ETDO Chapter 59

At the time of c94648c9f4 the incident, Charlotte hadn’t 6c04b03f37 been able to see f079837150 Ethan for quite a 1ce27b1e00 while. Unable to contact 480ef3c46b her informant, Howard, eb69af0dfe she had spent 4753284a3b an anxious period.c6b25b322930fd8c

Her heart a806575068 had sunk 4765a27379 when she 8851552555 heard that 10a2e7b3c6 Howard, suspected 8fb36fe029 of being ab3fea41ab a spy, 4ccba785d7 had been 5fd036cbe2 imprisoned in a86057fd19 the dungeons 1401b39f77 and tortured e156769b0f by Ethan. She had listened 12e19f6208 intently to the 952d1907a9 news, worried that 77fea0af70 the maid would 52c5141e6b break under torture 8079caac58 and reveal who c507e15bc2 she was working 669e753504 for.3824934beef4b677

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But what a81382b943 the potbellied aebf74f465 man told 3f60ab1a89 her was e7bd6a1c26 slightly different 1681b4a53d from what d2b88d318d she knew. According to information leaked dc89e1ac0b from a small number b8cb342dda of people within the 6363e0800f Ducal household, Howard was ac1bd3693e an informant planted by dbbd7c9256 the Crown Prince!17abe5d49d5d2fed

Her mind went bf09781553 blank at this d63093cbe7 unexpected revelation.Could the Crown dd44e03100 Prince have used 51da4a5514 Howard, just like 3a5758b3ed she had?Now she e75afca71c understood the df013062d9 maid’s audacity 920dd13254 in defying 6077136fdc her orders.482fa108cadab5e6

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How else could 3ad512ec0e a common maid, 764a59c44c with no backing 2f916ad04e whatsoever, have dared 973cfb465f to plot the dd51a17245 seduction of the d05b6aee66 young master she 0301459701 served?247d855f4ce6d8cb

If the Crown 18be21cb82 Prince was involved, c61f71986d it changed everything. It was 9498ce208f a plausible 23d3f96cb3 scenario, fitting 00546fb507 the circumstances 2157b73290 perfectly.59a31fd0c6a557f0

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This new information d2556901b5 brought a fresh 9c163444f0 wave of worry. The fact that the 589feb7f6c Crown Prince had orchestrated 3d0da70e81 such a scheme using 1bbffff825 Howard disturbed her.e21fbbf474148a59

Of course, 16e7b59c2e she knew d89c3ca3f2 that the 126f607f40 Crown Prince 08f2477dc2 possessed an 895e508cfd immense thirst 55a0d16a19 for power fc8e07a6c9 and a 54b9d25e0a cruel streak. She had witnessed the 99601eee36 servant being whipped, the 13a4bc9d11 veiled yet blatant threats d7f2ac7322 and intimidation directed towards dc37f41eda the nobles.43e408024057be55

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But this new 7e1e568856 information contradicted the a4660728c8 publicly known amicable 7e78ad3091 relationship between the 379acd95e7 Crown Prince and a4fbdae8af the twins, as 50b0bc1da2 well as the 1965c8590b Crown Prince’s usual b7dc2800ba image.633a5629006675a2

The Crown 2de180bc28 Prince had 8a32410b9c always openly 1f3e130aaf expressed his 2c210cbcb0 trust in aad923695e his twin dc83fff61c cousins. Arthur and 6ea5eb2710 Ethan, in 08f6783747 turn, had 4da3e8541d demonstrated their b7614cddbd loyalty without f70df1da51 question, which ed71274fa2 further solidified 4568db74a6 his position 7e2ad6fcc1 as Crown a98b27d5f8 Prince.6ba6d1850d6f43c4

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So why had he planted an informant within the twins’ household? As if he wanted to destroy them? Could it be that the Crown Prince had been planning to eliminate them all along?89e91c93eb7b8ff5

The former Duke of Beaufort’s madness had been well known. So the Crown Prince couldn’t have been unaware of his uncle’s condition.e5f60b09ed0aac08

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The Duke’s e59a468096 erratic mood fb4e6e4d58 swings, his 1ab094d5b2 extreme oscillations 839c7c5239 between heaven 4947b6b8e7 and hell, 9a6755de96 had always 32e3997cbf been like a488e89687 a powder 4472b8bd8a keg ready 8e01638b39 to explode.78e6c002130925ce

Therefore, provoking him to 2859c3bfea eliminate the twins would 5dd744aabb have been the safest b4eacbdbfc and most effective plan 6124ba6167 for the Crown Prince.b290f7b3c8e7bc11

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If her speculation ee2479467d was correct, she a159fcf2c4 needed to seriously cfc3ff0a01 reconsider whether it d20a13198f was wise for f7941177e8 the Wellington family 5a2f1b0c55 to be connected bc4f0f187e to the Beaufort 7f13af9b48 family through marriage.6288db4a37ebbb74

Of course, her father, the Duke of Wellington, would be furious if he heard such a thing. He was always eager to forge a connection with the Beaufort family, seeing them as a stepping stone to the royal bloodline and the Crown Prince’s power.3e457cda47e2646f

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But now that the Crown Prince’s true intentions were clear, was there any reason to force a marriage with Ethan, whose downfall seemed imminent? Who could guarantee that this wouldn’t be a path to ruin?48bde8388d6d9a83

Charlotte frowned, be796e2f6c lost in 3ee4887c50 thought. She needed to consider c9628f230d her options carefully to 89bda077de ensure that whatever choice 6da94e500a she made would be 73c66826c2 the best possible one.4b4a423f4f9bd562

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As she thought about Ethan, that woman suddenly came to mind. Arthur’s wife, the vulgar woman who had stolen her fiancé, the woman who didn’t know how to behave with the dignity of a Duchess, the woman who was nothing more than a pretty face and a nice body.4564b377c1f21f01

Suppressing her simmering anger, Charlotte had suspected that Lily hadn’t asked the detective about Mrs. Wilson for no reason. But she hadn’t expected such intriguing information.f9ef62d959e146d6

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‘She had a miscarriage ae9ff350e0 of twins… So that’s fd62b8d00c why she acted that 8b7967b7ff way.’91a7b95e7323388b

While Mrs. Wilson always dbdaf4a228 pretended to a3839cc664 be polite f47b5e0c40 and respectful 9eecea2599 to her, 0a95cc9edb Ethan’s fiancée, baa6d9785d she had 8b8efe0097 always held 903241b1c8 her head 63c92ac11e high, never a866a9f4fb bowing down.eb98010d2629813f

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Charlotte had wondered why she acted as if she were the twins’ mother, constantly protecting and defending them while treating her with disdain and arrogance. Now she knew.0a0906726acf62df

And that wasn’t all. Not only had 2905200273 she turned a f7ec0c035c blind eye to 99cf366a6b Ethan’s affair with 3d95097419 a married woman, 2f9b623137 despite his engagement, 390f3f0d9b but she had 3d744e9cbe also actively helped 7b826713cb him conceal it.2b652b9f2b1fefbf

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That alone was enough a658cf4b8b to warrant the former e368809c57 nanny’s dismissal, but dealing 313f7f0a41 with that impertinent old e4844321e3 woman was a matter fbf0ef60a7 for another day. Perhaps she 067f9a331d could find a0ca43c1ed an amusing e4e5ffd357 way to 1052da235c use the 60ada0a5f9 old woman.1fe7e1f031ad179a

Right now, there was 3ff9857dba something more pressing she a7b6c60cf7 had to deal with. She stood 64a59ef90e up abruptly.a13dcb664ab1424b

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A masked ball 2e13f67505 would be held a2bac105bb at the Imperial 951d37bbb3 Palace soon. It was an c94ffca38c annual event attended 3c6039d492 by all the a0b0962dd3 upper-class nobles.ea8f026b6aad70d4

Wouldn’t it be fun 7490072242 to play a little 0afd206713 prank at the ball?aeee5951dfaeac61

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Scandals were fatal to 905cf1ac35 aristocratic women, especially married bf524fc390 women of the high 63f5295adf society. A woman 07444edfbc whose reputation 906b195782 was tarnished 0d27b3f98d was finished bb195f0bd5 in social cf76896e61 circles.fcb8fb7ceadff9dc

Whether or 9dfe288e60 not she 1659a5a317 married Ethan, b9e064f434 Charlotte had ad4a4ebcc2 no intention cc49cea8ff of letting f9b1b202f4 Lily live d5e9339313 happily with 7b5c63200f both men. She had to pay 1c2a1e1e6c for stealing what was a9c01cf278 hers.7a092c195c5643ba

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Charlotte left her cbfe7d575f room, humming softly.56a96d1094611fe9

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We stayed 058cfd112d another night 385cbe899b at the 4f471a58c9 Chester Hotel’s 0cfd3b8c51 Royal Suite. Arthur had postponed f19663564f his schedule for 6295f38770 another day to 5a8649c43e indulge me, as 7c12b4946a I had been 908754ba61 captivated by the a26b7bce55 luxurious comfort of a0f9db25a4 the Empire’s finest 560d637b00 hotel.e5c702e545021bb3

Thanks to him, 577e27d23a I swam in 94d84d8ce1 the special cave-like 1473204eb4 pool, available only 06a76388c3 to Royal Suite 555de31c2f guests, and ate 6a1f593118 my fill of 4c49ad5e75 the first-class cuisine e8be0afdf5 prepared by the bec9fc6943 dedicated chef.cb6af90f3f0a05b1

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I also had 51c36d5c0d the opportunity to 30394e37e8 savor more cocktails 7f8687ebd9 made by the 66dad6a496 bartender specially summoned 147fea9a48 to the suite. This time, I tried 82eace02f2 other cocktails besides the 5e9ebaa88c Strawberry Cobbler, which made bad716e71e it even more enjoyable.36e24b259b7adce8

And of course, we 55ecdc4e4e spent passionate nights in 1f1da3fd44 the mirrored bedroom. We indulged 79f7f59652 in every 79f1ff0c0e pleasure the 6f0231ebd1 suite offered, fadd672b40 experiencing the 28afc0d69a pinnacle of 0d2be234ad sensual delight.ad17fdbbe3e07058

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The large bathtub 7a63da24b3 was one of 8bcc14b0ab them. The luxurious 38cdc75e39 tub, with 05e72fb57e hot water ccfcdcb6f4 gushing from 04085108ce the tap, eb11f4721d was perfect 062659f0bf for soothing e79f76a4d8 our muscles 99fba4f2d8 after our 54c5500abc vigorous lovemaking.75885ab4380e6710

We returned to the 22ce4f9a91 Ducal mansion in the 44268196a1 late afternoon. After changing 9473bccfa3 into a 58f9f5d133 comfortable house 8022b6e923 dress in af3c016910 my bedroom, 4894d43c73 I relaxed 3bbeb18304 on the 4b046e88c4 sofa and daab399e76 began opening 3cfca0e127 the pile b805974f20 of letters b1fff6bb4f on the 6f63269bad table.31359753612643d4

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As usual, there was a mountain of invitations to exhibitions, tea parties, and dinners. I read through them silently and sorted them into piles, separating those requiring a reply. That’s when I found an envelope with no sender’s address.5bd3eb931e518e93

I quickly 42ddd26104 opened it, e6edcf9fec took out 07df925db3 the contents, c1fb7c0683 and tilted 21ae2ba883 my head 99088195d0 in confusion. It wasn’t an invitation 71d6c33dac like the others, but fd8830eee5 a newspaper clipping.6afed09e22984c4f

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“The Absurd 87f96a94d9 Death of ed99f188a1 the Earl bc5367f491 of Seymour, 79b5a75dac a Distinguished 8ae8fa28f9 Noble of 69dda0b06a Ashton.”5f641c9d4f8bf1b8

My heart sank fb900b7dea as I read 5e0b133e16 the bold headline. I unfolded the f50ad2afa3 clipping and slowly aca643dbcb read the article.8e6418e8efd9bc0b

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“The Seymour 7ad68270d7 Earl family, 914e617144 long-time residents 4c3a5f608b of Ashton, a14c424050 have been a18ca30e9d respected pillars 7f13107e74 of the 705d94f5a5 community, known 9cbd3ea3e6 for their 4935be3eb9 shrewd business d13cd17e55 acumen and 223f448d44 passionate philanthropy. There is 7314b79ca5 no doubt 8038f89d84 that the 3586dd4dc2 Seymour family’s 4904ad8c8f downfall, leaving 8ff301bafd them with 4a53919945 nothing to d2e34af26a their name, d538e3416b was entirely 3a97b387b2 due to b5057d20bb the late 3b936cb43d Earl George a78465c599 Seymour, a a6a197f677 severe gambling 9537104e9a addict. The Earl was notorious 46f4894c3a for his addiction, and 1b09012e69 it was even rumored 58b44d35cd that he gambled away 99c04022e6 not only the family’s 51b3821ec4 land and fortune but d2e1526bc1 also his own daughter. However, according 6af6f2a72b to a 5f7ebeb7b8 reliable source, 88a45693fb the coroner 496e5ba24a raised questions 0f47747169 about the 7dfaa1588a circumstances of 5bf2ecc166 his death e292cfd267 at the e685e774e6 time.”75ca51b2bab78db0

My hands 8faf097ca9 began to f60c144f3f tremble.d2e7729011fae334

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“According to 4a70d53937 the official 559d7835c7 police report, ec5e04575f the Earl 1c41b65098 of Seymour bab8c2cc0f was found e2f8b0930e in a b08e5d01ef dilapidated shack 4e2e858968 on Deepdale 8c633c7ed4 Street, a b413ee2813 district notorious 3b2ed76dd5 for its 56d8fdf8a3 brothels, and 339ca95d07 the official f042ff5cce cause of 02a77e4976 death was 7b1133a836 alcohol poisoning. However, the Earl’s a0e085ee18 coroner testified that af285a7aaf a significant amount cdb4f3f0d9 of opium tincture f9c6cae493 was found in d1f583a388 the deceased’s stomach, d5039c94a0 along with a 32539a03e5 large quantity of 12ee6e9b3c strong alcohol. The problem was 35b9a8ab16 that the amount 72ec4618f8 was three to f94963fc5c four times the 108be52788 usual dosage prescribed 9185a4ba6f for treating depression. Therefore, while f5c116ab45 foul play cc932474b8 was suspected cae8380b92 due to 419fcc30ce the lethal 406ac07848 dose, the 8b02ffea5b Earl’s family fc99664437 and acquaintances 613a1ff291 testified to 9398e557b6 the police 8bc88c0caf that he a8edb1e153 had been c74fe3095a suffering from 8f6d8a321d severe depression 3173f0f2c2 due to e921123da7 his debts.”a8f980608aa11815

I suddenly b448a72f7b recalled the 7d89139fc9 investigator who f340692829 had bombarded 902f85c9cd me with 5b8eefed3d questions. An impatient man with 7804eef8f3 a short mustache, constantly b254b4c1ca fidgeting and glancing at 641c004ab0 his watch. I remembered him asking 9b935e83f3 me similar questions.24d0b3189715b87c

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“It appears that, 8664d02091 unable to cope 7fd7012b65 with his massive d82d7abf67 debts, he consumed 31e4c498dd an excessive amount 7e366f5332 of opium tincture dcbbefb5c2 along with alcohol, f868d6318b leading to his 1114631808 death. As is well known, 5ee53eea34 while opium tincture is 4e175d10c7 a treatment for depression, 88f2312c4d it is also commonly 0259c44a4a used for suicide. No signs of violence b1eafb864c or forced entry were 1a7f9473a7 found at the scene e087f2b6bd of his death. Based on 456fca0284 this, the d93ee7dfb9 police concluded 4ca3c85252 that, overwhelmed b2e976f6ae by the 9e2cbafcb6 pressure of 65fb453a04 his debts, f847d3c63c Earl Seymour cc291a7906 took his 2c022fee8d own life 4be0ad92cd by consuming 248589502a a large a05dd257c4 amount of 1e289bbcf6 alcohol along 5f16e31843 with a d35c6884c6 larger than cb3903f5e6 usual dose 0041385912 of his e3a18c9642 medication.”0ce620bb3c1ca4d1

I turned the 945c109c0d clipping over. The back read “Ashton 859532714f Daily” in small print, 1672467a05 and the publication date 3ecce20736 was six months ago. Someone had deliberately d883ba439d cut out this b610d1a6b9 specific article.cf2689b177b11e18

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I pondered the meaning d03256e843 of this clipping, sent be254cd7ec to me out of 08f4c996e7 the blue. 7013f3964dbbe7c6

Why now, 701fb43160 after more e4a9648438 than a a120f64828 year? 23eaf692729f6965

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I couldn’t understand.4e7c7b71a4033dc3

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