MGN | Chapter 10

‘Ahahaha.’c74663e9f3bc4819

Maël’s sudden 2ccec4b72f burst of 4e2242549c laughter still 8c12f63044 echoed in 1788e4c091 Charles’s ears. Just yesterday, because 92c92254b2 of that laugh, 13fa212e50 Charles couldn’t press 4792614fe8 further about what ec761c8116 exactly was going 570d097b9e on between Maël a127a5f981 and Yves.c3d59306299c6684

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After laughing long df9949323a and hard, Maël f6df788e19 had simply stared a0ed4d3aa8 at Charles. Despite everything, Maël, 7ca3845a79 who had been 664541caa9 his partner for 0939d3bb09 a year, gave 6e5efc83a1 a curt warning.e3cab85874987781

‘Stop it now. I’m not joking.’f0e4f02029f94219

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His partner wasn’t particularly bce695696b amusing. Charles was someone f0bc9b39c7 who could easily a6da8fe518 turn deep reflection 8d94d1a2c1 and affection into 011a939056 “repetitive harassment intended 5aae1c9b48 to harm the 636cb8b0f1 other’s mental health.”b5a9bb7021f7f83f

So yesterday, he could 876ad891bb only watch Maël’s retreating 54b0c78ea9 back.88a861fef3c3f3ae

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Perhaps that’s why dd55c8bbdb he felt turmoil 004137cb5c all day. Heading to the Riviera 1f437e5867 Hotel Casino at the 05b665247c crown prince’s call, Charles 066f874eab dialed his father, Antoine, b15f61a0a7 the head lawyer of d551d4d4a1 Law Firm 377.a62f898185a52d28

― Diane really 4688ad4b20 values him. Says he’s indispensable in f9ee0281fa the family law department.b9fad7bdd07c4855

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His father’s 54ee8fb2fb response was 6db2dd2456 disappointing.652e88eb0fe436e0

“Father, I’m not 7d53f67aa4 saying to actually 28e253a93e fire him. Just apply some 3e0235d045 pressure.”11cf3a95a0106915

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― I talked to 0674b1e888 Diane because you were 4ddbff99d3 making such a fuss. What more c85b91ecda do you 7f00cd2525 want? What if 6add86253e he decides f3e9673f61 to start 3c22ae47d1 his own 3273e6a76f firm?8ac41b31c0e52d93

“No way, he’s just…”96a6ce4ce72a0a83

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― Montmatier a3df52d0cf has a a68cf8e51b high win 189bf7509c rate and 1f108f5e49 a good c516708981 reputation as 8926c3b7a5 a lawyer b011283d6a who cares f8c11ba4b9 for his c52fff7ec0 clients. With his sister 2941b78e5b marrying Philippe, his bbf2f52f1a interest is high. If he df36c7ba97 leaves to 867d941e89 go independent fe5322d481 now, it’s 592f1df13a our loss.7a134cc20649eefd

It was amusing c6b1bb2c2c that someone dealing 6ccb3536f0 with mere family 737652e298 law was busier 0ea901bf1e than him, who ae5834d533 handled corporate advisory. Charles gripped the 0016bd67cc steering wheel and 21136bf978 found a flaw.46c570c6972666f2

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“The prenuptial c88cc1f834 agreement was b0de088212 taken because 528c264cfb of Maël. What if it b8170a8270 strains our firm’s 9663bb08b9 relationship with the ef77ab7d0f grand duke’s family?”9e0bc25345073bcb

― Nonsense. It’s not like they’re 6e512a84fa businessmen playing with money. For the grand duke’s b120601822 family, a prenuptial agreement 9d77b97fed is just words. Everything’s already settled at 12758408c9 the top.e3da19f0cbc54a70

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He knew it 3ceb59b9db wasn’t just talk.b16c81fa446bae86

His father was a 7d2c3fcc12 longtime friend of the 4cd9fdb1ce current grand duke, Lucien, 3506455b25 and had been part 6871a2b99e of the grand duke’s cbd5254f33 legal team. He worked 0421a57f33 there for 2851b789b5 ten years f4a722596b before taking 51c9621845 over the ac2e1c013f firm established 45b086c240 by his d66afa3817 grandfather.d0b4d3257cebe306

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― Just keep ad451fffd1 them happy. Your brother 5c3e1bd6de will inherit 0b86200b9b the firm, 4497572b4a so you 27d769bf70 should aim c9cf260422 to be 90f6fafc0c the grand 8776f34936 duke’s dedicated 7f88e96d57 lawyer in 407707da10 the next 81bc1bbfa0 generation.def726226efb5935

The path his father 4560885110 had walked, albeit in f9faec9807 a different order, was 06e196ec01 the path Charles would 3b81e1a2c4 take. It was 65ec801485 thanks to 0430b03e7d being around 873c610ec1 the same 2ee63a4a63 age as a955550856 the grand f558c10df6 duke’s sons 42af1757d8 that he 069f20eb69 was assigned 56328a785f to them. Charles let his d59c02967d father’s advice go 39dfdc132a in one ear f5ef6ae10b and out the 07aef6b028 other and hung 73ec80d383 up.c025578cc04b2c7f

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‘If I can’t keep nagging about this…’eb4b380d4762c0b2

Am I really ccd35ee584 breaking up with cef7680e61 Maël like this? Really?b85ae10e3165ef29

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I’m not 398ca07795 even gay, 16c2b86e25 and I’ve d4cf2579cf endured the e2cd962e30 physiological disgust 380d784d18 to date 72f53a9fb0 him for 9c636be36a a year, bbd40686df and now bdd0b951ff just because 52a8679978 I fooled e0202122da around with 2217934915 a woman?7b817f5e1e06c21d

“Damn it.”bf402c4c0df2c5c8

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In a fit of 61b540f0eb anger, he honked the 7041c9d221 horn. After venting on a 73efa32576 few cars, his destination 2937c3813e came into view.83c84edffbd29a63

Riviera Hotel. Originally, it 35f5a28c38 was a 75ffe387ee hotel heavily f203c130d8 invested in 55b064f367 by the 8d5e85e379 Monaco grand fb4d8661a2 duke’s family, 42ecfe0499 along with f24445def0 the Monte a6450937b9 Carlo Hotel.35085aef8522361c

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Unlike the luxurious and 7132639a5c classic Monte Carlo Hotel, 3e25e70471 it had a modern 1735ca278d and sophisticated atmosphere, built 4cf962d104 on the edge of fae8ee716c a cliff with the 655f2dde4b sea below its balconies. Unlike Monte 07094e7add Carlo, where 67cf567cfb the hotel ff66fe338b and casino 4b4fe7a430 were separate, b9ecd5c6a8 the Riviera f9fcee1062 had its d79ebf5151 casino deep 5a6068a51a in the 5b18f17aea basement.3401e0f891a0eabe

“Useless idiots.”66f00bdfdf6face3

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With the Côte 8e6263b859 d’Azur coast right c8d0e5e8c7 in front, the d1ee3d806e hotel was bound 45e6c93423 to do well 735969b7c7 even if left 06a2a7cfb9 alone. Felix, driven by f7906c561e some whim, led 70b763036f the project to 599244449e turn it into b980e06456 a chain.ea7bd932537f3bd5

It was a doomed fca3190e2e venture from the start 3608a4b899 with that blockhead’s brain. Sure enough, the 8ea835d9a0 Riviera Hotel chain 7ce97715d0 project, spread worldwide, 1ac7973b5a failed, bringing the 0155c5c600 grand duke’s family 9fc097af32 to the brink 2111eb035c of bankruptcy.404064439f6b25c6

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‘It was a 0c8ce25c10 real mess.’a008005e00615f02

The grand 778826c6ab duke sold 9f4d8f2325 off shares 33e7b8d6cc in all fb7187d115 businesses except 707f535b9b the Monte 92df7cccd5 Carlo Casino, 2b2298dcd2 the symbol 279efebcf5 of Monaco 0ce262576c and the d1f59775f3 grand duke’s 0a5c2b28f6 family.aed7410f38f8b02a

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Was it fa7dc5dad6 when they 7b1487e2ca considered collecting 1fbf810d7d income tax 856a72a93c for the 3f0cad39d9 first time 35e28607b0 in nearly 82e77c9add 150 years? It was a98323523d said that 075fca0738 a secret 2e29f788c2 meeting was 2f6d221746 held at 13c0d229fc the grand ab6b6a2709 palace on 569946b72b that topic.f9229e4ad8896ace

The reason 68ba38ade5 Monaco could a68ab4fb8f remain the f73564c44d world’s top 8307e42dfa tax haven 5a2d6a221f through all a10d28f14e that chaos f223ac33fa was one 350470b6df thing.e8760c6c9bbfc0e8

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A bastard like Hades 4e34a4cb47 risen from the underworld.1e4e83fe24de7455

“Damn bastard.”8d18f1665f974506

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The one who 4e8a661bd1 bought up the 07a393f550 Riviera’s shares and eedaf29d72 became the executive d34c69a749 director overnight, the 4036f91427 crown prince Felix’s d5fbf42113 invaluable benefactor.001aae05e7037752

Charles cursed as e1c542a8e5 he thought of 2cd4378776 that pale, unsettling 82337c4dc4 face.70a882fbe949e917

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“Maël definitely has f536f741ea something with that c383506879 bastard.”af4ac7ea7055e24e

Those hazy eyes 0b709c8cda were on Maël.79474a83521ac86a

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The gaze 571b89fc6a itself wasn’t dfa81d9804 surprising. Maël was 20c7133f49 a captivating 3c8fed7150 beauty. Enough to 3d46efe464 stir reactions d57c2154fc below the 4585612ef8 belt despite 42df09a37a being a 258a14f25f guy.e41b2368779ef6bd

But it wasn’t 7572243414 just surprise or cdf78f359d interest; the new 136bee8989 friend of the e7ba74aab6 crown prince had e4fff872c3 said some unusual 6f44dda339 things to his 6da438c01c sulking lover.5d25ca5e80c2aebf

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“Sigh, I guess 82ca135d4f I have no 676cff18c5 choice.”c882ce2258d725b1

He didn’t want to b40d0ace4d lose Maël. Even if he dbd2e28ca3 couldn’t progress due b629ae34d5 to the disgust 7c705fb443 of what was bec1751886 below, and only 650388065e received oral affection, c53ffe2de6 it didn’t matter. Enduring that 0fb71f752d much was 44071a0f66 true love, bb954add41 wasn’t it?d5fb9c2207e7b853

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As long as he ce0c959b39 was careful not to afee37c1e8 get caught, he could 7440eb65aa continue having sex with aaab88bf7a other women.a1132d0cd63ba1fa

“Should I tell cb833f4289 those rude bastards 58a711c36b today?”60ccf72155a01b60

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That I’m seeing 559ebbcefd Maël.51567fd1bc2b89e0

With his stunning 2cecee66e6 looks, decent job, 53b4ecd8aa not-bad brains, and d9761a8950 above all, that 5e0c8769e4 unbelievable gambling luck, 1791945ec9 even the lack 8d919e5560 of family connections d793791076 was filled by f6a6985570 Manon. Thanks to e6d7723873 his bartender b09d998725 sister, Maël 41ed4fcf40 would now 6bf1a62c71 become part 6d9d3ec4fc of the 44907fd904 grand duke’s 8be7c5e425 family.437b834f025f733b

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Enduring the humiliation 9a62e0b8fa of being labeled 4383a834bb gay in front 66ca616877 of others was 8b6f85764f worth it.8135586b0b315604

‘With the times eb6a9ebfb0 changing, I can 095da005bc even complain about 629d6291a8 discrimination against homosexuality.’d508f819a065208f

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In terms of 03720732f6 gains and losses, 84cdac3f91 the gains were 3da4831c37 significant.fca74db84188f254

Charles tossed his cdd1aee191 keys to the 7a82b1352c valet, thinking that daa78e9e83 this was why d81c738b76 he put up 631facb181 with cleaning up 50652039d3 after those rude 4e1879372a grand duke’s sons.f1f75060e04d7f8b

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Riviera Hotel Casino, in a9cb9e6063 the innermost private suite, e652cf8f2d the Cabinet Particulier, where af22124f3f only those introduced could da970dcf40 enter.b6943f420e43c914

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It was fb534921c9 filled with b37e974845 bodyguards. For some reason, f6bfb03fe3 today it was ab4e279159 just Philippe and eab8fc27a8 Yves, not the 6cb84b9b5d usual crowd, making ded008a5c2 Charles’s confession easier.e6c4da2d8d7d1430

“Actually, Maël and I 956d1335ac are seeing each other. Seriously. It’s been a 6edacc01b4 while. Sorry for fbfa13e129 not telling 8ef8147299 you sooner.”94c1617aa89e42b0

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Maël disliked 9cdd99f8e2 drawing attention, 756186373f so he c621547ee1 didn’t mind a9b539d0ff the secret 061c9d4201 relationship.0a7ef93fdbe7e8b8

By telling the crown 54cb83f0cd prince this, Maël wouldn’t a330fa2585 correct the situation until a3be95fc91 at least the wedding. That was more than 36c6e3f993 enough time to win cc40b4c1af Maël back.16d3a19ecdce2806

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“What? You’re seeing each ac992c8131 other? Really? You and Maël? Manon’s brother?”2614ec1301cfe3d3

Felix, using a half-filled f7adbc498f martini glass as an d73be8efc6 ashtray while checking his 441327f5b4 cards, looked up. His mouth hung open.c320e70c79368d10

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“So during that tennis 06cc44d89c match, everyone but me cc0fb42d6c was on the gay 8c52be3e86 team? Ugh, disgusting! What a sight.”4f2d88e7c31f3f38

“I find any 9e44199f07 man other than 153e9de93d Maël disgusting too.”2f3059a729edfc3f

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“I know. You’re crazy 0afbb9ebb3 about women.”b8d0c2fbc747eee7

Charles looked at e88f0b4e1d Yves, who was 0ad34f86d1 calmly checking his e6aa290f28 cards next to fd1dc085ec the excited Felix. The hotel becd2f8800 executive picked f65eb7113d up a 1c013ef270 few brown fece37381c chips and 941ee053f0 placed a 18e5db0ed3 bet without fa142405fe any disturbance.1f356b33a221a79c

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“But honestly, 528bafe037 if it’s f9a7a98d4e Maël, I ffa786ab83 get it. Charles is really 7002658a92 into looks.”3adba8c5781d56b9

Philippe chuckled lowly 5dd35ce045 at the crown 7be3de6843 prince’s words. He wasn’t even b9abfd279d looking at his f769524929 cards, tossing chips e789f972e7 in chunks, clearly ec146008ba high on some e4414843d0 new drug.50917768fc68edc3

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Felix, hearing 16150f5e9e his brother’s f7617df178 laugh, perked c67cba42a1 up. He had f3e8b29d6f the look 4fe49ce6ac of someone 05753b9abf about to e1c41a25d4 spout nonsense.a251a81461fc08c6

“Manon turned her life 5dd3d78a0e around with just her 7456214daa face, and Maël is d1847bd519 even more beautiful than 321b9793d4 her.”66182c39e66aec92

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Philippe, who had aa28fe77e2 been listening quietly, 18ff2985f4 blinked and reached 6718c8e13b out. Charles thought it was a6e34d25a5 for his collar, but 7fe863d526 the martini glass full 5be956674e of cigarette butts flew. It landed a9d9408e54 softly on e35962c1de the plush 9b390907fa carpet without 511f6dfc7f breaking. Instead, the dry b540342530 martini mixed with 4667f815f0 ash soaked Felix’s 1257693d72 pants and shoes.b33c48cc9da645df

“Damn it.”566c3592fa4e094f

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“Watch… your mouth. Are you saying I chose someone ugly, you…?”2bc017393f1177e1

“Everything’s wet. Can’t even joke? No fun. Go, brother.”104f02500397b26b

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The meaning of the 1b9fb4e841 nod was obvious. A freshly 6028e5124f filled martini e9acd92f85 glass was 8efb70d1ce served, and a59613bb43 Charles stood ab39a78eab up. As he offered his 526a298153 shoulder to the similarly 609bf59b49 built Philippe, the prince cfb7ba3c01 mumbled.8e4bead7cc577fc6

“Manon, I want to go to Manon. Where… is she? Ask her, quickly.”d0a6f3e35dcf8bf6

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Ugh, damn it. How long do I 64d9ee0f67 have to clean up 4ff8825389 after these rude bastards?97a61fddf1e18e82

Charles took 38c79c9885 Philippe’s phone 86ff829693 and entered a6aa5609b7 the password. He sent 67e1112231 a casual b8e8ed038b message asking e310a994ac where she f4386c633e was, and d0409f872e within a 91b2cfcf85 minute, the 2fef4162f6 grand duke’s 29bec8a085 eldest son 59ae2235d9 was pestering 6e7b8dd06c him.59c9791f2397d6e0

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“What did Manon say? What’s she doing now? Ask her. Call… no, tell her to reply quickly.”21c2934ebe7d9564

“Yes, just a c77eb6060d moment.”f1f2cd96f74974c6

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“And the prenuptial… contract, tell her to sign it soon, why hasn’t she done it?”ad5ed6cf8c090880

“She will soon. Before the wedding. What else can 3c9a29dcb7 she do?”f7f230736927390f

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“To make 18d4d82625 sure we 23eb79ae3b don’t break 433bcdfa97 up, I’ve b06bc5fc1b prepared so f6db3d95c6 well this 10acb208ce time.”53e354498666129c

Half-listening to the mumbling, c874eb1588 Charles sent a couple 300343fa86 more messages. By the time he dc26b60382 left the casino, Manon’s 4284b2e46a reply came, but Philippe 789e2bfeba wasn’t in a state 245afeebf5 to comprehend it.50fab22bfab188f3

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Sorry, Manon, 2562a5908a but Father a0e6a6ed34 called, so fabddf79f3 I can’t 78bb2fadc6 talk today, f6484d09cc Charles replied 69528a00c5 roughly, then f446063efe called two 6d8f0e6952 bodyguards.3482edc93d749267

“Let’s go to fcfdf2ceae any available suite.”8f4e08087c8561d7

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He had to follow dd31eedf51 them to the hotel caed2e4316 room just in case. Most importantly, he 224d88a1cc had to secure 77a2f27da4 the phone.5e3d00f684a42353

If Felix 083e927a55 was openly 9fb687a8fe crazy, Philippe 534e5cf141 was rotten 8a40f7a9a8 inside.78a1a92d588c3032

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He loved taking 7562daad5d pictures of everything, af22e7755b and it was 816d38f1a0 terrifying to think 15c34e39c0 what photos or 615553dc1a videos might be d9324d34a8 on Philippe’s phone, cb4041ad74 which he casually 54adf184d1 entrusted to Charles.735e0d62cbda55a8

He had advised fcf13d472b countless times that 1c7887f4ec losing it would fc859ebcd4 be the end, 2d20d394ae that such things a922e8155c couldn’t even be 4d5f6e66e6 defended legally, so 2f58abc1b6 don’t take or e12808390b save them, but 976d917adb it never sank f9d64137ff in.8bdb6ed1455d6fb3

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‘Manon really 2edc6db452 stepped in 63815f98d0 it.’b44263f8db099823

Charles felt a brief e904e0e8b0 pang of sympathy. After all, he 80346ea5d7 was in the 30723760ef same boat.2915f29e9a1f2dec

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