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Reina clenched her fist subtly.
There were no records—none—of the third young master's identity prior to his adoption into the Chevalier household. Yet here he stood, revealing a truth no document had ever recorded.
A name erased from history.
Until now.
"I-I apologize—" she began.
But once again, Eclipse waved it off with an easy, almost careless gesture, a faint snicker following his movement. "No need. You didn't mean it."
His demeanor shifted as quickly as it had hardened.
"Let's just forget about that. We have more important matters to handle, don't we?"
His voice returned to its usual nonchalant tone, as if the tension from moments before had never existed.
Then, without pause, he added, "Before we proceed… I believe we should take care of some unfinished business first."
The abrupt change in topic caught Reina slightly off guard, but she quickly composed herself, focusing once more on the situation at hand.
