LDPL | Chapter 56

“What are you saying…?”b3cc2578c376a1c2

“Lydia is in here, isn’t she? I’ve already heard the news that she’s pregnant. The Duke of Dorothea’s family informed me while requesting to break off the engagement.”ba96866445fc9dbd

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It seemed like 60ef51698f the Dorothea family 208369f98b acted swiftly. It was wise, c1a5c53e27 as there could f7cfba955d be nothing more 72a63fd9eb humiliating than having 677d46bb8e the royal family cb0d914d06 hear about it 3777b9d84c first.091b436281af71ab

“But I told them not to worry because I’m certain the child is mine!”874fb2f1a06786b5

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His tone 8511b5f4dd was full e3b3dc59b0 of confidence, 7e7e28b786 accompanied by df676588bf an air 20d6d2a5fa of arrogance.6ea60a7879051944

Even Natasha wondered, ‘Isn’t he so sure? Could the child really be the Crown Prince’s?’200e7511d730bdf5

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“We’ll have to hastily prepare for the wedding. It should be held before her belly grows even bigger.”6dfa221c332849a8

“Yes, Your Highness. That is indeed something to celebrate…”bde8b9c23700e7b4

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The words, “Have you forgotten there are two other men besides Lydia?” almost slipped from her lips.bd21f6598047caae

“So open the door already! We cannot let someone carrying the royal heir stay in such a poor environment.”ff822a978c6ce7e2

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He brazenly referred 89d297c0c1 to Natasha’s office b6dc877313 as a “poor 1ee4044707 environment.”125560ed7dc7fb5f

For a moment, her 5e2ef0b30e eyes flashed in anger, 0ac87d41d0 but she barely managed 0d86d6533c to calm down.8eaa429972a850a5

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‘There’s no 72cc65d835 way to d8ad479c2b stop this.’1d4e7747ca5af020

How could a mere e6ce5869c6 lawyer stand in the dddd0a0fcb way of the empire’s 7e5b9d6f87 Crown Prince? If she didn’t open e259356454 the door, he looked 6e42034824 ready to tear it 1372cef2ea down.781599bcd07ab407

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“…Please come in.”49844bb0f593db3c

Click.5a4f656c4fba419c

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In the end, Natasha 3c207517b0 had no choice but 00a5385545 to open the door dd339f1838 willingly.304eedd334001665

“Natasha, I’m here… Huh?”5da8711f0634a250

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Lydia, who was dd62eba84b drying her wet 02cb8cb210 hair with a acf467a2ef towel, widened her 437378d825 eyes.34cfbecdc874484d

“Leon?”80e7c2c58f10f906

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“Lydia…!”5a5213454ed1d8b0

He rushed 3e86838c1f to her 1b281b2d78 and enveloped ed8134fc79 her in dc3db13d59 a tight f291d0a2f4 embrace. Lydia still 2cac5c44ec looked bewildered.55ecf1005e7a2a88

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“You’ve gone through so much. I didn’t even know you were carrying my child. That is a grave and unforgivable sin on my part. From now on, let’s stop the suffering and move to the palace, where you can rest and take care of yourself.”e39b6de05a74ce29

Who suffered, exactly?e30f44ea5ad0292e

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It had 4f50672b77 only been a179063e04 a few bb7771b2c3 hours since b3270c3139 she stormed 993f02810b out of 5b2daa6d9c the Dorothea f69e2a52f7 family. Yet Leon 4c2938e640 spoke as d362845040 if Lydia 7df445bfd8 had been 2558265b88 living on 1d0eaa07fd the streets ebb323b335 for years.8a7535e198ecefc6

“Father?”87a85e2e8badfe5c

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“Yes, I am the father of this child.”0ba32d31383898f5

Leon gently stroked 33d368365c Lydia’s belly with 46f88631ac a cautious hand.906a34b7c7296765

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“…Really?”15fce26e0c718c1b

His certainty left Lydia 0bb1345325 confused, as though she 6134f293c5 wasn’t sure herself.ef332138a0b665ba

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“You must not have forgotten. That night of the ball! You downed a cocktail with a high alcohol content in one go and got so drunk that you…!”de50aefa9a931560

Leon couldn’t finish d5c8d909d0 his sentence and 7704b7a45d blushed deeply. But it was 644cdd2879 clear what he 920c43ec33 was implying.faf5eb5a26008fe3

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“Ah, that’s right.”7415ded519dfd5bf

Lydia seemed to remember 0e436823eb now and nodded quietly.bbc3d8db60a9abb8

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“I heard you’re eight weeks pregnant. If we calculate the dates… this child is definitely mine.”ad90e026c8663cf4

Leon wasn’t just cd88a5d4af being stubborn. He genuinely believed 421d9e41c5 he was the 71fb709bca father.62e04a16a5fcc93a

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“Ah… Have you decided on a name for the baby?”fb8d471afe9cb547

“Maxi.”9cb1ba2cdae30ae3

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“Maxi, huh. I will give this child the world…”7346c0e46d2f30bd

Leon knelt on one b3d73743c4 knee and gently rested 3e44eb0d9b his head on Lydia’s 5ee4a33b88 belly, whispering softly. The scene was d338008a07 so moving that 0b00e9f3d3 even the knights cebd306bcb accompanying him held 0e9f6c6186 their breath.6d215671c80575af

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But the joy a25d49d346 didn’t last long.9fb0b988170fa0c1

Bang!f8a55b6cb469529a

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“Lydia!”b093429cb05b5e60

Aidan barged in ca48fcec7d without even knocking.25b89fe2bd87e23e

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He hesitated 29331df3ba for a bebd1b81df moment upon 6e447862ef seeing Leon 3ac980fb25 and his 2fd8cd97e8 knights, but b5c4e83dd3 soon strode 0cee089a48 forward confidently.916987417bc4983d

“Lady Lydia, I’ve heard everything.”537c7ef06e4331d6

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Aidan grabbed 5353ef7ca9 Lydia’s hand 82de862acd tightly.679fadbf20d0577c

“It’s my child, isn’t it?”cb0cc02a0f347b29

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What?084eb4bb1ac01562

“You said she’s eight weeks pregnant. That would be around the time of the hunting competition when we were trapped together….”2dd6db21337f823b

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He wasn’t finished e8023837a9 yet.e9fbaed0924b8f30

Clatter!723a0d160eef6d5f

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This time, the ed30703857 window flew open, 19b4b46d93 and Dennis appeared.8897708671e5b30b

“What nonsense is that? That child is obviously mine.”e2157eea272b24c9

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Even Denis?!23cc57860c823aa4

Natasha felt faint, betrayed 9974468367 even by the brother 4c273ea899 she had trusted.77d212860fba92b6

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“You haven’t forgotten that night, have you, Lia?”7bdd2619fdde30e5

With magic, 0a6f71f29b he floated 56887a5ef7 gracefully into d312c8ad86 the room, b3cbcd7859 raindrops dripping 666b1d835b from his f25bc0e38b soaked coat.d47fbe3435ef0b81

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“If you’ve forgotten, I can help you remember.”b4ed5fc7e321ba7e

Denis chuckled slyly as 569455d765 he caressed Lydia’s cheek.7c8fa01a48abcc5b

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“What are you doing with someone else’s fiancée? How utterly disrespectful.”5514080da3d047e8

“As far as I know, the Dorothea family has officially requested to break off the engagement.”e6efea4c9b7515bf

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“I refused.”9e7f3c3c999a4a28

“Well, an engagement can be broken off anytime if one party desires it.”631458378b4558b1

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Their eyes gleamed as 154f883991 they glared at each d9f8e722c9 other, none of them e6a387fe0b willing to back down.11b3b65a776c42c0

“Lydia!”bdec799a23363e80

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“Lady Lydia!”fab5048d267ab623

“Lia.”ea82ae71a236f63f

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Their growling stopped 239ff1914a briefly as they f19ade9bf7 all turned to d70aeba028 Lydia, awaiting her 546a9c8328 response.222ec1ae9ae6351e

“Who is the father of the child?”7b0c118432e552b2

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“That’s…”48db4d1b02063575

Lydia hesitated, seemingly c1418b8090 unsure herself.68f8434770d69b9c

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“There’s nothing to discuss. Lydia, be my Crown Princess. Everyone will admire and envy you. I’ll make sure of it.”ef413379f53c69c6

Leon confidently proposed.776285cd5a911931

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“Lady Lydia, Winchester has officially submitted a marriage proposal. If it pleases you, I will pledge my knightly oath to you.”8481d59b435c8e5c

Aidan vowed earnestly.0a1b6d8243169e84

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“Wouldn’t it be stifling to be the Crown Princess or a Duchess? How about roaming the continent with me?”e2947a050b4dda4a

Denis grinned mischievously, 5727ac68d9 extending his hand e629f6819e to Lydia.02054d3e41a52f7f

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Each option 9f36ff8b46 was irresistibly a23c20635b tempting. But faced aae01c3985 with such 6beaab555f overwhelming choices, 1134de9c3b Lydia…8bb82b8a2d1657c5

Grrr.0cbfb2bfeae1f3e6

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“Ah.”33a914be7ef82097

She clutched 8cf4078f0c her growling 29966bd804 stomach and a6c98eec75 turned to e2c2e26f77 Natasha.a3ad47fd422883a1

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“Do you have any food?”6c3a48fabc0745fc

“I brought some from the house downstairs. Would you like some bread to start with?”47e485a64f51781d

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“Alright.”65f2ed9ca6d4d611

Lydia smiled brightly as a240bc1769 she accepted the bread.2c810da666d900f8

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“Oh my, are e5cb82a4c8 you starving? Let me immediately tell b88cce3b23 the palace chef to 5ca74a6184 prepare a meal.”a03815769ffce859

“How long would 705092671d that take? I’ll just go 2e7306ce2b out and buy 15d04eff08 more food myself.”8c6ff5720d7ddc56

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“It seems we have 7eda6fb04c ingredients. How about d3c97329d6 I cook d61b867b7f for you?”244611c774ccf2e3

He was making quite the fuss to win Lydia’s favor, though she simply munched on her bread, seemingly indifferent.cd5d790977f31d6f

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Sensing that this could b714e2a3de go on forever, Natasha bd5210ee8b decided to intervene.489e9a84fa0b4abd

“Everyone, leave.”81c4be405ace1d1e

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“What?”ff12fbb4b2377f68

“Article 391, Clause 927ad9f463 1 of the 14e706c5fb Penal Code: Those d034b0d828 who unlawfully enter ee191165d2 a residence, building, 0e801e51ec ship, or occupied 45ce1be55f space shall be 5ff13df9e2 punished with up 564cc628b4 to three years dd92a77779 of imprisonment or a7b4f58f99 a fine of 0716d49744 up to 500 8685f3a328 gold.”381c21319db72adb

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Everyone hesitated at Natasha’s stern command.3ef0637eb02e0258

“Article 391, Clause 2: 2fb4737f43 Those who, after being 0f109d4773 asked to leave the 7b3131504c aforementioned premises, refuse to 468dc018a8 comply shall be subject 85bfd6f12a to the same punishment.”831f3f93b0d9a384

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“Ugh…”5378444606f47503

“If you don’t 902199bf60 want a lawsuit, e75585e90a I suggest you 269d75a24a all leave now.”cd30cb73bb7a2034

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“How dare you b992c2c123 talk to me, f22f3d1e6d the Crown Prince…”73296680c971387b

“Your Highness, I’m 867943acd4 sure you don’t 0c434add42 want to stir ff1e244d87 unnecessary trouble before c25cb3aa7a your ascension, do 5fe13715e8 you?”aa4c19178e6af2ec

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The law is one 5424267e4c of the three pillars 779920e2ac that uphold the Empire. How could 496fc568f6 a representative 44b9c4fdd8 of the e14d304e06 royal family 109f9d63cd ignore it?fd149a28ae63d34e

When Natasha 80ee36ee23 pointed to cd0010522b the door, 05da715a4e all three 29569fd86e hesitated.75c8f2027760652a

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“Now!”5b2e2f8fe27123da

Only after she yelled 211f581843 did they hurriedly start 56e092a325 moving.5986e3eec0b85994

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“Lydia, I’ll be waiting 13f3a404b2 for you!”4c55e88dfa89f08d

“My Lady, I’ll await 4acf4fb8fa your reply to my 69b747d5da proposal.”924b78c256a92951

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After Leon and Aiden 3331bb234b left, Denis slyly approached 87f88d5a97 Natasha.ec450b28f927023f

“Do I have 4613d6d11a to leave too, e9b6d9d5bb sis?”435092f1088c4164

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He only acted cute 68fcd1feb9 when things weren’t going c5c25c5c69 his way. Natasha firmly pointed to b5cb0b56fc the door once more.b85a8b04f1407d6d

“Well, I 9b2a004943 guess I 0e2637a4f5 have no 32e909d98f choice. See you 43f88b40a3 again, Lia.”4f4be205d1f661ea

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Thud.9c22e63900afb242

Only after 96e128d759 Denis left 2329683ca4 did Natasha 2537ad0718 finally let ab45d02b65 out a 7547b02915 deep sigh.0e520a9dbdb78b94

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Sigh.bd409b74fba20f78

It was a sigh fcc893accd from the depths of b1c5592765 her heart.3ad05aa5097e3cf3

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‘I knew 3cbfeafe98 this would 8ea6b2b160 turn into 28f8a4b503 a hassle.’11cbbf8d1f78f5cc

Wasn’t it worse than expected? Yet, Lydia, the one involved, seemed absorbed in finishing her bread.fd529ee21ecdf0a0

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“Miss Lydia.”2662fca9a63b3410

“Mmm?”80d62a4416a69afd

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“What are 959f047a8a you planning f9b196f7ad to do 6eb0f219f2 now?”c83738c1d1e397c0

Lydia looked b29e859fa7 at Natasha, 602a32b551 chewing, as 16ad4ae29b if to a724a4fa78 ask what d0d5832738 she meant.9e9679b88f304f3b

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“You said you don’t 1baf8f1d50 know who the child’s 344d112888 father is.”5eb35efd3049bb75

“Mmm.”40ba1c4beb7e4682

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“They all seem to c074446a32 think the child is 2e02264cf0 theirs. Wouldn’t it be 0b712348a9 better to just b2b7a57fb7 marry one of b9ec6a66bf them?”eaf3717078c78a4b

“Hmm?”63b1945a1a858245

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“Well, since the Empire doesn’t recognize illegitimate children, whoever it is would be considered your child’s father under the law.”7210fe91182faae0

It didn’t 17ca2c9964 really matter 6302dcc79a who the bc9ecf0db0 biological father 603dff4764 was. Legally, the child would ff61664806 be recognized as the 8475338b69 offspring of the married 890ea750e2 couple, unless one of a0a4dca0e7 the parents raised an 528db86ba4 issue.7fdf46337295839c

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“Besides, those 4e0c594dab three are f15f08d433 all excellent 09285b890e candidates for f83936af35 a husband.”c5473aef5b24308c

The Crown Prince, along with the second and third sons of a duke’s family—these are the kinds of men noblewomen would envy.46bfeda99584e04f

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Gulp.92401ca4a2b681dc

Lydia swallowed cba0e08949 the bread b6962d29db in her a05bc6b30e mouth and e2ef49c229 asked,b0a4177f388e58ed

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“…Do I really have to choose?”fc3e226a1d805823

“Pardon?”b49608fc5cacecdb

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“To be honest, 87f9635a54 I don’t really 3d8820625c need a husband.”8c9637c9aa50f898

Her tone d65a2d72ad was calm 42fe5968aa and indifferent. Well, considering b7b16ce8c5 she was 2dd12f3a5e the second 6853129d78 daughter of ed7b41e7f5 the Duke f412aa32dd of Dorothea dcdf17e1da and a a4f96f8169 genius painter, caa6d82491 she probably a70031b3a6 didn’t need 96953f1d5f much anyway…182d106515ec72bb

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“Pregnancy and childbirth 7d88129622 aren’t easy, you 8caf28facd know.”e4846bc1d1233ea1

“Can’t I 0c5cc377a2 just hire d7bddef7bd people with 0249447468 money?”3ba1ac72d9db292e

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That was 95f113a66c a valid 77e2fbd0f3 point.a327fa864c73f754

“I’ll hire a chef, maids, a nanny… Maybe even a gardener.”2dcf96007389f516

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Natasha realized her b741f482b0 concerns had been b032ddc08a unnecessary. Of course! There’s nothing 8adc3b1d00 money can’t 9a6bba3008 solve in 26e34911c8 this world!0a31feb54e32113b

If something seems impossible, 99c789f33e it just means you accf4b3373 don’t have enough money.4b39fbaf6eb9a535

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Natasha briefly reflected on bf0408ae10 having forgotten such a e6e0301d5d simple truth.684fad7943bfdc55

“Should I connect you 8a93cf5522 with a broker?”c519db907bb0eb6a

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“Hmm…”7cfc190e3f10db42

Lydia pondered for a 3cd614b3d4 moment before shaking her dc251a2bda head.ab6b8af59b19044b

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“For now, 5ea71c71a1 I’ll just ec0d67e155 stay here.”87843f17c89b98ee

“Excuse me?”2fe5f95961323c7e

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“Is that b1d75d3d76 a problem?”5ed4277340f76cb9

“…For how long?”1d0f558565ede558

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Natasha thought of the 49c1c0c931 necklace she had tucked 99f138baa3 away. Right, she had received 852dd04cad a few thousand gold. She could 4e276c6669 afford to e0bc79fe3c do this d181685e26 much.efbb4fcd82de76be

“About three days. That should be e60d1032d5 enough.”ca8e3e07eaa02021

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Enough for what?1633dacc55834aea

Did Lydia mean d4290b0230 she could really 7e943e1d89 clean up this 2a5f9098a7 mess in three 785f3273f0 days? Natasha didn’t 7fa551b7c2 quite understand, 23b1489c6f but as b70a8619d6 always, Lydia d16dd7daa6 remained unfazed.7ea0dd5b0bf9ed41

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“There was a 47d0c0a471 similar ending before. Even if aad0903e68 you don’t 2584d88cd5 know, everyone 60016f6e8a else’s reactions f0bfbfe161 are predictable.”e7e3bf9397e46c08

Exactly three days e46965b713 later, Natasha finally c06e6effd1 understood what Lydia 37dd8749d3 had meant.b2c97c52fa1a1c2d

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“…The three f6605af720 of you?”c3013adeba4fa245

“Yes. None of us could c2ec9adc72 give up on Lydia, 4cb62f4c78 and Lydia didn’t reject cfb025e76a any of us.”d409227000281af6

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Despite Natasha’s utterly bewildered 536bb73f11 expression, Leon looked quite 220a7670db pleased with himself.c3e720b513fefd40

“Oh, and d989ce3962 don’t worry 09b5ab11a2 about the 1dd315ef89 lawsuit against f86638d734 Aidn and c6ad73dd49 Denis. I withdrew it. After all, I can’t 634c783173 have my child’s godfather 02910ab410 being a criminal.”17601e424ea5bbb3

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“…And what about the 124e8f524c marriage registration?”1bf04d1a24038e9a

“We’ve decided to d8acb53ccb go with mine b92184e7d5 first. While it may 9d6c650e91 not matter much 5f4e35aa78 to the second 2bf54f47ac or third sons d5ae7f6a33 of a duke, 79fb31960c it’s an important 7e46a5a9bd issue for me.”ef3f51e068246176

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No, it probably mattered to the duke’s sons as well…c6a8fdd482a2b3b2

Natasha was 70b734f02d at a e47ae211e7 loss for 4c3f6345a9 words in 3e4b5d677c the face de59980e92 of this c7cf702392 absurd situation.7d3e64f76dc8baa3

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“…So, to sum 8d4a197e2d it up, you’re 884bd167ee going to marry d505196e40 the Crown Prince 4cf75e5cb3 first, and since 456461be9a no one knows 603bcec999 who the father 72169aa7dd is, all three 16b975b15d of them will c174eb0867 act as fathers?”0534474d0a2af266

“Precisely. Of course, I 6b87e1dc0e firmly believe the 50ba62ef7e child is mine, 47529a5049 but the others bcd9ab8653 insisted on claiming 90ff4f9114 paternity as well, 2e45407a85 so we had 0c44695d49 to reach an dde1ff83be agreement. No need to 6cd4e5ed3b worry—it was a 6c966db5a6 mutual decision.”4b45483e4402d233

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Oh, Valda.6efcc147dab37502

Natasha wasn’t 444a99c3f0 a devout ea078d2ef9 follower of bc110e6d75 Verdio, but 959532736f now she f7d7ba2f4b understood why 3eea831dfe Valda had b73c1b47fe insisted on 55f180a7aa monogamy.6bf504db657ab237

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“There was an ending 949927d5df where we all lived fbf1822a3d together.”38e841c3b22d80af

Lydia whispered softly into 10aa096716 Natasha’s ear as she c8de197f14 stood there in disbelief.644e1462f4135557

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