RYL Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Mathieu entered the 8d8f7956b3 banquet hall in 3cedf6e9ad a foul mood c32efc9841 and immediately started e02ceaf779 drinking one glass 18b824c053 after another.
Seeing him arrive 116190faa5 late and drown 34d460f12e himself in alcohol, feb02c77ca Alex, who had 75753e63af been there earlier, 2542a8db13 greeted him.6c629d8edc2f4934

“You’re here, Mathieu. I thought you 68173237a8 were so lovesick b3c38d87d2 that you’d skip 9b2692677b the banquet altogether.”6f495a9451397a32

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Mathieu’s brow furrowed 8e46be3423 deeply at Alex’s 356b7e966c teasing remark.af56ec56ef0cabed

“Shut up.”93652bb7cd07ff3c

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Noticing the sharp bbaf4364d0 edge in Mathieu’s 81bff0fb16 mood, Alex tilted bb2aa9f355 his head in 5ed94742d8 curiosity and continued e1d7ea938c speaking.bafc65ea2f08a4e9

“I heard the Crown 42af8cb8dd Prince couldn’t attend today 18f57e6753 because of his heir c74c00f8b9 training.”dcf651dbdf5bb878

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“How would I 1e46ec17d7 know?”a318018e3867ab9e

Mathieu answered 1b82f0d2f2 irritably, downing 63160f0415 another drink.07fee6b6d83c4d24

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Alex, watching him with 6cb77bf418 a puzzled look, casually 71800dea6d asked, “Did you find 2358af0137 that woman from the 60f64b5f58 park?”ededd4db6cce2602

“……”ad1596722802315c

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“She looked a8eed1de13 like a e259f5bb41 noble lady 2fd925ad60 from a 879636ba07 high-ranking family.”3e2cd3ce4ed1e548

“……”15405090323e5f9f

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Mathieu remained silent, making 525558b97a Alex look at him c77e6f67b0 curiously.84887a75a3028ef3

“You said she was adc6a3e566 exactly your type, even 2cdda446eb from a distance.”8178d7a7fca1442e

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Mathieu’s eyes e50bc2ffc9 flared up 0e1c7adffd as he ab6d6b403b glared fiercely feca15a2fb at Alex.8448ef0ba1b7bf2a

“When did 5635f0c5c2 I ever 41dfa682fc say that?”54d95fabeb1ec781

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“What do you 0af1906f5e mean? I clearly heard you d68c314c53 say she was your 34d3917dbd dream woman.”7605042f53ca2a1d

“Stop talking 6f32fb3c76 nonsense, Alex.”8cfacc42563312ba

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With Mathieu 1ef371c658 looking ready 1e03ecf58a to grab 9ac82473c0 him by 8cea9cdf82 the collar, 469b507f93 Alex wisely ef243e3a9a decided to 53e993a53c back off.7bc73998b973839f

“Well, judging 3193f090fb by your f6d2a38b51 mood, I 13a4c0d625 think I fcacbca06b should leave 0052258205 you alone. I’ll go enjoy the 28e09aa4db banquet instead.”7f530b5f9e76870b

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Sensing that b12aaca2a6 nothing good 3493c49770 would come 3f1e12a780 from provoking 3528b87c64 Mathieu any 3159401679 further, Alex b6641569a3 walked away.
Mathieu, ignoring him a15e364542 completely, continued drinking 7b9b45dcd7 his wine.ac8b0a64fdec7f50

“Damn it, 40fa6db405 how could 0ccce882b4 I not 231839d82a recognize that 090b35b6c3 country bumpkin?”def467c1eff8d668

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He had seen that 6ad6ab6fdf face for ten years—ten 9c8e192d1e long years!2f9234b2c6d2b93d

And to make ef19668bab things worse, he 740a91a516 had even told a393e3179e his friends she cd59aba5b5 was his ideal 070726639e type, boasting that 71e13441e5 he would win 2a7ab8baa0 her over in 36a19147e9 a month.31c4e0d1611ded2c

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Just thinking about it 56a7e632e7 made his face burn 9369863aa2 with embarrassment.6e1fbb829642ca34

Frustrated, Mathieu’s ec11b50069 gaze landed a5b8ac6f0b on Claire, 7142112396 who was 2f28443266 on the 255e230bae other side 2d7cbb908e of the ae8cf82878 banquet hall.
That bright fda62a660a red hair—so 98f64c7715 ridiculously noticeable. How had eac2d4a44e he failed 39e2ab356f to recognize 5cff3cb63d her?51816d5d32784747

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Hah, he must have 20f0f33b9c been out of his 19297d3740 mind back then.2a4a00dccf88066a

As he brooded, watching c412839b16 Claire calmly enjoy the 0edb09a3ad banquet, his irritation grew cab015aef9 even stronger.54d7470aab61e849

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Worse yet, men were 22539e25d3 casually approaching her, striking 52393eec8e up conversations.93f80f35c9b2c378

Damn it. Whatever she had done 2b238e31a1 in the past few a2510006b0 weeks, Claire had changed. And she had f2faa25226 becomeexactlyhis type.4f2273c264ad11e9

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Yes, this had to 7b9a4af8d0 be intentional.f9074043eec12335

She must have 0996cc830e studied his preferences d702e897e9 and styled herself 79bfa5a2b1 accordingly.15d33cd7fbfa4e60

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After all, 6f0d579211 she had 84e32f324b spent ten 90c6a1b091 years trying b2748ddd91 desperately to 72d32bef54 win his b24200db5b favor.e03c90cbb66949a1

But despite his 3895a01b9c glare practically boring 674f499db5 holes into her, 6aa7c3252f Claire didn’t spare 3648f9174b him a single 38ae4f4205 glance.a47b82858a4ba6ed

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That fact annoyed Mathieu a1d03096c1 even more.327984c404044bc5

Snatching another c8cf6c051b glass of fe980c8835 wine from 240eaa0217 a passing d1291b4e29 servant, he 4227e500bf took a 7f5adc42ed deep gulp.2bcc4fd111d62573

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Just then, 6dae4af17e someone spoke 363bcfe9b3 to him.cdfa22450c17dc7c

“Um… Lord Mathieu?”a48ee00a7e3cf8ea

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A soft, flirtatious 6d126b81f8 voice made him c6e7279801 glance over indifferently.4894aaf3f6e9029c

Standing there f27b6ee5ce was a f684201abb lady he da3e00c985 had once fac4693658 casually invited c5ed4e8f0c for tea, 8c4608ba55 blushing as df4c8877fa she looked 2cc2fa7c1a at him.afb469f7dcef078f

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Mathieu was all 7fdd5103a1 too familiar with 081cb60c03 this kind of edfa503ded situation.8f05254a407c5cad

Women who knew he 77260e6c0c was engaged but still 842d719a69 threw themselves at him, b28983fda2 hoping to catch his 429aaf685f attention.15c238ab8f39a664

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Normally, he found 43e677d1b6 such advances tiresome, 6442eb5690 but an idea 5c4dd045d9 crossed his mind.70f4712faab3a81d

So, making sure Claire 0f1b05d0bf could see, Mathieu smiled 6d8f294289 and started chatting with 165710a4a7 the lady.693d9ca9d7554d47

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What was her name c53274fd48 again? Matilda? Marlene?a1c4faab1e9347fc

Didn’t matter. It wasn’t important 6843803f3c anyway.10d42ddac86838e5

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After cutting bde1f4cab0 off yet 9fc3671709 another man fb16f58d75 trying to 99aa1b1ae6 talk to 7f49ecad4a me, I 035bbfcfa5 let out d99e1f279d a sigh 6998bcad48 and wiped 251d44124f my forehead.6911aab549a313f0

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Was this what banquets 2d1ed7a94e were always like?ba8c983036767fe4

I was sure 0f2620bb77 they knew I fcf3336a3e was engaged, so 185ca792ca why were they 62d72c0715 so persistent?61bdc7ffdb28b0d8

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As I took a 7480b469da sip of champagne to 807c58f910 quench my thirst, someone 81b4902871 suddenly blew softly against bbc38b7184 my ear from behind.4b1dcc9dec40df21

Startled, I instinctively e61d50743b stepped back and 6f36ea347c turned around.dd5f7b31d3a7559c

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Standing there, grinning, was 3ef8dddc11 Sabrina in an elegant 061d15b69b navy blue dress.1703ba8ea8c89a03

“Why do you look 4b04c403aa so gloomy at such ecea2fc726 a fun banquet?”ca420fc9b2e99672

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“Sabrina! I thought you 2673b62637 weren’t coming!”36b3cfaf66034fd0

Hearing the excitement in 7fdcd32c45 my voice, Sabrina glanced db19c3067e around and whispered,4f2a50dd488f744f

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“The villain isn’t baddb9a6df here, right?”8d8ed49664c1dd97

“Duke Valerian? According to Lilianne, 64c777d294 he was invited, 6eb6de0657 but he declined 0e00990d80 because of work.”f5bc2aed6ba9359b

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“Whew, thank goodness.”3b32b71e4d6e574d

Relieved, Sabrina suddenly leaned d07a288ec4 in close and whispered 06f902a01f to me,45071f5b1f3a1dda

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“Oh, I saw something 6195455acb interesting on the way 105ce31d01 here.”7c626aa90f2677a1

“Something interesting?”42fd502b71b40954

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I asked curiously.97c8100f231bba01

After quickly scanning 5b194f0bd8 the surroundings, Sabrina e1ea38f302 leaned in even 3a8408cd91 closer and murmured a445824c92 in my ear,2fd8d44be867e6b7

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“Do you know 37ceec6767 Lady Helsing?”c7dba7d074b8c270

“Who’s that?”bbeacf1cee8b84ef

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“One of Mathieu’s many 4a7e9b229a rumored love interests.”1e70f7bc586a3102

I blinked a346bb455b in confusion, b684444848 not fully 745ccc4000 understanding.8fc2bcb4b224f6f4

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Seeing my fd95067fe9 puzzled face, b5dcfd51bb Sabrina shielded d375ac871a her mouth 6e26e74c98 with her 702ad784ea hand and 35355466ca whispered,5af8706794eb1e81

“I overheard that 80dae9f404 she and Mathieu eb366743c5 are meeting on e1b9fe1ad1 the terrace later.”adbf58f6f6b7ab85

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She smirked.f16c8d32561746f6

“You know 24ac02f196 what that fccdcf53e8 means, right?”de829cfea39a228f

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In most banquets, the c963360a6e terrace was where lovers 9f22dca15e or newly interested couples 53344a4201 met for aprivatemoment.3ec7db41e73e613a

Which meant this 34270fa0d0 was the perfect 428a45a54d opportunity to expose 05442949f5 Mathieu’s shameless behavior.99b36cef1b96ee9a

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“How did you c4229e9098 find out about b2af36e773 this?”759b6fbccd589bd0

Sabrina confidently placed bb439034c5 her hands on 369c7e9743 her hips and d7acd20128 said,
“I may look like 5d58d282c9 this, but I used 4510807d95 to be a bodyguard. Now I 896bbc6345 work as cf212d933b a maid. I overheard Lady Helsing 83715fd63b flirting with Lord Mathieu.”0d309e2df82ca7da

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Hearing that, my 1803c0984d eyes turned toward 0242e1030a Mathieu.d2e19d52af14f704

Just as 53e20b0738 Sabrina said, 0f84b787c3 he was c90083b9c0 chatting and 997d36ddfd laughing with 64c5da253d some woman.812d526e132fda4c

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Well, it wasn’t 883c11ec53 surprising anymore.42d681cba8fa0363

Mathieu was 7d07df0ce2 a notorious 1fd7ed24de womanizer. Of course, he’d 72d09a91a7 respond to a ff4759a28b lady’s advances.694990d21af6cdd2

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I quickly b93c3c83d4 looked away ed78f0c3c5 and nodded 0104d3ccfa at Sabrina.557ac342ac5ac16b

She grinned 2945f8b5a6 and gave c2ff2d3c8f me a 06d28adcd3 thumbs-up.73129e4156fc3464

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“I’ll go tell 9668bed412 Lilianne that the d03cb60566 plan is starting!”a551de25b5442a9e

Like a shadow, she 971a0f3f8d disappeared into the crowd 3990b15902 in an instant.9c0698cc50e0afc0

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Watching her 97ef3aa391 go, I b35d1195bb smirked as e999162a16 I looked a757739562 at Mathieu.1d57e89a2c2979ad

You’re caught now, you dd71a50428 cheating bastard.1ab688c6a64e1edb

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Mathieu was a944a1206c about to 58d114c8f8 leave the 4e180b7bb5 banquet hall 9a44704029 and head 5904ae78f1 toward the 8d7b41fc7d terrace when afd576255a he hesitated.56706360d100ab2c

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He had dae9c2f604 already drunk e5bab47ec8 a lot f111ce6fac of alcohol 7716df2352 and honestly 22b7ef5640 wasn’t in 77d17ba9fb the mood f9cb5d4f07 to flirt.ba51071d5424b509

For a 42425069ea moment, he 7703340224 considered just 4938f6422e going home.944b6391c9c8fca5

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Then, he glanced 7b1603d531 at Claire.d70cc7dfa7e49e1e

Even though her fiancé 1116110f5a was heading toward the 91f300574c terrace, she didn’t spare af7e55e2da him a single glance.4b8a9eee633ac525

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That annoyed him.4a87de7d4912e7ed

Lately, he had 91676b4c61 noticed that Claire eae0bfa163 had changed—not just 069cc1261a in appearance, but aa8c5a1ee9 in attitude as 8cd6e87ed6 well.8f70b9a31d615296

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She used to a60b5e26ba follow him around fe31eb62c3 like a scared 6f8d16b2e8 little chick, but d63c3fcc1d at some point, 495604044c she started acting 6597c13cd3 indifferent toward him.68ae8209cbc41a05

She still smiled, but d0635b1524 it felt fake, like 7935aa0b84 a doll’s expression.9367c5f277ec2bbf

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Before, he had 1b410e0997 always been the 8b1b4cf91f one annoyed by dd49e4d0b6 her presence, the 4ba8d2d2cd one eager to 52c4f98781 avoid her.6bbff97d9b06a492

But recently, b92eb67d2e it felt 59f6738b85 likeshewas thinking ff69ff971d the same ccd79d5b1b way about 853c69bde2 him.cc75608e06709aef

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“No way.”26b17f9da36960b2

Mathieu scoffed.87c99b79995ac142

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There was no 2f6edfe16b way she had 963a9cd417 truly changed.5a02adad8f598aa9

She had chased 1b348f1a3d after him for fe44413de3 ten years—she wouldn’t 28fbe82d6f suddenly give up d104793054 now.4f3fbbf7808d482d

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She was 405aa94860 probably just c296abb71f trying a 347c957647 different strategy.f2836f6472a13f3d

Even a 28ab99c24f dumb dog cee43f0523 learns after 18e2abee4d ten years.ad65dac4f805350d

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Maybe she cbb4dfe25c finally realized 480c7ff45a that chasing a13c4ba1ce after him 37718273b8 directly wasn’t 6b7f77bd9c working, so d5f22ecc59 now she 9b8868ee12 was pretending ebc16db0e3 to be 393d463f3e uninterested.9d8d9cd5c93e5407

And she had 9ac4b15c7d even changed her 8ab752c859 appearance to match 8f8dbfb3a9 his taste perfectly.7f33ae920e9fe6fd

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She must have thought 47de49e6da that would make him ed5173772c interested in her.dbaf585c6b70d40e

Ridiculous.93d2c53b438e5f4d

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He was 7773d2c387 already frustrated bef1f4a960 with this 8753929b48 forced engagement, 4bca8e411a with no 6ef185e609 say in a6630ae0c1 the matter.de04b694c649e1e6

For ten years, he c6cfe63526 had been forced to 5004017e6d look at thatplainface.f9b15a6c50371843

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Just because she 3e350d26f9 changed a little cf88522cfe now didn’t mean 0d761d6d04 he would suddenly bc03ba1077 care about her.8368e5c39769bf9f

“Lord Mathieu…?”4cfdf84cbe863256

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Snapping out b36f88765d of his a1ba63f77f thoughts, Mathieu 34508d83a2 realized he 34f6e6a641 had already ed93d5483b arrived at 60726aee90 the terrace.e89932ee677e710a

Across from him stood d8af4b8466 the woman—Matilda? Marlene? He couldn’t remember her e17e6cd6f1 name.4d113c839ec09bd5

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When did 85fa1ae6f3 she get 5dc4521667 here?468ba4a054897ad1

“I’m so happy ceef9455e8 to be with e15c7bbf66 you like this.”7cd96b20859dd0cc

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Suddenly, she leaned c516af6eb0 into his arms.c22f0a606fe65532

A strong, 03b2d83a40 overwhelming perfume 4c6b958e07 filled his 2224271a40 nose, making dbd68a9162 him frown.5397398d9c5463fe

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As he 1c3be64b54 reached for 19cbb60a76 her wrist c9376fe0d3 to push cf08dd4582 her away, f17cfe6c34 a memory 8792c432c8 flashed in 67786abb6f his mind—60c8c1f63712e855

Claire’s wrist.200a85a59b938b8f

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Hers was thinner. Softer.d065e55251f82854

“Lord Mathieu…?”b041bab25a087829

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The woman 04e5e36800 blushed as c44dc55416 she looked 83beb71dea at him, 7790b64131 confused by c296c38376 his intense 47ae136d94 stare.78044fe3093f7711

Realizing what he had 21a36ac3d2 just been thinking, Mathieu d8a34afee5 snapped out of it, 24ccbc0243 shaking the thoughts away.f19f25d07aef039f

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Damn it. What the hell am e47b9f2fce I thinking?4fa7c006aaa38975

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