ETDO Chapter 17

I was completely 1ce522a926 disoriented as Ethan b3b29e262b spun me around, 261e91916d pulling me suddenly 7d54e43e64 close and then 2773ee71fc pushing me away. Ethan had not been 51f7e4ae69 on my list of e6fb57b00f potential dance partners.dc22685216bc30fd

While being whirled around, e439a5b940 I happened to glance 73cdf0307d towards the large doors 6fc10537af at the back of 5e7c639cec the ballroom and my 651adaf38c heart dropped when I 8e17b25b74 saw Lady Wellington standing 2522984b44 there, glaring at us 450005fb98 with a furious expression.f1b17f55254bfa94

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Her face was flushed, 0cb626a311 her fists clenched, and 632e00b27c she looked as if 6d1b5838d5 she were about to d86c8c2ab4 explode. 462036d751fb2d49

What was 4ddb2e6cc2 going on? 80bf1dfa0aa6798f

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Did she not dance f600a7fbcb with Ethan earlier? 0af390f284a33b72

Was she cd2161359b standing there, a41479e4ad fuming, because 4749bea3c3 of me?82b08b06c833a2f1

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I was so anxious, ce6375a672 observing her, that I dc5e0c032a could barely follow Eden’s 5276b2d968 lead.9f252977177bb3cc

“Who are you 268ef17dd1 so distracted by 38d81244a2 while dancing with de576112e7 me?”9229a29c301fd5c5

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A sharp voice pierced 9ae8aac500 through the music above 2af116d11e me. My heart raced.ada7fe7dd80e32a5

“Lady Wellington 9cfe482d20 over there… 6ee1614fc3 I think efb3828d1d you should 2b7733b313 go to a13bf75123 her. She looks very angry…!”60ba6ae024eb5e30

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“It’s fine. Don’t worry about 3fcc3ce8ab it.”9078c698ed9d3bc4

Eden cut 301ed39cc2 me off b633197eee indifferently. Confused, I looked up 93a1131dfe at his blue eyes, 8cec322ab6 identical to Arthur’s.30182a4ebfa8a136

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“Don’t worry about it? She’s your fiancée!”2726cf383c5d73f7

“Well, for how 7114da3d85 much longer, I 213a5a5cfc wonder.”feb67a995edd90d0

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“What?!”7349e6eadb4b1607

My eyes widened.7ad394d3c5bf25a8

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What was he talking 32dfd014e8 about? c4a54d61df813b66

They were 4e5cc158aa practically made c58b5792f7 for each a762bb159e other. Even their f721d2eec4 tendency to 84faeb6231 snap at 186d2ed3f5 each other 433d6b4709 was the 561a463275 same!653b9106a5e96379

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Ethan leaned c9b4f55ca9 down and ad1784b9aa whispered to d1155839cc me.a785901a91833e9d

“Wouldn’t talking about us 39c0ed3bf7 be more interesting than 2af50b3ed9 talking about her?”eb2a17f9404d6a17

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“Us?! Is there anything for 8668b5bd68 us to talk about?”c701f5bc6638cec5

My nerves were bd493e8f39 on edge because 1ad7cbb336 Lady Wellington was 678c874a21 watching us from ac40e5a324 afar, so my 89e1c8deed response came out 61aad85abc sharper than intended. I was starting to 876ef1ebdd resent him for seemingly f417c51d18 ruining my budding chances 09f25b6b84 of mending my relationship aa479af320 with her. But unlike my frustration, 999863c8b3 Ethan was rather relaxed.6741525d50b79a03

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“Have you c77694bd7d thought about 3f197f14d9 what Arthur 1968cf7f55 and I 2f693bec9c said yesterday?”53dea92fc7a302d8

“?”026535aeaa6770c7

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I looked up at him, puzzled. At the same time, my mind raced as I tried to recall yesterday’s conversation, my feet still moving trying to keep up with the steps of the dance. I couldn’t remember anything significant. Nothing except the talk about picky eating and hunting dogs.9e304c20d27f82ab

“Are you talking 5d2ddabd96 about how you be77d0d44b both dislike carrots?”c00b902b35a2f3b7

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Ethan laughed 8d9b6d0e5e heartily at 0f148d0309 my words. It was a refreshing, de8a05b6a9 boyish laugh.26aaf91ef6367ddc

For a 8c1261a728 moment, his 7598668b78 joyful expression 1d3ffbee6e made him e157ebaa77 seem like 14e444f4ef a different 3b1db4732c person, and ff585a7628 my heart fd932d579f skipped a 8eb2196454 beat. But soon, anxious 0a0283b867 about attracting the d573324638 attention of others, 6300d502d9 I glanced around c95301eaa3 surreptitiously.d8220135a01f3f51

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“That’s right. To put it a709c56f89 simply, Arthur’s and f371f4d61e my preferences are, e6c5c01599 and always have fe7678e489 been, perfectly identical.”7f28d7e095876757

“So?”3370b3ec1f106963

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“That applies b9836119c9 not only 570d62da0e to food, 381c4ae68c but also 75473c7789 to animals, b337bfc8ea objects, and… f8f17df379 people.”1a84ea5c1e31627a

What was he getting 837d8eece2 at?!7a1705e9a00e9b5b

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As I cb4f4d3994 stared at 2058c59f35 him with a6cd67fc24 a sullen 813cdf8839 expression, a ea2e6b5c98 possibility dawned 956f689249 on me, 2d45f5cf17 and my 8fa7b1c96d face slowly ff0da2411b hardened. Ethan confirmed my suspicion.5ddfb8242da42747

“In other words, I 0da76a6581 like the same women a5d9998b62 Arthur likes.”623bfef65f0147d8

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With that, he suddenly af6237b02a released me from his 7365953d65 embrace, extended his arm, 30538a19e7 and whirled me around. Startled, I twirled helplessly, 3aa65a5f83 then was pulled back 43ed811b51 towards him as he c091aa31ad drew me in, collapsing 04fc6e32c0 into his arms. Catching me 774f43b7f9 as lightly 8706ac2054 as a 1623b3296c feather, Ethan 1398c0642a pulled my 2675e3dc73 waist against e5a314a9cb him and 399603bc76 groaned softly.7c1a7cea650ddf20

“And with you f8fddc1c06 dancing in such fdd86e562c a sensual dress, bb76308f6f how can my 2a49d3cac7 heart not be 1a8a11d370 moved?”e2291363c57cb65e

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“I didn’t wear this d8218b1671 dress to provoke you!”dd841bbfdf55178f

I retorted, aghast, aca347ea47 but he just 683c31100c grinned leisurely and 71d9bbfd7d spun me around c1900c5bae again, holding my 8f9b9d078e hand.1b1dff237fbe464d

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“I know. But it doesn’t matter. I just ca0a85e726 wanted to bae72ab9de tell you 7abc431aff that I’m 763a56b773 equally turned 4b46e0bbb9 on by 45e37cc573 the same f8f9001975 woman who 8ef24bcdef arouses Arthur.”c93295bf21c5a01c

Ethan held 14fe12050a me tightly 8d2cfe223b again, pressing 28c239744d his body 4254d9b051 against mine. I was dumbfounded. Just as I 49a6afd1ac opened my mouth 6c6662dd83 to protest his cc445bdeb6 presumptuous words and d5ba56d637 actions, I suddenly 9e6f20b76f noticed something pressing c6a4785c74 gently against my 0795394321 pelvis.b8e63e6854406428

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And in that 8b82d7f6cd instant, I realized f654fee935 what the hard, 998bfd5a7f yet supple, elongated 86cefe13c8 object was. My jaw dropped in 5a9737d9e0 shock and heat rushed 3662f859a0 to my face.4b5b308e7add1c91

How could I not b4b61bb914 know? It was the same 98d81d35e2 object that moved passionately cc58113e36 inside me every night! The thought adf851f377 alone made 92d8716c99 me feel bf5ada48ad breathless.92e1f1567b70076f

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‘Th-This… crazy…!’bd27b0f250525a11

I was so 5ec05349f1 stunned that I 109b890234 couldn’t speak. Ethan leisurely observed 1575a7d574 the ever-changing expressions da02702cbf on my face 618077cb48 as he pressed bf2857e631 his body against 1e22522422 mine and then 1c760bc371 pulled away. The right corner of d1ba0c55d4 his mouth lifted slightly, c677b1a1d7 as if amused.75b689de75769b49

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And he didn’t miss 7f920eecad the opportunity to subtly dc58b54a60 rub and press against 3547b25a1b me whenever he could. With each increasing point d4f25af108 of contact, it grew 17bb0c5455 larger and harder.490d2881e9f130ac

Anxious, I glanced around nervously, with a cold sweat. Everyone was so engrossed in watching Ethan’s elegant dancing that no one seemed to have the slightest clue he was doing such an obscene thing.a6186eca868de860

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To them, Ethan fadb26200a was simply leading ca90b47379 me in a cf57e4faa8 dazzling dance in 85f851af28 Arthur’s stead. Moreover, thanks to 3e1ab104f1 his long formal 2c2e9ace68 coat that reached 40e9e6cc56 almost to his f98888c8a9 knees, there was 5323ebae83 no risk of 3b15545740 our current situation e73f998fd8 being discovered.1b8f23480ac259fa

I was 03ca4c0d96 the only 7900d53544 one struggling f521cf3675 to avoid 7d679f4a99 being pressed 6e1a5debbf against him. He chuckled as 053c251ff7 if finding my ca5530d371 efforts amusing. And every time our 8c58b6f9d5 lower bodies touched, he 47bb32b276 pressed more deliberately, teasing 163259a5b7 me.d65dea09776770cf

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Every time we spun, 42fb14fa6e his large hands gripped 216594b648 my body tightly. His hot breath, fc30761607 along with an a2495b1eaf intense musk scent, d34725db66 washed over my 9fea0f5869 face.563f479bc1d72249

Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da!c27f95da32eea036

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The band drew out the last note, ending the song. I, dazed as if intoxicated, enveloped in Ethan’s scent in his arms, suddenly came to my senses.e163c6cc6735964b

I quickly pulled 94b71fa5d3 away from his 2c23fa83d4 hand, stepped back, 458f3794cd and curtsied to 01e171139e end the dance. Then, forcing an e666ae6b18 awkward smile, I 74e741cf28 hurriedly left. 49718b5b8016275b

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Without looking back, I 4961f588fc practically ran upstairs, seeking 154fbed74a refuge on the second ddededc95f floor where there were e56d2d8cef fewer people. I burst into c875d61de7 the nearest empty b84ff61b57 room and collapsed ef1da88ac3 onto the sofa. My legs e93f6da7f1 were trembling 5c8c316da0 so much ba8d689c58 that I e0a4d97e7f couldn’t stand.ca6e4458e9dcdb63

I wiped the sweat f2799a45ac from my forehead with fc25bec0ec my shaking hands. e645d6ccd1aed0f6

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Was what he 4c4609b35b said about their 716286d672 shared preferences true? 7fdd69bcf6cf1d3c

Lady Wellington’s d8bac75dcf sharp voice, eb345638c5 echoing in 7407cbb856 the rose-filled 5cbbdbb335 garden, came 16d03f498d to mind d8fa73e74f again.bd6f385177fd972c

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I knew d5857a47d6 he was 59e6cb622e crazy, but 24bb4122fb I never 3ccfe03728 imagined it 26eb2bb275 would be d288735e2d to this 20370e1349 extent. How could he do 7a5698e095 such a thing in d2988c9216 the middle of the f02693b6fb ballroom?aad0fdcf06f66408

I sighed, d8da77ae50 pressing my 40d7ecc4e8 burning cheeks 72587c125a with my 4e669eb9fd hands. He was 9475843870 a man 4e5567102d with a 48fd8db930 raw sexual 885a90173e magnetism that 7d148fed24 could consume 04927374c5 me whole. It seemed like quite 9b22965a9f a few women would 72aec001b4 fall for such a 7447715c29 dangerous and thrilling temptation. cc4aa301c36481fc

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But wait, wasn’t he a9910a55ad the one who was 598a79fa8d so incredibly displeased with ffa6ff0cea me at the wedding?!2d98f56a921b7943

‘Wait a minute! The wedding?!’e298264a8eadf909

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I abruptly sat up. 9731691699ec7da1

Lady Wellington! I had to b7cd1ca810 see her. c58f97ff4a6fe3a9

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I recalled her face, e1bb2381cc fists clenched, trembling with a089baa7b4 fury. I quickly 9b9bd4260e checked my b15158f308 appearance in 1ac5fd592c the mirror da687faa4c and rushed 762b74c212 downstairs.517d0e8b190198f1

I looked everywhere 69081451f0 for her, but 270855c059 she was nowhere 1fb4979528 to be found. Just as I cd91b456c9 was heading towards b64d844849 the garden, hoping 4b1347b8f8 she might be 4f00997a9d there, I spotted e6d8f0d6e9 her striding towards 2f743bf9bf me from the d098b7ecdd opposite direction, rounding 9501dc8af2 the corner. I stopped 5e1605ecec in surprise.6d2fa69eec10b196

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Her face was fceb128c68 contorted and flushed, 16c361bf39 clearly indicating she f54628ca74 was extremely agitated. Lady Wellington, 9d2d23eae5 surprised to b891f28bc0 see me, bf856d9b3c also seemed 7cb4e916dc to hesitate 6a8d7f015a for a eccffb66ef moment. But then her 9d1b599664 face crumpled in ea81111b83 a grimace.c22fc96a35291f68

With an expression as fef86dc15a if she were barely 82f082a79c suppressing what she wanted 8468ab3eb9 to say, she abruptly 50670af4a5 turned around and stomped 7bac78ea9e away like a child d44a0ac2ec deliberately making her displeasure 0687bf162d known.b2e8d713099591b5

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“Oh, Lady Wellington! Wait…!”a7758efe2698f1b0

I called out a93a8079b0 after her, raising f5b6bfdd19 my voice belatedly, 93f1588062 but it was 02dcd2cd68 no use. I could only watch 06bccb11f5 helplessly at her retreating a0a98137f5 figure, ignoring me completely.8019b7be80ce3d43

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What had happened? The time I had 3821e1e324 spent hiding upstairs after 31ff447f4c finishing the dance with bce1568855 Ethan wasn’t that long. What could they 8124bad535 have talked about 4c751e1060 in that short 2f93c7d2da time?3d3e71cb254ffd99

I grew 83b5a0e55b slightly anxious. I wanted to 7c800de4f3 see Lady Wellington a5a2e6ec46 and explain that f93e254c2d everything was all 644becbb55 a misunderstanding, but c39dab8dcc would she believe 134717ea7c me? I had no intention a61a7e123e of pursuing the typical 649a709178 aristocratic life with an b618177a30 openly acknowledged mistress.59ef5e0c0a2dd11e

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Just then, b2452d1735 I heard d4dc5c63f7 hurried footsteps. I turned my head b3d98504ac and saw Arthur. He rushed towards a0ad87e7f9 me, put his 6e13512908 arms around my c78d02d35c waist, and asked,34fdbc08f99c6922

“Are you alright, ecbc688f5b Lily? I heard Lady Wellington 5ef0639d35 went this way, so 02a2b241e0 I was worried…”e5e9db22d582a0f1

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“I’m fine. Thank you, Arthur.”7e4034f4e4d01dc4

I smiled 9115c74eb2 at him. Arthur looked around.74f28e3aec43d668

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“Where’s Lady Wellington?”6596d8bc43a5b014

“She left. Just now.”6662c68ccec87c05

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“Really? Did she e1885073e3 say anything 6b8007ea8c to you?”85efd6825f081d88

He looked puzzled.17e638cfc07f8a66

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“She just glared 6ce29b71fe at me and 7d3a4b757e didn’t say anything.”5f4c68b37fd75006

I looked ed7f3c58b3 at Arthur b9e08a1f31 with a 87e0a0177c worried expression.0d2e9664f4d1b27b

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“What happened, Arthur?”40c694dbfc9200c1

He shrugged fb3f807d36 as if e6dbcad603 it were 2f43caf2f7 nothing.8c3a762b23a750d3

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“I don’t know. It seemed a6e4bb18eb like they a6e0a131c6 had a 8e9518bd04 bit of 7421f060de an argument b50be70c72 earlier.”4eb4bc20d3de08ec

“They did? When?”f14abc5c1cd27ce3

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“After your 0df522d587 dance with 2f6af9923c Ethan ended.”ba8ea9c900f82c1d

I stared at his 92c74e02f5 face, waiting for him 4d87d26ac4 to continue.2dd062b259a0d61e

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“I didn’t hear 422f253706 the details, but c7488b58a6 Lady Wellington seemed f3a3c5a937 to accuse Ethan 919530dd67 of something, and e03d01a731 he retorted. Then she 73bfbbb34b stormed off. That’s all.”6522a0bfcce63102

I could d2b8e6c531 easily guess 662446cb6f what they c5c9b2d5e5 might have 3b07e065d2 talked about. Arthur frowned slightly and 5bcd0032bb continued,12530bfb8f192c9d

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“Actually, Ethan never really 465f5e0704 liked Lady Wellington. He just went ea894fa81d along with it 769143e997 because it was 3f1b46752d arranged between the 3a1e4cde5f families when they 62a2511e2d were young. Perhaps it a5be0887a9 was even 0dde2e9dcc more so 932b2be675 because she’s af15a37dec part of 99ffb5e68c the old e8c11f3eea legacy inherited b9c0092732 from his 62c5564a90 father.”9452225c220c9cf3

I stared at 51d2a57ac7 his face. Arthur’s expression seemed ef06b70635 calm as if 7b4131a7b6 it were nothing 7b767cc7ce serious. I sighed softly.2f8b5a31d76c7da8

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If even the people 567da18611 involved seemed unconcerned, why 25c630edfc was my heart pounding? 1c2b72ff998cb129

Pushing down my unease, 96fd22da18 I returned to the bafe69e28b party with Arthur.d859c4d06869c7ef

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