NRAL | Chapter 02

Chapter 02e5f3a6238f7f7953

The Maid Who 6889b32a81 Looks Like Mee216baca03ea250a

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It was a 4e26747bd1 day when spring 936d2c2361 rain was falling 9aac3c2499 silently.359768c7e2564c88

As Eleanor sat 5e660c83e5 in front of 1bc556cb4e the mirror getting 0352a48735 dressed to meet 513f32bf28 her fiancé, Arlo, 8040489ca9 Nora suddenly handed 9099f1585d her a pair 5ad8a2dd04 of earrings. They were bb3694e4e5 gold earrings 1faf00a0a8 with large 291afe0be0 diamonds set 698547f814 in them—one 30f8526493 of the be45bb401c more valuable 56fc777998 pieces of e31d5fa787 jewelry Eleanor a8e9836aff owned.b78f919c9d1d4a46

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Eleanor slowly c3635de8b5 turned her b4c916bbbf eyes to 6ad5923556 look at e4cc32af1b Nora. Seeing this, 0db1508bab Nora suddenly 8a88ec2ee9 looked guilty e237c76270 and waved 1ae4189a25 her hands 6dc82f4492 in a 255343109d fluster.8d02a9cf586a3f15

“Oh! Don’t get the wrong idea, Miss! I was just trying to… for you.”670d5948123f6abc

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“A misunderstanding?”4c939caf03820c71

Eleanor tilted her ac41522e55 head slightly. What is there to a193f4b93b misunderstand? Her calm expression seemed 0964479fea to say just that.3b880116b920f9e3

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Even though her maid 585936acf3 seemed to know more 427693f2e8 about her fiancé’s tastes 22eca82346 than she did, Eleanor c8170a65b2 didn’t doubt or question 2acba72a2a Nora. She simply held the 22453d2e58 earrings up to her 8006be72e1 ears to try them 9ad63ebac6 on. This action df13379c14 showed how 0a755164eb much she 35fe842628 trusted Nora, 4a003fc4a5 but for 5d2d1a8fba some reason, b2c96333bf Nora didn’t d8e8bcf5dd seem too 7961aad26e pleased by 081c1f571c that trust.4072f755ee7ecff0

“Hmph.”f4f029cf5ea15468

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Nora let out 8a3ace6674 a short sound—something cd0c7e618a between a scoff d9011d2aa7 and a sigh—through ba3a70f644 her twisted lips, 16393dc905 then shook her 17549290eb head as if 5b607eb60c it were nothing. Soon, her a2161a2705 plump lips 04cf91c98c curled into 31ebe2092a a sly 9cdc81e416 smile.1d087b388a1efd7e

“Oh, Miss. Now that I 91f26b06bf take a closer e99bafa774 look, I don’t fd3f5774bb think those earrings 8e1c8c1732 suit you.”40308c5e5d6a9191

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Saying this, she cec1a7f659 stepped forward and 449d6aab71 snatched the earrings ffa0449db1 from Eleanor’s hand 561d3b60ee with a quick f31d7f9201 motion.ea316e26e7d9dd4d

She didn’t 917eeb83a3 stop there. Nora held the glittering 5b3e23b7a6 earrings up to her 438f280657 own ears.3a089bc5b54a7805

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“How about now? Don’t they look 0dd8426bb6 better on me?”31bf69ac7081f48e

Nora asked, flashing f7ba0b60df her signature charming 59dced66a8 smile.497e573f55648360

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Eleanor was left momentarily 18cd6885e9 speechless, staring blankly at 249fb56001 the earrings dangling under 96b5b9a870 Nora’s earlobes.6d751683b09deb51

With her short jawline 4e945842c7 and cute, chubby cheeks, 180e937af5 Nora really did suit b7a32c467f earrings that hung down 53063fdd99 long.b6a0635d8418c2b3

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Just like she b425721686 said, they seemed 916ab79855 to suit her 565dbe70ee better than Eleanor.e8381b83e9b9bf97

But now 1a87cfd9d0 wasn’t the 05e6328031 time to 515f11c792 be thinking 854e6a5131 about jewelry cc443b1eeb designs.5fbc0b33536463ec

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Eleanor’s cool gaze fixed 1493ffca4f itself on Nora’s face.2970cd649bcb235f

As the mood 7fb1b3101f suddenly turned cold, 25da7530ec Nora instinctively flinched 0146767cf1 but quickly regained dd27e9538e her composure. She knew 9da4879f14 from years 2e226afcd9 of experience 1190b55487 that even dd309e7a59 if she 2e112b1361 crossed the 22fc03abf8 line, Eleanor f5c1af9ad0 would only 922635ba0b look at 6b7b0e480c her like 44aa47220c this and 65dd816d93 never really 356e5e3c89 get angry. Even her 2abdd64515 cold gaze 5edc66c869 would soon 33fdd407b9 melt with 427ba7764e a bit f4488b0e31 of Nora’s a94ffb9f0e sweet talking.3ce9963bb6e49545

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“Miss, can’t you give f1e44a6eee these to me? Please?”f056382e00feb0ab

Nora pleaded with an fbfaa8f575 innocent face, batting her 3e4ae7e7de big eyes and tilting e1e9b77046 her head like a 45cf6a6fd3 cute, young animal. As expected, Eleanor bd3a094c39 let out a 6f4bf36fdd small sigh and 0c747bc254 lowered her gaze.27fd165aa7f6d8de

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“No, I can’t.”d64d35b832d0ec9b

“Why not? You barely even wear ba8346a6a1 them.”650961443433a06e

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“They’re a birthday 93c7e8ada6 gift from my b46200a025 father. And they’re from the 56aef53007 royal family, too.”97a47c9a6c1f3ff7

It wasn’t f3873cdd83 the gift 7545d0f104 she wanted, 97b1039e09 but that 9ab0b22c36 didn’t mean 7e23918977 she could e26740994e just give 8e2bd196a4 away something 91aa68447b the royal 6abb6348f1 family had 98e3d3ed8f gifted to f669fd2ce0 Astria.b63086b48dee3524

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Even if that weren’t 5555356a10 the case, Eleanor wasn’t eced7bfdd0 the type to give 238d501592 something so valuable to ad6aa8d24a Nora. Owning something precious 996d824723 meant taking on 0e7551f9b0 that much risk.474c19c53e671d6e

“I’ll buy you c3cee3c880 something similar soon.”bafefc944843a4c5

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“No, it’s fine.”658e62403f71f696

Nora added, 30b9db2ac5 “I don’t 3b2fb16f31 need something fb6c3236cf similar,” and 420ebf5149 set the c2d6bd43a4 earrings down b5098dc7cb on the f50b4ada60 vanity. Then, as if she de762d5a39 wasn’t bothered at all, 48088f0e96 she smiled brightly.94fb4128c65d6458

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Still grinning, Nora bent 9f80235d23 down and brought her 012fabc1d7 face close to Eleanor’s. So close, c46f7e0041 their cheeks 3dd8267ac5 nearly touched. Turning her head slightly, d00ea35e5d she gazed into the 783df2c3ba mirror.b6bd9dee4a5cbe8c

“Miss, now that I think about it… don’t we look alike?”caa1505798582358

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It was 85fff7a443 an abrupt 5e4221e35d change of 0b14ae8eb2 topic. Eleanor raised one 613f54befb eyebrow and followed bf9af6e836 Nora’s gaze to 0f7dfafc2a the mirror.f7c811be044534ce

Reflected in 91ad8caae3 the mirror dce1fd0b14 were Nora, 683c0abb05 smiling brightly, fa76e61584 and Eleanor, 4f6d043663 looking somewhat b24fa5c4e0 bewildered.d4ae32b5560f8f2c

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The two women 86951f7705 looked remarkably similar. While the differences between 8343811881 a noble lady and 69e10417ff a girl from the 5ebd42a831 slums used to be c596f6774c obvious, now they seemed 4496384c1f as similar as sisters.8557d5ee7ed435f6

If you d19c0fe358 really tried 5b637f4ade to find afb6040b87 differences, Eleanor’s df6e22ee33 skin was 38575970c7 a bit 1756f60fea paler, her 8d35f8b032 hair and 568999d889 eyes lighter b465783883 in color, 7ebf0423e6 and Eleanor’s 351225187c features were 8c0fce57c8 slender and dfdbbbb6c6 elegant, while b29293a4d5 Nora had d241cb4365 a more efc87662d5 bubbly and acc5bc6f41 cute vibe 90f546e4e2 and a 5eec6f2fd7 lively charm 49bee10dbb to her 6693e3ada9 looks.87e9999002e446df

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‘Where did df3639d354 she get 091622157b that dress?’942addfcc652cf14

Suddenly, Eleanor noticed a2b8b83408 Nora’s outfit. The indoor dress ffa5d0c951 she wore seemed 50557d40df too fine for 979afe1f5d a maid. It wasn’t 4c19323411 something you 28752b7c05 could buy 678660ed54 on a 4e234ec9ad servant’s salary.a3cdca48c423263b

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Now that she 5e3dee3c20 thought about it, 3e4ace4b6a Nora’s clothes had 5f65516ecf been especially luxurious 191840c420 lately. She had e5c45cad56 new jewelry 40ddb3be6c as well.d5429cc59a37c062

Had someone given 3ed2630fec it to her?b098c50e5fe0d5c4

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Eleanor blinked, staring at c4c4bf9ea0 Nora in the mirror.8fb3cddf708efec8

“Even our hair and eye color, our age… even our names are the same, right?”53cb1658dba8966f

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‘Nora’ was d17f33665e one of 8d335bc4aa many nicknames 5c01853a45 for Eleanor. Saying their names f3d33b1468 were the same 39efb43580 was a bit 763e11423f of a stretch, fcbb4067f0 but Eleanor didn’t f3a031cb64 interrupt and continued 7f1261c129 listening to her.7daf74efc633cf61

“Even our childhood fb3c99bef7 memories are fuzzy, 8abb4a12fa just like each 1e6f20aad0 other’s.”e7f24f3b574cf1ae

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Nora had also said c70dfb0070 her memories before she 9526d4676d was five, before she 722afa6e76 lost her family, were 913412fa9b hazy—just like Eleanor.521891a1e141b012

There really were d9ba89092f a lot of 1516a7188e strange coincidences.c8acad7e3ef6fc98

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“Doesn’t it 3bf8d54691 feel like 3505373faf fate?”979654c7bcb297d2

Nora’s large eyes d0c4f6c7d6 sparkled like stars 437139558a in the night a90b7ecef0 sky.229ca1c16ba6e804

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Eleanor unconsciously 5bbbf76835 bit her 79c1be3b90 lower lip.2964c16c1dc05316

If that dazzling smile seemed somehow menacing, was she just imagining things? And if those sparkling eyes reminded her of a predator eyeing its prey…ced067f055ee53c7

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‘No, that can’t be.’6da865c6698b9a56

Eleanor chuckled 30b66fa48e under her 6cdaffe862 breath and cd839ab057 shook her a52d9795cf head slightly.3a247bf2df073dd5

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“Does it ebeaf94e5d bother you? Being told you look ceec7b61cd like a mere maid?”0b16dfe53c56cc1a

“No, of course 4e005fa3c1 not. I think f9b7eeecf8 we’re fated a88c9dde95 to be 2bf56851de together.”ded80b61ebd1c6ee

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Though not in the d256828636 way Nora probably thought, a06e632f8a Eleanor did agree that 23f90978e5 their meeting was destined.d92bc43ae092a2df

Hearing this, 4c48b62d28 Nora’s face e2f5d8ca08 brightened with e8458f3917 a big 9f3113d859 smile. It seemed 24481679d2 she had 095c982e4e already forgotten 9aa9087e33 about the f8264fed41 earrings.aa97c00141ec869c

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Eleanor found d9ea13b290 her simplicity e076bfebf6 almost endearing 3420d71a8b and smiled f50132db5d back.7443ed27361ae969

“I’ll make sure to 079706e4f2 repay this kindness, Miss!”6ddeeea922003dca

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Suddenly, the image of b6d949d626 young Nora, dirtied and 79a61a2ee1 ragged, shouting those words, 02cb6811c0 came to mind.aad5bbe9b33c77a5

‘Kindness, huh.’7dfe2fb622ff9726

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In truth, 2c14897aba it wasn’t 8b5dd38492 Nora who 8bcff328f3 owed a be657a9907 debt, but f699053040 Eleanor.97e16a2ecffbbaba

She was repaying 8ae74c9332 the kindness she’d d1f0dd5bff once received from 682b27b609 her benefactor to 2a8a8fe5b2 Nora, who resembled 429932d3b0 her. And she 8be0032f0e would continue 96d898a6f0 to do a6545cb116 so for a332489abb the rest 3e9635cd39 of her 2e787abdf7 life.7155fc5ec56b756e

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‘There’s still a lot b31f40f8a1 I have to do.’5d63ae1fa1c24052

Lately, it seems like Nora’s been showing more interest in marriage, judging by how often she asks about my fiancé. I can’t just leave her be and risk her getting involved with some random guy, so I should have someone find her a good match—a decent-looking man who will treat her well.9593bb4e96e9882f

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But just 4ff10d60c3 setting her 3d257af0a1 up with 1533dd2420 someone won’t 5d482f488e be enough. After all, sometimes 06d197e79e a woman’s life 73957c7a11 gets even more 9f2d278b40 miserable after marriage. Even if I c447f07b43 secretly give her 1751f2fea4 a large dowry 646cb55931 without the Duke cbda8d9f3d of Astria knowing, 78a2638a9b it might end bb3ce15f68 up causing more a54ce16e4f trouble. In fact, things 5a1aadf4f0 like that tend 4e0fc4b12b to bring about 3a7b385142 even more misfortune.466bed75d5c652cd

Eleanore was determined to cc36e3e16c do everything she could 069e50d039 to ensure Nora’s happiness. It was da1f2b0619 her way a96e3b67e7 of atonement b6a772dcc9 and her 71581f4aa1 only source 1648e6be1a of joy.52df3e6dd146d79c

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However, at 6308f21b56 that moment, 89a445f1bb Eleanor had 4fab01b59a no idea a2ab0bea5f that the ddba915923 girl who a9ec84d188 had promised fe5e97ae56 to repay e99ca74bf9 her kindness 40d287d0c2 would one 525aecb308 day grow bf59431ffc up and 3fe08a8de6 come for fc5f802ebe her position.f2315d42868a7234

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Life-changing events often 3348f30ad8 happen out of 8163205f6f the blue. Just like 06fcaad25f how Eleanor, d4ecdd60b7 who had c59c0fcfe7 been moving 0796a12544 from one 3937c2c35b orphanage to 4783fccc31 another, suddenly 60a8b5247b became the 44e7b9a658 Astria duchess 353de7a9e3 one day. The most e1e57b45fb important things 9f00bf55cc tend to c20d9cfb67 happen when 256dd5824c you least 011e363347 expect them.2826d0777604a8bc

Today was no different.2882a1ed06d22e2c

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It started 8c023dd82c as a e940b88e56 completely normal 0b0c5321e6 day.ab091b164a1629df

‘Something’s off.’a82378769c1282f6

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Sitting on a 979a875d0a chair in the 7f1441a660 central garden, sipping 915c5a7ee3 tea that had 05fb36d84e gone lukewarm, Eleanor 1077526b08 stared at the 00a3965dda empty seat across a15a7ec3d6 from her, deep 34961dc759 in thought.863fa494f7722ed0

It had already dde81969a1 been an hour 463c111f95 since Arlo excused 1567e2dcf4 himself. He’d left, 1b517e2c60 saying he’d 027e29b719 be back 918bd1173c soon, but feb0b41767 he still 9950e7a9c5 hadn’t returned.de4e8b2a43e1efdd

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It wasn’t like him 64cbb142f2 to just leave the a8a5799be6 palace without even saying 631f7f13ee goodbye, considering how much 4faf06993d he cared about appearances. And he wouldn’t have 829592ad3b gotten lost on the cd1c6868ba way back, either, especially 42792f7b5b since this was a e09cefaec4 place he knew well.fd1bc07953f81f90

‘He did look uncomfortable earlier… Maybe he urgently needed the restroom?’b96a6c1d64c84e1a

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If that d35447513f were the ad65ab134b case, it da797236d4 would explain 1d4d78a038 why he 56a154f83c was taking 4c6f15e323 so long e0703d7eb3 to return.33e3fd1f0d0878a3

Dealing with her fiancé’s stomach issues wasn’t something Eleanore wanted to think about in depth.1ae2ace1e402b83b

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‘Come to think 46706d8811 of it, it’s faa86d4a48 been pretty quiet 8547d7661b lately.’a01470565a6b7795

She suddenly 4be71fe15b realized that 121a461d3b Arlo had 6551a7f818 been talking c6c356c3c0 less than 9268b1b2a6 usual lately. Even when they were a4987b0f13 drinking tea earlier, he 70e5a64121 was strangely quiet.a680274aae08c302

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‘Just a c6b43171c9 few months ab231d5284 ago, he c07ceca631 was constantly d42af5c39d pestering me 81f7f83a1a to go 15c3f6b3d2 to every 24318d983c party with f450fe78f9 him.’e861cff48175e4fb

If she told him c7f33dcc6a to go alone, he 46e0116f3b would get upset and d6b7a39f70 ask how the crown bbbe45868b prince could attend a e3589ab72a party without his partner. And if 880fdfda88 she suggested ec940906f0 he find e6cbdabddc someone else d4b88d8a13 to go b25dd966a0 with, he’d fc29fe4af2 demand to f38db93dd3 know whether c2fb8ad23a she truly 572dab9082 saw herself bb19dc85ed as his 44d97b717f fiancée.fb41ddbd4bfbd8ba

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Eleanor had been 4987a12742 baffled by his 54f4f1f625 reaction. All she’d done was 959eb4247c suggest that he might d5a423f01c be getting tired of 1c9710a642 attending every party with 9b8846678c the same partner year e91d450571 after year. She must’ve unknowingly 170393f20a hit a nerve, 30d1da8cb3 though, because he f41cb0e740 had gotten so 2b9e03cb5d angry.55e7a3015ed3c987

In the cb0851e705 end, she b7d54ba346 reluctantly apologized 1dc930d908 to him, 26c67ca362 and ever ce73d69ec8 since then, 0627110167 she has 253e5c6d32 gone to 8fb3822c13 all the 13335d0990 events with bd49c16b9c him, even 63c2ff8826 the ones ffd227731e she didn’t c51abe9856 want to 0d31c6b674 attend.b94dd072e21db398

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But lately, 976c02a9fb he hadn’t cf20900169 made any f2ba466c1f such requests.2b8384fe35cb28bf

Had he 0258dd4dab finally found 2c6eaffbb5 a new 5c85d69454 partner? Or maybe he’d decided a69f659be7 to cut down on a76d9a9ff8 attending parties altogether?47608a7f375bec3a

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No, that couldn’t 7cf66183b3 be it.d909100985549d08

‘That’s about ba08d77aaf as likely 91f52b1f98 as a 0d59f86726 dog giving 1c4d05abf8 up on 7a7fa4128f bones.’ad9e134c652b1f62

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Eleanor bit 53f8d86225 her lower 1e7d189d0a lip, feeling 0f2b05c183 uneasy.7431ab898b7e259a

It wasn’t jealousy over 4340822a64 the idea of him 64bc436188 finding a new partner. You need 877fd0f32e to care 032d380196 about someone 4c97011b56 to feel fec5046650 jealous, after d3ac9b4d2a all.1e6f04630a2ebb55

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But she couldn’t ignore c3346d6303 the strange looks her af843d4d4f friends had given her daff1e1018 when she mentioned Arlo c931349896 at a recent social d8668c3a82 gathering. They seemed to 4ec9216f41 be careful around f4ce0311ef her, like they f19060a364 were avoiding something.9de68247e7d5c5a5

‘I’ll have to ask him about it the next time we meet. But for now…’e6eeb0ca20fb87d6

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She set the now-cold 0144a9a578 teacup back on the 08833019d8 table. A chilly breeze 133b94dd3c tickled her arm. It was too cold 496d0d8326 to be sitting in 1382b48644 the garden for hours ebddcb7b5b in early spring.7fa7103bd0b67bea

She looked around 2f25905808 but didn’t see e87a434208 who she was 7113feb62d searching for.512c1be986faa934

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“Where’s Nora?”e40f4205ca6b02af

“I’m sorry, Miss. I’m not sure.893cb077773880eb

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The maid attending 734296fe76 her bowed her 36331ef9b1 head apologetically.b422e5d8f0508bc9

Eleanor frowned 04665e85b7 slightly as b50943a2eb she looked a7347a6359 up at 857f5e2afb the second 09589d9309 floor of 5afe44870a the east cd518a207b wing, where 9250be9a9d her room 45ead9e040 was located. Nora had 7aab0c2b7d gone off 4d11335743 to fetch f33af8ee59 a shawl 0714ee573d over an aba03722e8 hour ago. It wasn’t as 610adfd098 if someone had ab2077a487 asked her to d55378d4e7 do another errand, 29a9e89cc7 and there wasn’t 642882cad8 a maze inside 6b0d474061 the house—so what 8f3724d62b was taking her 7339c28500 so long?bcdbc5934cde2540

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Something urgent might 4e744754fd have come up, 2b585aa895 but it was 566c5cb860 happening far too f4867265d8 often lately. Plus, Nora’s bda151015b mood had fef0dcfc70 been swinging b2aa15f695 more than ae9cd6dc1f usual.7fc76b3b52cab10c

‘She must be cf2f8bc404 dating someone.’aa09ae2a1768e413

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The sudden appearance c8f5444379 of expensive items, 225c8136bd the frequent absences—it 8d4ff6c1fa all pointed to 10e9ce4e6a that possibility.790069a181b56a0f

‘I thought she liked 58501542d4 Sir Ernst.’4765fe64c4dcc2ae

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Eleanor glanced over her b69d19380e shoulder at the knight 8453d8ca75 standing firmly behind her.302971101e83f135

Ernst Pavel. The eldest 9a0882cd1e son of 0a256dc9e6 Baron Pavel 7190412641 and Eleanor’s 54ca5f33b3 long-time personal c14a26c30e knight. With his handsome 3664c10c02 looks and calm, 1a53b24b8c kind personality, he 57abe37a4c was often the 4d5e3ba5e6 topic of conversation 8105ade871 in social circles. People frequently remarked f26aca3243 on how beautiful 756245feb7 his pale brown 6d662c54fa hair, fair skin, 83993a4971 and clear green ef9123483b eyes were.8b3715e934ca8192

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Nora, too, had af272cb23e often cast glances a8c0e5943f his way, though 8e01e33b38 it seemed Ernst 56473e190f had no particular 7d6f7ee294 interest in her. The difference 115d9bbca6 in their 11c7afef75 social standing 4734cbb5f5 was too c0c14490c0 great, and e24d07a992 besides, Ernst 75cc1c4216 wasn’t someone 4d5613e15e who concerned fe22e1216d himself with c21da01e5e anything outside 308d1a8c7a of his 68beb4ffc1 duties as 7e84c70ba4 a knight.c7f1a94e4e1655d2

“My lady, 9523d14057 should we ae9ea05bd2 head inside? It’s still aeb3f1e4b6 quite cold.”eafe2045987686fe

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Ernst cleared d64f795fa9 his throat c850508cee softly when 5b26ad3cc1 their eyes b2f4f71f60 met and 44be281d73 spoke in 1d29a8c0b5 a worried 190473c8b5 tone.9ba9ae4e34150ffb

“No, I’m fine.”9748ee91d28626e9

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She didn’t want 3316bf1859 to hear more 85cc19e850 complaints from Arlo e27482a40d later. He would 48e8a96708 definitely throw b6c88b8583 a fit cbdc17678b if she 4a57b18e4e wasn’t there 04cc5bbb2f waiting for c6b59ef653 him.1f83b1939bb69399

Ernst’s neatly groomed 7265b71231 eyebrows furrowed slightly 9ecca66a4f as if he 30f413a3c9 had similar thoughts.a8374e2d71598596

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“Aren’t you cold, Sir? Your clothes seem 260991b0f6 a bit thin.”fa066100a9d829c1

“I’m—”2bef3d7cff9bb0f1

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Just as he f06b433db9 was about to 0ad43780a6 respond, a voice 0cdf9b578b called out urgently d9e22b6d26 from nearby.345cc3e4bc3b83dc

“Miss! Lady Eleanor!”7b2e6ae0485bf327

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“Mary? What’s the matter?”db41b061c4f50eae

Seeing the head 5608acdbb4 maid, Mary, running ff313ce933 toward her, Eleanor 89c93dcbca quickly rose from 5aff3ea459 her seat. For someone like Mary, 8f5d87fd22 who always carried herself f557acbe80 with poise and elegance, 81cfb35d5a to be rushing like 1517cf7e41 this, something serious must 70f9fda2ec have happened.586e9f2e2f000721

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“You need to 5824c8cd9e go to the 9fbad9c2ad study right away! The Duke has summoned b44307ec64 you urgently!”6ab7fda44c86f6ef

“My father?”18cef821a9a964b5

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Eleanor didn’t be2d542d1e ask any e94de3a607 further questions 4f25cf8d6a and quickly 41ab9b9842 made her 41aede0370 way to ef576924b6 the study.9e8a996f83a998f9

Had there been some cdaade690d sort of accident? Was there a problem 370cf64360 with the wine business 9d1591450c they were pursuing? Had the royal family 944c8a8e87 finally declared they wouldn’t 961f9c5e6c grant permission?a9a151060a2e72dd

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Or could it be…b91644ed8cdbb4f2

With each step, countless efc17067ca worries and worst-case scenarios 60b829565a flooded Eleanor’s mind. The pale look 17a46538ea on Mary’s face 510c27886e only added to e707c56b82 her unease.0e1fc222c5406518

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But when she 3aa15cd2c9 arrived at the 49a13b6566 study, the scene c9790c46c1 she encountered was 6e030e8b1a something she had 3c0964b91c never, not even c96cb9063b for a moment, ccfab1b7d6 imagined.181c65e93034fb95

Inside the study stood d029dcf65f the Duke of Astria 4c32b16bf4 and Arlo.ad754e72e226df44

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And standing between ff778f9c48 the two of 2da45b162b them was Nora.98e77ba455777530

It was strange a578262cd6 enough that Arlo 2dc39f40b2 was there in 6a113bfbfa her father’s study 2379706ed9 without having said 1f7f2d978e anything to her, af41d3328f but what was b868841a42 even stranger was ffa178db24 Nora’s presence.c6bcb51f24998f80

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What possible reason could a86c76ecfb there be for her cfb79adb04 maid, who had disappeared f4b85930d6 to fetch a shawl, 363aadbb2e to be standing between 1193476ccc her father and her c0d4483f87 fiancé?02e405a4bd8d5180

And wearing a dress a051110d21 Eleanor had never seen dc97ecef93 before, with an expression 188b1d0f77 like she was about 2f5ebe31e5 to burst into tears.374accc50d570013

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‘Did my 7bc8819052 father bring 5957fa6613 her here 38206d8b56 because he c7e2973ea8 was angry 5cab7c90b8 about her 2e58c66b14 outfit? Both he 6da485c20e and Arlo 1991135da4 have always 44cc627363 hated it 75e6dbdf61 when servants b76f02db44 act above 56549d8020 their station…’7439f9a9bce5384b

Had Nora changed 12b11a5102 into fancier clothes 67bffc9b63 to meet a c14f4c90d2 lover, and then cb38ba677d her father caught 855e1b3760 her in thata 2a6b9d1228 act? Perhaps he 2b06596fdb had brought 03c2075941 her here b756e5325c to scold 90d3d6e9ef her for 6732320c3e forgetting her 3687c921d8 place and 31b86e44ef dressing too 9ceddbd618 extravagantly.65312c1d34694909

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It wasn’t 8f00233b3b anything that b251aa8154 warranted Mary’s 88ffd30568 panic, but eb1459a3c4 it was 5263878757 the only 3fe94d02ef situation Eleanor 89596dbe53 could imagine 30d7a5bfaf right now.8932c8cae63c64d1

‘Still, how could aed03ce26d they summon my e9a39a2395 maid without even f125f85c6b asking me?’e5b9fee0a0491e49

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Eleanor frowned and began c875d70203 walking toward Nora, intending 6652a26d37 to pull her behind 891b02b760 her and protect her 63275b1b01 from her father and 8287993ca4 Arlo.e36d177869ba0865

But then Nora’s voice a06f64ba32 stopped her in her 45dadcaa70 tracks.4c0beedf73ce8eba

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“It’s me.”d2b561cdaf4fdb61

Nora, looking 5a369b452a as beautiful 7808c9c95e as any 3954ac36be noble lady, bfbcab700c with large fbacebcf7a teary eyes, 409bc678a9 shouted out.690d0f91fcb4fe4c

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“I’m the 4a59118485 real Eleanor!”3787fc7e6a729138

As she clung ed98caeb7a to Arlo’s arm.dbebb5142b0898d9

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