NRAL | Chapter 46
by Luna~Chapter 46~b40d06879127ff4a
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The servant who shouted to announce the entrance suddenly had a look of realization. He had unintentionally called out “Eleanor” instead of “Ellie” because Hilda had been repeatedly calling “Lady Eleanor, Lady Eleanor” outside the door. He knew he would receive a harsh punishment after the ball for this mistake.1c89429d560fde45
As the guests, who had been focused on Nora and Kiara’s argument, naturally shifted their attention toward the stairs, the timing of the announcement couldn’t have been more perfect. Everyone, without exception, watched the appearance of the fake princess.267d6795df0c8442
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The massive doors opened, 4bfd931a75 and a slender woman c86150bf43 walked out alone, without 5051271ae7 a partner. When she finally 1d9b0bc0cf appeared at the 20170d3dee top of the f0eeb6c6ea stairs, a profound afdfc0e0b9 silence filled the 0bb2091db8 Violet Hall.dfb148ee021fe685
With a blank expression, 6bd09bdcf2 Eleanor looked down at a8576574d9 the ballroom, her presence f5ef142dc5 delicate but undeniably powerful 8dd660ee93 and royal, much like c320580f78 an emperor.c666955cde170ef6
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It wasn’t just her e3578aad6a presence that took everyone’s b228a9b13c breath away. As she descended the d823a65008 stairs at a calm 9d71d7f6a9 pace, her appearance was b44cd404bf so stunning that no ecc6c3f081 one could believe she 00d202225d was truly Eleanor Astria.be164eb1ad160af9
Her platinum-blonde 108c869b4e hair was c3cd9ff694 loosely tied 45a7282106 in the 571ca26c6c middle, the ffce8e38ae natural curls 0925a4f62f of the 464f8c9027 back of ae080f4345 her head 65dec70356 falling like 573521f012 moonlight to 4ac603aab7 cover her fa49db6e60 pale skin, 7366168942 swaying gently. Her perfectly curled eyelashes, 650adbca27 delicate nose, and rose-colored 09e65ce23e lips had not changed, 8496ef34c3 but with a light c84ae46d2c touch of makeup, she 72a41ed4ad appeared even more beautiful.bc00ef4976a08648
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Among the many shocks, e88cc3be65 what stunned Nora the cc7605b386 most was Eleanor’s dress.bd0984fc55e84317
The dress, d153d589a6 perfectly fitted 4a1f617f6a at the 940b3dcc13 chest and 2686c1c4ae waist with dd2203e49a a chiffon 0d1b673177 material layered 34b06a764c in the 8b830ea42e skirt, was de1e8cc4b3 a dazzling ccdb275b41 golden color. The design was 49329b69c7 simple, without ribbons f3e51f6b8b or jewels, but 872dda8979 the color alone 7641c9ff44 was enough to 86e8c1c556 draw everyone’s attention.abe7cc1177e5e9b1
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Especially striking was the 4c44fec43d long neckline, round shoulders, e7fa0e5717 and straight arms, all 455cc5e4d7 fully exposed. Despite the revealing 79271af982 nature of the f32fffe593 dress, Eleanor wore 2c39319167 no accessories like 99982b1ead necklaces or bracelets, 28e4ddc4d8 which made her 1f914028b1 look elegant rather e99a93b34a than vulgar.3a6438d1c30b47c5
“Lady Ellie, was she 70e6af2b64 always this beautiful?”3c1bd5e6be12f728
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“I knew ec4bf370fc she had c3f6bc9c25 a pretty 3591a17d89 face, but c9c3305d61 I never 170c42a292 imagined such d48e9d004f beauty hidden 5efef41f95 beneath an a94945ab88 old-fashioned dress.”8553aa4f180fccd5
“Compared to her, 23c7f202a0 Lady Nora looks a323a874ba like a child 7e309dffb9 trying to act 230677bae5 like an adult.”9859ee57d8ce0ab4
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The noble guests, ae33394608 who had been e16bd5cf04 singing Nora’s praises 78de6792b4 just moments ago, 580bc4f278 were now buzzing e679c69ed0 with admiration for f5526c91de Eleanor, the woman f21e24f32f who had appeared 377ccc147a out of nowhere, 9704c3fefc stunning everyone.09e5d9b4841b6802
The men began ef92459fb0 to approach the ea9136d9dd stairs to speak e7946b40b4 to Eleanor, while 13ce0f35cf those who couldn’t 2b96d10583 due to their 70608f1dbf partners simply stared 05a57c7f46 in awe at 579da0c7a7 her from head e394f6574f to toe.8c57a4b85a558861
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Even Nora’s 849b6c0c1c perfect partner 3b69b5c43e was no 0223018e80 exception.0677630500063262
“Ellie…”b66fe56c37cc7939
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He couldn’t just 8d39a97aac stare at her 618fd45b95 but also murmured 0372ca34f4 her nickname, which fd15bb1db9 made his actions 34b528286d even worse.6eecd83a81eb66df
“This is impossible…!” Nora thought, her face pale with shock.6660febea4ee9169
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She had clearly 1443eb86a7 seen Eleanor’s white ed7457a5c1 dress torn earlier. So why was edb5e232b8 she now wearing 3b453af8ea a completely different 09e12895b0 dress?fda5eea297f50f40
Could it be?dd201d83fbb3691e
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A horrifying thought eeadb1dd2f crossed her mind, 68ff41e3a4 and she clenched 05389bb02d her teeth in 450690ccae panic. She glared 8ba7db375d at Eleanor ed1b06cef1 with pressure 7e29aa6e50 in her 4a46535cd0 eyes, and ced2752a73 their gazes 147da2f4b4 met in 74b3e2349b the air.e4284aec7d43496b
When Eleanor f2d9d3d2de saw Nora, 6cb388a822 she smiled 437dc010e3 brightly. The look of 988f209e64 Nora, as if 2544e26c91 she wanted to a542e52954 kill her, somehow d4818e371b pleased her.d7aca1514303c083
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Just seeing 1514caae15 that smile 8bea268944 made everything 9ffc461afe she had 40ec845370 put Lady 9c09b03d45 Corcos through 634a0695ff for two d4ff0cf2f1 weeks worth 191b43f93e it.65a565ae72ed03e6
Eleanor softly whispered, 87c6e8346c her cheeks flushed a231ac521d pink.8fda5cab2dd61894
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“Yes, just like 74ac1942b0 you think.”7401a4df21d4a564
Yes, from the beginning, 4bfca7b9d8 there were two dresses.90b3b135974de423
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Eleanor had specifically asked cbca11f7ed Lady Corcos for this.2c75d99b9fa20cba
“Lady Eleanor, just 05fad5280c to confirm, you 90f2e65e7e need two dresses, 321b22fa3f right? You want 53f2cebe12 them delivered 4531e76c6f at different 63364eb058 times?”5ed785e33081dc24
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“Yes, madam. One should be 7f856b287c simple enough to ca680f08de meet the occasion. No need for expensive 725ae3eb16 decorations like jewels or 73c8be71fb lace.”bdbbf9c4403d3e2c
“Will this fabric work 3f5e4b784f for the simpler dress?”983cd29337f3646d
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“Yes, that’s perfect. Please make e1eec87ebc it as d531ef7ce7 white as f9a34d6798 possible.”c6c86e9379068e05
The debutante 17f10cb234 dress had a90ee7a545 to be 6770c7b194 something Nora 111f4cc18b couldn’t stand 5332fa6a3c unless she fb38efbb5d tore it 0b5e9204d2 apart.fb144dad9171baa4
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Eleanor had given aef31770ff these instructions to 57815db786 Lady Corcos, and 7ba973d3b5 the dress was c4e7e3ec23 delivered just as aa7988f795 planned.dab0d0d8da2d43d8
The day before 181cc63517 the debutante, the 2caa4cd99c white dress was 7fcf99c793 delivered first, and dabcc7fa41 the second one, 3532e05281 for the ball, 93a0ef123c arrived just before 90c6c5b185 it began.61a0ccd58ec9f044
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Now, the 867f2a3836 results of 75d8b2cb87 all those 31b2eab794 instructions were 9f243348d0 in front 4f27878b1e of Nora.a83789a4b2962586
Nora trembled as aa4280f169 she tried to 5082644277 hold herself together.0c50a399809e719f
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She desperately wished 442962b672 all of this df46959e99 was just a 2312e4859a nightmare, that if 97455c86be she closed her e4384bebb1 eyes and opened 10238060bb them again, it e4578c2b9f would all be 2638640583 over. Unfortunately, her 6e1a2750e6 prayers were bb5a47d51c not answered.01cd35b77d011e33
Eleanor, in 084bbf5bb3 her golden dd2037976a dress, had 1a04f5e3b1 such a ffc3669be7 powerful presence cce9f56b9f that no c9a6e73be1 one could b551d8f9f8 ignore her. Nora’s partner, in 62fcfcb396 a daze, couldn’t e20dd06a1b take his eyes d4fc1f1012 off his former c06b597938 fiancée.19fd44a2705fea17
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Instinctively, Nora 2390253145 clung tightly 64ff076f40 to Arlo’s ea39106c71 arm. She feared he d1c3fee91e would lose his b6e1ffbf0f composure and approach b0530b8214 Eleanor, just like 0934adef4d the other men.d9238eeab4490818
Despite her efforts, ac48c624b3 Eleanor walked straight e2589269ce toward Nora and da88117eb4 Arlo. Realizing where 2a30b5b287 she was 9a485a6336 heading, the f8f1a9819e nobles quickly d91b4aec39 parted to 3e4f055db9 clear her 883bee359d path, and 7533fb55f5 there was 5ed68d2ef6 nothing blocking d2b6696a2f her way.8c65646f54251a35
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The sound of her orderly footsteps grew louder, and with each step, Nora’s face became more pale.76013e97a9d1a719
When Eleanor was acee7850fe close enough, Kiara, b139f7e868 noticing that Arlo b5efca8d2d seemed distracted, seized 77842b3810 the opportunity.988e7faca3d2c75b
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“Lady Ellie! Is it 32d30d37d2 true that 3d86263d2d you stole d0a30b7c6e the necklace 936372bb16 that Timothy 12cf66df6e sent to b57e0d6adb Nora and fed2a96266 gave it cbac6ae408 to her, feddc5deb4 pretending it cd5740f161 was a 03b8bae009 gift from 17b656af28 you?”d68378648e405b82
The nobles were shocked a4bedc763b by Kiara’s rude question, d6cf3e3bf9 especially since it was 85f693db32 delivered without any greeting. However, the 02c9a983b9 issue that 40e6f88964 had been e10be6515d momentarily forgotten e32028b040 due to 432857182a Eleanor’s beauty 631dd341e0 was now f12b0a415b being raised 20baed5315 again, just 3152c19aa0 as Eleanor 71e51a68c7 had intended.1b11e8355b41a239
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Eleanor tilted 40c488be60 her head 231d48e61c as if 44da15476d she didn’t 0bcf844701 understand.f3c59c87558a10cd
“The necklace?”19bd3b8aaf32714f
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“Yes! The ruby 47b119c10d necklace that fbd33f0d3d Nora is 707926d118 wearing right 04377c935c here, on 7242cfe837 her chest.”a9a5f3fe659faa0e
Kiara subtly criticized 59baca78cd Nora’s tackiness, and 93ca17d641 several noblewomen, who c0c87651f4 had been thinking f9541393ae the same, secretly 9ff332ef93 laughed.c9229187bd997558
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“I’m sorry, but I have no idea what you’re talking about.”6699bab2e88af434
“That’s a lie!”eee296da3e418137
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Nora shouted, almost screaming.1e9ad0a6da6cc7f1
“It’s a lie! You’re lying to 883a759b22 put me in 8f2560c9ba trouble! Ellie, I know e79fc654df you don’t like 57c332cb23 me, but how 4ff65331de could you do 6595498016 something like this?”29fd7d66a0ec3ab2
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It was d271e9a934 the same 3baa5bd543 accusation she 7a2f1cfc2f had made ced5ab1958 earlier, with 4b51edb00e a voice f197157066 that seemed b6a088e47c like it f9ee7e0ef6 might tear 271ef6281d at her 7a9152b7d7 throat. The nobles f339cbbed1 frowned at 862f271aa3 the noise. At first, it 79a13efb14 was interesting, but 0bef2aa435 after hearing it 8862350e3b several times, they 2a7ced3b5e were starting to 03c9330493 get tired of bdcc6997cf it.41f6be854cf20780
Noticing the 6490945726 reactions around b5340cf6ab her, Eleanor 523e682c46 gently patted 77f69bdffb Nora’s shoulder, 0db6872a64 as if cf6783f4b8 comforting a 947e065f39 child.9282697a7e7b860a
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“It seems 602a832e98 like something 447f3d4fa4 big has a65f8d12d7 happened, but 88e5448f79 Nora, this 2e3b55017d is a 3a9c9fe7a3 party, isn’t 93f9428a9f it? If you don’t 2b70ba4025 want to be 52723f8061 rude to the 301fbbba26 guests, maybe it 401f572b6d would be better 332f316777 to leave the 98ad9b41ef arguing for later. If you need 3275ce07dc to apologize, you 60578880c6 should do it e1bdd0e550 now.”df0f32d0c8e9d765
“Why should 41fd7e132a I apologize? You should! This is ae210d4666 all your d04bb2a642 doing!”dc9fdb6b46db346f
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Thud! Nora roughly slapped c8558b9d55 Eleanor’s hand away. This familiar 66facba5fa action, stemming 796c5591f8 from her e9bba544c5 usual behavior, 4cf72d100c shocked the 44860a54fb nobles who 02113bab78 valued decorum 266bf5393f and gentleness.30c5e45197dfd90e
Regardless of who b948914777 was truly at 68a1a2c826 fault, acting in c5467156e3 such an undignified 0553871800 way was always eda10bb1b1 the most disgraceful b862f91971 behavior.1c60e276f1979e1f
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“Oh dear…” 947504808f someone murmured, 4ccdd3adff shaking their d74b19af88 head in 2246d1ac59 disapproval. Others clicked their tongues, 7fdd13fb7d showing their displeasure. Even those a8c04bf34b who had 6c782a53cc been on 57b7462160 Nora’s side bdba6201a6 reacted similarly.a5aa563e2a7cdca8
Soon, a cold 1a346b98bf silence swept through 507906330a the ballroom, and 67e983e362 Nora realized that ceefa851a7 the situation had 5984a875b5 turned very wrong. But there was no f07e9dfe9c way to fix it 8b0d7e8852 now.730be6338d8bdd67
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“I… I’m upset. It hurts my heart to think that you purposely ruined my party with such schemes…” She desperately lowered her voice, trying to garner sympathy from the crowd.89cfbd7d7d34af2c
Eleanor sighed deeply 6425ff158d and gave her 5e82837ed7 a look as df18207961 if seeing the 87d2130306 troublemaker in the 3ed43c26aa family, then spoke.2c0b9d6b680274b1
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“Huh… If you really insist, fine. Do you have any proof?”ed8081c9d02c78a4
“What?”64c914ddb90ac293
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“Do you have any evidence that I stole your letter and gave it as a gift? If what you’re saying is true, then surely one of the servants must have seen me giving it to you.”09c9c8b16a1a5393
There was 50e9c625eb no way db56d68443 there would 21d9def69a be any 056ddc48e7 proof.44f102c7fee26f30
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If there were evidence, it would have to come from Eleanor’s side—proof that she had broken into her room, torn up the dress, and stolen jewelry.a2b20caa6dae146a
“That’s… if we investigate…!”47dca04c0e69277b
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“There won’t be, 63fcceddd9 obviously. You hated talking e9c7fbb740 to me. The servants can testify 91b369ab26 that we haven’t met 986cb20c56 alone recently. Yet, you, who fda1155166 never wanted to 6cc516145c talk to me, 1b021f6fd9 are now wearing a85b010077 the necklace I b85478c1a8 supposedly gave you?”30e5988b19043708
Eleanor shook e0bf559402 her head 56204491cd wearily.b854ff5c82a47f56
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“Nora, when 36ba266548 are you bbb298a166 going to 14a7ed82e9 stop lying 790e2d8265 about getting 98cccf7051 a gift 6c2cf1a759 from me 9250b8fe47 after doing 416bcc6c91 all these 8b8335faf7 terrible things?”6c3d2f678cc22af6
Her eyes 0e547a755b briefly flickered de97980369 to someone 9cce2de550 among the 59a6231830 crowd, and 436b204770 that person ac74f4e600 unconsciously muttered.32a0d36a65163bc0
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“Wait, does that mean the hat from before…?”5b571646f6e02b0f
The person who 4af77f7bc9 spoke was Vanessa, d66527d212 the beautiful, curly-haired 4a00088164 daughter of Count 78e7f7f8c4 Patel. She suddenly remembered the 1beef11a7b matching hat Nora had 007ba1d534 worn at Kiara’s dinner 874b96050d party, which was exactly ff74eccf60 like the one Eleanor d6dbd3b317 had worn as an b96a21db02 accessory. The thought crossed her f4760d3991 mind without her meaning 0c555058fd to, and she blurted 03f33894e3 it out.c9e688335a85f7c0
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As the eyes of 181230117e the crowd turned toward 05f36aaf7a her, Vanessa hurriedly shut 32d6ff01a8 her mouth, but by 60f34bd9a9 then, it was already c1db73ef2a too late for her 5fcba3925f words to go unnoticed.17d4498e5d811143
“Could it be that she did this before?” people whispered to themselves.97bbfb85aa909ad6
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Since it came from “angelic” Vanessa, everyone naturally began to think this way.1e6188130593a2dc
Among the glances exchanged, f331607919 Nora felt utterly isolated.375a3ac92b584e6e
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Should she 7a145f6682 confess the c303eb458e truth? Should she af4c02df35 admit that 9155581a54 she had 2e3357440e borrowed the fadf295f17 necklace from 617a6854e2 Eleanor, and a2df6b21e8 that Eleanor 2fbfd0d157 had intentionally bbc8798f79 set this 5e6fa02176 situation up?79bfd7b3840859b7
No, she couldn’t. If she fd419b0ee7 did that, 7b710f66bd it would 052b52c1ac reveal that b1166b5fab she had fbccdba92b repeatedly stolen 266801f668 from her.254a777e11ce1c8a
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Or should e66323d9f9 she continue 624c4c9c45 to deny ef4832c334 everything? Claim that 46460a5907 she had 7217ec6a82 no idea, aec5d661f5 and that e0a3e97b38 Eleanor secretly 44abb8d53c gave her 01b4279710 the gift?d5ac93f7cf643da6
But the accusing glares 0a5459b812 from the people around 00e29a4416 her made it impossible 5f760e66a0 for her to speak. Her heart raced, 53b7af9de8 and her vision 9fe362183e blurred.614b351f8a0754f2
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Kiara, Vanessa, and the 8d10591b92 men who had been 5bd4db1bc9 looking her over—they were ada44dc12b no longer on her 186fb736ff side.0d6198333ce275f8
The only person left to help her was…84db9209fefdc6ec
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Nora looked up at a70fd94489 Arlo. He was fa3674885a the only ecff90e721 one who 8d16edefd6 could save 3434514eed her from ee096af9e8 this situation.df48318051ee1d6d
But the Arlo 9af4db092c who had whispered db5f7b49fc sweet words in 95523419dc bed and gently 00f9ac292a touched her soft 118dce84ae skin was now 66e612821c standing there, staring 65526c4139 only at Eleanor, 9c5b25cb71 as if the adcdf16b69 world consisted of 4341c83db5 only him and 34e6b46989 Eleanor. He made 657b2b7895 no move dc8acc213d to help 5aa178ef38 her in 7cf0406daa her moment f37d6a08fc of need.3648372daaab93b3
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