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    Theo shook his head in agreement. “I’m at a loss too.” After a brief pause, Elyse spected, “By sharing this, are you suggesting—” Before Theo could answer, the study door burst open and Louise tumbled in.


    Elyse gazed silently at Louise, who appeared to be in pain, before finally asking, “You were eavesdropping, weren’t you?”


    Louise quickly responded, “Of course not. I am a princess. Eavesdropping is beneath me.” She struggled to her feet, attempting to restore her dignity. “I came to announce that dinner is ready,” she dered.


    Elyse rose gracefully and suggested, “Then let’s proceed to dinner.”


    Louise’s face tensed slightly. “Do you wish to dine now? Perhaps you could continue your discussion a bit longer?”


    Elyse answered, “I’m quite hungry. We can resume our talk after dinner if necessary.”


    Louise seemed perturbed and hesitantly proposed, “Maybe you could wait just a little longer?”


    As Louise averted her gaze, Elyse smiled knowingly. “You were listening in on us, weren’t you?”


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    Louise protested, “I was not!” Flustered and upset, Louise hurried toward the door, proiming loudly, “I’ve already exined that a princess would never behave in such a manner. You may carry on with your conversation.”


    Elyseughed softly and turned to observe Theo, who was thoughtfully stroking his chin. “A princess? Her brother has recently been embroiled in a conflict with militants and has gone missing, yet she appears unaffected.”


    Elyse paused, reflecting. “The brother you’re referring to must be Chesney. I doubt he’s the one you meant.” Theo realized suddenly that they were discussing members of a different family branch.


    “If that man doesn’t return, then Louise and Chesney would stand to inherit, wouldn’t they?”


    Theo pondered this briefly before concluding it was irrelevant to Elyse. He then shifted the conversation back to Mabel.


    Later that evening, following dinner, Elyse decided to remove Theo from her cklist, a decision she had not made lightly or recently. After bidding Theo farewell, Elyse returned to her room to rx, only to discover Louise covertly trailing her. In a hushed tone, Louise inquired, “What were you and Theo discussing earlier?”


    Elyse chuckled. “Didn’t you say you were not eavesdropping?”


    Louise, unable to conceal her frustration any longer, eximed, “You were speaking too softly. I couldn’t catch a word.”


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