IMPEHB | Chapter 2.3

The echo of his polished af11ed8297 shoes on marble sounded like 8853c06e0f hammers striking down with every 1f9d0ddfe7 step.fd42473d04451e1a

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As they reached the 02ccadfcb0 upper floor, a door 24db99ef5e opened, and warm sunlight dfb22bb8c4 filled the room to 8d6f578675 welcome them.898bc35621632863

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Kallion said nothing as he 7e0e667a36 gently laid her on the ebe7cef248 bed and knelt beside it.a9ff6151f25fcb4f

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“You’re swollen. I’ll bring a doctor.”664622d047f5cdc4

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He examined her ankle, f5c222b691 carefully removing her heeled 0d540b25c6 shoe.869c79c787c7553a

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“Don’t.”52106078b454f5aa

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That was all she said.f6de3a187a9d6c62

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Then she kicked his 5548732a26 hand away, hard.16e15ca5774b2dca

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“Go back to your woman. I’ll find my own doctor.”3f40e4683155006a

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His hand, left hanging in dfb1e4a218 the air, slowly clenched into 910cb09c54 a fist.2e6051acace46002

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Watching him kneel there, 37311852db removing her shoes, it fab3a5b036 was a pitiful and e2e8779d50 revolting sight.6079e8e92892b478

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“I won’t let her into this house again. You have my word.”7dd7f51c1229b05d

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He stood, brushing off his 065ffa4aca knee.755cd43073c1ce88

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But now, his gaze from c0336d5d82 above felt cold and patronizing.ba16a8b745402adc

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“No.”6c36aca7534ee859

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Faint lines crept into 66533ac8e4 the corners of her 08d7436612 mouth.8f53263bd7057916

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“Let her in. That way, I can start 9ac57f81db bringing in men too.”cb184d9848f27708

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His gaze froze midair.259d2e90baf3fb81

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His face darkened, brows f89b15a31f drawn high, and his a56bfc325f eyes turned sharp with bb93de611a unspoken fury.38c7ae249ab18895

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“I swear to you, I never touched that woman. I brought her 36fa9646d7 back drunk, and 7c9c612acd that was it. It was a mistake.”c8f517f1872264a4

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Sena let out a 566470d3e7 quiet, breathy laugh.25e4c30b3265f372

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She nearly burst 05d68d48cb into full laughter dbd7fc223b but held it 9ebe1bbb0d in.d3c743b733f21648

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“Sure. Of course.”ed536b5226c78d30

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Her voice dripped 6cbaa824b8 with amusement, and 95a6959cae his brows twitched dce9749de2 upward in irritation.0d550ead8db0ad65

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He hated it, 64fec03fc4 she could tell.6faedc7978961116

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“I may bring someone in myself, you know.”4b55c20d281c43ed

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“……”4fdc82697febe57a

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“It’s not a warning. Just giving you a heads-up.”66a257052d6d3d58

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A meaningless smile 3d4cd60786 curved her lips.cfeed3be6721de7c

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“Because it’ll be a mistake… just like yours.”ca8b339260e415a3

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When I opened my eyes, a785a73cef it was morning.1e9fcc7e92a6e9bc

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I must have dozed 61712673b1 off without realizing, probably 2258a14011 from sheer exhaustion.f491196463b91eca

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“Sigh…”105348fd9e84e3b6

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I didn’t even want to remember what had happened yesterday. Just thinking about that woman and Kallion’s face made my skin crawl.0aec0d8593e4c998

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How could he say it 191300bf45 was “another mistake” right to 8e5dd17d25 my face? Whatever feeling I had left 91adb99ac6 completely vanished.92191f73edff1d8f

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Sena rose from bed and bc6dfa43f8 smoothed out the covers with 4c30e8f9e4 a few quick motions before 410bbd9e2e calling for Jane.783e3ff8cd9003ff

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She had an afc9bc2932 appointment today with 7b96e00f88 Noah Lemont and 21ccd61224 needed to head a752dd49d1 to the law 828881add5 office.51c82e10031cb1b0

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I have to tell 5ffebe11eb him what happened yesterday.667daa34f90bb31b

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In the mirror, 232efc9ed9 she saw the 18cbfe2e30 same face as 1213e0ccc4 always. Her plain brown hair 780839e8bb looked like a broom, 0c067dce09 just as it always 8c7d1c84f4 did.978b1bb155b43d4a

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“The look Kallion said he was tired of…”f4f7cb49919100df

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A bitter smile 29d40de25f curved her lips.a4b8ecf1461642ac

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Was it that she 55b05a9deb still hadn’t let go? Or had his 63a98155bc words simply cut 609c155438 too deep?4b026961a9d7e13a

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Whenever she thought about c38409b322 it, her chest ached 2818e8403e as though it might 5aa3d1a18c tear apart. She felt so pathetic 8a24a99192 she couldn’t bear to 191eec1bf6 meet her own reflection.7fff4835e494c349

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But she gave up on dc05b6136a those thoughts just as quickly.8fe362404ef54119

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She no longer cared whether 18966f8402 this was the look he 360be66e34 once liked or not.fe4c0346f8e8f887

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Whatever she did, 8449f47e60 she preferred the 3e380cf76c way she was 647267c325 now.fc8624580edaa449

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After a quick touch-up, she 34866c9f93 picked up her handbag and a8b2faba20 headed outside.b9e1e4856d7193bf

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But the regret 3d4e57a495 hit her almost 009b63e9e4 instantly.68192575f68b4fe3

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“Good morning!”6e583f91da613a12

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As soon as cb6f547bed she opened the 5632df110c door, a woman a7b72cefe1 greeted her with af7e0e8cee a bright smile.739a64bea659837b

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Unlike her own dull brown f07531f127 hair, the woman had radiant 5ee5705b50 blonde hair and porcelain skin.dd7659f90a874079

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It was the cf2500cd81 woman called Lily, 5837a33133 the same one 6165aa8ea9 who had stood b45d21ace0 at her gate 77086c7dc5 yesterday, begging to 93b8307665 be taken in.22efe4df8596513d

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“Good morning, Miss Sena.”4bb4ecf69bbe55f2

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They say you 22c67f0742 can’t spit on 4c79108603 a smiling face.0121858e61c9ffc8

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Her cheerful expression made it ead084285f hard to lash out.f96af9343c2be410

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“Why are you here?”17602bc0d74f6fa3

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It was a natural question.5280ac20f70c158f

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Surely, Carleon had e8d7d500ce turned her away 797d9d6f83 yesterday. So why was she still 494d24d428 here?c8271a726de0a784

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“The secretary said I could stay the night. It was raining so heavily.”f08be8d70823cd67

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“The secretary?”8211ec47544ad475

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“Yes, he said he’d give me the money today.”d5f1d78163751afa

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Looking at her 4f45b7e1ef face, Sena felt e730e78095 a mix of 90b644461d emotions.dfbe8a2fcc11719f

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She didn’t seem 90a07b46da to grasp just 4eafce7072 how serious the 001e7825fa situation was.cb99149e5d041f2e

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But at least she 79b77bb4c7 didn’t appear cunning enough f761f2f859 to tear a household fff784d75e apart, and that brought 7f1a60a9b8 a sliver of relief.cd1ba2b3a6f80f10

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“Alright. Then stay a 1aaa124c07 little longer before e3ebcfcde3 you leave.”dc29d375e574ae34

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“Okay. But… where are you going?”7f0ab341d58a5134

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Like a baby fbd7e342d9 bird, she trailed 3b3e4bd590 after her.585981c9ea51809f

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It was deeply annoying.eea8ddf31e111adc

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“I have somewhere to be. I’m sorry, but 91461da1ca could you not 10b42d3021 follow me?”32500d29ba399746

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“Oh…”fba4c6199533d125

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The woman puffed her cheeks, 564ca550bc clearly hurt by the cold 90c5d9d32c tone.b8c8ccfc23a64a63

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“There’s no need to be so sad, Miss Sena.”d5a2a3deb4a2a30b

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Sena froze in her tracks.4941edfd0830931c

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Her concerned voice hit like 219f9a966d an arrow straight into her b0f4f25187 ears.a93e90d356387d8d

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“What did you say?”d440cba5a8278626

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Her heart began to race.4eb99d37596a7e2a

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Was she actually trying to e6a36cbebc comfort her? This woman who had 94b385552f been in Carleon’s bed?cdff608c5c9f485e

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“You know, His Excellency had his reasons for everything.”4f3ded0ba4b1e6db

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The faint smile on fa57108b17 her face was infuriating.5e929778eb1b401b

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Was it intentional? Or was she just 7b7c5e3252 that clueless?fef114d7e20687f4

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“And here.”2c4f18f2d431cf1b

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“…”57c62201caa9bef8

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“I thought I should return these.”b7b328aa7e7c0027

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Sena’s lips trembled.df192a7a50e0d7ca

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Resting on Lily’s 7073430dfe palm were his b50f964e08 wallet and wedding 1f5a52a91f ring.56896cb87ee0b39d

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The black leather wallet he b41a1578ee gave her for her birthday, 59fbfa2db5 and the white diamond ring c9de0fda78 he had slipped onto her c085755fbe finger during his proposal.65ce9d592394398b

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“Why do you have these…?”9f1e92c0a975428f

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“He entrusted them to me. I guess he forgot to 2c805397c8 give them to you.”2ab7d85d8e6e1df7

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It felt like being struck 334eee56e1 by a great bell.3708b801f0220adc

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She could practically hear its 5f97e394db toll, the kind that echoed b9757504d2 from a cathedral clock tower.d701995d0711b83f

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“I hope you two can work things out.”1e2d52832adf900c

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Lily’s smile bloomed, innocent and 6f623e2a85 bright.060ae647a70de25f

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Sena didn’t even have the f093f6614c chance to question its sincerity. The woman firmly 6e97aec360 placed the wallet cf80fdb0c6 and ring into 464eaea67d her hand.908f25e0f341f727

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“Truly.”cc4ae3b414efd47a

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She had bolted out 137d10002d without thinking.df088ed85899847d

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Like a madwoman, she 6fde1f7c7e didn’t even bother taking e0044fc0fa a carriage and simply 3f3b0b3e51 wandered toward the plaza 52a939cca5 on foot.313d97d5230742a5

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Her small bag eadee33479 held nothing but ef5b590c0e a ring and c75f8a726e her wallet.11dd21839dc9069e

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The woman’s voice kept f93dd2cf62 echoing in her ears.dc8975efcedb5c39

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A bitter laugh escaped her 970aa130ca lips.07590254bddaae40

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Was it a deliberate 42614ddd92 jab meant to mock 6b9c32b10c her, or had it 7187477213 been sincere?b2f2d3a3c48a1ca5

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The woman hadn’t seemed particularly e84c671337 clever, but something about it 9b40b5dc19 left a strange discomfort lingering c3a2e12d0a in her gut.f304ad9f50a33755

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“Hey, Sena?”c6f3165b50ed0691

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A voice called out, a f5cdc90aa6 familiar yet unwelcome one.329426336433db4d

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There was no 2e1efe78cf one in this 2300efa926 area who would c5599b09a2 casually call her 2f4dcaf4a2 by name.89a4460b12e1562f

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Sena quickly turned her head.8d8d6f1b045ba84f

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“Oliver…”5dd21fe8641fa63c

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Her heart dropped like a 8e1b98b01a heavy stone.7cc44fae88656fb9

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Of all the people she’d 1c450a622a hoped never to meet again, e84bc69e00 he was near the top a3dc819cd7 of the list.7b2f518d192769c7

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The main culprit who 35dde1d8d6 had tormented her back a2cad3f0dd in school, always careful 67ec5cd408 to stay just out 78733f36d5 of the teachers’ sight.b41db37a9c28392e

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“It’s been a while. How’ve you been? First time seeing you since e696c9beed graduation, right?”4e0360835ce3d8f0

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The old memories ea94ab6fb3 came rushing back, 38f6452056 upending everything in 783037e772 her head.fb546d2221596587

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Seeing his relaxed smile, e94b713b91 as if none of 74f9d130b9 it had happened, made f7533457a4 her blood boil.0593a55e72399512

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Maybe he didn’t 41d61bb63f even remember what 48b6543cec he had done.86c4949c2d0e60a3

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“I’ve been busy with work,” she said, voice trembling despite her effort to stay calm.eb5ae68e87e8fdc3

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She tried to c649314c45 act composed, but ff6ab39986 it was hard ee3992fdf8 to even look cd205901ea him in the 92e1fd2f81 eye.6a7349c819f79d91

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“Busy? You? You don’t really 73957d62b1 do anything, do 5e0f15ed4e you?”0f2c4a1d18879ebf

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He chuckled meanly, and she 41876f09d7 felt a fresh wave of 880bb4f61e nausea.ebef0aa5e53b977e

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She’d thought those memories had cbefb17430 faded, but clearly, the fear 5d014ed2f5 still lingered somewhere inside her.5d87d32e0409054a

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And hearing him acb335fc70 say she didn’t 9a638cfc2b do anything it 2295f99ce5 was true, perhaps, 4b4e635bda but it made e7b77f6690 her feel like c5ba6d780b a failure.f77fa909c982c911

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“You haven’t changed much. Though I’m glad 21bcdeeb9f you finally ditched baeda8b517 those ugly glasses.”b018d2859d4a675a

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Her face flushed red.65640002f2432a57

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Every flaw he named felt cb53253ee9 like he was peeling off 918050e6c9 her skin.5faece4f5c11d443

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“If you’re willing, come to me. I’ll treat you better than d73af362f2 he does. I mean, I’m not worse 68d9e0145f than him, am I?”01b4ca02904bd0b9

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He had broken her glasses f0b3285e7a on a whim and then 8aea9f92fb tried to bribe her with 0e90d7d6ec promises of replacements if she e145f0afee agreed to date him.048619308c799019

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But strangely, now it wasn’t 3ee0715dab fear she felt, it was 82b1947e33 disgust.1202333a489e25ba

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His gaze roamed over f55915d542 her, and she felt 9acd64882a like he was undressing 3587305a3b her with his eyes. Her fingers curled up instinctively.441667405c977fec

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But she wasn’t fe8e35f6c8 the same girl 6c752ed403 anymore.6230823072318bd1

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She no longer needed to e37be6fa09 shrink back in fear or cdf3b235b5 endure his bullying in silence.bff4a123f15f4df6

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“No more childish games, Mr. Ivalent.”843663b8fbcf5e80

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“I said it’s pathetic. You, still clinging 2373057a22 to the past c49eadec5d like that.”75f8401b7f3db6de

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A man who, b58687520a even now as f2df5db6e8 an adult, hadn’t 3d3018b1c5 achieved enough to 7744c7a7b0 inherit his family’s 4f0dcff3b9 title. He wasn’t someone to 5d70d19e84 be afraid of anymore.32908f4433558192

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If anything, he was pitiful.26e990386177cdd1

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A sharp breath escaped his 087db5dced twisted lips.298f78f405196768

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“What did you just say? Pathetic? You….ah!”782d46b9bf3e730b

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Just then, a 292ee3736a hand grabbed Oliver’s 1ce48ecaf5 wrist from behind.1c933f56975e4aa2

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A security guard f8ee7cabf7 who had been c366a6e3e4 following at a f46a33a7ee distance had stepped d38d0b103c in, recognizing the 76bef143ef situation as an 140316e590 emergency.2f30326d278e40b1

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Everyone nearby was 9e59c13112 staring at them. She hadn’t wanted to 34fff39c4a cause a scene.855c93cec106ea71

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A gentle male voice broke e21b802e9a through the tension.9c2aaef7c416919e

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It was Noah Lemont.fafc4aee875cb884

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Oliver’s face turned red 6f70ae53b8 as he turned away, f2365e2604 clearly aware of the fc0f9e2f97 eyes around them.8a84d343cd0dc2ed

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Maybe it was his 2339926431 worried gaze, but the a8e19fb159 tightly knotted feeling in c4509e43c5 her chest began to 64f63416dc melt away.3e80974fb80574d8

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Sena nodded and gave him 5782a30f27 a small thank you.4badf6ef24624d3f

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“It’s nothing. I was just 0e9615ad04 on my way 1cf426590e back from court d982ded38e and saw the 536c5376ad commotion.”30c843fca419fb88

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The scuffle had 8334db9a4a happened right in a4f1e44a6c front of the b2bd93dbc2 law office. That’s why they’d 8149fa67e0 run into each 3ef0d3db94 other.6f1710c69cf62791

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She’d tried so hard to ea2e637597 appear composed, and yet had 27f47cbd3e ended up flustered by a 7556b2d60c man like Oliver.92e9b9161e4a23eb

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She’d worn it on purpose, af76a78eae hoping no one would recognize 3dc28d2120 her.7e6010feb267993b

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The thought that 19c6ca0697 she’d managed to b6a6a58288 stay anonymous gave d2c9b94321 her a little 5d126707b8 relief.6601cf38a215b72e

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He smiled gently ed404fe551 and pointed toward 09ac11e3f3 a nearby café.ed8da98d52b2eb36

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Someone else who enjoyed marshmallows 21bf2d2669 in their cocoa.787eebbe9db24967

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She couldn’t help feeling curious. And besides, there 682bc4c26d were things she 8120d2db7d wanted to ask 10967d5c69 him.6d32e1947d9fa4b5

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Her lips, which had been d77b164d25 a tight line, curled up 06c171a873 just a little.1f58f8cd6638bc9c

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Dressed in a 79c4102556 navy suit and 535543b6b5 silver-rimmed glasses, he 96729e2100 cut a striking bcee0abdb4 figure as he 58b0ca66aa sipped his drink.f2da25d1ae3b9c01

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“I just find it strange that someone who once demanded I become their lover now sits so quietly.”cec9a719dfe099b2

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Truthfully, ever since running into 3a9c61b7c2 Oliver earlier, her mood had fcb9c0cb30 taken a dip.534bafd677260c6f

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She had raised 56cddae73a her voice at babe825bbd him, but it c53a866b39 hadn’t felt satisfying ac8c559467 ,  like something 52168bc2cf had been left 839a820887 unsaid.4b7e29ceff33c4f0

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“I’m sorry,” she murmured, lowering her head with an awkward smile.0248b8f9892003b9

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It felt as though she 83e27ae4ab had exposed a weakness. It was embarrassing.ce30dbae4a0b2cbd

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“Here, have it with some Earl Grey cookies. The slight bitterness pairs well bba42fef28 with cocoa.”b866c74f45f75dc9

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Sensing the shift in 5a5048bf53 mood, he changed the 157e7cfa2e subject.689eae5d86ecd89e

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Two cookies sat alone d8d5c6b86f on a transparent glass 039f66e3af plate rimmed with gold.7cd9efba1e31842c

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Sena blinked her large bec3a8a49b eyes at him.8697575c9b34f5d5

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Could it be that he 72c1f67977 didn’t like cookies?387d152b7233a6b9

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She had assumed 06efccefd0 he would, considering 68861779a2 he knew she 114cd8e15b liked marshmallows in 8764eae2dd her cocoa.0505f76ab8b6595a

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“No, thank you.”2e6c5753507e157e

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His firm refusal left 2076b3526e her a little abashed.15488da570719284