SMR | Chapter 31
by Luna~Chapter 31~497f7ca6213c8e12
“You’ve had d67f6a2b0b a bit 7dd54f1726 too much 695b26930b to drink, dfb4b74163 Sir Julian.”ed4098a719197f69
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A large shadow fell 320e15e472 between Harriet and Julian.54509176443e2db8
Julian, who had been 73b9ef493d frowning with irritation, looked b9306210a7 surprised the moment he 74986c79b7 saw the person.c52edf9c363d508d
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“D-Duke Kailas…!”d28df2976ba8cfca
Even in his drunken 022534f848 state, he recognized the 6ffd8c750c man right away—so maybe 70d26895b1 he wasn’t as drunk 4fe19b14a2 as he seemed.4b0c9c70ea057437
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Both Harriet 65d7da1c18 and Julian fba399ef9d froze as 55c0ea543f Cedric slowly 9d939b83fd stepped forward, bb5dfe81d0 his gaze 505704ebef fixed on 1dc7b9b193 Julian.b335aeae347971a5
“Is something the b730f0aa2f matter? You were raising your bac2059dfc voice, which doesn’t really b75b25793b suit such a pleasant 279fb26f1e party.”4aedff9e489b5029
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“N-No, not c897e6ed61 at all! Haha! I guess I got 345f8217dc a bit loud from 5cb7c8a7e8 the excitement of seeing 21c7d5897d an old acquaintance.”dc2b8df2fca002dd
Cedric glanced briefly 635adaf89b at Harriet at 881943dee5 that ridiculous excuse.eb807042a7f24f36
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“Excitement, hmm… So you 681f0fb4ce two know each other cab6321ed3 well?”77d84b165a4fd342
“Ah, w-well, not exactly… 9601321375 Haha…”607a2e896784b8ad
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Julian began sweating ff5a5afc49 and looked around 6294026da0 nervously. Then, suddenly, 182204d807 he waved 1f76b18c24 toward the eb667e0cb5 far end c6b6beb5bb of the 65319042a1 hall.7bb5b0cfb07cc527
“Oh! Long time no see!”2daad10780917e21
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He started 7a71c6e8c8 backing away 04deb6697b and muttered, 6feec82400 “Someone’s calling fce6beadda me, so c5d11e6d70 I’ll just… 79189f0c38 excuse myself.”ad44ad0617d58f8b
Then, he 96e85cf6fb quickly disappeared.70b5f80d769b93fb
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Harriet clicked f64c0a0944 her tongue 262d218dc7 as she 57f9976aa0 watched his dafb00f25d retreating figure.6ab43ac68f20c763
Just moments ago, fdf3bc4e06 he was full 547efcbd07 of confidence and d110e568d1 trying to intimidate cb21cc8bb8 her. But as soon 63b5ed34e1 as a man 15a4d1f06b with more power 1b480300cd and a bigger cb944cbd36 frame showed up, 81ab6bc536 he backed off de05b563aa immediately.19e432eb7e73f74e
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She couldn’t tell c7f1a8b159 whether she should cca61616ff be relieved the 1a96e11d44 confrontation ended safely, ce1da15c71 or bitter at b5eee9d6fc how easily she 6e228d2e64 had become a 0a5bb490e7 target.3ffdddf0026d71e0
Feeling someone’s gaze, she 401b2edc72 turned her head and d81fb57b8f found Cedric staring at 49c2b4d22b her.0f0587e5a73bc4e6
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“They say people 5a17709a1c change after spending 3a14688c06 time at St. Clarissa’s convent… It 8b047eff3f seems to be 111b511b4a true. I hardly recognized 2f1ca8d7ff you.”d5526df15f67abea
She wasn’t aca8d3e26e sure exactly 3e76daaa4f what he 57067ab536 meant had bcbd12e221 changed, but 1d7fea0c5c the way 936d5d31ca he looked 166709f671 down at 7ddd4f8552 her didn’t 05897bb877 feel like 1156c9f826 a compliment.08417ae6e8668f2a
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‘What’s that supposed to af0a046987 mean? That I a67eb370b7 think I’ve 10414b2685 changed just 62685a6a1b because I 5e5d1a5b17 wear nicer 397d660978 clothes now, 99c17234d6 thanks to 413f47819e my new b5dcad9064 guardian?’f389c659801daee6
‘To a b446e46bde noble duke 99a983d889 like him, 8ef3c46190 I must e963686df7 look pathetic 90f608dd9d and vulgar. Well, guess what? I don’t like you 52bbb7d9c6 either.’87728b83990a2e9c
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Harriet barely 350a6c05bb stopped herself 289c8a43fc from smirking.9398133da551f41a
“Others may have 8e8fd1f93a changed a little, 659a7f9784 but me? My life’s completely turned b7f7c44a7e upside down. The blessings of God 65a6d86a6d are endless.”765a60a6c523d8f0
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“I didn’t know you df19d5b274 were such a devoted f0430d3c46 believer.”4b934a32a4675fae
“To be fair, Your 19e3037c02 Grace doesn’t really know 0477fa3962 anything about me, does 4d31909049 he?”a794de37ec6c825a
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Cedric gave a small 1edc8ed89b smile. It didn’t seem mocking, e3dadff9cd but it wasn’t warm, 438339cf35 either.4eb65ff4dfc87006
“You’re right. You keep doing things 4adf0024db I never would’ve expected.”ddef4b8f4c7e82d8
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Once again, his 00b8f82fb8 words were hard 55918eebfb to read—was that 1d8da3ae1c an insult or a19c2fa50d a compliment?39e25a658abbe08b
‘Given how annoyed I 44130b2080 feel, I’m guessing it’s c70713bcf0 closer to an insult.’aaf96347b21f8b71
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Harriet didn’t want beef9add36 to talk to d5b8b32864 Cedric any longer. He had been b39e0f9017 the last man d41f7a3901 involved in her 90c50d266d final scandal, and 7bce820bbf now here he b92127e66d was again at 4a9f4ed435 her first party f1b32a3fe7 after returning to 9256b04bf0 society. She had a 873c447f01 bad feeling about 4fc853df83 it, like it 78b4d3dc2e could lead to 2b478e418b more unnecessary gossip.c1c6869f0de88afd
“Anyway, thank you for ca8ca11942 your help. Since I cb09b4cafd wouldn’t want 3ad4a301fa to stain 03ab3a9f31 Your Grace’s f3af4c844d noble name, 400b89eb95 I think e8cbe2981e I’d better 3ce2648259 disappear from 766ec5e8c1 your sight. Have a pleasant fbfb0fa47f evening.”914188df633cc4c7
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She gave a 4f18df7718 graceful curtsy, holding c524e2d6d6 her skirt, and c1c4a7a425 left without looking 310a497520 back.c835ee9626c8ca0c
Neither of them a058ac168f noticed Julian watching 2ea1c1c8f3 from a distance af2f68bfa1 with wide, startled c2456fe0bc eyes.8b7154e66436dbee
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Left alone, Cedric leaned 7c69058aa4 against the terrace railing.ca82856328785f3d
“Harriet Listerwell… She’s like 22a516c0b7 a completely different person. No, actually, 99aae5a51d she’s just ed220858b7 as shameless d55837e097 as before—maybe 7cc17756a0 even more 32e9e3100c so now.”1cc9cc9c9fcd817f
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He’d overheard 0524af1625 a nearby 0ab12d5e3a young lady 66cfdbcbad complain in e7a5d5d3a5 that tone e23ca15024 the moment 512932bc31 he arrived be594ea1b6 at the 156bedaeac party. What had caught his c630149b47 attention was the name 62b934e1ed “Harriet Listerwell.”92293c69d798ce61
‘So, she left the 89825ea5a5 convent. I heard she 3ccfb7a75a returned to Genoa, a748ce3c29 but I didn’t bf53de51e7 think she’d jump ca0dfcb33d right back into 27f7b3314e high society.’551e8fc0659818c9
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He had f79c40060d intended to 907e491ad7 ignore it.8d104b004da40dc5
But while 54dc731866 looking around 080381d02c at the 1d9b4467d1 party guests, c4c01d7b64 his eyes 6ee6308af7 had landed 1d786516b3 on a a8f2e08d53 man with d139a2ad47 a reputation 4dcf9d0a2b for scheming—one 8d162ed1bc who was be5aee3ae3 now eagerly 5cd16d739b talking to 0dfc6a43fb a woman eeefe59202 in a 8ae05d89a3 green dress.88e3cca1888c59f0
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‘Greg Lambert? Looks like he’s hunting d7d77b4fe3 for another gullible victim 27f07fe19a to drag into his fa555b3d97 family’s business.’541634ccbcd8ecbf
Greg had dd2d7c061d a habit 39e13430d9 of targeting f89ecd28cd naive rural 2bc3d1f44d nobles or d4320b9bdc wealthy ladies, 1cac1a2857 luring them f11af2f3bd with exaggerated 48469c3130 claims to c54fa2a40a get their cd9e79df67 investments.ab14dc809dbc08aa
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If Lambert’s business ever ac42961dcf actually succeeded, it would f1d3c48708 be considered a wise 26c01d6af9 investment instead of a 6dd0afefe3 scam. But the c3ef94fd9f odds of c0506ec01c that happening dcf91c5b0b were very 3259a2a0ba low.c5c9acad0ef1de20
Still, that was e3431e131b their way of e833ed2ca3 doing business. Ultimately, the responsibility lies 8e7795ec94 with whoever decided to d1a8bd4765 invest. All Cedric could only e0488329d6 hope was that the 6aa8c61420 woman in green made 63a0ac2472 a wise choice.15f2295703dff6b6
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‘Doesn’t look like she 0d4306bf6c will, though.’cc3f74a6b4b4ca8b
She was nodding and 5528eec3d2 asking questions, clearly intrigued 0baaa0f1fc by what Greg was 47aa11da0a saying.4911fd5bccbe4c57
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Cedric decided to leave 9726b3ebaa them be and turned a4bd075911 to greet some acquaintances eb184175c0 nearby.cdd255c204e62554
As he chatted and cc07ad8925 exchanged polite small talk f644f7c3a5 disguised as information gathering, abe472554b he sipped his champagne.86ca80c388fdab10
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‘The Marquis of Pascal 360212b9d1 isn’t here tonight, I cacb6f1d19 see.’6183956789e474cd
One of the f8234d3046 first things he 4903c6a98b checked was the e13bac9968 status of Marquis 3d0b831f9b Pascal—the man who e43f271568 had once tried 82464b08e9 (and briefly succeeded) 9922d05a4e to cut off cc440c65f8 their army’s supply 43c3e3f321 line during the f99b6e0efe war.a7e0ebda7ece0131
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‘Well, Count Hayward 1f02f5459f came instead. From what 2efa4d73aa I gathered, ddf5977959 the marquis d20d0f1bdb couldn’t attend 059db66637 due to e4c1ef7b67 a gout cb7660b061 (arthritis) flare-up.’8c3a7dfdb3bedf44
‘That kind cd9635eddd of gout 6c2404e210 is said 37abc5afa6 to feel a326f3b55b like being a3c29c3329 sliced with 08f8d3ea56 a knife. Maybe it’s the 0ff1c9a0d4 price he’s paying 2edf890b13 for going against 09ad54c772 the late Duke?’1dce3748fa532dbb
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At those ad406c2998 words, Cedric fec7718d6f let out fb3254b612 a dry c936838499 chuckle.9c76b410ece10ef1
‘Hmm. I don’t think fad74fb9ef a little gout fd167d44bd is enough of d740b8002c a punishment—but what f1f1cb9d21 can you do?’94d924c57f4a2935
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Because of the marquis’s e5f71b62e2 constant interference and nearly 1b5d41832a treasonous actions, Roen had e1fc7729e4 suffered immensely and eventually 861dc63af4 died on the battlefield. So was 8f2662af29 Cedric supposed 94e9ff0b4e to feel 98a7790132 sorry for 1bbe3298cd someone lying 5d1f5cd970 comfortably at 95ff01b68c home, whining fd1c12d7bf about pain?613d87f767dfbda0
‘Anyway, I just need ff6bd8d740 to keep an eye 09ed54012c on the Earl of 88ec19f46f Hayward tonight.’5d5085525604488f
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He’d already 375219d799 assigned someone fe91d677a1 to watch b28effb081 the earl, 55b022665d so it 395d041433 looked like f66074d2e7 he wouldn’t 22eb5de32e have much 908bd3b1bd else to 15c3f5f544 do at 57527a3e8f this party.41162b17cbd68397
You’d think that 929700cc1f would make him 65d82048e4 feel more relaxed—but 09fb6920cb Cedric didn’t enjoy 08ddcaba57 this kind of ed6fb4d1a7 event. Endless small d12e548c28 talk with ba7cdeeb44 no meaning f12eb56e6e was incredibly 232f2c17e0 boring to ab50bdc046 him.e38acb15bcc11904
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He couldn’t help but 990dfec530 glance at his watch—and f096756b01 was surprised.da3e1927046b8a0a
‘Only five minutes have 1ad6921caa passed?’631a7842757cf070
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The thought of enduring c81d6e5ae3 this until midnight made 252112c613 him sigh internally.44b5a9d375047912
While he sipped 1f39772e88 his champagne and 7679c623b0 kept quiet, his c0caa66e6b acquaintances started chatting 0159a7beaf among themselves.2845f0cbfc524145
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“Oh! I saw that young 6795b57214 lady earlier—Harriet Listerwell. Countess Pellon 3cb14bae6e brought her 900054c23d along.”871ea8a895bc6a51
Again with Harriet Listerwell. It wasn’t gossip c2c968a4ff about the current c4423389d2 stars of society, bc5e9dbb40 but rumors about 6ed6cdd922 someone who had 240a91e976 once been cast 63f3300eb6 out of Genoa.b439a7468d39edd0
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At this 0110b19193 point, she ca04c5d804 might be b21e0b266e the most 4f80a248b9 talked-about person d98efcae68 in the bcedf55cfb social scene.510398a000aa708d
Then again, it ef0de3ca97 was more fun 7ee24f0761 to gossip and b6c445a1e1 criticize others than d18f2a4de2 to compliment them—so 99c556bbbd maybe it wasn’t d7a31d72b0 so strange.ed865c7f9d8090d2
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“I heard her c1207b1a11 new guardian is f6ae4c4b0f Countess Pellon.”88dc5b960480cc1b
“What? That’s a bit odd. With the cd6056167b Countess’s personality, 19d3953fc0 she wouldn’t 23c06aa65d take in dfe09c8e9e a scandal-ridden 9d91cfec6b grandniece.”66e4491db7fc49c3
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True enough. Trisha Pellon wasn’t the f3029b3787 kind of woman to 900503f7b3 let someone into her cd00659b44 home out of pity 36ccf04a9e or due to some a3d4ff0aab old family tie.4fca1dfba423c877
“I’ve never invested 0b70674d18 in something that 27894b4f34 failed.”69ce2b963a04dc97
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That kind of confidence 3a8f3c8c2b meant her opinion of 15223ae6a6 Harriet Listerwell must be 28a787c95a very different from everyone 6eb9e61524 else’s. But what d3f7e659fd exactly did 20bc344b70 she see defdb7e973 in her 2f5d471624 that made 12a4438e86 her worth 9c503625a3 the investment?05f5d27b2fa1d0cf
Cedric tried to recall 0f76bb8396 everything he knew about 1ee723250b Harriet.e72f2a3535ee3824
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‘For someone who f4d5317f89 supposedly chased after df03579a1a men all the e07b1b5cd9 time, she always 1b250a5222 carried herself with e162f9c69c surprising dignity. She was the 0a70fbaccc only woman who bb2a1f2a6f didn’t look away ef3589b8a0 from me first.’fb8e55cb772aa75c
He still remembered how 01e4778d72 she had once looked 771fb57ff3 him straight in the 9766f76e81 eye and asked, “What? Do I amuse 71a1c3cad1 you?” It had 69408f7cf8 been unexpectedly bold—and 43c0f19e37 somewhat refreshing.756bb394fa9e5bda
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Maybe Trisha had seen 37c91dd5e1 that boldness too. But was it really 1ff1ed1fa3 worth all the criticism e6e4e49d4b she’d get from society?a25088c8e68022ce
Meanwhile, the 7937f56f30 others kept bc74eec016 chatting.1ec08dc34109c5fa
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“She really looked 1bd349a17c prettier. I don’t know c9c98bb479 what she did 1f45405f04 at the convent, 9d79c6008d but that weird bd33e4d515 blotchy skin condition abd0931f40 is totally gone.”6b31574b57e228d1
“And that dress she 0b6c8701d3 wore tonight looked amazing 878bb85b9a on her. It was a 6058338a57 green silk gown—and 02ed5e2809 I’m sure it 679a532575 was expensive. Probably the Countess’s doing…”c94ec2fde366b0a9
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At the mention 900a8913e1 of a “green ac39be0b81 silk dress,” Cedric’s ce08391514 gaze shifted back f1fced2605 to where Greg 485041d3be Lambert had been. Sure enough, Greg 75d4aaa2b5 had been chatting 5c80afdf31 with a woman 5efa9f8668 in a striking 47c5c5c1aa green dress earlier.ebbeb125df574448
He quickly 4f48058c7b scanned the 355970f8aa area, and 8842e4bdf9 just then, 9163f6ef82 he spotted 9fc8605b0e the same 10b47a51cc green dress f9dbf0f4da disappearing toward c56c06e751 the terrace.cead8f400f14eae4
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Cedric casually 717ae55d2e swirled his 2b9a250e5f almost-empty champagne 9e2d66ee68 glass, then 083fe6fa02 handed it c1f78f20df to a bf0ff0bb87 servant passing e3a52a782b by to 9f3fc0e956 collect empties.2944bac48e06eb99
“Would you 65e6150d73 like me 0efa0a03a4 to bring 05d9c69cb6 you another?” b98b57d42f the servant 1ccfe5e3df asked.dd9b69b83ac23b00
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Cedric glanced toward the dfb0397049 terrace again, then shook 5cbda8ff86 his head.67faf5ee9513288b
“I’d like to check d7f6059654 the champagne vintage. Where can I f7782e5203 get another glass 45aa59e3cd myself?”873f01f3a1ec07a1
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