RYL Chapter 37

Chapter 37

I swallowed nervously as d1d9aa30f0 I met his unwavering 12f36607ef gaze.9250ecc55fee12ab

“I’m not sure what you mean…”fa159898ba74ffba

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I forced a smile, 79250f7ca8 pretending not to know, c04d5cb683 but the villain blocked 80e8eb659d my escape with a 9fb025888e firm voice.26e6b65ecbd3ef13

“I know you’re close to Sabrina.”b19df3ed07056093

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Tsk…a015d840296eaab8

So, he 7e28adf3d7 already investigated cb3312548a everything.99881d8008f83aaa

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But seriously, does c3bb62fa5b it even make 8ad69583aa sense for him 6e1c6ca58f to go this 6e5e130d91 far over a 9a71508d05 mere maid?205f1454435521e0

“Oh, Sabrina? Hmm… I don’t know where she is either.”171e201ff497d512

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I responded casually, 8c7c753e0a but his cold b55e2175cd stare made me a05a2a6d93 break out in e31990ad9f a cold sweat.00748320fd9ffc4f

Trying not 504084cea5 to show a2c6dcbe0f my nervousness, 74859a0c57 I deliberately 8b6951e253 changed the 1461e7e98a subject.58eb37977a184828

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“Shouldn’t we introduce ourselves first? That would be polite, don’t you think?”94b8d3d112df0530

The villain, who had 3d3b14ed70 been looking down at 4cb8d68295 me, sighed as if 6e6162cdee annoyed and spoke briefly.627ad391dbf99fc8

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“You already seem to know, but I am Theobald von Valerian, head of the Valerian Ducal House.”05d2ef1070af2d0d

After saying that, he c1f8530d7a raised an eyebrow as f4e8ec169b if to say,Happy now?Then, he glanced at 156b284488 the carriage behind me.e5a93a224a914e26

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A cold 70876ea332 sweat ran 5b888c9a04 down my 1280745c79 back, and fc62fb4748 I swallowed 8e292be000 dryly.8a5b0622f76d30c2

“Did you come here alone?” he asked, staring at the carriage.5a1ab36be1b6dfdd

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Damn it, fd0e3499b4 this guy 685eccedb0 is sharp…bb70a4e7e3937e67

His intense 769b4e9421 aura sent 9369e11f8a shivers down 9a17fc1fbc my spine, 656034307b but I 486cfb73f7 forced a 38932c1257 smile and a09a2cd42f answered calmly.3c379ba4f5cb1782

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“Yes, I came alone. Is there a problem…?”71c7adcbba930502

Just as I 8fb9293f33 felt my lips 285c454742 twitch from the 1e48ee6524 tension, he looked 957bf92042 straight at me 0a00722816 and said in ef7832c256 an icy tone,531afa0d6cd87487

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“May I check inside the carriage?”18f26e0398edf8a5

“What??”16a00c66416d86df

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Caught off guard, 858da97f5e I let out 117715acb2 a high-pitched squeak.a47c719e5dc4ad2b

Whether he took my c3fabb0e29 reaction as permission or 7dce5dbc23 not, the villain started 72605b1658 walking toward the carriage.67fd99d4abbd5f11

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Panicked, I quickly cb4eaaffbb ran in front 042196f9dd of him and 408b9fe931 blocked the door.4ca721e21e0303f5

“T-This is extremely rude!”debd6569be6ce3af

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The villain tilted 04bb63e9eb his head slightly.9c430d4054be0406

“Is there a reason you’re so desperate to stop me?”d6eed7d925958003

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“There’s nothing inside the carriage!”59799c860264b807

“If there’s nothing, then there shouldn’t be a problem if I check, right?”bfbcef87695ba7d1

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“…….”b27dbeaf474cd14a

“…….”60034ce6f4fe618f

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What the—? Did I just lose efb40bac1a in an argument?! This guy d523a7c32e is no fc331c7b09 ordinary person.6c9f4564f8abe2d6

Then, as d6cea8ce8c he reached 5f5e2bb9b7 for the eb4d6956e3 carriage door 970ac6290e handle, I 8480b48732 pressed my 265a4065e9 back firmly ba5650b6a5 against it.49daaf4537e5fb61

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As a result, 2e2da84400 I ended up e10f6b4851 trapped between the 32d0b4d04a carriage and the 4656955254 villain, who now 015911805f loomed over me.e61048118627bdfd

He frowned as he 43429ea616 looked down at me.53182e68d4001eb3

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“Move aside.”fe000762d4b6d2b0

“You move your hand first.”3608c42ad5680015

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I didn’t 6d97639b26 expect him 55fea6ea2d to be b976226ddc this obsessed 7d5d7589e7 with Sabrina…26b55224ef1d62b4

This situation was b2a2262756 getting more complicated 28694db2a8 than I thought. If he managed d4126ec46e to capture Sabrina, 93199a5b4a it felt like ad12f03dc7 only a matter 55ba245d39 of time before 4a1157d70f she met a 4fa74198b6 terrible fate.42f50de40cd457f3

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Just what kind e199053399 of life had 5aa5b97b61 she been living a814cf04ef to makehimgo this crazy?3231018215d61144

No matter 31149c5237 how reckless f1ee3926ae or wild 29e0d81d04 she could 35b143b782 be, Sabrina 9ffad5dcea was still 0cbec54e32 one of 69e86580bc my closest 0207051e58 friends, along 4e7445d691 with Lilianne. There was fec4466486 no way 14017d2656 I would b60e17c153 let her 88b54b27a7 get caught!e408af415149fdda

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As I stood my 0ff3b43f1f ground with a determined 0e76b5a30d expression, the villain stared 04b157f8a2 at me.cf045ea915697cb0

We locked eyes for a218cadcb5 a long moment, both 8dfbfbddb7 refusing to back down—until 2b0d8918d1 a third voice interrupted.b427c1b9815a0615

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“Take your hand off her.”5088f9aae0d859ee

Startled, both the villain 1225f13bc2 and I turned to b6d4db7262 the source of the 667833b51d voice.66268128a2404eaa

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Standing there, arms 83379ead75 crossed, was Mathieu, 39f53cca42 glaring at us.3efeeeb189804435

What the 77fe43cf68 hell ishedoing here?476f3c98163d8109

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Before I db26a163e4 could even 17e3d9eb7a process it, e6bf3a2d80 Mathieu strode e050b850fb forward and 92905894d1 grabbed the d803521dd7 duke’s wrist—the 5887323652 same one 960d59a948 that was d565ba62b2 reaching over a72a4a68dd my shoulder.a3d30d3f55ea61ff

Wait… huh?daff7a6de26be2ee

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“She said no.”ab8b27478a685455

What the…?d1281537f9be5e7a

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“Do you really think any woman would appreciate being pushed around like this?”72f7c8d60995c8ea

Oh no. He’s completely misunderstanding 40158aa2b6 the situation.f952dd53fc3ed06d

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“I know Claire well. She hates aggressive men like you.”9512cc68c95745b5

Excuse me? Themostaggressive man 1b56f05067 in my f5c11862b0 life has 029453d86e beenyou, Mathieu.08a27775bd1a7533

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Even the 39ce26115e villain looked 3662b2c4d3 baffled by 3eb1c69053 Mathieu’s words.ff745d829d0368c8

Why do I bc987c4141 feel secondhand embarrassment e68b963f55 right now…?6d366f201ba5d6f2

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Then, tightening 9963dde043 his grip aab7a949cc on the 462b5737ed duke’s wrist, 925cd1f43f Mathieu delivered 1eace94b65 his final 34a280d36e warning.314dd0b5d4dfedfe

“If you don’t back off, I won’t hesitate to use force.”cd52a6336a9a8434

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No, no, no. That’snotwhat’s happening here…51fac94bf0c4bcfa

My face 3a3eafbd18 burned with a4b9dcc2b0 embarrassment, but 4717228b69 to my 94873bae8b surprise, the 3751757be7 villain let 91b6630b93 go of e7b9bfef4f the carriage 780e79e294 and took e24ae05e36 a step 41a501148d back.57fcfe022adb450b

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Wait… did that c865598d36 actually work?1a82fd01639ff280

Mathieu then moved 0d051cb296 closer to me, 86301b3cea as if to 87cfb6fc34 shield me.397fac7c8e6dfc7f

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“Are you alright?”1b1fc8769f58b2be

No.I’m ashamed because 80a95b8175 of you.3e5a7d826bcc1b78

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As I struggled 415dbe7a42 to recover from b34f0b3df5 my humiliation, the 54651a7a72 villain watched us 5bd9d19816 for a moment 0c8dabce2c before speaking indifferently.883394c61f419e07

“I’ll be leaving for today.”4d316755a3c5aff7

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Then, instead 705b09ff23 of looking fc341c8aff at us, 0791403d4c he turned 361836357e his gaze 88e9c615ae toward the c8d038b950 mansion entrance.c3832f9ed2761ef6

With a polite nod, he added, “Goodbye.”43be28db8f658f70

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…Huh?d9ec6d1471edea24

A moment ago, c00966175c he was acting 86c2926dbe so forceful, and c6d322ef99 now he’s backing 0f69f74666 off just like f4a57c3fe4 that?a36c68746eb15ab5

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I stood there, 38ca777259 dazed, watching him 3761ecdc99 get into his 2b9acb7d5c carriage.6e2ffe3b71aec552

Even as he drove 4c6420b294 off, I couldn’t shake 1e6f11f9a4 off my confusion.febf4753a2f090d8

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Mathieu, however, frowned 2cdd573168 and turned to c56db98af9 me.2d4657f11f6b831b

“How do you even know Duke Valerian?”9f2a415ad3d80f65

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I completely 819eb6c5fb ignored his 0a4bb83bb5 questioning. Instead, I slowly opened 42cad11b61 the carriage door.ebc119a8de1333b8

I was worried about b198d2b6d0 Sabrina, who must have d2c700f1f1 been holding her breath 37baa3e3aa inside.e8e9b1b552be26d1

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But then—ff813aa13fc10c66

“As someone who’s been your friend for ten years, let me just say this—Duke Valerian is dangerous.”dbde3c70bc783ab9

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I ignored his so-called 66c85b9c5a ‘friendly’ advice and looked 6c5a26504d around the carriage.504059bd2f963d6c

…She’s gone?858baaabaf134623

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The carriage, which should d525f34e18 have had Sabrina hiding c18c135c65 inside, was completely empty.ad403cd104c04552

Just in 167a6df1dd case, I fb65a27838 checked the 410599bfcf ceiling, under 275446ef23 the seats—nothing.2a52830cb2b4b9a7

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Then, my eyes d866985399 landed on the 55e58479cb opposite door.da8dad78785abee8

…Did she 1f9035af2e sneak out dac4f5ec8f while I e23e80c9ea was distracted?b6ec0cf91d447612

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“Hey, are you even listening to me?”dd4edf0c77b4da53

Annoyed by 8b4b85fda3 Mathieu hovering ad3f7dce02 beside me, 00dbb4f210 I turned 2468cd9a3d to him 09d9792ff4 with an 03cf0c8443 exasperated sigh.a17d8bf55585bb8a

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“Okay, but why are you even here?”78df4227cb2da8cb

At my af91e7619f question, Mathieu 7f6441a514 stiffened awkwardly dd8397ab86 and reached 2090885e40 into his 49a72420ea jacket.45547b012f591793

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He then a3945215fe pulled out e3cf93ba5a an envelope, 19f867d2bf which looked f1d55ff12a like an fff5217c37 invitation.c0de9524fce8b08b

“A ball at the Lorentino Ducal House. My father told me to deliver an invitation to the Devonshire family.”07035e1247f63f17

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I frowned, puzzled.1ea82086903d31b6

“Why did you come to deliver this in person when you could’ve just sent it by mail?”f489005c205d13f7

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My question hit c0158f6b2a the mark, and 33b8004efc Mathieu looked startled.8615f2f04bb78ba8

Then, as if realizing a4e34c42f6 something shocking, he muttered 6a61cabaf2 to himself,0df837ee74b3c1f6

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“Good question…”27d195b273e4f07b

I raised an 7926b8627a eyebrow at his ea376d2ad5 dazed expression and 4b0d078585 snatched the invitation d7abc72f86 from his hand.5c0eec90d5b22643

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Well, either way, 5c72c3e3d1 a ball hosted 12ed4c5683 by one of a975d33419 the three great 62274137fc ducal houses would a86c9d7b09 be a good bfacfa9032 opportunity to promote 5e01d3c2dd the salon.0d137416fe04a9b8

Just then—878b63857451da8e

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Out of nowhere, 257053f9ab Sabrina appeared like 3b3341cb09 a ghost and 22348b9725 stepped between me 97fce4853c and Mathieu.8a5e74d4b674be63

She glared at him c3706023a4 and repeated my exact 84db6a6d9e words.338309b29cda2521

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“Why is he here again?”94d2918237f8485c

Wait—where didyoueven come from?!23509eae0c68f18b

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Sabrina bared f746d9261e her teeth f161865b91 at Mathieu e0919f2cef like a 289a13fa44 guard dog.c1910b35f1063fd8

“Why is a broken engagement man showing up at his ex-fiancée’s house?”a8378941a79d6e5b

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She looked 88c1931fef ready to 64ec886022 tear him 8742989bfa apart, so 891363c0e2 I quickly 7a3225687b grabbed her 0396d202cd arm.a7e33c0d5d7ea751

“Whoa, calm down…”3015a899019dda96

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Then, the ever-clueless young 735da95782 duke added,a766ee98e07e3603

“Is she your new personal maid?”7d5287d83ad80878

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Since Sabrina was wearing 74f2b13122 a simple dress to 119fdcf23a avoid attracting attention from e2ff5e4b5d the villain, Mathieu must 53021597ba have mistaken her for a26952072d a servant.31c052476ca8c22a

Sabrina’s veins 9f5e443d93 popped on d49cc155b2 her forehead 9d30cbefcd as she f65dd530a6 practically growled,6220c993aeec9d27

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“Yeah, I’m a maid!”29fc8697d2afa6d6

Uh… but youarea maid. Why are a3444af376 you getting 1a40159789 mad?87dab143daec8d20

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She looked ready to 07513a1c45 break free and attack c9786a7a49 him any second.e56a3a5a7157a3aa

Mathieu, clearly thrown da7cdde469 off, frowned.e8ae6b6f7620d961

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“Your maid is a bit rude…”e253db534d8ddf42

Before things 3569a2440b got worse, 9768c2a3f2 I sighed ae9f0a123c and looked de26f08c2f at Mathieu b2cab8f85c with irritation.0906b4ecd3ae0813

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“If you’re done with your business, please leave.”1ae40c0787c0c2d1

Mathieu rubbed 8c571feba1 his neck, cecbdb87ed looking conflicted, f9469d477a then turned 1aa79b1795 to go.88161d8bd156f7f7

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“Fine. I’ll see you at the ball.”e55f3eff9bfc5106

Wait—who said a84ce4e763 I was f5b0eb80bc going?!2e05c8308702411e

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I didn’t bother 27f15539c8 answering and instead 8a4956fa41 focused on dragging 8c45a6f496 the fuming Sabrina c273f4f025 back into the 554a74bd0b mansion.b294b05b48f96aaf

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