RYL Chapter 26

Chapter 26

“I’ll give you a 94c6e93ad7 chance to earn money 867dbd1c73 using your strength, just e7353cd65b like now.”829729060caa2625

“H-How do eb48e1ebb2 you mean?”0d5574b6824035ef

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The man, looking confused, 8db1a43513 asked again. I slowly stood 116cbda510 up.72ec489ffb86029b

“I need some cb75967917 guards.”7bf8eb0e02c7d7a3

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“…For people like us?”4c1677c1ff01bdfc

“I need 9eaf639088 people who 0f54df5bc0 know their 9356ca2601 way around 13939bb5f7 this world. Are you the strongest e4a75aa964 group around here?”b21e37a889efde4a

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At that, the man 765a6a02a4 straightened his shoulders with 74272d991d a proud expression.d26c4cd22679dd3a

“O-Of course! We run this 7d0c7bf621 area, so no 5cc3c2ab56 other gang can 2999e1329e mess around here.”a6d3fc2422a5c274

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“Perfect.”3f1af40621cd32ec

I smiled 9646e7a0a3 at the f9f33aa6a1 man, who 9594e2027c still looked 4617b1d53e confused.85ca9d6ce09cbe42

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“You’re the 44011c100f leader of 1571f472bb my security d403e2f6be team now.”ddeea9837c42dfd2

The man blinked and ebdf34811a looked around, stunned.4ecdff7fc59daa0b

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“M-Me? Are you serious?”9a0752390d0ee637

Sabrina grabbed his shoulder 8533ef202b firmly and answered.8be3d40ed5d9b712

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“Yes. You.”ef637fcad20ed53e

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After dropping off 683bd30da1 Lilianne and Sabrina, f701b453fb I returned to 38cbd55a0c the Count’s estate, f444927d10 only to be 49bc3220d1 greeted by an bc62dc520d unexpected guest.0ba49539cd254a30

“The Crown Prince is 3cc74e4023 waiting for you in 82652626b8 the drawing room.”5ccd9659ce7f0eb8

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My stepmother, 10d985eeac looking displeased, fff11ea456 muttered under b189c1859c her breath.7f5c8b8ab4dbf444

“You’re even 28e7400b86 trying to f679803f52 seduce the b34f554fcf Crown Prince 974c6eb944 now?”1594e08705593dc7

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“What did you just 31cdeb69e9 say?”0a952f8e3d02a3d8

My sharp 04741cd2e2 tone made 930c1bc9e6 Ophelia stiffen. She quickly forced 0098fb760f a smile.7143ac610dc1d8d8

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“I-I meant, if you a004db3fef need anything, just call 95e7a1f943 for me.”4a93c1186c9a8381

“If I ed841cf8be need something, 27dc03a0f4 I’ll call 8d3bbbb816 a maid. You may leave.”8edb2b9044f64889

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At my cold 699b5e87b2 response, Ophelia flinched a4d259a622 and awkwardly walked 4c33e58ec5 away.bd13415eb4b5bc3c

She was no 85309de840 longer a threat 4afd4e9198 to me, now cf2b4b13cb that I had 673182b6b2 secured my position baee8eb3b7 as the heir.0716af3a977f5ef5

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After what happened in f016a1afa4 the study, even she 822e6aee2e had started to behave b83549fe47 carefully around me.2ee4a003d142bf0e

Watching her 4c81e696d7 retreat, I a0d80ac3ec indifferently turned f2e1e85930 toward the be1347b2a8 drawing room.f6ad49347def42ce

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‘The male d455fd5408 lead came 013b30d32b to see 00d4b6640f me? Why? Could it be because 9c9a29f819 he knows I’m close a2d3d16abf to Lilianne and wants b312478333 to ask for help?’091652d299642fbe

With a thousand thoughts ec15d24236 running through my head, 8a9084a295 I stepped inside.4c12a9ff8ee34227

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Mikael, sitting cd04b57153 on the 1c75afcf27 sofa, stood 7745e45b51 up and e1bd82f4d3 greeted me.ea43102fcb501d39

“Lady Claire, fb4b5eb682 it’s been ea24874864 a while.”f06409cc7647dbd0

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“Oh, yes… Your af084e4e22 Highness. What brings you d6b5517dff here?”19af5067e7b8b01d

As I 3987ead9d9 cautiously asked, 47d0246c55 Mikael pulled e887c7f716 something out 148103093f of his e82c7e0d98 coat.130c5d86a115c1b1

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It was the hair 33e2f444a5 ornament I lost at b0b50915a2 the Belfour Duke’s banquet.a0ef6d54e82e23a5

“Huh? Why do 4eaa58a7d0 you have 884f97896b this…?”5e19c9ae315c9c84

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“You must have left 341a33aeb8 it on the terrace 25afe7e967 that night.”958724601ee0e52d

I took 0fc4ad3c8a it from 4a3a2f5140 him with e4974d0d4e an awkward d771c59e33 smile.95d3fd7e110bfd9c

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“Thank you. I don’t know how 079c7b854d to repay you…”6db1157e5c4ef098

I had only said 1c2efd4a08 it out of politeness, fdc7a1dc7e but Mikael paused for 929a3e09f1 a moment before speaking.a88eed741fbd7563

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“If you f21842f85c really want 5ce688de85 to repay 88754932c2 me, how d49d0e2efc about having 3f39b82759 tea with 4414db0447 me?”d5ef157b248e1843

“…What?”f4cf97e6d58f1114

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I glanced at bc8790d874 the tea set 5a189ed8f5 on the table.af29e995b3a9cb3f

Isn’t that 68ad190e90 already tea?941c786ca32f8dd7

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Mikael smiled charmingly.bbcd76b6d96b36bb

“There’s something I’d 03dc61b9e5 like to talk 17916e978e about.”754049adb70b87ef

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His words were c676397d48 suspicious.81798ded39342003

Still, I called for 348b2077a3 a maid to bring 7c2005c4d4 fresh tea and sat ac778b7636 down, fidgeting with my f6932a0a48 teacup while sneaking glances 8506b95ab7 at the Crown Prince.9cd7463d0223abcd

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Honestly, I 1c44b9bcca didn’t expect f1b0ed3a48 him to c166baee9f personally return e299863045 my hair 47cc6bf143 ornament.fd399d20701c9e3c

Normally, he 3c8ba14ea0 would have a0909eb2d5 sent a c8e1fbb2c9 servant to 0e66d68999 do it.25ef75f4dd3afa08

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While I was watching c19b485271 him warily, Mikael casually 6aad423678 took a sip of 50488a9a85 his tea and spoke.57538bf3c79ca85d

“I heard 8d7c27693a you’re quite 006a678d60 close to 536a326572 Lilianne.”a1b788508440367a

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I knew it.3d75edd543c71a74

I kept my face adfbd8f4d1 neutral and answered firmly.ceed9375be7e00fc

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“We haven’t known 14c34587cd each other for 17f3d22f59 long.”5c7e9fc5e55f8d3a

Even though bdc33cab79 I was 189ee7c3de obviously distancing 5378cf8208 myself, Mikael 81f567363f wasn’t easily 6c7b7cfbaa deterred.be35a59757318f4d

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“For that, ac4e2710a9 she seems f273fbbed7 to like 414a5e5c39 you a 73a7db224e lot.”816c539fb6dd206e

Did he 5bf252362a see us 64adf93de9 at the 22dd19574f banquet? At least he 78d3c8d960 didn’t try to 9bcbcd03df talk to her 7a0e379f1a then.079a1a3277371a7c

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I stared at him, 875d9f2bcf waiting for him to ab38061dd8 get to the point. Mikael gave a sheepish f4f243a962 smile before continuing.ef17bc827da2fcf9

“Lilianne has been d2dc207319 avoiding me lately.”78916bc8d173a7d4

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Ah, so 1fc0d71e5b he wants 4f88deb633 to use de734cb52b me to 5d06d9989c get close c0bdb199ab to her?a2611108e1cdeda1

Not a chance!a288cd272c19737f

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You’re supposed to end 3ca74caeb7 up with the female 858bd5b076 lead anyway!be018262d5612ac3

If you interfere 6a47fb0313 now, Lilianne will 17366fe2d0 just suffer more.6464c7a345b2cc78

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And besides, she’s 0639dab29c seriously ill—she could 982f6efffa die at any 9e7ef68b06 time.7040dc4d345241c1

I still don’t 50b23987e6 know what exactly 46a9458173 her illness is, 72715a96dd but that doesn’t 5e7e6836d0 matter.9dd8ff9b76ae124a

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The point is, there’s 783d03a3d1 no need for Mikael 4c85de841f to follow the original f6b8ea237e story and go down ee630fde6d his first love route.201728daf35ebb93

I looked 0eaf265990 at him cae388d20a coldly and c202556b35 said,afe0fe3620cd015a

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“Maybe Lilianne has 7819459ff2 a reason for 8390ea3d7e keeping her distance?”71042f1f85d8a926

I tried a980709417 to be e5fc1d33d7 as polite 71571ab67e as possible, ca19f61763 but Mikael 1f3ad6e769 sighed softly.08d393a2c695da7c

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“You may not d6d74c323b know this since 1f6c64ea81 you haven’t known 4aeb913d06 her long, but 1d966b7a00 Lilianne and I 4cd2174ea9 have spent a 9a55b84255 lot of time bca7a88dc4 together.”8c482063a0b89eee

Then, as if f2265e614d talking to himself, 137ac44c5a he added,fecacbc65a06a90a

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“There’s no way she ed845172ad has a reason I 7379502677 don’t know about.”382d9b4359ed4b20

Oh, really? Then why did you 62066b1042 let her suffer alone 9566aa9eee and go off to f047346c8c have a romance with 681f992859 the female lead?400ad05e5a0526ec

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Feeling annoyed, 740fe7bd3e I spoke 8fb9bf7b1a in an 2068237742 even colder f0e3520887 tone.4fdc27440a3ecd6d

“She wouldn’t bb39ed3dd8 have distanced 80fe294c7b herself without addd104b3d saying anything. Did she 8c25070701 tell you f1e0e7fe16 anything?”2d1530916fedd88d

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Mikael hesitated before 8a9b8a7090 finally answering.4d3298332b18f50b

“She said 76b4549d79 she doesn’t 5ea965be8a see me 418b81da4b as a 7f50ffb5a1 man and 980b596746 doesn’t want b7e63c0976 to be 36e26732dd involved with cdb7949428 me like 773754d557 this anymore.”8cd8e74f6dc023be

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“Then you dfd9570872 already have 675aa9fb31 your answer. Romantic feelings have to 80b59534f5 be mutual. If one 63b0472a06 side has f98916e713 rejected you, 385a4bc2e2 then the 6388be5807 answer is 1fbeed1d7e clear, isn’t e850209f47 it?”faf0f93c1997aef4

“…”a59a97a2a6986db8

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“Do you 62ab1a3c7c like Lilianne aad80b5dc2 enough to 8acdb85c53 ignore her a13220387e wishes?”1427a151fddd01e2

As expected, Mikael 588f17e524 couldn’t answer me 3ca4556f51 right away.f53510c2a9e974a8

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“I just… wanted b370a244fa to stay by 54386224dc Lilianne’s side like 61fed58fd6 before.”bc4d29ecfd5a1226

What a selfish thing 12ef81a585 to say.d83a994c7732679c

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“Stay together like before?”e32108e735426384

As the ee503499d4 Crown Prince, a33d4bb673 Mikael had 61f112641a a duty 21c04bb020 to the 880bcb2e1d empire. His choices aed622a88a couldn’t be a6e271921f based on 207bcf72be personal feelings—he 031764f498 had to c729915270 prioritize the 7e29e88854 royal family.6a0fc039d1442619

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“Isn’t that 41a4ff769e too unrealistic 6d950e94c5 for someone 456e837451 in your b6c0a84c54 position?”56b94451884bf7e9

At my dabb1c738c question, Mikael 21d31417ee hesitated before 3de3f519ff answering.615f5ea6d9184ff4

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“That’s why I even 00bf8faeb9 considered marrying Lilianne. Since she’s from a e1a6f4c2bf Marquis family, the royal b0b7aeb54d family wouldn’t object.”b87560b6d550708c

He thought about marrying 182dedb0aa herjustfor that reason?556286b817325877

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But soon, Mikael dc91011cce would meet the c56c134ce3 woman who would a438c4cc39 completely change his 64f71e07c9 life—this novel’s female 8cdd51390a lead.c01b035dd056e26c

For her, he would 21f70acfe0 defy the royal family’s 472c98d254 opposition without hesitation.17a479cce1768ab1

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Unlike now, eee94d9770 where he 65bc3e1af2 was so c8f77ae5ec uncertain about e96fea6b78 Lilianne.ac8de7fc8b67943f

What was I 6d065dee40 supposed to say 48e2be8a2a to him?7a1a24a4ccf927e1

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Actually, you have a c9745c5e36 destined lover. Once she appears, fe92c1c10d you won’t even 4d1b081d03 look at Lilianne.79ccb7fecfbd81c4

No, wait—because 2b15a481be of your bf03d92b06 stupid sense 05889c0e1a of responsibility, 05924f29d3 you’ll be 2251676d56 stuck between d3462fd38a the two b580c0f18e women, making caae9ccd24 them both 5c5bf3b409 miserable.1c51b18cd3fbecf7

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If I said e1fb987a80 that out loud, 010c353912 he’d think I 5f34d1d466 was crazy.d2b02986f1915ae5

Frustrated, I gulped 39d1721b0b down my tea 26a9399632 before finally speaking 18bebd3756 up.0483bb1da442f632

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“From what I’ve heard 78de49eebd so far, Your Highness da1574943f doesn’t seem to love 317077fe1b Lilianne at all.”2c432e60e802a350

Mikael looked at me, 77de7436a5 confused.f3ddd9084e9e0e99

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I met 1a581d82ed his gaze e0aaa9af0f and spoke ce355bf6c2 firmly.5bf423bf4367b125

“May I be completely 7cc4c505c6 honest, even if it’s 618a900ad4 rude?”e32356229ef57e07

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Mikael, still puzzled, nodded.6e3d11141a74dd5a

Taking a a38860a562 deep breath, 9d2da883f0 I didn’t 4e3a3c4006 hesitate to 5dbff180be say,bd4f44f2d4bb2dd3

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“Your Highness, 15bbe48121 you don’t 0a418e0b1d love Lilianne—you eb2922cd27 just want 286c888000 to keep 4d808827aa her by 40c0ba9752 your side 2aa471b4f0 because she’s c0809e494d familiar.”44e3ad0d5e525526

Mikael’s expression stiffened 7145958727 as if I 1d523e0c40 had hit the b8059d274c mark.a953f5d2a7b8d0bc

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I didn’t stop there.37a5ac20648248d5

“You and Lilianne are abc29addef both at an age 4499f598a9 where marriage is expected. And if that’s the 5ae63d0d5d case, you probably thought b1c52d37e2 it would be easier c4b8ebbc73 to marry someone familiar 76c8ec160a like her.”684ff8a097af95af

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“…”9fc3ab8e7593bdfc

“You’re trying to hold 6edfd750e9 onto her just because 9678c2d58d she feels safe and 726177354b comfortable. But you don’t acf9bb87c4 even understand your cf00ea3082 own feelings.”7bae69613c5c1737

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Mikael’s face darkened.2892d508ec916739

Seeing his reaction, I 9d0b728ca1 let out a deep f779a11fe0 sigh before continuing in 77ff7cbea6 a softer voice.49d560e0bb348cf8

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