NRAL | Chapter 46

~Chapter 46~11f1230f0eb5de25

The Beautiful bf51fdbfc3 Fake Princess057377edfe1acd2d

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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.dd7dd3cbc526af41

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.c9fe1b55ccceffeb

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The massive doors 8e7180103b opened, and a 7de752f6ad slender woman walked d3ffd63db1 out alone, without d2b5f98031 a partner. When she finally appeared c9f8dc814b at the top of 6488bca955 the stairs, a profound 26f9456035 silence filled the Violet fa06f1d40e Hall.c3932dd8b687d2b4

With a blank expression, 76f7827859 Eleanor looked down at ac6445c1e6 the ballroom, her presence 7aabd32855 delicate but undeniably powerful abb1f547bc and royal, much like 446322244b an emperor.8d292ae4889b9ef6

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It wasn’t just her 9c4cfe6656 presence that took everyone’s 97c8d37087 breath away. As she 8505d90d7d descended the d3d535dd56 stairs at 197e0fac8c a calm a6fa27ddcf pace, her e2faf96d7b appearance was 79247e230c so stunning 93d88ea1b3 that no 2f2f1b132b one could 19a0aee820 believe she e6b1f5218c was truly 8d0cf24e30 Eleanor Astria.ebb33ba16b6cb374

Her platinum-blonde hair c648f0866e was loosely tied 4e39975f3e in the middle, a41036cb69 the natural curls b926e86878 of the back ef2f040112 of her head 4feaecc06f falling like moonlight 2b9982de7e to cover her 8816c8f88a pale skin, swaying 958ea476d7 gently. Her perfectly curled eyelashes, 362e2433a7 delicate nose, and rose-colored 419dfa7a70 lips had not changed, e0486d3140 but with a light 154ee7b69a touch of makeup, she 4e6a5445b0 appeared even more beautiful.71cce15b7342b110

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Among the many shocks, 33154b3541 what stunned Nora the 0a6082bb3d most was Eleanor’s dress.306bea6a7ef2d98d

The dress, 3459ae0f4b perfectly fitted 26b91662d3 at the 40ce22165f chest and 5383a973fc waist with f440261db4 a chiffon 0164b1ab63 material layered dfc6c58160 in the 16cd693950 skirt, was 375b682f42 a dazzling 1443d9f6a1 golden color. The design d3600d001c was simple, 7471c82065 without ribbons 4d09fbac97 or jewels, db725a8dba but the d3714c6f93 color alone 7370174eb3 was enough d2da68009e to draw d133281322 everyone’s attention.2d5462a8917e6d99

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Especially striking was 408eadda3d the long neckline, 1fa4fa7970 round shoulders, and 19b629f475 straight arms, all 4e6c660f71 fully exposed. Despite the revealing c11339a932 nature of the 479a384b2a dress, Eleanor wore 17c927b6fb no accessories like ba0495786d necklaces or bracelets, bbc70ed5d5 which made her 6039d348ab look elegant rather 7b3d5ca91f than vulgar.34c4cbb613f6ce63

“Lady Ellie, was she c092c15c03 always this beautiful?”5a0421c0973dc37c

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“I knew she had 9c91befbd7 a pretty face, but 438601f302 I never imagined such 1de8ac177b beauty hidden beneath an ccc871262a old-fashioned dress.”a6d57e4df1616074

“Compared to her, Lady c9c9975ec5 Nora looks like a 986c24a4d6 child trying to act 510079158c like an adult.”573667c20831bc53

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The noble guests, who 28ab8f1c18 had been singing Nora’s 27628c1e6d praises just moments ago, 1687058c4b were now buzzing with acea8032c0 admiration for Eleanor, the d990518fa7 woman who had appeared e441769f61 out of nowhere, stunning ee28fe16a5 everyone.cc9387f2d6512650

The men began to 265ff7d5a4 approach the stairs to 277c557a03 speak to Eleanor, while 31e887cd37 those who couldn’t due 6ba36a14b8 to their partners simply 024e526f85 stared in awe at 3b44fa3e08 her from head to 06a120447e toe.b45a6a4b97a73b4d

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Even Nora’s perfect c2753f644c partner was no 3fc865fd6a exception.7261106c679d25ff

“Ellie…”c2aed9d6acfa8c36

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He couldn’t just stare 2ce73ad637 at her but also 4ae4812b33 murmured her nickname, which 31e21563a6 made his actions even 5ff15a4446 worse.7292bc2917784f7f

“This is impossible…!” Nora thought, her face pale with shock.952e13ad234b777b

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She had clearly seen 8ce8ee3ce3 Eleanor’s white dress torn bd6950dc09 earlier. So why 4ef1a201fa was she c2492f3b6a now wearing 2d0d588d6d a completely 96f05b5644 different dress?48e5df8521584beb

Could it be?e49522101645d6f5

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A horrifying thought 580f94b6fb crossed her mind, fd9647c048 and she clenched dc89d2265f her teeth in 6b56e2349b panic. She glared b0b9972e80 at Eleanor 2bd700ba05 with pressure 52b13ef5dd in her 381ce87fd6 eyes, and e1ace24c8a their gazes 4501f92762 met in 4d587be076 the air.54eae36aaab30f1e

When Eleanor 504b593a1d saw Nora, 83f754bf96 she smiled 4270b57e07 brightly. The look of cff897555e Nora, as if ea3a910eeb she wanted to a39dfd4f7c kill her, somehow e304f11919 pleased her.a57367469cf27b4f

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Just seeing 89a3d50bce that smile b784a175ae made everything 082ebf34ed she had 73f824c39f put Lady 34239eb926 Corcos through c5688c5176 for two 1753c2fe74 weeks worth 77eb90f01a it.8f6a8b7a9fb95a0a

Eleanor softly whispered, her 74f2871703 cheeks flushed pink.c10d690796fd1141

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“Yes, just 4280e82a7a like you 09ad867522 think.”d8e862032449d22f

Yes, from the 07bb185f1e beginning, there were e0b4e91cc7 two dresses.221eb759c96403e2

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Eleanor had f80dfd8bc3 specifically asked bc8bdb67d1 Lady Corcos f350926344 for this.1cdf993ef61e1e29

“Lady Eleanor, just to f87472a46a confirm, you need two e5c63576fd dresses, right? You want them delivered 4a132ec5d1 at different times?”73239eb12e9bbfb1

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“Yes, madam. One should be cfa87ad09f simple enough to be83918111 meet the occasion. No need for expensive 7963656035 decorations like jewels or f0ad5f75cc lace.”30aa1459e76f6372

“Will this fabric 3543496dff work for the fcb093d193 simpler dress?”0a0a640394f9b331

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“Yes, that’s perfect. Please make it b392d03f72 as white as 0fe60c63a9 possible.”b07f187f72de5493

The debutante dress e2a97e0d11 had to be 856511540f something Nora couldn’t 0ab3a4c63c stand unless she 294486770e tore it apart.9de3493bd827a864

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Eleanor had given these a32b05389e instructions to Lady Corcos, e3004f1a92 and the dress was 93e8f08448 delivered just as planned.615af7fa5dbdfee5

The day b50ac59810 before the 38043178cd debutante, the bfe6a45700 white dress 82dcaf33d1 was delivered 2cff16a9c3 first, and 2f1f6f9c13 the second 9abe830b40 one, for 048307993d the ball, 3f12bf6898 arrived just 2e16740f9b before it aa2c5fb6ed began.e758535953fcf21d

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Now, the 66635a0b61 results of 45b2bcedbd all those ede7380f17 instructions were 86cecf1e58 in front c11f448fef of Nora.4c6936167ced4326

Nora trembled as 1df0f58f0d she tried to 6c180c735b hold herself together.61ea8456b02f51f9

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She desperately wished all 7b4afc9835 of this was just e35092203d a nightmare, that if 7394ee3e89 she closed her eyes 1469de61d9 and opened them again, d4b9b75814 it would all be 516dae5c2c over. Unfortunately, her prayers ff688e20f1 were not answered.579a058747cbead0

Eleanor, in her golden ce1fc73851 dress, had such a c7837849d8 powerful presence that no aac5a73b26 one could ignore her. Nora’s partner, b91f77209d in a 5ebb1930c6 daze, couldn’t fa831194a3 take his 06cec9353c eyes off 2759d059e0 his former 2e1492fd33 fiancée.9e70614f803d5ecd

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Instinctively, Nora clung tightly ddb17024ce to Arlo’s arm. She feared he would 7d7bb36e9d lose his composure and 18d2352e90 approach Eleanor, just like 45f8f71f59 the other men.5f9d413a1efa5fb8

Despite her f74da43e73 efforts, Eleanor 555a59a250 walked straight 9d431bf3f0 toward Nora c2afeaddbd and Arlo. Realizing where she was e54450a1fe heading, the nobles quickly 8321f40263 parted to clear her 56da197e6a path, and there was 17777c257a nothing blocking her way.57eb47916749c583

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The sound of her orderly footsteps grew louder, and with each step, Nora’s face became more pale.c6ce7a98560c2793

When Eleanor d3c199d922 was close 58978f8c79 enough, Kiara, 94dcb29d2e noticing that 4da3856377 Arlo seemed 31fc3e05af distracted, seized 899b31544c the opportunity.d72c1b1d5a08bc26

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“Lady Ellie! Is it true that 33fbdb98a6 you stole the necklace 4bd0ddd5eb that Timothy sent to 3bb76bd16b Nora and gave it e7201e3495 to her, pretending it f4950bec33 was a gift from 2b6a45476a you?”0e12cc69107b265a

The nobles were 578cbbb4a5 shocked by Kiara’s 4ae6fe48da rude question, especially fe2d84b161 since it was 7523b604c0 delivered without any fd332b24d8 greeting. However, the 57a11a109d issue that e895100fbe had been b26155bcdf momentarily forgotten c65a93eedc due to f9a44cd192 Eleanor’s beauty d59be62b7d was now 842491ee5b being raised d47f83f836 again, just 15545c5045 as Eleanor 02e685649d had intended.da57e6c2271c582a

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Eleanor tilted her head 69e1157596 as if she didn’t 79f379efc6 understand.ef97152c2f2854f4

“The necklace?”54ff940f65d551d9

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“Yes! The ruby d46066e09b necklace that d5b08c8117 Nora is 039d63dc92 wearing right c3eb88e7be here, on 55f0bf6889 her chest.”deca42f06307efb1

Kiara subtly e169b95050 criticized Nora’s f93753762f tackiness, and 195bf5b5f3 several noblewomen, 20edccadcc who had d64f2e9fba been thinking f7540126de the same, 66d983ef62 secretly laughed.62082796797672d7

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“I’m sorry, but I have no idea what you’re talking about.”ed43bb6d302d4354

“That’s a lie!”eed0f382a6bc157b

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Nora shouted, almost b33f7c0c81 screaming.68db9c37017f1a21

“It’s a lie! You’re lying 7c5bda9a1e to put 96e22c1efb me in 945b227719 trouble! Ellie, I c962c68576 know you bf4589a2d1 don’t like f8e4e5fd5a me, but fccf0e0ae8 how could 1bc0230a2a you do a357a4a1ec something like e15132cef7 this?”de18e27506e5b2d8

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It was the same 8ef73dc666 accusation she had made e65ac6392c earlier, with a voice f778e78ca1 that seemed like it 056dc57a46 might tear at her 6432195f41 throat. The nobles a996bb6be0 frowned at a85d5835b7 the noise. At first, it was 600148435d interesting, but after hearing 42198413ad it several times, they 2fafcf08af were starting to get 2edb21d778 tired of it.0bfd65ee0184dd03

Noticing the reactions 11f02bd339 around her, Eleanor 7b011f24a6 gently patted Nora’s c299df5400 shoulder, as if 99522774ab comforting a child.f7451a1076394760

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“It seems like a21e2505be something big has 9957c344db happened, but Nora, 79731d074c this is a 94c8b8ae05 party, isn’t it? If you don’t want 4e113b8702 to be rude to 27ae5384c7 the guests, maybe it 1395523cd4 would be better to abfba562da leave the arguing for 80b07dfdcf later. If you 003c23b1e9 need to 597d391ef2 apologize, you 284396bb20 should do f7d1930026 it now.”ab585de24233a96b

“Why should I a5a808eee5 apologize? You should! This is all your a4577f2b66 doing!”42fdc571bf965c81

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Thud! Nora roughly slapped Eleanor’s 2877255aa4 hand away. This familiar ecab9ca879 action, stemming a9a844b4e9 from her 13cac56563 usual behavior, 2a209d7ab7 shocked the 11966067ca nobles who b63e5f7cd1 valued decorum 0e6361a84f and gentleness.3ae2de87a074934f

Regardless of who 93a1a28260 was truly at 9addcbce0f fault, acting in e8a61290a8 such an undignified 5f40e7b9cb way was always ee90737e69 the most disgraceful 28f25397a1 behavior.1376ab94fa113ae1

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“Oh dear…” e82c4640c1 someone murmured, 37f59692ff shaking their 1c46ce25e8 head in e1b996b484 disapproval. Others clicked e06d658001 their tongues, d70fcd1a5d showing their 9094385da2 displeasure. Even those who ce382e12f7 had been on add56796f5 Nora’s side reacted 40976094b0 similarly.bd4c6462c851b5ab

Soon, a cold silence ab585a8ad5 swept through the ballroom, d89d84b2cf and Nora realized that 13d5a8bc7f the situation had turned ff722242a0 very wrong. But there was dc77fbc42d no way to c536ef1eca fix it now.b867bb6c29cba22b

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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.e443c82d1fc3fa0b

Eleanor sighed deeply and cf52d033fe gave her a look 4ffdcc9d77 as if seeing the 5c51bcb11f troublemaker in the family, e3110bbc8a then spoke.d75503bd313a1ead

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“Huh… If you really insist, fine. Do you have any proof?”a8f94f37e2c9f361

“What?”b91e0594758c82b9

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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.”a24b2546b223a9cc

There was no way 3de5bcfb1c there would be any 079e1f125b proof.ed5532d4513feccf

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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.bf4b3381303c824b

“That’s… if we investigate…!”18f135de116c26c7

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“There won’t be, obviously. You hated talking to 10efd5c1f0 me. The servants e2f953c896 can testify 2a6d8076fe that we 414bc28954 haven’t met 7994777fa7 alone recently. Yet, you, who never f00056b072 wanted to talk to 581b75832f me, are now wearing 441427862a the necklace I supposedly 95f4e12d23 gave you?”22d47b53598ffc66

Eleanor shook 8b940329eb her head 659e7731ea wearily.36397644f5ea5416

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“Nora, when are f77c2dabac you going to f7e41be24e stop lying about e1b8ad889f getting a gift 7a827783e2 from me after d895a6480e doing all these cc16a637e7 terrible things?”126ab55d7807d97a

Her eyes briefly 5a4071587f flickered to someone 62cd907d4a among the crowd, 2a754200c8 and that person 2841e2fe61 unconsciously muttered.fa31676bd9715f06

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“Wait, does that mean the hat from before…?”4148fed1f8f15d4f

The person who spoke b18a75af58 was Vanessa, the beautiful, 69e5e9f4f8 curly-haired daughter of Count 6e56a2e1c5 Patel. She suddenly remembered the a4a30fe7f2 matching hat Nora had 49103b6b8f worn at Kiara’s dinner f8304907ac party, which was exactly 30b87cc242 like the one Eleanor 7bd504aa48 had worn as an ed26139a11 accessory. The thought crossed 289a686ba4 her mind without faec216709 her meaning to, 5eb74344df and she blurted b341b9ce3b it out.1f3950651b6711b7

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As the 33e598daee eyes of a14ac9ca4a the crowd 026b9d6dce turned toward fafbcb8794 her, Vanessa bd71605150 hurriedly shut 87cde84969 her mouth, 2b55d9cb87 but by 60cd98cd50 then, it d2b8add522 was already e4a40ad50c too late d4d8072914 for her faf57bd0cf words to f16b0fba2b go unnoticed.77d8ee14ca254948

“Could it be that she did this before?” people whispered to themselves.e9fd7084c0712e51

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Since it came from “angelic” Vanessa, everyone naturally began to think this way.7809e7c624ee15f1

Among the 228b99929c glances exchanged, 9d5d7783fd Nora felt 5c908b4918 utterly isolated.b0ffbc0bb7a33d51

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Should she 32f3d11cb0 confess the c54a850c8d truth? Should she 949079de6d admit that e4fd466d85 she had 2cd9c194a1 borrowed the ca638cc6cd necklace from aff18b8625 Eleanor, and 2d5d83f7e5 that Eleanor 51c60e8a61 had intentionally e8f1d71616 set this a677709b50 situation up?3f9f3b8ace2bbc55

No, she couldn’t. If she did that, 862b570ebd it would reveal that 6fb1518e43 she had repeatedly stolen bf04b54268 from her.fcab3aa6af0f1f79

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Or should a4c4d7f0fe she continue 6f8e319d4c to deny 3132637776 everything? Claim that she had 4f8d83f027 no idea, and that 73a5e2ae69 Eleanor secretly gave her 5d3018d083 the gift?781a2552103e7993

But the 73669945a5 accusing glares d587ade65f from the 3c77f940eb people around 06e0c102ad her made 6bcc67ff72 it impossible 3b362e00d5 for her 8f2b1398fe to speak. Her heart raced, and 350b491b23 her vision blurred.5730cb02b24356d1

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Kiara, Vanessa, and the 878a076dc8 men who had been 34dc4c7c41 looking her over—they were 38bfdb9225 no longer on her 20b8d8291c side.923d8cfd757d86e3

The only person left to help her was…a21432de58cef41e

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Nora looked 46125118f8 up at 5b0b7d14c6 Arlo. He was 1e61f5857a the only 49e9f41415 one who 3595e4da4c could save b5e9105b08 her from 2d0100103a this situation.5f3e55d88e66b86f

But the Arlo who 5d5c192aa2 had whispered sweet words 396d5be3a4 in bed and gently ec190eb2a3 touched her soft skin c0fcd85998 was now standing there, 0eb7d40dbd staring only at Eleanor, 31aa6a75aa as if the world ad3f041172 consisted of only him a9c697df73 and Eleanor. He made f7b903e361 no move 17c1f80073 to help 167069bd7e her in 93382c9dc2 her moment 78c5f5fe80 of need.16db074d0ec8030f

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