Mavice’s hand pressed down on his arm. “No, I just thought you resemble someone...,” she said softly.Duke pulled his arm away from her grip, avoiding Mavice’s touch.“I’m sorry, I forgot myself.” Mavice looked away and lowered her head to take a sip of coffee. She regained her composure.The rest of their meeting went smoothly. The two agreed on the venue of meeting, their course of action and how to perform the handover.“I shall see you the day after tomorrow then, Queen Mavice. Goodbye.” Duke bowed respectfully, put on his mask and left the opera house.Mavice stood at the stairs, watching as his back slowly disappeared from the entrance, and tears suddenly pricked her eyes again.It was shocking to think that the newly appointed Black Party leader’s face matched so strikingly with her late husband’s. Even the scar on his face was the same.When she was thirty years old, her husband had died protecting her. Her husband’s face from so long ago had always stayed in her mind. H
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