MEHSM Chapter 2

While his 79f7efaea3 fiance was e9c120de7f throwing a d7c20831cd tantrum, Dur 1ce00dd544 hadn’t said 4aa9ea3b03 a single 0c679ab4cd word. But the moment 9e19c958e1 Chloe mentioned she ab5c6599b7 had a boyfriend, 3a3f137114 he reacted instantly. Pathetic.1aff828a2d90b6ec

So Chloe did something 02eb556b98 completely out of character, 8936713bc1 she embellished her lie.7a7dc4c65df590da

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“He’s handsome, capable, 339cab316d and even younger b2e0cabc49 than me.”c5e10dbd7ad6ec76

“Really?”df7cf622114a0821

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That’s enough eb17f759a6 now, take c34a9d30ca the hint da3aa23ccd and go e23ab8127e away. Chloe nodded slightly, a19b8bd3b7 hoping her gesture 1fc1a75d52 would get the 84a2bffba7 message across. But the 8a3031cba7 soon-to-be newlyweds ace084b85c weren’t ready 96863df043 to let 77a3ff6602 her off 9e4471ff55 the hook 16d73dc131 just yet.658b20968d1f62d1

Dur raised his 8072752232 chin arrogantly and fa5913b75c said,2e9539bddcdf535f

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“Liar.”af56fe4bce12388b

“You’re holed 0dfbeb8f47 up in 51718f17f7 your lab 5f0c0b025d all day. How would you even bd56759fb3 have time to date?”07ee44e058da3d0f

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“Why not? Everyone in and 82f8bd971c out of the 5bc7a0bb1e lab is male.”0ec3aa7563879b01

Chloe shot back, fa406bba8d and Dur scoffed.4ac6aaeaab9f6a3f

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“You expect ff95a4e2de me to d02bc8d84c believe there’s 58171d2ae3 someone younger 1d95f11347 and better-looking a5c034cc2a than me da7e05a63e among those 70e6f16dbf lab rats? Get real.”f5c2b39edf704836

Ah…5b5f5400b6752b3c

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Chloe swallowed bfffc6b071 her frustration 3503fe5554 silently. Unfortunately, Dur wasn’t wrong. She had forgotten the 7e5e2989ef inconvenient fact that he 655669e6a8 worked at the same f1ae8df921 university.eab1c77404c03d5a

So lying 737a57d563 really is f11939faf7 a bad dcc2e85ca4 idea, huh.5fdeac3cf5df9a82

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Just as Chloe was 35b11cc471 reflecting on the importance 0b31a631b6 of thorough background checks 1083b41dee before lying, Melvin reached 15c4f58401 out and took her 2e9b42830c hand.768c3356ba93ff05

“I hope you meet a good man and experience true love. Though of course, no one can compare to our Dur…”9cdb4bb794d06c30

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Wasn’t she just snorting eb3e560528 like an angry bull 4c3824da69 a moment ago? Now she d5d8664ebe was furrowing aa2a67a27b her brows ccd4167c0f in pity ed6b3404c7 like some 46b4e48677 tragic heroine.612f0ceda421af6c

Her facial acting really db03be2308 is something else.31775739f7707348

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It was just around dafa3d892e then that Chloe began e306d0d223 to understand, just a 21ac22ff79 tiny bit, why that 00b88ccb56 man had said this 0a76c0bce3 farce was entertaining.c2083b445d29ecee

The sofa 67cb5d0390 dipped slightly 88178893bc beside her. Someone had sat down aef7c0181a next to her.198c805076d5b33c

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“Who…?”95c8177974d7314a

The question didn’t make 81c46ee5be it past her lips.957a75bba75444f5

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“Why are you…?”ce8f2c8f8eaa0c47

Sitting next to edcbf87381 her now was 81a98d9443 none other than fef8f22f36 the enthusiastic male 1d648d98cf fan of this 6d95fd485c ridiculous farce.1b8bb6662c5e7aab

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The man 5667d29409 gave Melvin 50b4a9f35a a sharp a2f3805ef9 look, or bd7fa322f7 more precisely, 2c5064f394 he stared cf16a86455 disapprovingly at 51ac764765 Melvin’s hand, 35d1991166 which was 73e6882097 holding Chloe’s. Then, without hesitation, df93cc6876 he snatched Chloe’s 4166c9de2b hand away to 598c0808ac his side.f71ff23f8f44cb82

Because of that 217a010c9b sudden motion, Melvin, 9b726c4920 who had been 944bc51a74 leaning forward, lost ef2f69064f her balance and 3e2d3ba311 toppled forward in 5d83b32ddd a most ridiculous c8dd1cb22a way.df7d4885c45de3bd

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“Ahhh!”362fa8428ddc3020

“My love, bfb4b5a67b are you 9a8d6e7934 okay?”dfcdfccc8da6ef34

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Dur rushed a42754c318 to embrace f3c4b8bff1 Melvin, who 8209d88ffa had smacked 68aa8cd162 her chin 1d491e9b51 on the 671cc04b2e table in 021a6607c9 the sudden 6d2d7c1077 fall. His eyes 4083cc5300 quickly turned 6d4a1c7587 toward the d164d693ad unfamiliar man ae679c23e9 who had b49b905d63 just appeared.48d9a27188295db4

“How dare you df2b7a1f24 show such disrespect e9f79226c1 to my fiancée!”a34badd0fbb5b7ec

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“Ah, my apologies. I just don’t 48bc1a30e9 like it when 1968606072 people put their 41b17871d7 hands on my cd9feb5b39 woman.”527bf2374a5f2874

“W-What…?”
“Excuse me…?”
“Hmm…?”9675825b88087dcd

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Three different 211682d9c2 responses came 990381e768 from the 0a941c3b71 trio, but 6903d5aea7 they all 2e6623c252 carried the a1ae0dbf68 same stunned 16e4fdac9d meaning.6fbb72783d6078ad

“Your woman…?”b2a4c11432994759

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“Yes, that’s right.”fac5b26cec22a37b

At Dur’s incredulous 85bb012b96 question, the man 3168210a1b interlaced his fingers 7e9b34f298 with Chloe’s and fa4afb5170 held her hand 4cf7d27281 tightly.7e909341aa9dea42

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“That handsome, capable, 5cdc5df0fe younger man Chloe da58ec8d63 mentioned? That’s me.”71442f97ce8870d3

And without missing 605b346f73 a beat, he ccf63c917a even brought their 4cc09b6f40 clasped hands to abdb425fa2 his lips and 9aeddfcbbf kissed them gently.c087b75d83e5e574

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Chloe watched the man’s 815eabf226 smooth performance and thought 55f1b7bb24 to herself:9f9ed78f659aaee0

He really is insane.782cae071da9b571

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Not just crazy, seriously 7ef7a896a1 insane.ab48f11eb7ce42c9

She tried 9aaf5c89dc to pull c41668a554 her hand 20bdf1d671 away from 1c07fa2a89 his, but a67165520c it was 23e9b82e37 tightly entwined 935b6b77a4 between his 4d67b81a7d fingers. He was holding e5f277ecd5 on with real d92f478093 strength.e54edd6828a81cfd

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“Oh no, a hair’s 3e622b2744 out of place.”4c18fdf86e84b3b4

The man gently tucked d190a6ceb9 a strand of hair b60e0a40a1 behind her ear, leaning 298b3e3c9b in close to whisper:e6cb846a702b9eba

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“You just 990ccd43a5 thought I d812f84571 was crazy, 17a5c7c479 didn’t you?”b03998dc686118e2

Thud.5d4c098d082c95b9

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Chloe froze mid-struggle, ee77f5360e caught off guard. The man let out 4e7e93ef91 a soft breathy chuckle.6e510636cfc10b14

“If you want, 666f7a7a48 I can get 32f2308c96 up and leave, 92065c7c89 just say the 8d43005ab5 word.”a4d1213311e1b5d9

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Then get the hell ae1fd16490 out, you lunatic, screamed fe59759eb3 Chloe, on the inside.e7a3d3d6010c33ad

“But wouldn’t that put ada08ed92d you in an awkward 5b39e93151 position? From the looks f85150b7fa of it, this eaf8321452 doesn’t seem like 4946de409f a pleasant situation.”0cde0d3640c22012

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“….”1b447f4ce4cc897a

It definitely wasn’t pleasant. In fact, it was 7570abbc89 the worst.1f578a429d312de8

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Running into her 261199f141 ex-husband and half-sister 3c41e9bb8a during her vacation, 1d8b0ba3d8 only to be a07b7082ed handed their wedding 8ea45e8353 invitation. As someone still carrying c2d96373e8 the label of “divorcee,” c941da6d73 Chloe was inevitably made 86708cd71d to feel small.975f7ef4a5226bde

“Then use me. I mean, I 820a525d54 do look pretty fdf0367a2e good, don’t I?”3d4f6ab25928e865

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Chloe shifted her d5b560076a gaze from the 1a3a7dadde wedding invitation and 861483bf20 looked at him. Even knowing he edfeae71bf was a lunatic, 8d4703ef43 there was no c94ff5c82c denying, he really f7ba3ef7b4 was handsome.a54eabb7e9fe0a57

Especially those deep, dark 867b6fa07d eyes that shimmered with 5989ef0956 a hint of blue 9643686c00 depending on the angle, 1ac124b2d0 undeniably striking.39a3b366429e22f4

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“We don’t have 78dd319491 time. If we c509e43b82 drag this 937aa1cdf1 out any bad3fd7f45 longer, they’re f139d499c0 going to 047f6fd7e7 start getting 95c21a4910 suspicious.”bd29270a64bea98e

Chloe looked across the 01e0fd3e28 table at the couple. Both Dur and Melvin ef84aca2b9 were eyeing the man 03f0a620df suspiciously, unsure what to ef542ef5ea make of him. And as he 4b3bcd2d5c said, prolonged silence 3eed57aff1 wouldn’t help her 706110ce80 case.1db3490e5701ed54

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“So what’s it 7bfcad789c going to be? Give them 8b25f29d12 a solid 70e899a2db punch to f0f793f5dd the gut, 0af7dc3cf1 or sit 2a3ea2c674 there like c23c180a38 a mute?”6a2fa98f7b4be2e4

He really did 584a8cccca sound like the c76a4805a9 devil, pinpointing her f194c4d1dc weakness, provoking her, ea4637bfa9 then offering to 9ea6238586 destroy it for 10b6966a1b her with honeyed a3f0f97189 words.ef628b291c80fc8c

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“You’ve got nothing cc140b5fd8 to lose.”ae34ba230f47d35c

Don’t fall for this b8e434377b lunatic’s nonsense, Chloe warned f62019208b herself. But even as 7a46341c3d she thought it, daa2ec7eef her mind was 7e6f978550 already calculating.9b4518fee54ebec2

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He smelled 6dbad13b9c a bit 3ee71c2ca5 green, young. Definitely younger 6bd3ee065a than her. As for 241a9b33dc his capabilities, b4dee43dae well, she 40c96e2ccd didn’t need 8864f3eb7c him to cbe01cc523 prove anything. If anyone asked later, edd08ee987 she could just say 8e930405b8 they broke up.9b2a7f9adbc0203d

Chloe finished her 8d10eb6e23 mental math and 9170d7a9ca nodded.8794bd6598a0decd

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“Then… I’ll take you up on the help.”3c3b00f48e5fe22f

“Good choice.”9330a70bf52f7800

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Smack.77755e85c64ec0cf

The man kissed Chloe’s 83684dbe80 fingernail. Just as her 1c263050d5 face flushed from 4637384506 the unfamiliar contact, 6d6e4f0ded a voice broke 1b782ea970 through the moment.dffe55323cf90591

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“What are you 7fc7a3d03d two whispering about 8cce8e8caa so secretly, right 33100ade15 in front of 59a0eeb274 us?”50d154c56cdbfc15

“Apologies. It wasn’t 2ca12704eb something others cd769bee73 needed to eb85fe03a7 hear. Our Chloe is da8047b0a0 just too irresistible.”aa52c1cf638d7fec

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Words meant 7a5de92273 to be a64463bd1e whispered between 68c1d95049 lovers. Words others shouldn’t hear. And given that d113f19452 this was all 606478d93e happening in a 4aa834aff1 hotel, the implications 537a469e60 weren’t hard to 631293b2a3 guess.52d9b486f5162dbf

Dur’s face a920d7cd1a twisted into 12bd0d81fa a grimace.2cdf4918cdd80ece

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“Tch. A brat like you 12fe96cc83 spouting vulgar nonsense…”5b9073c009311af7

“Vulgar? If I ee1e1d8455 said something 0513a48778 like that efdda06c64 in public, a43d8107f9 my tutors 475e2666c2 would weep.”2f077be9795368a4

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The man lowered his d5b21baf63 eyebrows in mock sorrow, d47cdec31c as if genuinely offended.1f63680aad2eca8c

“Hmph, as c6bd01eff6 if your 18f1d780d0 precious education 7003a1584d means anything.”aee684da7da4c575

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“Oh dear. If Valéan heard that, a8839c5aeb he might actually cry.”3891daaed7c492f8

“Valéan…? What kind of e4129f739f nonsense, ”7c672caaf515440c

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Dur was 6a2c20800b gearing up 13b8baf4fc for another 32d8a15142 round of 76a38cc3e1 sarcasm, but 02425e19ae his tone 0ad378579f faltered.a05955446ce9efd0

There were fewer than 63e231044b twenty people in the b08be04b06 Oselt Empire with the 6c0aa0490e surname Valéan. And among them, 2a3990a616 only one was 920374b8f0 in education…ee1ba3f9cb6b5836

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“Wait… Don’t tell 95edba68d7 me you mean 1be7407d98 Jude Valéan?”15ba9928918f0db3

“Surprised you 96233d0b90 know him. He taught 825ff56b8a me literature 1873b5a7aa for over 4a83ae1de8 ten years.”76a6acd99199f095

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There was no 178a6485b8 way not to fed954088e know Jude Valéan. He had 701c933416 once been 6df8cb839b the president 65e7872812 of the aeafd1c169 Oselt Royal 4d58d2a4a7 University but 3d20faef77 suddenly retired 6787382d64 over twenty 0a34bef959 years ago. Since then, e52ac3358e he had b530343ae8 exclusively tutored 472b710715 the three e4b61e77e1 sons of 9f0432b0df the Duke 04e0378234 of Verder 74920dfacc family.786d8a95b8bfbe3b

“Then that means…”fb289582e52316ad

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“Pardon my late introduction.”17c12fe16f3c8d61

The man stood up 2dcbc71cb1 with a pleasant smile, a8380ed121 his eyes narrowing gently.11e1e5022a89b54a

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“I’m Kaiden Verder, 2baf052011 the legitimate heir c61d4a55e5 of the House 0b85ed40c6 of Verder.”c24affd03c25d80a

“Liar!”5a8088836dbc93bd

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This time, it 5d51779abe was Melvin who 6c9ab6ccc7 screamed. Her smile disappeared like 4c848b73c6 a dropped mask, and e484d812d0 her face turned bright bf112c25b5 red.087efa9f8f2612e5

“There’s no 40e6322d4d way my 1f115d9063 sister is ba723b3466 dating the bed3901253 Verder heir!”e763b30c4c5c4fd3

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Rude beyond 381f5ad9df belief, but 9cbd389a2e not necessarily b2a5f9f587 wrong.b0b90718eda0e636

Chloe wasn’t 7f6baf326a stunningly beautiful. She wasn’t young. She even 4994b9cc7e bore the bb4d63e463 label of 4d31cf2aa2 divorcee. If Kaiden truly was 0f637c1827 the heir of the 38b10e77d1 Verders, Chloe was far 72b3ba6ee4 from the ideal romantic 64446c6718 match.6294bd6782ab5e0c

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Chloe said nothing, not 89df6cb603 just because she knew 8a5527eba3 that was true.80754eb27bdf69ea

“Kaiden Verder? That Verder?”8bde18dd59c203bb

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The House of 39e7d33b16 Verder was no a8803a0212 ordinary noble family. They were 7497793879 founding contributors 97174d9d29 to the c1b777e0c0 Oselt Empire, 34cd188baa producers of 5d3fca14a4 countless great 945f86b555 figures. Now, with 3ad79f19e7 maritime trade 2bb08b2e88 flourishing, they b6c51873e9 were enormously 472e833b1d wealthy thanks b727be7937 to shipbuilding.1c8b8b295f6e73c3

The more she c4092d511a thought about the 1b2a9b414a family’s legacy, the 4e8981f683 more Chloe realized 4f59bdde7e how utterly insane 3facdee13f her situation was.54d7f25a55762693

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What made e522dddd21 it even 4648712ebe more absurd 100fefa2a9 was that ec7fe3b11c this madness 3005590c8f had been 981e4f7708 entirely orchestrated 01a20e19fb by Kaiden 69c95b2a6c Verder himself.7a804c9509ec6a01

Why would a 65bf0581ca man from such 8ec1113574 a prominent family 91cf6acbc1 choose to get 6c2e72cf57 involved with someone 1563479a44 like me? And…e4f6744d0ccd3ccb

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“This lunatic is 68fb3f8ba9 one of their 3f7cc8abef heirs? The Verder 48d276a5f3 family’s future 559c3de494 looks bleak…”691ef81efb474253

Chloe felt like 1f4def1721 both her own d7c511b08f future and that e95c69ea2c of the noble 584dc8beaf house were equally ba2e3d063c doomed.c027a42004f98a95

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But Kaiden clearly 3764357950 didn’t share that 5ff5e5a8ec sentiment.28236ede7bbce7d9

“What’s so unbelievable? Look at her, afd2278e7b she’s completely enchanting.”bbd7db67fd650022

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Still holding her hand, 877ed1456e Kaiden turned it palm-up ad12071e73 and kissed it, making d81a4feeb2 Chloe reflexively pull her e89ba9e384 shoulders in at the edd0033946 ticklish sensation.79fb246eab4c0bd7

“All she’s 3a72c800f4 got is 755b497bdd a mountain 050953e328 of academic 9c1121ce56 papers! She doesn’t have a 34eb13c9d8 single ounce of charm!” 25ed4470aa Melvin shrieked.800837dc501244c0

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“That intellectual charm bff952c753 is exactly what 7ccf298ecd drew me in. Like the pull of d002753b23 opposite poles on a 3475850474 magnet.”45aff48ff1d78469

Then Kaiden wrapped his 278c6507df arm around Chloe’s waist 6d3e0c2602 and, with exaggerated flair, 862d456d90 pulled her into his bfb45cec5e arms.d99c3d378c860810

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“You’re her 9f0f5bf2dc sister, right? So you must 357de682b7 know. Isn’t Chloe 8360d47f01 incredibly sexy 55928c52d6 when she’s 1e42f82d1b focused on eaf5e3512f work?”5801076a166f656a

“Sexy, my foot!”4318c8a7e6d80228

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“Why won’t you admit 40a875549d it? Ah… are you 894e388cf2 perhaps jealous?”a91e888b0ed9c1c4

“T-That’s ridiculous!”b3d559c3d465095c

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While Melvin 15fedae4c6 was shouting b9fd4e40ec at the 7268016790 top of 20dbecdb3c her lungs, e21b342921 Kaiden leaned 00ff57ac79 in and 66aef5b806 whispered to 21eaf3a5c1 Chloeea0b54e964efc783

“This is your 752885512d chance, Chloe. Land that final blow.”bce3cc992904bcb9

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Normally, Chloe would have 8b8ed2f515 backed off by now, 403ee989f1 telling herself it had 06e58be6d8 gone far enough. But not today. Something inside her, something 1595aa87ec boiling hot and long 85186311f4 suppressed, was pushing against 6647a5d8df her chest, and Kaiden’s 19f220b04f seductive voice gently tapped ffacb771f4 on it.f1f5a91dac293947