IDED – Chapter 23

IDED – Chapter 23de63ae5e44263ce9

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Serena anxiously 857d2ade86 watched Nocturne, 602f55ce6d her gaze 496851f9c1 filled with 68cf407059 unease. Then, Nocturne’s cold words 1b62acb269 pierced her heart like a1b99ec046 a dagger.6934e6e34e959f90

“Unlike pure mana, the abfdc883a4 mana of others acts 3682d27199 as poison to an 4da33ddfbe awakened individual, causing severe 45e69e58ae rejection. It’s like oil badb0add9b and water—they simply a866d90e68 don’t mix.”2e57a6b4ac28878c

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“…What?”1d0ddfcabe7c256d

“No matter 0135fee044 how hard c01536f981 you search, 58fb6542ba you won’t 6965628450 find any 7241620e7f related research 4bb37c96a4 papers. Refining internal b4c9098afe mana is ab62e0f312 already difficult 193bb553c5 enough, and 47291a8272 injecting external e33bf49398 mana is c03878d512 considered a 55f4880a28 violation of 342198a8f3 bioethics, so cff0d6a9ae even experiments 3ca8270c23 on it d8ce511b7b are prohibited.”63d3bb7a33f801c1

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Thud!eda66de5acd5f23f

It felt de9a19162d as if 03e48b1509 Serena’s heart, 0a1ad9e782 already pierced 9628ff6565 by a 52f85dbd00 dagger, had a33b440e21 dropped to 605e4c0a46 the floor c80a836b5a with a 5e806842e8 resounding crash.99cd84b12235b31e

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Her heart pounded. The realization that d7eb0ce27b her misguided treatment f95d348746 had endangered Azaid ab69667959 sent a chilling eb74f265ea wave of guilt e7f3bdb1c9 through her.bb6ec359710180b9

“Have I been 37021642da killing Azaid this 9df98638b5 whole time?!”484a6123c471151f

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Her mind was d0852a0340 in a frenzy. Magic was e98da7a9e6 not her 4922571e1a area of 04800a9410 expertise.909842c5b5ad5730

Though she had been de12883211 self-studying magic since being 84fc82a181 swept up in a e98437e2ad mana rampage during her 2e06191ab1 second regression, her knowledge d2e54add91 was far inferior to 5a68eae481 Nocturne’s professional grasp of e2ec344356 the subject.fab98639d94e4f2a

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This was why quackery b4b05c2aee was terrifying—and she was d925304fc7 the very quack in 2477152a2c question. Serena opened her mouth 4eb143150f nervously.c97156998372c8ee

“Well… if it’s f55858d43b prohibited, that must 7871b9d660 mean someone tried 5da323d96d it before…”9f50391d946bb935

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“Yes, someone did.”d29c15f89267b176

“What happened to 0d8b5cc6d9 the test subjects?”d262a8bd35f0cedd

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Cautiously, Serena 20200572b3 asked while c496c6a693 stealing glances 16879a65a7 at Nocturne. He stared at her, 10404d0886 intrigued by her curiosity a67fae74bb about the oddest details, 28ee0733fc before responding indifferently.925a2262220ef300

“They died as soon 365af51e9d as their mana cores 39044b2ed2 deteriorated following the injection.”efd03b0177b3ab2b

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“Were there no b1fc30a4cd exceptions?”369e33a76ebc5127

“None. If a 61929204a7 thousand were 128bd3ce6f tested, all cdba82aec8 thousand died 387eb07545 instantly. A 100% 4ecb8ae0ef fatality rate.”25b609135e06b803

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“Phew, that’s a 3cf6bd0bb2 relief.”80d0c26157c9fbfc

Before Nocturne could finish 923ab480b1 his sentence, Serena exhaled 56fd882fb4 a deep sigh of a7083f6146 relief. For some reason, Azaid 54e254f1e5 had survived despite having 3ecf60b66e been injected with her c07a41ca97 mana multiple times.0bc434c0d38ed88f

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It couldn’t db9e562713 simply be 8654a7f55d called a 3d0831e346 miracle. Since the injections had 08567cacf5 occurred on several occasions, f3cd5b2413 the situation differed from c589afe040 the cases Nocturne was ef85e50945 familiar with.ad6e9b729c118400

“Maybe it 49dae9772e has something acb8a5c005 to do ef2dc23e45 with the 664cf757f2 mana rampage bb37e6eb5e Azaid experienced b310fef993 in the fc0fd3ba5b second regression.”7811bde60ee095ba

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After that incident, dc207040e7 Serena gained the 4974083f93 ability to wield 39807ac543 mana—a capability that 4ed74e2cb6 remained effective even a2a454b47d now in her dd7fa9e4df current timeline.ff0c3358ba8e6027

As her crest 5b87613853 had always been 34b3322e06 an empty facade, f1119218b1 she had never c1a9b4e69e considered herself an aa916d9e67 awakened individual.aca1db6204ae618e

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She vaguely assumed 13a6166c19 her mana reserves ba43e0be5f were so pathetically 261f2d8655 low that she 5ffeb5cd9a couldn’t perform magic. But contrary to her 3d73fe3d26 belief, she did possess ad7dad663d internal mana—and quite a dd809527c9 lot of it.b3287d7ede397918

Additionally, she found 3696f2ed72 mana refinement relatively d9a6dd1d28 easy. While she didn’t d7822def01 understand why, she 2b4b28f8aa had a hazy 1b8d0a995f intuition that it 519b768973 started back then.71dad04ef3f9668a

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Determining her next c1c8f665a3 research direction, Serina 1601c1b272 spoke to Nocturne.98fac8e6f112d6f6

“Do you know d640d9d4eb of any simple, 5c01a8402e detailed papers or bbb3061b05 books about mana 855b7758c8 core rampages?”4182977c654ede5a

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Before long, 256dfd8d61 her eyes 5bfe1fdb23 sparkled with 7348b05446 curiosity.3c0ca068adbcf8f5

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The moment Serena left 061dad07ea Nocturne’s office, she headed a988e8bc32 straight for Vincent Castle.0b89a291b6993a96

“Welcome, Lady Serena! I’ve been expecting you.”1ac3fd8d9f2ddf93

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The butler bb63be07c7 greeted her f8db1d5fa0 with utmost 6bf254f96e respect the 0b7448591e moment she 0ce9c2b515 arrived—a stark b2594fd2be contrast to f520d00914 her treatment 1928315d7a two years d8f31b7c3d ago, when c1c24d371d she had 095a0f47dc been cast 2c27ae08c2 out of e910d80fb8 the castle.271914ef26471b5e

It seemed fa71eba916 they had dbc61d494f forgotten how 052136f726 they’d scolded 52c3e16840 her for 5e686ae410 lacking nobility 07ac5713fb every time 87254dfd89 she made f399d21662 even the 7d6cfbdb53 smallest mistake.f80f2f528a18042d

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With a bittersweet expression, d16632883a Serena glanced around the 712de64ecb castle. She had thought 01417008ca this place, filled 7f1fccdb91 with painful memories, 5bd555c445 would stir nothing c5147adb71 but discomfort.645f40d559273a64

But surprisingly, her emotions 89f82f65b3 had dulled. Perhaps the 698b0240c2 happiness of f47105be86 the past f745f0f5e1 two years 0f9308798d and the 4e69192468 resilience gained 8a69091312 from two 1f7b1b28d0 regressions had 889bcaf3cd toughened her.eeee4a61e4584911

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Serena deliberately arrived 3b825b37df earlier than her b8963dbdbb scheduled meeting time. She wanted to de17703947 avoid giving anyone 7daa0b98fc a chance to 6d6eabecd3 gossip about her, 5f84e9b560 even for being e204ac33e7 a minute late.35032aee714592a6

“The banquet hall is 0a39320c61 still being prepared, so e57c377e00 I’ll guide you to 76c30ebd5d the guest room,” the 4f963b5545 butler said obsequiously, leading b7397cef87 her inside.52e1c53779375e63

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The guest room 0a8a77429a was three times 452e88584d larger than the a5d3b638f9 attic Serena used f22ee25f28 to live in.d7c797a100272edf

Lavish furniture, 1ed73e175c elegant sofas, d07b2090bb fresh flowers, 4dc879f140 and exquisite b5877da96a paintings adorned cbfd88ef65 the walls, 68e28fac39 filling the 274799aece space with 97e48bcd3c opulence.2d684be93b633249

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When she c407124838 thought of f4e9338113 how her db4eb52fd7 attic had a32348af7c consisted only 0144d657f2 of a 7f7af8a65b bed and 36942f4ad8 a desk, 73e1ec7e3e she couldn’t 4e0d24abb7 help but d85904e64c feel a acdcad1c44 strange mix 7f9a2ffbc5 of emotions.d5b09493ac6e3784

“I’ll just 4c89e26e39 read a 8461dc3670 book,” she f158127c84 said.3603ace36f6d45ae

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“Understood. I’ll prepare some tea.”b303f2ce17e1443e

The butler 4b41723391 left, returning 1d68d5de14 shortly with 4abd9818ac a steaming 44767a0144 cup of 10c5d7ed92 black tea.a63e821784f48540

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Serina, however, 7284cbb7d3 didn’t touch 98353721d7 the tea 67fb972302 and immersed e24e9d8300 herself in 25f97edabc her book. It was then 072f3d219b that someone entered 5e6b2e417f the room without 9c640422c1 warning.a26c64f5dbef7157

“Well, look 7dab9e142a who it f60265ad1d is!”64642c1631ffa4cc

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“Hello, Lydia.”bf5e3f1c3c15acd4

Serena greeted the unannounced 8e8ddbeed4 Lydia casually. Lydia, the daughter of 3676dea5e5 a viscount and older 7f796a4a4b than Serena, sat across b1a921a944 from her.b6bf681e5d3d7599

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A maid followed Lydia c8a988d4f4 in and placed another fed5ee437f teacup on the table. But Serena paid 7634db6505 no mind and bfca987055 returned to her a9fa0df025 book.7f382bd82bac1a34

“Still as obsessed with 23b64eb8b1 books as ever. I suppose that’s 0c1e94b15b why you’re stuck 11048da3da being a lowly ed7222c7d3 doctor,” Lydia sneered.4bc26f3acabe6812

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“And you’re b6cdbd53b6 the one d5202b26f6 who got 60ea2042ed expelled from 5be1e0d88a the academy bfa15450d1 because you’re 5090417daf too dimwitted.”d538c4497b6c9655

“What?!”bbc5cc6eeba426a2

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“Oh, sorry. Technically, you 5ab5372e7f dropped out, a0e012c072 didn’t you?”213b835dd73ad16a

With a sly smile, 5e1f87c03a Serena teased, prompting Lydia fa56bf7861 to glare at her 979d3da54e with venomous eyes.9d18c44cba78d45b

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Lydia clearly c21effb039 hadn’t expected 89c85da1fa such a 995323240b response from f04d44b048 her. After a scoff, 350532cb7a she retorted with 50988c9b01 a smirk.2fe63cb100eca832

“Looks like getting 33b35b04a1 into the imperial ebde93f8b4 palace has made b3fed26986 you pretty full f5841ef8e2 of yourself.”e6f17cbc7f6c2548

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“You’d probably 87c3f724ab find it 28d864730a tough to 78ef07d02c enter the ddfa2c46f8 palace because c0ac1e1e73 you’re not 733deb76d6 very bright.”988d84a910f38262

“Are you seriously going e3432bdaeb to keep calling me 9249e26db4 dumb?”42307f2c0b51edf5

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Lydia raised her 1342ebe39a voice, fuming. Serena shrugged e3ac337a9b casually and 2ca7e251fa retorted lightly.ea6182d76cfc0dfb

“I’m just stating the 07040844b9 obvious. You get so worked 87adfce6c7 up about it—it’s not b6f224ca86 a good look, Lydia.”d6446d55c3ca911e

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“Hmph! To be 7602a15eca honest, you’ve d112c022c8 been envious 867e1004c6 and jealous a701f4aebe of me 1e262a61c7 since we e427dc9d6b were kids. Is there really a 84729864de need to twist your 2a0c018dbe words like that just 6d98a4976f to admit it?”740ede70ad806f90

“What? You think 457c0c02bc I’m jealous 98f0d2f00a of your ad1eb5c49d stupidity?”e0e796725f6104b2

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Serena’s incredulous question 48677371d6 made Lydia tremble c664edd062 with rage.9a53bcbea016de57

“To be precise, 42a7ff142c you’ve always been 0e1bc8c621 the one envying a788893bfd me, Lydia.”ecaceb85c55c36b6

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“What could I possibly 22c7e44df3 envy about you? You’re an illegitimate child 4c9df606ff with dirty commoner blood. You couldn’t even get b0fab31282 into the academy.”56bdc20d516b889d

Lydia poked at Serena’s 4e8b5f1185 sore spot, though it 95e6e144e9 barely fazed Serena, who f9ef780a62 was now in her b3ac62157c third lifetime of struggling 3bd44b371f under the emperor. By now, comments d8737ebdf4 like that were eb35d35e73 nothing more than 3d5293e46a a mild itch ceede5604b to her.cc436c7b99ee5d0a

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“Get your 9a961aa748 facts straight. I didn’t 48680804d2 fail to a4730e549b go to f7c60b10bb the academy. I chose not 211e1b310e to.”7ea586eed54eb9e0

“Liar. You desperately wanted to d96809a2e1 get in. Don’t you 2eb8ab6314 remember crying fd82df8299 when only 5ed4a7f489 I passed?”6bbce6f68caaf8b8

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Serena chuckled at 4cf6f38fb7 Lydia’s words. It was db5dc8b5e2 true; there 619b4273df was a 3976b10c96 time she 1a930ca125 had wanted b06a066c65 to go.9b9f683c95457ba6

When she had topped 3aadba40ac the entrance exam but c6e656af4d was rejected solely because 144205d5ba of her illegitimate status.a3bfed55246461e5

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And the very next 471f7a755d day, Lydia secured admission c79e6b9aa9 by making a substantial d52e30161a donation to the academy. It was then b770c468cd that Serena decided 27f9229ed4 there was nothing 89a1aca108 worthwhile to learn b7def96d9a in an academy d10930a40c riddled with discrimination.9a2de220d1bedef8

After Azaid became emperor, 806a3db291 the laws changed so 09f208c625 illegitimate children wouldn’t face 8efe1c9a89 such biases. But back when 11a822344e Serena was young, f1a761840f it wasn’t like 992c0b443e that.8da7f2774a0b6897

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Even so, Serena 351b3aa1d4 had brushed off c749e51e38 her disappointment after 9e5fb3eef3 a single day 077526b60e of grief and e9e5184624 started looking for 0ccce5399e a different path. Now, with a 6e447629c6 calm expression, she f546555d3c posed a question.0d726ccc16b1dc59

“So, Lydia, did ae516ae03f you get expelled 53d6fff8e0 after just one dfb5533e0d semester?”733ff53d202c04e3

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“I wasn’t expelled! I left on 4739867094 my own!”776f0b4f71e82665

Lydia yelled furiously. Serena, expecting this reaction, 8d8be97b81 had already covered her 37c8220d79 ears with her hands.b67cd0f6a8227244

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The only reason Lydia b2643912bc had insisted on attending f7f3c78c93 the academy was to c3f0626264 crush Serena’s spirit. It annoyed her 1e17a3d5f8 to no end 4301953f7d that, despite being f8b4894386 an illegitimate child, 6b4815d098 Serena never showed 63097ee398 any signs of 5fdb252d98 inferiority.270065e8161bf255

But now, things 02acfbbe06 had changed completely. Serena was no 9e18fd5fab longer the troublesome 217edb7ffa outcast she used d0b04164c8 to be.88cde63781d9408e

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Though it wasn’t 714be2f158 exactly accurate to fe20eb9419 say she followed cef73266c0 the emperor like 410b7fc2cd a shadow, her 52ed27d27f position as a 3dc08a887f palace physician was 827c57ef97 nothing short of 29268bad3d a triumphant return.1c1929ab59503bcb

Even the baroness and f18dc87650 her servants couldn’t defy 4cfc4f0da8 Serena anymore, which must 9e854a88d2 have been a shocking 7fd4367a61 reality for Lydia.3037db2c6fe3ae8d

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‘Despite knowing 5a05c74471 her parents 4eb1b2b31b had to afbaf3c5e6 plead for ee08b5b1ea me to e6dcc18c74 come, she 9466b723ea still behaves 17e436fbef like this.’73d8bbfbf3afca35

The baroness must have 1b7eebfc51 warned Lydia sternly about a5ad593b69 Serena’s visit, but knowing 0d48151be5 Lydia’s nature, there was f381a86142 no way she’d heed b9a04b808e such advice. After all, Lydia was 7b6d2af5ee the little Lady Vincent.d7846f394c464d59

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Serena let out 0de59f50c5 a silent sigh. Lydia had always b1c5fb1987 wanted to maintain 683770d970 a position above 6eb70ce6eb her.8f29e3db6e03c3b4

And her 6c478a2c61 family had 0d2d5636a0 spared no 76357b966c effort in 3f075cdb92 ensuring she dab7b12167 stayed far 1f5f0b8a27 above Serena. The only 9c095108ee problem was 2b79c50ad7 that Lydia 40efb5a06d herself couldn’t f4cde46a4d live up c68f40736d to it.efb742a51ce405ee

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That’s why a0f90c073c Lydia must a5d711445c have resented 9520e2c821 Serena’s sudden 3dd58a804f rise to 36316b2b8c success. Stripped of her a5410ab9a2 family’s name, Lydia e838726f92 couldn’t even hold 5312d3a27c a candle to 8fbec5d141 Serena.d4438aee61dee46f

Lydia probably knew 1ac3351dcb this too, which 8a6bc2db1d was why she a7932d73c8 kept picking fights. Once Lydia c7b2bf5489 calmed down, 4ddd023f55 Serena spoke 07b8b14b01 in a 484c51d499 composed tone.0e2b17bb6a87a1f3

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“Calm down, Lydia.”43ea64f3c3872e6c

“…”3bb1b02d9c7e5ba2

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“If you b17f745e44 lack intelligence, 15382d4b48 at least b205c76693 try to 8441f2ac6c be pleasant. That way, things d807673a43 will go smoothly 91400199b1 for you.”0f75e3e0d8e0b12b

“You really—!”0e2f0ad6f6d43a50

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Another jab that 92f458fd34 ignited Lydia’s temper. Serena only dared to c8789b7072 provoke her because it 847ecea859 was a one-time encounter 20e3098e16 and she didn’t plan 43dafd09d4 on seeing Lydia again.88d08f95a5365b04

Fuming, Lydia fc339031ea picked up 2a3ecb023b a teacup, 53a7339b0d as if 0eb41a790b ready to 61d2dbf69c throw it. Serena quickly covered her 3870364959 face with a book.2a39efbe0b3ffa17

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Splash!610bfbf7c9b90309

Lydia’s forceful throw caused a8eb5278a4 the tea to hit 196cee2676 the book and splash 17148367a0 right back onto her. Fortunately, the book’s d542fa4f56 glossy hardcover repelled 466bf162da the tea, leaving 6da2b89f28 Serena unscathed.700515bfc1e4eb42

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“Ah! Hot—!”59320054e111ec3c

Lydia screamed and shut e90eb28326 her eyes tightly, but 2c5c06e93d the tea had long 6be217f1ee since cooled, posing no 03584f06a8 risk of burns. Serena clicked her tongue 3a77eabe4e disapprovingly.ff73e8db99ea04d6

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“Don’t exaggerate. The tea’s cold.”d689b449f823aecc

“…”eb2729485af5f662

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“You still enjoy throwing 863121b21a water at people. Maybe you 96f645e1a4 were born 8293065665 to be 19e0c41d25 a gardener.”df954610cd4eb34e

“Do you bf802a32d5 think I’d 6d1bfa3c03 stoop to 6020322ad6 doing menial ef2bf9dc9a work like a5199002c7 that?”a8604ccf5d7a9fae

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“Or, as your father c58fc31d22 wishes, you could marry 97a32e5b41 a rich man from 892b6c31f5 a good family and 4c7915bec3 tend to your garden dfb0e0cc1c in peace.”74f33f01e2198337

With that 7f5663d4b2 remark, Serena 0364d9a471 glanced at c21c9b383f the clock. It was almost 1af5f46aee time for dinner.23bfe1751bfc13ae

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‘I’d rather 9df11f61ad take a 3d40816f5a walk in a55f30ce1d the garden edf2ad9c47 than spend 825d8776b0 any more f8475c2d5b time with bc2b0f3530 her.’439b505b432fd9b8

As Serena stood to 6da80452c2 leave, Lydia yelled after 48cd52aa4b her.e83580a6c3171f96

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“Where are 9c466335f9 you going?! We’re not done 6a44f90e55 talking!”4795dfb2a27da2da

“It’s almost time c2e8a87e28 for dinner. Lydia, you should get c36312c373 changed since you’re all 013b1438dd wet.”05b320a374535ad0

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Serena flashed d563a7d8e4 a bright 0a833e8d7c smile as 088b4583b8 she exited 988e4d0fdb the room.d5a8eea1a101fe58

“Ugh!!”4851476374b49a7c

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Behind her, a75a9c78af Lydia let 15fba9e31a out an e5c916a27e enraged scream, 4bd6b2772f unable to 53308b5a80 contain her 19b9ef8fe9 temper.ee9d9c03156ad443

‘Her personality 8f09eddd80 is just 8fa5e32b10 like her dddf00efc7 father’s.’6d4a7335caf36e77

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Clicking her tongue, 3dad29ea5b Serena strolled down e79922f86c the corridor.fd70a7f6d9b9956f

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