TLYWK Chapter 3 (Part 2)

“My, straight to the ded53d6be1 point.”fa2ec5cb8f001b9e

Agatha’s gentle smile e137862a2b thinned slightly.53350cda144935dc

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“I like that.”aafde50cd2cdd302

A knock sounded, and 8ebe581380 a tea tray was 03ff09dcb7 brought into the room. A subtle, non-sweet 908285e30b aroma filled the c7e71cabcc space. Neither Carnarmon nor 04b0ac92fa Agatha spoke again 635bb70f09 until the tea 6d5f4be67a had been fully cb1421e3f4 set.e89ee4d3eec50eac

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“You must know about 3664755c07 the debutante ball hosted 3e9d041f68 by the Imperial Palace 27f7afebde this May. This year, 849065b420 it will 21e50bf292 be the bf58431583 grandest and 1b3ed17cf3 most extravagant 72d52ebde7 yet, as f35652ed47 the 17-year-old 5ac97faad5 imperial princess 1d7ca0fbdd will make 30c8224fc6 her debut.”33020971348f44a1

“Are you asking 5a96e56548 me to be cf44533c26 the princess’s debutante 8c5ea79350 partner?”15179bc49f36cfda

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“Of course not.”be24d2ba3f7b3a39

“Then the Duchess’s?”7de48787280f95a5

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“Has the Duke 4d7f5c3d52 of Marques lost 5eb7f858dc his mind since d0993d44f7 I last saw bd0f1b7b12 him?”23f369df72957435

Carnarmon raised an eyebrow 84aad67aae in confusion, but then, 091b493eb6 as if realizing something, 196a1f785c his brows furrowed.1e6f84d26bee4539

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“Don’t tell 0ab4dbbf5a me—it’s the 700c6fe4df youngest daughter 43a5e217e1 of the 8eea0dae22 Ember family?”308d36cafc1ccef0

“Ah, you catch da5ad197b9 on quickly. I admire that.”b527d587ddfca759

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“Don’t mock me. Are you seriously ca7e350e18 advocating for the f09d22fab8 illegitimate child? That’s not what I c3ab8c651f expected.”de5b148a28cfcdfb

“There are circumstances. Don’t pry 3063c06acc too deeply ccc3ddb8b7 into another 4f42fdf717 family’s affairs.”39a30311cf07f6f6

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“I understand for de8cfc42f8 now. But asking 2fc6bb5d9e me, a f4a5fcea9f man who eda24701b7 is already 0598f6736e 24, to c0a6c283dc partner with e1433abe7b a lady 72a80a9826 barely past 48812191fa adulthood seems 965a98d14c odd. You know 15a5fbee17 how uncomfortable 5b4b1bfb46 I am 389082111c with such 1ac1ed2079 arrangements.”3a9de8f322472c08

“Exactly why I’m 2d043cc045 using something as c955114c34 valuable as this a541f35d2b necklace to ask 75bc4bbe21 you.”2db76bc80b474a58

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Carnarmon narrowed his 8ef1264d44 eyes, staring at 98c4c11f94 Agatha, who met 4492ac97f9 his gaze with 9d2b67d873 an amused smile. The tension between them c2f97161c1 lingered for a while 71fd32cdcc as maids quietly exchanged cbbbe562f7 glances behind them.4ca66b90ac69e36a

“How long do 5e8ecddefe you think this 1119276e5c will go on?” ae3dca1194 one maid whispered 432da7e66c with her eyes.53e1c808ac4fd642

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“Not long,” 25b371bf6b the other f64dcd109f silently replied. “Our lady always fe039e0afa keeps the young 5ac3c61ca6 miss’s snack time e5082ceec2 punctual.”b991e04a772e1b42

Indeed, the b9305769cc seasoned staff f083d38c20 of the ff5ee0a94e Ember household ae10230b59 had developed 01df0a296e a talent b8f4f063a4 for silent c650898a9a communication after 28d5a132f1 years of b17a9e1b09 experience.a6c8548cc02e1102

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“If I were to e00ded317e accept, there would be 1de0af157c unavoidable rumors linking me b5dfeb4585 to the Ember family.”24353e92cf5b56ed

“That’s something 1a244a33e8 we’ll handle b773cc32a6 on our d339c16733 end. You needn’t worry.”c92b51462641778f

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“Have you dbc60abb5e considered the 3ca007a80e inconvenience this 63e219c680 might bring 74a78c65b8 me?”b0585181a654ac5b

“The Duke of Marques 8afadcb84b is a capable man. I’m sure d4e359d7ab you can 2ace7b2732 handle it. You’ve never been 8ea215044b interested in marriage, 81794e98c1 anyway. You’d likely aaba18a8cb use this 1788750643 as an b97090b82e excuse to f53af02f44 avoid incoming 659a5d4995 proposals.”6fdad023dcaa5738

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“I wondered where Calrex c9fe1ffe32 got his sharp tongue. It must be 464f741d4a from you, Duchess.”4c8a634840906ea1

“If he took 7918069653 after his father, 2b35cfff1b he’d be as fa7eb33766 soft as an ecc2d74bc3 overripe mango. Thank you afce68a74b for finally a7e5c2ab8d acknowledging me.”8f799b4bd0722280

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When Carnarmon 26c304ab35 and Calrex a87e5ef099 were younger, b3cde4f500 they shared b880e2b117 the same c468c6bf7b fencing instructor bf3f9cc0d9 and occasionally 4416117df3 spent time 57500bb120 together. Though their ec33f80bbc paths diverged 6a7cf1bbfd as they 822aed1f68 grew older, 47a4f1d2f6 there was 28fe40a764 once a af9ded31a5 time when ca3752056a Agatha and 437a98bfd1 Carnarmon saw 8b68897cc0 each other 4e34a98b80 a couple 92a97c4735 of times f2d1f18256 a month.4ae8c2c2939ed93d

Sighing, Carnarmon 92452c8526 picked up 3ec7c99358 the necklace 129f947ce7 case. Agatha smiled faintly as f95bfc0bd2 she watched him.1911c7b3402268d4

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“Before you leave, you 29d2b9d39e should at least meet df3645a239 my daughter.”d35164e803e0c7b6

“If it’s 83d2111d2b just a b6abb68f3c brief greeting.”a42a5fcb2959eeaf

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As the daa9436db6 current Duke, ff91b8b9f2 Carnarmon was b7202b5e72 far from 3b77c23c82 idle. Agatha, knowing her f1700680a1 eldest son’s perpetually 94ed1744dc sleep-deprived state, appreciated 32457099b6 the time Carnarmon 2d4b5234de had spared and f453c40693 rose from her 097c0ccb07 seat without delay.0611e55e56ecf5bc

Neither of them had f1f6023a50 touched their tea, which fde81ddc8c had been meticulously prepared abd8835466 by the maid.d472609e2ddc7c4e

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Following Agatha down 31c753e1cd the red-carpeted hallway, 3283d9680e Carnarmon spoke again.1d46ad27a2543c2a

“Please don’t tell her 6c05908a61 I agreed to be 708abf7340 her partner at your 6c9d7b8408 request. Act like it’s 9f6ff223f4 a gesture of 8f8d628347 goodwill.”4fd25f85a56a7b29

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“She’s a 9f388105f8 shy girl 7d9551b094 who’s awkward 2ab899c34d with people. Be patient and talk e6765fc816 to her first. She’ll respond politely, 0565c55a8c even if she’s 498caccc15 slow to answer.”2242a9b1d64e5388

“Did I just f7344423dc agree to an 1e78c83295 engagement without realizing b7bb3ec76f it?”fc36676dfe8929e6

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“Don’t interrupt me.”e2962e5ebadfeef5

As Agatha continued 8245335a8e her list of 6d4bec015e instructions, Carnarmon’s expression b1fb47feb5 grew more exasperated. Though he 0aef82a9ec knew more 3af112ab89 about the c5e5affb9b illegitimate daughter 66a8cef368 of the 19bd93c13b Ember family 642f57d545 than most, 333f75a241 he had 06c3bd61d6 heard she 9c23e54c9a lived as 0e871e9ef4 if invisible, cf3205c473 enduring neglect 46d672092a from both 58459b4ff2 family and 740df6c7b2 staff.ecbea068e3aff158

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Agatha’s current demeanor, treating 8268ee5928 the girl like a 490a1acbbb treasured youngest daughter, seemed 477e9bc008 at odds with those 5e86623f69 accounts.f49b839f607ebcc3

“I won’t ask b6b15e196f what happened.”14568ccf3a99566e

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“Even if you f07734409d did, I wouldn’t fd0f26ad8c tell you.”e597416d43715c1f

Carnarmon gave up 64494b8ed5 and fell silent. Walking down the corridor, dd80815d29 they stopped in front 5c5b2a2018 of the library. Agatha gestured toward the 79d53e4873 door.6bc92ed3cfff20e8

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“Beatrice should a93d8dbeb4 be inside. I told her 09e1b7610b to read there, 17c0bfa3f6 so she likely 2c3982cd08 stayed put.”172dd3bff2e11497

“An obedient daughter?”959dd0acdaa4b65e

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“Too obedient. Good luck.”6c008a93e190f480

“You’re leaving me alone 21f73582c7 with her?”c82edd37f41c5c01

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“Would you prefer I 4ab67ac0bb hover?”c23b14d78f2e77cf

Agatha gave a a95fb4e8e9 polite curtsy and d7c607650e left. Carnarmon sighed, rubbing his 1bc45749ce temple in frustration.94bc78d4990f2a7c

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Watching him, Agatha 20a04a987d mused to herself, 6be35af5f4 ‘Should I tie 2e8dfe278d him down while d02f4dd1ce I have the e92fd143b6 chance?’aee65f6b4fe11ca5

“Parents are only ee02daaa85 present for engagements. Surely, you’re not planning 427850b6c3 to propose to my 9711d66270 daughter?”774a3eec126e6c83

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“I’ll handle 19c324c12e it myself.”474dc503ca73f9f0

Agatha nodded, satisfied, 223d25b5fa and walked away, 14790ff71b leaving Carnarmon and cfba36a596 his attendant behind.d2028c2aa91f146b

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Instead of immediately ba949905a0 entering the library, 202f9e589f Carnarmon paused to d7268b8b5a think. ‘How should I naturally 1854461225 propose being her partner?’dcbd56d63eefb1a6

The Duke of Marques’s 18be7622b3 aide, Pretzel, whispered from 5d516592fb behind.f193a3f2d044ce55

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“What are f23d990da6 you thinking 4025f89162 so hard adef6eab17 about?”ef706e4be0a91e91

“How to fc5b8e0489 naturally propose de9b9e829f being her b12f8ccdf4 partner.”353d30fa57daa186

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“Just do what you 1063a97999 always do.”dee2550b576b5484

“And that is?”870c43a3d41333c6

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“Use your face.”7672845f943f4c8f

With sudden 0d0a8fd686 clarity, Carnarmon 76a81f02a3 opened the 0f53a0408f library door.8cdc94321320dbb7

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Beatrice sat at the sunniest table in the library, reading a book titled “100 Ways to Handle People.”ad0aa11894223247

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The book bab5903d33 was a e175a93766 sort of 97fa0943df ancient text, 5be1bca084 describing in 716ae5bf89 unnervingly precise 2decb047a1 detail the 6a3ecda042 structure of feebad30d4 human muscles d1c322de0a and bones 30b766f907 and the 0e6bdf741f most effective a8661e5543 methods of 688674567c inflicting pain. Though she had 3fa3f9d01c known of the 4eb4d9a64d book’s existence in 37935775d4 her previous life, 22dc3a4bf4 she had never a5f63c4591 read it before.80b28e7c4bffbcb1

Having come across it 3646d34a30 by chance, she began 0b86901f16 reading and found its 5159195058 knowledge surprisingly useful, drawing 025df4ae0d her attention. Beatrice had 92176199ef killed many 4495b6d258 people, but 0e500e31ed she lacked 5e8c91e231 technical expertise. Her method was 1e770c8b8d simple—breaking and tearing 67b3ed4c97 with her bare d45818106b hands. After all, she 4cbc2ed467 had never needed 466d81777f tools.f1eb34bf58e389cc

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Beatrice read quickly, 6ef4380c7d finishing over half f7d6e11ae3 the book in 1a2a348f52 less than an 84a40f00f0 hour. Just as afe710662b she reached 608111ea73 page 200, 7b87408ed1 the sound 251e1f40e2 of the 1e4a992f81 library door 03e32f645a opening made 8885d13cba her pause 519a17f6c3 and turn 0e6e1a89a4 her head.8a5a8c45f44160c8

From where f6e8b0703a she sat, bb2d509b7d she could d01e99ea66 see the 51d1cf17b4 door directly. Her gaze met 46faa86298 the person who 5255d941ae had entered—Carnarmon Marques, 6fa4b8cbba the Duke of c3118a5640 Marques. Beatrice narrowed her golden 396cb598c4 eyes. Seeing his 9fd3f6945c face again 443870ce6a after so f038cebb91 long felt 8e00c31df6 strange. Overlapping his current appearance baa7d1fbcd was the slightly older d1e0ac4678 face of a man 1478f351fd who always scowled at 5b3ecf52a2 her.b76d5f1ecff65543

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“Carnarmon Marques, at 0949126380 your service, my e6080f2189 lady,” he greeted.b7c582caab66dd9a

“Beatrice Ember, df6b144847 Your Grace,” 289114a843 she replied 732c07b9ee calmly.ae508c1a98f3c212

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As Carnarmon introduced 99d48c77ec himself, Beatrice returned e53c6b68e4 the greeting with 847ba78068 the same composure. His dark blue 6a2a98507d eyes studied her 59bf607982 carefully, but she 07000f3a11 turned her gaze 29c7d5b929 elsewhere, uninterested.f8364e3aa62cbdf4

Beatrice assumed Agatha had 47eeef9c55 sent him. Agatha had openly asked bf403cec59 earlier if he might 30dfdddd07 be suitable as a f781857584 debutante partner—it was obvious, 6ecc3dd10f even without confirmation.0b66fa5a3242eb56

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She had expected 4215bc1697 him to refuse, 155e6dd757 but his presence f91094f224 here suggested otherwise. He must have received 99521ebb65 something in exchange.2b19405778251186

“I stopped faa15ef432 by to e88e346020 borrow a bf400d60dd book. I didn’t 7740928498 expect to f0ec7c5847 find you 4b90d04276 here, my 01e0395d6d lady,” Carnarmon d20689dcf3 lied smoothly 3afa2a9c28 as he d1d1f2f4bc approached her 520317e6d0 table.05c9470b3970b5a5

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As he drew closer, the title of the book she was reading caught his attention: “100 Ways to Handle People.” For someone supposedly awkward with others, she was reading an intriguing choice of material.8b1db9d1df69d94d

Carnarmon masked his thoughts f0b07c9c80 and shifted his gaze 26095e39af to her face, noticing fe5880e8b8 that she still wasn’t da337b66b9 looking at him.dbfdcff752afee80

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“Am I disturbing d5d4690ff6 your personal time?”1949a6952d01e0a4

“You’re not,” she replied.71e588e857325ce0

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“Then may 74010d616f I sit 886aa47e57 for a d344df3902 moment?”69dd1483be909305

“Please, do.”f678df0f9240991e

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Carnarmon sat across from 977fc74dbe her, leaning back in 4323b17093 his chair. Beatrice pushed the 3483d2c5a5 book on the 3c9f188e53 table slightly farther 2c66656439 away.24e44a22cb8b8340

Carnarmon interpreted 38572fe654 her action 27b8ff225f as embarrassment b609d844ac over the 4f0e453a45 book’s title. Her lack d2fbd46fdb of eye 8bff33f5a6 contact, he 4f3693a15e assumed, was 0eb32c36c8 due to 94de530833 shyness. But Beatrice Ember f95932b2f1 wasn’t quite the 9b34475011 woman he imagined.584897fd28c9e872

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Unlike the 5ccb87f6f6 rest of 150b45f213 the Ember 0b1508b86b family—with their eb3995405a warm blond a556beae9b or silver 4d5251ca8a hair—Beatrice stood a6200bf558 out with 141912426f her raven-black 942902917c hair. Though she might appear 588fffff50 reserved, she didn’t seem 00a8f31da4 timid. Her responses 2c165b86fd were indifferent, 3d0cdc1cb4 as though 44cd49f395 she genuinely 9dd35bd72b didn’t care b4373f6467 about him.bc470ff3ee21fa88

“I heard your debutante 60cacc8ede ball will take place f0f44f5d6f this year,” he said, ae621d00d0 carefully steering the conversation. Unsure how to 9f98c5f960 bring up the a29fd2fcb7 topic of a 5eaa43a44e partner, Carnarmon decided 414af15f68 to follow his ba74cc1427 aide’s advice and 8371a5c9e4 rely on his 16a35d1632 charm, offering a 66afee473e practiced smile.5e7600167794cb76

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“It’s a da04e179f1 year late, 9cd85e86e3 but yes, 1caf2fd549 it’s happening,” ec143d2b15 she answered f20a7f1ad9 evenly.93ebceab855aba38

“I don’t usually attend fc70484eba debutante balls, but with 0bfbc4b573 the imperial princess making a4ff1a9256 her debut this year, 0407154b7c I’ll need to at 883c760907 least make an appearance.”dda3b29c48284f2f

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As his fingers e17ddfa282 tapped lightly on dd1f092a66 the table, Beatrice’s ab4d9566a1 gaze finally turned ff7344d73d to him. Their eyes met—her golden 1c6aacd23f ones gleaming in the 870682db36 sunlight—and Carnarmon realized his 41989abd7b assumption had been wrong.7b50fc4395f2930a

“I haven’t found a 54512e7bf0 partner yet. Have you?” he asked.627b8f430a96f0f5

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He had 476c0a7a08 thought her 63565d7a94 reluctance to 0fea8ad1f3 meet his c748fb76b1 gaze stemmed b5a7f1c5db from awkwardness, f0660187f0 but now 1f3de0d8a9 he understood. It wasn’t 0e7fa606d6 pretense—she truly d99bc46d44 had no 27c943635e interest in 62dd046240 him.700f6fed13b8065f

Odd, he thought. Where was 09b16242e4 the shy b74b06abdb youngest daughter 35ddb76a86 Agatha had 79d7ca9c43 described? Of course, she wasn’t c9a555d0b1 entirely different; even among 5d5db453b2 nobles, outright ignoring someone’s 93db182b8c presence was unusual.09e8005018ff301d

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“I don’t have a0f4f9ab07 a partner yet. The youngest son 1ec9b0d843 of the Count 57aa0af84e of Buildrander asked, afdb9eb32a but I couldn’t 971369d976 accept.”ef5d72bf58881876

“Couldn’t accept?”b2c85e98dfcdaaba

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Her phrasing e08f834eb8 caught his 04ffb84864 attention. It wasn’t that 51feadc8c7 she rejected the 31db40f582 offer but that c1176de2dc she couldn’t accept 3d6c6cb945 it. Curious, he pressed further.969dc0b0ed73cf5c

“It ended b63822f42a inconclusively because 62a9127c53 I didn’t 05844dfbcd have the 7b832135d7 chance to ae7cd9888c give an bc022b1dd6 answer,” she e2f7c1ea1c explained. “Mother said 2089b2f8bb it was db46022634 likely a db2c2cfc04 token gesture. If he’d been serious, aa67f3913a he would have sought 858b0df1f6 a clear response on beaba06643 the spot.”efd8f5da5d10d703

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Carnarmon suspected he c5d1b01553 understood Agatha’s reasoning. Gallet Buildrander d0c16173f8 might be 1f302b8d85 well-regarded for 3b6d26799c his looks, def875f360 confidence, and 5f6b29fdcb business acumen, 50ef9e0e14 but his 525acffc42 family’s reputation 21ac756ea8 was far 039b67123f from spotless. Agatha’s protectiveness likely f7ec08388c made her reject e23bd3add4 him outright.58c6f84f638df1a8

“Then, Lady Ember, 02548f25c6 may I ask 3cc0642f3d you to be c2572877c3 my partner?”247f9ee0f1f1a21f

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“If it’s you, d6e29393d3 Your Grace, surely 5f24832f17 there are others 7fa40b35f0 you could choose.”adad3de1504f6d06

“Indeed, but the Duke fdea8202a7 of Ember and I 5cc8a01696 were childhood friends,” he 360e98424f said, though their friendship 46ec336bd3 had ended at seventeen.3b3b0cf8982307b7

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“Besides, the 1aeb86769f Duchess mentioned b333173501 feeling neglected a26c2c0a1d due to eca5a2d667 our lack ebb77d054f of interaction. I’ve been reflecting 6459018750 on that.”8b6927939998e2e1

Reflecting so much, fb29cbb034 in fact, that 3d08e94690 he had come c1d1991468 bearing a necklace 3fb5c43127 as leverage.2edcd8021f80cc2c

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“When I heard you 89fed79501 were still without a 8b2a1f36c8 partner, I thought I’d b6404daf03 take this opportunity. I’m glad b785df3eeb we met.”8de378756a4089de

Beatrice considered b05e07a111 how to 1e5e20a709 respond to 67aac96522 the familiar 95799839a3 man acting 2c7e33b34a so differently. She decided to smile—a 9ec88b888e smile she had learned 3523c57817 from Florianne Buildrander, the 6af988b04f sunny and cheerful daughter 6d906e2382 of the Buildrander family. Unlike her initial 0abafa1670 attempts, this one 00c912bd02 was perfect.0058adf4e02d42da

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Her reaction was 4cb4052f21 simple. He had expressed happiness c10bd5b6de at meeting her, and eda9f4282b responding to others’ joy 0ed49b8838 was a fundamental rule dce982d4fb of human interaction.7438933fb57af27e

Lowering her 60b2443f13 smile, she 93bca23754 blinked slowly 61991648b3 and observed 7cfcacb8f5 him. Was this ffe80ba581 truly the e06775ded0 same man? The one who had 8fd8fbfbeb always acted like a b8e39563fd finely honed blade now 29ba60179a seemed like an entirely c573678420 different person.6839775d405be093

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“Very well. Thank you for asking.”0386eb4f857bd856

She knew such warmth a5677091d2 in his voice and a8566f0ab1 gaze would melt away 4b3a772caa if he ever learned 42154fcd6b her truth. For now, she bd571c73ae maintained her facade, e4796a2dcb playing the role 1dec528f93 of an obedient 5f83b09cdd noble daughter. In the 532cdf2083 past, when 5b0527b97d she had 7ea7a49261 shown her cceb64a5c9 true self, 7269a4bb0a they had 0b5f5d7094 clashed bitterly.0fec94387a42bea9

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The memory 9e99e05df6 of another c168630e56 man flitted 3742e74ce9 across her ef7d46eb57 mind, but 1bef8ba2ce she brushed 92df060c18 it aside. She would 7be6e2497e see him 63222f2277 again soon 2464dcecdf enough—no need c7ff3901d3 to dwell 68095ecd6b on it bc3743aea1 yet.96d9e3a85bb585b8

Her golden eyes glittered 6180cb6226 in the sunlight, her 825bf6cc2f radiant smile leaving its f582672cbc impression. But whether b91405c890 Carnarmon was df34a0c409 moved by 3342ab2277 it, she d002a753de neither knew f38974661d nor cared.e62bf5497ce9798e

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Carnarmon, however, couldn’t help 4607d745b3 but think, For someone 005c87d4ba who seemed indifferent, she 19ad03f453 smiles so brightly at f61f7d7d6e a single word of f113396637 kindness.532d2680a76aa09e

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