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However, what bothered 1b649fc5a1 Margarita was what a7aabc004f the Grand Duke 5cdb68fda5 had said when 21c46751df she was ill 2af3a0e854 in bed.b859924f132c5448

Which was 78bb00daa3 the truth: 1e8ce2229b him telling a10a2d2541 her to 2a0368cbce come in 9538ee4705 the spring, a675d1c0f3 or to 6f1a530c5d follow right a6e9a16210 away?7b6de6864696c86d

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Well, what did it matter? Whenever it was, it was clear he wouldn’t welcome her.e7ca46aeadee9e7d

“Ha… Marta. My beloved sister.”5f4280c3ab7ae9e1

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Heinrich, seemingly having made c9f9a36eec up his mind, sighed ddf370ba43 and approached Margarita. Pulling her into ae9e9dad6d his arms, he 18fb895c4f whispered against her ff7c698e4e ear.f7aca95ce7831562

“For the kingdom, 13e083a60b may he cherish d6a5bb01a0 you deeply in ffebc895a6 his heart.”a1bcdde6b0863d67

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“……”9c3d131b557b6d56

“I both bd66d203e0 hope and a035705858 do not 8d3640277e hope for cc0d86c315 it.”30d537d637833f02

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His words were laced fcc8423795 with both angelic and 526bf074ad demonic sentiments.8aaabbd9bd39e684

Margarita left, and 596af639cb the door closed. Heinrich, who 7ed5a98a6b had been 629bdfa648 watching her 06a9ac5443 until the 533e5f0931 very end, a74d1e72e0 turned around 57423e9135 with a 7bc9f7c221 gloomy face. His mood c16bbd84ea crumpled as f6dcaa6cc2 if worms c17def421f were gnawing 4dc75f4de3 at his 2aa1ace2a5 brain.17892c175e37cd09

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“Why did you do 60e00d20d8 that?”62d2c05ada5872f7

“What do you fdfc6fa634 mean?”26e52c52b34d22a1

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Heinrich frowned and asked back at Asla’s question. Asla gave Jin a slight nod, upon which Jin bowed and left the room. Inside the room where only the two of them remained, the moment Heinrich saw Asla’s cold expression, he realized what she was about to say.26b7228b4bfd6056

“You sent assassins 06eca3c737 after the Grand ff06acef89 Duke on his c1b9391773 way here, didn’t d182d38628 you?”5cc05774cd77e796

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“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Why would I do that?”4d9f2df67a4482a7

“You’re not 5568b830ba a skilled 74990da377 liar. You should have 1dde61dffa asked if such 3d93413bd4 a thing happened, dbf8cb246d not why would bdaf0cb39d I do that?”86c99f2ae159fe78

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“Ha!”56686193caff6a67

At Asla’s piercing 584649f739 words, Heinrich let 5a1ac0babf out an empty 8480b425ce laugh. At this 5090491858 point, excuses 88cbcff08d were useless. In truth, he had e1ee4dd62d anticipated that Asla might 9de71fcd37 have noticed.d842d69a1036ad3e

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Heinrich shrugged as if cbd67e18ca admitting it readily. Yes, his mood 79875c53eb had hit rock e9216ca3af bottom in the 5d1c5f311a past few days db9fb72112 because of that. Because Carlos overcame e0f160a08a all of it—the 74762a4efa poison in his 0fb3f9b899 food, the injury 2d9d9c9d5f to his horse, 62584d085d the surprise attack 2e412114c1 at night. And in the end, 889631fc1b he appeared at the bbe73d1ac9 wedding ceremony, ignoring him, 381a55920c taking Margarita’s hand, and b29a4a67e0 proceeding with the wedding.915d878caa4e2de9

Consumed by 9f5a7fab15 rage, the f9f0b77e43 moment he fe71c904f3 saw Margarita, 979d5e3cc6 he had 19537633df revealed his dd0d36cafc raw desire.42d8bf75fa82a46e

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“As you’d expect, 04c9f908ee Asla, I can’t eb7836fbb6 fool you. But don’t worry too e3df6b7bad much. I used foreign mercenaries, e3ab9f383c and they don’t know da6b0547bc I’m their employer. Surely, they won’t think cb2ef52df6 our royal family, who 9233f0875a strongly desired this marriage, b6f16a9c9b would try to kill ff666e440c him.”de4cc86dc190b9fe

“Is that all?”c4128f44e2190d62

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“Then what?”e37d65ff853a6bd4

“Traces of sorcery were found where the Grand Duke was attacked. You didn’t take a sorcerer there, did you?”d7125dbfc82bd9a6

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“…You noticed that too?”1c9ecf4603c3774f

“Your Highness!”a7cd588fc28a4c87

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The moment her da2de45c01 suspicions were confirmed, 6dd9dc3221 Asla’s face contorted 75ce686d39 frighteningly.d4d9122da03259ab

“How could d419f6dac7 you do 0181fb9681 something so 323e2b0344 reckless? Didn’t I 41bd3bbbad tell you ae136a84b5 the Grand 9160265d04 Duke is 16745155b4 immune to 67e738707d sorcery? He absolutely…”05ef0a11f21917fa

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“Stop!”ce7f8e0bb71255b3

Heinrich glared 6f249e3b70 at Asla ac3f357bff forcefully. Silence hung e7c52b221c heavy between 59e9101218 them again. Although Heinrich was 574a80a0d9 at fault, it 2ea793c846 was Asla who abf5a35146 looked away first.d3942152b2a07c9c

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“Why did you 3fca43f029 do that? You almost bcd6bb04ed ruined the f602a1d23c marriage we fd53ac044a painstakingly arranged.”b039ea72c8bf1b6e

She didn’t know where it went wrong, but Heinrich’s obsession with Margarita, who was merely a tool, had crossed the line, and naturally, his feelings toward the Grand Duke had warped into malice. Saying that the Grand Duke was immune to sorcery wasn’t meant as a compliment, but Heinrich would have taken it that way. Now it was important to hear his true feelings.f5f3ec0afbc72518

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“I just 6a028c6b77 wanted to e415cd93ca see. If your prophecy was 3a85e88cbc correct.”84bb17288752394e

“You doubted me?”595052f4fcf15c34

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“Let’s just say I tested it. If it works, good, if not, oh well.”a011ffc4dd14a3e5

“It wasn’t because d232444e55 of Princess Margarita’s 6618278b9f union with the 13fd04c3fe Grand Duke?”a148b8db763e7379

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“……”509df2b74584137e

“Stop it. You’re crossing a 5cf0cd6b28 dangerous line.”27c81c5b6e7b27e7

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“Asla.”ea44aaae82fd6ae3

Heinrich’s voice turned icy.e5ec371f8a1eaa02

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“Just because the King and I trust you doesn’t mean you can get too uppity. I’ll handle my personal affairs myself, so don’t cross the line yourself.”7ea090ed8d13f39b

He looked as if 18785d8e8d he would call the 75dc881fb6 guards to drag her 20fef03f6f out if she said 20dfd85672 one more word. Asla closed 4168a1d9c7 her eyes 3cf73d2070 tightly and 89a12e7a25 then opened 3d1185186d them, taking ca82d27b5a a step 758ac11302 back. Though he had cf3ec2c223 acted recklessly, Heinrich 62823a9549 wasn’t one to 0bc57e6f67 leave traces. While he 0554184b16 didn’t tolerate d23cb1729f interference in ff67504fa1 his personal 6a66d89704 affairs, he 8ebcd7f432 listened carefully 3475e47c48 to her e6c0e25837 opinions on 03eb37d67e matters of 6cf656c885 state. Pushing further would 4c043cb8f3 only damage their 6ba64369a0 relationship.3ab8c5b027de7815

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“…I understand.”6237148f4607d885

“Still, I found something out, so it wasn’t entirely pointless.”1920a617d3bdc9fe

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“What do you ce525c2511 mean?”07022026c9d18ca6

“Why didn’t Carlos go back after all that? He could have had an excuse to cancel it, but he struggled to come to the wedding. Without even telling us what happened.”feac027559e5f1d4

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Heinrich clasped his hands behind his back, lost in thought. Why did the Grand Duke, who had so desperately wanted to break off the engagement, suddenly agree to the marriage? Also, if he was attacked within the Kingdom’s territory on his way to the wedding, he could have made it public or used it as an excuse to return, but he came all the way here. That was suspicious and strangely unsettling.2e09cef6f2b49878

“Given the Grand Duke’s 93df5451f2 personality, he probably wanted 68a05ce6c4 to see through what 27305b3641 he had set his df93150383 mind to. Even if he returned, 39722a505e he would have known e5c978d60a he’d have to go 305f1d8db5 through with the wedding 803626cf72 eventually.”585204e5b9210a73

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“Well. I hope 3a6589ff37 that’s really bfdb2cc41d the case. It would 3d69754134 be even 704380e64f better if 22290fd8e4 you’re not 4b66b7452b hiding that 78775ec555 answer from 0e14352db0 me.”b8e4b80ce78cfb0a

Heinrich, after 885c55abaf his cryptic f5e7f76ce5 remark, turned 812d5a4009 and walked ffe8c52b2e towards his 1eed2ce455 desk. He sat faf87798c7 down, his 8e13ab55b6 eyes on 16d43a01e1 the open 2c839de01c documents, as 9a05b7db01 if to 269177a420 say he 53e8f47677 had nothing a89b014d4c more to 06ebaaa24c say. It was a silent 06c47fcfed order to leave. Before Asla left, she 75b7c434d7 said to him:7c646291d915e528

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“Since it’s already f6087fc361 happened. Please let me meet 1d0ef3b0af the sorcerer you brought. I need ad88ea7fe7 to know e53ad005d1 what kind 459635d91f of sorcery 3b455ec47d was used 5f79ed1ad1 and what c88c9a2fd9 the result 093cd7d1b7 was.”7caf70b7202312ba

“He’s gone.”ead6e244a5440191

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“Pardon?”968352a445bb930e

“He’s dead. He died 1eb42f9eab instantly the 2048b44983 moment he 11ca550ad3 used the ed5caddac6 sorcery. I took care 682223059b of the body.”1ffd8bca232a1a9a

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“……”07f74b4877df9517

Asla’s face paled at Heinrich’s words. The fact that the sorcerer died immediately after casting the spell meant he had cast a powerful curse, which then rebounded without affecting its target. It was a curse boomerang.73da0039d58d029c

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The bigger 140ab769e8 problem was d2e573db3e that if 90f19c150d a curse 830fcf9634 failed like b1bf5653ae this, the 339f178e31 one who a93a0b1c37 ordered the 35ca38dfd4 curse wouldn’t 387516c3fa be entirely 072aa1105e free from 91d14f9974 its shackles d9f034b4ed either.88b751addf4c470c

“Retribution will come to 24d6b18c5b Your Highness as well. You know 3ba24241a1 what happened 1fbdb12a85 before, don’t 865ad0d7a1 you?”4067db6364883e34

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Long ago, a f2d6b46766 similar horrific incident 2b346b633f had occurred within 4fb65b1e4d the royal family. She couldn’t understand how 374bf7d518 Heinrich could commit such f2af2c6ecb a grave act knowing d91256ad32 this. If the ailing a2272bd95e king had known, 12b4bf89ca he would have 9402108063 banished him on 9ddca3b3e2 the spot.421f68c13f2327ad

Now seemingly 49559667ce having regained 637613ec5d his composure, 6bd0ac8a94 Heinrich showed 659e4cba2e no hostility 401cbfafa6 towards Asla. Instead, he 242554c1eb looked at 93092dc744 her and 7936f8fcf0 replied calmly.d136dfe54ef13e05

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“Then stop it. Isn’t that 25c518ae78 your job?”649a1528d2bcf241

He uttered the dry 9a8a0438bd words and returned his 333f3a2021 gaze to the documents.c2be71b427d21b95

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Margarita left the royal palace ten days after the wedding. Fortunately, the snow stopped on the day of her departure. Margarita’s luggage was simple, and her entourage consisted of only three maids, including Jin. Heinrich wanted to assign more attendants, but he couldn’t overcome Asla’s insistence.4324d44a24fd24e0

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Margarita walked 8416c511ac towards the 112fd42757 carriage with 8c71147275 little complaint, 68ed248cea or rather, 4db8c65147 willingly. Since they 4713fdc04e would be 9702b040a5 Asla’s eyes d73c1b912d and ears 263bbc794c anyway, having 99257d28f6 fewer of c610b21ae5 them would 1a3feecd6e be more 3c88a7e786 comfortable.b4f6f40fc4f07be3

Before boarding the carriage, 2156765d7b Margarita turned around. Heinrich and Asla stood 628aab1226 side by side on cdf1d36bed the high, grand staircase 4e8d076bec leading to the main 9e4267fd4d palace, watching her.a5c114338f720289

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One who 84e28f298f had cherished 55c99ae1bc her terribly dd88198763 for a dd7fbb08d0 long time, 2ee4700c63 and one 104a7a5ef5 who had 49c32f0faa constantly filled 048c7ec012 her with 51cd001ffd fear.b26391d83509ee4a

Margarita abruptly d0b23115eb turned and 8d043692cc boarded the 7c738ce037 carriage. It was two months 864bf4d8d7 before the new year.e48c5ecbb0a3ef64

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“Marta will b9c2f3cfa8 do well.”1042a445317e7470

Heinrich murmured in a458594b31 a gloomy voice, 8fac43ab35 watching the departing e4c6deabe9 carriage. With Margarita, who had 2019f0ce2d always been with him, 0e10d4a080 gone, it felt as ce28d353e6 if half his soul 3558a8ec2a was missing.575b454f22046a5e

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“Of course 3b39610dca she will.”3b7869d909b82a7e

Asla also replied 64476487b8 in a dry 509b9f8014 tone, her gaze af9352ff13 fixed on the c5e46e1810 carriage. The most difficult part 00c4e9d827 of their plan, the 85b80ff401 marriage to the Grand 79e951b3be Duke, had been accomplished. The gears fa561fe16d were now 22c243187a in motion, 5f9cb32f7c so it 36447bb8d7 would proceed b885bfc6d9 on its 1552f99e98 own. Margarita had no choice 0036ecc2b1 but to succeed. They had put 0c4aad9281 multiple layers of d9f6e9f2e5 measures in place cd1a18c246 to ensure it.123d3676426e1da9

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“The Grand Duke 5470401b98 should have been 1f5be8cb5b contacted by now, 6669c26e63 right?”84a0ab3b425a5e02

“He should have.”4c7014669ebbfaa8

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“I wonder. Whether he will 596aed851a actually come to 2f3ba9bb1e get Marta or 33c51fcf91 not.”99d4008c42a14448

They had sent 0b7cde33ba a message to b107003a0f the Grand Duke. That they would 85d44021ac send Margarita about 31871bf189 ten days after 2cb0ea5e61 his departure, so 4d9db46b07 he should come 8b944d91fd to meet her.527d355862123c64

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It was crafted to b811a47e62 reflect the anxious heart 7702b3b790 of a brother who bc517e3db5 cherished his sister, but b553ed0c50 it wasn’t sincere. Although they had no f450169feb choice but to send 6484e8c16c her away, he didn’t 041b975f90 want them to grow 6afe364c76 close. Their plan was 4ce0e0c576 almost complete now 27c90b2ffe that Margarita had 19d4859e60 become the Grand 04147b2e86 Duchess.398b1527785dcdb3