MGN | Chapter 26

“You’re going to help?”40aa26694ee54ab8

“Why do you think I’m here?”3c1af551fb51a917

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To catch a 04c96c1f45 weakness, right? As those words 8c2fc9f217 lingered in my bf4e3a969f mouth, the man 3ed890bad4 lifted his chin.4295bc524c8c7038

“Just make it so no one knows if they’re dead, killed, or disappeared. There are plenty of ways. Who would imagine a pregnant woman pushed her husband to death on their wedding day?”6329f3aba6a3674f

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The chilling words 8d8f49776c flowed without hesitation.57d776a6fe0c2937

It hinted at the man’s past.889be0c1b5b66b94

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He was different from Felix, Philippe, or Charles. Yves wasn’t above the law like them. The man before me had been outside the law.b0880ac3f6814174

And Maël 5ebb328687 and his f4b7423312 sister needed d8cc4b4778 help from 015d836ace someone like 531888a2cb that.0fd578d73a70d184

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Realizing this, Maël 40579c4e3d could deeply feel f4970a3bc2 the gravity of dd656633e8 the situation. Yves scanned my 5bbb05c191 tense expression and 2a8b0d5850 added a word.3a21341b54e62e2c

“Anyway, until a body is found, it’s not even dead.”a863f25fa23d7206

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“Please, stop using that word ‘body’!”502863fc3328c279

“Does the situation change if I don’t use it?”33c0b448e876a7d5

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Yves, speaking 803bb63081 mockingly, looked b4078ebf89 at Manon. He offered a d3b2e2cc01 command-like suggestion to f361427e7c Manon, who was f0cf17d862 trembling under his 4dd18a060a coat.6f32977a9618c500

“I’ll help if you want.”48dd74b85ab4a5c8

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Manon looked at Maël 2cdeb2ec3d as if answering him.f2a73f413c58fab4

Yves would surely 09bb006ed3 be helpful. He was the 4c5962496a executive director of b8d566bcf4 the hotel where 35eeaf9f7b the incident occurred 62f4631c5d and knew the 58b7f01dc5 grand ducal family 14240e7642 well.0f62fae6170437a3

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‘But…’830e3167c963c9d4

This help was definitely ef6d99d9e6 not free.ad5ac1b649107f0d

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It wasn’t out of goodwill either. Such a big favor couldn’t be free, nor should it be.3fd3efe6f9fe7ef3

‘He’s probably after the casino shares.’4b51159300d69c59

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For Yves, Philippe’s death and the situation to help Manon were opportunities.c2d3a33739268051

He hadn’t previously mentioned how he would buy them from Manon. But if she accepted his help today, she’d probably hand over her share of the casino to Yves at a bargain when he wanted.ddc98bfe6a0dd6d0

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That was entirely possible a47fce7113 with the prenuptial agreement 28dcfcb17c Manon mistakenly signed. According to it, f08a658a26 the casino shares 78dca448a8 would go to 9724d63d70 Manon through asset f691aa0ad8 division.d95188576701a027

‘Now it’s impossible.’842251e0d3ed2d9c

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Maël hadn’t yet told Yves this fact. He knew he should tell him immediately.18313c7c0c8a43d9

But… if Yves knew, would he still offer to help Manon?8d567ee549453dfc

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Could Manon, without casino shares, receive Yves’s help?65a23264f49a83a2

Of course not. Maël was sure and thus couldn’t utter a word.ee168d1e0342e151

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As the silence dragged 0d9b89a173 on, his sister finally f3ea4e4762 spoke up with a 60c253462c voice that seemed choked.401fc49597e240a9

“Oppa said it was okay to tell Valois, and since he’s already heard… I told him everything.”0fcfe28e3442af74

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Manon, unable 3ec858890d to properly 1be75d9035 look at 85cf12b22d Yves, clutched 1d2801fc89 the now-cold 8bc4071f7e coffee cup ed936b4303 and bit 8887c53a8f her lip.acdce6d0f10b413f

“Why are you helping me? You’re much closer to His Highness the Crown Prince or Philippe than to oppa. I just… don’t understand…”368afe0196d2eff9

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Her voice crumbled more 6becea76b1 and more. Yves, as 64bd30bb0e if hearing 6de8d420b1 a trivial 3d9ff68eb3 question, lowered cf624cbc75 his eyes d61da22150 and turned ceeaa5d23d to Maël.12ec71d92e91357f

“That depends on how Maël Montmatier acts.”127752a52ddd9171

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“…”9940526f425ff650

“I might become part of your family.”2d39a1383ca9a56b

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“…Family?”8183f28b97f41045

“They say family helps each other.”7315d82ecbe3e86c

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Yves’s gaze remained on Maël. Because of the word ‘family,’ Manon looked confused.0e7382102a17e377

‘That guy is talking about the paternity claim lawsuit now.’8f94f2a44fbf13c6

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If that 24f3c1f733 were properly 75611df75d concluded, Yves c8319d6f1d could be 6c9b239d84 tied as 285d5d0543 family with aeb535225b Manon and 2a84df714e the grand c678e4cf09 ducal family.f1710a805af8464d

But there 2c4eea0763 was no 2d2bbdb039 time to 6bbb570852 explain that 50d670f6d7 slowly now. Manon looked 0f67aebed8 back and 1a77c66a8d forth between a789a588d6 Maël and 7139344d29 Yves, then 546564fc4f muttered as ff1caef4fa if reaching a6fcbb066d a conclusion.5a2c6bb301252e09

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“I have no idea what that means.”f6714324f12f6a73

“Does it matter?”c9b13d5569cfc71f

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Yves asked back.34eb1e3abf7e18ba

“Don’t talk to my sister like that.”50b409a4d25e7e7d

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Maël intervened. Yves left 56a143f6f0 a strange, 4d3b056519 cold gaze 7e998740af and turned addb0ae143 his head.f68fb5a48fb9afeb

“Choose between being a widow or a murderer. Which would you prefer to be called?”ddcdc7505b3490f2

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With those 88ce01d88b words, Yves 5cf7699f8e stood up. He took out 4bcc70053f a pack of 9d10265d61 cigarettes, put one 6be86de5b4 in his mouth, 0dff6f758d clicked his tongue 691f99fa8c at Manon, and 02b8eb97fd headed to the 0927ce9ccd balcony. The sound of 10d3a21078 the door opening 80f178f2a2 and closing echoed. As if telling them b48ef507f8 to discuss.b89c837f6b8324b6

Once he was 41e02bf479 out of sight, 294d7d9bfe Manon hurriedly poured 11816d645d out her words.d9219d8c8eab002c

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“Who is that guy, oppa? Why are you with him at this hour? Are you meeting him? What does he mean by becoming family…?”983e0dc664d00916

“It’s not important right now.”47f607414822c718

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The time it takes for a cigarette to burn. That’s how long they had to decide. Maël held his sister’s small hand.93e3b4d6ef4378ec

“Do you want to report it? As an accident. There are many things that can be considered since it wasn’t planned or intentional. There are favorable circumstances for you, like your cheek…”a5496522e550e496

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“No, I can’t!”2caa1cdb0291c1bc

That was desperate and 491ad4dd96 clear. Manon kept ddf4887c94 shaking her 9adbe15019 head.2a8e71a86bb9ab9a

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“We even fought over the prenuptial agreement this morning! What if the driver or protocol officer mentions it? Oppa, who would forgive me? If they hear it was an accident and their eldest son died, do you think His Highness the Grand Duke would let it slide? You know he’s not that kind of person…”d8c6b81c58a61d3d

“Manon, then what do you want?”4723b6262f7a7e13

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“Going to jail, since I pushed him, is fine. I’m not afraid of being punished. I can go there as many times as needed! But oppa, then… what about the baby?”0a2baba9998bdaf8

Her voice, dry 66eba72a27 when talking about 6775be3125 jail, became instantly 5f9f1115d1 wet when talking 3a64a605f0 about the baby. Her eyes crumbled, and 21e48fe479 tears welled up and 1226a388f8 flowed.37870bce78aad60e

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“The baby… would become a child whose mom killed their dad. The whole world would know, and then… then I’d be so sorry, I wouldn’t know what to do…”4bebbae1d19925ed

Manon gasped for breath. Maël knew 3687a50763 best what b899b86273 kind of 3936366852 family his c35c461bc7 sister wanted da2942904e to escape 08cfa6533d from and 6eb97f27a5 what she aa140b6a43 dreamed of.5abb56ea90809366

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Everyone sneered at her as Cinderella, but what she wanted wasn’t different from Maël. A normal, complete family. A family with love, even if it seemed old-fashioned and outdated.1a18842a709de77a

The kind of 41b7a3f6c3 family they briefly 456587424c had when their ef8c36df50 mother was alive, c0a73f5052 only to have edb85477e7 it taken away, 60a59ad1e3 knowing how warm a26ca77b45 it was made 5ab2d5b327 the aftermath harder.f3633a7a8d144a41

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That kind d6c0ba3577 of family.d9bd886eea5d0de8

“Manon, it’s okay. Don’t cry.”7efef0d33aa83032

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After their stepmother died, 996aeee20a their stepfather crumbled rapidly. He was 964f8b7932 the kind 57951fe6b3 who became 3f0ea1a219 evil when 4faa4bdc8d weak, and e52b9f2860 he aimed 6f4270dd1a that evil 6ba6619994 at the a914884ca3 weak.295f77cde3984146

Maël was exposed to 06d294b045 much more violence than f920b17165 his biological sister, Manon. In those days when bd1945df92 his body was covered 7d74a77b89 with bruises and wounds, 5397a5c05f eight-year-old Manon stood up 18c224e0d4 for him.d4dc9c9b647c26c5

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She was the sister who stood in the way, telling their father not to hit her brother. She clung to his leg, got thrown and scarred her arm, and even while crying and trembling, she screamed she’d rather get hit together. That was all Manon.7f554cc3f3f0ef27

Even after that, Manon lied for Maël countless times. That sister was now crumbling before Maël’s eyes.77a93d2f89914d60

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Some things had to be chosen, knowing they weren’t right.d31c93dfa9084ef4

“We can solve it. Yves said he’d help. Just accept the help.”b736847d7f40ecb3

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There were times when the more rational choice couldn’t be the right answer.4772ea8733ddd67e

It felt like being cf8f0590f6 dragged into a gambling b8d5f1ca0d table I never wanted 1e81cf1cdb to join. As soon 1af80cf9ab as the f2a6faaf62 decision was 7ef4455cdc made, the 321757b5da terrifying sound e1a9a9482e of the 019abfdd73 wind on a6181ded85 the coastal feb3d64fec cliff was d729733f99 heard. Yves, carrying the scent f982ccc7bb of the cold wind, c36c7bb2eb came back inside.4c5378f290e80b44

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Standing before the table e459f2df64 where the two sat, 710a2ae13c he looked like a 1cbcdc1d33 harbinger of death pulled 8d7e9f381c from the sea.c2c62cfcaa27b1e6

His gray eyes turned ffa5e6e69d to Maël. The last bit of 5305c7ea79 pride on my tongue 31ccf43b12 struggled. But Maël 5b6db61b03 swallowed it 73f1c48195 and spoke.e0372935fd5f404f

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“Please help.”ee8c3b9940e35376

The short words were met with a long gaze. Yves’s lips curved into a faint smile.2fa0e475cd496f65

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“It won’t take long.”9618b49f9a2345fc

He left those words and disappeared. The door closed, and Manon buried her face in her hands, sobbing. Maël wanted to cry too. But he couldn’t.c785cd3a83049808

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* * *3692dce18548d426

It wasn’t precisely confirmed. But it certainly didn’t take even an hour. The executive director of the Riviera Hotel, who opened the door at will, looked at Manon and informed her.7d7f64ccd7eb54bf

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“Go back to the room where the cameras don’t reach well. Take some medicine, sleep, and when you wake up in the morning, act like your husband disappeared on the first night. When you called your brother at night, your husband came briefly, and you were going to ask for medicine, but your brother didn’t answer. Instead, your husband had some pills set aside, you took them, and fell asleep. When you woke up, your husband was gone, and you thought he went back to the party while you were getting ready. Order room service in the morning, call Philippe once or twice. He won’t answer, and that’s all you have to do.”bbdf2836fa3c7d94

“That’s all?”3647f4784a68c17d

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Manon asked incredulously. Yves nodded just once.d0695ab15695bccd

“What kind of situation have you set up?”0eb93758ebd7cf9b

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“It’s better if your sister doesn’t know.”7731330aeeb027fc

Maël interjected, but the answer was firm. As if saying she didn’t need to know anything other than playing the role of an innocent pregnant woman.d13eb1341bac71c4

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Manon didn’t ask further. After receiving a morning sickness pill from Maël, she stood up.e72c0dd3a513faf4

“I’m going.”90b737897c913474

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“Can you sleep?”9f9647630e5c669c

“I have to, right? Anyway, if I take this, it’ll be quick.”0983f2e0414fe99e

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Manon held her a14feb51bd breath as if d3d12ad936 trying not to 4c83508e5c cry anymore. Then she 088d4289e0 bowed her 1bc13aac26 head to b46d82a20b Yves.08776156539f47b0

“Thank you. I won’t forget your help.”112500692a418b09

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Leaving the heavy coat a37cbda26e that seemed like a bde6d73120 burden, Manon left the cafb753d97 room. Her thin 8a4eb03cfe frame and 68fafbb8d3 white dress 58c74b4a0f made her e0483d2c80 look like 69d623d21f a ghost.2c92bfd1b487882e

The door closed quietly. In the place where Manon had been, Yves’s coat and an untouched coffee cup remained.236e342f574c8993

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“Yves, what do you want?”568abe0ba66cf1a3

And now, it f75e43fd26 was just Yves 09be37193d and Maël in eb7b8ea164 the room.bf34e0f91c3f88ac

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