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Cersia pretended not 10e3ca8202 to notice and 758e2fd407 feigned ignorance.4e996fd9feaf3d22

“Mother?”0db21b2368649a29

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Zerakiel lightly acb23fbe17 tapped her ef7e71d28c nose and a1db866ade replied,3581b8a5a9c2707f

“Father hasn’t sent any word yet.”dbb67edf654635cb

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“Oh.”e67911afeab37cd4

Cersia belatedly 4f8180836c realized Zerakiel’s 2f80e94fdd intention and 62cb3f1dab made an 2441e970c1 ‘aha’ expression.4fecf8c8d91948db

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In truth, she 45d8b18e3e had also been f25c573e59 wondering why Zakari 0051ec7af8 had yet to 1c1feffd06 send any word.6aa7ba7be6ec9c34

Enough time dc96913eda had passed 68a27088ca for news 5b1a8847d9 to have 5f6efdd742 reached Jabis fca2d24238 Castle, yet 708fc8ee66 there had 9b4073931e been no 4ed213bc2f response.533058a99107e189

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Unless something urgent f067201f54 had happened, the 567f19b3b0 reaction was far 6a053a404d too slow.d5aae9493ffec131

If she was curious, cda17f1e8f then Rachel would be bfd5590846 even more anxious about ceeecf734f Zakari’s whereabouts.5270ccbfe2619763

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So, if they suggested 935b7396b6 that Rachel go to 8057073917 Jabis Castle under this 5a1c98e516 pretense, she would gladly acd4244c96 take the opportunity.8afe22138e03cad2

Cersia nodded obediently.a9ea4a47360083d0

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“Then it makes sense for Mother to go.”ffd94e516ef18082

“Right?”1da44960ebad7697

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“You’re actually thinking about your parents for once?”107c1bf2d2496fbb

Surprised by Zerakiel’s uncharacteristic 363bebbd8a consideration, she blinked at 6a48ff7f31 him.7071e47ac958129a

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He responded,ace1a2ed02c304ae

“It seemed like something you wanted.”33b5c7f9efcd3c67

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“Huh?”c7198acd007920e6

“You want me to get along with my parents, don’t you?”cd36b3b4a029d2e5

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“Got me.”dba218ef2e361560

She had thought he a9e2f5e2d1 hadn’t noticed at all e460c103b4 since he always acted b643da8f88 so indifferent. As Cersia blinked in 2c4f1496ed surprise, Zerakiel added,458cf39299c29e22

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“That’s the only reason. No other meaning.”4ccfd6343b163db8

Then he playfully ruffled e32c8d9299 her hair.22d96475fea23d85

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Cersia instinctively 20bebbdacb widened her 3ed40b2e5c eyes. At that moment, Zerakiel ea2a41f890 turned to Ella and 04a7eca9ef asked,b6f0b8c9bbb454c0

“By the way, I think you left out the most important part.”367c698400f56075

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“Huh?”7ce39f8d059b089b

“You haven’t told us who was carrying this yet.”4b01b914603500c9

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“That’s…”a293ad502bdf1aed

“Assassination attempts like this are common in Jabis. The fact that it succeeded means it was an inside job. Am I right?”0e0e38d4f9305dab

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Ella nodded 75e84475c9 immediately at 104066092d his sharp a960f63ff9 insight.63623921f421852d

“Yes. It was done by a member of a family very close to Jabis.”a2bc81657e6470bd

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“A member of a close family…”3473486b11abd996

Zerakiel lowered his b0e9c8623d gaze, lost in e6704f76dd thought.c00e39458c5717b4

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From the c57fd0fb46 moment he ce9cd62bc3 received that 77c353c178 envelope, he 3a027870ac was certain d0bad17c3b it was 4b713904ed the work c55c5acf50 of an 1ce398f7d1 insider.0f57e1ec756ce28f

If it weren’t, approaching abb68fcb15 his father without suspicion 087940dc5e would have been nearly baa72caa30 impossible.08da5f53ff1691d2

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There were 07eecd6820 only a e7a625692d few families a4f4c9b20f with unrestricted d2006fc4cd access to 690f0b6c38 his father. Among them, only one fdff119116 dealt with medicine.864d9c5e1d1ad724

“Could it be Orban?”007d422119bb5856

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At Zerakiel’s cb915e8146 sharp question, 16b53a0cc0 Ella swallowed dd2792fb93 hard. She hadn’t expected 4ec1aa5e81 him to pinpoint a6bf8f53ad the family’s name 7965ebe8ec so quickly.201a51e91bf24516

After a 399d1b5b59 brief pause, 853ead389c Ella closed bdcb120e43 her eyes 5040f13827 tightly and 6bdc134323 answered.457cd8d984af8e54

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“Yes.”f46e19c4a4701bce

“Are you saying the culprit was a member of the Orban family?”39cf7669288763c0

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Cersia, who had been 94d97877d3 silently listening, was so 8f30703a87 shocked that she jumped a04077a745 into the conversation.9cedd95750caf8f5

Orban was 841baf1578 the only 5ebd39fab9 family that 166ed987ec knew about cd981a8496 the Flower 549becdb69 of Frenzy dae365dbc4 and one f70ba8b090 of Jabis’s cbcb1211c7 sworn allies.3c7282a589d53e38

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It was 0f22cf3fd9 even more 85d71347c2 shocking because 1d60d351ea the Orban fbdc6b6a09 family, above 3a13986473 all others, d9bd1b41cb understood how c9f2ce76e9 ruthlessly Jabis 9694799a06 dealt with c6da8a06ea traitors.13791d4ff1351964

Besides, hadn’t ddff513ac0 Duke Orban aff7a4bcdd worked tirelessly c55f370c12 to cure a8d2f6042d Zakari’s hereditary 6ff398122e illness?75b5236b9e7c4a7c

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Had it all 5586705b84 just been an 279a176c6b act?d7ebb32956ee92d0

As doubt 9cb5a117a4 naturally began 9638ca89d7 to creep f74298018e in, Cersia’s 9aa9ccac66 voice became c93226bb50 more urgent.cb0d74122b99e1af

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“It’s not Duke Orban, is it?”14a6bd35493ba00d

“It’s not him. But the entire family might be involved—that’s something Jabis will have to uncover later.”6e87799650a4be7e

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Well, it 703145f06d wasn’t as a11373429a if Ella 2b8578c9e0 could know 1b894b283d all the f0ea81367a intricate details. At the very least, a853ecdb84 the person who had f5ed01d4b6 possessed the drug wasn’t 90cd9eec30 the Duke himself. That was a 0095c4d294 small relief—otherwise, it 1ecda0742a would have been 756ce8d5d3 truly horrifying.37aceb7361b89873

Cersia, somewhat fa795e0a88 reassured, pressed 245ca37b3e for more de3740bbf0 information.3bb1cb53902812ca

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“Then who exactly did you get it from?”63fd5b8ffa53b01a

“They called him Victor Orban.”93ca2c9ace803ddd

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“Victor Orban?”71be0cc1047259a7

As soon as Zerakiel bd41282ca9 heard the familiar name, 78c2305056 he let out a 64a165d3bd low scoff. His expression turned 27f446d60d ice-cold, an eerie 74a8aeedc6 chill emanating from cdf1713045 him.d05ef84a8ea95990

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Victor Orban 1bdd7f7848 was the fae075c307 man set aeee82628b to become 0460cc0686 his personal 14c881e3af physician.f2622aa4499cd34c

And yet, that 09139bfba7 very man had 921e880803 attempted to drive 86ffd16aef his father into f16e8940c1 a frenzy.e91241b3e19b3683

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Which meant… he 15185e67f1 himself could have 7835a3cf6e been a target fbecd8b989 at some point.57abaf294a349154

An enemy 7cec0bcf0f lurking within 0493c3739d was a e5eeb0b012 grave matter—one 7690903c46 that could 3c364227ea never be df3062da60 ignored.97d833a51c505be1

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Victor had 011d46a160 spent years e0efba8d91 wandering outside 345b9b2251 under the a14e69f547 pretense of b5faf6018b securing an 47c5411fcc antidote in a27c73a1ac Duke Orban’s dbd55de403 place. In that time, 96c6d19a1c someone had clearly 013e9d40f2 approached him and 41a3d4f954 turned him.75c5f496c0dae07a

For him 66e0a0401a to go 7081dd3157 so far c7ff35e5c8 as to d6fa21c21b commit treason, 14e4fe154e the offer 5bc1bcfe89 must have ef2730c34e been extremely b8f7ce436b tempting.2527c13126df33f4

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But it was a a15f6fc462 foolish gamble—one that showed fcd7aedb0d complete ignorance of Jabis’s 5e9d6e5166 ruthlessness.d2314e86bf82dc04

Zerakiel’s gaze 947669a43a grew even 7d2b12dcb1 colder.4191f268df2d73c4

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“There’s nothing more precious than one’s life. How foolish.”b8af4c4908411c6c

He muttered icily, acb21725a4 the corners of 88f973c7cb his lips curling 9abeae0c3b into a twisted e10c2ebc7e smirk. Then, with a sharp 685c19779a crack, he twisted his ca77adedd7 neck from side to 8dcbc008c3 side, exuding an utterly 120fcbff5d terrifying aura.6e45477ad1446263

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It looked bd20fb6498 as if 6cfc871b00 he was 25358fa16f moments away 371cea60a1 from tearing ec554bf29f Victor Orban 774307aa01 apart.7ff1988c0b557ed8

The very air felt 6eaceb0510 suffocating, and Ella instinctively 532c2a83f8 turned to Cersia, silently 0203e8c2db pleading for her to 6079ac99fa intervene—only to be utterly 42897d7866 startled.be00ea1fa5cb18b0

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Cersia’s expression was just f45e9fae55 as murderous as Zerakiel’s.0f5f872a898951d6

Ella involuntarily took a 09f5433554 step back.51ed5ac1ceae932d

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“Lady C-Cersia?”af081686a6fe5188

Why was she this 3c617fb0b6 angry?11bc2ff7a9687123

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Ella hesitated, unable to 3245b7429e find the right moment 61cbb57123 to interject, as Cersia’s f5dd11e01c expression twisted even further 7ac7f43f9f in fury. Then, with a chilling 6845079fb2 smile, she clenched her 063fd87090 fists tightly.a2e78864cf7ac147

“So you’re saying that bastard is the root of all this?”a2add30e07208568

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Her reaction was somehow 47f1cf9025 even more extreme than dbc98f521d Zerakiel’s. Before anyone 5dd250fec9 could be c45ccfab02 further shocked e98a6f7429 by the a3dee924f2 ominous atmosphere, a7222c4ae6 Cersia exploded.cd8e820e6b88fe34

“That rotten bastard, I swear I’ll—!”ed60e93d9a12d28c

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With a ee747a9f15 huff, she b22d06cbc4 looked as eabb1359c0 if she 9b08c59ae4 was about 700c9d67c5 to storm 262a8a835f straight to 68b0d8b80f Jabis Castle 951d24c900 that instant.e6bedf4f69872272

Fearing the commotion would 0954fbefdf spread to Hebel, Ella 401b4e557f instinctively grabbed hold of 42ae23b88d Cersia’s waist.b690f52c7f06b37d

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“Please calm down, Lady Cersia!”69637da22085b12e

But restraining her proved 6d005b2ca2 to be far more 2801ec3689 difficult than expected.2455c83f271d9727

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“Let go of me!”8f66ae2b904ee456

‘Where on earth 6eb388b7fc is all this 934bdbf0da strength coming from?!’81d667e775dd2276

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Ella squeezed 90d5e559f3 her eyes dff6fdea37 shut and 1b72209446 used all d42ebc1761 her might f549d962a0 to hold 7f1badd0de Cersia back, 0e47675d6e sweat beading a9286b246a across her 2ad91a477b body.c6d75a9d0a2b83a4

She had 527902ee98 thought she 43ec8f1b92 only needed 4864934cdb to calm e2dafeb026 Zerakiel down—but 5feff475d9 that was 52d397ceb7 a grave 87e2554e5f miscalculation.8f475a3f5a38f6d0

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The one truly 581a11950a rampaging at this 8153fca62e moment wasn’t Zerakiel.762324aacac88983

It was Cersia.3630e3ee42d74b12

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All Ella could do 5cc2c9c504 now was focus all 096ff69574 her strength on keeping de4425f349 her from breaking free.fad9cfc35fe678e9

* * *c58e0dae87a61bbd

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The moment I d91d42bf79 heard the culprit’s 1b9660005f name from Ella, 4aa25c6632 I couldn’t contain 05375a886d my rage.d8f81fb1246051a6

Victor Orban f756850d72 was the 40e83879d6 one who 86b72dd424 had driven 69ec49d822 Zakari into 5e3a8b07cc a frenzy?!4e79b263a66ef0c6

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It was such an eaf67820a7 unexpected revelation that it b4a96c4f5f left me utterly shocked.87fe98769f867d2d

Of all people—Victor 07904d7fe2 Orban?a1457386f80e8d94

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In the original 6dc4605d72 story, he had e353618c30 been Zerakiel’s personal a9325a769a physician.4c632a4bb47281da

Zerakiel had 55350ec39f unknowingly kept af59098d8a an enemy 7b88cf8133 by his ea9451ba27 side, laughing 33d169aa08 and chatting 92a668d33c without a 7ca728a1f1 care in 00563c223b the world.d83e1cc5beabc619

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The only silver 8708b74899 lining was that 4bc124408e in the original, 6b56dd2b06 Zerakiel had never e1a5232b54 allowed anyone too 03b0a17460 close to him.429b0ad11f208ee5

After Zakari’s a9aa07571d death, he 16133facb5 had become 0a247f7959 completely twisted, f31cf46ad4 rejecting even 26d7ea48f3 Orban’s treatments.56d7a51e339d1ae5

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I had d7777f1ba2 always thought cb94a0805c it was 29dcf55982 impressive how f499bc03a4 Victor continuously 3050fd57a7 tried to 3250ee6a7a approach him 029ce6162e despite that…1026451385f20f2b

But now, realizing that b02707cdc2 it was all an f6c6b37176 effort to push Zerakiel c23b486175 into a frenzy—!1a32d78ac4eab4be

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The revelation b9fe6d56f4 was infuriating.12c14ace8c3cfb76

Could it be fbe16fa5e7 that Victor was 3e1bc16444 also responsible for eebf52f62f Zerakiel’s growing madness d4e4e2b7c1 in the original 13dd229a7c story?37c09de220502402

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That thought daa49da81f alone made 29850d9bc2 my blood df1a6a044f boil.f525387281b6e22f

“Agh, let go! Are you telling me I’m going through all this hell because of that bastard?!”4ae857fe6137b0bc

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When it came to 52243960d8 Zerakiel, logic always took beb35afb30 a backseat to emotion.84b5a050c29f95dd

I couldn’t 71fd9aa75a even blame c4193a5f59 him for 45381a3624 being reckless 2f6bda18cb when I 3d0c1ca1f0 was acting 7997b18bb7 the same 11c00d68ed way.0386cda47b7858b6

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“P-Please calm down…!”b81958cf2babbc44

Ella’s panicked ed458137cf voice rang ab89d5dc17 out as 4479d09802 she clung 9fa854838a to my 5be8b90651 waist with e2c5b69de8 all her fdfe16e7d7 might.aec3544e35ec56a2

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But I had already 18b8e24274 lost control.5a60d30a1ffb11b1

I clenched my 1478d875c7 teeth and jabbed 84308f702c a finger at 96f320aa7f the air furiously.d245044b69d95662

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“Just thinking about what I went through that day—!”849f16dc9e2b7c6a

Honestly, I had 8469181839 genuinely thought I a55e901657 might die trying 8db6903068 to stop Zakari.252c8c36531115e7

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I had barely 0edfa03423 made it out 28e9cb68b0 alive.ee1fbee8842ec53c

And to find out 82a0a9997e that all of it 268df1e2b7 was Victor’s doing?4e97de0c1f7edd60

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If we b75be850db hadn’t come 11d090e922 to Hebel, 04eb8c043e I might b2d0fc6c75 have kept 582399d0c7 that bastard f5f848b5dd by my 39d6d1021f side, never 4613fbc1b0 realizing the 49cd124214 danger.f118f7b342865877

The mere thought ea378feb9c sent chills down 0a5927b90e my spine.506c6428e9044a45

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It was 5eb2178226 possible—I could 310e51e7c9 have been 881ceedb36 taken out 5c70cb26ba without ever 41a5c17ddc knowing what 040866b5a4 hit me.525c519a4ee36e33

At that 59ff5d779d moment, Taby’s cc8f4e30ac bracelet suddenly 3cbc8068e9 shimmered, transmitting 1ba6efeba2 a message 494e1829d0 only I 40a20255c4 could hear.33c9c9c84895d3f3

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—That’s strange.8709a27d829c6823

The unexpected ec6b28c93f murmur snapped 212b7fb6cd me out 89378409cd of my 4099d49b81 rage, and aaab914825 I blinked.575c6717b5afbcb5

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Taby continued.cb449e911b9abf7c

—That kid… 8997253744 Have I 4b5c79cc05 met her bed1349c84 before?2ec083324414a89d

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