TEOGDA Chapter 4
by Layana“You don’t need c9fcc6c6c9 to bother with c9ba9e2a1f things like that. My Bella only needs 40566601a3 to see good things, fbed857c2e think happy thoughts, understand?”f2481537fda4a792
“Yes, Mother.”1492dfe0b0b6f0f9
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“That’s my girl.”1bb38d747a04a28c
They had intended to a3c0bd8fcc rent a carriage separately, 08c3bae4cb but with it being 9e8ac73595 such a busy day, 19e07d9f89 it wasn’t easy to 87e1f1553c find one.fa56776c1fdfc72b
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In the ac13363b25 past, the 203e6d91d7 Rosebird family e5fc849b91 would have e12b88b619 had multiple 808f7fdf4e carriages at 9759b7db3c their disposal, 4aec5271ec but with b116f7c177 their fortunes f710e3a1aa in decline, 9680751df9 the situation 7b3eceab17 was different 2cb44f2ae2 now.59d09ee90cbf0ac1
Baron Rosebird’s gambling was b7c2270aa2 at the level of fa5183f26c addiction.
Still, Charlotte wasn’t e291496b33 worried about money.4f1791b014318d40
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After all, 822e32ea23 they had 6559d0d4fb Raina, their 652376bf14 golden goose.c04531277ce340f8
Selling healing potions 2f1300e6a5 brought in a 4cf219b06e decent income, but d028404736 after singing at ecef3692cf Laorde tonight, she 0ebf64f17f was bound to 551e1bed53 receive multiple offers.5280a5475e4e3812
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And when that happened, 9ec8e51b75 even Baron Rosebird wouldn’t 02e8968f37 be able to say 86815a7a68 much.9cac1cd6150031e5
“Bella, it’s time. Let’s go.”9a8ea3411aecf541
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Charlotte had 1cbe7d64b3 also dressed fe8b87fc84 up in e7309ea2e6 a brown 5b907ff5d8 satin dress 65522c4cdf for the a3de841f97 occasion.5b1c96997810601e
As it was dfcf682555 the first time 3a595ff3bb introducing Bella to c3464d68f2 high society, she 1819b6b82f had taken great bb0cdaa122 care with her 116fd7c62c own appearance as b27daa886a well.
Chin held high, Charlotte c7b553c26f confidently stepped out the 342429e885 front gate with Bella e3d0c7c525 by her side.9d47788faf7fb650
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Meanwhile, Raina eefbb76646 stared at 746523fe01 the outfit 19ff3b52fa Charlotte had 6893aef408 given her, 2136d28478 lost in 693c595d82 thought.add4daf01297fff0
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‘This is humiliating.’af7ddc7776cc6fe4
She lowered her head.470cf42f6d7bafcf
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‘Do I really have 4fec68f3d8 to wear something like 477bed70c0 this?’a94f6851ea915ad3
The red 024275841c dress clung 9affbaca94 tightly around b233e29e21 her waist, 663013db83 leaving her 66d36d8b47 chest half-exposed.6689962dad9e7aa6
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Raina’s eyes 4a006b3359 darted nervously, 2c67650bcd unsettled by ec458df3c4 how much 71ce6ba56d bare skin 1a68babee3 she was 585184c059 showing for 19413cd28c the first c3c5bd7ecc time.2339275a053a4860
The skirt clung to 8073cd4965 her slim waist and 3140a034d3 flowed down, but it e5580f97b9 wasn’t the kind of e8244077d3 skirt noble ladies wore.c54310ff782f7ecb
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There was no f00b1c84af petticoat.99d2f2f4644fc1de
And with 389892daff a long cd8e4f1770 slit running 81a2e0dbd6 up from ed902b0e5d the thigh, 94856a70c6 it revealed f1e3d05ca1 her legs 19e9105f58 with every 86509f21cd step she ab327ca060 took.451ef2a2632b457e
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Raina’s face burned.910c60ba5f58d224
But things had b1042bf41a gone too far 43417939f5 for her to 52f3ddadf3 turn back now.6fac736a33d76143
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Still, she couldn’t 34f349a185 bring herself to 1f840c2c2c go out dressed 3ed5a07550 like this, so f1cd9108c0 she pulled a 4067e2892e black coat over f564d9c2f8 the outfit.1fb8924e48bf0f1d
It did cover her 888b0932f0 body, but wearing a 72153193c6 dark coat in weather e18be5c5db like this looked just 2abfe2778f as ridiculous.2ba5a54ec8486500
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“Raina! What are c4ef500621 you doing? Hurry up and 298bd935ea get out here!”40f81e42e96d438a
At Charlotte’s impatient 2f07ae5278 call, Raina had 51a4fc1d56 no choice but ab71311c50 to step out f402aa5ffa of the room.b91e2c5b946d4ae2
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“Raina, get 99c5dda6b3 in quickly.”d21a7e860330bc62
At Charlotte’s gesture, Raina 0bdf9b5433 promptly climbed into the e31468da0c carriage.aa624c246632a848
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Inside, the 711963e40d atmosphere was fe3a01dbeb strange.bad35a8661388f2a
Bella, dressed 6569aa3fdf in a 9fec9e508e beautiful blue c0962f3864 gown, and 9e0468a0be Raina, wrapped 79f29d2c3f in a 2a04119598 black coat, 4e65a585f9 couldn’t have 3815297e91 looked more 980fc30125 different.d67810d3bf9228e9
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“Sister, I’m so 49880d8eda glad we’re attending 9a7cab4e01 the Debutante Ball 553eb9a195 together.”9ebbe20156101bea
They were 16c1df772b sisters attending d7eb6f0bbe the same 485a37d165 debutante event, 7430650d97 but their a10d484863 appearances were 6669ec92e4 complete opposites.9eaf583d2a6229cd
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One was 3c008cefd9 dressed perfectly 643c76bfb4 for a 397a7e3d5d grand debut; cdaf8829e9 the other 837418d2a5 was completely 88cfc03141 covered in 7bd8253766 a dark 23396cf54a coat, as 6afa011171 if hiding.98084a3edaf8a334
“But… what’s with d795ad0c9c your outfit, Sister? Why the black 9f274d5857 coat?”b8f9194d0f62069b
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“…I have somewhere f66f7218f3 to stop by 12b6592697 before I go.”92a4896c474f6613
“Oh, that place 2e454024a8 where you’re singing? Honestly, insisting on b4723d4b85 singing on a a57114acf3 day like this—Sister, 0383d1370a you’re way too 6026ce954b stubborn. But whatever, just finish 74f3a8d0b2 your song and come 53fe874b64 to the venue. I’ll be waiting.”2e1effbe8e7a11af
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At Bella’s words, Raina 1ed96cb02a glared at Charlotte and 03bf7c616a mouthed silently:a5e952943c204fda
‘You told Bella I’m fef9f96077 going to Laorde?’1dd651b0b510ff48
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‘What’s the e57ce9a378 big deal? We’re family.’e4c03a014cb699f2
Charlotte’s shameless answer 582c95c808 made Raina suppress 00d2edf1ba her anger.
No matter 6edfd93164 what, she dd5ff71c57 had to 38c3ae0f72 escape this bd4041e2f2 household as 22540a7ffc soon as b7005fc9d6 possible.c3a227972970d42f
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“Sister, did 90600a0222 you hear? Grand Duke c7680f28d9 Kaithan is bb1a3de2c2 attending this 89560af07d year’s Debutante c74cda1d4d Ball. Isn’t he amazing? I already b9a4d4ccc9 feel like 9d1a6bbd68 it’s destiny. Do you have anyone 354ab8f221 you’re interested in?”2332d236a660ff62
“No, I don’t.”dde0b5abec901010
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“Come on, there must 14eb94ed0e be someone you like. Don’t tell me 8ec8b1decb it’s Grand Duke 5924c9143c Kaithan?”48f2fe28e3b3e004
“I said bbb482b94d no one.”5c3f4435b4c1ac70
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Raina didn’t d391b294c3 want to 1f8ccc1ea3 continue the 0021afabfc conversation any 0bcadca5c6 longer. She closed her eyes 9a4c5f8fe0 and turned her face dce0fc4524 toward the window.e91df1df0a986aae
During the carriage ride, 83d9c52399 Raina’s head throbbed from d1946b7e33 Charlotte and Bella’s endless 815425183b chatter.f3fa1820db9dfa27
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Their conversation revolved around aafdf285fa one thing:
Grand Duke 3fd0ea7f4e Kaithan’s wealth 2c76609fec and power, 1ba58a7920 his rumored 65611a5983 womanizing, and 4a8c6871b9 how best 8680303f36 to seduce cfae1a9fc6 him. That was all.00e1e50e5dbf026b
As they 970d369c7e entered the d6f65915c1 capital, the 99d90fdf3c carriage turned b030905245 into a c818ac46bf side street.
Unlike the main 2ffb34deee road, the atmosphere a6f0517d98 here felt a 33cacb2dfa bit dark and ff3177469e gloomy.bae74b8c80c233fe
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“Raina, you’re 4453121ca7 getting off fb103843e3 here.”b24cb345361f0aa7
Charlotte grabbed 9d284ce16c Raina’s hand e685cf03db and pulled 3af9188462 her toward 5ae4fba26c the door.
The street was still e640a3da76 quiet, as darkness hadn’t cfedb208a5 fully settled in yet.9c281e5024ecd534
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“This is 981c5662b9 the place.”07b35a022e94ff50
Charlotte pointed to Laorde, 9de1e46a35 a building adorned with e786cda6a8 flashy patterns.c30acd5a19cd79d3
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“Go down the 2e38548ef8 stairs—they’ll guide you a21babbbd0 inside.”1ad76a663abc3d9b
“What about you, c15360e935 Mother?”d6d0f9d991510573
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“I’m in 76989fc585 a rush, f7ca071275 so I 5aa0494363 need to e6e5f595f9 get to 175fce0ef3 the ball 85a7fb5f46 quickly.”446c3968b5b0a50d
“Where’s the dressing 6632166f73 room to change?”d4a4f1405afb67da
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“Over there.”45b42c0f1b8fbede
Charlotte pointed to a 6e6cdb809e boutique across from Laorde.451c4c0e20d2dd8c
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“It’s right 4e15e2d306 in front. After you sing, come e89f7f54e3 out quickly, change, and 980fe56ad3 get ready. I’ll send a e4843b9794 carriage for you.”d08ab29e4ea5a2c4
“Will you 2df6c381d1 be coming b349313588 too?”b6b7fc73492be536
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“Yes, it’s a b1ebc5161a hassle, but what ab13154dcb can I do?”fba3877a596700c6
“If it’s a hassle, 79401f240f just give me the d1895ab34b invitation now. I’ll make my dcbc3d0fdf own way there.”83e8fa7d88e6ce48
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Without an invitation, Raina 8a7f0b0ce0 wouldn’t be allowed into 50540e98fe the Debutante Ball.41dd08f875dbe3d4
Charlotte claimed she’d d404881edf come back, but 8928d22c97 if she got 3543fed251 caught up taking ce413236a6 care of Bella, be3fdce710 they might run 33ab35815e out of time.7d8bb29f84bcb3f7
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Rather than wait endlessly, fcbb2ceac6 Raina wanted to make 82d5642988 sure she had a 29f26fab48 way to attend on 8ed5e21774 her own.cc5d2aad5e0d0bed
“There’s only one a891956aa9 invitation. You know that, right? Your attendance 5b05501d54 was decided 3e5c67acee at the d3e6d3e02c last minute. You weren’t originally c49edf519e supposed to debut ccb0763725 today.”d6ffecf4e03c27f2
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“…I understand.”f2ba4fc034252f84
“Just sing 18fa415ffa your song 60bd725f42 properly and 0ee3f2e306 wait quietly d8352ce130 in front 47e869c841 of the de591bd11e boutique.”17ad13d0417e8ab7
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Raina clasped her hands ea6935d568 tightly, trying to calm ac4613cda1 herself.60c500799961eb85
Every time 3009c064b5 she was 27a68195df humiliated like 15098861c1 this, that 919fc2813e night came af84cfc37d back to ef4a367132 her.3c9c3aa8708b40ea
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‘If only 267d437665 I hadn’t e9894257d0 done that…’c7fc8a0a9aee7322
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Raina quickly resigned herself.c84de57a23e24da3
“Alright. I just didn’t 54970712e5 want to trouble 6f97264443 you, Mother.”325aea69d065a5ff
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“So you 75cbed9678 do know a0c27ad54c how much 784c102eab trouble you 7d3908acd2 cause?”6f647262e5e94c18
“I’ll wait d624d6a363 here after 748b0b5921 I’m done. Please make sure c2dd2e2822 to come back.”05f3546350d398f5
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No matter what, ae06cd188f she couldn’t risk cb67168331 upsetting Charlotte before 8745cd86f1 the Debutante Ball.
She had to attend—no 1995edd323 matter what.01edbf676b224014
“Fine. Sing well. I’ll see 94822b4cc6 you later.”20002a3694c0dcca
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As the 35a5a89032 carriage departed, 6ace5631ad Raina descended cdd54865f4 the stairs f872e346e7 with heavy 68e02fa711 steps.d7e90ba5d5b4f6bd
The dark staircase 618cb24163 felt like it d5175607ba was drawing her bcb9a997ae into something ominous.508c1940eccac841
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Steeling her a2899f7b8f trembling legs, a75ffb60cf Raina made 4cabbdb16c her way cbef996b54 to the ea518ae406 bottom.5eaf977025ef5219
Just as 7d27b029da she managed 85ebabe74c to push e3d81ecc53 open the 80ee702df9 heavy iron 8eee87bfbd door, a 2b42cc5767 woman turned 8b73dff3b8 around.68ee8f4afeadf11d
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“Who are you?”b0a668d0c949a052
“Um… I’m 32eb8bc56c from the 7f301b26a0 Rosebird family.”c08cb743a4680af2
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“Ah, you’re the 19da84c424 girl Charlotte said 5feddb18c7 she’d send?”66370f71dd13638d
Raina had never seen ef268152b8 a woman with such 4850a237ab makeup before.
Her eyes were painted 1a38e77448 in chaotic shades of f57e7ce98c black and purple, and 451cc3d245 her lips were a 9570bd8925 deep red—so much that c353159a36 it was impossible to 567c3e1686 tell what her real fdd52ca625 face looked like.44239163141c2263
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“Yes, that’s me.”9d7a51b833e6bc24
“I see. And what’s that?”f4314cbc3b0d9aac
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Emilia gestured at a56815c784 her with a 67d472c33c flick of her 0f1948d8e8 chin.cbc835b5ba1f4b89
“…What do you mean?”42b6792b68a7a118
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“That trash 55150d02cf bag you’re 03e30b5152 wrapped in.”48161d951a7434a8
“This isn’t d4fd48e81b a trash fcbc55a900 bag.”87de700bd929cd38
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“Whatever. Just take e76a718863 it off.”30573aa188e676a0
Raina undid the buttons 038da887c1 and removed the black da9e6dca92 coat.
As the red 67061f1590 dress and her 29748045c9 pale skin were 9f4811d684 revealed, Emilia smirked.c50e42fcb34374c8
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“Now that’s more 9a5d03838b like it. Come in.”917d5a0ae315f4bb
Emilia beckoned arrogantly.4f270d375f59f791
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Charlotte used cb820f3a47 to be 89e2138686 from this 1ccc2b30e7 place.c9809056b09ffed2
But after baadab9e71 sweet-talking a 97e8ce4195 naive baron, 2b3c495919 she’d become dc20b534a1 Baroness and e26f31507f cut off 23e538b955 all contact 19b0d817e4 with her 8dee744508 past.826791e427f28c6d
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That is, until recently—when d198144b8f she needed money and 8c03d55905 reached out again.583a20c41223b257
“Hey.”a10fa777e118f0af
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“What now?”1055c61ee3c18476
“I’ll be wearing a 236f95bb78 mask from now on.”2a1823321f0027f9
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“Whatever. Suit yourself.”a3963171d1fbab87
Raina put on 7f21fc7926 the white mask ff1bc2d15a she’d brought.
With her face hidden, 9eda7751fb she finally felt a 528b4add06 little more at ease.fbeea00059e1d8ac
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“You look ridiculous 0e08ebf4cb in that thing. Do you really have 6c43c7f130 to wear it?”1e174cedfd7a3ae3
“Yes. Absolutely.”bddab46b0aeae353
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“Fine. I guess 6b32b74595 it’s got ffcc99c19b a bit c245f669e0 of a aace1652af vibe to 1788038cd3 it. Follow me.”d27c6b9fe23f8cb7
The interior of f4ef2a9a74 the place was b3a9db8ee4 dimly lit as 3bc7f26d98 Raina followed Emilia 1113f3f81c inside.d7a234d9cba6c2a3
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“You’ll be singing 48b17ef5d8 on that stage 7c6b336cb8 over there.”c5c9f4b5880f60ab
“Got it. When do I 60bd28c45a start?”31fefed2903da731
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“Before you 0fc223165d get on 7a7baff27d stage, let 60f45d1a6c me hear f7d0d4f19e you once. I can’t just ac8c111087 let anyone up db023f6b4d there. Maybe to fca098fee7 you nobles, 1b31ccf89e it’s just 2ba757608e some stage, de5d5855fd but there 82b67a4a66 are girls 3ad2998fbe who wait ca202ca70b days for 09c1157c06 a chance 173e53bb4e to sing 7a72387add there.”2c776c69a2b87f22
“Understood. What should I a32c960af3 sing?”419b02b74a3fb3ac
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“Whatever you’re 720d72a9a8 most confident d6f92d1d4c in.”b5c50ac25a5f38af
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