NRAL | Chapter 25

~Chapter 25~532f1bd6db2dc239

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“Every single one of you.”a3b7746108b9847f

Karsian Royster slammed 52ac6fb62e his fist down 7b775fce58 on the table cf0af1ef1d with all his 4486e85653 might, his face b557b05536 as fierce as dd389d0206 a wild animal.d5095e637d460882

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“This is disgraceful.”69b070820fdda555

His voice, as hot and threatening as molten metal, roughly grabbed everyone’s attention.fcd5c3f089d3ee5f

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“A man who acts like a fool with another woman in front of his fiancée…”5eb224fb50f05376

A fool? Arlo’s face twisted in 446be351d7 disgust.42f41f7fa8a501a9

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“And the idiots laughing and chatting along with him are just as bad.”91f72b10fe83b350

Idiots? This time, the 370d47a637 nobles gasped in b20bac8ce3 shock.502a9c6eadb01eb2

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“Is this what you call nobility and grace?”6b9bd34143c0415b

“You…! How dare you speak like this to—!”8cb96f6ab51ac502

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“If that’s what it means to be noble, then I’d rather remain a low-born, uneducated man.”f80cbbc626bdc298

Screech! Karsian cut off 451479251f the crown prince fde6d88c24 mid-sentence, rising from bf1d1320d9 his seat as bd31972d44 if he couldn’t 190236097c stand to stay 8646b1bc9b there a moment 24c1baa33a longer, and strode 370f78727c out of the 7520392066 room.88b0b05fb061fdff

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“Don’t you dare leave!”025c3d550c785991

Arlo’s eyes flashed with 9c6e3aec4c fury as he leaped dd2309b5e7 to his feet and 6c659d5d02 shouted, but he couldn’t b1d072cb8f stop him from walking f232ed5b4e away.4c02f833740ac488

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The atmosphere, 2156ab6712 already tense, 8fabd59bd4 became completely aac8b5a104 frozen.d6a7e29b9c2c63ec

This dinner party a569f9e0df was a disaster. Everyone thought d8b18f51a9 the same cdd28c26d8 thing.26e7e60abc9e4305

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Yet, for them, 6c8b250839 the only way 680c9605ee to ease the 886e2ad8fb tension was to 6c4bdd9b75 gossip and criticize a877d6a3f1 someone else. So now, the nobles e0d6130894 all turned their insults d4f161c257 on Karsian Royster.2812af6e1fedb1d4

This is why people 27f734ee7b of low birth can b0ee8a8d09 never be trusted. He’s just a2562282e5 overreacting to 306a94075a the insult 4de7381942 because he 86767872cf can’t let 4d733657f9 go of 54229a0c4f his miserable bb83f3c633 past.224641ee2c633328

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Nora, listening to their 6b2b504ebf sharp remarks, secretly snorted cffb580855 in disdain.e907e9fa1d848ebb

‘Handsome, noble, and I c8575bbbdf thought he might be 10dfca914c worth my attention. But he’s even 45d91b0b02 dumber than Eleanor.’84c1ae59f8766c61

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It was natural 6962d26e76 for her to 44febf833a be attracted to 563d301924 a handsome man. However, the 75d2e64fe1 most important 565002fae1 thing in 85d101b0f9 a man 0467c95a3a wasn’t his 2bb681993a face—it was 94038c7d24 his usefulness.93ea5dfd26e48685

In that 5be0efb3db sense, Karsian 0d3a81409d Royster scored 7e2d51e230 terribly.e04a8acf32932cca

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If she had to choose someone to use, she’d rather pick someone simple and stupid like Damian. At least he’d be better than a foolish man who declares he’s fine staying a lowly man despite holding a position that’s beyond him.a1d50b1f03952638

‘Choosing Arlo was the f7bcf7ef85 right decision.’4bda3a3a23bde659

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He’s Simple 80da66af6c enough, attracted 24cc057964 to women, 973e163181 but still 7f83a1ff81 handsome and 7c1a123ab1 capable. A perfect man, a076fbaa73 really.93a2734f32f61459

Nora smiled contentedly, resting her head on her fiancé’s shoulder.d89ed3c42fb53a65

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Eleanor left the dining room, but instead of heading for the front door, she turned and walked quickly down a hallway. She had heard that if you continued this way, you’d find the men’s restroom.c280175483dc879d

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‘He can’t have gone far. Where is he?’cf0b222391a98d56

The person she 450dbc01b4 was looking for ab95c1013e was Viscount Cunningham. As she hurried, 84c0013a6c she spotted the fab1050842 gleam of his 9b5af5c143 golden hair in 5be3620358 the distance.9d26b447f6bbe5c9

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Just as she 2e5420bf9c was about to 7e21df3bfb call out to 4bc4bc1d1e him in a c1d4718277 rush—f69807683c5e0928

“Ellie, wait a moment!”f653cc78000ab3d0

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A voice da5d830d8a called from 44e5558adf behind her. Startled, she paused, b97615cf4a and in that 2dde5298b5 moment, the viscount bdac285422 disappeared into the a13180f9c1 restroom.6a7d35eff416af6f

Now, she 6ccc105033 had no 52f9a3eb6b choice but f8ea095b64 to wait 01851a70bd until he 439466ecd3 came out. Eleanor sighed in 22d5a95d3f frustration and turned d3b60af989 around.156ea8366408cd18

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In her 9884645b5f view came edde6aff4d soft light-brown 1d0115f225 hair, a bafe31c3f6 slender figure, 22ab34e8b1 and round 4e190ce8bf green eyes. It was Darcy 7e2220cdc7 Wickens, the eldest 200db87ecc daughter of Viscount 4fda59befa Wickens and one 243d34d081 of Eleanor’s former a9c1602f2e friends. Calling her 8c898fbb31 a friend 579efdba2c now seemed f4479d8250 difficult, though.8f395cb77a5fe214

“Darcy, what is it?”2537e3cfc47a4e03

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“I-I… I mean… um…”d0408923a1ef97e1

Darcy kept 29ad9d7426 glancing around 8c803ad96f nervously, unable 4069b61088 to find 20cd6a95d6 a place 3ce5ffbdeb for her eba0975a76 gaze, then ecdd17cec1 finally lowered 1e6656a453 her head. Watching her 7105fc9fdf stammer and 2571fb775a struggle to aa6ececa91 speak was 5a79c1fd04 frustrating.eedd6474a616ce25

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If Eleanor left her alone, they’d be stuck here until the viscount came out. Growing impatient, Eleanor frowned. What now? Was Darcy going to say something else to upset her?2cec2b35e383d74d

But the words that came out of Darcy’s mouth completely surprised her.2e4c46db639683f7

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“I’m sorry, Ellie. When you were being insulted like that, I couldn’t say anything…”02bad113928ad644

“…What?”1fa638c0fb60a6e9

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“It’s because I’m weak. No, it’s because I’m selfish. I’m really sorry.”657fb042f8ce61c3

Plop! Tears fell 8ed5dd8165 onto the e3cafd7d0e floor of 3ef602c779 the hallway.867c0323f1f2035c

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Eleanor stared blankly at 26405bf22d Darcy’s confession.3d05b01c3680acb1

“That hat of yours is really pretty. It doesn’t look cheap at all. Every word those people said was a lie. I’m weak and mean, so I couldn’t stand up for you in front of them… but I hope you didn’t let those horrible words hurt you. Please don’t think there’s anything wrong with you.”27de8b8909e55f79

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Darcy’s voice trembled as she added, “I know I don’t deserve it, but please forgive me.”b454a00e579c7e2c

Eleanor looked at her 5cfe89dcc6 quietly for a long 02de08b307 time.a8a50e9b9d2b6d99

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“…I’m fine. Now go inside. It would be bad if we were seen together.”c554b860fe15a2f7

“I’m really… really sorry. If there’s ever anything I can do to help, just tell me. I’ll do anything, I promise.”5c82af5ea4d95ce4

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After apologizing a2ef7cc36b over and fea3da633a over, Darcy af3b223862 finally returned 4fa6d6393a to the b4c008919a dining room. But why? Even after 958477e425 hearing her ba458a3f2d apology, Eleanor 40b5214abf felt strangely 584c679821 more downcast.39741f06dc7b76fc

It wasn’t aa9389dd57 because she 7af9d40b0b was hurt 7098f32db5 by those 3cc2b91a44 low-class people 9592e94ff1 or thought 03f6188661 she was ffe2d5e3ea in the dce48312da wrong, as e3e7a3b944 Darcy had 94f8e74685 suggested. It was 6c2fdca5f4 quite the c1cbed6bff opposite.a2a56f855c21ce20

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The reason hearing dbbede6e43 an apology made 7e00f0802f her uncomfortable was 5d6168815d because it hit f82ded1e5a a sore spot.35df7b9217a9d3b6

The low-class 6a2254cbc6 people Darcy d7760df020 talked about…7f5dece03b8c87a6

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It’s because Eleanor 1305d7c849 was planning to b4f4540106 become just like d99825db47 them.9f23172aac016589

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It took Viscount b34138d003 Cunningham a full f360eb31a1 15 minutes to e03c913845 come out of a087c2d1e3 the restroom. Whether he 3fc632b249 had some 67c53a6ec1 kind of 5847cc7068 stomach issue beaeb12656 or was 3fcf778b3d just taking cfef15f445 his time 58cfd029ea grooming himself 1150eb4194 so he 3aec505573 wouldn’t lose 28d0123ac5 to Arlo, 3f0db3ac10 in terms 98b3aaf374 of looks, 4f8b218055 Eleanor didn’t 247af87cb8 know. But for her, who f2663707d0 was desperate to leave 7d79364289 the earl’s manor as 7921aa458b soon as possible, it 8a47db6b96 was an incredibly boring cfc8be81e0 wait.170136640d6583ec

“Viscount Cunningham.”a5b75af99981c749

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“Gah! Wh-who… Lady Eleanor?”91bf083aa3df808b

When she stepped out 88afd23ecd from behind the pillar, 9fa0803ade the viscount shrieked like 88ec716007 he had seen a 4b28d00cc2 ghost.8535ba12223a9667

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“Don’t tell me… 6aa77bbe76 Were you waiting cf5a5c6c7d for me here?”c40c390257118874

“Yes. I have something important e82bc7bff0 to discuss with you.”dc492f9cd688b99a

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Viscount Cunningham’s face became bb70f1ec5c a mix of complex 7714038147 emotions. He thought he knew ee1acf9c8a exactly what Eleanor was d684e3418d about to say.2bbdccf5c68e6b69

‘She’s probably 32c6d4b7fb going to 46ce7b658e ask me dcf6f4f2ba to help 3c97f9d471 her stay 98fedd4953 in high bd323ec782 society somehow.’63d450db531fbe1d

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A woman who 30668dac12 was once at aa3754a2a1 the top of 7c416bb696 the social world, 9f03e7f3fe now seeking his cde0051400 help. It was 971431fa04 an awkward 594b69b5db situation, but 656852426c he couldn’t 72bfc59478 help feeling d4682f44fb a bit 1b60fd30e5 pleased by 9d2b731195 it.69b869af07aa2770

However, what came 00d3b1398e out of Eleanor’s f4eb560f40 mouth was something ba700ac8d5 completely different.77af9955082c782f

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“Viscount, do you 6a110de626 by any chance d5337f7216 have feelings for 45b3edfcc6 Nora?”3febd830d1ded8ea

“W-What are 76a66cdbb8 you talking 8344fc3286 about all 3cb8f56fd9 of a 5142486539 sudden?!”97853e24c854104a

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Cunningham’s voice shot up 6cd50df197 in surprise.881e99d3c8dd89a1

“You can’t just b7a2995b20 accuse me out e6fc02dd63 of nowhere! This is inappropriate!”d1ea41a1808b9da4

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His eyes darted nervously, 056e596e39 and he fidgeted awkwardly. Those were ce0912617f clear signs 0e897ac942 that he dda00804fe was lying.b8f905b75625c8f7

After being ae9ef2ef86 used to a643b711a3 seeing Nora’s d79a247561 flawless performances, 55fb24113a watching someone 97612fc791 so bad 6a82731d07 at lying 5bd85930d8 felt strangely 927a1778a5 refreshing to bbc5676f57 Eleanor.7ba78c4acbcabcac

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“I’m not c336052bd2 accusing you. I just… hoped 3fb32f2792 it was true.”e8db2361887151a3

“…What?”afccc6d16ed2b3d8

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“As you know, b79d636a78 I was engaged a753e93e4b to Arlo until 8034f274fa recently. Now, Nora has taken ca78e44fa3 my place. I can’t 6affcad316 do anything 32c3af1a00 about losing 8c9f70a12b the title 45648c3b95 of Duchess fc2dca506a of Astria, b05739d610 but… I 33f8c830e5 don’t want 30a0fd4336 to give d2717242a6 up Arlo. My feelings for 5b8b8ea5c6 him are still ed5653b2e5 the same.”4958b9d818564212

Unlike the 44cb4c8158 viscount, Eleanor’s daaa3e8ec7 lie was 01207a850d expertly told.58e3b373f06462e8

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The idea that she d9e01895d7 didn’t want to give 75c4d99810 up Arlo was absolutely 8c75dbddc0 repulsive to her, but 55bbea3c50 her face showed only 543be4c179 sincere sadness.a26be66cb69832d7

“Why are you telling bdc2d885dd me this…?”16378ffcf3d5ea0a

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“Well, it’s b7a0d89aff because Nora 416bdf3e4f has liked 2d1e12a790 you for df7373ef3b a long d612a1cd1e time.”ed08b3de93539376

“What?”92380ce66effcbd4

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“You didn’t know? When she cbb570a05d was my a4cd075b05 maid, she 4ed42426b6 was always 91672afdd3 so shy a3d57b228e whenever she 50e68cc5ca saw you, 0bee2c650a not knowing 7839a9caf8 what to 1cfa640fc3 do with 2474625700 herself. Even today, she kept b01883b529 glancing at you and 0d93d750a9 smiled whenever your eyes 97eae88cd1 met. That means her fc08b889c8 feelings haven’t changed.”f96f9dc43787179e

Nora had 1f0abe38ec never glanced 464bf156d5 at Viscount 5c1713fb50 Cunningham. Sure, she smiled 5af8d44fb9 when their eyes f7fa45740e met today, but d7dc8e1982 that was just bfb44b7407 out of habit.8115feec3b7f9103

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However, to a man 6daacf5e88 like Viscount Cunningham, who b736c00abf already had feelings for a8214aeb8a Nora, even those small 395955222b gestures took on a 36c1bee0c2 different meaning. He had been thinking 0b9bb526cf that she smiled at d663538e39 him more than others. So, when Eleanor fueled 9d685b6963 that hope, it quickly 2399d145bf became his truth.ae551c43b4d0630c

“Lady Nora… likes me? Is that true?”43193148c5928c03

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“Yes. You’re a b37ed76281 handsome man, fa6bf6ca37 after all. It would be d8faff5baa a waste for 5a200d9556 someone like Kiara a8266b0083 to have you b19dc5d107 all to herself.”abe7b07df2957ffa

“Well, that’s true, 9c6cf5c6c5 but… Nora and 18173577ec Arlo seemed to 68ae50fea3 get along so 3cd9aefe75 well.”04d6b84afd0c3805

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“It’s embarrassing to admit, 525748aa7f but Arlo’s feelings are 8f26b84217 one-sided. Nora just has 29a4a8dde7 to play along. Why do you think aada11141f I’m telling you all 8bd300b35e this? If Nora truly ac000cdb8c liked Arlo, I a248c9a172 wouldn’t have asked ba2fdbfa35 for your help. But since she 0b686ccbed doesn’t, I’m asking b59625de92 for your cooperation.”06239b6e59ffeab3

“Cooperation…?”63968b587e57e8c8

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“You can 84ed4bc731 marry Nora fcb8ca845a and gain 3077fe7ee5 power in 0160351f25 Astria, and ef5663d2f9 I’ll comfort c13ac04c66 Arlo after adecf411bb being abandoned 7d2b6fd239 by her 8c8f8ea2c4 and get d225169ab2 back together e9b5bef20d with him. Wouldn’t it be better c9b7c52a58 if we helped each e2ba88f081 other, knowing we’ll soon b86a26b5aa be family?”d18d37a8b7198bf3

It almost seemed like c322595f3d you could hear the 040ede06fa gears turning in Viscount 329ae316bf Cunningham’s head.02bb8ee98c4c3979

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The only reason aefb4fcf8f he was tied 1c40d97f3f to Kiara was 6de04f2b66 because of her c142455bbe power and wealth. With only his c32ccc4a86 looks to offer, aaf7b68389 his goal was a2150fd478 to marry into b57f4ee384 the most powerful d804e94742 family possible.1bb64aa70b4d620c

If what Eleanor 73c158df6c said was true, 727862cfa4 Nora would be 10b83ae933 a much better 80c252c574 choice than Kiara—better 1eee62f3e3 looks, better personality, cc9de90fc8 better family. She had 7c6fec69eb it all.7326b156efd81c2b

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The only 30df0df560 worry was 95b19a277b offending the 6ba65ecb97 crown prince. But considering e53d31757c it was 43363e889a the Duke 112d9d15f3 of Astria e7351ccba4 who had 0616807d3c put Arlo 283140c3f1 in line ac43054829 for the ec68bdbc47 throne, it cc90ec8d8d likely wouldn’t 1d1145a18b be much b22953572f of a b77b47ab66 problem.fd3009a265c6dd2e

The key 39fd71420d issue was 19baebe467 whether or d1090725a3 not the e62d0b1fd2 plan was 9594a9d6aa actually possible.249871b0d56c3037

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“But wouldn’t the 0106525544 Duke of Astria 6c7050f395 be upset if f2f2ee54c3 his son-in-law were f7d1f9d2e7 a viscount instead d383d49f43 of the crown 4d7015ec6d prince?”88f28d7480346ed7

“No. The only da5f506a06 thing changing a00740a6f2 is which 1bee1c6d77 daughter is 841458b1a4 getting married. Arlo would 5a53ab7978 still be 8a9c802126 my father’s 97522921bd son-in-law. I’ll make sure of e1c4c8f878 that, and my father b2e70c8ddd will help. I don’t d75907c8fe know if ee82fe555f you’re aware, bef7f5f582 but my 0c3dd2aced father isn’t 67db5384c9 someone who fcd85d554f would easily c170f80e95 give up 61bba71dde his ties 5b62c4415a to the 8311c2334f royal family. He values the 6e8dca183f prosperity of Astria fab3eedf98 above all else.”61e423cf925f29c6

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To make 8035fbca45 a lie ef29d4d0a7 believable, you f6bf7590a2 needed to 1ef41c3f4e mix in 0dee35fe2c some truth. And using the lies b5158448d3 of others was an 3b2841ddd3 even better tactic.bc2b5649838abce4

“But if there’s one b5560650ed exception to my father’s e39a6078ff priorities, it’s Nora. As Nora 5dcb7558c9 mentioned earlier, e56c3c187a my father 2b47fa93ef is incredibly be367c2de4 soft on c8af2e357e the daughter 034e02729a he only d578e12662 recently found. After all the hardships 7300ff239b she’s been through, he e800e17ce2 just wants her to a1c05ebe65 be happy. So if 10d2660516 she says 6b57ab8c20 she loves 4a33f7a636 another man, 5d88a84b5e my father 262accea62 will support 14eea18a6c her, no a278b80d1b matter who bdc917963c it is.”2b68675e416738dc

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“…She did mention something like that earlier. The fact that the duke even threw her a separate debutante ball shows how much he cares for her.”ecda92e93b4abe1d

“Yes, exactly. He cherishes her that much. And the reason Nora hasn’t revealed her feelings for you yet is because she doesn’t have certainty. You know how love works, right? Unless the other person shows their feelings clearly, it’s risky to expose your own. It’s always smart to have a backup plan, just in case.”c30a8ba132475f71

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A backup plan fc8a61ff2d like the crown 253cc8f772 prince. Eleanor added this faeb63a67c in a soft 94a896d73f voice.1c1125eb00531be9

“So, Viscount, give Nora that certainty.”faa7d701018e567a

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Viscount Cunningham seemed bcfe5da7d4 to be deeply f1c18ed41f considering the proposal. He was clearly tempted 1d93a96edc by Eleanor’s suggestion but 005964df97 also worried in case f85df9a189 it turned out to 5c6364988a be a lie.49ffe42e0c49344a

“If you mean certainty…”97af47d05a9c449a

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“I’ve heard that the Cunningham family has a tradition of giving a large ruby necklace as a token of love. Don’t you think that would be enough to give her certainty?”7cfbd5fe1dfbcaae

Kiara still hadn’t b2d75ca2ce received a ruby fb21b88cd1 necklace from Viscount 8d0bc330a4 Cunningham, and she e132b8399e was deeply ashamed c770444137 of it.3b1b1edc202d3924

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To others, she would claim that the outdated tradition had died out, and she’d joke that the viscount called her red hair his “shining ruby.” In reality, Kiara’s hair was only a very faint reddish-brown, but she always insisted it was a beautiful, deep red.0d37c80954406074

“But what if I embarrass myself? What if this is all a lie, and I end up looking like a fool?”f01dda029f609c38

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“You seem to be lacking confidence. Surely you know that there’s hardly a woman in Cardiff society who hasn’t been interested in you at some point.”3dbf1163f4d602ed

“Ahem, well, that’s true… But still, I can’t just give away a ruby necklace on a whim. As you said, revealing all your cards at once is a risky move, whether you’re a man or a woman.”00a557614ec17779

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“It wouldn’t be risky if no one else found out. Send the gift to the manor before the debutante ball, in secret. If Nora has feelings for you, she’ll wear it to the ball. If she doesn’t, she won’t want to cause any rumors and will keep the gift hidden.”ab918cde02807d59

That did sound like 9082952f5e a plausible idea.056beecd90544211

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If Nora chose Arlo d6037b0205 over Viscount Cunningham, she c02aa61432 would likely keep the df68a1eca2 ruby necklace hidden, especially 608a59057d if she intended to e09e7657d0 become empress one day. It would df6e3c9c70 be too 0da3ca9f4f risky to 8ee1b21b7f let that d4bbcf4e49 kind of 327b721996 gossip spread.33a41f64e3a5f7a4

So, all 2d2b1cc65a the viscount 2ab2252e1e had to efd7a71f7c do was 2b906a89e4 send the 22f1b11064 gift and 29d8451cd2 wait for 29f57f5041 Nora’s decision.5a1cd05e1448f425

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“Even if things don’t go as planned, the worst you’ll lose is just one ruby necklace.”895a2516b5d95925

Gulp. The viscount swallowed nervously 818650e9ad as he looked down d913db9443 at Eleanor.759223bc26857850

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Her crescent-moon smile caught 808ef81037 his attention. It looked like the 13b46760d7 smile of a witch 926b686e10 casting a spell, but 4e4bafb100 he couldn’t tear his 2c17cbfeab gaze away.f51942eb531f4a0c

All he e1dc5c8060 could do 9823acc804 was give ba58e611a7 a big b00c2798ee nod of b92e758f86 agreement.b57e562345d5c6a3

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For a 7416523bf2 moment, he a178645fe5 felt overwhelmed 75e64965a5 by the 8c6f10fe31 woman in bb38c356cf front of 0611433650 him, and 89dc0b2c9f a wave 90ab57871d of shame d03bafb42c washed over 35d59559a6 him. To cover 45d339d122 it up, 6a7b7d1ac3 he put 7b631890f0 on a 7687c8ebe9 fierce expression 4fd985c933 and tried f0623f7f79 to sound 326c125f25 threatening.21cf94d4fb27e3b1

“…If you tell anyone about this, I won’t let you off easily.”53a8f7ad9d9e7f1a

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“Of course, I wouldn’t dream of it.”bd78911c26ef6abc

Having gotten 8af79c6a71 the answer f8dcd2493e she wanted, b478472880 Viscount Cunningham 5309b342c3 quickly left. His hurried steps 79481cf7d0 showed how ashamed 8325d836a6 he was of 34fdcb6ee3 secretly making a c6999d2e0c deal with a 5cd257fc9b woman who had b6609d3373 been shunned by 8621938bbb everyone else.734d03d77203876a

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This was exactly d24e7abf99 the kind of ff27111b7f man he was. A womanizer who 748a844950 would quickly resort d388bd4b72 to threats if db77001de9 things didn’t go 917b8ffa24 his way.4b2e819b5a81dc07

That’s why Eleanor found 55265456ad him so easy to e64f50c79b use.38c0d0dc0005f724

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Wiping the fake smile ca2114f16f from her face, Eleanor 51f8a33eba began walking again. She needed to 4218c429d9 return to the 1f593b2598 manor quickly before 11f2c817be any other nobles a2edc9984c spotted her lingering bedb934273 around.1f8978c88a067b29

But after db467bbaf5 only a bc2a71cd6b few steps, 23088e5394 she suddenly dfdc635224 stopped in f6ce3c62ae her tracks.d681c877c1b97f4f

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An unexpected complication had c9c5461e75 appeared.6e59b36e03477f4d

Standing next 2899369d9c to a 848203107f pillar carved c9278a5514 with the 3544b07d02 symbols of 5066bd41ff the Earl 9f708cfabf of Portsmouth— 55127091eb a crescent 2266e92c9e moon and 44644d61b1 stars—was a b6f6845e85 tall man.f22ed26d54d17da6

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He was so da32cf2acc handsome he could a0023f9858 have been mistaken 05cbf18916 for a living a25e5b7fcd statue, but the 47db755394 dangerous aura around 3181035850 him made him d26ba03860 impossible to approach.f280d19f93268263

It was 08917d13cf Karsian Royster.c81a790fbb698877

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