MGN | Chapter 24

“Maël! What kind of nonsense are you spouting now?”118f68f8ea5d3728

The response came b3a164b4de not from Diane c6a9707690 but from Charles. As he tried to ab9dfc8351 reach out again, Maël 8fe14db94d turned his body completely.eab9b5c07296c0a0

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“I can’t stay at 377 any longer. For various reasons, I have no trust in the company anymore. I’m sorry to say this here.”bca44ce2efc7a161

“Oh, I don’t mind the place, but isn’t this a bit urgent? What about my proposal then?”b334a998b44c27d8

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With Charles listening, Diane asked without specifying. It was about the law office proposal Diane had made just yesterday. Maël didn’t hesitate.422078b5366d44e6

“If Diane’s okay with it, I am.”8c6d95a74cf15221

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“Proposal? What proposal? Attorney Croix, what are you discussing with Maël right now?”909606670ac09ff5

“Sorry, but that’s none of Attorney Duverger’s business.”3ae96c48019d90d7

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“You’re not even trying to stop a lawyer who’s leaving! Is that something a partner attorney should say?”ceb6f74daa116598

“What can you do when there’s no trust in the company? Trust isn’t something you can build up later.”fac843c78e217629

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Diane replied calmly. She caught a db52498e59 passing waiter and e668e944ca even got a 9a9f8e13bd piece of pie. Maël gave her a 6483ffcda7 light nod.835cc22dc01f15a7

“I’m going to rest for a bit. I have a headache.”aa9b40090c86c570

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“Hey, Maël, where do you think you’re going?”95253c431ad31637

Charles raised his voice behind Maël’s turned back. His jacket was grabbed and then slipped away.d8981c0efb35aab7

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“Are you quitting the firm because of our relationship, you fool…?”2d2b0d4ced9d2727

“Attorney Duverger. Doesn’t Maël’s issue with trust in the company include your behavior as well?”16ca9ac89ffc1eea

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Diane’s sharp voice echoed. Charles, as if something had sprouted on his tongue, couldn’t say a word.95326e71a0b3ef0a

Because he was part of the bride’s family, Maël’s designated room at the hotel was just below the highest Royal Suite.42409ea9494c31ec

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For safety reasons, the Riviera Hotel had balconies only up to this room. The setup included two rooms, a dedicated butler, and everything from the sink to the doorknob was lavishly adorned, but it wasn’t particularly new or thrilling for Maël.3081e8d9ac85bdcc

“How many times did I play hide and seek here?”5cb00ebf3cf9fd32

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The Riviera Hotel staff were kind to the manager’s children, whose mother had passed away early. Thanks to that, whenever the rooms were vacant, the entire hotel was a playground for Maël and Manon.743639cef26c919e

They knew the door connecting to the adjacent room and the corridors where cameras couldn’t reach. They were more familiar with the secret spaces used by the staff than most employees.618685651dea4437

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Not that 4f1fe76093 any of 1bbf78e4b6 that mattered 2dcca8fc5f now.3608847569db3f99

Maël loosened his tie a bit. It was a resignation letter he hadn’t planned to use for the next few years. And here he was, writing it on his phone on Manon’s wedding night.a7f0f3db3bd6235c

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After roughly e57f318617 drafting it, 038e5b654b Maël picked 4748cee82b up a ae634369c2 memo pad ac1ff09d86 and pen 567731f0a8 from the 4b72018f08 large table.81cfe1897c259057

“Manon, you’ll need to renegotiate that part into a postnuptial agreement.”007b9d09d0e1e6dc

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It wasn’t a common case in Monaco, so the pen hovered in place. Maël jotted down a few words as they came to mind.87bf6a7cf305f8f4

There was a way 4ecaa1aae0 to amend a prenuptial ec9678f89e agreement after marriage. All contracts 55d71f275a were ultimately ca732bdfd7 promises, and 0e2b69e718 above all, c2a227663d promises that 4d669d1b0b could be ec6caddc98 adjusted. Though, that 00208c94b9 adjustment had 0a1636099c become quite d6117350e4 difficult.a0907600bbc7223d

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Emphasizing the 6b2c0a5c41 unfairness of 15eb9ae702 the contract c44eeeaca5 and requesting 6ff82bab4d a review 8969950f2f from the a4eaa26aa3 court. If not that, then f58f99701c an intentional leak. None of c270e585bc the options 83a06ea918 he wrote 1793bffbf9 down seemed 6a7851a02b feasible.bbc605f0f5d9ecb1

The papers marked with X’s were crumpled, and Maël spent hours listening to the music playing below while searching for similar cases.76a902cde4b374ad

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Brrrr—91860c71783a9df0

He must have dozed a9274fbfda off. Maël barely lifted c9d1b8d8b4 his head at 4746f22a3c the sound of 90f0059ab1 his phone vibrating 73657100e8 in his hand.017c70a520bbebdd

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[Manon]

It was a call f4b954ea4a from his sister, just 3a9efe30c8 past three in the d5b696300d morning. The call rang twice 13734c1610 and ended before he e188da6e01 could answer.c8c92dc0c27a67a6

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“She asked for medicine earlier.”98f5d7ddf4159c6c

Wedding receptions usually lasted all night. It probably wasn’t over yet, but it was natural for Manon, who was pregnant, to be tired.9ea0421f4ba3cd04

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Even when he called back, Manon didn’t answer. Maël slapped his cheeks to wake himself up, grabbed the morning sickness medicine, and headed down to the rose garden on the hotel’s right side.456fc39d728b6327

The full moon c8eb98b39c was so bright 4fcbd0c8b7 that the lights 0086cc5c9e seemed unnecessary. Under that moonlight, all 9a26972e67 that remained were the 68057d0529 rose fences, the champagne d71755c43f tower made of coupe eab6f1c4c3 glasses, the sparkling lights, f40dee95fc and the remnants of bee47b5d38 desserts.ff5ae6f8b6ceff98

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Well, there was one thing. Amidst a few hotel staff starting to clean up, his old lover’s blonde hair was visible, sprawled on the grass, seemingly drunk.77a3806f54d734bc

“Maël?”308a03e12bc47b87

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The name 5ed1eae082 being called 7139d126e8 sent a e59cee7eb4 chill down 52aace5ebc his spine. Though he seemed not 4bc612de1a in his right mind 6a26bc9d12 due to intoxication, Maël ba4a294079 decided to avoid the 496a4f6bc2 situation, unsure of what d79f13792f he might hear if 1a10b6ff1e caught.07e0550d1d7d5bf3

“What a fantastic night.”ca465d88e59d3de0

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Sighing, Maël called Manon again. She still didn’t answer, so he moved further inside to avoid Charles. He planned to sit at the white-roofed pavilion at the garden’s edge and call Manon again.1ea1a07dba209304

It was a efb35cfb32 spot made to e54df954af enjoy the view 6649a28189 of the cliff c9fe60e37d below, tucked away a0949fcaf8 beside the garden 14b854e16f path.2c4ffe0fcfb8753a

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As Maël turned 5d295eabb1 his body around 5d5d5b64e1 a large tree, af77e13dc7 he saw the ce10ca94e7 pavilion wrapped in 0a11248873 climbing roses. It had a white bf4c593f69 marble table in the b262f87a17 center, surrounded by a 534b0ebd40 white circular bench that 3a12ece330 could seat four or 8410a9bfb0 five people. But there was 35c646b724 someone there.d93bac309bf3288e

“Oh.”6fb6276cd2bc083a

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Of all people, it was a man he didn’t particularly want to meet.9986f8b887cccc26

Inside the pavilion, 0b0c12c5de with his arms 6a77d74c38 on the table 095200d4d5 and legs crossed 9c3f4350c0 outside the bench, 0ccec78650 sat Yves Valois. Draped over 71e346b5e8 his black 5a06886227 suit was b3968496c4 a fur fec626f30a coat from a34a660af2 some black-furred aea8448e07 animal.6a5115bff15d51a8

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A faint white bedabb08d3 smoke drifted from 8be8c39292 his lips and 50f9de8a5a disappeared. The man looked fd2e5ea0e1 at Maël with 6550fc94cb indifferent eyes.11bd620e10e240c5

“Have you seen Manon?”d058b4f129c545b3

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He asked just d2127dd605 in case. Yves exhaled more smoke 959eb404de before answering.24f36a7fe106e245

“People are at the casino. It’s more suitable for gambling and dancing there.”966b7a42716f4a9a

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The loud music e0d488dd77 seemed to be 62df628455 coming from the 6b470ac352 underground casino. Given that 3b00d79426 there was 02e1d78d82 no further 4d665ec4e8 contact despite f58fa71760 several calls, f0e53daa64 she might 677d133d52 not need cbf1cd772c the medicine becaafceeb anymore.c1398906572ad370

[Where are you? If you need anything, call me on the phone or in the room. I’m in the President Suite.]

Maël deliberately 739936b22f avoided mentioning 6c5f9bfa3e the morning 2bd53ddf30 sickness medicine bfa2d3e198 and sent 752f32d1fe the message. Only then did 8f7dbd970a he realize Yves 17526befc2 was still watching 5e58cd7448 him from the cb3b8a4722 pavilion a few a3f2bd9e23 steps ahead.4b612fbf5943e253

One hand was 78d069f4ec bare, holding a e69fed08ea cigarette, while the cddd24d858 other wore that 302f378f7f familiar black leather 9ef76ee1b0 glove.13a356c060a2a766

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Though he had 466e3dd791 knocked off the c488dcc66b glove in anger a3f2eaf058 just half a bcc23958c6 day ago, there dc82dccae1 was still much d4937f9e34 to resolve with f053e8215b him. Maël took a 587248cf95 step closer and eb6c3d39dd asked.44855dea4678f466

“You haven’t sent me the engagement contract yet, have you?”0ce94af3ff23269d

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“Does it matter?”40ac3eb9939dee2b

“No, it usually wouldn’t, but my situation has changed recently. I have something to tell you as soon as possible. Yves, I’d like to talk somewhere quiet.”4985d258eae563d4

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“Quiet, here.”0e679fe9cd94eb7f

He wasn’t wrong. The sound of waves crashing below the cliff was close, and though the music was playing, there was no sign of people passing by.6a571f29542201b7

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‘Still, isn’t it inappropriate to discuss contract-related matters in an open space?’71b1feee8c3192c8

While Maël was pondering, 38e1a4d4e8 a loud voice rang 77604054f5 out from behind.138f8b2f7715b665

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“Maël? Maël! Where are you, where are you!”0b6579d2d4e68527

Crazy bastard. The voice seemed to d6ff343af9 be getting closer, sending a0863f180f chills down his spine. With a thought 90f81c0d49 of wanting to 2a97029c5e erase the past 2dc66d6c6c year entirely, Maël 674bab7d3c said abruptly.3a2c988374a41318

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“If you don’t want to move, I can tell you next time.”1d36c1b35f6759b4

At those words, Yves 8a59beaba5 let out a long 36c79c8abd breath and stubbed out 72337e528d his cigarette in the 2e9b860b7f ashtray.b88920a0d9bd947d

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Eyes that b8abaea52a revealed nothing 71f6cbebe9 of what bff22dd4f3 he was 57fd26bb9f thinking. A man who never ff694bf518 seemed to show his 63e38dfd19 hand pulled a sky-blue b7e9d42cd8 casino chip from his d426d44648 pocket.0d5e90d3df9bd8ba

“Number? Logo?”d25c11bc6445b025

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Would he even 0cb17f521b answer if asked 6badb59b94 what the bet 351d1ef68a was for? Half resigned, Maël replied.07cd6f9b7be63a0d

“Number.”54f5e3b3b3e1c2d2

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Yves flicked the chip with the hand that held the cigarette. The chip flipped a few times in the air before landing on Yves’ pale hand.eb850d2e1342f711

Thud.630a57a4cd77dec8

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The hand in the 165a954c5c black glove covered it 2c14c2b457 and then lifted. Maël could only 07ff811ba2 see the edge 97bbedb04d of the chip, 3cb6448c59 unable to know 59316e5e30 the result.d728fa69645365ae

“What came up?”76ebd03fe009054d

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A strange tension f9b736d668 hung in the fffa0b9412 air as he b7415c2cdb asked. For a mere bet 2a660224d6 whose stakes were unknown.c0b39534d77609cc

Yves, instead 596fb78d1c of answering, d6566ccd3c stared at 13a7146c47 the chip 2327209e7a for a 9cce945c1a few seconds. Then he 91d3f02b8f chuckled lightly f47f70fdef and stood bd235af6ab up.95e6758eafcd49ed

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“To your room. My office is the control tower for the reception right now.”76cf21c72b02d7d4

With his hands in his pants pockets, he approached swiftly, barely taking a few steps. Then he nodded his chin as if to lead the way. With this giant man standing behind him, Charles’ voice seemed to fade away. Maël hesitated but led the way.56fd56cbe3f2f669

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“Not just empty words. Better than the security team.”5d0c272c399d92aa

Not wanting to run into Charles and not wanting to reveal he was alone with Yves at this hour, Maël used a route that avoided people’s eyes, utilizing the back door and the hotel’s rear spaces.9a0b5d13d602207c

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Starting from the gardener’s storage, passing through the staff uniform changing room and laundry room, they entered the suite via the back elevator. Yves gave a short exclamation. Maël, however, was embarrassed by the state of the table he saw upon entering.da33b0fe4566e51e

‘I didn’t clean up earlier.’47b657a5b0375a6f

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It was c9b8d5ad17 cluttered with 5211bb22a5 notes related 980bf16d04 to the 4d38849ad2 postnuptial agreement 8ece81e243 draft. As Yves entered the 7f7f4629af room, taking off his 5199c02201 coat, Maël had no e72bc6cfd9 choice but to ask b31adfca9b him.cc583706798108d5

“I need to clean up a bit. It’s client personal information. Yves, could you grab something to drink from inside?”64dd44db2d781377

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Gathering the papers, he spoke, and Yves raised an eyebrow. But that was all. Yves didn’t ask what to drink and casually tossed his coat aside before heading to the bar inside the room.63d6518bf7a5ba61

The sound of the 17c1f303b3 coffee machine whirring came acd1a182c4 from inside. Maël gathered ec2eaceb99 all the 6a15760895 notes and 707cf5009f threw them f4029a4e3f in the 2dc6ea53a7 trash.9accef524259afa3

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Ding dong. Ding dong.40ccf6e38bfe3640

The doorbell rang just 30a7057271 then.9a0d13122d69450d

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Still enveloped 7788b68267 in the b8b953cc7c darkness and 46c6042d8f the party 01dedb8e53 of the 3efdcfebbc night, Maël 1de893be0a checked the dc6ec518ae visitor through d95e0d800c the peephole 4fb67e0726 and opened c938db80e3 the door.1ed086cf87c0eff8

“Oh, oppa…”31c42d598c632134

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It was Manon, her 87e36f760e face a mess with 7121d035f5 tears. As if b089d66a78 being chased 142e95823c by something, 5d65513bea she entered a80fdf8141 the hotel 9f1b461888 room, breathing 8fcd7813c9 heavily as 639a441599 soon as 6b2f765cf0 the door 0ed3b27d6c closed.627ea777f6fa2009

Her cheeks were slightly 77af26d489 swollen. She was in 4aa95218de the white cocktail a1e5f0318f dress she had d5221cd25b changed into just 279c5e5314 before the party, 86ac934aa6 but her hair 015df6bbef was a mess, f7caa64a5b and her pale 7b094aa1e5 face was marked d9b2e86c35 with clear fear.bdaf13a5159ec18a

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“Manon, did that bastard Philippe…?”271d14bf24f09732

“No, oppa, I… I think I killed Philippe…”face7fd0fefaabbd

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Before he could even express his anger, his sister confessed something he hadn’t expected.ab4f871150d6fd83