Contrary to what one might expect, Hesper was not fuming with anger. On the contrary, she was surprisingly calm, perhaps more so than ever before. Compared to her previous reactions of resentment or misunderstanding towards Rickard's actions, she had now come to detest betrayal in any form.Once a person betrayed her trust, she would not hesitate to cut them off completely, for there would always be a next time."When I talked to Mr. Duval, he too had his doubts. However, the situation was urgent at the time, and if you had won the competition, Charles would have surely sensed something was wrong," Sylvie explained.Hearing Sylvie refer to Charlie, whom she had always addressed with great respect, by his name, Hesper could not help but feel a bit strange."You don't need to put in good words for him. I have my own considerations," she replied, lowering her gaze. "Since you've made your choice, I'll choose to believe in you. But I won't tolerate a second occurrence of an incident li
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