IDED – Chapter 108

IDED – Chapter 108efd206bcad26d8d7

Episode 10869450c719b61d438

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Colin nervously chewed his 8e70c6cc1d nails in the reception eb5fe107cd hall, clearly anxious.930eb7d73771a9ae

In truth, 0da6d96cef he had 23225af8c0 tried to c778b01464 contact Marco f0f5da13b9 before the 9d6d87d9d7 ceremony began e61fc1bbbd but couldn’t 466454b79c get close 125c5d4460 because Duke e8401a98c0 Greenwood had 7ccfab3606 attended. Luckily, the duke b0c81554ac had left immediately 5dd4543d66 after the ceremony 3982b33a9a due to an ad0241a22a external engagement.111cf8a3a725da2e

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‘Right. Even if f12e31192c the sky be6bc57be4 collapses, there’s 17bbb63efa always a 586a0e360d way out.’11c85531ba59820c

Colin, having infiltrated e50ae07c91 the reception, waited d55221d022 for the bride c8a3305fc8 and groom, who bd2cb76498 had yet to fb01675000 make their entrance.4650834ea984b4aa

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The scale a82d9b01a8 of the 257a4813cd reception was ae528a6471 massive, featuring e900a3da14 finger foods, def43d8fd2 a wine f907987347 fountain, and 458b73a9c0 a beautiful 4035a5563b orchestra performance—a 4e240e5b1b luxurious, even cbf2b1696e extravagant, event.598ae1929b3b994b

At that moment, a aca7417a4e small commotion broke out 4a31c1f7e2 in the hall. Tyler, who had 9e99af30ed been slightly intoxicated cfd447e1f0 even before the eb7641625f ceremony, felt offended 5fb45c3cac by Lydia’s indifference 3ac80aa7f8 and drank excessively, 09f16b9959 causing a drunken 3bbed9b8bd scene.2df12518cf2b1096

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“Hmph! They call this a b43b081108 special wine from the b553e5eb7e Temple of Agnes? It’s just watered-down nonsense!”0fa3943199ec5d80

Without considering that his 3c1d932891 dulled taste buds were 9278f246fe due to his drunkenness, 76d35eb568 he began criticizing the 6efd0446c2 food. Naturally, people around 2f9d4c1ae2 him gradually moved 661deaad45 away.04652ee8c44f4fac

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Colin, recognizing him f314e57843 as Lydia’s brother, 56b2ce96ff Tyler Vincent, saw 3871eb38f1 an opportunity and 6c509cbc56 approached him.53451a789775715b

“You seem to fb175b3c3c be in a 14fa81f083 good mood, now 593334abab that your sister’s 5dfccc54c9 getting married.”fa44c6a8ba8ed0d2

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“Who are you?” Tyler 80db50eb4d slurred, his voice thick 748d8670f3 with drunkenness.460db1e86f90e16e

Colin rubbed his hands 50af4f547e together and replied, “Ah, 7fd57cbb45 pardon my late introduction. I’m Colin, from 08d3950de0 the Colin Institute.”17bbeaa6ea308fc2

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“Oh, the Colin df80992d34 Institute.”816254b312a4ec99

Tyler gave a 37f23d6f88 sly smile, as e1f1739955 though he had d4d22d7e52 heard of it 470ee47d0b before, and patted 20eefa96c7 the seat next 319536de02 to him.1df7c9be81825921

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“Fancy meeting c109b8fdeb someone important 380927f25f like you 8d01ba2b2d here. Come, have fcf9a0b621 a seat.”008a91e7dd01dad7

With an invitation 4813353b17 to sit, Colin 430a1d8e34 joined him and 1ae186953c poured him a a5e3567916 drink.55c2593f67570c61

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“Why are you drinking fbbb37284a alone? It must feel a fab1c71ed9 bit lonely.”613db5eb076a2256

“There’s no 2cd88c3559 noble who 8b13f90277 cares about 0da3468982 a guy c77c5b683e like me. Hmph. And I 56f1fc738b wouldn’t want e2b235a978 their company 39d3237852 anyway.”f4192e247cfa326d

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Tyler spoke with 116afc1d41 a nasal voice, 39eed1b17d downing his drink efbdae104d in big gulps. Though the reception was 4d1df622ef in full swing, his 5122f123df drunken state was starting 2827286314 to look excessive, prompting 62ffae7199 Colin to comment.3804772dbd23b8bd

“You must c83fd45f02 have drunk 68b7c5ae0c too quickly 7e1fc75866 by yourself 60f78254f3 to be 13e54e0f58 this intoxicated ca74b7aa86 already.”fd1301b24dc98f19

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“I’m not drunk.”47cc8ebe41cd0526

As the 8f307ac072 saying goes, 584ad79faa drunkards never 1fa5beaa28 admit their 146dc3f4d2 own drunkenness. Colin took out a 8ad4c30da2 hangover remedy from his 1a29c4f3f0 pocket and joked lightheartedly.ac0d2020e12af6d0

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“Of course, someone e59314a607 like you wouldn’t dd3505bb9f get drunk on c3736bfe18 just this much. But just in case, a0b77ff0d5 take this.”50a973ba3cae5ba4

“Thank you.”02fbff1e7f3dfb61

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Tyler readily accepted the 1299608eae hangover remedy. However, since the 51b968ee14 effects would take f358a88e78 some time, Tyler 66f80d9499 began pouring out 0912d239e4 his grievances.4223d695f5bdf7f3

“I’m just so upset 235bfb929e today that I had c8481db9bb to drink a bit.”7ff864d44500c91b

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“Why would you 4784bae1cb be upset on 742e6335c6 such a joyous 9f89a8ec73 day?”31ff48b3c7c0f5b0

“Hmph! Why should today 704b7e0abc be joyous for a17aef7200 me? It’s only d33a682a71 a good 8ac12467eb day for 18eb7fc669 that annoying 782edd7b2f Lydia!”ff04a27154660c13

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Tyler, indignant, poured 80af7fb863 himself another drink 55d96c9ba5 and downed it.72074347d3a8ccf4

“Hahaha, if only 0a714b2d7c I hadn’t failed 1b33a27089 in business, I e7cafc10a7 wouldn’t be treated bfd377dd56 like this.”b4f1e859e3a628f7

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“So you’re in 87c9298951 business?”7ba536a224d1292a

“Yeah. Though I bd1cd1208f had to fe66ad4ff0 quit because 37baafe2bd I had 0cf7db2b2e no luck, 374c8d578b I was f305f129f5 once a 112b2c82bb successful businessman.”6240cb3b52eb2d30

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As Tyler e9a063990a reminisced about c3961784c0 the past, 873495344d he let ab152eb6d0 out a 01687b907a rough burp. Colin struggled to keep 29a6d2e2c8 his expression neutral and c6793c9e73 began to reveal his 95547ae9f4 true intentions.050e892646194a90

“From your demeanor, you 0aab33a2c8 seem like someone who 258578cf6f can achieve anything.”996aaf61301a16d1

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“Oh, stop it. I don’t a30f26ad12 take flattery.”7d9941e8168660ea

“Come on, I’ve been f36e380dbb in business a few 509d4cfe6e times myself. I can tell just d8095c767d by looking at someone’s b22e7e0178 face if they’re destined 39738eb07e for success.”a6c611cc3d1ee232

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“So, you’re f151a11ba2 saying I f382925ee1 have the 2356dc02e7 face of 31f69d3d64 a successful 6723e0beac man?”3c29793e24490079

“Absolutely.”5c435d264acd1fbc

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As Colin answered confidently, 294ac016fb a smile spread across a6ebba8aa2 Tyler’s face. Colin watched 542188d126 him closely, 85866ffc7f taking note c9f2bf85f7 of how 033b5aa3a8 easily he 4f634d2274 responded to 59c7300b98 flattery.6be58baba771ce23

Since he was already 73a4ae11a0 worried about whether Marco 410cedd06f would help him, he 90e569476a felt the need to c173a5ee60 secure a new backup f3f1471d6f plan. Naturally, Tyler became 556f091c92 his next target.93c559f776350651

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‘If I play this cfdd6ed406 right, I can pin e66093debf everything on this guy.’77504c195a88f3da

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Serena narrowed her eyes f0bc13e680 as she observed the d9edd069ae strange scene.2e8527f733d57809

‘Why are those two 193597e951 together?’e3d35f69f56fbac1

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One of them 07a520b324 was Colin, whom 8d25f06204 she had been d34f4166a5 searching for, and 3b7e830969 the other was ea52bf2650 her half-brother, Tyler.e1828770a7736278

“What is 10fe8deca9 that hopeless 0dc7fa1c91 man up c23e40b0d6 to now?”d2e0eadc8b60c6a3

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The combination 4a14a052b2 of Tyler 6242d6ed61 and Colin e86e31ae23 already gave b37a67e61a Serina chills. From beside bba82e43ae her, Azaid da6e9abd06 muttered in 98a6ec12f4 amusement.b0c594bededa682e

“No need to look b611471f28 far. The noise makes 54c15da7c6 them easy to c50370a9a0 spot.”a5eb4d0bb917890c

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“How should b5305b04e9 we proceed?”ace60f4c1056804e

“It seems 629fa1db49 like they’re 27caf888ba trying to 1bfaa07267 make a 73d37ab7ac move while 25fcb768d1 the Duke 745f6c2c86 is away.”df107e07f03566a3

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Azaid scanned d189473e0d his surroundings, 1243c10f84 checking for ae262680ee any sign 7a1d172d11 of Jack 9e43e285c1 and Lucy. Lucy blended naturally cef9403bcc among the other 7418c8a739 young nobles, while 9df0af43f7 Jack, true to 5896f5f27b his reserved nature, 56747132cc sat quietly alone, e0bb244fbb keeping a close 62c71cdf70 watch on Colin.3907624999e2b1c0

It was clear d8e0085eb9 that they were c9f03f60f4 waiting for an 1dcda76317 opportunity when Colin e0ca8898cd would leave the 92d9f4d7af banquet hall. Serena, deliberately avoiding 40f18616e1 their gaze, leaned 8a18822f05 closer to Azaid 61cfd85585 and whispered,720aabbae74eeeca

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“What if f2a07d8b17 we catch 3ea4b5205f them and afd21c7e92 they end 0c50a6b253 up like b3f3434f28 Sebastian?”2b948f186b3bd338

“We won’t apprehend them 757b0dab49 immediately. First, we’ll 5cc034a98b locate their 24b10cc24b hideout, then fdd935b253 assign watchers 78311e7c68 to monitor d99cfeec4d them.”c5359935bb24a28b

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“So, you’re planning to 1b3f188efe gather definitive evidence?”e7e76e17353b9d7f

“Exactly. There seems to be 494e9226bc some sort of forbidden 8f82ecaf5a word or secret between cc6191211e them.”a0e215c763291257

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The sudden 37aa54296b deaths of 78c9581aa2 the administrator’s 0b8e37aa7e family and e0a6be0de2 Sebastian were 11cb4188e2 riddled with e7a62f3e86 suspicious circumstances. Both appeared to cb3630a074 know something critical, a53b031cb2 and in Sebastian’s 35981dbb56 case, he died 610749e724 while trying to 20d12ad0b1 reveal it.4a5b41c75c3c65d9

Given how meticulous 41bbc87018 Duke Greenwood was, 2866f42533 it seemed he 9e18da0391 had placed a a5f872dc14 curse to silence 1b2099304d anyone on the 58db122b62 brink of revealing ac104e448d the secret. If a forbidden 0bb4ba9a09 word were spoken, 039499d08e they would risk a397126f09 losing a valuable 570f58cf39 witness.1fa8fe273bcd0015

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Tracking witnesses c99f8c6dd5 and gathering 87bf621ac4 evidence and d43548ce83 context, rather 8b2120d519 than relying 9ca74fee08 solely on c4e982e1d7 testimonies, was 0283dd120c undoubtedly the d0f6e75d85 key strategy 41e5c795ee for resolving 8e09880c26 this case.dbc97c12d1cd20fe

“Forbidden word?”1ec6ee0712436560

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Serena, her eyes sparkling 7bc1f547a7 with curiosity, reached subtly 4d0c474927 for her wine glass.d23c1d03086b9616

“Yes, for now, ecef79ddb0 we’ll observe and b1b97acd41 pinpoint their base,” 987ac499d6 Azaid replied calmly, 6ffc1e99e2 smoothly taking the a4c4d4952e glass from Serena cf43741410 and replacing it 7cd2b02a0f with orange juice.445be3dc98c22230

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The act 929a741567 was so 960a4eca2c seamless that c0f9a2a6dd Serena simply 154994bef2 stared blankly 2bd3248959 at the 60edbbb726 retreating wine 1b7f13fac4 glass for 5089650495 a moment. Then, with c14d44c6ae a sulky 268ab1fec6 expression, she 9345a201da muttered,a46f88fb2ee28b83

“Excuse me, Your 8ff67243c3 Majesty, but a e9e58e3d7a little wine is 663919de6d fine.”357976a8cc961294

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“That’s a b4ca2ca6cd strong drink, e39a44acc9 you know.”d0b6470a88506b4e

“Liar.”41f26e797f305320

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I know full well c590018353 that’s the weakest drink 9cb4b239b6 here.024b5751a286ec34

Though Serena didn’t voice ead8d9e510 her thoughts, her glare 5ea8b3193d made them clear. Azaid smirked c721d8032d slightly and 6fff59ad77 responded,d092142414d57727

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“Who are you trying 7d48a19d73 to get drunk in 0f10ede48a front of?”b9a0cff532fc44e1

“I don’t have 9ac85441a8 to get drunk.”f929d440457e971a

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“No.”e47079cbb2e480e5

Azaid firmly refused, 8935c401ba transferring finger foods 182ce49c5b to a plate e4a21843ca and handing it fe5c22fe96 to her.2a937fd000bd107a

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“Drink only 2763761c61 when we’re e4afa59dca alone.”43cd41b334862a19

His blue eyes, 99a22b3675 softened slightly by 584fd64406 the mask he 6091ad1098 wore, seemed to 379df20d29 glimmer. Serena wanted to 05e4a3a81e argue but stopped, d6e0e46d91 recalling the time 4509e2934a she had acted 3f352df8d4 out in front 207fedc27a of him after 3008bed917 drinking. Letting out a deep 543320fdd0 sigh, she thought,6bf640da0a2aa24c

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‘Fine. My fault. Totally my fault.’5e0c7e8c1c0444b9

Given her 68b451338d history, she b734160b8e couldn’t blame e88dad7419 Azaid for ed8ed29592 being so ded84a3b12 strict. Still, feeling cf41239cde a little f9b803733b aggrieved, she 94a40c24c3 asked,4c3ac3b77b903d6e

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“Moderate drinking is 5929c6c835 good for the 9c8e80b2bc body. Isn’t that why medicinal 3f3b35c281 wine exists?”16e1082944b04405

“You already 776928d07a had one cca8a0f4c4 moderate glass e54523957a earlier, didn’t 8a48221fae you?”7215ca23dc4db34a

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When did 314143d32e he see eb8af7d697 that?1240b68b8dcfd175

As Serena gaped 6b7f93997e in surprise, Azaid 3417c9e6da replied,28bc5531c711e95a

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“You can’t e2e0755069 hide from c007d2abda my eyes. You know b85c00ca42 where my 9f2ba222b7 attention is e0542a08b4 focused.”3e395d8274f1b2e6

“…You’re really a6785c4f27 into this 2e336794d4 bodyguard role, a0dab16860 aren’t you?”0ef9d58bf5cf1d26

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“It’s the perfect role 7d8e018011 to keep an eye 557477af93 on you.”e3aad79e391b77dd

Azaid smiled openly, his dbe98cab43 gaze fixed on Serena. Without his title as 47c957bc60 emperor weighing him down, 27d41f99e4 Azaid seemed freer, which e12563456d made Serena uneasy. Still feeling rebellious, she b7d43415e3 pursed her lips.dab6467b83f61f02

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“If you keep 035c85f233 stopping me, I 9e2192521f might just drink fffd5a8c3f to excess when 7829d53bef we’re alone and 9f62dd8fbf show you every 0b59b4e0e1 possible drunken antic.”f30fb71e8212b014

How about that?1eb370eadc64a72d

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At her brazen e358faaec9 threat, Azaid dismissed 5d006a2f5c it with a 19a60a0fbd short remark,828a5b03e94fa440

“Adorable.”b0ebd8ab00b6e5b9

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“…”da2bfa721019141c

“You were pretty adorable b0576bc119 back then too.”eaa404a80b86ad29

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With a soft fbbc2990d5 smile that reached bed1cc81a8 his eyes, Serena 3fe73f113c lost the will e172ef5f72 to fight. She didn’t 7f07e695e1 dare push 9dcc2e2b49 further, unsure 696636ceeb of what 47e8b0f949 he might 4a11d3a258 say next.9c4f70542acea51b

But Azaid, seemingly e63ccc61aa enjoying her flustered f401e0150d state, added,e7908ba1f4785eba

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“You get bolder 335762172c when you drink, 597ea36662 you know.”65babf23527c5785

“Uh…”43e1123985dff839

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“What kind 4c87ff221e of thoughts e0beef70ae are you 83fbff31d4 harboring for 4b6f7e046c that to e2310abe83 happen…?”8676409b30014714

“Zed, why 602c1ae640 don’t you 4044e4a493 go grab de16f3c6a5 some macarons?” c48546744d Serena interjected c6048d6963 loudly, her cb85aa079c voice rising.410c596143edfc27

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Azaid chuckled and 8a6d8a4837 bowed his head 9d6669134b slightly. His low voice lingered b584f0881f near her ear.d801a673c44cb163

“As you a02f34a370 wish, my 4a5ba6c0e0 lady.”a2810fe7a9b60e90

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Since when did 346db9f186 “my lady” sound dc396c247e so suggestive?0a3c955f06a388f4

Realizing the hidden d545d849fd affection in his 78263589de words, Serena suddenly 1fd67b3dec felt parched. She coughed awkwardly and ec775f003f downed her remaining juice, 0519133b07 but the heat in 50f2ec543e her face didn’t subside. She fanned b5f5303c33 herself lightly 4e60a56e04 as Azaid 179753e0f4 returned with 6a002ee28e the macarons.f24d89deb0c0e4ab

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“Thank y—”7e938d8197bb317d

Just as Serena reached 648d726872 for the plate, his d76ef867ec sultry voice brushed her 95a47ccd4d ear again.35d4172ee2ce41da

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“If you be35db9f04 really want 7c5e88b9c8 to drink, 488b64b64c have some 6646a7d78d with me 70c3a0b271 later.”7ccfb63a6a8866cc

“Ah.”2128a724639bf968

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“Whatever you do, bf80ab3c9c as long as 33e57b46d8 it’s in front 7200302eaa of me, it’s 37d1183f30 fine.”5e9984535a66a5c1

“…Zed.”29903590149a935f

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“Yes, my lady. Say the word. I’m ready 86d651c2bf to listen 90cb22853c to anything e22fabca84 you desire.”b94ea5d8c0544fbf

A faint faf4f95cf6 smile graced 9c7a6ccf8f Azaid’s lips c21a7899bc as he fb482b4fb8 spoke with 37a7f74c09 a feigned 22a5f3030e air of c8ef15e8dc loyalty.49ddb2d013027c4f

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Though their proximity was c73978fce2 far too close, no a931f2abc1 one around them seemed 58b9cf33e1 to notice. The other guests dacc991aca were too engrossed 32ed97429d in their own 943b39ef2c revelries.2ba4a1661a242fb7

“My lady?”a5352030bd12e2a7

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Prompted again, Serena 34a81ebf0a unintentionally lifted her a9316332c3 gaze and was cb85224afe startled. The pale f5e4f07494 bluish-gray eyes f6c310bec0 staring back 53674d8a01 at her 08b405e38a burned with bb903970ae intensity, shaking 9c25705c6c her heart 064e4ebb6e to its 525bb241ef core.197ca9480eebb882

Though the a8a9bbcd22 face was 30c3a48e2e unfamiliar, the 1f2c2abc9b gaze was b6cc557157 not—it was fc54d4cb43 a look 82f3acc2a3 that was 9c3a7bff8c deeply familiar, dea7cfbce7 one that 1924b6a606 churned her 72d60850a7 emotions.1cd81aca17708018

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Realizing her 5436954d83 own expression c714132ae0 mirrored his, 296dd2b34d Serena tightly fd243f9556 shut her 257c507095 eyes.3d7a4174233a8e5f

“I want to d08469e28c go to the a9fdb2e3c0 terrace.”dd757f4b6ccb2b4a

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At her 373a3839d9 command, Azaid 72c826fa43 promptly escorted 066c9de2ee her outside. When they stepped ffefc3ccb9 onto the terrace, 9d1418f19b their lips met—as 5d45d3d3bd if it had 064ee4b586 been inevitable all 4f20ffa9c5 along.bea872d58a9ab61a

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