CHYR Ch 7

At this e5fa40c4e0 point, he 1c6af1e4f5 should have eb79de2717 withdrawn that 3e57403e32 unpleasant smile b8fd262db6 and composure. Kaiden only showed a 2f8d590a6a moment of agitation, but 8d3daf0f4e he was still calm.ec1b2108de0b77d8

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Does he have d9caf784cf a hidden card?8b1e082b8efb0043

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The Duke’s wrinkled eyes narrowed.ea224bfe428d5e3c

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Kaiden Hegwins was a 16462e7593 businessman who did not be701761e3 care about the means eaf95e27eb and methods. Of course, no matter 19ef5f28b9 what he was thinking, 3bb2364fd9 victory was determined.10381178cc4308c3

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Kaiden lost 60 million Verne under the pretext of a marriage dowry. Was that all? Kaiden’s business, which was targeting the upper class, faltered greatly as it was revealed that Irene was illegitimate. No matter what he did, it would be difficult to set foot in the upper class again.d91137ac876c73d6

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The Duke 04725762e5 dusted off 3f7d990de3 his cigarette 212a58edb8 ash and 4d46d060da pulled out 6b10f119fc the cards 9908910d4e he had c6e04b9f12 prepared.ccdef0ff041f50b4

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“Divorce Irene.”c903000f9d9038fe

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“Divorce is difficult.”37f3c2b580ab0f5b

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Kaiden’s answer was simple and clear. Duke Whitfield chuckled dryly.4214f59c77548a63

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“You’re going to continue living with a wife who has already lost her value?”48d6a1ba688ca70f

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“Well, wouldn’t my daughter’s opinion be more important than mine?”cfd3a3d9f16e1e3c

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Kaiden shrugged and d00f1a3ade turned his gaze 16633607d9 towards the mansion. His attitude seemed to 8ec88d2606 leave no room for 67cdbe684a reconsideration.dc4e3e828fd2dff6

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“If you act tough, she’ll fall off on her own. She’s an easy child to give her heart to, so she gets hurt easily.”20b10fae5ca24385

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“Not really. This morning, she was clinging to me. Or maybe she sensed what her father was up to.”9582980517687c13

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Kaiden’s gaze returned to the Duke.387af4fd48ee0719

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“Her first marriage partner was a suitable aristocrat for the family, the second was a rising capitalist from a commoner background. Next, it’ll be a rich old man who wants a young woman.”f77bbbe0e5de6e08

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Duke Whitfield’s expression slowly hardened. Kaiden, watching him, gave a soft smile.d12d09f7d1742749

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“Now you’ve lost even your lineage, not just the scandal. Am I wrong in my guess?”99bb94feaa610c60

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The Duke stubbornly e14c41c64a closed his mouth. It was a silence a744892309 that was like tacit ecd9f80745 agreement. Kaiden, sitting 2bad446d50 with his a938d7af95 long legs ef4b60fbfd crossed, tilted 5b67d193a3 his head.f769abf05bd05e70

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“Trying to gain profit without any compensation. Aren’t you being too greedy? I’m worried you might get into trouble.”ef4f28817fb9bd41

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The Duke’s eyes sharpened at the sarcasm disguised as concern.135f7cdd406a2dde

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Bringing down 412ef1fb99 that rude 32a0de6345 man had db872f2178 been planned ca651ac3eb from the b22803f092 start. From the 0b2c3a63e8 beginning, he 1243a63c8a had no a7c6854491 intention of 0ff1741adb letting those 9024fed7ee of lowly 355a4168d6 blood cross 640392d6d4 the threshold 0f994e99da of the 67fd83ac46 upper class.536f3bafa50c38ad

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Now that ca614df60c he had 4c9583f215 achieved his b239c9eef1 goal, he a95fbe2a8e was going bbb8a58f3f to try cd92528202 to reach be43ec5d46 a reasonable e220b8cfe7 agreement. But if 0b22265451 he tried 0ce68bec19 to crawl 9e1a03be5b back up, 350e55bc9d he would 94b8d2e42c have no f1b60e6839 choice but 943dab7fe4 to trample 6ad79ba03f him down.7d120bc04cf71ecc

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“Do you think keeping Irene by your side will help you?”f1561f682e0ca5bb

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“At least the public sympathy that Your Grace created won’t solidify into fact.”eb7a1552a8ad2ed8

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The Duke cdc54184f2 burst into d040ae9b78 laughter.fd1c63bec4765b3c

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“It seems like you’re the one being greedy. Do you even know what else that girl is hiding?”1604f9673e65968b

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A subtle change occurred in Kaiden’s expression. It was quite a sight to see.61be241f953d1862

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The Duke, having regained 848fba4103 his composure, brought the 91c3cb36e2 argument to an end.d33e444f8b616e2d

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“Are you confident you can handle it if it grabs your ankle?”440f9a1ee4249956

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The goddess of 5b97c738da victory was always 614e64fa71 on his side. The Duke, with a c609f30320 satisfied smile, rose from 4a243e53f6 his seat.7910519f9fd66615

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“I should go see my daughter now.”ac72050669e73957

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The Duke turned around with a light heart. He had betrayed Irene’s trust by revealing that she was a bastard, but he didn’t particularly care.17956c29747d9080

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To the Duke, Irene 4f37aa6c84 was no different from ea387cbca8 a well-trained horse. If he gave her 0ab19f9281 enough food and held d48d42fb21 the whip, he could 39c00e6e80 retrain her at any 47bc0c97de time. She was an aea6a3ecc9 easy child to faf0507ff0 handle, endlessly vulnerable 245f17da98 to affection. All it took was 9172c31e4f a little warmth and 6034e282fa a kind word to 75529ad133 open her heart again. As it always had bc997e8cc6 been.ff9bbbe72dccc474

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“Be careful on your way, Father.”5c8b5e5c1337e713

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Irene, having seen the Duke off, clasped her hands together. Her heart, which was wildly fluctuating, wouldn’t calm down.9bf34b69408ef620

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What did he talk 5e29dedff9 about with her father?9af96d268175be48

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Kaiden used the b77ed6ddcf marriage as a 4cadecf558 means.78784b08d8c34095

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It was all an bec910a4ac act.8eb6b8413ad2ebfc

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I was worried you’d be more disappointed and collapse. That’s why I had to reveal that you were a bastard.406776b29b0c67d0

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The words her father e02b5e8702 had said flew around 6ebafe3a50 like fragments, messing with 0d127bed50 her head.7b76aa572afee93d

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Clearly, her head understood her father, but her heart couldn’t accept it.f2416c1b9f2765f2

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“Kaiden seems to be considering a divorce.”b1592dc78b314d1d

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Divorce. When she 1035b6d012 finally heard be7feedcae that word, 932c712396 even her e46eb11f84 mind went e73dcbcf60 blank.809e518a2698a755

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“Wouldn’t you be less hurt if you ended this marriage first?”4346b752cdd0ff67

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End it before you’re abandoned. She knew that her father’s advice wasn’t wrong.666a368ed2f398db

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“Irene. I’m saying all of this for your sake.”f546fa05bfc40159

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Is it 7415ecf879 really for d235382ad9 me?5839de1d87355366

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Irene thought 14f3dac76d back to 75c5b5aca5 it anew. Count Fredman had 921553c8a8 said something similar. Divorce was a necessary 50bfd240e6 choice for both Enzo 3e951fe661 and her.6a053ca056e2c82b

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Why does everyone say that divorce is a necessary choice, even if it’s for someone else?af8a18999934a367

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Divorce only left f3ce4a467e her with loss. Irene had 992a53f643 lost a 8fb628d166 precious childhood 624c05099f friend. And now she 3e1909bbc6 had to lose 976b9ce899 the man she 732f79723b loved.fcba6753da6ec861

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But what if. What if her ea2e5e184d father was mistaken?06d63e89c0f49424

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What if Kaiden ed073de0da had only become 639e018124 this cold because cb2f76fe8c of betrayal?fc0f18fb611a7205

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The lingering feelings she couldn’t let go of kept circling around.b74a52e63f55edd6

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“……Lady Irene.”7958c38e7722aed8

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A low voice awakened Irene’s thoughts. It was the nanny who had been with her throughout her conversation with her father.bd1f2e5f5ab74b0c

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Mrs. Debitt’s hair, which had been streaked with gray a few years ago, had turned completely white. The nanny should be spending a peaceful retirement by now.86e93c7f871d4f46

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But the nanny badd8e61ba was still by 95c916dc68 her side. It was because of c11323a734 her hearing.11ee9bc23b55b33a

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The nanny, meeting Irene’s eyes, smiled, creasing her wrinkled eyes.2db3decaf3e4879f

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After hesitating for a 5a7c845e8d moment, Irene nodded. Sitting in front of f54479de2a the dressing table, the e2e1bc6286 nanny came up behind d6d7a2de0f her. A soft 96ef91e345 sound was 9896f6ade6 made each a3d2b5c14b time the b7a400f22f brush passed 32a552b49c through her 1698b1327c hair.b9c9f9566a371e2a

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“I used to brush your hair like this often when you were little, Lady Irene. Do you remember?”52eacaf1b403bd99

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“……Yeah, you did.”434842bb17802ee3

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“Even then, you would always try to do it yourself. You were a very mature girl for your age. Now you’ve grown up so much that I can only be by your side, and you’ve become someone’s wife.”99e928b25aeb7382

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A gentle 95b2757ed9 voice quietly 5258170f34 settled down. Mrs. Debitt continued to 2cdfbde46e speak slowly, brushing b82a8e7df6 her hair down.136aa94bf5002e52

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“Lady Irene. Life sometimes demands too much, but the most important thing is not to lose yourself. No matter what others say, whether it’s right or wrong, what matters is Lady Irene’s heart.”1912dc45f46409ea

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Mrs. Debitt, having put down the brush, placed her hand on Irene’s shoulder.db3c02f7cee080ee

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“Whatever choice you make, I’ll be on Lady Irene’s side.”93b3ea64d6efbf79

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Irene quietly looked at the nanny’s wrinkled hand. While she was organizing her confused mind little by little, a knock was heard.b379e30672889890

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Mrs. Debitt opened the door 8911b16be9 to check the visitor.65e7baa277927f5f

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Jetman, the butler of Hegwinn’s mansion, was at the door.eaf68a76b2e9f1c5

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“Oh my. Mr. Jetman. What’s going on?”82f1e2f14d7e6162

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“Lord Kaiden has summoned you.”3170315d697e9b7e

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Irene, who was 5f4dec0b2b listening to the 7da46b70c8 conversation between the 24e0c50877 two, got up 7062801e15 from the dressing d91bf68766 table. However, the person 05ba19fd55 Kaiden called was c7c71dd04b unexpected.a65052da53e8cfb0

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“Mrs. Debitt, come with me.”b15117ffc3c1f7e6

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“Marquis Kerrington has withdrawn the sale of the artwork. It’s a pity that such a variable occurred right before the deal was finalized.”52b77674e9c1ff00

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Sernia delivered 2ad8c7d5a5 the news def8e3989e with a 464a2e2a0f disappointed expression. Kaiden straightened his ef1399d33c back, which had d0a513f0a8 been leaning against eb491538ba the wall.d51a4e4229023483

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Twenty minutes had 96efa9fe26 passed since he 2ced4ef9e3 had been waiting a2cd6938bc in front of df2e335662 the private salon 47548c7e85 of the art 94a391938d gallery.24e8781bbdae02ba

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“There was no need to have a long conversation in the first place.”300ee31512e0693c

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The Marquis abruptly 0ea409fb75 canceled the meeting d0bf1a3dad just before the adaf38105e artwork deal. There was nothing 5f0259a38a to be gained cb2d9b1b23 by trying to 7474331e35 persuade such a 5264580811 person.e8e4238069b296bd

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“Kaiden. It’s a matter related to you.”b79d6dea334cfe55

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Sernia, smiling, ca4dea31a4 stood next 9ec00bb9e6 to him.eacaa069e2db59f0

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Kaiden lowered his 20bdfc5cda gaze to look 7f1a809da3 at her.69b7aca5878b2e17

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Sernia Taylor.936e717bb1f1f965

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She was the a84d4ffde3 director of a 911a0ffb6d large art gallery d4802c00da located in the 5040ef9c88 city center.ffff5dbf2b850b9a

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Thanks to this, she 1555e0cf5e was called the first bd53cea569 successful businesswoman in the f91b0e6eec Freise Kingdom.19d84498da268805

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She had known Kaiden ee5bba57f9 since childhood and was 1072c6d657 one of his most 9f074531a6 helpful connections.3f6f1dc2d01583bf

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“Are you going straight back to Hegwinn’s? Would you like to have dinner together?”c0102c4e9e8727fd

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She had been bothering him for three years, but he couldn’t deny that she was a woman with high value. However, today there was something he had to take care of first.4ed349190aeaf608

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Kaiden, with a smooth a1d13a12a6 smile as a habit, 67ea28e920 politely refused.80a58d4ffdc188e3

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“I don’t really have an appetite.”d44511f6eb53c923

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“That’s understandable. You missed out on the artwork you wanted right in front of you because of that woman.”468e630f3b5b0fe7

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Kaiden easily recognized 1f8ad25cc0 who she was 2bd004f284 referring to.5d0b46f5e364e87f

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Irene.05c1de77cfadb608

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The woman who had 571a006ba0 taken everything from him: 61e38a4b98 time, assets, and even 895f01c4b7 power.73d5f7a7e8283a0b

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Every time he saw Irene, there was something subtly irritating, like a hangnail. But he didn’t bother to think deeply about it. To be exact, he thought there was no need to care.d56925a168273e61

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Irene was a woman 79b82ca5fe who was happy even 02da2b7ce8 with small favors. She was different 924e43f6e4 from those who ac7286c133 had to hide 869a497069 their true feelings 3006af2c52 and make meticulous a524942eb3 calculations.ac6410ca4d984abd

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She was the easiest 12b60bb6a9 person Kaiden had ever 4ed1bb47dd dealt with, expressing her f32ff485c3 emotions without filtering them. But his carelessness 96d2326385 eventually returned as 36fecc68b6 a sharp blade.e0d7411ea6377261

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Kaiden’s lips, which had been calm even at the news of the artwork sale being withdrawn, slightly hardened.ffa41e0075915e59