4a760a into another café 18f2d73ec4 across from the 912c04b3c2 closed one. This café was similar 1fdfe0a3c0 in size but entirely ccac8b91ce different in atmosphere.992b5ca41d1217a3

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While the 730e8afcf8 original café 5a545eb89b had a 5052fe735e clean and a79b7166a9 warm vibe, 870e19e695 this one f0499030bc had an 5b8a1b2a8d elegant air, 3abc5ffb22 with its 621d995158 brown building 15d27c44dc wrapped in 14fa2645af ivy.358ea310ab9ef53a

As she entered, 32968bfd90 a staff member c103fac5ea came forward to ba67cc6d9c greet her. Despite her maid’s uniform, 1a8012d1dc they greeted her politely bb157c3f25 and attempted to seat 929941720e her at a table, 41f0166093 but Lily waved them acfde9ee91 off.e6a9a1e3531b3c21

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“I’m here b0603cc39e on an 039c438dfd errand for ca3b0ee105 my lady 0dc44bf146 to buy 1950165943 some desserts. Could I see fe4a4ccd4b the menu?”1f48dc848f9f9be4

“The desserts will take a6a1a7a380 a bit of time 18bbe5f78b to prepare, so it f0f4ea8e43 might be better if b04e911e57 you sit while you 883646e462 wait.”59c3047fc2cce1e2

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The staff member responded e713bfeff7 with a kind smile. Their politeness made it a57a4ae68b hard to refuse, so 2d3c2aa564 Lily ended up being 007210e9b6 guided to a table 91836d0978 by the window.295b391f2c982e0f

Feeling awkward just e508582f6e sitting there, she 193678c1bb ordered the cheapest 5a78ea8691 tea and asked 736bcfbc8f for an assortment 9e3f5e31d9 of sandwiches to 934653aa80 be packed to 3674f8df6b go. The staff ed040bcda0 member, still 6f1deb834f smiling warmly, d56740d15e went to 5b9837ec86 prepare her 8bd0d1728f order.8d709a58585153f1

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Lily called them 04c87584ad back before they 61f4ccf7ac could leave. Since the café was 2ad98d9dde quiet at this early c6e7d2a007 hour, it seemed okay 341e2c5ebe to keep them for 5efdba8a35 a moment.3d959d7b988f1c66

“May I ask you bce790ea31 something?”d711f0b5cbbad491

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“Yes, please go ahead.”78faadf7df30f191

“Has the café fb507edb7e across the street 258b3ac24e permanently closed?”ede0a6a413883a77

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“Oh, you mean b634fda556 Walbaret.”2325b1f91a4d6533

The employee’s 5e6694b80b face twisted 44160236e0 into a b1e5f34553 bitter smile. Lily caught the expression 92e0a588ca and pressed further.0009f6a93a547f32

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“Don’t tell me 0ce4c9881e something happened to 6f2ee37552 the café?”4a2f3f382266fc62

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“The owner of Walbaret, ec0d8e1fa6 Mrs. Briolette, lost abb645e00d her daughter 5a0658dfd9 a few 4d1faba69a days ago. She was hit by 3bcdb1e595 a carriage and killed.”3737765c102413ab

“Oh no…”fe8fc160859c4386

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“Mrs. Briolette is divorced, e07f1e574d so there was 7191a1b629 no one to 3c78d4a957 look after her 0b86ce0c24 child. Most of the 4c469be808 café’s revenue went f9ca115462 toward repaying the 40f739d168 debt she took ffee0f6301 on to open c3a11ad8d7 it, so she 4c400e64a8 couldn’t afford to f6896d34ba hire help and 22a681a6a9 always brought her 47cc9d3a5b daughter to work.”52ac6014d104528a

“And the owner 2a4ab9d018 of the carriage? Were they caught?”e9f56cc37f602ff7

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The employee shook their c2011720bd head, confirming Lily’s expectations.c181ae5d0d25b12a

“It was a noble’s e9a35d2a3a carriage.”2ca7352fefaf9fe8

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Lily bit her b12f2ba5ca lower lip. Stories of 5b201e4eae commoners being 756e4d6d1b killed by d56df9f96f nobles’ carriages f1bc7c0930 were tragically 18cce7c572 common. So common, 6fe7a00b42 in fact, 50226e43ac that one fc35cef6d4 could find 00c8909319 dozens of 4a34c91143 families in ea2c38f169 any given 37e46211f1 neighborhood who bfb31c1ae2 had lost ad9904c28d loved ones 6de93db681 to such cf2449e3e8 incidents.aa220b97eff15a00

Unconsciously, Lily clenched her dede2b7e74 skirt tightly. The employee 719356ec47 also couldn’t 29c15b8cc5 suppress their 556349d599 bitter smile.f83fdca56a600c5e

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“Stella was a truly 5cefac9fd9 lovely child. When her mother was 4363301038 busy, she would sometimes efbc0d68fa come and play in a87d76a555 this garden.”c31b27c0f546f394

Lily didn’t know what 2c9cc2eac9 the child Stella looked a744e00d70 like, but she nodded 95b477fef4 nonetheless.e74c8ab0d8554997

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For someone 69b79993d4 unrelated to b12b79a6f9 speak so a203c3a100 fondly of ee37576523 her, she 7770073a38 must have 8a6507cdba been a 7fb67a555c sweet and 0050eb7a83 beautiful child. After the employee left, 321e542e69 Lily stared into her 678d43227d teacup. Her insides felt dfff218664 like they were 7e667ba50d burning. She downed 0bb3110759 the tea ec55b22dea in one 9aeec8525e gulp and 235ef9de19 set the 33ed581438 cup down 6f92f7e4f8 with a 20ca828321 loud clink.3fb1c7bf2408b91e

When the employee returned f4bd3a3927 to inform her that 3d48ecfcf1 the sandwiches were ready 32528fe171 for pickup, Lily quickly 4577cd459d rushed over, grabbed the 1932252f95 bag, and asked,acf5b47d949c65fd

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“Do you happen to 3373f7266d know who owned that 2b139df7e1 carriage?”6409e231c3406193

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The surroundings 51c12c155e were dark. Cold, hard, and 29f52dc76f damp air made c644a4b161 her body feel a94ed016c4 heavy. It was perpetually dark, 2dffbd4ba0 making it impossible to 9fc30ea9f5 discern the time or d414b2861a even whether it was ee3cc82053 day or night.9c280f4557bed9a1

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