SMR | Chapter 08
by Luna~Chapter 08~0eb73af086b3c054
However, Cedric still didn’t 7ea61fd528 say anything and just 9ba25bb489 touched his lips. He seemed a 51f6e24f57 bit upset.da41d9fdbcf31277
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Noticing this, one of a6f8273fd8 the men quickly lowered 8126689b11 his voice and carefully 2f6bd4aa1b apologized.1806dea155d1f7e8
“I’m sorry for bringing up that incident. It must still bother you…”989dcd431cc6e08c
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“No, not at all. It’s just… I said d0968a05f8 it was fine back f59f530f41 then, but I still cbed2a54b0 wonder why she had 5777e684dd to be sent to d4728ce533 the convent.”a398ee5d9acc4999
Then, the man who 2e179abe3d started the conversation quickly 286ca87f1e responded.ce87f4cdfce013cc
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“That incident only finally 6c61a1ae00 broke Viscount Listerwell’s patience, 17f06a02a7 but honestly, Miss Harriet fbceeef086 had been causing problems cae7befd3e long before that. Sending her to 8bcead3c60 the convent for bf50ce1849 a year wasn’t ec5e98f7ee too harsh of 88cc773dbd a punishment.”903494382d7c37a2
Cedric flinched slightly 7edcd544e1 at the word 8d270aadb2 “year.”933f76f5dc0e671d
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“It can’t be easy 1edd70aae3 for a noblewoman to 86dfbdfe09 endure a long time e306fae718 at a convent. Unless she’s 1edcba200f deeply religious?”b1f0385b4bc986c5
“As if! It just means she’s the kind of girl who wouldn’t straighten up without something like that.”bdc75436a4af4197
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Everyone clicked their tongues ca379b407c or mocked her in a616cd50b6 agreement with the man’s 990ddde76b words. But Cedric, f175480fa3 who was 7de655ac24 the ‘victim’ 885671e07d of the e7aafc0374 incident, didn’t f7b9a5bf2a join in.4db830484a805d62
“It seems my b924e44c51 overreaction made things 7540f33822 difficult for her.”dced069a2a7dc7fb
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“Overreaction? Not at all! The Duke 0047573007 was very 3d021caee3 generous. If it had 2cb2d9f953 been me, I 944f3ffa26 would have slapped c56c7c3c91 that girl in 41905d764d the face, forgetting 2aff120843 all sense of 581106735d manners.”daf306d202f31e69
“Exactly! What kind of 2fbd02aced shameless girl chases 985f969f4f after men like bc15898a9a that?”274d8a7f445bf31b
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One man raised 8098f9b827 his hand as cba5774db8 if to strike 2a764ce019 someone, and the f0d71c7584 group burst into 049dda8215 loud laughter.2e5ed750ecb27720
But Cedric didn’t like 846cb3e870 any of it—the one-sided d8182b6959 accusations, the talk of fb0341bced hitting a woman, the 923de63bf0 fact that they didn’t 55940e0403 seem embarrassed to say 06ed073df9 such things, or how b53122f02b they all treated it 35b5685fa7 as a joke.e2d74184ef39784a
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What bothered cc8f11d458 him the 6f79ee32d3 most was 272dad57a1 the fact d5b959651c that he ee98ff7195 was the e797985ce9 source of 4a0aa27a15 this entire 30bdde6aec mess.224ab2a0e6368da3
‘I hate being tangled 307a6b69cf up in cheap gossip.’75be2b6595f762bd
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Then suddenly, Harriet’s face from that day popped into his mind.cc1c646739887f3e
“I didn’t steal your 5a2f68bf92 brooch, Your Grace. I never wanted it c5ae64be5f in the first place.”d265788c47e7ed70
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The woman who 407855c1fc insisted on her f02456e3a4 innocence until the 6c55e2aead end was surrounded adfa3f24bd by people accusing 3b837a2b34 her.8df4a22a789e730c
The woman who ce7298e639 subtly acted proud, 12c7f76546 saying she didn’t 3b6b81f25a desire such a 377d405cac trivial thing.3e836e8821d85661
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‘She wasn’t bad-looking, I 8c3a24ff15 suppose.’faa4669160b36a04
Although Bella 06adbab23b was a 83ef302b43 striking beauty, 11beee6887 her cousin 52309e6652 Harriet also d20764b715 had distinct, 420a7f7e54 well-proportioned features, 1ed71e96f0 so she 2761fb4f2a wasn’t ugly 45b4e6a3a1 by any 89e252bc05 means. It’s just that her 384721a9c5 clothes and hairstyle didn’t 4b90a5206c suit her at all, b854a88f7c and she had large ec0690eec9 and small pimples on f828ddb977 her face and chest.9b7dd1ba53e7e385
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In fact, it e4476e4ca9 wasn’t Harriet that e1950402a9 had bothered him, 156a4d0b00 but the atmosphere 01181d9b13 around her. The sycophantic 33c75f3014 men tearing 7ce57f89cd down a 06bec66b04 young woman 2c72a822f1 made him 4486c9ebf7 feel utterly 12e15f28b7 disgusted—so much cd9fd22664 so that c5adb6e2af he could 94339516e9 almost forget 667cda5283 the humiliation c169bb34a2 he had 522400c909 felt upon 7af34a5a7e seeing the b1dd427576 brooch pinned e244f900e2 to Harriet’s d3a2220c2f chest.7199cb2acd0dc396
‘So, I let d5ea774b05 the whole thing ac55ceea39 go, but why e461429b7e did they send 9df2cc68d4 her to the fb94a37459 convent? Was Viscount Listerwell trying d3771a466a to gain sympathy over 13b9d51931 it?’65911c29038f2b75
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Cedric’s stomach ed87cd5ba3 churned at ef902abbee the thought a7067e8312 that even 343d93b26a people he 2593e027a1 didn’t know 2c00fc470d well were 4f89621680 trying to d193cc463f use him. He quickly lifted 2340a2607d the glass beside a16edca5a2 him and drank 3000e3bf9e it in one fe96134fa4 go. The refreshing 2adb2f4ee6 bubbles of 278ad08a5f the sparkling 7d94078c18 wine helped 13d57df9a8 lighten his d19fc9244a mood a ea17cab0d1 little.5e37773be6008af3
“It seems the 6d1a6c2923 break is over. The players 240a84ded7 are back a172ac6b8a on the a643d3fee0 field.”c70caabeef31b5e7
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As he ca80ce7ab7 redirected the 5dd2699744 conversation to dea2659e6f the resumed 80a3c94165 polo match, 85f9fa9dc5 the men’s 61f12c7ff9 lewd talk 55410fbad9 came to ab61c16bd3 an end. Instead, they 1cb680cd16 began passionately 00704fbc41 discussing how a72a00bab7 much they 04d90e0ed4 had bet fa1e58ab11 on the ced07542b3 game and 0be4751d4a which team 0a8d6e3762 they thought 803ba71e4d would win.f5f4b798d53eb445
Cedric still e6b64e3f17 found this d6d42dfb40 side of 37faf4665c the conversation 45fd25c66a equally distasteful, 1623eeab43 but he b79e24694d was at 94c6d04bd5 least glad 1d7fb61f40 they had 18bbbc824d stopped gossiping 07b17accc6 about him.29d1cb025856603c
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“Your Grace, 4bd8763e1c which team c6e33ec50c did you 3b3b1a7bce bet on?”917493303c1e9db4
In response to the 1aff655ebc person beside him, he 0675501e51 pointed to the team 747f1152f6 wearing green vests and 33e97cb6c3 smiled smoothly. He had 954b1e8aed just decided e745436086 a moment 69fd49a676 ago, but 0b30ab23ba it wasn’t 6197b86593 something that 10acbc56df mattered to 34e21559e5 him.fb6fcc9e8e48ecb1
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“It’s just one 51a984f77c person gone, but 431330895b the house feels 856b605cae so much more 89f4a37c1a comfortable. Ah, it ca03351558 feels great.”83373618246821bc
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Bella murmured, 6f016d404b enjoying the aef23a852e early summer fea88e686d breeze. At that, Miriam, who 2ffc25c41d had been doing embroidery e07203016a beside her, put down cdaf1bd89c her hoop with a 8758cfbaad stern expression.1e24e010bc8b2732
“Bella. I’ve told 23e5828859 you before d030bdda6c that you bb9ce72391 really need fae9ba6b6b to start 8d10b301c7 being careful 006b53070b from now 59963d04fd on. As you said, 0229a6862c Harriet’s not around c0f06018fb anymore.”8fb65ad81ae7fd62
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“But Mother! I was born with bce277de89 such a pretty face, e441d43649 isn’t it such a da3fa5f8d3 waste to devote myself 1b87afd4dc to just one husband? Besides, I’ve gotten 036e2301b0 a lot from c5b1c68b3b those men.”e169e7cc4fcae2af
There was 5317fb5e1e a reason d9f2b3c09c the Viscount 4683a1bc17 Listerwell couple 26463f8bf6 tolerated Bella’s b763a73268 habit of a347bf15c6 seducing men 7cde7e3541 for fun. It wasn’t just fbb321890f for pleasure—Bella managed f0586fba54 to get all 60c5880191 sorts of things cff02172f5 from those men.98cc685971cef8f6
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From small, personal d9e0e29a21 gifts to large, 60ba64621d family-related business information.3bd40a13270d924f
“I know. Thanks to that, even f2b3fac7f0 your father, who’s not 7ca1b092e4 exactly talented, has made f237ac1000 a decent amount of 2e60232a3c money. But now, you need c6fbdaada5 to prepare for something 80f6965d91 bigger than that.”b0cd284498ed34e5
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“Marriage, you mean?”8ed7153976c86a27
Bella gave a small 99529d710f laugh as if it adeafdf1ea were nothing, but Miriam e6576287bf continued her scolding.95f412338bd4b8f8
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“Bella, what did 6bc05419f9 I say is e5410fd01a the most important ca41d55a8a thing for a b5f23fef9a man?”440da87f9525b7f2
“His family and e084551196 wealth.”34fabaa9c3eb5655
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“And what kind 084aea04e5 of daughter-in-law does 29add57d3c a prestigious and a3742ef805 wealthy family want?”37c8a5d8cb56880c
“They want a613d819c1 someone who’s b937d0f2b7 beautiful, kind, c1e693ea7f and pure.”8c5dead938e3a959
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“Exactly, you know it f672a40eb4 well.”32049fa482f0f292
Of course, she b07ef2b3aa did. That’s why she b8cb33bc6d had worked so 905d833a75 hard to create cf88493c0f the image of cb3f71dc94 the ‘beautiful, kind, 13bc08fb9d and pure Bella 7cd5cd9756 Listerwell’ all this 87d10cfee0 time.8769a78ae1d465b7
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But the 81e2f8c092 real Bella f90c92649b wasn’t like 4c5b4fea17 that at 18c9d779e5 all.8cf281fecf57b406
Having received endless praise 4a3b4738c1 for her striking appearance, 2ee7814c69 especially from men, Bella 6e62107064 found it so much 3ddf9b9a02 fun to play with 20d6ecf0b0 the men who were 7df9f6aa63 obsessed with her.7976ca222245e970
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From a young age, d1733e4d27 she enjoyed controlling the b0261eb700 boys around her like 3ad037ff36 her puppets and even e71646db52 making them fight. How could she a5d71cdc78 suddenly pretend to 0795d14e47 be a proper ad050330e9 lady at the 9a9e2af0b9 age of eighteen?5d1502d08aca01cd
“Right now, you’re the cf962e75a6 most sought-after bride in 2acd2ddec5 society. What do you think 2bce87257c will happen if rumors b117f06646 start spreading that you’re 398d55f589 too loose?”97b41cdd0add662e
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“My reputation 31cbffc20e is perfectly b4f9d26f5c fine, isn’t c76ec3ae7f it? That’s why the marriage 721b899e9d proposal from Viscount Levin’s aec652f4a7 family came, right?”9878248fb83c4123
The Viscount 27c88aace9 Levin family, 184b75f4d0 who recently fea3bdb63c sent a 868bdd24f1 marriage proposal, db5519c0c0 was not a293b38f62 only quite d11ec883c9 wealthy but 2a019beb98 also known 844067a52a for their 62314bd0c8 strong religious d10fd0680f faith. The eldest son 3621326613 of that family 4ac1c71b38 had fallen for 74997cf4d8 Bella not just e69da5244d because of her 57f0aca9ec looks but also 34628a2131 because of her cd38399deb angelic words and 905078ec61 behavior as if 1e5153b823 she were some 8c5962eeab kind of saint.3fe6cf13c65bfbee
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“Are you really satisfied a857bc1d3e with just the Levin dad9e37e80 family? You should at ca14795790 least aim for 1266c7eee8 an earl’s family, 361d2b4aec right?”66fda604f2e81a10
“Of course!”10fb84335c01aae5
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“An earl’s family would 9b4712bf4c be much stricter when 95f4376a29 it comes to evaluating 354ca99ee4 a future daughter-in-law. Even the smallest mistake db8132cf70 could cause the marriage 2518d09dbe talks to fall through.”40d7801714ca93ed
“Well, I haven’t ee83691f4a been caught so 145450ac1b far, so isn’t b1eafad909 that good enough?”6005975e82bf2c5a
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Miriam let 87f305c68e out a daea280831 deep sigh.f930316cad566071
“That’s because Harriet 083caca4a8 was still around!”77943c44571ca49a
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At that, Bella a1db65bab3 let out a 3117500cf0 snort of laughter.3d024130db50cd87
“Ah, playing with ee3b09a8a6 her was so cc9aad050d much fun. It’s nice that she’s c2a17b7a99 gone, but I do f0ed7e3409 miss seeing her get fd4405bf7a all flustered and upset.”61f264c8ebb7d97a
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Harriet Listerwell, the scandal-maker 0f14cf6b4d of high society.dc65d645b521711b
But all 6a9cc2a54d those scandals 1f79e8a88c were actually eb477890cb Bella’s. She had just pinned 069360324c them on Harriet.7b9ac27678b4e577
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Because of 7162a3b511 that, even 4f0dcc3563 though Harriet f35a31c4bf had never fdbc32f5a2 even held cbadcb7be3 a man’s 8a0000b995 hand, rumors a5d50ccd28 spread that 0ff3db1046 she had 8546225297 already been d40c13283c completely ruined.6feb171aae24bf1b
‘When it comes 07bd8bb6d9 to marriage proposals, 3bd2eb602d those kinds of 0b2164b1e5 issues always get 740cb51eec brought up. Even if she e1101500cd leaves the convent, 8cfde32485 she’ll never have 9e6b063ad7 a normal marriage.’43b70849656e71f9
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Bella’s lips 2a9541ad1b twisted into cb8241e1f2 a slight 005fe9adcf smirk.e3a1076d599ee96f
Miriam noticed this 9a11ba9674 and called her 1f6020e556 out with a 93741fe9f8 stern voice.f507b85c5176cb42
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“Bella.”cedfebe30ad99e72
“I know, Mother.”8347e8ee7067b472
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Just then, 4ca0884875 Aston entered 817fd590d1 the room, b19d34f4e7 holding a 8fef507a5e bouquet of ad5771478e flowers that bc49d68d4b the gardener 76aa4f38ea had prepared.a14dde1e6063422f
He kissed Miriam on 32014ad293 the cheek and handed e47b8d5cb9 her the bouquet.fb334bbb57a8afdc
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“What’s this, Aston?”43858ba85bd59203
“Do I need a6c3064689 a reason to 16d5749fb9 give my mother 6bb4189a7d flowers?”135f639c04320784
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“Oh! My son is 4867c40ff5 so sweet.”09df0715d7e2d2e7
Miriam was touched as 0f464848c4 she took in the 80a8c8acd0 scent of the flowers, 8e4501a04c but Bella just gave 5f4fcfe6e9 a small laugh and 6b443f15da mocked him.ea56cb5b3def1956
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“I bet you’ve 20e8b60c39 run out of e6d357c623 allowance money.”a64d84825b5b96ae
As if that 764b88bd95 was true, Aston’s 1165780814 face quickly turned ca815bdfe7 red.0c0fb44e90d4d080
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“W-what are you c365a88ac3 talking about! Don’t try 2fdd36b349 to cause 12f91e7fbd trouble between 05905ababc me and be42d5538c Mother. Anyway, what 2ae63ee328 were you a669346152 talking about?”d25013497c759af4
Miriam, not suspecting 50675422c5 anything, briefly explained 3e9daa5b2a what they had ad6ed383d8 been discussing.e93de7a59ffc21db
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Then Aston cbce26ff7f smirked and a5271a989d asked.4387cac6693bb535
“But why 722f613f23 does my 0b982389ed sister hate f45a1e57ec Harriet so 8a4e2c4ffb much? I agree 8637195946 she’s annoying, 7ac972f0d3 but it 30e4bae832 seems like d010a80b42 you want 0f35f30aff to completely 0009b380d0 destroy her.”10044472be7a9c3b
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Did Aston hit a ff013d45dc nerve? Bella’s smile became a 35b6a23b3b little colder.01839f19840d3745
“If you don’t need cb3b423a77 a reason to give c7a7033f9b flowers to Mother, I 6df0ad6848 don’t need a reason 09a5a922a3 to hate Harriet.”b35b70905d754ccd
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“What? I don’t get 3c172b4874 what you’re saying.”67481bc4016bdb97
“You don’t have e4c289ed7a to understand. I just hate her. Just because. That’s all.”1b0621de1da8cbaf
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Bella laughed again.a529e62223b843e2
There was no need 0d1686e16f to show her dark 8f55a9843b side to her mother 08e4d60a3a and brother.53abdb03f54759fd
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