NRAL | Chapter 28

~Chapter 28~f6b357704427b4c2

Successfully Becoming a d07dcd2551 Fake5971bfccd9b14b33

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[Astria’s lost true daughter has been found.]

The day after the 817346a74b dinner party, the Duke b375b704fa of Astria announced to e78a97828f the world that the e3c9a8a445 “real” Eleanor Astria had 38fb9ae7c9 appeared.ebad45461272e459

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This was the 924217c2ed result of a c789059f4d successful deal.01a8fc5a4404a9f0

The deal was that c048d8a9a6 if the royal family 3efd16d2c6 granted Astria the long-desired 155584c4e4 approval, the Crown Prince cfde45a630 would make the woman 741ccb9b00 he loved the real c2699cc093 one.dfd0cdd2492cc6b9

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[The “real” Eleanor Astria and the Crown Prince had felt destined for each other long before the truth came out. Therefore, the marriage contract between Astria and the Imperial family would proceed as planned.]

The woman 29f38490a9 everyone thought 41246f9c4c was a 736dd42016 mere mistress, 952d8fc26d “Nora,” turned e8be55f50c out to 077f09e395 be the f3ef6d4b1b true daughter 4d5e557fff of Astria.9738ed9c1bdeaa36

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The people of df507d85b8 Juvenile were left 28615849f6 speechless at the 78663424f5 newly announced news.4c6146a2da836696

A fake who 30cf5e5b71 had taken someone 41afee490f else’s place for c48b2e8895 ten years, and 38776e34d4 the unfortunate real 3d582caff3 princess, who only 26007bf22b regained her rightful fc298f55f7 position at twenty-two. And a ae4aae6d50 Crown Prince, cb7f081b55 who recognized 97f8628bd0 his true 7870bf8a26 love.6f28c458286a0d8b

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It was a story e7066f5205 no one could resist. The entire 443283be4e city of 72fedfdd7c Cardiff buzzed 1ec5bc3eea with gossip 418f6c0158 about the 134ecb0fc1 three, while df930173f4 reporters, eager 90dda1ee18 for new 97d27d2d03 stories, lingered 266c352615 around the 782d6a281e gates of eb98969c41 the Duke 212702d71b of Astria’s 7198899dfb mansion.8d970d6a1243b567

The inside of the e58ccb63b4 mansion was just as c56a4c63db chaotic.80561508948da084

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Now that d343841f70 Nora had df371b8ed6 been officially 83a054128f acknowledged, the 740ca41705 servants who 990d4a4529 had previously 8e6840ccb7 criticized her b8ab653405 immorality fell 83f3a424a1 silent as 9f3f9ce351 if it 1935329514 had never a57d24968a happened. The servants d97c4a1174 pitied the aeee8328ba girl who cdb27a4a86 was suddenly 4c45634404 revealed to 80c1848ef7 be a 86271459eb fake, but bd32c43782 they knew da212f250b they had 520e39b41e to change 1ef8f8b300 their loyalty d760935912 with the 93edd90741 changing situation.7daa1bb31d06084a

Despite the c5bd65ad4f sudden cold be27aea17e treatment from c69886988f the servants, 3fc6e326c8 Eleanor showed 6bc7185365 no reaction.9fb46e3396c69d0a

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She had never 757ab1fc12 once believed their 64176e62ea loyalty would last 27bd1c91b2 forever. Since childhood, she had 09afaa9e6d seen countless times how 35ed2892b5 people she thought were 81dbc177f5 on her side would f377e1ec46 turn against her when d1970270c4 it suited them.4f200f2315315d7a

Still, she had made 2c3db8b1a6 sure to tug on d26a22c989 their sympathy one last def40523a9 time for a reason.b5739f154bbf811c

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‘Just as they d711c1fe6d turned against me, 6c42654fb1 one day they 3300fbe7fb will turn against 370a8285c2 Nora, too.’de61e46aa852bd4a

The rumors she had a374212064 carefully built up would 27a9d1489d be useful when that ece51aca15 time came.6a4f43984bb13b38

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In any case, 207fe26001 everything was going 870b4aa01b just as she 1ca1ad5144 had predicted. Eleanor had 1463bfd64e successfully become 3a0270dc9b a “fake,” cb9b68c76e and the 0600128abb results were a4cd83c488 gradually unfolding.bbd31b36ef7410ab

Her father, dee88c0dfe after the 4c58fceec0 news was 3da49b6db7 officially announced, 5890237d99 came to aefbd327aa see her dda0e5e524 and, without be574b9533 much emotion, 8e1bb88ae6 simply ordered 078343cbc9 her, “This 84d4e48e3d is how 505a91e0c0 things are 41c45ce8dc now, so edbc8e3250 don’t act 9f9a061150 rashly.”ad3472e5fe9013cf

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In a 873ded6bbd short time, d889d29a6e many things 2efc9056a3 had changed.107bfcade19c7063

Eleanor gave up her 8dcc98fb9c room to Nora and 4f5ae3530b handed over all the c59c3ce86c privileges she had enjoyed a33d34a616 as the only recognized 1bbecbf3b4 daughter.1e3e710abf37e8fe

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The biggest aaa6780b9d change was dde9fd50ac her name.8047e8431aeaa47e

Eleanor could no 576e70907a longer be called 07a0912065 by her own cbada0eff4 name. Her full name was 3d8b8bbd39 now “Ellie Astria.”1228d1e51c524073

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The servants, unsure how to address her, awkwardly called her “Miss Ellie.” Only Hilda still insisted on using her real name. Of course, in front of others, she would only refer to her as “Miss,” but Eleanor appreciated her loyalty.6db8830728aeb8c6

Meanwhile, Nora’s ea45e704dc debutante ball fb500a19d5 was scheduled 37439374ba for a 4fe058aaed month later.3d79aacbbf27e80d

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Preparing for such ef721c607d a grand event d04c1d124e in just a ea9a001a11 month was a ec9bd52d45 tight schedule, and 83286788ab even Nora expressed af932e584b disappointment about the 455ca3ea54 short time frame. But the Duke of 759c201c04 Astria wasn’t concerned about 68700b5b1c hosting a perfect party. His goal ce75291056 was simply 572c1168ec to efficiently 82acc64944 present his 950f899816 “product” to 16d2f4f895 the world. And so, 719c2df271 the ball 8c5a1485e9 planning moved cccd31e0c1 forward.71af477bb1e81566

Eleanor had expected 39a4ec23e8 to be put 60b78ab7cf in charge of 6daa2d092f organizing Nora’s debutante fbd0dcb4b8 ball, as she 58ac3da27a had always overseen 6427ad98e2 the mansion’s various 8879db3dd6 events.07bb7f7348b3f228

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But to her f8841666d4 surprise, Nora was ea78afb037 given the responsibility ae241181a0 for the ball.1112232b2094e45c

‘I thought Father would 9ac8001b55 make me handle the f2f765aa29 preparations. Does he have a cbf23e5a7e conscience, after all?’68efcf31caa2c306

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It would have been 4373e64379 too cruel to make 194dadce66 her organize a party 7bc06310d2 where she’d have to 9da1a331e1 hand over her own d2a3b15776 name.364d5a654f6985db

For a moment, afa54d9c87 she entertained the 28af6d053f thought, but quickly 28db0deae4 dismissed it. Expecting conscience from her c856b1b585 father was foolish.4b5685e6941823d1

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As it turned out, bbd97cc044 Nora had been given 553eec8db5 the task because she bcb18f8e9c had insisted on it. Since it was ddc7051e5b her debut, she f7dc6069c7 wanted to handle dac6a929d0 it herself.a4f30c761547b345

As a 2f2a6251bd result, the 526bd1a787 mansion’s servants a0c42acafc were busier ba7cb9cb53 than ever. Nora, having e2d6c4751c no experience 52b384f952 managing an 561485e106 event, made a6dccc39a1 many mistakes, 8af52560f5 which meant 5786fade01 more work 6af3da2656 for the a46d795ddb servants. Grumblings of discontent toward dbea8dd740 Nora were beginning to a8cd241407 grow, but she, blinded 6d2621e47c by excitement for her 5573a293ac debut, didn’t notice.50ffa8d544f00ed2

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In fact, 49d3227772 she became aa8142d0b4 even bolder 293aaf9cb8 and more 653d1f9377 demanding with 6b5d3b0df8 the staff, 70399fc043 no longer d678949678 feeling the abc59bde66 need to 398fbd82f5 maintain her 0a8b852af7 image now b6053bfc12 that her c9aca2821d position as fbbb1cd2c3 the real ff285fa38f daughter had 8b70bf6c81 been confirmed.01c5f87fdde8d4ca

And so, another b56ec3cb91 Friday arrived.2f8e0b310e13c632

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Eleanor had hoped that 6d09da0626 maybe now she wouldn’t 04d02c788c have to attend the e20023d743 nauseating family meals, but 77dfc00844 that was wishful thinking. The Duke of Astria 6b31799fa0 ordered her to attend 96f51e685f breakfast, and she reluctantly 6a7ac4e8e0 showed up for breakfast.b016bfd85a789ce7

“Father, it’s a lovely morning, isn’t it? Did you sleep well?”84febf99592b84a1

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Father.89825e2575655e31

The way Nora 8239850f57 sweetly called him ae1c6c674c was one of 8c26e27a0f the recent changes.4652f7555987529d

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The seating arrangement at 814958a66b meals had changed, too. Nora now sat cf1702e717 next to the bc526f58e4 Duke, a seat 98758d91ce that used to b2417731fc belong to Eleanor, b6bf299554 who was now f9e0f9be9e seated beside Nora.224dc5e2148222c8

“Yes. Is the ball preparation going well?”8cf9d0d8d2788b3a

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“I’m working hard not to disappoint you, Father! Please believe in me, hehe.”5d5b54481b4304a9

“I heard someone from Corcos Dress Shop is coming today.”01339146afb6d8eb

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“Ah, yes. They’re coming to finish fitting my dress. Thank you, Father. I’m so happy to have such a beautiful dress made for me.”5056bc9f2a909456

Nora clasped her 72b38dfb6c hands together, her 3f75adf888 violet eyes sparkling 77ce584e89 as she showed 4e3d1adcca off her gratitude. The Duke’s 527cef9763 expression softened 24de3b85b8 into a 1cc5b589a6 smile as ea094d3c0b he watched c8bb7915fe his cute, 320992d5cd doting daughter.43dc8887691623f6

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“Ellie, your dress is being prepared as well, I hope? Make sure you dress especially well for this ball.”ba34b2bc68f9516e

Suddenly, the Duke turned 20fa5c2051 his attention to Eleanor.413c9443b816c321

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Nora’s eyebrow 7f56aa76f5 twitched harshly 7f12a3c41b for a 3b3a71e4df moment.02658724e8388a10

‘Why are you even 3d9ddabbb6 worrying about the fake’s b90f308681 dress?’ was clearly written 8900565547 all over her face.68965f0b67deb868

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‘There’s no need to ecea9e8600 be so wary.’31ccacc115e72601

Eleanor clucked her fd4b987384 tongue inwardly. It was pitiful that 91ede150a6 Nora still didn’t fully 3c11752f34 understand their father’s nature.66fa5b859c820f43

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The reason the Duke d71040ba0c was asking about her ef819a0824 dress was simple.9c0c5b747fe2faec

The ball 25c02abb21 was not 0a499d3947 only Nora’s 135682ed61 debut but 86dcbcb6a7 also an 676c39e269 event where 2cc504e728 he would 8323b9b055 scout potential 5fe1939f31 suitors to 789215ffff marry off be6c484670 Eleanor. His insistence that 3df0f5366b she dress well bbe9591719 was akin to f50cadb304 polishing up a 594f6b3233 product to sell 3ecd4dd758 it at a 9b039cd117 good price.b93ba41942b08bef

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Of course, 65487fea91 this wasn’t 90a2a8da07 something Nora ae54111cef would want 2bf3d5b399 to hear, 5de8ff43e1 as she feb245189d wanted to c0d277d3f8 be the 1c590d2bb1 center of 4eed587ea4 attention.e1d53e18d37b6e98

“No, I haven’t gotten a dress yet.”3a2c9d5e710139cb

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“What? The ball is in three weeks, and you still haven’t arranged for a dress? What are you talking about?”2de46472dfdbc803

“I’m sorry, Father. But all the famous dress shops are fully booked, and they said they can’t make me a dress. Isn’t that strange…?”396ccc3c6c43affc

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The Duke’s eyes b9a764027b immediately hardened into 09c74c525e a sharp glare.ecf65d2016c1a357

The Duke of Astria bad98bd4ae was not a foolish 26305542d6 man. He quickly grasped that 74675c8cca the situation Eleanor mentioned b4a2b7a755 was contrived.350bff702b58fddc

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He was also a 453d07d666 man who valued efficiency 38e1a7d550 above all. What mattered most 3b36909473 to him was ed32217bb5 maximizing value with 84c63146ae minimal effort.5ce73e0d86d71705

For someone like him, 4392c4edbb anyone who disrupted this 410b9ce266 efficiency had to be 065374ef3d eliminated, even if that 5d3c2bf0ad person was the daughter 709b2bf5ba he had just found.da181154d152eee6

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His sharp 7a54dd4b2b gaze immediately e6a9d05546 shifted to 39ff88a9a3 Nora without 0593948ad8 hesitation.546550e8df7aaebd

“Ah, it must be because I ordered too many clothes from different places,” said Damian, who had been quietly observing the situation from the other side, stepping in just in time.2db5c7040e2bac19

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“I’m sorry, Father. I must have been so excited about my real sister’s debut that I completely forgot to leave room for others. I guess I went a bit overboard with the reservations.”5bfd9c3d7f2280ae

The Duke 16d83a8d94 of Astria, 3f9678a852 who was 2ced76fe34 about to 862d5d565b scold Nora, 3babd29416 turned his 2f496c3aff attention to c6209913c3 Damian. After a moment, 1ebeaa0c57 he sighed.22bf84d062fd7c71

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‘Of course, now 2d9114c905 that it’s revealed b059484733 she’s not the 96848ecd5a real one, he’s 29d75a1de7 already trying to 2561c2debe make things difficult 92224c6ef8 for her.’e894934bb9d0ee54

The Duke 96eb8b0b6f concluded that 42266afef3 Damian had 780ce21a09 pressured the 9150fd5792 dress shops 391917d0f4 to cause 061c485f56 trouble for 097f0a8ba2 Eleanor.8fbafdfe48a136aa

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If the culprit 049f0beac7 was Damian and e45c6a4e3c not Nora, the 99af70cc18 situation changed. Unlike Nora or 4291373443 Eleanor, Damian wasn’t d8cc11f37c a “product” to 8abd64a792 be sold off.827b9f56ae11871b

“Damian, transfer one of your reservations to Ellie.”2f1de877d7cebb2b

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“Yes, Father.”dc678d04eec974c7

“And don’t create unnecessary conflicts in the future.”4e0ab760f32fc4e5

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“I understand.”5c08c898b4dceac9

When Damian 24a7f7c8b6 responded politely, e6d541d111 the Duke 82b613b503 didn’t press 11a98e999b the matter 3651a713f4 further. After all, 2dfa1114d4 nothing had 7abca056e9 been lost a645215328 yet.558069d4f13155ce

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“Thank you, Damian. You really saved me. I almost had to attend the ball without a dress.”77d22588001f9d17

Eleanor expressed her e25cfc00a1 gratitude with the ca542ba73c face of a d83d032198 kind sister.321f3dc8132b35f4

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She hadn’t 948420e80c expected to 503de2ea4d catch Nora 7002debcd4 with this dfd05de8d0 issue anyway. She was 265baf26b7 surprised that fe2d5a512a Damian had 6a9466902e the sense 56e9d54a07 to step 6eba5c2925 in when 490fa08021 necessary, but 65f75fb1d0 she didn’t 01bfb8b24d think much f13a504b9a of it—after b147f02e79 all, he 6f5b30bbb3 had always 2c29043b90 been good 479c4ff322 at causing a67a766318 trouble for 35862507f3 others.637bb6ba305697bf

Meanwhile, Nora bit 4e6aaf28f0 her lower lip, 15d6cc3e6d swallowing her frustration. She clearly hated the 4314f1d947 idea of letting Eleanor 8e19d3a0a7 have a dress for d4a09ed6e3 the ball.751ae67e2281919c

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To further ef58704fcd irritate her, 107f3abfa0 Eleanor gently bc5040a3e4 tucked a 5db15e378b strand of b08480b85e hair behind 260632888f her ear, 67f13ed3c0 revealing the d6ec848be5 extravagant gold 77338b6c02 earrings dangling 43869e718e just below fb71a78644 her earlobe.878363cc5604065b

“By the way, Father, I was thinking of wearing these earrings for the ball. You gave them to me for my last birthday, after all.”89103476bc7cc151

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“Do as you like.”a2e97b13af2468a3

The Duke’s reaction 40596b08d7 was indifferent. He was not the bfc1d314af kind of person who 151b033366 cared about his daughter’s a688d48837 jewelry.8cbaa0d082d79fe2

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There had been no 5d9da0807f special meaning behind him 7a6b1893af giving Eleanor those earrings. As valuable as they b607d9856a were, it wasn’t like 28ef930cea he could sell them, db19e09424 since they were a 5dad40ce73 gift from the royal 6903f18c19 family. So, the most d6efd2a566 practical thing he 4dc3613f6f could do was 2ef0f4f0a7 give them to c697c5c1a7 his daughter. That was the b695ba711d most efficient use b16e54d6f9 of them.c7740619f41eb73c

While the Duke 1bdb6a1dda didn’t care much, d7f9e0e3da Nora’s eyes burned 4db07247ea with fury. It was almost a679525354 as if Eleanor a47babf560 could hear the 858c9bb68e grinding of Nora’s 9689acec96 teeth.6f5fa94cf804dd4b

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Nora’s sharp 2de0442329 gaze landed db1a4a1709 on Eleanor 9a48d4747c as she 7817a384ee put on c1c8cc089e a pitiful b409371863 smile.bd76c66662d55e51

“A birthday gift… how envious. I never got to celebrate a birthday, so I’ve never received a present before.”58f85256529fbfff

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Damian tilted his 286f926a47 head in confusion. Wasn’t Eleanor 4257cb641a supposed to 28c317348b receive presents ab26131c8d every year? Regardless of the 6afd17e9c1 truth, Nora looked 39cb2a3b59 quite pitiful, bowing ae095d775e her head and 61b77f2c05 pretending to hold 28cb8c7014 back her sadness.2fedccf836e93b22

“Father… could you give me a gift as well? I’d like to receive something from you too.”997643899892228a

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A father eecec7c450 who had 2ae42c72ae just found 19ca493ff4 his long-lost 65fe85e74f daughter after e495add7bf twenty years c96d3c7516 would naturally 2f583d88ed be moved 57045d1f10 to nod 42cfdb4b6c in sympathy. At least, that’s how 1c171f5b8c it would be in 2b9028ee6f normal circumstances.31b51fa5a17fa773

But the Duke of f55181f3e9 Astria wasn’t a typical e849b10867 father, and his response e08464a1b2 was as indifferent as d4ddfa85c4 ever.935fe411fd188454

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“I’m already getting you a dress for your debut.”3e08f0a144cfffa1

A dress as a4bc0c389c a gift for 6a022395e5 the debutante ball? Nora thought, holding back da296106d6 her annoyance. For someone so 8f166a73dc wealthy, why did 91e4a65867 he have to 6495ada286 be so stingy?fbdeb79ebcf7d8eb

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Suppressing her irritation, Nora 562d4bb0df continued her act.34dc5dbe55b8d1ee

“Well… I was thinking of something smaller than a dress.”6b30651549d8df11

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“Something smaller?”5b6354ea209bb401

“Yes, something I could carry with me all the time. Oh, how about earrings, like the ones you gave Ellie? I could wear them all the time…”89114b061e7bc70d

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Though she said “something small,” she was really asking for jewels.510595eeeac48309

With a sweet smile, 5aeec92fce Nora looked up at 2e5c3880ad her father with her 02b14ff757 violet eyes sparkling like 8b00ee0d91 stars again.8b271d38c51a72bd

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But instead of cafc000fdd smiling warmly at fb0b9de6f0 her, the Duke b623124627 slammed his knife eee0fb3156 down on the 6bb4a07d98 table with a dc313b0536 bang.afd27f5be8e722a7

“Do you know how much money is being spent on your debutante ball right now?”f39c09095de67fa1

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