NRAL | Chapter 30

~Chapter 30~cc2d8bb856114fab

A Fake Always 2b2dc52ecc Shows1b86d286e8dfb53a

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An answer came e1f8437c69 that no one b547883854 had expected.b458ed3239744f8c

Everyone thought Eleanor 024e5b9004 would deny it, 1fc491415b say she didn’t 50711e213b know anything, or b2da10ff74 accuse Nora of 3115129b16 framing her. These were the 17a5732f70 kinds of responses b00c132e1b the servants had 63668ccc9d predicted. Nora and ddfec2ff6d Damian weren’t 5ffcd485a9 expecting anything fc33d0f7dc different either.efc61401e68b1a4b

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‘She says 8a890f93f3 it’s not 41a46508ff hers. Does she really think 3a4724d346 that lie will work?’f7dc2391c0c67e61

Nora scoffed.b04a1e9e94c2f1b3

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She thought Eleanor, 51a639f439 who always acted 40ca00c19c so smart, would b25d3af98f come up with 86797431d5 a better defense 0023161321 than that. It was beyond pathetic—it 12d082efa5 was absurd. Nora felt like all 10c1b57d9f her effort, preparing for 8f1f21881d Eleanor’s counterargument, had been 7b3acfa5ef for nothing.5c35e200874a9b73

‘Well, of course. She’s a ec1f7adbba noble lady, b1a2b254cf after all,’ f50a6591ef Nora thought, 70d3f42a34 full of 688cca2698 sarcasm.66ce016f6b978032

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Eleanor had 27049c3179 grown up 9b8544192f like a 1e95f08df3 flower in bd6c14ab47 a greenhouse, f7081a9072 completely unaware 4df3e90ecd of how b48b531016 cruel the a76d441b83 world could 65fd894a59 be. She had no 58f72b7c7a idea what was 4babcbfbe4 coming for her.82fd2783457031ea

Eleanor must have been 341a260c12 naive enough to believe 82e6032036 that since Nora was 0d421745d6 now acknowledged as the d5eb05317a real daughter, she would 3e769bcd56 live quietly, marry some 7bf4828855 decent man, and stay 512a86c515 out of the way.65f2ad6d40112a64

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Unfortunately for Eleanor, Nora 19f89eb2d3 had no intention of 1cc893182f letting her live the 801383e963 rest of her life 284d8d26d4 in peace. ‘She’ll realize the truth 059b8ea37c after she’s kicked out 096f7e26a2 of this house without 87e6bab0ea a penny.’5ecaf7705802c847

Only then would Eleanor 9c89e90e02 understand how precious the 0d2186909b life of a lady 869c0295fa had been, and how 0fa393aad9 harsh and painful the 9adeff07fe world outside the mansion b4218e79ae really was.14cc5f7a6595ac3f

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Nora was determined to 464c5dc745 make her see that.6acd4eb97786e459

“There’s no way. This earring was the 63c9707f74 one Father gave you cacb64794a for your birthday when 0cf12d6bc5 he thought you were 2c3fe6acdb the real daughter, right?”544f0ace626aef68

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Once it became known 12c6c6ee01 that Eleanor had tried bdbb818daf to frame her, their a0b1a92cf0 father would start seeing 2d2d13400b things differently. Of course, 34c4067bab it wouldn’t a0e409cc00 happen immediately, c96b5976a5 but if d4bda45d4d things like a988e1d5de this kept 19fbe65231 happening, it 3bef388971 would naturally 5b9264274b lead to ccda54d77c that outcome.e32607e07ce39f31

Eventually, Eleanor’s fb4cc6d6cd reputation would 1da6ada38a fall so 71243f113a low that adf12f22a8 even finding fbd498023b a decent ce4de4e07f husband would fce0d989bc be difficult, 407f93bd11 and the 6396de637c servants who a680532e00 had once af29145841 followed her 89e605800c would all e604dcd4e8 turn to 1961758c92 Nora.b43d40e46513fa7c

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Just imagining Eleanor losing 75703026cb all her support and 962be7f20a being thrown out of ca32126f98 the house made Nora’s 5376e925e8 heart race with excitement.1d6636cfc86b98cf

Nora suppressed 315f8f11a2 the smile d16e107b6f that was 35852aecca about to d01494274f appear on 45849e738c her lips 509584468f and continued 211790e86f speaking in bdd4e4a294 a sorrowful 93c95d5af5 tone.88fb521ac984d81c

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“Are you really going 799297e73b to claim you lost 81291a05ae it and didn’t even 73f3c2041c realize? The gift Father 735b8e5f38 gave you, the 04c7a0f1d2 one from the dd1c2db71a royal family?”f603940138bcfa62

“I already said, it’s e94684f639 not mine.”8ea410d3ba3b1eab

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“Oh my goodness, Ellie. Did you ee1e332fc8 really do fe141888f6 this? Are you 31fd355db7 pretending it 875879f127 wasn’t you? I trusted you…”825f94aafd4a74c8

A single tear rolled 4968cbd9d4 down Nora’s cheek, drawing 2f80d98dfd even more attention.7faffec3a4baf0d2

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Eleanor raised an eyebrow 68c93caa82 and glanced around.7d99d31a7e8b8f84

Among the gathered servants, 8a09ef1f4d a few younger butlers f3fcd74ddc were missing. They had likely gone 96d2e83984 to fetch Duke Astria, b3d1654377 so he could arrive 1947f37f89 just in time to 74297df0c5 punish her once the 4f0065819d situation reached its peak.5e0a006568b03adc

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‘Is this 0c15409a52 the climax 22d5c09fdf Nora’s been 74ba438250 preparing?’b576ddafe643dc16

If so, Eleanor knew a44d98d265 she had to respond 8a0774be53 accordingly, as the leading 89c250d227 actress in this play.7a30c98547b1a1c9

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“Pfft.”edb61fa5aadb94af

A small laugh cf211c44c1 escaped her. Though the sound 827daf15b5 was soft, the 45ac6c0eb3 room was so add4c9daea quiet that everyone ae6ceb03d2 heard it.c031bd3e12b54608

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And then, Eleanor let 2fa1a24fc5 out a louder, hearty 1b0d4b07bf laugh.993de1f861f62287

“Hahaha! Nora, you’re 9efbd15532 so cute.”981b18fc140a8714

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The servants exchanged e558f10fbe confused glances, unable ff741a32f6 to understand what 88366ab5d9 was happening, while d00e462178 Nora, who had e4bd47406d been crying, stared aab5447130 at Eleanor in fa1c4008c4 a daze.fdbc44f690f57dc6

“Thank you, Nora, for 8afa369af4 becoming the real one cbd5f59db5 in my place.”789bc5cd96b2c3f3

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Suddenly, the sound of ee22b62256 laughter from that day ada9a07cc2 overlapped in Nora’s mind, 2d93782bb0 along with the memory 7059b2691d of being slapped hard bf84ef37a7 across the face. Her face instinctively twisted b2a0bdd2cd at the thought.0869902e55e0aa1a

“Let me see 222e800d45 that.”b6081a6cbd4ab00d

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Smack!9a4f2375587881b1

Eleanor snatched the earring f04e367162 roughly from Nora’s hand, f566894708 her fingers stinging from 6084738f2f the sharp motion.b6137dffb2952406

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“Hm… It looks a lot like mine. But no, it’s not.”f69cf5f06e3e0d99

Eleanor examined the e84449cd88 earring closely and a1d712b3e4 then confidently came 61948cb635 to a conclusion.494d3412372bd4cb

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“Look, the shine 5cd06b0f9f of the gem e31393f806 is different.”0ce92416b999a8a3

“What are ab47093edd you talking 821eae9c08 about? Stop trying to 330093d076 make excuses—”f9860ce96f1b6ecb

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“Oh, Nora. How can you be 94477eaf6c so clueless? There’s no way b6c7748563 the royal family ec80225171 would gift fake eed61b1710 gems. This is a fake. It’s not a real 94c7cbd7cd gemstone.”cb61b6e313903daf

Everyone’s attention 02be955e9a turned to d3e335552c the earring.c6ac1939960f0024

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The surface f3a79052c2 of the 69fd21ccbe supposedly clear 773556e0bd diamond was f614a5ac5e reflecting bluish cfa2cdd8e4 and yellowish ee5a15c223 light.6b238b8d72b891ba

Now that Eleanor fec3a0ceba mentioned it, the 9f8f799fa7 earring did seem 2e48429f70 to have a 1730d278ee bit less shine. But whether 8740fccb51 that was 212cd90f42 just their 4a036a0a19 imagination or 3024804ef0 because it d97cfa7a89 really was 24d2f0edcb fake, no e4d2f35df0 one could 2cd487f2fc tell.337f211eabfcf0b9

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“What’s going on?”6c392ba3ba6dc22d

“She says it’s f4c59ee95a a fake?”1a10c1024ae5c7f6

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“So it’s really bd2fe06680 not Miss Ellie’s? Then did 11dd2029da Miss Nora 1e84d0d7ed cause all a6d8a52a82 this trouble 70930502ce over a debcca2cb5 fake earring d636fc3162 by herself?”2ac8e2a706c4037d

“But why is there 37a34730c7 a fake earring in 508f87b7d5 Miss Nora’s jewelry box?”ffc7540a16a61f4c

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“Well, didn’t Catherine 3e7e225b05 say that Miss 699aa3c7e6 Nora really wanted ed77c4e445 those earrings? Maybe she had 85d3c46bd8 a copy made db82127f40 and forgot about 9f1c9bac3e it?”c9cd0952de031559

“Shh, shh! She might hear 14891abaf5 you!”0d400d8862449f1e

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Unfortunately, Nora c8c8c70e21 did hear 220494762f them this 0b2f7697b5 time. Her once-sweet 89e121ed12 eyes now 4268138f95 turned sharp bad7b56784 and full 52640abbb1 of anger.2e8a9f8c444ab21a

It was time to b47c0014de make a quick decision.7c1e070a6c93adc2

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Had Eleanor really b3cfca0ecc anticipated everything and e099845c1e prepared a fake 6c4cab7afb in advance? Or was she 923f596073 just bluffing to 8ca8c07110 get out of 94cfe20ee5 the situation?016013e0da4aa5e7

Nora clenched 29a5f88725 her teeth 6ec2ee01e1 and glared a2d14bef2d at Eleanor. Eleanor was 033b3f0cb3 trying to 638abeee45 smile confidently, 5b41dac1a6 but the 392578176c way her 18b395d762 lips curled b6331652a7 up seemed c816700fdc just a f8b7a25057 little bit 87917230ff awkward.5c96b0ea20cdcbee

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Nora didn’t miss that 0fb34fa161 small detail.36ee824d811e7d23

“Then let’s call a 5b54beff95 jeweler,” she boldly suggested.1c70e04733e60d56

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It was a daring 6f18695920 proposal. If they did that, 6a338985c8 either Nora or Eleanor 01463a1b3d would be in serious 8351993220 trouble. If the earring turned 933c0a40e6 out to be real, 0c3f6f5aeb Eleanor would be caught ccb4756330 lying, and her reputation 444161d898 would take a huge ff58471fff hit. If it was a 1b2d321800 fake, Nora would be 354df4515d criticized for causing such df68c43110 a fuss over a 2f0d34c4fa worthless earring.314b00a247185d85

Even Damian, who 1d7ccb9521 was on Nora’s f569d2bb10 side, looked nervous, 94369f8f3e his lips twitching. What if the 9809003271 earring really was e1493fc5f3 a fake? Their father would 07e821646e be furious at 60b80a845d the unnecessary chaos. His anxious 027a2d2797 thoughts were d87dbc6bd2 written all cf3278806a over his a5178963e9 face.499c80c5e72c94e6

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But Nora was bd982f5d8a confident.2951bcb52e0981d4

There was 4faed24aff no way 3cc55e9af0 Eleanor had a206ccccf2 predicted her e2f7541005 entire plan a2b47448ba and prepared ad12d56ab1 a fake 7490b1bd0c in advance.973a2d14cb7509bd

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‘If she 7c517197ce had, she 077c33796c wouldn’t have 0afc461bf6 hidden the 807e0d54ac earring in 11448d2538 a small b7bf8c09ac jewelry box 9dae0bc0a3 tucked away c2e4b6ef51 on a 437420892d bookshelf!’4db795023d33de3b

If Eleanor 9df01f9b2b really wanted 065e7f2d4f the earring a15a5b452d stolen, she da04881005 would have fc6e513ccf put it 8e0141ca74 in the 396b339e29 big jewelry 70f0887868 box that 97713cdd30 had already 43264b197e been robbed 3ed49f31fa once before, 8b38e313bc not in b2ce1aa4fe a small 8144f4d9b2 one hidden 0d7011e3bd away.681254458f162793

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That’s why Nora was 88df3fa746 so sure of herself.17ad4584705d8f9e

“…Do we really have to go that far?”5b1d95f7eb473fbb

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Seeing Eleanor take ca30277a90 a step back, 7bdceb0bca both Nora and b6f11f1e4a Damian felt certain e20da58c50 they were right.309d8d00172ec6ee

“I just want to be sure. If a gift from the royal family is missing and you’re trying to cover it up… I know you wouldn’t do that, but we still need to check, just in case.”166d11b7cb1f8f2f

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“Of course. It’s always better 3d8913d040 to be sure, ba5b2439f7 so nothing comes d96c59a97c back to bite 0d8410fe0a you later.”4f0b2766acb6ff72

Nora and Damian were 9d70d74e76 getting bolder, pushing even 8a47c86683 harder.b905398c33427ed9

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As Eleanor bit e2c7f1d329 her lip, the d4019cf39c servants watching grew fcd5537efc more excited and f2c8f2b884 whispered even louder.cdb5c659c5e2bdfc

Just then, 7b4715c831 a new ca140846d4 figure stormed 915f60089e in with caad893de6 a loud 9bf7ddc5b3 shout.0236c332bd4b83f5

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“What is all 6245d87836 this commotion?!”044407771ad735d3

Following a young f0ba97f620 butler, Duke Astria a11ce2dd8e entered, frowning deeply cb3f10264b at the unexpected 915f81fe9d chaos.02ca6da942f05117

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He arrived earlier than 85b888135c expected. Nora bit her 883d179c15 lip in frustration 28d8f50b94 and quickly began 5d3fa2054a explaining the situation.ebcdad56ba69fd09

“I’m sorry, Father. It’s just that… someone placed Ellie’s earring in my jewelry box.”a8aeccbad26cd7d6

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“And?”2984c4cd7c4f8116

“Normally, it e9c74c8343 wouldn’t be e6a8a18b5e a big 853b582952 deal, but 9bc96b1b5d it’s the 1d8657dba1 earrings you 8fe9674657 gave her ad248e3af6 for her 728ccb9cc6 birthday. I thought 0086ae1e56 I’d be 768de8fc9d framed, so e6e5fa96e8 I gathered 5df3a16c1c the servants f6b9407c42 immediately.”b89c1a318405529c

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“Someone’s definitely trying to 175f29d669 frame her. But then Ellie suddenly d0d1b02f37 claims it’s not hers, 9b3266806b saying it’s a fake! If she’s 0ace17abc8 lying to 5ffdb1334c get out 3e8889bb95 of this, dbcacc9e6a she’s insulting 956620304e a gift b0a1190d0b from the e71773f85e royal family 8ff3b3c5eb by calling c49b457096 it fake, 20a43f3a0d so we’re 06c00e3ef4 asking for e4a5ed30f4 a jeweler 446aa1bbad to check df0ded3cfc it!”dee30a8317f9580d

Damian’s overly excited voice, 6a9935d144 eagerly accusing Eleanor, only 1b0dd2c5b4 irritated the Duke further.eb5a2304e9748526

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He was already displeased b676693586 with both daughters for 197f65ac74 causing trouble and with cbcdffa461 his son for trying 569201e93e to escalate things unnecessarily.f731b22a3cd458b9

His annoyance 4f080ece3b boiled over, ed84dc62dc and he 2b21415863 was about 969561724f to raise 6f5d095b1a his voice d6a15f137d again when—93d6775012f4f979

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“There’s no a51ca5c4d4 need to 8518049ed8 make this d6b0ae7fe8 a bigger ecbacd1e3a issue, Father.”0e1ba0c1875524ee

Eleanor, who had 1c182ac168 been bowing her 35d42775bc head apologetically, softly 4d65b94d9a interrupted.2250623962ea0465

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For a ea509496b7 brief moment, 8265f62ea1 the Duke 608bfef82d wondered if e9a3a83e0d maybe his f642c1a52b children were f81489ed22 right—maybe Eleanor 5ee6940249 had tried 28cf5693ad to frame 3dbde03215 Nora and 1ce630dccb was now 8d1b7f836e trying to e1bbdb8f6c backtrack. If she 383036e4f2 was innocent, ae529cf641 wouldn’t she c0d9e93f1e be the f27c4a7911 one insisting 278e682b08 on bringing fe84fd9954 in the ba089eb4b5 jeweler?8a6031f164c5b8c5

“Hilda, did 7bf1ee06e5 you bring d8ce31baa0 it?”924219bdfb0f3f8e

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“Yes, Miss.” b5bd3e554d But before a13ea9bb0b that thought 9882e652f7 could settle, 971eece3bb the situation 260974258d was flipped eb1d45f686 on its 42a0a4abd7 head by 753e08857d the sudden 9bc3b00838 arrival of 54a08dedac a maid 7f33656c56 carrying a 34a841a308 small box.a9c42016fa66bd16

‘No way…’6d2653d70d0cda51

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Nora’s face turned pale 883b02a24b in an instant.117ce0389569917b

The box Hilda 8ce67ae95d was holding looked e1f5e48b78 old and unremarkable, 369f5a3242 the kind a 0afd057a45 thief wouldn’t even 59f3bd0bf5 bother opening, thinking e105e7a36c nothing valuable could fafa1634ae be inside.71bcbd84085a811d

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Realizing this, Nora’s heart ed4205a679 sank.b4426b0b140c61e4

Before anyone 0e1039de5b could stop 0fd34c4a82 it, there ce2880f7ff was a 3a45b824b1 click, and e70ce4059a the box 2deec69df3 opened.da8b927f75b5761f

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Inside was 702ff5b13b an earring—an f093cb73ff exact match 504ba2bd2d to the f8226c87dd gold earring fb64c259d7 Nora was 24e522033e holding.85ed23ba02f68b13

Even in the 3f39a7e837 shabby box, the 3024e8ffd2 diamonds sparkled brightly, d11ec3746f immediately drawing the 6c048621da attention of the 90c11fe92b servants.84809c3226c87b17

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“I told you, fc1941371d it’s not mine,” 4c0483dab6 Eleanor said as 6b78b830ab she pulled out 5554b83c3e the earring and 72f1eb5a17 held it up 703f81f4b5 to her face 4c4cc3cccc so that the caed18fbf2 onlookers could get d9590d6356 a better view.acd4cabfd09e5a1d

“They may 8229f76432 look similar d34d0d53e7 on the c499e6b530 surface, but… af76933a8a a fake e229911b5b always shows 6a37a59443 its flaws.”87885264bca10ce1

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Her gaze pierced through 490327cdcd Nora as she said 3feebc7c17 this.4766322090e5964f

A fake 595ef953cb that only 4d63e7d3f6 looked similar 210951abc2 on the 0f1a63ddcf outside. Nora quickly 77ad46096f realized Eleanor ae339ec617 was indirectly 90001cfaa3 referring to 851eb2232c her and d01fde5a2c clenched her 54ac227504 fists tightly.79bd055074f31ef4

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‘That b**ch 74df158773 did this b5601c0240 on purpose…!’2a4c2708d9304294

She had e1a14c6368 deliberately shown 31a34163a3 off the 075831b608 earrings during 8a00555112 the meal afb0231627 and placed d01a49056a the fake 30baa9381e one in 9fa0c4b6e6 the jewelry 9e900a26fd box, planning e52faed680 this entire aec9d0b410 situation from c45aa674c1 the start!3d60c18a79ced9f7

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“Just look at 46b938a76b the difference in 29e00bbf4a quality. It’s so f1709a4160 obvious that a160f39e9e this is 08def3765e a fake. Honestly, it’s harder not 07fe9764f0 to notice. But, of 2fccaf7f84 course, I 70a81e7a5c understand, Nora. It might be a 5e5eaffef8 bit difficult for you 857314a0d5 to tell the difference,” 2af17f0bf6 Eleanor added, mocking her.7288842f6d2fac6b

In truth, the 1b2fc45b23 difference between the 6e8408101b two earrings was f33eb766f3 just a slight f900dbcf48 variation in shine. Unless they were 1b6237a488 placed side by 3b477e9aeb side, it would 4855f9e72a have been hard ac041fb54d for anyone to 9bc30bbf18 tell which was 13aa27e4b1 real and which cbd3989767 was fake.868b3ec9c4af4487

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Even Duke Astria and ca61ce29e6 Damian hadn’t realized during e59d65e4e3 yesterday’s breakfast that the 841f608bf1 earrings Eleanor had worn 092f92f5b1 were fake. That’s how closely c6f1c461b5 the replica resembled 224e889991 the original.16b6db797a128479

But this 898ae9a162 truth didn’t 0c61255c92 really matter 9b85526140 to the 3dbeeed8f9 servants. They found comparing the a4b036204f two young ladies and 108d95a3c4 judging their superiority much e5157606cb more entertaining than sorting 01b0273409 out the boring truth.66b621ce34175bc5

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‘She may 9a16d1dc5b be pretending 394346f2fe to be 19895ab5f8 a refined c84bac1327 lady, but 876bdaf495 if she 9f06c3dff7 can’t even 99b96c4343 tell something 45a3624271 like that 219146d728 apart, I 0e6633623f guess where db8f17c527 you grow 5dc9888f48 up really d36877f206 does matter.’0692cde40f41bff1

‘No matter how 446c64b340 much she learns, 25979e38ed it seems she’ll d5381476fb never match up 3c1924fd78 to Miss Ellie.’76adc602c40021c9

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It was 546df3cf06 obvious what 8a7476de41 the gossiping 244c172812 maids would 2144af86cb be saying 17b43d48c4 after the 7b03a200a9 commotion died ada8850489 down. Nora could easily imagine 8483afc841 it and began to b6a8fce8f5 tremble with anger.f777df259da5cd2c

She couldn’t f7cf1aff4f let it 084e40e30e end like 916d7bc65e this. With a face ec744d6c1d full of venom, 73be7ae8b1 she started thinking 1ef3e5c5b8 furiously.96a44101a6ed3be4

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‘It’s not 7abe5016a6 over yet. I can still demand 9abd9701cc an investigation into where 1c2fcefbef this fake came from…’d6ef93e92e58ff8e

If she 0d15342e52 could find 8265476392 out where 95b82c7ae3 Eleanor had c540cd1a06 the fake 2787ecc26d made, she 96697171de could turn c39b9c7bc4 the situation 58b481ee84 around again. Just as Nora b2bf7a4182 was about to 1f0518fe71 open her mouth—778f24770b537022

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“Ellie, have b149e72b5c you been bad2fa2160 keeping the cd60fe4c10 birthday gift 39a7c199cd I gave e1e46aed0a you in c251a8c10b such a 9a88947959 shabby box 32ac8217a2 all this 36c9e92db9 time?” Duke 2a924bffd3 Astria’s harsh 1f86881599 voice interrupted, 2ada037f39 as he 44a1eebfd7 finally stepped f413abbff1 in after 2c11428367 watching the 8137da53ea situation unfold.b1550b8fcda90e9f

Separate from the issue c25073cd3e at hand, he seemed c72386abf5 furious that Eleanor had 50ab41e234 kept his gift in 7c111e8c4d such a worn-out, unremarkable 5e2406e545 box.8eb588b8560ed00e

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Thinking this was cf97c3d3ab his chance to bb4e8eb8c2 turn things around, df3fbfda8d Damian grinned and 56a58cbb4c joined in.d074cec85450f0c8

“You kept 066d264aa8 Father’s gift ccd982d9fb in something 20cb8f2efe like that? You must 039ef8e3de be out 495a403a44 of your e4bc97a15c mind!”d02fff44be737462

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“There’s no way I’d treat a gift from Father so carelessly. I originally kept it in my best jewelry box,” Eleanor responded, completely ignoring Damian’s comment, as if she hadn’t even heard him.db81cb8e96702226

“Originally.” The Duke picked up on the choice of word and sensed something was off.9a2ec930ecf3b3f4

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