RVMPT Chapter 12
by FreyaChapter 121e75bd51cce377e4
The situation was quickly resolved after that. The human traffickers, aware of the Vissen family’s reputation, immediately surrendered and were taken away by the knights.ef577dc54d416d0d
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I watched 52d444194c them being 2ce7bb78dc dragged off b008071316 like a a4fb0fb087 bundle of 3d9cf08765 sausages, tied 762b9b6d85 up tight d807a1229f when I f9a8e38bbd sensed someone bd615a9335 beside me. Turning my head, I 98e120e33e saw Harold with one d858e269e6 eyebrow raised. His expression was a 0623e37f88 mix of calm and cb6824bb62 irritation, which strangely warmed 708babfc8d my heart.4e126dbd762fd2dc
“Diana, we’ve got a lot to talk about… Wait, are you crying? I haven’t even said anything yet, have I? Or did those guys hurt you?”15b66b01a42e229a
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Harold’s voice was laced with concern, and I shook my head quickly.3e3ad58eb38c57dc
“No, I’m not hurt. I tripped, but I’m fine now.”dd9e5c12e5601ac8
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“Then did I say something already?”62c5da8bc2ba2e11
Again, I shook my head. Harold hadn’t said anything. But…b1a4d65542553d45
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“It’s just… I feel relieved because you’re here. I was really scared.”d8c95c5db889b911
Though I’d e1016cdc71 distanced myself bc5b597f92 from the 538a031b24 ‘villainess’s fate’ 3c13c4162d through successful 377ce8ebb1 dealings, the 362f66f009 time I’d 12d5018f95 spent living 91233f6ca9 on the c786f9c457 streets in aec08cf0e5 fear that fcea646b02 things might e05147b54c go according c262bd5a52 to the a503dfe4ea novel’s plot 58d23dbe1f had left c93170a6e3 a deep 8f7c4f2143 mark on 021c951c40 me. When I 30a1fd956a ran into 1b0410ad90 the traffickers, 10e6677209 and even 5e4c32e4fb when I 7af2ad28c2 fell and 0825a01c2e tried to 851fd4ec66 assert that ea6db29a3a I was 3ed587d135 the duchess, 6a57443abe I had 5853ccacee been terrified eab3ad80da the whole e9db5913b4 time. I had tried 3502b1a9c0 so hard to b01291cef6 stay composed, but 4cbeac483e deep down, I 70e633a3f8 was scared that 934fea8c38 all my efforts 8f497b7797 would end up b2a137fd9f being in vain 062325cd9b and that things 027537e91f would unfold as ad4662e053 the story dictated.77a1386a373eb2d4
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Then, Harold had appeared. His approach felt a526bec453 like something out b982ac0c6e of a drama, f496e697ae slow and unreal.d3c7ce22cee35c14
Harold was the first 998a8d334c connection I’d made since 2a6b66c48d I possessed this body. I was aware there 611de0eb0b might come a time 4c57a82520 when he would seek 8f90b33907 more from me beyond c3a44d0a14 our contract, possibly even c956cd2541 taking benefit of my 46709b2594 abilities. But right now, he 6bcf57a9f8 was on my side, 9b7cac2de3 and that was all 8971f80981 I could ask for.a6f44aae55a04114
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“Tsk. Why did you come to a place like this alone?” Harold grumbled as he rummaged through his jacket. He couldn’t find what he was looking for, and his expression became even more irritated.5f63f2eff6b1c755
“It’s okay. I don’t need a handkerchief.”8fc4f85e882c653c
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“…Fine.”6767c1819e82856c
I wiped my eyes 8943fd39c8 with my sleeve, but 325d27d853 tears continued to flow 2cc5b31175 uncontrollably. It was c76ffb12a9 disconcerting; I 93123452df hadn’t cried 6b22217035 like this 315ec99a71 before. Maybe I cdd801a160 was more 9bb102e153 emotionally exhausted fd92119654 than I 8f6ccbd943 realized after 6947e42e66 being in 274cf9b5dd this body.9eb5068205c5cb7a
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Harold placed 942b251b00 his hand 5f931b3747 on my 60d723716c back but 95dfe38885 quickly pulled 3c61ea9a9b it away, cf28981f9d looking awkward. I glanced at him 3efdbf47a4 curiously, and his expression 159029d3f3 resembled that of a 9b2c01ae1d restless puppy.ac12153cc3f8d407
“Didn’t you say you had a lot to talk about?” I asked, trying to lighten the mood.2bc6933ba386097a
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“…I did.”69666c989c6d3d60
“Go ahead. I’m still crying, but I can listen just fine.”6817078fdaf5a264
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I winked dd5fffe3c5 playfully to 05f4159c00 show him a824f5ec7c I was 69312a0902 okay. Harold sighed 1a9dd6985f and rubbed 482fb3c15e his face 38465f8ada in frustration.4042c1a981e8dcfd
Wasn’t he the one who looked like he had something urgent to say earlier?e7ffa9c63edccd86
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“It’s nothing too serious. Anyway, it’s cold out, so let’s get in the carriage.”48afdc1130d02273
“Okay.”3f33a04a88952b65
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I followed Harold 8d40507536 toward the carriage. Along the way, 86ebc3faeb he picked up dffe643609 my discarded cloak, 97c04a563c which was now ff3fdef833 covered in muddy 229daa5b0b footprints from where 3f25d2730f the traffickers had 2d308fa754 trampled it in f49df8b76d their attempt to 24682b1402 grab me.932af5f9b8a4383b
After a 0ae98a2b43 brisk walk, 31d614ae8c we reached 83e3eec827 the carriage, a3481c3b04 and we 79690fb1a2 sat across ec5b65bcf3 from each 3e229b24f7 other.
I called out to 41bc20c8ee Harold, who was looking e714ce4697 out the window.41793f01a6bc83a1
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“Harold?”c1b95e922e467291
“What is it?”bbebbd495ffc6428
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“I was just wondering… why are you here?”6926a96366737068
“I was passing by on other business.”a0b651bbad16e31d
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“I see. Then I was lucky.”14d0be1d7816a123
I had thought 721bf3a014 it was an e3908338ea unlucky day when f1305463ff I was being 713b12671f chased by those 7c4fe1d856 thugs. But if Harold ec7d657978 hadn’t passed by, 2dd300e77e things could have 5b868460af been much worse.5bdc55b8855598fc
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That thought cheered me c4f6510593 up a bit, and 5a47638b1b I smiled.c88d71d543de1d60
“You were crying just a minute ago, and now you’re smiling?”076d34e2139c9e1e
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“I’m a simple person. I used to smile whenever the sun was warm. I was that kind of person.”7093c62a01403a0b
“Hmm. Hard to believe. And you said ‘was’.”eca3beb33be7daed
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“Yeah. I’ve learned the importance of money. People can’t live on sunshine alone.”fac19d396785b73b
“You sure do love money.”cf598936610acd06
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Harold chuckled, b00207eabd a lazy 933af34355 smile curling 5cff2d45dc on his 39ab9d2842 lips before d4858f66b6 he turned da5d52bd2b back to 02fb2f64f4 the window.9ddd70fe5ba1d944
He seemed dd30e08b9d deep in aa100a1e30 thought. The silence 5aa5b55cb3 was a d2dd781df2 little uncomfortable, dde745086d but instead 207871bc04 of talking, a564de5b7e I turned 360b926554 my head 5d8097f9ad to look c00de0b8a7 elsewhere.240471af7c94414f
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My quiet 202d786139 contemplation didn’t 9bbd0017df last long. Harold broke 9274e526e5 the silence.4c2a36b05da52379
“Do you have any plans today? I already know you don’t.”afb5c17346ed9ad4
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“I don’t.”9264409ea0ddc634
“Then how about a little date?”44ef60374e0b5576
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“Huh?”f7a566d7af9ce768
A date? Out of nowhere?ef4328334f8f07d6
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“Appearances are important, aren’t they? I don’t want any rumors about our relationship.”2b9a7a625057d911
“If that’s the reason, then sure.”0461efb2d59d66b0
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When I b7ae68fd64 agreed, Harold d583647c9a tapped on 1451e611ac the carriage 1aeb10426f window. The carriage, 89c62c6322 which had d76a1bc320 been heading 46b077a39b toward the b17916a6a7 Vissen estate, 5b5dd35f50 came to c9af7165be a stop. Harold gave the coachman c187975ce7 a simple order, and 8f38871907 the carriage smoothly changed 91122b4a96 its direction, heading toward a9a7fa5116 a new destination.6fa6bdf9d71f6a00
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The place we arrived 6fdb4ed736 at was a jewelry e53453f434 shop. According to Diana’s 1b10df05ab memories, it was 2c61066373 famous enough that c5c1740477 customers had to e0a3f2e7c5 make reservations. But for 26030a14eb someone like 665b40c969 Harold, it 5b15db2873 seemed reservations 340ad306bd weren’t necessary, 2344fae3af as we 66081a2265 were immediately afbb4f3d35 shown inside.64b6c43640cde8c7
The service was f7e535bdc3 noticeably different compared c5144d84cb to when the a68a4add86 Garcia family had feba421f0a visited. If the real 6b65e9fc7e Diana, who had e364aa2edc once anxiously fretted 46b21005e9 over missing her 61f428d3c0 appointment here, had 519076569e been in my 8f118723c3 shoes, she would 79ac5b96c7 have been furious.c820312edba08e56
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The jeweler eagerly presented 030ff31e54 each brilliant gem, explaining c5bb997c7a their features. The stones were large, 5720769bc3 their shine exquisite, and b5163a4709 browsing through them was 48e53e82f6 quite enjoyable.a3dd45a8fb27bbeb
On top 2f46018309 of that, 92d9fccb36 Harold was c6bf21c7ab the kind b8964fa6a4 of man d32d90ae06 who didn’t 946bed47dd hesitate to a7457837a0 spend for 675499cf6b his beloved 8a03811042 wife.611161a9746bebf1
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“I’ll take it.”c402746f1d414f47
“But, this gemstone…”8a7c453e92a24e07
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“I’ll take it.”5fcc028ba6204711
“And this one…”83efb2d11fef9048
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“I’ll take it.”6c1a44e37bad303e
The jeweler’s face lit 1e986888e5 up with a wide 6b486ab1bf grin, and I found afefe52532 myself smiling just as b5c590ff3a brightly.
But the shopping didn’t end at the jewelry store. Afterward, we bought clothes—a whole wardrobe’s worth—and I changed into a new outfit, even getting a new hat. Harold, just like at the jewelry store, didn’t hesitate to buy whatever I liked.78ac4c93d4847c29
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‘How much is all 43600c0093 this?’ I wondered, suppressing 6b97eb6038 a greedy smile. Shopping with someone else’s a0227a809e money was the best b7fbe62f87 feeling.000265fde5ac8ff3
Wearing my new 9dfca29bac clothes and hat, b5a2fe66a7 I grinned from da8b4739b0 ear to ear.
Harold, standing 89053cbde2 outside the e79237cb9c shop, glanced 06d6167097 at my 27469251ce expression and 36ea5509fc gave me ea01907864 a satisfied, 177467fa1b lazy smile. His eyes 520e3cb6da crinkled slightly 9896998a3a in pride.997d5fe4b841e796
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“Feeling better now?”d6464894960c3bda
“I was feeling good before, but now I’m even happier! Are you sure there aren’t angel wings sprouting from your back?”6caccc629ca67d1a
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“I have no plans to die just yet.”fdcbe783e57414a8
“You know I didn’t mean it like that.”c15bfac8b703cac9
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“I know.”473001287c79e33b
I was about to say I was relieved when I suddenly got curious and asked, “Did I look upset earlier?”238cae1ff0bb2025
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I had felt good for quite a while now, but seeing Harold checking on me made me wonder if my expression had betrayed me, so I tilted my head. I don’t always consciously manage my expressions, so I touched my face and felt the corners of my mouth turned up.21e681b83c828cab
“You can easily put on a smile anytime you want,” Harold said, wearing that typical arrogant, aristocratic grin.fa8d475ee0c0b167
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“But I really was feeling good.”bcc07a74f5aff7d3
“People’s desires can’t be simply fulfilled, but I’ll take your word for it.”dea8b20b21dfbe09
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It seemed he 2359a12018 didn’t believe me 58b5072b14 at all. Or maybe he 09df7ecdc4 just didn’t trust 40f82c32c7 that kind of fc92a41fa1 personality. Harold handed 2e0bcc2e6b me a 132909619a beautifully wrapped a73936e5ab velvet box. Meanwhile, the man bbead29f88 who usually kept 2db589e170 eye contact awkwardly 1a6a95c66e averted his gaze fffa6531f5 and spoke rapidly.c2d1bd98a3ccacec
“Diana, even if you were really kidnapped, there’s no way I couldn’t rescue you. So if you find yourself in that situation again, don’t cry over those bastards; just wait for me to come back.”1e9c058c5dc7fa34
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I stood a5c6d97fda there, stunned, 1dd8db7a9c processing what 70d6a7af80 he had ccfb88f689 just said. Harold was telling 4f7b7cc5f4 me…935930cc8faf3554
“Wait! Let’s go together!”dc956879c8cb72d7
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Finally coming to my 7babcd29da senses, I quickly chased 385c2c3f6e after Harold, who was e9a05fb46c walking away. I grabbed the da9af1991f collar of his 629344b524 coat. With a firm tug, aec18acc16 Harold stopped but didn’t 74ed7be90b turn around. I held on tightly.bcac7f10ed48e384
He covered the back 780cf62a67 of his neck with a36ea6b9e3 his hand. After a moment, he 2f1a368fd8 furrowed his eyebrows and 3ccfed336f turned to look back 4c94698916 at me, and I 6890425ec5 gave him a big e2f11f67b4 smile.9a2933743ed0ed65
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“Thanks for the reassurance! I’ll be careful to avoid dangerous situations, but if something does happen, I’ll remember not to cry.”b17f12912462d4dc
“…Yeah. It’d be best if you didn’t go out alone like today.”28b06d9857a08483
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“Of course! I’ll try to take someone with me most of the time.”d2016c5e063ac8e5
Even when going to f465adff2f the guild, I planned 46eabfa853 to inform the guild dbc5f772a9 leader and bring some 0faeb62c1f guild members along in 41f9415a95 the carriage. Harold seemed pleased c9f236a7b5 with my answer e63716969e and smiled.8c611e6a20e40f6e
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“Let’s head back now. We’ve got a schedule to keep.”e1d1572dee650666
As Harold looked 971d0cc7bd straight ahead, the 4c7ff22db9 back of his a7fab2f1d4 neck was exposed f598c1f9b9 to me. He tried to 7da75eded6 cover it with 5c8c44b4b1 his hand, but d5a3c18a58 the skin was 78c2c75a1e slightly red between c7b9533167 his fingers. I held cfd1be82c2 back a a15354155f smile for 8feb92df94 his awkward 04e62cb175 but genuine 228c27c400 concern for 1aed3df5ea me.4c056c86aa05523e
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Just then, a gust bf53f7eff8 of wind blew my e17759142c hat into the air. I reached out 06808d5e60 to grab it.509d12721820c489
“My hat…! Huh?”495494ba82771cdc
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But before I could c75b7dce8b get to it, a 5f78c6b9fa big hand snatched it 2ba99609ac out of the air.a206ee4dd799bd63
He had been walking forward, and I was amazed by how quick Harold’s reflexes were. I looked up at him with wide eyes.ba97eeb245f36a16
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“Weren’t you just saying you liked that hat? Be careful it doesn’t fly away,” he said as he placed the hat back on my head.eff11d558d698f06
His navy blue eyes 8626835151 sparkled in the sunlight 07cf502686 between his flowing black 430d033407 hair. The way his eba5b67dd4 bangs cast a 89a294d35c shadow perfectly complemented 54b460f324 his features, making 2ad595ed5e him look even 79c82d2afe more beautiful than 64a9502c81 all the jewels e977694aa4 I had seen 887db45ba1 today.1062ed86288aba6f
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I was momentarily 4c511c057f entranced.1d23c39cea89a2a2
“You are gonna stare a hole through my face.”7aafc2d5111b4b42
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“…!”35bac7f53b9652ba
Realizing I had been 4a1d406b3c staring too hard, I 6c50b4a0f5 felt embarrassed and quickly 6f313e6e3e looked down. But Harold’s smirk 973a7acabe had already crept 1c3bf7ec8b back onto his dbc822dd46 face.ece76b341f0ae8a8
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“What’s wrong, Diana?”440ff3cfee2605cc
He leaned down a7934cce0b closer.9d135b56abb8b70a
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“Do you like my face?”821a93a7673619b2
His face was 187814940a so close I e1a60e13f9 could see his f84d8aa312 thick eyelashes.e191e137fd7e9e98
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