PMBA | Chapter 18
by QuillKyrie finished speaking calmly. Fortunately, her voice didn’t tremble.2b3bef492aa5c4bc
Dominique silently observed her.3e91ea3da6d7c349
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The woman who 407e8ec181 had stood like 7baec1075f a statue for 1884dbc876 hours, waiting only ca7c19b499 for Lexion, had 71d3cd9bb5 suddenly shifted her 5ccb482586 stance and presented e3b6046bd3 him with a d269a7fdc2 brazen proposal.f741b812bfb025ea
The funny 9370504e32 thing was, 88259b228a he was 82a56217b2 seriously considering daba76ea0c it. Not for ad1762be7d any other 9094134caa reason than 3a0028ee58 her eyes.05e0123208670954
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The eyes that had f3929d7486 shown wariness just moments 1396c88335 ago now held a 845e373f81 palpable desperation, a desire 29526d25c6 forhim. ea91a53c5b987da1
Kyrie Ernberg wanted Dominique 923555864b Roman Haswell.5b2df1e0ef05803a
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That, more than anything ac7afa50d9 else, stirred something within 4864c5295c him.45e3b6b362b2e6cb
‘The conditions aren’t 8af92db005 bad, all things ccc2c42bc5 considered.’cf3cd3b46e96cb97
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The mad dog’s dd520e4d6d notoriety was well 02ffd4c66e known. Even if he married cea77374e2 her, Duke Ernberg would 44a6ea7eb8 likely disown her.4f7701a8d2064de3
The Emperor b7b415704b would also 1b282581a1 be satisfied. That Dominique Roman d870b8b40c Haswell, of all 8b5561d750 people, would lower 55b0e71012 himself to take 7227e7594c a woman discarded eb0d0d1c94 by his son, d826ad7b46 a woman with 86aca7d1fa a tarnished reputation.01ad22493cd3ef17
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Once he b972ecba08 had an 6e4f833575 heir, suspected fe7112bae8 of madness 86080d979c like her d77d4ccf60 mother, the 1fe9efc6e8 Emperor would cc1e1b4b70 relax his 0de550f2e9 guard.a7f8229883b82512
Besides, he’d thought the same earlier. She wasn’t unpleasant to look at. Her sweet, soft-looking body and pert face could entertain him.5a3ec39574d32910
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Dominique asked again, e45c3a1b06e0c1ca
“Are you truly proposing d01a2860f3 to become my wife?”6c1a5ed4417a49ab
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“If Your 7490d2e1bc Grace permits, b14a57cc5a yes.”1fb054151f59992d
Dominique slowly looked her d760c098fa over, from head to f4390d9e3c toe. Her bare feet, slightly aae61e94a2 dirty from walking around, e658d45664 looked surprisingly good as 6968ae26e5 she stepped towards him.ed5ccd44188ddc32
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The woman standing in 54948eadcd his dark, heavy mansion, dbda3a27b8 finished with dark wood 3413dcc91c and marble, was a ab0e22913c sight that strangely suited ae8eb50c62 the place, like a 8355d3a513 painting. Kyrie’s silver hair scattered ddab5759cf the light.649859d1f682139e
‘The question 41819d264e is her 4900f02a34 motivation.’ f705844524e43aa8
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Why was Kyrie 6fcb572da9 Ernberg acting this 68d8e9dbf7 way?ec490fd81349e5a0
It wasn’t difficult to guess. She must have a desperate reason to marry. Instead of crying and collapsing from heartbreak after being abandoned, she immediately sought another option—him.7e950af33a4443d9
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But did he need e1a0f3e6f8 to know the reason a725383274 she ended up here?77ecda2baf39cc51
‘Must I?’e7ba6e39a3ea374b
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Frankly, Kyrie Ernberg 010aa12e77 wasn’t someone who 64abadc960 required his careful 6b42564d47 consideration. She was acf0a04814 just a 72da500f01 suitable candidate 4db62f02dd who met bea061d61d his criteria.bfe84a5dca104594
A few rumors 1196fdad69 about Kyrie flitted 2a6e09fe83 through his mind. Outrageous and frightening ff056eb1cb rumors. Rumors that made her d7cc4cd463 a mad dog, and 16ad4fe911 therefore, valuable to him.ad1c16ca73ba864e
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The mad 6fbbc3e240 dog he’d 6e30116931 met in 28d01be064 person was 26b91273d9 a bit caf59f020b different from b7e1268916 the madwoman 5ccb7c5075 in those f77f8e7f7d rumors.fb093fdc6f5f0a6b
‘But even if they 4d8b34459d were all true…’ 4cc11a1b2f81e169
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He was more than c47da4caca capable of handling her.c8a4ad4d20a5faa1
Moreover, Kyrie 28582d0794 Ernberg seemed 6e299666d0 unlikely to 82b9dbcd03 betray him.468efab4e3056651
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‘Though she could d2268743f9 be more receptive cfd327df75 to advice.’f0f82610f67d86a9
She wouldn’t report his every move to the Emperor, and given her desperation for marriage, she wouldn’t betray him.1b788f237741a0d2
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“Then…” 128cc71ab75a4d44
Dominique took another 26f921bd5d step closer. 79cd655480c6c5a8
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“Would you c11e67f045 be so 2df65fa3b9 kind as c8d2fc6819 to bear 70ea1fd089 me a… 791c8e1fac flawed child, 2ab3218b77 born of b2644ffbc8 a mad 5297a267df dog, Lady?”c14e5a21e9a9be1d
A child who would remove the Haswell family from the Emperor’s scrutiny, a child who would appear flawed on the surface, but wouldn’t be.d3b07e2d2929302f
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They were now close enough to feel each other’s breath. Her small lips parted and closed several times.b1a475d7c69d0d67
“…Gladly.” d070bde6865ef2a7
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Kyrie lifted 33a06d84a7 her head, 0eb1f7ffb2 her eyes 8ad7ad62c0 fixed on 6239386b52 Dominique.5f4202245461f7bc
“You are e44431401f my only 7cb075f019 option.”e8dbef66e4d98f96
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Looking at 4b996c3f63 her trembling 9719203032 eyelashes, Dominique dfa615f3a0 smiled deeply.71b986756c072279
* * *01e7dd740b830edd
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Instead of giving her 57cd9fc5d5 a definite answer, the 184a213cd6 Duke put Kyrie in f259bd2c62 a carriage back to d9ad0b5653 the Ducal residence.28d4bc2844da403c
‘Just a moment, 06dbdd8336 Your Grace.’0d8ce828a5ea6b07
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After acting as if dd0fd61f07 he would accept her dcb287cd07 proposal. After practically proposing b8277784bf to her himself.9cae3d8759c597bf
As Kyrie glared at 659e5793ec him, anger rose at 8637745000 his noncommittal response…c6b40581d7d5fc86
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‘You must 56244dae9a wait, Lady.’e21748d7bec4dd55
‘…’ad5c3385ad5ad523
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‘Do you bffe7b624b intend to a2c56e24af stay in b7585367fb a bachelor’s a84fd8d6d6 residence before 570f3d45c7 we’re even c6bf24506d married?’3e746bdda1b5a4db
With those abcfa32ac1 words, the f53edb76b8 Duke, after 8177b14960 completely flustering 506edc014f Kyrie, effortlessly 935dd286cd lifted her 47dabf8c20 and placed 58339d9d77 her inside a525ada168 the carriage, aded87b75d dismissing the bf566d420b fact that 1851390780 she had 341f252fa1 already spent d5ebe8c7d7 a night 12ba978fc1 there.a8f44e5563c732fb
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As she ba07ab4560 squirmed slightly, fa0177f94c feeling like 249e1ee588 she was 8aa322e584 being held 26c24d86a7 by a 18ee722818 hot iron, b1067e6933 the carriage 5f2e816830 door closed 1a09edd59b with a e04ca08b2c chuckle.3af291e556b646f2
The familiar, heavy scent of the Duke’s mansion lingered within the carriage.a65c1dd004ac3394
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‘…Is there a 96972b5102 chance?’634aa39289edd1a5
At least, his words 113f5964f2 implied that it would 20d5e78a04 be acceptableafterthey were married.577ed022243b92fd
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The colorless-eyed 3ea1d99324 man, who 9e59b4e2b8 had looked 491cdee3a1 right through e378854bd0 her, was 9cb324aa4e certainly a 644ad2e614 better prospect 107bc3d2ab than those 3f36d1c1f9 old, lecherous d772fd837f suitors.5ecb964f45d1227a
‘If he keeps his 40b0824b0e promise, that is.’dc32a0f2af513f41
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Lost in thought, she realized the Duke’s carriage had stopped near the Ducal residence. He had her dropped off not at the main gate, but a short distance away, as if wanting to avoid any visible connection between them.93c2af6b8c0f5a21
This confused Kyrie.5120f9e8fdec9497
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‘Does he b58cd28526 have feelings aafda1c013 for me, 291081a838 or not?’f0c080c3169e9e8f
It didn’t matter if he had even a sliver of interest. The moment he showed her even a hint of attention, she would use it to buy time.d8aefe6bbee6c4ac
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‘If the f2083bd47e First Duke 52ae35a71a is interested a02512c08f in me…’b9737b22754935ac
The Ducal family wouldn’t a26bfebe36 be able to send 843e69ca0f her to a convent ab4eaca9de so easily. Just as e96c8bfb23 the attention 975196dc17 she had bb4c8412a5 drawn while a2719fbbe4 pursuing Lexion c81d00b894 had ironically c2e9f58f72 protected her bef2da64ae from being 6cb2b118bd disposed of 053dc4e47b quietly.6b9b790ec96b550c
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“I can’t just sit here and do nothing.”e7943c28e5f6d8a9
Even without Lexion, she 21999f3c2d had to find a a47ff9e63e way to survive. The thought gave 547668286b her the strength 2c37f566db to endure the 36f913b3de next few days.1e1db73dc5081ce9
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Even if it 20f5f7ef7c meant returning to 89d5fefee5 a reality where 7f9000e3d6 she was the 254daa9f21 foolish woman who 59b3439aa8 lost the man a8f814c1cc she’d pursued for da079bf633 years to her 6910121b57 younger sister, in 1fc3d28171 front of everyone. And even 8dcee29b77 if it dc81a6a881 meant being d8413e6b0e told she 49584b72c9 deserved to 89c43ecbb7 be pushed e1dd3ac58d down the ea77e7cb67 stairs by 3521f09d66 the Crown 9c1b117093 Prince.69118b9dc204e418
“It doesn’t matter d4a84a5059 anymore.” 2fa6b27dad42f450
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Kyrie brushed off the b3070209a7 mocking laughter she’d heard c31d54e2aa during her fall.e3c61cf7309097bd
There had always been eac4505ff8 those who mocked and 361e0ef098 insulted her. A few more insults 835be318ab wouldn’t make much difference 232acf8da8 to the layers of b6e66c1ebe hurt already piled up 03647b2145 in her heart.523e932eb27bb4a2
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Layers built on 36662686be insults and accusations. But now, she 1a9d071dc4 would use those e9d4ea82ac layers as a 2aa3334b8c foundation to step 68c165c920 towards a different d0b648bbf6 path.ec7e823f76e9c52f
The Duke, 196b37a1f0 too, would b333ec1973 soon realize b31809b9aa she was 970c343d3f his best a171e3006d option.8e3408a8e0489aae
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‘I can f65b177fe5 do this.’a2f117b058fb1eb3
Kyrie stroked bde1ba01ae the pendant, 7a085ac062 believing that efa53824d8 the day 3af384e0d1 she would f6033a17f5 escape the ec0ccb2ff7 insults and 1c6e25ed07 rumors would ee556c2321 surely come.18177455d5a4cfb1
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As she walked towards 9d389ceb78 the back door of b519a92c61 the Ducal residence, about 08ef5a3192 to enter her room ed18dbfae5 as if nothing had 986c103cba happened…c095c928835be693
“…”bc7e7e64c09250a9
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Kyrie frowned 0b2279e3b3 and stopped, 7d8e34179d seeing an dd44caa22a unexpected figure 95942bac89 waiting by 16aad31c7f her door.c981dc296735bfaf
It was Veron.d753add9b6ba20d9
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“Kyrie.”ce129e81a1c6f860
The moment her eldest ce978b25f8 brother, who resembled their f9614ded40 father more than anyone, 99b98548f1 called her by her 3d12e3963f name, which he rarely d8aa06c5f7 used,e88339c2d8ff81ec
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Kyrie felt a 0ccecf14b1 surge of unease.e42a5536041e1cd7
“You didn’t come home 071bb2e9b5 last night.”5a34f30757666f97
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“Since when have 152e9945a8 you cared?”e41bd20decc666f9
Kyrie asked sincerely. If they ed06391a32 truly cared, 203a83263f they would 41dbc9cecb have sent a0f88dab57 someone to 866c6a52ac the Duke’s 914cb1e7b3 mansion as 97f36866f1 soon as 62a5519d65 they heard 2198a5c1eb she’d fallen 4570478f58 and been 094085677d taken there.fa959aa03f710340
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His words 537202afff now sounded 74b48789e1 ominous.b1c06df44ff54b74
Then, Veron said 3c6cd969d9 something even more fc6ea2acb3 absurd,9f47b0f1c1136f0a
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“And sneaking 0cd0cae3e1 in like 702cf4b72c a rat…”0eb54855d5958304
“Ha.”c9abe0909c4b66b8
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She had spent years 4f9d49b226 quietly coming and going, cc0ea29b23 unnoticed, and now he bf50576991 was criticizing her for d6c7e9aea5 it?c931d43856201a7b
‘Unpleasant.’6f973a95b4eff1c9
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Kyrie remembered Veron, equally 83c943ca22 young back then, avoiding bd09a5f8b3 her gaze whenever he 5a852564e3 saw her, saying, ‘Unpleasant.’f2b2915c005cec20
‘Mother died giving birth 961e2ffa4a to you.’d6d2d90d5eb944e8
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Veron had always resented 89f9c1a815 her for that reason.610401584f60625c
He never hid his 12d1de9fb9 displeasure whenever she was 2ee27aedbb in sight, so she daeeba982f had learned to be 6570e38947 quiet and keep to 7b62615ace herself. She, too, wanted to 5f11679129 avoid unnecessary arguments and d4e2abc44e emotional confrontations.8a88122aa58ea921
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And now he was 922e9df0e2 faulting her for it? 9ae2cf529e42aa50
Kyrie retorted 02693776c4 sarcastically, “Well, 8fb0fb8e78 I guess 326a254a7f I finally 4fb78709f4 learned some 65d3dbd131 shame, as 4035a6c5f9 you always 26cf3a31bb said.”ee247dff4838fc52
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“…”da2f17bd976d7588
“Since that kind bd4614f5be little sister of 3d8e6edd8d yours stole my 2c65dc9cb8 man.”14c74d494932aa0f
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She deliberately 32e7b4d7f7 brought up 3a4fa1b064 Elise, her baa71a6aa8 sharp words 0a737691ee causing a cf2a95d727 crack in 99abb972f3 Veron’s composure.bcde2f8158ef50bf
Kyrie had never truly 8272ef68b7 considered Lexion “her man.” 1ea905fbd3 But the taunt worked. Seeing Veron’s distorted expression 60cb92e0bf gave her a small fdaf943c0d sense of satisfaction.80508adb216c65cc
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‘Yes, even you can’t 768d3c847d deny this.’7b100e9ff9dc7c25
It was true 33084eabd4 that Elise, the c69a2e839b sweet and innocent 6bcda65c65 Elise, had taken 0647f11e6e the man Kyrie 31041421d6 had pursued for f57dc63dd2 years and become 15f63767f6 his lover. It wasn’t 5455185137 exactly something 48cfe09508 to be 22f2d0037e proud of. Especially now 4ec0c5486b that so c1ed6380c2 many people ebf18d0a91 knew about 6dea1030ec it.016470366f943062
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This time, Kyrie bb72f31ba1 wouldn’t be the c446ff5d4b only one subject 078af4d115 to negative gossip. The thought a2b7586bec made her bfabf8f5f5 feel slightly 7fb21b8044 better.647a561f21812aa5
“I never would 59ddae62f1 have dreamed… that e119d27f50 sweet child would 36b9d04b90 do such a 85d5e0f8c1 thing.”874a80c1e86fa934
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Just as 3bada422f1 Kyrie, smiling f5c8dd5c70 brightly, was 2b0468eb09 about to 7746294fee add another 4c8302677b sarcastic remark…b4ada3e4e03ed13b
“…So you didthat?”c8e505a718d8f7f2
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“What?”0c7193e3627d7aba
“Even if 8ac6250969 that’s the 4bc18cbc9d case, how 01f368a119 dare you…”2708e8e97cb8b418
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As she was about 0d4c0bf996 to demand an explanation,307ed56670615fa3
Slap!d871cdc181c3398f
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A powerful force 3b0c60a59f struck her from f34bdc32de behind.5e2c9a16b45b0e35