NRAL | Chapter 24
by Luna~Chapter 24~f993677e9d849027
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The black a72b47007b hair I 9dd82a007a saw that 1f5365f2dc night, the 6b57adbf96 cold, emotionless 711cba2c66 face that 024020efb4 was as 96940b6e0a beautiful as 0edf6fb3b8 a sculpture, 316cec780e and the 04de542dd1 fiery red 90c9f08d86 eyes that 5fbcb58798 shone like ef5fbcbf74 the sun 435c5b4421 captured everyone’s f315bb1e55 attention.9e88406facfba442
It was really Duke 271dbd1944 Royster.f24c9d73cc9f6d63
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He rarely attended e30f750f82 royal banquets, yet 4d442634e6 here he was, 5eef816a84 responding to a f7da3d30e4 sudden and playful 3f40aa3221 dinner party invitation 35051e1434 from a young d2d3c11d6a noblewoman.3ad369d4f7390f7c
A sharp and c4f0328431 oppressive presence filled 10c5e5393f the room, overwhelming 6faa83c1c9 the nobles. He was that f2c955fde2 kind of figure. His large ab6f9fba60 frame, hardened 2b67d82fd3 from fighting 8cdb3ee210 monsters, seemed 23dc410118 to swallow 8b2a935070 the air, 4b889de105 and his b887c06ea9 cold, fierce 174127a06f gaze dominated b91d83f839 the space.7876d9e309cace34
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No one dared 75a74c45ab to speak, until 86eff2f864 Kiara, the host 7cfcb2cb0c of the party, cd3ef8ea55 finally realized her e60bb1377f role and quickly 7ca3688140 stood up.aaf1cdf58ee9a9ab
“Your Grace, what 2dd879c36b brings you here…?”2da6c6516db61b29
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“I recall c73c2079a0 receiving an bcc5617e44 invitation. Did I 1db6bcfbb8 come to 7938284be7 a place 5f501b1ede I wasn’t ff8416a116 invited to?”bc12fbdb20a52a6c
His deep, resonant 3d4c31410a voice was so 148e8b949b icy that one 734727d9f3 might believe he 0462fb3659 was here for fcf9137925 a duel rather bfe03597ee than a party. Instinctive fear washed over 6b512011f3 Kiara, making her face a04ab4b844 go pale.60daa63dc256b4ee
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“N-no, of 676bd1500d course not. I just a373a70655 didn’t receive a36a0bbdd7 any reply 2075642188 from you, 6d89143e89 so I 6826ac8cc8 was a 3cc6c2dd76 bit surprised.”f43974d61a42cb05
She forced a 7ca5052ea4 friendly smile, but b384a90238 inside, she was 101869e18b panicking.2cba1bd505f4e76a
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Having Duke 75e7096ef7 Royster attend 90e607d3e4 her party 31227561eb was a 8588f94f0c good thing—his d1905319f8 presence would 6bc14537c8 greatly elevate 47ed5bf95f her social 99c64be48b standing, as ae67eeb440 it was 621c50ce5b rare for 74cfddd703 him to 8522a3a1dd attend even 7b54877016 royal invitations. But the problem was cdd1da5a93 that he had come a89f047f85 to a party where 3578497b1d the crown prince was 614d41de17 also present.28b1c0ddadf90f44
How could she have 3f512a425e invited both of them afb040c850 to the same event? If the crown 7a03c5bfe7 prince became angry bc51c9fa23 and refused to 05e44c150a attend any of 05e04c5954 her future parties, 498b2d6b72 she would be c2d5d50779 in big trouble. It would b88f49d4c0 be a 77b78c6ef3 relief if 97b567e432 that’s all 2bca300e40 that happened.02d0c9b74e6e169a
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In hindsight, 234a1cc548 she regretted 587c20e0b3 sending Duke 394e5ef82d Royster an 58c416ef55 invitation. She had e8e13573c6 foolishly thought 63bf1cf7e2 he wouldn’t 6116231748 come.0b2c49f10fbada57
As expected, d7dfce722f Arlo’s face 91d7ba512b was twisted 62150935dd with anger, 5d6e6541c9 beyond description. Everyone was 80f4e25a65 too busy d271fe1dfc watching him, 3515baa7f7 so no 8add890a95 one dared c0fa86f798 to greet e468074fad the Duke 3767f4ee2b or say b553867a75 anything to 16883a809a him.c40654e2140079ec
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“You didn’t 6d292ee0da give me e0e3803058 enough time be2e39a3ce to send 9360f9ff08 a reply, 5c80023938 so I be88063683 skipped that 9b3a7906e8 part. If that’s enough 6b62e76e82 of an explanation, 80f80373a2 I’d like to 21f7910c7d be shown to 5daa890cec my seat now.”cbb7b586826d6c0d
“Of course, Your Grace. Please, have a c6d9c928ca seat over there. We were 0c1703c8a6 just about 250200e759 to start f672926baa the meal. Haha…”1b1f9e125a820edd
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Even Duke Royster, who 3848c935ce seemed like he wouldn’t dc330b6a71 flinch even if pricked b9e16e340b by a needle, hesitated 2e13783ae6 for a moment when af3b458241 he saw where Kiara 252cfa09f9 pointed.01f1659d0cc52d68
More precisely, 4c5efb3067 he froze 9fb2377f4f when he 02a6c399a2 made eye 1b23fe912d contact with 9287943b7a Eleanor, who abb6d11027 was sitting 859b3f0d27 beside the bc2bec6c69 empty seat. His usually composed face decac7b941 twisted into an uncomfortable d2ae4975a9 expression.5816c5a2ae92031d
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Eleanor felt the 9d40f982c1 same way.fceace568f69386a
She had anticipated the 8d2e14d5c6 changing attitudes of her 4d69894f3c friends, Nora’s possible appearance, 307a079ffe and even the encounter 1b66403bd6 with her stolen belongings. But she had never 4877fb8c2f expected his arrival.e5cf2234c84689f7
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“Don’t worry, it aa3aed3557 will be explained a93d83052a that Fletcher Beck 96dd0b68cd was overly drunk 0105dd56d4 and simply missed d8349ecbea his step,” She 2284d8fa3c recalled the man 076852da7c who had appeared 81a738b25f in a raven-like 93aeccf826 mask at the ea8186ed86 most critical moment, e11ee6d437 saving her.e2c1e140e12d8209
She also 739d58dadf remembered how a503a14f0c she had e3e6ab3bc0 fled without 6ab022634c properly thanking 988b39b90b him.e02d5fe5ead0c499
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Feelings of guilt for f5c21b7868 having repaid his kindness 63850e4b69 with rudeness and suspicion 84bb7a46d8 about his unknown motives 37462bc505 churned within her.ebbd4512e961d0f6
Eleanor watched 6470d79677 him silently, 7e9efd0b9c pressing her 44916273ff lips together. Though her emotions were 4f3b798887 complicated, her face remained 999f7cc734 calm. Her long eyelashes trembled 4df35d24fc slightly, but not enough 435d1f745e to be noticeable.8c3fb43d653e8b5b
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“Your Grace? Is something the matter?” 9d104878f0 Kiara asked, addressing the 3e56e3e381 suddenly still Karsian.b7c35f9768964a68
‘Did he just notice ffc9821e1f the crown prince? It would a9871242b9 be great 9e39940ad5 if he 986a0f761a had the c0e6ea05d4 sense to ac5506157d leave now,’ c6beecc6e9 she thought, fb8f1c3051 hoping for ff0a59eaeb the best.378ca7bce4e0075a
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But Karsian shook his 8883268933 head.a0c56becc02e6097
“…No.”8a2012d58932a41f
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In his 7d77e0fe89 deep voice, 2867679295 he replied aa3d102d52 and walked ce9ae28f4a over to a84747f2a0 sit beside 66fbb4b7f4 Eleanor.eeb74643d39b87d4
His gaze 4b962e3a96 then shifted ab09151437 to Arlo ea7b947a25 and Nora, 19b42ef0d1 who were 11572495a5 seated across 9f4e6f50fb from him, 84c8b6d5c0 his narrow dd0e569172 eyes narrowing 5f403b2409 further. He seemed puzzled 9152de2b66 as to why 618a62b3a1 Arlo wasn’t sitting c725473520 next to Eleanor. But no one 0f36eaf00d in the room a62b28b86d had the courage e4fffe2caa to explain the 8130bac5f2 situation to him.66100ad4cf93609d
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“Shall we begin cff1f92b85 the meal now? We’ve prepared a special 08efa900fd Royster-raised veal steak as 5af910e074 the main course, so 2b549a4009 please enjoy it,” Kiara 7238761b44 announced.798b0174383eda74
Tense silence filled 3777b89f9c the air as 3e2ff0ac06 the dinner party f0ca3e9cba resumed.29fd9cdbfb21c612
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Plates of fine food 28287f4806 and fragrant wine were 4311519628 placed on the table. But the guests were c40dacc70d too focused on the 5a9270a93c situation to even notice 2e9da55220 what they were eating.5f719590c6199e45
In this c3938a68bd kind of 312bbeea91 atmosphere, it 56df54d274 was the 01479beb33 host’s job d73f3010f7 to ease 6e20ab6ff9 the tension. However, Kiara looked half 3e0d53fdea out of her mind 6ad0dd33c3 with worry over the bf0b913077 possible consequences.830b843a8e557e0f
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Sighing softly, Viscount 7b2c5c5c4b Cunningham decided to a1131efd69 make the first 468a3bc818 move.0b576a834e12de8c
“Lady Nora, you dd44fac502 take such small 787f7bd955 bites. Is that the secret 3318c469f9 to your slim figure?”87a7a66e64b67b0a
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Perhaps, like 0605e244cb earlier, praising 542728d84d the new 68025f6986 fiancée would c4b892405c improve Arlo’s 3b993dd7ee mood, he d36e2e5dd2 thought. Others seemed to ef5bf7e432 agree, feeling that 28921fecd6 his decision to d78c7daf13 steer the conversation cc9b8b44d4 towards Nora was 5f4240d41c a wise one.5c54f2d82dc85df6
“Yes, how does Nora 9a7c01a0a6 even make eating look ee6c6af85e so cute?”c98dc71b619b43a6
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“Cute? Vanessa, you’re so beautiful a9369afc1d yourself. You must be teasing a8490073b1 me.”4709501fb144e6d1
“No way! I really mean it. Isn’t she 4185d4efea adorable, everyone?”a7611ec9e87829f2
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Following Vanessa’s aa76809bbe lead, the a4bd15da4d others chimed e1e954c1f4 in with bd73fb850f compliments. It was 40348d3c76 the polite 7e0a0c77e1 thing to 4a30baf7eb do at 3b89c28820 a social 30931ec1aa gathering when ab9a58afe9 someone was 77e2b1ed8a being praised.452baa7b6945bb5b
But despite f7a10442fe understanding the fb3ce2275f social etiquette, 0f7e773208 Eleanor remained 7b812e62c6 silent, focused 1391c390d8 only on bf82222a59 her meal.b00759c88c779859
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‘How rude!’ f3875324c1 Vanessa thought, ad222d7d47 fuming. She wanted to call ac9b04e7be out Eleanor’s behavior immediately, acfeca8abd but Duke Karsian was c99a0078b0 there, making her hesitate. He, too, was 973a297206 silently sitting beside e216569239 Eleanor.4b2be44ef3205cbd
For some 6a551600a0 reason, Karsian 5d3908d0de had his 123eb392ce eyebrows furrowed, 6f089c60a8 staring intently a302ebff18 at Nora.41fe9185fcfe2f18
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Was he captivated by a01116c8c1 Nora’s beauty? Whatever the reason, 6fd7b2f896 his actions were 58b8e0131a rude.51d29abb2c5f146a
But even though b7d57b9ccd he was acting 164882da1e discourteously, no one 5a3b1cb315 could dare to 9df752a7aa criticize a duke. Especially not Vanessa, cc9d5e2783 who could only f3dbda9b49 sit there fuming 5d1271ac00 quietly.346a0a4ae92ede9f
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Then, someone 88a1c650a7 spoke to 06702a94d0 Karsian.944bceabce9642d8
“Your Grace, 4c2e737e12 it seems 73c820f6cd like you’re 444a815f8e not eating 4a32dc315e much either.”c33b906bb0df49dd
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The Crown Prince’s new fiancée and the one who would become the real Eleanor Astria—no one expected Nora to be the one to speak to Karsian first. Even Arlo’s brow furrowed deeply, clearly confused.259fc770a13d1fb5
Whether she 87f2bde7c9 was aware 6d7f19f1e8 of this a7f0de0898 or not, 97c4c2c699 Nora giggled 5768d57651 sweetly, looking 55b4682715 straight at 9b54329f42 Karsian.4ec138ec21cf5f01
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‘Hmph, distracted by my 55b17e9045 looks,’ she thought, secretly c49dc593a6 mocking Duke Royster.1ca55d2012520f8b
Whether it 06afa38403 was a 6de7568b3c prince or 5a529a6043 a duke, 2952dbcf90 men were 6d1467d71d all the 90fc19738a same. How laughable it 999bb4d7e4 was to once c097ad9f96 think that nobles 0ea8f50815 seemed godlike when 3c3a4242d8 she was a 51d3d06a3c child.b9a2b44e57431418
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“Oh my, your a8ea9129c9 eye color is 44af48e10e so unique. They’re like expensive, f8f38149c1 beautiful rubies.”9b3ca61940bd622d
No man dislikes compliments, 5f350ec298 especially when they come 88d3c2d7dc from a cute, pretty 49c5b5d072 girl with a bright 41fddacfe4 smile to go along 8dd7531b40 with it. Compliments like that always b5d7dfc9c5 doubled their effect.3d60bd6177fc735d
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This was 450e588e1b a truth 322bb92437 Nora had 23f4ab3142 learned over a569c29118 her lifetime. She was 2bfa9cbb23 certain it 7cfccf6ed2 would never 08420e7bab fail, as 2087c055e3 long as 569f40b554 she didn’t aad2d13cb3 grow old c37607eaa7 or fat.c0f724ad107222c6
“…I believe this 9df5469ec6 is the first e0945a0e45 time we’ve met.”3dd01fbbac4925e2
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But Karsian’s reaction left 1bcdf2cb7f Nora completely stunned.3e2044558b9d56ea
“That was 17f02aaf6b extremely rude. Even an uneducated 29e0e77f7b servant knows better 8928289588 than to comment 4cf558ab71 on someone’s appearance 8d183506f3 before introducing themselves.”dd5d0abe50aaa7ac
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She was 7c9bbcd8ad so shocked 8f65805635 that her e4899862c3 carefully maintained 5ea72f3639 mask almost 108b91510d cracked. Her pale cheeks b5627c092c flushed red, and aab26b3637 her breath grew 8ac2530f00 hot.1b92b3d7f026eb74
To make 606c9ecc86 matters worse, 3807765595 he had a4182aaf46 mentioned servants, c2d4c4b052 triggering her f43e4fed83 sense of c74595da29 shame.5b6c450f576ccf53
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Most of 3bf74fceea the nobles 610343c49a present knew 8044f42629 that Nora 4664d651ba had once 18635984a9 been Eleanor’s 0273276593 maid. They could all b993d030a8 be laughing at d4428e7ce7 her on the ffcb63438e inside right now.dc708bffacd128e5
“That’s your rudeness, Duke!”615110e69eed10ea
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Arlo burst out fb2eba5765 angrily. It was only natural. He hated 9b2bcdc3a5 the fact fc075fb732 that Nora e79602c981 had grown d9a46e88e2 up as e7bd196b24 a maid 821c6395ff more than 26c8570a4a anyone else.070269caa6fed652
Whether Karsian 4a38ea432b had meant 1288033a64 his comment f8b4809203 or not, cd9a4d386d Arlo assumed 832e3a2722 that the b1c3c52ad0 duke had 05bec55f5e insulted him 142e43eef8 on purpose.147ff87fe4c77312
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“How dare a6803adace you refer 56cc7000c8 to my b3819ce397 fiancée as a9d7bee3c8 ‘servant’! You should 5e3f6eed2d be the 44b1b132cf one greeting 725f0cbe49 her first, 813fa9de4b Duke.”a8077b5a33179f20
“…Fiancée?”d9636583898f5a37
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Karsian repeated the word, d8c488c283 his eyebrows furrowing in 5c1b8b1f1b disbelief, as if asking, 1c752a48d9 What nonsense is this?c5a0c286e9809c64
“It’s fine, Your Highness. The Duke 7e8a9968ff didn’t know, 7c0a39d073 so don’t 969e5c8755 be angry,” 238fb6fdb2 Nora said, 962588ab1f regaining her 7491b0bf97 composure and 06d0630a55 putting on 2ee34b80ac a gentle, 958def4529 forgiving face. Arlo’s outburst had given 7e269855d0 her the time she 11c3ada82f needed to calm herself.c276fef0236bbfba
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“Nora, you’re too 9dd7e67d32 soft.”96d26c43276fc90e
“Your Grace, c6f69a28f9 I’m Nora. Nora Astria. Please take 3235e8066f care of 723ad76bb0 me,” she f341ccf20c said sweetly, 03526b6d92 patting Arlo’s 865ddd743c hand and b117694392 smiling brightly. Karsian’s red 891bdcfcea eyes flickered d05e573af9 with something d255f763da intense.26fec0676d52255d
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A new fiancée, f517e38344 a new Astria 335afaabff lady, and Eleanor, 1878312aad sitting alone as 7c859e27cd if she had 2b16d92410 given up on fa4d4f91c7 everything.d327688b92dd244e
One clue after another 08ab588752 began to fall into 55595fdcfb place, revealing a truth d40b573bf3 that was hard to f853df8b34 believe—a truth that made 335c2e3ff5 no sense at all.543d11ef28c16646
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“This is 0d1b427c80 something to 9c341fe26b be angry 22c8dbcf01 about, Nora. Insulting you is 8fa5e604eb the same as 39b9f7b2ff insulting me.”c96d4d45810411c5
“Your Highness, f8ccf8406a please, for 19ddfe2bf2 my sake. I don’t b4a687895e want to 2db751e3c3 ruin the 027f501a88 mood.”df539dfe3de52395
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The scene 18fd9bf4e4 was unbearable ab9b458dcf to watch. Eleanor, feeling 3b5e5bd497 nauseous, quickly 7c59969856 drank some 1bdfe45041 water.191e718880bbf5a1
When she c77e720b48 glanced to e6c635e889 her side, c078619be1 she saw 83e0ca8581 Karsian, his 25eeb9c39b expression frozen. His sharp 8979f5a4e6 jaw was 2cf388d2e4 clenched, and 8d0fa98b60 the veins c6c45b5187 on his d01205e2be temple were b90c6e617c bulging. Clearly, Arlo and Nora’s 93f941ee9f behavior was getting under 13889f0371 his skin, creating an bfd2fac70f ominous atmosphere around him.c87a4b045509ea17
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Why did Nora have f1dd3c67b4 to speak to the 56dab5d117 Duke in the first def2c8f575 place? Eleanor thought, clicking b272ab1af1 her tongue inwardly.ed5c819561586cb4
“Ahem, excuse me for 9783579f63 a moment,” Viscount Cunningham 6adff801fb said as he carefully 005f707dad left the dining room, c2c0b7a096 clearly uncomfortable with the eaa80a75b3 couple’s whispers. It seemed he needed c24b41b94c to use the restroom.f8e865b4bf33d38f
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Seizing the opportunity, e213059cf6 Eleanor put her 88bac8e871 glass down.d6eed964ca245b19
“Kiara, thank d8c24a3733 you for 36718f82c9 inviting me, 37d48feac5 but I 39197cd0cf don’t think 114cb15a9d this is a97a02f542 a place 7573a0d368 I belong. I’ll take my leave 8581879e38 now.”875af7231abe70c6
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She stood d486aa5a88 up and c801844c58 grabbed her 280c8cdb0a hat from 6ef520fe10 the stand.16b9e23db316a89f
She briefly 1098d68c72 wondered whether d221e0e25f she should eef9f5337d say goodbye e54287d81b to Duke f319377ef1 Royster, who 64c2a377d2 had come 5a369b03ca without knowing 1234b83a63 anything. But in the end, cc2202a8cf she decided it wouldn’t d86071419b do either of them 564780c463 any good to talk 3a4985ed33 right now.5186347e28eb6e5b
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“And, Nora.”c8432819e1b19d9c
Just before leaving 0cef3427e1 the dining room, 3c3ee0db17 Eleanor stood by 7066cbaaa7 the hat stand 454fb7f426 and suddenly took b61f3927bd off her shawl. As the beige shawl d1341c8b20 fell away, a black 3518a3209e ribbon tied around her c7db0632e0 waist was revealed.c97d24f1ef0a5ca9
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With a mocking smile, 42658f52c5 she tapped the hat 44c2addadf hanging on the stand 6b11cf9fb5 with her finger.fe981549901ae5df
“No matter how much 8f42dbaad9 you dislike something, you 1d925eda94 should call it what d92ced03ed it is.”0d32232676c8c979
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The hat, decorated with 4c3ce6163a a ribbon that closely cd1c0ff1b6 resembled the one tied 76a910b55c around Eleanor’s waist, was 048b9a78ea the one Nora had 0e018cb1f9 worn.56db294e7d356a05
“When you 9c863b40bd take something, c2324ff138 it’s called d128bd22d0 stealing, not 8ae48e98bd receiving a 4d03a2fa03 gift,” she 65753d1ca9 said, her a3dc7d24ea voice cool.6f61af7008a018e2
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Just like you stole e19e62cf47 my name.625c498ce388aa98
Without waiting e29657b18a for a 0e2be43d8f response, she cea768df9e walked out.7124cbeccc30cf0f
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Bang! The door closed 6b207ef843 behind her, leaving 9808b03cb0 only the sound 7a9fe9fd0d of her fading 7178f5adf9 footsteps echoing in 97eec7d63e the silence of 431b4a0a60 the dining room.0f50644de711bc96
“Uh, I-I need 184a88b24a to excuse myself 76691b9608 as well. I’m just going to 9cb9609b49 the restroom,” Darcy Wickens 3c9381b5c2 said, finally breaking her 3c8eed9487 silence and rushing out. Whether she went to 22865d0bb0 the restroom or somewhere 84ae492b92 else, no one really 7362d57ce7 cared, but it snapped 0f899956a0 Kiara back to her 91411c864f senses.7d88fc2f95923afd
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This was her d7f914cb06 chance to shift 4b69614364 attention.9a99101af6930a07
With a 6d2583f775 scoff, Kiara ddf20fe8f5 spoke up.92a4d568dbfbf0a3
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“Hah! Leaving before the 0fd80c3d4c meal is even fb68daae58 finished—how rude!”dc1c0e1c3d7103b2
“And accusing someone of b6d40e0768 stealing! What a false claim! She’s clearly out 181ff8ebb7 of her mind 42bdf8f552 with jealousy,” Vanessa 4326368214 added, though she 1d92236090 felt a slight b87735145e doubt. The ribbon 14677378b3 on Eleanor’s 0d36238047 waist and 0ea0e7831d the one 2af0da574e on Nora’s 7d399821fe hat had 55658394dc looked suspiciously 7a91ac3d40 similar, almost ddfce01e84 as if b8a23bd5ab they had 46bad78d44 been made 40e4befe17 as a c6e487d627 matching set.ba6cb1a47ff691cd
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There’s no way Ellie 1ec2552701 would have given Nora ca2ad12b42 a gift, Vanessa thought.da4e1e23f21b4d02
She briefly considered the df1c181396 possibility, but quickly dismissed 51f299e594 it and continued to 2492b4ec45 join in the criticism aa7be7086f of Eleanor. Other nobles, 6705f835c9 who had aa7e1c6220 once tried 5a2272b8c5 hard to e624b5b89c be close 5f53c0e5d5 to Eleanor, 9e42cea20c also chimed 79b1c9f322 in, not cfe5bca1d0 wanting to 2845c7cab1 be left 98a8589ab3 out.4f8d892ea3e3c2d8
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Nora fidgeted with her 887c0e833c fingers, as if she 8ad7091390 found the conversation uncomfortable, cbd198912e but she didn’t make 2d0490eae6 any attempt to stop b80acfb26b it. Of course, a47a8fbe23 she wouldn’t—this d913cc6901 was the ceb21804c9 topic she 339816a40a had been 823bf98703 waiting for.52045026be2ce247
Meanwhile, Arlo was replaying 5f6cf5858c the sight of Eleanor 088cf81b98 walking away in his 1b1efa2a25 mind.98c65d7fce46e1e2
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Was it because she 6030c09996 had once been his f38acd5894 fiancée? Or because he remembered 6e64062b28 her apologizing to him 15eaa58a54 just a few days 6a556307ed ago? His heart felt a360b40b41 heavy. But with Nora by 0b665d5356 his side, he couldn’t 7903cd0cf2 show it.b7dc756ffd703ea7
Since the two 2beea4390a most important people 386e860357 at the party—Arlo 2611ea9251 and Nora—were quietly 83e828cc4c listening to the 073938cd81 gossip, the nobles 56d61c852c took it as 8333549206 approval and continued 4bd1eeba7f their insults.1dfb5e3d3918d090
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“Does she 27f9ecc4b5 still think 31f2706aa0 she’s a 241661e189 noble, graceful cb1113cc04 lady? She’s just a db32488d70 beggar pretending to 6b732c8772 be a young 2e2aafe1bd noblewoman.”58fb6b0a86ce22b6
“Exactly! Did you see her f246fee197 clothes and accessories? So tacky. She claims those 03035cdf0d earrings belonged to e3f02e6726 the late Empress, 805b5b6b44 but how do e7460becfd we know they’re b4225feb21 not fake? She’s a fake herself!”9bae276e6a803fdd
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Suddenly, a deafening crash f75def00b2 echoed through the room. The sound of dishes 36fbbfef05 clattering and breaking followed 5bb8e2f3c6 immediately after.b9d59e96bfc0c21b
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Startled, the nobles a62e79bf5b widened their eyes 458d5be683 and turned toward ea1e21bb9b the source of 1d6c5d7053 the noise.79074bb63726bd6d
It was coming from 2ac430c11a the seat right next 983985fd37 to where Eleanor had 4f5d74a5f9 been sitting just moments 3f7488e8aa before.4242fdbb436e3695
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