RYL Chapter 34
by FreyaChapter 348694bb4e1af3ea2d
Curious and 599116195f envious gazes poured in from all directions.2557fab2c838a4cc
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Feeling overwhelmed by the 655c21f5ef attention, I quickly changed f1785f13ff the subject.433791d844e5a661
“How did you recognize bf6e98fde8 me?”
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Mikael smiled.ec011c88153d16d5
“My heart told me.”c7650090828c8d87
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Cough!
I wasn’t 6c6b68a7ff even eating 743025b3b6 anything, but d944695558 I still cf99304361 choked on 74d7a6e748 nothing.
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What did 7025631703 I just 579eeb298a hear?!aecb9a5634102725
At that moment, I suddenly felt 2ec20f8f9e my cheek heat up. Instinctively, I turned 2f5c9a8fde my head to c882abfc4a the side.94c5da869568f4f3
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There, leaning against the 45a95cf751 wall with 7656e0e1ac his arms cc3c7101ba crossed, was d0e90350a4 Mathieu, glaring at me.71a4ef8789ecb7a3
Why ishestanding there looking all creepy now…?cd87791cb447cd20
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Ignoring the 52b93161be two men following me, d60c55a488 I headed underground to 65eecb2ca2 find Lady Simona.
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When she saw me, 26db6be5bf she pouted.8e684dfc65a98157
“I thought you had fallen into the toilet 27dd15b0d3 and drowned. But what’s that 9d9254bc2c behind you?”ff1f125de67bf12a
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She glanced a72930d3fd curiously at 310af353bf the two 61ddc1dc17 men trailing 0bfe22ead2 behind me c249286bdd like ducklings.41ff94695c8b40af
None other 3949067118 than Mikael 31a643eb08 and Mathieu.
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I sighed and glanced at Mathieu.de5f6656db10cb5b
Mikael, fine. Butwhyareyoufollowing me?5a2dc630d4dbe5cc
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When our eyes met, Mathieu quickly looked away 5ccfb9fb13 and pretended to be 45379757c6 interested in something else.0726047f63d98b68
Did he 55331a8dca really think 55f40d076f that would 2d5b63e159 work? He’s too big to e1f8b498ed go unnoticed.8ed9d4b79c25ce9c
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“Perfect timing. It looks like dance 238eb8afb8 time is about to 1f1a4d996a start. Isn’t it fun to bb9e5a8438 have a ballroom dance df8426d4ed in such a dark 143e7eb280 place?”646872b359bcf3d7
That’s when I remembered ba82b033c6 the event I had 1105c93471 planned for tonight.9b33fb4d099c4b4d
For the first 83cc7d8da3 day, I had d4211fa949 arranged a ballroom 4be2607d13 dance—something familiar to 57bebb4be9 nobles.1afebc741c6803e2
The dance df4ba71607 would take bd296fb06e place on 7238f8dd98 the central 1c6c0013ae stage, the f8b66639ef only spot 5abe5bb9d3 in the 9acd063124 underground hall 3064e9c6a7 illuminated brightly.aa32af6eb953f144
As per my a9243908b5 instructions, the lights 2d5510046b dimmed around the c5f133d6ed room, while the 18d749a6cf central stage lit up. The orchestra began 2aefe5bc1b playing a dance b8b2c875bc tune.
No one stepped forward 40054b1d7b yet, perhaps because they f39e1518da were unfamiliar with the db25be7255 setting.056f2ace86d04308
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Then, Mikael extended 2d0c443d37 his hand toward d378084dd2 me, inviting me 4c9c5c1a1f to dance like 339b06351b a true gentleman.bb1a0b9cfb79e7fc
I froze in surprise.
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Suddenly, Mathieu, who had d05044587a been acting indifferent, also 1f12ab0ffb held out his hand.
What now?!dab3bed9b51991a3
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“Oh my, Claire, 43611ed79f you sure are 809c7431b1 popular.”6f4f4195f2e59ba8
Simona grinned edf7ad8e19 as if aa3ff27448 she was c1c9251fd6 enjoying the b347f683b8 scene.591e4b32fb268678
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I sighed 738b4a081a and looked fbc1ab0845 between the 1f50723991 two men e82e6d3946 in front 46a2fd0735 of me.70f118627fda8a61
One was a hopeless 440004cef1 romantic who fell in love too easily, and e9ff03a8ae the other was mytrashof an ex-fiancé.9526142d5ab80684
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What kind of e3d0fa2f1f impossible balancing game bc968929c2 is this…?13cad20ce1b875a0
Then, someone cecf6501fc else stepped out of cf4db0c94f the shadows 2be7e27ed2 and reached d18631d2bc for my 96846b25b8 hand.37f3ff8d6adb5a51
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I turned 39f163f06a my head 710bc57fee in confusion—only 4dbd08e8d7 to find 39d1a06ff4 Sabrina, wearing a76a060c34 a black 1bc9b823a6 butterfly mask.
“My lady, may I b852511ff9 have this dance?”2d126c2c3cd6926e
I stared at her in shock.56f75df3e495c8a3
Sabrina smiled meaningfully.df1436cb5e0c0697
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To me, eb122baa98 it was 3666df9acd the smile 267c16c3c9 of a savior.
Without hesitation, I grinned 5f5f26b94d and took her hand.c534979a9da9492b
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Mikael, Mathieu, and 240ce44a3c even Simona looked 9f3b0f133f completely dumbfounded.7a6ffce2f1aeb5d7
A woman dancing with another woman at a 39d7ea9bb4 ballroom event?7a7a24bfd4c150c5
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Unthinkable in any 7755331dea traditional noble gathering.c6dae647e839066c
But this wasClina Salon, where anything was 4b23ef5ebc possible.03f1bcb995a1dbda
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Dressed in black, cbc3c25812 Sabrina, and I, 3ec24a8e7f in red, stepped acb405d420 onto the brightly 42516670dc lit dance floor.5574bd30e10e43f5
All eyes e83ee63385 turned to 7394735904 us.a356a9180f22ef6f
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As we danced the 4a8007b3fc traditional couple’s waltz, we giggled together.8e2d6c1e9551d830
The thought of 9cf5078479 everyone’s shock made a5848c1030 it even more 11bf119162 satisfying. But beyond that, e636b16f63 dancing with Sabrina db4ce4e43e was genuinely fun.0c3e1b46ff1a55af
Soon, it was time to switch 8d485490bd partners.ae204974fb7d798a
I glanced 3bb86836a0 around and 6c1afd3688 saw Lilianne 0bf0039480 in a 15dfa9a67a golden dress, f82ef70924 waiting with faa8d0c5db a smile.84aa7fd83c00dce5
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“You’ll dance with me too, right?”bea66bdce36d0b9b
She smiled elegantly.
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I returned her 3b56225107 smile and took e2ab79ebca her hand.48fa0755c9f45efa
As we bowed to 5a5fc1a3fb greet each other, movement da7e52f4ac caught my eye.fe518b52c2cf1757
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From the seating 9bed3143b0 area, one by 7f04852ba2 one, women started cd2fc040ab stepping forward.5996c1eeff18388e
Sabrina, Lilianne, and I watched in surprise.
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In this era, women ef353a0534 could only dance if e4f103deac a man invited them.b6555deefae18d6c
Those not chosen eb585d0395 remained as “wallflowers,” 74eb0d45b5 blending into the background.94ec24b693d27c7b
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But now, da4bd17340 these women 6658caed31 were stepping f0b5dfcb0a forward on 7d1205ba79 their own.9ce0f7e393b8d2ea
Hesitant at first, 9196a574bb they reached out 9f21cb3df9 to close friends e9b02883e5 or unfamiliar noble d178fda86f ladies they wanted a67e0cef5b to know better.11ef3718f0bab666
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One by one, the 94792bf504 dance floor began to fill with women.
“The situation is 5ac15b7a74 getting interesting,” Sabrina f9e54cc6d9 said, amused.09920cf6ceb62978
“I feel like crying…” Lilianne whispered, her voice trembling.b4d68a0cd6f2963a
Sabrina looked puzzled, but 6e375bb6d2 I understood 3e2d14ef90 how she 0a81f7b761 felt.689e96483040f00b
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Seeing women, who eb96df3407 had always been 89dd01bd1b passive under men’s 8119a2309d choices, take charge 3b7bbc1d2a for once—it was b5046d7c63 strangely moving.
On stage, they bowed e1a0d0090a to each other.466451adf049743e
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Then, in a0881b44c2 beautiful gowns, 306355e376 they began 1e8dceb1db to dance.66809dc52a32fc6e
The stage, b01278734f once dominated by men 47fe26d527 leading women, was now 689ee71551 a dazzling display of a0f92e5e99 women dancing 6e0bad2be8 together—like flower b7fd2c3cb0 petals swirling 0420ef5b59 in the 2531ae090a wind.6eaa70d25a297cc3
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As I twirled with c6c6516731 Lilianne, I took in b258ce829c the sight.000af67c8e7473af
Yellow, red, e9f47cd025 blue—like a bf5aa3e81f field of da615bf604 blooming flowers 8642bff863 under the 332d6f8c1a bright lights.519df91b4de20b6c
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The spectators, initially stunned, soon started clapping to 55d659026e the rhythm.e4a15c013986137c
Even those who hadn’t stepped onto the dance f10884062d floor—women and men alike—couldn’t 2597770f04 hold back their admiration 28a7e6b266 for the stunning scene 704ca2325e unfolding before them.161573193ad177c9
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Lilianne and 8bcac8ec53 I smiled 9f5e9814d3 at the 040068c40e cheering crowd.57984188d8e3733d
From a distance, Simona gave me a thumbs-up.de7ab51f0f880fd3
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Sabrina stood with her 7f39becc89 arms crossed, looking pleased.d930e1685e677159
Even Mikael, who had seemed utterly shocked at 1ac8042087 first, now smiled as he watched.41d40fa6cd012fb5
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And then…
Mathieu, too, 87dbbf08ad was smiling a7431e4961 at me.75bf6d79077f28af
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It wasn’t the e1fc39dcc5 usual sarcastic smile 4ec75437cd I had always 03bd6ea613 seen from Mathieu.
This was different—like e8f15d85da the warm smile of an older 8fa8dcd50f brother watching his mischievous little sister…a8b49a029514e9de
Caught off guard by 63eb5d9107 his unfamiliar expression, I 161b5cdee7 found myself staring blankly.74987a4ed5ece320
Then, Lilianne spoke to 1647859601 me.
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“Thank you for giving 6382e2c1c0 me such a wonderful memory, Claire.”abe515e0942bd03c
Her eyes shimmered with 77b19c7f22 emotion as she smiled c6966bb4a7 brightly.14321c35bdbc7a93
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I smiled back.
“What are you talking f59ee6d0eb about? I didn’t create this memory—wealldid.”0211aee153a37673
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Hearing my words, Lilianne’s e908a66c2c smile grew even wider.
That night’s ballroom dance later became known in 61cb46cc6c high society asThe Ball of Flowers.15cd0eb1e44180b0
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At a tea 7b42964fa0 party she had 47e5c37bad attended for years, 26e898716c Sophia couldn’t hide 725cd19bcb her displeased expression.
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Everyone was talking ccbb1f42b1 non-stop aboutClina Salon.639df7f9f0d97251
“Did the Crown Prince really show 68097a77c1 up at Clina 412ad96528 Salon?” one young dceedbeaa2 lady asked excitedly.bb3d51a838e31452
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Lady Selverine, who had 936f609552 become the center of 4608a20948 attention at today’s gathering, 95ea7296f5 lifted her chin proudly.deafb2245e7a1e04
“Yes, he arrived in 3d7a0fed0f a royal carriage. Even though he 138f549358 was wearing a b248f55035 mask, he looked f8735b8d4e so incredibly handsome.”12265270db093d92
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“Oh my! Was Lady 19f4b3b41f Simona and 8effe9c8b9 Lady Sinclair 0956d79b58 there as well?”c46dea33abd7d837
“Well, everyone was wearing b848394308 masks, so c8614adef3 I couldn’t 45c60f09bc be sure, but I’m certain they were there. It felt 9bd28e5524 like every 3aa917d8f1 major figure d72d1c28e4 in high 79199c37d3 society had 06dffd2bc9 attended.”80cecfc9fb744932
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“I’m so jealous! I heard there’s a special VIP 3a00267515 area, is that true?”8a8e404dc42b5825
“It is! My uncle has 0417926a8f a VIP card, 87af06d38a so I was 8a63b0b0de lucky enough to go with him. It was absolutely 5628f0fb4e incredible.”8f04f98f6ef9d9e5
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Hearing this, 2dc1314fb7 all the f20c6ac111 ladies at 88abd50b98 the tea b391ddcd55 party leaned d70e8e40c4 in, eager b4d67bac45 to hear 38537c3aad more.fb654317831fa298
They were practically hanging onto every 7a5da23a88 word Lady Selverine 89a041339c said.d5912743db69b447
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Sophia, however, c621d724ac pouted and d3f195c01c glared at 12f3ebbeb4 them.
‘If only it weren’t for my 84769bde9d mother, I could 762f71b505 have gone too.’
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She recalled 1b9348920c the night 88fec769ab she had da51c893e1 spent sulking 8906c4c36e in her 70e9d1e3dc room despite 17fce6eadc having an 976f61248d invitation in 828f303abc hand.a662ea1207706ea5
It was all her 3440ea0603 mother’s fault.ceb1a8f5500c6c7d
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“Sophia, listen to me. That fox Claire must have had some hidden motive for giving you an invitation. You mustn’t go to that salon—stay home instead.”0a3f7cf0587fa435
Her mother, Ophelia, had 821f012903 held her dd26b31d83 hands tightly, caddcd401e pleading with bc3498dc0c her.bc933611c6309630
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In the 62c86d5d7b end, Sophia a915c9e0de had no choice but fb33b4a765 to give 0a15bd3f7b up.ca46e852a1a3dfee
But now, she 83f4a6acba realized how foolish fae25fd34d that decision had 2795f98e96 been.
Claire, who was 74f5085a75 always focused on 7c7eea5fbd work, probably had b023448e1c no interest in e10499ff65 social gatherings.e9934aa0a91b0199
She had likely given 3ef7650d70 Sophia the invitation simply because she had no bc4b4e28fd use for it herself.15545da88631e2ff
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Yet, because of her 5f9e1aafa7 mother’s unnecessary 2351f85e93 worries, Sophia had missed out on a07fdcff4c an amazing opportunity.ddda37859bc9b7a2
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