SMR | Chapter 32
by Luna~Chapter 32~722d44aea335eacd
“If you 9e5d418070 go that 01efa92974 way, the f12d0d2afd butler will 94ad4932a0 serve you 700cb4fa5e the drink 1b42943301 you want 188ff1043d himself.”0082bbdb39d8bbad
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“Thanks for letting 882d91f20e me know.”defaea9ef0dc9cb3
Cedric gave a 7d854f3b31 small nod to 20dd1b6b24 his acquaintances and 39f4d93369 left his seat. His friends, having 101b523b3a overheard his conversation 86c09a09d2 with the servant, 86f3e2ac4a understood why he 5706b6aebc was stepping away 052c17cfb5 and waved him ba03da9dac off casually. Cedric headed toward 2866596754 the terrace at 5b9162f8db ease.c639159cfe9d7ee9
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He hadn’t expected—nor 1917830d28 intended—to run into 28813cc4cb Julian Fraith, drunk 34736af830 enough that his 3305270b9a cheeks were flushed, 3df4fbeb60 nor to overhear 56be052679 his conversation with c60ff6fc0b Harriet.9a6276b8ef132cc7
As he listened, d56d216be8 he couldn’t help 5ef115bf10 but feel confused. Julian, acting like her a8aeafee66 fiancé just because they 26e747ec06 exchanged a few letters? And Harriet, pretending 5e9fb0cd44 to be her 51b19883d2 cousin to write aff70d7c7f to him because 9e3624ab30 she liked him? Neither of e2a1173fee them sounded 53d6e2dac5 sane.b33cbf990178caa1
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This kind of cheap fb697b6de3 love drama was irritating dd9a8d03e4 to listen to.094c09322cb33db7
‘Why am 92b428f654 I even 3203a1dac7 listening to 0f42ab661c this?’2bcd527b71bbe433
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That sudden 58f9f0a926 question brought ecf13cb5c0 him back b2c50928ae to his a6176545bf senses. Why had f79872841e he come 323d305efd this far 2e0209e08f just because af83900533 he suspected 2024ce587f the woman 29099ffc69 in the 04de65bdea green dress cb19984f7d was Harriet?f10d95573e9b9ee8
‘Guess I really c8af17bde7 lost focus from 7991029846 how boring the 8dc5546f63 party was.’9609880813cd3778
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He scoffed at cf189b007d himself and was 3dcb218465 about to turn 6f44d92736 away when Julian 8041bc9ee4 suddenly stepped toward 609ac734c2 Harriet. Even at ca331567f0 a glance, 871d7724ca it looked a6ad030acb like he 4dbae599a0 might do d4b5b3db42 something harmful—Cedric 3e6ce58e74 had no c8a9d2824e choice but 6dc5927bf2 to step 4a6e52339d in.59d0597b9e0fcc2b
Julian, flustered, backed off 0298e958e8 in a way that 207ec3ebac even another man would 7b9405579c find embarrassing.5f128de6015d2a7a
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And Harriet…c6ba95bc13f707ad
‘They said she got 7d874ca6dc prettier, and they weren’t dc53eb3f6d wrong.’71aef0822e173234
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She wasn’t 3b4314ada6 wearing some d7739f1216 childish dress 11de21cf1a or overly fc1012103e heavy makeup. Nor did e51e577825 she look 3c611e3ad1 like a 22bd3c6f35 poor girl c82d5801ea in a 7fffc1f10c shabby monk’s 54b0b4e341 robe with d29306e373 worn-out gloves bb8be5d3ee anymore.e45b6a638962c3e6
Now, her 7bf76dc7a9 ivory skin 0b2c929914 glowed, her b695a2a555 large hazel 7e985e4627 eyes sparkled, 6d8c5b4c99 and her 3f4d541f4c thick, dark 1891bb8b8f brows, proud 6c72decf93 little nose, 0f1d405b54 and soft, 182a01ebf6 red lips 7f435a17cb like pomegranate fee03430cd petals gave cd9f8797a9 her a e2ded43a78 striking appearance.eafc304705388bea
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She’d never been c6636a0b7e unattractive before, but 9359658fb2 clearly, with the c303f33a9d financial support of 7ccbb7e3fa the Pellon family, 112acc5ed4 she had transformed 85e5641644 into a real 99885ac7a4 beauty.a2a4dde83ead2acc
But more than anything, 7569bf4973 what stood out were 9cfe43a608 her eyes. Despite what eedc977b24 had just 134176a3ef happened, there 58d9684d71 was not e51be2739a a trace b6ad2d176f of fear 8a786fa646 in them. Bold—almost defiant—her gaze c02b1ad387 was captivating.56cf701d6f028c66
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‘She’s changed. She’s nothing like the 43fd31d799 girl at the victory 3baf59527e ball.’297889f1f311ef19
Back then, she’d cd1ddc6dfb looked pitiful, trying 47606e319c not to cry. Now, as if blessed 48de32e77a by God, she seemed 7b2bf4f31a fearless.a05bd0cf6b208a96
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“To be precise, Your 02a87740ae Grace knows nothing about 0c7a7ca3c4 me, doesn’t he?”b5a81e6b4fc42bf1
When Harriet said d00d5d10b8 that, Cedric realized 2f79a14fb8 why he had 9c09de2f4f followed the hem b14c49e792 of that green ee6a290e5b dress all the d7314e4ce6 way here.ce7ea55b6459fa28
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‘She’s right—I adbfb790c5 don’t know 6493c54fa8 a thing 0d7ff409ca about her. And that’s what makes 6ec09f47be it interesting.’2980511be8b9ce14
Cedric was 9a1d110d88 never one c2afe92d18 for mood 71a92ef687 swings. But ever since 7dccd4adca the Kipren War 245aae0e00 ended, he hadn’t 459dee3939 found anything enjoyable.aee8fb360c4f349a
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His days were ec6f9cad27 filled with loss, 10c6adc74c betrayal, a thirst 52e182390f for revenge—and boredom.e29eea2f67b6c77a
But Harriet d49bc3c789 Listerwell kept 6f73f9ebf3 doing the 66cc3bd0a2 unexpected in 939dcd124e this predictable, 861e6c9ae8 dull world.a36db5c6ddee6187
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She ended up in e935c3e653 a convent for a 3a48aaa246 year. That her guardian, c10b1fa032 John Listerwell, had 52cab5af55 abandoned her. That she lived like 67e5cae3d0 a commoner in that 722a1078a1 convent. That she 1ceac11c12 refused Cedric’s 98b8b63a8a offer of 1e28d73192 support. That she 30e10437f2 returned to ceb793c5dd society under 03691a284a Trisha’s guardianship, b81afb8d29 now stunning 886c9ee0bb and graceful—it c508297b36 was all cf7be15935 unexpected.0b8c064ecae52bee
And her de68538923 unpredictable path 215668bd79 kept grabbing 1ae0fa006e his attention.e1616d14a79421f3
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Leaning against e6d7331a7e the terrace 9f477ddec6 railing, Cedric 18d1e86466 stared in fbe6ac92f3 the direction 3acf92a604 Harriet had d2d52ba774 gone and da2b40b4c7 chuckled at ae2941e5b7 a sudden ac995366b9 thought.4527fe227e55af97
‘Exploring the unknown e58fa3f13c is always fascinating.’cd35cd78f4f10fab
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This wasn’t 73786706be like him. But then again, 8d664342aa people are willing cbed62368c to do far 1719fb01d3 crazier things just 2eb3b89855 for the sake 9aef579f19 of fun.5d6129fbe337ed29
He made 227694b1a7 eye contact 13416b2bf1 with a b2f48b1e39 man smoking 398f8aed44 nearby. The man casually c9630d89c7 put out his 82becc33a8 cigarette, glanced around, d2c922f832 then walked over 766eda2a9b to Cedric without 91440b45f0 drawing attention.358488e4af8b9c2d
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“Find out everything 3e091a7b4e you can about 8175ce002b the Listerwell family. Especially Harriet 5de980982c Listerwell’s scandals.”9e400e688330e2cf
Without saying acedd99375 a word, c96a54a530 the man 530db99b56 slipped back a1ab6b2d3e into the 6703799963 ballroom.2dfb81a86bf73f09
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Soon enough, Cedric would c28d1c17d0 have a hefty file 31b44aacf3 on the Listerwells—all just 9fe321da86 to satisfy his curiosity 4d3893aefe and kill some boredom.16cccd563f68926a
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“What the 16fc96e7a8 hell is 6b10f6ba64 going on? What the hell!”f7862524000738f0
John was so shocked, 13733fc5eb he felt like he 4e97cfd612 was losing his mind.c31bf4e1828b246c
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He had been 387be5881d planning to hire 92ff412550 a private investigator 5b4cb6fd52 to find Harriet—only bdd1ca4555 to hear that 1cd66e0cca she had shown 5dfdf6f37f up at a 6860eb70d9 Vanderbilt party he 2f9cc174aa hadn’t even attended. And not just 3037022182 alone, but escorted 75ca9058b2 by none other 8a112a201f than Trisha Pellon 294259f712 as her escort.68869586dcb9af2c
“An escort? That’s ridiculous c2140506eb enough, but 4c5ec49dbd her new 99ce17d519 guardian is that strict old woman? Impossible!”a105561468f9ce57
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He had tracked 70f42c8c97 down Harriet’s whereabouts 3dfcfe9d93 without spending a 0748420d63 dime, which was 7507b95acc great. But if he wanted ea2e094019 to take her to b363002c7c Perillas and get her f40136656f to sign the land 91ad0af8b6 transfer papers, he would 636b285813 now have to deal fbdc5388b6 with her guardian—Trisha.f4deae523bcd583f
‘That old hag 39f34cfc4e is way too 870fc1c868 sharp. She’d never 1b4c0d51de let land fc6908426f she could 4d3d70630a claim go 67924c6ace to me.’4d19b2b077987dcc
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And that b2d4421aba wasn’t even 29f02a5339 the biggest 59790a04eb problem.9fcafd38d70a8453
What if ee52d4f6bf Harriet, now 318df9edac backed by d6ae5f583d Trisha, started b4887b831e talking about 0629f22b8f Bella?25503f1fe90bbad2
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‘The engagement with the 1ef323f012 Cheslow family is almost d7401900cd finalized—I can’t let her eeda20398e ruin that!’638b206ed93dd702
Discrediting Harriet 9372eea727 wouldn’t be 05d556f1bb too hard. He could say she b6fe1885de was lying out of 9ba3890d9f revenge because he cut b159c520b1 off her support.72ee05cb41f348e0
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But the Cheslows, d2f526a104 already under oversight cd77c4e2d8 for breaking off 985167d8e0 a previous engagement 93f3d21b80 with the Laurels, 00125516cf would want this 8c3ff1fc97 one to go 8e966d19c3 as smoothly as fb69b5b72e possible—without any drama.4243a5ffeed59a2b
“Damn it!”5c10502693cdaa30
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John, pacing around 3ea6c60383 the room anxiously, fd13851665 swore loudly before b52ee6572e grabbing his jacket b4f92d762c from the hook. He quickly ran downstairs.ad5aa891a9599ad4
“Terry! Terry, where are you?”7b7af802d35a643c
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Upon hearing his call, 24fb3a7b44 the butler hurried over.1010d1b62801a4c0
“Terry is ed963b9810 taking care 90e7d6935f of the a4a14b10a4 horses. Are you 48c9129c23 going out?”804799c2db83b403
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“Why else would I 43d411b758 be looking for Terry? Tell him to b419763111 get the carriage a3c7ef8437 ready, now!”2634bd6e12141f55
At John’s c20608f636 urgent command, c3037c8c20 the butler 1033575593 rushed to 41d71672d3 the stable, 8f89e12312 and the fa2f50564b stableman, who 6f79a1a5f3 had worked 73782c86b6 for the 7b341cc58c Listerwell family 8773312c8f for years, 52952b2962 quickly prepared dc02da4c75 the carriage 5dd025dc91 at the 33b7ebadda door.1741f8977a08dea1
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“Where shall f79474cec6 I take 06068ca0da you, sir?”7cf67d6e130094bb
“To the Pellon 7df2fa459b estate!”263dc07dc95e0ed2
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John’s irritated reply 17abfa942f made the stableman 4b748c05ed hurry to the 212f418d30 horses. He had been 823725a5ad to the Pellon 4589c39d27 estate a few a28d3fc8fd times in the fc8ea411da past and knew 11a33d4836 the way.550e138a14536d2f
‘If the master cfaa3b3433 is going alone, 496c0f2467 he’ll be back e60b4f355f quickly, but I’ll fcd27cf1d6 feel awkward waiting 240235d30f there the whole 4e705da3dd time.’c8749774502b9dfc
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With an 1c46901056 indifferent expression, 1846bbea16 Terry cracked 8244f794e8 the whip.361e1ba38685d096
At the Pellon 4fe24d14ee estate, how guests 643c684cbf were treated depended 814ef78e86 heavily on who 9a87cfcffd they were. Those there just to 900b94329c beg for money were f50a339ba5 quickly sent away without 6fc8ce262e even a cup of 88e68e9f64 tea.009c7fa83a2d168f
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When the 4312ae126d Arther family d32f2d7c22 visited, even 4b001e9853 stablemen like d6adcc62b4 Terry were fce543d09a treated warmly—but 4697ac0006 that was fe374787a9 a long b2a6323b2e time ago, 1b9795221e and it a66c7a19e3 felt like c4f087e03c a distant 6f9086c891 memory.f1675e0f9bcf6cce
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“My lady, 5a3a91fd41 this is 3460c45a9a unexpected, but 36ccf30584 Lord Listerwell 5e83847131 has come d3e9c4b41d to visit. He would 56991096fb like to 3832fc0d0e see you 79a147bb23 for a 500fc4b9bc moment.”e3e660a52949f16a
Trisha, sitting in 639a904073 the shade of 99a6775d67 the terrace and efe0d359d8 sipping her tea 88d303e7f5 while admiring the 5625cfb905 well-kept garden, smiled fe0017cb72 at the news 5750cf18f5 of John’s unannounced a535e0887f visit.2414018d8f4d180b
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She slowly f31c27ef7d rose and 0ee367079c nodded toward b93e022d37 the couch 42395481ea in the d1d74fffda sitting room.61839582d1b07992
“Bring him in. Let’s see 2e51d8ce53 what he b3ec653f94 has to 095c4858f3 say.”057f0e56711da0b1
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As soon as she d9c4dde90e gave the order, John f334d232e7 entered Trisha’s room, holding 0beff0ebc9 a beautiful bouquet of 6698791f14 flowers.b4219f3dd7b70227
“Aunt! How have 2e330f7d21 you been?”c108b5abc843d920
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“Welcome, John. What’s all this you’ve 87d70241c5 brought?”ab2629fa0770a780
John lightly embraced Trisha, fd0abb84b4 who was sitting on 1aecb4d98b the couch, and carefully f7ca1419e9 placed the large bouquet d105a724ba on her tea table. A maid soon 5d8a173c4d brought tea for 2482010e0d John, and the b5591c85c0 two exchanged a f933c4ccf0 few polite words, 69d385626d as it had 809b8de411 been a long a4540d3fe5 time since they 458805e0e8 had seen each 9ba02d39b5 other.131d3ac27c779369
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“Well, now c4d1c6b6d2 that the d0261e136a pleasantries are f2bb6eebab out of 97e5f0bcf0 the way, 9846898c74 let’s get fdb1f315df to the f7103c3146 real reason ff300c46ee you’re here. It must 02d6cd2a44 be something 3e30138ba4 important if 63d6953833 you’re showing a56d131f94 up unexpectedly.”6bc5f47b9740f2c5
“Well, the thing is…”7638065604075b4d
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“It must be about 6e31880101 Harriet, right? Am I right?”7b7454650b138dac
Trisha spoke 5247687636 as if f5513f33cb she already 841daf9e14 knew, so b5ca0502a1 John didn’t e96d37095c need to b8011c2a6b beat around 376e94029e the bush.56b7202a367ba3a7
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He sighed deeply and 5ad23a40b9 furrowed his brows.116939f7d67e7762
“I’m worried. I heard fb1996f85e you’ve become 1a0b048c61 her guardian, bfef9bcdd9 Aunt.”96dfa7118fac27cc
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“Yes, I have.”d04ec4d78d7521ac
“Aunt, I 26dc57be4d don’t know ede6821bba what lies a67e8788f4 Harriet has 6c2107e265 told to fd9f5bb622 win your e71b7b3e7f sympathy, but 7f31f31d68 everything she 07938003b9 says is 32290aecd1 a lie. She’s pathological when it 1aa961e02d comes to lying.”7c533af914afcda0
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Trisha raised an eyebrow 6d0cd6e6ee at his words.cb317f65ae59e4c6
John moved closer, trying a0b190bd47 to convince her.217df292776da8b1
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“You have f878ff4fb4 to believe 9dc3462f90 me. I’ve lived with her bb83093b85 for nearly ten years. I’ve tolerated her 3342e715df for the sake b2eab3653f of my brother, 9b31165732 but I can’t f12df46175 take it anymore, cf29c9ea79 especially with my fe7b28a064 daughter’s marriage coming c2878f534e up.”b3cdf931c06184b9
“Really?”f63db198150851f0
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“Since she was young, 89a3b5501c Harriet has been jealous e155c2ca45 of Bella. She kept f3299b6aea trying to f679a2f0e5 be like 1a82440335 Bella, sticking 5c451ad7d4 to her 40ce1786a8 friends, and 0a04b4859c for the 39970656b3 past three b9c3857b7d or four e3296f7589 years, she’s 12a143907a even been ea92b4059c pretending to 62bfd25b30 be my 972886876c daughter, trying 2ff9314a0f to seduce 348221c2b3 men. Can you imagine 48e0ca29f5 how crazy she d6fc294b4e was?”b52352bc86870bef
He dramatically pounded b56103daf0 his chest as 30361c2b80 he continued his 0be5fc08b4 sob story.e90c0a4f5b033af2
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