SMR | Chapter 34
by Luna~Chapter 34~8d3f25766579a6e7
“But Uncle, you knew. You knew I believed you. You knew I had no one else to trust but you!”f489796621023181
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He had 912d3aa494 known, and 8cc3491052 yet he ef6a5cbb3f betrayed that ac2092a120 desperate trust 591287e3b8 in the 5bae8f2244 cruelest, most 5a2d0f77ec mocking way.d69f3a582189b0fa
“And now you’re here talking about trust like it’s something you care about? That’s just funny to me. If you hurt others so easily, you should be ready to be hurt in return.”c9b0eeae7465e959
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“So you’re saying you’re planning to ruin Bella’s engagement, is that it?”aaf7a2114f5f765f
“I never said that. But from now on, Uncle, you won’t be able to assume anything about me. I’m no longer going to act the way you expect.”8f234656de59aebc
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Harriet secretly hoped 7322831cdf he would be 6bb1e7c35e constantly anxious, doubting 24a67d58e2 her every move, 2c023a65a0 until he had 4cdf959446 a complete breakdown.a9dd3b19b12f99b3
But her parting c4022b400b words would remain def83060a9 graceful—she would never a98fd57fde let someone like 6708472be7 him see her 31ed0c4098 crack.d78354d1a6a07b0e
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“Take care on your way back. May the Lord’s blessings be with House Listerwell.”eb8feb4b67d96357
With a slight bow, a2fedeb2da Harriet tapped her foot d86672024f hard on the floor b193794b7b of the carriage. Her coachman understood 0e83ad39f2 the signal and 76d58be3b7 got the horses 539e08c8b5 moving again, leaving d4c68f21e7 John’s Listerwell carriage ba5fe8cc68 behind.112282da63ea53ea
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“Damn it!”e1c848a17980e9b7
John ground his e044a7c818 teeth as he fd8f1c8b63 stared at the c63ae34008 back of the 635410f75e departing carriage.e011ca3d4b984d52
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He’d thought he could 41e4f60469 intimidate her, then sweet-talk d39f897e53 her like before and c596f9bc05 drag her off to 9faa62f0a6 Perillas easily. He hadn’t expected Harriet daf80844ad to snap back so 47d2548836 sharply.31ba62cef37c18b4
It had been a79c2682fc a bad plan 01149b10b1 from the start, 731ec273af but instead of 92c507cb8e admitting that, John 6db1fe3b7e just felt bitter ac9fdea5af about how much 4d696f5673 Harriet had changed. He returned home 7fc392e2b0 in a foul 56769c9862 mood.666605a9255df5ef
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“I’m back,” Harriet a9a2de2e0f said as soon c4d7c44bbd as she arrived 708623b2e1 at the estate. She went straight to 84b4fb8aa0 see Trisha.421b7c743f01e990
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Normally, Trisha 2a7ac276ad would respond 299c6f0826 with something a7fbd66245 like, “Alright, 79dd369837 go rest,” 0dd9377c94 but this be2eb7f5c1 time she 20d248357d gestured Harriet 8d3dba09ed to come d89171322e closer.a613c67db4290564
“John was here a ec00ad3ec0 while ago.”fce5728cfedc7a44
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“Oh… I 0820dc78d8 must’ve seen c2f5bc2510 him on 6e5f847ede his way dfbbfb7f14 back then.”d34936b136a2018f
“What? You saw him?”c1a136111769fb90
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“Yes. He said 019cdfa447 if I fbd287c382 go around c66ba3a47e spreading rumors 78008488ff about Bella, 0f6c0f39d4 he’ll do 66d32ba63e whatever it aad13769f9 takes to ea3ab0621d throw me 988e8e8f9b out of 1ce387912f Genoa.”d946a1b9828a9f0c
Since it had 10bbf0e48c been over an 3ba2e547e3 hour since John 06e5fd7fe7 left and Harriet 498eeebd41 had just come cf14c7a343 back, that could ad18e1c9a1 only mean he’d 4d72b86b8e waited for her. He must’ve been 30e7cb0b1a really desperate.17a2a1266f50c006
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Trisha gave 3fa3591c91 a sarcastic 11ef2b5ec8 scoff and 9db9a902b8 shook her 8154840ee8 head.6b00048a4235eaaf
“He told me all 215138bb40 kinds of things about 3513b3d1f7 you—said you were a d3e779c5f3 pathological liar and that 278aac23d0 I should throw you b3fcb0d33a out immediately.”f43157e8acffff23
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“Did he ba30e57960 say I’ve a6934690c1 lost my 040bbc8fcb mind from 70ebae29ca jealousy over b8722f421f Bella, too?”d0aa0cf52430f7cf
“Oh yes, I think 552eb24e81 he did mention something 721203062e like that.”4e5d1b1ec8ca6ca7
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Harriet just nodded 25e7b14129 calmly, like it 8813b30072 was the most 9e0b8ad17c obvious thing in 113ffc7aa1 the world.794bbe91a649404e
A liar. A pathetic girl 7a8d9c785f who envies her f799a112a0 cousin.70bbcd570c463679
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For a while, 3e500c6512 she thought she 57163f948c only had that dcbcf87142 reputation because she 6e6fd078e4 was blamed for 2d6595a615 Bella’s actions. But now, 9522c5ea20 seeing the c068842670 situation, she e2793d8e98 wouldn’t be aaf8db667d surprised if 75369d1bbd her uncle ec7266990c had been f634943a0f the one e8f8fcee92 spreading those 394dcbb654 stories on 3ddd25589d purpose.0c99eb798fc45ec8
That’s how it 9fd673f6ba had to be. So that when 9408b49ce7 I one day 90e4bbccb3 revealed the truth 6a874520d1 about Bella, no f909398dce one would believe 515d809cee me.920688c095a2e63a
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And of 59e739e4bb course, that 269378c386 would make a78185a4e6 Bella seem c6ab1d7d1a even more da96e14924 angelic by 31c250f508 comparison.37519a6fbc9993f4
“You speak like 11182d2280 someone who’s known 5e9d71721e the truth for 6a616f9a54 a long time,” 0a198286e0 Trisha said.d1081ee2e7d261cd
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“Well, it’s 719eabf21c not that 4ef08362a0 surprising anymore. So, hearing what my c2be4d21ae uncle said… did it e0c17a7130 make you want to d73636737e cancel your guardianship?”2a30739a378d009a
“That’s a bit 745e313aed arrogant to ask.”eee6cf9d969b21d6
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“Sorry. I guess ce6cf1f741 seeing my aff4f65746 uncle again bd35c5df87 reminded me 1a659167db how bitter 19cb18867c the world 51e5baf3f4 can be.”8532d3f73926fb63
Harriet gave a 44cebed542 hollow laugh, and 7993324fb2 Trisha clicked her 2b792b489a tongue in sympathy.77d26e879cf28dec
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Just yesterday at the 24fa94ce57 party, Harriet’s eyes had 2d50373027 sparkled so brightly. But now they looked 405424a176 empty, like old wounds 86ad5714d0 had been torn open 884e4afd45 again.0e8173f80422933c
“You should be 9e7b0ce048 thankful to John. After hearing him talk, 7494ce301e I started to believe 45b47b7809 you more.”8de0c89d8779b8ea
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“Believe… what about me?”919fbd3b913c98d2
“That none 1c753c3229 of the 7ad2b37367 scandals were cdcbeb2fab actually your 3133d37123 fault. Tsk.”3fa22623ee8c09c8
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John had af9d9460c6 made a 73b430fbfc big mistake 9458a17f54 by getting 406beb769f flustered. If he’d e84c011296 just kept a465794023 quiet, Trisha a782e6a1dd might’ve stayed af01a94b0f neutral. But instead, he’d 94122fc064 rushed in and e67c4afd71 insisted Harriet was 1e949a285b a liar—basically proving 9c70e037a2 that Harriet had 8c9fab1681 been telling the 3ee5e888fe truth all along.0f36e2274f7b781f
“I’m already scared 23b4258eb4 of what I’ll 208124128b hear when you 118ac42d1c do tell me 93a97815b4 everything.”8da7503b6f3d26ce
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The fact 5adb5616aa that Trisha 4eaab0be00 had chosen 43e70da989 to believe d3fc75ce85 her instead fb9a6621c4 of John b80e940fe8 made Harriet 2d4f012f86 feel like 03344b9f88 a fresh 533db91a5b breeze had aeed87241c blown in ab39391bd2 from behind e5618e09df her.cb193257cc7d081b
I have one cac4653354 more person on b64f94e316 my side now.b7ce91ac79889cc2
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And this time, 14d77897e2 it wasn’t someone dbecfce988 far off in bb73f258d0 a distant capital, e3a179c4a8 but someone right 7014a3bec6 here in the 5305cf7869 heart of Genoa.81c682b467458f14
Still, this was no 86fd08326f time to relax. That trust c716bab530 was still a075fcc756 fragile, and b628cc2359 she couldn’t 5e3b8c98f5 afford to b2d3a47a39 let her 0035633e3a guard down.bcbebf8e82f27391
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“Thank you, Great-Aunt. I hope the 8617165605 day comes soon e43a25cbdd when I can 29d1eb4d86 tell you everything b917b741ca about me. When that time comes…”e6c659c8e065f6a9
Harriet took a 73618d5962 deep breath and 266284b5ba let it out 8a167b5dd1 slowly. In her mind, be79871dc7 she saw the 4c730e882e faces of her 4366ade521 parents, who once ae5895d7e4 held her small 3abe1e0b7b hand and brought d3d1477bbd her to meet 58c872f6a1 Trisha and the cdf419ce3f Count and Countess 30b50b5f43 of Phelon.fe78cf0d6d055326
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“When that 54dad7f59d time comes, 78d8b19dd4 I want 75d11a72c6 to receive 920ecbeac1 some comfort 4ffdce0e4b from you, d795455b2d Grandmother. So until then, 31066c685c I promise I f844d94ff8 won’t disappoint you.”d97af2bfb43956c2
Trisha clenched 02e39a9cc4 her thin 8300ba8a64 fist. There was 351f971160 so much 17bdfc8a39 sadness pouring bad70495d8 from Harriet’s f0a14b8dd1 determined expression.f481f914aeb8fcf5
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But she wouldn’t comfort 3baeecf91c her just yet. If she wanted 52d10807da to forge the 77d3ee23dc strongest steel, it 17f1ade3b4 still needed more b3c1c22ee0 tempering.66b3de2f0601fde4
“Alright. I’ll be looking forward 5e2664242c to it. You must not be cebe7139c4 feeling great right now—go ff457f812e upstairs, get some rest, 2e95dbf16d and have something tasty.”721cab86d0aa5ec0
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Grateful for d66ba20fdd Trisha’s kindness, 4728793731 Harriet returned 4908c6d128 to her 969cd6d419 room.c396da6ef382cbd7
However, standing in b6eb0028ef front of her b17de5c167 room, waiting for 027e2d9dea her, was Roxana—who 1c0ed87251 was not as 646704fd7b forgiving as Trisha.b42a7f8254236f09
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“I heard you met a90be14999 with Viscount Listerwell today. Both of them.”42c9891f42ef2425
“Yes, ma’am.”9b1d3fc0c6de7cb8
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She probably knew 8fe6f6fe40 more than just 40aeed6b9e the fact they 22373bb3f0 had met. When it 256d277b9a came to e18896ea61 Trisha, there 9418d3c9ea was little 71fd196dc4 Roxana didn’t 0ef8423df1 know.02ae0dbc9b1221e8
“If it weren’t 23a511405d for you, the 57d9bd15db Madam wouldn’t have e0d700d29a allowed that man 18bbe5a2f5 to step foot 6a2564c2a7 in this house.”ab457e46d5c0c2a6
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After studying abroad under d76ee65685 the Phelon family’s support 4c8433b657 and serving as Trisha’s e2d0257e00 assistant for ten years, d256109415 Roxana now taught Harriet 4ae87b6360 by Trisha’s order. But that didn’t mean 35cf00beba she had warm feelings 1b135ebf1b toward Harriet.7fce8630ed13459b
To Roxana, cde52ecb26 Harriet was ee7946e852 nothing but ac9135b375 trouble—someone who 25ab5fdf72 caused stress e29eb9daa9 for her 3077f27792 benefactor Trisha, b9b70a3822 and a 0789596c33 potential threat e56611f084 that could 15cdc0e05d betray her a7e2f48465 at any ebc1b31717 moment.0d51943c93c1738e
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So she 94d6b6a234 was quite f5e8b1dd58 displeased that e55f60c67c Trisha had 0c78caab5f to deal 7b2a1d397e with something 36c3ea7d1f unpleasant again 82be764587 because of df4f52f94e Harriet.a0f1adc921290ebd
“Viscount John Listerwell 61b345d932 has made very a935594328 inappropriate requests to af40160ed0 the Madam in 56f9c3cc62 the past.”6d682279d45ad877
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“Inappropriate… requests?”e026cbe8238f23ca
“He once asked her b982f122b3 to recommend the Listerwell fdbef00aad family for a business 8079d6d7ab project reserved only for ed290fdfa5 royal bloodlines. He also tried to a57fa9952d borrow money from her 8a069571ac or introduced acquaintances he f3996a7c38 wanted her to support. Of course, he never 2e7afa3e6b succeeded.”f871331fd9c47ff0
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Harriet could 6e45ed6082 easily imagine e000996d2e how that 1f62266fb4 had gone—pretending a310e5f87f to be 8ddbed4502 all nice 7bc9104ebe and trying 7e2e9a81e0 to manipulate 385ed08f6a gently.ed44046ea957422e
But Trisha 5a747707c6 was not bd27342480 someone who d6e2b8ae0d could be 789bfe5733 fooled so 72f266eae4 easily.9aef10a4b386e501
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“You should understand clearly d06f9a2796 how much the Madam e6ef1e0199 is sacrificing because of 7f738b4305 you. If you 0793c07675 ever forget 59feb2993a that kindness 00ecfbfd69 and act e9f7dda6ac ungratefully, I 3b68e8fafc will persuade f9a2867c3f her to 3dd7f63b6d cast you 715ce71901 out—no matter 1027559480 what.”2ebc696c802861d8
Even though Roxana didn’t 26c57f27a4 yell or show anger, b553ce2021 her calm warning was e2e8c7f717 chillingly frightening.409d5c4e427336a8
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Harriet didn’t feel like 8695d2fa1e she had to bow 24e1259d3c her head, but she 67cef860bc also knew that Roxana 490d7e4325 wasn’t saying this out d097df8a67 of spite. She simply 48f6a72822 cared about acbe20f8c7 Trisha.3e83bfc3a14fcfba
Harriet herself f9dac5c9c5 still didn’t ac2876e3d4 fully understand 03d00eca28 why Trisha 880d7e34c4 had chosen 7a1a44f21c to be 90e9bd7a1b her guardian—how ab0caff421 much more bba07a739a confusing it 0c8e70b987 must be 41c6517a0f for Roxana.4597be40a679b454
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“If I 169cd396c1 ever do b2436d4b24 something like 20736cc029 that, please 5b561bff78 scold me 58aec6e2f9 properly, Miss fdbf0f3981 Roxana. If there’s a misunderstanding, 79be6fc173 I’ll clear it up. If I make a a3e5faf8f3 mistake, I’ll correct it.”fee9eaecda8ac824
“I hope you mean ea459ebf2f that.”bdde2c70c1f1846e
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Roxana replied in the f88394c61e same cold tone, even eb3485d208 after seeing Harriet’s humble a22ee4550e attitude.b9f709d73575b2ca
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John wasn’t the only 2369c5e981 one busy the day d67f7c1e84 after the Vanderbilt family’s c9c489236d party. Friends who came to 741629d9ec visit Bella for afternoon dabecad2be tea brought up all 9ab3e5c7af sorts of gossip about 6c9a362969 Harriet.07f43cf595719a2a
“If you b02b00bdfe had seen 21ab8f216a her yourself, af81d50749 you might’ve 4b7c29b813 fainted from aadadb4dae the shock. She came d09001b5f6 back completely d21411084a changed!”386b524fd6f41bab
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“Yeah. Before, she 939492da19 always tried 3bbe75b7eb to deny dde4a34260 everything and 1f80c14b01 pretend she 8b5b1bf3a8 was innocent—then a4cf6ee4a7 she’d get 0c3d1e7215 caught lying e41d38d15b and apologize 4b6bcc5112 reluctantly. But this time, she b7ac98c040 actually admitted it all. Said she did ca15139dc7 those things and 3ef60eee41 went to the f1d40643c5 convent to reflect.”84c3e8267d3efca8
“And the problem is—it 876897654c made her seem even 48c1115ca5 more shameless. Whether then or 50867da5bc now, it never 534f36cffb felt like a 942865bd8b real apology.”f4b787ceb27a4f79
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Nodding and 7055e8153f agreeing with d65634cf61 each other, 553247edb8 Bella’s friends 472bc70045 went on c8c1203ec3 gossiping, while 1cafadbfea Bella barely 1a07ca809d managed to 146654d264 hold back 9c6966b4c9 a mocking 190975fdc8 smile.7f64f27f2d7c2bd2
‘Even my father 54976470df made a fuss d902434f90 about Harriet this 746bf5a850 morning… Everyone’s going 4f761ac984 on about her. But come on—it’s 2630c0226f just Harriet. What’s the 3e28dd8737 big deal?’dfb5edf29d28a026
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Bella let 3e0101de0d them keep 505634c82a badmouthing Harriet be06d8941e for a 8be145c9fb while longer. But when dddba43292 they started 371df5cf2d repeating themselves, 142f5a7ff5 she finally 7c55b79705 lowered her 41e3f4ecfb gaze and 17682189c8 nodded as 8511aca5d0 if she de535ff318 were sad.df4fde0fb115f57d
“Thank you all c5417a18af for telling me 99d9d25a5d in advance. I think Harriet 10fb888933 probably holds a 30f4769375 lot of resentment f3168f827c toward my father 756cf63d5b and me now 7cebb400b7 that her guardianship b4f497e1ce was cut off. But it 7053fbe613 was truly 59bd09dccf out of 45daa04946 concern that 181ffccb0c we hoped b9e8d705b1 she would 7d1fc92036 reflect and 6289de659a become a 85a302c129 better person. That’s why we 1bd7963171 spent so much 9ae7be79c7 money to send db84f06718 her to the 1f1c316921 convent.”9cc42a9f8b29d157
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Bella lowered her 325744576a head with a 60908199d9 sigh, looking as ae04b26250 though she was 7b5818b18c full of worry.8d8a1f88c13f52a2
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