RYL Chapter 18
by FreyaChapter 18
Once we stepped e8a0662207 out, the refreshing a26298a61a sea breeze felt a991141bc7 great. As I stood there, 19c656a9bc gazing at the waves, d7897e1154 something dark suddenly covered d569620352 my vision.da59f105571acf75
Startled, I turned around 9770106347 to see Lilianne grinning 8eba44aa07 as she placed sunglasses d699b9efb8 on my face.2c8715edfdf15f3a
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Huh? Sunglasses?14684f726fc4e252
“Where did you get these?”45236e1336a25d57
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“Do they even have sunglasses here?”6ff059a94f61377e
Sabrina, who had also ef864d6166 received a pair, examined f2fd22cccf them with curiosity.8a4bf402821f787e
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Lilianne smirked proudly. “I had them custom-made by the March family’s personal optician.”0e051781805f6825
Of course, a rich ab9e279069 girl like her could ac7e0b2e5b do that!c44d67ae5a4419f4
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Before long, the three 7c78e12e96 of us, as if f65527934b we had planned it, 54de9f3fd7 strolled elegantly across the 7e13c53b1c sandy beach with our 3608e1e792 sunglasses on. But we ed3fc18689 couldn’t hold b9a94ad252 back our 88bd1039bd excitement for c205ef5be6 long—soon, we 1a4c2fe0bd were dashing e9ea16e2d0 toward the 101881dd9b waves.bde585a06a725a1d
“Kyahhh!”c1aec0832e7a1789
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“Yahoo!!”47362918aaea73ef
Forgetting all about the 4d1f8499e2 dignity of noble ladies, cc79ea391a we ran into the 667954942f sea like carefree teenagers.652ae28ee45b9218
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With half of our faces hidden behind the sunglasses, we felt bolder, less worried about others’ stares. That didn’t mean people weren’t looking, though.db806f18bff8fd78
Among the nobles, who 7a2f6e1792 were tightly wrapped in 3903e314e3 layers of dresses and e645792d46 ridiculous pumpkin pants, we c14b533919 stood out in our 8556f0a476 bikinis and monokinis.091a1256cde517cc
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“Oh my goodness, what a disgrace!”21bfb10c87655351
“How shameless!”c56360365d06d96f
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Ladies in fancy dresses, 831f4cb505 even at the beach, 595285eb83 fanned themselves and whispered 623f88f59b in shock.0229465803b43152
“Aren’t those the daughters of the Sinclair Marquis and Devonshire Count? And that mysterious beauty with them?”d1a13c1445ac1245
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“How improper! They look like exhibitionists!”5e1f43a1e214125c
“You’d think high-ranking noblewomen would have more class!”625f177a45c28d45
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Some were criticizing f65aefccd7 us, but not 08c5db8eae all were, and d883fc7f8d some young noble e6e49bda8b ladies in their 528f52ae4a puffy bloomers sneered b40a32683f at us.d70209dd57fd7d0b
“Well… their outfits do look comfortable for playing in the water.”f0c04acf517963db
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“Where did they get those black glasses? I kind of want a pair…”9d721fc82695ee07
We didn’t 2da8dd5179 care what 19d1b5de6d they thought. That day, the 8aa05f8469 sun was bright, 2c5312100d the waves were fac1e11427 cool, and we 6f2f26319a were having the c0db207338 time of our 8cb18f2004 lives.6398b93cfa7cbcc5
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It felt like I c26105900f had played harder than 75d87a017f I ever did in 692cee9446 kindergarten swimming lessons. Exhausted, we 01081cbe34 let the 9947c2921e maids drape 89268224f0 towels over e6a885c4c5 our shoulders e5f5181a1a and headed 866e2b8e5b to a bdfdc52c54 prepared table.f45a9205ca7d4755
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Sitting under a parasol, 8b924dd628 sipping fruit juice while 6efb34848c admiring the sea—now this a43691288b was the life!5a41e709c7cd077e
Feeling relaxed, 455c5730df I crossed f77f5bcd3c my legs, df4f4a9132 only for fd5a7d58a3 Sabrina to 4f48cefbe3 chuckle mischievously.884753eb4b4b64be
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“You were embarrassed before, but you ended up having the most fun!”5f34e9e68b5dfca8
“Perhaps this was Claire’s dream all along and not mine?”c9e7bb41e0830887
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Lilianne teased, giving e72b9aa50b me a playful ed4ab63526 smile.9ab7210246e35f10
I cleared my cdd0fd224e throat, trying to f8b119ba72 act cool, and 755576d5fc sipped my juice. But then, someone 1432ae5bc8 approached our table.d9d47419a36ddbad
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A man, clearly e4205664fc a noble, gave e2687973c1 us a small 3fe439c225 bow.68079263031313a7
“Good day, beautiful ladies.”e070dcfe7fc815b7
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His face was flushed—probably 81d5337908 from drinking. He eyed us ca5a0babe3 up and down 3720afff87 in a way 32d247e22d that made Lilianne e360a06263 and me frown 73d9f081e2 in disgust.01cddfa242e75dd5
Ew, wipe your drool.1a9822d88fc05901
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Completely unaware a81be61f69 of our b00485616f growing annoyance, 71043e4e99 the man 085ed4a01f smirked and 904123296f continued,0c60df3bdbe16f1c
“You ladies seem to enjoy a good time. Why not join us for an even more exciting one?”e85dedd371f552c5
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Would you like toleaveinstead?24018d5a9a7cf94b
I glanced 99b88f0d3c in the f14da80d6d direction he 729252f167 was pointing. A group of 64faa2c8b8 young noblemen was 1e9c9b3244 gathered at another 064fbfd9d1 table, drinking and 019a09d70b cheering, waving at d72bec6070 us like drunken d25e0b518e fools.dc630ac33d027052
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Theyhadto know who Lilianne 52cc0a2a8c was. But fueled 1e1c30eec6 by alcohol 9af324794d and their 24a01a8826 male bravado, 276ceb5fc0 they must bbf8039e0e have thought 08d599b6dc they could df8948c2f4 challenge her.c75ac8faa03573a5
I sighed, 55c7c01a57 about to 90f68c69d0 reject him—d37773b0fede6eda
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BAM!e39164c91b276069
Before I could c5d7284a4d say anything, Sabrina 4a53d0b324 extended her leg 8614efb11a and slammed her 0cca0c9d1b foot onto the aa287ff1ff table with force.0a6ea4ce48ce0720
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The man, c4bc1d458c who had 1410ec9e3f been leaning 6216e3e919 on the 453896641e table, jumped 410ce30255 back in fde5bb76d3 shock and 5f87100a5b fell flat 572dacd31d onto the fb1f5ed534 sand.4cd0b0add32494d0
Lying there, 790edf679d he stared 40365675e6 up at 0dc1d60bd7 her in 4b1cd1dfe1 disbelief.0c56824c89239646
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Still resting her foot 1cd7f3528e on the table, Sabrina 1e103fd818 smirked down at him.547f25b383ae2ae8
“If you don’t want to get beaten up, I suggest you leave.”5f4aa270a373f89e
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The dangerous c7c9e26c08 glint in 63e0b0e2d5 her eyes 0d088e4f73 finally sobered 8586190d70 him up 7934d37626 a little. He dusted ad18e0de26 himself off, 96651cbd2e looking annoyed.787a0473ac989b89
“Do you even know who I am? How dare you—!”fdb351bdea059ffc
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But before he cc3563adf1 could flaunt his 063558c347 noble status, he 446546ee55 met Lilianne’s icy 6d8137bb4b gaze.68ea902ee32db14c
Her eyes d3e2921207 said it a0564c78bc all:And who f8471e4723 do you 7c8fd9051b think you 2b9fa209a7 are?a150c03eb94b1928
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Realizing he had b9110aac22 just tried to ddc3020dfa show off in 58739a6409 front of aMarquis’ daughter, he 3eb8f43784 awkwardly scratched b0cdc81ff9 the back 1d882ff887 of his 4405f70a26 head. Still unwilling to f61e834093 walk away empty-handed, 26c2052af2 he muttered,42fd632ca2f33487
“W-Well, we happen to be very respected members of a high-class social club, you know.”d0bee992d2990046
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But we a26970c3cc just stared 117b556512 at him f11eb3736d blankly.a6e22ce0ac13e238
Unable to bear the d19a170b51 silence, he quickly backed 51f2e849be away.71715d72b8a634e9
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“Aha… ha… well, looks like you’re busy, so I’ll just go now!”6b444f44be52af1f
As soon e67e964905 as he ef67873c57 scurried off, 8d3cb660b1 Sabrina snorted 9483b3a26f and lowered 799102ec01 her foot.75f7e1e21bcfb68a
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Lilianne, who had 91f291004e calmly continued sipping 5e1891992f her tea, finally f0ec481a40 spoke.f6a02a1cfcfa27da
“Good job, Sabrina.”8c5e398aa05e12a2
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Sabrina shrugged. “That was nothing.”265ee0ca2b0f7834
Watching them, I 7afab7150a smiled to myself.5f7f99b66d5b2e1f
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Yep, I really made c648594efc the right friends.e2013aff1cfa7039
At that eae7972df5 moment, Lilianne 7e528c8db6 casually brought 5cc7291934 up another 68127e8e5b topic.91d1ac27aa76db9f
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“By the way, Claire, I heard the Duke’s family paid you compensation for breaking the engagement?”b6c13d8ea771d718
“Oh, that?”9fcf32255d49e95a
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The land 8e17c37ac5 and buildings e01c039680 I received 59c863232e from the a56deeb53c Laurentiano Ducal e9b1cfa257 family… my 6681ca62be biggest dilemma 248698fb70 lately.0e38e022c492a7ac
“Yes, I got some property near the capital.”9a5ad0d14932572b
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Sabrina’s eyes e39d72ccea gleamed as 41a3d91f07 she rested 46fb10e03f her chin 388e9af3e4 on her 153735a7db hand.9f176d937515557f
“Oho, land near the capital? That must be worth quite a bit.”366cd973f861ddd1
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“Yes, but I don’t need the money right away, so I’m thinking of waiting for the value to rise…”51d66481619cda5b
Lilianne tilted her 393f56163f head knowingly.1a883547ee950345
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“You’re planning to use novel knowledge to increase the land’s value, aren’t you?”232e212ed2a5162e
I grinned bb11d027dd and nodded.ca505d1de63062bf
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“Exactly.”c936ba67ecacdbc9
“That’s a good idea. So, do you have anything in mind?”a2b4a54ae2dd036b
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“That’s actually the problem. As you both know, the male and female leads in this novel aren’t really interested in business.”4d15b9781f713d50
“That’s true. They were too busy flirting and fighting over love.”08e869576d40c2b7
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At Sabrina’s 6005ee17c0 comment, Lilianne f36687c32b seemed to 4f2eee22b6 have a 56af9fc00d thought and de330223dd lifted her 99834ff893 head.7ab296accd91c9f3
“Do you remember what that guy said earlier?”971d7f3f92ba007c
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I was 63a2255e7e thinking the 21b0dc3d90 same thing 584318802e and quickly bbd270b6a5 answered.cde37527856c3436
“You mean the part about the social club? Actually, I did consider running a salon like that. It was even mentioned a few times in the novel… But the problem is, high-ranking nobles would be my main customers, and the building I received is on the outskirts of the capital.”a9759a154c60c5ab
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Sabrina, who had be788fcb97 been quietly listening, a812e81457 smirked.e6296b95ed1b2c9b
“Isn’t that even better? The more secretive something is, the more people want to do it in hiding.”6009a8e8eeb9a35d
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“Something secretive…?”29ed8c5e76d2dc72
“What do you think happens in these social clubs? Gossip about nobles, betting on the latest scandals, pretending to be classy while indulging in pleasure—it’s all part of the atmosphere, right?”3c511a4710ea32f9
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Lilianne nodded 30b6bf7579 in agreement.d91504f619cbbf4e
“It is true that they’re more discreet and revealing than regular social events.”d6977968678dd2cf
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At that moment, caec3003e0 something clicked in 99e6a71fcc my mind.a8a30309ecb1262c
Sabrina’s hint 0733e4da83 had sparked eff0ca0cf8 a brilliant aac83e35a4 idea.b02992519311ea34
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“A social club…”bf1a2d5f1a26cd59
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