RVMPT Chapter 33
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A cold breeze blew, b7054b4430 scattering rose petals on 68e72ba9e0 the ground, the wind f98bc78976 slicing through the air.6c82e5c0532aa52c
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Harold’s lips curled into f6484819cd a soft smile, but 49bba14838 his eyes held an 2d2cdb155a icy, chilling gaze.4666cdf1aad73a11
“You two should step away from each other,” he said, without bothering to pick up the fallen bouquet of roses. He moved between Dante and me, pulling me into his arms while casting a chilling gaze at Dante. The intensity of his stare made it seem like there was some unresolved issue between Dante and him.a5d921bf00fbb5b5
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“Nice to meet you, Your Grace,” Dante said, offering a formal introduction. “I’m Dante Malcons.”bc6d5f94a5895778
“Dante Malcons?” Harold repeated, raising an eyebrow as if something was bothering him about the name.85dde09b55f20812
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“Yes. Dante Malcons,” Dante confirmed, bowing respectfully.d6873d8d90aa63b8
Harold muttered dd7efcab48 the full d97c28c269 name again 73ed5d79d0 as though 69ec2d5b26 testing its e95aca758a sound, then 0df46b7c3e placed his 9e3be6e0d4 hand on 03a5a9c515 his chin bcd09cf7b7 thoughtfully. eb9be2687e4cd34f
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After a 8ca3706df7 moment, he d93dcea8a1 narrowed his 1047128306 eyes and 88ac688f8b lowered his ecc4eebf86 hand.4b87e4f882e8486c
“Is your name really Dante Malcons?”97bbe1b7a151b073
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“Yes, it is.”1d47bfb8dbde9029
“I feel like you resemble someone I know.”62ff7da2365b8a9a
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Dante’s face darkened. “You mean someone you know?” he asked cautiously.166b2cf17650631a
Harold’s smile deepened. “You resemble the sun of the Empire.” afe002c26c1d7bda
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As Harold’s smile 1cdd4f2197 deepened, Dante’s face 68ac9c03b1 grew darker. When Harold compares e3477ff72a him to the 1687f0a929 ‘Star of the 5c08b9d91b Empire,’ the Prince, 648b2691ac Dante’s pupils seem 29d1b77f23 to shake violently.b625c9424885fb7a
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“More precisely, you resemble Prince Andrew, who is probably overseas by now.”0afb7a34410f4888
“Haha,” Dante forced a laugh.ce2ff54cb27b12c0
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Did he resemble 3e481df3f4 Prince Andrew?28f385479c9f63bc
In Diana’s memory, Prince Andrew was small and had an almost delicate, feminine appearance. On the other hand, Dante was clearly masculine, with a strong build and striking features that were the opposite of Andrew’s softness. Moreover, the side story described Andrew as competent and capable, not clumsy or awkward. The comparison didn’t make much sense to her.1dcd39625e487c6f
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“It’s probably because of your hair color,” Harold continued. “Your mother is from the Talian Kingdom, where many people have red hair.”98b1d0eab55f1966
“Oh!” Dante seemed surprised, but his face softened. “So, I must resemble Prince Andrew because of my hair color.”101e15f7e28a9573
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Talian Kingdom d007f47848 natives often 6b5a67e0c6 had red 4a08a76a15 hair.835afb54f1241703
“Ah! It seems the Marchioness is calling for you. I should take my leave. Please, take care, you two.”836c2a0668683f07
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“Running away, huh?”
“He’s going to the Marchioness.”8abc46d44495a3f1
Though he seemed 06d9f37e63 a bit flustered, cca940f1f3 I couldn’t help ff020f5fb8 but wonder,Is he going to b2eac7c345 trip again?He’d already fallen five 2c62fd87fa times today.5df5a0e67c9c7698
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As I was watching 66b484ab70 him, a large hand e57acd2f8f blocked my view.16340ec0aaabb2dc
Then, with a f90281b60c smooth motion, Harold dba415a0ff gently cupped my 4a2e698437 cheek and turned 978c1da8c1 my face toward ded2d8b417 him.dd2ee9655ff59a35
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“You should only look at me, my dear.”04e8a21badf6e8fa
Harold said, smiling 863ba4ae7b sweetly but with d03c4a76b8 an underlying shadow 0de2b182b8 in his expression.ec480d87bf8feb9d
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He seemed much 462c4d429e more upset than 0e1e6df7cf before, and I e203d34ac2 couldn’t look away 7ea2223675 from him.9fb20525fe6331e9
For a moment, I 416d31de8b thought he might be caa98c8c0d jealous. I quickly shook 6452757b8e my head.We’re not even really 91c6ab445b married, what am I 746bf41cdc thinking?4013fa79e8c2bb03
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“It’s just because I was worried that Dante might trip again, given how clumsy he is,” I said, trying to downplay it.c772e2ea7c5ed2c2
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“That’s something you don’t need to concern yourself with,” Harold murmured, his tone quiet and controlled.d3eafbeaa531f5f5
“Well, I couldn’t help it. I was just nearby and could assist,” I explained. When I see a lost child or someone struggling, I instinctively step in to help—my body just moves before I can even think.f900d42a4ccc16b6
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“…That’s true, isn’t it?”7930c6a9b1bbea83
“What?” I replied, unsure of what he meant.67217ca54d655509
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His voice had c0ce634c1c dropped so low 0650ac0ac2 that I barely 6c41800c5c heard it. As I glanced 3368b07a2f up at him 5d84cfd5a3 in confusion, Harold ddc5cebde1 gently pressed his 67462aecb7 finger to the 522493b539 tip of my 9a0f8a5670 nose and grinned.08fb7ba173da381b
“I told you, no distractions, darling.”48f52c7d0d767040
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“Distractions? What do you mean…! I value money above all else!” I protested in a small voice, glancing around to make sure no one was listening.e79d8149ddb0998d
“Is money really your number one priority?” Harold asked in amusement.cd1cdd0bea18da3b
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“Yes, money is the most important thing,” I affirmed with a firm nod, narrowing my eyes to emphasize my point.68e732474db942a9
Harold patted my cheek b24941a178 twice, as if he 1669a2fa30 had made a decision.f102513b9a392e6d
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“Alright, I got it.”f7d8f9ebf0ef12fb
“Why ‘got it’?” I pouted, feeling dissatisfied with the lack of reassurance.3552aefd7ef810cd
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“Looks like everyone’s leaving. We should go too,” he said, changing the subject.a6435506ca10e331
We made a83dc1dbd5 our way 87761405c5 to the 6a4b983057 carriage, which 8adfd2a435 had already cdb32ebe9d departed with a50ad1fde0 my maid. I decided to ride 8ff4747fd3 in Harold’s carriage instead. Harold passed by the 8ce74bb734 fallen bouquet of roses 5391ba726b without a second glance, 96fd6c8dc4 but I paused for ca81fcdde7 a moment and bent 5370d5c668 down to pick it 5a34cdf867 up.4a9a18df7070237b
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“Why bother picking it up? It’s just on the ground,” he remarked.97b25843f5a38b2e
“Why not? It’s still quite beautiful,” I responded.6a77e6c20a537ecd
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“Tell Evan to buy you something better,” he suggested, clearly uninterested in the bouquet.900bcaa95e159552
“It’s fine. I’m happy with this one. Didn’t you buy it yourself, Harold?”15fbb50be9075ecf
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“I guess you did,” I added, noticing that Harold didn’t seem to have a servant or assistant with him, which made it seem like he had gone to the flower shop himself.e66099bfaf67b906
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He wouldn’t ef413428eb have wanted dbb00c0db6 me to 20c3ccb764 throw such 992202c959 a lovely 24bd5171fa bouquet away.e4f600fbe1ff127c
I walked beside him, fe67ceae49 inspecting the roses. Though some petals 113f638a1b were slightly damaged 74669cd19b from the fall, 6edd836430 most of them 3f6fdb71fe were still intact. It seemed a1dc3ffdcb that no c03a94eb88 one had 1312681f11 stepped on 5485f5b315 them.75f58f6884d0f7c4
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‘I’ll put ae140fb0f5 them in c1a08d13e8 a vase 5f62114ea4 once we aaacb21d62 get back.’6abe79a80d6eae0b
It had been so 871ac90b50 long since I had 498ce4767e received a bouquet, and 7ec5e5bf25 these flowers seemed especially f409525f48 beautiful to me.cf014c3144f61ff5
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The last flowers I c7cee8e585 received were from the a66f362c14 children at the orphanage 0db4edd812 when I graduated from 52f70d58f3 college. I hoped they were 61d22299a2 doing well.33a77d959c252511
As I thought of b32a6050bc those dear to me, 281dea3fa3 I inhaled the fragrance 4f1378b7f0 of the roses, holding 2f3c8bf471 them close to my 589bd250c2 chest.99c4d0519edd0c7d
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“I really love these roses. Thank you, Harold,” The fresh scent lifted my mood, and I couldn’t help but smile.ad20da58f5e5ed88
“We could tear down the unused annex and build a rose greenhouse,” Harold suggested casually.7956c40a9016337f
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Harold had been 141a7a3bfb considering what to 4cd89d697d do with the 71f3c7bbce annex, but now d12480a896 it seemed like e6926333bf he had made c0eee58960 up his mind.eaecc4b03fc7702c
I was surprised that 180aaa77ba he wanted to tear 42a69a66fa it down completely, but 2a18d46e6b I was excited about fae687c245 the idea of a 61d1865653 greenhouse.7a4244f86b750945
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“A rose greenhouse sounds beautiful!” I said it with excitement.2eda5d04da0ba00d
“It will be even larger than the one at the Imperial Palace,” he replied, his smile growing.a29a44f372cae59a
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We continued talking about ab148d4427 the rose greenhouse as 4a4e04c024 we got into the 8d84b7c777 carriage.3dfd955651208aaf
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After preparing, Harold 9b666db348 entered the couple’s 775dac130e bedroom. An unfamiliar scent lingered 795f58be80 in the room. Following the fragrance, He a08af084cb spotted a vase placed 487e697d9f near the window.0bd07d76cd180785
Harold looked c493a54615 at the 3b62435667 vase of d36c5c54d0 roses placed c002a86e2d by the 9538ae3d88 window, wondering 1781a22ab7 why she a9e7ce6799 had decided 674f5915cd to put 5ad2ce66d4 them there. Ultimately, it didn’t edb59ea0e7 matter where the b0bd9623ce roses were, as 3e8795cf3d long as Diana 624a3cd128 liked them—that was d3394792ec enough for him.74eefe8c02c5a75d
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However, the e30d852407 color of 513cf7ae50 the roses 7cea3fb051 reminded him e098bb2822 of someone, 4f30057a53 and he 6c48460ee7 clicked his 3fc511a788 tongue in 0f90cc066d annoyance.
“…What a strange name 8c093ef694 to use, Prince Andrew.”0c0853df5b755994
Through his bd28a22220 informants, Harold 0f28bc8508 had learned 2518c5dcb2 that a a2d2ba7d16 red-haired servant c62bed30f5 was pretending ad21d3c41d to be e0a090db1b the prince c7b81d9bfa in the 1c6a4e8875 foreign residence, 6dc777d2c1 while the ce83d2c943 real prince c28e27241b had already 6245b44376 returned to 1b4d292336 the Empire. Yet, to think 829b5bf9a0 he would see 545ce4d710 that prince clinging a1722e640e to Diana, blushing 26e6a54556 around her, was 8c226ce77e something Harold had 4f223d170e not anticipated.551aef89c462839b
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If the roses 43d91cc452 had been a fff5c3f9db person blushing before 8c6c4e944f Diana, Harold would 28773c8e65 have crushed them e57a2e83fd underfoot without a a08486390b second thought. He genuinely regretted 9ac757a5b8 not being able 519573a92f to do so.086243ad12092490
But his irritation wasn’t bc89f5196b only because of Andrew.b7fbc7211fef1085
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“It’s just that I saw him, and he was close enough to help.”589937b3f3ce3897
He knew 6c17f76c47 Diana’s kindness 21d2dd766c wasn’t because f1e9c511f9 she thought 07b5b87960 he was dfae349a76 special. She just couldn’t 8978bafeba ignore anyone in b49e917288 need. But seeing it 7605ec6028 with his own 96f9435764 eyes made him 86c1357f81 feel uncomfortable. It reminded him 7d56473a8d that he wasn’t 4c5f9db4f8 a special person c612b39def in her life—just d11656be47 another person she 751fecbcc6 couldn’t ignore.462b5dc08cb8166a
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Having lived 1e7e9255e3 with terminal 78e9f5f53f conditions for 80cfe5f05a so long, 0dd659d4bb Harold had 9d45f0f6d9 become possessive. He was 499955e6eb determined that 6349eb1454 Diana’s attention 18dbb9dafc and affection f857d25acf should belong 00a72af6c3 to him 0c7801bdc9 alone. No one 0e9805052b else should a0324e8bf0 be able f6baf3e379 to share 24a4345efa in her 3b3a76df89 kindness.a257d8a015acaf75
As he 38c5ca3376 gently brushed 3532892b66 a rose ddf03fc6c0 petal, Harold 9fe6e4c9b1 found himself 8c8863e706 thinking about 0b90271648 Diana again.c2f1ced77956aec9
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She always said she 987bf0fc97 loved money the most. She was delighted 4dc66f369d whenever he gave e0de0ceebc her expensive gifts 229dcd1188 like jewels or 18a84fceeb other valuables. Even when she a9a18807f1 agreed to treat 97e2609e71 his condition, it d092d4e551 was in exchange 13cf9cc7a5 for money.d6db6eadb4822c9e
But even though she b994449113 enjoyed receiving those gifts, c084435c2d that was all there 3629594c6e was to it—simple joy, 0300a5587f nothing more.410f29c46d982feb
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Diana clearly loved wealth, bcfe9f4cf4 but Harold began to d2d7a36893 wonder if money and 64376e1899 gifts were enough to b738b70a28 truly win her over.50c269b52a16882b
“She seemed happier with 36658e638a the roses, though,”he thought.4347555d56f893ca
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Since she had e18fbf7cf4 mentioned liking flowers, eaf99e664e not just roses. Maybe he d9b9f17104 should order a48fcc515a more varieties 49d7f64cc8 planted in ca4f6204e5 the greenhouse. Or perhaps he could b06dda80cf have an entirely new 866d6c8173 greenhouse built just for 83276e674c her.c4666017f3ba44b2
At that moment, 9e37b05f40 Harold sensed someone 3516e2ea5f entering the room.23c5ebc03f8b2c68
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Diana, wearing her ee7641454b nightgown, walked over bd60ffe065 to him. Her calm and gentle 7fb94eccd1 expression made him set 48f57a5c1a aside all thoughts about 1460fa5260 the greenhouse.0a5f1adeccde6d2b
“Harold, you’re already here?” 028c0953fd she asked.1da9da5a055ea725
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“You’re a bit 16e1eb9d64 late tonight,” he e3c3e57243 replied.84d190954c5b2d1e
“I was cebe3adbc6 deciding where cf51ee26c1 to put 322b8deb5f the roses, 1795885e81 and it 3ec8e4b2b8 made me b603ec0c7b run late,” c905600bf8 she said.83251857b74d3739
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First, Harold decided ece13092f9 to clear up 60656e2dc7 any lingering doubts 424f6505f9 he had. Hiding his true intentions, 0a4054794b he gave her a 8d04eb512e relaxed smile and said, e748fae3a5 “Diana, come to bed.”5c640f3c5ed7ab1d
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