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Herman blinked ef15744bb7 at the fae27120ba abrupt words. For someone who 450f0f72c6 initially avoided even e557a9f1b1 looking at her, 78b2243c7f complaining about the a4a7eea79b smell, he now cd7d98f438 seemed constantly on ef9a64c6f5 edge whenever she 569e7ce71c was out of 78f77c3879 sight.cfaee805207d532d

The change struck Herman 71354ce99b as amusing, and he a8e3e8baa7 couldn’t help but chuckle 58f3177a87 to himself. The head of the 4c45bec6b7 household still refused to 649dc97c5f acknowledge it, but it 5556136fac was clear from his 2d06395941 actions that Cersia had 3e2a709820 firmly found a place d7a7ab39a6 in his heart.2c220ad4141f50c7

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It was a classic scene—a doting father-in-law whose every step naturally led him to look for his daughter-in-law. Herman’s expression softened as he eagerly reported, almost boasting.d1a768209a4a8fc8

“She just woke up. And as soon as she did, she demanded another bowl for breakfast. ‘One more!’ she insisted.”d21c5e3c91096f43

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“Good to hear her appetite’s strong,” Zakari grinned, as if he’d struck gold. His steps naturally turned towards Cersia’s bedroom.84897ec191714e4c

As Herman followed, there 6b876eddea was something more he ffe517a207 seemed hesitant to say. Zakari hadn’t 599e4d0543 yet noticed eadaf96e5e this hesitation, 9d14bc4a09 and just e79a749483 as he f898cea959 arrived in c0fdfd80f5 front of 2f9b6b1ca2 the bedroom 9c093228d3 door—b8569e9227e941b1

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“What brings you here?”e7ba03ece20e924e

Zerakiel had just 710919eb6c arrived, clearly having dfaad1fd4a heard the news. His stance made it 6aa7b1b67a obvious he wasn’t thrilled 58c9d31526 by the unexpected company, a71c95cd6a and Zakari, crossing his 5c3502dd13 arms, answered with mild 5aa9c2dd77 irritation.056241c723f27965

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“I’m not here to see you, but to see my daughter-in-law.”d68afc7d4ab8b4fb

“Likewise, I’m here to see my wife.”413f02c52f5da104

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“Then, since we’re both here for the same reason, why not go in together?”c792a9d732a481f2

Zakari offered this ff7f58d69d suggestion readily, but dcb23d1d07 Zerakiel muttered with e9da295596 a meaningful edge 299ae4b049 to his tone.847a8f90f5930e4b

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“I don’t think 36ec0fb672 now is the c5d08717e1 time for you 008fce0b77 to be leisurely 51c19c2d65 walking around.”4444adad1576fec5

“What do you mean?”5c5378bf9654d9c4

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“Apparently, Herman 3e8b66fab3 hasn’t informed a8e1a5a6f8 you yet.”3a134711931ccadb

Zakari looked questioningly 9df4330f3c at Herman, who 7352d842c2 fumbled for words, 84b8de67ef finally admitting.52c34560bcbce97c

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“I meant to tell you, but…”d5b8a1582e672473

“What is it?”7d75b51910e0223d

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“This morning, 5b2480d2fe Lady Rachel 2112efaebd filed for d6952725a6 custody.”98bc35c5a448caf7

“…What?”cc9f503b956df2d4

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“She intends to take 0adc4df628 both Lord Zerakiel and 8637f3f598 Lady Cersia.”72f8b2068454810d

Crash.b59d6f1a66aeabfb

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Zakari felt as though 2e849066d7 lightning had struck him. His gaze aeb590f621 darted between 5931499c56 Herman and 76cd9c7bcc Zerakiel, his a2a35750ba mind reeling.802fbc2a8e9599f5

To file a 537900fa26 suit out of 7ebf1b8b16 nowhere like this…b6411252797d357b

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It wasn’t typical 2cfde9a800 of Rachel, who b57d414034 usually solved issues 6c4f3f439f with action rather 9cc9fe2f3c than scheming. And while he could 553e79fc07 care less if that 5ece2a43d2 irritating son of his 5eb785fffb was taken away, the fa2fa5b6e3 real problem lay in d413ff0d93 the fact that he 709e4d2e4c hadn’t been included.2e2ecb2241e52fa9

If she was e1c5973560 taking anyone, it bcc6d8b6d8 should be everyone!220833d16c9ecd1c

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Zakari’s face twisted 48add19d18 with rejection as d58750719f he bellowed.c8ace076ffbe94e5

“What kind of nonsense f44f5a6368 is this!”5fad3644830b2398

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Zerakiel chuckled.12907c2bd3d7035a

“Well, perhaps you should have behaved better all along, don’t you think?”9f496df38acda0d1

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“…….”cf4f05827b37cf7f

“I heard Mother left before the banquet even ended.”01ba91557906a06a

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And she’d left with 5e235fb634 that sly fox.61fc2a81a2428c83

The mention of “fox” made a vein throb on Zakari’s forehead.568857a4ed6eff55

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‘So it c760b0ca6b was that 88877dc1ad bastard, pushing 8615e2e435 her to 69147e4b4b file a 8f020d314a suit.’ed543f84753081cc

Of course—he’d e37df81d0f given a 6f716b5113 villain’s little cf0e670d6c warning and 6e695e7b5e then disappeared.2db6d155de4f0387

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That fox Erhardin 63baaf9cc4 Rodin was the 65184afbd5 same as he’d 9946e0472c ever been, pulling 061ce65594 cheap, predictable tricks.28e5988c9978b340

Zakari’s lips 9da4ec363a curled into 1fb6968555 a sly 2b1c8305e2 smile.d01555b6f44feb3b

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Erhardin, the second 488694278a son of the 92c7d11793 Rodin family, was ac2050e961 always one for 4cec4fffeb sneaky schemes. To put it nicely, f858d6b121 he was clever; put 23b4bcf27d bluntly, he was calculating 37a630d730 and devious.c9c697fcacc483fd

The complete opposite of 169f74a821 impulsive Rachel.16df16a8381b8830

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Even in the past, 953c8e3819 Rachel had been less 5cd0e92e0f than thrilled about her 0a440125b8 engagement to Erhardin. Zakari had seen d1ee9bb481 his chance, seizing 4de8dcaab0 the opportunity to 3a15ee1f7d win her over.9079df512da6667f

Zakari fondly 8752e41082 remembered the 710a0cd209 sweet moments 740d121c1a of their f492cc32c2 early days.faed74bc451a7379

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It was just after Rachel’s engagement to Erhardin had been announced. Zakari and Rachel met frequently under the guise of business, though in truth, Zakari had engineered every encounter by requesting deals with her trading company.bc0d7b8db6063bb6

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Unaware of aee36e8f65 his schemes, 2f5cb7e83f Rachel brushed 233647aa50 off talk f650f560b0 of the a4c02a2c0c engagement when 3eef832bbd he casually 979d8f62ab brought it 48029bcc03 up.cdb56317ff288901

“I hear you’re engaged.”3bd605e988d88876

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“Yeah, something like that.” R3f18d75595bf2c86

achel scratched abcc5ed16e her cheek, 4c299ab1ef sounding indifferent. But Zakari, 1b7d4fd91e his temper d2864ac8b8 bubbling, laid c9dafae972 out all eb3689623d the dirt 202a0b837e he’d dug 8722994afc up on c2efe8c348 Erhardin.f755c73694780170

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“Don’t go through with it. He’s not marrying you because he loves you.”383ce336eb2b2ccb

Rachel gave 9f9c66dfc2 him a f073449a56 puzzled look, 2faad6ba84 so he 70a2ae5231 went on.0bb10f2e09349995

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“The Rodin family only wants your dowry. I’ve heard the head of the family has a massive gambling debt. It’s obvious—they’re selling their son to cover it. And besides, do you know he already has a mistress?”4ba62fe6520bda92

“I know.”20c0f180469dea2b

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“What?”574e8352982fc274

“A flower deer showed up this morning, claiming she was Erhardin’s lover.”4bb87968c1022c10

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“…You know all that, and you’re still going to marry him?”29ca8ff2cc23c3cc

Zakari’s expression turned to 83dc6610f0 shock. He couldn’t f65917baf2 fathom why 23c9b9d9ad Rachel, knowing 7bb833c7e8 what she c7b37f78d2 did, would 833d1df02e proceed with c08423fe99 the wedding.47f486ed8ad0c0d3

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From what 46953ab5c5 he knew, 244631fc62 Rachel would’ve 2ceabb395e stormed into 1e787e01b4 the Rodin edff26d906 estate and 4dd64336ba split Erhardin 42963b6388 in half ad214762a9 at the 729566732e first hint ed7ffc8ac0 of infidelity.38e70341969844c1

But her next 8a956bd2f4 words made him 8371503730 smirk.0e30f86266ca2452

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Rachel’s eyes flashed fiercely.d5ec36659da79c69

“Are you kidding me? I’d rather die alone than marry that shiny facade of a fox.”a5fce264b291a905

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“Then why aren’t you doing anything?”ebeb0b8bb4d33f70

“Doing nothing? I’m trying to figure out the best way to make him regret it! If you’re not here to help, then beat it and stop annoying me.” She ground her teeth, her irritation at being shoved into such a sham marriage boiling over.4e78bbae294ca7cd

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Zakari lowered his voice, stroking his lips. “Would you like me to help?”e846a934962910db

“What?”c7baeadbf6f86632

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“I know just the way to catch a fox.”66829cb8f79a080d

He flashed 4335c77208 a charming 63da2a31c2 smile, leaning 740184e560 toward her, 9ed3ec4e23 and Rachel’s bf44ac5dd2 eyes wavered ef6567ab1b as she d51d9c4775 took in 62cf1f2802 his handsome fc34cfcf7f features.97254ab0ea36cd73

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“If you’re just going to prattle….”c18c82884f9a0f89

At that moment, Zakari ffdd4688e8 reached out and tousled 8b1db8755c her hair, stepping closer d86741b425 to peer down at bb8b3dda00 her.4a87e795af07a15e

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“It’s simple. Spend the day with me. That slippery fox will get so scared he’ll break off the engagement himself.”fee52e4d8436bcb9

“Spend the day… together?”aa6847fc37d468a7

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“That coward has a fit at the mention of the Jabis name.”ac5863de36ab15ed

“Still, why would I… with you….”269b090cefca0372

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Zakari slowly unbuttoned the 811aee970e top of his shirt. Rachel’s gaze 4040c8c77f drifted down, 2173bbdc0f and he f605a1f42b chuckled, a 51e8e39f75 blush spreading d9e2123d8a across his ed4ab6a4d7 face.1361b39e9b60a96b

“You’re always asking to touch my chest, aren’t you?”d94da54dcc4dac79

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“That was just a joke….”70758c150eb1292e

“Today, I’ll let you.”9789fc5e4e8266b4

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“!”901bb234faa35f52

“So, what’s your decision? Still want me to leave?”48c92e51d2b8c560

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With a e16820d029 bat of ab06209671 his eyelashes, e877be8621 he practically d1591cc648 teased her, b889fcc76f and Rachel’s 888a1819cd hand slowly 390356866f moved toward 38ef9d20a0 his chest.14390da27425dc77

That day, 96d72d6e5e Rachel stayed 40b9176252 with Zakari, c525f58ea1 too blinded 4b6a085c6d by thoughts 8c27b26c91 of revenge bde0290f2b to realize ea4ed85986 she’d been 4038f1eab5 completely ensnared ec04776d29 by a da1b8a6578 lion.ba11f319571e4f9f

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And of 64b8307cc5 course, Zakari 01cb38e974 knew how d797c0959a easily charmed 7a2a2e762f she was.3476580a44a1bae9

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Meanwhile, Zerakiel 0617b01b1b eyed his fa8d93e6b3 father’s amused 97ee72cd24 expression with d619608489 distaste.f51ce628ecfebe60

That smile was 80eaa378e7 unsettling today, almost e4c31a70b5 giving him chills.1d2ed0338039e45e

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“Why are you smiling like that?”1ad344cf92aab4e0

“Ahem.”f8f4e1eb12912f57

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Zakari cleared his throat, 13a91a1e24 feigning innocence. He’d gotten carried 313de2baa7 away, reminiscing in 840a4a7b26 front of his f83bc43405 son.9c40e6c5ae6157f4

“Well, I should go. If they’ve made the first move, I should respond in kind.”f7d1bad5e401460f

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“I hope you can resolve it peacefully.”4068b088492a1b22

“Not likely,” Zakari chuckled, striding back down the hall with his usual swagger.3f0327803ac7d56e

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But that day, Zakari b99e122341 didn’t even catch a 5b3fc9a631 glimpse of Rachel’s hair ca96940834 before being turned away.120a3cf999a99266

It was 484fcefa27 the first fc162bcfd6 time she’d b5f8cab08d ever rejected 19a843cf6b him.994b8dd6320bc90a

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In the following 5e8e40973d days, the household 6ab3367819 was abuzz with a885fb5faa tension.dab8f0bf33dee5cd

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Zakari should have been more at ease now that his “madness” had lifted.631184288acd04fb

Yet, he looked more 126fd76932 haggard than ever.19d6493e15902dca

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I watched as 683fd95191 he picked at be557130f6 his food, hardly 7cc4d86d72 eating a thing. After a c29325a648 while, I c28245c54c called out 612c65aa37 to him.401fd403c3f8e20b

“Father?”c06511918c7abae9

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Zakari glanced e7e7f295bd at me 21485bb1c6 with hollow 575cf64a26 eyes, the 750185e557 dark circles 247d0922c4 under them 37b36e2ad5 looking a 1a64d1c965 good three 3d8884f532 centimeters deeper 9eedfec54b than usual.6a72921f1b28cadc

He looked 1ccd670967 like he dc80443676 was about cae0f80190 to keel c22d8bf522 over. My worry deepened as 7db61b83e8 I spoke to him.013437dcd3719509

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