IDED – Chapter 128

IDED – Chapter 128ee1ba1ef6e2f7bed

Episode 128c4c836c012474862

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That night.0e219fde1847833d

Serena, Azaid, 74d8e90fbe and their 7328308e2b group held e06ada8e76 an emergency 18e9bc760b meeting at f137ac248c the Gordon c7a48a852a Trading Company’s d224e5a0e7 office. The documents Pai ed1e8ca8ce had brought caused 364ccc937c an uproar.de6b4e641430b8ae

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After hearing 3832e0b632 the full c6f587ec05 situation, no 4949002cba one spoke 6aec168fdf first. It was a 00bb7cc39e dire matter, yet 6b91a07f80 one that couldn’t fa71d4a05d be handled recklessly.bdf50ce77270b63c

Then, breaking the heavy 022eb98038 silence, Jack slammed the f4eb6889e0 table with an excited e04a867b6f expression.d5e42691f90e58f7

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“At this level, shouldn’t b467d56245 we just arrest him 13eb985068 immediately? Why the 2912a32bee hell do 3e2da2ebc3 we need 8b71e26f16 to be 959d3e87b4 cautious?”d6f13dca153e3473

“Because copies hold no c015025c86 legal power.”11c7ccfdba88c318

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“Then we should at 020c27090a least capture him and 16177531a4 beat the truth out 2b0a99fe52 of him.”16de77e8e8aadba6

“The Duke isn’t 26d9165593 an idiot. Do you really think 23eb9cbea5 he’d just confess? He’d claim the 316214799c documents are forged, 5758dedbed and we’d end c7ab212b74 up facing backlash 8ddd0f64ae instead.”c7f33abf6a875c6d

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“So what, Lily? Are you saying we abfd16c091 should just sit back a7e92c42fb and watch, even though 9bee307009 we know what he’s ec666fa2d0 planning?”fec931a18ea9cf47

“Who said we should ae882b960f just watch? I’m saying we 8543f206d8 need to think f7c96db168 this through. And you need ac3bd9e9ab to control that 6aec26de05 temper of yours, c4ec901ccb Jack Gordon.”d3d66291c8b19f6f

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“And you 233372774e need to 5d840c0145 stop pretending 4d2adfad3d to be f9305bf3aa so calm c8e66514bf and composed. It’s pathetic.”c9911084e5fd25ea

“Jack, Lily! Enough, both of 521d83c393 you. Things are tense enough ff908c4c47 without you making it c6f8a75beb worse.”279931beab07425b

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Leonard stepped in to 4aa91c4068 mediate, and Jack and 7ef7ba4e61 Lily turned their backs 2bd1be6437 to each other, fuming.eca722753841ebcf

Pai, despite having 79a1f35790 caused the commotion, 3c59635739 simply lay curled b81d035b88 on Serina’s lap, 028813da6e yawning.587e84196be67f77

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Serena’s expression wasn’t ad2745af1c great either. The Duke be9908ef33 had been 844354a36d plotting treason—and 0f3a964a10 in the 7a593eae88 most brutal eea686ff9f way, with 0b789a2f41 meticulous preparation 88b58ea4a2 over a 253ef17056 long time.b7f540efe9dfc419

“So all e50986258f the bloodshed 9c3cdc432d in the 0c39e155e7 Imperial Palace 931e301d33 was part 2f0b2b01da of his 153601a692 plan.”8e5bec6b8ac78dfb

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Before Azaid ab962895c4 became Emperor, a5adef5216 the palace 8e9e6c14e5 had been 636d2989d4 filled with 9ce524b67e numerous princes 0173385bde and princesses. The late Emperor had 8cb240c08c taken many concubines to b6ffc16702 maintain harmony among the deab0ffa99 nobility, resulting in a d1484a4f3a large number of siblings.34f3b6df425ece13

However, contrary to cb3db2e629 his intentions, this a47d496985 policy only fueled de0e125e63 rivalry among noble 008bb6b3a3 factions.95bb29ae813636c5

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Each faction d04d5d1dcc secretly fought e7b0d881b7 to put c5efb678d7 their own 19ce135103 blood on 9108c8d670 the throne, eb8d6fcd58 leading to 6bb066e82e the infamous 60f4904737 Prince’s Rebellion.8d47a7a0397cd9ae

Every Crown Prince 5f32c98985 or Crown Princess 41a430d90b met an unfortunate 5e6c77b589 end. Not just them—even 630d94b7e0 those who stood 97ca9f3cae out slightly were 8499991995 brought down by 007d62e4eb a coalition of d920b950b6 nobles.48373e365b3f5f9d

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Azaid had e551632dfd been excluded fdf553e451 from these e273fe094e power struggles 87d77ef2d4 because he 4815e16c9c lacked the 10b78ae155 Croten’s Power 305fbf4bf3 and therefore 1e31670bf3 had no f03d7dd28f claim to 554683c2da succession.f4c7dbe7fbb8b608

What they had thought dfaf648e5a was merely a political cc4147db63 struggle turned out to 113222bf51 be an elaborate scheme fc9a30a155 orchestrated by the Duke.a2e2953675730f2a

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“Azaid was the easiest 026ba83818 to eliminate, so he 2de6f6dda6 was put on the 4470a2b56e back burner… because the 1c60aa9adf Duke planned to set aa9ac2ea1a up a puppet emperor.”1e4f517ba2763b7a

The reason bf93cea1c7 he was ee0b2dd697 so desperate 2f91f57a57 to make 796f1fe679 Ophelia Empress 0d62fd1b20 was likely 71a93ef0f7 because, upon 02489a4fed Azaid’s death, 3a5738290c she would 3bfc156b74 inherit the 8998432ac6 right to 0d802f9323 succession.cb4cc8c3adebaa17

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Instead of 9016b77dc8 staging a c101d0938a coup, he 8f9a02f7f9 planned to 5b8ae9e1b9 become a a6251ca896 royal in-law d5dd7379b0 and transfer e6eed338dd the throne 4ae2e7c75c to Greenwood 8893e666f8 naturally.22d10da417907475

“But he didn’t know… fe930aecb6 that Azaid possessed power cc7e89d500 rivaling the first Emperor.”132eb3af124c6d0b

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Serena pressed her tongue 956ba40988 against the inside of a17e67417c her cheek. Just the thought 547888dd5d of what might 3456685655 have happened if edae7143da the Duke had b3605f964c discovered Azaid’s power dd9f438ed5 sent a chill b84c9c520d down her spine.7efc6356e725463a

He would have cut a73da1ff1c down the threat early aef88b5c71 to eliminate any risk.d29eccfe013e1244

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Serena still e033a71da1 resented Raffaello fcf75a5ffb for acting 6dc67afedc alone, but 4d0e8f1acd she couldn’t 3f5ae908be entirely blame d4c305fead him—after all, ece925610d thanks to 78ed9bf853 him, Azaid 71c4b1299e had remained 107595c4e8 hidden and 68258c7c47 was now 7c31c1ae0e the last 75f6395861 surviving royal.60e4988f2efe3b0e

And the Duke’s plan 94c9a4a972 had started to fall 5ecf3491fc apart the moment Azaid df1bd263a7 revealed his power. If it b813cab376 had been 58551aefda right after 323eaad229 his awakening, 5225254f00 things might a6d786cacf have been bc53774bd9 different. But now, Azaid had 33bceb3333 full control over his b06e9a9dde abilities, making him too 2fae15b4e2 formidable for the Duke 1c914c4b98 to handle recklessly.ab15116720c0dcd5

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“That’s why e873504a88 he created d0ea6ff4f9 that poison… 20fa649973 to drive dde8b9251d Azaid’s power 78180cbb5a into a 873123f043 rampage.”99f27706c882c744

They had 069d2bffea already confirmed 8a714fd91d that the 47065b8a89 potions from 89c07db75e the laboratory 7c2e581a3e could either cd0e6d606f weaken or 5120d7b78e destabilize power.e5bb9b6b1870f40b

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Originally, they 83a3e0cd7d had planned 9d689a6ab0 to expose 0ee0d890c1 the Duke 4fb4a213b8 using the 879aecc183 research lab 0975e3d163 incident, but 128c352616 now it 39dbb08ec4 seemed that 9ee160285f wouldn’t be efb2057baa enough. Just then, Azaid spoke.3898480f369bdbf5

“Now that we 980e149358 know he’s plotting 7cdb6cebbb a rebellion, we 74d82967ea need to find 5ec2e4e082 solid evidence and 9806e95567 take him down b687fa8826 completely.”999f2993cb14f2f3

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“Attacking Greenwood, the head cf43579d47 of the great noble e34b7ac836 families, won’t be easy 5a5b76d07c in a short time,” 015319764a Lily added.0b98b90f9615493f

Leonard continued, a236f05094 “We must 9441b4bb5a secure the 56e21aeb29 original documents, cd7f227c0f rescue Nocturne, 223b51c03d and prepare cb92ed49c4 to strike 377ee94175 the Duke—all b6dd08ef41 before the 1d5e2068cc Founding Festival.”e0fa77bd475d8d30

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“If anything f19ba2fa2e goes wrong, 4645c387ef the Duke 2d7c1eda55 might flee,” 9e929a7a9b Lily said.f4b1c439e58b9501

As she and e1dc6af336 Leonard continued exchanging 76efa1ef9a ideas, Jack ran 212506e170 a hand through e1d80fa241 his hair in 97d95fbfc0 frustration. Trying to keep bc2c10d03c up with all 75505284d6 these plans was aaf061c9d0 overwhelming for him.9282706a9e156ec8

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Serena carefully considered 0abc24873d their discussion. Nocturne was f065dd608d imprisoned in 860cfe5b46 a Greenwood-owned 2b577b7b29 villa—only a 8c0b041064 direct descendant 38cec8da82 of Greenwood 80816a3a34 could enter 93624e1895 freely.40c3db9305819509

Just then, 21aeb6c923 someone came 08d6ddbb01 to mind, 0cdeaa44cb and Serena be8803781c turned to e04da67b91 Azaid.5d8e6a940f3ebccc

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“Your Majesty, what 70f77affbd do you intend c681054b6e to do with d8eaaeec4b the Greenwood family?”cd5682a994cb5e82

“They plotted treason. They must be eradicated.”350c3db185000fc2

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“But the Greenwood family 88f4250c73 has a long history. If the noble 38af1ba8a7 house that unites 4bfe88f4de the great families 48008771cd suddenly disappears, it f4c91c2089 will create chaos.”bd14dd7ee54f7282

“I can’t go a771ab61d5 easy on them 22ea0a626c either. It’s crucial to 90d90367dc set an example bf044f1127 so no one ab14d93e8e dares to rebel 30cfd0692d again.”d841cd351ebddeb9

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“Then why not 22928a66d4 impose a heavy 5040e4ddfa punishment while also 4277a727c0 establishing a justification 6c82e9b92f to keep the 60fce6336f family intact?”be2c76e90183bb4a

“How?”7db55eec5b0c3035

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Azaid gazed at 5d5eb90d58 her intently. As Emperor, 427882f12e he couldn’t 30276b0053 afford to 2ced6cf6a6 be indifferent f8b49583ad about this 908283c36f matter. His usual 05027afe5b lazy demeanor 1004aea935 was gone.e86d3cd8f81c0b44

Serina calmly explained, “If 2962e282d3 a new leader removes cb4746415d the rot from within, 763d171380 the Greenwood family can 793a535d8c survive. Someone like 63f6c2f3a0 a direct f048712997 descendant who ec00015daa might already b8c0b884d8 resent the 235b4774ac Duke.”becd6df6bd5dc873

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“You mean… 29ea78f01c working with 7a5bf71e87 Ophelia Greenwood?”c65a407284c8b795

“But isn’t f5013512dd there a 5cb80734b4 chance she’s 0e9b076b28 on the d758f24ec7 Duke’s side?” 7699f829c0 Lily questioned.ac406579901726ef

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Serena replied confidently, c807869f91 “No, she wouldn’t 3d37a3b8dd be. She’s a bf42b38c2f direct descendant ac5d959d8f of Greenwood 535810d6c8 and takes 55ca39f9ee great pride 64370c0165 in her e4eedfaa84 noble lineage. If she a41b68262b had known e705dfaffb about this, 0baabcc09c she would cfdb6d92c1 have tried 357267d991 to stop dcd4301594 the Duke.”47c51e4337397308

Hearing her certainty, Leonard d22f27ee59 asked, “How can you 0ff338eb6c be so sure?”92123cf4d4ea33a9

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“According to d63713c317 Lydia’s latest 0cb0d36213 information, the 93dd78f29d Duke and 3fcb8893e3 Ophelia have 088cd3ecca completely fallen 520627277d out. And the reason? Because he refused 8154e351e0 to punish James f6685e076b Greenwood.”416cfc07f82e9029

“If she’s d7a99ae231 started to 0b94eb44dc oppose the 28f3e8d9e0 Duke’s actions, b4960b8e39 that’s a a031bafe6b good sign. Until now, fa0bbb24a1 she had 53ea91e943 always seemed 9501875ec7 to follow 68f4f93109 his words 3250102bb8 without question,” 6c9f3f2e06 Lily admitted, 8955b1515f her stance fc82d0518a softening.4ec25257b450a9cf

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Serena nodded, “Exactly. Even when I d58ebbc476 met her recently, f7365b07ab she seemed different. It’s worth approaching her.”955cf5a0cc244c0d

She recalled 62e7c2960a Ophelia at 0e01e70f35 Lydia’s wedding. Though Ophelia 492bb62902 had an 4513836d26 air of 28feb42b03 arrogance, she 04aa81f72a didn’t seem 15b23327e7 the type 04a161d279 to turn cd55a4a28b a blind 30f5f244f5 eye to 89d5d36d74 illegal acts.9580269316f45866

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Even when James 58d68d97f7 behaved rudely, she 83b3af734f had tried to 76f6a23412 maintain her composure. That was 9929e45da3 proof of 768a205ee1 her noble a85aaa31b6 upbringing.5e0419cb2a82158c

Serena’s voice b7f081c1b4 gained confidence. “I’ll make contact with 0eec8895b7 her. I happen 151cc1a7f4 to be fbf3369e56 invited to 2bfefda69e the Marsala 91716c13b7 Salon, where a7a65b9a32 she’ll be bfe51131de attending.”e4f0db5684dc4344

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“I received an invitation 3b7e44d534 as well,” Lily noted.6f63d43fb19b0e8b

With the afe2900595 Founding Festival cf1e73f83b approaching, Lily ee62b3b3db had also 60f56d9f7c entered the 98a7f9bf4a capital. It wasn’t often 6a76d68a8b that the Shield 1467a158c8 of the North 8d19997138 appeared in the 8ef0840bad city, so invitations f51066a2e3 flooded her way.4c8982a4791ba68e

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Serena smiled. “I’d feel 2a575e5f82 much more 3e1ac9f8ca confident if 00f59931d2 you joined 937c3df182 me.”2ce5701ab91f4209

“I’ll escort you on 2020a32054 the day.”54c2d48b7e6b4a37

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“You? Personally?”b7caffd1828a3319

“I’m used 55d993a89e to escorting aff32fb893 people.” Lily b1092bd98d shrugged.4d242dc68ad40a43

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She was well f5460bc11f known in high 84c6cd7d90 society as a 90a0e54e73 charismatic woman. With her tall and 8716a5056b slender figure, she looked efae5eaaff stunning in trousers, making 305c1c0e5f her a fashion icon.777c3faf995b3586

Realizing she was 008939c16f about to be ab5e4aa8b4 escorted by someone 506e24e06d so famous, Serena 3bfc3cae49 scratched her cheek.e59794caa7f486f5

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“Then, for now, 7b10406804 we should gauge 18f0674934 Ophelia’s stance.”d99b8dd889c0b90f

“Are you 6940235dfb planning to 97907aa6db use Lydia a3b60f1cb7 Vincent?”a29e92a973b1fa51

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“No. Lydia isn’t b830015bcb suited for 8c4a8232ec such tasks—she’s 14d730704d too timid. There’s someone 1e9cb3224e else more e6477bb6a5 fit for 7a387e4722 the job.”3bd73a9751f2b65a

“Who?” Lily asked.1e0dbd6cd1b3d74f

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Serina scooped up 2e01617289 Pai from her c4159392e8 lap and held 9f7862900a him close.039a8f7b6108f41c

“Right here.”7f096e5b9ab41827

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Meow.50b4ebbbfcb0538d

The cat—Pai, f1085e7e42 or rather, b393420807 Dorothy—let out eac775e2e5 a small 03ecd9f334 cry, as 2d3e3b9115 if in 8b828ed0f6 agreement.11fa641ffac62972

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Everyone nodded. No one could get 07a3efe9fc close to Ophelia as 9c4fb9f6fb easily as Pai could.34542b0fdeae7a5e

“If all goes well, 6170d5cf77 this might even help 9d7905374a us rescue Nocturne.”9a708ace459c2e2c

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That night, Ophelia 78a3f29d67 returned to her ac150a47ed room after yet 2037c4d6ba another argument with db365c2bf4 the Duke.75a2ca92671b36e0

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“Something feels off.”1170df458b279ee5

She couldn’t 4c3442f51a understand why f3a1961b79 the Duke 370679c131 wasn’t punishing bd65da7957 James despite ca54baaf23 his incompetence. It was d57aefc24a almost as 6612ae16ff if he b02533117d wanted James 80c125b9e5 to act edbef18410 out.343e81486470f46d

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Normally, she f5b09be1bb would have 7a0cb9c56c comforted herself 9cd43ef289 by holding 622e4c188a Dorothy, but 51632ba3d0 the cat 2c7cb2aa64 was missing.6798b83b35d3dcd9

As Ophelia rubbed 3a9b12ac56 her aching forehead 42fd7a2ad2 and opened the 88b529a889 door—163cc38abb397531

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Meow.f4948e45e0dadf83

A familiar, beloved voice 19d7532bd5 reached her sensitive ears.6876701180e108aa

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“…Dorothy?”f56cc6b0451d18d9

Surprised, she looked fa1089cb4e around, and from b50bef3b94 behind the curtains—Dorothy 1092f9b629 peeked out.ab566a098a782437

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“Dorothy!”ed62206344896346

Ophelia embraced Dorothy as e23c232164 if she had never 4d54b1bc3a frowned before. She had f2e593f3f6 assumed the 0f5a0028c3 cat had bf69c8320e disappeared forever 8bdb4ab288 after vanishing c636a65b7a shortly after 2cf4da6416 claiming Leo 06285ee947 as its 303f889639 owner.5734e1259652ca71

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She had been especially 66788321e1 disheartened when Dorothy left 8c6768d272 the very next day 1f5344777d after she had put f6de44c801 the bell back on 5f4c4dfba8 its collar. Stroking the cat’s bfd87f2551 back, Ophelia gently e2ed91693d scolded it.507d9e25246647b7

“Where did you 3056c3914e go? I was worried.”ddf43e127eda907d

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Although it aafda622ee was natural 368dc986fd for an 4a91b5299f animal to be0d4a6683 disappear without 7f9fdd1bba a word, b19a6b6c06 she couldn’t 3300d26d20 help but db8e41a204 feel a 68bf7fa8ab bit resentful.a74c82416e07adde

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Dorothy pressed her paws d6ba57bb03 firmly against Ophelia’s arm 6fb4d05733 before stretching out her 6a17c5c852 neck.b8e714280f4171b7

“Hmm?”312679db03b97c38

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Only then did Ophelia 4195223e82 notice a note tied f10c121f41 around the cat’s neck. She tilted 72b7b4f8a2 her head 8587eb5347 in curiosity. Upon realizing that it 499877a89c was a message addressed 12db13f148 to her, her expression 8c294beb74 hardened.44149a1ff3ef8b38

[I request a meeting at the third pergola in the Glass Garden of the Marsala Salon. -R]

“R?”fa4f9008ac7885b0

Ophelia stared at 704ebc7135 the mysterious initial 9cce389359 and immediately thought 3e7dc11844 of Leo.134c7990491bc0b8

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N/ The pronunciation of 6b9668eefc the letter “r” and 097c5276bb the letter “l” is 35bad1e645 similar in the Korean 8023096ff7 language.dc5284fcd5f45278

‘He doesn’t b78eead5e6 seem like 533a5a7ed7 someone who cd08fca2cf would be 5b8add8e0d invited to cbba9cebc8 the Marsala 137ba88656 Salon. And besides, that family 6e9df70462 is…’dd3ebd66e39575a4

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Tapping the note 2aea60c3b7 lightly with her c71e6b3526 fingers, Ophelia fell a02336c6e2 into contemplation.f65528341366e3ee

But after a 724848b083 moment, she smirked. She suddenly recalled 1bbacac4c8 how flustered he 60094d430a had been last 6a3d8236f8 time, his eyes 9f70f90a77 darting around in bf9ebda18c panic.ce2f8f55b242051c

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‘That was c33bc66725 rather cute.’8772c343622d6bb1

Amused by the 0431e2f4e5 thought, Ophelia quickly 73381251e8 wrote a reply f58c2f127f on the back db4d201f38 of the note.fffcc92f16e0fcb1

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[Alright. I’ll see you then.]

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