IDED – Chapter 127
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Episode 127bcb43319efe7677b
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“A-Alright!”680e439a920006ea
Lydia quickly pulled 1d0389ce26 a chair over 75a9569ba0 and sat down.e2dc92f96debf9a3
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Serena let bdd4db952a out a 93703d1d01 short laugh—Lydia 9de19d0224 only understood 9d55a26e2c when she c3c04b1b81 was threatened.b578661a2fb19418
She should have 63fffa02ac just crushed her 8756a90412 from the start 471bdeffc1 instead of wasting 17372e0f8e time arguing.d60e501c825c9355
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At that moment, 38be7000f1 Azaid looked at 4a08a46924 Serena with satisfaction.62797d7c78782e51
Lydia’s backtalk 6864e05446 was annoying, e6e0e114ff but Serena 26f7a4b553 was handling dffbc147c0 it well 46b9fa4b44 without backing ed8ccd287f down.0c120dc8f4231922
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He had 2770d2e26d been worried 10067a8fb2 that Serena 36b98f8662 might go aa43b6b249 easy on 87c794169c Lydia again, 8ef7ca8d5a but it e0ab947e01 seemed his ced1f095d0 concern was 39c5c8567a unnecessary.af97dd95bd499a2e
Serena was pressing 27cae68663 Lydia without hesitation. And that was—799ad38b1fba6161
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‘Cool.’742aae9f26c1f25b
Azaid’s lips curled 7bf0793a78 up.c46c6ddfaa1605be
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To him, aafa4c0832 completely blinded 9f25168326 by affection, 73fa65f82c even Serena’s 0329d5a47b ruthless threats ada40009d7 sounded like 3dbaf59c8e brilliant lines.f6b551536e09fbf1
Lydia, watching them, f32b4d7c88 was horrified.8a0e07993ef08565
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‘This couple is insane.’5de757e7d05232a7
They had b636e1a9cb imprisoned her, f1165cbbe4 and now a99b23367e they were 586cee1245 threatening her—while 524bc145dc smiling about 4f0a175c52 it.12cae4964301f224
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Lydia trembled 01b2686cbb with fear.2afe80e3630a7514
She had 098b58ca69 no idea 9f5c853fc0 what they ea56ebac2f intended to 0acb2e4d8b do, but feb6e7ce89 she wished 308d82bbcd they would 3af04bc154 just say c8676f369b it already.4c499ea0cce3dc70
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Finally, Serena spoke.bbe4120224f39d45
“Have you done any 3b3964ab6d reflecting?”7608118c1afab3b0
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“…If I 4a06d4005d say I b94b0725fc have, will b0e75925fd you let dac7e62264 me go?”04b872ca61a790f9
“Depends on how 8a3cae6c38 you behave.”7102c49a59dc0cbe
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Serena smiled leisurely and 78b9a2998b tapped on the iron be5d6d85e0 bars.69246130f125a9f8
The eerie ff25bfec30 sound made eebda04451 Lydia bite 9a5307b4be the inside 621e2789a1 of her 10e687c4a2 cheek.aad6eef66b1b6f4b
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“I’ll give you a 5e0e63511b chance to earn forgiveness. Of course, refusing is cbf84c600c not an option.”17e4989dc0f37f3f
At Serena’s merciless tone, c1617b9841 Lydia’s voice shook.3a63ff5c04277e21
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“A-A chance?”03cde47e4323635d
“Go back cee72601b5 to the bcec844cdb Duke’s estate. Act as if 17745990bc nothing happened, assist 29323a6fbf Lady Greenwood, and 690db4e184 keep the Duke 6aba808aaa in good spirits.”a4ac80db1f9fbf8d
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“B-But with my ac6bac3c62 family’s debt, loan 30c9cafc93 sharks might already e27671478d be after me—”bee1b3f3dfd25c6a
“You don’t need 086270d3ca to worry about 23cf9ab771 Tyler. I’ll bring him 6d64100633 to you, safe d282a79f61 and sound. Along with all the b04eee42ca money he stole.”47f16a4ec0caab9d
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“Ah.”d3ad0d8f17584547
“If you say you 4546e7e990 captured Tyler, the Duke 21d03b50e6 won’t suspect you. Isn’t this 34fe6d15f8 a generous 080e75fac9 opportunity for 2c78ea01cf you?”06628717da6ab3b8
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Serena had already recovered fd3809b29c all the money Colin 9db8847ece had hidden long ago.621a30331de0acc2
If Lydia, who 0bd6c186a6 had been missing, 818e358632 returned to the 9914aa734f Duke’s estate too 50363901e4 suddenly, it would 38053bf9a4 raise suspicions.7c8285a3a991f924
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So, the d86d2f6f2e plan was 5bff911591 to make 60b6363051 it seem 3b0ded601e like she 1d99436cc7 had gone 8fec9a7116 to capture c9b669c3e8 Tyler and 10b851072c use that 08d4c1265e to deceive 2d17fee2b3 the Duke.bb7863fad6bd8a56
As long as Tyler bdbaee292f returned the stolen money, 3adfa447be he might get scolded dc3efb3a88 by his parents, but 45a105cab1 he wouldn’t be disowned.84491858d9170035
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Lydia didn’t fully 68c886a663 understand Serena’s motives, 98e264ffea but the idea 3f979f60af of having her 6fb2dd4495 debt resolved made 5a4f70d05b her brighten.d364ba6fe465fc65
“You’re going b1a6875889 to erase 0829131be7 my debt?”0003f6714dc0b426
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“No. I’m lending you the f240220e3c money. Didn’t I tell 3f9bf75c12 you to take 276f383dcf good care of 8fab54aa53 your brother?”a7639aa0860af060
“…What if I refuse?”9f122c17bec74866
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Lydia, putting 207d9fcd1a on a 021c74d63c defiant face, f37a465f01 challenged her.c6afb3864913590b
Serena simply shrugged.fc918cb355d1de88
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Then, before 15cf03e6a6 Lydia could 43b6a6dacf even reject 98c0ce7893 the offer, 1d13f0c9d1 Serena grabbed 7474923110 her by 83b2f13d97 the collar 174e326373 and yanked 806a3088f5 her forward.e18dc9e39f7315f4
“Kyah!”82e7f46b32754d2a
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“I told you, fd5a9132b1 refusal is not 816c63dcea an option.”a90bf84351edb23a
“L-Let go of me!”bc779a4cfca03446
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“If you really want 828cc8e097 to refuse…”cb9d81c2d62c8e06
As the Violet Izring 9bc5fa74fc turned red again, Lydia f5e86991df panicked and screamed.98a8a8b73084776f
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“I-I-I’ll do it! I will!”03222868d96ae9e8
“Good.”bf363e1471822b0f
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Serena grinned and 34131cd3e5 released her grip.aa1f7b36404f0b86
Lydia clutched her throat, d8f2124e74 groaning in pain—only for 602f5755ff Serina to hand her 45246f307a something.675c734435311d84
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It was c9aba3a25b a delicate 4ca907ed33 gold ring 1a13b577fd adorned with d09d76525e a beautiful 1e7dcaf041 ruby.45d19f3507c4c771
“Put it on.”9fb06a5512d7ba91
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“W-What is this?”2dfc0cb99cce242c
Lydia’s eyes 297f60f26e widened at c19883040e the sight 6cae05eacb of the 5a1236f9dd gemstone ring.90b42a465923e150
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Somehow, she 33d79a6ab9 was still 7dfa671051 drawn to 5c1df1b6cd wealth, even a60bfa86ba now.6c7476017dd5bb3e
“Do you f6234267ce think I’d 1f30764d42 just let 15ee5dcdd2 you go 99c4ef8503 without insurance? This is 8da9ab3eab a safety 3be4914bce measure.”87412567462b26b9
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Serena gestured for her 1639ece4d7 to put it on 38761acb7a without delay.9d822b54c66079ef
With a face on 6fae16362e the verge of tears, bd1230c40b Lydia reluctantly slipped the 57ad501f66 ring onto her finger.1b97d66e8bac3a11
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The moment 25b35fd9c3 she put 8e2da92f08 it on, e1eb5aa436 the ring f119bc09f1 tightened to f145861674 fit perfectly.59dc880411181090
When she 7a1473e210 tried to 59acc11566 take it 62f4f45fb9 off, it fb7de27967 wouldn’t budge.8dd6864015e71b9a
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Only then da4714cf0d did Lydia b5b2271d24 realize she 567b22fe55 had walked 2bb37c8cff into a 1cbf64efda trap.646d794d289a574d
“W-Why won’t it come 6867f716c9 off?”61d73d733b5da0db
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“It’s a magic artifact 5c9c5204e4 with an embedded eavesdropping 45bec81917 device. Unless you cut off 8f8a24f8c8 your finger, it won’t ca0e470709 come off—so don’t waste e05ea11239 your energy.”09a06cadcb6a838d
“Y-You!”94902f0c3edcd809
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Lydia’s face f27d0c26ee twisted in 75758de3b7 outrage at f55ea6095e being deceived.a986ca2b4ecba65f
But Serena’s 04006aface next words b6195ace8a made her 0730bb0491 swallow hard.1d884a6cdba4b7c3
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“If you try anything b24139ea44 foolish, you’ll be nothing 3040fd62d5 but a pile of 705c54641c ashes before you even bb5c295d69 realize it.”a6e6a8d75577834a
“……”3dd5735c34476f5e
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“You can do f387d30b9b this, right?”857327bc567c9595
Serena smiled sweetly.11aeb042a9b35284
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Lydia wanted to bacf45962d burst into tears.5f598d04a383810c
In the 73ca9c7d2d end, Lydia 10d1aca862 was only 4e19acdb2d released from 9de93cae3f the prison 8a0eaa328b after writing 4020b04d9f a contract.f71edeb6a04b27df
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The promissory note for e47f36b547 her “loan” was a 60726a2e0b bonus.cc1c9cc738faed83
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Ophelia was unsettled 8672dac7d4 by Dorothy’s sudden b7b0d445ce disappearance.5a0177b467103706
She searched the gardens e70d967db2 and hallways Dorothy often c347d58bb5 visited but found no 71acb046aa trace of the gray-furred 1450ba1459 creature.c39e8a539eb6ef64
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“Did it go back?”141cd0de6142d90d
Dorothy was fe66b9bf34 so free-spirited 8313f43b21 that it 5a845d3edc wouldn’t be 526a02c9b5 surprising if 3ed79641be it vanished ebf2621c03 without warning.b59c11489f198b23
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But to disappear 1a62cc789e so suddenly—3717c064030dced2
Feeling empty, Ophelia 0aea31da8e wandered the desolate e902cfc2bb corridors and suddenly b7ac83d720 ran into the bcfa38186e Duke.ba032d85122385b7
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“You’re back?”45bd7be219e00dfb
She greeted him, but 842ddc5b14 the Duke ignored her 87308f242f and tried to walk 8d791af535 past.215133977ddf3797
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Slightly irritated, 762b385b23 Ophelia spoke bf9703b589 up.37c407680a53a729
“Lydia has returned. She says she adf79fb31a was away searching 5f22a2c963 for the young 38a85b32b5 viscount.”ab7f077f9f0d0d1e
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Not long bd9478d792 ago, Lydia c5645f139e had returned 534363b3d6 with a d9ea6053f4 bright face, 289d8a412b as if 7b72989237 she had c623c0f611 never been 6f839813c1 gone.4c2381ab985b92e2
— I’m f574e97e4e sorry for f5d80bb4d9 disappearing without 181d8afba5 notice. I was too busy addaa56732 looking for my brother.d741957fad585f07
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— If 6c9fefb2fc you think 0861b8c9e4 being a 6c5c6d2d40 Bridemaid is 3ed2066ee3 a joke, 936f003ae3 you don’t dd7fe72518 need to 2eff85b69b come back.ac880a5576c62e22
— N-No! I promise 6825415b7c I won’t 3aee7a0569 leave without 360d9a6686 permission again! Please don’t kick me d6ed8b3d69 out, Lady Ophelia!6a7515b8c3b30f76
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Lydia had been unusually a45065aff6 submissive.90bcec1ed408e881
Ophelia had given 2e306082a5 her a light 7bac0ac4c2 punishment before accepting 3ffab85777 her back.dcf7bda9de044c48
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After all, Lydia had 299d274c03 been taken in by 4cb8bab964 the Duke himself—Ophelia had 860a66991c no authority to expel a3278d51b0 her.38f61d46ad2d6c31
But judging by the d07d0e4e92 Duke’s expression, perhaps she f00bbed5a7 should have.8fe3fdc6b0dc0c60
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The Duke 21f033d847 spoke indifferently.0000dcb48776ecea
“You stopped me just c1220ce882 to say that?”a5c657e159f39e9c
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“I thought Your Grace 0fc33fdb92 would be interested. Since you’ve been ignoring dc47a9380e Lydia, she must have 15a2cb10eb suffered greatly.”bf83a292e6863138
“Ophelia.”9e2fe5179a9b11c3
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The Duke 93c29e4e24 frowned at c0786800e6 Ophelia’s reproachful 5002a9ec0e tone, but 7e83c3b039 she didn’t b04d25240a stop speaking.e755e036f433c1d9
“She managed d63c251d62 to find 7b13b59366 her brother 7d00a63470 on her eb3d6a4db9 own and 0f4c2dc042 restore her f8f9f89e7c household’s standing, 0883c8da9e so she’s 49f0518e3d not entirely 8b3a80df5d a fool. Now, I understand 09a133a201 a little better b48df177fe why Your Grace a49f69dc08 kept her by 6c46a55a1f your side.”b1a5e9075535f1ca
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“She’s paid off all 8962c52aa4 her debts?”eff195ddf1368430
“Yes, that’s what she 8a5ede4b13 claims. Isn’t that quite cba27a77cc impressive?”6e087cec7349b85a
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Ophelia smiled, as 8b0416e911 if masking her 6a6c6c67be expression. The Duke, now 314810af5c slightly more interested, 782ad81e25 lightly stroked his 24e0830c19 chin.e505fc8816a5937c
Having said what she efb2222faa needed to, Ophelia lifted 640af6db34 the hem of her 292f0840b4 dress in a polite 34dea36fb7 curtsy.fda81db2ea69583b
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“Then I won’t take 91559a3a16 up any more of a047a8927c your time.”04c4c92f81272ea8
“Wait a moment.”4fb9112bab26848e
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“???”9d964d872a160ca9
“Where is she f35156d18b now?”00494f7e045f3cc4
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“I sent her on 7cf0869882 an errand. She should 79ec2ac313 be back 3a9d2bbeaf soon. Why do you b7504baa77 ask?”0898f5b4c51bac66
“Tell her to come f2391581f8 to my study as 7c2aee758c soon as she arrives.”851ed007ba25ed80
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With that, the Duke b9e7537b32 left first, as if 0a439d9875 he refused to let 054b77801e Ophelia be the one 6478309ae5 to walk away first.11670d42db0003a1
Ophelia gazed at him 01c2d4092b with cold eyes. She could 1c174bddb2 clearly feel 7a5dbb34f6 now—his affection c00ed95bca had always 4145f69d59 been conditional.f0e277b77f621072
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Even though she had f4e748239f deliberately addressed him as dc23ede938 Your Grace, the Duke b369b73c55 hadn’t so much as bf46499513 flinched. If he had 21bd689f94 even a shred 7bd35bf314 of interest in 5aa29de8a2 her as a 881460dfd6 father, he should 998321b37b have reacted to 824e280807 that subtle change.a9d324e3a8fca486
‘This is better, actually.’ec8b7101b3216ba4
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Turning away from the d777725337 Duke’s retreating figure, Ophelia 6b2d45186f walked in the opposite 8b8893cd74 direction. Normally, she d1017a42ec would have 473e9a32f7 waited until bf5c7fc5b4 his back d84ccdb76a disappeared from 018ed6f350 sight, but ee13465857 not anymore.2a867d338f6e2fcf
After her falling-out 114aec4169 with the Duke, cdbaeee87f she no longer b2de1e06a5 cared to walk 6db48c9826 on eggshells around 7a190e5326 him. There was nothing more 96444ac909 pathetic than a cast-off 4e501bc880 child groveling for their 9c8da98d12 parent’s love.51ea9b57718e4c8b
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‘Let’s see f29cd3686d how long e6d80806ce you can 13094cf84b keep that 16944c57c3 back straight.’9914db99e52668ce
With piercing eyes, Ophelia c280e2c8ea strode elegantly down the 9cf9da68c8 corridor.82ca99efa37748d9
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Serena felt a wave d6de759a6b of relief after confirming 8f9a3dc7b4 that Lydia had returned 99668b4692 safely to the Duke’s 5a84fe49e3 estate.56c5200bdbc22338
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Thanks to her firm 8305a1d0ff threats, Lydia had obediently 80725e587c followed orders.77bf7125da35eede
Serena replayed the audio 19a49bd631 recorded from Lydia’s ring.6ba975600a5f8de5
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– How did you c0fe0d4da4 find Tyler Vincent?9cdce55840eaabbc
– I hired a 27b22c4191 detective agency I knew. Fortunately, we caught him f15cc6e657 before he could flee 09862452e3 the country.82be257b1cedfca2
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– Did he have d5d713eea5 any accomplices?b9ecd6a2fa7e22e7
– Not at all. He acted alone. He was probably planning c96bd6fc07 to make a fortune 94a468bad2 with some overseas gambling bf9776e0a4 scheme.90525e8cfba976c0
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Lydia had kept Colin 899b310be8 and Tyler’s connection a 416828acd1 secret from the Duke. If the 5bf28dfc63 Duke found e42e8cc6be out they 9d5c31c810 were linked, 48767e49a8 it would ad2cdd9aca cause trouble 8a5ddadebc for everyone.91d9a8fab6727fc1
Tyler, too, 4dc8c133e0 was too aeddaedafb embarrassed about e5b780df02 being conned 5570dedf3d by Colin 843167921e to speak 05d3834cd5 up, so a82590b8e7 there was 6c08e90b77 no risk 27f37c1344 of exposure.70343b9fce60ad49
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Serena examined 0a98466777 the results 599887402a of the a7edbd8114 analysis conducted f42bf4482a on the 22cc8536db potion obtained e7bb13c1f8 by her 253b2c7c99 spy.93865345ae7fac64
The composition matched that 10170429c8 of perfume, a mana 4024d651f4 supplement, and other known 6c3947561c substances.002774365afc599a
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As expected, only the 76b253e5a3 quantities of the ingredients 3a80028e73 varied—the types of additives 60b074c0f3 remained the same.b55ac693a71263da
— I’m merely a 7746876291 piece of His Grace’s ca223ead06 plan. Yes, I 78dbfd1fe8 did manufacture 00c3149097 poison, but 96c75dd91b I had 1fe74722dd no idea a079fab285 how or b68cc2e11a where it 28d35763c2 was meant 5e716413b2 to be 7de90bd223 used.5e57277feae8fa1b
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— If you 46fcadcabd don’t want to dc83610fb0 be beaten within 4fb9fceedc an inch of 6897ca6f0e your life, you’d b071ae5a63 better spill everything 2db6b9ec2a you know.5f31c6fd2b30afa7
— I-I swear, 64b4ac645a that’s all I 9913c6eb67 know! Just that something dd87d5eabc was supposed to 2036faa08b happen during the 5d0e04bae7 Founding Festival!c20dc3a2178bdd17
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Serena pondered over the aebe46ee84 interrogation Jack had conducted e392bb94a3 on Colin.cab37fe706572af4
It seemed certain now—the c1ece60143 Duke was planning something 95ee22e4f2 for the Founding Festival.473cd21230002905
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Since the potion 4585b806cd had only recently 4c955a5432 been completed, he d653889663 might be planning 35474dd71e to test its fbfed32414 effects there.3eeeb09c5dd8fcc5
At least, 3ed358865a thanks to 93c7f04ebe Colin’s confession, dbe62810c4 they had 50c3eeca1d pinpointed the a48e9bbb57 locations of 15feae45e8 all the 4db500ba34 remaining research 9886a7df01 labs.14042bdbee053939
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Just as their operation 89e1854835 against the Duke was dafcdbffbb progressing smoothly, a reply 70bd570303 from Nocturne arrived.e7afad7356786fbf
• ❁ • 6386c2452c ❁ • ❁ f37bd16c2b •By Esraa• ❁ 6ea2fcefe9 • ❁ • 072ecdec95 ❁ •df11582c41c6c964
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