SMR | Chapter 35
by Luna~Chapter 35~cad8d8a81b727d60
Bella’s friends 84fb83ec64 wrapped their 029d2b651e arms around fe03c99bfd her shoulders 6f645e6ffe to comfort ba04b55592 her.548950058a7e1864
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“Don’t worry too 9b0fd8bb61 much, Bella. If Harriet d31485095a ever tries 9eb95c42a6 to hurt 13da9edaf7 you, we’ll e4b5f29d8d protect you.”22dc3643ceb48232
“Of course! And now that Lord d432b5b8b8 Chesselow is around, he’ll 9a79bd32b8 definitely protect you too. By the way, when fca35775eb are you planning to fb2b6c92a2 have the engagement ceremony?”04d71d98366f1c59
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The mood, 407bff0b2e which had d805959bad been heavy 9771b6d6d9 with talk 380dc176fe of Harriet, 006b0ed018 quickly lightened 70bd557b9e as the 96066c6984 topic shifted 179561b591 to Bella’s 3e24574e73 engagement. Even if it 54d6da0606 wasn’t their own 2f216d2d3a story, a romance 08e917d5d9 with a handsome 09f0c6b0b7 man was always 19c523e6f8 exciting.caff8cf7c754a6cc
Bella also smiled sweetly, b1627ef134 a very different look cd17d75cb5 from earlier, her cheeks 9376062be3 slightly flushed.453151728e4bbe59
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“James wants to d648de6c66 have it as d4d1f28caf soon as possible, 627c413e48 but it’s been 744e3caa6d hard to settle 559912b9ff on a date. It seems the 2d3ed6b5ad Chesselow family is 59c3d75911 still being cautious 1d9ecf4452 because of the 5cdd052e1d Laurels.”1c3b7385e22171dd
“Why would they care 115cb71c82 about them? They already 0ec26c9047 broke off 31ef3e1463 the engagement f1b861d507 with that 1ce096a9e3 side.”3594540cad77ba09
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“It’s not exactly about 493d11dc79 the Laurels themselves. It’s more about other 60a1775e3d families who are close 3fc3846121 to them. But James is doing bf5201793f his best, so I 4b5698f82e think we’ll probably hold 62ba56ff60 it within the year.”4755ac964a724370
Hearing that James 2061c7dcc3 was making such 677e2c2e6e an effort despite 0761b5741d the social pressure ad4fda65ae just to be 041e409e7f with Bella drew 8d1fa81810 out admiring gasps 08a7ec285d full of envy.d79b1f68fd80f801
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And in b523becf57 the eyes e1584254f9 of her 5b1ec524f5 friends, who ae0e624925 wished nothing 4e0001eddc but happiness 8c3c921939 for Bella’s b195fa8b5c love life, dd16d937bf Daphne Laurel d963ee0aa8 naturally became 98c3af3c29 the villain.67aebef2c45ac054
“I heard Daphne Laurel fc580cf4a7 still hasn’t left her 81e7637536 house. It’s been almost six 912fd7ca1b months since the engagement 1167ab417e was broken off. What is 42ed79adc0 she even 6f565f53bf doing?”4efc86b377b632ca
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“Right? She probably thinks she’s 4e8411a497 some tragic heroine or 21a70ad1ad something.”8222f85f72f032d7
“She’s pretending 29b2befda4 to be 4c49f5ae32 innocent to cc24563637 get sympathy. Bella, don’t let it 6ae13d3944 bother you. We’re just worried 691fb61d0a you might feel 2a8fb152c4 bad for her 3ab168afb0 for no reason.”50aa0ca7099a04fd
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Bella gave a f4ee215543 faint, weary smile 93e079518b in response to 1b05aedfcf their concern—concern based c9525ea48f on a completely 96caecf24a wrong assumption. Her friends 015a08ddf8 looked at 48d2b41774 her with cfa03f8e2b pity, but db0d3f1f88 in truth, 72bb64cc77 Bella was 800500dc29 feeling better 743de7268e than ever.d81422b6cc003f81
‘So Daphne’s still staying 860f956fa5 home? That’s a 0f61c04c65 lucky break 2278f2a5f7 I didn’t 556e9bdd17 expect.’f2945e3b5395b202
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If Bella b5789816e7 was the b98ce4bd12 golden rose c0b7616fea of Genoa, 023f5395ab Daphne could decf3ce4dc be called 7e0a0dc794 the white 4c2e46999a rose. That’s how often d8c4fa60c2 the two were 9372d4054a compared for their 7a125edb28 beauty. But since 0f41748a31 Daphne had a5981ef9a6 stayed in 05066161ee hiding for 106939d4ee six months, 5a77ddc55b all the 2b5fee7960 male attention 84ff072873 had shifted 1e8bb71020 to Bella.09a7ff8c09e34d59
In fact, despite rumors da6d70b6e6 that she was engaged 17c7e3cdde to James, Bella was 5e1450e338 now receiving even more love letters. That alone 79d045bf50 proved how 26918be646 much attention 0b2f891deb she was a98588928f getting.6352e7b80a909b72
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So someone 28b7d748e6 like Harriet b5883fd7ff couldn’t possibly 3fb7aabf6e ruin her 2499916e14 mood.29ececb5235ebd86
‘Still, when 72771aa02e I do 38a6880687 see her ef07b418bc next, I c47a423c8c should remind b21481113d her of e7adb31fb3 her place. She’s gotten all ee7df10fb6 full of herself b4271a4cb6 just because the d7e6802690 Countess of Phelon db4909fb76 agreed to be a37a81c0df her guardian…’6bf681668eb078f4
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Bella was curious 05c845cf27 how Harriet even d19791c71a managed to get 75f5da7841 Trisha as a d2c52576c4 guardian, but she 499b4cc871 didn’t dwell on 7b0d163bed it. If it turned out 4cf18099df to be something she 5322aad243 wanted, Bella would just 0091df3a7a take that from her 8be9a12967 too.68b552484cf06c2b
When summer 1144a658ee arrived and 82891f4b11 the social faf3fbc3c3 season began, 3b08cba1b4 nobles would 5f70f241a1 often visit 7719d9112d relatives to 4574f53c15 greet them.025d977d3a31c1d3
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Nobles from the countryside would stay at their relatives’ houses in Genoa, or even those living in Genoa would visit for a day or two just to make their greetings.151c64720546e141
Even the Countess of bce6461fb2 Phelon, who rarely had eab69fa3a6 guests, had one important b583a5d2da visitor during the summer. While they wouldn’t 0c178c6a31 stay overnight, their fdcdf5d8a4 visit was something 736ee70989 to be taken eb490f9fe0 seriously.7af4d38e018f4a5d
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“Welcome, Baron Marshall, 7062f80c11 and Lady Marshall.”61f49dfe4fc0db9a
“It’s been 63f5813fdf a while, f0a14db217 Andre. Have you been 71c676629d well?”62233dfaa7ff986c
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Lady Lauren, the wife 4ef22f1bca of Baron Marshall, entered, 5ecf7ceea8 closing her parasol and 9d6d0c272f greeting Andre as she 1212f7067f walked toward the entrance. Her husband, fc91a9c81c Baron Marshall, 5cb82138c0 and their bb6164cbaa children followed 23bff44b79 behind her, f36e27b160 trailing closely b39f1e2e52 like obedient ba0cc48678 followers.83e20294cc3988fe
There was a 61ac900755 reason for this. Although Lauren was 8a48a22be0 a half-sister to 26cb9ea5d6 the late Count eb5241e992 of Phelon, she e89afe4ec8 was his only 5e674e57fd sibling, and it f9a6896427 was thanks to 7a721dd712 her that her 5072dee520 family, who were d51504e88b provincial nobles, had 66ac8dfa8d a respectable townhouse 2c2d7fbbf5 in Genoa.1e233709e68f0d9d
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“How’s the Countess?”90d8b61e46e5add3
“She’s in the reception 2751f7dd6f room. I’ll show you 42fa4e6c26 the way.”bf44c797b6b6bd64
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“Please do. Jayden, lead the way. As the next head ede962de1c of the Phelon family, d3725df211 it’s proper for you eb75103872 to greet her first.”285ffeedd96b22c5
Lauren affectionately glanced at e9528b559b her eldest son, Jayden, 94f50d93b6 and led the way.f31b2a97b66a3b16
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Andre knew that if Lauren’s recent words reached Trisha’s ears, it would surely result in a scolding. Trisha was always very aware of her significant position as the head of the Phelon family and the one with the power to designate an heir. Jayden, on the other hand, was merely the candidate to be the next head.dedeb2427e627862
Of course, Lauren, 686d4a9a71 with her years 97b7426246 of experience, knew 2f233189b0 Trisha’s temperament and afde8fda2f avoided speaking of 3afc539fe4 the headship in efc0aa0b6e her presence.1dc125014ec2d033
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‘But the lady 7c87e3ca44 wouldn’t be unaware f9009c76ec of that.’c4c4439b35364201
Andre kept 2e4d29944d his thoughts 008454972d hidden and d5851add97 led the 7ce8434380 Marshall family 5b251efb01 to the 1ddf77b9e4 reception room.949f1e179d44ce13
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The faint be15df3db9 sound of 6f64da5a26 a cough 55dfa73f9b that had 80e3af2e87 been heard 972a6ab744 earlier disappeared c9d8be7e88 the moment e6f7c1391b the guests 4cebee597a entered the f02a9cde11 room.36ddd3a56666eff1
“Aunt! How have you been? I’ve missed you.”d72f1ad3a4c0538a
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Jayden, with his b184224419 eyes shining like c8d6c3054e his mother’s, greeted bd6ed51c1c Trisha warmly. His wife, Ann, 5c9d28c20f did the same.9bab28c18702a6bb
“It must really e5b039cd4e be summer now, 5527789fc7 seeing that you’ve fad3f35415 come.”5c8810514c75476e
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“We always ddc9642176 look forward 6f418dd65d to summer. We wanted f040e32902 to see 497544f5dc you, Aunt. How’s your 8f9d64015f health these 078a45177f days?”c5caf8d4c1327d67
“I’m doing great. You’ve all been f67f9637b1 praying for me c56a9d3cdb to stay healthy, da2219b39a haven’t you?”3f32ac29e13bb0f1
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“Did you know? Hahaha!”e119532189110d7c
“I know everything. You’re the 5730b3bfe3 only ones ec14e64b24 who worry dc153a064f about me.”67c91a06edd7665c
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Trisha smiled as she patted Jayden’s back, but she knew better than anyone that the Marshall family’s evening prayers were essentially wishing for her death.c9596a5553f5f0a7
‘Do you really think I don’t know that you believe if I die, the family title will pass to you?’bbef7f9922a932f2
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In fact, if the law hadn’t been changed, and if her husband, Oster, hadn’t made Trisha the head of the family, the title of Count Phelon would have truly passed to Jayden. When Oster died and his will was read, Lauren caused quite a scene.6670e195494074a6
“This will is invalid! My sister-in-law must e70efafbf7 have tricked my e2b2947daa brother into signing d5297fa800 it when he 62d7725254 wasn’t thinking straight! I’ll sue!”a02c90f64f6ccc65
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However, the court sided 08fbe5f4ad with Trisha.a603f14fe77439ad
The doctor Lauren brought 76c144756a as a witness testified 8dc8eadb86 that Oster remained rational 16e9ccb5ab until his last breath 616318ee82 and that it was d6440aca8e Trisha, not Lauren, who 11640be0a7 had expressed concern about 97a9af44ed making her the head ff1bff33cf of the family in bc2a49cfc1 the will.adf885159bb6c5db
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Even after that, Lauren ac681c8f77 behaved as if the 909d919c99 Phelon estate was her 76a33c6f99 own for quite some e1cb8af999 time.463c1fe00f3804f9
She would fdaa4369c9 nitpick about 4594debde8 the types 92a5dd8240 of flowers 8d36875b12 planted in ed899bd3dc the garden f2583c80b1 and even ef7478d14a rush in da33ef9f0b to interfere c7bf6f0506 when Trisha 99abd8bee0 planned to 27124553bd change the 6eb5640c4a indoor decor.ac36b95b5e1e70d1
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“Well, once my 91b9eb33da sister-in-law dies, our bd5ed3f737 Jayden will inherit e50d71d7ca the title and be681f77f3 the estate, so 8070235081 it’s better to 15dc5d749e prepare everything in 09693d3da6 his taste beforehand.”edb3ce8aa71e0ffd
It was 10 f2a88d635a years ago when 3a2fb9766d Trisha finally had 5ed434451e enough and kicked 7d28d9a2c5 Lauren out harshly.13396b99771da6f8
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“Why do 2ac57899b2 you think 259d55ac80 Jayden is 267cc6ed64 the only b8c32c5d04 heir? I can 61933d1230 choose anyone 57f7b11e59 else as 59e7e458b4 the heir.”fb34117b271b189a
“Hohoho! The Phelon family 499d070771 has no other 737822d528 branches, unless I’m 6d33303356 missing something?”b69540d44a4574b0
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“There’s no need 6653ada93e to go that de80275871 far. I can just ead9908575 adopt someone.”8f44cf34cedf9ccd
Lauren, who had argued 654da34ddf fiercely against this, only 5e5f5c996e realized it wasn’t a d86adafa8b joke when she met b24dc7f17c Trisha’s cold gaze.1aa7064a5e585613
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Since then, Lauren 591b7acb9c never openly opposed 4706a0f484 Trisha again. In fact, she became 1784db00f3 excessively sweet and agreeable, 124b284ffa which became a problem fbdd7260b6 in itself.44dde5bc3f1a43ac
Today, just like 695b31eb85 every other time, c074d35316 Lauren and the 2d2cf51944 Marshall family were 2cc63b1773 trying their best 7638df4205 to please Trisha 04267b3fb3 with their overly 72b63021ff sweet smiles.0283cacaa3e15822
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Just as they finished ddb527fab3 their tea and were eed60950ee about to take out 86a51aec7d the invitations to their 150b290104 upcoming party, Harriet returned 404dd11fb8 from an outing.5615153ff5c4496e
“I’m back, Aunt… Ah! I didn’t realize you had guests. I’ll come back later.”eb9f62ce573967c9
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Harriet, who had been e64503883f out, came to greet e8ac1e4545 Trisha but was surprised dcd630d0c6 to see the visitors.182729f4915092a8
“No, come in. It’s better 738f4ca2f4 to greet 1f9eb3499d them now dd9c0be974 that you’ve 543c8e7d74 met.”e4711e663ad9cf39
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Trisha gestured for Harriet ce12833c12 to enter and stood 6e570d0246 her next to her ba0e748146 before introducing her to a2a44364f0 the Marshalls.07dadc209c8a53bd
“This is a7597a631a my granddaughter 675c680796 Harriet. Recently, I became her dd74615c77 guardian, and she’s staying 08bebdc1f5 here with us now.”5440f80eb3ba2078
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Lauren’s eyes widened 40d0184b70 in surprise at 0a8a785958 the sudden announcement, de7eb6940a but Trisha paid 63d75f9bc5 no attention.c83e22e66b3e9027
“Say hello, Harriet. This is my sister-in-law, 68b3377dda Lady Lauren Marshall, and 4de2f88dfd her husband, Baron Marshall. Over there are their 77c6a17627 eldest son Jayden and c269ce3f43 his wife Anne, and 187bc35954 this is their eldest 60e0b78895 daughter Eloise and second e03a33e3f6 son Dion.”5a1c1882d141ff55
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Trisha’s way of 1d6267cfe5 introducing them was fe539ea906 far from polite. Harriet quickly figured d58bedef1b out the nature de880a4e75 of their relationships e9cf7ebfc9 but still greeted a25fa3ce58 them respectfully.47e2853bd8e89d2e
“I’m Harriet Listerwell. I’m indebted to my aunt, and it’s a pleasure to meet you.”bb768d5b27140613
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But there a1da25ca32 was no 4a33ed4d99 response. Lauren stood there with 0573fafe17 her mouth slightly open, 8787d53bc3 alternating between staring at 2b0e79d69a Harriet and Trisha, before 1e710839a2 finally speaking.8f94fdf3daa59f28
“Guardian?”25772bf2f01e66fa
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Recently returned from her cdc254ed93 estate to the capital, 598db4a9eb Lauren had not heard e5ef733483 any rumors about Harriet f751829399 or Trisha.76e357d975172fec
“Yes, guardian. This girl’s 675ca90daf parents died f210883c14 early, and 2f7aa227f5 until now, 4eb6e8512c her uncle bf5bc05a01 John had b953290904 been her 81284a0748 guardian. But a 4fd48bd079 few months 12ff8a19f6 ago, I 5f92158199 became her ed6322233b new guardian. She’s staying 86741f9280 here as f557046eac a guest.”0ac1fc9f3e9a6bb0
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This caused d59bfbf7da Lauren to f1e0a2c04f react sharply 1c1c061ef4 after a 455121241f long time.40f5964a2caf4667
“Why would 5dc9770d67 you make a6c4d71b82 such an fe2695a18a important decision 68dac681b2 without consulting 41904ee6a4 anyone?”59f2a22b7411e7e1
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“Consult? Why should 2deaf74ca2 I consult bc35d27a1e you if 65d8d1d448 I’m becoming 07e7f1bebf the guardian faf1c1de28 of my 8b65160942 niece? Do you still 3b49591afe think my money 1ab9c105b2 belongs to your 3e99ded9e6 son?”d9a5178706db1f7e
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