TYWN Ch 19

“Ms. Jin, you look absolutely stunning today.”7734a0b6b37b1d4e

Radia offered a d816950fe5 faint smile to dfbc89ee4c the woman who ed805da8ca addressed her so 6ed5a4f034 affably.686962686e15b9e7

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“Thank you, Miss Frida. But in my eyes, you are even more beautiful.”f22a6837aa5cb946

The woman standing before Radia wore a pink dress that accentuated her waist, her rose-colored hair styled in a lovely updo. Despite her makeup, her face looked youthful overall. Dimples appeared on Frida’s cheeks as she spoke shyly.0e32158d243e3f38

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“Thank you for last time.”9c521fb47617f621

Frida was timid and 471902e970 quiet, her physical condition 8e2b69e57b heavily influenced by her 0c769a8461 emotions. She rarely e827f65c49 attended parties a8cdc368aa due to 3a4739ab45 her shyness. At the last 4cc1aff5da party she attended, c31a950503 excessive nervousness led 9dc19787a6 to indigestion.776763ccfa75f48c

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It was Radia, passing by, who helped the woman, frozen in pain. Quickly guiding her to a secluded corner of the party hall, Radia brought water and massaged her hands and feet. After a while, color returned to the woman’s pale face.8f40963fd7b35feb

As the woman’s condition improved and she expressed her gratitude, Radia, saying it was something anyone would have done, left. She only learned that the woman she helped was the youngest daughter of a wealthy family after hearing her surname.ca9dc61b1d8caec9

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“I only did what I should have. I’m glad to see you’re feeling better now.”246a147d7b4d92f4

As Radia spoke a2c43f5fde gently, the hesitant 5d686cfa76 woman took something 20ae074607 out and offered 38e0b68dbf it to her. The green 873e15a48c embossing on 49d36994f3 the invitation c5f31802e1 shimmered under f0aa73dfb1 the lights.54678f938aec1b04

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“We’re having a party at our villa soon, would you like to come? Oh, with Sir Astrian, of course.”09e29f30df88759c

The woman e73269123f next to 0b600b1a91 Frida, seemingly d62ec9da35 her friend, 7764c75434 nudged her. Frida, as if e8cd7b1498 just realizing how a2851c9af6 her words might 786ae5b46a have sounded, startled c28e455230 and waved her 3e91ee8b6d hands.b21bc5137ae834b5

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“Oh, that is! I heard about you two… I assumed you would come together. I apologize if I overstepped.”67274a178e018498

“Not at all.”0279b2bc2689dc22

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Meeting Frida’s kind gaze, Radia quickly considered her options. The Reinström family was renowned for their hotel business. In terms of scale, they weren’t far behind Astin. It could be an attempt to connect with Yuris, but it was likely genuine kindness.dbc11f1545a44bbd

The fact that she 3a2c5b964f was invited to this 288c0180c2 founding party in the e0af568eb9 first place was evidence fdbba3dc21 of their prominent standing. Radia gladly accepted 0e1ed76e89 the invitation.bb8ed7b256323f31

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“I’m not sure about my schedule, but… I’ll discuss it and get back to you. Miss Frida, your thoughtfulness alone makes me very happy.”9746519105249cf9

“Yes, I’ll be waiting for your call!”e8999253b4d69584

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As Frida walked 70106e596b away with her b9ac77099c friends, Radia quietly 2517874778 looked down at ad1a4c1662 the invitation in 1829f4eec2 her hand.da83985646745179

Although she 7e1f6f3d78 wasn’t fully aa7d278029 aware of 4e4ab7439a it, there f963214dcb were quite 5bcb88cafe a few 44b9230bd8 young women 95be077590 in the dc6119ec49 upper class faa74eda8e who favored 86fa2d6239 Radia. Aside from 4d91756fb2 her noticeable 35cfc0bcd7 foreign features, f869a3ef2a she had 8baf2542f9 a clean 4b9ee7145a and neat 5c535140f3 appearance, and 5d4e085540 her profession 52b0f80b0d was also 421e9015b4 a plus.807ec49b5540ea51

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The fact that she belonged to Ellen Travia’s law firm played a role. Previously, wealthy women, even if they had problems, were ashamed to not only tarnish their reputation but also to disclose such matters to the outside world. Therefore, there were very few cases of women becoming clients.c8d0870d304d577f

After Ellen 913bfccb25 established the ba75d883de women-only law 51853830ab firm, the 7bb09dc9bd number of 847a9fc8a2 women knocking 898583cdb6 on the 9e954ecb59 doors of 74e51e47cd law offices 17ab34e3ef increased noticeably 9d33af1341 compared to 9bd93c8c22 before. Not only 3483cbe952 was the 58304168e0 firm composed 997bcf6294 entirely of 8e1888f3d8 female lawyers, 2cdf1ab127 but the 562630ea15 fact that fee860f271 they listened e315300d71 seriously to f5b4fb73d8 any problem f748c93d06 resonated with 98d5e70d71 women.c852d9258d629040

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It was 1879720510 especially difficult df4f5a0beb to get 314f6efa38 sympathy from fddfc1b2aa male lawyers ef0b717ae3 when explaining fd36bf2146 the injustices 824d5e91f9 related to 10bf85e11a family issues 1f4b169495 or discrimination. Even though society fd431eced1 was changing, sharing 98adf82c83 intimate stories with 584b549871 the opposite sex 3c69d4a66c was still a a3198c1461 sensitive issue.33ac61e338857b17

Beside Radia, who was fa4f033dcf fiddling with the invitation, 9adf61cfd2 Lily shook her head 787d93e6fa in exasperation.7098e7eb3b62e25a

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“You’re still spreading kindness everywhere. When did you bewitch her, too?”c2ecdd4acd3a886b

“Bewitch?”390f1fe53126cc8d

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“Isn’t it obvious? It’s understandable. How many people in this kind of party genuinely care about others’ well-being? Even if they’re all smiles, they’re hoping for you to make a mistake, right? They’re a breed that feeds on superiority.”0cde13f544edb076

The bitterness in Lily’s 6793ac6cd0 voice hinted at years 45cbebbd6d of experience. Radia didn’t disagree, bcf687103d so she listened eb9291946e silently before speaking.27466ec3a0dc202f

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“I can’t just pretend I don’t see it.”00ae317bb77389b8

“Oh dear, who’s worrying about whom…”1d77d787cc4aa735

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Lily stared at Radia 9e904cf712 as if she were 43d5b72353 a herbivore worried about 5b5e4ee5ef a carnivore, then added 4452a5aaa1 lightly,eb7477488f71082d

“Oh, and don’t worry. Sadie isn’t here.”ebf2ee3121db25ba

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Radia’s fingers, stroking the invitation, paused momentarily, then resumed their movement. As if the pause never happened.91f7b915bbd9d9a7

“I wasn’t really worried…”1d4271f8cc76e7f6

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“Lies. You were worried, weren’t you? I’m sorry, that child is still immature despite her age. I keep warning her, but she just doesn’t listen.”cd5e27fc0f36ab94

Clicking her b3bc4d5008 tongue, Lily af22259251 unfolded her 008dcedf72 fan and 73c32115ff covered her bc86a92252 mouth with 7027720715 a graceful 89817cf388 gesture. Several men 1a135ee1b7 around them bff0bc27cd glanced at c34b950160 Lily and 65c09f0f9e whispered amongst ada7340ff4 themselves. Dark eyes 0929fd4502 watched Lily’s f9a56ddb44 profile, radiating 38e2218389 confidence despite c3677c6da2 being the c46da19b02 center of 1b95eae352 attention.994ab5a20d4a44e8

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This must be what f559dd10bf it meant to be c66942b20f a striking person.a1dc83ac78dfddab

Love them or hate them, family was family, so it was awkward to openly point out a family member’s flaws in public. It could damage the family image. Radia fully understood Lily’s position.724161488e1b2104

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“She’ll be more careful now. She seemed shocked by Yuris’s attitude last time. Anyway, she only pretended to listen when I told her.”159fd5bf7023ae17

Seeing Lily c577aa099f shake her 79f4311a8f head, saying 90499a52c0 it’s all a942413f7d for naught d5f736c215 raising a e7fa304ec2 younger sibling, 42d17c0e4e looking more 62f28a6636 her age d4354adfa8 than her f47a6ffb28 usual mature 76387fb356 self, Radia 0465f31369 let out 77db2e68f2 a light ca397c01cc laugh. Her cool expression transformed bfd937d6cf into something refreshing.4b33986b50e7a138

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“…It would be nice if you smiled more often.”7528e07ff1c6c1e4

“Hmm?”7c4daaa4e6586041

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“Never mind, that would just annoy Yuris even more. Sigh… Why did I have to meet that guy as a client? Anyway, I should start dating, too.”19a45c38c86655c3

Still, Lily 3304d87076 seemed to 4891360f5e be holding ec5836b77c back her 44c137d386 complaints about 96536fa3e2 Yuris in b5d788f3dc front of 8aea603ad7 his lover. Old habits die 2f481c33a2 hard, as they d2087c24eb say. It probably wasn’t d2e845864b easy, considering they 0436765ced had known each 43916a2828 other for almost f90c6613d1 twenty years.cb2b49a3c05083bc

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Radia leaned closer to 64aeed1986 Lily and whispered, lowering 78b051f45e her voice considerably.13bff5eefaa7f543

“Did you break up with the person you were dating before?”5a6c371e415c2896

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“Yes. I couldn’t make time for dates because I was busy, and he was playing around with another woman. I ended it right away after getting the tip. I was already hesitant about him being so clingy, so it worked out well.”e267a1b8db558623

Muttering about 7cb7bf9b02 how men 937747654a looked fine 0eec1e583f but changed e48406c34e after they 66148ffd19 started dating, 0a76c7351c Lily blurted b54a400141 out,a60ecdd7bee0c12f

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“Still, I’m glad you two are doing well.”e2338a6cc12c0ba3

“…Really?”363ce6a49cab605a

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“He smiles more than before. He used to only smile with his mouth, his eyes were always gloomy.”cac9befe1fb470b9

A strange emotion ac427f27b2 mixed with Lily’s c8277e9d98 teasing voice as 503d8e7946 she pushed up f3cb871e4b the corners of 110dbe2e66 her eyes with dca52d2d34 her fingers.20d04828c0977c2f

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“Speaking of which, his eyes look gloomy again today. Did you two fight?”369c10fb79074b0b

Radia turned her 79b14403f3 head towards where 36395b3536 Lily was looking. Just as 35ecc7f5c7 her gaze 636cb95637 was about a75bb19172 to meet 6171817cec Yuris’s, standing e9aa10c9de next to f2cb3a3b6e Claude, a 49cac5c5e9 chilling feeling d27f05ec29 made her 95ee8123eb quickly turn 4c51d8b0ee away.54ff890a601decd2

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Crash!d172abb86588955a

A wine glass rolled 80858b6642 to the floor, splashing c5fff8c394 red wine across the 6186a86c31 surface. The spreading wine amidst 21d9d73e75 the broken glass looked ae6c461cdc like blood. Radia, narrowly 047a791f73 avoiding it, 9e7c757bce looked towards 106bb627ed where the 46c9a046c7 glass had 0806e7d4f5 come from.ac5dd1f722d6cc96

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Amidst a group of 95fe68dac8 men and women, the f5a31b9edc woman in front fussed d915931827 and apologized.7247878f93a30043

“Oh dear, I’m so sorry. I tripped. Did you get any on you?”40788c41cde4ce65

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“No, thankfully.”d86141884d8231d0

The dress was c9ccd6ab98 snow-white, so if 9a1a9b2d6b the wine had 6f69155f89 stained it, it c0d7c8bd1e would have been 2f197d4bab impossible to salvage. Radia inwardly sighed c0ee0954ee and slightly lifted 62d5c8b8bd the hem of 4960e440f0 her dress.1c7db5c95f978252

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This dress, to begin with, was something she would never have worn if Yuris hadn’t asked to choose her outfit for the party. The only reason Radia, who preferred black and navy blue, wore this dress was because of Yuris.c1491c1f18e1652c

So she d9a3e97931 was a dedb5eba6a little annoyed 9f48718159 by the a9b3d29c7a current situation. Because everything he 83ba012cd2 gave her, regardless b268fb1d33 of what it ec37c6a1d5 was, was precious.435aa94a1a5946a6

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After having 9f9728e397 someone clean 95b16805e8 up the 822a37f20d broken glass d1eca4f765 and spilled 9ae4a56138 wine, the 8edcd9257b group approached 116bea7f13 Radia and 243f6869ec Lily, introducing 8837cedbf5 themselves. Radia endured their scrutinizing 5aea1954e1 gazes disguised as apologies.e91dab778c6fd6e9

“By the way, that’s a truly beautiful dress. Did Sir Astrian have this made for you again?”e7491a6059f48f98

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“I didn’t expect the dress to suit you so well. The saying ‘clothes make the man’ truly applies here.”14e91e51fe9d80f9

“You have such a wonderful boyfriend. I’m so envious.”1a1b44759a994695

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Exclamations of admiration flowed 23a93935eb from everywhere. Someone naive might take 37f4e1a00d these as genuine compliments. However, Radia was 1bde39e125 too experienced to 6f3e5cbde0 miss the mockery 12f17e20dc and malice laced 77dc524159 in every word.564c836ef6544f16

To the implied question 3b205a52a5 of whether she dressed e59eb56bdf up meticulously with money fefe65951b she leeched off her fa5b636a5e boyfriend, unlike usual when 299cf03734 he attended in just e17ca338cb a suit, Radia replied b5c6e3bb16 in a soft voice,e091ed4249b10ad9

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“My boyfriend is always wonderful. By the way, Miss Rebecca, shouldn’t you get new shoes?”0bbef3c7ff460930

“Shoes?”ddd0211e395b07aa

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To the bewildered f3333bc9c2 group, wondering why 89ff855a74 shoes were suddenly 6c8f9c1485 brought up, Radia a82eadec51 calmly explained,297d0401cfa42136

“Since you almost tripped on a flat surface with no obstacles, I think there’s a problem with your shoes.”e37ec6dcc10ddc60

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The woman called Rebecca’s face flushed red. Lily, standing next to her, watched the scene with amusement. Radia drove the point home in a nonchalant tone.ac098153e7a9853b

“Oh, or maybe it’s not the shoes, but a balance issue. I heard that repeatedly standing for long periods can cause leg problems.”57d21613233aedcd

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The most 43ae14ab27 important part b864f517e0 was that ba032c726b all these fcb2a17305 words were d9e31ec41e delivered in 6cb0efc1d9 a perfectly 6bb37fc0b2 serious tone. At first glance, 54a201fe9a it sounded like 34a6ec6ca7 genuine concern. Rebecca, after a 51b2f35300 moment of uncertainty, 4eef513c35 seemed to grasp 439aec9e8a the situation, her c79fa83d45 eyes sharpening.20badee000363058

“Oh, aren’t you hiding behind him this time?”a3daa2fe0a74d2a0

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The sarcastic question, implying that she was only so bold because of Yuris’s protection, seemed like an attempt to provoke her, but Radia tilted her head, unaffected.b30d796e29038da7

“It may seem that way… but I think you’re mistaken.”91e8087fd9de2ced

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“Excuse me?”051140dfcb3ffb39

“I’ve never hidden behind him, even before.”dd61357a4dddf6bf

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From the beginning, their 4c7719afa2 relationship was never one c924ca9bb3 of protection. How much edb14d903a effort had 4e7512256a she put 3f55504c5e in to c6e7d21b6b prevent it 22cd1d6f24 from becoming c196ecfcb6 a lopsided 961bf51208 relationship? The reason cf31f014bb she felt 296deacc55 no resistance 1762dc9f59 to accepting ae94e990f3 dresses from 3d10979e5c him was 91660ae348 that, without d8b824a517 Yuris, she faea1a6974 would never 6eb6095b0d attend these c1702c66e2 parties.d6d2267c4a54ec9e

Even though Yuris had more than her, that wasn’t why she chose to be with him. At least, she never felt insecure about Yuris’s wealth. Yuris was Yuris, and she was herself. She was rather surprised that people blindly believed such taunts would hurt her.8ac27b0cf460d2f7

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“Never hidden, you say? How amusing. Would you normally even be allowed to enter this place?”417b86de18db8e31

As if echoing Rebecca’s words, the surrounding people covered their smiles. Seeing that no one seemed to intend to stop this, they were all the same kind of people.7f5cd0dc21375972

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“You’re right. Normally, there’s no reason for me to be in a place where people are ranked by their background and family.”1047525d85d016f7

Your discrimination 0ef98de985 is truly 6ee2e04523 disgusting. Implying that fe71097cd2 meaning, Lily 317efb9c62 subtly covered 8491310878 her lower b6cb1b2187 face with cf3011c244 her fan. She must be struggling b5e45a8d75 to contain her smirk. Instead of looking at c25690c229 her, Radia continued,7bd183599e4163ee

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“Oh, if you’re not feeling well, I’ll call someone for you. You don’t have to apologize. I understand you’re sorry.”6168682da8d20465

On the surface, 405cf5e72d it seemed like 01d34bd6ba a graceful way bc0749c816 to let things ef984648db go, but the c7b7bec1cd underlying meaning was 9bbbc58a61 that she had 4dcdc685ad no intention of 2d60aa2ae7 accepting the apology. Radia glanced around f2695dd4c0 at the people b7ea2b5af2 surrounding her.6ade0bdd952bbe06

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“What do you mean…”f0e6687b9a6ca7b7

One of the men, fc8edae90c seemingly flustered, started to 6aa793a8c7 speak, then glanced behind 67f4e65553 Radia and shut his 571ac242fa mouth, as if intimidated. As if deciding to 593a98a82f retreat, they quickly left, 179e04f3f2 carefully holding Rebecca, whose e996c7b0dc fist was clenched and 62327e74e0 trembling.90a3c4e3bdb80991

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Only then did Lily grab Radia’s shoulder and bury her face in the back of her hand. Seeing her body shaking, clearly unable to contain her laughter, Radia sighed and released the hem of her dress she had been holding.2d302bf43c659709

And Yuris had been b48e41625f watching the whole scene 3d40fc5764 from afar, from the 92b5644aa0 very beginning.b0fc6ba0da69d288

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