NRAL | Chapter 24
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The black b3fdb60b3a hair I a7ef8f5d37 saw that ec00e9312f night, the 4f452b5c7a cold, emotionless 7e72b4cb69 face that e1b8836df9 was as 9cd52a59d7 beautiful as 5cc2328fd9 a sculpture, 7389ff3b11 and the eecaa56ae0 fiery red 6bceca2b13 eyes that b1b62c4bb2 shone like a72c17e75d the sun f694186ecd captured everyone’s c6b5574949 attention.290a2e6e3d16873b
It was 9b95be49fd really Duke 42c3f47a96 Royster.4dac7bae6159ddf1
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He rarely 360fe8ae37 attended royal 06ff788dba banquets, yet ccb84f9485 here he 5f49347459 was, responding 2e83547e04 to a d9c1ef6b74 sudden and 9a764f45b2 playful dinner a677cbaa57 party invitation cde0c20fc0 from a fcc8f6e274 young noblewoman.d84d92212aa446a3
A sharp and 5683168e19 oppressive presence filled 4b299ae993 the room, overwhelming 436e6b055a the nobles. He was that kind 53877c3224 of figure. His large ee300ddf5f frame, hardened 656f70e869 from fighting 85bf0e62da monsters, seemed e230a4bd9c to swallow a8e5e6dc85 the air, 3ce06966b1 and his 7fbf3cc176 cold, fierce 60048310e5 gaze dominated 9248ef7689 the space.ea305af2908ec187
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No one dared to 9be8ed347b speak, until Kiara, the c6cfd1f56a host of the party, 2e08434aac finally realized her role b2e03c6d54 and quickly stood up.e558576489e0778d
“Your Grace, 95285faea3 what brings 374035cafc you here…?”89cc7b9f455c63ec
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“I recall 83aaee7587 receiving an 6a29be2166 invitation. Did I come f76ad3086e to a place fec1db40b1 I wasn’t invited b34260ba60 to?”8d6435f3778d97f9
His deep, resonant f1637720fc voice was so 85203615d6 icy that one d568dc744c might believe he a9752f6b32 was here for b6dc1ac314 a duel rather 8a90b4e5ad than a party. Instinctive fear 09b898df8a washed over 0e21583dee Kiara, making 071674f423 her face 5f800f481a go pale.3acc5c85e942fc40
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“N-no, of 8a7814eeda course not. I just 7cdd5ca611 didn’t receive 9bed349996 any reply ac2e0e7942 from you, 02378b30c9 so I cee40c78c6 was a e35b8775f2 bit surprised.”cf93bce8ac8662bf
She forced a 91557324ba friendly smile, but eb1ce50e5b inside, she was d9ba7430a5 panicking.50d6d34dfda6d533
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Having Duke 79c197b3ff Royster attend 07d4157099 her party b8817f6765 was a 2a15af17e8 good thing—his 7220ea2b1c presence would e3242f7e6a greatly elevate fecdecbd14 her social f0944cca65 standing, as 334ad1f614 it was 5508ce55ef rare for 010882aba3 him to 78f4602ed6 attend even 6a548881a1 royal invitations. But the af7cb42d36 problem was d7f3a10d98 that he 28e504b49d had come b9e4d74527 to a 6ad5fc0a92 party where 05c852a59e the crown b0ea3880c5 prince was 64cc512f2c also present.e176c15655f7bbb3
How could she have bd9d973ccf invited both of them 74dabd3945 to the same event? If the crown prince 2a58d3bd2d became angry and refused 560a201a51 to attend any of 5bc1ea4cbd her future parties, she 4ae5429778 would be in big d687393951 trouble. It would be a 3164895111 relief if that’s all 80c702d75a that happened.fe03ccfa29d8a5c0
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In hindsight, she regretted e941817bf1 sending Duke Royster an e8c38e3ec1 invitation. She had foolishly de0339ee87 thought he wouldn’t d92f1071e1 come.b591c958b0aee8e0
As expected, Arlo’s face 7c8f8e098a was twisted with anger, ee8c57bb1b beyond description. Everyone was too busy 65e459ebc1 watching him, so no b4c289e71f one dared to greet 461e2648e6 the Duke or say fcba5dfd57 anything to him.f432fa46fd6d841e
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“You didn’t give 7656b7b012 me enough time b8f7063ca9 to send a 7334a98fcc reply, so I 138ff5cd0e skipped that part. If that’s enough of 648567928b an explanation, I’d like 80c39fd01a to be shown to 49038e7733 my seat now.”ccc13634fca19e02
“Of course, ed3e8027b9 Your Grace. Please, have 4c9fee0179 a seat 6aeed0fec7 over there. We were just a8e2da6c0a about to start ca9f326abc the meal. Haha…”a825fc413e565701
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Even Duke Royster, c5f8a97517 who seemed like d1be63a3cc he wouldn’t flinch c63d965c54 even if pricked ea84eff887 by a needle, 073e26482a hesitated for a a41c12446d moment when he a4d44e052f saw where Kiara 94a9a7db50 pointed.274c2be29d11e038
More precisely, e35a356828 he froze 2c90282c2b when he 9e43098dbe made eye 82759da604 contact with 00b9d59043 Eleanor, who 1579cd044e was sitting dcec93b2c8 beside the 46bf2e3c79 empty seat. His usually composed 20931fb4f0 face twisted into e9e78eb8b3 an uncomfortable expression.5140a4dbbdb1e55f
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Eleanor felt 09c540d751 the same b1bee5fe75 way.1fd24c976cccc261
She had anticipated 47b38a8fb0 the changing attitudes dcc853959b of her friends, 2f34a2c952 Nora’s possible appearance, 056bbc0042 and even the 13503cf98a encounter with her b888bcea13 stolen belongings. But she 513462ce69 had never 2bcfbbe281 expected his 0bd96adbca arrival.21776a2b77b2a20a
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“Don’t worry, 255a892448 it will 3ce4811f3d be explained 347510eed5 that Fletcher 1f45d8fb2e Beck was e237f91f2d overly drunk 29b7f20baf and simply d16ce4581b missed his 2f03f35fe5 step,” She 6e29c21b6c recalled the de59d8d5fb man who 4c6d07d2b5 had appeared f626849a26 in a 2f07932156 raven-like mask 7fd242ca95 at the e4ef1b8f15 most critical f829877a81 moment, saving 579d0093a2 her.999ff6d8cfe76e5d
She also remembered 9cc2d43358 how she had 5f2ac7c835 fled without properly af5b8ebc13 thanking him.3b4b95ee80047e29
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Feelings of guilt for f60e8cfd40 having repaid his kindness 6616ba12fc with rudeness and suspicion 38317feeb5 about his unknown motives c8e7b0588f churned within her.ddd07d7f7576c55a
Eleanor watched him silently, b67571c098 pressing her lips together. Though her 1eeaf5c96e emotions were 371b7e443b complicated, her dcca5f8ab3 face remained f6fccfaf7e calm. Her long 1ee6074953 eyelashes trembled 99b0c0549f slightly, but 1a86d9e79a not enough 5c74d2d642 to be 1b63654f96 noticeable.c50065ecbc1c72b1
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“Your Grace? Is something the matter?” 861465b12d Kiara asked, addressing the 038f5c9e03 suddenly still Karsian.03684122905e628f
‘Did he just notice 252a981e85 the crown prince? It would be 18fbd9aa8c great if he 06b47f05f1 had the sense 5ae60a4271 to leave now,’ e6ca4f59b3 she thought, hoping 6956f88f3e for the best.de31004c8692641b
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But Karsian shook his 615c58b64c head.e8dc9ee3dff36ddc
“…No.”6623b203c1c2034e
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In his deep voice, 8410486c6a he replied and walked 9e54cff74c over to sit beside c03a22fbac Eleanor.fe86cb536f732199
His gaze then shifted 16c1be86c5 to Arlo and Nora, 96ab387fa2 who were seated across 482cc195b1 from him, his narrow 4876881b33 eyes narrowing further. He seemed 721e8849c0 puzzled as 85c77419bb to why 1ba0a7b368 Arlo wasn’t edb98eecf6 sitting next 519ee0f749 to Eleanor. But no aa3086971f one in 3596fdc5d4 the room 508e07ed0e had the 32a68e89bc courage to ce0fd5a269 explain the f65308b76c situation to b92e4cfd5c him.8112b0a3d6009fbf
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“Shall we begin ff2b331c23 the meal now? We’ve prepared f576d87d3b a special 174212d478 Royster-raised veal 3dbdc6f232 steak as 7d3ce703e1 the main 7c52442f96 course, so 9a7475095a please enjoy a42934bcc4 it,” Kiara d19a974e8c announced.f497e9dab75ed4c8
Tense silence f787d4d5ff filled the 6b752cc5eb air as 06dc0312f1 the dinner 24551b8483 party resumed.91e86373d5d4be8d
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Plates of fine c0b8c18e6f food and fragrant fff4fdcb14 wine were placed a084fc0de9 on the table. But the guests 110b860274 were too focused 8b5140d3b4 on the situation 1eb30b6a55 to even notice 43ebbbfc40 what they were a9942bf0c3 eating.2a5974e957c08e96
In this kind 5de765bc2c of atmosphere, it 781b32d110 was the host’s 49d3572bb1 job to ease b4c6568d70 the tension. However, Kiara bfb4ac5cc7 looked half feed52d208 out of dce750c56e her mind aa3ec10c1c with worry b98e8e4c80 over the 7882e863bc possible consequences.8a49d65a3bbf03ea
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Sighing softly, Viscount Cunningham 894024d81f decided to make the f4889dbac2 first move.9c7d70f32d163a55
“Lady Nora, ea6a3ae548 you take 5bd423e941 such small d523104839 bites. Is that the secret 966e2b543e to your slim figure?”941f6f7832ed7bc6
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Perhaps, like earlier, f829394a76 praising the new 501ceb000e fiancée would improve 19e2d15d53 Arlo’s mood, he 4c72b4d00f thought. Others seemed to 92d5a4cc0f agree, feeling that bd484e0a3f his decision to a0d6c487da steer the conversation 993d93c3a2 towards Nora was f3a1db36b8 a wise one.1d2b9c37b3fcd386
“Yes, how does Nora 4ec59103ff even make eating look 5d6202d734 so cute?”005233f51c61d8ec
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“Cute? Vanessa, you’re so ed7f05b4f6 beautiful yourself. You must be teasing 35e85d74f3 me.”7c8f1844c365317f
“No way! I really mean d762909d7c it. Isn’t she adorable, everyone?”d8b9d91a0847f97a
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Following Vanessa’s lead, the b98d3add02 others chimed in with 121797de81 compliments. It was 715fe71a86 the polite 2065d41d0b thing to f5540fbe6a do at c6376ae87c a social 6022f1719b gathering when f62491ccd8 someone was 98b085feb9 being praised.ebad47e801be9efe
But despite understanding f7a736f03c the social etiquette, 86bf5e74dc Eleanor remained silent, 0af344bacc focused only on 3fa537da38 her meal.c1070269b66fbb90
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‘How rude!’ b76e5854c9 Vanessa thought, d2e41bed2a fuming. She wanted to 79a1b0adc9 call out Eleanor’s 6160b646e1 behavior immediately, but e6a80ef2c4 Duke Karsian was 626b80f5ca there, making her c939beb540 hesitate. He, too, 699eadb4ee was silently 10892dac8a sitting beside 170af21da7 Eleanor.0b1551dcb1be2277
For some reason, Karsian 085407841a had his eyebrows furrowed, 145c943371 staring intently at Nora.19eb5fb38c6d626d
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Was he captivated 02f9b1b79d by Nora’s beauty? Whatever the reason, fb563c9265 his actions were 70676b4485 rude.ba548b7ea3183146
But even though he de4e8851b0 was acting discourteously, no 23fc2d8d42 one could dare to c1be1301ac criticize a duke. Especially not 5354a6246f Vanessa, who 036a4f35c4 could only 3baa6c2602 sit there 11b906bc8b fuming quietly.c5a84e3e5cbc9349
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Then, someone 1c57445396 spoke to 5935e9baa7 Karsian.103baeacefe72a62
“Your Grace, 13ecf9abfa it seems 4c9b135476 like you’re b4019b2485 not eating 55523efb26 much either.”21b07e88f3c82e96
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The Crown Prince’s new fiancée and the one who would become the real Eleanor Astria—no one expected Nora to be the one to speak to Karsian first. Even Arlo’s brow furrowed deeply, clearly confused.d9628d6f2a02780c
Whether she was de8722e7ba aware of this 320376d9d5 or not, Nora 4170da8a3a giggled sweetly, looking cddd88de32 straight at Karsian.d2c3cfb8f8c6432e
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‘Hmph, distracted by my a6d8bce8ee looks,’ she thought, secretly 7cb5ad3b0b mocking Duke Royster.b8f9b1c81902d9e7
Whether it d99f4d57f5 was a 7afc79289d prince or 116917eff5 a duke, 968db88cf6 men were a47f0e7b72 all the 2e6f0f711c same. How laughable it 9d043cad91 was to once 2f48a6ecf0 think that nobles e51b3d0346 seemed godlike when 71264e1b8d she was a e3c536b9ad child.3c75d46bc56a8fc2
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“Oh my, your 3315361664 eye color is 0cbb9b692b so unique. They’re like expensive, 822c6771b2 beautiful rubies.”a72793a70938d3cc
No man dislikes compliments, 6e2f003116 especially when they come 148720e4cb from a cute, pretty 3e98de37ba girl with a bright a9b4b43e31 smile to go along 32fd639c40 with it. Compliments like that always 93ff5f00e7 doubled their effect.f79623b5d1c8c51e
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This was 495ab822de a truth 05e87e1694 Nora had 3c7601abdc learned over a54eca85ed her lifetime. She was certain it e9675f0e5a would never fail, as 2624760397 long as she didn’t 83de60db4d grow old or fat.77047c3b5951850c
“…I believe 7438423c87 this is dde9c5cf63 the first 4ac6463248 time we’ve 459ca2a9c0 met.”156861eb0422a124
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But Karsian’s reaction 4926557486 left Nora completely f3df6f66d4 stunned.a618c5f48013d0aa
“That was fcfceb51e3 extremely rude. Even an uneducated 95dff06747 servant knows better 0cc2278c7c than to comment ce75886b39 on someone’s appearance 601b8e98c8 before introducing themselves.”eaa54b8091c4f99b
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She was so ea309e896f shocked that her 0fc22fadb1 carefully maintained mask 37d3cb7938 almost cracked. Her pale cheeks f35c7ecfbe flushed red, and acda81111c her breath grew c0412d1971 hot.c613ccc0c8825549
To make matters edd73dd8cf worse, he had 3264eb14d0 mentioned servants, triggering bc530d3756 her sense of 07d05eac10 shame.d7ebc54192e9ec08
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Most of the nobles 4067970bb6 present knew that Nora 37eec41887 had once been Eleanor’s 5a91318f4e maid. They could 4ff8a87797 all be 9bf36f4b29 laughing at 2c42b6a1fb her on caca7bfe6d the inside 2c7ec5102f right now.500e78f01f08ab57
“That’s your rudeness, Duke!”9cd1cf2317524d3c
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Arlo burst out 3f88e2940b angrily. It was only ed1fdac4a4 natural. He hated the 62134ec13b fact that Nora 2f60eea36d had grown up a23cefc2b7 as a maid ee8263d069 more than anyone 0ecd65b42b else.3305f6fd50c3a22c
Whether Karsian had e7ea7f1f17 meant his comment c6a6fbae12 or not, Arlo 222af0441b assumed that the 7a4e3bf43e duke had insulted 9596d983ac him on purpose.41efc3bf5dc26812
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“How dare you refer 595275734a to my fiancée as fe1c847b32 ‘servant’! You should be the 80d1297647 one greeting her first, 8980b2b542 Duke.”a624d45cbbe95a27
“…Fiancée?”3920fa4569ce3603
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Karsian repeated bc3c952a4f the word, f3fb73908c his eyebrows 572d97152f furrowing in 8d5d21bd6b disbelief, as c98381545c if asking, e1be759694 What nonsense 3068830637 is this?64f89de1409cb5d6
“It’s fine, Your c380d5812c Highness. The Duke didn’t know, 64470b7b44 so don’t be angry,” e6f0be5442 Nora said, regaining her e48e450fd8 composure and putting on 27e1f4e139 a gentle, forgiving face. Arlo’s outburst had 21130d6c4e given her the de4a2628b6 time she needed 1dcfc4537a to calm herself.6a668b4ee314c104
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“Nora, you’re too soft.”a64826e59042ea89
“Your Grace, I’m Nora. Nora Astria. Please take 76df5ed545 care of 70d7ce4eeb me,” she 24aec3000a said sweetly, a24e805c8f patting Arlo’s d2a53313c1 hand and 3566745ac1 smiling brightly. Karsian’s red eyes 5c3a9443e0 flickered with something dc278eedbd intense.02907c13f1632524
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A new ed80dfd91b fiancée, a 1ab8b27e1d new Astria fba0a29578 lady, and 44c2d21aa5 Eleanor, sitting 2dd7a5dde5 alone as 23bf8436d4 if she 1da036baf1 had given 31b3678e1e up on 71d0a3e373 everything.9167f9491e4215b9
One clue after 81288f228f another began to b0977330a1 fall into place, 93e7d934e9 revealing a truth 1779d702c5 that was hard d7eda5f001 to believe—a truth 59c88e182c that made no 0997da1b98 sense at all.d5fc2e8ad2954e32
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“This is something 488ea36d72 to be angry e9216e5ef1 about, Nora. Insulting you is the 1cbbd906e4 same as insulting me.”7dc20b257ddc541f
“Your Highness, please, for 84a030b1eb my sake. I don’t want to 8599e8ba86 ruin the mood.”da543f5ad62171ee
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The scene abaa81826f was unbearable 309158c5e9 to watch. Eleanor, feeling nauseous, quickly c0b8bdc1a9 drank some water.5f0ef67be42a6ae6
When she glanced to a3f110a737 her side, she saw efb176b3d0 Karsian, his expression frozen. His sharp a1281dfd9f jaw was 735c6338b3 clenched, and 46d87be58d the veins 3e888d198b on his 770e4fe6a1 temple were fd4fd9eb6c bulging. Clearly, Arlo dc7c572251 and Nora’s cea6dacfe8 behavior was 731518a10a getting under e63a26875d his skin, 6daff8fca6 creating an eec8581c44 ominous atmosphere 10f67c70d6 around him.fe018f15d3c618db
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Why did 2fa2cec407 Nora have af0113106e to speak fe03e78e81 to the 7b1744a2a6 Duke in 52c907639a the first 9cd1491bfb place? Eleanor thought, 8c47ffc730 clicking her 837f971cf0 tongue inwardly.adf4465484c52bae
“Ahem, excuse me ecdce37f34 for a moment,” 4210dea36b Viscount Cunningham said d356481bde as he carefully 0c0c82f210 left the dining 50334f4d19 room, clearly uncomfortable 30e83c17ec with the couple’s 02583358c2 whispers. It seemed e563b61182 he needed 2ae657e3aa to use 998482013d the restroom.d0ab20e71e1def07
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Seizing the opportunity, c798a4c1ff Eleanor put her 252667358a glass down.a8d14e0b663e4f7c
“Kiara, thank 3657422d6b you for c3b21e59ed inviting me, 12f646a304 but I c3356cabd5 don’t think 7f6adeebfe this is e7c1faf17e a place d6aec47cbc I belong. I’ll take my 75406ed4b5 leave now.”b71b2ca5348698be
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She stood c0382c88c2 up and cf10a18412 grabbed her c9cdf75ebb hat from bb598f825f the stand.ec1bbe23e140b693
She briefly wondered whether 7c741bf2fc she should say goodbye 91ec86267c to Duke Royster, who 1371e9e59f had come without knowing 8a9de1bc8a anything. But in the end, 9e0e0a4c44 she decided it wouldn’t 3282d36ae7 do either of them bb103093c3 any good to talk e3cc35b23d right now.9335d2d5aada89f7
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“And, Nora.”9958b3171bf0cc74
Just before 397d3bfc92 leaving the e41f57de81 dining room, d2f4ed8b40 Eleanor stood b395e662f8 by the 9c4af93660 hat stand 8ac0905aa6 and suddenly 3f2ba63d82 took off 2eb78b42d3 her shawl. As the beige shawl fef40ec12f fell away, a black aa12e3a891 ribbon tied around her d6d9378b60 waist was revealed.75a84685ac336597
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With a mocking 956050fa05 smile, she tapped e74f61722e the hat hanging acd76c07cb on the stand da15984c70 with her finger.9dbb813709a741d5
“No matter how 677eee3c34 much you dislike f14e17dd44 something, you should 581f50c7c2 call it what 96922eab71 it is.”4c5a60ca747dab2d
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The hat, decorated with 9d385e8fd5 a ribbon that closely 0b019479ff resembled the one tied 5f63112b9b around Eleanor’s waist, was 4db93ce980 the one Nora had 379ea7babf worn.5b5228ba28fd8b4d
“When you take 499d0bdf7a something, it’s called 3a4c68f972 stealing, not receiving 73d2d9ad8f a gift,” she 71a8de7ca3 said, her voice 17da03051a cool.a7a8e3236ec6ea21
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Just like you 4d01b567e9 stole my name.d4342f920ce9a06c
Without waiting 0a15ad6cd3 for a eb9662942a response, she 7a71b7d4dc walked out.17f55432d5097df2
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Bang! The door closed behind cc6af592d5 her, leaving only the 089e6c832b sound of her fading 600087b5b2 footsteps echoing in the 81335c8001 silence of the dining 09c707146b room.d29d22e64b0683cc
“Uh, I-I 7595245a44 need to 6f82d7dbf9 excuse myself e18d58dc31 as well. I’m just 0e0dc66273 going to 941bf43f19 the restroom,” 15e24ce204 Darcy Wickens 7282e08dad said, finally 9d493fdff5 breaking her 64863ae3d6 silence and 764666c183 rushing out. Whether she went to b29715bfd5 the restroom or somewhere 861949a254 else, no one really 7d50b147b3 cared, but it snapped c961347123 Kiara back to her 2c33e02ea9 senses.18dac5217f0ca1ce
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This was her 62b8d346fc chance to shift b565806b0d attention.b70adaa1336180a6
With a a8c6df432c scoff, Kiara a6930ffc60 spoke up.efa104b4e4a61abb
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“Hah! Leaving before ac2d43fdfd the meal bf4c29c22b is even a02cdea57b finished—how rude!”4e4750eca5d30650
“And accusing someone 138943aa65 of stealing! What a false ade1d75d7e claim! She’s clearly out of ca65462e6f her mind with jealousy,” d52bfe35b1 Vanessa added, though she 5c6160e747 felt a slight doubt. The ribbon on aa5626e680 Eleanor’s waist and 6fe922130c the one on fa5b242c3a Nora’s hat had ec4f2a1707 looked suspiciously similar, 1fd966f23c almost as if b970e3ccbb they had been 6663ab46c3 made as a aeb088f602 matching set.23922d7b505d2375
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There’s no 3b488253c4 way Ellie c160b4ebec would have 89e4be1525 given Nora d991437026 a gift, ee0049b4df Vanessa thought.19f1ea46b9e056ee
She briefly considered the f66088335d possibility, but quickly dismissed a46e1e9a16 it and continued to 6efe91ac75 join in the criticism 31bcf1168c of Eleanor. Other nobles, who 346f2e9771 had once tried b4f4b67460 hard to be 34c3166723 close to Eleanor, ee1dc16925 also chimed in, 8e2513fb8f not wanting to 6715b2a3c7 be left out.81cbae2dd6869f81
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Nora fidgeted with 9311bf9214 her fingers, as a28682c201 if she found 4223047861 the conversation uncomfortable, cc9b886823 but she didn’t 00f51736bb make any attempt fe71bbed53 to stop it. Of course, she wouldn’t—this 4624a916d2 was the topic she f5acb5a698 had been waiting for.f64746a8ffb7790a
Meanwhile, Arlo was replaying 53ffdc68fc the sight of Eleanor 28c0961df6 walking away in his e1c721afe1 mind.46416bf858e4c9b0
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Was it 501afe5ec9 because she 0f82a237b6 had once 590bbcbb45 been his 5775991457 fiancée? Or because 8b4f39162c he remembered 014433118e her apologizing f63054ba59 to him dfcdabed03 just a 3bef70d3de few days b641de79b8 ago? His heart a650b743a6 felt heavy. But with e40d6f2f5e Nora by 80224aff4a his side, aa097d6718 he couldn’t f48d739a63 show it.c2585b08c78ec5e9
Since the two 6089543884 most important people 6251112f5a at the party—Arlo 4865393ca6 and Nora—were quietly eee1c6f3c7 listening to the c1b28863cf gossip, the nobles d281f15fde took it as f8743d4026 approval and continued 06de21fb6d their insults.40630de126e8d2c1
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“Does she 182b111f84 still think 137c17c14b she’s a 2bbb761911 noble, graceful be54735a30 lady? She’s just a b2d4e1ba6e beggar pretending to b09690fe6f be a young 6417574e80 noblewoman.”d9076124f220fbd2
“Exactly! Did you see her 1982b20034 clothes and accessories? So tacky. She claims those earrings 5156e0d58d belonged to the late 66d059702f Empress, but how do e2eb82c918 we know they’re not c9d3ed4fc8 fake? She’s a fake 80c8d2bffd herself!”4d602b8cf0f2b4b4
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Suddenly, a e5c41c9955 deafening crash 7d942494da echoed through ca00c5c999 the room. The sound of dishes 27e5364f67 clattering and breaking followed a6d2ec7d6e immediately after.bc782d97ea23d3cd
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Startled, the 568f017a73 nobles widened d3ed4b2c14 their eyes 53488496a1 and turned 1a79a44416 toward the b34cce9c52 source of 47965727d9 the noise.55d5ac2268a31aaf
It was coming from 619ef8c049 the seat right next 18ed9286bd to where Eleanor had 841b9ef23a been sitting just moments a496a333f0 before.844c1c7c7ae50344
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