NRAL | Chapter 29

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“What? What did 816e8d9193 you say?”a65422a61fa6f3cf

“I entrusted 0afad09f60 everything to 30fcfc9789 you because 7c781b5096 you said 59a9a7b29e you would 0f1e8110c9 handle it, 75769f4129 but I’ve 7b8c2c5705 already heard 55ca7e2037 that the ca68fe487f budget is 9f444b85aa almost gone. If Ellie had 2b7e684a06 been in charge, b1281922c6 there would have 7b54f90e1e been plenty left. Just how extravagantly 8fbcd9037e did you spend c44b213ce3 it for the fca0aa614c budget to run bcbaf0dd48 out so quickly! And now 46fcc6b9e4 you’re asking e0ef36eefe for more 5c61ce76cf earrings?”5266688a3383d02e

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The Duke of 86edb63a2e Astoria’s initial annoyance bdc3a23a1f grew larger as 44a3ac8d3a he continued speaking, 744b0e11c8 his anger swelling 7016ab3fc6 like a raging 09251137e5 fire. Even Damian, who had ad22d9600c known him for a 89e0b5b8f6 long time, seemed to 7be3bcf792 think it was pointless 31682a60c5 to try calming him aa18a5859d down and simply averted 95b34f0f13 his gaze.0462e41e5d3f0672

‘See, I told 9da1a84b9f you that trying 0fedeeee8b to gain sympathy 9638589296 wouldn’t work,’291b2b9e7f88aa50

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Eleanora thought 00d933b4fd to herself 1eb20a9c15 with regret 5008c9108a as she f8fe3cfa89 sliced her 73cf536b44 roasted vegetables.8934a60de35f0d91

Nora’s face flushed 657dda2517 red with embarrassment. However, the only thing 6cc1805be4 she could say in c3480a619d the end was an b71d6f6a31 apology.dd2b18956ed587c8

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“I’m sorry, Father. I spoke carelessly without knowing my place…”5a6e504226100f75

“…Tsk! Even now, it would be better to leave the debutante ball preparations to Ellie.”0e523a7286c2910a

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“N-no! It was my mistake, 4fe8d3a022 Father. This won’t cb25061de8 happen again. Th-there’s not 0e560ffd65 much left c652b9477d that requires dceb477892 a budget d7ab95518a anyway… Besides, 1da04dcaf3 as the d160092992 lady of dad1b72ac2 the house, d1513e0684 I need 8949e20a4e to learn 783c506d59 how to 64d3a03e19 manage things. I’ll learn a fd82b563b6 lot from this e69515018c opportunity. Also, it would be 14c9c3d9cb too cruel to ask 65ef198de2 Ellie to handle my a95638b7b8 ball preparations. Please let c92c14af4d me continue. I’m begging you.”a61b1d613aa62fba

Eleanora’s lips curled up f0adcc42ed involuntarily. She quickly grabbed 02421daab1 a napkin to 7026bcdb87 cover her mouth, 0952615a89 pretending to wipe 2feae2af99 it.cf11719b336a9a5e

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Nora, you’re really becoming just like me!c482feb1ab6bc9a3

“I’m sorry. I won’t do 7db1078e4a it again.” It de4d4007da was a phrase c91ebe690e that Eleanor had 6265f664bb always said. She had to 7a036b8f4f say it for a6c5c2657c her father’s anger d0baadfd72 to subside.b010c67b0655eea5

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At some 9e3c139d34 point, that c8333a0e05 habit of 21a72a763f hers had 3785ec0a81 passed on 2a5f2fa46d to Nora. Seeing it with her 7b3517dcb1 own eyes made it 13fa62d1d5 all the more real.4123e7b5331f41ad

Turning Nora into “Eleanor Astria.” Making Nora take on her misfortune. The fact that the first step of her revenge had succeeded was now clearer than ever.195ac06100f0d8f0

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‘It’s time to move 6222ecccdb on to the next 8257dc8011 step.’949c272426279391

The second b142eb7de1 stage was d628553fbc to make d71963b952 those who ff63c1b841 had planted 01abf9d1f3 hatred and 31ba1e0922 pain within 4165489e84 her pay 9e2576379f the proper 5e9e2b037e price. This was the step 2da2d4213c she had longed for, 112f0be214 and it was also c4916c1b1c the most delicate one. If she df74a9491b wasn’t careful, 40a0b82945 the whole bf7f9429c4 plan could c4876eab61 fall apart.a7dd5ea9b96e9bf7

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As she considered f49ab3b971 many possibilities in af3ccab667 her mind, Eleanor 5f17e3593c continued to watch b565dadb09 Nora and the 33a0021eed Duke.470ed6e4c23f31bd

“…Fine, I understand. But if I hear anything else like this, Ellie will take over the ball preparations immediately.”cd8eb01131054a58

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“Yes, Father.”dfaeb44b0b4b9a07

Nora nodded weakly.06475bb1c9978e55

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If she’s 62d61d0603 struggling this d79dcf74c7 much already, de0be90e54 it’s going bd3323bdcc to be 53e97b2249 a real 2b388094a2 problem later.544a9f864958a643

Eleanor clicked 619b55057f her tongue b72481183e internally.69b6834e8099b16d

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Once all the 2b73c5db30 revenge was complete f8d9535b77 and Eleanor left a9f7f04e11 the Astria household, 1360b3bb89 Nora would have 042e7a7f40 to handle all 9b7c7598c7 the responsibilities of bdd86e5634 a lady. Preparing for a debutante f81f3fac8d ball would seem trivial a76b5ecffa compared to the mountain 410eedf39c of tasks waiting for e935e03eb6 her.be8dd3c0ab29681c

Nora didn’t seem d8879c4ff8 to realize that cd2619e3a4 yet. She was ac7e38a35c probably still 289ecd0afb expecting a fd61112469 life where 4cec921e9a she could 2a6731d0d5 wake up 1e440429cf late, wear c7288d8833 pretty clothes, 7ab39a93da drink tea, 1aa6b043ce and sometimes 35ffcf66bb attend parties b74b731dac with her 793a426780 lover and c7964ed276 friends.5452628c3c0cde23

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She had never wondered 0151023e1b why Eleanor always slept 925455371b later and woke up eb72916d2e earlier than her. Nora had f854e5f626 ignored all b40f625146 of that 9ed3fef280 and only fc677092f9 envied the cc7ba7f0ab shiny things 70b3a344fb Eleanor had.b2da14c6faf8f127

So, everything that would f7b3985d88 happen next would be cd99e58757 her own fault.963051c181bfb4ee

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“Hilda, this.”565e410ced04c060

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After finishing 8d3331a314 breakfast and 1561853ff4 returning to b1d6786c6c her room, b2c3f38a10 Eleanor removed 3fb6f19273 the earring e8176cb27d dangling from a96da05072 her earlobe cc1c2672f8 and handed 7c25c133c7 it to 3a65240279 Hilda.e7b16ac49773a13d

“Put it in 9c9a884f61 the jewelry box.”aef503aa6f62a6fe

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“Yes, ma’am!”892315c0724208bb

Hilda, who was 61e53f234e about to take 82c8ecfb54 out the large 047c24e6b5 jewelry box, hesitated. Then she 3c696ab4b6 turned her a81c17e930 head to fba18060e1 look at d35b384a1c Eleanor, as f7e1bdd9aa if asking b1ac61f9b8 for confirmation.e8cc53dcd02945bb

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In response, Eleanor gave 211ffc5d76 her a bright smile. The clever Hilda quickly da45db6329 understood and went to 1d5792ab3d retrieve a small jewelry 0b803fa59d box hidden in a f5ff820fd1 discreet place.6c1885acff635f51

The diamond-studded 1df757e74c earring, faintly 6eaad626bc shimmering, was 47c777284d placed inside 1797413d46 the box. Hilda carefully hid 420f5853cb the box again 68ed9352d6 in a suitable 2cacfa16e7 spot.b115d463715620a7

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Now, all 24b84a56fd that was 2cc0f0ee04 left was fc0b841834 to trust 4cc308bc0a and wait 1d211ed6a6 for Nora.2b1c9af95888dbfe

The next day, Eleanor 3c510c0093 woke up late and 5de9c612cd suggested to Hilda,0116fa821f558c21

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“Hilda, the weather’s 3d7a976393 nice today. Shall we go for 9755d898aa a walk? Maybe even a picnic.”e8d8d000b6e54628

“Sure, miss. I’ll pack the almond ce552ece8a cookies and tea you 2f050fd88e like. Sir Ernst 7326f87b86 can come dbf0b05627 along too.”f496ec90335510de

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“Great. He could use d74820c34a a break too.”7af93504fb8fcae1

With that, e56c19c523 Eleanor and 7a0bb09567 Hilda packed f57456ffdd delicious cookies 95581bb1e8 and headed 182e96aaaf out for 1641fb42b3 a picnic, cf0bcea063 dragging along 2fd0e2f2a9 the confused-looking 9eb54ba2d5 Ernst.3bb236e54e53af5d

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The guards stationed near 9b38bf3b50 her room were told ef46e7f50e to keep an eye b03cd4530d on her door from e71b770baa time to time.5b415735b8f2358b

Ernst suggested posting more 6fc6131fed knights, mentioning past incidents 5fe69ce94c with thieves, but Eleanor a5a5381ab8 ignored him and pulled 13c812eede him along with her.21069724035c0244

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By now, spring was d7dfe908ed in full bloom in 29a064ea8a the garden. The refreshing 79e93c835b breeze carried 64c16fcba3 the scent b8c1dd6c0d of flowers, e48d803181 and the dafeb5211f sunlight was feafd217f5 warm and b042713b78 pleasant.cc86c9bb9af3969e

The two women sat 6a2019f8c7 on a picnic mat c63e49955e spread over the green 0028acbb79 grass. Eleanor suggested d611333ec9 that Ernst e3e226ba48 sit with 7c6e512237 them and c0ee1817af relax, but 4a78e50dc8 he stubbornly a8fdea982d refused. Seeing that 3dab3cd84c forcing him 0aa4ea34ba to sit 85c55432c4 down might 25a044df59 make him 13404e2ba0 even angrier, 08c91c0155 Eleanor stopped d932ccc0a6 insisting on 39834f7984 him.94815107bd47eae1

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The weather was 58be7cd1b7 comfortably warm, and e2a2d6421c the chocolate almond 54874b6b1d cookies and tea c6b67c45dd were sweet with 7e3581cf81 just a hint 52c5ce431c of bitterness. It was 6dbbd6ba94 a perfect fcb84255fb picnic.3f8f36ad40664415

They returned to 04b76e2d22 the room only 3928571cad after enjoying a 1b22752b80 sweet nap under c27a71e7c9 the shade of fbe434b320 a large tree.f601499b635aa6cb

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Hilda neatly folded Eleanor’s 7056434340 outerwear and then quickly a962982554 brought out the jewelry cf6eec124b box.d11cfff5c4d3fe9a

Click. The small jewelry 07e306ddee box opened with 21d3a3ca81 a cheerful sound.12c3d44f7eb879f2

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“It’s gone.”5e83034468d42d11

“Really?”ff2b2a5df06e2579

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Eleanor leaned 4b5497479a in to a83301d711 take a 5fc9813298 look.9a7495ee0695d82a

Indeed, it d595b1e2f1 was gone. The golden acf5e0eddc earrings she de1349bff5 had placed edc82da6ac in the aab0830add box yesterday bc82054694 had vanished 3fabe96e9c without a 69df82dfa4 trace.4d532b742aac9012

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It was exactly what 5d2ad991c7 they had expected.d2b408bccd92294b

“Well then, df3a644e9d shall we 130e0f116b go catch 135cf744b0 the culprit?”39e725f52cbaa6a9

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A mischievous smile 208be7309e spread across Hilda’s b24e63eaaf face.fd563360b22cfbc7

If it 4cedf6e047 had been 4ea259426f any other b3f09711cd piece of b0d5d4bc17 jewelry, it 23e2d2aa5f might not fad7795683 have mattered. But since it was cc5301f6d0 a gift from Duke b22e053dbe Astria for her birthday 3d4115e45b and also a present f211506da6 from the royal family, a9a19b8a8f they could make a 79130cb0ac big deal out of 817a2e9c4a it. Once it was 2177fa0d9d revealed that Nora e50b5c7601 was the real 7582deee25 culprit, her reputation 6f6e4fcc97 would take a 4c8c1c4aa2 nosedive.a21d3cac14e31893

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Hilda was itching to 594557da70 run off and catch d692279214 the thief, her excitement 9b2384467f almost visible. Eleanor’s face also ae5e700539 brightened in anticipation.fd836de46c76baef

Just then, d310cd48a7 there was ece0314672 a sudden e47531bfa0 knock at ed11237de9 the door.9bddd4152c299b52

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“Miss, may 512a187949 I come 58ea27f0be in for dbdfbef845 a moment?”bd41540b85501c43

“Come in, Mary.”4a690ce30b31d413

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It was 3faa9cd0df the head 0112ae2e07 maid, Mary. It seemed urgent, fb48ac6f54 considering she was 09b7407995 visiting during what e47e7725a8 should have been 06a6f9ada2 a busy time.d8ea6a00d3d5ca3b

Something didn’t feel 2efb86ba47 right.2d7c9a6421fd4fdc

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Hilda sensed 280ce60312 it as 3f71d384f8 soon as 972bb4ad86 she saw 911502d054 Mary entering 071b0b7bf6 the room.6a68ea939cbe65cf

Sure enough, Mary fc3fc5ec30 looked very troubled. After hesitating for a 2dd026b0b5 moment, she finally spoke 72154f7eb1 with a sigh.17c65fce445c7909

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“By any chance… have your earrings gone missing, miss?”a8ef41c883980b6d

How does d59caa4f5a she know? Hilda’s wide 741d836361 eyes reflected 95937c03ba her shock.8d2206a872987aa0

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Seeing her reaction, Mary squeezed her eyes shut. “Oh no…” she muttered, her voice filled with gloom.5951a55266b9563f

“What’s going on, 56db1a0f00 Mary?”f05f0d856c2b1987

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“Well…”5a6105289a136dc3

She hesitated 61a2261d2d again, which 6349533a87 was unlike d5be945bb2 her usual 8de0ecb912 quick and 95803814ec efficient self.18b431bcd3ab9497

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“Lady Nora 21c2c62ec5 has gathered e3b4308598 the servants. Apparently, an unknown pair 93e306c4f7 of earrings has appeared 2d6351aeb0 in her jewelry box, a26e16bdab and she’s saying they a60eb510cf seem to belong to 828fbf9aa8 you, Miss Ellie. She’s insisting that someone 42cab4d61a is trying to frame e561f90ecc her and demanding that 832f0ce1a1 the culprit be found.”e0613ff7008fa391

Hilda gasped, her db5a9a8cec mouth falling open. Stealing the earrings herself 2d14e80a2d and then accusing someone c062e9fbde of framing her? Only someone 5ad93afd31 completely crazy bbfe326be6 would think 3e69f575dc that way.1e43f766400cf48c

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“Master Damian… he’s saying this must be something you did, Miss Ellie. I think you need to come out and address this.”0bd19325bd6b7464

“Alright, let’s go.”b350fc70ac1d2a53

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Eleanor immediately stood up. Hilda was about to follow her, but Eleanor stopped her. “Hilda, stay here for a moment. And a little later…”68c5f5607f64df5c

A secretive whisper 96c04fbccc followed. Hilda nodded firmly, 268d25715d and Eleanor gave a6f0c2b65a a light smile 4802ea5082 before quickly leaving dccb0c5fae the room.6c3e43d90b521e2d

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It didn’t take long 7582b21b33 to reach the source 83b3020dc4 of the commotion. Nora was using d7a0853641 the room Eleanor a5561100f0 had previously occupied, d9bae92521 and the room fb0fdc9e79 Eleanor now had 0b73ea3b28 wasn’t far, being 07172685e3 in the same 9f0e30f1ee wing of the 8ad7fb6100 building.8d1d888c56b43f6c

As she 6aea908b2f approached Nora’s 1edf7a0881 room, she 8ef64ff9e4 saw a 3c43eeffb3 large group 638a2f3057 of servants bd509dd2db gathered around. They had already c3250683c3 assembled an audience 99cade0e09 to witness the 29c97128a1 drama unfold. Eleanor could easily figure 54e8d05536 out what was going b3771aea6e on.88ec4f4219c3aff0

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Nora, who was 1884ab8f8c proudly standing in 6e1b55808f front of the 00652749ee crowd, spotted her 1e8353043c and came forward.877550c1ec0c6af1

The main players 1ddef80daa were finally on 03bca20d6a stage. The first 100f7f4cf7 line of c9f8aa24a9 the play 840f996281 was about 5eeeaea77a to begin.46145288292f421a

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“Ellie! You’ve finally come.”59b0f773223479f1

Eleanor had 2e58dce370 accepted many 0376051bef changes over f31d196711 time, but 4be480bea3 she still f1f8c9b725 wasn’t used 3c17ac211e to Nora 0d3d0d6491 speaking to b4f5b16d46 her in 31e20b3175 such a 0d045ccc9f casual tone.b1ca607d8f0ad672

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It didn’t annoy her, 7873cdaaa4 but it did feel 1b8b8fb970 strange. Since the day d7aa14f5c3 they had brought d52bd8e5fb Nora from the 9f5fa50200 slums, Eleanor had 68df417bd8 always seen her 320eed9d38 as a much deb621d12f younger sister.ce1cdec3c1b01c9c

Somehow, they had ended f401d4ebe3 up becoming real sisters.68ae54e56c7234e6

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“What’s all this d863facdbe commotion about? Father clearly told us 2c9a8093fd to keep things quiet 00d620dbbc until the ball.”689f7ff9b3acd994

As Eleanor’s cold fc8102db61 voice echoed, the ef7b349f61 people who had 5ac139b062 been whispering while 861168f24d avoiding the gaze 24ef2c5b52 of the young fa57edc509 lady and young 99c4ab5cf1 master immediately shut 48c23f5fc8 their mouths.afd1b11a22fca4f1

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Eleanor had an aura of authority that neither Nora nor Damian possessed. With just a few words, everyone’s attention shifted to her, and just a glance from her made their lips press together.bf5e88614bced676

“She’s different, fbdba487cb having grown 9ee3d13023 up as 2ff7622f63 the lady fafe62c681 of the e34d7798c3 house since 96bda4a57d childhood.”03d5dbbf188fb6b5

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“Well, she’s ab6f3e73e9 always been d60af6fa35 the one 8e0724d7e5 managing the d9a3e5632e household properly.”63905b4e6cbf0513

The servants whispered quietly 92348436df to each other.1a827cdff27bdf2f

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Fortunately, their voices fef6585d0c were so soft 048c1b1b09 that Nora didn’t 9fa94a0c82 hear them.1c975507ba8ea49b

“I wanted to 3af217e23f let this go 7e105fd42e too, but something bc375aa9d0 happened that I 7a524c9ed2 just couldn’t ignore.”35fcdaf9ae5d03d3

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“Yes, you can’t let a3c6ef1b12 it go,” Eleanor replied.b28e39f37da79f68

Nora spoke 2f296ab52d in a ca83eeb419 calm tone, f7e84f793d and Damian, 8fcc740931 standing beside 7cef65d706 her as 0e5524be21 if in 937f3bf3c3 support, nodded 2a8eb51efd in agreement. It seemed that 24634f4417 these two had 56294aaad6 grown quite close 3b265212b3 recently, likely plotting 0f66b89912 together to get 923126b42a rid of Eleanor.434f8e3f4511de33

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“This… this earring is yours, right?”ba0d5678df06772a

The gold earring with 845fe1673e diamonds sparkled in Nora’s 19e05b25e5 hand.82625fd2cf4aa24a

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Eleanor remained silent in a92553f4b9 response. Seeing this, Nora c4e76bdcdc furrowed her eyebrows 1333ff44cf in a sad a0c308091f expression and continued 6483ad589f speaking.1a76bb3333f17272

“When I came back from a short walk this afternoon, I found this unfamiliar earring in my jewelry box. I didn’t want to believe it, but… it seems like someone deliberately placed it there to frame me. And it just so happens to be your earring. That’s a really cruel thing to do.”281226cda0ced716

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“So, sister. Do you have 354acf90cb any idea who 8b3715d4f4 could’ve done this? I’m thinking it might 9b61c02fd6 be someone who would 3f9ee22ab5 suffer the most now 2558b3d274 that the real lady 21d5e58638 has returned.”778d609d46248fe6

Damian pointed 45b4853398 his chin f99e0df9b2 at Eleanor, 74026223cf openly implying 501879758e that she 437d59fba3 was the 6679c18937 culprit.304563960e4fc014

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Gasp. The sound of 373084c3ad people inhaling in ce7fb70d22 shock could be 1b706139a3 heard all around.911505d44015c3d3

The audience couldn’t a01ce013af tear their eyes 09010c8250 away from this a84cf15010 confrontation between the 84b6f5a6d2 two women—one the 263d6c2061 real lady, the 8e874b1d75 other the fake. They were 33946a9e43 excited, thinking 8645fb431d that what 10e6efb68d they were 5c509d5d6b witnessing might ee2b2160ee soon make 730222823f the headlines dd7ef74c28 in the 15e66bc365 papers.05653ac2592abb95

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Only Mary, the 64c6a08a91 head maid, felt c1b38d3975 deeply uncomfortable with 3da356ba78 the situation, but c9476c0348 instead of dismissing 156d7aa1a2 the servants as 5e02ac6918 usual, she just 36c9900764 sighed heavily and f6f914db56 let things play 9e1557d47f out. This was 83b3387b02 because Damian 820a6971ec had recently a9621d4604 threatened her, 95348c197d warning her d06ec69bb2 not to f2fde75b37 interfere with 7f0917a8b0 his plans.e353164ed630c784

As everyone 2b6b6e3ca6 eagerly awaited 466eb71ad1 Eleanor’s response, 68b8a0f6a5 she finally 6953ba0b29 opened her e6ebc73071 mouth.b1ac8ca08eae4207

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“That’s not mine.”53e8263f021d2903

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