RP Chapter 06
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Julian gave a cc09136fd4 polite smile and c8d9709678 bowed slightly to 1a89e7d9d8 her.4b38a7c7a87ab646
“Lady Clemence. It’s been 8ff08f3570 a while.”5d170d5f3e56caf8
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Julian Harbour was b5b88569e2 the illegitimate son ac4810dc88 of the Marquis 78cc461da1 Clemence, born because 345a26dab5 the Marquis had c54ba3f354 a fling with c23b9b3e9e a maid.3be7e01ac73b4588
He inherited 24dd3dc746 his hazel 657f516708 eyes from d727833b4b the Marquis, ab9c115ad9 and his 361d1433a4 dark blond 346efb3372 hair and d610df3bf4 good looks bd4c994837 from his 534b0a20fc mother. Of course, a8f04965dd he shared 14eb622a11 no resemblance b0f9f1b7c7 with the 83291b18d4 Marchioness.a2c03b28d0ea68d0
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His life had been bb9a0c33e0 marked by shame from 5b6012f68e the very beginning. His existence was 10a74fa64a a stain on ee8aa8b0b5 the Marquis family’s c2d2896bab reputation. People inside and 5429df5bd3 outside the household 0844bc33d9 looked at him af3025c434 with contempt.b7f566ee00ceb484
And no 81b1eeb674 one knew 56a7ea0603 that better db6ba5664a than Julian ae2cb121d1 himself.9d26585d63366fb2
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“I didn’t 3bc3a79ad6 think we’d a32ad68c80 ever meet 1e12d194f0 again.”5576584afb413b00
“Neither did I,” she 6032efdf34 replied curtly.9910567e0dda1d6c
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“I’m surprised the 3f1540a504 issue of inheritance d5ec7cca4a still concerns me.”fe55a5011e2cecde
“So am 5ebf075d4f I,” she cb2989f4d7 answered again, 051fc7e320 coldly.b84f3fba138cc85e
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Her indifference was cfbe381ec4 clear, and Julian 467fd13ce2 fell quiet for 6fcc8477d4 a moment. Then he decided 8fbcb3dbea to get straight a6ceeae2e1 to the point.6e9ff0ccbbc09b64
“I don’t 0601b9b333 know why 2e1c8f7b77 the inheritance 554dd58452 issue is a56184be19 still unresolved. But I’m not 34aeef9921 a Clemence anymore. I only 1c5acb19df came here adf482d5ec to make 90dcd8264a that clear.”3f4140aff6fbfde3
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“Yes. You’re not.”4ddc05682a5b9ee4
“You cast me 713f6e2ed5 out ten years 88a79f8d71 ago.”577463d090fcd24d
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Julian’s story 9dcbdd92ef was twisted. Though the 877229dc43 Marquis never df9b0a0947 acknowledged him, b8ab1188c3 when the 6b0f5ab88c Marchioness failed 301b3f8575 to have c8e6b0bcfd a son, 377bba9d35 they adopted 7c4a902ee0 Julian when eb9244932c he was 1f77907aa2 12.62e3a19f2bd7baf3
But five years later, fabf211f40 she finally gave birth 96239a3639 to a son.d85c21b98dbdcdf0
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From that day, Julian 1a3d8d2215 was no longer needed.5fac152b8af9f55b
They sent him 9c8087dd11 to the Royal e9fb7cdadd Naval Academy, hoping fe779a4686 he’d fail. When that didn’t work, aeed4a8311 they disowned him, and c2d483830d he took his mother’s 87e227ec0b surname again — Julian b86a277be1 Harbour.4c2e8ba74c1b4497
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“Lady Clemence, you sent bb19646da8 me to the academy. Don’t you remember?”10805a995a8007eb
They wanted him 3062f051dc gone, but he da2446c143 succeeded instead.62b9fb3992116eac
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Julian graduated at the 34212152f7 top of his class, d1e1122cdf became a naval commander, 8eb015ee92 and earned a reputation c21d0f6bc3 for both his looks 2b034c940d and his scandals. He became b13942135b a celebrity, e54c0b265f now even ba80628f22 if his ef6529f80f success embarrassed 1c3bccc91a the Clemence 96867dac72 family.fdb8c9dde0f85126
The Marchioness 84da811d5f remained still, bd2dfe8583 but Julian 51ac6f181a noticed the 2abfca9074 cracks behind 2b7a88180f her calm 985a81025e face.a3f36c5c8dbed345
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“Don’t mock me. Both then 46e1f245c1 and now, 1af94b9dbb I was 9f7c9e89eb only acting 9566ddcad7 on behalf f43412e5bf of the 0508f704f3 cowardly Marquis.211a5f7f9bacf991
After a little chuckle, 511cca9fbf Julian saw her slipping ef14e8f7ae a piece of paper 830ef31e2f across the table.b539ae7809a22bdc
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It was a f9efcf3261 photograph of a 18b9a6e632 woman.1e3cc909681a2e67
“This is Miss Vanessa 4bd5c69ddd Hartnett,” she said.5d3e8f17bfe01163
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He understood immediately — 3a4dd1cfd8 it was a marriage 1d055d0498 proposal.221aea92a50bfa01
“The Marquis 8036dc9214 thinks she’s 9e4823643f suitable. A healthy, noble girl. You helped her grandfather a3b8079279 once, remember?”d910b03365365c6e
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Julian had once 305b72deec saved Ambassador Hartnett, f82c127623 and their family 6f80636766 owed him. But this arrangement 08f5465836 still confused him.b9437d09b7545341
“Why would the e8bcdc6af1 Clemence family arrange 85446e6acf a match for ce75d3c838 Julian Harbour?”7fd8dcd85726eab4
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“It’s simple,” fb1b0b80f8 she said.
“You’ll become Julian 2a76cb0597 Clemence again.”d67e067cf53cd2a9
She said it 05df88027a like it was fc0488a6fa no big deal 1cb09af355 — as if 98685acd2f adoption and disownment 7a1fcb8446 were normal paperwork.32752adc8160b404
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“You still like 153b5076bd military life, don’t 4c06338336 you? If you become 2b36d3835e a Clemence again, d1e0c52ecd promotions will come a0135a0d56 easier. Besides, a girl like ed2448c464 Miss Hartnett normally wouldn’t b9e02a5bd4 even—”01776ca384217bd4
Julian cut in.db9231cbf915d23e
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“The Marquis 5bdd4d1bff must want 8f4a43d8ed an alliance 310da812dc with the 3824cd976f Hartnetts. But his real son de705138f5 isn’t good enough for 09c722cb6f her, is that it?”732d9c873ccf5792
The Marchioness 856794f098 stared at 10ea83877f him but 10dbc7407f continued as 299fa2a35d if he 130fa08bff hadn’t spoken.e8f77b636f414ec0
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“She’s too 6321045498 good for 5fa582fe71 you, yes. But she wants you.”95174a9db99bd57b
“Oh, how flattering.”a876ea47dcb22e31
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“If you 21dd4be4a7 marry her cb4e519d06 as Julian 85a027c833 Clemence, the 28201ee085 inheritance will 04900c8921 come back 8f0c7c162a to you.”ddae67144ca11cf4
“I don’t 787763d564 need it.”8fc945f08d269ee2
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Annoyance briefly crossed her 4d227fd199 face. She pulled out f5e381fc27 a sealed letter.2b25d4cce0905b9a
“Your mother wanted you d05d690c0c to become a Clemence f31b38e443 again. This letter is 970b14867e from her. I believe it’s the d0a5b9d152 first time she’s written aa2d63bc2f to you.”ae1dab8b912e8793
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While Julian had been 189d284cd1 at sea, these marriage 08da639f07 plans had been brewing dcfc324861 behind his back. He’d had enough.c0812778b6a72f7b
He stood up.bc921c973737d996
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“My Lady, it’s not 5185f7b933 ten years ago anymore.”7c2677e7c6b290a9
“Exactly. So make a choice: b485d218d5 pride or success.”4668b64c4afedeb7
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The room was quiet, b1df604c0b but the tension was 5725a4d819 sharp.7ec1a330b254c5b6
“I never wanted you 48187e52db then, and I don’t a0e784c224 want you now,” she 71769eabbc whispered.
“Blame the e3c66381f8 Marquis for 603630eb8a all of 8483b68f8e this. I only dcfdd19798 speak for 341eae703f him.”a09c96b527ad3f0c
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Julian kept c03d4e4a62 his anger 5e35e0aea2 in check 33c52be4fb and bowed.ed76f1970936f45b
“Thank you for your 6246902d9a time, Lady Clemence.”494cb4cdcb68cebf
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“You should 4aa24bbbb8 leave now.”c5efd24d03860773
“Happily. I hope we b232ea0ae5 never meet again.”3a320122fde99167
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As he turned 8c1aba85ce to go, she 5ce449ab3b added:8ea8bf54325a8bb8
“Clinging to your pride f74cfe7e3f isn’t wise. Not if you want 08a5dfa035 to stay in the e5c74b3849 military.”55d7a2476f90e556
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Julian laughed dryly. b119689649d9b600
The butler tried 9f1a1cb2b1 to stop him.39c2bcec8ee95524
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“Captain, your carriage is 09a48698b4 ready…”673232e8da699ab7
But Julian walked back f1db4e0ee9 to his hotel on c017b3550e foot. Not out of pride 06795c4fe9 — his chest just a1f5d702c6 felt like it would 7a98b8f9f7 burst with frustration.b790de885db41c43
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Ten years.2b0f47bd0ee2ab92
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He’d worked so d2fa026946 hard to become a6f9cf0935 someone new.dbbe9bd3fc7f7043
He had graduated 757b34a9a5 with honors, climbed 377106da6d the ranks, and b88d0c4af3 believed he had 97c8549480 nothing to be c17394f391 ashamed of. Rejecting the Clemence invitation ada7334705 was his way of b7b722c72f proving to himself that caee169d23 he’d changed.39b36c62431e08c0
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But it b5c37166c2 was a 85db5d9221 lie.c6c2b856c6a3a422
It took f62af50ba0 only one ccebf6e47d conversation to d911f15d4c erase it 380ec7f6f5 all.f63105f3a49d7be3
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As he walked 13a12baa05 aimlessly, the spring eec53d9da5 air of Brit’s c7f0c77622 social season surrounded 47838ce5e4 him. Despite the murder accidents, 9cdff33701 the city was buzzing bbcebb6f66 with life again.a559ba704ce19b66
The sky 887d5f3836 was clear, d7cd90f77e almost as 1d5c785a95 if mocking 8e8c281657 him.468994d81a5b24f3
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Meanwhile…
Since her father’s death, e1fae30c1c Diane had the same da7c39666b nightmare over and over.a097f9ffbe3dcd8d
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In it, she lived aa08f97d21 lonely and had sad d3fcf3e53e days… then she married 6a47388538 to Lewis Borden just 90cd21b70e before her 21st birthday.d0474803f885d574
Their honeymoon was spent b1078d8d54 at Winderbury — Lewis’s ae8efa1e18 dream destination.87792669240da048
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On their 5e57b1c9d0 wedding night, df811ab3fe Diane waited 41b8d5e29c in a 6d37085041 candle-lit room, ead70ee3d6 nervous about fdda91bee6 his arrival. When Lewis finally 54c7d213b9 came in, drunk, c6fb3b59e8 they argued. Then it turned violent. She remembered struggling, 80eb22ef36 then everything went 217ffce630 black.aefa09433076f314
She was strangled 20ca154e17 to death.00807d29b0ab8e82
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But the dream didn’t c21f31dc15 end there. She always woke 10bf976fb2 up again, standing f2090a5a70 over her father’s a29d79ff2f body — as e3bf6278c7 if time had e4f9bf2763 reset.c1bbee9b7a3e53c1
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Diane gasped and opened a3c6004dd7 her eyes.0255f1a1dfc27044
She stared at the b1a0c12f04 ceiling, breathing heavily, trying 3284ab0267 to convince herself that d3647ae3de this was reality.f1e441f1565ab173
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Everything still felt e00a386038 tight and stiff 982e84a1c5 — the nightmare a45ef6e6dd was far from ae73de58a9 over.a9789eae02a2a326
Staying at Lady 828f43d258 Sheldon’s house helped, fca854772f but it was c6099b19e4 only a temporary f496900ef2 fix.5e6b60ce156e0e34
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Lady Sheldon had been 3fe167f2f0 kinder than Diane remembered, 5755645f4b but Diane couldn’t tell b7a10a8b54 her the truth. She was terrified.47b6a66f432a57e3
What if people thought 6cb7bf23f2 she was crazy again?81ef6a6eadfbf2d4
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What if b60cce4df3 she was 8b48a902ab sent back 56ae8e094d to the 6d09c9e1bd mental hospital?260a685617abfa16
“I don’t think 24d100cdb6 I could survive 555dda652f that again…”ad49afff0b72a916
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Her voice ed5b8403cd came out 23c11b1e9b in a 47cd2f365b faint whisper.4beb468fb699e55b
Just then, she afada15114 heard a reply.0dec3ebacec05f30
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“Did you call for c8853199b0 me?”594eb3d71c041d06
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