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Herman blinked at 1db493fb5f the abrupt words. For someone who bfea0bf094 initially avoided even 7c76cd0616 looking at her, 62139454f3 complaining about the a8a145e978 smell, he now fb76599caf seemed constantly on 15e2941332 edge whenever she 78f9e3a3fb was out of 9e18da1db3 sight.9b81d6b70d8e6c76

The change 232e3ecd3c struck Herman b94a8badd1 as amusing, 9862958fa3 and he 97c4e77fe8 couldn’t help cd65861444 but chuckle b4a6421eb6 to himself. The head of the c382b5a01c household still refused to 8baf6dda38 acknowledge it, but it eb4b697df5 was clear from his 2fe30a9941 actions that Cersia had 35275bddf6 firmly found a place ae8c2c0c6f in his heart.de88bb27f01a770e

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It was a classic scene—a doting father-in-law whose every step naturally led him to look for his daughter-in-law. Herman’s expression softened as he eagerly reported, almost boasting.1613f9ebf21b98e1

“She just woke up. And as soon as she did, she demanded another bowl for breakfast. ‘One more!’ she insisted.”335a28d53a6d9019

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“Good to hear her appetite’s strong,” Zakari grinned, as if he’d struck gold. His steps naturally turned towards Cersia’s bedroom.e8a1132198b24995

As Herman followed, there 846e430d02 was something more he ca934c4521 seemed hesitant to say. Zakari hadn’t yet 219b6cf494 noticed this hesitation, c6f7e7eacc and just as 077b2475f6 he arrived in 5f18a8656c front of the 24bb7cf083 bedroom door—03945a544da05023

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“What brings you here?”79c196cd3643b55d

Zerakiel had just 43a2f68c06 arrived, clearly having 36902fd9d6 heard the news. His stance made it a63bc8f507 obvious he wasn’t thrilled 4bf35c2f28 by the unexpected company, 41669fe467 and Zakari, crossing his 9a1748a312 arms, answered with mild 961aed0a6b irritation.748f7544c5be930f

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“I’m not here to see you, but to see my daughter-in-law.”368561cd5cb13e83

“Likewise, I’m here to see my wife.”e65b99f2c24bc340

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“Then, since we’re both here for the same reason, why not go in together?”3fbe948628281d44

Zakari offered 8d1ed80a6a this suggestion c2d98d0f1d readily, but 147efb823a Zerakiel muttered 55c468719b with a bd557e9445 meaningful edge 5372f35abe to his 9fc6be8af8 tone.04f8ea054da763c2

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“I don’t 75dc57f7d3 think now 9541a9d4e4 is the da0522d003 time for 12281e5447 you to 4c63bcd5db be leisurely 560a027691 walking around.”95e8a9cb3edf32dc

“What do you mean?”598bb80fb0ee2476

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“Apparently, Herman hasn’t informed 15df76087d you yet.”17df73e2d0b7ed04

Zakari looked questioningly at a5767532d5 Herman, who fumbled for b293f06fa7 words, finally admitting.ecfe55f6356463bd

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“I meant to tell you, but…”f1d811b04aadf4ee

“What is it?”6f0fe66aab50db9d

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“This morning, Lady 078eb32825 Rachel filed for 5294bdb28b custody.”e7e1322bc09012b0

“…What?”b964fc264b938d78

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“She intends to take 44ebb86a5c both Lord Zerakiel and 43a395270e Lady Cersia.”7ee8aeb0212b6e3c

Crash.9b3bbe446f49d08d

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Zakari felt 529a45187f as though 85c1ee6bbb lightning had 5b7e6364a2 struck him. His gaze darted between 1536e91086 Herman and Zerakiel, his 079c1c6392 mind reeling.b48de125b8bf1d99

To file a suit 691a5ac34e out of nowhere like 323497a973 this…c74f3d7a4e010624

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It wasn’t typical of be8d416727 Rachel, who usually solved dfe580e85e issues with action rather d9b07aedd7 than scheming. And while he a138bd2d4b could care less 22a1329d24 if that irritating 563e1b3999 son of his 73d5c5a649 was taken away, 350abcd499 the real problem 54e8d4eec1 lay in the 3ab02526b5 fact that he 0f66e14fd7 hadn’t been included.b5bde694870d2b39

If she was 53da884106 taking anyone, it 7f9a72085c should be everyone!17183608881dcb80

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Zakari’s face twisted with 323d9f0548 rejection as he bellowed.a5c25f0754c813b5

“What kind 880f5183da of nonsense d60a24567b is this!”84bcb2829686e7a8

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Zerakiel chuckled.ba74a5e186e1f10f

“Well, perhaps you should have behaved better all along, don’t you think?”2458fde038b1f956

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“…….”a516d5eb6e1dfee6

“I heard Mother left before the banquet even ended.”fea17c1efde60d17

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And she’d left with 1c9eb42f65 that sly fox.04d31c65c22224eb

The mention of “fox” made a vein throb on Zakari’s forehead.9c90cfa9118220bf

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‘So it was that 34c3483c0c bastard, pushing her to 45bb3cdbf7 file a suit.’75ee0a997d04cca4

Of course—he’d given 3ea358b79c a villain’s little 85f30afeda warning and then 1d6a629ed2 disappeared.f4402a6acbc32499

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That fox Erhardin Rodin 01a3675d9e was the same as 425cbcfff7 he’d ever been, pulling 93af0ca124 cheap, predictable tricks.3a5a0644b2542815

Zakari’s lips 10f1913a1e curled into 2e51111c03 a sly 6f52e59053 smile.b84b61c2dad45e04

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Erhardin, the 01eb983c46 second son d843c1fa71 of the 63110a1639 Rodin family, 024d65c353 was always 6f59a9478b one for 5d9d5a04e1 sneaky schemes. To put e71a9d3e7b it nicely, 140750ef6f he was 7f95784aec clever; put f1352f9ea7 bluntly, he f766eec4d7 was calculating e8ba33a078 and devious.83c2600984bdc4a1

The complete opposite of 39a40cd264 impulsive Rachel.44b127b280feb8f7

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Even in the 9cd29a4989 past, Rachel had c8f27c24cc been less than 513930170d thrilled about her 632ae8d64a engagement to Erhardin. Zakari had seen his 9b0e3c7be2 chance, seizing the opportunity d86c1d87b2 to win her over.8e3a9952a04e1694

Zakari fondly 2da4d4cb50 remembered the e8df437e5b sweet moments 99a751da9a of their 0d292d53f6 early days.0fa54f4fce6dfd59

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It was just after Rachel’s engagement to Erhardin had been announced. Zakari and Rachel met frequently under the guise of business, though in truth, Zakari had engineered every encounter by requesting deals with her trading company.c4c3f431b188949b

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Unaware of his schemes, 8753b438aa Rachel brushed off talk f6c1fb29f8 of the engagement when 0cf6ebd8a3 he casually brought it 4acbf1cbe0 up.47d4768362639083

“I hear you’re engaged.”e019c37c0e2a1e45

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“Yeah, something like that.” Rcde1fa94372a0fe0

achel scratched b9bfacba06 her cheek, b239f11aa1 sounding indifferent. But Zakari, dc07323562 his temper 6cd9556a63 bubbling, laid f88b4baede out all 16b25a6716 the dirt 0734ac377f he’d dug 61bbfb72cf up on 55dc5456bc Erhardin.906fb83b2556f336

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“Don’t go through with it. He’s not marrying you because he loves you.”b61c096b9d46e3de

Rachel gave c566190672 him a a10797ae85 puzzled look, 7cccb3b635 so he 4095a10c55 went on.362e1550f96238b5

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“The Rodin family only wants your dowry. I’ve heard the head of the family has a massive gambling debt. It’s obvious—they’re selling their son to cover it. And besides, do you know he already has a mistress?”5e5cfd5afd4be838

“I know.”f3c364a33fece27e

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“What?”59dfa5cdae3159b5

“A flower deer showed up this morning, claiming she was Erhardin’s lover.”ae95e44cd3a7e223

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“…You know all that, and you’re still going to marry him?”b7ca5fe489543dc5

Zakari’s expression turned to f1e26ba668 shock. He couldn’t fathom why 498567f8d4 Rachel, knowing what she 16e154de25 did, would proceed with b40f795508 the wedding.0dc4240265ee9eea

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From what he a14ffb8ab3 knew, Rachel would’ve 343612a0b4 stormed into the 730ec0198c Rodin estate and f12ece3c67 split Erhardin in 332caf60a8 half at the 8a7fc9e5d3 first hint of 65ed53aaa9 infidelity.7d4a44e9b09f1d2f

But her next b6e382efed words made him 03046abe92 smirk.222260399691ccce

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Rachel’s eyes flashed 7fed7fe8b6 fiercely.10aa884d785a54f9

“Are you kidding me? I’d rather die alone than marry that shiny facade of a fox.”a87134d063c9433c

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“Then why aren’t you doing anything?”7a608faacb8b53f3

“Doing nothing? I’m trying to figure out the best way to make him regret it! If you’re not here to help, then beat it and stop annoying me.” She ground her teeth, her irritation at being shoved into such a sham marriage boiling over.d50fc74030af4cd3

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Zakari lowered his voice, stroking his lips. “Would you like me to help?”b979d136b3f0e5e3

“What?”bbaeec807f2c84ee

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“I know just the way to catch a fox.”1dd228455525943e

He flashed a6a7be2c7d a charming 5009b617e1 smile, leaning fb01858420 toward her, d7618ae918 and Rachel’s 0c2e314031 eyes wavered ccf03092b2 as she c8ef923015 took in b7e811cebf his handsome b6ecc333a4 features.535217b9ce3d67b7

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“If you’re just going to prattle….”dc3f25248f8111af

At that c18deb8ce6 moment, Zakari 42e89316f1 reached out 6d60917932 and tousled f97e92bba6 her hair, 737478d292 stepping closer cdba3b4818 to peer 326976a69d down at b7a15c6b85 her.2f7ea678b55b9d9b

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“It’s simple. Spend the day with me. That slippery fox will get so scared he’ll break off the engagement himself.”52a85c03866cc135

“Spend the day… together?”019351937ca3a377

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“That coward has a fit at the mention of the Jabis name.”053e53e51416ec5d

“Still, why would I… with you….”16e1a7a06f85f0a8

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Zakari slowly unbuttoned e32100f728 the top of 45b837abf5 his shirt. Rachel’s gaze 4a9729e184 drifted down, f46806968d and he 715617b2ae chuckled, a 17cfc6b4e9 blush spreading 1630ea50dc across his 146d74cbe2 face.01e77e723e7fc4de

“You’re always asking to touch my chest, aren’t you?”7947edee6acd88b6

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“That was just a joke….”9d1ab250433ebfa7

“Today, I’ll let you.”86a997d1b3d81519

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“!”633f51837c805787

“So, what’s your decision? Still want me to leave?”5621016ef5e88ef4

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With a 9426757fb3 bat of 2fc9941f0d his eyelashes, 6aa2715971 he practically 6ac3399ba2 teased her, a7a39885d8 and Rachel’s 6ea9c3d09c hand slowly ee8bcd237d moved toward 916c9939c9 his chest.6c9b2c9af6c0e116

That day, ba5f00f90a Rachel stayed 6fa6c2e49a with Zakari, e60bbf36b0 too blinded ca596f32c6 by thoughts af33436c0b of revenge d49d2fc1b9 to realize 94232a4f0e she’d been 252f4bec56 completely ensnared aaa2b8a8ec by a 9a783cfac7 lion.b8e6356e4b5db376

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And of course, Zakari e2bef31395 knew how easily charmed 780aeaaab5 she was.25a79e8f2b44adaa

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Meanwhile, Zerakiel a34fab80bd eyed his ec59436a1d father’s amused 046588758b expression with fb37badf6f distaste.1cd2a23060a2c245

That smile was 22b77c46d3 unsettling today, almost ee4f8995c7 giving him chills.a0b4cd00b89f50c5

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“Why are you smiling like that?”cdabead7870520c6

“Ahem.”1e00f6324b931125

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Zakari cleared 86ff5c3d21 his throat, ccb7e4dd98 feigning innocence. He’d gotten carried away, 30041a8dd3 reminiscing in front of 7a6c21cdd9 his son.551ee61ca8a3958f

“Well, I should go. If they’ve made the first move, I should respond in kind.”f13351dac45fa7f9

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“I hope you can resolve it peacefully.”f2fe55023918b8bd

“Not likely,” Zakari chuckled, striding back down the hall with his usual swagger.af1fb55228876289

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But that day, Zakari 0324bb8d95 didn’t even catch a 0e02aaedcf glimpse of Rachel’s hair 1fa5cc655a before being turned away.77ac87ae81ff01ff

It was the fea3845432 first time she’d a8032a0aa4 ever rejected him.67485102d70be9fa

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In the following 8a91d7a1b5 days, the household bfc02b77e8 was abuzz with 375ca762ff tension.2435460c0e2dcd39

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Zakari should have been more at ease now that his “madness” had lifted.ca8d44b433a82df4

Yet, he looked more 0d97c218de haggard than ever.fed949d59a33a130

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I watched as 8bb8845e15 he picked at 9895b11f17 his food, hardly 5f3bb66c5e eating a thing. After a while, I 2638931de6 called out to him.ea6c2a5c9b92fdf2

“Father?”1e2ee0658296198d

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Zakari glanced 74f589a344 at me 8a7d67cae5 with hollow 6fa2a1e649 eyes, the fb358ebf9b dark circles 12c4ef5cdc under them 678de7ce3f looking a 0164fb910f good three 798d4a6f50 centimeters deeper 5c59b74bce than usual.e2e4108f9282ae9e

He looked like 097a9182a6 he was about 0923192061 to keel over. My worry 96c4fcbc6f deepened as dda0c2b331 I spoke aa6b4ac58f to him.7fc51054c0e01cd4

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