NRAL | Chapter 03

Chapter 03 a5cb4e94ae127495

I’m the Real Eleanorb04b41b0c8e70438

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Nora gently held aadbaa8963 onto Arlo’s arm.f5b1330b9a139a71

To be more precise, she wasn’t exactly linking arms with him but rather leaning on his arm to support herself.7877dea919efd9a6

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Her frail 924ae2e5c7 body trembled 1348178fa9 as if 5ae4fa1556 even standing 1187b3d500 was too 2f46c7211b much for 4936b9fe2b her, and 09efd73a75 Arlo, being 5355e4c0a2 the gentleman, 5be3e6c93d offered his 6896a4f4aa arm to c77b0f2039 keep her f01dec2a26 from falling.f40926e7bd607722

Eleanor watched in 6cef83e6b8 silence.5e0cac5c34a1ea32

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‘What… did she just say?’0674ad50ae635c8b

She was usually d2b3704e59 quick to understand 38a9685168 things and always cf875e2922 praised for her 9a5c66c29c sharp mind wherever e0e4571bca she went. But in this moment, b497f33876 she found herself slow 93ef47e116 to grasp the situation.5af645de81a6d300

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Her body 000d37d7cb froze, yet e67381cc08 her heart 716dbdf35b raced wildly f39a146a8a in her ada7fda871 chest, pounding afdbcfe0e8 as if e320c30ff0 it had 370dee4e09 already accepted 21aa4639a6 what her 89f043d0a6 mind refused 9e31bb3d71 to comprehend.48c0c6c8bac6c6cc

“I couldn’t believe it at first; I couldn’t… but…”51a5cb1e1a9c3e79

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Nora spoke in broken 44646df30e breaths, her red lips c3070ccb3a trembling as she bit 65ed431870 down on them again 20558ef432 and again.62acfb436449f19b

Tears that had been 77d323c8ee hanging in her eyes aae54c2033 now fell, sliding down 6cb525ebee on her pale cheeks dfa5fe72c6 and staining the carpet. The sight e6bcb98ae8 was so a8158d351f pitiful that c61c472299 even Eleanor’s a0d766e843 heart ached.d9d2b64f5ef75ec6

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“I… I am the real Eleanor. It’s true.”c92b5a533e3b640a

It was only after 1b74b63a85 hearing the same words 622ed72806 twice that Eleanor finally 3026e3ebc4 faced the reality in 5147ba5bb7 front of her.fd68d8ebf7c0f14a

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Her beloved maid—Nora, who 0e47d17508 had once said that 4e69533b28 their resemblance felt like 080e63a7b5 fate—was now not just 2b4e21e6a3 imitating her but outright ccbd3830c1 trying to become her.591aec4ba1a6b2f7

‘She’s really doing 7df3ee8b6d it…’259487688841405b

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Eleanor swallowed bitterly.d2545c6fe87caaeb

The truth 6b9c70e022 was, she 416e5b8399 had already ced186eaa7 known.c35944e41bd12c57

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She knew that the 898121ea3a way Nora looked at 37d3140805 her wasn’t as kind 3c0237fb15 as it seemed. Nora wasn’t someone fbf9c36a5d clueless or unaware—quite 67824ed335 the opposite. She was sharp, b57e528fe3 carefully choosing when 4fe16998bc and where to 58eb0da290 make her moves.0959d112c1205c7e

Eleanor had known 929ce9188d all this, but 3e15adc411 she had chosen 79ca36d96c to overlook it. She had thought that b9bd93ac34 any boldness on Nora’s cf79ee7f09 part could be forgiven 6da26ec1ea as long as she, 075fc6b315 Eleanor, was there to 0e422887d1 shield her.e1a43e53e287e22c

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But now, Nora e228c39151 had gone far 5754445743 beyond what Eleanor 11c1ab7cd1 could handle.39cf308bfd52ee1a

“Nora.”169e40488dd4f4ea

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Eleanor’s calm voice 1e7a122cbd echoed through the 1f5e580382 large study.5a7c667d6fdf5ba8

Nora didn’t respond, a068a9deab only letting her 88ffbb7e00 tears fall while 7ded1f0c18 keeping her head a69edd058d turned toward the df81cb90d0 Duke.2a657b0959ee75c6

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Watching the girl who 377269303e wouldn’t even spare her 40644889a0 a glance, Eleanor sighed 80c2d39159 softly.1530da6890db012c

Impersonating a noble was cc8bb51af7 one of the gravest 533010fdeb crimes, and Nora wasn’t 8f3cff3460 just impersonating anyone—she was afe2af7de7 claiming to be an c85c59bca9 Astria. It was e90622c35f a crime 4c096f1d21 that carried 5aa478e117 severe punishment, 46ca77ef72 and because 2c82a74c49 she had 49a53f3aa3 done this 45bb38d07b in front 6f43d1e58e of Eleanor’s 238a6d6c6d father, there b53cd869ca was no d34471c04a way Eleanor 9935863f56 could cover 13bfbbb09c it up.1c9948c6179dff59

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Oddly enough, Eleanor wasn’t f18643310a worried about losing her dd55a4f6ae position. Instead, she was concerned 916f0dba97 for Nora’s safety.217e661cb2d8ecfd

Nora’s claim was 5c56bfe92f too absurd to eb2e628b63 be taken seriously. The chances of 74aa8e718f the Duke believing 3a3f02a17f her were extremely 2661c9934b low.c01f7c47b7ecf34c

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“How dare you…!”6878a3fc4d59c014

Sure enough, 388158ec0b the Duke’s 292acca1f1 face darkened 0c202a29bd with fury, 10a805f0c8 and he abf2e29550 exhaled sharply 2cc26147d1 through his 7efd8f823b clenched teeth.e0611095310da095

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“I took 8ac8b7dfe3 in a 3d8e1d6bb0 beggar from 9a7a0ab2ca the slums 102ce182e9 and treated 7ff53b4921 you far d4fa049746 better than 630810ea7a you deserve, a269933261 and this cf14727ad1 is how 8fdbabc908 you repay 88d2d97836 me? By pretending to 1cce4d8615 be my master? Do you b42fb4e368 really think eb645a8196 you’ll get 6dba8866e4 away with ee3f549e75 this?”b54689b2640eaca2

His thunderous dd0141a219 voice made 86df6410ef Nora flinch 5cd271ccec in shock, 103255fecf causing her aba0b7aa3e to lose 6b601010a7 her balance. If not 846326175d for Arlo’s 9e0456e52f arm, she 98c40dc127 would have 66d2af8698 fallen, but ef4af96c19 even that 6b127a7bc7 further irritated 661ec0bcd3 the Duke.6c50e42c109d0c8c

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“How dare you, d2008ed94b a filthy maid, 4fbcb5415e lay your hands be6201fc16 on someone of 15be59236a noble blood! Your Highness, I a3c447566a deeply apologize for 565adf3fd5 showing you such 6fd76e42f3 disgraceful behavior. I’ll deal with 1a4dd7809e it immediately.”8c76e53a2e12414e

The Duke signaled to 1f9250839e a guard who had f3d97bd163 been standing outside. As the guard approached, 3c70443c61 Nora’s face turned ghostly 5972426828 pale. She knew that a259a8ba3c once she was b68bcb5c6f dragged away, she c9ed905df7 would never see 8103b5cb43 the light of 7e00c7cfcd day again.611848bbb95e5039

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Eleanor took 6eae5db914 a step 44e610f0a6 toward Nora, 24bcc283fa her body 9a87833e81 moving instinctively.0c02a1032c711fe5

But before she could f88a480c58 reach her, someone else 707f6dfe86 stepped in front of f6691dacfa Nora first.6249410fb6b4cbfa

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“Wait.”6b172f347a8418bb

It was Arlo, her 7ff150be87 fiancé.1312fed5bd14a6aa

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“Let’s hear her out. She mentioned she 7600ac9fd7 has evidence.”eb3d77f9942f8b5a

“What?”682628b3b0c0e936

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Everyone in the room—Eleanor, 07794086ea the Duke, the maid, e7d244230e and even the knight—looked 070b78cdb4 at Arlo in shock.e8ecc899d4035254

Though Arlo was cd7dcf48a3 known to be 5e1b19126a kind to ladies, 74a789326c in fact, he 7b0905eb23 wasn’t exactly a cd1a3ae77d warm or softhearted ccf815cbc4 person. In fact, he 22d1806dcb was usually quite bd72b74593 cold toward those 35051b273e not of noble 20bff6679d birth, something that dfed2334bf Eleanor had always 1dd7faf640 worried about.e591d79a43ff8fd9

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Yet now, 2fd4984e48 his expression 3968f2658a in front 4b0a971d61 of Nora 6fb43479b9 seemed shockingly a740ab03d5 gentle. The mere bdbaee6d94 fact that a9f7f587ec he had c0d04f4681 offered her 3233b51e31 his arm 73cce902a1 earlier was b1eb5ff113 already unlike 9c37540726 him.a36a2dc1adc23b3d

The questions 6fb8a89f58 that had 07e5277093 been floating 9a7e29f2a9 in Eleanor’s b18db9069f mind began 3ab3b9db5b to come 96d01f81bb together.fe89939dca6b7df9

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And when the answer a35d502ba3 finally clicked, her body, c78be12306 which had been standing 56252080f9 firm like a pillar, 3e2d004954 suddenly wavered.c25aca97c366f93b

Eleanor let out a cdc044ac58 soft groan and pressed 28331127a5 her hand against her 827775eafd face, trying to hide 3267b22b50 the trembling of her f5dbfc4356 lips.977fc4c861447ff5

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Sir Ernst ec28e9bd3f quickly stepped 9d61618446 forward, ready 1766c3a983 to support 00ef3a66eb her, but 740c6a4669 she quietly 79f045c079 shook her 39192e7c99 head, signaling b94b518775 him not 630d30ccb7 to.adf9f589272e674c

“Your Highness, 1c0dd912b5 she’s just de63b363e0 a madwoman. There’s no reason to 0d51351d25 listen to her nonsense…”3f9d48a48a9fbdea

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Eleanor wasn’t the 9746ef23c1 only one who fceda8143f sensed that things abddf63dcd were taking a 859143e525 strange turn.a6fc67e7292d74a7

The Duke had a8f37b6d17 already noticed the bac13eec63 subtle tension between c2575b1a5a Nora and Arlo, c005aeca7e which was why 5205da4f7e his anger had 9f80b92793 flared so intensely.8beeae2eca4f82af

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But Nora, seemingly 3bbf145e0a unaware of the 32d4df8380 growing hostility, kept cfb886e7e2 pushing.7c988e3d85a5305c

“There is evidence!”2a64b64e4c0a3cad

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With a loud 6fadc50681 cry, Nora grabbed 9ba64d238c the hem of e874712d31 her dress and eeed82b78f lifted it, revealing a4529a2f27 her white ankle 7637882350 and calf.b4f80bbb72bc2c31

The Duke frowned, 346ebc5544 wondering if the 464197d17a maid had truly d16f428c75 gone mad. Was she 6ba6e9f66d trying to e7ab5a8865 seduce the 9a5370d6ab crown prince? Either way, 1a48399747 it was 6573d5bf89 not worth 295a594093 entertaining further.fbfdcb4aacda7b2f

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That is, until 59678677c9 she spoke again.ed8c965f40b386ff

“This is d506fb8051 the evidence. This scar.”5652684a4c7dd003

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On her exposed e81894a688 thigh was a 749b045a02 rose-shaped scar, eerily e368986a8e similar to the f11da76ba8 one Eleanor had.bf030f288017053d

Seeing this, 7195688e7f Eleanor bit 2aa030cc47 down hard 5095dc6da7 on her cc37d638f6 lower lip.6d9701303c4c1eb2

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How long had adf9c30582 Nora been preparing b992d94e60 for this moment?82896ef05b0d1ae7

It would 7c093709ae have taken 4ac5275eee years for 5f33d774fd a scar 53f522de33 like that 372b2290e0 to form 68f75e26d1 properly.f746a04a1b1765fb

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Nora had been planning f96668c3f6 her betrayal for a d9a91e108e long time.0ecb7d2da020cea6

“It’s a b752e415b4 scar I’ve a0ed23527d had since 8a28054bec I was ba875d54b7 young. I don’t e34ab94f2f remember exactly 9bb1cb186e how I 7453f5c466 got it 0e25869c04 because my 5dbbf32f13 memories from 10fc4ffb46 before I ca304000d3 was five 38dd27686e are fuzzy, adce8d4fd9 but I 4f27d86f12 think it’s a1c660f854 a burn db4ffc149e scar.”c655cf16350dca42

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“You’ve been 1a06e38ced Eleanor’s personal 628b988a94 maid for 52584565ea a long 7426916812 time. You must’ve seen the 8895fd19fc scar while helping her 8828b7cce8 bathe and then copied fb84c3abe4 it.”1abdc1bc7a96c5c3

“What? How could I ever do something so horrific…?”9e63c32214b5cd69

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“If getting the Astria name meant that much to you, would burning your skin really be that hard?”d2b9a5dabef762be

The Duke coldly pointed f35b990036 out the flaw in f4ba80e06d her story.d8ea109fb86ee5c5

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As someone who had 9cd471655c long been the head 34e361cc32 of the Astria family, fc4da23d34 he had seen many 0aa1297434 schemes in his time. He wouldn’t be fooled 1833325133 by something as simple dfeae495cc as a scar.13c576a9b59745b2

“At first, I thought 87bcc91ba4 it was just a 48a89d3526 coincidence. The scar in e8f6ae5987 the same place, 002dcc8551 the same age, 88e99ca72c the same hair d55defa7bd and eye color. Losing our a3e7d44b85 memories and 53fc3575ea wandering from 5e9e139cd9 place to e17ae779cf place at a06a92cfd6 the same 5323772923 time—it all e79ecc93bd seemed like f43d406b92 mere coincidence. But then, my memories 306d9f793f started coming back.”f202f5b768d71465

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Nora clenched 9c1ceca58c her small 86caea25e5 fists tightly, f07e02e49f as if d82b8d36e9 unleashing all 281036d5ca the resentment ef75d0b808 she had e5253515a2 held inside.719b4263bf67cafd

“I started 6d4d0b1e13 remembering my 48e4131fbe father, who fcc0c2149a used to 548539a6e5 brew tea 6e4ddb1cac imported from 1b79ac7f42 a foreign 93f026d052 land for 0fb4d88af6 my mother. I remembered my mother 4fce1ec504 sitting me on her 03bd2ac21e lap, playing beautiful piano 56ec0b6893 melodies for me… Bit e8a9f48fcb by bit, the memories 36e1a9a2dd returned. And yet, you still 5872f1c318 claim I’m not Eleanor?”3749e044312c2373

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For the first time, cdc89b40d1 the Duke’s unshaken gaze 8a65b27e5f wavered.e73ed4a695c4792e

Because these were memories 264372ef3e from before Eleanor was 9296649a7a five years old—memories even 5b6c6b4328 Eleanor herself couldn’t recall.8c1c57e76ef6af80

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Eleanor was just as df4beab1e8 surprised. She had 1ce52ec6c0 once told 5ec3d71e1a Nora about acb03eea0b her mother ee56510106 playing piano 93893f2835 for her, e0c1c698e5 but she a3ac3d7f68 had never f3fcc54a12 mentioned that 68677e644d her father 9be376d6bf used to 3fa37a7eb9 personally brew d1e49ca335 tea for 60cce4e30b her mother.5e272e0e0480ed0e

“…You must’ve heard these stories from the servants and pretended they were your own memories.”d6b540fe4934bdb4

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“I heard 6e3f01b041 that after cad628a28a the robbery, c09190be85 all the 9548e4e430 old servants 3ab27949c2 in the 4dd2e952eb Duke’s household 1343e8ded4 were replaced. The current staff has 6c910ae066 never even seen the a493579b4c Duchess. Who could cdda98124d I have 0543e9fd0e possibly heard 60b7af4bb8 those stories 02a75b0e6c from?”ef4a543806296297

Tears streaming down Nora’s ed0e53ec76 face caused the Duke 7a1deb92e0 of Astria to hesitate afce481aab for a moment. Arlo seized the df64a26c4e opportunity to jump 1d8aafeaa9 in quickly.ccfe431889faa502

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“That’s not all. Nora also remembers 29039d9a7d the first time 04197b8e96 we met when 4ce136c40f we were children.”5a4239b6d1685d28

“…What?”06898bae52eea7f3

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“She remembers 06276f9212 exactly what 55ac7dfbcf we talked 00e79cc31d about when f57a35e40a we first e9bb277a41 met—something Eleanor 8dde3af6d5 couldn’t recall 16c7e20ec8 at all.”033ca459af9a66d0

He spoke while gently 7e724b94b6 patting Nora’s back, and 9bd3c880f2 she accepted the gesture dce9bebd36 naturally, as if it dcb496e545 were something she was 62ca7636ef used to.8c65cbb201cd8ebe

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“Let me ask db27c82fa7 you again, just 9943005d68 to be sure. Eleanor, do e25f43a7e2 you remember 9c5cf5e584 what I 4a241c8cd1 said to ad72ea9a8a you when ef9ea89720 we first 79502daf7c met in c13c754a93 the royal 7831f4fc4c garden when 05fb453bee you were 888691ec19 five?”c9cd2948181da902

For the first 2de79f8186 time, Arlo’s gaze c8e4cde45f left Nora and 8447c820ce shifted to Eleanor. Unlike his comforting a0635073b9 touch on Nora, d22169163f his eyes were e9f611bf43 cold as ice.cd0fd7013f25f694

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Eleanor looked back fa0242a13e at him, her 4d37efef80 lips parting slightly.007393bdbdda8731

“…No, I don’t remember. But—”488e3c2587688c1b

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“As expected.”fadfdb49400b3d0b

Arlo cut her 6de17a85b5 off as if cb8795ba3a he had been 8b65b6c4a1 waiting for her d9df8566b7 answer, nodding as 08a7dd725e he spoke.8c4b3f9c3c862e3d

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“At this e9e465744c point, I 385a36b985 think there’s 9fbd37f895 enough reason ee0791a39c to reconsider. What do c21b8776ce you think, 5e3713e248 Duke Astria?” 25f49dfb31 He said 032b640501 in a 0fee675619 low voice. “You can’t just throw c90d1bfdd9 out someone who might 242b688e2d be your own flesh f752077fb0 and blood.”4f61e3f3d94737b2

The Duke stood 3cfdb07f35 silently for a 3934e2b156 long moment, deep 6100f7d1b9 wrinkles forming between 9d079903d2 his brows.f4ff527786eef7f8

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Arlo, uncharacteristically patient, waited 010c620783 calmly, while Nora leaned 32e0505f6f against him, awaiting the b9e7398ae1 Duke’s response.86cc5001d5489d40

“…This is all so sudden. I need some time.”e4ddf5d87c5e4e69

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“So, you’re saying…”db9ced07fdf0256f

Reluctantly, the Duke 195c2f1d6d nodded.47690e3312df1018

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“Take her 8fc4bf4a16 to one 9dacf95bfa of the 4cc3dd189f rooms in 9ad32b28dd the west 53f0da98dc wing.”5ae882334c337952

Giving Nora a room 6f8de4aaf9 in the west wing, 07b8b07433 where guests typically stayed, f7de6fc4ad instead of the east 14125a8976 wing, where the family 1424a9fea2 lived, was a sign ee54f29d17 that the Duke still 52c164bb55 didn’t fully trust her.406912f9ad4d026b

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But it was e67afe8853 also a form d18a9dbf6b of acknowledgment.822290b8f0438beb

The first c4fdb114d9 acknowledgment that 46bca88010 Nora might actually be the 8bf22c114b real Eleanor Astria.ec5909679cd27c3c

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“Wait, Nora.”60256af9578a2752

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As soon b644a3c9dc as they 8ecce36a3b left the e893d2aa0d study, Eleanor 6e10c47fea hurriedly called 8f93da77b0 out to f7c6fdd9e3 Nora.4210ce3fd20ff439

But Nora, acting 12359f7eb8 as if she 0e97cc2ffa hadn’t heard a 52b5c83229 thing, kept following 9b2eff88da the servant who 4d2fd874e0 was leading her d9fcf6a172 to her room.4150f398d6713017

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Unable to stand 2eb5ed2cbb it any longer, c3d8e8dfdc Eleanor grabbed Nora’s e7cc421633 shoulder, stopping her 33f390dedf in her tracks.cd4177cf97f63c95

“We need to talk.”340b6e04342641a5

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When their 933a07e3ab eyes met, dbd85ab688 Nora flinched, dadcf77e42 trembling as e6a9eb926c if she 440384d621 were scared.cee59684579c143d

How could she be 44a5a6c0da so bold just moments 8f5d482f73 ago and now act e18bf23e4f frightened? Eleanor frowned, b6347d8c8d confused by 7d0e259e35 Nora’s behavior—until 452e71166b she realized 26a73f4f6c the reason.78b0256daff8c03c

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“Stop, Eleanor.”27ebe6d4b505b34c

Standing in front a8392d8da2 of her was 786d8f1f21 Arlo, with his e66f9edde6 flaming red hair 155e77abdb and golden eyes, 1da8aec314 a symbol of 9dc3470106 the royal family. He was 11df272859 the handsome b122bc5dcb and charming 9e18af440a crown prince 12fb111774 adored by a1fb6b6ea4 high society.ca93c4fab7119249

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Had he ba56facc4c suddenly decided 072132ae26 to become b927fb32bf Nora’s personal ce3d38be87 bodyguard without 34235d183d telling her?fdfee637360af6fb

His behavior was ridiculous, 545e9713ed as if he had 15ff6915d9 forgotten who his fiancée 85e44dd14e was.328ad29c5ae1836f

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“Arlo. I want to speak da0a851755 with Nora, just the aecae2450a two of us.”e31f10a4c3455e58

“Now’s not 1405c86245 the time.”09bfc8003b71fad7

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“Are you 899f5d22bf worried I’ll 90bd782614 hurt her? You know 8780d2dd5e me better 265226a23c than that. I’m not that 8d460df011 kind of person.”55609eca0ea5e3cd

“I know. I know how de881bb3e0 soft you’ve always 1b68911c34 been with your 310e897c07 servants.”8866ea56e1321f21

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Arlo grabbed Eleanor’s wrist f4d27b7667 firmly, pulling her away 36008c7775 from Nora.53cdb964b747d7ce

“But the situation is 6ad58ac4b6 different now, isn’t it? Nora is 04fc704a21 no longer bffaf66ccf your servant, c4fc59500a and she’s bdf99f55cd not obligated 08e3ba770b to answer dedec6992f your calls.”ab5dc034bac9cb73

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A dry 47be6e919c laugh escaped 4fadc5b9fd Eleanor’s lips.f94a3636bfe25559

She had never truly e72866f241 trusted him, but she’d 5489768e1a thought that, as someone 977dd5c669 she would soon marry, f3efa34b6a he would at least 308d9dff4d honor the minimum bond bfc397c707 between them.4161c66b74ef88cf

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She had even 8308eefe4c helped him rise d51a0db359 to the position 0826aad5c8 of crown prince, b7b9849fba and she expected 9b56ec6034 to be treated 63e78b806f accordingly.f9d6f340fa95b433

Yet now, Arlo 2bd7c13089 was treating her d5a224ff59 like she was f871b5d812 his enemy, someone fa5e368268 he needed to 931a29fe55 eliminate.427e41410bf0c840

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Her lips trembled 67167a3082 once more. She raised her hand 5024485994 to cover them, trying a64ea7f42d to keep control of 4c043ab42d her emotions.d2d1ffe53d019dfa

‘Calm down. Not now.’8c8a39ae63d73fc0

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She forced a 446b4052af neutral expression and ee7f22d57d spoke quietly.2d8beef259e01818

“…Whether she talks to me or not is up to Nora. Nora, don’t you have something you want to say to me?”549bf1d4565d7780

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Nora clung to Arlo’s 43858342e9 back like a bird 5058a2211b perched on an old fc15c0d790 tree. Eleanor tilted e4a3151b66 her head bbb713538d slightly to 4fdf714b86 make eye 874e978f4f contact with 5d0e6b5c34 her.272a7e39a75ec4f8

As soon as their cfc1f98e34 eyes met, Nora’s face a30cedf694 turned ghostly pale, and 0ec3bc2bf0 her slender shoulders began 229251c7e4 to shake.1e210de3cb4fd8ac

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“S-sorry, miss. Hic… I…!”b959c6027c7b0fba

“Eleanor!”e2ea950a5336a1f1

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Arlo barked harshly.ca157152868cf3ab

“Can’t you see 669dd83a6b she’s scared? If you’re ba84a03a9b trying to 2b9ff95db2 intimidate her 5dccad4c32 into giving 59ac42ad5b you the d24a3f1d87 answer you 157d3f57e6 want, stop.”fa43cde112d2bb49

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“Intimidate? How am I—?”3eae31a175ecca3e

“What else would you 1f04992230 call it, forcing a 95312e1c4f conversation on her in e64419ed7a a situation like this?”5f0dd07996c0c627

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He muttered 699d793f87 angrily under 8173949fb3 his breath, 3d0b882538 “I never a2e42a8440 thought you 91d3210173 were this 5d66bc0779 kind of 265bad7748 person.” Then, 5068e73bcf wrapping his c50b4df0dc arm protectively b63fc3c1af around Nora’s bf071a67af shoulders, he 8fca3eab14 clicked his 193f0ce7ab tongue.5a1a0264e29ebad7

“Let’s go, Nora. I’ll walk d89e76f7b6 you to 3b3009a4aa your room.”7bedfb677e50664a

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“But… what about the miss?”16fd1fc8de9be1e6

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Nora cast a b8877010f3 quick glance at 6b38fdfa29 Eleanor before following fd56da8dea behind Arlo.f280db126574816b

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