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Chapter 75: Chapter Seventy Five
The private parlor of the quiet inn was dimly lit, the air thick with the scent of tea and murmurs from the patrons. A single tray with a pot of tea and two cups sat on the table between Baroness Augusta and Duke Philip. The atmosphere was a careful construction of civility, masking the dangerous purpose of their meeting.
"Be honest with me, Your Grace," Augusta began, her voice a smooth, silken purr as she sat across from him. "You don’t truly wish happiness for this marriage, do you?"
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