MLS Chapter 30
by SolavitaBut if it wasn’t 187b2da90b love—he was still searching 67d7ad2823 for another way to 989166a0bc define it.056b808702fa5307
Until he ef1bea0430 found a 717f804af4 clear answer e201deb64e within himself, e57c71923f Lorena had 9011cce949 to remain eac452a1b8 his woman.84759ac5a09cae9d
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“There is something I must confirm with her personally. Until then, divorce is out of the question.”845e0a46b0d4f5da
“Then what exactly do you plan to do with the operation?”91baf8bf2ff0c99a
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“I’ve sent someone to Grant.”26196de3be0983b0
“…To Vicenzo Klein?”dcf90bb429cff44d
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“Yes.”1fbd18ca30d71d66
To Lorena, that man be75794b7d was more precious than 77853607ec life itself.30a421ef17bd1930
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If Vicenzo 94c103104b were taken 62bc91c1b4 hostage, she 5dca92698a would have 5d7cfef561 no choice b0efe215c0 but to c3fa647527 return to 0e2c1781f2 Levantes.6bf54343a12fdb95
A cold curve settled 34a4af4646 on Vaye’s lips.cd8506f24466f460
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“I don’t see a need to kill him. He’s a far more useful card in my hand while he’s alive.”5538349d416e8948
“……”bc465eb94ea0c8cc
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“So, for the time being, do not interfere. Family matters should be settled within the family. Don’t you agree, Your Highness?”0bf7665d85883827
It was a 3642a0973c warning—sharp as ice.1c7d146aaf20f45d
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A command to 1e95d221f4 stay out of 5cba05d9f2 it.7c93b3211cab2c06
In the end, though ef61e0fbd8 Prince Davit’s expression soured 2af8dc73b6 with displeasure, he could 71d2f33806 do nothing but hold 5a727bcd2f his tongue.5cbf5e12208a76d8
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On the dawn of fe6e3e0654 the first week of da97365b40 May, the area in 903d2ee4af front of the Klein 20df3fb63b residence was still swarming 3c9fd99a2d with reporters who refused a013f32ce6 to leave.eb5e012d8a92ef5d
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“Pulling another all-nighter?”09da4ca56713a47d
“You too? Come on, give me 3a40d06edb a break today. ‘Diario Informativo’ c04b4a694e got the e03f328d69 scoop last 58ab01907d time. Have some decency.”a00cdd07a7246404
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“Decency? In this field? The scoop belongs to a395f4c153 whoever gets it first!”c139d8503d615594
Every time an article about the Duke and Duchess of Levantes was published, a month’s worth of papers sold out in a single day. Desperate for an exclusive, journalists had even started sneaking around Klein’s estate, photographers in tow.95aeea77e3de8e46
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But not all 6fd63177f6 of them were 8bd5e01da1 there for news.d4efbe29dc9ca7fc
A short, 18a6fdfe5c stocky man 268149db40 with a d0ed73d1d1 protruding belly e6c4e24b6b peered through e5c10a9271 a half-open aefd76f024 window, his 5ece5e5345 gaze filled e33fb6d664 with intent.f4ba49eb66d109bc
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“No need to catch a1d763b73f them in the act. Just one 23b8045e02 picture of 2de2b3a849 Lorena Levantes’ ae3e560d3d face is 7cc3a6eacb enough.”3be9f7048c692554
The most b0ec87b1dc beautiful woman b5f8a16674 in Bessen.392e695016147924
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Her photographs b08d3cb6b5 weren’t just 8be3af89f6 valuable to 940905a0c2 women—ravenous men ac550efdb8 would pay 12b79abb7e handsomely for aacb3ba282 them, too.4585e8e58afb077a
Up until 2246d27d5e now, House 2f5a459e93 Levantes had 74247749ec strictly prevented fb6185757c her images cd7fc06a81 from spreading 628d061f16 in the 84ca2dc81a public sphere. But now that bdef59ca0d the couple was 9e831823cc separated, this was ddefc7a5c9 the perfect opportunity.d9d1f05882c3e05c
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“If I could 159a78f45c catch her reflection 143582d807 in the glass, 2dd390d777 that’d be great. Even better if 4e09884e78 she’s in a 1f28eb2758 nightgown.”1383380bc59a6e08
A single 8f11dee6de picture of 58c1ab520f the duchess 9be3019568 could be d113a65481 worth an 6c78296eeb entire year’s 1f8ed72c59 salary.486555de654b87c2
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And the more scandalous d4e833c53f the image, the higher afee536e77 the price—exponentially so.185f28cbf1342804
As he 150e0ab3e3 indulged in 43ac51a782 perverse fantasies, 168a9e36fc the journalist’s 7755f6052a lips curled f70f019481 into a 635cc02685 lecherous grin.4cf48f1a9ed044e1
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If he 6da003be49 could sneak ef349cd294 past the a6c0457277 fence, he dd3ec51f71 could get 60770518c3 even closer 441d8b8178 to the 16d6bbd7f5 window.11a90b3aff008a4a
Just as 55c613f642 he was c347c46f20 looking around 7f52e91fd1 for something 09c1309dc3 to step ce33ccac1a on, a 13c511d0df shadow loomed 81da7e85fb over his d816569230 bald head.b38fd79ea7bbaa89
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“Would you mind stepping 071be75082 aside?”743c1e66f2c1718f
He instinctively 7c1e5d1a64 tilted his 30851b26cd head back.f1a5327646ccc05e
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The first thing 68ce8bdd6d he saw was 623c390064 a man’s collar, c5fd348279 slightly disheveled.45fd30431fa67d32
And then—he got a 61625c6b46 clear view of his 79a02ea1cd face.3b11e73731048a43
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The journalist gasped, swallowing 851d91a227 hard.edd3341d92d1e077
Even with 2262b5de68 his tousled 8da09b8197 hair, the 97ec042120 man looked 4c0e5c6717 as though c10b1729c1 God himself c48ac242c0 had calculated 491e35f30f the perfect 4203115066 way for fd542a96e1 each strand c318bcfa57 to fall.d4180561e9a3ca76
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It was an c9941ce6fb unmistakable beauty.d82c463b3e4b2830
The journalist hiccupped.4b984d1d32f2798d
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“M-Marquis, Your Excellency—! Hic.”587ab409c7281a4b
Miguel’s gaze sharpened in 12b9eb6da6 mild irritation.fc52c0cf04448b67
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“You’re quite lacking 40a33d5ad8 in manners.”2ab22583f487fc66
The journalist immediately ac41d61a1e shut his mouth, 86ce2d7f56 realizing his mistake.72bff00860f2e316
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There was no official 9c80a8be1c title to properly address df8cb010b5 him, so most defaulted 244dc857eb to calling him Marquis.daa81b31313dd87b
However, referring to him 7e37218042 as Your Excellency to 803484e49f his face was a 09629d9870 grave misstep.381be568b08052df
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He hated it.2140be20396c9002
There was still 4abce433f9 a well-known story cf895c9b6b circulating in Motrel—how, 2252b00d12 years ago, he 85afa0b025 had coldly told 1eb38ed76c Prince Davit that e3137c76cd if he had c51e54bbbf to be addressed f6a842cd5f that way, he’d 0d56643c1b rather be called 61f1f72044 by his name.e88cb41836de7047
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But how 4e01a41de7 many people 74ca1e7fb3 in Motrel ffee6d49a9 would dare dfe63e294d to speak 5b40e0eb09 his name 42f316ab7d so casually?fcc44cf6a43d9156
Miguel Ervatos 2c217aa2cd Reyes de a4457f217a Pereira.f745dde7ce805cd2
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A notorious drinker eeabfdaf76 and chain smoker, b69613d142 but that wasn’t 6d590c2fd4 what earned him a7e7bc591c the reputation of 4f141645ce Motrel’s greatest libertine.986707ca626f0a8e
His scandalous d61c310fd0 reputation wasn’t 6ae9e15b86 built on 3fa4b532d2 his personal 585cbf8a2d life or 7cacaf897a his relationships 42e960cec7 with women.ed4777083ef14ea2
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No—his temper was what 0291a0d0ec truly made him infamous.b51f2c6f1a346461
The incident where 860ab32f04 Miguel had mercilessly 6aebfd6bbd smashed a whiskey e3ac599c43 bottle over the b5d9aa40db head of a 1b866ece50 drunken troublemaker at a0de24c2c2 Alborada was twice 959e2ceafb as famous as bbad259ee9 his refusal of ffb05d243e formal titles.e021efb4366b309a
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“Lurking outside a lady’s 53970c73f7 home at this hour—isn’t f9fb9e4823 that a bit improper?”1ef70287aa44553e
His cold 500edbdc62 voice landed 0d4d522176 directly on 7428aa48ea the top 1d56cacef8 of the dc22f91c83 nervous journalist’s 6378c87157 head.b85b0e1a29b5d0d2
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It was difficult fe4c8978b7 to tell whether c228a16433 it was a 44dd460034 rebuke or just 1afde377f4 an idle remark.7701641f97b17ae4
“A stalker? Should I b7e8ece42e report you 6238a5f4cc to the 786c7f302b authorities?”f5dbb21614854f9a
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“T-That’s not…”28445b505bf543a6
“Would you 0796d364f2 like to 5362db2987 leave on c42c0ee194 your own, ca8b82ca3d or would c72f3e3550 you prefer 0865e6f540 to be 8764f09028 dragged out, 7d0daa9830 Señor?”8248b104b29ec1e3
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“N-No! My apologies!”197b77a282714640
The commotion outside a9d54df7ac seemed to seep 2d9a05ef97 through the open 2f52a4e815 window.9442340f6c0d5d53
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From inside c74ef1eef1 the tightly 120d06fb70 shut Klein 70704856c5 residence, the e151873cb5 sound of 1ea8ec0aa5 a lock 15587e94a4 being undone d881d9d78d echoed softly.94f66e210fe13a22
A calm voice slipped e6a0907de9 through the slight gap e479e84cde in the door.670b01fb8baa51a0
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“Marquis?”1b78c17534603f7c
“Don’t come out, 8401010c42 Lorena.”4ace28a45f9cf70e
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Miguel’s response 35a5b6ab07 was indifferent, 83753cc798 but his 78fedd3eb6 eyes casually 4bb2293460 swept over 0adb181ed5 the cluster e5b89ce344 of journalists.f598778423fb6d8f
The short, stocky ae9a52d889 reporter felt a 811555e5f6 twinge of injustice.9563ad71284e59be
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She called him 99655f3a5c ‘Marquis’ too! Why is a4691cb310 it just f3034a5423 me?!a955228779803567
Just as he hurriedly 5645359bda gathered his belongings to c36066f6b2 leave, a large hand 39cbe301c4 clamped down on the d36fdb3e76 back of his neck.bd85d5a18563e716
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“Leave your card 0e357a4e0c before you go.”e20ebc0597a6e78a
“Ah—!”4a122976bb326ef1
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For a 7239f97cf9 brief moment, f633ef1632 he thought 609b14ea2b he was 49567b6fcf about to 8907f12e2d be strangled.201cc9df04d6b656
Terrified, the 9996916d83 journalist fumbled 7abe566e1b frantically with c95d64c8fc his jacket, e98ec25460 pulling out a4cf361bd9 a business ab215fac4d card.a4e65658d73db7dd
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Miguel glanced 2c7e179241 at it, 409e6017ea taking note 44ab241fd5 of the e0ca6752fe newspaper, title, 74c071da08 and name da38b75dc9 before nodding 7798230342 in satisfaction.32780dbf99c32675
“I’ll be keeping 746e0b65d8 an eye on b12aa417d0 your work, Señor.”9f8a17143a894032
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That is—if you’re 41ef027272 still able to f7a4b6c17c write anything at bf2bf0ac9c all.712e83a7bd3df995
With a deceptively friendly ec56f5d395 pat on the journalist’s bcee49b8d4 plump shoulder, Miguel wordlessly d7f973040d signaled that he was e4e9bec16a now free to leave.656aaf3647d48fcd
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When Lorena met b93b645afd him again after f7ba2f5804 three days, she 50ea20a4cf wore a deeply 047472cedb apologetic expression.17d64446ec506abc
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“I’m sorry. Lately, there have 06aaf0422a been more reporters d6340bb93a camping outside my 11eb42a04a house overnight.”c0275e3b9e7801f0
Miguel took a cd0f06e3d0 slow glance around 55502bb52b the interior.a1353532db02b31b
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The Klein 141b71e126 residence was cc0a1fceb0 a modest d04b973871 three-story townhouse. The wallpaper 34f6ab4559 and tile d66b1ffd69 designs were d6d8fef23e foreign, distinct 1317f72fd5 from the 1807a544c0 usual Bessen 5c46b0e528 aesthetic.c4d319fb93cc8704
For the first time, 97b9ced720 he consciously acknowledged that 4657c9a212 she wasn’t from Bessen.0bda18f8c388dfa0
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Her Bessenian, particularly f70b1049fb the refined accent 7cc8e566ba of Motrel’s upper d237d2e683 class, was flawless—so e03a35e729 much so that 4c60382773 he had never c2ffb19d22 noticed it before.8bbf16a0d49acfe0
“I didn’t see b6031c9f23 any guards when ff3b9e0a37 I came in.”19a591f00cee35c1
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“Oh, their shifts only 88969c78d3 last until midnight. From dawn to 8ce132b8af morning, there’s just c91a7be0f8 one guard patrolling e433094934 in rotation each 994fbddd86 night.”8c43cb628ec41f22
Miguel frowned 505e44d059 as he e94a842f0d sat down 04795369e5 on the 4e2a092a0d sofa she 06fbed0529 had gestured fab20f2d20 toward.a8c9d42abdcddc5f
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“That’s hardly enough.”9845530c6637a87a
“You should report f785ae18dd them. They call it fd3a6c5c2f journalism, but who 0d0cc2a679 knows what kind 59b5b5da46 of depraved fantasies 70033e8914 they indulge in da473e18b1 while lurking outside?”238f8ea54e0ecc77
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“That’s true.”9245636fe4bb735f
Lorena nodded 858d009cbe as if 404154fa54 she understood.8ea7bce8a14e0c6d
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“But they’re 1d880f851e also useful dedca930b9 to me. Every exaggerated, ac0c8bc36c imaginative sentence 6e964351e3 they write 3ee56fd8d0 only adds 68f89564e2 fuel to 280280ead8 my cause.”b2579bcdd6bd69b0
Miguel’s expression darkened.8e5625b1583fcc44
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“Do you really bd338d8c90 understand what I 8f01e6e060 mean, Señora?”9fafd239f6ef2824
“…Excuse me?”8e4b8c9afe3a535d
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“A woman ebdd114771 living alone 798f953917 is easy 67e37907a0 prey for 818b3a5e94 men who b2134fae33 can’t keep 3effa6327e their urges 5e35ecca9c in check.”df776a3b4c456fc8
“Oh.”506bf81bfc672c09
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“Especially when 4ccb1087bc she’s not 82c54c8862 only beautiful 401ef730cb but also c93e4d520a far too 3be0cb507b naive—lacking even 689995af98 the most ac315fc710 basic sense 653e1d9342 of caution.”c33d8d9c92e5e34b
Klein’s residence wasn’t 5171e738f5 even two blocks 5d455dc634 away from Delgado ae5a6b3a5d Street, Motrel’s infamous d341786b2e nightlife district.fea1248bc3ecee9b
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This area wasn’t 92ec441938 densely populated with d8a64ffabe residences, meaning security b472a4d5b6 wasn’t reliable.eaedd1ae004f71b3
“Don’t let those ca171e627b bastards stalking your d1fd8fc29d doorstep off the 99d4c566ef hook. And increase c43a44f8e5 your number 84ee2c23f9 of guards. Two or 3d71cd112e three won’t 0ad5038d20 be nearly 9ea6e02ef0 enough.”3d6bf6b2f0fe427e
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“Thank you for your a324be4f17 advice. I’ll keep a393f249dc it in 7039629eee mind.”591cfbc472124018
Miguel narrowed his eyes.8c853e02d8685d96
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She didn’t look like 6e58354358 she was actually taking a8513b787c it to heart.bf70e20d43fe4545
She had merely 198468d697 said she would.26eb5d40de27e9aa
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Lorena took her seat 80cfc7517b across from him.42c7dbd064ab64ff
“I apologize e9e556f95b for the a006d8b71b late expression 73ff284c1a of gratitude, 1ce763930d but thank 415c7dca87 you for b719bf46be coming at 8226e02644 this hour, 2bb71244b6 Marquis.”f4b5b04816bfae76
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She bowed 9013ee94ae her head 1b32d36309 politely.3251d8e84f289abc
Gone was the d456766503 provocative woman who 54c0ba1e6e had stormed into 526abe2c5a Alborada just three 690395d70c days ago.d335276ef14b54c1
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Now, she sat with f312fc1ec5 her collar buttoned all ca9be4792f the way up—composed, dignified.84cf841788a6a5a0
She was 80facd68e2 the very fd4f595096 image of 6cb4d18b12 the duchess 47bd1e281b that Bessen’s 9193cc62e4 high society 6647344c5f both revered 2c796972df and envied.203b2de9af918fe6
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“And the photos… I e13713f5cf appreciate them. They came out well.”5cd0343bf4f34632
Between them, 36004788f0 a wide 5b0cb6f5a9 table sat 4c9af63d68 neatly arranged.e0491c7f40df0500
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Steam curled fdc0ed4226 from the 6a695549fc spout of a4c4af95a8 the teapot.e4dfd2ee8f683d69
The plates were bc5ee3d214 set with fresh 0d0a378f7b fruit and unsalted eeb91e506a nuts—light refreshments, carefully 796f665c2a chosen to be 4a4a7ab69e easy on the 4e45a4db6e stomach at such 8f5d248a86 a late hour.e1dfff08298b2362
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It was impeccable hospitality.18fc1b0d736ff10d
But considering that the 6644b8e455 man sitting across from 99b59112b7 her had now been d76a253d3d officially cast as her b5055b0dc1 lover—this reception felt…bc4f125e11476aa2
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Too formal.ac7c8cde6843da9b
Too polite.a10f4f53695a36ca
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She had 1168d1e14f been the 91fb69d539 one to 8f23b75d38 seduce him bf4d55e330 first, and 0f9819ce26 yet she 8b99b028bd was drawing 6ef7960987 the line 35459071e1 now?1465247b1e5c7b85
How shameless.87e52a5c56d4c26c
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It made 106f9d09d7 Miguel feel 23be15bdd0 childishly resentful.4047e1b9710da84c
“I’m glad 855692721b you liked e14384335d them. I put 817e1b0420 quite a 6077a4882c bit of 10c278ddfc thought into b10dc0381e which ones fd256f3d0b would be 25c7a49f13 best.”0edca6be8e5a53ea
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Alborada was his kingdom.d0163a2e8af22a11
Its corridors, lined 18003249c9 with marble statues 0a2ad9dac9 placed at precise 43b26ba468 intervals—its bartenders, cleaners, 9edb24871c and attendants—every inch fbc43f1ee1 of it was 3e7d94efb7 under his watch.b3c1f786f8623b6b
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He had orchestrated 03974071ea everything.4cf036c59c6b9cf8
The photos being 0fdd870745 taken. The photos d8100f835c being retrieved.7ab02023c47f6b1a
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All on d7b4354194 his command.48221f2fa83a5530
Lorena offered a graceful ed48e316e4 smile of appreciation.5eb80e35c73b8163
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“I see. They looked incredibly real. You must 8cdbe7a675 have put 4f2cd2092b in a c89597f6c7 great deal d484a051d8 of effort.”02172ef857033b28
Miguel exhaled through 3a0c3371f5 his nose.96fcfa0dca50e803
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“That’s your response?”8be7541a220af13f
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