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Chapter 198 - Suspect [2]

Right now, I stood in front of the dressing room.

I had come here hoping to find Alice, but she wasn't inside. A maid told me she was with a noblewoman and Amelia.

The real reason I was here wasn't simple curiosity. I wanted to know what had caused the sudden shift in Alice's behavior. I had my suspicions, but no certainty—and certainty was something I needed.

That was when I heard her voice behind me.

"What are you doing here?"

I turned. Alice stood a few steps away, Amelia beside her. Her tone was cold—sharper than ice, the same as when we'd first met.

"I came as I pleased," I said, trying to sound casual. "You told me to handle things myself, didn't you? After all, I am your exclusive servant."

Alice's gaze didn't soften. She did not allow my familiar boldness this time.

"So it seems. Perhaps my command was too ambiguous. Then let me make it clear: for my birthday, you are stripped of your exclusive servant rights."

In other words—get lost.

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