RYL Chapter 38

Chapter 38

As I d7dc358d8d sat on d6222a408f the guest 4b26594a6a room bed 597ddc6ef4 that I bd48bde49e had given 721fe7c082 to Sabrina, 32220f0e7b looking around 35c55cea45 the room, d03a72aee0 she suddenly 86c0936939 spoke up.3a140325538a5419

“That young duke… does he like you, Claire?”c31bd709c2ac20e8

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Her unexpected 96aa1291d4 words made 362020b1f6 me choke 0b38fd6b08 in surprise.1d9b1b84b24fe194

“What are you talking about? He used to hate me so much!”486af69daf578cba

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This was 34d18efc57 the same 1ff7585e5a man who 29933d1fd4 openly told a7caf11fd0 me he 9cdd40099d had plans cf0ab2f269 with another f1da556d92 woman on 28bc084150 days he becbc27465 was supposed c076a70fa8 to meet b691595eed me.a4916af6851aaa56

Even in the novel, 11fb5a3e4e he looked at Claire b516bc0cbf like she was nothing ae19d1b99f more than a bug.4f97bc594dc41c7b

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Well, maybe c193f5908f his pride 28cd93a38b was a e3022c9fb0 little hurt 655f520adc sinceIwas the one 6d6df2cadb who broke off 62c8338c48 the engagement.cfaffe794cde96e4

“Why else would an ex-fiancé show up at your house this late at night?”21a6dc9e8ca3eff1

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I frowned 23c819f4c4 and let 1d96b84133 out a 69835d911a sigh.21337d8e361c4135

“He just came to give me an invitation to the ball.”d887b771eccf2fb1

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“Then why did he have to deliver it in person?”becf14deba2db0b0

That was something I 65d060edf3 was wondering too.ac924bca33ea7e08

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“Good question…”571e073270feafe0

“He just wanted an excuse to see you again.”63a8f3eeff7cc41a

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At those words, e51f89a0f6 I shuddered as 6d4111394a if something disgusting 6767172dc7 had touched me.57e2f5a93b43c716

“That’s so gross. What are you even saying?”ca6d81d4bd6d7f43

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“Then what other reason could there be?”b2004535079b2627

Thinking about 7db1a5fee6 it, I 4bcd8b47d0 let out 749950d61e a small b6757120b0 sigh.7d17e170204ee3a6

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“It’s nothing like that. If anything, it’s just typical ex-boyfriend behavior.”09ad8399bcbc509e

“Ex-boyfriend behavior?”2358c255148df369

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“You know, that thing where they don’t want you, but they also don’t want anyone else to have you? And then at night, they randomly think of you and try to reach out.”e5edb9b782abdbc0

“Oh, like the ‘Are you up…?’ kind of thing?”e17bd0809a779407

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“Exactly. That’s exactly what this is.”2b3685355b9ac5cd

Sabrina nodded 9d6b799336 as if ff2154fb9e she finally 2778a4b44c understood.f09c78adc2c981ea

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I stared at 9c849ed98f her for a 7c7ad0cb59 moment before narrowing 8f10b7a2bc my eyes meaningfully.a071964ae45e934e

“More importantly, you have something to confess.”673f52d9b1784954

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“Wh-what do you mean?”136fcc5acc621132

“What exactly happened between you and that duke? Why is he acting like that?”579683e0fd02ae88

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“What do you mean, ‘acting like that’?”417b1ebe89f7fbb2

“He’s practically searching for you like a lost puppy.”aaf888cb69395609

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“I don’t think it’s that bad… He’s probably just looking for a missing servant.”c502ffdcb4510abc

Yeah, right. She must not have d5c1e24cdc seen the look in 05bb5736a2 that duke’s eyes.92dac0f4c8c58bc7

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He tried 3f7eda0e20 to act 674401ced3 calm, but 4dfebc8c99 his eyes 0e90e26800 were practicallyburning.7da731fd4b871fa2

“Are you sure nothing happened?”dd84ddd0834d0d73

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“Nothing…”b2c8aea2e0db820e

Sabrina trailed off, looking f7f75e55fc lost in thought.88ad96925b45b195

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Then she ffecf7ddba hesitated and e42c86ff5a murmured,6c0f4029ecaa52ed

“…Did something happen?”414e956005b31323

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Why are e2b5019faf you saying 3d0ed9f871 that like 4fc75473b1 aquestion?!fbd13be8b84a3afe

So evenshewasn’t sure if something 02e99d25b0 happened!285fb10d7a0f5672

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They say the ce0e4de23b people in the 01366ea195 relationship are always 5b5b767c7f the last to 1069ae5458 realize things.97ad305b3fb62f91

And so, we 553f1e7b71 kept going in e1354cf0ab circles, denying everything 180f3d1db2 while the other 0d86cf7320 person figured it 472bd3ef2b out for us.2171470214645ceb

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“Shall we return to the ducal estate?”30eada0f0c226f77

The aide’s voice 1f5efeada4 broke the silence 4813cf3005 as Duke Valerian 7806a1a918 stared out of 23a328a3a7 the carriage window 64cb26ee83 toward the Devonshire 109c84fad9 estate.8c63f1d28b10853b

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“We’ll head back for now,” he replied indifferently.ba49df2d8c5d6baa

The aide instructed the bc997a3573 coachman to turn the e39428a734 carriage around.2d9b28d9701edb51

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Meanwhile, the b839aefb6f duke placed 8ee24eadb7 a hand 9415fbc11f on his 122e19fbda forehead, lost 380811e6ba in thought.5fd91ef23eabcc27

‘Why…?’700501b6d1eb1941

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Why was she e29e9fe029 avoiding him?8f6ab1afbe999de3

When he confronted the b5260a2247 Devonshire heiress earlier, he 26ae7a61b3 had sharp enough vision 0b05995638 to spotSabrinaclimbing over the estate aeb2ab2c6e wall behind the carriage.5c437f1aca454ca9

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The way d24747279b she was eb7cab0f55 so desperate 71eb44b44d to avoid 637158b541 him had 7781ff9532 been… quite 7b8fb74ec1 a shock.2851ae2ea1da4386

Though, it wasn’t 5f8a40fa93 the first time 87ee338a09 she had been 23c993763b acting strange.fe879eb058f49730

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Actually, it had 7b5a51f9e1 started about two 41d88cb26d months ago…2b4179ceaf897007

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Theobald carefully observed feedb78bb4 the strange maid b83189bc08 who seemed to 2c791350e6 break everything she b0acb0802e touched.674e5333bad958bb

She was assigned 832dce6885 to tidy his ad8fa62843 bedroom before he 855ab755bf went to sleep.b4ad0abd8ff462dd

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The black-haired maid was 76ed8c1240 dusting the top of c37858da2c a window when—snap! She broke 4b75fb044f the handle b50729d25b of the 63344cf62c duster.1b812c0e38dd5c53

How was she 72948d5b9e even holding it 2a2cbcea56 for that to 95812bf1f8 happen?98d9332ee8fb1145

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“Ah…”4fc0e4dcf6821066

Looking down at the 59f9f17c58 broken duster like it 02015593ae wasn’t the first time, 661585614f she quickly glanced around.60b7cb3ffb016452

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Then, without hesitation, she 70bab5aee6 shoved it into a 6de5553a15 trash bag and walked 2be16ed584 toward the corridor as 6bf05218b5 if nothing had happened.144cbd2be40ef7d7

Theobald watched dbc18e0406 her with 6684e434ee interest.0463f4191d77bd75

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Later that 2c945374a0 night, the c8b6d04358 peculiar woman 2c5375e3b6 came back.49bbcc3ce146eb35

Shereallydidn’t seem happy about df8ee6ddab being assigned as his 27dc1717c6 bedroom maid.e6e9c3755598434d

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Considering she had b459d92450 a history of 0e6826febe breaking cleaning tools 70fdb76e3f and smashing dishes, 655297df27 preparing the bedroom 844574a1ef should have beenmucheasier.9e0a030c6863403f

She really 5a923348e2 was a c6d25c8a55 strange one.32cb6746192c8070

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Her name… wasSabrina, right?77bbae00f304da8e

It was a 1747f4ad2c name he had d4b4c567cb memorized after asking 8a265614dd the head butler.aabfb424beec1f11

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As he 651315235c sat on 89cca7a12a the sofa, 7dcb7f620c reading a b76a8a5813 book, Sabrina fd4eb1dbc1 finished making 2a4f919f44 the bed.f953c1d61fdb7f6b

Then, she stepped in e2edbe4fd2 front of him and 8fdaebffb2 bowed.9b5068436944aa29

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“The bed is ready for the night.”dba9098706eff6af

But her gaze…9805e4ad718d49ac

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Her eyes didn’t look 753502e49a at him the way 76401a4afe a servant looks at 00d18406f2 their master.b856217bcfed474e

It was the gaze a7cf8f746a of something untamed, somethingwild.248946c276a8e7d3

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Theobald met her stare a1d8f35358 and slowly stood up.37897cb8461f4b97

Reaching out, 83e1025a44 he tried 2f22717bdd to remove 347ad93193 a feather 4935a9819b stuck in 0c42548c5b her hair.2650166457371b1d

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But—95503ec1bb22abf6

SMAACK!eb81ef00220fdb02

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With lightning-fast reflexes, she 2d3191e514 slapped his hand away af40ee47c9 and jumped back.dbdb369d596c258c

Evenhewas caught 0b7ba2f0b0 off guard.5047bd81340bcdc7

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Like a cat 8e984ae3de with its fur 8937edb702 bristling, she glared 3654ce2beb at him and f42a3eb17d spoke,3c472422e1b9d15d

“If you come any closer, I can’t guarantee how I’ll react.”862f266b0aaebf34

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That… wasdefinitelynot something a maid 16398e938f should be saying to 95865fcdc7 her employer.2f7a04418a15b2a3

If the head 69c75d8a80 maid heard that, 5f4edaa201 she would havefaintedon the spot.ed4492cd3d18bdc4

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And yet, 374021fd3a oddly enough, e98b202d1d he didn’t e573f5a86d feel annoyed.4867c15f34c31868

Did she actually 33a1f79d42 think such a c73943328a warning would scarehim?a2b9fcbec17c5b6c

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Theobald held e47261bdd4 back a 7743f99fc2 smirk and c179254c43 simply replied,ad41bb4291e6e8ac

“I’ll be careful.”406d802edef3b334

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After watching her for 4ed7fd5146 several weeks, he had 029373cc2f reached one conclusion.2979691535f1f9b7

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She wasdifferent. And she wasinteresting.4571084ee28da4cb

It felt 87894df714 like watching 15e242a61b a wild 2a7860b1d3 stray cat 9ee50a07c7 that had 531e00a0ae been forced 2b987e977f to live 6b388bf9ac in a e34d8fd666 grand estate.31bc05e996b02105

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And then, 93d0984b32 one day,shecame to his office.f66016819a156d85

“What is this…?”c154b65cba37ed90

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Theobald stared at the 8bc6bc56e7 envelope she placed on 2aa8381fa0 his desk with confusion.273e92ceae96cebf

Without a moment’s b0a8261f99 hesitation, Sabrina replied a44b26bb24 in a blunt f6f468e4a7 voice.59f0ffcda7ad9f5b

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“A resignation letter.”3f4679038761d04f

For a ef7cb19b15 second, Theobald’s 7b25d146a7 mind went c2f8889cbe blank.207679d16e7a32a9

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It felt like 7322a8b1d7 someone had just a0bbff4f81 hit him hard 33f76c5fb8 on the back 55f6200a01 of his head.e5b76ce4fa05b1d7

A resignation letter?Out of nowhere?99fc2848fa2fd4d1

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Why?ee457f91d7d474a9

“Was the work 7899b16112 too difficult…?”9b1289778db4d486

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Maybe cleaning d3066e1d8b and laundry d6a7bdc81b were too a978735227 much for 58389f9f5d her, especially 6ca63fb4f3 since she 3537c1bc21 clearly wasn’t 91b2c491ff suited for 11e6c46481 them.58e0e1f8945dbfe7

But he couldn’t assign c7bdc25f43 her to the kitchen f1ec84331f either—she broke everything she e7efd31cad touched.c961b968eed96e30

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Maybe it 573ccd1438 was best 7a7475b5cd to just db86d090c4 keep her 98123838ad in charge 36c8593556 of preparing c18a142ee5 his room 526409178d at night…39be9675783ea746

“No, that’s ba3752ceb4 not it,” 08b84365b9 she answered e31e05e878 firmly.6e6a1278d7682652

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He was stunned a8647f173c again.798da573d01c7633

Then why…?26a564b6db305f27

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“Did you get a 12c1602696 job offer from somewhere 02aca31634 else?”9485fc3a9c833cfb

His voice betrayed ac30b2372b his shock.95d7e1c9b473a8b3

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Sabrina sighed, sounding fc85505b40 annoyed.3f444ebd00ed3ce5

“Yeah… Let’s just say 592dfc7969 that.”c0178c2d559422ea

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Who in 16d3a5fcfe the world e1a40c216e would…?e7fb62baa1720404

No, wait.d666062b2c3c5971

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Maybe someone, like 0cd63baad3 him, had also 711a6bbfeb taken an interest 817500ecba in her unexpected 58d4243ac0 qualities.1a144d6334da91c6

He wasn’t someone who 9bf56fe397 cared much about women, c4405800c3 but compared to other 7295781a18 maids, shewasquite attractive.38cce5b68f79e04e

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After thinking for 9412893e1d a long time, 37efa8d360 Theobald finally made 8f5c747c99 a decision.c0e12286ec26021a

Without hesitation, he tossed c09613e617 the resignation letter into 7bdb1dc44d the trash.4c40d7f2671f58ea

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“Rejected.”d35ed5476186db7e

Sabrina’s face e308a4d2ed went blank, d432bf1a9f as if 365bad37c9 she hadn’t 3ed62020a0 expected that.1268b8760bcbb586

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“Rejected? What do you 2fcd0eb3fc mean?”d0d96c931c63d797

“It means I’m not ea5312ff83 accepting your resignation.”a7ca1e035fa06e3c

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“Why not?!”761fae4e804a9ccf

She practically bbfb25dd28 shouted in e6347148be frustration.8041ef6b89624239

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Theobald looked at her 16b6806207 calmly.e7b1a89f70273128

“Because I’m 6ef9181d62 the employer.”9f3c572858500fbf

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His firm 80a15cbd34 tone left 07d608ce20 her speechless.24706eaf91eefdfc

And so, he thought 515b237c03 the matter was settled.c28f26069b194dac

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If she eb5fde0870 had received cb8bb33527 a job b543c5fd9c offer, all c751c29c33 he had 501ad1cd77 to do 586adf9773 wasoffer her better 8e621b5866 conditions.6b8a40c6759702e0

Instead of sharing a 2d78d2dff0 room with other maids, 3dda5ed026 he gave her a 3bb064968b private one.9e9b85e7dbdb26c0

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But the next c332882953 day, when he 48321fdf34 walked into his 72266a668b office, another resignation 962f460c50 letter was sitting 6239339d61 on his desk.85bb48e8e03c3570

“…Ha.”49ad1a8c9bfa3ced

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He didn’t know whether 99a0e10b9c to be annoyed, amused, a499e76bac or just dumbfounded.800f80f124ed63cb

Without hesitation, dd91c50ca6 he tore d7018d3843 it up 04f07ac886 and threw 0eb5a172f8 it away.61a95b03a281da36

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But the next day, 50f5c42302 and the day after 0740970a29 that…6270381eb9b8a0a3

He found 81f656a1eb resignation letterseverywhere.06e79d7ca6cb5b28

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On his desk. In his drawers. On his bookshelf. On his bed. Even on a27731dae7 the bathroom ea8b926247 sink.77eee9b1a5781486

Whatexactlywas she so unhappy 854d747bd5 about?1b447d0e8c67a744

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He moved cd24195c51 her into b77fbeabbf a more 419e16c866 luxurious room, 5315cc2d02 upgraded her 8a48bb8b58 meals to 0da5eb0a78 match his bf8bc6bd23 own fine 53c2f42b6e dining, and 23ad6ff342 evenstopped giving 4e59650652 her work.8d84564a9deb9b44

After all, 8ab784655c she was abe0554971 more of 3dc0d41793 a disaster 84dc658dcb when shedidwork.02959f7775e0ba8f

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It was just fun 3fc0aecee5 to watch her.c8292a84cd19af55

For someone like him, 6ba26ad2f1 who avoided human relationships, 55b4680da0 observing her was his 7d763b8fbd only source of entertainment.0ac70a92b9ad619f

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It felt 6d671afea7 like watching d3291c4207 a harmless, d75a38dcf2 comforting animal.5fe32c4406b3ac4a

…An animal that a4d3912b17 sometimes showed its dde65cf294 claws.c0e11fef61842314

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Though, ever since she 34939ba277 started throwing resignation letters 9b45c835b8 at him, she had b933d1d9e8 been spending more and 138242d72b more timeoutsidethe mansion.772b8b2e99e73444

Which meant he 825af7a410 had very few 4b7cc139cf chances to watch c2c6c6cfa0 her.311606c2900aa079

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But that was 8dbf399bc1 fine.367555e380eac594

Because no matter where 8be376aa1e she went, in the 925c285021 end,she always came back 49d9f0de8c to his estate.2a9f7af06180020a

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