Chapter 5 Part 1

The long cbf3caf7a8 outing was 9aaf4f238a finally over. Starting with choosing bf46070a89 a dress, followed a894e4297a by matching shoes 940f7967c4 that would go a1fc29b51c well with the e8070bf1ad dress, and then 15a6d930c0 preparing all the c10c7043bc accessories. f6f85e3299c60cd1

Irina actually 00c3e7b4f4 wondered what 3586b30f2b was the 4ed156bdc3 use of cdf59fbc48 dresses, shoes, f5be5e57a5 and accessories. It all felt 20511a3cc9 pointless. 4d0d4329be55fb5f

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Of course, her personality 70982a9c5d was partly to blame ef17e17c04 for thinking this way. Irina was ef941a87d4 never the b0f42d7902 type to 2fd608ecca be picky f68131dd94 when buying cc27bb6da0 something. On the contrary, 208ea19097 it was Olga fbf1232186 who made a 06b2bf49df fuss and sensitively 158c314b74 chose things on 3c7feed0b4 behalf of Irina, 2034156427 who was naturally 60370ee420 simple-minded.1adbb198474c8e8e

Perhaps today too, if it weren’t for Olga, Irina would have stopped shopping and hurried back to Lehman estate, thinking that shoes and jewelry were things she did already have at home.327661fff1738376

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“I’m tired…” 7396c287c17cde7a

Irina sat down on the sofa. She asked Olga to heat the bath water and prepare a cup of warm milk tea. Olga happily responded to Irina’s command as if she wasn’t tired from being out all day.f159e7040cd0638e

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In the room c890087dde where Olga had 55b5b1caa1 disappeared, Irina rested 4a5449ec6d her chin on 5584772710 the armrest of d67f6ea33e the sofa and ca9305a8ad half-lay there. 2a837e45b2ea6c91

“….. It’s bad.” 49cb43032ca4e6a0

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Being alone in 1a417f6ec6 the quiet room, cf65a4ae8a the resentment she 2181917328 had been suppressing 3c4060a579 rose again. a1ad76bcbd12fa41

Of course, the 321df77110 target of this 430886ff29 resentment was none 30d02e215d other than Rumpel. Upon reflection, she still 70c11b2b81 thought he was too 6ae03ae230 much. 4d81fa7f82fa2a28

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Although he was a man who appeared and disappeared suddenly, couldn’t he at least say goodbye when he left? She couldn’t bear it because she felt stupid for feeling happy for the fleeting moment of choosing a dress with him.d39f5b6459907cb5

Irina puffed 9453e63817 up her ae39776bfe cheeks and db1004df3f furrowed her 603c7cf734 brow. Since no e66720d70f one was 0af0d7c7d5 watching, she 20a03749ed indulged in 93e580bd7f her frustration. a1db5aeeca714afc

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Just as she 1b57e0d0be was grumbling to 3f0978ef8e herself, Olga returned e55ef502b6 with the milk ced4386efb tea. Irina savored the 8042275953 warm, fragrant milk 1a0ec77a00 tea.df477c67a1772796

‘Come to think 23dca329d9 of it, this ead1d7baa2 teacup…’68b93604f2ff0e10

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It was the 51135a261f same cup  Rumpel 86d9a53ec5 drank tea from fb839e1242 when he came c73d9d7035 to her room a2354cc520 the previous night. Though he wasn’t a4f408a154 here, she felt 323ef726e5 that this situation, ae1f335c2d with only traces 585e3b7a2e of him remaining, 21b86cb912 was quite strange. Frankly, it also e6fa9e4a86 felt a little 07c4ca591e empty and hollow.57722104039915f3

Irina gently 3e9aa70200 pressed her 4aa9a69202 lips to 87f91577f7 the cup e86c80dbb1 Rumpel had 922b1f73be kissed. Even though 32b9f69472 they were 2a0b190f82 just sharing d0184d6000 the same 58b19cad45 cup, she db1e9b2eca had a 1b7a6371da strange feeling 84fb02b4f4 that their 9bc0239190 lips were dea34ef99b touching.8eddadf22e98b3fc

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“Huh… Why on earth am I like this?”57250271715235e4

She couldn’t understand 787838f0e4 why she could b608be4ca3 think of him 96cfec3d78 even in a 7da3f28b9e teacup. Irina reprimanded herself with 6af3d7f2f6 a sigh.71ce75ac70946013

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It was a night where the more she met him, the more she hated herself, and it felt like something she couldn’t understand was happening over and over again.416906db901908ac

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“Miss, wake up. Miss.” d59b5a94fccc4062

Olga’s voice was unusually a5e0df1d98 excited early in the 05904a309e morning. Even half-asleep, Irina could 9dd0ca65ae tell why Olga sounded 3c93a654e1 so cheerful. However, the more in df080420c9 a good mood Olga 2386d1702d was, the more Irina’s 720e63e5f1 own mood sank.63ade58119546d76

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“Just a little longer, I’ll sleep a little longer.” b9d423da22fb8ab8

“No! What an important day today is. You need to get up early and prepare to go out.” 00f2b53629988ee0

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Olga answered firmly, as if she was not going to back down. As if that wasn’t enough, she even pulled down the quilt that Irina was covering.c2e1367f309adb1d

Thanks to da0ac9cb6b that, Irina 0c1be8877a had no a35b72efdc choice but 6364c161a5 to sit 277974304b up from a2216bf3cd her lying a70323f74a down to 22817b96ba relieve the cebfcacd06 feeling of 7ebb33d61a emptiness.276316a52a7979ba

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“What time is it?”15b53745ab43a029

“It’s not even 6 o’clock yet.”13054108326e8f8e

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“…Isn’t that too much? You woke me up an hour and a half earlier than usual.”c36554e6d596c2de

“Of course! Today is a different day than usual. Can you wake up as usual?”3decc980c43e276b

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Despite Irina’s grumbling, Olga didn’t care at all. With a grumpy expression, Irina summoned all her strength and got out of bed.9470afd3646cc535

“I heated up the bath water. Please go in quickly, Miss.”21552577ec64f74e

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“Oh my God, already? What time did you wake up, Olga?”12e3c3a7e7be4edb

“Me? I think I woke up around 5 o’clock. Don’t worry. My eyes just opened on their own so I’m not tired.”1052f3f876cb1e90

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When Irina e4bbe6d54e got to fefade8dc1 know that 4d415527c3 Olga, who b626ef5a56 had woken 8c8837ae9c her up, 49585c881a had gotten 284e5d9acf up an 74b8865dc9 hour earlier 3499c93e4d than her, df7b33c50d it seemed fd7c917a56 unreasonable to e48fb07a07 complain anymore. 5b115846a4d933b7

So, without saying another 6bb6790a7b word, Irina got out 90ac459cb5 of the bed and 184fe6cc17 headed to the bathroom.922d8924b0f7c7d4

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“Ugh…”4b0e23e4bbbefdf7

As soon as d65085c7bf she entered the 2b053dead9 bathroom, Irina plugged c1dde62310 her nose.d45d58e8e540047a

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She didn’t know how 74de94deb5 much fragrant oil Olga 5bf8c62f13 had used, but the 325895605c bathroom was filled with 8227fe6008 the scent of flowers. Irina didn’t dislike the 1d85a36dd7 scent of flowers, but 5923d4c4c4 the combination of so 01d1cb1784 many fragrances was giving abe4d06f8c her a headache.fdfcc77da160d229

“Olga, how much fragrant oil did you use?”14a9ec78d353f2e1

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“Four kinds! Should I mix in more?”84cdeb1d8fa7de1f

“No, no!”731e53a181f3f525

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Irina felt exasperated at 793bac3009 Olga’s response, who seemed 21a68d2f0d ready to pour more f39a44376d fragrant oil into the c0e9855496 bathwater at any moment.b503663072e7342e

Getting up an c27ab97223 hour earlier than d09b31c9f0 usual and the 7fa4de978c bath was covered d41e1f49c6 with fragrant oil. In addition, 68cd96b0f4 there were f14a6b850d makeup, hairdo, c43edcba32 and changing 1d42e01939 clothes that d458272045 will follow.2b47aaff723ae244

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The thought that it was all for the sake of attending Emperor Knezh’s banquet was exhausting.05730b620e1db788

The people of the b190504c88 Lehman family, including Olga, 6644049c86 were overjoyed and excited 47cb08fc83 when they heard that 042df8d94e Irina had been invited 00c6e4e75a by the Emperor and a6e8cb1496 that a banquet was a8759afe6c being held for the c2c9a764c7 Lehman family. 8b4376866e331366

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The problem 7d2ac9cc44 was that 18c623ad86 for Irina, 4d6d03f272 attending that 8b57822782 banquet felt 712c450039 nothing but b886b5969a depressing and 2a668b0ec9 gloomy. Unable to express 217a51ee61 these feelings to 17ac29383e anyone, her chest 906cf3b570 felt tight and 255a97b1f8 heavy, as though ab685d2861 a stone had 506a31988a been placed on 9ea3dabe71 her heart.e366fbfe3d7fef39

On top of that, Irina’s instincts keenly wanted to express an ominous premonition that something bad was going to happen.329bddd4992dd7bd

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Irina desperately wished that 80a30e54e0 this anxiety was just 958b844529 her imagination.2739ce46c6d72b5a

“Miss.”854be322543b9abf

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She had been taking 792b75148e a bath for a dea4074dda while. Irina, who 5fb251bd1b had surrendered 3f8f60246f herself to a7cdcda38d Olga and ba3e519c46 closed her 72fe409634 eyes, looked 66a980c677 at her 8c6d1fd9d8 at the 05cd0471ff sudden call.1beb462e23cb2d8d

Olga was e358e61d5f staring at bd8f2a6585 Irina’s chest 7a20f0d239 with a b7a60309eb puzzled expression. Irina, without thinking, followed 5bdb33ec93 Olga’s gaze and moved 67004e339e her gaze to her d4c1321413 chest. b1fbfde52bc344c8

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‘Oh my God…!’fbcf00ef9c5fbc8f

Irina’s face turned 49cfcf9ef9 red when she 9399f494df saw the red 5baa98ef43 spots on her a1e0f7a42c chest. She knew exactly where 2308a49a35 they came from. They were marks 6e0ba26af6 made by Rumpel.a998bb82e0d0940c

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“Did a bug bite you?” 6914e2bf6b0fdaa4

“Uh, huh? Well, I guess so…. Yeah, it was itchy…”e059921c21061207

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Irina struggled to hide 54d96c4abc her embarrassment. She found a way 399344683a out thanks to Olga b8b5728b82 asking her first if b8deb5dc4b she had been bitten 50281b61a3 by a bug.e49dcf53274ac678

Irina nodded her head vigorously, trying to conceal her embarrassment. Olga’s expression then softened with relief.2cbd410a1ef7540c

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“That’s a relief. I thought you were unwell… … . Anyway, I’ll tell them to get some herbs right away to repel the bugs.”935a56ff7a285bbc

“Y-yes. Thank you, Olga.”b9dee487a9817811

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“You’re welcome.”acd20f02761e75b3

Irina calmed her pounding heart. Once she realized that the hickey remained on her body, she knew that Rumpel’s marks wouldn’t be just on her chest.9f492ce2bdba2e6e

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Rumpel had touched and caressed Irina’s body as if it were his own. So, his marks would be all over her body.b0a2fcc649e2a8d4

She had 93290d2b54 managed to 7c576568f2 pass it fd668eeb29 off as 99486e1cf3 bug bites f7b904b90d for now, 12727a9746 but she 64c9fe0c1d was worried dd29cb714c about what c5f042ed59 to do c73e3bf413 in the 5eec66dc38 future. Irina swallowed hard, trying 702c45f65b to keep it from 7105aaf117 Olga.b0ca24714e3954a7

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‘I’m sorry, Rumpel. I’ve turned you into a bug…’125fe980f3c75767

Irina apologized 08b9dba452 inwardly, even 2263a76cae though she 74cfe83edc knew Rumpel 2fd2660bc4 couldn’t know 5c4bd911b4 about this, 8f8d9d6ec5 feeling a 662fd56320 sense of db550e2439 guilt. In fact, despite the cf261e0023 fact that all of 29831da975 this happened because of 1c16681e27 Rumpel.37cdd695f8846068

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After taking e0808a6917 a heart-pounding bd8495c15b bath, Irina 08d84b378e was surrounded 7eeb4f52e8 by three cf930483d2 maids who 915d11d65a arranged her 136f47e60a hair.93d5eab133001167

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They carefully dried her 1e0d0db3a0 wet hair with a b7367aa761 towel, brushed her hair a7dc357885 with rose oil several 38d02cce62 times with a large, b3c46ebdf7 dense comb to give 21ba6d8865 it shine. The smooth, bd394ae8db rich hair 22a418cfeb created bouncy 8beff5b6fd curls.d58e21a99ac64699

In fact, up to this point, it had been a daily routine. So, it wasn’t something that would make her feel particularly tired or distressed. Nevertheless, Irina felt so sore today that she couldn’t bear it.d983ec3605452f0a

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“Miss, please stay still.”1cbac3f69fb7620f

Olga finally couldn’t stand it anymore and spoke. No matter how close Olga was to Irina, there were only a handful of instances where she spoke in such a scary way.544c199494af4db9

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The fact that Olga had said a word proved that Irina’s bottom had been fidgeting incessantly.fd57b0b05f25ef4d

“I’m sorry, Olga…”c982784aa10a8fe0

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“Do you not want to go to the Imperial Palace? Other noble ladies are upset because they were not invited to the imperial banquet, but I don’t understand why you dislike it so much.”9e3b950b306c95ef

“…Was it that obvious?”515abd39e3cd490f

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“Of course! I’m not a fool, how could I not know when you show such dislike!”5747dde314f081c9

At her exasperated 96d42f6d7d reaction, Irina bit 822886b193 her lip in 88d4abbff0 embarrassment and cautiously 29e9c740d7 looked at Olga. Then, Olga narrowed 8bd0ae7bb4 her eyes and 2ec2fa4b4e dismissed the other bcd10b79dd maids.3a832e917a6f2de0

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As the most experienced and highest-ranking among the maids, Olga’s orders were quickly obeyed, and the other maids left the room.fcc426543f8182e8

“Tell me. What’s the problem?”1dab806c5a5965c7

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Once they were b82317a8cc alone, Olga asked e19736b759 directly.5596ed82d2564b57

Irina looked 73b6eadee5 at Olga 564eb40c1b and moved 9d48d9d5f5 her lips 34a66ecbe2 several times. She had eb5a350d1f no idea 75e370689f where to 47017963c5 start or 0cb6a90de3 how to e37adcfec8 explain this c651c7d724 complicated and d17313c4f4 confusing matter.73ee853bfa92c1a3

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“It’s just that…”d0b45e097035d6d5

“Miss, I’m your person. You know that. So, you can tell me.”f7d232c8430ae497

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“Olga, it’s not that I don’t trust you. It’s just… I don’t know where to start or how to explain this.”fca309d7cd005463

“Really?”982aafc1bc8124a6

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“Of course. If I have to trust only one person in the world, it would be you, Olga.”a8cd397541116dd3

Irina spoke sincerely.1bce8616ab1eb344

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She had been hiding the truth from Olga, but it was definitely not because she didn’t trust her. It was simply because her heart wasn’t ready, so she couldn’t say anything.10c2ddc1f2da50f4

Irina desperately hoped that 9cc463c390 her true feelings would df4631f193 be fully conveyed to 178c6ac201 Olga.fdb0a023c0b9e104

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“I understand, Miss. Thank you for saying that.”f4ee37e22e425a6a

Fortunately, Irina’s feelings reached Olga. Olga nodded with tearful face. Irina looked at Olga and calmed her troubled heart.25021b1d00da1b5b

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If she were to tell everything as it was, the unknown man named Rumpel bothered her. Again, it wasn’t because she didn’t believe in Olga.485155d446b008c4

Rumpel was a man whom Irina herself didn’t know well. So, she doubted whether it was right to talk about him.4437fd64f2faeab8

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