NRAL | Chapter 04

Chapter 04 f4bd9420867902b3

Finally, I’ll Escape This Hellf2df6fcdcf74071d

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The Duke 72c627a971 of Astria, 30064edda8 worried about 90e082ef36 unnecessary rumors 5e6ff7915e spreading, banned 4984f3fd3b Nora from 662e63f3d8 going outside. Forget outings—Nora couldn’t f4ff34c54e take a single b642471d6f step out of 4138cd075e her assigned room, 43be6b78ff nor was she e01a9a03b8 allowed visitors.b48e01ece1caccc4

Arlo criticized this harsh 0e44736ab4 treatment, saying it was 16a0f78547 too much. but there wasn’t much a9637a09ec else he could do. After all, even as 969dac8e19 the crown prince, he b3edfab38c couldn’t interfere in the d72bc4bb94 private matters of the 44d33d7390 Duke’s household.dee4a3730764fb70

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Still, despite e4089638aa the Duke’s 21d074e92a efforts, stories ce94025028 about Nora e0f0e41d54 spread throughout 286876185d the mansion ef65d52f8e in less c64d2c59f1 than a 633387279e day.404848f38d41d559

“Did you hear about bd73ae79e1 Miss Eleanor’s favorite maid d8623bcb06 finally causing a scene?”7cfe3038292a9a15

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“They’re saying she’s gone 0dc0f1d405 crazy, claiming she’s the ff3241783a Duke’s real daughter and e740fd0143 that Miss Eleanor’s the fc3fd77774 fake.”49edc84a46c1463d

“Is she out of 0fdb801f66 her mind? How could the 312aca665a Duke let her 566951339a stay? Why hasn’t she been 5948e92dd6 kicked out yet?”00aa4aa51edc2266

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“Not only hasn’t she 37c90a024b been kicked out, but 1130981272 she was given the a9c35954ee best room in the 9d287645b5 west wing! Which means…”7deca61d5f4dcab6

“It means that 64a473ed53 maid might actually 9e407517fb be the real 08540dc7ef daughter.”c4fd52a4692aa401

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Rumors, as 501ee5d2e1 always, grew 06025a0060 bigger as f5957a2ab7 they passed 3425927423 from mouth fed885a66e to mouth. This time was 0ff5d63e93 no exception.df050ec1683f3b99

At some point, 89b4f2986b the servants started 784b8fc306 saying that Nora 5076c1e542 might be the 4944c02e41 true missing princess 0b58525280 of Astria, and b17923e578 conspiracy theories began d70ea596ed circulating, though no d967e99ca3 one knew where 080132f37c they started.15710437e0f531c1

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“They say Miss b33af80bdf Eleanor took Nora 345673c9bb in as a fe5c7a38fa maid on purpose—to 6a27e83abc keep her close 151c495eba and make sure f6a94f8fed her lies wouldn’t 9274589a76 be exposed.”fde903c7085f986f

It was laughable. Rumors always had 76081ea1c9 a mysterious power, 549f0dedf8 making baseless stories 0e48cb82f8 sound as true 716950c9d7 as undeniable facts. Because of them, 46518558ad Eleanor’s life became f17dbe60d1 quite exhausting.5d45e24f75e13baa

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Wherever she went, 607243e080 prying eyes followed. Every expression she 3f2e23e8d3 made, every breath e98f809ed6 she took, only 9c7d6f3875 seemed to fuel b4a66c05bf the gossip.59376b22cbcc2942

Still, Eleanor showed no 605bde7893 reaction to this behavior. She simply maintained her a13e709d77 composure, trying to anticipate a716dfee72 what might happen next 849e7cfffa while going about her b14a051872 usual routine.bb2158659de9335f

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But, unfortunately, c0d16bd862 the world 79ff844fec didn’t intend 7faa138f3c to leave 587abd9204 her in 443966b747 peace.759e140edd0b306f

“Well, well, 3115f2008e our fake 2a8739b634 sister is 2de10ff888 enjoying her 42f095dfb6 meal in dca8c5a4c2 peace.”4df6eaa31889652d

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A sly e1c69d47d0 voice called dfe326f54c out, and 14b62fa14b when Eleanor 4c8f4baef1 looked up, f57f8b4d4e she saw 18005e4faa the shining f6879c4b0e face of 2d8f7f80ac Damien Astria, 10ce2ea4a8 the Duke’s 403345cbe5 son. He had d421a5732f light blonde 6b9161e973 hair, similar cdd0ce25e8 to Nora’s, c3f1b61f3f and blue 58210c9636 eyes like 30c5d61684 their late 4360882001 mother’s. He had 16fdda1942 a small c6ee564d0a face, but d157b41710 his large 83e2537bab mouth stood e7700661d6 out.44972cd0aaad2dc1

“Damien. Don’t start,” 94a36a782a Eleanor said, 3ab2113084 turning her 67f5e3676f attention back 5027635d75 to her a759495256 meal.4517b1ff60e963c8

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Her only 79c2c2b443 brother, Damien, 1f0456e965 was always 7f10213170 quick to 33c7d6b0ae speak and 276458aff7 always had 21a60585e8 pointless things 57a1afc9fc to say. Other nobles praised him 3533d75cc3 for being sociable and 75d437558c aristocratic, but they didn’t c330c2d035 mean it sincerely.58f0041265428089

After graduating 0630e94817 from the e3db76854b academy, he 441d13ea30 bounced between aef0dda9db various social 4e51085955 clubs, throwing adff9c39af around money c4525173dc and changing 4c0d1a97ea women like 4de87cfc0f he was 5c9c058b1b picking out 4a5efbbed1 clothes. How could anyone 09d90a9590 consider that noble?805c76ba639e7571

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‘Actually, maybe that’s the a8b8530019 most noble thing about 5d2138040c him.’cee5f2161c95f014

Eleanor thought bitterly, recalling 5f0a48be66 the behavior of the 1d9833a7a0 nobles in the capital 818eeb67fc of Cardiff.9b08a0243b685822

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Damian hugged himself dramatically, 08b5d2d832 as though her smirk 5df061e2ba was chilling.680a1b049553b1b3

“Eeek, Sister! What’s with the f824eb5685 scary look?”464538e838e8a2e4

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What nonsense is d5039da887 he about to aed9d6d301 spout now? Eleanor gave him an 783cbb4a83 irritated glance. Damian smiled cheekily 2ba68989ac and bent closer f4e5d61f22 to her.7ad55cff1155e659

“What if you’re 21a2ffe55f not actually my a8ebcebdaf sister?”55cd0c58c4f5b933

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His voice rang with 1b9010e103 no hint of concern, 12bcb1f8a0 almost as if he 3edf9db293 were enjoying the situation. He seemed 18a1eb92fb full of 0eac2c30fa anticipation.dba540364b3d214e

“How dare 21e5036358 a commoner 3ccb1f1ccb act like e8fc4e4424 the heir 8d527498a0 of Astria? Do you think you’ll 88f2f2023f get away with this?”1a66f979bdf955c1

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Oh, and since she 5f2bd073b7 grew up in an 23043f132c orphanage, she wouldn’t even b0460e9397 count as a commoner, c2fb64b2ff would she? Damian chuckled and added 6d95befa67 with a sneer.7c525aaeabb77f47

It was both a fefdafb8d9 taunt and a threat—far 00bad44595 too cruel for someone fdec17d957 he’d called his sister e67567d403 all his life.54fd46f961c34f8e

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The servants 7370416513 nearby gasped, 901e4b15a6 while Ernst, bbb1d688bf standing by 5fb0846ee0 the door, 23ffcd2674 clenched his 3a661312e2 fists in 1d2a2946f6 anger. But Eleanor didn’t flinch 5523ac5d48 or seem hurt. She’d expected this.a295c24e08494a24

“Well, I’m 49abd709f6 glad, then,” 35e9dcd769 Eleanor said, 1ce7ab58d1 her voice 75d5817dbf flat.419e5ca42b39c6c0

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“I don’t have to e355fb6be8 deal with you anymore.”8692e843684860a5

“What?”637537cd888f5194

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“I said it’s 4ad19e69a5 nice. No longer having to 93fa9bd02f clean up after you; 2dcd387d7f listen to you whining 77fffce046 about how I’m the 0103f9b830 reason Mother died and a839a53460 all that nonsense. Sounds great, honestly.”920d91aa226fc47f

Damien had 470c2f977f always dumped f320747fd9 all his 9bdb1c1a34 responsibilities on 23422b63e7 her since 1816917b0a they were f709966888 children, and 74dc8cf647 his excuse 57f7efcec9 was always 4c81963f81 the same:a4fa5d6a802f8c59

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“Because of you, Mother aa7a1a97b0 died!”ac54ca4da647c8cc

“Because of 6c2a9a4de9 you, I 69490f11b4 grew up ced6740d10 without Mother’s 2ada3ca6e1 love!”cfa014cac93ec652

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“This whole gloomy 722fac8c6b house is your 7ee1699488 fault!”00f3184ce0dde138

She had 8bf1552375 heard it dfacbc61d2 so many 81ffb2c6e8 times that 4f7d388262 it was c997602c52 almost burned f00417fead into her 8a83cf2c62 mind.f72bbb05cd324b03

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Her father had once 6a556f10e8 said that on the 35869b2c70 day of the accident, e3dd00dd23 their mother had initially cc1a87fe0f planned not to attend df1be956ae the wedding, but she 27c3e7d6a6 couldn’t resist their young cda90eb4ce daughter’s plea to see 36cf807a98 her uncle’s wedding, so 2adce1a94d she went to the eea1183976 church and ended up 6c7d4fe75c meeting her tragic end.3687392efa44e1d0

Eleanor couldn’t remember 8037880996 it, but it 0a0a1606c0 had become the 6a5614aca5 guilt she carried 53aff80850 for her entire 7b58d1c048 life.440e9388006a0bf6

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At least, for now, 7d9b49330d she was free from 4e8657b3fb that guilt.bff30dba6e4c1136

She didn’t have to 1be831701e take on the responsibility 40039846c8 of her mother’s death 47696b4b65 just because people were 58d1404afd doubting if she was 1b0ca46a0a the real princess.cafcb2522853817b

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“How dare 0d82c3cf5c you speak 8b3fcc634f of mother…”ac0a8022de0b2b52

“I’ve heard b2ed467277 rumors that 4a5319e8d9 the young 77c041d769 nobles have d3efb2e932 been frequenting c595b4847b low-class gambling 1112d919ce houses. Damien, you 92da6f73f7 wouldn’t have ab8491b67f anything to e4509a2f79 do with 245b3bc75b that, would 644d32f04e you?”7f0958d7d7e295ea

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Damien, who 37528c67ed had been b2929e32e3 about to 61867e9018 shout in c618772a17 anger, suddenly 5b01ae3db4 closed his d4a2c45377 mouth tightly.fca5bc6f0e449f7e

A brief silence followed. Then he smiled as bf9183a7b0 though he hadn’t just cdba1daf78 gotten angry.a5c44f3bb390b626

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“Of course not. I’m the Duke’s 4d517b3f6c son. I could never go 20d79e1aff to those filthy places.”e109da7eced8e1e1

“Right, if fc6b3da5ed it’s not 4b78a86f4a you. But I e4c0730800 heard that 357a9586fe Father is 35f3c83122 really worried. I’m glad to 420fb55102 hear it’s not 38ced45c9b you.”52e8f2bb3bc6eb03

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“Well, of 1c48dc2744 course not.”8a5c568ebc6daf86

Damien grinned 3c7095daf4 as if 453e057ab7 it were a9d7b4f9bb impossible that d78683bf39 he had 8875618e00 anything to 84fa72bc82 do with 5cb6f213cd it and 0b4a664050 walked away.ac65c3a3c1c93d59

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However, his hurried steps fedb78ccbe betrayed his nervousness.92c9c00f2ca61060

He knew 9727dd37b0 all too 570b5ff4cf well that b7f10b73cd if the 7193a96e47 Duke found ee1a67b5bd out he e00a053524 had been f4ae3f40ad involved in cb8fdf7ec6 gambling houses, 609c1e6e65 he would c475a8e516 be in bd4bfabc3a big trouble.7f1f0fb26bd01a5f

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The Duke was quick-tempered, 263936a469 and he cared more 283776cf82 about money than his ed73a7b832 own children.55f687ec61efb0f2

‘Well, he c4cd56231a shouldn’t have b4321e226f done all c32640d240 this shady 381d8852dc stuff in 77a1eb8ea8 the first 2de37e37c9 place.’41324fef6f57d2ae

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Eleanor knew more than 4c55edb270 just this. It wasn’t hard b50c480041 to gather information e62c044421 on someone who 7cccfc1e8b was always causing d0cfbf859e trouble.0ee32dbcc0e6000b

Damien, as expected, would b07fd7958f keep his mouth shut d49615fb16 for a while after 6d685945dc she hinted that she b733045367 knew However, the real 48cbdd339d issue was that Damien’s 18d756856a actions only fueled the d558c6f48a rumors spreading among the ab38f3794f servants. They were now 0ed75a4d30 talking about the e06974a737 siblings being known e207d1e969 to be on 034727edc7 bad terms and eca3522614 the newly emerged e2c43a2315 princess candidate.beaee39284503252

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‘So, where do we 5bad5b5191 place our bets?’2612bb1568d3da37

The servants glanced c97fc0ad31 at Eleanor as 49bbc6eef6 she ate, their 5abc634afe minds working furiously.106c6e04b229da37

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Just as the burden d1a206287b of their stares grew 5e591b382c unbearable and Eleanor set ad8df2a6f2 her spoon down, a 6653e26fa7 sharp voice rang out.a64bc3c5fb2575f9

“Why isn’t everyone 39ff3d8258 back in their 602f5eaab0 places? How dare you hover f73e536f70 while the young lady fb3a50d1b0 is eating!”b5938ee066435538

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Head maid 17e5508786 Mary appeared 3c024d36e5 at the 1394f6d27d end of 029ea87cda the hall ff818e4596 and shouted.52f20b020c8e128f

Her sharp 8059a1c4a1 voice made 0d0cbd0b52 the servants fd7d32f424 flee without a39f9fbe3e even trying fd35670a19 to explain. The fury 18c18b48a2 of the ba5b740105 head maid 5cae237b97 was as 87bf34ae81 fierce as cdc3396072 a bear’s.2f9b7c9d0228c0aa

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Even Eleanor flinched 7c72f86aa8 slightly despite having fbab0535ea done nothing wrong.df72fac56e5cb56d

After all the servants e16dc95710 had hurriedly run off, 67ff85e74a Mary returned to her e9a6a2258f usual gentle expression.0c9cd572e4720bee

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“Don’t worry too much, a38f1e136d young lady. I’m worried about e0567a17a5 you. You’ve been b6ef1940b5 going through 97fd52239c a lot, fd99390acf and I’m f4305970b5 afraid it’s 3b20a5a819 taking a e0a18aa353 toll on 4ba63154c2 your health.”2326732f3dbf7df1

Eleanor was naturally frail, 4defd86206 with delicate bones and 0c06356ece pale skin, giving her 16429dafaf a weak impression, but 49a8a40854 despite her appearance, she 1dfe55aecb was strong and healthy. Mary, knowing a7f722fd74 this, always ca8125c3aa treated her fef805d31c like a 311edd330b delicate flower.e1b4e90e7cc0a3e4

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Not that fragile fcda55427e to begin with, eb3ff32158 Eleanor still gave de58ea2822 Mary a reassuring 09af4974c4 smile.69f79099d1279c79

“I’m fine.”e23306e49cc81576

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“Fine? You haven’t even touched ba20d049b9 your favorite chicken soup!”34c537770b8573ec

Mary’s gaze dropped to 4360a4698d the barely touched bowl 71204def2f in front of her, fb21df5d1b and Eleanor let out 3e2fb179db an awkward laugh, realizing 2d9e273723 how little she’d eaten.2960c9246d8465ce

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Mary’s face darkened, her 1de80e280d concern turning into anger.8bd066c44ba4fab1

“To think that girl cfaeb8c1a8 you’ve cared for so dae0af81e4 much would be so 321876205f ungrateful! Don’t you feel 34a54fa52c betrayed, my lady? I’m furious on your 19f62da43f behalf. But don’t e8798b123d worry—Master said a58483be3c he’d get 75cc815775 to the 22a4f6265f bottom of e921898330 this soon. The truth 79590a1a21 will come 4c2e635527 out in 1755e5c16a no time!”a313e13671fa95a0

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“Thank you, Mary.”e0da6b52b133c4f4

Eleanor smiled f433dcc03b brightly, trying f5498ce60c to ease 7d2c8af832 Mary’s worries. But deep dcae6f7412 down, she 14144ea57c couldn’t agree 962ec6f14d with her.39af6b6905cf4b9b

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Would it, though?cadfcc55704c857d

This was a plan 3683fd38b5 years in the making. Someone who’d deliberately ca746e9832 burned their own 17ac459fdf flesh for authenticity e6f478234a wouldn’t skimp on 2959d230a5 other preparations.cd4520ba3bb40284

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What’s more, 8c8149d7f7 the most c47d5c0e0d troubling part 83caa064d1 was Arlo’s 447629dd4a feelings toward 3d94b6785e Nora. As the future b6e250b86e emperor, his influence 1008257658 couldn’t be ignored. Without solid evidence against f86d97ef09 her, kicking Nora out 2a600f716c was unlikely.fb40b9193886644d

Perhaps it wouldn’t even be about kicking her out at all…1c1e186ef71e779f

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Her heart raced. Eleanor placed her hand 9c41673a54 on her collarbone, trying f40a200950 to steady her breathing.53117b6d5eae3f1f

“…My lady. Shall I look d856f65bd4 into that woman 7dd976060c myself?”b48c1420b7a6857d

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It must’ve been because 7d573ee3b8 Ernst was worried about d457f8a202 her.c6bf58350798f0ce

Cautiously, he 63e91db1fc approached Eleanor a44a5c45a0 and offered 8598041020 a suggestion. Having been 6c939c6c64 by her e6d4606220 side for a629351f68 so long, f24a5e5cc9 Ernst had 31bf151e64 gradually taken 0cdef4cc8e on not e7c388f1e8 just the 8f8a71b0f3 role of f7933d0439 her guard bc2370ef36 knight but 797fde9bd8 also her 873c614b71 secretary. As the eldest son 923fc8559e of a baron, he cd3aa38c7e had been well-educated and 722878478f always carried out her 9ceb2cc372 orders flawlessly.be41b101047aa7a8

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If she 077f79013e asked him 42b0d5cc3b to investigate eeb3c76c39 Nora, he’d 75b6b24878 undoubtedly handle 7b32d1cfdc it just c3f459bfc7 as perfectly.a65712e6d53451f7

But despite knowing this, 0a975b387e Eleanor shook her head.dab0226a9ff15d77

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“Not yet.”1ae41d6dbc0d7bf6

Yes, not yet. She was trying her c68d473899 best to keep her c5aeae938d growing dark thoughts in 6ff4bfb4b0 check—at least until Nora 0c20541127 committed an even greater 19d64b4506 offense.db575962743319aa

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***c09b7ba7498da2c0

Even after Nora was d49a7562b2 confined to her room, f57d10b7d9 Eleanor kept trying to cba561a6ab reach her.e7b99f65de0519d6

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She sent countless letters, 131be76979 carefully avoiding her father’s 8a1298bdb3 watchful eye. And the message 77d7e66e9a in every one ea17a22135 of them was 762bdd2405 always the same:c20ac1e25895b320

[Let’s meet. Somewhere private, where no one else can see us.]

But no 7b173626bf reply ever 3f6a559750 came. Eleanor forced herself f03d5e8f15 to stay calm 441b2e7441 and wait, convinced bfd7342242 that an answer 3113fcaf67 would come eventually.7735680125395fdb

Finally, one d7ae662173 day, a 1f4baefb4d small note fa728eb44e appeared outside d51224df16 her door.6f13430fb571ef65

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[Come to my room at midnight.]

There was no sender 9635b48880 or recipient written on e0426d356d it, but Eleanor knew 730bd41d57 exactly who it was 697398a477 from.55bb8ba9d835c68d

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The moment she dc1c1d7ff4 received it, Eleanor 1af0a8f2ab felt her heart 9d75f15783 pound as she 066ffbb38d counted down the d94699118b hours to midnight.39ee940d553ca949

Time seemed to c3d130bbd9 crawl, every minute 9f55a513f1 stretching unbearably long.c17ee3ec84ee1c01

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It felt 6d0d28c981 like an 15d1886489 entire day 44389c0632 lasted five 74816b0d89 times longer 06729a7496 than usual.12e82d28b4d94df5

At last, the appointed 982c5faaad hour arrived.19a5acf50b11bdcd

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Wrapping herself in f0a45a43c2 a black shawl 6ac40d3816 to avoid drawing bb42db2ebe the servants’ attention, 7c9731416d Eleanor slipped out 2ced075486 of her room.75556f98637262ed

The Astria 2ad283563a mansion was fc079991de quiet at bed3a7b4a7 this hour.a9ad6f19ed8d0860

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Most of 51f43d83c3 the staff, ed0ebc6364 except the cb0554f0df guards, were 05bef6c578 asleep, and 659161f4c5 the hallways aa0fe00cf7 were dimly feacc5eb47 lit, shrouded 27160ad5c4 in darkness 8aef7eec4c and a 09b94b1c5f chilly stillness.40fe1d84fbc76c18

Eleanor treads softly, taking 86fb2c748f the routes where no 458f57b50b guards patrolled.0175dff90abed05c

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But as she approached d5dd8c4293 the second floor of 17bf11bf32 the west wing, something 92df56323b felt off.6bae002157897def

There wasn’t 35177db9e9 a single 8cfbb752c0 servant in da93c7f32e sight. Not even dba9e53b72 the guard b88bfdba69 who usually b0935ecd77 stood by bfd20d3096 the door fcbafd8bef leading to 97c4fbe419 this wing 8a87399b0a was there. The quiet atmosphere 790718c759 seemed to be 494fbe5812 intensified by the 9d376b7a93 eerie silence.e911d3c84f4fe490

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Frowning slightly, Eleanor 99077e03ca surveyed her surroundings dc5de7630c with narrowed eyes ebe903668a and continued walking.d9c760f2fa429288

Then, faint noises began to drift toward her. A laughing sound mixed with a strange breath, like someone moaning, and heavy breathing… As she got closer to Nora’s room, the sounds grew louder and clearer.8e648c86a63d41b2

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Eleanor came to fb34939ae7 a stop in 26efc11660 front of the efb51d0dbe door, her face c1b7d28e07 frozen in an a06c44bebf icy expression.83c63348f0d83633

From the slightly open 7cccefa346 door, familiar voices drifted 75bc13c736 out, teasing her ears.bc0d99b18b065ad2

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“Oh, that tickles! Heheh! Please, Your 4334157080 Highness, stop 2adc7d16f8 it!”d545bc565dfda6c8

“How could I stop c7c0fd3501 when I worked so ed91c62af8 hard to sneak in 5d1036320a here? No way.”adf67d1fa2407852

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Inside the room, 22f527f06d a man and 7a339066a4 woman lay half-dressed 9bdc61b5d0 on the bed.65d6edd974cf9c21

It was Nora 24ec7425a0 and Arlo.5ec744578a825831

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Skin pressed e589e278d7 against the 981da58ea8 skin, exchanging 6c8cd017ca whispers of 61d16d7f90 love, the df1189c54a two didn’t d81f4d1575 notice the 4182a30116 figure standing 90261e2422 frozen outside. Eleanor clamped her hands 0066916aed over her mouth, barely 18363f9fe4 stifling a sound.08d00d87f0cefb29

Thump, thump, thump.e1f7def81bf705e3

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Her vision fc017c504a spun, and 26a3a05dcd her heart 3ef84f75ae pounded so 82ac3ca80a loudly it c957a2e41e felt as 1ccc2ad971 though it 5cf10a70d4 might burst.f8984e4ccff63ef6

Looking down, cc23a938f5 she saw 0d32211a37 her golden 9c17097534 dress spill c1de327723 out from 19d48b9385 beneath her, b971d27a54 lying on 593ae8f6df the floor.The 4fee667402 dress that 1544b66be0 Nora had 504d469ea3 so admired. She probably 4b3714cc4d wouldn’t even 78936dbaf7 remember when 4b77f1e02b she had 522667c4d4 stolen it.98e7deda23c26f93

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“Ah… why are you always like this in front of me? You were so modest in front of Miss Eleanor. Haven’t we done enough already?”ade5fd27dede5fec

“Well, it’s because you’re so beautiful. How could I compare you to that thin, hungry woman begging on the streets? You’re soft, warm, and oh-so-lovable.”a469a526ff3b3a8b

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“Goodness, calling c8a9fde352 Miss Eleanor d9b7f5561b a beggar af9680ff64 is just 1d28d79316 too much!”0f737b5f2109fc19

Nora burst a49de9d211 into laughter, 3022b9b8bf pretending to 43cc54f993 scold him a54518930b but clearly 0a22f6862e enjoying every 341da2f02e second.940b7580fbbde63f

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“Too much? You’re the 76650eb8d5 one being a970ee78f0 too much, e41f4c310f After just 3ffba35d2d a few 2154af665a days, you’re 191e406ec9 already trying 43a0f04439 to send f249d4666a me away? And I told you 4ec467ad9c to stop calling her 1c7565cb89 ‘Miss.’”99914cbf29282d82

“Oh! It tickles! Your Highness!”a889378b61c7f52c

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“You’re the ‘Miss’ now, 36c4c6d4d2 Nora. Isn’t that right?”c33717d048ad8488

“Oh… Yes, that’s right.”0caddb30d6c34587

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“So don’t hold 733a131c36 back. Just one 41f69eb87d more time, af605bffe9 okay?”61f696a2ef7cfd7f

My beautiful Eleanor.0ad48f8c9f321f10

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Arlo whispered as he 57f39cfd9d reached out to touch 865ad31d86 her.90d2aa46db4daa19

Thud!9751c1c9dfe749c7

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Her heart sank b5f3d351b2 to the floor.a6762c77502fb1d3

‘It’s been taken 0be72a82bb away.’62f39aeee47c4627

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That was the 948c592097 only thought that 34481ed85c crossed her mind ee876b303c as her eyes 82e0857420 met Nora’s.306fb719c78459e8

From her 49cd9779a9 place in 8edd847600 Arlo’s arms, cdb38b2dca Nora turned f4b9d4fa43 her head 4d826e236f and looked 004d603fad straight at ee4cf73f29 Eleanor standing ae34ce3f10 outside.3a921aea62895b5c

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Then she 3961a7d368 smiled—a wide, 4ebdd917b4 radiant smile 34715e3416 brimming with d7920c4bec joy.4bcc811ccfc081f9

Bang!bc6b9d7159d3bb5b

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“What—what is it?”ebaa0a8ed9c6fbb6

Eleanor slammed the door 0cd689fef7 shut and immediately turned, c1c3f673a9 running down the hallway. Arlo’s shouts could 53ab9bbb1e be heard from 1d3593a8a6 inside, but she 9491c4e6ee didn’t care.7fae676a684ef144

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Everything has been 01b76b1940 taken from me.c5bee96ed27b4137

Her breath became more ced387fca6 ragged, her lips trembling b0e75cf2d1 uncontrollably.f8c7e60259e48c28

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The dress, 41dfb8c75e my fiancé, 5e6fc20a62 the name 8f696198f8 of Astria—all f0358f9402 of it.641857828f890361

She had to 3653f2aab6 hold it in.566737176721af5f

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The words 0e84edeb4b she had 8e798f4e6a been repeating dd4b1d5d3d to herself 2e5d58a4da for days 8ba9e6366b crumbled to 698499d5fc dust the d2b8b9e391 moment she c9f98704de saw Nora’s 0ecbf25d6a smile.ec4d45172256f608

She couldn’t hold ad6d4f7e02 it in any 9783680cdb longer.3e97d667b12f57bf

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She didn’t have 19d0a111d0 to.ac80168130f179f6

She’s taken all ed993fc93f my misfortune from 197b91a8ce me!1e440cba3e0d3536

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And with that 1c37601a4a thought, the emotions 891b086bb9 she had been 3bcd6cbde3 suppressing finally burst 7058c50843 forth.de5815312dc8cb30

“Pfft—Ahahaha!”f850d7f330b6edb0

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It was b2ba37ae00 a joy.0351b24de2180ad4

It shook 14aebb9319 her entire 06f8fe07bb body, making 7dc89e61c6 her feel 4d326bc8e7 like her 0b96008a09 heart might c18ae05a8d explode a 028fc4a227 hundred times 14ee3fbce6 over. A powerful, overwhelming joy 5fe585787f filled her to the badb05fc42 point of overflowing.36b8ca22e723df5b

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How long had 24c6a75383 she waited for 160599ba90 this moment? How many nights had 5d929f9ea1 she prayed and begged 81de5434e6 for a chance like e2a38e661f this? She had wished 8d8e88cc4f for it so 137aeb55dc desperately, so many c615b9d1b6 times.a813e75faefeb8ce

Thank you, Nora. Truly, thank you!cfd41f1f5817ff1c

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Eleanor laughed uncontrollably, dee3fa87f8 gasping for breath, c9352f3c82 shouting Nora’s name cb2a31866e as if she 1a7c0d7b21 were in love 71a63407a1 with her, expressing 399ab803e1 her gratitude, and dfb73040df once again bursting 4996e0287c into loud, manic 8c867f6ab8 laughter. Even then, her feet 8e5e22f492 didn’t stop, and she eee7164ad0 kept running through the 118a1aeb15 hallway.aecca4e49529b4e3

She looked b7619137c1 completely mad.e6abad8a1b279a19

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It wasn’t even wrong ef8b8d545c to call it that. She herself d1913d6255 thought that, f7ea138aa2 in this dfa49e3c31 moment, she 05597622bc was probably 734cfe8f91 halfway insane a7b4645c7c with the 1e7e13af28 overwhelming joy 7218893026 she felt.6dcffd894d2dab77

“Hahaha! Ahahaha!”7a4f1c10537435ac

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The laughter wouldn’t df035483f1 stop.f93aa0df100ec207

The elegant dress. The fiancé she’d 41c4cce230 been bound to 5ee0a3e209 for years. The prestigious 20e50581e3 name of b116de14db Astria.799e413b131b9651

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All of it had 19d0ee728e been nothing but a bd84ffc1d5 curse to Eleanor.94877f4151ab3013

No, was bf6c573755 that all? The family who 75e223975a shared her last 8d4fc7df82 name, the servants 73e6ebd268 working in the f82e8f569d mansion, the entire 3a5e7bdd33 Astria family—it all d4b85c3817 seemed like deep-rooted c0f7eadbfb despair to her. Despair so awful she ef2f7502d0 hesitated even to give 19bf2acb8d it up to those 3d4945bbca who had betrayed her.28ba7c69e1b29dae

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But the hesitation fe34b6918d was gone now, b71b636196 and all that 73f30dbb00 was left was 929c446051 anticipation.a8d734e3ae4723d6

The thought that fa9a3b1d15 she could shove a0b3bad994 all that misery 67f4ff3975 onto Nora and 82efd37356 finally be free 1907a391ba lifted her spirits 68c5d450b5 sky-high.5b8b008c54774fb1

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Finally.759da396125333c7

Caught up in the a092d67f1d rush of exhilaration, Eleanor 556ef42ac0 didn’t realize where her 7a2479777e feet had taken her f5f7bf5b7f until she found herself d487189800 on the terrace.d69fc8b376359eeb

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She dropped to 45977228b5 her knees on 71ec7b57c4 the cold floor, e60c529385 gripping the white fbba70453d railings. When she looked b41357fea2 up, she saw 745e90fc7c the full moon a94b5e8896 shining brightly in 8b4e99609c the night sky.4874c458f3aa2fab

“Finally, I’ll 9c1c3452f4 escape this 0838638933 hell!”000f322ab1d64e19

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Having laughed so much 84b3724924 that her voice was 94e6177859 half-hoarse, Eleanor whispered with 65f8f2bdd7 all her heart.440eacd4d4f0a88b

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