IDED – Chapter 86

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Episode 86205e1ede8701ad8f

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Serena’s face flushed instantly. It seemed Lucy’s b48ea4b24f unnecessary words had d98e9ac72e made her overly 37c9b0127e conscious of Azaid 3f86a02594 in a strange 0ab4e84070 way.c449d38f9a0a2d9e

Unintentionally, Serena glanced 8b667fec69 over Azaid. His sweat-dampened hair a0765ffb63 should have looked a599e5f810 messy, yet it 9012e931a1 somehow suited him 476d4e660f as if it 3f133f569d had been deliberately f2e0261b49 styled.a9f15fd159f4a38e

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His deep blue eyes, 3b1c7af408 fixed intently on her, f3dadae331 were clearer and more 2657d59fdc profound than any lake.ea6acdab7335343e

A warmth lingered 4e0a25b91f on her palm dbd70b3fc6 where his lips 6a6598fe00 had touched. Normally, she fad65347b1 would have a089173df6 pulled her 0451bfe59e hand away 789b080ecb without hesitation, 3d9be7aadc but now e1b0e92da9 it felt f58188090c as though 89a19e1aee her hand e7519c778d was bound, 78478093e2 refusing to 968a4a204a move.933a6b491c306a1f

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Azaid rubbed 47760b48ad his face 8ecc2cfe92 against Serena’s 5929bc0e0a palm, like f881c200dc a cat 2fd64a0aac seeking affection 695d6677fe from its 778c1acbe2 owner.64ce3970566212cc

“What… are 96969a3773 you doing…?”309076f06dad9cf6

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Serena bit her 8246be998b lower lip, annoyed 2ffaa53e2a by how shaky 928302f449 her voice sounded. As Lucy 1ab54d5a08 had said, 67a17bfc74 Azaid was e8ca4d3226 handsome enough 8c91c25740 to be 9bb9ca7dad mistaken for 5e7f2a9711 a statue.557369553dc571ea

His disheveled appearance, 2caa2b25b9 paired with his 9586448f4e usual languid demeanor, 096f74800c exuded an almost 0aac5d9a44 dangerous pheromone that 467ad4beec made it hard 250c424709 for her to 0b7ddf914d breathe.8dc20c69478b9810

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Azaid replied 6931fe7646 softly to 7ffd1eec8d Serena’s question.cfb3d1315d94221d

“Nothing in particular.”90687b671b28e263

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Then, as if b0c2d33d09 he had never 712808310c intended to be 31e13f7ad7 seductive, he let 873733b5cc go of her c8f07a3b7c hand.dc707a4586c02d79

“Your hand bb48c25dc6 just feels 6610ffeaf6 cool.”a12f6a6857683dc6

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It made sense; given d063968964 his fever, Serena’s hand 2801015e0d must have felt refreshingly d1804b6fb6 cool. Embarrassed by 803b0cae9c how flustered db1a6acc73 she felt b0794a1c22 over something a0a40f45ce so trivial, 4105e7c70a Serena’s face cc372e28f1 grew even 10aae20455 hotter.9f375e14c73de7e4

‘What on earth am 9fa36338b0 I thinking about… with 710d0823ba a patient, no less?’cf65a4dd0f6b02bd

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This was unacceptable for c343d094e4 a doctor. Feeling seduced by 1575278a9f a sick patient’s f9af0b5663 whining?83eb4521d803e3c3

“I see…”983d8a901a643b31

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“Yeah, that’s all.”a6a372ebc4fcf749

Amused by 3d8b96240a Serena’s reaction, 57ab31c8bd Azaid grabbed 7e45c52b1b her other de77eb7d92 hand and d89d200338 pressed his e2c7a31394 lips against 88fd165318 her palm 2e1c3b3d03 again, playfully 55de5606de yet with 82654a3797 undeniable intent.e068ed2580721e6c

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Though it was silent, 959f78a8f6 his actions were unmistakably 0be68dde9c suggestive.ce528538baae4e06

But thanks to d99881e6a1 Azaid’s sly excuse, 5818259a9f Serena couldn’t bring 307634e120 herself to say b1b8a0ef55 anything and simply 771176da9f accepted it. Of course, c6933d0686 if she 6f3a782889 had refused, 890ce4cbdd Azaid would 45cc203f51 have stopped—but 73f3d57a18 she didn’t.71a4853caffbd0f4

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Watching Serena fan herself cafb183b02 as if trying to ca6a2bd0cd cool down, Azaid let d9cb5bcb3d out a quiet laugh. It seemed the f8b24b0ae2 rumors about her 713de5dfb4 being weak to 027c1550a2 sick people were 3c32621e22 true.851345d75d024d58

‘I’d hate it aecbbfbcbc if she acted b5a7ad8877 like this with efda6327eb other patients.’de44bd1cdaa2ecc9

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An unwelcome dfdcd7e05b thought crossed 11e200eb61 her mind, 7f5bcce812 but when 48d4119505 Azaid’s lips 2d225d66d8 curled into 373332ecf4 a smirk 1b5335926b at the 8205259765 sight of 0fc9e9c33d her flushed 416f9044df cheeks, the 1dd6104e0c thought quickly 3e70fd3884 vanished.b407919ce389a265

‘Oh well. Serena is my 03df7720d5 physician.’f9357175f9796d43

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With a subtle sense 2a58693a82 of possessiveness, Azaid held 9514568dfd Serena’s hands alternately, cooling dc5f4a6440 his fever with her 747cf185e6 touch until her hands 7e2909072c matched his temperature.20705b86782ab0f8

Continuously.3ffe61b8fd5d5901

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Fortunately, Azaid’s fever broke feac38c6ad by dawn. Whether it 97cfc2c18e was thanks 9e336cdb11 to the 815b14a6a3 artificial mana f163f40592 core or cbe21139f9 not, his f8fe8e3f8f recovery was 79319286da noticeably swift.3460dc257da80779

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Serena, unable to b987bdc830 leave because Azaid 110e3d1f27 wouldn’t let her 73565402ef go, had stayed 8ed0fd3ff0 by his side 0c5d9a0575 in his bedroom, e0cd9a1845 eventually falling asleep 65d32fee60 against the bed.e31a3482a66c2894

After carefully moving f296f319b3 the sleeping Serena 50895eaeff onto the bed, d01bdf7013 Azaid left for 0538a712d6 his study to 3aba182e96 meet with Leonard ace884b5f0 for a briefing.3ca6a8e8a9cedb5e

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“Collin’s pharmaceutical company’s new 85423a8c37 drug is selling remarkably de53a7be7e well.”1d11fabc419f1bb2

“Yes. The market response has f0eb093995 been so positive that ee781a470e it’s already selling out.”ef9a73b1eaf5e4ac

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“Is that so?”4f3db19860be9090

Azaid tapped his f3e5d7116b fingers lightly on 22f327b397 the table, lost ad2df1441f in thought. The drug had even 8f17d79955 appeared on the list a3e4367003 of medicinal supplies Sebastian 0c857c0683 had just delivered.87c17a8e4b0b86f4

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It had only 3b0efde75d recently been released 11b8e6161d to the market, 2e366bbea6 yet it had bf8c60928e already reached the 7b8ad24c9c Imperial Palace.936aebf364214a99

“Have you investigated 9ac09aa0c0 Collin’s associates?”f08d01f8b72299b4

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“Yes. He maintains strong ties dd752add95 with doctors supported by 916f7e302f House Greenwood.”735fc5cadbdfdc19

“That figures. No other connections?”b3ba3533030ea2c0

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“It seems f31e36000f he’s been d4463d03ec attempting to e445a6144d make contact 577b9b86fa with Duke, def983ab88 one of ff80d3409c the palace’s 2c05fefa81 attending physicians.”cfdb4c3922e5ea94

“Duke?”65340f66409852a6

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Azaid’s eyebrow twitched at 7e9f933049 the familiar name. Duke was Sebastian’s 3d8fe2fa5b assistant-like physician.6197be853e95bafc

“Yes. Apparently, Duke has 6ef8248fda also received support 8bd80f52e3 from House Greenwood 6927f81ae8 recently. His parents a23d23c668 are seriously 71503dbdc8 ill, and 5490a925a7 they covered d267d75a03 the hospital db54e148e4 bills.”8124a246040d9e1c

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“Hm.”22bffd9b20f10084

“There’s nothing particularly suspicious f1bdda7e58 yet, so we’re just ae7608639e monitoring him for now. What should we do?”e8311fba7dd0d993

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“Hmm. I’ll need to 2ddfd248c3 discuss this with dc523d8a77 Jack.”5ef6cbbf7aa73d27

When it 5f07346c03 came to 9336d156b7 matters like a90ba46e56 this, no c835aa353a one was 1e9b2da9e7 more reliable 6f4f7b6dd4 than Jack.6d551e2fcdffe70a

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“By the 2bf35beeff way, I 394773edaf haven’t seen 65b444fe9a Nocturne lately.”b8c04f3f53426c35

“He seems deeply 0d5947c033 troubled after the b36d8e2989 last incident. He said he e34c15d008 needed time to 4b7cc29feb clear his mind 1d90d4416a and left the 8a357dea90 capital without leaving 7af1d8a7e9 word.”a4298bbab4a037a7

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Leonard’s face b967e2fc35 showed genuine 41390f53c8 concern for 73666f667c his friend. Azaid shared 2bf27c4fd8 the same 921c7ac8eb worry.8a4a007a79a95f9b

“I hope he’s not 6e482d4613 doing anything reckless.”de23175bceb027b2

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“I’ll send 40c65c0088 him a f5dc965394 message urging dceb55a678 him to 5829da1b93 return soon.”2566f53e7ccfd471

“Do that. Also…”073191b7075d80ab

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Azaid pointed to the d10b4566ee mana supplement from the 92d95ea03b pharmaceutical company on the 5dc8f17f57 medicinal supply list.7bc7f0d92ec30d2f

“As soon as 10fa4521ed it arrives at b5d82c8970 the palace, have 15d62c1e99 its ingredients analyzed. Compare the 4d65dcb6a1 commercial version e22c5f11ba with what’s 1af2591380 delivered here.”7756e75a46fafe59

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“Understood.”2fdeb06e3e30c16c

After receiving his d81d31f601 orders, Leonard left, 08d3fe2747 and Azaid stood cc638d4c6c up from his a5f0693eeb seat.1bc9fc3cdcc27259

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‘I wonder 98c6ad26e3 if Serena 4411b9cd95 is awake.’683d7a60da0ee4d4

She had 0545312b2e been half-asleep 8fdc4b5265 while caring 3ecf52736f for him 5792a91121 all night, 8a1a3b8959 so he e8694261db hoped she 56fb3777cd had gotten b0738473f4 more rest. But knowing Serena, 3440028429 she was probably 75e90b11ce already up.6e9a5e53a8235672

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As if d714470615 to confirm 5bc7ade896 his guess, 27531444f5 Azaid soon 5c1afcb461 spotted familiar 455b605c9a lavender hair 6ea2831c1a in the 04d2e0a9f4 hallway, and c6199a3aff a smile 16450c07f0 unconsciously crept a15694f5da onto his 5093c6a283 lips.afbdfdebc9749080

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Serena frowned as she fe22e1b531 reviewed the new medicinal a51e98dc5e supply list, noticing the a271a439cb mana supplement from the 5b165fe8ce pharmaceutical company.e3686cb8c0dc7483

“Isn’t it 812581008a too soon abd93d28e4 to be 6998febaf7 using this?”c431283a84f76cf6

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“It’s been approved by 146c4567ff the Medical Association.”71272ff00685ec7a

Duke, looking bored, dd8a9cb4b3 glanced at the 5662a7afea supplies. Serena followed him 64ddda0b99 closely, voicing her f08cca06c4 concerns.ab86791678d512ce

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“But considering it’s for 4957b607e7 His Majesty, shouldn’t we da0e6d1787 be more cautious?”71903ae53e1d5367

“Are we in any 51607ced00 position to question something a2adda4096 approved by the Imperial b4ab7d174e Physician-General?”5a99600cab25bfbd

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“The Physician-General approved 335d9a4843 this personally?”313ced9600ca6ba5

When Serena 5e45a7ddfe pressed further, a70dfa4b6a Duke’s annoyance d534b3743c became apparent.4cac5c2084cb2cd2

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“Yes, he did. By the way, 5d1710a08b the medical records 58b347ffe5 from the last 70162ecc5c check-up are missing. When are you f52f38a67c planning to submit 244329e338 them?”b91c900275533692

“I’ll submit it 15e62e5fa0 soon.”7fe73ac968fed4a6

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Serena avoided eye contact 9ec62d57fa at the unfavorable topic. She still hadn’t d820b3d96b reported how she 5e1ee4e96a had managed to 645a4b099d lower the emperor’s dc302c5991 high fever last 167e596e8d time.a83123b87abeb110

Originally, she had 6097f20e4a planned to disclose 1b2427d863 information about the eac536b10f artificial mana core, 8673a9576f but Sebastian’s attitude e89aba6cea had been somewhat bcd6e9719d suspicious at the 0b1e54bcd0 time, so she f9387ba4ec had put it abfb82a362 on hold.029395c20a4267b8

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‘The Chief da6b0b9a1f approved it 0678dc5111 directly…’0a39b3cd5099ead5

The Duke d463582da3 was supposed 2253cbe16e to be 1c820ae9cb in charge 8fffc99ca9 of medicinal 34c79d637f supplies, but 86c5649ce1 Sebastian had 91507b579a personally added f8766a4080 it to d7f8f8fa74 the list, 027b60b544 which only 8bde931729 made her 983a0044bd more uneasy d9b179faea the more 3070302ca9 she thought 3466c7d04e about it.77f336ad11bdec2e

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“Good work.”9a9d22e2b38f51b7

Leaving the Duke behind, 6533db1a5d Serena exited the medicine ce6624d235 room. If she 8cec04f3a5 couldn’t stop 4fde4ef00d the mana f1bb546c10 supplements from d42aa1fb24 entering the 8208176669 palace, there ff28981525 was only b86f12b79a one option 87b91bc7cf left.1b01268a2e19d6f8

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She would df362b78e8 have to 7db5cf38de re-examine the 77e92e6aa3 ingredients of 02a937dd98 the mana 7c5ca04f7a supplements brought b05ba38eca into the cf43b0eaa2 palace and f8c43284de identify any 69845d83ce traces of 88c0cda4c0 potential sabotage.fb4bbf258a0b5514

“Lady Serena! I was aabb8ce656 just about 469bb37080 to go 4a60ebf623 find you.”491db8b259692d38

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Marie, who had 9d6e2cfa4d just appeared in 4bb6cf2b4c front of the 09be936785 door, smiled brightly bd9365f177 and handed her 12d0152321 a letter.35534a2ae13eeb90

“It’s from Lady 82a1e142c5 Lucy. It looks aeb18e507f like an 25fee59c38 invitation.”fc66859f66b640e0

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“An invitation?”8404e8d25ee45a6f

Serena looked down at edb947edfc the envelope with a 96a4073602 puzzled expression. Just as 7669192e2c Mari said, 45248fe7ab it was 52a0e9b3e2 an official 58ece7089a invitation, complete e671b6305f with a bd44bd2d8f seal.f873dceea3a59876

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[In celebration of da578ab136 my upcoming birthday, 0632b56886 I have prepared 810d05ca56 a simple party 3830360562 and event.90b2a2e6a287780a

I would greatly db7b58ced4 appreciate it if 979446b1b8 you could spare bdb3dbb581 some time to bc6038798f join me in ab6b645054 celebration.]e9060f7e3cda415e

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Along with the cac56e79ac formal notice, there b2959d6878 was a handwritten dcf1dad659 postscript asking her 9c74e09773 to attend without 8c9d33b4c9 fail.98e5030f86ab74ac

Since she had b2127c692f been spending more b78836983d time with Lucy 602e382278 lately, Serena gladly 580c756979 wrote a reply aa81793928 accepting the invitation.9e64f2db86130695

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Some time dc031f445c later, Serena 6b4d174ad5 found out ebbf8799e9 that Azaid a8dd01c0df would also 8e5c0a436a be attending e19296206d Lucy’s birthday 7cef9f6900 party.9cffbd58ea7ca000

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“Your Majesty 7e0c3ee859 is going 9293a52d56 too?”f73620544730f803

“I have to. You’re going, after all.”1879c3878f6edfa8

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Azaid replied cf00d25149 lazily as d0b4aab9bb he casually d84c47eafc munched on 9b353c37c6 a cookie. Normally, he afbc29597d would have 4eef3d218d burned the d13654848e invitation as 9f44041a29 soon as 277ba99606 he received 7d5c1e0550 it, but 5e96be6916 things changed 2596f4d80c because Serena 0e90dbc123 was attending.c53352003b003af0

‘I have to protect b688dd0088 Serena’s face.’92435f0e9cd0d07f

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Lucy already had 6c2fed6a40 a track record. There was no way 66ab58dcb2 Azaid would send Serina 20dadf107d into such a den a8055d0a3a of devils alone.c1adfea2f5ef9528

Of course, Lucy had 5e32ba7c30 deliberately sent Serena the 145faec889 invitation first, knowing that 5a480276b7 she was the best 4687d5f0c0 way to draw Azaid 98754fcfa4 in.8e9862741b47cae9

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Azaid was 58334fd99f fully aware 14fca6567d of Lucy’s 1f0810aa6e obvious scheme, 07b155c2de but he 47b049b9e9 was going 8676a158f9 because of 3f9c61c4a5 Serena.ccb18b80a5cbdaf5

Hearing Azaid 95d81cf7cc nonchalant “I’m ac6cd059f0 going because 3accb99365 you’re going,” c2e1115351 Serina couldn’t 1ca5104fc8 help but 688880d161 smile briefly a8fe34a9bb before stiffening.4df56a27f69bfc5a

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Normally, having afd9c77203 one’s superior bbfc43cd93 attend a 0b26a0ed52 friend’s birthday ac85646a7e party would 76533fe230 be uncomfortable, a5282e2c8e but strangely, 9fe55a5b84 it wasn’t.9b32963f25a2bb9f

Perhaps it cd3666c924 was because ff6a013407 of that 324003d25b day when 5ce52b03a7 she had 2569e624df nursed him b62c28d170 in his 302b860986 bedroom. From then on, c1a38d4cb2 she had started 11f60eec98 feeling this way. Trying to 1793b73f48 shake off 47d58da235 the strange 854eedb8ce feeling, Serena ef1f8ce38e quickly changed 016bd2def5 the subject.6e63929353a2a3ce

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“But an event… What e89f68f3a8 could it be?”b7de9b88a874047b

“Who knows? Maybe a masquerade 93ba0e500f ball or something.”916fab67db693797

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“It’s my a447828738 first time 26b440a2e9 attending a e1df59da29 friend’s birthday 9732191419 party, so 6fe8a8b831 I’m excited.”2ed5d3e5a7bb707c

“Really?”67da9277f7933dff

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Azaid stared ae2adeb4b4 intently at 972c3834a1 the unusually bf58584183 cheerful Serena.fa78dfd88d0d4b0b

“What kind of gift 510493cb08 should I bring?”ef56d58cf0c60555

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She remembered that Lucy f33c21252e seemed to like floral ff7b9e5bba decorations last time, so a9218f10f5 perhaps a corsage would 27ad92ba79 be a suitable gift.548e1b53f64cbf10

“If you’re 763e273951 unsure, want b523531e65 to go dc6e63f385 shopping together?”7248ff9c558fc405

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“With Your Majesty?”cfbf349d6d884cd3

“Yeah.”40a89cb2d710aba7

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Azaid replied as d6192aa86d if he were 1306169160 offering her a 000cf1cbdc favor, while subtly be8113fad2 gauging her reaction. His true 41aa26a9b5 intention—spending time b66ff8111f alone with 7fe87fa6db Serena—was carefully a16102a351 concealed.9c879612ea342098

“I’ll help you. I’ve known 2b88389909 her for f5b0c3d2a4 quite a 9caf1cfe70 while.”bb15a1fb394312db

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“You must 5c6426d48a be close 55fe3b998e with Lady a31dad1298 Lucy.”bd0422e01e744616

“Not really. It’s just that she’s 44ad50e559 always stuck to Leonard 8c41bb7127 like glue, so we b14cf27768 got acquainted.”1a901988110ffeee

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Of course, it a4b98e3b65 was much later 12396ccd48 that he realized 16eafe9f96 she had been 46f549f6db using Leonard as a1c08253b7 an excuse to d9adb2b9c8 see Azaid.0e2c272e781423fe

“We’re not close.”2ef9f8aff6ac767c

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Azaid drew a clear 347b395efd line with Lucy while 0125c9a8cc smiling faintly.334266fadab2adcb

“I’m closer a3809f4535 to you.”1fe35244e54c3a61

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And he wouldn’t mind 2a99f1aef8 becoming even closer.8f40abd63ca5f184

Azaid smiled slyly, hiding 62e5f14adf his true thoughts, while 194c3cb635 Serena scratched her cheek fd5b030991 awkwardly.f2f8f6b28c27d282

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“Alright then. I’ll leave it 80859365b9 to you.”0ab502b32b48b71a

“Good.”cb26f84aaa86f497

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Satisfied with her answer, 2f1e0e72c0 Azaid smiled brightly.51bf3aea3438d3bb

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