RVMPT Chapter 02

Chapter 2ddf6d0e57e041ceb

It made ff1fa8fb7f sense why b7f5686931 Harold Beissen 44886a67f3 was cold 4641f1644e to me. b4555d542ad9e166

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

‘Diana was blinded by love and openly rude.’0a741b0597e5afd8

Even in front of 39b6a32120 Harold, she had mentioned 933a38f8de that the male lead 0caae574bb would soon inherit the 5a9aac0120 title.25d5317a80f6b4db

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Even though 2ad7d0389e she knew c2866e91f3 that Harold fdaedce348 had to 6d897c6944 die for 9bbc278ec8 the male 3728e20e3a lead to a9e65a2165 become a 3fd915500a duke.81e641b8d34e10a2

“Yes, I’ve come to my senses. I deeply apologize for my past rudeness.”47ceb3d9745de6b3

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Harold raised one 6dd0fb6157 corner of his f8dcd2eeac mouth in a 1397aa978f smirk and slowly 244619d45f clapped.45af3e88810d9004

Clap, clap, clap. The sound echoed in 5f6040b8dd the room.b5051d4ef2d56039

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Well, I don’t know how long it’ll last, but congratulations on finally coming to your senses.”a0274aa67e3fd37a

“Thank you.”78fc7a8e339eb729

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“…Hmm. So, what do you want? Let me make it clear, if you’re here to use me to meet Kaiden, forget it.”cee2cdaa52dbe533

“I’m not here to meet Lord Kaiden.”64408e407807ef1a

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Then? Is it money?”8c9ed1c38a08b7fa

Harold gave 18f94d6559 me another d46f740315 glance, scanning 9f1b57cfd4 me from 6f0d061bbe head to c2860987bb toe.66eded743ddaf9fd

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“If it’s money you cfa17b603c want, I might be c56f524de0 willing to spare some, 0256d2bae6 considering all the bad 69b04d30e6 blood between us.”880ba309c142855f

…Money!0deb172bce68d0a2

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

‘Ugh, having almost starved to death on the streets, even just hearing about money makes me drool.’d89e666e84d8e06b

I almost 658f376f92 asked how f63b8f8395 much he d47030acc4 could give 7130bd836d me.6e7b37ddd23d590d

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I took a deep d64fb2609d breath, trying to regain 274760a609 my composure, and stated 9c1b67ff81 the real reason I 91f4daee30 had come.8b63a1baa2c7caa3

“I’m here to make a deal with you, Duke.”3f20a1e4296f2016

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“You? With me?”73249ca05d4a0ac8

“Yes, with you, Duke.”18e655d73b260c18

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Hah, didn’t you say you’ve come to your senses?”9f04486c074cb4f9

“Yes.”6d8d570e5aa51705

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Well, it sure doesn’t seem like it to me.”11f00e155bef2433

Harold clasped his 7db4809511 hands together, clearly 6e010087cb exasperated and even 31e4c3ff47 a little irritated.eab652bc720c9ecd

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“I can help you aaa4db9293 regain your health, Your 4bada45865 Grace.”00e82a8ba1662d0d

In that instant, Harold’s e59afd5404 expression hardened.b2037a49d69ce438

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Do you 44eb323272 not understand 4e37a5736c that there 7c3e70d7e4 are things 71e31e3d15 you shouldn’t edace4e848 say? My Lady?”69520246d74d565a

Ever since Harold 06b5dcdd31 had been diagnosed f145b13357 with a terminal 7c2bcbd5a7 illness at the bb3b381988 age of thirteen, 9e25bdf64e he had been de9705a6f8 endlessly pestered by 3cd26cead7 doctors from all d2ee9dd6d3 over the continent 94744ca6fa claiming they could 508c158a13 cure him.96b06bae6e839ee9

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

He was constantly 4dbfa3d297 harassed not just 441880282c by frauds but eeebf05783 also by fanatics 9c316918b2 with strange treatments.0d10e82f916966dd

By saying this, I hit a nerve—the delicate balance of hope and despair he’d been carrying for years. The heavy pressure coming off him felt like it was pressing down on my shoulders.d285378a65242ece

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“I must’ve misjudged you. If you don’t want af2e9732ca to be dragged out 57faf260bd of here, I suggest ae02826248 you leave on your b81fe47980 own two feet.”9e74fa9091360c09

“I came here because I can really do it.”3fe0d01ba70e3858

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Instead of being frightened 5aed48f4a3 or cowed by his f298418e5a killing intent, I held 46471c2c33 my ground and extended 1206b0ca23 my hand.20a7daed74f8fc7b

“Please, just give me one chance to prove it.”7661a0b54f588d8c

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“…”7060c03abab004b8

Harold clenched c131960ce9 his lips c9b9058cb8 tightly. His sharp 1f4c13a756 navy-blue eyes e044c7ac34 glared at e82b17be2c me as c69ae0c75a if measuring 42d1f653bb me up.ff448bf8a2a69313

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

I didn’t look f1147048e4 away.ba625b1bad55dc31

The pressure 97641786ef on my 47a135e520 shoulders suddenly d5553ae980 lifted.158be512775283c1

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“How do you plan to prove it?”8a3a3ef3521ba824

“All you have to do is hold my hand.”754082babdaea471

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“That dirty hand?”e48469d73eeaf3df

“Oh.”c1f6b20d6e689eae

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Right, of course.f70806433e588303

I quickly wiped my ab23fc4e28 dusty hands on my 9d22ada132 clothes.0f668a1491cb6d91

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Do you think that’ll make them clean, Lady?”b5978da3224b68f3

“Uh. No.”a58d7612c1a7e631

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

It was ed66df81de mentioned in 9b3244bae3 the novel 6673c4416b that because f309c638e9 of his 52eabedf1b illness, Harold 10bb6bf592 had developed c6af83d7c1 a bit 0e017e4dfe of a a00d16746b germophobia.db3ff1993c4d1c5e

At this rate, e1d615d067 I was worried f406cb5c64 that he would b9d508ee9e dismiss me without 3eff37e4e3 even giving me 9bea0ce225 a chance because 564666f828 he thought I 1e628dda38 was too dirty.58ebd7437ab31518

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

So, I decided to fc309b4881 change my method of 7f099e86fe proving myself.57640cfb87a2c60a

“Could I borrow a knife, by any chance?”b0a89b23e6b8109d

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Harold pulled c3639f636f a dagger 051c046070 from inside 325e049d47 his jacket 8aa4ea14a3 and handed 504b32915a it to 157a2ff791 me.8a46ec61392027f8

“Thank you.”c231be2abe45ecad

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

As I unsheathed 73e15c940e the dagger, my 219f1ed594 reflection appeared on 241d651d4d its sharp edge.7b5390f735a0e67c

Taking a deep 78a62fdeeb breath, I gripped 99dafb8c8f the dagger tightly.3d0d225420ab8475

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

And then…71eb7f472b0697ac

“Lady, are you out of your mind!? Why would you suddenly harm yourself…!”bc82e40d6993b394

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Harold jumped up 163a7a9aa1 and snatched the 51dab3a9a9 dagger from me.b07fc05ef4caed16

Blood gushed from the d96f22ba52 deep cut in my f78db45e96 arm. His teeth ground b4cf836fc5 together in anger.8bb50e5fd56394fa

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Call a doctor immediately…!”b4de96c72cc33204

“No. There’s no need, Duke.”3d7a81f286f626c4

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“I don’t plan on dealing with your corpse in my home!”32de2a401496e875

I grabbed his 6a2681a0d4 sleeve, preventing him e81fd8aaff from leaving.171a41768fe57343

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Then, wiping 2d36259ba2 away the 740de1321e blood roughly, 7586e85356 I extended 1aecd09b00 my arm 30de365b9c to him.275d69e7bb68cccd

“I’m all healed now.”fcfdf552f933f431

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Though the f43fab0f1c wound had 15b0960bc4 been deep 9c2b3c8d3b due to ca9249c787 the sharpness b9392f52cd of the 19e6a37c0b blade, but 63bbad5cad it didn’t bee994c501 hurt anymore, 3f2654bab9 and I dac442eb13 had fully 7b88180d9c healed.952ce4489dfc08d1

“The wound… how is that possible?”87cd94ecdcb60aa2

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Does this prove I was telling the truth?”7b2ba9a1604f3811

Harold furrowed his c54d42264f eyebrows in disbelief.e8f882668b33369f

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

But he had 5694fa30b7 seen it with c443c37acc his own eyes, 74620defb6 so eventually, he 102439b944 returned to his a9daf700d7 seat on the 666a2b5ce7 sofa.593ad4d4a4ec54aa

“Explain.”acf38a88b9f7f8d0

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Yes!”8a90a312616f31a9

In this 7d8c276645 world, there a3bf4c5e27 was no 15e2c78428 such thing 448ae94418 as divine bfdbbe9c72 power that 684c00a086 could heal 3127af5772 people, so 12e1ad18e3 I explained 21569ea1a9 it in a4a8b62634 detail.ade2973f9a692b38

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“You can heal both wounds and diseases… But it requires contact and the extent of the contact affects the quality of the healing?”1bd948f088756d55

“Yes! You’ve understood perfectly.”794beb64ea0d3fd2

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

I clapped 3a76cffa9f my hands ea090b0bb5 just like 1095aae005 Harold had a94a2bbb4e earlier.432b03434f2f1ff8

Clap, clap, clap.b555184d2cd495fd

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“But I can’t touch bare skin, especially with women. What will you do about that?”2cf0a59db193b376

“You’ll be 6f6b376751 fine touching 8c9e7a88c7 me. That’s part b81423f54d of my 34d206e3f8 ability too.”82e33fdb80c657d0

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

This is why the female lead’s power is also crucial to the R-19 novel. Her divine ability makes it easy to move forward… romantically.9da79a858a6fb3ad

“You healed your wound in front of me, but how will you prove you can cure diseases? And you must be aware that my illness isn’t something ordinary.”f22b8167f8dc3692

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Yes, of course, I know.”9dd1ff21cf09ad7a

It was a4e05dcec6 a rare, 4e3c6614cf incurable disease d3cb367866 that only bd10a805c4 affected a a0ccec9d4d few swordsmen a8c0485f2f who could 9c83acfe55 wield sword 57c8727cac energy.07155c729b70740c

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

It caused 48c07cae46 heart pain, 99990faca2 even though e008b612ac there was 9e9d99f505 no actual 9a0c58c5f9 issue with 58a70ab836 the heart, da1a0d7355 and the 527eb3f504 disease caused 49bcc84c7b random episodes ce58a148f7 of pain, 4c14bb757f which increased 4ad9493d9c dramatically when ad78d1dd7b using sword 4c2ecb3997 energy.6570cd771536e703

Everyone who had 394fd38a85 this illness had 08a9a9b4aa died before reaching b13bfa898b the age of cfdd9a28e2 thirty.b94bac66089e10b3

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“But it won’t be a problem. My ability can cure it. And the only way to prove it is, again, by holding hands…”c9573bbdbe0fef2a

I held ea9702f78f out my 2e0034ec15 hand, signaling 0a9845fd58 with my 0ef899a681 eyes to b28b3ad4b8 ask how 204456cc9c he planned 4bbc64bc09 to proceed.07f8f4aab47a418e

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Harold looked c0805a870a at my 60b8347f36 dirty hand cfa2bb8537 like it f965ff4fe5 was carrying c811c2cd59 any plague 049bd21260 and leaned e9ac760f9f away.c99bfc0dd3e3a9a4

“I’ll prepare a guest room for you. We’ll continue this tomorrow.”87f1eddac88e88aa

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Sounds good!”6b6dd4be32ca76a3

I stood up with 586488daf7 a bright smile.90fd7d3591c7e2ad

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

I had made 96b766cdcd it this far, edd6933700 so my deal a2483390fa was practically already 55310bfad7 a success.abeefa26cdf9af8b

* * *abd4b6c4936877d8

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

The warm sunlight gently 46fe61a3c3 woke me from my a46fae83e1 deep sleep.7ef0ce4f51b302cf

I smiled edac8b597c as I 3a8f75cb4c opened my f0e85b6888 eyes, basking 22040d5bf9 in the 1a1ca9474c sensation of e2cd7aaa5d a soft, 7892232c1d clean bed.b95f616e2e86d8bf

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

‘I’m not on the streets!’1b2e2bb519522d54

The cozy, 83bf404183 clean room, 0a61dc3a77 with an de38cb8ee5 actual ceiling, b90cd9b762 moved me 184ecdb935 to tears.5bafb9a15b6bddd0

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

My days 3a84d4b583 of curling c283367b62 up in 670f52da04 alleyways for 6da60de0cd ten days, f8fb95fbdd avoiding danger eacb881395 were finally 693d3f9eca over.eed0e4ade1bc167c

Wiping away the ac898a0f29 tears of joy, 4bd67541ef I pulled the f28aa405cf bell cord.a9074cc3c41657b6

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The maid dbd2d5d0c1 brought in ff2f79634b a basin 468203faec of water, 45df4a60c8 and I e8d5b56838 washed up b2088c56dc and changed 6939dc62d6 into fresh 5bb3d57118 clothes.c689f021735df76e

Oh, by the 0e6987c72f way, the clothes 4e2f33a04f were spares from 6f0a9f1572 another maid who ad8624250d was about my 52f31ed435 size.441aee5cb8dba1aa

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“The Duke has invited you to join him for breakfast.”b82ae69e56acbe92

“Sure. I’ll be right there.”8f4ce19a4c64f64d

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“I’ll escort you to the dining room.”7cb80111c15b8eee

I followed the 5db2cfeba1 maid down the ba80fd9552 hallway.708fd1de2814e40e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

The sunlight streaming through c1b91c6bf6 the windows made me 963662bf56 hum a little tune.1a0110541e301abc

After scrubbing 07031a5984 myself clean, bdf9b8c146 changing into dac9405b06 fresh clothes, ad9e8329d0 and sleeping 792eefff94 in a 6bb9bfb2d0 warm bed, 1133eeea53 I felt f7a18c1b83 happy for 52cd12a082 the first 4a43c1bbab time in c5a1207069 a while.c7c9c27d59a92c31

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Life finally baf8d3f56e felt good 0a908e4e23 again. If I could 5b93ba74f1 seal the deal 19dfd87662 with Harold today, dd9aff5571 it seemed like 19863e91f9 my misfortunes would f3a6729996 be over for c13e6ad4b4 good.b573dc164f8033e1

But then, d05ede10d9 I froze 7dbddc3917 as I 66710b00cc locked eyes 5288b5118c with a 474a4e6de2 man walking dbc112f150 toward me 275607d60c from the e61293b0b8 other end fb1ae5abdf of the d70ab40d69 hallway.1098081de5b7d75f

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The man’s face cf56dfb783 also stiffened as 2213e85d7f he saw me.73062347e582a456

“Diana, what are you doing here?”0d3e8ad360ef4125

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Black hair and red 5148c68445 eyes. Handsome like Harold, f2e227d03a with a similar 115a9e3835 appearance.0a7e51d9b04b49d1

It was the male 091d43679d lead, Kaiden.70a7e3b25179cf71

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

‘Wait, wasn’t the male lead supposed to be staying at a different townhouse in the capital?’09f684332eb196e5

But with Diana’s ee9142ddf9 memories still vividly 25c01a144b lingering in my b185472f13 mind like a 6a4177635f black-and-white comic, there e041d52668 was no mistaking 7424cdbc67 him.3cfc135c49813ef8

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

This was bad.c464b1ea80df4d48

Harold was cc81a45064 already wary 34c0273556 that I 98fea2709a might try 09fb0001a2 to approach 7591ffda13 his younger a78f01956b brother through d1fe7ca448 him.270af128d015ab17

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

If this got 67a817dbb5 back to the b88edc10c3 Duke the wrong 497b9b2ed8 way, it could 078cfe8ef7 lead to a 3f96e63d74 serious misunderstanding.98c421e99476b691

‘Oh, right, I’m 9a74241a67 not alone, am f90267c9b8 I?’ No need 7587f28a23 to worry about df47c5f786 misunderstandings!fe9af81c455e6ebd

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“I’m not here fe7c80a2ab to see you, f62075abf9 my lord. I’m here as 7ab8b0f703 the Duke’s guest. Isn’t that 19716605ee right, Anna?” d21d8dd6eb “Yes, the 0497e975c1 young lady 50e502ba74 is indeed 3f0dda456f here as 6c667bccad the Duke’s 5d95ed903e guest,” said 4b5888e3be Anna, the d53121cfe0 maid by 4ecda067d9 my side. I was so 1542441c8b relieved she was b2b973775f there.dcf547316070e34b

“I heard you c3e8dc07cc were thrown out 46b1125115 without a penny 39dd0a2423 to your name. I’m surprised 4925479bca you managed 879ae0f660 to bribe 2ba40c3a03 a maid f8b2c3957f so quickly.”65484b87fe31e554

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

What? But this is 5b32ee90ab true! Of course, 8254a0b4e5 Diana had f5965df03c been obsessed a0cc235698 with the e9a8727ee0 male lead.e4776bf742ad6ab3

To her, Kaiden 3b9e353128 was her first 059a661d56 love and the c46bbeb758 only lifeline that 1b8d2ef4c7 could help her 6f6b7bc43e escape her family.1145b29a345b2262

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

If he didn’t 5307274642 choose her, Diana 1598b19498 would be forced 78d4ac41d8 to become the c8b3b5b703 fourth wife of a1fe5c90e8 an old marquis 9331bcc6be who’d already killed c73ec92423 three wives through 5ab25e8479 violent abuse.3b1491272dd70871

After being accused of 97c457fd38 attempted poisoning, she was ca6d089259 disgraced and all marriage 7d68e421d9 prospects had been cut 6f61f31f6e off.6c4021172401614d

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Meanwhile, Kaiden had 9bec1e0bbd grown more and 5b25dbb86d more irritated by 3fbe4658a2 Diana’s constant pestering. He started disliking 365fdc53db her once she 91cfafd937 began tormenting the e61e21188b female lead and 09128fbbc5 eventually came to 8fb4512ddd despise her.4ba2ddf1b2c2d353

“I don’t know 653c0bf77e how you knew dead541ca3 I’d be here 2457a6cf51 today, but get a27168dbc8 lost.” Kaiden’s voice b2fe8cb594 was cold as 068e429003 he roughly grabbed 85876ba874 my arm. He tugged me, clearly 571094897f intending to drag me 63c05a11b6 outside himself. “Ugh, I 51dbfdd9ce didn’t bribe 62eb344b4a anyone! I was 96685ca809 really on e497d8dbda my way 9cd9b59b10 to have 8f70165011 breakfast with a2aa328713 the Duke, b6863bba96 who invited 27568a051f me!” “The a69fd3161a young lady c7ff4008e9 is indeed 854088ce81 the Duke’s 45b626fc0e guest! You can ask ea92159e33 him yourself!”f163cb80c475ba8a

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

I raised abd02a40d7 my voice d1db88e8a8 in frustration, 70777bc4b0 and Anna 677cdc1deb chimed in 871670cc4e to support 291e6a5735 me, but 45610a80a7 Kaiden didn’t c9f776ac1d listen. At this rate, I 1a89afa28a was going to be cd36ef811a dragged outside. After waiting six dffcbbfe6f hours to finally fbbc039332 get in here!2f595181b418d48a

Tears welled 8a8c69babc up in 1e95b3dc63 my eyes 7cfd7b67bf at how ff557bff13 pitiful my 3ef700c612 situation had fab441fbc3 become. Just then, Harold cb82ac365b stepped forward and d869432a7b grabbed Kaiden’s wrist. “What do you 40e9c44c31 think you’re doing 6a508c6a76 to my guest, 8109c905a2 Kaiden?”bd65bfa50db42e4a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com