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Chapter 710: The Toast

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last update 公開日: 2026-05-09 09:23:58

No one called for attention.

There was no tapping of glass, no raised voice cutting through the courtyard. The moment gathered itself the way the rest of the evening had. Gradually. Organically. People drifted closer together without realizing they were doing it.

Lillian noticed the shift first. Conversations slowed. Bodies angled inward. The sound of the city softened beyond

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    No one called for attention.There was no tapping of glass, no raised voice cutting through the courtyard. The moment gathered itself the way the rest of the evening had. Gradually. Organically. People drifted closer together without realizing they were doing it.Lillian noticed the shift first. Conversations slowed. Bodies angled inward. The sound of the city softened beyond the stone walls, as if Florentis Quarter itself understood when to listen.Lucas stood near the center without intending to.He looked mildly startled to find himself there.“I wasn’t planning to say anything,” he began, voice level, unamplified.That earned a few quiet smiles.

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