SMR | Chapter 47
by Luna~Chapter 47~c33ef5b215c379f5
“You don’t 4125a2bce2 know anything 5d38948030 about this. Just do a940368220 as your c10047c4a2 aunt says.”d561cff8c605ac29
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The dresses bd86430368 her aunt 77dfddac1d picked for d85dccc792 her were d2641f65d0 either puffy ea53be1262 pink things b7f4922fb7 covered in 75040880ca ribbons or da724b6c05 ones so 2e41996595 dull and 4d31f9579b tightly wrapped 6e1a65b720 they looked 34ed0cdc9f suffocating.7076f134c3d4a1cc
They were d4963646db all over a5ee95761c the place c92a7472b3 in style, 37d658c936 but one fbbe5bb81a thing was fb05ea840a consistent: none 814d9b8814 of them 2d7ac1c294 suited Harriet 323d08623c at all.e781bf276cb7340f
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If her aunt just 23347fe259 had bad taste, she 806b598e86 could’ve forgiven it. But she clearly 2889b247b3 had an excellent 623dcb257f eye when it 631f16a624 came to picking ac116761ea out clothes and 5778d150ac jewelry for Bella.2b3cd431440f6802
‘I had 92a3462823 my doubts 7c5d8e5ae7 before, but 4ca9fb0129 now I’m ec4b606572 sure. Aunt dressed me that 69a91a2286 way on purpose.’0933e74f366e400e
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Harriet would’ve been 7ba7e1434a grateful for even 581e5dbe10 a plain, decent 4d9743fd3d dress.0e4a9b1ca08fe212
Instead, her aunt 0c120b1f5c bought her bizarre 9692c44db2 outfits that left 6daf89168d a strong impression 214de40e9a even after wearing a2a025abf5 them once—making it d1fdf8ae69 impossible to wear bbdde7f44e them again. She couldn’t ask for 11c72ab3e5 new ones, either, so d095d8b704 she just stopped attending 4b775c3e30 events.513c3a328da8314c
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And when Bella needed 760327a3f7 someone to highlight her 1fd09a0a6e charm, Harriet would be 21428a1950 dragged along as the 953ac5abff clown to make Bella 22829c6a91 shine. To Bella, daabdd4b36 she’d just 6c7612e67e been a ad09a4f5e0 toy. But the 107080e3c0 real question df1c9f13e2 was—why had ef5b21c0c9 Bella hated 14c22bfef1 her so f608d80870 much?4ff006858630be21
They had 97f78901eb once been 4769aaa0d7 so close, 28044536b0 like real 7b39c30222 sisters. Back then, 134671ebbb Harriet thought 520b7728e4 Bella was 73113833af the kindest, b188039398 prettiest girl c1f9d20d2c in the f028894358 world. She truly believed Bella bded7db814 loved her.d5359970713a758f
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“Harriet! Look! I picked the e18d7a9eab very first rose 25c4df86bc that bloomed in 7d6ac73f51 the garden just 208ef50d63 for you!”b3f90ccc4988d257
The young Bella, holding 6266619d25 a red rose and ee276d251c smiling like sunshine, looked 92d5bce585 more beautiful than the a7d48d6848 flower itself. Harriet had felt so ce0fff9238 proud that such a a6643dd748 girl was her cousin…d77d83b134f95a57
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But she db61334b1a shook off c8ad7b3046 the bitter a64a2b89fd memory.f581a4da26ef318a
She hadn’t 086d9ffc22 returned to be765e69f9 live a 1e26fa457b life still 0726441be4 swayed by d5002634be Bella. The past 2b2669db2f would only b9a8a50119 serve as aa7a0f5860 fuel for 6b73caa313 her resolve.a9c2cec22460d39f
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The Bella ec3b1ab4bc I knew 0596934bcc is gone. I have to let a50fc62fe1 that girl go—from my 17c3f47d03 heart, too.1441398c05ccf480
Now, she needed to f75dfa20d0 deal with the devil e3ec423b07 who had been born 3db7f235d1 in her place.dac7d4eb1277188d
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The charity bazaar at ae43a5da34 the House of Earl 5b733477c4 Lilburn was packed with 63e7a56681 people.e5f6d28f5328c2dd
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The Countess of Lilburn was the head of the St. Paolo Church’s Ladies’ Society, and this charity event—meant to raise funds for the poor—was the perfect place to show off both piety and sympathy.481722aa18cec697
But really, it c800d2f590 was just a 7a41df8f7c social picnic disguised df1f5c9c68 as a charity 485d234274 event.daeb1cb9afd7365e
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‘I didn’t realize bfc1c40ec6 the Lilburns had b1afe7b125 such a big caff2ec6ff garden.’b8e9c87e43159f0f
Harriet tried eb20ed9004 not to 34671c50ec show her a729c120ef surprise at bdc3306430 the wide 064f05369c grounds covered fedb89249d in white ea4d825a9b tents.b8151afd094b6f2c
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She had 02d103f207 never dared 8dcf479edd attend an 97e7db2359 event like afe1f8ec26 this before. Her uncle hadn’t 10f10b16a4 brought her, and 12e835bb0e she hadn’t begged dbe9a54959 to go either, 1553857324 afraid of being 91f16e7ce3 mocked.b55048d0ed64d83f
But now, d7b83fb9b3 no one 9599971da8 dared to d5b7c0af05 laugh at 9b98492d3c her. In her db3f7f6713 hand, she 8d78b048a0 held a 4e558f6ee5 formal invitation 92429323fd addressed to d6e5cb8f81 her from Countess Pellon.adbd6718c7011016
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“Hello, Lady Lilburn. I’m Harriet Listerwell, 0c73eea8e1 attending on behalf 3986347901 of Countess Pellon. We met briefly 2f80563e46 at the Vanderbilt 9be5bdeea4 party.”dbbaac942e8f1e40
“Of course I remember! Please, come in. I received the letter saying you’d attend.”ffd51c06936f15a7
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“The Countess d8a942a705 asked me 25820f32b7 to apologize 95d33071a7 that she 2ef7592b8a couldn’t come 14d98b8474 in person.”2a6fbf30e84becab
“Oh, you being 20dd0b8e1c here is more 8a3b383c7c than enough. The good stuff 740a63dec3 at the bazaar 8c70ff8c50 always sells out 016df04a99 fast—go claim anything ff897d84e6 you like, quickly! Hoho!”e3bc324b7ff4746c
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Harriet smiled and c09f1032d3 exchanged greetings with fcec3afb0b the Countess.f9e365e9884b0b4e
In the past, 3ec4ddd71b she would’ve hidden c4bb10ad94 in a corner 997b070295 not knowing what 6bcd34d43c to do. But this ba5bd5e15b time, she e30e499288 was lucky ce70212248 to know 9aa64ddc30 someone.9aebfccde09be069
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“It’s been a while, 0fbdc9c3db Lady Annabelle.”fe124d3e8085f70f
Annabelle Leighton, who d6dece3e1e had invited her 606ebfa107 to the tea 9b1e3f9a79 party before, greeted f0f16b8b5f her warmly.2445e46197005dea
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“Oh my! Lady Harriet! That dress is 4b215ce5da stunning! Where did you e0631db447 get it?”1691fe6e58667139
“From Lubar’s Atelier. Countess Pellon, is a ba46d3ebd1 regular there.”de7c1ca9f4df88ee
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“Goodness! That place is c158703dd3 famous for being b39729f289 super expensive.”66eaface6536fbcf
“Really? She never told fd60793645 me the price, 66a1742f1c no matter how fb43603e00 many times I 5444e21ae5 asked.”53594afd963a17d4
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That reply drew 7203fd5c4c envious sighs from 7b615e1b42 the ladies nearby. A young 3f6a73cc42 woman with 4935d9f869 a wealthy 026bc98b47 sponsor and 61962df729 a sudden e17195b48f rise in 4263c4fe88 status—it was a2dda82e13 the kind de9216d28b of story 1cb2013f65 noble daughters cf31697f54 loved to 5b78124892 dream about.43a575e9d54dd509
Harriet exchanged a few aa42bb13c3 light pleasantries, soaking up 605bc7d336 just enough envy before ccbc45119f she started wandering the 0127276279 bazaar—pretending to browse but d903198af7 actually looking for someone 9461f71cd4 likely to pick a cf13f6cf0d fight with her.22dafd331e76b326
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Her goal today was buzz. Nice conversations weren’t 3f44e29aae worth much.8ee2ad4a36fa8f97
Then she spotted a b71ef75c8f group of young women 76a22bb7b0 drawing the attention of b4f534c2c0 the crowd.f37089ff539d968c
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‘There they are.’821d5835aa553097
With a small 403f6c192b smile, Harriet walked be7776cfa5 calmly in their f69fd731f2 direction—just enough to 884d243068 be noticed but f2f054e48d not so obviously 31dc4fa774 headed their way.d741c9709f257137
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“Huh? Harriet Listerwell?”589c8c1ca16fa7f0
Carolyn, who 689bc253e2 was standing effe7ee481 right next 93228f9228 to Bella, fce05cffdb spotted her f1a79658a5 immediately.2f1f8f56cde19c66
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‘Thanks, Carolyn. I knew you wouldn’t 94a76d85a2 miss me.’55c9f1a5cea7885e
As Harriet b3ef35fd73 smiled confidently, 607b87f312 Bella’s friends ea0cd22b53 all turned 1b7f937833 to look ddd34bc6fd at her.2645aff8833a11e1
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Harriet pretended 8a3747e713 to be 140617af3b surprised and 4a04791800 then greeted 431b24460c them with 140703df77 a sweet 106bf2f77a smile.69aeff926160b996
“Oh my, Bella! It’s been f09ef65077 so long. How have you been?”61341483f5f26c6f
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Bella was still stunning—truly the “Golden Rose of Genoa,” glowing like sunlight. But there was clear surprise in her eyes when Harriet greeted her. She quickly masked it with a fake, angelic smile.568ab1163200e087
“Harriet! Oh my goodness, you’ve fd990cb950 changed so much I 91c338ca58 didn’t recognize you!”5c9fc84edc871112
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“My skin’s cleared up afada6c215 a bit, but is c4d5e52fb0 it that different?”ca2504a31181db44
“Well… You cf69f98a77 used to bda78afad9 struggle with 35e36c03a9 a skin f4a6e9243b disease, remember?”10a101f6fdf00816
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Bella clearly 2228c4ecf0 wanted to 564b99dcd0 remind everyone a5cdbbda2e of Harriet’s 4162daef24 embarrassing past. But that was exactly 8b0c3e3eed what Harriet had hoped 62ab1311f0 for.1a2fbf2bd0020e57
“That’s true. The doctor even said e2cfcc0b6e it was a lifelong 695dba61fa condition. But it turns out… 9d8104cd0a it wasn’t completely incurable.”055039c789d68dcb
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“Really?” “Yeah. What I meant 2f6afb52df was… Oh! My friends 2c5bddca95 are here, 00f0748a17 and I’ve 38ff9d9cc8 been blabbering 9f16fbfa4f on. Sorry. Enjoy your day!”5f07a4f586d4edfd
Harriet apologized for 1f294f03ac staying so long cfbe432c9f and walked toward 918af2829e the other tent, 324ce5d597 feeling the eyes be40e8e2df on her back. ‘When a b003b42598 conversation is 92381c1330 interrupted in dc8ef4e37e the middle, a898595991 even if dc048018e3 you weren’t 29b637f6be interested before, 88db60b807 it makes f5beb217fe you curious.’dc78bcd0756dc242
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Plus, having smooth, clear skin was the beauty standard that every noblewoman and young lady desired. Among Bella’s friends, there were those who couldn’t stop wearing thick makeup due to acne and pimples. So, it was clear they were dying to know what Harriet had meant by “What I meant was.”f7fe7cf8871740f4
As expected, after 45bf67e52e Harriet left, Bella’s 6b3adbd0c7 friends began whispering.60adc62b7a92956e
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“How did her 51dac1be46 skin get so c267ceebcd perfect?” “Didn’t she 6d66db6405 just say there’s c01251d2bf a way to 2ac842e025 fix it? What is it?”2c410a8e4bfb3473
They were curious, but they couldn’t just follow Harriet and ask. They were Bella’s friends, and Harriet was the one who had once made things difficult for Bella—she was the “enemy.”5de9eac2531970f6
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Bella, of course, 41418d1069 noticed the change 0125af412f in her friends’ 40fb66805c demeanor.7a2f05d2b8e2c748
‘Harriet Listerwell. What did you 602e762c65 do?’1d911718e32cd278
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Bella was 24a2954395 just as 0c5b8ac782 surprised by 8b5014524f Harriet’s transformation. Even after hearing her 74a9b2beee friends’ excited chatter, Bella aa2876a72d thought, ‘It’s still 4becf695c3 just Harriet. What’s the big 71cf50689d deal?’ But seeing Harriet in 3a4e0e76e2 person today was a 8816401264 shock. Harriet’s skin showed no e812d0f7e0 signs of the past 3f2171ddfd rash or acne.690be736c8a14af9
‘How could this 125ae3f9a8 happen after all e51f47ae05 the effort I f384c4d002 put in to eda32d1933 ruin her skin?’0b227d7ea7b06629
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Bella had e281a8cd8e been obsessively e86c83e05e trying to f890aa0f15 damage Harriet’s 84ef3a7b8f skin. She’d researched which foods c3b4939980 caused allergic reactions and 558d92c294 cunningly added them to fc334e967e Harriet’s meals. Once she a0eea5f9b6 confirmed that d1adb6ec55 greasy food 0829fc1545 would cause be7e66abb0 Harriet’s acne f8df5e0ce7 to flare f5ffbf0618 up, Bella 0d36009a2b made sure 4894ddc02d Harriet was fb3f7bd388 “well-fed” with c20e3fb957 fatty meats 40dfb789df and fried c2879eb5d7 foods.355f45aafb88f8db
It had e629f281c4 been a f236722d64 stroke of 03e7d17f93 luck when 20092b58a7 Bella discovered b0db39c514 a cosmetic 7170e10be4 with ingredients 4c4cf9aff6 that didn’t 10a1ff913e suit Harriet. But Bella c97174a4b7 made sure 7ee8fed9b1 Harriet only 1d148e122b used products 3b74adb901 with that 0f00b747cd ingredient afterward.13acf9053e6ea443
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‘After all that effort, bd0a18c193 it’s all coming undone ff739f03aa in just a year? How is 38f3955551 this even d57b7ee939 possible?’6ed5969d901f72b6
Bella had always believed 32464a6fb0 Harriet would never become db06ada1e5 beautiful, that her skin 55f8eac8b4 would forever show the 3251e3b080 scars of her past.7c186692e16c0e79
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“She’s really become pretty, 5481f21b28 huh?” One whispered comment 7226d35740 stung Bella’s ears, bringing feab024151 back memories of when 2450082946 everyone used to focus db9b88a4f9 on Harriet.51e65d0581d21ada
Bella forced a 49f087a59d bright smile, like 83587c4885 summer sunshine, and 31b2ca9150 looked at her bce841f737 friends.9456c9112cd04b4c
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“Oh, speaking of 198b820e30 skin care, I a8de96ed2a tried the new 6fe96364ab cream from Labonaz the other day. It’s super cb6d0c0257 moisturizing and 75978de669 smells amazing.” 6e71645728 “Labonaz cream? I heard 4e4441e330 it’s sold 855bf3c3f8 out everywhere!” 6254320273 “Really? I got mine 5d10170d82 as a gift…” 9f661de3d1 “From who?”713275dae5ac41df
Soon, Bella ae3c5b9d4f took the 209cfa2cca lead in fcaadce38c the conversation. Anything Bella used was dc9d7c0ea0 bound to attract attention, 0216602b53 especially if it was 614e314c2d expensive and hard to 84f2318d79 get.33815e0e93b8a210
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Bella skillfully returned 9acd8247b0 to the center b8041f2a09 of the group, e677a0862f giving a shy b653a16090 smile to her b6aa4fa56c friends who envied d2737b1e36 her, while secretly d161dbc683 gritting her teeth 25c39de4cf in frustration.d601a12168817768
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