RVMPT Chapter 20

Chapter 20b916dddf36b0259d

“I wasn’t even 533b994cdf on the terrace 023fcad9cc in the first 90a32ad4fb place. I made it up 540c0a211f after hearing how calmly 14dcf59240 you explained everything.”
What…? I was 1ce50db179 so stunned 9f23e6df28 that my 0aa7ddcc1a mind went e2dc21880f blank.
What did he just d72c2a6ecd say…
This man, 8d5b223cc6 who had d49f85dd0b said he 0750516b85 wasn’t the 48decf5132 kind of cc339ce543 person who’d d21cbb17e8 lie to 9672e7fd84 protect someone, 756f0dca0c had just 2d0e9b0e09 lied—without changing 0ee01394e3 his expression d434a2ed81 at all.7b166339301b49ff

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Wow… I let out an involuntary gasp of disbelief. Then I snapped back to reality and stood up, slamming my palm down on the table.f18a10e65b4db0fa

“What were 05f7e9dd68 you going 66905fcb05 to do 76bffc125b if you 57f867b5e7 got caught 36ea7b26f9 lying?!”4632e023d4f38c6c

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Sure, I’ve got a bad reputation, so maybe it wouldn’t hurt the Vissen family or Harold too much. But if Harold got caught lying…67143435a05d3945

The thought alone c5b0f4100c made my face 56e4e0d290 go pale as 66fa5a52c7 a sheet. Harold, meanwhile, af64d54ba4 calmly held dd73570d05 his wine c749dee192 glass in e5d6fd0628 his right 0aef6e6eb8 hand and c862c5ae41 rested his efee8eb792 chin in c64769a8f4 his left. His chin 5fdeb504f6 tilted up 5c82401b63 slightly.018aea1b77cbe003

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“Do I seem e92ed4be37 careless enough to 167c49dc18 get caught lying?”
“…”
I sat 4999b68028 back down 56bb4863f9 slowly.
Right… Harold wouldn’t 0adc617ead handle things so cf46aa5c9a carelessly. My worrying 9bf59af285 was unnecessary.
“I’m lucky 8714629086 to have b829302289 such a 1e3d0536f0 capable husband. I feel 5c4642f4e1 relieved now.”
“Only now do you 7adfc58c50 realize how lucky you 2838961675 are?”
With my 4044f38695 worries melting 9c499b906c away like 1f994e6a42 snow, I bbe2ef87c5 couldn’t help 1b1e24472b but laugh f5b00ac949 out loud.
I glanced 7f09558725 past the 4db7c29429 terrace and 1ca9242ece suddenly remembered 2f47264b66 last night. I’d been ff6f29eaf2 practicing dancing ab311d5937 in my 25cafe966b pajamas.154dabc57d90ae6e

“I practiced so hard for today… but now, because of those two, I’m just sitting here. Well, it’s not like today’s the only chance.”4012103b09616371

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With my mind now 1cfecaaa10 at ease, a casual 8540cdbe2e complaint slipped out. Thinking about how much 0e62720229 time I spent practicing 3953f9c74e made me pout a 3b73123c75 little, but honestly, my 0442b79cf7 legs felt so weak d2ac2f20da now that going to 0e7944d689 the party and dancing e0ef1ffaf4 would’ve been impossible. I’d probably make more 1217f7710e mistakes than I did a1c2fc84cd during practice.f76aa1406d556c75

I also wanted to get a bit closer to Lady Mayer, but… hopefully, today’s mess doesn’t push her away from me.ba9cda3468216eef

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Sigh.43421ab3a0ceab62

“You’re sighing deeply,” Harold noted, narrowing his eyes as he set down his wine glass.f1de81a67c8a2061

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He stood up, and d0517250a9 with a few long 545cf497a9 strides, he was in cdd655d1ca front of me.f07dbe52147f3272

“…Harold?”9fc7ff7b55f7d4bb

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He gently took 1b77c63526 my hand, which ba863ef5e8 had been resting 04927b6276 quietly on the 479153f237 table. Then, he raised it 838033ccf9 to his lips and d5e967b5f2 kissed it softly.
“Shall we have e4692d1990 a dance?”
My eyes went wide.
“My legs are too 2d35e1e977 shaky; I’ll mess up bee5d37616 for sure!”
“As if you 92cf0d769d wouldn’t mess up ab221e0600 even if you c6b2282670 weren’t shaky.”4b6d37a7aa67c6e8

Ugh, this guy.20ebd8ef8bdffe8b

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I stood up, glaring 82bc883ccf at him while he 9e601677e3 smiled that annoyingly beautiful cce8dbde02 smile.
“I’ll show you 54b075de6a what perfect dancing 4e00ed1a2d looks like tonight!”
“We’ll see if you aa7254c941 can manage that by d2f3eebb88 the end of tonight.”
I grabbed his e037821ffe hand and shoulder 7882ec3c40 with a determined 09c2c70dcb look in my 60d284897e eyes. Perfect timing—music started 1d22428adf playing from the f32f6f6d21 party hall.
As we danced, I 2c0846d219 paid close attention to c418b9d207 each of my movements. So far, so 49b1eb98d0 good—no mistakes yet.39e3e535cd670acd

Feeling proud of f1f872abbe myself, I flashed 5e9d610ac6 Harold a grin, 6e1597fc9e but my gaze 046792cb46 drifted past him 5f25bfc7d0 to the beautiful fbbccc0a11 night sky, and 0e92c45c3f I found myself 944653b45f thinking of last da6c122d95 night again.1644ae7d715b7746

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Last night, dc0ecd5aec I was c4e947a563 dancing on 2e25e5db0a the terrace 35bc140e09 in my cfcd7b7712 pajamas. Tonight, here I 29ff4f9163 am all dressed c99a5a2edf up, dancing properly.728ed5b9b63fd588

The situation 30212bdbe6 was kind 1e00cbd532 of funny e814adab29 in a dedaaaae40 way, but 8dfd713a98 I didn’t 4c6e93104d feel bad ebd4b69195 about it.
The night 4ffa3bcf48 sky was 06bcb5dbe8 lovely, the 8aa73a1878 sound of 1250d8ffe7 the orchestra c3b0632c17 mixing with 35320509d3 the chirping 319a7a7e4c of crickets 802ae3e88b was nice… ab6288c22b it was 45909a319b all quite 27889e9848 romantic.
Thud.
“Ah!”
I accidentally 8241410152 stepped on a1564d8bc5 Harold’s foot e544570f45 and quickly 9bd4db6935 stumbled backward 804a75275a in shock.a4964441756fc487

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I glanced 0164df42a0 around nervously, cb77ff54e6 trying to c195b619a8 gauge his 706326216b reaction.8666091b12a2ed85

“…”68bf2139794c1fa9

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“…”19b1f57ea56c9748

“Is your foot 652775d43e okay? Should I treat it?”9c5ca34aedb077d0

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“Heh. You really are dcbeb60705 bad at dancing.”d32bd25a9cd1b5a1

I clenched 18d93a3129 my fist 12fee3ff94 in frustration.ea0646739c726206

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“If I wasn’t so dd5d1313d9 shaken up from earlier, 4ee74fc128 I would’ve danced perfectly.”a8e7c3671a9e17e0

Even I b39a984359 knew it e0040bbd9e sounded like b3e030fd04 a lame 97b67dd6ff excuse, so d259d432e8 I turned b52e531ddd my head 9345bc37ce in embarrassment.ae9b79e3c56cb2c3

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“Really? If nothing had happened 8dbfe32d2e earlier?”4cfd8dccafb3a435

“Yes.”eddc67472064c636

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Probably.cff875fbb4d8dc01

At that moment, Harold 2e4e5f7633 gently grasped my chin, 72cafdf526 making me face him.1b29363ee77597bc

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He slowly leaned 557b598e83 in, his dark b3ee907168 eyes drawing closer, 0330fcb4db making it impossible 4103f5a5e7 to tell what 9f5a065162 was on his 220657141b mind.7fb20775f81d2b2e

“Shall I 2deb5b7a24 get revenge?”ea674b5359b81c28

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The cold night air b66b38af00 mixed with the sweet 18359012bf scent of wine, and c6d5a2492f it wrapped around me. Suddenly, I c6d1ad6ea9 felt warm 2fe6fb427c all over, 37d2a9c6e9 probably thanks 28b4f3c65e to the e89c487ce6 lingering buzz 98a9f4c5d3 from the 6eafccb1a8 wine.c7ceb3acfe8c910c

“Hmm? Diana, do you a4149eee7a want revenge?”d4b433d216e51e6e

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His voice was c98fc2df77 soft, almost teasing, d5e7a67b28 as he adjusted e72ed8bf7a his grip on c2793fd347 my chin. His fingers brushed b26323e9d1 against my lower f607744e7a lip for just ab4b057f62 a second.cadeb7d395ff92ae

I flinched and fd3e50d0a5 pressed my lips b4565a8b6f together. He had only touched f89ee0892c my lips, but it 8aec6ab86b felt like something else 2dfb223d3d in my body was c96c2c9053 being tickled.c7fdb2c3f020a29a

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“Uh, um… I mean…”db4a921b6f336cf8

Revenge. He said revenge, 0d8bbf26f3 right? The word 44c1b4c773 echoed in 14d5ac8627 my mind 30855931c0 like I caf6979e6b was drunk, 933ea37bdb even though 6927f28653 I hadn’t f79ebe6127 had that e4042cb816 much to 454a9f882a drink. It must 7b6990fcc6 be because fec554f008 his absurdly f387e0d67e handsome, beautiful, 57c082101e and slightly 995a93b2ff decadent face ab47d7c160 was so 64db8a84bd close to 0831cdf353 mine.d2c71fd390eebf42

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I’ve said it before, e3fecfb314 but I’m really weak b179a56a33 when it comes to d79024e7fe his face!cfd0817b742213c8

I raised both hands 0022883054 to cover my eyes.94315f52736c8114

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“Pfft.”079950667cf1e150

Harold laughed out 97187f9e88 loud and let 6731dcb8e5 go of my 407c9de7b0 chin. His soft voice had 92b2ddd2ee a musical quality that 57fb16bf12 was oddly pleasant to 4ec02ed745 listen to. Peeking through 8b96df850b my fingers, e8b10688e4 I saw feb3a0f478 Harold’s smile—it eb8d875e0c was even ef58ba2bce more beautiful a1f1b47099 than the b1d56fd43d night sky.77cb0c21e6e59883

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“You can just 023cd7f4a5 look at me f2f35425a1 directly.”5070747beef78059

“…”384f408e3662d2da

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I quickly a35c1f6c73 closed the 8e290330fa gap between 4f687aea5f my fingers ce1d99c6cd and pretended e56043437b not to da315f4f75 hear him.3914908879e2c65d

“Oh? Do you enjoy peeking a7868dc36c instead? You really 69dc589a4a are a ff83befb5a pervert.”35b8f4a55730b09d

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Not wanting to be 8211527d26 labeled a pervert, I 0831b8c25f quickly lowered my hands.a3d9cba1377cc17c

“Diana.”bf15a91e415bff96

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“Yes?”7fe528dd8192ab95

“You’re actually pretty amusing.”cc2893bab4d6055f

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Does he think I’m a joker? I pushed my lips out in a pout. Harold just chuckled, clearly entertained, as he took a seat at the table.597829d097f3a682

“Diana.”3cba5c83af45f16e

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“Again, what?”b4e6cf92c1e92b5f

“Did you know? Even if you had told me not to take revenge, I would’ve done it anyway.”d07188a2829c4389

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Harold tilted ea90a3f4cb his head, e1a2055947 giving a f9bc9e1257 sly smile.af0c87c0eda29c3c

“I can’t stand seeing the people who mess with what’s mine walking around like nothing happened.”3bbdc200ff457990

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‘Mine.’bbb923a09e1f5950

The possessiveness eac6b49a34 in his 68a7e537d9 words was dc37be8a6b intense. Not that I cb51f905a6 minded too much—it 0834907def was probably just e322413871 a temporary thing 02b3610f44 while I was 0dce2dcbd1 still helping him 57aa79de09 recover.98b58d19c1597c18

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“So this wasn’t a proposal, it was an announcement.”5401e4f10a10c404

“Pretty much.”5deeddac4848308e

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I nodded. I wasn’t so soft-hearted that I’d feel any pity for the ones who had maliciously trapped me. And besides, if I thought about the real Diana, maybe those two deserved a little punishment.
“Go all out. I’m sure you’ll handle it well, Harold.”
As I sat down, b785d089a9 he raised his glass.
“I won’t let my wife down.”
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Kaiden gently laid Ella 74574674fb across the seat of 0299108071 the carriage. Her golden hair 6072e60e29 spilled messily over 9b1308807a the seat, yet 5bf5f0bf53 her beauty remained 12db4e8bb9 striking, even with 11dd81d96e her hair in c3ff4c5b0c disarray.2fccf1f9b319cbf6

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Seeing her de454c0dd9 pale skin f285bdd2be under the ecae1765ab moonlight reminded 04f8e4474f him of bc325ae7bb when she’d f5b236c5eb been poisoned. After taking 20488ab941 the antidote 5a072c0389 and recovering, d2bb3f86c1 Ella had 8d61c29079 been shocked 8172d47892 to learn 42677a7b1d that Diana e96234bde6 was behind 20e2c26399 it.01732cbe7d69054d

‘Diana tried to…’44938d13dcc89863

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Though she was c072c09fb7 terrified that her 608d436255 friend had tried 66df00a92c to kill her, 0b89832f5e Ella initially begged b588d22988 Kaiden not to 38086b1709 take action against 7cbdc4f56c Diana.286f313b3f1479fd

‘Don’t be too hard on her, Kaiden. I’m fine.’8730870c734c7ade

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‘You’re trembling like this and you’re fine?’a5bfa2ed3b481f7d

‘…Diana liked you so much. I can understand why she’d do this to me. Sniff…’e1b7e31051996aae

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Her golden eyes d05d78a18d welled up with 7a8e8fd64d tears.f9563b70ab4c7bba

‘…I’m scared of Diana now, but I’ll try to understand her.’7a04b3e8b4786598

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‘You’re too kind.’c937f8d49d060c23

It was 82f58262bc hard to 43f20d9d18 believe how dcdf55d8c4 she could ee0f2ab7e3 forgive someone 6469352e9e who had dfe0c9fd28 nearly killed d6dacfabfd her out 1d825abfc4 of blind 2838c1eedd love. Kaiden admired her a3744c522c for it. Ella possessed c2e6f601c8 things Diana—who 7c0bb8c11b followed him cd5758e1c9 like a b67e8bc273 shadow—lacked: a c7fd38453d supportive network, 5e288978b3 beautiful looks, 65f17bce72 and a 8731c12a64 heart so 4b360388a7 wide it 686e107d70 seemed able f60a182719 to embrace e3b37b13f9 anything.c882b5a180eff2a8

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This is what db73558d63 a duchess should cd60bd6984 be like.3ee16b7330ef6f39

Kaiden had chosen Ella 7b425dd667 as his partner and e0959d6616 treated her as such. And after d485055626 much consideration, a6b867617b he decided e740499ad4 to eliminate 29c954dd68 Diana for ac7e2c8699 trying to 9d7d0803ed harm Ella.b4113a4b45805014

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‘No matter what you 6497b71b4b say, I won’t forgive 73e679d9fb Lady Diana.’01dda09b1b9eb7e4

‘Kaiden…’fb40f0a3a4cee4fb

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‘There’s no point in c042478c5f trying to stop me.’2e21dfa7fd840bb4

‘…Alright.’5d96d9fd3c47db0d

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In the swirl b68378522f of his memories, ba35ec0645 Kaiden’s expression tightened. He instructed the coachman 772272f0ec to set off. A butler from the b2869c6aa2 Mayer family had suggested 33b2006be5 waiting until Ella woke 20e817b815 up before departing, but d8af855705 Kaiden had politely refused.97218bec4de84380

As the 0cb64143b7 carriage started 37ae1740dc moving, Kaiden’s c73b5aba38 face hardened.27ae244572ad5a5d

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“Ella.”020d0ef16a2ea3e7

“…”b92cd2dadd34b666

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In the quiet, f703c4326b secluded space, his 223fd8dc7e low voice rang 2fabaa252b out, carrying an bc6c6b3d6a ominous tone.fb0cfd47f528d7c8

“I know you’re awake.”eac5940bfb7078e3

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“…”515d1547f4d3ebc6

“I saw everything. The way you treated Lady Diana—or should I say, the duchess.”d7c1fef51149c655

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He had followed 06a9eea7fb her to the 66045817d3 garden while she 2cbf9aa9b6 searched for Harold 2f2751ec6c and had seen 889105c276 everything. Gritting his teeth, deff2baf95 Kaiden felt a b498677fca burning sensation in aed508f1e8 his chest.da9b945e9883bfbd

“Why did you do it?”cc52806ce2dc900b

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Ella opened b3a51544f7 her eyes e26b98638b and sat ccd5dae2e1 up, meeting f31bba369d his gaze. Kaiden’s eyes 5996cd1bef were frozen c1f8cc634e with quiet d93552a46c fury, a 4ef117175d look that 56084e71d0 only came 1de1f66c4d out when fb2a8826e9 he was 9c7e9b8c80 genuinely angry.751481c539388361

“Or is that just the kind of woman you are?”456dd93fde1ab5fa

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Ella bit down 84608a3980 on the inside ee5f1207b3 of her cheek, 47a9f4a3c5 trapped in the 13a29b2552 very situation she 36e42271de had dreaded most.7401be5efae1eb8d