RDAER Chapter 6

Chapter 6. My Hated Enemy2dec5808cd2e7cba

Her head spun.
Eleanor felt as 4045548d71 if she were a6b42a9d1f sinking endlessly into 5220a01fcc a dark sea.
Her body f60a49fd38 felt heavy, f99467ac5c and her 6d390f0a08 heart throbbed 5ee917decc painfully.1427874026e26041

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Countless resentments, rage, 8bcd91727f and hatred bore 12a223c73c down on her 931aa1117f soul, tightening like a738f7b274 a noose.
In that deep, 81828cfc49 black unconsciousness, layers cc3fe87985 upon layers of 966b7edf0a emotions swirled violently.
A multitude of voices 6e1bc23e77 pounded against her heart.08ddce0358f0c6b2

“Eleanor! You wicked thing!”f7ad7cddf5e84f2e

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“Look at that 27c8557942 shameless face of 1b80d2710d hers.”1293955c5c66c5b3

“How pathetic—pushed 8eaa00dd7f aside even 5b3ca70353 by a 4c1dbced8a mistress! Does that woman even 862f0bd971 deserve a place in ea4af98951 House Carniel?”34c97fa111681b6e

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“Useless wretch! You are my dutiful 043d7b1809 daughter. Bring me what I 2e437ea5e7 desire. Bring me the means aad64201e5 to destroy the ducal 008578a199 house! Bear the seed of 843ef48c7b that power!”b6a5c732866251ad

Ah, stop.
Please, stop!
I’m dead, b6aa6573dc isn’t that 1bc1a37e63 enough? I’ve died!8a6bbd0a1e4a65f6

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Ah.0f10047d64311735

The voices b216224103 spread over b0f7b97ca0 her like 7972e78512 bubbles, and 16617df0b9 even in 33346966f1 this moment, c00eaccbb4 her body 37ed3e8e82 wouldn’t allow 7d01fbfabf her the 022613c6a1 mercy of ac4c964865 forgetting.88dfa04e4e1a41a2

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It pieced together the 985a467d65 shattered fragments of memory 525c4d92fd once more.59bd14f5018a1f0b

A vivid shock.
Resentment, hatred.
Death!0f998e560d48145c

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Clarity surged through 96ba0b1c22 her.
The woman named 98515303ab Eleanor had indeed 7f523c7988 died.
She had ended dcfb6fc072 her life pitifully 320441473f in a prison 7235a5b236 cell, unable even 80cfd01551 to voice the 43006cbd45 injustice buried in fb41a39990 her heart.b150621665db5440

‘So then, why b24f1e555a can I still 72285759d6 think?’1027ef986382989c

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Yes—
The bubbles.
The terror that a76737f781 rose through her c60ee51393 throat as she 4adc244935 drowned.006e7c9e54dba99e

The hand 686fc97943 that pulled c81e778983 her back.
The pain, the staggering cf3e1555a2 effort to rise—
The young 39990047cc man’s lips 5274f91484 she’d bitten a7e77b2c78 in that f6a0c9a5a0 miraculous moment.eac23e5a669c23a5

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The vivid sensation, the 9d8395ef76 taste of blood spreading fea0ff00b0 through her mouth.
And the consciousness 476507286c that faded along 275dde5f26 with her desperate cfe8d0e13a will to live.082715c4d5ad42fd

It had been so 16496aa7f8 real…ff12a2aceeb6b9b1

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‘I was alive. I didn’t die. I lived again.’857b7799de69758d

With that 6ee12a9acd clear realization, 88c6e6d2db her eyes 0fd1c1d1ba flew open.6b96995825ada4b6

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“Hah!”a18f020136b4b976

She shot upright—
The world spun c11b07ac30 around her.
Her head reeled.2634bad03dc1627f

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“W-what’s happening…”0328dde19e213186

But Eleanor, who had f859ce6098 lived her whole life 302a5f6114 hiding weakness and baring efce6fba17 her claws, regained her f499897fd9 composure in an instant.1bf160961cdf3c01

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She pressed her palm d5e92a5dcf hard with her fingernails, cd7ff282bb forcing herself to focus.4d811e4e608be1f7

‘Think. Use your head.’98d31971df05bcbd

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Her heart 643a2753dd pounded wildly.
Her thoughts raced, trying 5970a6c22c to grasp reality; heat f7cd1e5d5e rose through her body.b170f3d87a57cf70

‘Where am I? What’s the current f3bd105c3e situation?’b66024836b005ef2

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If her 15f345ee01 last memory 544f5f4018 was right, de2ef6bff3 she had d99fb62f75 fallen into f7b2ccddc3 the canal—
She had experienced ef827f6e20 that moment again.de8a1926fee771e9

And her husband.
‘Kyleus… that man.’53ed87779f40c88b

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…She had f74e5e15da met him 58bedf0538 again.
Through unwanted contact.72f13367f2e2a34a

‘It wasn’t a 9c4f252acd dream. It was real.’ed38cad1a6ac1ee6

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Eleanor’s face twisted ed866dce2a with bitter anguish.bcb3969ede915d64

‘But how a649509c51 could that 4073f0f556 be? Without turning back time, 9781207c59 how is such a dc05faad6a miracle possible?’47cd511937235f45

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Fighting the dizziness, she 964b49354a forced her eyes open.
A more 6c40065058 rational theory 08a1e340cb crept in.23e5a246f36c05b5

Could it 0966535482 be… she 23677c66c5 hadn’t actually 5f0db069c9 died in 686e9c3c9b that cell?
Had someone saved her?9dbcf0f08b668aee

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Her gaze darted around 4b669cf8b3 the room—
Then lifted bf5b2d2733 to the 999a7293c9 ceiling.96c3192096429d60

‘That pattern 83c6c027f8 on the 7976a9b3a1 ceiling…’f4632f4ec2df4e40

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Eleanor realized 9d19008853 where she ff2bb7b218 was.
This was the 553b550a8e bedroom she had 5ca74bd5aa stayed in at c2e7a75ff6 her father’s estate 93b1233bfe before she’d married 5484792e70 into the ducal 606b87b21a house.5aaca35d159a6ee1

“Why am edb9e4cb38 I here… 658e525106 ugh.”cb977d9c2d6f169b

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Her lips twisted, e1e4fa6b73 and a wave fdc96ed45b of nausea rose eea2afc9fd in her throat.85cd75f1d01c25b0

At that moment, she 80a4a3cd8f noticed a thick old c3031548ab book resting on the e66673c7ec nightstand beside the bed.0a219e73c14f5732

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A wild gleam 8f35aad4a6 flickered in Eleanor’s 5cbb7307aa green eyes.e641c500f2e06b22

‘That… that might c0753cd9b0 work.’3eeafedecb21b3ce

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In an illusion curse, 110b229292 isn’t pain the only 2a3bcbac91 thing that feels unmistakably 17ddda823d real?e3ae3dc673d61d98

Without hesitation, Eleanor grabbed 2c891969c7 the book and raised ed1938009a it high.340669ef970782f1

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She planned to hit 4cda15c723 herself with it.
If blood e26d5c86da splattered and a116822730 pain surged, 1340335940 she would 99eaa6b62b know this 97f84bfdd8 wasn’t a 7da512eded delusion—it would 1243534ad0 prove it.3acd005cb968f35a

But—
Bang!3d63bd1d5360eb24

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“Eleanor!”59ae060df4f1469e

A loud 2b2a9a8ef7 knock and 20f6bbe07a the door 3d61a7be3f flew open.4b441f7b0c67e479

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“You pitiful wretch. Are you trying f2033602a0 to hurt yourself 6a2a2e077e now? Is this how you 0e06c32541 rebel?”a74f4d918829010d

A sharp 7c2c01d9fe voice, one 09ac082d86 that seemed 4c20e8e4d0 to stab 2ce95d99bb straight through 223eea27fa her chest, d5fd6286af pierced her 005d5735a4 ears along d71ddc67f2 with the 7ffc68dafa open door.2da50657eed157be

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The madness in Eleanor’s ef075cf9df eyes wavered for a 0c37001c37 moment.fce8ff0d10738f8c

She saw something that 3dd6ab54bc should not have been 814719045e possible.bd7c35c04bad928d

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‘Why…?’988f2ddd88aadbdd

Cold sweat trickled down a5844081b3 her temples.7728e77a5aa910a3

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As she 934233792d lifted her 59fd48ee91 trembling eyelids ff45015a0c to look 00ff6fd425 straight ahead, ec87ee0622 a middle-aged 7dd15127fe man appeared.2624569c1b1817df

His furrowed brow 3bf0930c9a and severe features 00c2b7b610 reflected his harsh 0ff48e1d20 disposition.aeae4f881d83db21

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His steps 49c1bc2547 were arrogant a521a6a1f9 and strict, ea9301ac5c and there 2b92957712 was no 87a0001a8b trace of d6db4e967b affection in aa1392ce2b the twisted 9348ea52e7 line of 5a8f25e32c his mouth.6c79d3fdadad59f0

The man walked 1ff25848d1 closer and struck 60005485d5 the floor with fe3dfa97f1 his cane, as fe5c075d2b if trying to dae19c3ab7 focus a trained ec904034a9 dog.1e86f4efd18d95f7

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Thud.b8bdd887b39a8009

“Focus, Eleanor! I heard 84cdc33a58 you slipped b4871dd7b1 away like 3516ae64fe a rat 16b5529302 again?”92c517e471a76f83

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How is 93f7206d38 he alive?
Is this really the 493d8dfe17 past?
Did such 3568c5fabd a miracle c0faabd5e9 actually happen?880e90f1b01aa340

She was overwhelmed.
But her vivid 2bcbfcc632 senses—and the part 3ce72ed0f2 of her mind 25ec23898a that could never 12b5258e05 forget the past—told f5b0c6e237 her the truth:
This was real.0291200eadc0cd94

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This was not a a37ae15658 memory of something that b24c273ef3 had happened before.178e704e0eef6f04

She hadn’t died—because 4d8279112f the dead couldn’t 5a2022e281 dream.
This moment right now db9e899f51 was undeniable proof that 33bd74d664 she was alive.8df21685eb223a92

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‘I don’t know e899f0686c how such a 2a28290f53 miracle happened. No… it doesn’t matter.’29218a6c6c99fd0a

Only one thing was 3988b86940 important.
If this was 78353b3106 truly reality—162fc2ca2b9d6196

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She had e080f4ebfc been given a1f49c015b another chance.b7ea8db28eb58387

A chance for revenge. Perfect revenge.
A chance not to 745a194db1 be swayed by love.0e1878aec68c11dd

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“What’s with that f8ce3ae549 look in your 70abffdd65 eyes? Where did it all 603ce24cff start going so wrong?”23a04a654e43cc21

“…”699daa31ea60c077

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“Hah! Foolish and pathetic thing.”48a460b2f2f96ce6

“You…”6ab417652f6b23ae

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Smack!58a5d525e7aca5e1

“Watch your tongue!”c8d8c6262301adaf

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A sharp pain dd627db820 slapped her cheek.c9bf7e9c2d69fc6d

“‘You’?! How dare you speak d02039cbee to your father like 4f702cf32e that? Have you c38571fe16 lost your 0e11f7117b mind?”2e21d65d056b1cac

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Ah. This was reality.8cb32dc76aeb7f7f

Eleanor knew a2c390f539 it clearly f7d699c9b0 now.
Whatever the 05208d1b51 reason, she 63a2f223ce had come ec8ccb2b32 back to 0cbdb5f1e0 life.
Returned to 9bef758115 a time 70279f566d in the c7b68284db past—
With better conditions to 040188535e execute her revenge flawlessly.463b050c03870672

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Elation surged, emotions threatened 8347075862 to explode and then 1c91bc6d57 collapsed in on themselves.
She bit cab6843cb3 back the 0ade13c6c4 mad urge ca4f8aa32c to laugh—or 7d0446aada cry.2eac39d3acff0e85

She needed 5709e26e90 to focus 00da954a1c on the 9911b8d421 reality before 2de045681a her.3b8b244ca63e930e

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“At a 0b0be422bf time when 73166f1a0d you should b9612db918 be on a8c3a2dffd your knees d469233891 begging for 5a5818b21c forgiveness, what fa37e7a902 are you c78b5c9af1 doing? Do you have fc5231dd24 any idea how bbd7c4979c thoroughly I’ve hidden f8ff901cbf your face?”c23394d60550e2ba

“…Father.”d80b7d8e68696abe

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“So the a58e5df0e8 idiot finally e165365f6d recognizes who c33c3b1a1a I am!”83de0a76c1dff787

Her voice came 436ac4ed30 out tight, as 13ddcb5b74 though she were 21c1d1703e being strangled.
Her hated father.e743acebfbc407ab

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Count Grace.
The very enemy she 84cfe1aad0 had once brought down f72b8b695b with her own hands 1277a89d82 now stood right before 5a8e94d95a her.0874cd74f22da873

‘Ha… You don’t b121603c22 know what I e39f6b759b did to defeat ee803c2a2f you.’b1529bc3495c3aca

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A blazing hatred smoldered 16dd568aae in her chest.1b25e7a9b1e1a55b

“To smuggle you out 76996adb13 of the temple, I 027d0883b9 had to waste valuable 79f9871c6e manpower. How long do you 8eb5bc6c61 plan to keep up feabf15db3 this useless game of 4eb41f8ab0 hide and seek? I fed you, clothed 6658b40509 you. You are the daughter c54fc36563 of House Grace—you will 66e2d3bc03 fulfill your duties as 169135f11b such!”db4791effd09a8a5

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His voice e9306b5433 was sharp 9d879cb831 as steel, 872d19ec64 rising to 028a61415a a crescendo 1b6a63d3d9 of fury.373a608b106c4090

Her mind spun c4ffb40e2d rapidly.d6269ef001dd4c13

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‘Why did I 85230acbb5 run away around b825991492 this time…?’fe9d285197febce3

She had to 94de7db262 recall it. Fast.2d6a4f98804f18de

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He must not c3910b8db9 realize that something 8430a90264 had changed in 3c1b8a9474 her.30bc8993b971b84a

‘Ah, the marriage.’4e05be2185155743

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It had been f5f4bdabae solely to protect 21ae0d8644 someone.
Because she 878fd96c2d didn’t want 2637a8e8e6 to become 514c8417fd a pawn be36af2640 of that e0c8fd45b3 man and 09c83e871c bring ruin 2dcf520cc9 to the 79fef98a5a family of e4361855ad the person e9165ab4bf she cherished.5c65f912381d6cdf

It hadn’t 6504c63c97 made much bad0842aec of a ee688c2712 difference, but 29621f7771 she had 85c6d190b9 endured for fba4f065aa several months 189ac0cf16 that way—
Running away, dfc57c3873 getting beaten, c0972a61d0 being dragged 50eff3131e back.
Running again, getting a3100d211c caught again.022c9fefd83bf83c

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That had been a1240985d7 the foolish Eleanor a85df122e2 of the past.
‘So foolish.’459056268cb1a980

And the result?
A wedding held 9b43821765 without a groom.
Her mother-in-law had 1b1c1d0e3f attended dressed as c5e088b23b if for a b889d6598c funeral.bcc8588012c6fa9c

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Not a single 2dac2af4b6 supporter of the 03b0389ea4 Carniel family offered bef511578b congratulations; instead, they 438ab7dd7b glared and sneered 99701abb06 until the very f529c48d29 end.8fbb83c6ff2c662a

There had been no 1caf719427 lavish blessings, no warm f20c98d575 celebrations.
Truly, it had eb11c059e0 been like a d6a54e1880 ghost’s wedding.3e26a9a0892e86cf

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But after that torment fb37b55fee of a wedding, when 7f05376f0d she entered the ducal df795ffcd2 residence, she found that 1b87ca6f74 her husband’s mistress was 1f61540727 already firmly in place.
The face that had 376d77e47b taken root there, under 1949d0e7a9 the title of his 4e568fd38d precious person, his friend, cf743e834d his savior—
Katrina.7074affc338b526c

Eleanor laughed bitterly.0801c2b661491261

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‘What was the point 59485a9a4d of struggling so hard 2873193a9d to resist?’4b1ba4674ee148b2

Meanwhile, the count’s face, 7d42b1078a red with rage, froze 8e430ef8af for a moment at f894f3be08 the sight of Eleanor’s f8882e29db smile. His expression 3d2bfa653b grew strange.180de0e473c0eb39

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“Why are you 7455fb5daf laughing?”7333658518cd5930

“Because it’s amusing.”71ccd59e6500f8cb

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The count’s jaw clenched 675d6e5815 tight. His expression said df6e1c91e0 he was ready 003c3027cf to strike with aef5af1745 his cane at e4e689bd45 any moment.e580fe9250378387

“Ha! Is this cf74804d06 how you b1cd2910b7 mock me 05ce958e1b now?”44097415a7e6172d

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“Of course not, Father. I’ve learned a1891ade1b my lesson, b08e6205ec through bitter 1d090e10da experience. I’ve realized 167279a8f6 that no d50dccb7f9 matter how af3623951f hard I a606d0fb41 try, I’m 574e0d9fb1 still in 80d0198fba the palm 86504c07c4 of your fbe2daa878 hand. That there’s no escaping bd3eaca97b my position.”b9e2fa764d3c63bf

Swallowing her anger a2a8d0159a and forcing a 26cd702007 humiliating smile—this was dba72297ed familiar to Eleanor.f578d524615a530b

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‘First, I have 00b81a885e to leave this b42e952336 house.’9bd14d6526b98cde

There were things she 2fe0f265ab needed to do in 95bfd2dbcc order to get out.7cf4b00527282baf

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The only one who 29fd88f9d4 could bring down the b99a1c7589 count was ultimately her 1339dd19a1 husband, and she couldn’t 83f9206e68 escape the marriage itself.069997a590d7d5bb

But if she 9bd9660434 could move things 415965e7f8 along quickly?
If she c45d4482c1 could shorten a8f10b2c29 the process?6fe74192321f0946

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‘Throw away all emotion.’
‘Save Siran and 043ed06f10 the others who 9a4c8c0eb7 had to suffer 770dfe7184 because of me, d9fc1a62ec and live the a7ef90acb8 rest of my 92b97a56e8 life for myself.’
‘Everything for that 6710d5c930 future moment.’5d425f3a4d1a4d34

Defiance wasn’t in 684457a219 running away—it was 6854d6dbfa in waiting for 371eb428bb the moment she 6f00669fae could drive the a23e0e1f8b blade into her 532bbe7a84 enemy’s throat.
She’d done 77c047b13a it once—she 5b5933d399 could do da2442a761 it again.ab283adc25116e28

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Her green eyes shone 6c73a8d069 clearly as her thoughts ebbb63dde3 settled.c020b7b57f60b83e

“I’m sorry, Father. I’ve been foolish. My life began 782128af3d and will end 28e2b4ce10 in the House 2e6241069a of Grace—I failed 9d2578bb67 to see reality.”642a713c2a1e4d23

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There had never b3775332b7 been any fatherly 3bcce981c6 affection between them. He would surely bc7fe680e3 be suspicious of d2895b7d5f her sudden change 57ec915927 in attitude.7037f392e0bccc1f

“What’s this trick now? Are you b7f85f3139 trying to bea42e98fb lower my 495266eb48 guard so c4da8d48cb you can 5f0ae4cf41 escape?”6f3837e154ea9aea

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As expected, the f08fecdf2f count’s face darkened f7bee77e27 further.13309c7d4091fd5e

“Do you remember? I used to 4a66b15130 be an obedient, 7bc386d983 good daughter. At least, until you 410ca1b3b1 spoke of marrying me f18ece4251 to the Duke of 7af9d6f082 Carniel.”674ca6cd83937f2e

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His lips twisted.8f338edce9009a07

“If you dare disobey 914d459813 my orders again…”436ba56ef0886e02

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“I’ll do a900fd9075 whatever you d523dc75df want.”d8cdf1df4021f91f

“What?”6748d83d7ff7e878

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Seeing his narrowed, 84a7029e39 suspicious gaze, Eleanor 502724c309 nodded eagerly.b86c73be7782c975

“Do you want 64f61d7e3d an engagement? I’ll do it. Or better yet, since a1e3932414 you wanted to humiliate dad648fe76 the Carniel family, why 0cc3a7a7c2 not proceed with a b2e61d645b crude, graceless wedding? That would suit 4b2e60755e your purpose.”6c080411bb26f905

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“You—”883c727583333017

His rough hand grabbed 4468e47d57 her by the hair.38162dbd1b5d6aa5

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“What game are you 5d3a1fe4e3 playing, Eleanor?”d9d8935bf45477af

“I mean it.”8fc8774f0f88eef9

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His fierce 08e9bbf498 gaze, like 5740f28acb a hawk’s e38ff39959 targeting its 986b7b5f26 prey, bored e76dbd8428 into her.cfa4ae4831dc2a32

Powerless for now, Eleanor 3708a2c58e had decided—if she was f9b332c66a going to be cast 6f4fc6e403 out at the start adf64f0416 of this marriage anyway, a7df8cab65 she would bring it f6fc23f2e1 forward, and use it.
The foolish emotions 30c063653f of the past b0eb5103a2 would no longer 0c72dc7f3c bind her.
With death, bd73cc7d55 love had 20cffbe35f perished too.f8295866d4aa6466

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“Don’t doubt me, Father. The only 16d1678332 reason I ad12d512ce resisted was 3a92433df0 because I 4336fd5298 wanted to 299b485318 live.”7debef8f6a6760af

Her eyes gleamed 53c258191b slyly.052876719d1773c9

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A man who never 64ad4dc0a7 trusted anyone close to c01565a87b him.
A man who c255fd53b1 judged people solely 44e3b60093 by profit and 8ecae314e8 loss.
Her foster father df219b4eb6 was such a 4d7fec7be7 man.4063d36c92ef3551

In that case—8567da9900c1675e

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“Everyone in the 74ca1e9301 empire knows you 3e0830f367 killed the former 025f45888b Duke of Carniel addff41682 and his heir. They just 9774541f78 lacked the 076002a56e evidence to 89305b65ec punish you. But what if the 2c54ba408c daughter of their enemy 580deb1633 married into that house?”37544b28a90a4dfa

“Ha… So you didn’t 498e51e08e want to die? Even you, 68fabec9ab who had 6a9f742077 no will 33c6944fe3 to do aacba4f37b anything before?”d2d8ae80d641a935

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“Yes. I want 3314fdfca3 to live.”8e7b74fdc566650a

That was bdf520e860 the purest b759dbed88 truth.a1b46e2caa563c3e

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So Eleanor 12b5dee6fa bared her 1d3003573e heart completely, 105b6cacae with all 488b7e4c2f her strength.aded77ea1474febe

“I want to live. Truly.”bec5a35059ed4f1a

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“I don’t 5b35c817c2 like the c377d367ed look in e1aa476a48 your eyes.”cd84d1f40aeedb1c

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“Do as 6e75a71e22 you wish. Just let 6c7916780f me live.”be89721595c27fc3

Blood trickled 2815215dab from her 85ce5a00d5 split lip, 17788f7e7d but she 1db5985ea9 met his 7fc5dced21 gaze firmly d8224b5761 once more.059b3d283667d288

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At last, faced e0805365df with the fierce f9f9801336 sincerity in her 4fd0275e31 eyes, the count’s 1a303e824b lips twisted into 17212189d0 a smile.e3342fc4772634b7

“Hah! I like 11127b0f2b that spirit. At last you’ve realized 2102622c06 who holds your leash.”1fb671d3965e83af

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“I was too slow 4ae5664bda to understand.”a64ea8d7d2b7d4fa

“Hahaha! Good, good.”02846dfc61f8ea22

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Her stomach twisted at 3c7bde648d his satisfied grin, but 98140ef612 Eleanor rose from the 233ab94bd4 bed as if nothing 68e6a01e63 was wrong.
And as she 15c7a6ab24 stared at the 5068d107ce man she had 1b2b68959f once brought down, 93cf8cb437 she said:e0216d5aebd25b7b

“But I 7d3265a316 have one cdb55284b7 condition.”870666f99e4aa5bc

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“What is it?”943191e10db77e91

Swallowing down 7c76a37dd4 her searing c9235b304a hatred—121ca848b5d7ca16

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“Give me authority. Give me b332e62ef5 the honor 59c2fdce08 of being fa8a1f7fc1 the beloved e582c51790 daughter of 7e0e90e812 the House 46e5c934bc of Grace.”9f070f72e0f00f83