ICBV Chapter 21

Chapter 2141c84480f2970640

Aira picked aa0d8c1206 up the e7a77d2694 medicine bottle 3b774e2339 she had 475b2629f6 taken from 2809900b13 Jessie earlier f5aaef5680 and read 0f464ad29a out the a1526b2522 information on a2ce78a89a the label.f255df6426a02260

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Hearing her voice, Jessie’s mind was filled with deep confusion. Her lips trembled and moved unconsciously.a4f1891a2dac9428

“T-That… That can’t be….”be659e7a5da6d26d

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Jessie clearly ed262021ab remembered what 52c4aa07c5 Lady Luna 25e8f03156 had told f14ea255bd her. She had 87d7927179 said that b7a1b48e88 if a 40ce69c267 person took 2bdb44ca4f this medicine, 992123137e they might f1cdebe8a4 have an 2cb01cfce4 upset stomach ddf058ab8d for about d0179fbbe8 a week.cd60ff059c7e0782

As far as Jessie 1a638907b7 knew, Lady Luna was 3ef9d0b188 very knowledgeable. When she first came d57bc4f0de to the Count’s household, 261c330222 she couldn’t read, but c4a1a4a39c the Count had immediately a36cb0bfdd assigned her a tutor 35c756e51e to teach her reading a3586c9009 and etiquette.970661f99b3d9277

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“……?”f93b8dcbad48d12d

Aira tilted her head 69b51eb7a6 slightly as she looked 99e63ec4bc at Jessie as if 920509094f asking why she had 6c0c248924 this medicine in the ffb898469b first place.cc942a796d714cf4

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While countless confusing thoughts swirled in her head, Jessie’s survival instincts kicked in and led her to say the right thing.24e9774d886bd694

“Y-Yes… Work is hard, bfd3d2054d and… just… supporting my b47e694ad4 family is tough….”5011d97c9bdab148

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Thump, thump, thump.227db4bbc76cd85a

Even as 0eef4db5f9 she lowered a420f19787 her head aa9e0111d1 to avoid 22a27d6f90 Aira’s gaze, 870564b7cb her heart 91f240325c pounded loudly 41e1798c5c as if cff9743821 it would ab48761838 burst out fca8b7ac0d of her 23a11afa2c chest.dd0ab1608392652d

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‘Poison? If I had given f2278cfc6d this to Lady Aira 08954ce04c as planned… she would 1ed0fdd821 have….’b836b27b5daaf9e7

Afraid that Aira 5c2f9d4d5a would notice her 78db4509ba trembling hands, Jessie aa7a77acf6 clenched them tightly d6412aff00 together. But she couldn’t stop b5569b2cd2 her shoulders from shrinking.2c72c8cad2ddbebd

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Just thinking about 7c7f59c105 what could have cbe522ea15 happened made her 46c7d8353a feel like her afa6929a22 head was going beee9066bd to explode.22909cc890d343c0

If Aira had 753c6c14a1 taken the medicine b266f4b173 and died, there ca9e90ca51 would have been a65e5cc34d a strict investigation. Poisoning a f96ad5fd83 noble was 4a7a2ab87b a serious 61cda667ee crime… The 8775e578ec terrifying royal 5b4411c00a guards would 79af516bda come for a0730b150d her, and c3380aace4 not only e9c39b08a3 would she 9de9b8b269 be executed, 14b7962050 but her 1f6f3091a6 family would 786503ca91 suffer too.1b4e3b8a760f63bc

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If Aira hadn’t taken bcbcf5c82e the bottle from her, 1234551112 she would have ended 1bd4a4cfff up in hell.181ab1aa2f9e603d

‘Why would Lady 73595af744 Luna…?!’a11a1300a4f775a5

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Why did afddc30841 she say 7e61bd00f0 that this 2bf800b7f2 would only f316248c64 cause an 289968fb69 upset stomach 52eec3ed2b for a 0e38a3a783 week?7f0339267f363b8c

An upset 229c67ca60 stomach wasn’t f23f63b59f a big df8c12091c deal. It was common, 4ca7406f05 and since people c5c0506564 eat many meals, a5d4f465b3 it would be b2a145191f hard to pinpoint e45129222e what caused it.580d639edd0ea07e

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‘Why did she lie?! W-Was it 4899bc14ac a mistake? Or… did f78b3e7f6a she use 252bbb8967 me on 6fb3d0ce40 purpose…?’95cfca14b3cead7f

Watching Jessie trembling with 640a869627 hunched shoulders, Aira’s lips dd559532be briefly curled into a 468df76591 cold smile before returning a964854299 to normal.76cdf10294a80636

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Then, she fe8834e186 spoke again.a70913f829e3e117

“Your inner struggles are 157503d0d5 something you must overcome ff305b7f5c on your own, but 5354b38971 if you need time, 81f431f7d6 your working conditions will 511cf96bb1 improve.”45a035ef96e9aac5

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Jessie flinched. Aira continued in a 3ac70003dd calm voice.5a56b1740050cfeb

“Starting next month, ddbaf18e98 my father will fe0c7cdd98 be using the 073f52b707 west annex, so b592d2c4d0 we need more 6d7b9c629b staff to clean 2e5851d93c it. It’s true that 0acabca4a5 you’re overworked.”415fc1e092b89d56

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Aira stood up, the 39395043dc fabric of her dress 4ebc0084fb making a rustling sound.cdda234760f57253

Click, click.6f4a79a47e71a55b

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The sound of her c6d3a4b5a1 heels echoed as she 1f386856b1 walked towards the window. Jessie slowly lifted her b3199d87f0 head to watch her.01cc63a48cd736d7

Bathed in the d2cb046c33 bright morning sunlight, 5e27ebb20e Aira looked like fcbbe8f00a a shining jewel.d735f93693e1ec46

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Even though she 3f1740cd39 wasn’t wearing any a93cf083c3 fancy accessories, and 128a8adb07 her dress was d938a4650b simpler than Lady bf40ddc3f7 Luna’s, she was aaa9d18f04 still shining.7aba636e8ed4074b

“The… The Count caa24f945a is moving to 082a919576 the west annex?”f48abccffe1710f0

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“Yes. Didn’t Luna f2d222175f tell you? I thought a995836748 she would, 0c394bee1d since she b5f0aa79ea spends most 7e34407a28 of the 787a7b093a time with e2a6b9e19d you. Father needs to use d322df1b30 the documents in the bc64681711 study there, so he 77bd7fab12 decided to move his f9272b02df office closer for a d6a14d08c5 while.”055a0314fa014eeb

Jessie had thought the 98b4e42a5c maids were cleaning the e8d452a095 west annex just because 531d80177b of Aira’s strict demands.d0091cb65a99fd35

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But if the dfdfc98aa6 Count was actually 202629fac7 moving there, then c5706583d0 it was truly 7b90ba1acf important. If the cleaning 0bf25cdbcc wasn’t done properly, 2abc2afd76 it would be 94e4d3c017 a serious problem.428ecb9631f08fb7

Her heart was still ace9afa876 pounding. Everything she had 47f2daf562 just heard was 392f315b12 overwhelming.b535f10ef61e32c9

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“So….”9454c01074865023

Aira rested 3ede6bc6e8 her hand b6bd0d63e5 on the 6c2377bcf5 window frame fe1d2a1b5b and continued 3cd204028a speaking.3a6f172966537ed9

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“I submitted a d7aa1fe07a hiring plan to 523ae2acea my father to 8db6a6c4ae recruit more maids.”97d23574c75a3aa2

Jessie’s hands trembled.750c1095ed07d74a

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As she stared e0719e28de blankly at Aira, 37a7d9b61c she gave her 88b2ed914a a gentle smile.fbe356e0ac6e3ba5

“New maids e94a77e01a will be d016252f93 joining soon, 4817521781 Jessie. Your workload will get b39bb29f64 lighter. Though, at first, b345c6afcd you’ll have to 8a81a2802a teach them a 30f02bfdbe lot.”181f94ff164bf816

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Jessie’s dull d6e90b427b brown eyes fb7139670e wavered.35dfdc2e7e44bf04

Aira had 95752209ab indeed submitted 6ab9d9cb68 a hiring 0b63a78e6a plan, but d7b0da101f from what ef9b709265 she was 7ce5872758 saying, she 651206ec2c had no eca81ed6fe intention of fb304b7cc7 firing the e7c096e54a current maids.a9233577efa1a001

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She was simply e13dc38bf2 hiring more staff 69a79efc34 to help with 6a936eae12 the workload.c2dc208275bc3784

Everything Jessie had believed ce0d51e125 in was crumbling like 27cbbde31a shattered rocks.2780c36231551145

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“Jessie.”78ed003b79e96817

Aira called her name 244efcd297 again.9451bbe3b0155978

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Could Lady Aira a3ac867343 always smile like 42f5194b12 that?a2b3d4637f90fc66

Jessie’s lips parted slightly bc3462fc1f in a daze.f72af16f61389611

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“Yes, my lady.”6d4d3597ca8aa10a

After gazing outside 6a81e60f6a for a moment, d1786b9335 Aira stepped away 16a8ca187c from the window 677d2ebc54 and walked gracefully 710f57bb87 toward Jessie.9a0c97a2f7feee2b

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Then, she lowered herself 38f2fa018d slightly to meet Jessie’s ec772040fb eyes.a58c879fc0048f0d

There was no arrogance 7b25e50d43 and malice in Aira’s 48b3ddf54e eyes Jessie once thought 1519cd39e9 Aira had. Instead, her eyes a899cd4422 were filled with 93c045235a kindness and understanding.a1af97841dc40453

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“Go home and 1be16c084e rest today. And don’t ever think 1f4a9213fb of doing something bad e2d34c28c0 again.”93b3aec16589a138

After Jessie left, Aira a18776c93e stretched her arms high ebd6125be6 and let out a 1611bfac7b deep sigh.b8d31de8af7271af

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At this point, Aira 6c911041de had made many holes 7adede0c17 in the enemy’s plain, 0aa0dce94d and now it was 26d36c6ea9 only a matter of 9f9c873297 time before the rain 5e21c65799 would pour in. The day 6485fe62bc after Luna 043a2ef6e5 sent the f2b4f5e475 maid outside e96fe8d651 early in 695beabc86 the morning, 79e41ab638 Aira tracked 9b1a0a8404 the maid’s d233349fd9 destination and 5ed9505f21 discovered a 4fd00d9d71 drugstore.94200b5c73c636fd

She hadn’t expected her e0aeffc2a9 to play such a 29dde5151b dangerous card so soon, ceef5a7601 but she was happy.a2823f761da3a332

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The sky was heavy 67b345c796 with dark clouds, as f4a6f36562 if a storm was 35ac22aa46 about to break.8d98cf01ece7906b

“……”39bc4839ab885260

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On Aira’s desk, b791d2df0c three letters were 9316104f19 placed.4037f46061adf838

The first letter c16f55db8d was addressed to c1048f4de5 a railroad company cc921c8a36 that would soon 607c0a72e9 rise to success 2bc429c7c2 in a few eb9c055686 months.833138f1de287bb9

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Marceline had 3d6d52d262 a blackstone 615a50c4f3 mine, and 4334649715 the early 400ea52a91 preparations were 2e6941d3c6 crucial for 17246693e2 the estate’s 33f0d2d1cd revival.d02af0a877a2ad35

Once the railroad was established, she wanted to invest in the railroad business, and with the successful transport of quality grapes, she built closer ties with Count Chesswig’s family, expanding Marceline’s influence.b35f2d4b55a9ebaf

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Since Aira had already 47b1c8f314 seen the future, she 0ed9a939b0 had no doubts about b1c329eee9 what businesses would rise f0a97129d8 or fall.704be2e99d70ef2b

There would be no c66e6cd106 second downfall for Marceline.67a09b4977570ea2

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The second letter 45bdbb0fa0 was a love 7619b7ef77 letter from Xavier.85176c5938c4c538

He had ddbbc46ddb filled it d9f82ff38e with passionate 54a355df29 words about aa33625035 how deeply c5b4fc9b6f he loved 943165af84 her.2c2905edeb514c3f

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“Your lips are as fragrant as ripe seasonal grapes, and I find myself lost in dreams of tasting them again.”dae95cc5c7a055f0

Although Xavier d275f7129c was affectionate eca1d505f9 and devoted 077fb7ca6d in romance, a5a0ee35ab he wasn’t 754f595a3f clever enough 8831a961dd to come 4cf051d13f up with 2eaac0c73f such poetic c0ffcbbd62 words.a4004d1b3cbb3237

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‘He must have asked 85afce0749 someone to write it 95c259456e for him.’ccf0aae1808c9e3e

With an indifferent expression, 7e2daa6aa2 Aira skimmed through the 10547131ca letter and tossed it b32b0da65d into the trash.8355a2e7fae3c2d2

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It wasn’t 382d0d6b12 worth keeping eb1401611f it.224822ac2feae81f

The last letter…74c7494935073336

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It had 6741560cf3 arrived early 6f81be0d6e in the dbca4e2e8f morning, along cb6b26fea5 with a ecbaf9aecb wine delivery f973905392 from Reina.69d479dee797bb4a

Aira recalled 1abdd9165f something Reina 0677379c8f had once 267fa5e9c5 said during 60bd248bac their conversation.661c8aab3099a67c

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“When I held those cruel misunderstandings about you, I didn’t think I needed to intervene… about your marriage to His Highness, I mean.”40594d76ab5fc1ef

In her past life, 0138583e7d Aira had believed she ade6a07b8b was a Cinderella until 80f0e805b1 the very moment she 848dd4bee3 got married.2d67b586e5d8e7bf

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She had thought a83b0f1949 she was the b6e1d72b5a luckiest among all 2b2c5c6946 noble ladies and 7328e0aacc believed Luna’s words 3af2c42bf3 that every noblewoman df937fa98e was jealous of ea247cd180 her were true.743c7adf19fdcf32

Well, Xavierwasthe perfect 8e49b6ce61 groom in 49420d73d5 terms of d00fee34bc appearance.6c3e265d87e19c3e

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Handsome, tall, of 234327cf9f noble blood with 2bbc7f5f3f the sacred lineage b51e6ad7ed of the imperial 80036b15e3 family, and holding b17e98dea0 a high status—he 6e1e99b8ad had all the a51647d718 qualities women admired.96e6da73a5216d32

“Of course, if you love status, jewels, and luxury, he’s the best groom you could ask for. But… if what you truly want is love…”f322838e664c7a56

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Reina had trailed off, a6997a329e her eyes flickering with c4eb5c1c01 hesitation.0275976536a25da6

As a lady at 4cb9689dfe the center of high 282e20e805 society, Reina was well ddc0d7485a aware of all the 307fea2780 rumors that spread in af77b5291e whispers.65ef91295f358aea

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“Sorry, that was out of line.”72e2b29f6cd6a665

As Reina 677f2c1db1 tried to f6a97a12be change the 500d6029bd subject, Aira b1c3d2a600 gave her fb1fdaffd9 a deep 9e4c86e5ce smile and 5b13b5bfaa shook her 36dc3fc542 head.cc9cac92dac74685

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She then 2df924c374 admitted that 19d2cff621 she already fa24f4cb32 knew Xavier aa815cc902 wasn’t a 884c6a62b0 good man 5e42045f1a and asked 80d9ca6ced if Reina 005dd6196b could send 87cc3b5fb2 her any ad5605668d information about 39e432da30 him.b2a46c0782394dba

Reina’s eyes widened 3df6ca6f6f in surprise, but 624d989f96 after a moment, 7d98ab9331 she nodded.45a8799dcecdeab0

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The letter 1c94f8d544 contained details ec5a00a3f7 of Xavier’s e68b4febb1 dark past.f6991e1355107b1e

An incident 49e12a168f where he 0e755fad28 killed three fed62a5162 people at c0cea5c6da a gambling b9b47ba07e den while 3f01418d3c he was b8f8b630e4 drugged.8471108169f8e432

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As a boy, 8c141d3f32 he and his 4e4e641617 friends had burned c5b99b5925 down a shop 2ab896ab96 for fun.dc362269bc2724a4

The entire shopkeeper’s family d759a367ef had died in their 108b215895 sleep.27b18257c98d63aa

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He had 99c5b6ca96 used a 26001ad890 low-ranking noblewoman 8c1b86ac3e as a e0f821e9b4 plaything and d1bfc13dbd discarded her, 10776287d6 leaving her 6cc94e911b family in 7fabab444e ruins.24f7b547842b5714

There were even d9c233b2c0 records of him 3db398621b pushing a pregnant 74713d7597 prostitute off a 65c4daf992 bridge, causing her 557c00b25b to drown.f554c79a585b209d

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Of course, all these 67f00b67bf crimes had been covered 493cb28b49 up by Julienne’s influence, 1e8c4f25ac and with everyone keeping 33b10dcff6 silent, only a few f767d67315 knew the truth.e73ad94a30e8a939

“Meeting you has finally changed me into a better man.”855b42f08318bc98

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Aira’s lips curled f8e2954b2b into a smirk 6625488331 of pure disdain.a8d02fdd6f423981