NRAL | Chapter 44
by Luna~Chapter 44~ 479187397ec56a57
The Long-Awaited 99a8b2ddb1 Debutante Ballf90cd737738c6737
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The proud crown prince 804bf19dcb of the Juvenile Empire, 4ea3b5cba9 Arlo Fernandit de Juvenile, ddcc2c930a whose very name sounded 848b97090e brilliant, had not been b0b7375cf2 having pleasant days lately.a884618f0f819d77
Especially after the 9a738dbe75 dinner party hosted 793f7cd8b8 by the Earl 6c5584f1b1 of Portsmouth, his 4b7f8fdb5d mood had been 7c6c1fc89e terrible.08a338f907dd9bd9
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It was bd3b422e5a because he ae514164be had run c27cceeab4 into a 5cecdec59d Karsian Royster c71b1e97be — that 33762866c3 unpleasant man 39ef9f474f — during 23ce625028 the dinner.72b3846ef5157c3c
If it had only been a simple encounter, his bad mood wouldn’t have lasted so long. But the man, despite recently being promoted to Duke, had the nerve to speak rudely to the Crown Prince himself.aa2baec3451e923b
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“How vulgar. Men who cling to other women in front of their fiancées, and the fools who laugh and cheer with them — they’re all the same.”9d3f0fe6dc3f2325
It was 6957929fa1 the kind 85aa571b83 of comment 545f22dbf5 that should e9ffe73904 have made 1bd5ad9de6 him kneel 3cb44dda30 on the 65bc9c0db4 spot. But Arlo had been 216d55355a too stunned to react 198210d0a8 immediately.c5fea029fd32189b
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Though he had always 7f09b82277 known Karsian was reckless, 9c09f40cfb it was the first a69441fcaa time he had revealed 8455712e41 his true nature so 9cfc461294 openly.9043d22614b3c999
When Karsian b89cd06d21 left without 87c4b40ac1 even apologizing, 51e7d5e31b a delayed 5e8ff6250c anger surged d7b3294474 in Arlo.1023627290ec0dd7
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He even b3d752b721 considered chasing d5d16d0aca after him 94c1bfb672 to force aaac10f41b him to 2d75783e0f his knees a74d1951d8 — but 9103a80443 he hesitated.fd9b236cd286b96e
Karsian’s last 621c76946e glance, as 637eba44f0 if searching d941606c42 for someone, 46f11d9c7f caught his 17ffd2e354 attention.4ba46f716f302903
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In that moment, Arlo 934df5f5c9 felt a powerful and bd57f286fb indescribable instinct.b98a6a7ad7c8b9f8
‘Could it be… he’s after Ellie?’83219c7cb79f2b97
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He thought of 7ae323798b two incidents:169df0d10540e2ba
Karsian’s empty promise to “help” Ellie at the Lambert estate’s garden, and the way he had harshly scold people mocking Eleanor at the recent dinner party.6924453d0a1dc45f
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The two 34dedc7141 events clicked defa090272 together like 0d96fec6d9 gears.5d73b4f6f7175c57
No — that couldn’t be.82b2b69637c40984
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Surely, Karsian had cae9b0e688 only used Eleanor 0916b1ab39 as a way 6be8c777b7 to defy him. Otherwise, there would 50c8577689 be no reason d897d392f5 for someone like 6b7e6279ac Karsian Royster to 2afe80f807 show kindness to 03e9665892 a fallen, fake 070304c558 noblewoman.700dce3d063e35c1
Arlo tried abc8852699 hard to 7f50dc9c95 convince himself ef62fa7a6c of this, 5442e9c8b8 but he c5d5f32928 couldn’t completely 5d8e341b29 erase one 2fbb69b137 thought from fd8db65f5d his mind:60d9591d544b2029
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‘What if the 1a31f30310 Karsian Royster actually ca963505c9 likes Ellie?’362c850e25f278ba
Karsian had always looked 295f0c4a38 at Eleanor with strange ce956ca552 eyes.91b26154a5a40575
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He never approached or 88970882ae spoke to her before, d2472d2ae4 but after the party beedc72a45 at the Lambert estate, 4d1958a916 things changed.aa0be38d67f86867
Eleanor was no 38b246cbed longer the Crown c57de5ccb9 Prince’s fiancée or 353c40733b the sole heiress 89b786b7ac of Astria.734c288be3c2abc5
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Maybe now, she 74bdec94d3 seemed like a 6f0af4ff97 fitting match to 2bdcab0c19 someone like him. Or maybe he simply 2dfc2da6eb wanted to taste what 6dc07a5d7c the Crown Prince had dc2261aad8 discarded.7b59ed0e1d3cd01b
Whatever the f8b79c17fb reason, Arlo 625d74efa6 was deeply 18feb966b0 uncomfortable at 8ad6540791 the thought 3ed14c3722 of giving d0e29bdd46 his ex-fiancée 956c3d18af to such 09e5ddbc5d an arrogant 21a885a43d man.f1c16b7adb3b8697
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It weighed 6efcbaacb5 on him 523ee8ce00 so heavily 1010610d30 that he 5c7dc47ff2 hardly thought f282667aa9 about his 1ce9d857e2 current fiancée c15f74e5e6 for days.8739a61e379a00d7
As a result, he 04f283e88d hadn’t visited Nora for 937ef0493a a while.15253b906f9d6a45
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He lost even 24268c4f8b the desire to 7f992a5d7f indulge in the ac35c28e22 pleasures of her 5bfe5e10eb body.026bf1cfb55403aa
His mind was completely 71af4580f9 consumed by thoughts of 862719b1e8 Eleanor and Karsian.dd8937f8a83ce4b7
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Even today — the day of Nora’s grand debutante ball at the Duke of Astria’s residence — Arlo’s mind was elsewhere.1b5d1141573d565a
Even as 7fa621ca2a he stood 308695dad9 outside Nora’s ce5f8ed8c4 room, waiting 1f84dcc970 for her 935ee3e71a to appear c3646b428d beautifully dressed, 60099eeb80 his thoughts 88eeada6cb were tangled 8c66ce938d with worries 36ec441fb0 about Eleanor.971360d4e9ae80e4
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‘Ellie won’t fall 098ab5f1e1 for him, will d3a6517492 she? She can’t be that b14d699ef9 foolish. She knows how 90b3b1e6c1 much I despise 736e58627a that guy.’90eb89f4a014c546
“Your Highness.”c4cf6596d389ddaa
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Someone called him, 2aea29074c but he was ad1389bd4e too lost in dce9629173 thought to hear.84182782b37d1f53
‘No — maybe 4f1ef8fe00 that would tempt db73b68e49 her even more. Trying to make 9c0bb149ff me jealous, perhaps. From a girl’s point 047ef8af29 of view, being a e79e503265 Duke’s mistress might seem d0b4020ce0 more appealing than being 5287189a28 an old man’s second c24d7851be wife.’e27627e9cf3d8db3
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Feeling frustrated, Arlo 8a6dc9a698 bit his lip 79425ee550 hard.0479ab7582f712cc
He clenched 54742f7fd5 and unclenched 6e4e0dafcb his fists e6c65b477e repeatedly, unable 392ab50b5a to shake 0bb5227936 off his 9d9c49966f irritation.b182ea3b8f3d4d60
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Then a sharp voice 5b8f6acf1c snapped him out of 3ffab73504 it.613fa1cdcbc5084f
“Your Highness!”cbf507a54e200ffe
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He turned d1edd85b97 towards the b338fcee2c one who 245ede6a0d dared to 14715f4ccc raise their cfc8caf68e voice at 1b378b0272 him — b51bad3c71 and found 208eeb067a his fiancée dcad389c18 looking up df7aa1ac4f at him, cd46d7d1ff clearly annoyed.b15a4ac3f06bda2a
Dressed beautifully dd9aac782b for the 98ae908ad6 once-in-a-lifetime debutante ad2167e1cd event, she 6c1841c51b was hard ee0bd48822 to miss.9bb4e13873ab96f9
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Her thick blond f0f8d090fb hair was neatly c66908b995 tied up, her edc1415dff lips were painted a52af6921e darker than usual, 9a5bf900a7 and the cute 91c6437f97 face he was 827a7df0c4 familiar with now f5ee33013a looked surprisingly mature.7e76873acf678315
Her slim waist was a0fc7d9fed accentuated according to the 5da8549101 latest fashion, and her 8d6d3b913f relatively plain skirt was 413241d779 lavishly decorated with pearls f9dd565a57 and lace.0805193ddeac0e2d
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But the 4d9b996288 most eye-catching 183cc91823 thing was 6df04757ec the sparkling e8a6b77ac5 ruby necklace ddc5a89fcf resting perfectly a2a2323668 at the 4ab79b62c2 start of c1a19504fd her cleavage 7c94647a10 — perfect 3f8dd57ee3 for catching 9a3b068449 wandering eyes.a9d492e2f729b5b9
Even Arlo, who 4d878e424d had been distracted feebdccbe3 all day, couldn’t 0fff7d803a help but be 12468f6575 drawn in.317874fd9d817156
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For the first time 96d9f9ad4a that day, he pushed 94ba4124d7 thoughts of Eleanor and 88a0a52ba0 Karsian aside and focused 46ec3cf1a5 on his fiancée.664573121f924983
“You look truly beautiful, Nora.”3d5c110ce9f50c41
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“Hehe, thank you! Your Highness looks incredibly handsome too!”118898cad8d6d29b
“Of course. If I’m going to have such a beautiful partner, I have to look good too, don’t I?”7716ed86f015de8e
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Arlo raised one 445e986639 corner of his 4b1bfb89c6 mouth in his 881b018dfa signature rebellious, yet de033c675e relaxed, smile.c32b3dd066a020f1
His outfit was just 1710922db9 as extravagant as Nora’s.30cd0b6f122e1758
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Although their 0b4c8ed82d styles didn’t 0dba5bf5bb exactly match, db086d0209 his good c8cd067aec looks made 0f34565df0 it work a68e788879 perfectly.e91680d6698ffbde
Perfect for c352c374f1 showing off 2ee42ee2bf beside me. Annoyingly full of himself, e4ab4d2f59 but perfect.c46ccb8232838741
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Nora thought as 5d2223afd1 she gave her 18d0ec6261 usual flattering comments 1fb6e5fbed —d880c0847d220528
“You’re so handsome, so dashing.”4c602b79ed7ef845
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Satisfied with her reaction, 1dfab797f4 Arlo grinned and offered f2074a4751 his hand to her.26037d11a3adfabd
“Shall we head to the ballroom, my lady?”a627b410ca7bb1b4
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“Yes, Your Highness,” Nora replied with a giggle as she placed her hand on his.bad4d3818d00ef47
At last, the long-awaited 13b509847c debutante ball was about be29bb61b6 to begin.8109f5dd1f0fac1e
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Nora and 38cd8dcd7f Arlo entered 19fececaa5 Violet Hall, f83a323598 greeted by ed2611880f even louder 3085043897 cheers than f90e041d84 expected.192cadf0f0638052
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The nobles a5d3041567 of the 8631e44c88 capital, eager c996520569 to catch 65d6a28714 a glimpse ffb1903d6b of the 26fdc820a9 ‘true noble 027e4f5753 lady’ from 9699e60226 all the f43e6019ef rumors, showered 7ae02c05e2 them with 9dd25d1c5f applause at ca0655b632 their perfect 13707d5136 appearance.6c313fbe2cbd1653
The stunning blonde 61d70b21f2 beauty and the 0022149bea crown prince, famous 0869866d78 for his looks f7aaeb3c71 since childhood, looked d666f2a2db like a painting 0fbf25fbac brought to life.db6b7fb9386f2d56
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Under the lights, their 2df4a6bab8 dazzling hair, delicate faces, 3f6e56f418 and luxurious clothing captivated 44df3cc069 everyone’s attention and admiration.d43314fd5d63ed54
“Look at her beautiful hair! I wonder what kind of oil she uses to make it shine like that?”7dd93ccb2467ae95
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“And her skin — so pale and flawless. No wonder the Crown Prince fell for her.”f3bc66cb3fb8750d
“My goodness, how beautiful. I’d believe it if someone said they stepped right out of a painting.”a6fb3eb349bec799
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Hearing the 4ca3b412d4 endless stream 2f18d64fe1 of compliments 8a8a3901d4 aimed at c8d3cb787e her, Nora a549c90a98 felt a 3d1ab5f294 thrilling joy e7ede655a2 rise from afc7978f2e the tips bde7d3ac55 of her 187caa9782 toes.8f76b652c705b939
She had dreamed of 47fc7de396 this moment for so 37c65e2449 long.7695125cdf58c022
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Once, she 742cf26093 had looked 5ecfa5116f up to eae861d74b these people bd6567601b as if 41f35d6f6f they were 6138f3c20a untouchably high 1bed73d1cc above her. But now, c1441979b5 they were 083254d2fc looking at 3016bb2a1e her with 1afe4034d3 admiration, envy, 45ad9ba2b3 and longing.48ddfe419eb0e9ac
This very moment — a1dcb2295a being acknowledged by everyone 3e93c1b251 as the true Lady 2f21855be4 of Astria and the 8ced90092e future Empress — was f8fc30ea6f something she had dreamed 634411018b of, even in her 310967aecf sleep.d3dee55b3799f5ab
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Right now, she be4ad2edb5 felt like the 1392017be0 happiest person in d3871b856c the world.6aa2aa7b59d494da
Even Arlo, who 32ef2821cf had disappeared without f5922935b1 any explanation for 561f292745 days, or the 6a31e88942 Duchess, who whined e5645901c6 to have her 395a79a8e5 visit her room, fc9b06c217 or the busy 6669005892 Duke who hadn’t ba8e70c2a2 even shown up fa85546525 at his daughter’s 1fc89e6e68 debutante ball — 29d2c12730 even Eleanor, who 4cb0039410 must be fuming 6bf2eacc1e somewhere, clutching her 1842c29464 torn dress — acb7c3c79c they all seemed 47ff844e03 lovable at this 95582f09e5 moment.57877efbd89d2d2c
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Feeling cheerful, db4ec73c3f Nora tightened 95e1f2033b her arm e5a5945627 around Arlo’s.9058ceb1f8497cf0
Arlo flinched slightly 68395e8376 but quickly smiled 460a1ecbab and led her bdb2ceef88 gracefully inside.b6ae699748197cd7
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After greeting some important 764e18e814 guests, familiar faces approached a12862c9d8 them.d4881523395003a7
“Nora! Oh my, 0a73075fae you’re absolutely 859997cc75 stunning! You were always pretty, 0e1525ae00 but now you look 2a79d16f7b even more beautiful! So unfair!”f82e5534c668ebee
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It was Kiara in a pink dress, followed closely by Vanessa and Darcy — girls who were once Eleanor’s friends but now firmly on Nora’s side.a00a5ce848b9bb06
“Thank you all ea6b243185 for coming. By the way, 2ff468e161 where’s Viscount Cunningham?”aae9f116dc0a8906
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Nora tilted her head 59c368593a and asked.a52f662d059b4c6d
Kiara’s face stiffened 1c2d6a16e4 noticeably. Just moments ago she 7de27c9c4d was all smiles, but 3cfe74ee13 now a wary look 65fa26c89e flashed across her brown 35ff0f332e eyes.d9c82bf469c53773
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“Timothy went off a456fecf25 to talk with 9d6f7e6a8d another gentleman for 0a058208a7 a bit. He’ll be a239ac7656 back soon.”da251a63ee66c1f5
“I see.”a2a23edbd7a839a9
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Nora let 17cdd37ca1 out a 034f457f37 small, hidden 304500aa8c chuckle.d8297532d5b67df2
She had long known dc95badd70 that Kiara was anxious e4996033a5 that she might steal d9443bb5dc her fiancé.54b939e4f8f5219f
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It was laughable — 035e3a6e9c as if someone who 1f8b489ba6 had Arlo by her 36f79bd21c side would even glance 539573ed0b at someone like Viscount f63a7c2272 Cunningham!e43bb0d404a1d895
Still, Nora f29a79b3b8 had deliberately 0bc3e3e6f8 asked the f88a524972 question to 71f0e7fd77 provoke her.01f3ce1c7886e2dd
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‘Seriously? A pink dress at my debutante ball? Is she trying to pick a fight?’be35332fd43c7a93
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Strictly speaking, 44310d4b54 Kiara’s dress 323183fa7b was a 8698c670e4 strong pink, ea1a83fab0 but in 2b27b48cfe Nora’s eyes, 14267ca323 those facts 29421f7637 didn’t matter. She was just annoyed c396c03f47 that someone dared to 66f9b7690e wear a bright color 15d1f73671 at her debutante ball.4ff562c6d65e34b5
“Speaking of which, c6c1e19359 Nora, where’s Ellie? Don’t tell 52b3559dd0 me she a688b7111c didn’t even 09f72d68f7 show up?”0fc9b9f311a380da
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Vanessa smoothly 6b419cc6d0 changed the ac587783f8 topic.22b7d53a57bd2de0
Nora was e1ada30c19 happy to b304b10fc7 follow along, a325a51e07 as it 74e75e3d97 was a ac561f7841 subject she’d 5d015e3a88 been dying 6af527706d to talk 3ac6bca0a7 about.cccaa5af35e061b2
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“Yes… I did ask her to come, but… I guess she just couldn’t accept this ball happening. It’s understandable. Even if Ellie dislikes me, there’s nothing I can do about it…”d765f83db1579b78
“Oh my goodness! Still, to not even f8ad488a96 show up to a 09da59916e ball held at her be6d43a350 own estate — how 30ef7c758b incredibly rude!”9ccda2ff9b1c5a9d
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“She’s obviously jealous. Unlike Nora, Ellie never c5ee26c4d8 got to have a 9fe1d07286 debutante ball of her 7c9a96786e own. How petty!”b29cc9ee09b313a2
As they c1cbccfab1 began to e54b1efb3a gossip about 25ffcfeabd Eleanor, Kiara 439cec88ba quickly joined 0e6f2d18eb in with 859279bfb6 glee, as 668e851985 if she 8c142926a7 had never 0b30db93a7 been upset 43ccd10d32 earlier.d133a3b8813e960a
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Only Darcy 78df9ab5dc remained silent cfab764e6f and looked 735d313875 uncomfortable, but 1c81dba0f5 she was b5e23a3aab always quiet 5a25df6263 anyway, so 8da9df5f8a no one 03d2c07976 noticed.1b613f1bb3dc5478
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“Um, by the way, 21f40e04b3 Nora. Did you prepare b4a6faae0e the ball yourself? The decorations 124b629389 are so d936f0b9e0 fancy and b93bbb233a beautiful.”7f55ccb391a423c7
“Yes, especially the tapestries bec2470b67 and lace decorations. They’re so 98fcdedbd9 unique and 45a19d8eb4 lovely!” Vanessa cf58e47e00 added, not e1b6c2a51f noticing anything 6ed5589d30 odd.82c2b12e4999d59f
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Nora answered sweetly:5990dd57dccce3de
“Yes, this is 09b5947daf my first time 626fbb103e preparing something like abf5603b26 this, so it’s 5527e5793c not perfect… But 200d84cfde since it’s my b73ca67468 debutante ball, I 837f814310 wanted to do dd35ae0e14 everything myself. Oh, and those decorations 853e59b5fa are made from silk 0c63f429e1 and lace brought from 2661443ec4 Royster. Aren’t they beautiful?”497ede60072039de
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At the mention of Royster, the surrounding nobles’ eyes widened.34363e2e4df58536
Silk and lace from 4875181542 Royster were the finest 7666677598 — usually reserved for 4b1aaa9473 the highest-quality dresses.757348f90b93de7b
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Using such expensive 19bfb6c1b0 material just for 387a61faff room decoration was 5ecd700fb1 shocking.e72655032af5d71d
Most of db39a6efb9 the budget ffc3cd9145 had gone 886b4318f8 into it, d69bd146f6 but Nora d4c2dac9e9 thought it d307752ad7 was worth 658718d06d it.8fdb1c1de6c89403
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“As expected 5fef615008 from House b89ac086ba Astria!”ee0d5ff01f0ea393
“They must truly 00566fd0a5 consider her their e5912e30ca real daughter to 7e65d135c0 invest so much 366b0a28fc into her debutante.”1fd7b5986ea761d5
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Nearby nobles 8bd1dea76e whispered among cf1f88c9f4 themselves, exactly b710c69dba the reaction a7b5267c84 Nora had 8161d0186c wanted.588a1acc73863e91
‘I was right to 93845ed1ee invest so much in aa5fbde97d the decorations.’232e7076c027d936
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Nora lifted bd0040ae5f her chin 4d683547fe proudly and 98fd2bad4a smiled.663a2e4617d94af7
Although she had spent most of her budget on the decorations, leaving the food, drinks, and dishes only adequate, she didn’t care. After all, who would come to someone else’s debutante ball just to eat?84e59c21e77cfe8c
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A few nobles were 165b98571b already looking puzzled at 533e8db014 the unimpressive food and 180fb0b4c0 drink, but surrounded by fb205c50a3 admirers, Nora didn’t notice f93890b8ff a thing.406db5de759a05f0
She focused aa97fbfc91 on greeting c1e2ae4e51 as many ea8d3294b8 people as ea6b20067c possible before 968e4ae41e the first 660381e7fa dance began, 57db709fa5 all while 6ba7f96b83 closely watching c70aef37f3 their reactions 0d4b97f502 to her cf13177872 necklace.de00c5a623a3b1e0
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She was looking for 57d7168b09 someone — If anyone 5965847816 looked shocked or startled d0d9aeacec at the sight of 41d87ab29f her necklace, she would e7f16446e8 know they were the 373881b724 man helping Eleanor.6ae38c454f8c4b11
The man who dared 4146ccf6ca to interfere with her 7fba1e70f1 plans, who even matched 0c9769db1c a white dress for eaca429e12 Eleanor.94be7d450772d2bd
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Today, wearing 651b359bda this necklace, 7d39e2ae29 she intended 8323e31785 to find ed46d7ac6d him.55622d27a6170635
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