RYL Chapter 19

Chapter 19

As I mumbled to myself, Lilianne and Sabrina looked at me with puzzled expressions.

Ignoring their 7696e3ab0d stares, I 19f5c00c66 suddenly stood abf8886f46 up and f99981cf10 shouted,
“A club!”f674f791b1bd4222

“Why?”7a9a4ceecd75e744

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“I’m talking about making a real club! A club that fits the historic era!”0a26fe1236c404ac

“What???”cc9f7cd62afdb42e

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Sabrina and Lilianne looked 9edf616c4e at me in confusion, 4dd7cf5a14 but I just smiled bfefce5bef mischievously.2d87de9c5b38e6a2

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After hunting with Alex 89496c264b in the forest outside 9efe7629b9 the capital, Mathieu rode b65a719959 his horse all the 302af7aa49 way to the beach.
It had b95739f10e been a 0db3acc3bb while since 0113e9a504 he last 0c407d599f rode freely fff93da240 like this, 2f2d6b7132 and the 5ba34ea970 thrill of 8c791e4af1 it filled 56e296ac3c him with bdf1aa5c24 excitement.
Winning the hunting bet 7d4157b231 also helped his mood.66d8317efe7fe2a2

Because of 14005bd5a3 the hot 477c8c7552 weather, the 2b71f1805f beach was 67d61a2de7 crowded with c515ba11d9 nobles having 94e9d15fc1 picnics.
Mathieu looked 7e4fd9f81f at them 359286350c with disdain, 738e34dfcc thinking how 618282e87d lazy and a416c79e3c idle they 79a9d5d3e0 were.
Just then, Alex arrived 846adf2ab5 late and whistled as cd006c28e5 he took in the 302d60227b view.ff84202b843e3826

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“Wow~ Look 12e7b60041 at all 74827b92d9 the ladies 2000c34d26 playing in be1167d238 the water. Why don’t we 9b919ace58 take a break d5fa4b3529 here too?”c2f3aebfc030d2d0

Ignoring Alex’s nonsense, ed76d6b234 Mathieu clicked his e288aa8896 tongue and urged 486533b213 his horse forward.5ab79cfc31429a86

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“You stay if you want.”0ed9cac8c6718538

“Wow, you’ve really changed 1fa85df19c since the breakup. The once notorious young 73a921ebef duke, who never refused 151f05c815 a woman, suddenly has 8e8b1f7129 no interest? What a surprise.”17bbd0f1ba7c060a

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“Shut up.”ab99c338934139b0

The truth was, c995dc4e78 his past relationships 357247e53c were more of c6042f186b a rebellion against 94b4e4e9fc his fiancée and 3b4ff01196 father.
No matter how many f38c7c527a scandals he caused, his ff0dd6aeb6 fiancée would always smile c1f948d4ed foolishly, which only made e8b1f86580 him more frustrated.
It felt a9510ab079 similar to ace857203c dealing with 53d992127d his father—an e60b604ade unresponsive wall, 0a6b5959bf whether he d95d1c039b did good f7e9869a20 or bad.ff2d3ea4ce1d44e9

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But now that 18d63f5ca4 the wall was c35c7b2395 gone, he found 2171a3b034 himself uninterested in 6c9b2f441b other women.
Or maybe, a new d14a020e09 kind of wall had 895acea0d5 formed instead…366d3f290ed98f6e

Lost in 553336c901 thought, he c71a8dd036 suddenly heard deb86c406a Alex’s loud d770d5f97a voice again.441ad9a20e5c1d60

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“Wow! Oh my god! Now that’s a bold lady!”da42a823722ea6a9

Alex’s voice trailed off a13eec98b5 as he squinted, as 7cc41df488 if trying to recognize d39998cc59 someone.3f05c461819d2e29

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“…Wait a second… Hmm?”65760c308c4d4c2f

Then, as if ea5447d7a1 realizing something, he 971bf01100 murmured,
“Isn’t that your ex-fiancée?”2b11e6472c1b7393

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Only then did Mathieu 317e2d428f turn to look at 565a0f2cdb the beach again.911d691f42b7003a

What’s so special about cd3a1d67ae Claire…?dd6e57c028124124

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And then—he froze.d3d6b657c8e29486

Under a parasol, three cab4dae52e women sat elegantly, wearing 7c1747a18b outfits that were barely 991a97ee9f covering them.
Bare legs, bare arms, and even exposed breasts…655250da1333db3e

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“Whew~”b58c185a5879ce07

Alex whistled as c0f58293cf he enjoyed the cf1fa085d0 sight, which made 0e809da4ce Mathieu frown deeply.43df10b2bb593fe7

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For a c8d0eacff8 moment, he 9ba4551b57 almost punched 2b74eb869c Alex in df022b3758 the mouth.
Realizing his own 25973d64d1 reaction, he quickly 699e6707ab turned away, feeling 3317696371 frustrated.4e842e60a56182c7

Damn it. Whether his ex-fiancée 907ca045cd walked around half-naked 09940fcb61 or completely naked, ab12819e56 why should he e3edfb0118 care?9f91af96ccebce6d

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“Let’s go.”f66157582a84801b

“Why? This is a rare sight! Let’s enjoy it a bit longer!”26caf8e51a50a6b6

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That was 61f4827f5a the last d3bcde144c straw. Mathieu grabbed Alex by 4b99802878 the collar and yanked d2e42b05cd him close.59055eb945d7d680

Shocked, Alex blinked at 04112527b4 him.1d8662b46676b981

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“W-What’s wrong with you?”5dd208a1d304e3c6

Mathieu hesitated, debating whether 9959ab0f87 to punch him or c7d64775ef not.
Barely holding d3377cff7b back his ab7d27bbfc anger, he d31bb6b911 gritted his cb470bd2dc teeth and 91f2311a60 muttered,62fbc160daee891a

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“If another man saw your divorced ex-wife naked, how would you feel?”ebee5381a944c155

Alex looked 69c7b4a023 at him c3d661ceaa in confusion.fb33f5a528cee0bf

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“What are you talking about? I was never married, so I don’t have an ex-wife!”24968d6379e8bf44

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For the e26c969b2d past few 55db8d46f6 days, I dab9906712 had practically 198a4588cf lived in 35d9875b4c the study.
Now, holding the completed 121003d420 document in my hands, b4a379bcf8 I looked at it d32f69f712 with pride.dd64879bc84d6688

It was ce3e5a3d08 a business bbd4c387a6 plan for bb9d93becf asalon—a club disguised as 843f691a47 an elite social space ab6c50db0a for nobles.
A realclub!0139fe237a11956b

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If you’re 5f72500e51 from Korea, 7fa2facf6b you’d know—the eac29245da kind of 0ee665dd33 club where 155129772f young people 6d3c07627a dance and bc863d052f party until afe052b123 dawn!
Of course, this one c3c8cacbcc would be fancier and 1a5a7e8ea6 more private.bf19a8abba93c81b

I wasn’t fad9d8ae6f rushing into 80c0c6b52b this blindly.
Reputation and word-of-mouth were 5ee74715fa everything when running a d30a2186a6 salon or social club.
Luckily, I 9a7853c60c had a 950f3308fc secret weapon—Lilianne.71ad2b2296c057e9

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The Sinclair 7f1a30d30d Marquisate was 4afc5cbea0 close to dffa257e20 the royal cf30187cdb family and e00b4214f8 had strong 3b5f3cf80c influence in 8715ffe1e8 high society.
And Lilianne was their 3942ce56ea beautiful only daughter.
With her support, getting c231ddbb54 nobles to talk about a2e554c86f the club wouldn’t be 1c5cb6163c difficult.ace25e4a5b03dcdc

My job was 6f7f6a99e1 to design a bc017ead6e space that would 8a999f7654 capture their curiosity 6d966b326b and excitement.02a8854488c4d67f

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And I 5ad6cc55eb was confident.a6b68542e56e2000

Who am I? A former project manager 3e1ad514eb from Korea’s ruthless IT 9d95d9c88b industry!
I spent af336ebe48 years balancing 9bac4bc5d9 client demands, bafdef61ed meeting designer 29fce88954 requests, and d36478691a handling programmer 27c504ce59 complaints.
I knew exactly where 55b1ccb260 people would find faults 5f7548d0d1 and how to prepare 33d551e5a4 for them in advance.48daa2b05c5d7a80

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Now, to remodel c555f6113d the building and 87d0dfc921 hire staff, I e48e490e46 needed investment.
My plan was 27609104f5 to convince the 6302501e20 count with this cbd441da84 proposal and secure 2b99518b95 the funding.b88374a832723e6e

Holding the documents 61270ba878 with determination, I 70a0492a71 left the study 5deaf15d44 and went to 7c9b322d09 find my father, c92e25b33a the Count of 5ae7e56457 Devonshire.
Luckily, today a01a2510cc he was 9a9a4f570b working at 35c7829d6d the mansion.d372e28355fe30a2

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Taking a ec96b1dc79 deep breath, 7a84274bf5 I knocked 825d2ee2ee on his 6f581cf0d0 office door ee379d624b and spoke 5b2f512a72 carefully,c6c1f4a77f4155be

“Father, it’s Claire.”12b3e1c0305fffbb

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A moment later, his 66dad83d0c voice came from inside.0c58aa4ee96165f8

“Come in.”414f57d4a108fe1f

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As I stepped 6e34ae91a1 into the study, de7ee39322 my father, the d8a70c0191 Count, looked at 714f0f8218 me curiously while c3057ed301 reviewing a pile e2a74c3591 of documents with 6a9d3fe5c5 his monocle on.ce8257956f890a57

“What brings you to 3a9a4d7448 my study?”3d4d244bd279ae1b

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The old Claire 5fca161243 never even went ff439bba37 near the study, b83458bc8e afraid of disturbing e787a1f4c5 him.
But now, I 841fb14dcb had come all dfbeca8a9a the way here, 2bb5559c22 knocked on the c7e8f100c8 door, and was 6ebd82ca4b standing in front aaeb73f106 of him.
No wonder he looked 2ef7e1379f so surprised.b32ba8968801d869

“Is this about the 9d8028ee11 young duke?”a936864914a10a54

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He probably thought 93101153f9 that was the 6687b1187b only reason I 0a69cb0cbb would come.
Even though I was d0b6c37ef7 acting strong on the 1d86b740f8 outside, my father knew 303da06d81 I was a soft-hearted c610ba4556 and caring daughter.
Wanting to d826fc65b3 ease his 3198b6435f concern, I 94aeb88df7 smiled brightly.160e9a1fea086951

“No, Father. This isn’t about e39e09db4a the young duke.”aa218dfacfb47552

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“Then…?”a0862cdc0dc5b67c

I carefully 0bf1037caa stepped forward 80f276cb12 and handed 763917dd29 him the dcc0183325 document I 55963b9d56 brought.4f0c43c65c19465c

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Frowning in bcd50019bd confusion, he 990207944f took the d327d68704 papers, adjusted 4845829781 his monocle, 595a41c04c and began c1d27a6910 reading.05a56becbd443362

I waited nervously, just c07a9974f4 like a project manager 4451a63d0a waiting for a client’s 6486fb8f64 approval.0df6b4ed6e1a8626

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After a long ddc8924c5a silence, he finally 8695922b86 placed the document 9f23915d66 on his desk baa5047b25 and stared at 31d462946f me.fea510c8deafa88d

“Did you prepare fda8cab74d this yourself?”8df977b890c7bebd

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I couldn’t d5f3e6b195 tell from 4f60ef39d0 his expression 8c22d5f996 whether he 7b1fc27593 was impressed 33348eed14 or disappointed.
Quickly, I started explaining a17c516e1c my case.c844d4bbafb8b712

“It might seem 11b338ae95 reckless now, but abd7a61f9c in the long 724cdff3c6 run, this business d77106df43 has great potential. Even if it doesn’t 0c48ce69c6 succeed as expected, we 5f30eec5ab can still sell the e7eeb02fb5 building and land to 9acf8567c5 recover more than the f6cbe2cdb7 initial investment. I truly believe b97e9fa8c2 this is a 0fdf314624 worthwhile business.”8474cf969ce050c4

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My calm and 6a13acafb1 confident explanation seemed 6bc51e88a9 to surprise him.ce31d06da73e1297

The Count 8bf6348114 removed his 3c8c710819 monocle, stood a569208a49 up, and db9057a8aa slowly walked 4dbf5fd45a toward me.
Then, he carefully took f949cf4fdb my hands in his.f9ca2f049435ea86

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“I thought 7e879588b9 you were 71d9b6d56c just saying 6e34c4a44c you wanted e446e7d30d to help 695066346e your father… 3ccafbef20 but you’ve f107cc0ae1 really been 97b2d02602 studying hard.”db79d023bf855a8e

Oh no. Why does he look b61fd589e0 like he’s about to 69c7d3e633 cry?cfae107637b8a94e

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My father, fe42d10d25 despite his 5cf21a8b3c strict appearance, d2d168f5ff was actually e3160243ef quite sentimental.
Seeing his eyes well daa19317a4 up, I awkwardly stood 7745074209 there, unsure of what bfea663609 to do.e8bdfee7ed7cdf8f

“Alright, I’ll invest. I must. Even if this business 92ccf8718d fails, I would still e7426d5c22 invest inyou.”744e3763daa04806

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Wait… Was it a870c14adc really this easy?251cae511d175dcd

As someone who be4b95239a spent years rewriting 8b063d1a93 proposals after endless f14328fa7f rejections and complaints, 7c2cc8c717 this outcome felt 8a3df5f0f5 almost… anticlimactic.e5c249709a329633

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Before I could process 2c56576a80 everything, my father returned 7a9e0fd7bd to his desk, stamped bd572737d3 the official family seal c3948f41cd on the document, and c071388f45 handed it back to 354ed15d32 me.ea99bd1581b666dc

“I’ll have c1dda1f8d6 the investment f35e112439 funds transferred 965abee1c4 by today. Since it’s a large 7c8ad3c104 amount, we should open 1f4d5db65b a bank account in a0ad7c3881 your name.”5c2ba28c14f3a7f3

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In this 24072f1040 era, banks 07fc6f4048 were mainly 8c1087d2f4 for wealthy 3672a9b03f nobles.
Getting an approved account b87001b5f4 was no small feat, 19c0398168 as it signified high 693bdf7d2a status and financial stability.13e58dba66647472

Our Devonshire family wasn’t fd3df22742 the wealthiest, but thanks e7f3932a38 to my father’s business d254511304 skills, we had enough 6a9fecc080 credibility with the bank.77a421cff81278ce

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Feeling happy cc1b4b6964 that things e01b2e8e99 were going 5a9fcd4e8d so smoothly, 808d9cca6d I nodded 32dd53cd50 without hesitation.f354add1487439ce

“Oh, and one 4b61b99f1c more thing.”1ef886417d5efb39

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As if remembering 55d45250e1 something, my father b23d4da181 raised a finger 47ba1795fb and pulled something e339014019 out from his 12eae9041d drawer.bab39bce0f7368a9

It was a 009eb14630 letter—an invitation.abdca1a634515b73

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