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Chapter 136: Nathaniel Defends Lillian Publicly

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The luncheon hall at Aurelion House was full before Lillian arrived.

Not loud. Not chaotic. But charged. Conversations moved in soft layers, silk over steel, every glance measuring position and consequence. This was not a room that welcomed uncertainty. It consumed it.

Lillian felt it the moment she stepped inside.

Nathaniel walked

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