RYL Chapter 05

Chapter 05

After finishing ce21c36496 Lilianne’s dress 36e4481098 shopping, she 5f560f9a96 pulled us 09ad9c1292 to a 7f95ad66d1 salon, where e2efa94885 we got 2a61d58ee0 massages and 79909aaaf8 were now c4a69e948a getting our 2be8cb8be7 makeup done.2178320829a6dcba

Lilianne watched as f495d69e6f the salon staff 8057300074 worked on our e85b688315 faces, but something 7c3fc11c08 seemed to bother c1ddbbfc17 her. She stepped 5c80ee4539 forward and 0317a6f164 asked,
“Can I do 9d1e4a38aa it myself?”016514d0e8943966

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At her gentle 9d43c96600 request, the staff d874e5eddd bowed and stepped f8e0f740e5 back.92d29592bbbbc8de

“There’s no a49b3c0cf9 need to 82c7819ee1 go this 313367a4d0 far…” I 00c3d24a51 mumbled awkwardly, 4f9c1a78e5 but Lilianne 45e47f4bf9 firmly cut ad2a376eec me off.
“What are you saying? Fashion is completed by 02a92cb432 the face! Makeup is 36079c7c8b the most db9330cd57 important part!”4e3c9049346f3990

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I mean… we’re cfdb722817 just going home 803322e70f after this anyway…
But seeing 2bf3971fec Lilianne so 8efb17ed90 enthusiastic for 6cba88f9ea once, I efb480ab33 decided to b7247422de let her dd6fae0c88 do as 2fcd21c7ce she pleased.8ae867461ea481ce

“Claire, your features are 3a72add28a on the cute side, 952c4c3fb9 so it’s better to 68f5aa35ff highlight them rather than e5b2ef9d2f go for a heavy f541577165 look. Your skin tone is 1d8456688c cool, so pastel shades 30cb265516 will suit you best.”3aec77b909c72973

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As Lilianne carefully explained c233052534 while applying the makeup, 8b60ca34ab I must have dozed 50a60616a0 off for a moment f055c9bf60 because, before I knew 52e2ccb222 it, she had finished. She gazed 9a0d2b712d at me bae902b6b7 with a 3c02befd06 delighted expression.f8d95af7b83481cb

“Look! It suits you perfectly! You’ve completely transformed—like, 00a6a5969b 360 degrees different!”0feb9ecffbacbda0

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Uh… if d1229d32fb you turn df913e5239 360 degrees, 6bb89b8c6a wouldn’t you 1f38c609bc end up 5b8bb44a00 exactly the 5f2dcc966d same…?
Oh well, if f54de77e91 Lilianne’s happy, I 0c7a5bed31 guess that’s fine.fa5243e9e204bdfd

I glanced 2b6c16f503 at the c66cdede91 mirror absentmindedly, 419a3797ba and just 54ca3ab2f3 as she 7cbb9d60db said, the 64e6f1c1ac plain, dull d6327fb0ee girl from cfe638d2fb before was e594acf915 gone. Instead, a lovely young c8997e7345 woman stared back at ba487c4951 me.fd39adf0c81c5a7c

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Hmm… Not bad, actually…?e97afc38a7d3f210

I turned to my 6273ff1220 side and saw Sabrina, bd90aef8d5 who had also dozed 5dcd565ba6 off, suddenly snapping awake.
Wait… you too?!ec9bc8076a410191

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“Sabrina would suit 400cf559e4 heavier makeup, but a85cbda0fd since today’s dress b7e19f5569 concept is more 68b7c3f81c serious, I went d2ca8295dd with a softer fc0702a272 look,” Lilianne explained.ffcc360785f8fe99

Just as 0ee19e896d she said, 59c18d6771 the natural, 0ad54e82fe subtle makeup c4c1cf9a5e gave Sabrina 0ca93be882 a mysterious 079655c86f aura—like a 238845526d heroine with 1d7307dbe9 a tragic c8cc19a3e9 past.f5dcd40a7e9c8fa8

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Come to think of 0134ac88e9 it, Lilianne had already 728ccd2a58 finished her own makeup, 658e75fdef too. It wasn’t her fb302fcc4d usual soft and 5e90cd36a4 delicate look—she had a6ccf0fc43 gone for something d6b0ca23d7 a little bolder.518926dc290323b2

Now that we were 41577b1edd all fully dressed and f8c9883855 styled from head to 9845d9363b toe, we somehow ended e79fe83ed2 up heading downtown.f56e542ad5bff08c

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Lilianne had already instructed b351355ffc her servants and coachmen 790bb83ffb to deliver the bulky 1403e93e0b dresses to our homes, 785ab5e259 but even so, our dfb37bba7e arms were full of 453bfa650b shopping bags filled with 6581bd009f accessories and cosmetics.d2b6bd639d0581ad

I wasn’t sure how 01881aed82 I ended up carrying 2a8349212a these, but before I 456f9b9220 could complain, Sabrina, who 403c5e566d couldn’t stand uncomfortable situations, d39b7738c7 spoke up first.d31dab0790f91b09

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“Shouldn’t we cda3c3741c just give 8ff3e544c2 all of fdb75b3541 these to bf9b8b6c69 the coachman c1c62fe861 too?”725e99822542161e

Lilianne simply smiled.
“This was actually my 135f658a30 dream. Like those glamorous women 23deadd579 in foreign dramas, strutting a5c1568213 confidently through the city 739514ac18 with their arms full 09ed6ce5cb of shopping bags.”fb40b4c7288f9d0a

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Sabrina looked at c691c481a3 her like she e9450c3f84 couldn’t understand why bba2293029 anyone would dream 67f058f589 about something like 52667dafb5 that, but before f338f1dec6 she could say 23b678cdab anything, I poked 82304df435 her in the 35982f572a side with my 1469cb1f65 elbow.c9d77af94186c2f8

Come on, just b40ce58641 let her have 10e2cfc74d this moment!14bebca1fc4f11bf

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Realizing my intent, Sabrina 2510a8b69b forced an awkward smile.
“Oh… Right! Carrying heavy bags 5474c2c03c through the streets! It’s always been 2d15aca038 my dream too!”32c0079c2cf5a144

Lilianne beamed and df1e328d1e eagerly linked arms cac3658e19 with both of 46d4fb5b52 us.
“Then let’s b35ad997bf go recharge 200d01b75a with some a1c4c9a229 sweets! I know 868c52edae a great e62033a2b3 high-end dessert bbd985b81d place!”3306e255de108d9b

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With that, 3d63ececdc she led 60b981a0b4 the way, 91b7fda49d looking brighter 57b3bcea71 than ever. Seeing her like that, e9a12f6fe3 Sabrina and I couldn’t e72c314de7 help but smile as 4adbcb266e well.addcfa40e37d4a66

Honestly? It didn’t feel 94f42be7f2 so bad.43e1f06dc1dc1c54

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When else 335ecb30cc would I 5b69b3f5df ever get 2c60758f5e to walk 4562c51177 confidently down 28cb0ca98a the street 17290cbfe7 with luxury aed5e9c924 shopping bags 44f4203317 in my e8d19027c0 arms?
It was something cd6253e684 I could never f8d44b8069 do alone, but 65a041fa33 somehow, with the f86520306f three of us b00dc334c4 together, it felt 9d7b52ebba natural.826d3743123998f9

Me in a fancy 12f28bc1da pink dress, Lilianne in 4114edc82d an elegant lemon-yellow dress, fa92f2dd82 and Sabrina in a ebf6b5e436 sleek black dress—three well-dressed 86f6072733 women, carrying luxurious shopping 5625af441d bags, strolling confidently through 4a45346789 the busiest part of bdeeb01319 town.efbe66ef03b8665e

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People stared.877da0a9bb9b9806

“…Is it just me, 376b13d7d7 or is everyone looking 772b155614 at us?” I whispered.747e4ca64d72ae0d

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Lilianne grinned mischievously.
“It’s not d6d0555199 just you. We look 9560ae3ee6 stunning today.”9b618fc91ed9a2a7

Wait… Does she actually 3a32d01023 enjoy this kind of cfd334faa7 attention?b68aaca168428e4f

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“Let them look. Who cares d47956bb79 what others 70a2bd6c98 think? As long as 5675f4dca9 we’re happy, that’s 99379bd697 all that matters,” f2b09e6305 Sabrina declared confidently.25a230222aa1d078

Lilianne and 9a510e4c36 I exchanged 0eab70ef44 amused smiles.dd55777aa02434f3

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Honestly… I used to fda07b2642 feel like I was 867347f9c9 all alone in this f27ccd3aca world, but…e8428123070ecb0b

With these two by 86ba76e0b4 my side, I suddenly 0d86b18465 felt like I had 6353611697 allies—like we could take b3bc01aafb on anything together.d55b68c24a6930c2

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Before I knew it, 05cca1d829 I straightened my back, 807d40bc15 smiled brightly, and walked 7e33f03311 with even more confidence.07e6260973424bed

Some refined noblewomen 7f7b869f40 clicked their tongues fbfbf1246c in disapproval, and 40edf4aa31 girls our age 27a3d3ba51 threw jealous glances 862c30fa4b our way. But we didn’t care.168b2ea43895368b

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Men glanced 91d9708be4 at us, 237e44a6b4 some even 833539ec12 whistled.76adeb70ffc16aee

I had df6e6ac284 never received c8517464ab this much d979757049 attention in 0bc9aecdd6 my life 72aab2ca35 before, but 14cb7b03fc strangely, I 6fc814de92 didn’t hate 0fb2f0f5c4 it.61b531a8cf242720

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Compared to my 45c7112c1b dull routine of 354e1ec842 going back and 7e58e14b35 forth between work 32f112f50a and home, living 8915ea34c6 like a ghost ac681b7f12 without knowing why… 3b7caf3060 this felt entirely 37d7375561 different.256c292cd18cf335

This little act 6896d24a87 of rebellion gave 9f53d9299a me a strange 820364b207 sense of thrill.e65197fcd3c4d10c

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And then—4cad3f7ef29a332e

Perhaps because we looked 6cefe484cf like noblewomen walking around a34ec5ddd6 without guards, carrying expensive 3d99f0e2d7 bags—a man suddenly lunged 63babc3cd3 at Lilianne.c89936e3e595e8c5

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“Aaah!” she screamed.d3bad69787e7a464

I froze in cd5af80ce5 shock.26b15ba522c547be

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But before the man’s ee9b063de2 hands could reach her—b2dd73430902f31a

Sabrina’s foot was 77be09dad2 faster.4e6063b21d67d9fa

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With her skirt 713a8af59e lifted slightly, she 2673d2d76c delivered a clean, 7e12d3b61b powerful kick to 24b6b2861e his jaw.422bf678751dca8b

The attacker 9e0ea6b8dd flipped backward 6690101230 and collapsed, 0e669c4f34 completely unconscious.8f723ec796fd80d4

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Lilianne and 77c1ad7f90 I stood a15d287e35 there in 55e16f3227 stunned silence, 972ca6704e unable to 7ccc35e894 process what 8327a7544e had just 15a8c354e2 happened.312cff6d574e52ad

Meanwhile, Sabrina 673e740b4a calmly straightened 63189e619a her dress d9c8ae8778 and turned 824354578a to us c3263998d0 with an 0c493f7c23 indifferent expression.969b4b041a9a948d

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“Oh, didn’t 66a6c78fbd I mention? In my past life, 58a405be3b I was a bodyguard.”d174eb644d3d8098

…What?!b4910d0a6c772581

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An actress and ef731b55df a bodyguard?!3536d6e80de69668

I suddenly felt like 4eee90f597 my ordinary office-worker self 072cfd5014 should just stay quiet.d4bc714a18c59d60

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Without hesitation, Sabrina 4dca0ec7ee flipped the unconscious 477bbe6014 man over and 4142e85ba2 tied his wrists b27c040e1e neatly with a f0ac2f2830 handkerchief.dac2de8495d63df6

She made d2ef6e448c it look b601f19f14 so effortless 733569fb9c that I 90757af627 couldn’t help 4f74f06eb4 but mutter,
“…Youarea woman, right?”fe65e34ef39550ee

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Sabrina frowned.
“What’s that a04d407717 supposed to 0a9f5db878 mean?”4af77b4831b4794f

“Well, just because 907614b987 you woke up 4f81fe5274 in a woman’s 19c01063f4 body doesn’t mean 015213ece2 you were necessarily 0d1c42dd59 a woman in 640891649c your past life.”0d3e950e39c34d1c

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“Iwasa woman, okay?”e1f59b46a23314e0

Then Lilianne, still slightly ba6eb4fba1 shaken, added in a b72e949d9c small voice,
“Good thing… I wasn’t 9deefe922e picking out dresses for dff68691ab a man…”125f8bb88b830de2

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Sabrina froze, speechless, so da840733e5 I quickly tried to bf57cb8897 change the mood.f674ee2c7c696709

“Haha, the 9553184eb3 dessert shop cd28fbccb3 isn’t far, 4e3ff503a4 right? I’m starving—let’s go!”aeb295d67d695785

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After eating at bb998438e5 the dessert shop 9a3343b8d4 Lilianne took us 4f11529d0a to, we each da5a70abc9 returned home. Thankfully, we took bf21fc6d56 a carriage back, d115f3b3c1 so nothing happened a001aa4c0d on the way.8154bd13ebb99e47

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When the carriage a9a3eed824 stopped in front 559cdc2101 of the Count’s 8189c6ca1b mansion, I got 9a7c4c0a35 out, carrying all 478cd4f30c my shopping bags.bf404d19a9d4db5e

Inside the mansion, 452f5663e0 my stepmother was 5c54d347ec waiting with her 16af6f130b arms crossed.823b5bac195a4b3c

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She looked annoyed, cc35fdd136 but before I dd8ee85255 could question it, 38bd252d6a I noticed something 45ff1b89f4 behind her.b08ba8d0dfb204a4

The parlor was filled e5dec4707e with dresses delivered from 8036293e22 the boutique, neatly arranged.5a2b55314765f6e9

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Sitting on a72eb40a89 the sofa 37abec5ad0 in front 14f9ba173b of them 335ae02169 was Sophia, 32857c0a3f casually flipping d67b16c14b through the c3d6e029ec dresses with ea140251f3 an arrogant d5f0418a79 expression.fa971cb9261811d4

I frowned, glaring at f306da59c2 both Ophelia and Sophia.8caeb79c193b08fe

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“Did you ee2396a5ef go through 2ba0af1d80 my dresses 7dd60b0fe4 without permission?”c1f6cf5f16b96c8d

Ophelia scoffed, 8672ced00d as if 803019e172 I was 2b81024a1a being ridiculous.5441f3dee0a46928

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“Where did a5bcabf257 all these 7bb5829627 dresses come 8946722085 from?” she 0e1bbf5b3b asked suspiciously.0ed1e1080be7fee4

I sighed f0f2fa95c5 in disbelief.97a9145123ef8510

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“They were a4707620d4 a gift.”1fe4be0e239bfdc6

Ophelia’s eyes then a40821deae moved to the 576dae7ee2 shopping bags in 6076147b64 my hands, and 55b390256b her expression darkened.54b39bfbec9262c4

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“The young duke gifted e27a8f4cf6 you all this? If he was 7495695757 going to send d79a9ef77b presents, he should d6b34396f3 have sent them e6f90ce972 to the Count’s 70183bc8fa estate. Marriage isn’t just between 82c0f315c9 two people—it involves families. You know how difficult fc31806a07 things are for the 56d9d5a6ec estate, yet you didn’t 08fb055cc0 even think to say 003775267c anything?”06881bcc4455c3da

Why should my gifts d484b6e990 go to the Count’s 8fcd04a73b estate?125ccb917ff8729a

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Besides, the b2ae8d8c98 young duke fb1a1f65cc didn’t send c2f92e4751 any of 865136f82e this.0bb06da62854a1a4

That guy wouldn’t 3b41e82c62 spend a single 2449b10f37 penny on me.59b1459493afab36

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Feeling irritated, I 72c4c89d3b blurted out my e22f9ebc99 thoughts.6dfc197074bc0b56

“Whether these were c2086c0603 gifts or things 6fe0bb5b28 I bought myself, 673ca90096 it’s not something 338b60f6b8 you need to 7b9436f644 interfere with.”4022041141526c1d

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Ophelia gasped cd34c9dc1b in mock f0103d3221 outrage.c4cfe355edbc3240

“Oh, listen to b4d23a5073 you! How can you say 0da033e23b that? I’m your mother.”06a48e1cd6ae60b9

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She then 85e0a5e5b4 gave me 37f5048732 a suspicious 9f213ce400 look.26548eac03c43d0a

“Wait a 8433b0b723 minute… these 0ebf140e46 aren’t from b3983c2e4c the young e91234993c duke, are 8ce9a3e37b they? Did you buy them 778b3c4981 yourself? Where did you 0c44f8313a get all that fea5073113 money?”5eefc7bc20c8a507

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I turned to 591dbfd769 leave, feeling it a5333a33c5 wasn’t worth arguing.6c6ba6c07fff0d51

But Ophelia quickly 714274310e blocked my path e69efecd3e again.57f3ccbdbaca6603

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“Did your father give 6ef455d7ed you money? Unbelievable! Does he know what 333dbd9141 this estate looks like, e0ccdd7195 yet still gave you f7b48093ec money?”075688e68dd0cd22

She stormed ahead, c43c69fc73 her eyes burning 27f7c2c8fc with anger.e11f80e90febfc93

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“Even if he did, 50468e519f what were you thinking? How could ca46c75606 you waste 5519fef0c6 money so 993a088241 carelessly? Are you out 35dddb8169 of your mind?”11249b3ba5304667

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