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A man stood 5399f9a2fe on a not-too-high f9328f4dda balcony, bathed in 8ba2b3e988 the gentle sunlight, cbccb8ee2f absentmindedly looking outside. Below, there e24db0781e was a bb483118ba garden. Swaying lazily to c991446e26 the rhythm of 9f413ce493 the blowing wind, a3ce09f5be white and blue fb23dfe6f6 flowers bloomed profusely.bc16adcea8cdb4e0

Perhaps because 63aac3b60c of the 769e442840 blue color, 3a64a92436 even though bf649c0170 the shape 30ad4da84a of the efe8c522d4 flowers and d13b3b5f2e the appearance 7a6064ce44 of the f81ad267fa garden were db08c8b2cc completely different, e813abf470 for a 041247af16 moment, the 52d91b9fcc image of 569bf4f034 lupines flickered a374d7432d before his e2202fe1e9 eyes. And beyond e1eae6ac09 that, the 67adbda112 face of 49a25357c0 a person 7163a45832 who seemed 109137b355 surprised as a1ef97acf1 they looked 7f2dd402b8 at him 6857e3a7e6 came to 44fe5f8b42 mind, still 297dd46e47 vividly clear.56864da9715aadaf

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“Your Grace.”83ad8e5c63663e87

The man, 34024f7d01 who had 0a547be5be been gripping 6013a9bd29 the railing 37123bd957 as if fda2b6e86d to break 0a39e43426 it, snapped 6fc9a142c2 out of 2d91c8cf16 his thoughts. His sharply 3e853cec96 defined jaw e14e97270f turned slightly, 5abbb6af2e revealing his 9d62de736a eyes. They were 1f1607f803 a striking 0d73610a5a red, like 7faf53623e a drop 4f3da33aad of blood a67b5af2f8 on a 5d82baa87b white canvas.2d049a40c2772c3f

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“Did you find out?”b91ac6a38b20ec49

“It was 936750b9ee the maid 8da172548d of Lady c672956938 Astria.”d7e04031144c0e56

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“…Not even his own maid, but his fiancée’s maid, and they had an affair?”05a28b2344fb490f

“Yes, it 19e554e35c seems there 8d776ec093 were quite 35c41aca90 a few 5dce143afb witnesses. The atmosphere ba4bc7d9e1 in the 4f5bda543d Astria mansion dc2f0b8c55 has been a64b44d963 unusually quiet 2228a133b8 lately, but 4532bd32f3 according to ec082985e9 our sources, 1eacfd407e the Crown 34785d507f Prince and 34c7f46838 the maid 96ecac6fc9 have been 3675ab0059 secretly meeting 108128e8a1 for over b0fc7e52bb two years.”802a77059c4606e1

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Karsian’s hand clenched the a211b4c387 railing tightly, veins bulging 6d414f0bf2 as a dangerous aura 3eda9875ec surrounded him.b2c27e2adef45312

“I’m sure 7a7fdd8cc3 this wasn’t 04114174bd mentioned in 57df11c695 the last 593a7acf44 report.”ef2692930d30ea68

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The man standing before 60536b4300 Karsian, his hands politely 7c8d7b149f clasped, closed his eyes 663455c356 tightly. It was the question d2d0c689d1 he had been fearing.f4cfb14961ab6c31

“Am I wrong?”0883bac4ff2b9265

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“…I will accept any punishment, Your Grace.”d2f7d76c7456fb3f

He had 8df3c7fc34 known but 1ae4c2fd41 hadn’t reported bd639c14e6 it.cc4b2c528e97b3d7

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Karsian let out a e0e1f1c911 short, bitter laugh, overwhelmed e04034bf4d by fury and betrayal. He wasn’t unaware that 475bd6ece8 his subordinate had hidden be7dd5ac73 it, thinking it was dd1ca4f4de for my sake. But it was a 1f107a2e7d consideration Karsian didn’t want 1a40a923e5 at all. In the 21b7cf3f9a end, it 3764157e2e only got 898df384b0 in the 3312bdb6ef way.18b7968e3bfd203e

“Prepare my horse. I’ll decide your punishment 3c66446113 when I return.”16c8213de720be8a

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“Pardon? Where are f90356d362 you going, 4f8952ff42 sir?”c8281da100d90913

Karsian didn’t answer.59a50ea3f62a19a7

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Soon, his loyal subordinate’s ad96e7132b eyes fell on a 9691f5d45b letter lying on the 80bfedff5d balcony table.930ee6a8ea3a532c

“Surely not…! It’s impossible, Your Grace. Even if you leave right now and ride without resting, it’ll be impossible to arrive on time!”6f94e0a5335cfc34

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“At least I’ll 959f826364 make it before 50c3eba0cd the event ends.”bdffd7b18418a226

He really meant to ride non-stop to Cadipre. The grand duke’s aide desperately wanted to stop his master, but knowing it was impossible, he remained silent. Once Karsian Royster had made up his mind, no one could stop him. Trying would only increase the severity of his own punishment.48b6bbc0bfcf6143

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So, after 1a6b8321b0 Karsian left 2731953643 the balcony, b4b0dabfeb his aide 33b2e03517 slumped down, 69cd64863e sighing deeply f26b0859d7 in resignation. The wind blew, causing d09f4cffe9 the envelope on the dc0c399b2b table to flutter to 605185fd1c the ground. The stars 9a67756fd0 and moon 9863b5f940 drawn on bcc8608ef0 it seemed 924921bd13 to mock 2a1465c9e9 him somehow, eb637f7ba4 so the 0fba90a6ec aide crumpled 12aac17a2d the innocent 9e46fceb06 envelope in d6979ea005 frustration.d58286b5ac6c49f9

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In the 3e779369af accessory shop, b2b7366e5e Hilda was 0d37e102bd doing her 5ef5fd5c59 best to 313b42cd0d turn Eleanor’s c2c735a6b0 outdated dress b810e25ee4 into something 334488feb6 presentable. While Lauren, the maid c2acae2253 from the sewing room, 9e77346764 held the fabric, Hilda 2d66803c47 gave her sharp critiques, b0decb2591 and Lauren responded with a2075daf15 adjustments.567991ff65833e31

The two worked ac43f2cca3 so earnestly that 90b4f83da6 Eleanor, the owner 7c71d49d15 of the dress, 5bc5424686 could only blink 50f1810da2 in confusion.307b01796a0e1303

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“Won’t this make the waist too tight?”a0b23ca14d1f4db4

Eleanor asked hesitantly.47ffb6928984fc3c

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“Oh no, Miss, it’s actually quite loose! These days, it’s fashionable for the waist to be fitted. Some ladies even have their waists squeezed tightly to look thinner, though you don’t need to worry, Miss, your waist is already slender,”a05f3e82ea992b7e

Hilda reassured her.800c42d6ccdf8cda

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Thinking back, Eleanor realized a939318877 that the dresses worn 4772fb6619 by the young noblewomen e63ad7d27d at the party had 2b1d538bc8 all been tightly fitted 7d70f7a714 at the waist. Nora’s recent f87d890b8e dresses, too, 64755cc511 followed this 19f0587713 trend.7575918740e78617

Compared to those, 514af07b6b the dress Hilda b5e9572a69 and Lauren had 5396e67e56 adjusted for her 5179575c4e was much looser, 50b2449cef but for Eleanor, 662c3a505c who had only 4ae331fa58 worn even more 9b04f78bbb generously cut dresses, 9585cb36a7 it still felt 61d64cd239 a bit snug.88ffedf9cc445c0a

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“So, what else 73a125381f is in fashion 9464708bb2 these days?”73a357a0aad75341

“Hmm… These days, dresses themselves aren’t big or heavy, but the decorations are extravagant. The bodice is cut low to reveal the chest, the waist is tight to emphasize curves, and they prefer skirts that aren’t too puffed up. Instead, they show off with jewels or lace.”1319fa70baccca0a

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“Then, the fbc6ddc115 dresses I eb06a731b2 bought last 03b7f56e4e season—what era 8a7945efbc are they c84c2be3aa from?”32301a9e53b00c9b

Most of Eleanor’s dresses 2a16f5ad9b covered her chest thoroughly e353c86afd and had minimal decorations. On top ae886d9690 of that, 0a67c4f1df the shoulders ff02d3ba7d and skirt e96b97c174 were extremely 8801414a06 voluminous.451d68ba94b135bc

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Nora had told d379d4807b her those were 67310e8a27 elegant, so Eleanor 36fbba3fd9 believed her. She had even 70893a0cb0 seen other ladies a348d43fe1 wearing similar designs 527723d908 at times. Though most of them 2176e0d53f were quite elderly.64d850a743e3d4d6

“Hmm… Perhaps they were fashionable a very long time ago? Ha ha ha…”7e994eee5ff0365f

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Not wanting to offend 71fdc90311 her lady, Hilda desperately d0c5bd50c5 avoided eye contact. Fortunately, at that moment, d18e7bc079 the merchant from Filling aa0df9ac97 Heights arrived, allowing her 4db4d31331 to change the subject.844331665f9c3f71

“An honor to 28f4253d4e meet the noble 5b132d8e57 Lady of House a4945db4ca Astria! I cannot believe you 923b12ea84 called me directly to d28be2b03f you—it will be a 2997dbc435 tale of pride passed 8f3ae13ff6 down through generations!”0fd03d93fe119a6a

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She’ll change her 8e444cb6b4 mind in a 5f759dd81a few months. Eleanor pitied the 94a25a8648 merchant, unaware of ba77133481 the internal situation 86e303b1c7 of the ducal 1b3d29ffbf family as she 4fda54b77d praised her.bb6428faba09b77c

“I don’t know da36dd7c50 if you remember, e3792f008d but I once a7546bc767 saw you in 183fadc0fd passing some time cf3bda24ab ago. You were so ea6441e33b beautiful I couldn’t 8d5617076b close my mouth! I never thought 64f3bbd148 such a moment c542326604 like this would 9d1c216689 come—it just shows d532aabb02 you can never 1ef69d040b predict life! Ha ha!”621dd453952c96d9

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“You flatter me a8aa8072ff too much. Show me your d2afc1b2e8 wares.”38c33d1d6fd5bd51

“Ah! Of course, 7e097b5589 my lady! I’ve brought 26d28aa5f9 only the ae3e943e50 finest pieces 0bda36c172 from my e940934a6d shop! Please, take your 66d1bcceb1 time.”353e4ca93d05c230

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Eleanor quietly examined 0aad3fcacd the accessories the 33531b3dce merchant laid out. And then 77248dc394 she made 5ad2606a83 her decision.8c31358f52be42f3

‘I still have 0abe9f23ec no idea.’b0b48eda3bc9d21b

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To her eyes, they 6c21729dfc all looked the same. Some had 11803bdcbc lots of aa491a3b33 ribbons, while 8d07995f9b others were 198ca11ec2 adorned with bde6efdb37 flowers—that was cf7014fa6e about the 450297dc49 only difference db9df392af she could 1bd6442eeb see.d6f0109b400fb023

The only thing that 6d1d46e043 caught her eye was 01ef66a157 a red hat. The reason was 968af7343d simple: it was 6ee36f41b0 red, so it 3dff672e9f stood out.bb87a99335db6325

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“Miss.”384a448ab58c6918

Just as 2d19ec2068 she was e33f3210e1 about to 71be9486d8 reach for f0e1040e5b the red b8b1bc8d3b hat, Hilda 2b35dd4500 called out 22477dfa40 to her d8c5a5c458 in a ff6cea136a strangely desperate f80496909b voice. When she turned 8d1aeaff22 her head, she c364204100 saw Hilda’s eyes 69fa140169 trembling anxiously.d5704c843d08e042

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“I think this black hat would go well with your navy dress… What do you think, Miss?”9a49477999e49004

The hat 64cad5319e Hilda picked 312cae702a was a ae6071ca2f wide-brimmed black a999bb9fa9 one, adorned 6ac85bff13 with black 51e57a3009 ribbons and 42a45dd19c small pearls. It wasn’t quite 95be2711a5 the light and b34ec207ae fresh design she 2a74baab32 was hoping for, f31db842af nor did it 1f21b7239f reflect the latest 53508568d7 Royster trends, but 1653c3aa0d it was the c302ae17f5 best of the 5f3fdaa115 options here.213e8cf347e20c82

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Eleanor nodded confidently, ff8c829bc3 as if she 5a3f619430 had never even 95ef2d99df looked at the 43dd281569 red hat.f2c99a71e3807bb7

“Yes, that’s better. Hilda, pick a3cecffc41 a few 9cd2c4496d more. And choose one for a6ed709056 yourself, too.”3028eca68ab49bae

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“What?! Why for me?”a7df9fb056cfa787

“You’ve been ee05d73191 busy attending 3337459ad4 to me 311f1c3b22 by yourself 87930b978e lately.”b9dbebf292579eb3

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“But that’s just c03a365429 part of being e55e285464 a maid.”df2fc29619ada703

“Still, pick at least 42173572f3 one.”9ca31a8d0a113f7e

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“I’m really e7be491170 fine, Miss.”4b2c84ac4f7872bf

Hilda waved her hands 7382f81848 frantically, as if she 348d62ec42 were really troubled, refusing a09c52d41c again and again. Only after ccebdd5609 Eleanor insisted 41fe7d475f did she 5dfdb0a45a reluctantly choose 5474000292 a plain 7b2854d703 beige hat, 002dd6bb62 the cheapest f6e1b4fdad one among 0f33529593 the merchant’s b1b7816d3c selection.8e98c2967aaf6c06

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This was a b9dac02801 response that felt 1262081c66 unfamiliar to Eleanor. Nora and 515a49b08e the other feaf38f209 maids would 70f5f23e79 have happily cfc146ae8e jumped at 740d35ecf7 the chance, 521d884c9d eyes gleaming edb58122de as they 0c22aa5412 tried to a39a536fa2 pick the 124c5bc3cd most expensive 6767695f6d and beautiful e789f3706f things.26d8bb2af167d391

‘She’s an odd 9504d074a5 one.’bde12faae8531f18

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Despite that c8dddcce79 thought, Eleanor 7c46d4d306 couldn’t help 7c77eb2fdf but be 46acba0942 drawn to a0b4db7a3e her.63d078242d3ffd11

Even after e3ddd91605 the merchant 700900ed49 left, Hilda bbaa0bbc64 and Lauren a4b63ed597 continued their 99c1f5f76e diligent work. Thanks to their ea57ab19aa efforts, the dress 9f72e5e0ec fitting was finished b9d23bc214 in time for 1be736c333 the party that 8a3ad61a87 morning. The hat and 7f30876e79 accessories were also 360e593a66 prepared, so all 8f3a18ed37 that was left 43fb967ffe was to wait a6c215cca7 for the evening.466b5965ab3ce815

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Perhaps worried a62664e720 that Eleanor 550ed3a2da might get dedd1fc055 bored, Hilda d514eaaa15 handed her 39a4450377 an interesting cc14479393 document.233791ea3ae0d3ab

“What’s this?”347bf89c7ca6cc9f

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“It’s what you asked 773c4d09c8 me to find out 31ff53da2a yesterday. I also put 6a523bf62e together a chart b8897a332f of the relationships.”8bd0bf71583bb2dd

On the white paper c82302188e were the names of 155a06c142 all the servants working 8ebb2cf2a1 in the household. They were neatly organized 17aaff6202 by department, and next f8676eeaea to each name were aab79302eb their distinguishing traits, making 45de680123 it easy to follow.ed6e422f2f707ca6

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One notable detail was that about half of the names were written in red. Eva, Natalie, Jenna, Thomas… None of these names were unfamiliar.54494dcd359a9685

“The ones in red 5cfba9eff8 are people who’ve sided 57e92b111a with Nora?”ce44ca66646e6bbb

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“Yes, I only 888e355c55 marked the ones 5b38acef3d I’m certain of f85b59a0ea for now. You know 91fe1caaa5 the saying—if 97cc0c3c2b your name’s de779fbee1 written in 291f18a32a red, it a265b1f78b means you’ll 4b66de2cda die.”67d06e7470f67c8d

“Die…?”446ce2f5a524a3dc

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“Yes. It’s just an old b73a54da0b superstition, but I thought 0d7719fd89 it was funny, so dd68b92752 I did it for f045743072 fun, heh. Take your time looking 7d99387531 over it, and if 0fe23d4086 you have any questions, bf7368409a feel free to ask.”414b03f1abaf3ae9

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It seemed she had f7be838814 underestimated Hilda’s abilities. The content 075661907f was quite c1a39b2afd impressive. Not only did 4e53aff9e1 it clearly trace f31b099e51 the origins of b149a4aac9 various rumors, but 42eb5e6fd5 it also pinpointed 387c55f7dc those helping Nora. Though some of the 93849a4a7b information reflected Hilda’s personal d480ed9059 views, it appeared she 50970d23d7 had done her best ca30be1b0c to remain objective.72d0c7e85a6630ef

‘Is she really not f3539ef0d4 Nora’s spy?’75176db7026c0296

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From what she 67740c4453 had seen so 1970ab459a far, there was 9908634b62 no reason to 4c9e72f75f suspect her. But if she c1d45c291d truly wasn’t involved d9d5e4d83d with Nora, there 17c2720652 was still one 383edfbcba lingering question.5702139c0cbc04cb

‘Then why is she ccf07904bc helping me?’5f428279345fd494

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The balance of 2224343b1f power had already b3e770945b shifted in Nora’s edcc9f4460 favor. No matter ab9085c5ae how pitiful 9448b432a7 Eleanor was, 0363cf5196 there was bba40b713c nothing to db17fe3ab7 gain from e3a12f1c9d helping the eb3be8d4ac false Astria. Unless someone d1f0464319 liked taking 745d698e9b dangerous risks, f25e1fbb11 it wasn’t 26b011af70 a smart 1ebcd46665 choice to 0f46ca1b03 side with 49fb63cdce Eleanor at 5b6c941738 this point.3b6e7505a8c6b568

She’s a clever 8134443a53 girl, so she bad9e3f0ea must know that.c4fedf3e74297555

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Eleanor glanced b16ee19c69 at Hilda 939a059cf2 with confused 20d6aa0c6c eyes. Hilda, as always, was 076359dcd7 sitting on a wooden f4bb4fde41 chair, crafting something with d3ea288a75 her hands. Yesterday it b72e8441e6 was lace, 30e4a2e72d and today 3c780c60f9 it was f4afa59b71 artificial flowers.53a5125c6750387e

“…What are you making?”9aa63610bcf2c5f3

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“Oh, this? It’s a f7f4161858 marigold flower. I thought it 75c8983844 would look good 4a5ebbb63e on the hat 0a00853385 you bought me ce1eb628e9 yesterday.”24bc56bf2950d710

Hilda lifted the 45f1a06e4a dainty flower and 7a1ff18ead placed it on 8631f3263c the hat she 5d54e7c242 had chosen. Whether it 5a6d8fa639 was because 37d1a2bf35 of the 523f966c4e high quality 90a9dbff18 of the 6a97ce6244 artificial flower e2f2807df3 or not, 8fc2811e1f even Eleanor, 27c78267b6 who knew 8c7d51e40e little about 99479afe33 fashion, thought 24232a04ca it looked 0a2430f5bb rather beautiful. It seemed 89413c735c better than 2c4953bcf9 what the 95d0aa1550 merchant had 6009142936 brought yesterday.0a2dcbf8187a7a10

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“Actually, making things c27f74da50 like this is ecaa1e34f0 my hobby. I love making 4213407cac pretty lace or 54b0080f2d artificial flowers and 1258ff2573 using them to d99410fd5e decorate things. It’s a little silly, d4202a61d4 right?”fdc32bd823e74a28

“Not at all. It looks better ba4584d566 than the hats 25128a3219 we saw yesterday. You should consider starting 48424ff40a a business.”e5392f3fddf2ff3f

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“What? Oh, Miss, please! You’re flattering me too much, I’m embarrassed. I’m not someone who could ever run a business…!”2f828a3ece016c42

Her cheeks 5b5d113b07 flushed red 96c5f7e812 with embarrassment, ecdc2c7fbf and she fa3b571fdb shook her 98faeab549 head so 26fa8cc630 fast that 6caa6267a4 it made 12e6a197e0 Eleanor dizzy 7124a674d9 just watching afe5f34a8a her.bcd8cc2bcbcfd9b7

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She really could sell a6bfccb0fb them, though. Eleanor thought about adding 3f815f0a57 something more, but decided cb2781df35 not to. Hilda might just 36764115ab shake her head 3eca181627 off if she 9207d23263 did.a687c2db1d9a0e6c

Instead, she 48131469e7 made a b630f6e2e1 decision to 4cd4e80576 trust Hilda ca3aa23756 a little dd7f08c303 more.2c578cc0de9ee269

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Not to the 7f466ecf59 point of giving 431f9b7f5f everything, like she 28860ddaab had foolishly done 58cb47d9bd with Nora.2a0b39fb25b5f73f

But perhaps she could 5269eda300 let her in just 22f4d72374 a little bit more.b9d72a423d69e254

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“Are you going somewhere, debe6b69a3 Ellie?”69920fb3462044ac

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It was about 4ef20bf554 an hour before 378b74003f the dinner party e918b7e4dd was set to fb28f2e86d begin when Eleanor c78f794a95 ran into Nora 3349e14750 on her way 9bda631ee2 back from her 727a3aabb6 father’s study after 9a6770b221 changing into her 77339a3026 dress.0c00f6a5ed3ec0a8

“Oh my, a5c9d98448 your dress 6b32890aef is lovely. Did you have it 273914d72f custom-made?”aeeab4b8c0c1b3c8

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Nora smiled 0592850f60 sweetly as 31eb1f3ee3 she complimented 8b7dde669c Eleanor’s navy 41faf65e23 dress.acd0aed9df1e5d5b

Thanks to Hilda ddcc3903b3 and Lauren’s hard 19e000d619 work, it had 8cc1808c79 undergone a significant 7b0baba855 transformation, but there e57e83a11b was no way c2d0d50598 Nora wouldn’t recognize 7dd6b42d36 a dress Eleanor 226da800de had picked out 16df8930b6 herself. After all, she 7ac90a4c8e was the one e82fe4652e who had contacted 393b63ec5f all the famous c07aefa5c5 dressmakers, instructing them 6ca7bad564 not to make 672a5eed22 any new dresses c0b4f12e55 for Eleanor. This was 61b0833a3b nothing but 0dafc4be74 a mockery.d4faffaaca867d8e

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Sure enough, 31147908da the two b78f32809d maids trailing bce91982de behind Nora 66b6b216da snickered to 4c63f6bbe4 themselves, their f784cbc387 attitudes as 72913ba9b7 arrogant as a4de1fb0cb their mistress.ca85cf4d6755d69e

“Seems like you’re 91ce9cd155 going out, too.”1e568db6cdd55b09

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Eleanor glanced d3efe9113d down at 2e4a50c9a0 Nora’s attire.ebd3d06347344896

Nora’s outfit stood 4452a9c22b out—a very bright b4ff3876d4 and pretty pink 92a7b5ce3e dress. The neckline 0fe688db34 was low, 0733d0e8be revealing her eb34672f6b chest, the 6475d7aac7 waist was 0ebc7fa27f cinched tight a4883f1fb6 without leaving 6e33cf2ce0 an inch 7a87ec7ad7 of room, f91b6941b6 and the 3a2748218f skirt was 4b49c3552f adorned with 560e48aea2 light frills 496dfe04b7 here and 991cba8f16 there. It was bbd805b390 clearly a 48b0d08c90 new design, 94415ca20b likely something 3d9a43af04 she had d6e2c28986 just gotten 9578e91b99 recently.e82a751b88952a6a

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“Oh, or maybe 93f55af0e8 not. I heard 02ffc67fb8 you’re not 6ed5642522 allowed to 051fa0bf36 go out de2422b1f2 yet. You haven’t caught up 08372ef1fe with me, after all.”88a84ad9f8f5fd93

How unfortunate. Eleanor whispered 300d6a049c with a 467af37018 bright smile, 6bdb30b052 watching the bcb6fafdb4 faces of b2fa1a62df Nora’s maids 2935236ee9 twist with 417f489b9d anger.95db5c142b1f6c0f

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A noble b4a56c9793 lady cannot 56e37a6e1f attend social c8b50aadc2 gatherings before 719d5300e6 her debutante. That was an d1a9073e78 unwritten rule in cd9466edc0 high society.da8ffe5d38b6fd40

Hilda had e6a5b3c957 told her 434d68eddb that this a205b3dafd was the 1c5d87185c cause of 38331cc32b Nora’s current 3b4743322f frustration. She was dying to f5497e93a2 attend balls and parties bb7940ee64 like the other noble fe2c03c9a9 ladies, but because of ddb338b44a her own words, even c160fd9a3a her debutante was proving a299d4e3e2 difficult.625ddb12602c9a70

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Given that, Nora’s face d2fdd70e24 didn’t look all that d70014fd53 upset right now.f54da573d1e70f2e

“Too bad, but 479c94e960 there is nothing f2e277c063 I can do. I hope b865f81e07 you have d65f68c082 a pleasant 3428cf4fc3 time.”cfda6bda23256ec8

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Nora shrugged 53fcdbb40c her shoulders cedd0eb9cc and turned 092fa88cf7 away without ca18aaf8e8 a second 1e960cd9dc thought, showing 4554016c05 no hint ba7eada390 of regret. There was even e7c28e959c a certain kind 201045c1bc of joy in fd7a395d0b her casual demeanor.5d97c92595bfd3f2

Was she planning something?0b1bba95cb6aa75e

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That sly smile was 6a1e3c3a0d the same as what 23dc221aca Eleanor had once seen c165d58b5d through a crack in f023a3630c the door. It was a 9567703259 look that said 68257058ef she had set 962e0f1eb2 a trap and d9c9713dd6 was eagerly waiting 52217a1f80 for Eleanor to 054412daab fall into it.8756b92fe2cb92f7

With all d22442a88d the possible c10b0fbf3b variables running 416aad38d9 through her 520ec82e2c mind, Eleanor 0a5aa593a9 hurried back 94c2585728 to her 75281893c6 room.d66db4bca35d9aea

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If she was 851bfdf21f going to arrive 8fc8264201 at Earl Portsmouth’s 33d9f437b0 estate on time, cc1ab0f404 she had to 0293a217b7 leave right away. She had originally f5e06bb5e0 planned to prepare eba5a0b533 with more time, 26c37b1223 but unfortunately, the cbebe0010f Duke had wasted 44929567f5 her time with 13fb94840c needless conversation—about the 823a5168a6 royal family’s approval 84e7eef837 for the wine 837927efe2 business finally coming 51cb139e14 through today.961ffa08ebb9c17f

Still, since 02d28785a1 she had 3e041d6c42 already finished 88f5dbc009 most of 45190499f4 the preparations e3bff312b8 and all 810619bb5a that was 5aec3f568f left was b6afa52da6 putting on a13f52e426 her accessories, 708b8a49e4 she figured 38111eb9b6 she wouldn’t 5b5a81a04d be late.e81d928ce9b14412

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But soon, she realized 01e0e07451 she was wrong.ee22b7e5c842c17d

“Miss…!”52d5201c17085d7c

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Hilda, who 468bc81ea7 had been c2adf29b9c waiting anxiously a7d9daa397 for her, 01853b511b approached, her 168de9e066 face pale 336704dbff with panic.60e3ce2a2772c7d2

“I’m sorry, Miss. The accessories we bought yesterday…! They’re all gone! It seems someone stole them!”438765d3c4432ec0

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So this is 9e3839bc50 it.4ca4b66bae769c15

Eleanor’s lips curved 6613f1e1f0 into a smile.70c47a1894b9649c

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