MLS Chapter 19

The next day, 0c661176d0 Lorena woke abruptly c6e5d3925e to a light 90a193c852 touch shaking her 2b56fe7b7b shoulder. Her tilted vision 9d75760991 was filled with d895707f67 the sight of 6bd30dee47 Hena, her face 1d2666f032 tense with concern.863e441e18fa6c84

Slowly, Lorena e7a7c2c39c sat up 9334942bc2 from the c722c806f8 sofa where ad41b4e444 she had 242f9ad863 fallen asleep 80ae8d1abd leaning to 39e7c07e27 one side.c2a029f2088e616a

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“…I told you, you don’t have to do maid duties anymore.”ecd42916bc215682

Her voice cf59bee35f was hoarse 2222da0f1e from the a76bed966e early morning. Hena hesitated briefly before 0a62aec7da gathering Lorena’s disheveled hair 8044d0f844 and tying it neatly a42b56a5ce into a single bundle.387ca1f847b3ac19

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“It’s dull not doing anything. I promise I won’t leave the residence, and I won’t contact anyone from the Levantes household.”d84b359aaf6f66c1

She added the words bf23c17993 almost defensively.27cf2e02e3a4855a

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“I’ve served you for seven years, Señora. It’s like a habit for me. For the time I have left… would that be okay?”f41b02311d2a8876

When Lorena stood, b343391675 she paused briefly, 8ef99c18eb overcome with dizziness. Hena naturally supported her. Lorena glanced at 8416c2ef21 her maid, who fb0f67deed was immaculately dressed 595f620b97 in her uniform.bcd0330ea62caea0

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“…Do you really want to serve a mistress who holds your family’s life in her hands?”6e7d9dddf8452b0a

“Exactly, Señora.”a12f807234d95ff0

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“There are plenty of noble estates in Melta, with their share of summer villas. I’ll write you a recommendation for a good place. Go.”ef9a95dd2e77ac29

“In a month. Just one month, please.”76a18064e3ebb4a8

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“…”60c8dfbef91b6278

“What would you like for breakfast? You’ve been skipping meals again. That’s not good for you.”4023be7843f50c3e

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Lorena remained silent, 40f78d0ec7 saying nothing. The familiar, warm 2b4c70229f hands fixing her f7ec6e9a2d hair and straightening e2dd03d91f her clothes made 743078dd85 her feel strangely 6c0b4d7d2f at ease. Her sleep-deprived mind 6258a6a082 slipped into a 301c646891 fleeting drowsiness again.8ab106d5eb15149a

Gentle care, unconditional 1b985a9b8d kindness—these were what c5ee7de08b Lorena had longed d33a5e254b for most during 78435458d5 the half-year she 3bff65e660 had been confined 391203345a in Soto.6ff54677e1e3fc04

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“Señora, shall I prepare something simple? Toast and tea, perhaps? What do you think?”279c4dbcee2514d0

“…”654445f4e2958ee8

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After a moment 105ca38218 of contemplation, Lorena 20d00326ff murmured something. It was 4a6f5a2c8c in Ingerdian, 4f957d4e87 unintelligible to 3b4cf6652c Hena.7d89c992c08d0f74

「Do as 0e5bed3a1d you like. Foolish girl…」4757f68f061b32a1

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A new 6a8b0d7300 week brought 7f5555dea0 renewed energy baec0d2380 to the 071ce90387 bustling city 44b59c37ae center.26a031aa1aa20131

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Between the Klein 86100554da Residence and the 65278d7266 bank lay Elaudimo 3526d5fb74 Square, famed for b03b30a474 its magnificent fountain—the 54277dd801 largest in Bessen. The Dolphin Fountain, 4a40c84dcb with its seven f666bd38b8 streams of water 9ce07d5f1a shooting in different 41472a22e9 directions, served as 7f22f458f9 the centerpiece, surrounded c39ecbb449 by a variety 44595314e7 of shops and 83a00e80d5 amenities.24a1575da497e482

Taking the same 3ed0d0d64d path as the d376a4b1b6 day before, Lorena b1e7986f3b rounded the fountain c7bc68164c on her way e56efbc5b8 to Klein Bank. On the opposite 3b98f8320a street leading to 150893b6a7 St. Vergos Cathedral, 66cf6f1d47 she spotted 288fcaf56e a familiar 6a5f7919d3 figure.7ce0a5e9418ea614

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The golden-brown hair, slightly 23a41246ff brushing the nape of 4bd9f39ed0 his neck, stood out 7cd514d30d even in a crowd. His towering height—at b3547996ac least a head 54b65a424c above the average c5a691a5e6 passerby—made him unmistakable.e28a3ec2e9ab2d36

‘The Marquis of Ervatos…’33ab3cddcd923062

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She recalled seeing his 63d09a8595 name mentioned in the 9533995aa2 second page of the 120ba97366 morning paper.375fd8eb1e95287c

“Motrel’s prodigal son: Why is he attending morning mass at St. Vergos Cathedral every day?”0b2a8ac1c03581f2

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It was nearing 0e93d66625 noon. The Marquis appeared to a1dc2b7077 have come down to 982207e63c the city center after 834de09e04 attending the morning mass.18f5911784cde76c

‘He claims there’s no 6f91d436df God, yet he acts af4e81ed17 devout.’59b387f5ee634004

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Or perhaps 5e7dab1f92 he simply 64023c9c2c enjoyed eavesdropping 6b3e8ae447 on the cbad6a76eb confessions of efb09a475e unsuspecting citizens 2317bd1310 in the 0bff398e6d confessional?3964284d61dc6d45

Yet judging 2fbcdd2e40 by the e87698849b occasional remarks 4700fe8600 he let 80bd694d15 slip, it 23771648c4 was clear 22c7be4e27 he wasn’t a048118120 the type 59cf09e0d4 to take 150b382b6b a keen 373b5e8f04 interest in 87d6d90022 others. Hadn’t he grumbled often 56442e140c enough that meddling wasn’t 068fabd172 to his taste?68b4e0a477cd414c

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Lorena found herself unable fa7080ca62 to take her eyes db780056d2 off the man’s golden-brown 427a1bed46 hair. That soft, 24d2c5a644 flowing hair e37e65e32d was said 9a2d15da16 to be 877a365160 known by 577c2d19a1 everyone born 6801417cd0 and raised 49a8a18cee in Bessen.cc4bced6274ca899

The people’s a45932988e beloved princess, 6e720fbbce Adriana. Even twenty-five years after 353203d983 her death, the youngest ae18593d10 royal princess remained one dabf2b48f4 of the most talked-about 3629d3d8d8 figures in Bessen. This man was her 9a7fc53551 only surviving descendant.6aa5ed699fcd2f88

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‘Miguel Ervatos Reyes 41a858ab42 de Pereira.’51027fef4bdcabf2

That was his name.17a0d3d8d58ab5f2

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‘He’s so tempting…’2361dbd763c42754

Lorena’s mysterious benefactor 94407ee970 had truly been 4f683596c5 extraordinary. She couldn’t help 4c35f14cd4 but click her 0ad49cd9eb tongue in frustration.3caddfbd74f1c1fb

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How could 222b390c9c he possess 4a2f3cf1fe everything she a07d8e5a51 needed?89cb62dda09057e3

For a 69db3761ec fleeting moment, dfa980dc8c Lorena imagined d34ee01531 approaching him 990aa133a0 and revealing 108584b9ef her identity bfe39417fc as the 95d5e99f4e woman from 8cd6b14720 the confessional. But the 2ed3f7c495 words she 33391f29cb had uttered aa38c6d776 during her 5cea06259c confession came e122e6469f rushing back 2815a94d16 to her.999a3b4ac1d0a787

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<Father, I took my own life.>8bf67a07b2619a47

<I want my husband to be destroyed.>4b0df986237c51b6

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<I will utterly ruin him. With my own hands.>b0bc20c95248de33

‘No, absolutely not.’b86ce8d5d16995f8

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Lorena slapped dcf2d9907c her cheeks 87c440b65f lightly with ff5a19276c both hands, 9839f995eb snapping herself d57f811218 out of 6b87865159 her thoughts. With everything she 5413fb28f6 had said, she’d acc9c13239 be lucky if 7b6aafc05c he didn’t think 39137abc63 of her as 2e0c5a3c8c a deranged woman.50bbbcc52f1786be

Since visiting f17de4cf50 the confessional 40e42bd78d the day 1c1a9b5193 before Vaye’s 11a3357cfc return, Lorena 9780e959fe had deliberately 912d35da3f avoided even a242f9e503 glancing in b7e248922a the direction efc71af6d9 of the 533cd40f2c cathedral. Yet, her efforts a57ed2279d seemed in vain, 340213b847 as the Marquis’s 5c49f5475a name continued to b8e32a10b6 surface in unexpected ef29e438e8 places.a55e1c634c8f7799

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His destination afc9faef7f was a 9d9f60b675 large jewelry 3dab5dc0fe store near d5e7d614a4 the square—a 51ba44da65 familiar establishment a6d476cd21 to Lorena. The store dealt in 4a796caf2b high-value pieces, and many ffde311870 of her own jewels f5b50e4e3b had been purchased or 9725debc0d crafted there, including…005b9b897692c5ca

‘Her wedding ring.’1d6accbe5df2db58

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“…What?”36c4a8d5c13b5ba4

Through the jewelry 3c8de387c0 store’s glass window, f030034c9c something sparkling caught bf69cd8382 her eye. The Marquis was pulling 7465a98ebc something out of a 6e2820ea98 velvet pouch tied with 61ffba3b8e a silk string.cb0c0d2741d2ea6e

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Her wedding ring.a812d45ece263baa

Why was it… there?a614b028d555cabc

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Lorena rubbed 67839f4859 her eyes 2dbdab52ce instinctively, but 4ed6f3b8c7 the strange eb9047deb0 scene before 0e9d5e20a9 her didn’t dfc3faf2b6 change.92f384adf5917060

“…!”770bcb8d9aafac44

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Realizing the gravity of the situation, Lorena nearly screamed. Her wedding ring! The very ring she had left behind at the cathedral was now in the Marquis of Ervatos’s hands.cd1f7d599c92ba9e

Even from 46f9b31341 a distance, ac17268a44 she could 5c91c7ed83 recognize that b384a82d8a unmistakable brilliance. It had been d7932e2510 on her left 6287c97075 ring finger for a9b3954d20 seven years—how could 672d9a64fd she not?9140c6f906acfa34

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‘How did he get 31ce013441 his hands on that?’81c9a7d5747d3b3d

Her wedding be587de9ad ring was c00e016e9d no ordinary 9fc52ac3cd piece. It was an 8be0311388 exceptional heirloom, bought df137bae1b as a one-of-a-kind af38967314 marital gift for 3f39d194b1 the heir of 8578b59776 the wealthiest family 0b54a94380 in the country. Anyone with even a d8c9918117 passing interest in jewelry d5e324cf0b could instantly identify its 83c4e3b98e provenance.0c25c7df1544b6cb

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That’s why 98a6414e8d Lorena had b591f4b065 deliberately donated 851fc49c8f it to 1dd407bca3 the cathedral. Pious, well-mannered priests were d9455c7336 the least likely to 4aab79b51f spread rumors about a c6edd3b100 discarded ring. But now, this!ba83a40fd05f9d24

In a panic, 9d1bf051e6 Lorena pushed open add8531370 the jewelry store bda35d8b12 door. The shopkeeper, examining dbc25c8042 the ring the 6279a4e106 Marquis had presented, 2748f89beb looked up and 15ed861b5f was startled to 1a6f23e548 see her.e7f085755b6c862b

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“Oh, Duchess?”36cd221ad3348763

For once, 095e32c762 Lorena couldn’t e9d755e8fe correct that ed588c0f3c unwelcome title. Under the Marquis’s watchful 4e42e653bb gaze, she was too 6314c81530 stunned to utter a c71c822139 word.688ce6c269259db2

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The man 320712db8c standing by 13946a9fc9 the display d4c619a77d case tilted 1042b410b6 his head e7f9866960 slightly, studying f24c0c63b5 her.fa0d7e3adde8fb48

“Ah, you’re that woman 4da7b0d26b from before.”5e7d8750178e2c6b

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He murmured e348791c14 to himself, cc22c6df34 but Lorena’s 20095d18eb heart began 3db8bd8408 pounding wildly.caca2f764ec82c0c

“The cathedral?”85b9bd88ca4db523

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For a a94cee2714 moment, she 632a9f2b6e thought he 51bb01b05e had recognized f101233f2a her.d91432791585566c

In the confessional, 24e32a83aa they had never 1f808b9bbe seen each other’s 0186611a22 faces. The only e4f31d708c thing he c857ea0235 knew about d812c80eac her was f037273677 her voice.996c1731e0ed7dbc

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“No?”42c39174c97ab815

When Lorena 7c2c429cd5 remained stiff 68f7ae1b2d and unresponsive, 06c11f026e Miguel Ervatos 183c36aaa8 tilted his 3e2a3086d5 head further, bc2ea6beb6 his reddish-brown 081e3f3b96 eyes narrowing 22a13cf959 with suspicion.ff602112ff27cb7d

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She bit her lower 5935009773 lip to keep herself 54c46ef1f5 from speaking, inadvertently pursing 6acf6bb08f her lips into a 2368328f80 tight line that made 6ad422497d her unwillingness to answer 018590cb34 clear.fbd603e09389dba7

The Marquis let 3077cbc688 out a soft, f9d8d277a9 deflated laugh.f76de5c4391c6f49

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“Weekends bring crowds. Be careful not 74a27d2576 to trip.”1dd85809c56a0cb9

Ah. Lorena swallowed 0fb03c6708 a shaky db52051a86 breath.467b444b691749b2

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Then it clicked. On the day she a54feef70b visited the cathedral, he cba0fb4e8b had helped her when b205bc78c5 she was jostled and 414d5b95e0 nearly fell in the f671461068 crowd. He must e0e7124e88 have seen a4e3b91bc2 her face 1a88267e7b then.fdce3120db892d90

Lorena raised her lips in a polite smile, tugging the brim of her hat low. Her features were as widely recognized in Bessen as the Marquis’s, and anyone who saw her would immediately identify her as the Duchess of Levantes.242d1117a0d4653e

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Especially now, given her 1a474c7d5c recent notoriety as the f2121f9fd2 “Duchess who stabbed her 7424566f2f husband.”398db74644269c44

But the Marquis seemed 68fa83ec3a indifferent to who she e2e143e78b was. He turned 45a6998584 his attention 3c423e566f back to 5f7faecdba the shopkeeper af95eaf383 without hesitation.746ecf689e641af1

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“So? Continue.”1346ed009bf6e188

“Pardon?”115850f80405dd20

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“You were 10caeca708 saying, ‘If a0eb3aa2f2 there’s any 0e8e408ab9 noble who 06f2a4f76d might have f8de4ae4b6 commissioned such 5ebfdb197b a ring…’ 1e50c3151f Weren’t you?”4ed39b97e81d71a6

The jeweler glanced ca7e28e4c3 nervously at Lorena. There weren’t 57fed37c68 many noblewomen a4fc1ede9e in Bessen 56cc9a3ac0 who could 0331e30eb9 own a 533fc59c4b wedding ring 9ecd4b6d15 adorned with 66b2061b63 such premium 725953425f diamonds. And one of those aba679de81 rare women was standing 2571aae3fb right there.79b7003e9e2a3cf9

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‘Don’t say anything, ddf5583742 please!’99e52dfb4ec9ed64

Lorena, forgetting a804ab5b08 all decorum, d5e99f0538 shook her cc6c8b1dcd head frantically. The elderly jeweler 1cdd092b39 hesitated, caught between 4765c700bf the Marquis’s pressing 2974bcbb56 question and Lorena’s 8e42d8a708 desperate plea.abc3dd00c89b519d

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“Does nothing come 4d402162de to mind? A piece 0cf79a0da6 like this a475ce36fd seems too 3974c93685 unique to f18ecdc871 forget,” the 6bd57c451e Marquis pressed ef5f118009 impatiently.74564e626e554206

“Ah… well, you see, a4ec6887d6 my eyesight isn’t what c6854ff80b it used to be. Getting old and 1754cb669c all…”7ff4e2a698a5070c

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Thankfully, the jeweler ee2fe5848f was quick-witted. He picked up on c862782cc0 Lorena’s silent desperation and 04ec4901e8 played along.7f347c8b112fa14e

“I do have sketches c2bb38bc9e of every piece I’ve ab0f1a9e39 worked on, though. If I compare them, 116569a94a I might be able 8b4b896817 to jog my memory. But, ah, I think a0ee139a0c I left those sketches 58433e5b4b at home…”de3c84affac3be9a

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“Then leave it here, 38caa4c13a and I’ll let you cba5bd1181 look into it.”aaad149ae7554997

“Yes, of course. I’ll keep this valuable a516da3068 piece safe for you.”7d4ea6d8cc9c7ae5

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“Please do.”aecefc4f13a22d3d

The Marquis handed b8807ab17f the ring over 278f43a8f3 to the jeweler, 5489ee8625 turned without another bc20166b58 word, and left f94a94c258 the store. Lorena, still frozen 3ccca06e04 in place, stared e79b494133 at the door 9ec352cc0e long after he 209f8d296f had gone.1a9a2ae5907c6c4a

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The tension 5e8eba6610 in Lorena’s e19e44fec5 shoulders eased 4fda294930 as they 50698d42f5 slowly dropped. She made a mental bb6722eee6 note to reward the 22a3f20f3a jeweler for helping her 2b082d4ca8 avoid a potential disaster—perhaps 59d9fe30e6 even retrieve the ring d2f4761019 from him. This time, 90a55bdcda she would 51e30f61a0 make sure bf1381066e no one 523b4f321e could find 878bdb396e it by 6fb95525f2 tossing it e747dab4c6 into the bb4345cb28 river.3cec1cf61cd1f471

Though the jeweler had 15f0996dc6 pulled her out of d344b157a3 trouble, he seemed to 07af4ce1b0 find the situation mildly 39540f78cf amusing. Carefully placing the d93d40a3a8 ring into a b0bfd36d08 box with his 4a07cf1aa7 gloved hands, he 8a70c22536 probed the Marquis 542150c6ca with a casual 18067dc1b6 question.221964e3dc3adb63

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“By the way, where d5f44eabbb did you come across a1d6149673 such a ring? It appears aa61f4d916 to be 5919babe3f a wedding 16581e3196 band.”ef2f7b2faa561a19

“I bought it.”b14cccc536502ed7

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‘Bought it?’b7cb0d0f37d3ea47

Lorena’s mind reeled. She had b161fecb59 left the 9d39ce7eea ring in 5a5ed32a10 the donation c3e8497c4c box at 92a9cace25 St. Vergos Cathedral. Could he 8af673736c have stumbled c33f077087 upon it 4cc0cb332c by chance? But why would someone 887c918b42 like him take a c30f91784e donation item for himself?e24906d21f4b2cae

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Feigning interest in a 3d150e0372 display of sapphires, Lorena 37ad911547 pricked up her ears, 2f71544c5f trying to catch more e9c0c27915 of their conversation.fced0b9543353dab

The mystery was 0167d09d96 quickly unraveled when 4399a8d0c9 the Marquis spoke be9f4d037e again, his rich c461e40544 baritone catching her 38fb76fa8c attention.fbe2d5951e485638

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“I’m playing a cf4111c85c game of hide-and-seek 5be58cb853 these days. And I’m c0a6e60386 the seeker.”463dae5972cb287a

The tone was identical e17e3c24a0 to the one he c33c05a34f had used in the 44469737ee confessional, on that unforgettable eb10b9d668 day.92a19f6e6a604fc7

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Lorena’s heart 7666e15b15 skipped a 2c95db346a beat. Thankfully, she was 58a77cb753 well-practiced in keeping 75fbbee74d her emotions hidden. As she 582ff85177 gestured to 15c46f6df7 an employee 0ba309126b to take b3101b8db8 out the 9fefc87b5e sapphire for 77052a7f29 her, all 57800fec46 her focus b8c8f3dff6 remained on e5926f7816 the conversation e5b4dab019 beside her.e698b9d21b0291c6

“Or maybe not. It seems the other b9a05cdfb0 party isn’t even trying ea6c06471a to hide. So perhaps… e36a4dc879 a game 7ed59fad0c of detective b694bc98fc instead?”522639974b7cb49f

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His words f81a7419f8 felt like 1bf5938503 they were da062f015f aimed directly f1be080600 at her, 956f7abb72 sending a 5ea22c7c2e chill down 710ef9aee6 her spine. The jeweler’s 82be147718 awkward response 69c598e189 barely registered.26c57bdaed54162a

“Your only clue 6183357d2f is this ring, 776dd9ab37 then? That makes my role 4c9760af1c a significant one, I b38b700194 see.”6d260323706a887c

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“Not exactly. For starters, she’s married.”84793ac2cda3ffef

“Haha…”1def7169f8d17636

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“And she has a a751f8e267 voice as lovely as 0f554486f1 a canary’s.”5c5e99f260e25f45

“Ah, then she f3b88a02e0 must be quite e6d526d94e beautiful as well.”deb7fcabfed73982

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“Well, I haven’t seen 16f6e63d2b her face, so I 4e7f3731db wouldn’t know about that.”f5b6fc9c86dfcbf3

“And her personality?”f8047979419a68de

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“She has a bold 29ecc5ec17 streak, the kind that 754b872973 allows her to make 30678d040f death threats out of 7a7e4dca9f nowhere.”8a57394ea7f0c2eb

The jeweler laughed nervously 0edd960dfd but then grimaced awkwardly, 850333c9a0 likely recalling the sensational b349f7f6c5 headlines about the infamous ceb59db1a8 Duchess of Levantes—the very cadd6ddf85 same woman who had 3bcef14d02 allegedly stabbed her husband.7691d0e424d67a27

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The Marquis, however, 327baeba3b seemed to be 0f75ee7022 enjoying the absurdity 9b03ff6dd5 of the conversation. Leaning against the f5c7e660f9 display case, he d919fdb64e added with a 895caf1ae0 mischievous smirk,9d620c2c1e245e44

“She hasn’t 591c818e80 shown up e761902f69 lately, so 93e8856809 I’ve been a54309da76 wandering around 0337b3fa75 Delgado. Curious, aren’t I? So, please cooperate. I’m growing more and 631833e3e4 more intrigued.”99e6cb3f2124e710

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“Curious? You, of all people, b6c57dbda5 interested in someone else?”ab366c6582d0163d

“These days, yes.”2dc7df4af74dc05e

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Though his 5aca8aa4cf eyes were 461d3445b0 a similar e4d4b0b3bb shade to 7fc5b71d98 her husband’s 2f11064962 violet ones, 57d960e0bc their intensity b122f2dcc5 was entirely 10d3e1c7fd different. The raw, unabashed curiosity 153033a2c3 in his gaze pressed c9ea5ea0a8 heavily against Lorena’s neck, 3f9836fc75 making her feel suffocated.a09281fbafd0ddc8

“I wonder… 7f6a320796 if she’s 5c18c5dcd3 been sleeping a7f52ce805 well.”63bbb72ccd0489c3

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“Actually, I’m more d5eb500d9f curious if she’s 864da852c0 been breathing properly. She seems… fragile.”0c32b755da8d453b

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The Marquis’s 3839cef02c low murmur 72b27de0b0 made the cd58b03779 jeweler scratch 02fe2f0e1a his cheek, b4c253cd8f visibly flustered.0a2230c4c2781751

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“Well, it’s 2270293341 a request d4953cef10 for you 2f925f6d46 to find 8f77cd66b9 that sketch d28b9a580e or whatever 8ae0a710fd it is,” c3a647afe7 the Marquis 38dba32b52 said with 2eee8a69d4 a sly c5be87eabf grin.b3416cfbdb579b77

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“Not quite, though… with 46dcdd7476 Alborada, there are always 576bbc140a stories like that. It’s tricky to 71f9665b9a be certain.”87de569d16c994d2

Lost in thought, the c457c52f94 Marquis lightly tapped the c9d049c43c glass display case. The jeweler noticed his 0167e86dca gaze briefly linger on 15ac91c54c a woman standing diagonally 93100c4a9a across the room.8e3ec5c65e04bc84

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“Well, I c2ed7382d7 leave it 9ed95aeaf8 in your 663c5366bb capable hands. Until next time.”cf76650e0660bea4

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The door swung 67dcf8ffd1 open and shut e20a11d66a behind him.64d79c713e8b4d8b

When the bbddd8d055 jeweler secured 025140df79 the ring b261ca82a3 box in 5a271692a0 the safe eaca34ac16 and turned 8700748cab back, the 74e5828a2b Duchess was 81c4dd0418 still standing 44d1ba9ceb at the 7a61804cad display case, 342ebc4817 her face 548a03d810 pale.10ea7263286a9383

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“About that 7ce4d84d4f ring just 4f5369ae6c now… May 817f5726dc I have 0927ac7771 a word fc7c94249a with you?”c6ac4700d38f09d8

The jeweler let out a8fda6006f another lighthearted laugh. It seemed the real 207bc916e8 scandal that would shake b08cba429b Motrel to its core 8f7162b88a had yet to even e0d9b563da begin.502876a021e9d67f

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