SMR | Chapter 28
by Luna~Chapter 28~d838aab333fbb5bc
“What are you 758466f4ed talking about? Why won’t you accept 53d84f50ed this document?”8c8e55662f44eec2
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John had rushed 703865abd5 to Perillas that 1701915dba very day and fa55beb963 barely managed to bcfcf9aad2 meet the bank 2619586e20 manager just before 8b60889b90 the bank closed. But as soon dc87dd6a93 as he felt 5ee9346b14 relieved, the manager bfbd60dd76 of Aceti Bank e01099c993 refused to accept f90072a3ed the ownership transfer 6278004aed document.44b485f0b062993d
“To change the 917ed0cdad ownership, we need 087107b782 to confirm the 19419bb276 return of the a1eeef1da4 land first. And the cb7852c1bd person whose 3fa87f207d name is 9cc8d8dcd6 on the c092e61bbd document must 6ade27b2de come in 50f621090b person to 9a665e8c75 sign the 1439495c76 return confirmation, 0f3a5ca058 as long 7bf8e9f0d1 as they’re a910ab2feb still alive. We clearly 1bbeaf5033 stated this 8a817d441c in the 4d767b15be letter.”4675c642ed0445b3
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“Come on! Is it really necessary ffffd965ba to follow such strict af80f39058 procedures? She signed this a43654b7b1 document saying she ce4b9f67f9 was transferring the eec732a7bb ownership. Can’t you 766c0b57aa be a b5059efd31 little flexible?”60a8d92d9e2a1006
But the fe6391aff8 bank manager 12c66d627d shook his 7af50884e4 head.b70e7676fd7d5c66
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“I’m sorry, ebd8f5cbe4 but for 357c67749c large assets 2c9e3d21a5 like this, d8249f6c47 we must 0e51b0d066 have the d79971fee0 person themselves 4e3ff2e34c come in. There’s no exception.”f3bf3c41834a271e
“I’m telling you, 8430a968c4 Harriet can’t come 63dd327ed5 here right now!”97276c2a15093d4d
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“We can wait a3f36c2ab2 as long as 9e8335928c necessary. In the 13f24f3a4e meantime, we 19bef583d5 will keep e527272d0a all the cad8da11b2 profits from 4f9ed44de2 the land cad9b4c186 without spending 570a8bcc25 a single 0c0c411ed2 penny. Please have Miss ed4e2bc778 Harriet Listerwell visit bcb56e7551 us in person 344dd05f4b to sign the 372931dd38 return confirmation.”0390e7f0f42b941c
Faced with 31300a0700 the bank cf501589ca manager’s firm fa9fc5bcd1 stance, John 07b7e92f81 had no 7d9ff2d077 choice but b4db65ab2f to leave 23a41f38a5 the bank bd0ed4fc06 empty-handed.071735104ed733c1
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Frustrated, he drove his 3502997d4a carriage straight toward St. Clarissa Monastery. Fortunately, Perillas was 4b67bcf568 located along the 3e58daf021 road to the 863ab5f20e monastery, so he 738f8ec005 arrived before sunset. Feeling desperate, he rudely aa54ba2c3a banged on the monastery’s 33889bef9d door with his bare 21de7b5c52 hands.630edf95498984e6
After a while, a 650cae2724 small window on the b0f064a713 door opened, and a 0aee334ae4 sharp-eyed monk asked, “Who a4d2becfae are you?”004063bc4aba83c1
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“I’m Lord Listerwell, d38260bb3d and I’m here ec4e931961 to see someone.”2e0f7a97710df5c6
“This is a women-only 004a1c3b5f monastery, and visits are 1600d12129 only allowed between 11 3eadf29aa3 a.m. and 5 p.m. You also need to c072a93e66 make a request in a81f9491af advance. Please come 2e95e5d741 back tomorrow.”38c6b583cf6dd6c3
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John roughly grabbed 43c0413a46 the window before 868779bf73 it could close.c120c64f2a7c074c
“Get the abbess a65d4753b7 out here! How dare a bae4f6a17c lowly monk speak 7efeeee89e to me like 59ad84ff11 this!”15d7fd0dc3cfcba0
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Normally, John f7da7feabe wouldn’t have 64ec48a754 dropped his b00bfb094a gentlemanly facade, 538d9a3c1e but after b2a2aaee5c spending all ee1846c03e day in abfc76ac27 the carriage 19199d88a0 and having 9e044125f3 nothing go 66068fd7d6 his way, cf8476f9d8 his temper c9974256bc flared.7449af68ba04a281
Emma, the monk at 3afa1c807e the gate, also felt 3f6e8e1c67 a surge of anger. If this 7788dfa516 was Lord e8028456c0 Listerwell, he cbff850024 was the 8e82082443 one who 5b0f657443 had sent 3e6a0654a0 Harriet here e1e0d6b687 and then ba47379ffd suddenly cut 6888079358 off his bb46d39c67 guardianship. Why was 690fe9163e he looking e9fc160b59 for her a7a85de22b now?6bb06af9443aade7
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“No matter what fd5ec0694d you say, it 7459a48e6f won’t change the 01c601320e rules of the 5ecd281207 monastery. Please leave.”b19417a04d8ff0a0
At this, John a4c45f12a0 began shouting curses 27db7da3f5 and kicking the b16763b47d door. The commotion 3c82d15692 quickly reached 8c66483dbb Catherine, who a7daabaacf came running 1050cd3a83 with an 07f048a668 annoyed look. She gently pushed the 22b0efffb2 seething Emma back and 8b748a802b opened the monastery door.0efc0fe591bc3d5e
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“What do 9ed91c76df you mean 742bd6875d it’s impossible?” 44f7fa1e3d John, feeling bb7df88ac7 triumphant, asked 63aa04666b loudly.b56ed7369fe88a2a
Catherine coldly glared at af9bad6128 him and asked in 966a5dc6aa a firm voice, “I’m 67a5aaa215 Abbess Catherine Emilosa. What is e75aa6a529 all this d5cf336698 noise about 8d4323602c at this f97991490d hour?”33140ce18d9ca9f6
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Faced with Catherine’s commanding eb997fa4a8 presence and unwavering voice, cf8b3e5e39 John quickly backed down. Even though 862f0358cc this was b05900e275 a small 8112bf41dc and powerless 3944952b15 monastery, the ee32598c2e abbess still 2aed1a515c held a 2138fd7cfd significant position fceede47a5 in the 608f98dfc1 religious community. Catherine didn’t f9b6ca2c7b seem like 569ab53610 someone who 3b0eeb5611 would quietly 804357738b put up b359a6a0c4 with his ec1e2a1450 behavior.53ea160fc4a0cdc1
“Oh, you’re the adeb99a4cd abbess. That monk c1e34179c1 was being d8c25b9aa5 so inflexible; 3ccebd9de4 I lost 7488f4ea18 my temper. I’m here on 8da277a316 urgent business.”5fc9b7faeebcd52d
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“You, of c1c5602264 all people, ac9a7745e8 should know 98cceb47cd that coming bd1502466a here without 9d7766e82a an appointment 760c600304 at this c1f3770b62 hour is 2ea87ee2ac incredibly rude. Just how 251bf51a9e urgent is f41a6daa47 your business?”ab4f58afb54eed02
“This is 22aa606393 a private 1ec4ff5778 family matter, 0845e8d937 so I 938d8121e5 can’t explain 532411eeff all the e6c3f6069d details. But it’s really important, 4fb051d5c6 and I need to 84d31c3d75 take Harriet with me.”2878ff10029b5b91
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John’s excuse, saying 17c4138c74 he needed to 81925e0c48 take Harriet but 623bb26882 hadn’t even bothered 89aa07d794 to make prior 9d4b600ad3 arrangements, received no ce628d6ed0 sympathy for his fe7b719283 excuse.ba0cab57f8d7287d
Seeing his rude 71e54a8311 behavior, Catherine felt 6f95b54ef0 that everything Harriet dfd54e6470 had told her 5753c7c167 about life with 73cf2e0c0e the Listerwell family f010e6f469 was true. She couldn’t help 948d20069e but smile a 5724a4ddad little.9023a8eff2ad9c43
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“Why are you looking 6e5575b466 for Harriet here?”ac3b830e0ae6dbf9
“What do you mean 8a2e64fd5b why? She’s here, isn’t 3c773fb478 she?”3661f6eb890d435a
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“What are 9561f1fad4 you talking e6c312ea67 about? Harriet Listerwell left cb9431fa4c for Genoa a 0fa0fcdd41 while ago.”083679c0954a2a0a
“What?”91def8c798bc1a84
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John’s eyes widened in 9658b395db shock.157e6ef27b258c43
Catherine, now feeling 6204cd03d9 quite pleased, smiled 8ed1ccd9ce and said, “Miss b802d73584 Harriet Listerwell finished d81bb705f3 her year of 6c326faa23 monastic life as 7910664a95 originally requested and 1501f72b4f left on June 278eb203eb 1. Oh! Since you cut off e03a88e9bb your guardianship, you probably 4129276007 didn’t know. We no longer have b365f610cf any obligation to report 694384f9dc to you, Lord.”55118d13b5f8647a
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“What, what…! Then where did 570a60c61a she go?”ab8f602c46a4a8d3
“I only heard she 13a9e4403e was going to Genoa. I think you’d know e3411efbc4 more about Genoa’s situation bee3a8c3e8 than I would, Lord.”41a70ce3700973d4
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John clenched his 2be148ae1d fists tightly, trembling 7872f3d90e with anger. He hadn’t imagined 5760991cd7 that Harriet would 3b740bdfda leave the monastery, d3e02a5324 especially after the 71a1f92796 guardianship had been 8103b08dd5 cut off. She didn’t have any 44fb56be5d money, so what could 486340c076 she have relied on 1c4b7b924e to leave?ec4423b6d001e873
An uneasy feeling 91c4f70622 crept up his 39d97ead52 spine.3220e0ed74dd6eb0
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“If you’re bc6f30bde6 done with 17732db6de your business, 9b28174b79 please stop 7b9fbd72cf making a c38a8c4064 scene and 2a714793df leave. I won’t tolerate e826a465d9 any more of 928d247e67 this.”b02baf2e4e2c51a6
With Catherine’s sharp 50743c83f6 glare full of b75b9c1748 hostility, John had 49d3ca45ec no choice but 37a1f6f452 to turn around 0afdad9fea and leave.3c6c3ce646474627
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“This has become ed41129314 troublesome. I could find her f96876847a easily if I hired 66229c4b06 someone, but that would caed238d65 cost money… Tsk.”246420c670e01cfa
He clicked his cc2ab8f103 tongue as he b31c1c5c66 got into his fe0f357fea carriage. But in the end, 4b03173298 he didn’t have to 1eec5259d6 spend that money, because 824d241996 he found Harriet before 28e7597ae2 he even had the 3143a28ebb chance to hire anyone.e1e4eb864813cc4e
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Harriet silently counted 89529c3454 the value of 95887e9ffc the items she 0dab8d0d1e was wearing—her deep d3f6372313 green silk dress, fcd6587040 the emerald necklace 54b3caa9ee resting on her f8fa975057 collarbone, and the 024ea27b10 dangling chandelier earrings. Even Bella 5f6f0b485b probably didn’t d73194dd66 own many d96bd05248 dresses or 13cbf9e8ea accessories as defc7e38b4 fine as bf584c2d01 these.04a85b8b155a5932
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“Are you 3b1247184e ready, Harriet?” a26d797608 Trisha asked 8f646969ee before they a3a88463dd stepped out aac4d16fd4 of the dcaba5f9f3 carriage.85103a95b687a085
Honestly, Harriet’s heart e36b2c652f was pounding so aa05183055 hard that she 8fa406db9f felt like she 1c8f63356f might throw up. But she acbbbeb4f5 swallowed once 817f8406eb and nodded.f0c0f8dbe354a499
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She had 0ce981aa9f already started b0fbfb33da down a 1a2b06ff1d path with 09f3b8802c no chance e3c323e0f3 of turning 91572ff08e back, so e14342a4e5 there was 88aa533caf no room 7997b1c250 for weakness 6b74cc6ac4 now.23443703aa3492ba
“Then let’s go.”5841154dcb421ae2
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Harriet followed Trisha 76ce456b1d out of the 0f639d18a4 carriage.13b4c638cac44e55
As the door 0765b8ef99 opened, the air 67c2e00f78 was noticeably cooler 84430576c8 than it had 4011799e38 been during the d34ad06032 day. The fragrance of e461361d23 flowers and grass 07d3af831a mingled with the 9d80e2870d chirping of insects, 198699eded adding to the aa6edd1f84 atmosphere of the 3569a54702 summer night.5a43a04ad263241e
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“Welcome. May I see e0f12a006b your invitation, please?”69467b2016a7fa10
A footman from the a157849dc6 Vanderbilt estate stepped forward, 72f11bc7a9 checked their invitation, and 20feb6ac30 politely guided them inside. Harriet couldn’t f5af46e0de shake the 56dba661d8 feeling that cbfe5b64d4 even the a50aa3d308 footman was cfadfc8e30 sneaking glances 1d01f68a23 at her.4652535590269b23
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‘I am a diamond, ba8d767079 I am a diamond, b26794eb0d I am…’b8528078154c5787
Harriet repeated 76b628a7c1 the mantra d6831d14f9 she had 89d9f44d15 practiced while 6231458272 preparing for 6bad71c37a tonight.5186deb953e793c4
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She told 75c42e73dc herself that 0081444f9b she was 7c329922ab a diamond, b8bb0fd58d that all 92cc791825 trials were 87607fe3f2 just tests d522b06051 to prove 4490f59296 her strength, 433d82f796 and that bf907c2bf7 any harsh ba44573108 words were 819ceae283 merely born 4d69cf0a53 out of 70898c1e84 jealousy. ‘No one de3f26be52 can break 33c764c776 me.’2fa05a4be1fa59fb
Imagining herself as 53ace950f2 a brilliant diamond b8bb191019 reflecting light from 53aaa19f90 all directions, she 00632a06a5 lifted her chin 783670e1c8 and looked straight af61511248 ahead.bbd948a1d64f5072
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The room was brightly 64e98c7034 lit, filled with women 703cfcb53b in gorgeous dresses and 3ca2e1eb13 men in elegant suits. It seemed like c043a9a61a all their eyes 8b4906d741 were on her.b7edacac7bb154c9
Soon, the hostess bd62653486 of the party, d570eb2598 Countess Vanderbilt, approached e3dd802eb6 and greeted Trisha.29fee98aefcf4e83
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“Welcome, Countess Pellon! I was so 7c5fe5ff11 delighted when I 2dd868c275 received your reply 9e446e4145 saying you’d attend.”f46614110a2feea1
“Thank you for c9df5a880c inviting me. Ah, this is my ea6ecc3f71 great-niece, Harriet. I’m acting as 5a1470c6a9 her companion tonight. Harriet, please greet the 66efaa87a7 Countess Vanderbilt, Diana Vanderbilt.”1f07e377df913c08
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The Countess’s 876e97ba94 gaze naturally 6d799920d6 shifted to 069c439d6d Harriet, standing d019bbb9e9 behind Trisha. Clearly, she 30605a6ee2 didn’t recognize 91f5471270 her at 476040a4ac all. With a gentle smile, 44d0246005 Harriet slightly bent her b3b6cbbaed knees in a curtsy.0090eeeb48d8ac6f
“It’s a pleasure 5cab64c545 to meet you, 0594b24d29 Countess Vanderbilt. I’m Harriet Listerwell. I have b0ee9bdd39 heard you 2af19a4013 host amazing d68561dba9 parties, and 8826249989 I am 6d419aacec excited for d223cb4256 tonight.46934527c7a93c22
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“Harriet Lister… Oh, 0dfc5103d2 yes, welcome! Miss Harriet Listerwell.”29130542ff3daaed
The Countess seemed to a89df8a68a finally realize who had 811caf8d55 arrived at her party, 304b589d90 barely managing to respond.1df6588784f99967
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Seeing her e7acc10d0d awkward reaction bc44aac3a4 actually made e0430365a3 Harriet feel c6d22b09b5 more at dcf270e124 ease. She smiled 8c0deb60b7 even more 7d376ef9de naturally.05ba1d287b8cad0c
“Thank you 8f5fdebc02 for the 5592c31439 warm welcome. I remember being mesmerized d62770581f when you sang an f499572ef1 aria at the Viscount b83d2195c0 of Ainsborough’s party. Are you planning 9803bccaf5 to sing again 06ac770143 tonight?”cb11ca5102939451
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“Oh, my! You remember that?”7daede0462406995
“You sang ‘Love Knows c576774ac7 No Bounds,’ right? To be honest, a62c18bd51 I thought you 4b45d44269 might lower the 123a480997 pitch a bit 2cdf51e1f5 during the high c4de03783a notes, but your 6cf7091333 voice rose so bde4f7d6a4 smoothly. I was e81d76a30e really surprised.”2fb113096113962c
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“Oh, my, you’re making e6dbed29ad me blush…”a92b004750a084e5
“Blush? You sing as e87e20b865 beautifully as professional c41db4468f singers.”48b2e0608ad3c0af
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The Countess 2d7dd93fc9 laughed delightedly f5b336544d at Harriet’s f114d0223b compliment.e837518e3ebf51b9
“She does love to dd68997bf6 sing, and she’s actually 0cbfcc7bce quite good at it. Complimenting her will 97c0d3bf6e certainly make her 900cde9768 happy.”ad0d648fa337374b
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