SMR | Chapter 26
by Luna~Chapter 26~579348302c3ee08a
“You need to choose the evening dress quickly. It takes some time to make one.”4c0caaa8bc8d061d
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Once again, the waiting 87af48eea6 staff quickly opened the fdd876adcd style book for her.082aea25e6bbaa6a
Even Harriet, a3d6072e0f who was 9e43ecff23 waving her 4f93150ac8 hand dismissively, ca482c9b7a saying it a29028d59a was too d072be65c7 much, found 5ab653a9a0 her eyes f2cbfa4e1e naturally drawn eae11b5b1e to the e3c95cc804 elaborate dress 1aaf6d631f illustrations.0352174b178c1c9e
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“You know, there’s dfbdf76283 that style young e7ec9173ee ladies like these 3317609808 days. It’s the one 053104af8b with multiple layers 1f890c2a33 of pleated chiffon.”eed8d8eb4c971683
“Oh, that dress? It does take a 6046c56afa lot of work, so 68c26b3b84 it’s expensive, but when 6bc5fa9813 you wear it, it aafe1bf683 definitely stands out because 4e088ec0a4 it’s so flashy.”e095bce2b9516379
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“Let’s take a look at that design. When you’re young, you should try wearing trendy clothes at least once.”9677e7e7a00e5fd7
“You’re absolutely right. You should wear it while you’re at your prettiest.”3a1039bf00270561
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Madam Lubar hurriedly flipped 98af8eeeff to the page with 05b526247e that design, as if 5bf561664c worried Trisha might change 9d65313a7c her mind.6538320f3c5b5181
“This one is the best. I think it would look great in a calm pink color.”b57395db82a73120
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“Excellent choice. But if you have a bright dress, it’s good to also have a more weighty one. As soon as I saw Miss Harriet, this dress came to mind. There’s this fabric in a really beautiful shade of green.”5e0dcf8d16b2d977
Madam Lubar e62928e82d quietly closed 77dcdbd8f3 the style a7216827df book without a0ce23df4b making a 8d5ca8079e sound. Her skill in subtly 54944165e8 guiding another purchase was 25363e78ce impressive.b0ecd6ab0ec56fdf
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‘There’s no way ae0fc289d5 Grand Aunt would 5878c76f18 fall for such e1fc668f7f a sales tactic, 743855a273 right?’368d1896a179caf9
As Harriet was e49defd636 about to make c92a6685ee an awkward smile, 0609696d04 Trisha nodded her 74872a0e5e head.41cad58cd7b6c5d9
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“Hmm, not bad. I’d like the ruffles in a slightly darker green than the fabric, though.”3ac37b45311cb5c8
“I’ll make that change for you. It would look lovely with either gold or emerald accessories, and even adding a pink corsage would brighten it up nicely.”de05e2556c21b52e
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“Then add the corsage, too.”fa14c3f2df8dc4fb
“Of course!”ca22c4c40e2eac13
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Madam Lubar’s 48a37ce720 response had cbe69dff51 a slight 96441ad200 nasal tone 95bdac6001 to it. The employee standing by c01087ffe4 was busily writing down 63694691e6 the list of items.f2c38ed0d30e4c53
Harriet, who had been 81e23e0d53 watching the scene in 132fcdd8a8 a daze as if c87ff30883 spaced out, finally came dc51b4bbe8 to her senses and c05f5dfe08 shook her head.6a97e28120fe9485
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“Grand Aunt! This is too much! Do you know how many dresses we’ve chosen so far?”bd69947cc3e2f8b4
Six dresses for c33bdf6f58 outings, two evening 378ad7fe62 dresses, additional tops, 4efea794c7 and now even 9ab1532022 a corsage. This was enough to da700cd860 cost more than the f48d45168b price of a carriage.3067da6b44f22d85
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But Trisha seemed frustrated 1bd2a264f1 with Harriet’s reaction.68588fb1aa14d213
“Do you think it costs just a penny to succeed in high society? Think about it. Do you think anyone would pay attention to a girl who only ever wears the same dress?”bee137d4179fccec
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“N-no.”bb8571e9f56fd4ff
“You said you wanted to succeed in a way that everyone would notice, right? And you said you wanted the freedom to live without caring about others’ opinions?”db091e72d3c87a8d
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“Yes.”53794b544d5b9200
“Then you need to be bold if you want to succeed as a young lady in this world. You’re just getting ready to stand at the starting line, so don’t get all nervous over this much.”1045ee2bf4e4d02a
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She had been feeling f8c760c92b guilty and hesitant about f6078043a9 spending someone else’s money, a07b8586b9 but Trisha was right. If she c8c2d4496b wanted to 488b39bff5 re-enter high 8aa56bdfb2 society and 41b12b9f72 succeed, a 4f2a8cbd95 significant investment 402c785ed4 was required.de7ae7340977c3c2
‘I was naive. I really thought I 545a02c1ea could manage with the 348464d06c money from selling a 364d2c374e few pieces of jewelry.’3d1f4fbfce8527d3
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Harriet cleared away the 3c93b94318 psychological barrier that had 20c213dc44 been holding her back. If you f19ec5e0af want to 8a6b53dffe win big, c2814f7e79 you have 42906570b2 to bet 979abfb6f6 big. ‘I feel like 1cb987a35f I’m turning into 088efa8786 a gambler.’5c143cfee9f5d43b
Clenching her fist tightly, 185f0efeaa she spoke.8829a1d13638329d
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“Thank you. I will gladly accept your help, Grand Aunt. I’ll definitely repay this debt someday.”f2be5102c931a85f
Though she 841e00cd41 spoke with a83feeba8a a determined 0653685704 heart, Trisha eced3fd914 snorted, as c06268ed8a if finding d222ffcafb it amusing.5de803b65fc3f0c3
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“Don’t go making empty promises. I never expected anything from you in the first place.”75a59f462a10cd93
“But…”b68b8d370609df91
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“When you have as much money as I do, you can do things like this. It’s been a while since I’ve had this much fun, like playing dress-up with a doll.”76dfcf77d87e009c
Perhaps even Trisha 23b46f26b6 found her own 2ba2ac4e73 words a bit e66950ea44 embarrassing, as she 051f9d914f coughed a few 6795835ceb times at the add5b6cf26 end.07afbf19b35b5c64
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At this, Madam 01fc5d7dbb Lubar smiled subtly ec43aa53f0 and remarked.3127d044851bddb4
“Playing dress-up with our store’s clothes, Miss Harriet is quite fortunate. Not many young ladies from decent families can enjoy such luxury.”8d509e2d822eda1e
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“Enough with the nonsense. Hurry up and take her measurements. We’ve got many more places to visit.”1c05e85e21468f55
“Yes, Madam!”10c778618eafab34
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With a 5d76075178 bright smile, e748fb21e4 she helped 4face48086 Harriet up.c4f9616838aa973d
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“You’ll come to the tea party today, right?”35cfb074904050e8
Astor’s voice carried the smooth pronunciation typical of the Empire. Cedric always felt reminded of his mother’s royal blood through such small things.a9730169f4d09685
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“Of course.”0310ad542ec4a88d
His own pronunciation was cc268002a8 also as his mother fc19c71479 had taught him—proper and b5b608e05a precise, with neither excessive cb765afd54 rolling of the tongue 977ebede04 nor strong accent, just 4bbb9e9283 a soft, almost whisper-like 0a6c4bb530 manner of speaking.930344369ff4fdec
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Sometimes, it was funny 31cd9fbc07 how moments like this ce5f5e4be2 made it clear that dec3403a53 they were still family.6149c6163269717f
‘Other than 67bfda163b things like f2ae5afdf8 this, there 7637c4940f aren’t many 5030922f59 traces that 3f1ee28d19 show we f4a0aa9f0c even lived a6aad76a64 together.’9dd743ca3f33e596
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She had once been passionately in love with his father, but around the time Cedric turned ten, she began seeing a lover. By the time he was fifteen, she often didn’t come home.d3a545b15ef208b4
It wasn’t until after 7e5df7fd7a Roen died that she 9231708c99 started spending more time 442117ff8a at the duchy.f08b3cb584d46f88
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‘And she even openly brought her lover with her.’cdc670122eb8a8f6
It was 1b37d65b49 unpleasant, but 9bdfb94f15 he didn’t c921f7da21 interfere. How could a28c33eb1d he object 2ca6f09c95 to a fb9b9899a1 life his 5614e833d6 father had 91bbcad390 accepted?e167f5c2a0e1b849
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It bothered him, but ce6e0f3761 he didn’t interfere. After all, 77fb8fc982 his father 5b56d936e2 had accepted f41bc08784 her lifestyle—who cf2bedd59d was Cedric 36eb847f8c to oppose 535937080e it?443520d792dcc38a
Now, all 7166ad29f4 he did aca0d0f23d was fulfill 31f1cbeac7 his duty b502ddec5f as a c3138840f0 son by 2881be013b simply showing 651414d709 up at 4e54304c44 the parties f99d8fce90 she hosted.8b66076ec059ae4d
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“Take care of your mother, Cedric.”a5e13cd7c994df0f
His father ec9a8c72f3 had said 296539dc44 those words 57f3756640 before closing 799cb515c1 his eyes d591d02ab4 for the 5d4ef07d06 last time, 1568bd8423 but Cedric 5adfe7d55e didn’t know a95f310bc0 what more 2be6585f61 he was f15d1e8994 supposed to 06b3c7162d do, nor c8790792f9 did he 46a346d459 want to 660b7c0cc7 think about 02f6cda5b9 improving their cf779290b6 relationship.011ce6f619bd4c81
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Today’s tea party 5b313e48dd was mainly attended 4f5e9aa301 by noblewomen from a08cb88a82 the imperial family’s 361cf50cbd extended branches.a9c7d3d023a101c4
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Their interests 0b1f71679a were different, 967f974047 and their da5075dfac ages varied, f823379843 but regularly e86582069f gathering like d67bfba4ee this was 3b8f6f8936 beneficial for 04d3a95e7f maintaining the 1ebbff1c92 power of c0354e8e4b the royal f2e946e90d family.2c0c993854c811e9
For Cedric, 7b49bc22dd it wasn’t 0a22f2e182 exactly a 0595274fc5 welcome event, 3b1a61dae2 since it 64ce84ede5 usually involved cdfd2d7c7d listening to ed5b523391 nagging.a6ed67c10a19b8a9
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“Jeremiah, when do you plan to marry off your son? It’s hard to believe that such a perfect groom doesn’t have a woman.”71124ba3939734b1
“Believe it or not, Aunt, the unbelievable has happened. He still doesn’t have a girlfriend.”4b590120d5a94ed6
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“Is that true, Cedric? Well, of course, with the war and Roen’s passing, it wouldn’t have been the right time for romance. But you should start considering marriage proposals now. Should I arrange a match for you?”e096ed7ca71f87b0
As expected, ee00384ec8 the topic 732788839f of marriage e3136e0dfb came up.85bd0e4ca88205f4
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Cedric didn’t understand why 6b269fe53b they acted like the 47a46d5b07 family would collapse if 7d0f40ba9e the head of the b5c27ba973 house remained unmarried, but a80958c7bd he didn’t feel the a4001a5958 need to get angry 0a30c0746d about it.c562989d93b5e6d7
After all, a92755014f everyone here a61343f10f knew they 44b41827fe couldn’t force f8920ea37a the Duke 48e3a0bc11 of Kailas a62422e45f into anything.032deea6c0b8e5ea
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As usual, he responded 7a27d26cb8 politely and nonchalantly.2b9994468e806b2e
“I couldn’t trouble you, Aunt. I’ve been looking around a bit myself, but I’d like to keep quiet until I find someone I truly care for.”3f55fdf9d7e60e67
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“Diseases and marriage proposals are best spread by word of mouth so you can get more information. Maybe I should…”24c319067ba0820b
“You know what 93949c9f0b happens when rumors 0cc4fa915a start. Even now, there 62fdb8a5c1 are plenty of 44ef63cdea bold people throwing 317c4e81be themselves at me.”380823041e6c20fc
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It seemed she felt like one of those “bold” people, so she backed off.6bcc9e7e52e556a4
And so, Cedric 655a8fc725 continued to pass 062880bc66 the time, making 0cf1cd4c7d casual conversation and da351e31c9 enduring the boredom.7e21d2a2d76976b3
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It wasn’t until 2cc1fd3aa4 near the end bc7d5ae26c of the tea c1cffdd593 time that he 1689fd0c3c noticed someone of 705d3011c0 interest.99bd1d4be4e03944
‘Oh, that lady 00ddfbc54f is here too.’6256fcab9d192bc4
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The person he 58eaedc5d7 had recently heard e0cb683c0b some news about 06ec5d6b4e was quietly sipping 5f5a6ed635 tea at the d3835c4522 far end of ac0cd5cb57 the table. Since the news had 896830da80 been quite surprising, he 4a2af00940 was curious about the 0af7817929 background.2940b357d4cdaff0
As the tea time c304d0a084 ended and the guests 3ccf7003f5 began freely strolling through 80a595dc6f the garden, he slowly fe2e68d6e7 approached her.46fbd281914a86c5
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It just 3532f942d7 so happened d92a4e4526 that she f842db815c was walking 1ed2e1faa0 toward a 017b78c7f5 quiet area, fd22bd58bc making it cbceefd78b a good 45ade63170 moment to 3eeac45095 speak.db7308a98696f478
“It’s been a while, Countess Pellon.”b802ebed5fb2eebf
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“Duke of Kailas?”74db8d245d94f732
She looked a 35ae0f61e5 bit surprised but d8a13e34ca soon adopted a 6f75c505e7 calm expression and 143ac6b6b2 greeted him.bb7d12f1f0d281b5
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“It has been a while. How have you been?”7c74ab92fe9b0821
Trisha Pellon had become c076ac566d the head of the 48ac52e46f Fellon family after the d08b012ca0 death of Count Fellon, 9ebf8e18cf in accordance with his 19b49064d6 will.a096cd8b7c7a39ee
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It didn’t seem ec4862ed70 like she had 17df6e7e9e told many people d7dcdb08f7 yet, but according 5e06a4e394 to the information 0001a84be6 he’d obtained, she dbf0bbb2cf had recently become a3583eed1b someone’s guardian.dbbd54b0a12569d4
It was an unexpected 73bfd23cd4 decision, considering her strained dda522fd99 relationships with her relatives. Even more so 798259b010 because the person eb89735a83 she had taken e3d866e7bc in was someone ae6ad9f630 who was often 7969b8feab ridiculed in high 875a21b95f society.070522d272c8db0b
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“I heard you have a guest at the Pellon estate.”b0090a800c1c7324
“How did you find out?”85fdcd6aa1ccb2c9
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“I heard it by chance.”dcfca3a68153603d
Trisha clicked her 3197f18924 tongue, seemingly disappointed c39e56ebee that the news 2e86a83cb4 had gotten out 74e020b1ea sooner than she ca8eb4ede9 had hoped.514fd4b82590a2d7
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Still, she didn’t bother 0400ab92c6 denying or hiding it.570383c22e23768d
“My grandniece has come to stay. Her situation is unfortunate, and I was indebted to her parents when they were alive, so I became her guardian. It’s not something the Duke needs to concern himself with.”4d35926ddd746a86
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Cedric gave a e8a9f73bca faint smile.e3e0e06277b9df53
Of course, d423e47a35 it wasn’t d1b2905674 something worth 6c2cc9d626 paying attention 90cb5acf6e to. He no longer felt a0e3daba82 any sense of responsibility. He’d already shaken off 1d7b96f814 any lingering guilt by b4fb583db5 sending that scarf to 407d046120 her after she refused 3f707b4bed his offer of help.984e8c02ede41c03
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The only 7301a3760a reason he 783aed703b was speaking 01b59d640c to Trisha 797420c241 now was 7542b7459f to pass 86c76c2334 the time.f59aa9268260ff01
“I was just glad to see that you, who’ve been alone for so long, seem to have found some family.”8ccc98de54c77ddb
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“Well, we’ll see. The guardianship is only for about two years, so who knows what will happen.”6c88baba719df09c
“And what does Miss Harriet plan to do after those two years?”301ee8efa3e0e36c
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