NRAL | Chapter 03

Chapter 03 984611217cd307a1

I’m the Real Eleanor0424ecc9419760da

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Nora gently f961e88b4d held onto 119b1e208d Arlo’s arm.902662767a2caeee

To be more precise, she wasn’t exactly linking arms with him but rather leaning on his arm to support herself.92638edec9595f0c

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Her frail cf14d48029 body trembled 034ac7f423 as if 30cf7ad1fa even standing b7b4b45d3e was too bd0fbbde2a much for 02b7cd5f6e her, and 71615edee5 Arlo, being ed207be19c the gentleman, 24923c46e6 offered his f22fc6290f arm to 81a2462b1d keep her 46e8c34c1f from falling.e58e80ecd418a7ce

Eleanor watched in silence.f93a4c489c32631b

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‘What… did she just say?’b17a60a01eb090ad

She was usually e4dfccc3e7 quick to understand 910cd9175d things and always 8effbd20ec praised for her e994aa36e1 sharp mind wherever b676e73a34 she went. But in 8439f5e202 this moment, 1f2537c35a she found cb4ba5c292 herself slow 2a08d6748b to grasp ce1d5711bc the situation.d3d4698bcb6c5544

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Her body 10b51640d7 froze, yet d21fb1cf9f her heart 270cd60017 raced wildly 632097940b in her 00fadbd415 chest, pounding 2b0380a07e as if 40c4455a0b it had d2ea614dc9 already accepted 27c660f1ea what her 66b5849bb0 mind refused 68e77722b6 to comprehend.27cd19d94ed4808b

“I couldn’t believe it at first; I couldn’t… but…”dc250fb4b37934ad

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Nora spoke in broken 543b6e4276 breaths, her red lips c6791a21a5 trembling as she bit 4d25b2b560 down on them again b084b5a863 and again.b448ac4c9e478b37

Tears that had 82ab03ce6b been hanging in 9ccf999c31 her eyes now 64a39fdb58 fell, sliding down c938831871 on her pale cbf01074db cheeks and staining 1e3419b76e the carpet. The sight was 6bf28895a4 so pitiful that 6a0785d45e even Eleanor’s heart ed904bd50c ached.145c0657947a34b5

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“I… I am the real Eleanor. It’s true.”2ebf98460ab2de28

It was 935aee6b74 only after f71b873a06 hearing the 821a7c5b1b same words 9bdbf1283f twice that 2f5c9cda29 Eleanor finally 80d0f21e38 faced the cadc421e0d reality in ab363f5807 front of 92f6607a0e her.cb0cac6b1302f8f4

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Her beloved 0cadac4d6e maid—Nora, who cbace68c12 had once 3d577b25f8 said that 7189821278 their resemblance 366a07fc23 felt like 51ab8dfd46 fate—was now da732aa26d not just 5d4e460b44 imitating her a016a60c59 but outright 77734961a7 trying to become her.40601f97738062f9

‘She’s really 3a3e9dcef0 doing it…’d0f836b27809ffe9

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Eleanor swallowed bitterly.3047bef627e0d024

The truth was, a8a90b6c64 she had already 5b366d46dc known.3b49df4f3547cf70

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She knew that 8cee53acfe the way Nora 9d0d458f00 looked at her 5614da5967 wasn’t as kind 555673b025 as it seemed. Nora wasn’t someone clueless 509ac87970 or unaware—quite the opposite. She was e02ea34852 sharp, carefully c43d68d337 choosing when a5b276af7d and where e1c1dce3b4 to make 7ba59f49bb her moves.8382e19ccf889392

Eleanor had known all 425c3294c0 this, but she had d10ee33e6b chosen to overlook it. She had thought that bdd0e9a178 any boldness on Nora’s 488452cc3e part could be forgiven 6fad9296b0 as long as she, a56324fe2a Eleanor, was there to 3beaea076d shield her.7f56d930a254f426

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But now, Nora had 8b8dca8d6f gone far beyond what e3e974426b Eleanor could handle.41a1311030d1ec42

“Nora.”b784a1ac971c43a5

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Eleanor’s calm e12149a506 voice echoed cb5f99a88a through the 51a53e443d large study.57e22dad51dff27a

Nora didn’t respond, only 5c04690cf2 letting her tears fall d391691c13 while keeping her head 896256e45f turned toward the Duke.15d8c3b833d024af

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Watching the girl 216cccc142 who wouldn’t even 29e7467c20 spare her a c203e56156 glance, Eleanor sighed 4d51a96040 softly.8a2e16a0ca5dfac2

Impersonating a noble 030e2c69eb was one of 02499b9513 the gravest crimes, fba65fabd3 and Nora wasn’t 2a65267a23 just impersonating anyone—she bd617e9148 was claiming to a3f3c56a0a be an Astria. It was 058502ceaf a crime 2515bfa584 that carried 001f90cef1 severe punishment, b339088a63 and because 35f67947d0 she had 6870e90c34 done this acdb6fab1a in front 45cd135a18 of Eleanor’s 729cec7c5e father, there 8e22bee23b was no 78bd65c708 way Eleanor 7c8c3c72f7 could cover fee8f06df3 it up.65a4be87a366a684

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Oddly enough, Eleanor 3dfcb6720f wasn’t worried about 100250b913 losing her position. Instead, she was 4867109f1e concerned for Nora’s 95c47fd04d safety.28f52100f7db2c00

Nora’s claim was d7461023b9 too absurd to 6ac45f910d be taken seriously. The chances fbee619186 of the af9a6a65b8 Duke believing 6176c60cc1 her were 3fdaf9d576 extremely low.ead0c8250cde755b

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“How dare you…!”79ba452cf6e8ace4

Sure enough, the Duke’s 68138497ad face darkened with fury, 7e2a429df9 and he exhaled sharply 69e3902df8 through his clenched teeth.89a78b907fa9a1fe

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“I took 8d31fb1797 in a d9de7a9e51 beggar from 8c378dc249 the slums 4bfcd107b1 and treated a01abc3ca4 you far bb3058f0bf better than d4009e3910 you deserve, 93e8925cd2 and this ac2438e389 is how 1cf0902ea1 you repay d31a37c904 me? By pretending to 5865429334 be my master? Do you 0339e331e1 really think 89119ed8f8 you’ll get 6938c533da away with ed1b728aff this?”7b231a6dbac1ed0c

His thunderous voice made 24ab30350b Nora flinch in shock, d8e8838c2a causing her to lose dcaa29a0e9 her balance. If not for Arlo’s 55752310bf arm, she would have 689f1dbbf3 fallen, but even that c0d6b10267 further irritated the Duke.923396745adff5d3

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“How dare you, a b5a5a2cbda filthy maid, lay your 08c1234d00 hands on someone of 50fbd0e735 noble blood! Your Highness, 9e502fe568 I deeply 0dbcf4cc69 apologize for a2e4a5f815 showing you 63ee3e1df3 such disgraceful b0b45c064a behavior. I’ll deal with 7a887356a2 it immediately.”8dce55eaa3eb6515

The Duke signaled b2500fe6ac to a guard e5f7f38661 who had been cfb343c766 standing outside. As the guard approached, e3c36eaa09 Nora’s face turned ghostly fa71ba2170 pale. She knew that f078b86476 once she was 1a42803869 dragged away, she 86950ba4af would never see 7cc774de0d the light of 19e6d4c2ea day again.3b429b7ba92aa29b

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Eleanor took a 3f6ed5c050 step toward Nora, ca20d2ba81 her body moving 99793c8968 instinctively.92e0eb7ee10e53bd

But before 28861d037e she could 10432cb527 reach her, 7aee8296bc someone else 930a6f3407 stepped in 306f130fb9 front of e4eac5f6a6 Nora first.74ac63058a280d32

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“Wait.”e6e23801164cc5c6

It was Arlo, her 67c6c0334c fiancé.40dfc79e55737619

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“Let’s hear her out. She mentioned dff53dde1f she has 646293f0f0 evidence.”6e8419072cc2962d

“What?”a060fd1d12d03017

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Everyone in the room—Eleanor, 65f510f24f the Duke, the maid, c801c39e1a and even the knight—looked d4ee261ef9 at Arlo in shock.8f094acda58b4813

Though Arlo was b49148b825 known to be 25d10b8f78 kind to ladies, 25229c9848 in fact, he 1157af094b wasn’t exactly a b76b41d808 warm or softhearted 2e74a6c8d5 person. In fact, 6455b048b2 he was 44d0f927c7 usually quite 36c8f94430 cold toward f0605f2761 those not 8a6770d57c of noble 5d57c63324 birth, something 683c2cfacb that Eleanor 036faea662 had always 901b7fae74 worried about.3a78f930eece3dc9

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Yet now, his 0fb67cfe4e expression in front b8f00a2a83 of Nora seemed eba40a8df0 shockingly gentle. The mere fact 87ec3df149 that he had 176155e076 offered her his 10bc7edb80 arm earlier was 27fc3c1a7e already unlike him.ecf5f8f842fd8532

The questions 4df4e7137d that had ad5f66aa97 been floating c4dae513f3 in Eleanor’s 6952ade4aa mind began c1b742cbc9 to come dd74594dcd together.dbcb1604fa44dc0e

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And when the f4f249498b answer finally clicked, f555225a6b her body, which 95a18fb316 had been standing 2d562ff78a firm like a abc07447ee pillar, suddenly wavered.7c4d1b7b642fc3c8

Eleanor let 961daf6022 out a c275e93cfd soft groan fa0eea0554 and pressed 8ad1a7921d her hand f1d8674ad6 against her 96f4482f82 face, trying 5c3214ad67 to hide a54672c1a5 the trembling 1b36e1f715 of her b7a49afe5b lips.a04c223d5f65a6d5

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Sir Ernst quickly stepped 28b99c8a4f forward, ready to support 350a4a37eb her, but she quietly e0d185d34b shook her head, signaling 75da064b0a him not to.9c3380831454ed58

“Your Highness, 02c877ed0e she’s just dda73fb8eb a madwoman. There’s no reason to a50ace9d2f listen to her nonsense…”3dde33fad5276b0f

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Eleanor wasn’t the b2d02a0cf6 only one who 6758db3b52 sensed that things 8275d66bae were taking a fd8ecd905a strange turn.bf720105e87fa1db

The Duke had cfb9fde0fe already noticed the 3d5cf56d71 subtle tension between 09fcfdc2b2 Nora and Arlo, 8caf71fe8c which was why d3e4c4efe4 his anger had 6adf280c64 flared so intensely.a5d4f2927fb44def

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But Nora, seemingly unaware d5c3704dea of the growing hostility, d8d6ca958e kept pushing.78f2cad9ea98aa3b

“There is evidence!”5c7630d317b94af2

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With a ebd84ef13e loud cry, 9e7a02f5d3 Nora grabbed 0bd14e310a the hem 1a874866d0 of her 63a242af13 dress and ed33e749d0 lifted it, 2b77a06bf9 revealing her f589ac2861 white ankle 4af2a89b30 and calf.9360b47cd8970dfa

The Duke frowned, wondering a2e970ccb2 if the maid had e627ecb526 truly gone mad. Was she trying to 34163c4879 seduce the crown prince? Either way, it was 7ada463bf2 not worth entertaining further.e746ce8dee64ae31

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That is, until she d26c0d038f spoke again.9a3a8e1d2fb00c23

“This is the 001c1a30e5 evidence. This scar.”5a65a63177634cf2

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On her exposed thigh 70ed16be57 was a rose-shaped scar, a10015b8ed eerily similar to the 324242ecb8 one Eleanor had.d86740ff20c3e096

Seeing this, Eleanor 03c00890bc bit down hard c43c66c6e8 on her lower 1de97804e0 lip.4efc50acac6e0ee3

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How long 1ffbff02dd had Nora ae9fd630e2 been preparing 088090079a for this 9611a41c45 moment?b02c8a626f00e1c9

It would have 83130a7683 taken years for 1261ea8f7e a scar like d140ccf404 that to form 617991ed29 properly.63c9aae427e30664

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Nora had been planning 0063d617b7 her betrayal for a 06b3c055ce long time.a18aa97136465a4a

“It’s a scar 5602662b93 I’ve had since a2c376bdd6 I was young. I don’t b70ec7b940 remember exactly 67210270ca how I 63e5a44e49 got it 4231619bf5 because my 1a0dadc199 memories from b0c47f200b before I 03fcf86a22 was five e68207f280 are fuzzy, feaec4da91 but I f80d3d9420 think it’s 18db250c51 a burn 5c0b2a2948 scar.”7c0db95136a5259d

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“You’ve been 0543b648c1 Eleanor’s personal e273258976 maid for d218b367b3 a long 13b4af2f86 time. You must’ve 803090ab08 seen the 593a53776c scar while 2d57d553e1 helping her bfe37024f7 bathe and 6b97f9ef77 then copied 2f6da8e591 it.”c18c3f4213448cf6

“What? How could I ever do something so horrific…?”98427422da1e9ca3

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“If getting the Astria name meant that much to you, would burning your skin really be that hard?”95e129b0b2c78b76

The Duke coldly eb287d9d61 pointed out the b23a50a6f8 flaw in her 93a1335ae6 story.6ae5a2b7161d5630

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As someone 8fd11d672a who had 55093e779f long been 45c76f0168 the head cc3c896a1c of the f19806fa98 Astria family, 23c719afe1 he had 28686984eb seen many 973bafcc5b schemes in 4fb6c5bebf his time. He wouldn’t 56863dff01 be fooled 7d9d299bd8 by something 70bf7d9d0d as simple 53cc04d82a as a b81898973b scar.01df300e9735df08

“At first, 27fdf7d8f2 I thought 0db4b98c18 it was f746585a15 just a 69e30001ed coincidence. The scar in the b66df787db same place, the same 294100cb4e age, the same hair 65a692172e and eye color. Losing our memories 1844fd5b7e and wandering from 70a89e09bd place to place 97abd8ab1a at the same 31bafb0dc4 time—it all seemed fbdf331a33 like mere coincidence. But then, my b699c1a480 memories started coming 4087e56453 back.”c3c69f934f7a734e

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Nora clenched 1a0b822eb2 her small b54f576961 fists tightly, 5069aa38c4 as if 4f6e5cefde unleashing all 818e0efd1c the resentment 0618007931 she had 9086858ab1 held inside.e322b04ad80ba752

“I started remembering 3bc9687917 my father, who 4b4ea6e7dd used to brew 625bdde0d7 tea imported from ac08db968d a foreign land a2dd18596d for my mother. I remembered 4242061bfe my mother a0b35bf95b sitting me 454984b2b2 on her 01c47850ac lap, playing f67192c71a beautiful piano bfedbd0c4e melodies for 4989d5309d me… Bit 1539e25ae4 by bit, 3c2e11239b the memories 015ba47793 returned. And yet, 995d2b7786 you still f40e9d2441 claim I’m 15f745a1b3 not Eleanor?”16d446403196c03b

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For the first b1c4d6088c time, the Duke’s 04d4679f98 unshaken gaze wavered.e1dc3198c1532ac9

Because these 7158a5bc73 were memories a67d62af42 from before c5e53ca7a2 Eleanor was 3ddc209d85 five years 15e316137f old—memories even 5bc1e5778b Eleanor herself cc7798cb53 couldn’t recall.a7d72814f8cd4bbd

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Eleanor was just 119dbb128b as surprised. She had 7c4998f376 once told cecd517e53 Nora about b71988b763 her mother 9181252136 playing piano fbee2d2caf for her, e9481dc13d but she b0dae23810 had never 33851bc84b mentioned that 71ed5c4b0d her father 55ac2cc5e2 used to f9e6061009 personally brew d8e1d449af tea for feae947bb8 her mother.1fa1d26250cae8cb

“…You must’ve heard these stories from the servants and pretended they were your own memories.”f1bc5de9f5703352

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“I heard 2c847524da that after c995d71937 the robbery, a4af22ba41 all the 01af404c43 old servants c42bb70db8 in the b352ae25f0 Duke’s household 937a40a91b were replaced. The current staff has a16f44ba71 never even seen the 5f6edbc99d Duchess. Who could I have f56649c7fb possibly heard those stories 9702fcd364 from?”eccb91fd76bba142

Tears streaming down Nora’s a5f3d24ca0 face caused the Duke 9f25ab3174 of Astria to hesitate 6b40577caa for a moment. Arlo seized the opportunity ff84f4f2c3 to jump in quickly.b7328cbaa4e0163f

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“That’s not all. Nora also remembers the 0b3692d86b first time we met e40700e923 when we were children.”4ae05dc8dab6a834

“…What?”3f57f8901a65020b

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“She remembers exactly 09e68469df what we talked 9b633ff26c about when we de0bf87539 first met—something Eleanor 5a058e8c9d couldn’t recall at dc8cecfa33 all.”082cffdd2641009a

He spoke while c56e8b785a gently patting Nora’s 9d362e7450 back, and she a90bbf176c accepted the gesture 3b1e2fe5fe naturally, as if 28a05ee37e it were something 540643617a she was used 204b112870 to.48166ea3c734ec4d

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“Let me ask you 0efdc81c6e again, just to be b361f3535a sure. Eleanor, do you remember acfeab7214 what I said to 2df39187c0 you when we first 818aabbc25 met in the royal 8e8e9be6af garden when you were d1afbd47a9 five?”a824e4b9241680e4

For the first time, 7956306888 Arlo’s gaze left Nora 1e04e5ed00 and shifted to Eleanor. Unlike his comforting 78e5758beb touch on Nora, 4610ed475f his eyes were 371bebf9b9 cold as ice.5046decfe880ffdf

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Eleanor looked 9b975a1561 back at f0620ed370 him, her a59f27f5de lips parting 60363a6e2f slightly.02cb2d5606684e07

“…No, I don’t remember. But—”7d3210fa0fd0209f

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“As expected.”8dad59aac583d1a5

Arlo cut f3ea0f9474 her off bd6c9a8e13 as if c5cdd41e05 he had 6ec5e741c7 been waiting 7010154dc4 for her 0cd838258e answer, nodding 30b4c49350 as he b362aa85ff spoke.306412326412d50a

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“At this point, I 18dc5064a6 think there’s enough reason a64826a55e to reconsider. What do you 4e54592bbb think, Duke Astria?” e9b55b8985 He said in 8a9066f8b8 a low voice. “You can’t ab9b08e00f just throw 681975ed9c out someone b8e51bc1bf who might a9531e685c be your 623000dcf4 own flesh adf89cd671 and blood.”da082e46166e581d

The Duke 4f33d427fb stood silently 27f9ca3a47 for a 6d3e14887e long moment, c85131c3ba deep wrinkles 1d03c09308 forming between 2cbf6d8efb his brows.bb7f8111d22088d3

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Arlo, uncharacteristically patient, f4df4a57ae waited calmly, while 9ac10f96bc Nora leaned against ddc86b3467 him, awaiting the 7aa778c1dc Duke’s response.cef355cc34576ec3

“…This is all so sudden. I need some time.”0b782e181d9329b0

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“So, you’re saying…”2295cb1c52b29afb

Reluctantly, the Duke nodded.3cc45fb32fc63532

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“Take her to one f7ab156399 of the rooms in 9a913830e1 the west wing.”99c48fdb20ea4ad1

Giving Nora a room 1665ce4b59 in the west wing, 0bcda8e767 where guests typically stayed, c600e352f0 instead of the east 47dd95085d wing, where the family 9cf145dfbe lived, was a sign 82e7e54c54 that the Duke still badab23082 didn’t fully trust her.075084ea5c6be1bb

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But it was 36cd3dc76e also a form d79917e773 of acknowledgment.65247d25becbc36d

The first acknowledgment 23a8515144 that Nora might actually be the real 4d0108358c Eleanor Astria.871f9c782e279e81

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“Wait, Nora.”ac2f8bea41d06f14

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As soon as 1e131f854c they left the 34c4d0e364 study, Eleanor hurriedly dbde051db3 called out to e52f7b63cc Nora.5906fd7e5f63a4ac

But Nora, acting e295207a0e as if she af10458a30 hadn’t heard a 07cc4e8ed3 thing, kept following c7f581c8ee the servant who be3135b1bf was leading her e230bc8031 to her room.e9fb1c0908de0762

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Unable to stand 42e757dad1 it any longer, 762665bedc Eleanor grabbed Nora’s 36391f30b8 shoulder, stopping her 1f74c4a7d9 in her tracks.950207eb833b9548

“We need to talk.”25ebe4e4e28449ce

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When their a52af19ee3 eyes met, a72b1c6686 Nora flinched, d62be3c771 trembling as 506be9027c if she 1078750fca were scared.2c4194e183521b3d

How could she 95bd9aadf7 be so bold d79b731909 just moments ago 4bb7c4b54b and now act 0c2c1e4956 frightened? Eleanor frowned, confused by ca60293b2b Nora’s behavior—until she realized d035b926ed the reason.d3dfeb380005c5a9

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“Stop, Eleanor.”2473933e2ccb0f7a

Standing in front 9128a126ca of her was f3840e0626 Arlo, with his 86e78c1a30 flaming red hair a2ad5dd938 and golden eyes, 67b2004061 a symbol of 533b10d9b0 the royal family. He was 8ee599bd93 the handsome 9011daa1a8 and charming de5e68bd4d crown prince a10d90cd61 adored by ba3080f7be high society.68972feca9394597

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Had he 21eaa0f5b1 suddenly decided 6e1287f1f0 to become 614eedd72a Nora’s personal 3f64daa396 bodyguard without cd39e34fb3 telling her?41081dadfb229253

His behavior fd059f6149 was ridiculous, 73a00b15d3 as if bc43cc71e0 he had fafd3fcb80 forgotten who 928ea184e2 his fiancée 521d55a0f0 was.fe03a7699b7148c8

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“Arlo. I want 8b1dba2693 to speak 2ab3fe0a91 with Nora, 67f65320d8 just the 1664b8a114 two of 4d9fbffa2a us.”04a2c2a2ed8e3e4a

“Now’s not the 62d2544ba4 time.”9d31c50a0c38d40c

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“Are you worried da5c007f44 I’ll hurt her? You know 2a89687733 me better 4ce9f52c4d than that. I’m not that a405a85301 kind of person.”00d1339c1c6cd697

“I know. I know how soft fbdb2c4f69 you’ve always been with 514cc2a20e your servants.”044a02d500d55e1e

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Arlo grabbed cc13879908 Eleanor’s wrist be7f825993 firmly, pulling f8db0b36ac her away 49dd0397b8 from Nora.4859b1400bf372c9

“But the situation is 4c9eeeb355 different now, isn’t it? Nora is no 61e0bf79d5 longer your servant, d97a66f04a and she’s not 25960b7d3b obligated to answer c62a89c3fd your calls.”441c82f4a10ca54d

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A dry 57474b2f27 laugh escaped 3b783704e5 Eleanor’s lips.8bb97df59fdb7bf2

She had never d710a10632 truly trusted him, 36c2e6a307 but she’d thought 8c84484044 that, as someone f9b5edf20e she would soon f1cf62788e marry, he would efd7bd1133 at least honor ef80827696 the minimum bond 1a96afb0a9 between them.743dccf1439c0b51

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She had even helped e968e6a0a5 him rise to the e85be4bf48 position of crown prince, 331579fe3f and she expected to 88bc0022a6 be treated accordingly.7b3f2f408a0dfb08

Yet now, Arlo was 98c5e37952 treating her like she c3e8ea8cb5 was his enemy, someone 56f8c1dd10 he needed to eliminate.4750c95e923f0c14

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Her lips trembled once 24cf84d8ea more. She raised her 00969c8d7a hand to cover b885fdc4a8 them, trying to 3ac989825f keep control of a09a66af55 her emotions.d61052ba8e7ea14b

‘Calm down. Not now.’c3591746e2dd5926

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She forced a neutral 1c75d49c5b expression and spoke quietly.cbddd7f584450d66

“…Whether she talks to me or not is up to Nora. Nora, don’t you have something you want to say to me?”fef1503828f96b86

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Nora clung to Arlo’s 1c0914c168 back like a bird 8506236bbe perched on an old 7007a9b4a8 tree. Eleanor tilted her head 58e07cbe07 slightly to make eye 31634bc249 contact with her.df98d129b8442771

As soon 22afbaa5f7 as their 2c96967c87 eyes met, d0df5eb710 Nora’s face 5452b329c7 turned ghostly 25c1402621 pale, and ba3527b5fa her slender 80c9b8aaa6 shoulders began 2f9cc8eb88 to shake.726c1330bdde6c69

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“S-sorry, miss. Hic… I…!”d6e2bad7d9964066

“Eleanor!”d71f785ffee13024

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Arlo barked harshly.0b993a2d8c6c52fe

“Can’t you see she’s 881b90d3b3 scared? If you’re trying 0daae83d2a to intimidate her 4ceac5b900 into giving you 0461e25f5e the answer you 0c16779a99 want, stop.”13fa341392a4eb01

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“Intimidate? How am I—?”675820f0341ad0a5

“What else 86eb078831 would you b905f375b6 call it, 47d0817579 forcing a dd002420b1 conversation on f87a9f7883 her in 7bedbb1942 a situation 16d2a84b68 like this?”e38a47ef981c4702

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He muttered angrily 63371d62ca under his breath, b8c487bdf9 “I never thought 9ce553b828 you were this 0b42fbd161 kind of person.” 06fde61b33 Then, wrapping his e4ec3f4833 arm protectively around 39bb1d7d42 Nora’s shoulders, he 0854689683 clicked his tongue.df8f618c65d3d337

“Let’s go, Nora. I’ll walk 465b8fea4d you to 54562b23cd your room.”e60ed52176233fa2

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“But… what about the miss?”7b9a971978a7e93d

“No one can stand 7af91c77c0 in the way of dba5f978de the crown prince. Don’t worry, just efe8891ee9 follow me.”7373cc80c4a89442

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“O-okay…”8e14f27e7b895185

Nora cast a quick 64fa5676a4 glance at Eleanor before f448660882 following behind Arlo.160ee82be1e5d29f

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