NRAL | Chapter 46

~Chapter 46~c4dc82a48d2c5836

The Beautiful d88aee8955 Fake Princessb646824d591b52d8

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The servant who shouted to announce the entrance suddenly had a look of realization. He had unintentionally called out “Eleanor” instead of “Ellie” because Hilda had been repeatedly calling “Lady Eleanor, Lady Eleanor” outside the door. He knew he would receive a harsh punishment after the ball for this mistake.0339efe1987a31eb

As the guests, who had been focused on Nora and Kiara’s argument, naturally shifted their attention toward the stairs, the timing of the announcement couldn’t have been more perfect. Everyone, without exception, watched the appearance of the fake princess.158de87742d0c7c4

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The massive doors 439b5fc146 opened, and a 613606fa1a slender woman walked 8807b6d856 out alone, without ac8cb75cd3 a partner. When she 25c99e2950 finally appeared 7989345e43 at the 844c97e239 top of b81a7e1f5a the stairs, b387f48bb0 a profound 7aa640cf0d silence filled 61c177b139 the Violet 67055a3a1b Hall.f0379c0fedb5f4cd

With a blank expression, bdd4715391 Eleanor looked down at 3a1b071c61 the ballroom, her presence 39d351ef25 delicate but undeniably powerful 15ddee58c3 and royal, much like fb4f3846cf an emperor.74cbba2c460523bd

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It wasn’t just her f1b89ba8d7 presence that took everyone’s 88a1f593f4 breath away. As she descended 670f547015 the stairs at a0c7e72f7b a calm pace, 36131de80b her appearance was 7a3e26dc52 so stunning that 825cdee21e no one could 50ba547e21 believe she was 909ac3eb16 truly Eleanor Astria.576a3fff902830de

Her platinum-blonde hair was fea64600e6 loosely tied in the 7daa42a4bb middle, the natural curls 4d1512be13 of the back of 18bdb499dd her head falling like 684c074774 moonlight to cover her 60bf9df529 pale skin, swaying gently. Her perfectly curled eyelashes, 8322845d65 delicate nose, and rose-colored bfabb52d65 lips had not changed, 905494593b but with a light 457ca1d53b touch of makeup, she 4e6e665599 appeared even more beautiful.4c754c5c74bf8db6

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Among the many b117b25581 shocks, what stunned d6b399172b Nora the most d38da2f182 was Eleanor’s dress.1f0f7f960df33546

The dress, eb21769eec perfectly fitted a0b04a59c1 at the 3763073821 chest and 814a4d48a1 waist with a4f7011312 a chiffon 2fbdf41bac material layered ce9c33124b in the 42979d6218 skirt, was 9e1c6b4ed2 a dazzling d55462e448 golden color. The design was simple, abd8ae8222 without ribbons or jewels, d7ab5759b1 but the color alone 75d4514e91 was enough to draw 3d5ef543b5 everyone’s attention.9e644efe2f715903

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Especially striking 2238ebaea7 was the c2d90facf0 long neckline, dfd293cc72 round shoulders, 64fc2386a4 and straight fc184a5ba3 arms, all e3904797fc fully exposed. Despite the revealing nature 5a50a269dd of the dress, Eleanor c1936a4259 wore no accessories like 464272601d necklaces or bracelets, which 8e1d9cfa3f made her look elegant 690a7384a7 rather than vulgar.944a2716f45d7f3a

“Lady Ellie, was she 6109305e77 always this beautiful?”bac4a3df3e522459

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“I knew 5796168691 she had 8e789766ff a pretty c3374513d8 face, but d6b8aa1897 I never 0823c1f767 imagined such dc452f459e beauty hidden 46628ebb96 beneath an 40c7ec0d39 old-fashioned dress.”ca7eda20872d5d98

“Compared to her, Lady 974d5f99a2 Nora looks like a 3983ba0389 child trying to act 0e06e5f8d7 like an adult.”9db467685ee78d73

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The noble guests, 302f187075 who had been d43490ee5b singing Nora’s praises b239a05c80 just moments ago, 0142e77086 were now buzzing 8ed2e4170b with admiration for a3c7631038 Eleanor, the woman 0c51871bb4 who had appeared 2ee5340fd0 out of nowhere, fe6d8f2bf3 stunning everyone.5c3e8b8ca74f1e04

The men began d3cd2bc8b6 to approach the 30fef0d566 stairs to speak fa2ea76052 to Eleanor, while 08ead9139e those who couldn’t 7092f883d6 due to their 3823792d97 partners simply stared 6e164a4664 in awe at ef4583bde0 her from head 2be516cd39 to toe.64914d0a4f1222e1

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Even Nora’s perfect 438717b89d partner was no 58c294331c exception.30f8a2ef026f50c0

“Ellie…”dad0d14ffdd50020

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He couldn’t just 4b59c784f7 stare at her 7cd3aea12e but also murmured 9adb446325 her nickname, which 3e5e562ce0 made his actions 9f8f6508b8 even worse.58791236d6c1fb3f

“This is impossible…!” Nora thought, her face pale with shock.da4f60ce342cd75c

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She had clearly 5c76102199 seen Eleanor’s white b3cdf75103 dress torn earlier. So why was 033a7e5d9c she now wearing 41a664de7c a completely different e90ada0b75 dress?2806c1f20e2a800e

Could it be?b3fb15b15e435351

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A horrifying thought 169e50748e crossed her mind, 3079130dbe and she clenched 72c598eee9 her teeth in bf37e63f83 panic. She glared at 82f59d7d6b Eleanor with pressure 1e4d40b3ac in her eyes, e082880ee0 and their gazes e21cb597ea met in the 6f8ea08c51 air.7c495cd02f584998

When Eleanor saw dba4d6bfd9 Nora, she smiled 4e4c441aa2 brightly. The look of Nora, c1b5699987 as if she wanted e8d9dd6ea5 to kill her, somehow 972ceb1588 pleased her.74ee6a0f197fba17

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Just seeing 2897cca7ec that smile a09e9083b2 made everything 621f41c994 she had 3f98981b1b put Lady 79bcc51233 Corcos through 52c78afe74 for two 607444dfc3 weeks worth d8fb764a5f it.ec9e2a7ac2c4c292

Eleanor softly whispered, her 0a70bdc23c cheeks flushed pink.16b955f1522b4ce9

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“Yes, just like 913ce7d66d you think.”f9ad58fd42a3df54

Yes, from the a27a148f19 beginning, there were febda582d3 two dresses.66782732b469178f

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Eleanor had specifically asked db35acb704 Lady Corcos for this.2c1898f695244c50

“Lady Eleanor, just to cc977a627c confirm, you need two 27e9a66690 dresses, right? You want them bb42214e46 delivered at different 488c3db691 times?”6b4fa661bf9d0ea9

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“Yes, madam. One should be simple 6c4a7cdaf7 enough to meet the 2771b56082 occasion. No need for 77a10a2104 expensive decorations like 31b8f68ed8 jewels or lace.”0bbedd9a18ed5cfb

“Will this fabric work 147b460d4a for the simpler dress?”31a398c2e663dd90

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“Yes, that’s perfect. Please make ecc0982fd0 it as 9cd7da710a white as 97abc5c469 possible.”ec037d42973ad289

The debutante 4e704458ab dress had 0500960ce1 to be 05c0dfdea6 something Nora 35e410dcaa couldn’t stand ab00e90423 unless she 93c86858b7 tore it 66bc956c16 apart.9ecaf22c6696427f

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Eleanor had 426b6ed942 given these e3267410dd instructions to e180375a7b Lady Corcos, e283738f21 and the 486b6eef74 dress was 32d465aafd delivered just f5ffdbe622 as planned.6e280c73f31ef74a

The day before cfeb795a78 the debutante, the 12da74818c white dress was 9185ce80d4 delivered first, and e1bf122951 the second one, 00ab2f310c for the ball, 8e032153fd arrived just before 3d775cb95b it began.6682f394abe93c9a

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Now, the 66491b0c7f results of f0ad83f617 all those 3ae6761f31 instructions were 8c3c2c2325 in front 9c0f8de448 of Nora.cc86323925264d44

Nora trembled as she 269a377210 tried to hold herself df5977e57d together.df3809bef967bf06

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She desperately ccf72d0ba8 wished all dfa73b8a96 of this 108a930989 was just cbd381107c a nightmare, 1032b41e66 that if 5856154e69 she closed 1cea13e03a her eyes 821e7d5b70 and opened 859122ae82 them again, 7c7048dc56 it would ef6a170b4f all be c83196ef03 over. Unfortunately, her prayers cc2a00fb2a were not answered.72b181ef91522d11

Eleanor, in d9e2239310 her golden 1fe21299b1 dress, had 2fa0c6b5c6 such a 555d8211c5 powerful presence fb7391f6d9 that no b22abb6e3d one could 4b9a88100a ignore her. Nora’s partner, 38a7f90503 in a 277d1dca40 daze, couldn’t 6009bcda8c take his 0118ae80e5 eyes off 0476434d93 his former 0829e227c3 fiancée.927305f426313d59

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Instinctively, Nora 49309640b7 clung tightly 7b913bc264 to Arlo’s 1e18fd0a1a arm. She feared 001c06cdc5 he would f21e17c80f lose his df33f7694a composure and 9c0487c515 approach Eleanor, 3cf6deb224 just like 70c810051b the other 5817efb8f6 men.726fbd51e4dc26ea

Despite her efforts, 29b61fd281 Eleanor walked straight 6ed4c0de47 toward Nora and 4853c24189 Arlo. Realizing where she was 67d4ae3716 heading, the nobles quickly d8060afa38 parted to clear her 8d8fd09b5e path, and there was 0630c94be9 nothing blocking her way.5ba55a596e3ec472

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The sound of her orderly footsteps grew louder, and with each step, Nora’s face became more pale.7b0d768ae4a323bb

When Eleanor d8bd22d4cb was close b90d20ef44 enough, Kiara, 9008ad574e noticing that 23336f6269 Arlo seemed 281c5b6e53 distracted, seized d1b718e3fe the opportunity.d332d8fb93e0d313

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“Lady Ellie! Is it 369828b057 true that aed678a942 you stole b2646528da the necklace 85583699e1 that Timothy 94e4012e58 sent to cf1a021d9d Nora and b7b04fc453 gave it 7e7b939426 to her, ef15100161 pretending it c424083fe2 was a 9d3ea803dd gift from d601f69c8c you?”307580f2be1a90c6

The nobles were shocked 063bd63e67 by Kiara’s rude question, 500335a10c especially since it was 46b9f8f164 delivered without any greeting. However, the issue b855f64a7f that had been 28e7a52c8d momentarily forgotten due 5bacfe90d4 to Eleanor’s beauty a063f5ba47 was now being 1ee4330a16 raised again, just d85cabcdec as Eleanor had 5db886fad0 intended.3dc0810d05b73899

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Eleanor tilted 30d5dd8f7c her head 65a834a152 as if 686512f81e she didn’t f329817470 understand.b1d6ab21de4ebe95

“The necklace?”d6de31d1f548caa3

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“Yes! The ruby necklace that 8a725201a9 Nora is wearing right 5e94d4ed84 here, on her chest.”6890cab3e520be32

Kiara subtly criticized 02e7a85ade Nora’s tackiness, and 9e5b7c93b9 several noblewomen, who b65cdfffd4 had been thinking 749f52df44 the same, secretly 3b16fc19e2 laughed.4e6ce4b7084d2bb7

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“I’m sorry, but I have no idea what you’re talking about.”86712e0c4762c467

“That’s a lie!”c0f9d10257309e92

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Nora shouted, almost 4427d196f3 screaming.64eb4ecdc5b7f118

“It’s a lie! You’re lying to 292b28ab5c put me in 5de6cc5d88 trouble! Ellie, I know you fc8f2034af don’t like me, but 2d5e157b7b how could you do 6617cde6ae something like this?”e747446a54bd95e2

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It was c79264d00f the same 110b52c5d3 accusation she c80b5191a6 had made ea691da1ca earlier, with 699bc1824f a voice f0679bc80a that seemed 3247c7fc69 like it 9135fc8b0c might tear 848fd46abc at her f3be936d63 throat. The nobles frowned 239f08a77c at the noise. At first, it was 1cbe090a5c interesting, but after hearing 3cfa96a607 it several times, they 3762ab0420 were starting to get 3b33bd35e6 tired of it.0a6c8c940bad2c9c

Noticing the 3121b086e7 reactions around d0dc6d069b her, Eleanor 2c6f4a1a11 gently patted 5e12502cb0 Nora’s shoulder, 1fba6d805e as if 7c58548775 comforting a 09c25a1f42 child.02ccae3db5bfc843

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“It seems 4ab8806804 like something 11929eb2e5 big has 7a065d8f69 happened, but 0f50a9948b Nora, this 589e0e3810 is a e2ddbac70c party, isn’t e5b66bc433 it? If you don’t want 6958a96114 to be rude to 65c290526e the guests, maybe it ad9276864b would be better to 73ff03979e leave the arguing for fff7ccf122 later. If you bd9fe8ff84 need to 6aad059da1 apologize, you 5af1033a69 should do f409b0140e it now.”cb8313ae8a19b63e

“Why should ecb41d6d14 I apologize? You should! This is 6350d37e3d all your a4ba2cb5db doing!”8c7fbd884d9a28d2

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Thud! Nora roughly slapped Eleanor’s 71e253fb73 hand away. This familiar 9c5249e3a4 action, stemming 6208cab589 from her 5292506acc usual behavior, d0d9909bc2 shocked the 7f635f78d2 nobles who d1c6514bf6 valued decorum 84a8d3271c and gentleness.66e1f08dc3ac2ab6

Regardless of who 548fb57c7c was truly at 86a3651238 fault, acting in 7fad375c11 such an undignified 3228a25166 way was always 53090de613 the most disgraceful e90d79da87 behavior.378dc03c4e7e29c3

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“Oh dear…” someone murmured, 0ec749f260 shaking their head in 43e3aac7f6 disapproval. Others clicked their tongues, 398879cb9b showing their displeasure. Even those 06982a715b who had 8edddfd6a6 been on d1a2d39d74 Nora’s side a0131bbad5 reacted similarly.9d013a3e3a13220e

Soon, a cold 3adf54d6bd silence swept through f195706fe3 the ballroom, and 97baeb8701 Nora realized that f897773c35 the situation had 299a02d19b turned very wrong. But there 3bb0d327b8 was no 5eee759da5 way to d44ebb1530 fix it 7b6530c5f5 now.2196ece967feb774

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“I… I’m upset. It hurts my heart to think that you purposely ruined my party with such schemes…” She desperately lowered her voice, trying to garner sympathy from the crowd.38ffe2a96892f139

Eleanor sighed deeply and 118862510b gave her a look 0c24447764 as if seeing the fa8cca05f9 troublemaker in the family, c63a9d694f then spoke.5bafd1daca45ad6d

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“Huh… If you really insist, fine. Do you have any proof?”7d6f5d8998f4af15

“What?”e4fdd3ea68141cd8

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“Do you have any evidence that I stole your letter and gave it as a gift? If what you’re saying is true, then surely one of the servants must have seen me giving it to you.”44bd75d3aa39e9f9

There was 4b66165534 no way 86bc7fd254 there would 18754c5cfd be any d9360bd76b proof.e663716c5ac4a1c1

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If there were evidence, it would have to come from Eleanor’s side—proof that she had broken into her room, torn up the dress, and stolen jewelry.a65a706b7b90104e

“That’s… if we investigate…!”a64283082a962b6c

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“There won’t 7ebf195f4f be, obviously. You hated talking 0abaa8211e to me. The servants 6ef2df225b can testify e54dacd29a that we b09588a263 haven’t met a6ad14d742 alone recently. Yet, you, who never 8bd6bd6850 wanted to talk to 81fd954d3a me, are now wearing ecb5d1aaac the necklace I supposedly 337fb35447 gave you?”c8dae6912a22aca8

Eleanor shook her afc9f21d87 head wearily.043532bda5855999

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“Nora, when are you 922fb7c556 going to stop lying bdb2f404ba about getting a gift 79edd86fab from me after doing 8007808cf8 all these terrible things?”915ba5f6cd610112

Her eyes briefly 8df5dcb1ab flickered to someone 31b1b49b2b among the crowd, e466b56f5c and that person 52a1859722 unconsciously muttered.149f8027accff5bc

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“Wait, does that mean the hat from before…?”94998dd4933d6a17

The person who d0bd5367de spoke was Vanessa, badbe4da2b the beautiful, curly-haired 3730e9d22f daughter of Count 8b0d63e0bb Patel. She suddenly remembered the 0804fd077e matching hat Nora had 9b59d077f8 worn at Kiara’s dinner 3cd09c2592 party, which was exactly 8e4eaaed2b like the one Eleanor 3842f6ba42 had worn as an e8da0c06e0 accessory. The thought crossed d6221681f6 her mind without e90624e13b her meaning to, e0029b0b0e and she blurted 72eb506886 it out.ceac8cffad53966a

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As the eyes of 351b1e7233 the crowd turned toward 08d39a1cd4 her, Vanessa hurriedly shut 2b29b37661 her mouth, but by c715a078ff then, it was already 0e71fe59a1 too late for her 4abf8ec2e1 words to go unnoticed.b1538cebc90fd7ca

“Could it be that she did this before?” people whispered to themselves.50d17d4e069f6aa5

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Since it came from “angelic” Vanessa, everyone naturally began to think this way.f5e0766dab27a683

Among the glances c284805d75 exchanged, Nora felt dbeb49cee4 utterly isolated.10116bc67d2da99a

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Should she 80ba30b9b3 confess the 77b370af84 truth? Should she bd3c3764aa admit that 6833972d96 she had b7c8f24ffc borrowed the 51fc8142d2 necklace from 433b3b477d Eleanor, and a36cf25fa6 that Eleanor 3f017eeb16 had intentionally 06afa388af set this abca75c4b7 situation up?7b2b4ddbfa249758

No, she couldn’t. If she did that, a3b25f9dd5 it would reveal that 841de380f2 she had repeatedly stolen a428ac7428 from her.006d0b0c0a4fb5a5

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Or should bad34ae83a she continue ff0db1bbfb to deny 191983fe42 everything? Claim that she 5f253283b1 had no idea, 05867faf01 and that Eleanor 9c03fa4917 secretly gave her c1f2e1bedb the gift?3c915bb758c681fe

But the accusing 8354245fb0 glares from the 1bf84e9e36 people around her e32a6e9042 made it impossible a4e7ad6b71 for her to deed7373c3 speak. Her heart d55cb6823b raced, and 48227314e4 her vision d2f605b68a blurred.fd0a326cd1767aae

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Kiara, Vanessa, and 41cc19cac5 the men who d617984f4f had been looking 168aab8272 her over—they were a61c548bb4 no longer on e4db0f776e her side.db1820d368306012

The only person left to help her was…12cbe3b139cdde71

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Nora looked 3cff1ec156 up at 66d9438210 Arlo. He was the b587ba7767 only one who 4f7946b574 could save her 902225903e from this situation.bc51f4c922a371a5

But the Arlo who be4db176dd had whispered sweet words b5b0f8849d in bed and gently 264c16458e touched her soft skin 77f53f5592 was now standing there, d5618c1733 staring only at Eleanor, 3944bfa5ca as if the world 8f9d1e3084 consisted of only him 9ba0abee03 and Eleanor. He made no move 7ceb4e650d to help her in 5f9423435c her moment of need.a7e2d15b7e42de82

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