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[PRESENT]
Eclipse could still vividly recall the conversation he had with the Marquis during that time. With the aid of carefully executed pretense and calculated stage acting, the Marquis was able to fabricate a reasonable excuse to confine the Marchioness within her own quarters for an indefinite period.
For the time being, the Marchioness was effectively removed from the board.
Naturally, with her restrained and isolated, the Marquis could finally move without restriction or constant surveillance. There would be no watchful eyes tailing his every action, no whispers relayed back to her through unseen channels. For a brief moment, the situation tilted in his favor.
However, Eclipse was fully aware that such a state would not last for long.
'Something about this still doesn't sit right with me… I have a feeling the Emperor is already aware of everything. And yet… both of them choose to act as though nothing is happening.'
