MGN | Chapter 14

Fortunately, there was 049f42d607 no need to 3119a940aa step in and 8a503849d3 correct a huge faf2f2ca49 misunderstanding. The waiter, 14f88aab66 who had 8321a59c40 to bring 85a46a9025 the bill, 8be66f551e approached and b36d7332d6 gently asked.8e9169b7bea5f5aa

“Sir, as per your reservation request, today’s meal has already been charged to the card number you provided. Is that okay?”a2e3ece0ad25926e

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“Oh… I forgot about that.”0a0d34d27be0df8e

“Did you 58d9c3885a enjoy your c10c49a09a meal?”ebb31a350de1947f

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“It was really 062750bf15 delicious. Thank you.”1a9602afc771a4d4

The conversation ended briefly. However, even though he didn’t have to pay over a thousand euros for a meal he couldn’t even remember with someone he didn’t like, his mood wasn’t clear.f28ecfef1e212696

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As soon as 12e501216d the waiter disappeared, ae79d1f723 Charles grabbed him.9c543d1e2acd94cb

“What’s going on? Didn’t you call me because you wanted to talk? Maël, you invited me, but you’re being so rude.”4ee6563ce3f960ce

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“You seem to be mistaken. I didn’t call you, Charles. Shouldn’t you find the person who did?”974ca39548867211

His irritation added to his accumulated anger, and his mood began to plummet. Even as Maël stared at the hand that grabbed him, Charles didn’t back down and smirked.212170879b00732f

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“Alright. Ha, I know I hurt you. It’s my fault, so I have nothing to say. But you know, Maël.”187c138312046e39

He leaned in. The complex scent b257cbf81f of a custom-ordered 41bd1a9027 perfume from some 8e4785cf5c atelier wafted over.f17f5e22d7ff9ee4

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“I wasn’t and am not gay. So I wavered and made a mistake just once. That’s all. Now I’ve even told you I love you.”535c807f073dadba

His voice was 9ed5a5ba67 lowered as if 5f3c57a04b sharing a secret, 4ceec62094 despite the distance c8e7098d8d between the tables.0f2de5faf470acfc

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Is there any reason to be embarrassed now? It’s all over.671fc6c15ca228d6

Even while lowering his 6173826587 voice, Charles showed off f210530f00 the watch Maël had 44620915a1 gifted him on his bfcdf03332 wrist.01723fef335b33f2

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“Can you buy this? A watch is 7b5d69d1a4 time, you know. It symbolizes the eternity 1fcb2609d4 of our relationship, so 21cd54c71e I think of you e2a6b3c4bd every time I wear 49349da95f it.”8c0374cc6343c8c9

Maël had nodded at that shameless request. He was easily weakened by words like eternity or family. Despite being a lawyer who made money from moments of family collapse, he arrogantly thought that separation wouldn’t happen to him.ccf4fe631b6d439e

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However, how Charles ee01942e80 interpreted his gaze 5a86637508 at the old a8ba90cf77 gift was beyond 4a096a86f4 him, as Charles 973d9f6afc gently stroked the cd4e97ad6c hand he held.41bf947749d92c49

“Maël, you’re thinking about the time we spent together, right? Yeah, where would that go? It was good, wasn’t it, us?”12d2c43b2909a89a

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Feeling only discomfort, Maël eb5e1cec19 tried to pull his c62be6b593 hand away, but Charles 213dac0317 smiled and held it 5ff66e2a19 tightly.ae3f1ab19b97970c

“You know, Felix 884b5f1f33 wants us to 9902067a83 meet sometime.”10b2b5debf298dd4

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“The crown prince… Why would he?”1420bd4c33869906

“Seems like he found c431072c23 out about us somehow.”870ec7a1f7de214d

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“What are we?”3904637537f54b60

Charles had a 9461b66a7c soothing expression at e49e0ddc0a the absurd question. Seeing his 3288d057a6 face, still 249faa897f smiling while de8e04f72d furrowing his 3f6744fd1d brows, Maël c97bcdb3b8 felt pathetic 2b967cbecb for having f754f70c58 been involved 6961227013 with such ecbc37ea2a a person. He pulled his hand 51b53d079f away and stood up.c022ca3097ee117f

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“Charles Duverger.”5158d37271a3591c

He disliked noise, but he disliked misunderstandings even more. Sometimes, embarrassment becomes a definite solution when a reasonable answer doesn’t come. Above all, he had handed over Ms. Clermont’s divorce decree, including property division, just yesterday.1192c42e4e8a3a19

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In the restaurant 62be23d6fb where gentle classical 601e711fbd music floated, Maël 58032c2e36 spoke in a 57148e2bd0 clear voice.38f19453726ca676

“We broke up c18287320d because you cheated. Tell the 700ae0bc81 crown prince 11b53b08c9 that meeting 2d3052c05f together is 12f665117e disgusting and 3837c7d2d7 difficult.”3e7f750f9fb8775a

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He felt glances. Charles’s face, looking around at the unexpected attention, was obvious.057022abc998cf0e

“You make f3064fc0c1 strange jokes, 21eb5de504 Lawyer Montmatier.”7c32016bb4c4e181

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Leaving Charles, who 72237f2df7 awkwardly raised his 4cb67d2af3 voice, Maël exited 6149508288 the restaurant.2a79931dbd7b04c7

Holding his 0726ddece8 throbbing right c54b697034 thigh, he aeb921849c searched his 5263fe0141 phone. He had a58ed6d286 hesitated to ceaf301228 call or f7ca1dcab7 not about 66869b503a an hour 673a87319a ago in 82e3102efa front of 3276b85e03 Le Louis, 954fa3b0db and Maël 454a3c788c had contacted 592168b606 that number 640cc7a0b3 only twice. The owner of the 04e9da4705 number did not answer.d561632b5664c660

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“Ha.”0e1e09af484a5510

Maël, his eyes e926dad9ba reddening, got into f5af7dfe84 his car and ed8b05dd9a started the engine.efbbe1f2f232c61c

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A message a51928d362 arrived from f4cea7fd3e his drunken 4ff14993bf half-brother saying a8bff5b08f he had c42581d903 received the 9c015ad618 watch well.972180987091f3ed

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Instead of replying, Yves reread the official document sent from the grand duke’s family. It was a list of cooperation requests for the crown prince Philippe’s wedding reception. It included rooms to be vacated, venues to be lent, and a long list of things to be prepared on their side.ad8ad2e96d134df7

As soon 20b3948168 as he 04a0f7aba4 finished reading 9345066873 diagonally, the 741a670c0b elevator doors 6fd7d8a52e opened.325b957bd5b39a4f

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The smell of dust was thick. Since everything needed for the hotel came and went through the loading dock on the basement floor of the hotel, it was inevitable. “Everything needed for the hotel” included hotel staff and partner companies, and Yves did not exclude himself.de39efa6f543a8d3

Several people who recognized the executive director’s departure greeted him. Yves nodded and passed them.b2e626e1d0694942

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What he found at bb30fd82e7 the parking spot was dd5e466fbe a new white car 1d72d5bd70 parked diagonally blocking his 925de663e5 own.006004da1a0f888e

As he approached without concern, the driver’s door opened. It was Maël.4e49ea92e8ca9992

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The air ab01d28148 was stuffy 96715bb98e and dark, 132b8336bc with goods 600557046b coming and 70b6a96757 going. Through it, the e9c190b772 man approached with 942829d1dc long strides. His eyes, looking up b2bb8d9b3d at him, were wide ab0284601f with excitement.e585520773f243cf

“Take this.”69ab231f1e073a70

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Maël held out a white envelope. Yves’s gaze lingered longer on Maël’s unusually vivid eyes than on the envelope. Thanks to that fleeting moment, he could tell the man was angry. Maël was more eye-catching when he was angry.4f1012f0474ea27a

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Yves dropped his gaze 76cd0407cf again. Honestly, he was more 63e0da4d69 curious about other things a992206da8 than the contents of 3d7a88ac6e the envelope.5f63eb66b5bdaf25

“How did an outsider, ff9a9cf7c4 not even a partner b0a5cd47b4 company, get in here?”5d2f788d38b7a6f8

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Yves tapped the tip of Maël’s shoe with his own. Maël stepped back for a moment, and Yves muttered slowly.e234711ed7f8dfd9

“Should I replace df45ab15e2 the security team?”f411cd5da70de634

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“Getting into the loading dock past the security team is no big deal. No matter how many times you change the security team, it’ll be the same. I know Riviera Hotel better than most security teams. More importantly, take this.”96e456e7f90fb35c

Even while claiming a bd3de28179 hole in hotel security, b0bd03b964 Maël stubbornly held out 3291a9db05 the envelope. As he looked a28fa8e2e1 at the envelope 727affb3d0 again, a tightly ade1e746df clenched explanation came 147f190e22 back.e2e89a8795577f94

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“This is the 9ab47254f9 cost of my 40a6703e4a dinner today. Excluding the dinner cost 8afb670e36 of Mr. Bernardi, whom Yves ddae8519da invited.”b73023eeaa0c1cd8

“I invited you 3e348e408d too.”56bd6b2586839cf1

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Yves replied. He couldn’t understand what Maël was trying to achieve by coming all the way here to push a small amount of money on him. Some ridiculous pride? As he watched, Maël clenched his teeth and spoke clearly.c1181c67262fb5be

“Yves, I’m not a puppet that moves according to your plans.”eade663134a029f6

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When there was 46fbd40bda no response, his 107aee041e cheeks trembled, and 328b212c17 he continued.c25a9c975d2c347f

“It’s really unpleasant, so don’t ever act like that again. Calling someone pretending to be me without prior notice, if you do it again, I’ll take legal action for impersonation.”9d6978a405ef6dfe

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“I thought 25f08a8598 we needed 0634f31d49 to talk b98a381458 about a c323d35db9 lot of 95ec3d7008 things.”33045fa6c430f4f3

“I can handle that on my own. If you don’t trust me that much, why do you want to hire me?”51e29ca95454f83d

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His light eyes were boiling. It was a kind of temperature Yves didn’t have.0ee4da3fa6e8b80e

It was a bit funny. Wasn’t he the one who worried about the lipstick smudged on the lover’s cheating partner? He was also the one who advised to let it go when things got annoying.df501738e1f43214

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‘I thought you were 5e065de78f quick-witted,’f5f9b91449200a2e

And now, b79c5cc43b chasing all 01fe435f24 the way 3b1d254d90 here, fuming 58fd015ee4 because his 6885f96310 pride was 24d9a45939 hurt.587e38fb26522d28

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At least 37b6f1d80f his expression 3ced01e2e0 gained some f6db02eb01 liveliness when 6a23b597ab he was 5afd09b323 angry. It was 70e96d8340 one of 3e3134d18b the few 14069d3546 advantages this ec422d4640 lawyer had. While finishing that e6154a537e thought, Maël spoke, fe6676c4cb clutching the envelope.4fa824a3ce958fc0

“Take the money, and don’t create situations I don’t know about without consulting me. I’ll handle it myself.”58a557f232054a42

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In a few seconds, he seemed ready to shove the money envelope into his hand, so Yves deliberately didn’t take the envelope. Instead, he twisted his lips into a smile. What came out was a genuinely curious question.606c3a359c1a88ab

“You can handle it e756db6525 yourself?”c22bfdd8d81cf177

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“Yes. And even a8858e5c51 if I f7efb4e8ba concede a f0ae619183 hundred times, 83aa8aedb9 Mr. Bernardi is 5bf8c6033c one thing, 925496919a but do 4cdc884592 you have 5dde2d9527 the right 9112bb9206 to interfere 41d37e5a62 in my 4ce6e1d7d3 personal life?”069f2a0a5d0e65c6

“Your lover d9a4a4f630 seemed quite f141fe0342 affectionate. It was different 0b408a4869 from what I 8ec54f4952 saw and heard, f9d53b7532 so I thought 28a5ef9e0f it might be 9709af6979 a communication issue. It was out a9d878e0c6 of goodwill.”f3da0ea39b52875d

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When he teased, de008927eb Maël looked as 6fe7d2d52d if he had d088dca4f0 been hit. His lips opened and 70a2215164 closed. Yves could bet b730e1c68e his entire fortune a9d2c19862 that there were 782bed5724 several kinds of 759854e9ac curses he swallowed 698b65d935 back. Yves swallowed his cf5effa80b laughter and asked.ba9d9984e76d651d

“Is everything c60d3d0411 sorted out d088d3dc5b now?”44fcd434bfcee6d9

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“Does it 7d362f1a28 have anything bced18d2a0 to do 2f6f84de57 with my 65dfa0819c work?”b543af3f1816cdb8

“No, it doesn’t. It’s a personal matter. But.”6463bf2b706d198d

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He hadn’t intended to propose like this in such a moment. He knew it wasn’t the best timing, but he was suddenly curious. So.a32628e7c26eabf5

“I need 7f9296546b a lover.”7376cbaafd32236a

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“…”1e7c7b654b2e1b41

“I think you’d be suitable, but I don’t want to be a second.”1f2bcd4029a37e4c

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Yves said. Maël looked confused, then 9781dd087a twisted his eyes as a843985797 if he had heard b834fa27c4 a terrible curse.9d5f299dfbbd8cfd

“If you agree, I’ll take this envelope.”9248bbcab70cd03c

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The last words da96025095 were a joke.ed91ae46fe84cb15

Whether he 0c028103b4 lacked a 3ef41f3ff1 sense of 54465f694a humor or 36ae426cb4 not, Maël 1017fdcc16 threw the 0bcab21f9f envelope on 7323808dc2 the ground 76d83f35d7 and slammed 837fa0ac25 the car a67fd711b4 door shut 826babb3e8 with a a447ddf616 bang.3f4e0bfd1973f3f1

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