ETDO Chapter 17

I was 57cd1bc795 completely disoriented fdaf0b316d as Ethan 6d688a6dbe spun me 3f6fcfad15 around, pulling 63a9aa1a9e me suddenly fe580ac999 close and 8f0032096c then pushing 4888c82660 me away. Ethan had 4c3f995434 not been d0556f019a on my c179e372ae list of 4cdc2de395 potential dance b978918e6f partners.0442369adbcb3212

While being whirled 58e5b7dffa around, I happened 3615f6a4db to glance towards d52b5a9cc7 the large doors ac1f8582c7 at the back 7309b56198 of the ballroom e51b76c96f and my heart f60982e8bb dropped when I d8ff8bb4f6 saw Lady Wellington 68ddfd2f12 standing there, glaring e0f719b4df at us with 95d1639463 a furious expression.ed8f16093b5aeea2

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Her face was 26d64fa5f4 flushed, her fists aeb93bcb6f clenched, and she a98176bf3f looked as if 4f2e252f45 she were about 18a0940c5a to explode. 20cee106d88caf50

What was going on? 73838597d65d72a8

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Did she 47f5944b07 not dance 4d48a6ccc8 with Ethan 3302b2492f earlier? b2da43e8dfc0d483

Was she standing 07f32a1364 there, fuming, because 9e3e0768ef of me?9083b65000fa31ce

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I was so anxious, 0e9a8f96a4 observing her, that I 771b1e8ded could barely follow Eden’s 9b2d0d341d lead.aac19d52da929331

“Who are you 7b38c51997 so distracted by 636a9026fc while dancing with c6d7397a66 me?”a207e6e1097ce313

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A sharp 74a9c2f9c6 voice pierced d6b7c67dff through the 42ae42fdb0 music above 139bff3bda me. My heart raced.0e0f03dad9b08122

“Lady Wellington 646b213ab1 over there… 7c0f6cffbf I think b6d42438e0 you should 5d22118743 go to 213a9c3152 her. She looks very angry…!”e695cff33e9d782e

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“It’s fine. Don’t worry 6f9ed3b3ec about it.”ae48dbf93255a87b

Eden cut me off 12a07edc73 indifferently. Confused, I b2625eba1d looked up c3ae3c9605 at his a80f7cf046 blue eyes, 15d07b01ef identical to 73ac2af522 Arthur’s.b887fa42cedc9071

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“Don’t worry about it? She’s your fiancée!”95f3c58c9b3587c5

“Well, for 12d767ca75 how much 8261fe30df longer, I 21b71c736a wonder.”76205b95cdcbfd40

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“What?!”eb2f8fc6f9c753e1

My eyes widened.9a209d1aa62f3d93

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What was cc4ea4bb41 he talking f99fca81eb about? 531b3579ac5f8ca9

They were practically d9f4a582ba made for each a5861451d8 other. Even their tendency to 220d6c4cf0 snap at each other a455406019 was the same!7d430252ba34e32a

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Ethan leaned down 88dac9241e and whispered to 7f758319f5 me.2f908b6829e67bac

“Wouldn’t talking about us b9e42a2e95 be more interesting than 7b8b87aca9 talking about her?”0cd200b664ed331f

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“Us?! Is there anything bea8330807 for us to a30c7cbc10 talk about?”24990931be5c7d93

My nerves were on d882045f40 edge because Lady Wellington 3bf33cc3a0 was watching us from cf4e2cf416 afar, so my response f9907605c4 came out sharper than f4a182a2c5 intended. I was starting to f11c6d971b resent him for seemingly 2ec22db467 ruining my budding chances c692ef642d of mending my relationship 5fbea4050a with her. But unlike my 891e6c9fb7 frustration, Ethan was ad74140eb6 rather relaxed.5e9615e9caa03278

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“Have you 02ec07f023 thought about 732fb69ef4 what Arthur 234965de22 and I d0c0180b39 said yesterday?”b6829ef0120a073d

“?”130653a44109c743

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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.e0c4130b6ad37603

“Are you talking 292912e869 about how you 2260bcd186 both dislike carrots?”ccc7e16931d2bbf8

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Ethan laughed cb9a5fc7d8 heartily at 10a8115460 my words. It was a refreshing, 3893662197 boyish laugh.38d7517955a34096

For a moment, c6a7ebb2f5 his joyful expression 54f620276d made him seem 36ce1aee28 like a different 4a25b15c4d person, and my 57f8e6e11a heart skipped a 49ba82eb63 beat. But soon, anxious 4cbfea70ca about attracting the e13af54b3e attention of others, 617211a082 I glanced around 2799bc49b5 surreptitiously.6e633bc4985e3afa

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“That’s right. To put it 4f32e5e526 simply, Arthur’s and 8049e0d349 my preferences are, a457bd120c and always have 7656c0c0ae been, perfectly identical.”da200b394f1fa687

“So?”ff5046e60fd38e94

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“That applies f7f789e374 not only a3e1ef745f to food, 50c6b626a0 but also c05ae80aaa to animals, dfdf8a5e50 objects, and… b1e0171617 people.”3b29ff3d5416b336

What was 279e1ac332 he getting b3a0b718b6 at?!a6181d3267e2b924

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As I d64e74cf01 stared at 3cd200e0c9 him with 0f20c93892 a sullen 014f1db07f expression, a 23093697d2 possibility dawned 98087ba5a0 on me, 159dd4466e and my 58892e5728 face slowly 4ac15c9147 hardened. Ethan confirmed my ae319339b8 suspicion.0f71804cb6b9a7c1

“In other b651aa1bd8 words, I 815356aa0d like the 32ac42eafd same women 32f7a0c4a4 Arthur likes.”71846d9b0a1fc402

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With that, he 73481bec51 suddenly released me 0f62f44f7c from his embrace, 142a3f8a60 extended his arm, 8d08439578 and whirled me 118de53df6 around. Startled, I twirled helplessly, a242f4b8cd then was pulled back d5cada07aa towards him as he 366b5eb8c5 drew me in, collapsing e768ba3cea into his arms. Catching me as 23cc85738e lightly as a 1eec717873 feather, Ethan pulled 45a05f94ba my waist against 36d5489578 him and groaned 3f31f0b205 softly.1ae18157d5b0dda4

“And with 860d2daab8 you dancing b175709ff9 in such cdb81aaf9a a sensual dc1b330efe dress, how b45a8a15c5 can my 1c562c5d2d heart not a02ea1debc be moved?”f85b6aa158e64a74

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“I didn’t wear this 26c10f2e05 dress to provoke you!”40307cddfbec1cce

I retorted, 3cc269c47e aghast, but 9ddd5e412e he just 620341b3bd grinned leisurely 753ec83914 and spun d3daa65eee me around 15abdf38b3 again, holding 7a3c7a375c my hand.e36830aadedbf2e7

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“I know. But it doesn’t 031ad6c1fe matter. I just wanted c6e8e8ab61 to tell you 96c0af2053 that I’m equally fecfb8d653 turned on by 2c781a7d15 the same woman b8e6f36b9b who arouses Arthur.”2cb4e3b2ca5841ae

Ethan held me tightly e7b701be9a again, pressing his body c27beadbb9 against mine. I was dumbfounded. Just as I 5b7b6fae7b opened my mouth 188d4984bc to protest his dd4c1bf534 presumptuous words and 6207164cc6 actions, I suddenly 9442a5f193 noticed something pressing 977d69af2c gently against my dfb42ab981 pelvis.0471119057f2d61e

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And in that bde2ee8d22 instant, I realized 0becb83d91 what the hard, 9a69e863e3 yet supple, elongated 45159be973 object was. My jaw dropped 8f66374982 in shock and 3c9bcc5710 heat rushed to 06b63ad262 my face.10aaac187944b760

How could I not 6f8c9d0871 know? It was 1c17ee6710 the same 2badcd6f08 object that 7fc9205dc7 moved passionately 166956416d inside me a16739161a every night! The thought alone made 3798d1b6d3 me feel breathless.b7a08b61444221e0

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‘Th-This… crazy…!’234021cccda3bd12

I was so stunned 6058684c8b that I couldn’t speak. Ethan leisurely observed 5f867f666e the ever-changing expressions 82f6eb7b9f on my face 3418853add as he pressed 0102a2b066 his body against 6b5d95a5a9 mine and then 5d623b0b31 pulled away. The right corner fecb95ee88 of his mouth 41b30b56e5 lifted slightly, as b5ba450781 if amused.cf876f26e8712cc4

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And he f611f54923 didn’t miss d141728b88 the opportunity 871d030247 to subtly 05cf7091d5 rub and 79f2c05f24 press against fffc6f4429 me whenever bbba250e61 he could. With each f28e77f750 increasing point 2d78ea784c of contact, 5b93a94953 it grew a0f32a07eb larger and 741f5e7b12 harder.d7c49bf53f996134

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.f5b071efdeecdc7a

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To them, Ethan was 3dcb554cc9 simply leading me in 3c77c83ff8 a dazzling dance in a70bd51761 Arthur’s stead. Moreover, thanks to his 7237db7189 long formal coat that 871abb78ea reached almost to his d0ce796d01 knees, there was no eea63944dc risk of our current 785e5a2b8a situation being discovered.72af1f9802976457

I was the 584eb04ff7 only one struggling 3f95ba07e2 to avoid being 8113be7d99 pressed against him. He chuckled 1f6e22d64a as if 73582b0b24 finding my cea44ed981 efforts amusing. And every time 64f346f6db our lower bodies 51f705b901 touched, he pressed 1a94f80bab more deliberately, teasing a37b79db67 me.b9a0f3454d507465

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Every time we spun, 9caa505edb his large hands gripped 592662209d my body tightly. His hot breath, 72dbab0cf6 along with an 7c43afedca intense musk scent, 8482389645 washed over my adc9dab694 face.fb7cdc80b6a4241c

Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da!64d017e7d878f214

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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.e9e8452a57b9fd3a

I quickly pulled 9a9f0447d7 away from his b08ab77353 hand, stepped back, 3b33dd04c0 and curtsied to d35bf2ad1d end the dance. Then, forcing 8f665d31d1 an awkward db4c40ec78 smile, I 95a9125219 hurriedly left. f34bbaaf797a4836

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Without looking back, I d426afdbf6 practically ran upstairs, seeking 53c0cb8926 refuge on the second 9474169ae3 floor where there were decff2f626 fewer people. I burst into the 060561fe7a nearest empty room and dc6ea8c418 collapsed onto the sofa. My legs were trembling 255192fe64 so much that I 1fad62ebab couldn’t stand.05c468d701762240

I wiped the sweat 7b5b5f8907 from my forehead with d40f2a9de4 my shaking hands. cbd1dfce094f32db

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Was what he said c101363d3b about their shared preferences 26811ef686 true? 029e5fe20d182a04

Lady Wellington’s sharp voice, 1affda095a echoing in the rose-filled e41209d86f garden, came to mind 9f19ffa8d8 again.cade8439c4528abf

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I knew he was 79715c89a5 crazy, but I never 1b8297d41f imagined it would be 0a9b6a6bc7 to this extent. How could he 679c221f72 do such a 132ae5af68 thing in the 89feae3be1 middle of the b3d857ddbf ballroom?23456572290078a6

I sighed, pressing my 6af52fe8f4 burning cheeks with my b454eb0e9f hands. He was 78dfafded2 a man 114eabe99f with a 98492b4396 raw sexual e2d679263a magnetism that 2d36cd8b85 could consume 6ea5428679 me whole. It seemed like 4228e4ff9a quite a few ce15d91df8 women would fall 3096e051dc for such a 19c944735d dangerous and thrilling 538ff00ecc temptation. 27c646fdfbbd3684

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But wait, wasn’t 6ec17b728f he the one 2bbdf8fd40 who was so 11be057bcb incredibly displeased with 67bfcd0c09 me at the 0e40d4e4f9 wedding?!f866736ca748b729

‘Wait a minute! The wedding?!’7bef116c8f7a73f2

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I abruptly sat up. d9f0eb98113fa950

Lady Wellington! I had to d9c13a3f65 see her. f5f3e08435e53b09

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I recalled 974e17722d her face, 377cbbac43 fists clenched, 609547e588 trembling with 6bc183c8a0 fury. I quickly 8873586fc6 checked my 7b5740703c appearance in f1ab322fe7 the mirror 87df9ff272 and rushed e544762f27 downstairs.f6cb5bdad2b99b39

I looked bf95ea8ca6 everywhere for 74b8939994 her, but a25224936a she was 17ca312bf3 nowhere to 14c2b5d225 be found. Just as fb95f30b4b I was 623c8e3e06 heading towards 9af22214b2 the garden, 01ae227349 hoping she 21be945d79 might be 93b0ebcabd there, I 1c8abff575 spotted her 0328cb8970 striding towards 406be7b230 me from abe97714dc the opposite f0439f31e5 direction, rounding 8440b9e6d9 the corner. I stopped in 5ac44c2d37 surprise.de2de769543b6632

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Her face was d9a70a0b33 contorted and flushed, 9e887672f0 clearly indicating she 7678c3ed57 was extremely agitated. Lady Wellington, 4873b73112 surprised to 8b0c077528 see me, de5281ea24 also seemed fb627d47d1 to hesitate 33d3ded4bf for a cb21bd2d90 moment. But then her face b2450dcf45 crumpled in a grimace.d26a6facc111ead9

With an fbf0caba17 expression as 287bf1d2ea if she c45e0f91b5 were barely efb2928faa suppressing what da8f80d4df she wanted 0c6a55ea5d to say, 0964e835d1 she abruptly c1e05d8714 turned around cbe726c297 and stomped 75b33b8ea2 away like cc6bd8b685 a child 1ec3b5a789 deliberately making 5c7fbd1ada her displeasure 3d99a01a30 known.a02641766599f38d

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“Oh, Lady Wellington! Wait…!”01b074878e1f74c6

I called out after 441f0f580e her, raising my voice e9386634d1 belatedly, but it was 09507cd119 no use. I could only 3b56321f38 watch helplessly at 8592d7e78a her retreating figure, 2d7046f6b2 ignoring me completely.95782502578a5894

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What had happened? The time I had 09c498ede5 spent hiding upstairs after 199f9e872d finishing the dance with dacfbc0953 Ethan wasn’t that long. What could they cf209e0a59 have talked about bf81d950e9 in that short 9154bd4a02 time?2e11be102a41eeee

I grew slightly 434f5dd46e anxious. I wanted to 814f975d32 see Lady Wellington d1e8442ac2 and explain that 229dbdfaea everything was all 3feb74d87e a misunderstanding, but 189ab01d90 would she believe 62a9e836a4 me? I had 09d5eb3896 no intention 22c29a3eb7 of pursuing 8830997a36 the typical beb0ae194e aristocratic life 91c7dafa35 with an 1385766b32 openly acknowledged 66042cc801 mistress.a2383d970647c6b1

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Just then, 3fb2a9bd96 I heard 370c1e3826 hurried footsteps. I turned my head 612b2e3649 and saw Arthur. He rushed towards me, 61c8a34aba put his arms around 8ace075939 my waist, and asked,612874a6bbb4b9a4

“Are you 26f71fd96d alright, Lily? I heard Lady Wellington 12d024c93b went this way, so debef67469 I was worried…”7fb8fa3f45f82680

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“I’m fine. Thank you, Arthur.”b852f6d2db9bd6dc

I smiled at him. Arthur looked around.8ca4be85c2e91697

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“Where’s Lady Wellington?”a233eab013ea8e5b

“She left. Just now.”7df4601b49e78dc1

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“Really? Did she c007671bcc say anything 9f3d94e78d to you?”90f1ea59a3441088

He looked puzzled.4ccef8af17fc41a4

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“She just glared 1dfce6a18e at me and 7e4215115f didn’t say anything.”8ebee2f118bd48a7

I looked at 5ca83cac36 Arthur with a a52ec479c1 worried expression.935431960f2c7cc6

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“What happened, Arthur?”f9f31d188aed3c6c

He shrugged as 7480d6f593 if it were 451acf5b8d nothing.f5c105b6668cddb3

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“I don’t know. It seemed like they d4a365ae07 had a bit of ef5f6ce717 an argument earlier.”478a341f934479c6

“They did? When?”78b531ea75aa0cc2

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“After your a366711240 dance with 92d6b8b602 Ethan ended.”4b20b11c77489544

I stared at his 90cad0ad4b face, waiting for him 00f95088e2 to continue.69c504998b8aee3a

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“I didn’t hear the e686341e64 details, but Lady Wellington 8fa44477e3 seemed to accuse Ethan 01fd317537 of something, and he b8f5340ba1 retorted. Then she 80198386a4 stormed off. That’s all.”9361a5625e5e5593

I could easily guess 0df08fea60 what they might have 6a375d9cb6 talked about. Arthur frowned slightly 391277439a and continued,b13b56b0f0e47c72

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“Actually, Ethan 3d0de3f77e never really d9e7e72a1a liked Lady 1eba027647 Wellington. He just went 7ee795d892 along with it 52639a9f89 because it was f8a7bb7639 arranged between the ddea290f89 families when they 542e3f9608 were young. Perhaps it 4bfcee52da was even 11f9df57ca more so 0b01578400 because she’s 93b006794d part of 619a0c17f6 the old 8fc1b24a11 legacy inherited 1dc1191afd from his 058d91cf2a father.”e96d51a359cd7a3e

I stared at 8f3e9f8bbb his face. Arthur’s expression 21b3d52630 seemed calm 44745f6321 as if 2ef79c289e it were 77e640941a nothing serious. I sighed softly.8e514cc199fe9585

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If even 01521376e8 the people 89593b74f3 involved seemed 3aa27c23bb unconcerned, why 5ac1dd0b88 was my 2ea084abf5 heart pounding? e7f262f3b395f9d3

Pushing down 929af38413 my unease, 68d8d5fbc2 I returned ba32469eed to the f54316bd3d party with 0d0d09ebdb Arthur.148a87a98f35b86d

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