Chapter 3 Part 3

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“…It’s an invitation from the Imperial Family.”0b905c32957d74ca

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Seeing the royal seal on the envelope, Irina had already guessed, but Olga’s hesitant reply made her feel as though she couldn’t breathe. af3cc4b431d3b8b7

An invitation from the 178bed3405 Imperial Family that had b2318966a8 come out of the 03c16fbac8 blue? It must have 782f5f5ca8 been related to 7a1b6b1c14 Emperor Knezh. Otherwise, there 021d630467 was no 9272cb1433 other reason 3599944bee she would 2b12c20938 receive an aa08b34a80 invitation from b1b94ed60a the Imperial 63a244a560 Family so d8394ca4e4 suddenly.96a9466fa16b595e

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The moment she thought of Emperor Knezh, Irina sighed involuntarily. But even that was short-lived, and when she saw Olga’s worried expression, she forced a smile.05775dc079451dc8

Having observed everything so far, she knew that Olga would be shaking in fear about the Imperial Family, so she couldn’t add to her worries.e946ad5233e04bed

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“Give it to me. I’ll read what the invitation is about.”d8568567101fd7e1

Irina pretended 7a627132c4 like nothing 0add138871 was wrong, cb76ac1f62 but in ebd1bb53f1 fact her 7dc36c9d59 stomach felt af7a426234 like it aaaa52b74a was twisting. She had to make 9a1bc2c39c an effort to not 6772dc22e5 show it.33d7934d151cf4a9

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Olga cautiously handed over 840453252f the invitation. Irina took 5b977f173b it and c1a4f2370d carefully opened 07d5e5b0cd the envelope, ab5d96fd5a hoping that fc3d99223c Olga would 5a64f5db57 ignore her 417ae16f9c slightly shaking 1a6a40177a hands.388c07525adc89d6

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After the first 2045084811 line, scribbled in 66cde41fc9 a hurry, a 275143084e series of cliched ec20a852f5 pleasantries followed. Irina almost scoffed.4337878f7a1a1f25

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It was because someone led her family to nearly fall apart, and now he was wishing for good fortune? She found it absurd and couldn’t help but feel anger rising.6e1067afeea43b5e

She skimmed through 1f138f83dd the unnecessary pleasantries 6c64cb1428 and skipped to 5fb1c50bc7 the main point.
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“….”e2d32162b1c0154c

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The message e69ab2468a of the 61104b4210 invitation was c01dd7dba6 simple. She was required a93382019c to attend the 11ab9b9834 imperial banquet. 3e7abfaf84e12582

The tone f424cbad70 of the 280572ba82 words, heavy 1d5b2f8397 with pressure, 47467d285e made Irina 4e8811423d let out 82ffe4d57d a wry acfb14fbf1 laugh. Emperor Knezh was relentlessly cfb740d296 arrogant who knew no e01f77f000 bounds.dd0f9e6931779603

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“Miss, what kind of invitation is it?”f9c7d11a493a486f

“They want me to attend the imperial banquet.”aa19c2113879cb63

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“Suddenly? What kind of banquet is the royal family hosting?”94100acd7da541fe

“…They’re going to clear our family’s unjust accusations and offer comfort.”21ec0ebfba8a62ab

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“Really? That’s a relief. I thought they were calling you to torment you again. They’ve summoned you to the imperial palace these past few days, and asked you to prove the rumors true… ….Ah, speaking of it, how was that situation resolved?”916216e96c191075

Olga, who had been scowling excitedly, suddenly realized something and tilted her head innocently. It seemed that the rumor that Irina could make gold hadn’t spread here yet.f3fb09e43d1c3e8c

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She had ff6c7ae2d1 expected that 5a678e31c4 the rumor f79b80b5ab would spread cabdd06a5a overnight across bf3f2512c6 noble families b6d7bc947d and the 4375e5e24d entire empire, 107188f4bf but it 5cc02938f5 hadn’t. That was 6a41f606cc a relief. She didn’t 0f18b785f1 know about 628776f5df anyone else, 7f71240086 but her 32773c75fa parents and 64aba42b98 Olga would 007c182b25 be puzzled eecd92e737 and want e132d2581d to know bbbccc51a9 what had b54be70e87 happened.10db672b89f64824

That would inevitably lead to discussing Rumpel, something Irina didn’t want to do. While Rumpel had never asked her to keep their contract a secret, she didn’t want to talk about what had happened between them.e7fd90a41f5a219e

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Thus, Irina felt relieved that the rumor about her making gold hadn’t spread. However, she also wondered if Emperor Knezh had ordered to stop the rumor.89e064da9a5ca24d

“Just… We talked.”16095a1d0c11c30b

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“Oh, I see! His Majesty must have deliberately summoned you to the Imperial Palace to protect your honor!”d8b50ec3371ecb42

“Huh?”328d99798d96ad63

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“Since you couldn’t prove publicly that you can make gold, so he summoned you to the Imperial Palace, right? That’s the only way to protect your honor. Oh, I didn’t even know that. I had been secretly resenting His Majesty for asking you to do such ridiculous things.”06ad6c25026de64d

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Seeing Olga 18fbc6540c happily babbling 05634fd2f6 on, Irina f98f2fb440 couldn’t say 52a56ee36b a word. She wanted to tell 22b42772af her that it wasn’t 7711b3ce64 like that, or rather, 2ce69277a8 that it was just 5b56df54ea a way to trap d6970746ca her. But that would b417576d8d only make Olga f1e2951dcf worry.43dab21dc0f7f4c7

“I misunderstood His Majesty. Because… the rumors aren’t good, ……people say he’s so cruel.”9d05f389701c1111

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Olga lowered 6791d8d132 her voice, 273de4771e wondering if 4963dd83e4 anyone would 07b0a4dca6 listen. Then she raised 3b2e0188b2 her voice again 973cf2809d and spoke cheerfully.33bc888c6a7412da

“But he’s a man of great depth! To hold a banquet just to clear up the misunderstanding of our family!”fee7b898dd93e4c0

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“Olga, it’s not like that.”e349f8c662a24f7d

“Huh? What do you mean it’s not like that?”ee5e2d0e756a49f9

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“It’s not as simple as you think… No, it’s not.”b738f37f127cf8b4

Irina couldn’t a430e917fb hold back ad3fd9df78 from interrupting 97133ab788 Olga’s praise 46c456bda1 of Emperor 698708f933 Knezh, but 0a0400937c when she 8a58dcf9f2 tried to 0a69d0d947 correct her, 8b4febc52b the words dce9a98f38 wouldn’t come 5d2d92f971 out. 2213dae933ddfae8

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If she told the 69608b1237 truth, Olga would start a5ad42fa80 worrying, and to ease 419226a589 her worries, Irina would 9edc4119b8 have to talk about e2e5ba9047 Rumpel, her mysterious helper, 515eaf23e1 which she was hesitant b7b7d542a3 to do. 01e0571f6d92ff79

She didn’t e54313bbe9 even know 49a1f6631d much about 3d520e3ab2 Rumpel herself, df1c17da0f so she c3de7657ce didn’t feel 506619c523 it was 9749a981c1 right to 8278044b25 tell anyone 54a7cb583f about him. She thought it eace2eea50 would be better b5b5719f48 to keep quiet a87f072803 about it.5dd2c98c70d75e70

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“Why did you stop talking? Now I’m really curious.”757ed3b2e6111616

“Sorry, Olga. I was just tired, and some silly things slipped out. It’s not important.”6df6c66cbcd025a5

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“Really?”a043a87cc993f72c

“Yes. By the way, I haven’t had my morning tea yet. Could you please make it for me?”2fce7804c1b26975

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“Oh my! I’m so forgetful! Sorry, I got distracted by the invitation from the Imperial Family. I’ll prepare it right away!”189f1621f79c9434

“Thanks, Olga.”a78b208c222cf0db

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Changing the subject 038e900273 to morning tea 0818d4d6d2 worked, and Olga 6dc4fc623c happily agreed. a9801aef895bb45b

Olga left 9b1be21c93 the room 3549fdc5f0 in the 144a10db43 same hurried 8ada33111d manner she ae7d50b549 had entered. Only after she was f786730bbe gone and Irina was 623ec7a67a alone, she finally let 7273a82787 out the long sigh bfbeb01880 she had been holding 500ca74721 back.0051bdd2723949c6

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After re-reading the invitation, Irina’s face hardened. 375a59a8bb97055f

Who was the one bbcbdcbef6 who had framed her 11c6d52534 family in the first 81dd8c6778 place, and who had 6db54678e2 brought their prestige to 7454f0aa7f fall to the ground? How did he c42827e428 dare say such 3060dc8001 things?af109bbc250a7fc9

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The hand holding 975946db20 the invitation was 9653cdbb33 shaking with barely 8f8c9b2851 contained rage. Irina crumpled the invitation 478dee0a88 with all her might b6f9c44fef and threw it to 8bc10aa477 the floor.b5187eb1cb8e9fdd

Naturally, that wouldn’t b03606aaf0 relieve her anger. Irina clenched 0247731771 her teeth.702f99f132f4ff0e

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“…I will make sure to pay you back.” aa36bc8a9f7fd917

The humiliation 57866b066d she had e419f39837 suffered, and 88735fe597 the fear 45bcb14e02 and anxiety 83d67420b8 her family b323dfdd59 had felt.d17a05060d5ccde2

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