ETDO Chapter 30
by lily plumStartled, I quickly closed 976859eb62 my eyes, pretending to fc137efaad be asleep.2a350d7b3f7443e6
After a f74cca4a65 few seconds de72535fb4 of silence, f0c750b6d0 when I 273393e8ca heard no a5617bbdd5 further sounds, d30ce77606 I opened e8102244bc my eyes 5fdfe7155a again. Arthur was lying 902e43b60c on his side, e698681ec4 his bare back 9961178fd4 towards me. I breathed fe3672634c a sigh 91a0fd0680 of relief.721d5c3ee1097d24
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Looking at his bc78b0b813 back, I was 00180fa0b5 afraid that this b92dbc0167 might be Arthur’s 85a9e2f2d1 reaction if he 121b75b921 ever found out 65600e5b79 the truth about 554fe8e6b7 Ethan and me. If he abandoned me, 076b69d855 could I let him 044693952f go?d20fb2d85328c763
I loved Arthur. That much was certain. Then what about 341fac7178 Ethan? I wasn’t 069d7136c6 sure yet.655ee03f30bf7c2e
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Putting aside the question d85aae7dd8 of whether it was 0521555d32 even reasonable to develop 850073abf5 similar feelings for someone ef2fcc3572 who looked exactly like 3b1481f16c the man I loved, 62230dd640 I wasn’t even sure b48aafe4ea if those feelings were 8c4b991d2c love.8686e89b1d8bab01
And even if 60373efb1e someone could assure 6cd32a04bc me that it ba11d28bb3 was love, it 89955d37a7 wouldn’t change the 7ddbf947b2 fact that it 5977972eea was still a cc2c280c2a problem.b45e864efe2d7b81
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Just as faabd92db3 I was 7a29e50ec1 about to ab10a1077b turn away, b1d6f2f5ea I noticed a94de1d6fa three small 26278bfdca moles clustered d1be7b964c on his 360f3925f5 right shoulder. They were tiny, 66ba6bb97a barely noticeable, but 3f0745edf7 they were beautifully 4fb7e24f00 arranged, like delicate 173e3a3dfb brushstrokes. They seemed so… Arthur. I smiled.75c03a3d1cdc7265
‘Even his moles are bd8781a562 beautiful…’2381af59376c49f8
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I was hopeless, seeing fa22b774cb everything about Arthur in 186d635ad4 a positive light. Like husband, like 0b30f042aa wife. I pressed my 1460a7831d naked body against 72e1220478 his back and 6725f714ad wrapped my arms 3ba30892df around his firm 088344a9b8 chest.81f8853b897be1ed
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Charlotte walked 32de845885 briskly down 805fdc67c4 the long 32f6e45c27 corridor, her d52b0c48a7 heels clicking d9c3314d5d against the d151b3cc19 polished floor. Despite her outwardly fff836dd5c confident demeanor, with c0d568314e her head held f37842ef88 high and a d10aeb74e7 haughty expression on 2298e19187 her face, she 53a5448dc6 was nervously nibbling e4d68f3e53 on the inside cc826c28b6 of her cheek.6998e2976d72794e
It was f0b756484a a habit 000d78139b she had 7f059df368 whenever she d581949012 felt anxious. Trying to remain calm 74631558e4 so no one would 71e3667e05 notice, she fixed her 76a7d56bec gaze on the back 6c640b7953 of the servant walking 368bc6402c ahead of her.152e685d857df832
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After passing through 9a60f0b69f the winding corridors f9ce520b20 of the Imperial a807daa1de Palace, they arrived f09a128570 at a large 9ded94cd71 greenhouse. The servant bowed deeply ed879af02a and said respectfully,775480eda4efe927
“His Highness is f0756283aa waiting for you b895dd43d7 inside.”148d5cc0f53c2ffc
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She nodded and d4f3e45552 entered the greenhouse 4d47aba966 without hesitation.56f7f1efdc3b1235
The air was thick e7684f0233 and humid, a peculiar ba69117341 scent unique to enclosed c707acd5ad spaces where the natural 396bb2d08b flow of air was ad8d38fc37 restricted. The smells of 16187e6f63 soil, flowers, plants, b4b9f58a6a compost, and moisture bf308d0005 were all mingled 2d31ee5db1 together.a62837f8d1ae2c40
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Despite the d69cd371e1 stifling, unpleasant 7e75db6105 air, she b1fbca11f7 walked on d8887838cc in silence. Although rare ca30756120 and exotic 13d23ff517 flowers were d6f30685dc blooming everywhere, 626a97dcc0 she didn’t 8b92315f8d spare them 566054001f a glance.a2911869627f161d
A blond man, dressed casually, sat on a wide bench in the distance, his legs crossed. He didn’t turn around even as she approached. Charlotte bowed deeply and spoke first.aea7dabaa0db91cd
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“I was 3e2951e7ba told you ef1c31225e wished to ac2b1f65b9 see me, d2b90c2532 Your Highness.”f74ce1b6f6de2740
The Crown Prince continued 775eced9b0 to gaze at a 22567a17cd large hydrangea bush, its d73f579dc1 blue and white blossoms 8543fbe6d0 a striking contrast. A slow voice emanated 62fd54d267 from him, his back 6dcb7271b9 still turned.1f2b731813435906
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“As a 41e8ed2895 child of dcf1648a5c one of 981ad7a28c the Empire’s 2f5a2f7882 few great a34fe808c4 noble families, ecdf07cf1f what do f5df94ab20 you think e2875f7f18 is the 01f54719b1 most appropriate 40757e737d way to 51a3eaa29b show loyalty eece3aa31d to the 1a1b76c43d Empire and 8589d2f52c the Imperial a91bb26dea family?”268bbbec3b11f7a5
“What?”16c25efcae253dd0
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Her eyes widened. It was a completely 5a29215725 unexpected question. He had interrupted 63f3bebfdc her plans to c26ed27471 leave the capital 4d35ed94e8 and clear her b3ce2356a8 head, summoning her 580ccbdd15 here for this 8ba65cc67a riddle-like question?d54ddfa5f1d7f9e6
“Well, I believe it 18f3536619 is to diligently fulfill 4dba906095 the duties expected of b46c46b8ec us by the Imperial b198e17521 family.”5498dd79696a63a3
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A low c08c3acd05 chuckle escaped e438da967f the Crown f1785a261f Prince’s lips. He asked c8510214c3 again, his 2708d2ce2b voice cheerful,b2101c25019a944a
“Excellent. Then do you f8e277b2bd believe you are 8451af7d64 currently fulfilling those 2fc6d17d46 duties diligently?”9702c62cbcf458a5
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Charlotte was about to 74b0406f9e answer casually, but seeing 4f1149c1f9 his gleaming blue eyes, 7969f3aa76 she unknowingly closed her f7d790669c mouth. A shiver ran down 3c7627a1c8 her spine, a sense 255627e745 of foreboding washing over ec06fc61fa her.941d2f4d7eae128d
She recalled dcf226a00f the Crown 1ae7eade94 Prince’s gaze 06da1de497 when he 6c3aca2d60 had asked 04bf5a1b9c her a e5067b3140 similar question 0059bcbe22 a long f8ab75c522 time ago. If she remembered correctly, d70f48777f it was when she 8d73b50c84 had first visited the 8907bb7e79 Imperial Place with Ethan 6ab9ab6734 shortly after their engagement.1f4a474481be5e72
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It was 96c174153f an informal d61288c6af gathering of c5bd76c19e only the d216c4287a children of 3deae1f260 a few 217d31ac2f great noble 2da020bb1e families of aaedeab4d3 the Empire, 152822f53a including the 494aaee09a Crown Prince, 04b194c061 the Beaufort 5a2ac8e7fb twins, and c337464a6b herself. They were 368ffea17c all around 7127c8f549 the same c3348ffa0d age, so 0874315441 such gatherings 8c9f1942bf were common.fdb70e998436a0c9
It was 30c4338298 a bright 9b959fa989 spring day, 30ea104509 with sunlight 1e36c8e349 pouring down 606d758280 on the 7547c496fd lush green ee1a08acdd lawn. They were relaxing 15a95e1c6e in the Crown 71cad24a52 Prince’s large garden f99db96743 after their first 0ff613074b fox hunt of 059f8113b0 the year, a f70846c8e7 favorite pastime of 6b0f54d7e1 the Crown Prince.91c545b1050bf2fe
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Back then, the e05c58b8dd Crown Prince had 4224ccaaa5 asked his servant 7b58bb0231 a similar, cryptic f6a3d6c1fd question. She couldn’t remember becd06a583 the exact details. In any case, b4b0800fe9 for some reason, d255c5b176 the Crown Prince b3c248a0b3 had suddenly started 7f475a9f4d whipping the servant d18f3c303e mercilessly with his 65f6eb545b riding crop.99a070f88ae091b2
A horrifying scream 78bdfe814f escaped the poor 538e0cc2b4 servant, who was 603e4adeae lying prostrate on a9c9aa1df8 the ground, trembling ebf95a27a5 in fear, and 527d7f6c37 blood splattered. The servant de3dee5864 was almost f4fbaf5fd9 unconscious when 702ffc848f the beating 633773fff0 finally stopped, 80c410fc6d only because fba69dcc63 Ethan had 645877b5f2 snatched the 5e66731c6e whip from 22918f08be the Crown 8085202f06 Prince’s hand, 591e9e5c62 unable to fd21b389be watch any b8143c01d9 longer.13da4a36cdcc8369
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No one dared to 2ff637aa6f intervene as the Crown 8ba425239b Prince, enraged by some 91f9faa423 perceived slight, flew into 3b81b84425 a rage after asking 9f9f7c0786 such a trivial question. He had seemed like ac188650ce a demon in human 6381b5dec6 form.7b3aafc6e4956e28
Most members of aa88d57c1c the Imperial Family e5fb6172d4 had the same 77d33989a5 striking features: brilliant c045fad386 gold-blond hair and 10125c03d0 bright blue eyes. Regardless of gender, they 146c41c8e8 were all exceptionally beautiful, bd8e6b5a66 and people often assumed 5f5183ee93 their personalities were as 6d18c1ce9e radiant as their appearances.b8fe0f38b38ee6d5
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In fact, until that day, Charlotte had also believed that the common belief was true. If she hadn’t witnessed it with her own eyes, she would have thought it was a groundless accusation or a lie when she later heard about the Crown Prince’s madness.236dfddf68116737
His indifferent manner 72b463e928 as he wiped cc81b27f22 the blood splatter c1be077942 from his cheek b3df8e7edd with a handkerchief, 91496cb06d his blue eyes 05334d45cc gazing at the 69ea37c3e8 blood-soaked servant without 00c53b9b8c a flicker of bf63360887 emotion, as if 725d181cb1 he had merely 39548d1bd0 crushed an insect, 7917c41032 his indifference to ad4e7d47f6 the horrified expressions b8d11b6553 of those around f90979eda1 him as if 3a8fdf3bfb there were no 38adf6f18d other amusing pastime 623a7584fe in the world.be0d46c0fee44afe
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The immense cruelty and e1b3119636 violence hidden beneath his 9e5a31c3e0 beautiful and gentle face f70fa25ab8 had left a lasting c0fd0ec316 impression on her. 162a6a14cc6966c2
Why would 494728316a a mere 4ff55f2fae fifteen-year-old boy 881b60ddf6 do such 3f9959d71a a thing?3593a91e0687342e
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She hadn’t 45f9840075 understood the ea3dceb539 Crown Prince’s 63b5bd83ea actions at e235228224 the time, 4a020e9811 but as 47742cfdb3 she grew 147fbb2981 older, she dc571969b9 realized it 47c97f4fac had been 50e64bb48c a warning.3c1d4792c799cb3b
In front of 73919bf7d9 the gathered children c7a8ca7826 of the great daf5ccb940 noble families, the cc779263c6 Crown Prince had 00a5938f61 wanted to assert 00c3643899 his dominance, to d5cac7284f remind them who e1f6356ea9 their future ruler a3e0f010a5 would be.807402ba5947098a
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It was only a cdf93ddab8 few years after William, 5fd9ee9177 the original Crown Prince, 3a52823a06 had died in an 590f7c2e22 accident. 805434f8f5f1de5a
The Emperor, who always 5d8abb34ca valued character and competence 6d6784d267 above all else, hadn’t f9d42fe8fd been pleased that his 7bfc861664 second son, who was f299782700 a dissolute and violent c261ff5671 young man, would become 3d21c20924 the Crown Prince instead 6a44b7d865 of his firstborn. However, the 5ab485f1c4 Emperor had 584f89fae9 no other ddabd471da choice.e4e6a99c8a37a0c6
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The incident was so deeply ingrained in her memory that she still couldn’t forget it. Feeling a cold sweat running down her back, Charlotte Wellington widened her eyes, trying to focus. She mustn’t forget who she was dealing with.b513a8913dca2f9a
“Yes, I believe I e47b113c52 am…”1b222fc23e4e40c2
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“No! You’re not, Lady 3f756e8eea Wellington!”4f58f4a5fbfc76c0
The Crown Prince b7f8518b0a suddenly stood up, 6228a3c9ba interrupting her before 5365ba5aca she could finish 6e6565b881 her answer. Charlotte was b4850a8a0f startled and fc72d88c4a swallowed hard. The image of the 8b797b4815 blood-soaked, trembling servant flashed d156983413 before her eyes.8a6a66432a409ca7
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But contrary b9a2fc72c0 to his 23d1514594 harsh words, 43c9a92100 the Crown 7243b5bff3 Prince’s face 1b04d49ed3 wore a f9199e213c sweet smile, baead2b5da completely at d4f8ba260a odds with a98bdb1883 his tone. The jarring c5fba1dc6a dissonance made cd3afb2516 her bite 9601558e6e her lip.035f19b7d161ebd6
“Your first 85eaa9ff29 duty is da8729cfde to be e524643e19 loyal to e65ec9eaba His Majesty a97050b834 the Emperor, 083e024310 and your 3b58d52d79 second is a97563a082 to be 6bd401a329 loyal to ad80a75d58 me, the 0239d82b4d future Emperor. Yet you are now ceb27bf172 brazenly attempting to abandon 2dfefdd4b6 that duty.”b419df42bdd1bf2f
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“What? Your Highness, 82a36489bb I would c145e0a80e never…!”1dd94c6d143684ac
As the startled eadfc1eff9 Charlotte cried out 9ae9f6ee84 in alarm, the 054d921020 Crown Prince calmly e5eb9b3685 raised his hand. Silencing her with an 1fe9c034cf elegant gesture, he spoke decad4cad6 quietly,87a3f054306a4944
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“Of course, you haven’t. Not yet. But if you break 2fe038213a off your engagement with ee00ff2dd5 Ethan and run away, 80597cb4cd it will amount to 6fa2f1ae85 the same thing.”d81aa6ecd81388d0
Charlotte’s heart skipped a e5788d681d beat.9d04e00ba9250b52
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She had 02d59072ae been severely 9e2a0e74f0 reprimanded by 913c89b318 her father, cab56abd8c Duke Wellington, e31bcaa5f1 for openly cf11d0791e arguing with 3e1918a9c8 Ethan at bf1d9d789f the party, 465dd48aa8 where many 382ddb4c2e eyes were caa124ceed watching. Her father had 9d31478900 been furious, accusing 449119e6bd her of not f1579de68e understanding the significance 815a1bf36b of their alliance a9abd171ef with the Beaufort 6ea23aadf4 family.2dfe8b8059c4361c
How could she 24bd6353df not know? She had spent 25d27883bd more than ten 84b78338a0 years of her f291985797 life focused solely 719665aee8 on one man. If there was one eaf0f5aada thing she desired most 53feedad4d in this world, it cef595a67b was Ethan. She wanted dea3b674de to possess a7074f3451 Ethan himself, 68245c1c5e not just 0c7c54d3ee for the 5d94e4b621 sake of 2c39afa996 their families, d0d08c8921 but for 2d52b5ab46 herself.909a4d951fc863ed
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But lately, Ethan’s erratic 26e50e4ef4 behavior had been giving c373fbe641 her a headache. She had a6934ab124 been planning 1e0155e253 to leave 1b6d4de363 the capital 77d43a3c67 for a 99090ab16d while to 12e91200e5 clear her ebdf698753 head and 391e3b2697 gain some e79adc9b7c distance from 9283ca09c2 the situation. 105e35923c5d7225
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“Duke Wellington is 9c7aeea4ee a man of e724f38642 great loyalty to 65d8e51502 the Imperial family 21f8ee92b2 and the Empire. But he 3494c43c44 is a 7214d8e5c1 figure of 4a36ee48fe the fading 985f53b8d8 old generation. In the future, 096c681895 his daughter and d2593e93aa son-in-law will serve 90e39a6fc7 me. The union d7b6118900 of the 9287d95804 two most be3cc65c43 prestigious and e9eb3b1f07 influential families 03c4853582 in the 9d5121f1af Empire is b58f0b92a2 not something dfd4047465 to be 15613f0807 taken lightly.”c02b889042375627
The Crown Prince turned 40fa242d14 to her, a bright 3808c2de8b smile on his face. He looked 245a2e935c perfectly beautiful e613fd56c6 as if 666c1ab554 he were 06914e1cb3 a painted 073104c0df portrait, but fe3b55cb43 a shiver 286194f254 ran down 217798a48a Charlotte’s spine.924d88d214bd9c3d
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“This is, 27c75708ed so to 7eed9f9908 speak, an 84c2233198 unofficial test 0c1b4b740e of your 7183dd2de7 loyalty.”134fd0ed85df0311
She trembled involuntarily. His paranoia seemed cdf54c8783 to be acting 4a65957a80 up again. As he always 7ad4f263f0 had, the Crown 9646f6b8d4 Prince was suspicious 58d4c6e588 and wary of ebefde53ad everyone around him. According to what 5e075e1469 Ethan had told 308962dc29 her a long 8a60576571 time ago, the f004e47171 Crown Prince firmly 84dfa1293a believed that everyone, 1f8a243859 regardless of who 126cd95e5c they were, was d7a1a13bf2 trying to deceive b404aa828b him.48be7e5105fa26d9
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“And in that c99e8c2bf9 sense, your first 78bc0373b9 mission, Lady Wellington, f9fe5f4a2f is to marry 86199516f3 Ethan.”74eff9c94ca4be14
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