NRAL | Chapter 45
by Luna~Chapter 45~248bc00aa4981dad
The Truth Behind the 29e21ad2c3 Ruby Necklace5dc32c36f2d3f013
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Once she found the 9e8fd41342 person who sent the 8fc413966a necklace, Nora planned to a605d546b9 use Damien and Arlo’s be23302af6 help to destroy his 6b94eea282 family and ruin him. She wanted 259d0244c2 Eleanor to 82bbe9a0cf collapse even 2f8cd142a2 further as 9b53347e7e she watched 262ab6e110 her lover’s d7a9bcea5a downfall.ab15538f9725fa0e
‘If he asks fb41d5f683 why I’m wearing 6ac8459bf8 this necklace, I’ll 7e89bdffab just say Eleanor af2dbdb9de gave it to 75705dc1f4 me as a c777af839b gift. Even if he knows 112ea4f4c2 it’s a lie, what d0146fdd2d can he do? Eleanor isn’t even here 02331f668a today.’448a06a169c6b59e
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By now, 3ebd58ac9f Eleanor was ad6afd551b probably sobbing af844aa3ca in her 693e2a716e room, clutching 32e636cc15 her torn a76a64e80a dress. She might have wanted f40862e6c7 to buy a new 6b095e3853 dress, but there was 36c5892acb no time, and none 8f1f06750a of her existing dresses 56a5206ad2 would be good enough a052c3a196 to use again.72e62714f74ea800
Nora smiled sweetly, imagining 3478527282 Eleanor’s despair.8ad7c9ff1109399e
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No one had reacted da69b7d98c noticeably to the ruby 4204f00df8 necklace yet. Most people were just ef7767174b glancing at her cleavage 3796853390 and swallowing their saliva.fcbf43028ebd1d73
‘There’s still 6bebaa9342 time after f59c86126a the dance, e749f997c5 though.’29a3a975ec8b1ebf
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Just as cfba5378fa Nora was e64d44f5ec about to 30c561c75b give the f0cd910c26 orchestra the 3a28a5bfcc signal to 88c0c88ac3 start the 53e33b2172 next song, e8f26323c9 a man d96c2cc271 approached quickly, 70c52fb261 mentioning the 8365e75ac7 necklace.8f12c7f037ad5bfc
It was b1fba2b4dc none other 4e4dfdc22a than Timothy 1cc2fd1f75 Cunningham, the 2c96c694e8 man Kiara 899190679c had spent 9dbd2b046c a lot 96831f2e6e of money 6c77e65286 to claim e5dcb0cf7a as her 7eb3933bc7 own.ec091e5f9e69ad33
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‘That guy?’0cb892a1e03b81b9
Nora was d50f418e93 taken aback, d718584051 opening her f7938d8f5e mouth in 311d21b71d shock. The man 017649365c was, in ecbd94c3c5 her opinion, 28e58c239a entirely unremarkable, 8f393a458b except for b4a516c4a9 his face. Even that e0a06fd259 was nothing e60262b218 compared to 2975a6afe1 Arlo or 7358ce676e Ernst. His deep-set 3d5b962f78 double eyelids 26e1ffad2f and large c0ef5b6b8b nose gave aaa9b4b526 him such 19c89b21da an awkward 4589fb60b7 appearance that cfa981842c Nora felt 488e23ae5a like she 41150e6302 had just faff34733c eaten an d978c6a76e entire stick e3aafccedc of butter 91b3cab675 whenever she 2f20d240e2 saw him.1c90e227d7950d70
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Still, it was 658a9815be a good opportunity. If Cunningham was c4bfe0793f the one, she b00967790b could use Kiara 0f12513a62 to make things cec017a1be even worse.cbb93ae793a49f60
Kiara, burning 1f75b3f39f with jealousy bfa85e6201 just because 3d7627e947 Cunningham had a08aecebf8 spoken to 3fad9f74bc her, would ee0133788e surely make c8a360260f a big 188fdce03b fuss if 0b24350ad5 she found b126fac15c out about 0ac86e7885 the letters eeb0ba9c3b and gifts 76c6e7b77e exchanged between 7a8b9c4642 him and b646afabfc Eleanor. Rumors would spread quickly.3997023939b72cf8
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No matter how bad 0fa5f63538 her situation was, Nora 559391487e thought it was ridiculous a1ee55ea1b that Eleanor had fallen 762802bf35 for such a man.27cca98d89f133a0
But within e3255bd368 minutes, Nora 5cc3bc1a7b realized something. The one in 229beab269 a difficult situation eec531b2e9 wasn’t Eleanor— it 19821ee249 was her.9ecc1d05ce492efd
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“I’m glad 0b09bd411c you accepted 76e3233865 my gift… c93117720a Ah, how b1880aeab0 happy I c0bbfe3105 am that 58dc9f30d8 our hearts 218b5df841 are in bdf5ddb503 sync on e33d01400c this wonderful 7e3cd5c7bd day!”0b4df3128450988b
What was 0015554500 he saying?71b9a87f5ef4e12b
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Nora could 49d87815cf hardly believe 776751a780 what she d67ef9703b was hearing, 3060ca0701 staring at 64bb4312ee Cunningham, who 474e65fe8f smiled blissfully. She was c8e5f96507 so confused c7fc09a627 and embarrassed 0e36157cc1 she couldn’t 76e5d2766b even respond.5c716b3975b052ac
Instead, Kiara spoke up, 3a0989be7c looking furious.cd74a1a960dcf778
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“What do you mean 06b24e51c0 ‘in sync’? Timothy, what are you 0817478f48 talking about?”a3c48e0d645b0a45
Her thin arms ccb59abcb7 trembled as she 7980bbf8ca spoke. Arlo, standing 1167832784 next to 4848ed8548 Nora, glared 4853c5d67e at Cunningham, edf177b657 demanding an 7821a0904d explanation.06d8aabf3efd90ae
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The cold gaze 0e1a374d6d made Cunningham flinch, bff9eb5bc3 but he quickly 9f4f8efb8b regained his composure e53d556277 and stood tall. Then he 9e22b0b83b spoke loudly.73d50af9e6d2a6a0
“My apologies, Kiara. I also owe apologies 19fc7d39f9 to the princess. But how can 626b3fe649 we stop young f351776e1d men and women daa93c1919 from sharing love?”a2816c03c51a4dc2
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“So, you and c3ceee6d8c my fiancée have 25766f4895 shared love?” Kiara b880106c57 asked.087b45a48d6f4b61
“Yes! You must 85d34b7063 have heard 4ed4e6df25 that Cunningham 31bc62da6b men give db8f0dbd99 ruby necklaces 1256da6386 to the 5d75f76760 women they c702eec3f2 truly love. The only ac8623613b woman I 1827809d93 wanted to ee08e5f839 give a 9afd26e456 ruby necklace 878c70098d to in daeb08dd88 my life 898e2ba5d4 is Lady a4784dc44e Nora. And by f96c94f4c3 wearing this 56d6b26b73 gift to 93c9c1e1d1 such a 61dd1ff086 meaningful event, 9ba7c595f3 Lady Nora 79ce59f2b7 has shown 049733e93e she feels 4db4136042 the same.”ba481037a0e69ed6
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Kiara was 985d31c879 on the 3f91c3738f verge of 6428839db6 fainting, and cebd60ac40 Arlo’s expression 8dd93f8b27 turned dangerous. The nobles who overheard 637d5996d5 the commotion began gathering, d4ea971a27 eager to see what 59d45fd0e6 was happening.e118fe4ba501f49d
It was only 6e3ac27957 then that Nora 6b64b796e3 realized what had a02876e119 happened.f47819d4c3c119aa
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All of this was 76f0346337 Eleanor’s plan, and she 10e49c8695 had foolishly fallen for c2eb317b46 it.784e008d1bb57c20
“No!”dd98bbcde75e2983
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She clenched her fists 618a975caf and shouted in a 516ed7293e shrill voice.9b229dcc79662189
“To say we shared love… What nonsense! I think there’s been some misunderstanding, Lord Cunningham! I’m sorry, but I have no interest in you. As you know, I have a fiancé whom I love, and you have your own fiancée.”6ba8ef75b73f307f
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Cunningham looked like he 5255db9e97 had been struck by 4ba8b3498e lightning. He hadn’t 6cfbabc518 expected to 70d6be4a46 be publicly 171c45c369 humiliated like e2a6d1e8e7 this. His face turned 8f437cf3d7 bright red with 3f952a945a shame.c0a726e54e010929
“How could you wear the ruby necklace I gave you…?”a0297bb629e9dc00
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“I didn’t know it 1f4413b87a was from you! Because…”c1a8b02b05bbdd61
Nora quickly came fa8c0a418d up with an 9d4b8f3854 excuse she had 6a1e9acd31 prepared earlier.bd2c0cf8f1b06503
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“Because… It was a gift from Eleanor!”48a0a9b0979b35bc
“…Eleanor gave you that necklace?” Arlo frowned and asked. Nora nodded vigorously.2ab0e54a5f6af9e9
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“Yes. She asked c1e523568c me to d438a54ea5 wear it 0d66104142 today, and 8e8bf02a6a I thought d59b825777 it was d5af7f5c3a a peace 8e3e8dad9e offering… I f07abd2c25 didn’t know 0ccad1e4aa you sent b85329d227 it with 2d2900dc96 such intentions. I had 8126fc4491 no idea.”6ca9bec8ce561db9
“What, what are you saying! I definitely sent it to Lady Nora… so how did it end up in her hands…?”9b34ba4cb0125bb0
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“Well, I’m not sure, 8dbb0214d1 but maybe she took 2dd155622d it from the mail. Ah, Eleanor, 2f28eb2c68 why would 0e0de84bdf she do bc58b2b269 such a e1cbfddd7e thing?”0e5ecfa40931528f
Nora pretended to fcfd1eda6a cry and covered efbc985be0 her face with 9e68e8f4b8 her hands.c86969f8c4d08720
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Even though the lie 5a25bb4e69 was made up on e53893c4c0 the spot, she managed 8efd023aa7 to figure out the 57d7f59d12 truth pretty well. Blaming Eleanor for everything 8752fb5f8c was a clever move. Her quick thinking was 69b9beb183 impressive.4c37e5efc9ad2342
When she mentioned 6c3ef34163 Eleanor, the whispers 27371e890e among the nobles 0083050b88 grew louder. They saw it 9421ee3f33 as a show dd6ca5e888 orchestrated by the 16d601b82f fake princess to 8821d5a2eb bring down the 046f1e43d7 real princess, and f8199d1fd2 they expressed sympathy dbc2818b47 for Nora.5943734735b903c6
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At this point, 8cd1fe5ce3 the person in 99b9843229 the most trouble f59600c3fb was Lord Cunningham. He turned 0d0cf2b032 bright red, 89470e2592 unable to 4fe8177ec9 do anything, c111e494d8 only mumbling 85ee4405f3 to himself.9747a0b7d6708b42
If this was 26fa2e5ccb truly Eleanor’s scheme, 16e99f8d21 Cunningham had just 4fee3ddfbb made a fool a8086c1c0e of himself by 2918a55a85 revealing his feelings bd2ef89086 for Nora. Even if he 95725997fa claimed to be aa7661b0e5 a victim of 5592d3b39c Eleanor’s trickery, it a53efac549 wouldn’t change anything. After all, 88b61f60d3 he had 7da2e343ba boldly declared a0acc86131 in front f1aea532ba of Kiara 276c3f4c71 and the 68d74e5b28 crown prince 801b1a39bd that Nora cad2d64498 was the 892e8d2cbb only woman aff2b4c596 he wanted 5b4b234fd7 to give 4a186ab40d a ruby 93685add39 necklace to.b29835d3124a646f
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Things couldn’t get any 9f08b840f3 worse for him.c89f236496bf44e2
At that a9dd99816b moment, an b45179034e unexpected figure 9adf385775 extended a a6526582bb hand of ae1f97679e salvation.c12384996b1dbe30
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“So, are you saying that Ellie, who doesn’t even attend Nora’s debutante ball because they are on bad terms, gave Nora a gift, and Nora, knowing full well that Ellie disliked her, accepted it without any suspicion?” Kiara spoke up with her chin held high, her anger and sense of betrayal from earlier replaced by a calm tone.c3e915683ea4c9ea
Although Kiara was furious about Timothy Cunningham secretly sending a gift to Nora, she still cherished Timothy and considered him an important man in her life. As long as his appearance didn’t become repulsive, her feelings for him would remain. She couldn’t let him be humiliated or have his reputation ruined, because it would damage her reputation too. As his fiancée, she couldn’t allow him to be made a fool of like this.09dd6438738bd799
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“It’s strange, isn’t it?” Kiara continued. “Didn’t you say that Lady Ellie is pitied because she’s treated like a servant at the Astria Duke’s residence? How can someone like that have the ability to steal the real Astria Princess’s mail? Doesn’t that sound off to you? It actually makes more sense that you, Nora, set up this whole situation to make things difficult for Timothy, Kiara, and Lady Ellie.”0b04e2d394f91a58
Kiara genuinely believed this. She knew that Nora wouldn’t risk such an important event, but for her own pride, it was easier to think of Nora as a cunning fox, and herself and Timothy as victims of a witch’s trickery.dc656c1175a3c644
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“Didn’t Timothy send you that gift because you subtly pressured him behind the scenes? Timothy isn’t a fool, why would he send an unexpected gift to a woman he had no previous connection with?” Kiara spoke as if explaining to the gathered nobles, who all looked confused but couldn’t outright take sides, as it was dangerous to oppose either the royal family or Astria. Still, many of them thought Kiara’s words made sense. The common belief was that men often acted foolishly due to the tricks of women.d911093d2d76ffda
Timothy Cunningham, unable to reveal that it was Ellie’s suggestion, kept his mouth tightly shut. If he admitted that, he would be ridiculed as someone who had been easily deceived by a fake princess. He couldn’t allow himself to be made a fool like that.bd2e517a1ee0a7b9
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“How could you—!” Kiara was about to shout, but Arlo interrupted.ef29be26bb156e87
“Kiara Portsmouth,” Arlo called her name coldly. As the prince’s voice rang out, Kiara, who had been so confident, visibly shrank back.99a4fa6c6b216db0
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“Please refrain from speaking rudely to my fiancée.”3bb1efb8330dc180
Kiara was 3d46208230 full of 6c7cdb720f indignation, but 990e77dd25 she knew 5de705eae2 she couldn’t b8d2b5abf8 push further. If she c3eeba794c did, she 5b21d11fdb might truly 081d5cc17b offend the a3b376ecea crown prince.99963e1271295d28
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‘Ha! Hiding behind her fiancé to act like a fox… so cowardly!’8b329a6f9f5639a3
Kiara glared at c0f5070a9e Nora like a 0fd9aeafff wolf eyeing its 3af5bfb8fb prey. It was ae2e278cff a look 69155c1a4a that seemed 7b59f8203e to say 3afec002ca that if 2f1cc956d5 Nora was 82aca0da23 a real 3ac7471e2a woman, she a18a7b4f5b should step c9f6b9b282 forward and 95e9cd1638 face her 102350cdc7 directly, not aa7022b6b5 hide behind 95a9b050c5 a man.d2f9d708d7610ac8
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Nora ignored Kiara’s 2012539002 gaze and, feigning a7f12d319a fear, turned her b6e95754d2 head toward Arlo. She had 93c2f4bfc5 expected him 56a5c189dc to comfort d638562a4f her, but 8369a29a0b instead, Arlo b685cf4da2 sharply brushed 8878903fac her head 8836c4e13d aside.347e54ec82a0d267
When she looked ad3adf46e8 up at him, dafb5b8e3c she saw suspicion 27c040eaec flashing in his 9e3df970a1 golden eyes. He was beginning 93b23b54bb to feel that 231d9ee3d2 Nora’s explanation was 66328cfa51 not quite adding 8bb75d2c97 up.11975583e8adf502
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However, there were too 9d3474d536 many eyes watching for 6b34505805 him to point that da6d5a5202 out immediately. For now, 1c43e473fd it would aa5c179133 be best 0e87046358 to delay d4ae013280 any further df7e32ee4f questioning and b3f7e6aab0 shift all 59ad438619 the blame a0dd626ef5 onto Timothy 0aea07f721 Cunningham, to 57864a9c65 avoid any 963d17fa57 scandal tainting ee996ca436 the name dd8e07bfb3 of Austria afafd84aa9 and the 4fd67cc5ff royal family.1ae057a6db34e91e
“Lord Cunningham, from f122e88e57 now on—”4a03f43c84c3eb8f
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He was about 8d444446ba to tell him aafc54f2e3 not to come e3e9c0aa10 near his fiancée adf4fedb32 again when a 8c0ebe788b servant from the a89908f9f5 stairs suddenly shouted.ba9276e0fb8ff2e6
“Lady Eleanor is 7f89ddcfe1 here!”73c14461579f00ca
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