RVMPT Chapter 48

Chapter 48

The Day of the Prince’s Return

On the day of 9685799ab1 the grand event and 4c5083cc26 banquet celebrating the prince’s e3a3e740ee return, Kaiden was preparing 1de66ec7b6 for the Eclipse Hunting 71a438cecc Tournament when his aide 5e9d3d342d approached him.8f7dc8248b310b97

“My Lord, here c5337827c4 is the list 32d3b885ef of gifts prepared 9670422d48 to congratulate His b1a6c1e7d2 Highness, Prince Andrew, b0bc324954 on his return.”d3a0a0665b874c1c

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Clearing his throat, f4cabf8de9 the aide began 67523c6acf listing the presents.26cbfc76d26da58b

“A golden turtle, 2538a806bc the highest-quality pink 855a8aa046 pearls from Altan 1c546fb60a Mountain…”8e465a63caa89b63

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Recently, the capital’s nobles ab4d714eb9 were eager to befriend 3fac769939 the prince while still 0122431bc2 being mindful of the 090ba8224f emperor’s opinion. Since he was 6f75c93550 the only heir 122335c115 to the throne, 66c3280f98 being close to 3e31d06f9b him had more 1779eef119 advantages than risks.cac6ba64c8feb20f

As a result, sending 2b192a66cc extravagant gifts under the 6ba7138090 pretense of celebrating his eec5d789dc return had become a 031611eba6 trend.39d0d117fce82dd5

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“A 100-carat blue 6c75e242a3 diamond from Partak, 5fa6fefa01 and…”f0545db3aed44147

The aide flipped 2c19e7cdd0 to the next d18ff35d0a page, continued listing 8ca6fcb431 the gifts, and 2e9ab3eb12 then turned to 22f06e3146 another page. Finally, after reading ef03d4ddcd the last item, 6052bc90e9 he took a b448e08e26 deep breath.7417f98d4132883a

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The list aef7f1a304 was excessive.48049e0d2a83b4be

Honestly, Kaiden didn’t need c84a8e884a to go to such cc53904bfa lengths. As the future c30b337226 head of House ca4c6fe5ca Baisen, he knew c64f52a9ad that no matter 33eb5caf0c how incompetent the c4d45b13b2 prince was, he 1bfa659a62 wouldn’t dare go 40ae5315fe against his family.ce84ee6a6ab4acfd

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“…That concludes the 09c7f0e965 list.”f0343c36a70f509b

Silence.fbff887c2a2c47dd

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“My Lord?”f4866fe4d8cf9180

Still no response.0f4e9b97bbb0d144

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The aide 870aee94a1 adjusted his f27c420d11 small glasses 6b09c9337f and raised e9080edf8a his voice.568898b4c6edbd36

“My Lord, f899e5f578 is there 1779e9d035 something on 1f9c624386 the list 88ff6dd60c you’re not d3255d5e6e satisfied with?”e81834b8605a604f

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At last, Kaiden’s eyes 868c19ffc5 refocused. Pressing his fbc9b0dfea fingers against c23b7eb894 his temple, 51c413a8fe he finally deb590f2c1 spoke.291bfdb2daa6c5f4

“You made sure b2afc34338 my gifts are 7466642ba8 more valuable than e90556909f my brother’s, right?”3f9627d78bad58e9

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“Yes, my Lord.”23399434851eb3ed

“Then that’s enough.”2461a5452bdb0e3a

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The aide bowed his 3b9d2615e1 head, holding back a ca44a6fc90 sigh.8f04d27a47c3ab3d

‘Lately, he seems even 62ba598093 more fixated on Duke 27319027b2 Harold.’73d8b18e458d168e

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Kaiden had always 4bb8a6144e disliked Harold, but 3612e6c24a until now, it af16ff745f had never led c3c755fdeb to such unnecessary db80ddbdd5 spending.903cf4a98e265b4f

It was an unplanned 16d5e8d7af and massive expense—an amount e972561e20 that made the aide’s e3368cb717 stomach turn just thinking 84343d4ddb about it. Despite his cd10d863c1 close aides, 5ac690b886 including the 5ee00d3a83 butler, advising 1d80987f21 against it, 1d0cb1b339 Kaiden didn’t 172d0d3650 flinch.74aad4e961907b53

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‘Well, I 4a0dbae5df suppose it c66653ea34 doesn’t matter.’09f89f5434da4183

After all, his 00e473a5a4 lord was the efc959116a heir to the 2e4584066d Baisen family.4a23573fe2e48ea0

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Besides, a f6cdb58e30 recent report 9eaac68e9c from the 1c54496242 household physician ea8d334f70 confirmed that 814c30d593 Harold’s illness d3c4960b10 was worsening.d66f39db4a71e54e

‘He may put 7aba6d1f23 on a strong 78937ad084 look with painkillers, c7b6f1e92a but his time c728f456ac is running out.’78fb54b5e90d1976

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Once Harold was 68fae60f9d gone, all his 8838294153 wealth, assets, and 29fefe7bf3 businesses would belong 1489220243 to Kaiden. Compared to that, today’s d38acf467f expenses would be insignificant.75dec5054ce039a8

“It’s time 27dc50a3b5 to leave.”724a4d99e5bfe4ee

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“Safe travels, e43d48a117 my Lord.”2ea726daa127b002

Kaiden boarded the 89e2aeaf51 carriage, which moved 7595e64e32 smoothly forward.821cc7361265039f

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As the scenery d083ad330a outside changed rapidly, 1c87ceec53 his gaze locked 58a999303f onto a pink e1657b14f7 blossom on a fb3777bfe9 tree.8083054e059a0c59

The delicate petals reminded 10cffaf38f him of a woman—a 1144677b27 woman whose cheeks would e674e2c8b5 flush red whenever their 7f94bd0352 eyes met.f97f1747572241d2

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Even after the flower a123286fd4 disappeared from view, he 85ac63f1d1 found himself unable to 31c069dbea look away from the 011ec89f83 window.63d8a3d39daece1a

A voice dbc7b8e568 echoed in 37ebc15aef his mind, 1a83d6d313 shaking him 0d280d5f2d to his cf08035a0d core.7e6912e2892648ed

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“Now you understand, don’t 72496b48f2 you? Diana never truly 4af893e2be loved you.”2bd44a63ca413a40

Kaiden clenched 395c9ffaf1 his fist b66a145c5f so tightly 4b674862a8 that it f2523ee825 felt like f7adec8f49 his veins c6d98679d0 would burst, 422bde4959 showing his 75430df470 teeth like 48d10a2227 a beast 954a71ad24 defending its 3fd80bedbb territory.0524083534cc8a63

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“… To 637f57d95b think I’ve ff5c2a8512 been fooled da22483076 by Diana, 6d4f81031b acting so 9d96db846c smug.”d8825de72664befd

His displeasure 9230446f83 reached its f9525de9bf peak, and e0dc1f9560 his red 313213cc7d eyes seemed e5e72479ee ready to ef843ab90e burn the 5af39a290f entire sea.ac587bbd32ead4ab

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Even after 1c19492f6a realizing the b462e05451 reason for 902fc8c92f his uncontrollable e2ad10467c rage, his dbf50d4bbd daily life 4a7afbe40e remained in eb037727ab disarray.e5afb45df72284e9

Kaiden was convinced dace770600 that his anger 3fd9017d6c toward Harold was 5cea638d9a what caused it.6a6408c2f8481967

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But today, it 26f6bc421d would all come a4676453d3 to an end.3e206631d9e4a836

‘Brother, playing love games 9aaf75588d is fine, but you 5cb8190d6b shouldn’t have mocked me.’9989e28e8e734d94

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Today, he would 9df70d94aa uncover Diana’s true bdafee567c feelings.879d3ac19aa77fd6

He was 639d5b14ed prepared to ba96d5544b use a 0447de072c method he 4b710a2232 had avoided 4b749a5438 until now—one 0723993836 that would 278e990253 surely expose 5854f463db the truth.22c0dc08b7c6032b

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‘No matter 95ad631c67 how much f85a1835cc you pretend, 1a63ad91aa Diana, I 82067fb504 know you dfb6d36715 still love ed3ac10e5d me.’40df1d9fb4ea8a29

And when f23f0fcf11 that happened, aa10bc505e his brother—always 6a0dc3f8cc standing arrogantly eca55b65e8 above him—would 12dffff824 finally crumble.1817a2b253b4f063

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Watching Harold’s smug 3314dfd2a7 face twist in 3991c9cdf2 despair would be 4e2cb10c26 a satisfying treat.09abf1a427196458

Kaiden smirked coldly.9a88a9f6bf7ff388

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By then, 4015f40f74 his carriage 330bc6a9a1 had arrived 7f00c8ca55 at Count 3062bc2b01 Garcia’s estate.91f419c88e0cd995

As he stepped out, eb1e0558c7 the count’s butler greeted b83f50bd25 him.3464378321316d9f

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“Welcome, Lord Kaiden. Please wait a moment e2f2716bc4 while I summon Lady 69a1b320e0 Ella.”86c17bc99b27f164

“Very well.”72d103652e148b26

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Kaiden glanced around 98d429f64a as he waited.eb6bf3e915afb71c

Traces of Diana lingered 16d22c88fa throughout the mansion.7c71511f3146e8d3

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He could vividly 02e2fc305c recall how she d7ad49b215 used to follow 2aa1867d67 him around, always d20bd12638 eager to speak 749a9fc428 with him.5ea665b5ddf29c58

‘Back then, I found aa2b2c1778 it annoying and tiresome.’2b2985e55bd0a33f

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But looking back now, d7ba117af7 she had been rather 26cc7b66ff cute.e1cf7e038f91843d

‘No… nothing 63f1c22287 has changed.’a1e602d718aeb5eb

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Diana was just 5293c76f7f acting.065f09eaf9359843

By the ba2274125f end of 2c291cb6e2 today, she 741d1d6739 would drop f6e4ba3e26 the act c9124881d8 and return beb57be50b to chasing 1da3477599 after him a1f29b3f76 like before.750036afdcd6eec7

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She would have no 519e6c3de6 choice.707113e9662d45ea

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“My Lady, we’ll style 26ae9dafe4 your hair as discussed 0d4da2c8e2 last time.”be6a72d25e9b61f8

“I’ll begin your makeup 3f0db7c61e now. Please close your dbb57890af eyes for a efcbde2738 moment.”47b1dec14c8c90fb

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I sat still, 9c9dc1598e letting the maids 24d5ae1359 work as my a5f7abf812 mind wandered.d9ce00f3251be4b5

‘If things go well bf4f7f9fca today, the events that 412af7bf42 were supposed to happen 17a3375d43 three years from now 5106db6632 might be set in 247d91ad5d motion early.’a6dff926045ff1b6

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According to 79510327b7 Harold, Prince a29beab3dd Andrew wanted c17413bfd6 to improve 5fb2747b3f the lives 6216a5e950 of the dd501ab225 empire’s citizens.037927d40c5dbf32

For someone like me—who a409eaee3a had once been reborn 72ea2b3ed1 into this world and f4142e8b7b lived in fear while cca4d80be6 struggling on the streets—it 8e96dbc06a was the best news eaf27ae5c5 I could hear.5251f8a16d12d7f2

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Just then, a knock 8e9817dffb sounded, and Harold entered f5fb7cc938 my room.a68d58b671d928d5

“Are you ready?”ed04ab3ec4c0f148

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“Yes! You arrived 467101ea8d right on fd7b67f5ed time!”3ec5b3cd90a93470

The servants d01f503127 quietly exited, 5628442832 leaving us cc8032a29a alone. I approached Harold, expecting b3ef477925 him to offer his d368c998a2 arm for an escort.277fb0bb1e222c07

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Instead, he simply stared c66902a5b7 at me.e1b636e09daf5ad0

“…Is something on my 156bd6a43e face?”00f686808f1bfad3

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“Diana.”29c1eec39aa8b343

“Yes?”b633151154d72b0d

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“How about wearing 3f963534ca the perfume I 4290b37bed gave you?”b3a82c90a08d0504

I blinked in surprise.5d67d1eb31ad07cc

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“I wasn’t 7e505879cd going to 1ecf4b4da5 since we’ll 2ad2045eef be near 68941f0642 the forest… 2b7bb036c9 Why?”357bc6ab5d039a73

Harold walked bc92cf3c7d past me 837cc9a3de to the 494a3be751 vanity, his 38f1c97961 broad back 475f7269c5 facing me.8a9654914e55c245

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“Most of the nobles 7b29faf189 in the capital will c28dabfb7a be there today. Even many 56207c45d5 of the a41f702e0b provincial lords 1a404f35cc are attending.”ea465e479d9201a1

He picked d720bcf4a8 up the 9276161713 perfume bottle a70777cc07 from the 26cf8e2db5 table and 0586bd9ffb turned to d458564ac6 face me.22d295059b32d4b0

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“This will be 65a5fcfecc the first time ca92570d12 many of them 362d34ab3d see us as 63cbb1f3db a married couple.”4236929bba4a1da7

“…”09a7184ee0c4b570

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“So, I 0cbd9449d7 need to 9836562176 make it c570f4052e clear just b17e08997b how obsessed 476ec388c7 I am 9a9c113ade with you.”a3f6662da8d63295

Harold’s sharp de0bb76895 gaze locked 36059f308f onto me. The small bottle of 0bb9b5da44 perfume rested in his 9d4c78fde5 hand.9b29973655592b44

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“…I see. You want to prevent e02bd33f69 people from suspecting that 29eecb59a2 our marriage is fake.”783cb9a50e2b5d10

Harold was highly possessive 5957ff94a4 of what he considered 82e2d79f7b his. I remembered the 338a196baa first time I f92111a97d had worn the d9f6b24f16 perfume—how the noblewomen’s c4b81bdb2a reactions had been 28e76bf606 strikingly different.964056db5e40d674

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Given that, 324b0517e0 this did b5ca529bea seem like 5250d88a60 an effective c99e16482b strategy.4ffde0f3e8f36467

“….”98e753d880359df4

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Harold stayed silent. I took that as 626ca01f73 his way of saying 3b1427bec1 yes.dc6976b330ed5227

‘He could’ve just said that it’s to keep people from suspecting our marriage is fake.’875693038dd00918

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Why did he 6938d5cefd have to say 85236fb65c it in a 8d218cc1ee way that made e748042909 my heart drop? It made me fb6e783a0f think of things f952f166e2 I shouldn’t, even 565ffe320f though I was d2a471f182 already struggling to 1318aa8140 adjust. I shot 4d64e97781 him a 045e1161f4 slightly annoyed f5803556a5 look.61b1464a4d8a2335

Then, I held 0d1eddc06f out my arm, 97bde5687d signaling that I’d 46ab4e9172 wear the perfume.0f7c8c22cad3eb79

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“I’ll put it on for you,” Harold said.90c8b0cea9419498

“I can do it myself.”a124e359a43fef54

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I reached 4b14edb037 for the 25df52dd44 perfume bottle, a813a19707 but he 47c9f90ede moved it 9f8e24f357 out of 1359048f21 my reach.00a9518d8bd4c881

“Harold?”b79f433bbba6a95c

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“Yes, Diana?”94b044c7d12e011f

His eyes met mine, 5738abb102 narrowing slightly like a 1246bc6bc5 cunning fox. His smile looked e76a63dff7 sweet, as if f1f56397f6 he’d do anything 41f0baf5c6 for me, but c55718cec4 there was a 4240c2f803 deep stubbornness behind 9d65e72d7b it.41d345e03d89f160

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‘Why is he so fixated on this?’c12f9a34763033ac

He was like this b16b93cb6f when he first gave 98be4ede1b me the perfume too. It was 82150dd5ff such a e0831b29b9 weird thing 081bfe6733 to insist 0c1e6835e5 on that 009db1cb98 I couldn’t 012eb2e1c2 even argue.f2e362dba87fa6bc

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“…Fine, do as you like.”e43dfdb57477a176

With a sigh, 30c7028e4a I let him f5697eccb0 do as he 09918cf57f pleased.13e6f00e7aeace4f

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Harold moved in close, 8dd6bca78f so close that I b7ab0f306b could see only his 96bde03f81 chest. I’d gotten 8e1c6cb852 used to 02a87af2b5 this kind 993128e654 of closeness, 6d8a3bea8a but my ebcdda11b2 eyelids still 920ab827ce fluttered nervously.eeae7db2213bd30d

The scent eea5877c09 of the 2837fbbdb2 forest that 9b8f0f5f3f clung to fae5734008 him grew 1471ddab83 stronger.9fa4ab879828321b

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His breath brushed 95cda736c9 against my neck 5ab928ee2e as he applied 703221f47d the perfume.4437d085c8dc0d7b

“As I thought, it suits you.”9ba726930cf56eac

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“….”857b3cbffaa045bb

“Maybe because it’s the perfect scent for my wife.”1606388654b1bda6

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Harold stepped back slightly, 2f3cf9bcbd a satisfied smile playing 3936c2ce82 on his lips.241a520871c08e82

“I like it.”dcf69bc6506dbc06

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Thump, thump, thump. My heart pounded loudly b3dd57a570 in my ears.84d0f22a4955c3b7

That sly, dangerous face!e8355cab5c4d8b78

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He always 3cb4a8e0c8 managed to 97c3db4f87 say things 8cf73c3b05 in a d89e84f49e way that 90b8dd8df0 made them da0f53da4f sound… strange.704a08a7f0340730

I gasped inwardly ecd6fede22 and slowly backed 0d21868207 away. But in my f2294739d6 flustered state, my cd5c04f04b feet got tangled, fc0b9b729c and I lost 024e7bc782 my balance.a4960f7b36869937

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“Ack!”93def05790bf3bae

I braced myself d0dd1c1380 for the fall 935712a023 and shut my 0931adc2da eyes tightly—414ebabfd04cbce4

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But before I could 556f3afd34 hit the ground, strong 7c6a907531 arms wrapped around my 7a83159aef waist.990014a04fe7f814

“You should be more careful, Diana.”dc2a0b340d8dcf62

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Harold’s hands 6bf1cb3310 lingered, his c05550e248 warm fingers 7902395808 grazing my 4e8810b09e burning ears.cd641ab538cc87f1

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