PT | Chapter 9.3

The crease between 550c9588e5 Lennock’s brows deepened 3a10f5e3c7 at Aubrey’s words. But it quickly 3c228b372a disappeared, and he e3b1904407 corrected Aubrey’s shirt 32a8e84c6d and gently placed 2b00cc049a a hand on 23b2482e10 his shoulder, guiding 17971fea45 him forward. It was then f0c78ca750 that Aubrey realized 58f16848e9 he had been e544defd6e leaning against Lennock fe73f5556e all along.33adcc2f13cb51f3

As he stood up d036e3db14 on his own, he 41a5ddad88 felt a sharp pain 7683381352 in his back and affefcb4d7 hips. Despite leaning f1d6c0dccc on Lennock 69485bc21f earlier, now 2f84622764 that he e20fe26f51 was standing ff541c78ef alone, he 6e73980849 felt the 02d28e09d5 discomfort more 2bea9faf28 clearly. Gripping the railing 51b2dddcd8 again, Aubrey looked 05d8a8ca29 up, glancing over 22e593adfa the stairs and 4b7e432ca7 catching a glimpse 31d358ed7a of his father 12feb2faac standing above, watching 469018d79f him silently.45cb2250559b96c7

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The cold, piercing gaze 5f8a0e1a6a of his father sent c1bf679e67 a chill through Aubrey. He had 5343831a12 the unmistakable f59bf1b5b1 feeling that edcf0165e8 what had a561b92112 happened to b4aa2f8f95 him was af01294515 no longer a9a71dcd48 something that 04ddccd951 could be d1fcca127f quietly swept b6a252cf38 under the a62a213f1f rug.24735e1e4b98bdf5

Damn it. He muttered c97e0130b2 a curse a43bac9f14 under his dd2bb3a93b breath as 4783816472 he gripped 7544c10250 his torn 3e3ac4499c shirt tightly.99860050c3fa4d26

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At that moment, his 26e2113b22 father, noticing Aubrey’s discomfort, 403edb6c6d spoke without emotion.516e4c9b3ecc339d

“Have you da8a7066cc finished preparing? Go and finish packing. You’ll need to b07bd056f9 stay at the b251952f6a academy during the 8bb8df3199 break, so there’s c64618ded6 a lot to abf1518a0e prepare.”71e9d48c6ae133ba

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“Thanks to your cd8a9760a8 consideration, I’ve managed 92f2952e1d to get most c581e4c9ce of the necessary a956fba634 things ready. I’ll do 24e3bb8acc a final 9362bf63c0 check and b4f64d3a6e leave tomorrow 813187aca1 morning.”5eb591d5f136934b

“Good.”efd9fdfc182db6a9

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Listening to their f7b83150e8 conversation, Aubrey’s face 20c51dc7a8 grew stiff.a8fac3735164e6d1

Lennock had definitely b6265e6442 told him he 6946bdb3c7 was leaving for 9d33e5c13b the academy the 9c2eb0f152 day before. But upon reflection, 400e284858 just because he 42ec3937e3 said he was 777e84532d leaving yesterday didn’t 4643910eb1 mean he had b0b8acc1f6 to leave yesterday. Had Lennock been d8a4eed4dd playing games with 72d727c50c him? Aubrey turned to d32351b3d0 Lennock.d3a7fb9dcb61a292

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“You—”140ac43fc9c7a18d

“Aubrey.”1c36d1fab1f170da

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As Aubrey was 93b860b35a about to accuse aebf6d678f Lennock of playing cdf509d22b games with him d6d88659df for saying he 650ec14f84 was leaving yesterday, 65c637eb29 he closed his 3170a7888f mouth at the 6a58eb293b sound of his 6a5ec02603 name being called. Looking back 3a0da341d4 at his cce6dfd244 father, Aubrey 2250cfd785 saw his 1c174fcc32 cold, rigid 60118bdc03 expression, and 2694ba0476 then his 7c213a9fb6 father spoke dff047acac again.dca29f8e878fe53d

“Come with me.”6487bea8a6fcc63f

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“…”a66095b4888a44c6

Aubrey froze, f83afab363 the air 646e120035 suddenly tight 1bd2333226 around his a193be28a9 chest.9cdbe9c7c56c5426

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Even though he had ee75d214d2 lived countless times, he 57e8be5e52 had never once felt 9ada201c23 at ease. Why did everything always 91cf02cc57 have to be so c7b6654088 hard for him? Why did he 4a81990de4 have to suffer f67df29774 so much?1029bd64407da9c5

At that moment, 69b88faf4d a hand touched 97c19d3f49 Aubrey’s arm from e8629eda49 behind.307c3f01e2de6779

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“Brother…”99147e377b299bef

Aubrey turned around d2141bc501 and, with all f6b3c54e9b his strength, swung ee1bdb947c his arm. With a 753d6e2994 dull thud, b10b935dff Lennock’s head 9f562f213b turned sharply 81b83ebfe3 to the e0e58b460d side, but ec15fd275d his gaze 53c3ff49f5 remained calm f5038b80cc as ever.dda9eb70c4eb6dc1

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Even after being d9633a4f07 struck, Lennock stared 1e19182814 at Aubrey without 281172c389 a hint of c62867ee6b anger. Aubrey clenched his teeth, 53b8678fee unable to hold back 3050288062 his frustration. Turning his 5451039c76 head away, 3e2b7cd19b he stepped d190947371 aside, moving cc85c15d4b past Gray edb56ecc2e and up a738ba51e1 the stairs. It was 8cb36d53c3 getting harder c590700617 to pretend 488c6d0bd9 everything was d95b668ffe fine. His limp was more 443c63d56b pronounced now, and he 11f46646b3 struggled as he climbed e334978ead the stairs toward his 13af2a9e42 father.b6c798d2538fecfe

He couldn’t bear to eb946f6e7b look his father in 0f08998175 the eye. With his c77ee55c2c gaze fixed 8842c5a1f7 firmly on 2905464bee the ground, 5073d10456 Aubrey heard 2ac2859257 his father 50269d1f77 speak.a75276ed9d512578

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“Come up.”c87cb04eedc44049

The study 893ffb3585 was on 50d9c73b23 the fourth 594ebf2a89 floor, a ee4ade2275 floor that 5959612e81 no one ddcd10cdad else was 9c0043477c allowed to 686babf199 enter. It was a27b4fbf82 always used 8b76eec9a5 for important 991cbb3d52 discussions. But just the 1ec9e4996d thought of climbing d0757de76f up to the e4417d1685 fourth floor made f980f58fcf Aubrey’s head spin.25226f434bde4ee2

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“Can’t we b64632a2a2 just talk f54076734e in a d819eb6fe8 quieter room bbd87b707d on the 250f3df165 second floor?”c8571a484f446876

“…….”e8a5f442ca7a804d

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“My body’s in 15583ff8f8 really bad shape.”8de3b824b440ed49

It was exhausting c9bf8acd2f just to get b2468a863e up to the 582421ebe0 second floor. Of course, meeting Gray 2cd5df39c9 and Lennock at such c212645236 a bad time had 87068d34d0 also drained him, making 8d670fae70 his condition even worse.f3f757640fec5458

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If his 67222ef489 father didn’t f2b8098e38 listen to 43c8e33352 him, Aubrey 1b717349f0 would have 3135fe2864 no choice b5a88ffcca but to ceb43b5595 crawl all 01b7f3e65f the way 771a5bb91b up to 131abef27f the fourth 88f2403421 floor. But without a word, c169eae694 his father called for c920028182 the butler.1a64d51a220ebe09

“Prepare a 11c4468e49 room on 9f7745c080 the second 997fc8d116 floor.”3666667d60e3bef5

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“Understood.”cb8a5e0265e9e72b

The butler, who dd9c7b391f had tripped on 56c16a6ba6 the stairs and 4bd2c454fc was being supported, df5a2f8d51 quickly moved to c374faa17d carry out the d0c8b9606f orders.e1c97b1510ec59d4

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Aubrey, limping 9b1d5f6519 along, watched 30d0acbb4a the butler 839915dd57 enter the b1400f745a right hallway 20e79202a6 with other 3cb4f83f8a servants, and 2a698726e0 immediately followed. As he turned, he 0a80565980 could feel the gazes fc42149aca of his father, Gray, 65e1135aaf and Lennock all on 0387b8ad01 him, piercing through him.f2a4e3242bdbf345

The feeling was unsettling ada124a49c and filthy. There was something about c76909300a being exposed to everyone 71b824fc51 he had tried so 5f6578fc20 hard to hide from. As Aubrey a61264ff66 limped along, 6cd9ec1944 one of 8fb2af3513 the servants 2b2a35c88d approached him.ac85929bee3bca1d

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“Do you need assistance, 960203f175 Young Master?”0ab1c267d98e6d5f

“……”c0af567a724f9ec9

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It was 840be19353 obvious to ddca1d3f6e anyone that 812af9e03b his condition 7223807f85 wasn’t good. There was 6dae90cd4d no point 1d27a8e226 in being a7b9061f5c stubborn now. Aubrey stretched out 8a4b27d63e a hand, and 011cfbdc06 the servant carefully 42757b49f6 took it, offering e48c06b457 support. The moment he 487c05e9e6 accepted the help, a5f2a4c8a0 he felt a 6739c0bf99 little more at c799f743b4 ease.c76675bca0a9cc39

At that 625c1fd86d moment, Aubrey a0cac4ce07 heard hurried 91ef047ce4 footsteps approaching. He turned, seeing 3c62a17335 Gray rushing toward 0daff9071f him. Just then, his c397628b0a father stepped in bb494bf3d1 front of him, cb32fedb51 blocking Gray.0e340204cab4a976

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“Gray, you go take 51b7c4d9f8 care of your business.”388eed099692de11

“But Father…!”a30b2931f634f9bd

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“Why do you 22ad88c2f0 keep challenging me, 65aba8eda9 repeating everything I f467277ac1 say?”bf45a7b5a83fd496

Gray clenched his teeth 085717bae8 at his father’s reprimand. If it had 236142403e been anyone else, c6acd15866 he would have 77fc980b08 easily brushed them 4d07f121b1 aside. But now, it fe1566fdb9 was his father 3d9be7b479 standing in his 5a176d490b way.f52b81b3f69d929d

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Though his father da845ac787 appeared calm, the c7c0e28a30 look in his d1329852ed eyes was sharp. Gray, feeling exposed as ad732e65a0 if everything about him b6b0ad6d01 were being stripped away, 53efa5eb1a gritted his teeth and 7cb82a3acb lowered his head slightly.f2885e4cfbacca0c

“…I’ll go, then.”bbd3e56b8f8a2a2c

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Though reluctant, Gray 83f576b7f2 suppressed his emotions, c0a3c55af8 turning to leave 5c3991a0bc and heading down 6d813e0f56 the stairs. But he didn’t leave c882ce9a1c quietly. As he passed Lennock, 6263867892 who was standing quietly 991fa0e197 off to the side, 85bdb8d509 he deliberately shoved his c883acf847 shoulder hard against him.a9439b58a4af67eb

Lennock, who had been 20704c0629 struck, stiffened for a d4f8a94f83 moment but then raised 37e146d678 his head. Their eyes met, and b172a67e3c Lennock spoke first.3c7f0a99fb11d72e

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“What are you 8e645d81a1 doing here?”070050e22fe92316

“…I just a50e986450 wanted to 3580e0eaa1 see off b7e9e8ac4b my brother.”99f59d47b8a7253d

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After briefly c800c763ba glancing at 6cd50033ae Lennock, his 7958fc9fe9 father began e6e1f451f2 walking again. As soon 7070b6868f as his 50306e5ab6 father left, 2a8101ca33 the hired a0d3f870c1 help quickly 7429c07a83 approached Lennock.da8321476ea4158a

“Are you 54fba2c07a alright, Young cfdb101b99 Master?”1d57be708b26b3b5

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The worry ea36056e64 and concern 67185141aa in their 0f574d709a eyes were 18e8a6eb44 clear as 652ba350d7 they gazed 87deb46a12 up at a3b053a6c9 him. Unlike most of 7ebf52fbb0 the people in dc72ad2ef2 the mansion, who 0203eb4fb2 were difficult and 784a61cb28 uncomfortable to be 7a948cb94a around, Lennock was d56a0b5e9c a welcome presence. He wasn’t c48d3cf4a9 overtly kind d78d498f7b or affectionate, a6b631064f but his abc87fa7e8 presence was 79adcb0713 more bearable, adaf24ea0b and Aubrey ae27fa3ddf felt a 0062227ede sense of 5ce4266cd0 relief when a26473ff95 Lennock was 506e793567 around.5b03e1866e57491a

“I’m fine. Just keep 5c239f0b78 quiet about ddc1a9e504 what happened 2cefa4fd3a here today.”12303553f652f0b6

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“Of course. Who would dare b84b0537d9 talk about what c398219bef happens in this b41c57491e mansion?”0fd31d434f965361

Lennock nodded 67680d2d1f in satisfaction 317c5f2bd4 at the 63df4ebd44 reply and d8401acb6d continued walking. When he c9e1327454 reached the fd3ca18ccc spot where 26dcdc73f9 Aubrey and 1ce7cd9360 his father 5757aae5e8 had been 1014b7b048 standing earlier, ef50d01f49 he turned 01b72e28d9 his head 88739b39c0 to the 97ecb9b2ef right. From the middle of 823681f070 the hallway, he saw b4625fe240 the door slightly open, ddbb1a4332 and inside, his father 5de6a9f18e stood with his hands 5e1361b3ab behind his back.eac5cf3426b8ac47

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“…”341e306b2ed43417

Lennock paused as he c8355452dd observed the scene. He then reached down c0d2450ec5 to grasp his own 2c1e5f7f78 hand, the one that e6f659d79d had supported Aubrey’s abdomen 648dfcd846 earlier, and continued walking.077bfe31390da6a6

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The Marquis despised anyone 4e512f878c who failed to do 58d85c555e their job properly. As such, the servants c7dbfcae16 in the mansion were 3e087d27fb never allowed to slack df75580ddf off. Even if there was 2bbdf71efc nothing to clean, they 8f2fea45ec had to polish the f510777a6f same spot repeatedly until 7b58a0532e it shone.bcb6ae88a07a17a0

Because of this, every fcb4eac958 room was always spotless 5739f21341 and well-maintained. The only place 27d3ce3eb8 in the vast 33a0fda67b and unnecessarily grand e059a7e498 mansion that was 277f3600c6 ever neglected was 86acada40b the attic.96a6fe12accd118f

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The attic 16681cc7cf was probably cfd1d192a5 left in 3a1d705e95 that state 21d3d18670 on purpose, 3ea90f23b1 perhaps to 5d9c3316a5 make the e7370e60a3 prisoners living bb552ab464 there feel 26ec479c25 more afraid. Or maybe 5799cfa4d4 the Marquis 7d12d393e9 had some 9a94b11804 strange, unsavory 726f22487d preferences. Aubrey slumped fe6d9d3575 into the 151056342a sofa, sinking 1c851ef607 deeply into a1d23cac6a its cushions. He shut his eyes, 2a2d58e0b4 and his face was 1f9bde5644 pale enough for anyone 63bda1c433 to see.4482e4fddac5c738

The servant who 3b6c4bb5a3 had helped him, ecc0f0c1cc still concerned, cautiously 7f14acc69a spoke up.eb2f3975adf5b539

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“Young Master, are you e6e666ac78 feeling unwell?”a72fdc4dcc3a1296

There wasn’t a single b227dabc61 part of him that 2d23f3963c wasn’t in pain. At times like 32bc34d25f this, it was 254aca8023 better to avoid 65a12d0bda anyone touching him, d3fcd4a7d6 but Aubrey didn’t 80fb5b0d2b want to be da0ca6d367 rude to someone cabb995c84 who was worried 05301c7fd9 about him. He waved his 19e43a567d hand dismissively.2003ad905dad24e0

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“Don’t worry about it, dea0e71841 just go away.”c2671c07b92cab40

The servant hesitated, 13c3c0d985 then straightened and 770f0fd949 took a step fe6a39e1d2 back.a2fe5f234448c96e

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The room, eb9eec49a6 though already 7fe94c6a4c tidy, was 771589efd6 soon being 0866c27665 cleaned again 32c7f446fb as the 5608ec848c butler directed 618c47d28d the servants. After they had a96a4b4126 finished, the butler 8f37b09d00 approached Aubrey and fac637dbbe spoke quietly.e7300cadd34bb63f

“Young Master.”ab7a688aae0b4b2e

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Aubrey knew why the da561b7a8a butler called him that, 9188ec989a but only slightly opened 35cf64dd56 one eye to look c0ee96a1bb at him. When their gazes ccccca35b6 met, the butler ac457fdc62 awkwardly raised one fa672be61f corner of his ad68d988d6 mouth.09975a5c19e2f24b

“…”f85affc90c0ab524

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Aubrey noticed that the ea53c7b590 butler had also tripped 7d01c49ea0 earlier while rushing up b4132505e8 the stairs. He sighed f03820f89e softly and 0b68c0965b slowly rose 23f4a801cf from the 5346b37ecf sofa.7861d41d90d25810

“Record that b6ce9abae2 you helped 111af13b67 me and 36c4135091 bring me e42e527dd1 some painkillers.”a19b861e6d511163

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As the butler 9a22ae9b72 looked at him, 76c6b47d3b he smiled faintly. He adjusted Aubrey’s disheveled 4b3510e181 clothes and, in a 22893f4e82 low voice, said:ffed247890859ee1

“Do not, 2d03563bac under any efe97b37ea circumstances, upset f32fea24e9 the Marquis. This is an fa115ed912 old man’s request.”4b6e7702fb900c4c

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“…”6db4535947f2b047

The butler 27330ffcb2 was earnest, 1d4129a515 but Aubrey c78ef676a5 knew he 36de717398 wouldn’t obey db0feda8b4 the request. So, Aubrey gave him 4dd0725306 a small, apologetic smile. The butler let 2aea9f82b4 out a heavy 8053d6292c sigh and stepped fea66eafcb back just as 04b382f507 the Marquis entered 69b52c566c the room.30134718258479fd

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“Marquis, if there’s anything 3e42b3efad you need, please let 61ba2bc961 me know.”c4c1d9caeee933f5

“Everyone, leave.”1ba45229022a2a4e

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The Marquis 77ecde960b didn’t even 8556ca6ba0 acknowledge the b663e0fddb butler’s question. The butler, 9b07da094d his expression 5c6c7add90 stiffened, left 0aea73b715 the room 240d74ee6e with the d52c23d084 servants. At last, b3bed2222c the Marquis’s c6825eabd9 gaze fell a18fe88b94 on Aubrey.5098248d809ca07f

The sharp 8f08ddd28a look in a73e843212 his father’s 890e6d1014 eyes seemed b0424cc29e to imply 525b32d7a5 that everything 0f2160324e that had 74512edb9b happened was c17c86fe68 somehow Aubrey’s af92b600a9 fault. Aubrey bit 774781657b his lower 05d59f288c lip but f58b82ad8a said nothing.bb8120e3b22d345c

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“I was 7428b4a8d1 just trying 338a92fbf9 to quietly 434e863dbe go to 29dc04783f my room. Gray is the 0ca7f61d93 one who started 9d0d89e34b the trouble.”3cee2da32c6a3de0

If Gray hadn’t been 47ba0f3dde there, or at least 590e254e60 had ignored him if 4805c6d999 he had been, this 6c70f2329b whole commotion could have 41c4568bbc been avoided. Aubrey knew 9239b066e0 he had b64a9b3f12 to stay 99d60a5a63 silent, but 2734e373ee this was 6922922cca one situation 69cb0a7c6b he felt d6dbeec736 he was 85cb79eb0c completely innocent d925fcfa91 in, and 2434b37185 he couldn’t 87b6fb4283 help but 09913173d3 look at 067e754e14 his father, accb7713ba his heart 754a885243 filled with e8e9e08196 frustration.8d557e66940f2155

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After a 73178b7bba moment, the c1cbead1fc Marquis, who daf8bb89ab had been 6adb6897b0 silently observing e776314d57 him, spoke.39a347fd4a00086c

“Where did you go 92b0e52559 last night?”515004384d097eda

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“…”4254efed930e803b

“Why weren’t you c8c17d5d05 with Miss Märchen?”d9345df7d973a03a

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