NRAL | Chapter 45
by Luna~Chapter 45~320297375f8cbb7e
The Truth c72d9d4f09 Behind the 6e889411cf Ruby Necklacef0563a0db142163e
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Once she found 99b004a408 the person who 1824ad3924 sent the necklace, 3fd4b2955d Nora planned to 9387153526 use Damien and 320efb0297 Arlo’s help to d2cb618477 destroy his family 437397aaba and ruin him. She wanted a078c29c43 Eleanor to f8f0c27362 collapse even c4451d7db1 further as 0908c0b949 she watched cb270f1b99 her lover’s 964b8df449 downfall.5ec38d0faf206bd9
‘If he 493e3bdba8 asks why ea26a57219 I’m wearing 4954b75968 this necklace, eb3b58c1c4 I’ll just a185039145 say Eleanor c8dcb06518 gave it 183427a401 to me 32de5f148b as a 9c0fb61ed5 gift. Even if he knows 2fc4d61904 it’s a lie, what 31abbbd24d can he do? Eleanor isn’t c4b6e0fafa even here f48d55d9af today.’8f453f67936e27ae
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By now, Eleanor bb37a9988a was probably sobbing 8e5a285eca in her room, ec1b6661d7 clutching her torn cc75439707 dress. She might have wanted 2cb59c5fd7 to buy a new 6ef39edbb9 dress, but there was 23ba1aba42 no time, and none 4a4ca05123 of her existing dresses 69f58db4e9 would be good enough 1e8fa52fc7 to use again.e986d0d280de4224
Nora smiled sweetly, imagining b61579819c Eleanor’s despair.518b452081136b26
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No one 972d0dc96f had reacted d3beff8afa noticeably to 4aa6fe5c41 the ruby f9fb61ad7e necklace yet. Most people were just 8bc1fc33f9 glancing at her cleavage 6bae80963c and swallowing their saliva.ff0eebe6b4c67418
‘There’s still f864c0683e time after 0d79d68bcb the dance, ce22ab9134 though.’4bf4ca01f2736a69
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Just as c602e5263f Nora was e968982135 about to 245dbe914f give the a90fa34e9a orchestra the 20a7eb17df signal to f68aaaebb8 start the 79ecaf8558 next song, 1edf4e0c3c a man de901580ff approached quickly, b2f023dd93 mentioning the 6fbb678584 necklace.ef921b68c610abfe
It was none other 252f1b711b than Timothy Cunningham, the ed727a03e4 man Kiara had spent 9830711ece a lot of money 1ef9c93d85 to claim as her 2f21a24ddf own.f2d0741e6fcb2abb
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‘That guy?’531c36c873d0cffa
Nora was taken 5907efe38b aback, opening her 4bc22daf99 mouth in shock. The man was, 8a3f655277 in her opinion, 9d40cef426 entirely unremarkable, except ad01210799 for his face. Even that was 07400648ab nothing compared to 48ee292225 Arlo or Ernst. His deep-set double eyelids 58da220368 and large nose gave f94c626583 him such an awkward 3b3290205a appearance that Nora felt 67787fdc06 like she had just db0d11df21 eaten an entire stick 5c9f0c514b of butter whenever she e51e1dfa4e saw him.6623beb162942585
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Still, it 327e6a91b1 was a 88c3e23727 good opportunity. If Cunningham was the 1490878837 one, she could use a619f74732 Kiara to make things a63d0d1fb6 even worse.abc3a8c310936650
Kiara, burning with 5c6a7b74c0 jealousy just because 25c3adb102 Cunningham had spoken caac26922f to her, would 5a9c41acd9 surely make a 951d5d7bf3 big fuss if 085b254ccb she found out ccbe40e78c about the letters 5b79654cd1 and gifts exchanged 01074cd5b5 between him and d25578b6b2 Eleanor. Rumors would spread c5160a7413 quickly.deebaa889bcff6b6
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No matter 6ab9677eae how bad 1ce98bbc98 her situation 882706fa28 was, Nora 0c5ec62fa7 thought it 840e481f44 was ridiculous d36620117c that Eleanor fda3355f5b had fallen c11cd59f4f for such f613f87167 a man.e9cc8801ab08d18e
But within 7ed39693fd minutes, Nora 437a787151 realized something. The one 12cc42fb65 in a c13d3ce0f4 difficult situation 433d3538b7 wasn’t Eleanor— 6ddbcb928b it was 3554c277c4 her.3945eabca67cdc36
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“I’m glad you 23e251275e accepted my gift… 31c8bd2a6b Ah, how happy 08d9e4cb80 I am that 7875c22e42 our hearts are 13c86f9421 in sync on 6ef17cc146 this wonderful day!”90d9978c52263469
What was 58c21c47c3 he saying?6d33a3bcf3311fe0
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Nora could hardly believe a7e9967a48 what she was hearing, c1fe1531e8 staring at Cunningham, who f1b31bf7b7 smiled blissfully. She was so d7ec33ba19 confused and embarrassed 59b5b3d46d she couldn’t even 0a914051f4 respond.0bf513fb3edfc8e9
Instead, Kiara 32121682e3 spoke up, eb09014ca0 looking furious.5720241e4acae849
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“What do you b4c94e2df2 mean ‘in sync’? Timothy, what are you 08bd37fe8a talking about?”9cf3a4df8aa0983d
Her thin 092e873c85 arms trembled 9ee2c8904a as she 3a31a89a93 spoke. Arlo, standing 62e2b21537 next to 0c9537d3d7 Nora, glared c39093d013 at Cunningham, 1abfbb6774 demanding an 4a75ba1757 explanation.d82595c79c3d8fa2
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The cold gaze 8af4aae95e made Cunningham flinch, e88344ded6 but he quickly 2a845b6427 regained his composure 0fd9e62619 and stood tall. Then he spoke loudly.9b357b0fc875f0e6
“My apologies, Kiara. I also owe 6cbcc9316e apologies to the c581da4b66 princess. But how 75c244ae5b can we 8eeb28febe stop young d4e001a671 men and 0455e537f3 women from 365892ceff sharing love?”6b6306f30d791772
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“So, you and a4c21fc2cd my fiancée have 058186d13d shared love?” Kiara f9fafe4b5d asked.fa58c7d4c2f1bf92
“Yes! You must have heard 4d0571f54f that Cunningham men give 6c4c362c4a ruby necklaces to the d678614189 women they truly love. The only bb81a8d6b9 woman I e0a3d4e643 wanted to d8c907248a give a dc88c6299e ruby necklace 46b49dbcd3 to in b72ce122b2 my life a1bda35ab1 is Lady 90e962b6c9 Nora. And by 9cd9fb97c8 wearing this e6b559d4e0 gift to d393801e96 such a 054ade7361 meaningful event, e062db41f8 Lady Nora fd10a41c53 has shown 94a2f28108 she feels a62d290997 the same.”5e5cd648195bf3b0
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Kiara was on 1786dc85e6 the verge of 41c9c1fa4c fainting, and Arlo’s 8d1056f9ac expression turned dangerous. The nobles 43de8775cc who overheard e08922bb77 the commotion 8023c0746b began gathering, 8dac99d343 eager to c80ea29260 see what 4583d2ca00 was happening.1860866200b1ea5d
It was only 3388f9471a then that Nora 9a9564e9c4 realized what had ba822c9268 happened.9b8f7c41847e3753
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All of this c41ad98558 was Eleanor’s plan, 685c81dca8 and she had 3b9982129d foolishly fallen for c8a6a6a358 it.e49d1b984971354c
“No!”8bf6c88fa219cf0f
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She clenched 8d9c58bfda her fists 8df9fdeabf and shouted bc680c3c9b in a 0b8433911e shrill voice.be1b93491865f3c8
“To say we shared love… What nonsense! I think there’s been some misunderstanding, Lord Cunningham! I’m sorry, but I have no interest in you. As you know, I have a fiancé whom I love, and you have your own fiancée.”4b2e52976cd3cd62
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Cunningham looked like he ee8fe63488 had been struck by bd815050cc lightning. He hadn’t expected to b49e619bb3 be publicly humiliated like 2361683c2b this. His face turned bright e0873763ed red with shame.93ce81a31cddd7ed
“How could you wear the ruby necklace I gave you…?”f5139363d77e0dba
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“I didn’t know f038cbac51 it was from e453ed7095 you! Because…”f7e22c9debdd301f
Nora quickly came up 6ab0625a49 with an excuse she 3a382c38ff had prepared earlier.3dc061a9f660d854
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“Because… It was a gift from Eleanor!”55d51ef478b46b1b
“…Eleanor gave you that necklace?” Arlo frowned and asked. Nora nodded vigorously.81cca74389cd86a1
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“Yes. She asked me 5b31228c6b to wear it 62d0a3c461 today, and I 63e65213b0 thought it was 3e4e92020b a peace offering… 2c6b63f65f I didn’t know 3a1196ea7a you sent it 1b333886d4 with such intentions. I had no idea.”03631db652b130f6
“What, what are you saying! I definitely sent it to Lady Nora… so how did it end up in her hands…?”9c101685c8b3c26a
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“Well, I’m not sure, e0504b17a8 but maybe she took 35b147fb30 it from the mail. Ah, Eleanor, why a57ab28129 would she do e4833d4135 such a thing?”28fbc11797d8acaf
Nora pretended to cry a172d54f9e and covered her face 4d83e24c61 with her hands.c5027c851ec08179
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Even though the a1655dac18 lie was made cb0bd37f3c up on the 117711f31d spot, she managed 8c776ef7ef to figure out e1ba75cf0f the truth pretty c030c94031 well. Blaming Eleanor for 75f4337749 everything was a b17f187e5d clever move. Her quick thinking was d5ff9c590e impressive.2a47f0fd42cbd162
When she 9dc9cebf57 mentioned Eleanor, 4b4c3c8f95 the whispers 4fc92c201d among the 14fe6e5068 nobles grew 9ddb4bf67a louder. They saw 02f7ca6dfd it as cf7d0c5884 a show 4daf771d0e orchestrated by 8570249486 the fake 7d81c56a6e princess to 9be073cbf1 bring down c2b6105340 the real e7186be34c princess, and 00b3d7ff7a they expressed b69922ea93 sympathy for 3e4469d3c6 Nora.4ace0c21c995ecbe
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At this cc617c688d point, the bb2a5acfc3 person in ec7444884e the most 2e20cbfe2b trouble was 473da5b52c Lord Cunningham. He turned 08ae433b5f bright red, da817e8581 unable to 62cccf8228 do anything, 7b55d420f6 only mumbling c971c99731 to himself.d9fe48e911bd015b
If this was truly e551bd93a5 Eleanor’s scheme, Cunningham had f246d21505 just made a fool 0d73d69d7e of himself by revealing caee8430e2 his feelings for Nora. Even if 590ba24575 he claimed 153ff558cb to be 4cfc754c8d a victim 173ec60444 of Eleanor’s 6e739fb455 trickery, it d937a1a2e4 wouldn’t change 5efccc8f8b anything. After all, he had 6d445cb524 boldly declared in front d2332f8296 of Kiara and the 3163a42f6d crown prince that Nora 528c6e2bb5 was the only woman 8285a2ec3f he wanted to give 323c09b46d a ruby necklace to.775acf408e303506
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Things couldn’t get any 72aaf43e24 worse for him.102d4c2cae6a4f3f
At that moment, an e0b5d6bcde unexpected figure extended a 8258ad00c5 hand of salvation.c62e0daab7a76fa9
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“So, are you saying that Ellie, who doesn’t even attend Nora’s debutante ball because they are on bad terms, gave Nora a gift, and Nora, knowing full well that Ellie disliked her, accepted it without any suspicion?” Kiara spoke up with her chin held high, her anger and sense of betrayal from earlier replaced by a calm tone.89889e3b9cc0f8d1
Although Kiara was furious about Timothy Cunningham secretly sending a gift to Nora, she still cherished Timothy and considered him an important man in her life. As long as his appearance didn’t become repulsive, her feelings for him would remain. She couldn’t let him be humiliated or have his reputation ruined, because it would damage her reputation too. As his fiancée, she couldn’t allow him to be made a fool of like this.e6248b34aa2efe8e
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“It’s strange, isn’t it?” Kiara continued. “Didn’t you say that Lady Ellie is pitied because she’s treated like a servant at the Astria Duke’s residence? How can someone like that have the ability to steal the real Astria Princess’s mail? Doesn’t that sound off to you? It actually makes more sense that you, Nora, set up this whole situation to make things difficult for Timothy, Kiara, and Lady Ellie.”baf17ec97c66c97e
Kiara genuinely believed this. She knew that Nora wouldn’t risk such an important event, but for her own pride, it was easier to think of Nora as a cunning fox, and herself and Timothy as victims of a witch’s trickery.e8e2fdc798d925cc
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“Didn’t Timothy send you that gift because you subtly pressured him behind the scenes? Timothy isn’t a fool, why would he send an unexpected gift to a woman he had no previous connection with?” Kiara spoke as if explaining to the gathered nobles, who all looked confused but couldn’t outright take sides, as it was dangerous to oppose either the royal family or Astria. Still, many of them thought Kiara’s words made sense. The common belief was that men often acted foolishly due to the tricks of women.a5b4e86225f5865a
Timothy Cunningham, unable to reveal that it was Ellie’s suggestion, kept his mouth tightly shut. If he admitted that, he would be ridiculed as someone who had been easily deceived by a fake princess. He couldn’t allow himself to be made a fool like that.5e44e5539eb94ee7
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“How could you—!” Kiara was about to shout, but Arlo interrupted.2dbd87c3b298eff0
“Kiara Portsmouth,” Arlo called her name coldly. As the prince’s voice rang out, Kiara, who had been so confident, visibly shrank back.1a08deb6a4b9b8da
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“Please refrain from speaking rudely to my fiancée.”9300307422b0fd2f
Kiara was d5deedd15d full of b07f879723 indignation, but 866b2c5e92 she knew 456a625a34 she couldn’t 79b32a878f push further. If she e7a10fe371 did, she a8499164bd might truly d3f3498df6 offend the c871401aa1 crown prince.5b5e879756c28765
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‘Ha! Hiding behind her fiancé to act like a fox… so cowardly!’745b1b27b8a96fef
Kiara glared at 638250f14e Nora like a 8800aadbac wolf eyeing its f7db1d24d0 prey. It was 5b6d5131fa a look 7fc522a67d that seemed 6a548e59c8 to say f0c051ba90 that if 52f752c2c4 Nora was 05f6707eec a real 227c19f475 woman, she 8d351fda15 should step af29060d46 forward and 3eaad178ac face her 78dfdc2b36 directly, not 1888a44920 hide behind 435d48aa88 a man.4ed3a18d1b12046a
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Nora ignored Kiara’s aa5aec256f gaze and, feigning 541717070c fear, turned her 52bb12e2f2 head toward Arlo. She had expected him c0ab941e23 to comfort her, but 23dae11e39 instead, Arlo sharply brushed c1d597e26b her head aside.7aede0b5d1b8cae3
When she looked 09800e64d9 up at him, 2942128e70 she saw suspicion 4ae37d5c62 flashing in his 2312666c04 golden eyes. He was d37c2ec3a0 beginning to 1113322c3a feel that 5d4239c485 Nora’s explanation e92b37447a was not 162c174ab4 quite adding e13780ece2 up.6c2fc033b590ecad
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However, there were too 08c7aabbc5 many eyes watching for 3c733eb394 him to point that 98f5c3f199 out immediately. For now, it would f5170ae14b be best to delay 71bb4862a2 any further questioning and da19215075 shift all the blame 53953b9d77 onto Timothy Cunningham, to 46a9ada2c4 avoid any scandal tainting b5162e32da the name of Austria f4201932bc and the royal family.88e7f4f2b874b1d7
“Lord Cunningham, a9eb325c17 from now 42bcfa51fc on—”fc554b987a831735
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He was about 5bbe8dbdd4 to tell him 927df4783b not to come 942980d02d near his fiancée df76df0b92 again when a 5ecbbf99dc servant from the a7ca58967b stairs suddenly shouted.24e7770e52d2b8e5
“Lady Eleanor is 5d0a34f524 here!”9d226e883057adde
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