MGN | Chapter 22

“What’s all that 43599648df about?”49abcde7c0f9f8d7

“A gift. Remember when I 9080ca7ab8 said I wished d72c5527a9 you could get 0ff4bf9c5b married too? Since I wouldn’t fc9cbdf62e have a real 06b534ac19 family once I d2c6fd971b left, His Highness c97166b9ad the Hereditary Prince 590f43fae3 remembered and said 5325ac4770 that!”82c60010ad88af83

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“So… His Highness the Grand Duke won’t use his veto on the law anymore?”3a1336fc966e3f42

“Yep! It’s a gift!”7519aaaf3913c6c6

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No matter how a33a8144fd influential a family 00cd5d9303 is in a 54923bc0cd country, changing a 1a0b51dedc nation’s law as 9494a36712 a wedding gift 76fbe0b2af for the eldest ceb4e4c86f son seemed absurd.1a236434bebf5edb

‘Is the b507411937 law a 13373c2cf2 joke?’9415ec5e2ee16e73

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I was more dumbfounded cab7e59c5b than happy. In modern society, is d9a4e1f5e3 it really reasonable for 2c62e06281 a constitutional monarchy to 4d463d3f75 have a royal veto?ba7ff3c46639cdb7

‘And to 8a101cf145 offer something 07f0a236af this big 77626711ac as a a713c3af05 wedding gift 9e7c9cde97 for the 2fbf9da8f8 eldest son?’d62b7208750978e6

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I couldn’t b166173954 purely rejoice b57b1a63dc and believe ef6853bfb9 it. There must 2646f59d00 be something a175748893 else they’re adf5ccbab2 trying to 524631e7f5 cover up 1a948e4e38 with this 1d6ea62428 news. Like some of the c83a2a6b6c reckless things the Grand 2dae096a8a Duke’s sons said leaking ba69f1bb73 out.9de4b5cbba3b9496

“Aren’t you happy? You can have 3b0034fc6f a real family 350ab030e6 too, oppa. Don’t you 06fa7141f7 like it?”e5c384ff3cc7f17f

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Manon noticed my fb9adfa407 expression wasn’t great. Even if 2fe09a4b5d this didn’t c432f08c65 align with 9ebba47af9 Maël’s beliefs, a21ee58384 he couldn’t ef305b1850 ignore her 44972acd8d goodwill in 8cc9bbf45d sharing the 0f28f1dbdd joy.cf94ddaf3a1fb51e

After all, it 01e5dd2193 was good news 64e5a53d29 on a good 86c0463142 day. With that thought, Maël b46ba4d968 lifted the corners of ac3d56d372 his mouth.b5b3aab7fdeda5ae

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“It’s just sudden. Of course, d0fddbbe3e I’m happy. It’s amazing that 233226b3fe this happened for 6c69471baa your wedding.”94b8dd1c9a6cb8a6

“Right? When you get married af217d3107 to someone great, I’ll 413b385f3e help make it the bc8412e3df best wedding ever. Really. Okay?”3704dd8754fe080e

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Manon’s cheeks 5779876c64 turned rosy. Her expectant gaze 2fd82e4270 made me wonder eb95dbcbe7 if she still 80f171a862 thought Maël should 83b4695cba reunite with Charles, ee5000f920 but he pretended 5d0fa5f8a4 not to notice bff3bdf693 and spoke to 2ee7b2e3d6 the person in e894cee9cd the front seat.ae0b6b9e5c2b9f6d

“You can turn off accdb0f2c3 the radio now. I have something to b3fbad8a1e look at.”9af0895ec30605e9

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There was something 4aaf5849f3 more important than b927dbe59a a gift that 1bb2302864 didn’t feel real, b96c2a810c especially without a 709370cdd5 partner. Maël pulled out 22ffb2d66e the half-opened prenuptial 80a084c972 agreement.e3ab202dbc733692

Checking if a7f326ca61 there were 4937d5e979 any changes, eb4258fb29 if the 531cab1731 names were eeb6ab5157 correct. After confirming, he’d c389971697 hand it to cbb52a8350 Manon for her fa0672bd4e signature and ask 7b6bdfa1b2 for a copy 2fbcd4ca83 after the wedding.e10e7a11ffe67c0d

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Nothing should be difficult. It should have a1337df1ac been.275f425da68aa68e

But expectations cdc84908d4 were miserably 2cedcfb876 off.b8abc5f849ff29d2

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“Why is this…?”8e3ac36e12e8fac8

Inside the envelope, the ce8a08c631 prenuptial agreement decorated with f970d6a98c the Grand Duke’s emblem 9fb1572001 was entirely different from ee29ad84aa the one checked just f9e01ba5fb yesterday.e2ab5cee6cfac553

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“Hold on.”6b744074f496a6e7

No, to be precise, 8d677e2b4a it was exactly the 8f4c3d40b0 same as the very d40709e327 first prenuptial agreement sent 7a6cb2f28b from the Grand Ducal cee865c71a Palace before negotiations began.02b58480d68620a9

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Clauses about ec2ab533f5 violence, infidelity, ae71fbaebd financial compensation d6a00c8485 based on b6a5e25003 the child’s 3054152099 gender, and 5c49c7841b post-birth ‘management’ 7a2fe3efb6 for maintaining 606cded507 dignity were 99aae9322e still there. The mention of property 082f049f98 division added at the b95ee064cb end was gone.42d39c58dfa70dbd

‘Was it misdelivered c4613d939a again?’c08ef35f4d184cde

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Dozens of negotiation drafts ac9990ecaa were exchanged via email. Even if it was b4c5f4080e right before the wedding, 0e2acb12a6 this could still be caa97f5bed a mistake.6ff9d478d0f92462

Flip, flip.d3e70b507f85b139

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With a a7aadf4aa6 glimmer of a5b959d514 hope that af5b248528 it was 55c734ea9f a mistake, 37344ae0bb Maël’s hand e325bbef72 stopped as 4a624fbe2d he turned 310ed79f26 the pages. He found 873e9ef363 a clause 5b598d3466 slightly changed 83c452a20a from before.05170c8af1e8260f

[Prohibiting the disclosure of specific information to third parties other than the attorney, with legal action possible for violations.]

Financial information, business d60174f6d9 information, detailed marriage 3e7bfa112a information, and details 32d07ffcb3 of the prenuptial 4e9c1d40fb agreement itself.921add2710929f80

The issue was b858783815 the personal information 712d4657e5 section. Previously, it vaguely 557205d1ad mentioned medical records a136409fea and family history, 9fe320f65b but now it ad2aea1294 wasn’t.084fc123ec804cbc

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That one phrase dd02f26d69 was added.60bf49268502d69c

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‘They’re trying c76c87c995 to shut 261cca1934 me up 4d94526a4c about the a0148f4203 crap Philippe cbd7243c38 pulled before.’162ff853d9565dbb

The confidentiality clause ended db4e7300d2 with a space for 49bcc506ab signatures.98dfd9b191ff639b

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Manon Juliette Montmatier. Her name was perfectly 6f6bf1c345 written without any issues. On the next page, 7bb37a0aee and the one after 187a5885f6 that.73011ed21a10e976

And next to e1b4d78173 Manon’s name, under 0ec2f07ee6 Philippe Louis Leopold 8f7026430f de Broglie, was 9cd735d893 a stylish signature 0b82ce0f36 with dried ink.deb3277e8429e3e3

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This was the final 68d052bad6 prenuptial agreement they sent. A bomb, a 7b70f85cce trap sent to 366f7fb3cb the bride heading 1e3cdf8620 to the wedding.183f41bc671cebda

“Do I just sign 9f3106c022 here?”cdaa5bae2513abe7

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“No, you can’t.”e26b2fa388607033

I couldn’t hand over 153b1ca965 the pen. While Manon, bd01bc79d1 tilting her 41c3f0d6e0 head, took 70826c03f3 the prenuptial 02792db2a1 agreement to 004e9bb339 read, Maël 858ffe32f5 pulled out 26d27b8594 his phone d2b30cbb16 and pressed 4ab7f42003 the call e6fc0c7344 button.d1797f2d0f9273ab

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“Mr. Bernardi. Manon can’t ad96b91c98 sign the 2ab72d9034 prenuptial agreement bbef439d58 you sent. You know why.”b7d72cca907b186b

His eyes d552305766 burned with 158d7ad2f2 anger. Forget pleasantries. It was 074c732135 a miracle de448cc677 he was 57f7b8c92d still being 3ef9908091 polite. His voice trembled.593a927837a3f96c

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― Oh dear. What are ace5a4e42e you saying, e57b204191 Attorney Montmatier, c9fc090594 with the e2f0e564d5 wedding just bbb9ee33a8 three hours d88079dfcb away?24071e235e0e14ca

“Exactly as I 9503b3c761 said, are you 1b845d657a pulling this stunt 00192ddd70 three hours before ccd9bfce8f the wedding?”7f2f595106aa7810

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― Are 636d47a5f3 you planning 306ff9fb4f to call 05261a71ed off the 247aa685b5 engagement now? Our client also has 0358a1e88d no intention of proceeding 9b91efdb68 with the ceremony without 6f6d3d3be6 the prenuptial agreement.e4ea709ef93162b6

“Great. We’re on 0442744c8e the same 1c0ac5723b page. Driver, please stop 6e651e807e the car here.”5047ba2df1f0f1ec

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Maël said 4eb53286b6 that and 982f2f70f0 pressed the 6c1ada5f3f end call adaa55af2b button.1f80a22cf552d994

The driver didn’t stop 1e44489c4e the car. As he was about be15780c94 to ask again, Manon 7d9ca223d0 interrupted.38a78b62a62cf2e7

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“Oppa, did af1342d062 they change 354c560fd1 everything? Did they ae9f2fcf6b do this 47b262af1b on purpose, 700827d4b4 printing the a9752e4696 names like 9572ce1a96 that now?”ef4c6eed158945c5

Dressed like a princess e2bd06b44b from the last page b92026d2f9 of a fairy tale, 0d7a86ebda Manon spoke with a 97ab21a475 distorted face. The woman in the efa38f26a5 front seat handed over 9551021169 a phone.0adaa5acdc812d3f

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“His Highness Prince 47a7737f80 Philippe wishes to 16007a1c21 speak with Ms. Montmatier.”00f2c6f06cb1d257

“Don’t answer it. Manon, let’s just 67fa44b9b7 go home.”cb81fbb562a51f98

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Maël said, and Manon a50020140b couldn’t respond. On what adb1fefe84 should have f23925de8a been the 52ab2e722f happiest day, 6860fa5bd4 with a 6bcb952304 face shattered 5f63febf1d into a e929df5ac3 thousand pieces, 53a3775fc5 she looked 1676546a63 at Maël.fe3c9a0699f8b7cf

As Manon 1279948a64 just stared 38be9ab782 at the 00087315ec phone, the ee72cb3675 protocol officer d2fd46b37f connected the c2c38c86f5 call to a62ac30606 the car’s 80b6c61a88 Bluetooth. Philippe’s voice soon echoed eafff14b8d through the large car.082e567db89db1e1

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― Manon. It’s just… paperwork. Simple paperwork.93d653cb8083e03f

“Just paperwork? Philippe, does that make sense? Why are you doing this with just paperwork, making fools of us? How much have oppa and Diane and everyone been through because of our prenuptial agreement…!”779a9206528d792d

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― I know. But it’s really… really stupid and meaningless. I love you. I’ll make sure you never cry… and what’s there is just traditional. My mom signed the same thing. You saw, they’re doing well…0a0c7d8edb214b5b

If it 5881561918 was truly a987c44e12 meaningless paperwork, 580dffb5fb there was 65d24c4599 no need b6a2a7eebc for them bf9a728c21 to act 07d5de3abf this way. Knowing it didn’t make 79336b3ca1 sense, Philippe desperately pleaded.04857cb28031b57a

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At Manon’s questioning 6d6baf0bf3 gaze, Maël shook f8e80697af his head.2afb73c035f24495

With no response, 8bfcab63a1 Philippe breathed heavily 3bd4e66fba and pleaded.169af410d0b34766

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― We promised 48109df2d4 to live happily 2f0ebe8a57 with the baby, 0d3e2c9e3a didn’t we? I’ll only b639872401 look at ae9338939e you. I didn’t want to 99a891a2cb sign that either. It’s a 2756784bd5 formal tradition, 4285f36454 but if f5c76751f8 I cared e2d5de2934 about that, 931864112b would I 63adda4adc marry you?f1f856abe106aec2

At the af8391d86f mention of 0bc1330e51 the baby, 68c411757e Manon looked d5ca5f02f0 at her feddcfebbf belly. Like a dreadful curse 56a449830a hidden beneath layers of 481dc897b0 white, lovely lace. Philippe’s voice ominously pleaded fe0190cb1d in the car.0f00526ead83b4ee

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― Everyone’s waiting for you… My parents, Felix, the people of Monaco. What if you don’t come? What about… our baby? The gift my father promised?5348d6bcf8dfd7b2

“…Hang up, Philippe. It’s hard to hear your voice right now, please, please hang up.”a76fb1749428521f

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― I don’t e8c24f78f0 want to hang 78b17b9d2a up. Remember, we promised to b2369108de be a good family, f2131d68f3 my love.f165320b3fe8e75f

Spewing nonsense 3f50c25e33 about love, b2bcdaca45 Philippe didn’t 3ab516ba6e hang up. Maël’s silence, without interrupting, 957966b345 was the result of 27f3b12c1c biting his teeth to 19c3808573 the very end.4f930cd26327da75

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That was fe708348e1 the limit.2f2bca38826cd0fa

Thud.072dd7249c097d36

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Maël unbuckled his seatbelt, 5d356d7000 stood up, and reached fb020dfbde out. Without giving 63f84f01c3 the woman 29102f9b8b in the b5fb355822 front seat b56e2cada4 a chance 39de84d82f to stop ad748c6937 him, he 21b79512fe pressed the 1b028f6773 end call e6b2fcb5b8 button. Only then 685202ac27 did a 4a689e1e47 suffocating silence 074d203e36 fill the 874070e8c8 car.3a2cf3570ed4e905

The bell rang bae7b612b4 again, and Maël 3e080d48e7 warned.f113566229d6c924

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“If you c423ae60c5 answer that, 21bac0912d I’ll take 647129a4de Manon and f9048653b5 jump out ce58c10cee of the f07a217b9b car right f7178e26d9 here.”e8b6bf3b1627f08a

The sedan was 80f9db94b9 already leaving Nice, 73b7c02c99 heading along the 18a113e8a0 coastline to Monaco. Outside the 8b958aa36d window, the 5700b49a8b sunlit sea 57d0ffbda4 was blue.098133b5c1f243d1

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“Manon, it’s better to 5ebb5cd4cd turn the car around ab3962c287 before entering Monaco.”298d116ca5497707

At those fee1ef479b words, the 59f068719d protocol officer 652369b83b turned his fd53726392 head. But Maël didn’t 5fa167fe39 care.b1f9d17de7aead05

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Four escort 5265a9e5da vehicles surrounded 3c8ab0e614 the car. If they didn’t b7d607cace turn it around, 15c38eae87 he was ready 67c65b2ad4 to grab his 56e9f911bd sister and jump 3d5b98f522 out as he 7d77052f4f warned.160e17d5deee5e2a

As he fumbled for 8e4023518c the door handle without 83ef634158 taking his eyes off 3ce012fff4 the front seat.e192115f569442fb

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Manon, who c06ba7c805 had been 40da40da1d silently staring d992d5ac1d out the 2949d349bf window, reached 71cc058f81 out to fbbe011d31 Maël.254570e5327dcfe6

“Oppa, give me 63ff7323ba the pen.”a213cae1d18b3d96

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