RYL Chapter 06

Chapter 06e22eac510b062ac6

I never even received such money in the first place, but my stepmother’s words were ridiculous.fbc0551470c32b9f

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“Do I need your permission to spend my own money?”959d2739ce6d0353

At my calm question, f20a0ff7bb Ophelia flinched and cleared 739becc577 her throat.4dec13910f900919

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“I’m just worried because you’re still inexperienced in managing money. If you have that much, shouldn’t you entrust it to your mother?”2201b1372536d9f4

As she 944136ad74 spoke, her 6adf6880f5 eyes briefly 65cc662337 glanced at 7df20ecd0f the dresses 7f8ad5b495 spread out b73ebf8dd9 in the 0be34950d5 parlor.2ff41a3457e5e2c3

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“Since you’ve already bought the dresses, it would be a shame to return them. Instead of keeping them all to yourself, you should share them with your younger sister, Sophia.”4be6462c69174a4e

I let out 2d642353e0 a breath in e1f40d879d disbelief.14f7006c5def1524

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Those dresses 635ce76524 were carefully e171ce7cbf chosen for 19000a1363 me by 9b19bb3217 Lilianne.48bc9f6d51aa26f4

Just as I 4d24661efc was about to f1fdf324b6 protest, unwilling to 2c30af2f3c give them up, 50fe0c8579 the mansion’s front 1b4fcb505f door opened.b673f3003af86076

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“What’s going on?”f18d1eb38b3dfb9d

It was Count Marc 4ba5ddba7e von Devonshire, Claire’s biological 4dd7aae0a0 father and the head ea3d4b8569 of the Devonshire family.0de4fa15e0237500

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The middle-aged 15cb4d08d1 man looked 7a3ecf1773 exhausted as 896aa2c04f he frowned bc4ad80c37 at Ophelia c8c2f4d3c6 and me.e04d5ff0ca80be90

At that, 4f32de1a29 Ophelia immediately f2d152b8ba put on a5b3465f86 a fake 39c437e1ad smile as b2b211075b if nothing b0a47fad53 had happened.e493c1b844043f06

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“Oh my, you’re home? There’s nothing going on. I was just having a conversation with Claire.”f895cec5dba8c29e

She took 73cc1ecdea the count’s 5c4bad4b73 coat with 4162cf16a2 a sweet 475ddbdcb9 demeanor, but 168c724b23 I simply ec1153452f watched with 02e3fb7fb7 a stiff b41edbeeb8 expression.4e69ae9717a851c9

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The count was d91076a0a2 so busy that 81b5b91ee4 he was often 1e1b82f2e1 away on business f58620f433 trips.8197137b4446456d

It was rare for 21f3d6f3e9 me to even see 1cd9220e3e his face properly.0a31273079b7c32f

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Since he was 18386b661f always silent and 7417003c1a reserved, I never 417a9fca4e knew what he 138df4ab90 truly thought of 9c0ba6e5ba me.f6f0f96256376b00

But the b7c5002652 fact that a26c86afab he left fbd20bfe72 his daughter 65f77237d0 in the 81159bfd3e hands of dbf6f37e33 his new ea0428f0d5 wife and d10f8c53ba was constantly 2b432358e5 away proved 1bbcb8f2b2 his indifference.e2a4e333b0467347

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As I remained silent, 26b1f3ab2b keeping my head lowered, 8cfb415773 the count suddenly pulled ade632753b something from his coat ba172610b0 and handed it to 852a7dc7de me.71c4151b14f5a821

It was f913f690d7 a letter.6d57697c31a4e0ca

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When I looked ffe949b4d2 up in confusion, 91a6027910 the count spoke aca737b524 in a detached c3c86de660 tone.f4a2db11fab9508f

“A letter arrived for you from the Sinclair Marquisate.”0b28888c85f1c83e

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I noticed the 291fe6e611 official seal of aefba30413 the Sinclair family.2111a184f2385cf3

Ophelia’s face showed shock that such a prestigious family, one closely tied to the imperial family, had sent me a letter.df33ce78373fa4d5

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I opened fd5a0e62fd it hesitantly, dd0612d486 and immediately 3f020776ae recognized Lilianne’s 9cb2829693 handwriting.3876944e7d160491

“To my dear friend Claire,
I hope you liked 82d1b554c0 the dresses I sent debf79187b you.
I chose them myself, so I would love to see you wearing them.”21859517b852f819

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Ophelia, who was reading 376895ff02 over my shoulder, stiffened.c6e9f551ef235ed0

That meant she 8294c51295 could no longer 30f1f95643 force me to 27a93ca03d share the dresses 85fcb2f39f with Sophia.a76bd97fa8f902ab

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After all, she wasn’t d167e76d91 reckless enough to ignore 3e3131d76c a family with imperial 96fa6d7b67 connections.9887bb8ccbacddf9

I inwardly cheered a4de6d4a63 and looked at 406b58e492 Ophelia, who let 7eeb6ce1ca out a forced 07e0ea8001 cough and smiled 88857e0a61 awkwardly.4373b6b66b884c2d

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“Oh my, you should have told me that Lady Sinclair gifted them to you.”640b4e1e911464ff

“Oh, I didn’t realize you were so interested in my friendships, Stepmother.”d46dd8c748a03583

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At my pointed remark, Ophelia’s expression hardened.35c49268ad8a1ce0

The count, eda573133d watching our a70446ed27 exchange with b2e581cb00 curiosity, turned 6a3fd94048 to Ophelia.63c8a43ae273be0b

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“What gift are you talking about?”5e0e2f9e5170790b

Ophelia quickly changed her ecff51982e expression and tried to ebe297f5d4 shift his attention.835a3818d728c499

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“It’s nothing important. You must be tired. Why don’t you freshen up? I’ll have something light prepared for you.”d42a5790b9685e6f

With that, she grabbed a749d3f745 the count’s arm and 84e059e946 led him away before c230ca7fc1 we could talk further.0b207c30b86cc8be

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He looked too 6ae62e0fc1 exhausted to resist ca3cf4f50f and followed her 1f2aee0e5c without much protest.d76ecc4cdaf68ceb

As I c2ce634008 watched him ce81776ee2 walk away, 6c153a5791 I was dd01cd78bb suddenly reminded cc7d13274b of my 9f2299b84f father from 5dc1fd33cb my past 3b24f16b18 life.fb6543953a5dd503

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My father 08c4dc92ca had also dbb554b269 been busy 3f536031c9 with work, 02287ec9a8 but he 41dcfecc0d had loved 56275b707a me more c06f6fdb5b than anything.719f6c3d41a60bbc

There was no 807661c0eb comparing him to 94aa3649f4 this indifferent count.2c56d8ff3d63a6eb

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Shaking off a2c8abcf42 my thoughts, 85688c349e I turned d7ccf8abf9 back to c0b2e7aee2 the parlor d960267c9c and began 73372ca105 gathering my dcd2156c4f dresses.2c6a14d3b7422db8

There were 8188fc784f too many, 9400125876 so I d79a843a86 would need 1d3cc8d0b6 to call f8bb3e5b47 a maid a31922b1da for help.983e2792fe4ea5f1

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Sophia, who was e35fdc8f52 sitting nearby, looked 8f0555d3b1 at me with 64921a7cb0 an annoyed expression afd85caeb6 and muttered loud 17825bf147 enough for me 73ff97c9e4 to hear.77c821c7e6065bde

“Do you really think wearing fancy dresses will change anything? A pumpkin doesn’t become a watermelon just because you draw lines on it.”d42b9cb119941593

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I ignored her and 655cebf102 called for a maid.7c416089c38b4364

Annoyed by my silence, d206ef01f4 she spoke louder.c81e01c1a86013c6

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“How pathetic. Begging the Marquis’ daughter for dresses. Aren’t you embarrassed? You should’ve just borrowed mine instead.”0181b6df1bc0e48b

“……”1edc636f747a9d4a

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“If I were her, I’d feel sorry for you too and buy you something decent to wear.”c667e688304e4c39

Ugh. I wanted to punch 519aafe4d6 her so badly.b7ee52c20b6f4e86

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It would feel amazing, 788bd315a4 but with the maids 88106d3a1d watching, they would run b768261ba2 straight to Ophelia and cf6f5c3387 get me into trouble.3e8a44d511c5a952

If I stayed cedc088a16 quiet, I’d probably 14c7787e7d die from the a56faaf386 stress.69699e93405726d2

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So, I ac8bb20e3c came up c0f2e79d64 with an 14e4736437 idea.26ed6be209ba5dea

Sophia had stretched cec6bed12d out her legs dab7a7dd52 arrogantly, blocking my 2bd039593f way.0aa5fe21700b9a3b

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Pretending I couldn’t see 5f2f26b1f1 because of the dresses 5200c2ac3a in my arms, I eee10a4398 stepped down hard on 6321f6b327 her foot.8ba4a685824f3030

“Aahhh!”a4f74d4540c81a4f

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I was wearing brand-new 1aa48ad7c9 heels with sharp points, 36655ed729 while she had on 673736b9f7 soft indoor shoes.5aa1f2f7c2fbbbcf

There was definitely going d9ca151357 to be a nice a593d7017c bruise.e932426e309986ea

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Suppressing a smirk, 49ed9dad8c I feigned innocence.ea4d8acec7d56dea

“Oh my, sorry! I didn’t see your foot there.”d752403e3e269913

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“You—you did that on purpose!”3f1a531014b05613

“Oh dear, I had no idea you were stretching your legs out like that.”bc2e60b7e99be70e

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The implication was 8d09896ed4 clear: she was bb7a1ce47d the one who f7fdca99e4 had deliberately blocked b79c82d2b5 my path.cc1ca2adf7bfc81e

Sophia fumed, unable to cca11f052c argue back.831baff927bde708

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She glanced around for 432bc3f8f7 Ophelia’s help, but her bd92a38835 mother had already left a53332b096 with the count.71029feb65453e82

Frustrated, she stomped off 75daea061d with a limp.c7c2d740304f6e92

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I watched e432130649 her retreating 5e49ba568d back and 3625911754 snorted.259fc34a0cc13d88

One day, 349414034f you’re going f078b12c73 to get 803e73cc26 a real b6ee2e2811 slap from 4328db93ba me.584b25c5992f347e

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A few days later, on a bright and sunny day, our group gathered again to plan the “Break Off the Engagement with My Trash Fiancé” operation.fd8be604a2ace98c

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Today’s meeting theme was “A Picnic in the Park.”1a04664e94c1409f

Of course, there a38743d042 was no Central bc040a545b Park in this 5000c5f98f world, but we e38b90eb10 found a similar ba038a00ef one.2932c4a1040aa6d7

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It was a large 39ca693a45 park by a lake, 2cb5d288c8 with a famous horse 344fc01013 riding club on one 1da14444fc side and a picnic ff93464be9 area for nobles on b2969c91a5 the other.09b102f3684b4bf8

As we settled on fb385cb9e0 a blanket that Lilianne’s f7de2962ea servants had laid out, 7de029e0ca Sabrina grumbled while looking 97c5fdef9c around.b7d86d5e4129322f

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“Ugh, why are we just sitting under this blazing sun?”3b4eb9c4e0e038cd

I smirked and 08d254ff90 nudged her side 285fcaa44e with my elbow.967ebdb309c4e05f

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“This is one of Lilianne’s romantic fantasies.”fafa270cb61651aa

Sabrina let out 70e3319aef a sigh, resigned, 66134a1076 as she watched d19683da68 Lilianne excitedly pull 1f157ef817 out snacks from eddafaffd5 the picnic basket.0890c99fe2ac9556

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Today, I was wearing 949ab4a9b2 a soft, flowing beige 0223f5c376 dress—one of the dresses 0b14d69cdf Lilianne had gifted me. Sabrina, too, had 9c765abce6 given in to f5adaf85a5 Lilianne’s enthusiasm and fc105e8e10 was wearing a 736384ef40 purple dress from 678a5cc8a1 the ones she 8ce7206cde had received. Lilianne herself b45c22da6e was dressed 3ee3271ecc in a 57bb075e7e light green 859c9dfed5 dress and b537f0d7c9 had even 04459b6af4 taken the 6644478821 time to 82de290dfa do our f7d2ce4607 makeup before 75ad692a53 eagerly preparing 559fe4d8ef the refreshments.9e5fe18b5792d21d

“All done!”baf2526075fe6a37

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Sabrina, who had 1393c2f688 been fanning herself d804dfe90c with a hand 5eec993d07 fan in the 89b294df78 heat, forced a a4ebaaa28c smile and reached 9f6f4c3f39 out to take 826ab04075 a teacup from b861613565 Lilianne.157eb7802a7f14c9

Then, suddenly—46ad72cb2fe593c3

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Lilianne hastily 6c988f05cd put down 2ee8436fc8 the teacup e5da635597 and snatched a49dbd0102 Sabrina’s fan 1346283234 from her 2f1295472c hands, unfolding 18bd8b33b6 it quickly.cc8083129651bc49

“W-What’s wrong?”b44b2324e1eabd45

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Startled, Sabrina asked in c32263bd15 confusion. Lilianne hid 9f618f2646 her face 4f41be18a8 behind the 3134ec2891 fan, hunched 1283586b9f her shoulders, d399161df2 and whispered,ec66906a81e0c983

“It’s him! The male lead!”da9ccad5053a2b20

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“Huh?”1586b146e6f26df7

“My childhood friend, d5cadcb163 the male lead! He’s over there!”203433548c4abdbd

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At Lilianne’s words, 7bec521f71 both Sabrina and 0317d18da1 I turned our 1f6611bb4f heads in the 6a0c78d300 direction she was c34d15ab34 looking.2f06473cd5dee6cc

There, three e270a8f9ca tall men ea0107480b in riding 62a6f56fd8 clothes were 98422cae06 sitting on ee4f749d1c a bench, b0181da506 resting.c46752eb54ce73e0

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And, just as Lilianne c84ece5a01 had said, among them de5c952900 was the red-haired, handsome a43ce70576 male lead—Mikael.7e4059fdae8de3d6

But right 6f04d3c734 beside him… 1b495b97bb was my 43108d4038 useless fiancé, 53a2d790e3 looking as 71e1d8ed5a dazzling as e28a20e5c4 a golden-haired 029a3ebb27 Greek god.462651ea78dffd9b

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I quickly d90caa883f turned my b0c1b9eafe head away c819ca1fec and used 70f146b00f another fan ed7914f1ce to hide 03bed325e7 my face.5aaa8b78cf17d486

Sabrina looked at 5e75b35b38 me in confusion.4125e6f73907cd08

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“Why areyouhiding?”5c272d452869dcb2

“Myuselessfiancé is with 497aa3c21c them.”1a1338779258d5f3

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At that, Sabrina turned 6a0920ee26 to look at the 5a8eb98822 group of men.2d8412b276724bd8

“Oh… crap.”370ff23b37bf906d

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Lilianne and e506cf4168 I peeked 63ed6da4fa at them 5e65b57585 from behind 2c70e8e1b5 our fans, 7bc62e3ce1 stealing glances 5e169534db at Mikael 25a6924055 and Mathieu. The two of c7f83bcd0b them were friends—at d33636cc76 least, until the 8414f970d6 female lead entered 6f6b4017f5 the picture.98e567eb6d77fcbf

With them sat another ac1c84216b man, someone I had ae0b97cfce never seen before. He had 7df24a3fd4 a sharp, ad225b01b1 handsome face 55cb26e874 and looked 384ecf815a like he 4045e7c7b1 belonged to 3ae828defa a wealthy 2060d68be1 noble family.b1f8ec486e331a4f

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Then—3c401410db79d1f5

Our eyes met.cbb67bb871687f24

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Mathieu saw me.8deb1fe2e9769243

Panicked, I quickly ducked 5d5cd98ba5 behind my fan.d8ae3a56c23e1a1e

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As I sat 446b66051f there, frozen in 42e99edc97 place, Sabrina—who wasnothiding her face—spoke 3245e10f30 up.104b5e976253158b

“Uh… I 947cd823a0 think we 8df1503a9d have a 28b9e865c9 problem.”65456d05ad7ee681

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My heart dropped.be7fe6c979978327

“What? Why?”e09da112324e94c2

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“One of the 98550c5143 guys… is walking 6a340eab10 over here.”3350025ed28c0710

“WHAT?”9c7b760dfd5b9266

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I carefully peeked over 58b9acf84f my fan, and sure a8bb3a31d2 enough, just as Sabrina 819279b3a5 had said, one of 4a386fe02f the men from Mikael d3958dccdb and Mathieu’s group was 2067c00dce making his way toward 8eee75bab1 us.d5b585e776cbd52d

Why?8bdb7997f0ece278

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Why was c77a0878b2 he coming 58c9f0978b over here?2744ace24eba555a

Did he recognize me e3c1126d75 and Lilianne?8ceca72da33e9024

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I shot a b6fe6e1c2c quick glance at 09165dcdcb Mathieu—he was staring d1ab014459 straight at me.410ef39147fd8c44

Before I 6cf2e9bbc2 could think 4668146e28 of a 663b1aa1f2 way out, dd506e0af1 the man 2cd03ca5b2 arrived in ac058519c8 front of de703bc2ac us.fbf2429ed923181a

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With a 9cd27c9a67 charming smile, 20399931ef he spoke,e5fb495cf2222881

“Lovely ladies, 0a32d98fde are you baa136c8c8 here all 90c98bad8a alone?”44913ba1b25fdf0d

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…What?c5d87dfa95b68dae

What kind d73e0ba9af of cliché, 0a1e72a93f cringeworthy pick-up a3aca63a89 line was b11f76b144 that?2c37a1c97a964dee

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