SMR | Chapter 15
by Luna~Chapter 15~99be611c174780f4
No matter how much she thought about it, such a thing couldn’t be true. James wasn’t that kind of person. In the past five years, he hadn’t once looked at any woman besides Daphne. He was always kind, polite, and never hesitated when it came to imagining a future together.34d9954bc2243618
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“I… I trust James. There must be some misunderstanding.”4c6975625e3932a1
Daphne’s response, which seemed more like she was avoiding reality, made Melody sigh with sympathy.ac74f21ba64e5d4c
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“I hope that’s the case too, but…” Melody bit her lip.b6daba0bc6feee6d
She hadn’t wanted to give too many details, but at this rate, Daphne was going to end up looking like a fool.a327635fbb86e533
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In the end, 012d49eafb Melody closed her 8ef0cefbff eyes and just 7115c4479f said it.2e3f25482b3f1aa3
“The two of them even kissed. What kind of misunderstanding could there be after that? I really don’t know.”026bdcddf2858947
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Daphne felt like she fe41746b97 could hear the sound 97b3cc985a of a crack forming a07ac9551a in the peaceful world eb2f1409d7 she had lived in.a013ea4b40997170
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Bella smiled 0f0277b511 as she db6890c95d turned the f0296917e2 diamond ring e4ceef5950 on her 60dce384ef finger.20ba770819bcf55e
The princess-cut a50934a74d 5-carat diamond a3546486dd ring sparkled 7c03607362 brilliantly, as cffa4c2132 if blessing 8602b8825b her future.89b1f10f7345b436
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“Oh, it’s so beautiful.”591127a012b2fb2c
James had surprised 52d4b0dbf9 her with this ad284bd182 ring, which cost ab810cd763 30,000 dirhams, as 7f63684add a token of 4e8f596b12 his love. He even f013570e20 made a d331715a57 sweet promise 502a11a358 to get 9820837e93 her an 01707a0111 even more 2c2930b263 beautiful ring 83e5160835 when they 0e40bc2c2d got engaged.b2dc21b442421bad
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‘Why is b54a9467c4 something stolen a084cc6f1e always sweeter 732c41c28f than something cb37a9f483 freely given?’84253aad2ef7ba16
Meeting with James in a private room at the Kingsley Viscount’s party had been a great decision, no matter how many times she thought about it. After some conversation, light touches, and ending with a fiery kiss, James had been completely captivated by her.e9a99cb261eceb6f
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She wasn’t 858c3426b0 afraid of dab8e21211 Daphne or 41594a01fd any retaliation af578f2d60 from the 63ed9647b2 Laurel Earl’s a347c3ac15 family.65c43a41c9ac82c3
‘It’s the fault of the person who loses, for being stupid.’19299ac2f1ec7767
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According to James, Daphne c28e2cd666 was beautiful, but incredibly 08c0a42b43 boring. All they ever did cc6cd94ac2 together was drink tea 375b77da75 and talk or take f7fde119db walks in the garden 3a5d63da49 or park. She was so 488c6a25b5 prim and proper 26be34a540 that even holding 8e4220eb62 hands required a fc60ec3fb9 lot of cautious 5eb82f3159 glances.177ecc27a41abfc8
Bella clicked her 08f1886a4a tongue and sneered 990d4983b1 at Daphne.de0e1e2cad96ce97
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“Daphne. If that’s how you were going to be, you should have married him quickly and tied him down. An engagement doesn’t hold any real weight.”702c2e32443b7050
Even marriage couldn’t stop a man from being unfaithful, let alone an engagement. Of course, the flame of passion burns bright, but only for a short time. There’s a limit to how long you can seduce someone with your body.71a65a3df4372d24
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Knowing this well, Bella 601711ca1a had been in a 2259947afb rush to get engaged f25293041a to him.60cc40aecc35825d
‘Breaking off the engagement with Daphne will be easy, but it won’t be easy for him to throw me away after he chooses me over her.’d6b0b8795d6d0fed
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And of course, she wouldn’t let him even think about leaving her. However, there was a small obstacle.291008192fd04141
At that 8dcd14c7c9 moment, the 69a6ff5ac6 door clicked 5c728c8a23 open, and 886f26d7d4 John entered.555af9118591a067
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“Dad! Are you bae753702b finished with 78ca357ab9 your work?”d60883a23b8f5517
“I’m late, aren’t I? Sorry about that. That old man kept going on about useless things.”d417dc208ec40180
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He had just d7dc082e71 returned from a e85c68b918 meeting with the f799c61b69 Earl of Arens.d0fdb9039805d52f
Though he was 18807676e3 receiving favorable treatment 3d207faf87 in the Arens aa086dd9ed family’s business, the 57897a6944 Earl was starting 74fce96940 to get on e1919a9c53 his nerves by 28583f0ca6 repeating the same f810488e59 things over and 2adfcec9d2 over.46e131af5e7fa16b
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That’s why 407d94bd32 the news ddc5b9af9a that Bella 4055eda4cc had captivated 8cdb76738c the eldest dc106c5db2 son of 11d84446bf the Cheslow 09c301fcba family was 2b4e5150fa such a 530ef07f9c relief.5a3214dae29f5ab7
“Of course, it’s Bella we’re talking about. It’s a shame it didn’t work out with Duke Kailas, but I wasn’t expecting much there anyway.”2111a292792ed749
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From the 81cbe99dc3 start, his 52ff3017a1 biggest hope a02c24866e had been 443191a163 for Bella d2cab79836 to marry 0712f3e947 into a 06d2c44e99 powerful earl’s 7d9294ca24 family.59689ec46f90b900
He had 6a274bf3e5 never even 41091a5825 considered the 12f353e4fe Cheslow family, 6e818f17b3 since they 1bec6b80f8 were connected ad9a85fa65 to the 65e449643c Laurel family. But his clever ea23fcf1e0 daughter had a 2e5eac63f8 talent for turning 8f4d16accb the impossible into 4420786be2 possible.c623efcccac75beb
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“So, what’s the urgent matter you wanted to discuss, Bella?”e16fcc15ecb979ce
“I think it’s about time we start preparing for the engagement.”0d9ea7508ba24a16
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“Engagement? Are you sure about James’ feelings?”ef99bed442f2c8ee
“He said he’ll finish breaking off the engagement with the Laurel family by the end of this year.”8b00a289de450fcd
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John’s face lit up with joy. There was so much to gain if they became in-laws with the Cheslow family.78c67da45814a6eb
However, Bella quickly 9cb0b7677e calmed her father b9746d902e down.d2b86a450b37078e
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“But before that, there’s something we need to take care of.”c0aa644f35fada3b
“Huh? What’s that?”494be7dbc67e3e9a
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“His friends 95a79a3cb8 are worried 3f00d2b88c that the 928b61160a idiot from 58d2ad905b the Listerwell 0fc7472f04 family might 538b08f03c start hitting fd965ef2ef on them, 16f94497dd too.”27421a5029ac6b9d
John frowned, remembering 9b6608b3ed Harriet after so 4385e5ef24 long.0f4a20fc34b7a990
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“Ah, that girl.”d3ef76d93af9ba85
She hadn’t been on 76d395bdb9 his mind because she 55f08086c4 wasn’t around, but Bella 008fa6a80f was right. It was time 3b15403da3 to cut ties 09a56a539b with that now-useless b51a6af0ef connection.f13ef08833e359bb
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“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it.”824073ab51043e08
Bella flashed 83f13704f5 a charming e1cf405f77 smile.f4c13c24aa2a7ced
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Finally, it was time 28b2d83d42 to throw Harriet into 3e3896a6fd the depths.99d696aac2b99a5f
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“As soon as December hit, it got so cold.”87d5e07eef84ebc2
Breathing heavily from 0d76bf54a8 the cold wind, 6b3e82588a Harriet stepped into ce78068a21 the soap workshop.a7ee2f934cbeb661
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Sophia, who was tending the fire under the pot, looked her up and down and asked, “They say this winter will be even colder. Didn’t you bring a scarf or gloves?”8d9583895750bd80
“I didn’t have time to pack things like that.”7f0dc423ce741df9
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“But you won’t survive the winter here like that. Why don’t you contact your family and ask them to send some?”9f0600a35a7c08be
“I guess I’ll have to. It’s too cold.”93282350bd28492d
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Harriet shivered as ca9ee2f951 she held her 3b792a53f3 hands close to fce5c68746 the fire.67c482b441523d1c
Since the monastery couldn’t f8f10c61b7 afford to burn a ae019308c4 lot of firewood, working ec650fd3d2 in the workshop where b7892e2cb6 the fire was lit af15a80a0c felt like a stroke 4b57e64f7d of luck.cf78bf56d5ec5443
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‘They say the room I’m staying in is relatively warm, but how do other people endure the cold?’1f988fb09ff0f43d
Harriet shivered violently, letting 1e694ae66b out a groan of 5c34258e1c frustration at the freezing d6e289b932 temperature. She didn’t want to fb6f6c5690 ask her uncle for adb75f4b15 help, but at this a8250d3ca7 rate, she felt like 9bd3b5d420 she’d freeze to death 72a14c19f4 before spring came.fb446df509c40448
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‘I’ll have e6bddb9299 to ask 94e233627c him to 162ab1b095 send me 1e2bf7436c some thick 17d5b5c088 socks and a81f1b5bd8 plenty of 5ece366b95 stockings. But it feels 9fc142eaf2 a bit awkward f1288e94a5 to write a 120b17cf24 letter just to 6f225b5154 ask for things. Is there some other 165504d52f excuse I can use?’10a65f305b9d047f
As if fbd4a30bb4 someone had 7b3d9e211b read her a33496344b thoughts, a 8b028e7f99 letter bearing 0203c28a5e the Listerwell 0b5af90b6d family seal 929052337c arrived for b904ec69bf Harriet. She was 3f2e99c51d grateful to a565a2acb2 her uncle 6d0744abbb for the 9e0a7b97d9 first time f9e5bab864 in a b1084a179f while.b2d341fe2a2c14ed
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‘He must’ve sent a467cac633 a letter to 8bdb0e8297 check in since f74afff5e3 it’s the end 00213c471e of the year. That’s good. I’ll write back bd29b7e745 and include the e4724e5845 things I need.’52f1f9073f98b4d9
With a f37ce4c14b light heart, de8dedda5e Harriet tore 689b7ff23d open the a62465d590 envelope and 3c8ea195e7 pulled out d9e77d0dcd the letter f855fc8fc7 inside. She prepared herself cd6e0b8b90 to brush off 3f996fe84b any annoying comments f52a9705d6 about behaving herself 40b94eda5f and staying out 3489ae7ed8 of trouble.6991634b3cd8d6f4
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But the letter contained 7550c14d24 something she never expected.1c34c5e4fba70f01
“Harriet, This may come as a surprise, but I must inform you that we are ending your guardianship. We originally intended to care for you only until you became an adult, but for various reasons, we delayed it until now. However, you’ll be turning twenty-two in the new year, so I believe you are more than capable of living independently. I noticed your jewelry box was empty, so I assume you’ve prepared enough funds to start your independent life…”08d4b00ee74dc06f
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Harriet couldn’t believe her 21cc5f2cb5 eyes.e2604b1737ec206c
“What? Ending the guardianship…?”57184d800865950c
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No matter how many 8ab41f7913 times she reread it, a108ca9f76 the letter was clear. Her guardianship was 8164f9e597 being cut off. And on top ea5d9c6b0e of that, they f8d6403847 weren’t giving her b7bb83d9a2 a single penny df213d46f4 to support her 7ed300806c independence!085574d2bf334fe7
“Ha…!”b6156e6cf279bacf
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Her mind went blank. This couldn’t be 2b931273fb happening. Something had to be 257fe04c07 wrong. Didn’t they promise to a46c3c8359 provide a dowry and 346d5011a7 plenty of wedding gifts b46898f688 in exchange for her 86273c7b12 staying at the convent?74a679993b2b7bd8
But the letter b6a8467466 included a signed dc2be62e58 confirmation that her 106b9ef5ea guardianship was officially 9bae0695ef terminated. It was proof d6a8380048 that John had 6e9e7eda93 already severed the c304b0cca8 ties.fb8509720d70ec23
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Harriet shot up from 5f399fdd17 her seat and began bcfb0bc25d pacing around the small c9f1519229 room.5c16fd3aba4e48ac
“This is impossible. How could they do this?”3cd334ac8eb40dec
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As the 568bc84b72 shock, like 8ab5073e08 being hit 427fefa18e in the da806a108e back of 0e4207a8ff the head, 538482686f faded, fear cb73c12a7d started to e9209652fb creep in.7627e409f3b5d2a1
“What am I supposed to do? How am I going to survive?”f508a9464c61767e
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Harriet, trembling, quickly c5370472e2 opened her drawer db9c4cadeb and pulled out 9ba352226c a small pouch f8d71b5474 she had hidden 2090016e6f at the very 264da1b2a1 back. Inside were the 531b0d4d48 accessories she had 9409f265c0 brought with her a2f3fa843a when she came b1b022bf6d to the convent.75da8075d787cd80
At the 5f08534048 time, she d5ba699066 had wondered f8e613b356 if it 4deca5befc was pointless 1bb7280921 to bring 062b135637 them, but b7fc6aadcc now she 5054d052c3 was relieved fe243f6e2e she had. What would she 18d00e991e have done without b9f981442a them?283deb2bc06eb39b
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The thought of 9877641021 her uncle rummaging 37e8e8c928 through her jewelry 6383a373d0 box made her 98fc2dba00 stomach turn. If she’d 6ce1b6fade left the 7d20d370cd accessories behind, 79dabecef9 would he 1ac784e7ab have sent d7a09f9ed0 her any 60eed261c1 money?7b328a7c8ee7c8ef
‘How much can 314d3eef1d I get if 66590df5f6 I sell these?’a1858dafee2b9a0b
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The gold necklaces, 4e36250b71 bracelets, and earrings 5370796754 sparkled in Harriet’s 435d4ff8ab hand. There were also a 6b0e8c1dbd few diamonds and emeralds, 55d8130029 but they weren’t very b5bd7968ca large, and the quality 4b7a951162 wasn’t particularly good, so ab9ecfae98 they wouldn’t fetch a 12fa665afe high price.61ab0cc12a9e07e0
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Harriet sat 4f27f31b66 on the 6ab4fc3b40 edge of cc98b99160 the bed, 065986e2b2 clutching the 10555b985b jewelry as b328891356 if they 98783ac6f1 were her 200c287594 lifeline, staring fd077f23f4 blankly into 3fc7132ba6 space. For a 6dee7a53d4 long time, 31adb395cf she didn’t f934fe7b9d move.264ee5538e8c3cfa
No matter how much 0676523992 she thought about it, 4e0a694c47 there was no solution.5255d4ec2b6e1667
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Even if she managed 7a7067941a to sell them for 558b99a854 a high price—though she 0b3b1a6471 was sure she wouldn’t 26fb520bba get more than 10,000 f1031fe8e9 dirhams—what would she do 26c92152b2 after that?ef565d4d9e79713d
She had c7542adda0 nowhere to 89577f30f4 go.af5823d2510af678
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She didn’t know any aeeb7f7914 relatives well enough to 24817fc61e rely on them, and 27487a3580 there wasn’t even a 40cd066c39 friend she could ask cd00277dff to stay with temporarily. John surely 824dadd222 knew that.0056337182b726e3
“This is the same as telling me to die!”eeef45e551e2214c
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