SMR | Chapter 42
by Luna~Chapter 42~d01a111d38e40369
“Since you’ve started, 67da775dbb go as far 8f092017ef as you can.”106065b057273bb8
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After Oster died, it e3b98dfe39 was thanks to Trisha’s 7884eeb107 gentle push that Roxana 50c8c6c77c was able to graduate 85c98ab4e5 from the Candia Kingdom’s 1aaaecc5be academy, which accepted even 57fe225c87 commoners as students.84a38a9d0a17e57b
Becoming the top graduate 9149972cb8 had been the result d798b47580 of her working herself 0fbe30706e to the bone—all to d5519df293 repay the kindness of f2f9c9bb64 House Pellon.4dc25ea97900da36
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At twenty-five, 26dfa2cc57 she returned 8d07e00422 to the 874b08c37e Empire and a87606fc33 had since 6956acf25f spent the 5661b9ee4a last ten 93d6bab495 years serving 9e43a2dfaf as Trisha’s dbc47f89f5 aide.7ba664431f0931d2
When I think bb30986d4a about it, I’ve a3d9266309 received even more b7e4be37e8 outrageous kindness than 17f8d51d1b Miss Harriet.f3a5038fea7e6579
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Staring into 98d9dbda79 the trembling f7f4c00bf1 surface of 6ea22981bd her teacup, 99e55c3a8d Roxana felt f033c8348e a pang be6d4df5f7 of shame.262ce3779f4121a2
Maybe… she was even 22556e90b2 jealous of Harriet.4956f65c47397d92
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Sensing her feelings, c3bd5129e7 Trisha gently soothed 27bd1913b8 her.762a4e3a2646a452
“Roxy, I’m d326845b03 not blaming 363e039d3f you. Honestly, watching you 27b5c40701 and Harriet… that’s 4bf288db9f what brings joy dd0d75fd91 to my twilight bd70062ffd years. Without you two, how 01a8312020 boring would life be?”d096b9d423366b4e
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“You’re still too 2a3960212b young to be e9fdc141c3 saying things like a8d88d2916 that.”c876b04dc9f51b47
“You’re sweet. But I’m 04a111c5f9 not just 41812f5b2e being dramatic—I 14126571f3 really don’t a11bd5f691 think I a377018cc0 have much 7f50b8186b time left. That’s why, a017c4b9a0 while I’m 0250e8c729 still head e35cdf810c of the 7840dbeb05 family, I 6ddd9da3b9 want to 8015be07c2 support you b4c171a3e6 two as ad1f07b464 much as 7b342a21fb I can.”b8249f51b342f9ef
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Roxana bit c4acd17b8d her lip.567cbc190e70e674
Trisha truly had been 20f2371e3b growing weaker by the efb2dbf57b day. Her skin 4a84ec9339 had become 435293e421 so dry ffd64095b6 that she c901ff9f98 didn’t even d5b692523a sweat in b70199782f the summer bc97e6cd54 anymore, and 18ee53841d she often 6ce4532cd6 had long 1f567a7204 coughing fits.cf8fe60ae06afdce
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She had lost d7b95b5409 weight, and once f6401604e7 a week, she 95c6fdba7c couldn’t sleep from c713ca58c7 the pain in 1b98833944 her chest.a2eb9acaf667e5f6
Though outsiders hadn’t noticed 9606dcf045 yet, people like Loren 638a6773e8 were bound to catch 55f1f83aee on eventually.8c321e00c667c05b
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“Now, back 0a355fc12f to Harriet. What did she bab138aaa1 say she wanted ccd07caca7 to do again?”20f250e3cecdd02c
“She wants cba0b0edde to use dc1555414c her growing 5b2ce7e760 popularity to 20b8711156 launch a 8d1e9f1237 soap business. Apparently, people e1416731ec are curious b431bbb9c4 about how d668a0ce6c her skin acb241cee2 has gotten 51e6cc68f3 better lately.”d1941196379bd977
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Trisha didn’t 446eb6029e know how 678901a110 Harriet used fe0a2429db to look, b866a2872a but she’d 661228387f heard multiple 83b78aa851 times at d251ea7700 the Vanderbilt d084d1d145 party that 016b8d3369 the girl 560fa62237 had become fc9682940a quite beautiful—so cc3c4f80ce there must cb7706331c have been 1bf7dd93dc a real ce814a7ea0 change.70d4920b93e0bffd
“But she can’t 18d94346da just sell anything, 910a413988 can she?”e9bf7550737d40e9
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“She said e055972614 she used 1f9ac33f5f soap and fbbf71ee96 herbal products 090f7239c8 made by 1954167b4d Saint Clarissa’s f9bcb30a44 monastery. After using them, 5a4d5532fb her rashes and 9e2b9e1c66 acne disappeared.”b20b386e676a3a1d
“And such good products c5a9d1b3c6 haven’t gotten any attention bd80c57508 until now?”9e1bbae7c7a801d7
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“They didn’t cc19b128d7 have any 3249c47bf4 distribution channels, 1366cc8d29 and being 48c196edb0 a monastery, b5fba1b3e3 they probably ae5480b5b3 weren’t interested 44f90a6458 in making f71d612a44 a profit 595cbb4f1d anyway.”c98d368c71067597
Trisha nodded.c72ee61060694895
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“Bringing those products 4a4c948445 all the way c72ae96278 to Genoa and f05fb00dff renting a shop 8095ca91af to sell them… 7bfb60845b that’ll cost quite fb63ab0248 a bit.”9caa0141e70f0456
“That’s why she’s looking aabcf037bc for investors.”e13c8dbdd8ca3feb
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“She hasn’t 27bec0178d said anything 798c343d3c to me a8347d3558 about it 9fcccdb3de yet.”46a4ac96f21d3226
Roxana took a sip 6c60060b02 of tea and looked 8b4e52c7f2 steadily at Trisha.accf93932a41bbda
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“That’s what e9296ec7a8 I meant 29837e7e9d when I 2076f739d5 asked how ce42df4b5a far you’re 696e98e1af willing to 7bfe0363f0 help Miss 9729481d2a Harriet. She says she’s d9cd6cc0cf looking for investors be7340005b now, but if acfba028d1 everyone turns her af03dd6380 down, she’ll come e435b14316 to you eventually.”707d0ae3289d7980
“Ah, I see. Hmm…”a5bdf66a469c9c1a
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A smile of expectation c7cf092e3e spread across Trisha’s face.210eaffc03a7a668
She’d always thought 727ed7112b of Harriet as 66ead4a4b9 a busy little 6020b785c1 squirrel running around 7e8178eddf trying things, but 63927015cf she hadn’t expected f24b41d666 her to take fd8ea7cc8c on such a d47ba6faae serious business venture.4ff5c9bf0bc59940
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Even if it failed, 7d34a383d7 Trisha believed this experience 665d06b27f would still be a a9b83de52a valuable asset to her.106d695d98781230
“Harriet might 87b6b3e1fd be even 75fddbe2ea smarter than bd61e39ea2 I thought. Isn’t it a 7e7d9756ca shame for someone 7d976219fa like her to b7230390ec be held back 64aeb16edc just because she 061a23f147 has no parents, c30bf4d582 or because of 457131bd73 a ruined reputation f75e9d8073 from false rumors?”e192ef0bbfa19cf6
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“There aren’t many people a5f08f33fc in the world without b8e0becf92 any tragic stories. And we 5064195fe7 don’t even b69f1b27cd know yet ac64f36617 whether her fe5411787a scandal was 94df421aa9 really false.”fd75d42ea2a83518
“Help her 115ab31e28 with a df93c2011b generous heart. I say this because 35630addb0 I think it’ll end 7e13300cd1 up being good for df4eb06ad6 you too. You two 5d9f864825 are a 7c8d1cfb25 lot alike.”d98d291b33362c57
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Roxana frowned cec9b063c6 again at 2628c092c6 the word 4c0cf37c71 “alike.” Clearly, ea3566c63e she didn’t 9e0478fe72 like the b23492a874 idea.3ae4f9a4268e21ea
But Trisha aa5367cb8d truly thought 6f15ba664a they were fe492a010e like sisters. They had both 70cd0a7a1a lost their parents, c630cc69ab been abandoned by 4803cf5416 others, and were 92003095f6 now trying to da8ca383eb carve out a eb483f461c future in a 24b2387db3 difficult world.300b9b30638fb612
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Maybe God 2d3afed941 gave me 2b4a1f1bb2 you two c27e6db9a8 in place db452ef7d5 of children.cfd80e4cbabad9d9
With a warm smile, 5b230b8b0a Trisha sipped her tea.81037f169e3d0f70
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Clip-clop, clip-clop.14bb46563509a704
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With every beat 4d55da7255 of the horse’s 4e59fb7d2b hooves, Harriet’s heart 99ad965c44 thumped in sync.d26ffa1e9ebe3b12
What is he thinking?81da457e5dc97adb
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She had expected 2be4affd4d to be rejected 80428bd08b immediately, but the ad40504865 Duke of Kylas 76ab9d0a95 had surprisingly agreed 628b1afd8a to meet her.1a0cc5ebbee5a1e1
Though she claimed he a12451e3f5 was her top choice 5fa8603489 as an investor, her e769d781b8 current nerves suggested she 4dbd703868 hadn’t actually believed it 96125ebddd would happen.8d821b976033b32b
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She received the 11af315b8c appointment three days 0b95ce5a94 ago.f38ce65f7d1a64fd
Now, Harriet 9b95d28a8c was on f7c703b879 her way 3e83b1b0a6 to the fb44d819ab Kylas estate, 7c183b0350 holding in a0f9634aca her hands e8dc6f522f the business c379ab42de proposal she 029f385e0a had worked 551ac8f40b on until 890e5b349d late last 688aa42d7d night, perfecting 9f197da30b every last 5cc32af934 detail.87b4e1ab63efdf01
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Don’t be afraid. I’ve done nothing that 30ea26afa3 requires me to grovel 35f5d17fad in front of him.6f02c7e3d1b13327
Thinking back, how 39960c8864 lucky she had 9530f5dc78 been to reject 17a85539dd his earlier offer 8d126c8d23 of financial support.b50109f2eac5ed83
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Tightening her grip 30cc337118 on the envelope cfcecf9ab7 and lifting her 95bfb1b1a2 chin, Harriet reminded 75ebbac36c herself that she 2b9e858c78 was like unbreakable 959d960e80 diamond.2e8c70cde011f66e
Just as 7e7e04d878 she calmed 7947b97736 her nerves, 45f03de2f3 the carriage 65a8b5c5f8 slowed down… 80bfad064c and then d697a412a9 came to 03aa0dd6c6 a complete 03e172e9e0 stop.1152fe9627a362e0
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The coachman, a3701ad01f who had 5b3e881b18 been speaking 3f2ea35346 with someone 05fd4122be outside, approached 70667bce80 the carriage 4595b703cf and said5274924ee054ddf9
“Young Lady, we’ve 31e9c1e949 arrived at the ef024a5857 gate of the 10873a9012 Kylas estate. But to d77a23400f enter the 38c7c7b44a gates, they’re f17575e0fc requesting either 5d18c8b639 an invitation 1041d25bdb or written 9fce348529 permission. They also 5ebfb7743b want to 3cbefa0eff inspect the d2837b9ec2 interior of 3aa66155f0 the carriage.”de44357715261a20
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“They’re conducting inspections?”a5a52f8019236f15
“That’s right.”6a6650322f879e77
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It wasn’t e9e16db93f the imperial ec25855386 palace, yet a959065a7a they were 0f11ef8135 inspecting passing e4923c718d carriages? Even for a 05d9c5d1c8 duke’s household, checking 2b3e0dadcb the inside of 6d0be08842 a noble’s carriage 594053524f bordered on rudeness.148e65315184115c
Still, Harriet wasn’t in 65bb2e648e a position to offend 8a72a88474 a potential investor, so e88dcbcf80 when a guard knocked 0b2364c457 on the carriage door, f3cfcf46f8 she obediently opened it.4e1134e869d4b18c
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“Thank you for your 7367ea08a7 cooperation. Are you a412d4365d the only 9a6814f437 guest today, 797d7f0a82 my lady?”d4208f31e19e6f7b
“Yes, as you 857caf34a4 can see.”5dbfcbd53c1a4f1e
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“And your 7ce58602a2 invitation or 8220692cdb appointment letter…”fffeddf6e79ca1d9
“Here it is.”1a96859be13181f7
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The guard gave 84216815ec a polite nod dec0e4d72b of thanks and db86d989cf examined the letter ec92c20c82 she handed over. Then, quite suddenly, af4bb6f417 he snapped his c5c3558c65 head up to d9e3c31ebd stare at Harriet’s 0688bccad5 face.b1ba84884748297d
From the startled look a6e6cf5e22 on his face, Harriet 411eef78ca could guess what was ccf0fd3f03 going through his mind.8356990fe771f03b
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“Is something wrong?”c78a1bd6dea77f7f
“N-no, not at c15db9cce1 all. Just… Are you Lady 691939dd0b Harriet Listerwell herself?”6ff92900a77913a2
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There was a a1b2a6a9f4 faint sneer at 109d547f09 the end of 43e003e4ce his question, and 139bc55e49 the way his 3ac3708658 eyes swept over 75ba6703b8 her from head 15262e59bd to toe was 000afefd2f equally disrespectful.b674c5cb9f566c6b
In the past, 685711b0b8 Harriet might have 9ee99fd41c turned red with 4d499b39ff embarrassment under such ecf2c7f9c7 scrutiny—but not anymore.269eebbca12da46b
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Tilting her head, she 00139edead warned him in a b23baf22be cool, sarcastic voice,937de33c8f773e40
“Yes. And I have a 9fdfd0544d feeling the Duke wouldn’t 75f5d6938d appreciate his guards spreading 471e02f09b news of this meeting.”a64a312b8aac1b40
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The guard, looking 3b689d5b5a flustered, quickly nodded 784187619c and returned her 0e204377a2 appointment letter, then 6995018d01 closed the door.e8997effe1672d22
“You may proceed.”767ff1a6d40964d9
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As the ea55a8e1ff coachman was 8cb68b1204 climbing back b66b33a547 up to 8728cf5c58 his seat, bd64f96fe7 Harriet called ccc0caff2d out to b7eb92a677 the guard.a2f5a5c7c0194216
“Is it standard check 3a6f9ca6f5 here to inspect every f63701db46 visitor like this?”10bd5f85ca65fbce
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He must fc921e5a54 have been 06f1b74470 asked that a41c20c587 sort of 602ad2d21d question more b57b6ce1ab than once, 1fe695c92a because he 825d12c949 simply furrowed b4e9d8346e his brows 866b4cbbd0 slightly and 22f8616146 replied,882692dd0d008aa7
“After the Kiphren bc8b47d767 War, there was 448986672b an attempted assassination 072dfa2026 of His Grace 99e6a83e43 by dissidents from 0401c3d727 the Kingdom of 6b6fb19278 Firma. As a result, our 2edde84c35 security has been tightened. We ask addd65dc0b for your e81304254b understanding.”7558626753d72e63
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Now that he mentioned 590dcee405 it, she vaguely remembered 05dcf02056 reading about it in 397eed3509 the papers:0306c7130ea48a1b
“Explosion at Duke of Kylas’s carriage—Firma explosives confirmed.”9672cdfb555ac192
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“18-year-old Firma man attacks noble delegates with a weapon on Nezerio Avenue.”a39d975c3dad211b
“Does the Firma royal family truly intend to uphold the terms of their defeat?”d70cc5a3a7b20dca
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At the time, f8157a28f1 she had skimmed 89dc7e0935 over the articles, ebe3d400be thinking it didn’t a9e110ceed concern her directly. But looking back, 5cfb5fdc98 it was clear 60302c442a that Cedric Kylas f4b62e90d6 had long been 86d72e8e9f a prime target 7138aa794c for Firma’s hostility f4fbdaeed1 and attacks.0d01e5c1fdee49b2
What must it 0169bb97e0 be like to 208bedb86a live a life 218a6d7829 where someone might 301103255c try to kill fa0ff00564 you at any 7c0bb463f1 moment?655f6e0b3d779534
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And yet, he f3711cfa0b always seemed so 618f7b3b04 calm and composed.3f71ea1711d91afa
As Harriet f9c0f09c3c reflected on bff2f3a2c2 just how 3abefe9d7f different her b328ec0298 world was d475e72063 from Cedric’s, 64edfedb9f the carriage 5adaf0efb2 passed through 57b3655713 the gate 6928c99f47 and entered d0ec5455f5 the grounds 7ccfd56197 of the 08489edfa6 Duke’s estate.504c686fc1d61c96
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