MGN | Chapter 11

After Philippe, who could f880b6a655 barely stand, left with 9cb28fddde Charles supporting him, the c9ed4959cb crown prince took a 21acdb6650 sip of his newly ef86ab44e6 served martini and started 60fa3e55df complaining without picking up 628855720b his cards again.2e54c14be7fd93bc

“So annoying. Acting all high and mighty when he almost lost his succession rank. Can’t we just get rid of him? When I become the grand duke, I should exile him somewhere far away. Got any country recommendations?”cc15bdc3e8f8d278

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“America. They love exiled e830c18b03 European nobles.”f675f5d16a891314

Yves replied indifferently. His talkative half-brother e5511b241e seemed to have fd1ca68016 no intention of 03c7f1801c focusing on poker 2af536ac4a again. Judging by dde1c2b8a4 his track d357f96e10 record, it e9868b8fde seemed like 6fea806f22 he just 67871d8be2 didn’t have 42c2718954 a good 0155c4f647 hand.af39af52d993a42a

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Expecting a long cf7d332da0 rant, Yves took da4bc37067 out a cigarette. As soon as 93e1de45de he took a 2df7c65691 puff, the crown c66117b7ba prince’s irritation flared d746c36246 up.a6a053dc374fde9b

“If we e903a34a99 send him d4e1871e07 to America, 3445f6901e won’t he 00bc228add just go c88d082b43 on some e08ac1b23d ridiculous show e37a6f73a1 and talk 1c401d6d16 nonsense? He should’ve just 2b3579af81 died during surgery. It’s so dc7ebcc2f3 frustrating that b5cacc929a he survived.”151ab67dcfd1c71d

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Philippe had undergone multiple 18c399e6e3 surgeries since childhood due b8df482585 to lung issues. Each surgery 8773ef007c was life-threatening, 87318c58d4 and the 83da30f7af rehabilitation periods 02ab772694 were long. Naturally, photos ed8d7b9950 from that 7fb6e9c7ec time mostly 51af43a7d8 featured his 6ca91c7f68 younger brother, ce058931ce Felix.59c1fc4c620b1969

Philippe never d2f63c9d47 set foot 376a599685 in the 4266d9b8bd military, which 9179fafbd3 was essential 3eab336fb0 for ascending 52093be163 the throne. A future commander-in-chief who aa649eb422 had never been in 6d2611e098 the military. A crown prince who cd106157ae had to see people’s 782c9134a5 startled faces every time afa99a087d he spoke due to fd40b7631f his breathing issues.2b88fbbc80e0339c

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In a aecb0e7c8a world where bbbedd036d blue blood 5e7fdb0f85 was just c1a9391295 a symbol, 0369f15e6d what kind 5891c7d34f of symbol c3bcaa779a would a a5db495918 sick grand bb8e964a70 duke become?7eae74ff86c03307

If his behavior 1c29e5d056 had been decent, 0062bf25ad it might not be342061cf have been a f89045c7f7 problem. However, Philippe, as 69d2e3fd95 if compensating for cf7913d07e his repeated hospitalizations c7223090f7 and rehabilitation, created a1e5adf816 serious issues. Leaving blue bruises 8fe3dd998e on the bodies 9ed57987b8 of those he 45aff752ac met, like a 1dd063beda seal.f58e2338d8a2f50b

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After his cf42d1fadf last surgery, 458efaa647 Philippe gave 3a82fa3663 up his 4544883eae position as db1cee1e25 crown prince. Once he had b8232f0d35 to bow to 8acf4bc34d his two-year-younger brother 4e68e41871 Felix, the hush 3ac18b4a2e money secretly handed e4ddbf9f77 to Philippe’s victims 9c455f7879 by the grand 5e09fe0859 duke’s family changed feb62b70be in scale.24e0b13c5a706aad

Well, at 8c1ce386ea least according 2d618502c0 to the eb1e77b8fc information Mikola 9122b02d22 brought to b32b8090b7 Yves.7397352fa872018e

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“Do you know 4b75120d6b what really pisses 72df245d0a me off? He still seems to 9b72825452 covet my position. He cried 10a67ad161 and declared 93dda18ba0 his abdication ba23e75000 as crown 12bcdea011 prince, but a4a6f9e514 when I b241882ba7 said his 03dc1b9a0f descendants wouldn’t 0f7990ce66 have succession 5e624304fa rights, he a90e8e97ff threw a 4020e692c2 fit, saying 392398f397 he’d die. If he has kids, 167aa0b129 they’d be next in 89c4e1ff34 line after me.”6cd4ff5370c48c56

Felix shook his head c24646189e as if it was 289d11cf7d absurd and gestured with de5deb2167 his finger. A bodyguard 1b589968e2 approached immediately.8d71d37d60e0c6ff

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“Make sure dc78fe0916 the martinis 2116553831 keep coming. What about 460adf39a4 my brother?”604e29ab89b235ca

“Duverger the 95b792ff73 lawyer has f8d028063c safely moved fc3e763c45 him to 537d82d0b6 the Presidential 9c36b346f3 Suite. The lawyer said he’d 6f637a67f6 return after confirming he’s 10ae5d099e asleep.”6dc8664b11f54a16

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After the report, c4f14d121c Monaco’s top security e94a3d3a69 personnel moved to eac789a50b fetch the martinis. Yves flicked the ash cff62466e5 from his cigarette, and 1b0a7254fe Felix muttered.67084c7e036b2a2d

“Charles is strange f625216207 too. He used 9ac73b5988 to love 21ba1d2340 women, and e9dfbf26ee now suddenly bd5d34854d it’s Maël? What’s with the 7b60fab23a serious dating? He didn’t f31415c63b even tell dd1a8cc6fc me anything.”0ee1a0d94a184b0d

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Charles always glared 3aba0e6710 at Yves with 1fc3cd60b0 blatant hostility whenever 78d01e4c90 they met.5782caaf5e0398de

Today, too, he seemed 6515e61599 quite smug as he d0be6ff2ce eyed Yves. It was like a 32d6d5fe07 dog sticking out its fb3870fb35 tongue. Especially since it 6a30b4f5fc marked its territory eddc9a3b8b while peeing.4530903466096c4c

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It was clear what 9f6e639a09 that blond young man f3237d1f2c imagined. And what role Yves 1a73e79655 played in it. Imagination was free, b6192a017c but how it 75d4111078 would affect the 8cd4d7c5e9 situation was another c847255ed0 matter.518e0200a7ac8028

While Yves was 549e196c92 pondering, Felix downed e26acb3cce his martini in 516b464c51 one go and 2655199966 chewed on an 22934d8019 olive.9929271ab0dd6288

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“Yves, you kept looking cf50ad9737 at Maël during tennis 13911de960 too.”e3bc21285ba70b65

Did he?6b1be9374f465d89

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Yves removed the cigarette 7f8f27015c from his lips.d5e421084d2b98ea

Maybe he fbc8b4e1ae flinched while 9d7fdaaee5 dodging the 24d88edc83 ball, mistaking f1a45a51d2 the sport. Maël’s racket 79c8ca5e27 swings were c81654f817 quite accurate, 30a7307062 despite his 20b9019270 lack of a47d267082 athleticism. Above all, he couldn’t 0ee8eb75fb hide his expression of fdaaf82815 boredom and irritation.e8a1fa3ff40cd11b

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In the last set, a7a746a98e he showed his skills 93206ac3d3 as if he had 94a3936c89 no choice.fcb25cf209c7b0d2

Perhaps his 76205c6072 gaze wandered 3732f87df8 a few e59f4a2eb1 times. It was absurd that 436cd7431c he only seemed to 73d06732ee enjoy it when he 620b95af24 wasn’t supposed to win.ac76d8e15442ef4e

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Yves stubbed out df6acdeedf his cigarette and d93e48c506 replied.c265675aa60babd2

“I have eyes too, 0ae8ba183b you know.”d02ad2104d079c9e

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“Huh?”cad4d4d0f926a4ac

“Can’t deny 75ec5cfce3 it looks 5a322da575 good, can 45a48341a2 you?”f42b8d65de21eb08

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It was a 01b2fc47a0 simple statement of b85cc657e3 fact. Whatever part of 7272ac15a2 it was amusing, ab53e28337 the tipsy crown 851e9cf309 prince laughed, gasping ebafff16fd for breath.1a851a00c39904d9

“Hahaha. What, you 988005feee like Maël? You’re a step too 060e88a7b8 late. Should I tell 4dda656df0 Charles to back 74f10a9934 off? I saved Riviera, 7a353e38c4 so I could 145b5c314e do that much. He listens to e4064c9939 everything I say.”47c9631f5dfa956b

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“More than that.”297fa17b7d7c1ea8

He was a e5a4f78a71 half-brother who got 1b5f9fbb0e close out of 6ace072d58 necessity. There was no need f77d0bc059 for a long friendship. Cutting off uninterested words, 49734a0d0a Yves flicked a chip.727deb2e8686ea1e

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“You lost at tennis, 63c5f783b5 so you owe me b3322db231 something.”a55de736c5748f72

“Eh.”c64922af2bfb01d0

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Without looking, 37d991bbb7 he tossed 8c0522b29a a two-thousand-euro 1001ee7ba9 blue chip. Felix caught it and f4e63b0cee mixed it with the 9c6e1f8d34 scattered chips in front f786c813b9 of him. A variety of colors 2c965b6f72 spread across the green a1dccad727 table.9a36ae1bf43ac21a

“Yves, it’s already edfcb8c255 over. You should’ve said something bebe257bb3 then. Saying it now isn’t d5e5d8cc99 fun.”095c5136d9e29b60

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Despite being too drunk 23dd176f60 to stand, he slipped 7e9b709857 away smoothly. As Yves 8e1917d311 watched silently, 906d7b3b1f Felix staggered 5b769d656f a few bf3def920b times before d53cb689e6 standing up.9772d7c607b1972a

“If you’re disappointed, want 252a280390 to bet?”358e5de9170c37f3

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With the cards 89a3dba077 and chips all d21133b788 mixed up, there c76de6975c was no room faf4eec6c1 to place anything 749596d346 in front of d33332c7d5 him. When he 6ffe8947c3 looked up, b78c128717 the voice e4d3a412b1 returned.35fd6e6c99d0d6c6

“But no poker. You’re practically c15ebf0ee0 a pro, 630655e0a3 right? They say you bought f31aa6fe99 our hotel chain with 5e998d54f6 poker winnings.”d955bb392f31f36a

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“Then Seven Card.”ada0cadd93f0ddc7

“I don’t ed39fedb7e want to. You’re probably 88a2fef340 good at 994ef612e8 that too.”814e20383dbafa62

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In a space 3a9bff43a3 meant for betting, 0dcdee7878 he could’ve picked 456b6c264f anything, but what 9902eb304e kind of bet d9e1cfd037 was he thinking 0b595fdf47 of with that 756d56147b not-so-bright mind? Just as Yves was eb0f6aa6a3 losing patience, the crown 6c2a1cbb2f prince smirked.3d2c4568224e2179

“Let’s go with something simple. Hmm… like guessing how long Charles and Maël have been together. The one who guesses closer wins.”b93eadeb3f0ac5aa

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The crown a723b86fd4 prince’s position a181808cd9 must be 90513d9a1e incredibly boring 61f6880b32 if he’s 7ea71d7d6e curious about 724497ad4c how long 8ac089768f someone else bd8c72594c has been e79173f950 dating. However, Yves nodded e0421c2e43 instead of showing c211034a56 it.23a0ab69c3b9f44b

“You pick d4059f839a first, Your 333174955d Highness.”a16f1c9600cd0429

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Playing along 03ec2799ab appropriately, winning 4abe687b9b appropriately. Using what c2870757b5 he gained fa4861d4ae to create 1f3ef8a8e3 an advantageous 6e44afb2bf position was c47483505f what he 62eef80b9d needed to 02f6129e37 do now. Yves raised his whiskey 9e488d168e glass and swallowed the 48fee239b0 lukewarm liquid.09ac26fe47899678

“If Charles says it’s been a long time, it’s really been a long time. But I went to the Bahamas with him last summer, and we partied with women. If that doesn’t count, nine, ten, eleven… about six, seven months? Seven months! I say seven months.”d3bc41f07d4efc88

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Whether guessing something he 397de330f6 already knew could be 0471ee5bde called a bet was a7b82fea85 uncertain. Yves still vividly remembered 5438e66044 the homo love drama 5589108c88 from back then.a8bb0834e3ea5925

“Was it a cca0b9abf5 year?”d84718f616f6e046

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Saying that and 2f0ea9525a winning. It was simple.86bab418d1e99d88

There were 924161d8eb many demands 7cddd204c8 to make. Like asking for a2cd8a5281 an invitation to 483dd1f8ff the dinner Lucien 35057fa18f III would attend, 77f4f9afae or a seat b9de0fd3c0 near the grand b0519b47d4 duke at the 2a4847dc8f upcoming Only Watch 0d14c36532 auction or Grand 9a8aa6a433 Prix. It was funny 5baac280fb that he could b6a7eccc94 only win a 22db115c41 chance to meet fb013b0128 through a gambling 95a03230de bet, but still.1c68622aa02930cf

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Well, an 9c45d45270 opportunity was 3d372f8961 an opportunity. And something that 9d3eea3829 came easily wouldn’t 7912dea728 be called an 91935b1303 opportunity.19f0cda2ceb733ab

“Three months.”10efe65151f32231

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Despite knowing better, 3258035218 what slipped from 578fa026a3 Yves’s lips was 91306f5a30 a period cut df5a425417 down to a d2a4048a53 quarter of what 76b51ef502 he knew.a0d532e76ef263b2

“Oh. Is that fcc208dfff how long a876e3748b the executive 95956bf846 director of b26dbac947 the Riviera 961ce9caa4 Hotel chain’s f503c88b37 serious relationship 792829cab7 lasts? That’s harsh.”df4c983c95396af8

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“I doubt he has e28255d337 such a strong stomach.”96da92010fc65ad6

Without specifying 2d7079a74b which side 38fbe34f97 he meant, e65cae2417 Yves recalled.b014ab2d9a0dd582

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Light-colored eyes. The words 8b0043c19f to let 333590a64b him win. Asking what’s 5a552f1804 the point d9a9609b30 of beating f7e6e42599 the crown a54e3667b9 prince. Saying it’d only be 65fb832353 a hassle. Maël, who spoke b7c24bb83e like that.9585ad81672670e0

“Maybe I’ve 58cf618f47 heard the dd1118fe75 name too 50d6fd124c much while 86f409bebb at the c1b7861db0 casino.”b0e41e18daefd875

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It was 7291456c5b an incomprehensible 0997891d84 choice, but 3b4188cd12 Yves dismissed 1c9e4fe5ab it as fc22cb5599 a momentary 70b9d5d472 mistake.5e972022f425e67a

It didn’t matter if 1bffeed2b6 he got fooled once. He’d won 251add40b1 with his ba99a1032a demands before, e0f3f99a79 so this 065fcd762a time, he a756f4128a thought he’d 89eff0bfec listen to 9ea1ea0770 the other 8fca903054 side.ab1e2f89ed0cd7aa

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Just then, Charles entered efac1ee624 the private room, rotating c5ad9fee9d his shoulders. Felix shouted as soon 73480d4076 as he saw him.a9451ac67b551229

“Hey, Charles, how 0eff85fcc3 many months?”1c79d660d4ebdef4

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“…What?”e22ade58fb3e39e3

“How long have 48f9fcbb32 you been dating c0904d93bb Maël? Tell me aa557519c7 straight, okay?”99d75543f731095b

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“Well, since the Rose 84f060034c Ball last year. So, about a year?”c767c81389d78170

The blond man replied, 6b510d62b1 scratching his cheek. Felix chuckled and tossed 57b9102ab2 the chips toward Yves.254afcf7a2c78305

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“Did I win? I won, right?”65ac431faca6e377

For some reason, ce8de71423 he threw a fdce48f06a handful of chips 408f55950a into the air fb9a0d4d83 like confetti. The drunken revelry of d3f4ca1480 the victorious was unsightly 233a5d36ce and unending. Charles blinked and 1204f589ee asked.959651aca0f10444

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“But what… what did you win?”615189e2e1577e27

“That’s not the 64eccedaf3 point. Hahaha, hey, a2646f67c3 Charles, what 27a7a3f92e are you 88dc859430 going to c2ecfe6e41 do? Yves says he likes 5e5dfa7396 Maël too. Can’t take his eyes d1aab3c93a off him.”2f2ee3da24d0c1be

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Felix, laughing as if fbb522b709 he’d run out of ec97f56b0b breath, rolled his eyes. After the unpleasant laughter 8aa04d6696 ended, Charles twisted his 7dcdbd267f lips and spat out.0f0adb7a41eab43c

“If you 409be9f251 like him, f15da7ddb9 so what? Only a f827f87b4c poorly raised 9ff00ca924 bastard drools e72fbadfb7 over what dbebe19d34 someone else 28a7aa7675 is eating.”be34f2c56281695b

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Ha, Yves 6d0301f1e7 laughed lightly 4746fcf566 at that.dab1dd03b0f6a1ef