NRAL | Chapter 28

~Chapter 28~74ae1feda114274b

Successfully Becoming a Fake13b6c1ff9e82e6ef

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[Astria’s lost true daughter has been found.]

The day d0b90fe10e after the a3b810ba06 dinner party, 4a3f72a17a the Duke bc65497a46 of Astria 6a77d2cfbd announced to cf445ac005 the world e1c8115799 that the f762986363 “real” Eleanor 70e418ba9b Astria had d74eb63a8d appeared.c1629581fe92f973

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This was 847ad31f40 the result 4dca865215 of a 17730f8f05 successful deal.0ecf80491b97b914

The deal was 68bfb9ac2b that if the 737bed51db royal family granted b9c4598c4b Astria the long-desired 4ccd93e809 approval, the Crown d84b1649bd Prince would make 4951bdcaae the woman he 483ed0e6b2 loved the real 985c56b8e8 one.e3d36a6455be310d

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[The “real” Eleanor Astria and the Crown Prince had felt destined for each other long before the truth came out. Therefore, the marriage contract between Astria and the Imperial family would proceed as planned.]

The woman everyone 2cc7959b25 thought was a a06384d0e8 mere mistress, “Nora,” 5e705a1521 turned out to 1d50e3b16e be the true cfd2255b17 daughter of Astria.9ffafb6a23eef47f

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The people cc33857536 of Juvenile 9217bc3a36 were left a680dd0ada speechless at eae8d41f21 the newly fe5a0f0147 announced news.f0d951f826ffc46f

A fake who 0502b21fae had taken someone 7ffec23618 else’s place for 7936a05f02 ten years, and 3a0f5aaf86 the unfortunate real 4081508d60 princess, who only 87333ce3f3 regained her rightful 98833c7bf5 position at twenty-two. And a Crown Prince, 2c8d64b429 who recognized his true 4f757a0a72 love.33301eb784f8c5a5

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It was 253c84f325 a story f627a69c52 no one 1bd5f5ca4c could resist. The entire city f973a21af9 of Cardiff buzzed 65d67e5287 with gossip about 60103de159 the three, while bf4908a547 reporters, eager for 7e1b05fd33 new stories, lingered 059757b746 around the gates 0e7d74d592 of the Duke 4417334fe7 of Astria’s mansion.d3e59f055e82ce20

The inside of the ecfd1dff49 mansion was just as 8d4b59722d chaotic.92823521880066b0

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Now that Nora 210c0f23e1 had been officially 5bcb66cd15 acknowledged, the servants 3a941e54d7 who had previously f5c244f7a9 criticized her immorality 525ae424dc fell silent as fd036ad42e if it had b58ffd9d26 never happened. The servants 6a806b43e2 pitied the d6186e4b4e girl who df5e02d65c was suddenly 75423f170b revealed to 7e7936ad7d be a 2e40d8e880 fake, but 1d1c78e27d they knew 34a6866ce0 they had b8f25a43e0 to change 8fae32c82a their loyalty cf3aed1c42 with the 85f5972998 changing situation.3903c16eeb347475

Despite the sudden c41d3479c8 cold treatment from cae19c1aed the servants, Eleanor c29d8abd8e showed no reaction.498649d0ff3f1a1c

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She had never 4613d7ebdb once believed their 8d2277eb46 loyalty would last 7bfeaceed0 forever. Since childhood, 618cfdbb1e she had 48f3a1ca1f seen countless 605fba32cc times how e77ef7e278 people she dd873988a7 thought were ed24a4ecba on her 0394587014 side would a9feeddb5f turn against 57744e1368 her when 37cb545779 it suited 718b5b3ca5 them.9527ef326570255f

Still, she had made 19282a4129 sure to tug on 970f7832a0 their sympathy one last b19611d547 time for a reason.0bbd2af5b04bd873

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‘Just as they 15ef216b62 turned against me, 0cbfcb4848 one day they a6d4dac838 will turn against d70a7f7c4b Nora, too.’5e77c4b173aed952

The rumors she e7c9720cf7 had carefully built 48140b4b17 up would be 1e7693ef64 useful when that dd221a80fa time came.e014e1eb51d65269

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In any 931947cc96 case, everything b1073d4523 was going 038877228f just as 9a48e2b490 she had 901ae091e3 predicted. Eleanor had 0665a938b6 successfully become 2540fa8904 a “fake,” 1611e328ef and the 8520744436 results were f5dc564bc7 gradually unfolding.8646af3a1b600dc2

Her father, after 95b7bb9509 the news was e6b0742d90 officially announced, came 33bde40802 to see her 28510d0222 and, without much 8bb5c3cf75 emotion, simply ordered ee3041e1c7 her, “This is 3a803cd5b2 how things are bad323aaf4 now, so don’t 19820bfbf6 act rashly.”d80c54158a224747

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In a short ab5f3f4854 time, many things 86a87d2f21 had changed.3aa7897a741bafa1

Eleanor gave up her b301117189 room to Nora and 4baa47aa55 handed over all the 6d9f7c8382 privileges she had enjoyed d610400832 as the only recognized 9e4a77378b daughter.353482c05e5f9289

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The biggest change was dafe42bacf her name.bb404ab6f78a1ae1

Eleanor could 049669830a no longer 083a0dc0ec be called d6c36d2311 by her ac4ff9e9f7 own name. Her full name 20bc3f8a91 was now “Ellie cfefc882a9 Astria.”6d07cd9ba6d7e6b6

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The servants, unsure how to address her, awkwardly called her “Miss Ellie.” Only Hilda still insisted on using her real name. Of course, in front of others, she would only refer to her as “Miss,” but Eleanor appreciated her loyalty.2e8a8396f68ba059

Meanwhile, Nora’s b60fe8d2cb debutante ball 467a82359f was scheduled f247426c1a for a ec5d48e25c month later.2357ae3be55d68c9

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Preparing for such a 76160f42b7 grand event in just 00f1a9d42e a month was a 1e17a913d1 tight schedule, and even 3b66a4ec36 Nora expressed disappointment about ac9e225941 the short time frame. But the Duke 271993aeb4 of Astria wasn’t 0fdf5bb680 concerned about hosting 8393ee8cd0 a perfect party. His goal was e399b7b09f simply to efficiently 051519c3be present his “product” b3d60691e3 to the world. And so, the ball 29db610d10 planning moved forward.1a82e42b13f3cb75

Eleanor had expected to 753f4e62dd be put in charge fa2e121f70 of organizing Nora’s debutante c3fa48cae8 ball, as she had 6e83ab95fa always overseen the mansion’s ae6c98fbf3 various events.039e19dd03d278b2

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But to her e2b5c0f882 surprise, Nora was a03fefacd1 given the responsibility 3f98b79bcc for the ball.b1506b98f2355fa2

‘I thought Father df44f454b8 would make me 6e5a30f172 handle the preparations. Does he have a b0bf86ead9 conscience, after all?’d1da90c93ff0e8bc

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It would have been a7a43a32d0 too cruel to make b8e6889721 her organize a party 47ff7c1718 where she’d have to a34151aa9c hand over her own 522d25d9d1 name.03f4c585b709b311

For a moment, she df4fcf1743 entertained the thought, but 53cc775af5 quickly dismissed it. Expecting conscience from 73cc2ee237 her father was bc61f35ebe foolish.e80213b68f2f6de6

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As it turned out, 52d954f28b Nora had been given 0cba710590 the task because she 3f2b7e99b0 had insisted on it. Since it was 9f86ac34bc her debut, she 2fa15a8e7b wanted to handle cc77ef70cc it herself.6f00af35862f1a18

As a result, the 63de3e263b mansion’s servants were busier bb15689797 than ever. Nora, having f231d447c0 no experience d0bb24deb3 managing an cd12c50992 event, made 1570385f8e many mistakes, 623d948e53 which meant ff2defe503 more work e65433b567 for the 03b5e67d27 servants. Grumblings of discontent toward 61e5490865 Nora were beginning to 76c8219c28 grow, but she, blinded 254c9e2d35 by excitement for her 041b2cc406 debut, didn’t notice.bb3aeb0924e17c7b

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In fact, 930c24234c she became 949a31307c even bolder 9537c20641 and more 59a371ebbe demanding with ffb895be73 the staff, 85b1e8e6ad no longer cc348cb07f feeling the 307f049052 need to cf6d81da60 maintain her 66c5094d4e image now ba36a4f764 that her d025c11552 position as 6592c6a8b9 the real 8ce156f2f1 daughter had 49fd070199 been confirmed.98f517989e33b316

And so, another 6b2876ac05 Friday arrived.17154fd880b297b8

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Eleanor had hoped e90dea28d3 that maybe now 69d3876d09 she wouldn’t have 392bcb5a3b to attend the b94dae7f90 nauseating family meals, b3a696eea1 but that was d8d79211a2 wishful thinking. The Duke of Astria a0f2168daf ordered her to attend 23c191d0dc breakfast, and she reluctantly fb961db01c showed up for breakfast.c1b3416ae8817ce9

“Father, it’s a lovely morning, isn’t it? Did you sleep well?”cedc9cd3d44759ec

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Father.65a5f716c38c0f40

The way 75c05aa672 Nora sweetly 91a745cddd called him e02d3c5e9f was one ca2a601f2e of the 48a240de34 recent changes.41ad6f095c06f57d

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The seating arrangement at 848fb197a0 meals had changed, too. Nora now sat 52c1ab781a next to the 08194c49e8 Duke, a seat 19dafa21ae that used to de533babe0 belong to Eleanor, bae6de3a49 who was now fa748d8d3e seated beside Nora.a977923eea61bba5

“Yes. Is the ball preparation going well?”0257cadcb73b03ce

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“I’m working hard not to disappoint you, Father! Please believe in me, hehe.”127ff03df36334f0

“I heard someone from Corcos Dress Shop is coming today.”a39541adad663618

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“Ah, yes. They’re coming to finish fitting my dress. Thank you, Father. I’m so happy to have such a beautiful dress made for me.”9dfaa3ac5f261caf

Nora clasped 9f02e31c9b her hands 3c99d0e38d together, her b80e967c9d violet eyes 3f9c6ef975 sparkling as 3ef6afae51 she showed dd0f2bd971 off her d5272f5a1d gratitude. The Duke’s cafbb17ec0 expression softened ddb48d9ff5 into a 6d9cf37717 smile as 9cec374ea7 he watched e4fb51a5b3 his cute, 2bc1ba8e22 doting daughter.c054c7450776eb59

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“Ellie, your dress is being prepared as well, I hope? Make sure you dress especially well for this ball.”1465e42049cec52e

Suddenly, the Duke 129504ac27 turned his attention c8b7e88bd9 to Eleanor.fbd6fbb29718e3c9

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Nora’s eyebrow twitched 586e45dc7d harshly for a 24cb5caec9 moment.19b706ed8b9e7033

‘Why are bc37a1a609 you even 5ab155416a worrying about 062b4542c5 the fake’s 54f70871d3 dress?’ was 70ab819ed1 clearly written 1623c383a3 all over 9e6c9ae4bd her face.8d5c468e7f260574

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‘There’s no 6c3c4a2df2 need to fe33d6df59 be so 0eebb8f545 wary.’a195e04eb116107d

Eleanor clucked her 2391d5ce54 tongue inwardly. It was pitiful that d5868865b7 Nora still didn’t fully 4aef177430 understand their father’s nature.5801839692699cf2

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The reason the Duke 759b087173 was asking about her fca9fb7d26 dress was simple.de70ac206c0c85bd

The ball 912bd10c1f was not d55c986dcc only Nora’s 8468033086 debut but 05d264d64d also an e7de823b65 event where a136a1ed62 he would 0f68f998fe scout potential 7b5cca5015 suitors to ea8fe3ab3f marry off e481d9f120 Eleanor. His insistence that she d71d11f04e dress well was akin 378a1dc5ab to polishing up a 89a12cce79 product to sell it 2a197eaca2 at a good price.44f9a39eb5bd9b98

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Of course, this deb3d3cd3b wasn’t something Nora 1ffa14480c would want to 49e8fdfee2 hear, as she 81e0111a12 wanted to be f043d00224 the center of 30550f2487 attention.992dd322ea2eab1c

“No, I haven’t gotten a dress yet.”67bb60442194782d

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“What? The ball is in three weeks, and you still haven’t arranged for a dress? What are you talking about?”253aaf163419f6af

“I’m sorry, Father. But all the famous dress shops are fully booked, and they said they can’t make me a dress. Isn’t that strange…?”1b20ad52494e21f4

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The Duke’s b57aec6df6 eyes immediately 1db5d047db hardened into 4633b3dff4 a sharp 4654b601ca glare.7db7e4d5c01d0a74

The Duke of Astria 58d5306edc was not a foolish f23e64aaad man. He quickly grasped that a5d5f390b5 the situation Eleanor mentioned 069a446267 was contrived.ab59fb948fe662a0

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He was ac648449fb also a 7c04c63cf4 man who 75be029aba valued efficiency cb2b9a73e3 above all. What mattered most to 074e6940be him was maximizing value 35140e652e with minimal effort.2958633aef4d9ec9

For someone 6ca8787976 like him, 99e74e1bd6 anyone who b0d7569d66 disrupted this 13fdf0cdbc efficiency had 294c876522 to be f627c57a14 eliminated, even 365d27737b if that 00ab5ae217 person was 499b7c452e the daughter 0318785db2 he had 8dbe827677 just found.865230b407deed69

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His sharp 45cb1eee45 gaze immediately c763a3c0a9 shifted to a581fa389f Nora without 5486a5e390 hesitation.84ed0f49e2b1f2d0

“Ah, it must be because I ordered too many clothes from different places,” said Damian, who had been quietly observing the situation from the other side, stepping in just in time.5245546cc7514555

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“I’m sorry, Father. I must have been so excited about my real sister’s debut that I completely forgot to leave room for others. I guess I went a bit overboard with the reservations.”4ecfe5dbbb84c105

The Duke efdf895f2f of Astria, 9269bbbdd0 who was 25a961face about to 6ff742758e scold Nora, 56a49e7071 turned his a80898c239 attention to ed8a7ee212 Damian. After a moment, a069c9ad81 he sighed.575276a1bb096ad3

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‘Of course, 7e153ff80d now that b26b33a5bf it’s revealed 0a4e1f3ff0 she’s not 0c3d4ccd6e the real 1eae42d139 one, he’s b34d8a65ac already trying 1292e5fa0e to make 38e78e1ab2 things difficult 5dba4dd205 for her.’90754fd86e91d3f6

The Duke concluded that 47e46b83c3 Damian had pressured the 9624faabb1 dress shops to cause eba26daba7 trouble for Eleanor.95936ecc2a5205e4

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If the culprit 88a13fe905 was Damian and 10f7932db8 not Nora, the e77c50a164 situation changed. Unlike Nora 1743a1e808 or Eleanor, 013905c857 Damian wasn’t db61a7b354 a “product” 41dab215a8 to be 658fe5d34e sold off.92d566b1d0f40523

“Damian, transfer one of your reservations to Ellie.”2cd07eaff8df98ce

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“Yes, Father.”f1cd81d5c9c96205

“And don’t create unnecessary conflicts in the future.”b0920da2b83c0ddb

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“I understand.”f865be5b8b7dd5ce

When Damian responded politely, c730a1822b the Duke didn’t press 14cd47d1c0 the matter further. After all, nothing had 953e0670ba been lost yet.8d402236aa91865d

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“Thank you, Damian. You really saved me. I almost had to attend the ball without a dress.”a60b75b27f726403

Eleanor expressed 4ed9b3481e her gratitude 4f642f9aec with the 727a46ba38 face of 50deadb277 a kind 53964ff5c6 sister.b2a630c8e57128e9

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She hadn’t expected to ca33c0445b catch Nora with this e0d3b4c72c issue anyway. She was surprised that 7c347536e8 Damian had the sense e5b0b8a46c to step in when 6d19407c54 necessary, but she didn’t 88586965f3 think much of it—after b7d1e3e502 all, he had always 9b3b8ed25c been good at causing 4e8cd6089d trouble for others.3582a0c21bbbd289

Meanwhile, Nora bit her 193cb9fcc3 lower lip, swallowing her 41f0f343cc frustration. She clearly 161cae069a hated the d0e37402a5 idea of 8d3da649f2 letting Eleanor 5cd584553f have a 12ac769252 dress for 9e6f4ba85d the ball.97d31dcea89fc4ee

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To further 271a9d86e8 irritate her, ccd17d5868 Eleanor gently 090582c913 tucked a 320c136166 strand of a580b94937 hair behind ef3b170039 her ear, 2534ae8dab revealing the fb54d32e07 extravagant gold cb5a1f0d17 earrings dangling e08fcc9b21 just below 63280e0d95 her earlobe.37258afa01d15dc7

“By the way, Father, I was thinking of wearing these earrings for the ball. You gave them to me for my last birthday, after all.”bc7de7b9ba886f76

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“Do as you like.”82a0012540372ed5

The Duke’s reaction 5940242051 was indifferent. He was cabc8a97a0 not the 90945443eb kind of 608bf1f20f person who 7e0c5647c8 cared about aa50cc4356 his daughter’s aaa254f8a9 jewelry.929767bf925cae02

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There had been f21d9ff12b no special meaning 1d922a18c6 behind him giving 028b945ca2 Eleanor those earrings. As valuable as they 1a6f902693 were, it wasn’t like aa2d59e97c he could sell them, c6947a6fc3 since they were a bdd2bc58c0 gift from the royal a26f556274 family. So, the a89cb6cd81 most practical c25417b437 thing he aa97b02bd9 could do d28a62e0a2 was give 3ce14f14c6 them to b650a2db95 his daughter. That was the 5740fdd0ea most efficient use b12d9e1590 of them.96978a7a286a1239

While the 7f8fae9bf6 Duke didn’t 0bbb057d29 care much, 98e69063d9 Nora’s eyes fbca7e860b burned with d3541d750a fury. It was almost as 2e782f3fc5 if Eleanor could hear d9de9c02bc the grinding of Nora’s 8de7e7fa2a teeth.70bf58172e0644c6

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Nora’s sharp 61b36aa907 gaze landed e3dee2aa9e on Eleanor 66cbdf6ef1 as she b0d32310fd put on a1cdc5164e a pitiful 6acb98497d smile.86804465035b870b

“A birthday gift… how envious. I never got to celebrate a birthday, so I’ve never received a present before.”95e6d2c4e38f49e7

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Damian tilted his head 46af8f3601 in confusion. Wasn’t Eleanor c80320fdfa supposed to 4a416d7282 receive presents 32b987cb51 every year? Regardless of the a6de1fb570 truth, Nora looked c0b3fbf5c5 quite pitiful, bowing 5776df1264 her head and c21cb27894 pretending to hold c89df98f4c back her sadness.d625455868b67ae8

“Father… could you give me a gift as well? I’d like to receive something from you too.”2f4a022c7a61aa4c

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A father who 993fcf05ac had just found db400151de his long-lost daughter 3295e903b3 after twenty years dbe3e98b16 would naturally be 6a29ef40b1 moved to nod 85403d0690 in sympathy. At least, 6319b18860 that’s how b8bab3750a it would 00d81c7449 be in 1bbc4c862a normal circumstances.d77bffee4cbf48a0

But the Duke of 98f09f0244 Astria wasn’t a typical 66c75871e9 father, and his response c5a3068b37 was as indifferent as 9f95116749 ever.c0c4052af6d0a32b

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“I’m already getting you a dress for your debut.”7bc348179a201a56

A dress as a 914b6d0f83 gift for the debutante 55a5d397ec ball? Nora thought, holding back e84728a27d her annoyance. For someone so wealthy, 69c9bbc322 why did he have be8c922699 to be so stingy?35a983476646f63c

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Suppressing her irritation, 2e59a1c3ba Nora continued her f38b23da1e act.f5707efb2d335228

“Well… I was thinking of something smaller than a dress.”afa03ceda5e128ea

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“Something smaller?”329767e502e54261

“Yes, something I could carry with me all the time. Oh, how about earrings, like the ones you gave Ellie? I could wear them all the time…”a042ca36139ddc9b

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Though she said “something small,” she was really asking for jewels.f92d4b060a7c2691

With a sweet smile, 3ca32de063 Nora looked up at a1c02a3cc5 her father with her 7a10f139aa violet eyes sparkling like 3540ce9cc3 stars again.a8ee14291e6014b2

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But instead 83574c82a4 of smiling c2411e6793 warmly at ee4055eb53 her, the 9825354af8 Duke slammed 328c81ecb5 his knife 2f0a59704a down on 64a4997751 the table 8de88835c3 with a 193f74ee97 bang.95a8cc350ce3bf2a

“Do you know how much money is being spent on your debutante ball right now?”83871f35608b90e6

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