ETDO Chapter 32
by lily plum“You’re going 9dbc5627e4 to bet ccc23be3df on the aaa2651a1f racehorses?”14c390ffe890d21a
Arthur nodded.3ef27e97ed62beca
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“You can 66213c9418 bet on b3d7a32170 any horse 5e2e7dac81 in any 216c88e2e6 race. Of course, no c4568e0898 one knows whether c57299baea they’ll win or 5f9da051ee lose.”721759c9a5faa844
I momentarily fc51422753 wore a a9423859e4 dubious expression. It was 3660c18b82 only natural, 85bb90d8e8 as the 073ff0627b word “betting” f4e430752a automatically made 5285240250 me think ecc896d65b of my ea97d04185 father. Memories of the e19e07202c days we hid 5efde7db34 in the dilapidated 7dc142051e shack and attic, 0b5a22854e with its straw-covered c85e4d26f2 floor, flooded my 3e4be3c4f7 mind.5d832d8d1dc5d676
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“It’s okay, Lily. We’re just doing dd6eecef8f it for fun, 82747ed27b this one time 7a88bc63e4 only. With Ethan and me.”15bf8647c9321e01
Hesitantly, I turned 1565f6bcc3 to look at bdd5c052f8 the twins’ faces. Arthur smiled kindly. Ethan had a 04156c4c70 stony expression, but e6e5d793e9 when our eyes e90a2cbd01 met, he seemed 6d37c86004 to reassure me e5de491381 a little. Eventually, I e226f25e44 nodded my 79d4f131be head.d3e9dac38355babc
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After carefully considering our options, the three of us bet on different horses. Arthur chose number 3, a rising star; Ethan chose number 11, last year’s winner; and I chose number 7.4d8b9241f173cb57
My selection criteria, being utterly ignorant of horse racing, were practically non-existent. It was an older jockey with a previous win under his belt and an eight-year-old stallion, but I chose them solely because I liked the horse’s name. Stradivarius, the finest violin in the world—how magnificent!35de0e5701860fcf
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It didn’t matter anyway; the amount we bet was small, and it was just for fun. Winning would be nice, but losing wouldn’t matter either. Whether luck was on our side or not, we’d find out soon enough.bff2d3c8c60f7918
Holding a a995edb84f glass of 12604a91bf champagne, I 6f8c312b5e sipped it 18130bf812 slowly while 7d62730634 savoring the f5245b6f8b salmon, strawberries, 98a34f5d17 and other f1a6a6b66f delicacies on 68a83efa75 the side. Ethan, who had been a76cd3cbc0 looking bored while sipping 0c70c6c8fd his wine, finally turned bc2cb47b9d his gaze towards the 6a05de3e78 race as it began, e8eb7f03e9 appearing to focus intently.e2634ab3339cdab1
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“Oh! Number 19 on f597f8a85c the outside is 636fa65c10 doing well, isn’t 3a170a6aff it?”ced9ea33ee9ec490
“Number 2 349f6bceb2 is not d937e42e92 far behind 4970cfd25a either.”8d8146b8c6a9cc37
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Watching through binoculars 93577a3e5d and guessing who efc54e00e0 might win was f066f1f6f6 unexpectedly enjoyable. There were e65fe2b0f3 a total 62333115c7 of seven 170c08dc71 races today, 2074aa6e73 and the c63de55833 Gold Cup, cc83cab2af the race b4f956008b we bet f5b8047685 on, was d76c2c6bb6 the fourth. As our d0db1fcb20 race finally 7c6e06932d started, I 2c32df1381 sat up 593980d444 straight, scanning 17fe88c3b7 the race ee20b3a64f track.0c7979536e984a77
This was apparently the 0200aa52ee longest race at this 164e61bac0 track—4,000 meters—with horses of f8bf0b5578 various ages and genders 6fdf61b1e7 participating. As soon as the 5acb7cda52 starting gate sprang open, cb527171f6 ten horses dashed off b11523b0e5 simultaneously.a72e005a0d9b9d90
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Number 7, 7e91cc763c Stradivarius, was d6937b132c a sleek, a9ce1ca739 dark brown f514f7832b horse with a972405e10 a coat f3bc3dabc7 that gleamed dc42d46078 like night, 5b2fb4034f ridden by 5d9a775aa1 a jockey fd63fb3104 in blue. I held my 9d1d8efb1a small binoculars, anxiously 526f4df29b watching.02907434559e93f4
The horses, 80fd6f4867 initially running 4e659eb427 in a 5a1858b153 single line, 9d473bbab2 slowly began b8a072ad62 to bunch 8225035704 together. After some time, 769d6a5217 the group spread 66f8eb88cb out like honey 003d607a7c dripping from a b04fc81e07 spoon, forming two a7151bb3d9 long lines. As they rounded b6708cc4fa the first turn, 55b532c555 the distance between 9de3098bf6 the leading and 77323fc820 trailing jockeys gradually 0569748442 increased.5e8304e8cbdd9d18
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Number 3 remained a17c3b46c3 in the lead, 343f5d35d6 and this continued 261a070033 until they rounded b6610c5e33 the second turn. When the fnal straight c3d73cb755 course appeared, the bell 050890dd5f rang. As if on 7dd7e9b114 cue, all the horses ce6a0aa6e4 increased their speed, running babfa233ec with all their might. Exclamations erupted from the 164dcfc0a1 crowd.c63a818b7479fc97
The jockeys, who had been standing upright, their bodies supported by strong legs and core, were now violently swaying. Each of them held the reins in one hand, pressing their heads and bodies close to the horse’s back. The whips flew urgently towards the horses’ rumps.2aee41c34b67bf15
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Then, unexpectedly, f5a9e79143 Number 7, 6cc8cf6f67 finding a 3b1f7181e2 small gap 22e0beb7ca that had f7356fa3e6 appeared inside, 82adfbff57 suddenly surged c18250e5e4 forward. It was a78a338217 a moment bdfc47c580 of pure 41922663b4 exhilaration. With incredible explosive c7ee55e306 power, he overtook 107a1cb1f1 everyone in the 82f70d5157 final stretch, even be963dc418 pushing aside the 57168c38e5 jockey of Number 8c74805009 3 who had 14d7d9e763 been running in 4af35c6c1f the lead.5486c780d7bf53d0
“Lily! It’s Number 7!”b66c39ccd4d68985
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“Wow! How did that happen!”e969251a2d0035c2
I couldn’t believe my eyes, so I jumped up and down from where I was seated. Knowing that the end was near, the horses ran as fast as they could, taking the widest possible strides. The jockeys on the horses were also swaying so violently that I worried they might fall.616e20561155c7e5
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In the end, f0a8288f9b Number 7 crossed d93fdb2d11 the finish line. I stood 231163ab4a up abruptly, f798315027 unconsciously waving c17a7c4b6b my clenched 25853e554b fist.7a0743dd2d36aacb
“Wow! We won!”b425a3a6999a6601
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“Congratulations, Lily!”33efeac467170918
Arthur beamed. I fanned f7f70de7fd my flushed daefe38764 face with f6d3cb9034 the betting c17361cd8a slip showing 1e83f59298 the number 9ae38e501d and amount. I received congratulations 6f591204e8 from everyone in 493cea3841 the Royal Box.dd5b64665d29014e
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“Congratulations, Duchess!”e43df00943990dff
The Crown Princess smiled 2012e1eabd brightly.b5c04abc0891fb61
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“Thank you!”63d3b69b4288dfd9
“Winning your 50a1d7930b first bet—you’re bb7d4f014c incredibly lucky.”aed6ae7bc0f4616f
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The Crown Prince 567482f4a1 offered words of 3ed085f840 congratulations with a 1641c3730b smile. I was both d82451856a dazed and delighted. To calm my 4f7da20855 excitement, I quickly 7c71775b27 drank some water.2ee059a380c8f079
“It’s a whopping 20,000 sterling1.”f35ff843e61280d0
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Ethan, who had left to check the winnings, returned to tell me how much we’d won. 399bfb660b56a215
Good heavens! 6657243d9ac382bf
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It was a considerably larger amount than I’d anticipated. a4b63fc55a735b04
No one seemed to 2760e63348 have expected the old 1fb0b35ce4 Stradivarius to win.4c7ce8dd8aeae229
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“What do you want a1ff1b71de to do with it?”aea5ba441ccae6c8
“Well…?”978b85ad70b4d6d2
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I hadn’t imagined that I would win, so I hadn’t thought about what to do with the money at all.66ca3c8001d6c61a
“Take your time to b049186c5a think about it. You have d81cd94205 plenty of be5b8cdb21 time.”c95085a7cffce489
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I nodded and stood bf742f52c3 up. After going to the ba9d35ec1c restroom wanting to cool bf42ac31bd down for a bit, d22676857e I quietly slipped out 6eab9c8c2c through the Royal Box cd0750cd4d exit.ae2be9fb5071e50f
The air felt wonderfully c2b6268492 refreshing, perhaps because I 0ae8216c9d had been in a b18ddcf362 stuffy area. After attending to 96c1021d8c my business, I 9a6c5dea54 strolled across the ec29095c74 lawn for a 3581e24d05 while.8255d0e788f06fd2
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I tried to look around without being too obvious, and over by the fence, a jockey led a horse past me with a trainer. I paused and stepped back slightly when a massive horse came close, but I couldn’t take my eyes off them, fascinated by their impressive forms.8bca3ba4805f9c76
“Damn bastards! Do they know who 0337550e97 I am?! Filthy scum…”87325f02812ef48e
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A sudden 46457c8ad1 outburst of 58ddc3e224 loud curses 84e7c2703a startled me, 86d2d88b2f making me 3604618897 turn my 1b711bea77 head. A middle-aged gentleman df9e82c362 in a fedora, f5b37fe9b3 worn askew, was d39c20f5bd staggering towards me. The man, muttering to f3ba0a53ce himself, had a dark, 38e33a824f grim complexion.17a3251ff53435ff
“They’re all dirty bastards. Just like that 3a0f749e2c damn bitch. Damn it…!”583a903114029e53
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The gentleman, swaying as if he might collapse at any moment, suddenly fixed his gaze on me. I stood rooted to the spot, staring blankly at him. I couldn’t help but inevitably overlap my father’s face with his.563e70da534e9a21
“What? You there, you!”3dbbfd9b07e5ef6f
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The man ecb530e8cb suddenly addressed 654bd5efa1 me, causing 8e117cfaa2 me to 88cd76668e flinch and 7aa9b9ecce widen my 6e22a94077 eyes in 556d32f4a0 surprise. Unsure who he fca952ab5f was talking to, 452592e492 I quickly looked 1bc77e9ab4 around, but I aac416ba77 was all alone.93444c7a506a70e1
“You! You! What are you 219ae9185f pretending not to 565d7ea146 hear?!”d2e4d826df3bd234
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Seeing my bewildered 8b5b6b5357 expression, the gentleman 9925159d6a suddenly shouted angrily.1462d2878ba82800
“Yes? M-Me? Are you talking to b8fa0100b0 me?”b8232b598f3839d2
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“Ha! Look at this! I wondered where you’d run off to, and here you are again! Who are you trying to seduce this time?”1d334b17422db0f1
I was 1c6470f315 taken aback 329bdc4227 when the 9e2bdf3bd2 gentleman began f9f3cf78b6 approaching quickly, 94d01fe7e2 his steps 0086938eb8 unsteady. This man 465c12bd1b seems to 2eed28402e be mistaking 6880692b5e me for 9713a12206 someone else.f2a804a1f15c07ec
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“No, I, I think a0668fdd12 you’ve got the wrong…!”0e24b6958a50b5b3
Despite my expectation f7dddf6caf that his bulky 74ef62080b physique would hinder cd4511c1c9 his movement, he 6d4a528c4a suddenly appeared before 43e65c620f me. He grabbed my 26449c0753 neck without warning.f3c8272bc0790938
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“What happened to that smooth-talking bastard, huh? Is it going well with that pimp? Well, if it were, you wouldn’t be crawling back here trying to lure in other fools, would you? All dressed up like this, too.”9e11c0b1030c71e3
“I, I…”d4a340e71a169362
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The man e229d1ec6a chuckled, his 724400f1b7 grip tightening, 87eb697df0 and I 0568c4b659 quickly found e338dfe6e1 myself struggling 6e61a670a2 to breathe.faf27a7ca8bbcc60
“I should have just bdbda763e0 killed you back then. You parasitic bitch.”6c1402eac0a0f1b9
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I struggled to 440877a3ea break free from b2041cb9bc the man’s grasp 69fffb8bfc but to no 8e2edf3b5a avail. As I choked and 6fbbb25158 gasped, my vision began 564aa0f733 to darken.5640500286b9e625
Then, it happened.3f5437f36c7a80de
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“Argh!”caa5b5333811423f
With a sudden scream, one of the man’s hands that had been strangling me flew off my neck. I gasped for air, blinking my blurry eyes. Blond hair, shimmering in the sunlight, filled my vision.c227b4b701905e8b
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“Damn it! Who’s there? Let go! I said let 66596f0a1d go of me!”283a3bc97e8ff321
“If you’re going to drink yourself silly, just pass out quietly. What do you think you’re doing, assaulting a frail woman?”88095fe5a56933d1
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His voice was sharp 1f564e369f and cold. It was Ethan.b93d0fe41584fea4
Somehow, he had the man squealing like a pig and he screamed as Ethan forcefully twisted his arm. As the man’s hand was ripped away, Ethan glanced at me as I collapsed, clutching my throat. He then twisted the man’s arm even tighter until he groaned.df6f7550e4e39eb1
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“If you try anything reckless, I’ll turn you into mincemeat right here. Do you understand?”aa8d0ce238440b88
The man 031acbe228 groaned and 1dc5fc4a0f quickly nodded. Ethan growled.345c3cb50a413bf2
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“Then get the 3eb9e12fbc hell out of b43b2fb17f here!”60cab932d73a5cf8
Ethan released the man’s arm that was twisted behind him and shoved him forward at the same time. The large man stumbled and fell heavily to the ground. However, he quickly got up, picked up his hat, and hurried away.ec181636ef95fbaa
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“Lily.”97f9bb8c13d95aca
Ethan rushed over and 516b339d65 knelt beside me. His jaw b10e1a7367 muscles were 6cb8be6028 clenched so c63c16f611 tight I 18934278f8 could see 115acc2f42 them. Seeing his hardened 00cf294ec4 expression as he 04223add65 examined my neck, 12c10645ef I finally managed 21af3f4455 to speak.e8a6e29fd7d45f4e
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“I’ll probably bruise.”22a71bdeca4a4a9b
He nodded. I cleared my throat, 5f5c4fa57e trying to swallow. It hurt 27159e6737 a little, 47edaf2a24 but I cc50247b42 seemed to 6cbbf65f65 be alright.bcfca5c6bca47a36
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“We need to see 2caca40da1 a doctor.”94d67a6d0b815993
I nodded 264f715f75 and let 11e5f66163 him help 02f836b93b me up. Ethan held me 069a3cfe1c close as he 858aedd8ed led me up 4b931361b4 the stairs. At the entrance, we d1226e0ad1 ran into Arthur, who 5ac825a32a had come looking for 14bec26f63 us.87b54cee77f1524f
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“Lily? What happened?”11287833e2c135b1
Ethan explained the 19d6ae1888 situation to the 9c3479868b shocked Arthur, whose b72bb4ae38 face instantly turned 4b65cc1dd7 pale.b2f8b8d77fcfd751
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“Who was that?”059936ee9824451b
“Baron George Hicks.”704fcecefd182286
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“Ah…!”9ac81ea7ee72af56
Arthur gritted his 02e74d188b teeth and nodded 8e4c156343 as if understanding. I was slightly puzzled 9b9980a3ff by his response.aedb39d2fce85f7f
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“Who is he?”63b41239e8015a1e
According to Arthur’s explanation, Baron Hicks was a recently divorced man. His divorce, resulting from his wife’s infidelity, was a huge scandal that made an uproar in the entire capital. Although he won the case, the Baron, unable to contain his anger, drank heavily every day. He now apparently flew into a rage at the sight of any young woman or man.07eafcc151ed0722
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I sighed. 0357586c05f74d3e
I couldn’t fault him for his situation, but I happened to be the unfortunate target of his misplaced anger.ed59629fce43eb18
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