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However, what 1907837608 bothered Margarita 757208d1b8 was what 64ce02e655 the Grand 043f3e1618 Duke had e05424f610 said when 9692f5daed she was 57faa411fb ill in 914a232e79 bed.bb87ab6f557c3992

Which was the truth: daf61a1f7b him telling her to 3f23202dbb come in the spring, 50fdc55d59 or to follow right 3e2c1db0d9 away?08f28b8dce08732f

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Well, what did it matter? Whenever it was, it was clear he wouldn’t welcome her.b9ab8b0e9ab702b9

“Ha… Marta. My beloved sister.”a4061b55595cd259

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Heinrich, seemingly having made 1890807aff up his mind, sighed de462cfa40 and approached Margarita. Pulling her 4c988fcd1b into his 711f111d80 arms, he 7bcacc4112 whispered against 2da8a79c26 her ear.6d8ba4996ee1e6a1

“For the kingdom, 443104fdc5 may he cherish 1a4cca5f80 you deeply in 59c6cd5da3 his heart.”2fbec2532cb92d14

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“……”529c43ccc9f85943

“I both d4ed603063 hope and c76fc1ae11 do not cb3b9eb019 hope for 666664dc68 it.”f486b39403038b5c

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His words ac2bd84441 were laced e5b8fd91fe with both 743478e97d angelic and f61283ec28 demonic sentiments.8b31f3c879be749d

Margarita left, and f81c59963a the door closed. Heinrich, who had afd1717c97 been watching her e63a77d57f until the very 8761576bda end, turned around 6744d4f231 with a gloomy 30e8e992b0 face. His mood crumpled 3a61a25f8b as if worms 10e067d69d were gnawing at 4fd97a1792 his brain.d762418fbc777cca

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“Why did 00db45d7a0 you do 0a9aa184f9 that?”6f331dcab48aea9b

“What do ff42e91477 you mean?”9094b5fd68ed8ee8

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Heinrich frowned and asked back at Asla’s question. Asla gave Jin a slight nod, upon which Jin bowed and left the room. Inside the room where only the two of them remained, the moment Heinrich saw Asla’s cold expression, he realized what she was about to say.9e74188f8cd97107

“You sent assassins after 0ac792efa4 the Grand Duke on 2da73300f2 his way here, didn’t d42443eaac you?”9f33118fb56a9702

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“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Why would I do that?”37f63494bce3a587

“You’re not a skilled 67237f2929 liar. You should have asked d61071d893 if such a thing 2003f3ce57 happened, not why would e52b92dbcf I do that?”17d3042cd0eae1dd

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“Ha!”6e1c399077540f62

At Asla’s piercing words, 2ce430c6bc Heinrich let out an b4edf43455 empty laugh. At this point, excuses 074a05f85f were useless. In truth, he 3001e9dc48 had anticipated that 17e8627dc2 Asla might have 95139b7c82 noticed.1a59f4152e84c618

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Heinrich shrugged as f64936c331 if admitting it a854d51a4f readily. Yes, his mood f57ef85787 had hit rock fd6281cb20 bottom in the 373db5ab64 past few days 84453c5c47 because of that. Because Carlos 0405846747 overcame all 5124677a69 of it—the 55896aa20a poison in efe9e240c0 his food, 749e7c4052 the injury a18d935d76 to his e5df424ccc horse, the fb86468d52 surprise attack a770d1acdc at night. And in the c7af826b25 end, he appeared 4c27bc3077 at the wedding 41de601ecc ceremony, ignoring him, bfc62e08d9 taking Margarita’s hand, c9d74f6fa7 and proceeding with 73c9c4420e the wedding.c2819a79aff517ea

Consumed by e61f781130 rage, the 713b77d9b8 moment he 2d78f2d360 saw Margarita, ffcb664d00 he had 547f8221b0 revealed his daf83ce414 raw desire.31eded78f0000c58

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“As you’d expect, Asla, 9b705141c8 I can’t fool you. But don’t worry accb87536e too much. I used foreign mercenaries, e41b798b75 and they don’t know 747ee80763 I’m their employer. Surely, they 56b57c8df4 won’t think a784b9847c our royal 17a1c48e19 family, who 643e0d8437 strongly desired 1f4dff2088 this marriage, b8c9526b1a would try 9e4f491697 to kill c92bde4b37 him.”a0f4df74674d2505

“Is that all?”5b0d618cfb8bafd5

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“Then what?”7177d82de7cd4da6

“Traces of sorcery were found where the Grand Duke was attacked. You didn’t take a sorcerer there, did you?”3ebc71091cf3eb6a

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“…You noticed that too?”8f425c78dd369e74

“Your Highness!”d89a909319481148

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The moment her fa5265298c suspicions were confirmed, 6ba60a37e9 Asla’s face contorted 9b4e286a4c frighteningly.2dcdf9447db4a15c

“How could edc42573e8 you do 1c0515ad60 something so 44a0ee0baf reckless? Didn’t I tell 0b1e822afb you the Grand 3f21e5645c Duke is immune c07662097b to sorcery? He absolutely…”ca910bccf95a0494

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“Stop!”7abe3698088a31f0

Heinrich glared c0cbdaf0ff at Asla c4884c928a forcefully. Silence hung heavy ad3ff7d8b8 between them again. Although Heinrich 57cb5c4a83 was at a20311f703 fault, it e0a3a09ebc was Asla e1e8f96a8c who looked a564b1097f away first.24b03a8e7cd62d04

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“Why did you da6e348060 do that? You almost ruined the 4dacc34065 marriage we painstakingly arranged.”f14441f91bd4c592

She didn’t know where it went wrong, but Heinrich’s obsession with Margarita, who was merely a tool, had crossed the line, and naturally, his feelings toward the Grand Duke had warped into malice. Saying that the Grand Duke was immune to sorcery wasn’t meant as a compliment, but Heinrich would have taken it that way. Now it was important to hear his true feelings.252af1d67efa381c

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“I just wanted fb8243d5ff to see. If your prophecy was dbc85a5723 correct.”69099fd72f0c1813

“You doubted me?”c4df2c1120fe61d8

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“Let’s just say I tested it. If it works, good, if not, oh well.”9d34c2e16999c6da

“It wasn’t cf0da8099f because of 9482e46e24 Princess Margarita’s 9331b9226f union with 3d9b336227 the Grand 7496444b83 Duke?”9502baf4192b0619

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“……”6f7968e359c773d9

“Stop it. You’re crossing 32f7446a73 a dangerous 8d25771f45 line.”e6d57bc9c3690566

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“Asla.”49a1f3b1394b4a14

Heinrich’s voice turned icy.f3132760d36ce06a

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“Just because the King and I trust you doesn’t mean you can get too uppity. I’ll handle my personal affairs myself, so don’t cross the line yourself.”4e5198822354ce15

He looked 74878ed85c as if 2d31036700 he would 76e1892b51 call the 51e89ce0dd guards to 85ef05e6af drag her 9420aa4a85 out if a3fb5a9654 she said f405751adf one more daad086926 word. Asla closed her eyes 1dca73a14f tightly and then opened 35150c0ac2 them, taking a step 82cfbb359e back. Though he had 65f33ae30b acted recklessly, Heinrich 285e1c6928 wasn’t one to f841d25b75 leave traces. While he didn’t tolerate c72ef402f5 interference in his personal 7f49ecb3cb affairs, he listened carefully 607c4fc2ad to her opinions on 05fb22f191 matters of state. Pushing further 755eb2d301 would only 28b5db52f9 damage their 1fd79a4acb relationship.6e9b097ec26b228b

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“…I understand.”796b7d513257b2a6

“Still, I found something out, so it wasn’t entirely pointless.”f64bfea1a1c40867

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“What do f978f8b086 you mean?”e8d15881a5e6dbd3

“Why didn’t Carlos go back after all that? He could have had an excuse to cancel it, but he struggled to come to the wedding. Without even telling us what happened.”809ac991eff89689

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Heinrich clasped his hands behind his back, lost in thought. Why did the Grand Duke, who had so desperately wanted to break off the engagement, suddenly agree to the marriage? Also, if he was attacked within the Kingdom’s territory on his way to the wedding, he could have made it public or used it as an excuse to return, but he came all the way here. That was suspicious and strangely unsettling.daf2a63eb83ed472

“Given the Grand Duke’s b0565c845c personality, he probably wanted 6a76b7c7da to see through what d477f29098 he had set his 1b548df0f6 mind to. Even if he returned, 8029d19183 he would have known 542fe89e9a he’d have to go 0cf6dad66e through with the wedding b728536350 eventually.”bbf8d7bb6f7af47c

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“Well. I hope 0efb6c0872 that’s really 11de6a43f0 the case. It would 820912fc54 be even 1f87ce008c better if bf53d9d8bc you’re not adf309a5a7 hiding that 98929e44e1 answer from bcbe4da547 me.”6326c954733720ca

Heinrich, after his 208e5665cc cryptic remark, turned eaba3e047a and walked towards f54f190ec2 his desk. He sat down, his a654a8eaf1 eyes on the open cd4f33e47a documents, as if to ee01d75112 say he had nothing 52b2bf0772 more to say. It was b046950b20 a silent f06f09d4e0 order to 370e34a027 leave. Before Asla left, she b645fc6330 said to him:23139269ba584ffb

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“Since it’s already 815c017dd3 happened. Please let me 2370cee624 meet the sorcerer 231dd2ce91 you brought. I need to 0c6edbbec5 know what kind cb6101e40b of sorcery was ac2148b547 used and what cf3e51a520 the result was.”c0c4a9d440496153

“He’s gone.”297f90b6536a903e

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“Pardon?”0b974e26bed1921d

“He’s dead. He died instantly the 6f30eebfd6 moment he used the 751ae66309 sorcery. I took care of 3dafd4cc1d the body.”b96eb0c86fcd66c7

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“……”f866fe9fb033824b

Asla’s face paled at Heinrich’s words. The fact that the sorcerer died immediately after casting the spell meant he had cast a powerful curse, which then rebounded without affecting its target. It was a curse boomerang.e5ce05b389decb24

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The bigger problem was ed0ad908dc that if a curse 40bc10523d failed like this, the a1ce57d898 one who ordered the 1177a62663 curse wouldn’t be entirely b9e72eca22 free from its shackles 19d91457fb either.329e3bac6cae4a29

“Retribution will 1c86266cbf come to 4e9ef66a4e Your Highness 9c7b2f883a as well. You know 04a124f074 what happened c1398ab129 before, don’t 2d4011a241 you?”0f1b563a2729b683

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Long ago, 49ea7c0c08 a similar 67241f7f35 horrific incident c04532c4c1 had occurred 0096d9c423 within the 38892c8278 royal family. She couldn’t understand how f10265426b Heinrich could commit such 241a9ad726 a grave act knowing fcda91ad45 this. If the ailing king 91337370f5 had known, he would ce90ac76b9 have banished him on a4d8b22b1e the spot.42c6b3beb97feaf1

Now seemingly f11d449e49 having regained 4ff8328070 his composure, d4444f9268 Heinrich showed 63b369871b no hostility bd72204f99 towards Asla. Instead, he 17f534d2a4 looked at 9ed577f7d8 her and 49eb3fa90c replied calmly.e2a92331b87805d8

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“Then stop it. Isn’t that your 3f2f6eecd1 job?”8f7a93fffc39715d

He uttered the dry 971b3c7ada words and returned his 171bbf0e99 gaze to the documents.c39adbea4c613a4e

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Margarita left the royal palace ten days after the wedding. Fortunately, the snow stopped on the day of her departure. Margarita’s luggage was simple, and her entourage consisted of only three maids, including Jin. Heinrich wanted to assign more attendants, but he couldn’t overcome Asla’s insistence.13fcf8c1d55d5f28

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Margarita walked towards 51a7da3586 the carriage with 3c2a381672 little complaint, or d754140a8b rather, willingly. Since they would 6e29f2d245 be Asla’s eyes 92fe3d8f0f and ears anyway, 3e7a93893c having fewer of 35a235fdb1 them would be d5c6490ad6 more comfortable.70e840e091b33d3a

Before boarding the 40627e9e83 carriage, Margarita turned 9228ca8555 around. Heinrich and Asla stood a1812a8990 side by side on 6e8f93b774 the high, grand staircase fa30b7f0c8 leading to the main 052bf42197 palace, watching her.0975b077547c1a03

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One who had 76b40da856 cherished her terribly 8067fff28b for a long ef8a13cf15 time, and one 719482391a who had constantly d36bc4dde1 filled her with 26379571ed fear.fe92ac6dbb2b67f4

Margarita abruptly 8e94e7b9d5 turned and 578ba530e6 boarded the e22d449506 carriage. It was 3593d49816 two months 81f5349afe before the 17ed54287f new year.d5dadf3532ab9252

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“Marta will do 1493d96a98 well.”fd79b48c59c49aca

Heinrich murmured in 9449faa271 a gloomy voice, be1da699f2 watching the departing 7a3bdfee9c carriage. With Margarita, 99c99a135f who had efe653f2e2 always been fb3dcb21d7 with him, 842e0b05a4 gone, it d74193aa82 felt as 1b09470bdf if half bda6de790b his soul 00b1509464 was missing.9dd94fdee9b5a865

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“Of course she d6131607cb will.”8b033312ae83a1dd

Asla also replied 9ef243bc85 in a dry c4da2e17a8 tone, her gaze c6f249c65c fixed on the 1a7e32a16e carriage. The most difficult 3b32c29992 part of their 10a0659e5f plan, the marriage 23b4cbda16 to the Grand 77db7d0fa2 Duke, had been a64e89daa5 accomplished. The gears were now d0aaf0e3ac in motion, so it fb391b365d would proceed on its 66865c81e2 own. Margarita had no a8dd09e01b choice but to 814458c5c8 succeed. They had put 742165a184 multiple layers of c15304ba1e measures in place a437929414 to ensure it.3afc11d93ee7a148

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“The Grand 2f524b3b64 Duke should 8324ae42e5 have been b92bbb0623 contacted by b268cea0bd now, right?”f33700a1b88e6da7

“He should have.”bf5d1f4daa87fabb

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“I wonder. Whether he 302550c533 will actually d8d8ac569b come to 40319321d3 get Marta 194decf48f or not.”8fa70713616fc30c

They had sent 7b95fd0e06 a message to b2aea77abf the Grand Duke. That they 789b292adf would send ddbb74a58f Margarita about d8136681c9 ten days 5b6673b7f2 after his bade343a83 departure, so 5ed3d07f1b he should 12a17ffbeb come to 2bc8c3d217 meet her.39609b0b04387eec

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It was crafted 50ab3d9580 to reflect the 28ccd14a47 anxious heart of 75559e24be a brother who 8ba4e51d33 cherished his sister, 0f429d44fc but it wasn’t bb0800d56f sincere. Although they had 4dd351c369 no choice but c795fac2c2 to send her 74f3549561 away, he didn’t ad052fff83 want them to 730c87234e grow close. Their plan was 1fa9465c7f almost complete now 751f75806b that Margarita had 05ebb5c8b3 become the Grand 0144faa7fa Duchess.47e596788b92b691