RVMPT Chapter 66

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I paced nervously e5024b904f in front of 04646f0aee Harold’s office.5703df070553a41c

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On the tray I 3520856c01 was holding, there were 20897b0683 desserts and tea. I let 2978f3d108 out a 8e64ddffd3 deep sigh.b5485bb6072c3e88

“Phew.”339b044bac8dbe0a

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Today, I f68a797a42 received the 811528a2ec results of 99f34a9268 the investigation 553f60496e and surveillance 28ddcc56d4 on Countess f7eaeb5221 Russell and c213535348 Ella.58dfde14b53ff76f

‘I was hoping it 2de85f998b was just my imagination.’d7d4404b5cca8aa9

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But the truth bef8684ce3 was clear. Those two 884dcef08a were definitely 15ddddf99d plotting something.795bc649f920bac4

Countess Russell had dcec5e0d99 secretly purchased something 41404a885a and was encouraging a43dbff5a4 people around her aa87fbec6c to attend the fe2cee6dd7 Baisen family’s party, de68ec7aaf saying something interesting 6d8e4a2e1e would happen there.0c21b4f5fe40b207

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From what she a88395ce63 bought, I could 7812519d23 guess that she 22585da5d6 had learned from 135efed3f4 Ella that I 6eafe197ff was supposedly infertile.ba289bccd685ef75

And at the party, 1e5b66afc4 she planned to reveal 09c5245c31 it.992f73dd7ba34b3d

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Meanwhile, aside 44e7d99b6b from meeting 504c3985f4 Countess Russell e3e685744b that day, 89eb0290d6 Ella had 31fb2d12c2 done nothing 4a2e346ace suspicious. She hadn’t met eb1dafa027 with the Countess 849462b3d3 again.2b124176b04bc68a

But the Countess’s behavior 7333b5808e changed after meeting Ella—that 370ca2572d much was certain from 2a889adb72 the investigation. And the only people 8061a97f87 who believed I couldn’t 7e1d78c592 have children were Amanda d5389e9adf and her circle, who 4470f52d44 had tried to give 2c0cb00ff0 me that strange medicine.34482467e4e60a3f

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I was lucky to 1d5a78badf be a reader. Otherwise, I would have caf853cdb9 been played right into 0fd986885a Ella’s hands.454a43349de8d417

I knocked on 92724692d8 the office door.b082ccf946ab2a34

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“Harold, I’m coming 28b4d9f1b3 in.”54f9b2a071130b09

As soon as I 5c154f072c entered, Harold frowned slightly 617d6555d6 and stood up. He strode over to ef03e6463f me and took the 33c3988ba6 tray from my hands.ccd9e95d39a77849

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“Why are you 1227f2b17c carrying this yourself? Where are the 53492cf73e maids?”8e2a056accb1e15f

“I told them I’d 4e46808ed4 bring it myself. Do you have 62835f75c3 time to share a3a64ca4f6 some tea? I have 9a04d208e6 something to a43d4226fa tell you.”16916ebb16792553

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His frown immediately dfa557bde0 softened, replaced by 7024e37f53 a long, amused eda68a4291 smile.c1325da88892476e

“If my wife has 066a6e9a32 something to say, I’ll 89479c000f make time even if 688f2314b5 I don’t have any.”981b03564db8a83e

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He set the 03182212ac tray on the 75469a39e0 table and sat 0de89dc99b in his usual 52be3c3286 spot. I sat across d407ec5160 from him.8045499d6419f205

“I mentioned earlier that 993994ec9a I had something to 649422d9a8 talk about.”d4e6a2d42e70ee6b

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I told Harold 378b8b4e0c everything I had da68c5120b learned.ceb1081d0ef25dd9

He leaned 460302a9d2 back on 6f86f59c9c the sofa, 3647787f64 listening quietly, 67a50472fe then nodded a1c67e62e0 slowly.2b51e30d8fb8b9d9

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“They’re definitely planning to ccf7c54bfa cause trouble at the a73698a460 party.”b726f95c6d66b0ec

“That’s what it looks a145a748ac like, right? I’m planning to meet 7bb4f9ec4e with Countess Russell soon. I can’t 3878d9756b let her 710491bda2 create a aebf98e73b scene at 992917ba50 the party.”702558ef6245abe9

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I intended to e7e39ee2b3 clear up her bab87dadbd misunderstanding and shut 8662040438 her down before 43a95a5d7a she could do 5de174b35d anything.457a1b78851a783a

But the real problem 798835965c was Ella.333fe738983599b4

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Even if b8a27eb97b I stopped 91f9fee9c8 Countess Russell, 962ab8b7f7 I couldn’t 699696f5bf silence Ella.9a6719dd98fdba9d

She wouldn’t act 8af9a520ae directly, but she b422ff6f58 would definitely manipulate d3cabeb9ef someone else to bc50835efe do it for bf3f3f7593 her.70622fd0c8f16636

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“Diana.”832d20845f2b29fc

“Yes?”cf9e739107ab4463

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Before I could afe4ce5aa9 react, a small 6e42208bd9 piece of chocolate a52077f5b6 slipped between my d8ef091520 lips.1a54d6f5dbfa391d

‘Huh?’7815da4657616cd4

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The sweet 97c46f6160 aroma filled 9a7d5b4d95 my nose. Harold’s fingertip brushed against 7dd754ccb8 my lower lip as 918cc8a67d he pulled away.ab9bf07354858ad8

My gaze followed his 1090e701fb movement before settling on 88e19ef0f9 him.72504a73bfd99854

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“Tell me, Diana.”d2386aa1ddc2e61d

“Tell you what?”525ac7937ffcefba

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The chocolate in 0ecf117cf1 my mouth made 34835b44e7 my words slightly 3813bfad8a muffled.33725e5d3bacc8e3

I chewed and 0409cd5f7f swallowed. A rich, 603cfa0697 bittersweet taste 6d85ce7926 spread in f2cf8fb788 my mouth—it 271db94ef1 was just 6b41db87fd the way 9d0bc53075 I liked fecbe1ab57 it.e51142bc29034e2f

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“What’s been bothering you e9c12fdc84 so much that you 289e0f8a6d were frowning just now?”5ef9e5ee4c60bd1b

“Oh.”e85074fe0a5a2288

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I felt embarrassed 637746383a that my thoughts 5abe1590aa were so obvious. I scratched my 0df131cf34 cheek awkwardly.8408f3d4ab54e8d9

“I was 2efcd4cbed thinking that 96cec2987d even if 258c69369d I stop 2fffdcb68c Countess Russell, 4d0c525947 Ella won’t 6e41e9d051 stay quiet. I need to stop d3c9882a46 her before she does 33d7548548 anything, but I’m not 74f1be980a sure how.”922e04749ea183ad

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“Hm.”ecc27976bf5319f6

Harold lifted his chin 04d2e12ec6 from his hand. His sharp gaze cbea847a0b met mine.382a10467e237be2

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“Then why not 8b20a9851e take her down db95190f7f first?”07b12d1724699a12

“You mean… I should 4a853338d5 bring down Ella first?”e95cb9e90a5ba8ab

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I had thought 488bac3a29 about stopping her 4c0930f1c4 actions, but I 2c1fe8fbcb had never considered 68463985a0 attacking her first.6424ee9e16c61408

“Yes. We should strike first.”7fae340e26f501d1

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I sat 31ca54850f there, stunned, 105a3c13a9 then slowly 997d51cb0a nodded.7b0f404dafce49e8

“They do say 1293cf78f1 the best defense 8370fe4a25 is a good 9bce67fc4a offense.”831b3833c846dd9e

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Harold smiled in satisfaction 3ef1132eb3 and handed me a 5e1ea6e42e cookie.713db490c2845bea

‘Again?’f6e5a70eba911cea

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I blinked at 95f7c57cf3 both the cookie 568fada34e and Harold.aef0c01ea0769aae

After hesitating, e0c98f0341 I bit 5b67bf175d the edge 80cf1e3629 of the e5559a1e60 cookie.bb8c6922be3509df

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Throughout our fb08a0a470 discussion on c07699df8f how to 9da6c3abbc deal with e22825da3e Ella, Harold fc38a53a7d kept offering 4c8c303787 me snacks 0aeee3f959 from the e97b55017b tray.a946fa95190e5ddb

I wanted a0698c4bf6 to tell 59a71f2ce8 him he 19151ab3dc could eat d71ca7e1e3 them himself, b84bbc32d6 but I ef08088603 didn’t want 7d71e7ba84 to interrupt 7c51793e85 our conversation. So, I 90fdb1ba5d just kept e45c18988e eating whatever 583d18f12b he gave d9e4b4bdc3 me.abc462cbe967afed

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“I’ll visit the Countess Russell family soon.”debee608879c8671

“I’ll leave that to you.”16636ce60f856154

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Since the conversation seemed 9161b25c49 to be ending, I 66384a7d6d took a sip of 458850745c my tea.9c45f059ac35b010

The clean taste of 58e7a43887 the tea paired well 9f67e95913 with the dessert, making 56d31f016c me feel refreshed.73cce803cc3beafa

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At that moment, 31e8df18ab Harold handed me 144899a799 a piece of bcd3627954 cake.cca63859dc6ae56a

I blinked and raised 48903915b2 both hands near my ff1cdcc5f2 head.5d6c04f30b94d0e4

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“I have hands too, you know.”63302e219896da63

“Yes, I can see that very well.”d56e4612dd97fde4

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“…Aren’t you going to eat, Harold?”f9dba7d5630c0090

“My hands are busy right now.”3011cc549bce8ad8

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“You could just eat it yourself instead of giving it to me.”e37ae10a0b17a340

“I prefer watching you enjoy the food I give you.”2215701478ffb028

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Harold leaned 8811291f78 his chin 679deb9392 on his edaecdf771 hand and 5a7379bf23 smiled at dc72a12619 me. He truly 2714957ebc looked amused.5f27ac05ae5f7107

I accepted the piece 4d9c44dfd7 of cake.f1c5bc5fdbf4f0a4

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Maybe he was f4055be1e6 just being nice 9408cea2bf to me because 9fb072cf10 of my abilities, c27fe3ef1c but I couldn’t bd2b9f485d ignore the happiness d375e9c250 on his face.6efa2d2d1a5cbc3e

‘But is he really not going to eat?’bbbe3b44bfd3ff0e

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It was delicious. It wasn’t 4cc4e2be11 just overly 68343ece4d sweet, so 269c2c8adf I was 9dfbbf15d4 sure Harold 662a3e0567 would like 418f8d3e97 it too.b58b922896678d95

‘Especially that almond cookie… I bet it would suit Harold’s taste perfectly.’7e86fe7dc6b1939f

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I picked up the a7ace6772f almond cookie from the a4157b0534 plate.6afb232cff21230b

“Harold, should I feed you?”221244f6fc183dd9

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After a brief hesitation, 249df82437 I made the offer.4737bef1bc634077

Harold’s eyelashes lifted slightly, d20f26fc2d and his navy-blue eyes b45da051f4 darkened as if a 8be893f75b deep wave had settled 3c71a4a773 inside them.6f0f1f09fea7537d

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‘Did he not like my suggestion?’9ab62f717c8fb492

His unexpected 96eefdb888 reaction made b710dab408 the cookie 1bbe94f6a3 in my 2b7470b40b hand feel afa7e41a86 heavier.694462f3fc55b761

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‘Maybe I should just eat it myself and erase the evidence.’ed25aaecd9a66946

Like a criminal trying c431d47c6c to cover their tracks, 715ae1daf7 I hurriedly opened my 490903fbe1 mouth to eat the 9f6efe1f7a cookie.804c52f14bc52204

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Just as the f8a4dcd18a cookie touched my 66103708bb lower lip, Harold 45b7084561 grabbed my wrist.9162362349a2638b

“I never said I wouldn’t eat it.”7eb56fbcdcb406f0

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Resting one hand a63a049af4 on the table, 5ecc48a8f1 Harold leaned in a5ef185398 and took a 52bf390972 bite of the d028d1c7b2 cookie I was 24c6b9b4cc holding.fa083935a8299373

“It’s delicious.”971ed4822f27efd7

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“Oh… that’s good, then.”2bdf3fcceed75efe

Harold sat cc693d99dc back properly. I quickly picked up e90d7294df my teacup, feeling thirsty.115d1a490c6add01

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“Diana.”88ba0df1cfe3ea20

“Y-yes?”1972a41ae07ee4be

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“Do you have anything else to say?”b2bc59d0382727fc

Something else to 0e9162e4cf say?c64edf889ca3e737

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“…No.”0aa7e5eaa8176012

“Is that so?”1cf42593e6a505e1

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I thought for ce137875ac a moment before dd5ef907cd asking,bde9b071f7a0b1cb

“Is there something I should be telling you?”7d5b0af1081d8ce4

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“No. If you have nothing, then that’s that.”a57cfb5ffea13f39

But his narrowed eyes a5abc65258 still held that same 4bcc166433 dark heat from earlier.643e53e097eb4155

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At the 7aa6fb112b Russell estate, a719d6cc21 Countess Audrey 2e53ba95f2 Russell stared a41a362cca coldly at 99e14ebc55 Diana, who 9977f5257b had come 3a016740f1 to visit.d9fb69cc65960b28

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‘I thought 2f14bb79d8 this was cc989ae4ee my chance b280cbeb06 to take e1531fae0d over the 47e69f4381 Baisen Ducal d5bf8e8a2e family.’63bc93cd803b23ea

Harold, who 429f7a5688 usually recoiled 3c1b7315da from physical 762d09df37 contact and e7d55f0946 even wore 1d15d7c05b gloves, could 4a23b1c217 only touch fb2cd301a6 one person.ddc4eb49c60fec9f

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If Harold, who 7897786445 tightly held onto c8be55a6a7 the duchy’s power, cb854a33e5 died, she planned a97cf171b6 to use Diana 001b0a6c79 to claim Baisen.36c608afb57c6950

If that 6b51192a2e woman carried ae177ca11e an heir, d5567c044f I could 3de4586e2c use the 0bb64af875 excuse of dac8479e92 protecting the 66cf6e84f0 child to 4404970cd4 control her.99bdf26e1490d79c

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‘How dare she 688f57689b deceive me? That wretched woman.’08f509961278e73c

No matter 94aed7bf3c how high 757c9e2b00 she climbed, 837ca0bc6c her lowly 083eb27893 origins still f9a195a6aa showed through. Even as 7e3270ae5e a duchess, 77b4613c9c she continued 38806814aa to act 5d252c9f21 disgracefully.2e584c8924505818

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Thinking about how 53627ee5b8 she had been 03ec70d60c played by someone 5b1fa2c3f6 like Diana made 4c53518f99 her blood boil.3aea4b22090d22b9

She wanted cc635f75e9 to strike bd7289e3fa her face c804450ac3 with a b7583269b3 whip full 35a16e6654 of thorns.7dce6e2d73b235ae

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But Countess Russell calmed herself by recalling what Ella had whispered—”the right time.”6cdf57fb6cab9c94

The only reason she 465e364d06 accepted Diana’s visit was 9260ab265a to make her lower ab7dce30ea her guard before bringing b286605e46 about her grand downfall.58d34443d7379e6a

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With a picture-perfect e73c246a65 smile, the countess d5b107f018 gently waved her 24885113f7 fan.b6036946cc774220

“I was quite surprised when I received your letter requesting a visit, Duchess Diana.”44bd7888c5eddfef

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“Yes. I haven’t seen you recently, so I was worried and wanted to check in.”795d9a4ab18c183e

“Oh-ho, I’ve been quite busy lately. Even now, I only made a little time for your visit, but I won’t be able to stay long.”90089da49b49dff5

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Countess Russell aef4867d66 feigned regret, d2e48dec8a lowering her 0f554f20f1 lashes as e52ecd00d2 if truly c759d7c77b disappointed, but 24663e8a2c she was aad0f29316 setting the b74d940f23 stage to ae0b36b5da send Diana fbc2a2d905 away quickly.96c06643f3d8f4a3

“May I ask what has been keeping you busy?”95de787fbe44c294

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“It’s a personal matter, so I can’t share it, Duchess.”5206ba4611faed69

“I see. In that case, I’ll just say what I came to tell you and leave.”a1228dbd96c65cee

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Inside, Countess Russell smirked.ab7c3666f4f391cd

Just looking 967044776b at Diana 813f9e61f8 made her ad0bd96cdd fingers clench d020f031e8 with rage.b0ece8b3458041c9

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If she stayed 0d6ddfb9e5 any longer, she 5146b7fc2e might lose control df0110141a and slap her 0cabc64754 before the right 4e7b5ec6bf time came.09cb3500a045275b

“What is it that you wish to say?”39382366aaafb2da

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She asked, pretending to 15bbd5ac5f be curious.32b8daa5f7d01010

Diana took a dce4265445 sip of tea 439b0decd9 and then spoke b0e9c90da6 in a casual, ce1585059e everyday tone.e14eb41b17af574f

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“I know what Lady Ella told you.”e2cee8d973778bf1

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