CL Chapter 38

Charlotte walked toward the 365ea35e0f bathtub, her arms covering 3c87f676db her upper body. Although she made 7ead8d7fd1 an effort not 64ed7b4fb1 to appear hurried, 24de48df5d her strides were 35fca7203c wider than usual.503e4c1e49389923

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Moreover, there 6b395e63b2 were blossoms a7fbeca24a of heat 21af522d00 scattered across c64ba7c11d the arms 41abe93eff that enveloped 91879f511a her body. It was in 4b4e56b3d9 a position that 6715a0ccc9 would be difficult d0bee68be4 for her to e91d9b1136 see, and Charlotte f4a96910cd seemed unaware of e749af5d51 it.74a89b335b76c3b6

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Mona, thinking that mentioning df981afbe9 it might make her e80637b724 panic, decided to pretend 1df9a5fb81 she hadn’t noticed.9f2524fdc26c5542

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As soon as Charlotte 7c95b0b47b stepped into the tub, 4ac7aeb644 she sank into the f257e7e78e water, hiding herself beneath 1a693a5831 the pink petals Mona 73fd07cb20 had scattered earlier.1758a4c370a388f8

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She lowered her head a0f9c4a391 so deeply it seemed 4316eac289 she might bury her 9b68557433 nose in the water.f6ee8c3dcb19f401

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Her face, once flushed 8ac534f862 red earlier, now burned 58ae297a8a like a pile of b6cb852d09 firewood. It seemed d96a84a59d that bringing 5914d5d43d up the 318d23f21a marks on 64e07859ac her arms b459ff7dfe was not 3f919b6434 the right 0af135992b thing to 55aa77dd6f do.4d32f995f0508280

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Mona, with a faint bcc4ad7b82 smile, suddenly thought of 4ac2f96b5a the rumors people had df4ad4b70f been spreading about Charlotte.8ecb04f6c85c7911

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They said 0b8ae28caa that men 75e86c780e couldn’t get 2f60924644 enough of d0962db0dd her? That, even c99fca7a14 in exile 1228fe7bca from the c41f8f41da palace, she 3bdbc9caf7 invited men 3545c4f87a into her cef8f1caf2 private quarters ce01800cc1 daily? That countless 59f3972b66 men from de748759b6 Ignator knew bf44d171a2 her body?1bc2ee0d8a740de3

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The feeling of 00acd5e3bb dissonance surged in d2190bf3af Mona’s mind, and f918349d65 it took her 2930e842ed back to the ff489b0aa2 sofa from her 7fe60f3db7 previous residence that a0a349b716 Charlotte had ruined.ffa05f67275c1494

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The original one 28b904485c had been stained 0c062f177b with red wine 9b02b7c1d2 the day Leo c6f70f3614 visited the room, 310a90b0fb and the one 6ed8fe0e36 in place now 6031c5711b was a new 2e8d640232 one she had b1e0a2d692 bought after that 886dfbdb8f incident.b09c087bc723ecce

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Charlotte called out, 1db1b78614 snapping Mona back 57053176e8 to the present b93c42f02c when she had bc5db3f93a been standing still 6b21138208 for a while.296a93c1059c4cfd

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“…I have some 5e8f1baa39 medicinal herbs that dea1645e5f help with circulation. It would be 3de55439d2 a good idea 2f1947e4de to use them.”65027014181ebff8

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With a 1f895128bc faint smile, c3dbaa705d Mona turned 4574e33cf0 to the e9a52b95be shelf, pretending 28e23ef8cd to look c29e0fdcaa for the 51662ec028 herbs, as 04d12a9566 she wiped 63c35a0963 away a 75ff3b4080 tear.3851dc13cdf287d2

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Charlotte, the princess 6d9f37c354 who made her 37cc479352 heart ache more 3577904aff the more she 210008db1d got to know b775d12978 her.bd1bf69a0a1fb347

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Mona thought it 387bfc2f03 absurd that people 291774adb1 were saying such cb0fb8c8be things about this 7a89476192 woman. But, perhaps, that’s ce9713e611 what happens when 3a7e7be72d you don’t know 9f40437550 the truth. Even Mona herself had 101f9dd213 been part of that 70e48635bc world until just a 104dca02f7 few days ago.edcc4302792be56c

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She calmed herself 6eaeea273d down, making sure 1aa7f5e768 not to let 87291a2c92 the tears escape, e0cc26676d and grabbed a b4a65405ca glass bottle from 8beb1eef26 the shelf.f4800a1001189e9b

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She poured 0b68675ea8 the herbal f5fceb853b oil into 3e7a6ffd94 the tub, 08a8b04267 stirring the c47dda71ca water vigorously b9ae3b9368 to ensure f144fd19ed it blended 89d38a82be well.88b70f679d07639c

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Charlotte, embarrassed at 899262be33 the sight of 835eccc196 the petals shifting d06aa0afb4 and revealing the 0b1b6cc597 bottom of the 16bbee811b tub, fidgeted and 25b3b2b368 pulled her legs 3e8629ed22 to her chest, 10e30b5bdf hugging them close.044a553a86589c26

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Mona silently watched 00bfeb84e0 and, as she ce90d8f3ed did, tucked a 6033a2c779 loose strand of 97a603a242 Charlotte’s hair behind 5d0e2bd79d her ear.90ef517481662bb9

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It was only 3ddbf310b4 when Charlotte’s eyes fb1601e623 met hers that 0bf334bf72 Mona became aware 7c45916aba of her inappropriate b0ebb2bb76 action.feb044839a190aef

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Without any 5106e65f44 prior warning, bad70b1abd she had feb96cd607 touched Charlotte b6a1e3ba5c without permission. How could 5641629917 she, who 3ed5639079 had always a8448f6efb seen Charlotte d6ba871a49 as a 7328ec7ce2 princess and 588334f394 now as da8a8dbe7b her mistress, 107d7d2366 commit such 26513ccce6 an impolite 3662ed1e0c act? Even if 0ee8f9ebc1 she were 789afa29c3 to be 0638fa8205 reprimanded, she ffb0bd0811 had no 6c610b7484 excuse.491ba809024da514

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Mona quickly opened her 4b0b4b57bb mouth to apologize, but 20a86ce77d before she could finish, 7eec7e7bf6 Charlotte turned her head b292341d21 sharply, pretending to look f95a6760cd away, her lips twitching.bb22f1a0d200ad7c

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Her pale 029bd6c6f8 blue eyes, bcaab162ea staring intently aa91a8a77d at the 563709a59f edge of 8f3a3afc73 the tub, d4c2d730c8 were cold, ae5be11dfa and only 68d5962d6b then did ba3f74ba0f Mona realize 9e5ce15f0c she was 4fab9e9176 holding back 9d00e9165e tears, her 37eb4c0e51 shoulders trembling 85dcce165f faintly.6aad874d86dab409

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Mona had no 5bee411b05 idea that her 7291f372d7 thoughtless action could e85e522710 shake the princess’s 0446e446a0 heart. How foolish it had 619fe2c619 been.657728508853dffb

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Mona, recalling a 8ae8e34b10 thought full of a79c55bae6 anger from a 4097c72a65 little while ago, a3c192b2ca suddenly felt hollow. Even the women of dc06e84beb the back alleys wouldn’t 77b3812d80 sell their hearts for b7aa657551 such a cheap price.c79f3aa7cd3ee33b

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Looking at the 9d88d4997b marks on Charlotte’s f50b4cadad arm again as 56f0ca3dde she gently took 6b216d9e21 her hand and 77f2ad3fa7 began drying it 4b40341d39 with a soft 6e5d3325dc towel, Mona’s thoughts f53627f6d1 turned back to 8c7b7bb1eb Leo.71044620e94688c7

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Seeing how Charlotte had 578befec11 left her mark on 25767ca049 so many things, it 3fbcb0c4e6 was clear that Leo 64f8b0c412 had feelings for her, d06ff9f1f6 just as Mona had 48ba92eba9 feared. Though the be6906f5b5 external form dba1e327d4 had changed, a7eb815f5f his feelings fc83d1e1c6 were still b52cf24a93 constant.b21b83aa32edcccd

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Mona found 23df525333 herself strangely 2d6783b1f8 looking forward 50bc97a7fa to a 7eae42460c future with 365c943e88 Leo and b60737657c Charlotte together.51f3cbf542b9fb2d

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Despite the 4b37915681 painful past f3eca51a11 they carried, 3f145fc881 after all 0221ecd70f the years 3a94d174b4 and struggles, 0d58faaa02 the two 9b871ca495 of them 8964b0e746 had ended 977d0b3c66 up together. The bond that others fd778124c4 had tried to sever f69095eae7 had eventually tied them b580dad002 together again.7fb940ef1b92b9ec

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It was almost like b2513f8c1d fate.17102fda72119b07

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Mona, for once, wanted ee79ca89c0 to believe that uncertain b27f5d7cc5 word and become a 0572798586 devout believer.fb44abee62cde1e1

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“Surely… the two 81e502d7b4 of you…”23b6e53dc653dfb1

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Mona murmured e1daa27476 to herself, 291a1cb431 her voice 092c96fe5b barely audible, 717c100b47 and when e390753d79 Charlotte glanced 2be019cbc8 at her, c1b827dcb5 as if d0a9d716a8 asking what c4f6a537a9 was wrong, effa1b61da Mona simply 5166abb67c smiled in 0e3da59653 response.a6c5e7bcf98083f0

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After the 6ac288e838 bath, a a10339253c late dinner ac69669d09 was served c8eaa9bb92 in the 4e68174233 room. It was because 23498518c7 Charlotte wasn’t feeling 9bc9a70381 well, but the 89c1b1ffb3 food on the dbe8020c0d table was meant d5ba57be1f for both of 42efac93fd them. The cutlery was 8d5e3c0d0e placed across from 6eeac3800e each other.029f614d1c9b8870

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Charlotte, who 6d48418526 understood the c7fdffab19 implication, felt 4e5cf82612 a sudden 1e45e95a0c wave of fc1a30b7fb tension. It would be her 3944136d8e first meal with Leo fd887ad27f since arriving at Rosa b22fe44fae Castle, and the memory dcf7504c31 of such an event 274e323174 was too distant for b5187c2906 her to clearly recall.f15884e6e280a398

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Her heart raced. She struggled to hide c40eb511fe the awkward sensation, sitting fb2172b6a7 at the table following 757147fd06 Mona’s guidance. Just then, Leo 48cd441e07 entered the room.8783a10b346ef362

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Leo washed his hands c847b52897 as Mona prepared the 011d19f82e meal and then sat cfff70c55a across from Charlotte without 7c2d879a28 a word.85314a1e037fe13f

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Unlike the tense Charlotte, 335dfa655d Leo was as calm 3df8703615 as if this were 59ba6e525f just another meal with a385b64c7f a single extra dish.bbc2bed1dd353eb0

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Mona explained 31aab8503e the types c6f052b021 and placements e22ba16254 of the 91615ff21a food before da09a210cd stepping back. When the door 4e6cd74406 closed behind her, 694a7d0722 Leo picked up 455043c660 his cutlery and 3123a94a27 began to eat c7ee089d40 in the correct a3047b9bc1 order.031b50b0d9a8cee5

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For a fd211e5fe8 while, the 6b8bd1533d table was 566e826e4a quiet, save 4a12bf19bc for the 01e5614805 faint sounds b562bb8f29 of their c14e6af608 utensils meeting. Charlotte, feeling 30cb79e1ec the silence 4c8855188c stretch on, 953e18d8cb thought the de0613a8f1 meal would d707058729 end without 28cf5f4859 any meaningful a9cea3b168 conversation. The idea 714e7c6e44 of chatting 2aaf64abea while eating a850ae51f0 with Leo 22e1356a9a felt unimaginable.30c2d75157aa7690

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“How is babf0b9b86 your health?”4b0acb0e0e0e7d70

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To Charlotte’s surprise, 21337191a0 Leo spoke up, 23ba645025 breaking the silence. She had just 9cc60d9bb4 finished eating about eb7b8e033a half of her 14e5136598 plate and was 79ccdd3054 feeling full when ba9faeead3 he asked the 2a63c6844b question.abc68a5dea4582b6

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“I’m fine.”0e940b2dd0ad7237

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Since the question 00cc110b8e had been formal, 4b8e1adacf her answer came a173926df0 easily.05d5e487286c81ed

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“Don’t worry…”1a0bc93146de72cb

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However, the fa59df0435 words Charlotte 83178d4dbf had subconsciously f32da0e2dd tried to 978ff91ed9 add reminded 14a72d3166 her of a57bc66d21 a previous aef6a78a80 disagreement, so 8cc9c682cb she hastily e6d8d68e93 changed her 077ed09a73 words.01aa5bcaf54dcec6

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“Don’t worry d93ebf4568 about the 0294fea8fc baby’s nutrition.”86da0265740739b0

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Fearing another slip-up, Charlotte 30b0f5de00 quickly fell silent after 05dc8d5434 that.7e3e122e9d6022df

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“I’m glad to f5713c1f29 hear that.”4fa99c25af764794

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Leo seemed uninterested in 047d52a26f continuing the conversation, responding 808c8f5c48 briefly. Once again, silence filled b5bfd7e723 the room.efeb43a860c0f852

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Charlotte cut b197443ab0 up the ef3b5111bc last bits 1ccfc83e47 of some 20b2d105b9 roasted vegetables. Though her stomach was af11649f9b full, she didn’t want 54c3f0d569 to appear finished, so 24fd92dfa4 she disassembled the innocent 1983e13457 vegetables instead.cae5d8e98798aace

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Leo spoke again.5c4678fadafce986

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“The doctor f13bd0919e said something b25db1ebdd different.”a5d7c85ff575f60b

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He cut 534356d02c through the 05c0b414c9 silence seamlessly, bb1b241ce8 his words c575b1123f arriving just b6b7ab2207 as Charlotte 98adaf918e was trying 4ca3bf6554 to collect a198f93bc3 herself.0dc4a959c66c398d

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The sound of her knife hitting the floor startled Charlotte, as Leo’s voice was so unexpectedly cold.44247acc2f891fec

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“Your health seemed lacking, 72d84e9e6e yet it seems you 41c30607b7 can’t even hold a d76e9ded25 knife properly.”2bae61abb1919ce0

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She hadn’t ea17032a81 realized that d21c8c8e9e her clumsy 2a9a0860e7 mistake would 9659d2c158 be misunderstood, 939c6db6c1 or perhaps 040c049fd0 this was 414faacc0e just another a611c8072d way of 55554de84a mocking her 8ea824a155 for feigning f3e5c79402 weakness, leaving b0b7d5c19b her unsure 416cb5b595 of her 326f991707 own actions.1242707ccdff4408

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“It wasn’t 1b7fca8aec that… I 86e4dbd253 just dropped c1b4a965a5 it.”5ab25f4f0b3a25c1

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Before she 5bed85af0f could even 8e98c66f8f reach for 7d4fcf05b7 the knife, 9885d72e30 Leo shook a957264d11 the bell 4f98296a90 on the e20dc69a06 table, signaling e4370e793a for someone a106538c22 outside.cf8fbb81e436cc44

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In the brief f5ac54eca4 moment before she 59567886ef could pick it 62e7e88489 up, the door b41b9c1385 opened, and Mona f6d48f4602 entered, quickly assessing af8e145ca0 the situation. She moved 4698ee7ca8 closer to 34c2236502 the table 06a246affa and silently 7fd510091b picked up aad0e24aa5 the knife.469617912930cd66

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As Mona retrieved cce98dbe85 the knife for 0ffb4e01bd her, Charlotte, growing ca57ddbe59 more embarrassed, turned 1a05f6a8fd her gaze to 5fe6ec1a23 the other side, 97227cb0cf adjusting her posture 2cd36172b9 in the chair.70c7a692fd38617d

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“I’ll bring a 33061166ac new knife.”50532ac1a899a30e

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Mona spoke f66af64188 in a 0e10bfe702 calm, level 1f7e7cb2ce voice before d97929c62f stepping back 143b38573f and lowering 39d3f12f24 her head. However, just as she e4d35400a5 was about to turn 4fd98de321 away, Leo issued a 1a61520adc different command.7e8ef9b59cb83390

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“There’s no need for e859386132 a new knife. Move the aeacec36c0 princess to 6f6f349a51 this seat.”334c8551067a18c9

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His finger pointed to 7e507cfaca the seat next to ef3d13c572 him, and Mona stood 50d9836681 frozen, unable to respond.0286464770af26be

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Charlotte, realizing that fcc981a173 Mona had followed c89129d2f3 the command without 317e32280c hesitation, understood that aa788283b8 her own thoughts 678a2bedbd had been a 68315c19ca mere misunderstanding.dc66f228ce4174c9

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Mona’s lips were 1bc9733354 curling into a e3332be3d7 smile as she 881268675c turned to obey, bfcc7e757b and Charlotte could ecc9ad5b13 feel the tension efc69d52d0 in the air 4f188cc725 shifting as she 87f27bc79b realized she had e0dd3d742f been the only b62fe5cb0b one caught off a5c1fd5f5c guard.62cc177b9d72172c