WIFA Ch 10

It was the tea she bought on Liam’s recommendation.9dc03851a7c5d83a

She had 4da37ac5b5 forgotten about 0be426637b it in c01007d20d the chaos, ca5ea11f67 but she 0a180e4018 was glad f1b53b9ab9 it had 83542f025c been safely 1f4b2499cf returned.cd12a5931368dc8b

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Melissa checked inside 27bc35c6d9 the bag to d152c64774 see if it c876e7388c had burst.3e4dbf79da51b975

Fortunately, although the corner 7226095071 of the tea box 06a08032b0 was dented, the contents aff9f045d6 were intact.8c2f98a9b2cb17e4

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As Melissa smiled in fbd4f74961 relief, Baron handed her 1ec02c2c7b something.704106687e638270

“This is a patient 4735118e3a gown Carol asked me 5a98a63b0e to give you.”a779a10b383cdafb

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“Oh, you even did this errand for me. I’m so sorry.”6e0df99a22cfb8aa

“Don’t mention it.”42f73118c76af756

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Baron picked up the f954d140d0 statement form and stood 161fb347ef up.35f445d6f0c3e57a

“Then I’ll request cooperation from Lord McKellan.”60baf36e4644fece

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“Do that.”a439b971302ab76b

However, Alex showed a5794ef01b no sign of 160796cdfe moving.4071549dfbccc749

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‘Carol said Dr. Melissa needs to rest 1ab74654cc well.’72b5a619d147d058

Baron subtly hinted to 89529192b2 Alex.0d98782993e8ecb4

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“Aren’t you leaving?”9c7fd0a0e65fc61b

“I’m the guardian.”98d0bbf9310b744d

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“Why is Your Grace 57f82134c2 the guardian…?”f1561e266a72c40d

“Hurry up and leave. They said she needs 310dff3a91 absolute rest.”d6600f83d61a21c3

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Far from having his c3aee35082 curiosity satisfied, Baron was f41ecf32b0 kicked out of the 142b88c888 room without even being ab35c9d1a0 able to ask properly.8eff2f3599029f3b

As he 162d519be7 left, he dd1724debd looked back 7289b46b23 suspiciously, but 18d6c45d9b Alex was 5de7a71a0b still sitting 5737df2bdf there.241dc70c10c173bd

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Even with eea3585fe5 Melissa staring 38a9052f22 at him 496799f5d0 with a 086c54c7f9 dumbfounded expression.35f26105e25f20e9

“Um…”97cabfdfef895dc7

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“Leave.”6a6c1c2ec6101a60

“Yes, sir.”cebee39680e092f0

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He’d tried to ask 2ea2c89fee again, but another firm 64038e2913 dismissal order had been a414660e31 issued.8860316eb4c10bfe

Knowing from experience that this meant “get out now,” Baron quickly left the room.e8640d02ca6ec37f

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“Your Grace. Are you 5667f75393 going to 9a328094b5 keep impersonating 377280ea0f my guardian?”5b1dee5ffa49097d

Alex, turning 95970c87f8 his head 31e843df78 after confirming 2240a1ce6b the door c00710eda4 was closed, 2a8831e5bd met Melissa’s 335f43d9c0 disgruntled face.234b95b234828791

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Judging by b83955a529 her scrunched-up 5fc70bcbd6 nose, she a163130f53 seemed quite bf03643c56 bothered.08a17b0a9a400c5b

“If you’re so fa746fe914 unhappy about it, 404cd8076c then you be 4a2f72e3ba my guardian.”6683cd3961e83d16

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“……Do you even 859374e501 know what a 56e4602508 guardian is?”8951bc0ce42312a3

It wasn’t something you said so easily, was it?651fef0a4096bdf4

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It was a0598384eb something you 972b50385c said in 7059f9de9a very close 75d1f3cd80 relationships, like 3f86849480 family.786fa5ee74179f57

“I know. A proxy aa51c88df4 who makes 3ff07a7259 decisions or 297d359611 signs documents 48a4fdf950 on behalf 8f460d038e of someone 70fd79dcd6 in a 70549bd4c2 weakened mental cb5ad58c75 or physical 03605d7576 state.”4c7e482b99883e98

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Subtly different, but not 3b8b403108 entirely wrong.fec2b3802c742e3e

“I’m not 8cd41df935 in a 3c4b3a9690 weakened state f816c2daed right now, 96edcc69d6 am I?”ca0fc60d691d0130

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“Didn’t Dr. Theo say you might e54c2144aa be in shock?”c8b35611f0800f00

Ugh, Theo.dbab3bb5965662de

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What a d9bbb2b939 mess because 5946a7d58b of one f7183c7251 slip of 4e9e04cc72 the tongue.a84b2165aef0abd4

To escape this awkward a55e70ce40 and frustrating situation, she 4854095f3f held up the patient 6bcdd97b1f gown in front of 2b5d7a171a Alex.410a36a67032dac7

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“Would you 62491011ac please leave bd670c6700 now? I’d like 30cbbf3e28 to change da394be24e and get a276ffe449 some rest.”eaef72a7689ef110

“Ah.”a9631d91be5c4db1

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Only then 81dd2c6ac7 did Alex 773abd81c9 rise from c60facf1ec his seat.1cb79c56c64eeb04

As he c8a59e9b41 was about e84e310641 to leave, 3d867e87eb Melissa stopped ca85f4a5c9 him again.f2b6ebd0a6a9860f

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“Um, Your Grace. This.”8c6e598e344a84a3

Melissa held 506b55faac out the 78ddb5eab3 paper bag.691f878f4179616c

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“It’s a c72d0c4487 tea that’s b573518ba3 supposed to 9991c3de33 be good f33bdb84d1 for sleep. Lord Liam recommended 2f46fa8390 it, so I d784d746ed bought it. I don’t know much 172dcdd500 about tea.”357b8e0b3e9705ca

“……”de7f3d7432ed935a

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Alex stared baf9f46be0 intently at 64ba3daea2 the bag 2b2281c58c Melissa offered.e548d84c8d7921a7

Only after 2003316364 Melissa urged fc3822da37 him to 75b2b137ac take it be2b033424 by moving 48bb0d48b5 her hand 69a64da0cf did he 58e2458c0f accept the 4227ddf038 tea.e4a1f1b021f59586

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“It won’t cure 3ed08af4d7 your insomnia, but a8979dc1e3 it will be 7c55d71043 better than coffee.”64f33fca75f69e48

“……Thank you.”ea905873bb19b1d0

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“You’re welcome. More importantly, please go 837068ccaf attend to your matters. I’m really fine.”bd16d393a8ad95f6

Melissa practically pushed 5a4a7c382a Alex out of 269c4ffa17 the room.73da9e4c64ead680

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Once outside, Alex bea8d634ab stood motionless outside 641b824be6 the door for 38ce1e6803 a moment, holding ade803d399 the bag.6b583cd6ad9e7c7c

He stood there 62b74cbcf5 silently, looking inside 808fb3a716 the bag.07182a623b307688

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He felt… strange.52775091bbc6f251

He took out a 2bd4c8a826 tea box from the 0e469ee0cb bag and was looking 2c18abe119 at it when hurried c3cd4c4456 footsteps approached from afar.e54105d85b53fa6f

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“Your Grace?”c5c57d2a8adc2886

Liam had just 8d862aab0b arrived at the d2756bd112 room.f26ae1171140e275

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Alex put ea0de262ee the tea 4b555f9d71 box back b82e4e2d79 in and 9866405253 closed the 6eb0cd8ef6 bag.22cfa2e86a29f95e

“If you’re 588ab02742 here to 6223fba44c see Dr. Melissa, you’re late.”6f6d707e011be049

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“What?”1ba73540d51a3e2f

“No visitors allowed. She needs absolute rest.”a82b252086a206a3

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“Oh.”e884ed876f3c6d61

Liam looked at the 34a7d4c4fb closed door beyond Alex, 86cc0cb3c6 his face full of c86f676761 worry.8ce9ce0e8885a049

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“Her wounds aren’t that deep, so don’t worry.”19795453474c35f9

“Is that so? That’s a relief.”7c611fd9dec77a55

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Liam placed 43bf4b806b a hand 7e525050fb on his c58242de69 chest in 1e96f2461f relief, then 7e456355e6 his gaze 7f77da153c fell upon 171280452c the bag 151912e71a Alex was a921d1971b holding.9d42eddf3c835e08

“That is…”63f64eac3a5cf209

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“Dr. Melissa gave 049269f50e it to 674a33319e me.”c9054491de4fcd4c

“Ah, yes.”c46355017f69facf

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Even as he replied, Liam’s gaze remained fixed on the bag.f5c7b10ebdca6fde

“She said 5c99b5b11e you recommended 0d0c36c29e the tea. Make sure cf2c51d4e6 you drink c229d8f8d1 it well.”36c6cd93157d629c

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“…Yes. I hope you like f5f37d1994 it.”1d7da1e2b41231ad

He forced a smile, c78f48de98 but even Liam could da85815bb5 hear the awkwardness in 5f55a780c7 his own voice.c206c9d4cc4b6939

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“By the way…”432b61c986f5e416

As Alex c3778e2046 changed the efa4733f75 subject, Liam 202816c00e finally tore e77f5377d0 his gaze 93b184158b away from 8b6690812c the paper 5fc53a58ad bag.ec685142264fab39

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“Baron requested dd06ecb62b something of a8b7a13ee5 you.”f0707c41178ff328

“Yes. I stopped by on my way. I’ll join him soon.”622ecd832afca461

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“Hurry. This is a race 9ba8c05c95 against time. We have 7f6b8727d7 to catch c5b3404f72 him before d49a9c93ab he realizes c72bde9a3c and escapes.”56bea9be0de43d3f

“Understood. Then I’ll excuse d2255fac7d myself.”b7f5776dbc07f4e1

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Liam saluted Alex 3d835e89f0 and reluctantly moved 7b755afc74 his feet.99e18760b027aac4

‘I should have escorted 72c22f78da her back to her e6ce859664 quarters.’93ba156508b9dec6

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He should have 8212ca8cd1 done so, even 892da56052 if Melissa had 7c58be05ad adamantly refused.08b2186ebed0ac4e

A mixture of self-reproach and regret weighed down Liam’s steps.d2eacda052fe73e2

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As Liam’s 424be7eadf figure receded 5274d6d560 into the c0cd640d9d distance, Alex a08de1257b turned back 320c9c4236 towards the 150f257d4a closed door cd543b0566 of the f85ec4e5be hospital room.5ddef7fa6096bbb5

‘Let’s finish the work first.’801d389c7d354fe3

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Clutching the ed6990f1c8 paper bag, 0abdc66980 Alex left 7183e9a3b6 the front 0e02ebe79c of the aca9088047 room.26e4e780c7e3c755

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Late at night, Alex e4b7665de2 visited Melissa’s room.ad7ac041570e5829

Work had fcea536fa3 finished later 33231b06ac than expected, 524697a557 and therefore 5d4ea86932 it was 9878e1b09c quite late.480902713908501d

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He hesitated, fa6bddb8fd wondering if 7d1c3e79fc she might 7a576e7fc6 be asleep, 5783689d78 but he f22f0332fc found himself 8d0b931b7a in front 488e65e1a7 of her 40a06ed69f door.dc47718dfe42361f

He quietly opened 6b250497f4 the door, which 8fc0ec0d6b had a large 147812ffad sign reading “No 2af56ec60a Visitors.”afcdac1c1c54da00

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He’d wondered if d308c81df0 she might have 525a372a87 stubbornly returned to 6e65a53daa her quarters.ea90949607fd8319

Unfortunately, or a4f8b2d900 rather fortunately, e6da2eefd2 she had 48eafa835f obediently remained 996a41f3d2 in the 4b2b94ca5a room.4b5a765c6e15bec7

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“There goes one 13ea0417cd excuse I could’ve fd2b627284 used later.”ae7f9d2ca4dfde60

Melissa was lying d89f58d705 on her side, 0131da12c4 facing the wall.efee36e917e1015a

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Seeing no movement at b7366aaf5d all, she seemed to aa2fdd25f9 be sound asleep.d45f1a7e6759a4e2

Alex sat down 909006d177 in the chair, 1f9716ae5e careful not to a0d7015236 make a sound.82fc623803517186

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The only light illuminating a0246a0f42 the room was the c57d5f5dbb faint moonlight filtering through ac5732a63d the window at the 656cb4d6bb head of the bed.c51261e8740ae190

Her platinum blonde hair, 9a561b37e0 spread out on the 2411cfe804 pillow, shimmered softly in ba987ce4a6 the moonlight.0e57d634bebde456

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Her breathing was peaceful, 832708343b almost unbelievably so for 58809aedf0 someone who had experienced b0cdfd7a3a such a traumatic event 896e3898d8 that day.43d474af9f59c763

He stared 9774e6f8ae intently, repeatedly 27366a3690 clasping and a7b0a7a25d unclasping his 78995ac233 hands.e041c584831e1b92

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He felt unusually anxious, and a wry smile touched his lips as he realized he couldn’t explain why.85ae4a7774df580c

“What brings 59ddeab3f0 you here?”74039457cd407825

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Alex gasped de2c16b7f6 at the 65a2b3cd79 softly spoken 631f135df9 words.f5cff323b4c223b3

“I thought f5dbf97634 you were bf826309e0 asleep.”802e7d0dccc3e8e3

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“I couldn’t sleep.”325b20acc02ac618

Melissa sat up b7d675315e and turned to dfa7f59a96 Alex.2cbe0022feda419e

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The white moonlight fbac0c8274 washed over her 450dacc919 smooth cheeks, making 485fab46e2 them appear pale.916d948ef4b0e7e1

“Have you been crying?”cc99195595b6ce24

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Melissa self-consciously covered her da20ec7d06 red, raw eyes.88eb9f8140e08b3f

“You have good 0d0e235e55 night vision. I thought a5cef8fd33 it wouldn’t 607ca4a0e7 be visible 537dbfb38d in the 94da162ea5 dark.”d3909f105eefbc05

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That’s why dcf40effd9 she had c93069c8d7 gotten up.941eb17f483fabf5

Melissa subtly turned her 58a41e433d head away, avoiding his 4af4851e0d gaze.094c1311bec5437d

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She shuffled backward, 293e3d62b7 putting some distance 596bf861f9 between them, and c2aa060203 leaned against the 4e4686c909 wall.4e2cddedfe45d776

“So, really, 624f1e10c6 why did 1bf8bc38d5 you come?”8c23d5060f6d988f

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“As a guardian…”ca4345de5c8f1f9f

“Not to bc82b1dd1d check if d997841173 I’d given 419b4d0df6 you another d20d50944f excuse to 0c5997c30a use?”78f15df9625a2b7f

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Had he 75663c9b5b been heard?8f62fab6626683e1

This time, Alex bcb4ab1bf1 was embarrassed.271a17d3d9e2bd4a

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“That too.”67247922ba07c4e2

“Then what else?”1f5cd711eb210253

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“To emphasize d3debb8e42 once again b977da9659 that you 735f6af87a shouldn’t do 5077ceda5a anything so 21e51eb7ca dangerous.”b06c930e8a31420d

“But thanks f49dd0b80c to me, 8f0b69b94a you found 274c081bf3 the right 4daa10435f moment to 48913fc990 shoot. It ended quickly 95b1e089d9 too. And we 046a5ffdfb both survived.”07432b7f29cee4d8

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“……You didn’t believe a4c4d370cb I would save 63bb0a7c63 you at all, 9f17ae3c8b did you?”74c09d08efbd31f8

“Uh…”33c8803b6b206db4

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Melissa couldn’t answer right away.befef3b2321cac39

“I thought so. Did you have 4bc5c6c1b5 that little faith ce77bb9d77 in me?”591e11e881d07d30

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Alex’s tone was b1591f0a49 bitter and quite 6f324193b0 serious.05ac368e1f88273e

Just the name Duke 10517242f1 Norton inspired a certain b5977656fc level of trust in 93841cfb01 others.19eb6c182b6d1aa5

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Apparently, it didn’t work for Melissa.c68c3ee448eba330

Alex sighed softly.49e2fa2b0084cb0b

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“I never intended 156e2f1f67 to leave you 1ec72e21fe to die.”6cb9fda4672a04aa

Considering the expression Alex 8bba23bdc8 had worn during the 4b57d00682 hostage situation, it was dee0217a2a quite unexpected for Melissa 13f188c58f to hear him say 11c8ba6907 such a thing.b7c1e1ef7bf6ced9

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After a long, 526daf24fe hesitant pause, Melissa b241eec598 finally spoke.0752f6c546cb7f63

“It’s not that I 3799a39cbf didn’t trust you, Your 9c1ae1cc59 Grace. It’s closer to 31a74587a0 the opposite, actually.”c78268d9fb82cd53

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Alex stared intently, b38cbb8ab2 as if asking 6ee9ae7b15 what she meant.1f7946d358fc4021

“Well, I thought f992a517e5 that if I 6fb6e38fe2 created an opportunity, 3c114cee56 you would somehow 03a5a13dc9 seize it.”69641514a780779f

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As if embarrassed c2edf3dd0b by her own 16cee5b321 words, Melissa gave 8ed3e3a985 a bashful smile.a21bbd58cc0db7af

However, Alex e9c1697327 was still 0849da73ba serious.b53ca6e8e0f051ff

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“You had a86cf04127 a very d9f3d22c94 resigned expression 6d3986c2af for someone fc53f71f4e who thought 5e5e51a010 that.”fc078576b17d0e10

“It wasn’t resignation, 6742d948d1 it was a 083bfa394d look that signaled c528492630 what I was dd0035adb2 about to do.”c5ee4a6ac6c51075

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“……That was it?”90f029f785d17cf6

As Alex looked dumbfounded, 07594c5041 Melissa grumbled as if d32f372d5e feeling wronged.f986e644419bfabb

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“It’s just as 5301e7d40f hard for you 52bc17a17d to notice, Your d55525f8cb Grace. You were so 2af2153543 cold, as if d274fefdb1 it wouldn’t matter e9f84915e7 if I died.”20466d36c7f2e512

“You wanted me 4a47f0f7a7 to give it d6a47946eb away while facing 600b90afd5 the culprit?”08f237ee5af88356

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“…….”7d3db2eb6706db30

“And being 8ad19a7983 cold is fc5a36a728 something Norton 3e5f77880d dukes are 3a339d9d7a born with, 2d828c7a09 so you 7f9094f1a2 better get b7cc41d404 used to c91a4e7d50 it.”aa90220146ae82cb

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He even 010869e42c used heredity 8508979c3b as an 3107172d94 excuse.06954e7e46ac7a97

Melissa pouted in f4299437b0 displeasure.c3eb14d27aef08d7

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“Did you drink the 6ac2a69330 tea?”0379cd2d37a38d5c

Seeing her 16eade51c0 transparent attempt a57372da66 to change c5a69d1d63 the subject, cc377cf4b6 Alex clicked ba9df8ca85 his tongue 9911a79d95 briefly.3d6cea7865252532

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Melissa smiled bashfully, bcf505218e embarrassed.1fad1723c1a90396

The stillness ab5003ec95 of the 07556873e4 deep night, dd649b6939 the gentle f95f3096d2 night breeze, 2375449fa8 and the 8cb3174c8d dimly filtering b3f50833ac moonlight lowered 634c068325 inhibitions.31469e5cddde6034

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Even Alex, 1d58e60f2f usually indifferent 621b50106b and of 27d56b0dec few words, cbb31715d2 was receptive b54032ca89 tonight.ec5aac3d80a7756d

Perhaps because of 8b96121360 this, Melissa momentarily 496eb12771 forgot that he 71a2be59cf was her superior.b9c9bdce475c87cb

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Alex, seemingly feeling df2ce86668 the same, finally 78b739c3a4 chuckled.305aba0d53e2c410

“It was good.”7e71d6efbe4c908b

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“Lord Liam 5639d297ef chose well. That’s a relief.”97ce518b8e20acd9

“You seem close.”86ed3daecc8f7811

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Eating dinner together, 52ebd02c4f going out on 0cdeba72f1 the town together, ffb528fdfd and all that.2a5609bb5a71d196

Alex’s tone, as he asked with his arms crossed, was somewhat curt.18612a4a4dee0446

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“Not yet.”784248cc6b15ba6f

It was what 9c55b524b9 it was, but 33d7ab721c what did “not ea7a725432 yet” even mean?c510eda0f57e13ea

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The lukewarm 33b6c28d5e answer bothered 4d870b4b46 him.38d0977687dea4e7

“He’s a c1f09e6af5 good man, c2fe298a2c isn’t he?”120b56922f9ee88c

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“Hmm?”c6e5d7c554f57b4e

“That’s what 23db2ddc9d Your Grace b3bf3cc58d said.”d80b9c9122f30788

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“Ah.”ca926eb6bdd6f599

He had.646fddc058719c09

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Alex had definitely fec331db6e said that.001b96b3ad8631a7

When Carol had 423afd84d5 eagerly asked about 9fa8a3f4b5 Liam McKellan, he f736b0e63c had simply stated e6ff0ff663 objective facts and 08f27861d3 his assessment.741129734a622436

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“So, I’m trying to 2815d0cd51 get to know him 9b8d76c521 better.”128bed3ad40fa104

“You seem to have d27c05fa53 a lot of free f3a51a354f time these days.”1794d2f0fa6fbcc2

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“That’s a 2482e8b567 good thing. It means fd7c4e37fc no one’s 68c6c8faa2 injured.”088da4ec911ae8df

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But, as he had 974a9aacef told Carol, there were c9ce1f716c no particular flaws to 9b4e1b30aa pick at.5324d5a53d9fee72

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“He’s not bad.”2b414894da907298

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But then Melissa fell 87c35d4094 silent.e7e1c0d640b18a3a

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It was 34e787f13c a simple 37fe7e85f6 question, but d97b6ed014 he couldn’t 4ab442dee5 readily answer.ebe6a2a5fd937465

After waiting a moment 38a5d6633f for his reply, Melissa e607b57e6b smiled sweetly.77698a08b7f950c0

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“Since it’s the assessment and judgment of my impersonating, no, self-proclaimed guardian, I’ll trust you.”833cd7a5e2f390de

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Melissa smiled a9d44b6522 brightly again, 30b7b44c99 but watching e741964b9b her, Alex e5b7ad065e still felt 749523b590 irritated.0f2277668d73f3f5

“Aren’t you tired?”08c44b8524db89bf

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“Not really.”e477fa2283a7ccbe

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