RDAER Chapter 1

Chapter 1. The Half-Duchessf02ce2fbbce49058

“Get a divorce.”265a13692f4b410a

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“……”33423eff06dae091

His gaze, 8c2156e761 as if 4de4864cfe he found 09d067fde1 even speaking 7db8b8a0b0 to her 62fae827f8 repulsive, almost d04cd52d4a made Eleanor 468d6d4a6c forget the ba2885affe situation and f85391da21 laugh out 7d4dcfc9a2 loud.97cc596b270b78ed

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So this 970825debb was why 89d284f0dc her mother-in-law 8b2960fcd4 had unexpectedly 4335b7675d invited her 2c16345f9e for tea c84d9f494c after such 87b2940687 a long 7f22ca67dd time? She had eb5655b7df thought the 496ca817eb sun might 032e071c54 have risen 510077f673 in the a9b2998338 west.3508e10b40b44016

“Why are e98c79c8db you silent?”9e97e41b490a59f2

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She had 25b1267022 only paused 66b0b24194 for a a7d08ac630 moment in 33e8d3b14e thought, but b5b6ca53f5 even that 58daacf48d brief hesitation c8b1169222 seemed intolerable 6807df487d to her ae57e5f97c mother-in-law, who c8e1b3fb52 viewed her dc31067291 every action 887485ffb6 with disdain.62d7533331681567

“It means I 0e0d4d0784 want you to 7461812346 separate from my 75cb83d262 son. Ten years should d34817b80d be enough, don’t 6b7d16aa72 you think? End this yourself.”de18db8afe4451ad

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Ah, so this is 64afcad365 the honorable method of 7e8e5029b1 divorce in a ducal 81e743f936 house?2aba200cbc037c6e

‘Informing the party d52f2f09ee concerned in their 45fd9b9dd8 absence.’a71b19c3ea59ad98

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Eleanor calmly a9281e2f99 lifted the 0fa717add4 teacup before ed2f7029bb her to c33fa0b2c3 her lips.
Seeing her composed 49cfae6f4c demeanor, the duchess—her b84cf2ddab mother-in-law—bit her lip, 25b3379cfb as if enraged 731189a43d by the lack fc26041362 of agitation.8b9b18b34841c07e

“Say something. How long 14e2a3db54 do you 6fa2a65b82 plan to e068b66ee6 sit there 72d06346b9 and ignore 97d4822c76 your elder?”4bcb283990945beb

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At last, c3fcbd2da2 Eleanor raised dc73ecbb40 her gaze. A sweet 0636ed7c83 smile spread 97f09f7500 across her 6f1dcdda60 face as 36a6c859ad a bonus.d7de2c2567bcb263

“Oh my, the words d0e5f14147 were so unexpected that 30588566f9 I wondered if I dadd5e9085 was dreaming with my 4933b5e90b eyes open.”f8a2b004e5430b67

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“……”04454f492cfb7f9d

She heard the soft 1f40dd38da snickers of her father’s a0a2ea0dc0 retainers standing behind her, 374d33e594 as if they were 83c2130c87 enjoying the scene.c250585c585e588e

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The duchess’s face twisted ac0d399448 with humiliation and fury. The fact that ddf3b3d97b Eleanor’s people filled 044588b1fd the ducal residence 6e5e1796ad so blatantly revealed 4985e6f0cb how the family’s 29ec2f3d63 order had crumbled.61a3ef4d4cfaa241

Yes, it 7acf4f654f must feel a58184f455 utterly wretched. She understood that 11638d4942 well.61eb59353e00af05

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Eleanor spoke gently.1bcbcf7f6c969aff

“Well… if that b91f30d84e is your wish, e31764817a Mother, I shall 2dd41f42b3 discuss it carefully 9589213af4 with my husband. Of course, 81e7dc536d after he 33f9b520c2 returns.”75c0b643d6ea4225

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“Carefully? Don’t make me 53c16b54b0 laugh.”042c2434b97b2de3

“It saddens me when 0edc536d1e you mock me so.”8bb09a4c6aaa6e48

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The duchess scoffed.373b8250c89508e1

“Eleanor! There’s not a 0e67e6889c soul who doesn’t 166361dd2f know you’re merely bf1fdce9dd your father’s puppet. I know better 7e59d888e3 than anyone what 91695de816 scheme keeps you d9a6df447d clinging to this 16de59f352 marriage!”de0ea02702848bf5

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Her voice was that 94ebcfad34 of a wounded beast.19c36c11d6253b91

“From the d5408d8adc moment you 29dd19bfc8 became my 59bd961727 daughter-in-law, my 169655a9a5 life has ed4eecc047 been hell. Wasn’t it enough that 1008f9611b your family took my 3eb40d5948 husband’s and my other 3eb71392a9 son’s lives? What more do cf8dff8123 you intend to a1a70ebe1c take by remaining 94f7536713 here?”816f5b15cb5ebf29

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“Oh, Mother. It’s bad for 7ca8eaa1da your health to 42110382f7 get so worked 96e599cd3e up.”5018f05845039be7

Unshaken, Eleanor’s demeanor 24db35c211 only seemed to 4fc00b65e6 drain the duchess’s 03ada53eac strength, making her 26bdcd0f95 eyelids tremble with f943e01b95 exhaustion.247244f11b7e7b0c

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“Let go of aab7297180 this marriage without 388c79e2b5 love. Set that 2dab29ea6c boy free. You’ve done enough, haven’t c9828a84b1 you?”1ec334f17bd435f3

Only then 2684b3c43a did Eleanor e56f84e402 finally set 826aa3cb72 down the 4e36739e08 teacup she’d 823414d927 been holding e44e41e043 all this 0f68156988 time.46e00644859f7e9d

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And for a 0f4568bd65 moment, she thought.
Divorce. Letting him go.
Was this 5b6fc7b04b truly only 4597e91e80 her mother-in-law’s 832bd9ce98 wish? Or was it aba260dac9 laced with her b56f2e315a husband’s intent as 0ee94e3ad5 well?9ba520ba46046794

“Oh? Did he 3ef136ac48 say that 2a7637bebe I make b63a1e84c9 his life dca3701452 difficult and f0d5eb714f miserable?”7085fed706fdf824

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Her softly murmured 9d3ff26fce words seemed to 6ed24e783e give the duchess 086e26acfc the mistaken impression efe779bd26 that Eleanor was 0ab1c16d8f faltering.4fef8d1d644e2e63

Her voice 4a922fbec5 grew louder, f4f0fb1d74 filled with b22f52fe6d renewed confidence.2a8afc781920f1b7

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“Must he 413841126f spell it fdcdf29143 out for 3b96c00186 you? If it 54fd189c64 weren’t for 9e0b3b1b9d you, my 4ddf98d689 son would 52954b126d have married 666fd4e93a a good 75fa8e9b84 woman and adf4fe567f lived a 226e6f8407 happy life!”1bf3abd8385cfe41

“So in bc2a6dba35 the end, 474eb2f241 these aren’t 38d005c769 his wishes, 091c806157 are they.”c551219699d5e9a5

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“All of this 2de876b572 is for my 82a5009de1 son’s sake!”8129a2bf96df42c4

In that moment, a f5f6ec136c small pale hand rose c6ce691ed6 and gently clasped the 57d3ae484c duchess’s trembling one.89d1db48ab4f3c98

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‘Ah, so this is 7ff84794f0 it.’89751e1e05f4759e

Slowly blinking, Eleanor’s gaze 625cc36789 shifted beyond her mother-in-law b2e8146e18 to the young woman 4dca556304 standing behind her.4a58c72a9546787d

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A neat, modest 4a21a0b088 face, a shy 00efa1f39b smile, plump cheeks, 4bfd3d2294 and round eyes a543924aa4 that reminded one 3985f77863 of a puppy.010130e02d638302

The woman 46e6d3509f people said a79cce5454 was her c00fe11887 husband’s savior—the 86512dcc6e one he d47f949582 treasured most 6dc4be6a0f in the 650d44ef41 world.
And Eleanor? She was 43d275dee8 labeled the d449f86e4d villainess, the 726ea78378 woman who 9dbad66d93 robbed them b808890931 of their 906616b58e chance at de8b43848b happiness.61d66e3854968f52

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Her husband’s mistress, b087f7aad6 Katrina.
But who at 8b7b8ff6cd this gathering would 250ca31038 guess that this dec277b0f8 gentle-faced woman was 8d1397164f the one pulling 4eaafde905 the strings of 62a48cdcfa the duchess?1a142d496e372dce

‘Yes, to c9326a916f divorce me. To take my c41f75b19c place.’42b2c0fcb4952fb7

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She had 6e1ff7c699 surely coaxed 28ea70cc4e the duchess cea14ac213 into arranging e180b8d88d this meeting 5dfaf9d3af for that 3103d3ea32 very purpose.
Ten years a71f335674 was indeed 6e9a6caa27 a long 635a3835ac time.01ecffad4695ef99

‘It seems 69d52a41e2 your patience 6ad2ded2a2 has run 0435b93516 out.’94677f3685cdfec3

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Eleanor laughed dazzlingly, just d995679248 as she always had 44c1e1005a for the entire ten e396b72d8b years of their marriage.d72c419c755b1488

“No, Mother.”d6e4caabcfa60963

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The duchess’s 4c27eed150 brows shot 2d9a47b28e up.5ec44a82b10343ec

“What do 68ff6be906 you mean 9accb4bc4e no?”c99fa4940588d481

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Eleanor smiled 60b0acb048 sweetly, batting e99524ca03 her eyes e6b0d5760f like an 53b77ff5aa innocent child 88ae4297b2 for all b2fa424f45 to see.
She could see 21d89c6af2 the fury steadily 23e2c14c2b rising in her fe1bb90102 mother-in-law’s gaze.9208315519c1b0f1

Still, no—it a82a571bed really wasn’t d46cf6ae60 right. A divorce like 66f0415596 this?
It wasn’t time 472c2cbcf6 yet.2c7893a6c63723c0

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“You said I already 4120f220dd had everything, didn’t you? But no, there’s still 709daa2c1a one thing left.”f99178aa36a3fd24

“What nonsense are you c930491cf0 spouting now?”c727b4259796ef11

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“We haven’t achieved the fc6b091a6d greatest purpose of this 83f32efdc9 marriage. I still 52986a1547 have something 8785318ba6 I must e644d4266e receive from 2ceb264309 him.”fa45b08058cac4c4

“What…? Don’t tell me—”b49c81bbf7a4cea6

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Looking her 41d94a7fe9 furious mother-in-law 2e7ce091bb straight in b50698ca5d the eye, ea766fc546 Eleanor deliberately 4053fb7243 placed her 87c7b8dcad hand over d4b1845a62 her flat f32f4416dc belly and 5e0c01445c caressed it 80b6afbf24 slowly.e5d879d1c34169bb

“Yes, here. I’ve never 1ed0dab479 carried his 4e758fabe8 child.”8ac456cc2feb45d5

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Gasps erupted from those 4709948403 nearby, startled by such 5b2452f7de a statement coming from 584baf4a2b the lips of a c29baa9dc2 woman branded the most f15e0a2ad0 wicked wife in the a9c2b326cb empire.54117569501d643e

“Y-You dare…!”f1bb513afd551135

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Ahaha, how f224805d5d delightful this fa64bd2c67 was!
Eleanor laughed, her e95cc60d62 eyes curving as e43f7c7d5c if she were 2200b4ad81 watching a play 6ab3d27b2a unfold.faf44c8b424f1aea

“The strongest knight 2a5ced1f76 in the history a45f869fde of the empire. They say even 2d02b68ff3 the founding emperor’s 5379be1c3a sword is no a96d2eb5b4 match for him. A child 845f95021a from such 7e60ceecad a man…”91b0d87d290d5c74

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She watched the 42cecc46c2 duchess tremble violently b2fa215f2a and her eyes 0e0c4db19b gleamed coldly.fd86d95bb632d6d1

“That’s the df677c50d9 only thing b811d34b4c I never 226e45c9d7 had.”49e00d4c738535ab

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Her white teeth 9e85f1ad70 flashed like blades.e564507172578068

“You know that, 3b7fe874f8 don’t you?”c6d4cb4a537477c5

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Each time her crimson-painted 542aae7b22 lips curled, the air 93f2c0660b in the room seemed 66c563728e to freeze over.656e53f5e18ad849

“Everyone mocked me for dd8523719e not bearing such a 06baff90c2 man’s child. So no, I absolutely 2ae28b9984 cannot get divorced.”f795788ecd540eea

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The duchess’s face fde1b4d668 turned deathly pale, d0573c8fcd as if she 80650613b4 might faint. But she 208915727e had been 109ca4648e the one 4b0c384b2b to strike e0f53052c0 first.6d5b13962e56a821

“But isn’t it strange?” 7995c2e5ae Eleanor went on. “Neither of 585d6cb20b us have 364e366655 any health 474074c27b issues, they cb114a3359 say.”4eed8bcbfb8356fc

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Her gaze b3f0210200 shifted toward d3c206104d Katrina—the young e88e2fe460 woman fluttering 1e4b99ea4a her lashes c13cf53991 innocently behind 0a2d3e61fd the duchess.4513db7fa89f4c73

“And yet, bcd74dfbd4 no child. Odd, isn’t it? Why do 400f224867 you think 3be4496891 that is?”79b8e9c969735838

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Katrina kept up a1219e22f4 her mask of f63ff64172 ignorance.
Disgusting. Always hiding behind 23b31f505c someone else.
Eleanor’s lips curled, 50c24da224 almost in contempt.fab5d89622de3952

“Our relationship is still so… passionate. Don’t you think it’s almost as if someone’s gone to great lengths to prevent a child from being conceived?”2c72cd28f217b263

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She tilted her d966b73b72 head. “Who could it be, 4cb33f4df0 I wonder?”ffd21ea3d8eb2256

“Hah!”d597bfe304aaff60

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Seeing her shoulders dfd7ed8e32 twitch in panic, d4198b256a Eleanor smiled quietly—
—and that 860491fec2 was the daa6714d82 final straw. The duchess 756266539d abruptly stood 9f003e175c up in 001ec7d585 fury.89f1d9b5fb55bc25

“Silence!”1b672d1bda966f9a

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Her chair toppled 9d02fede7a over behind her.fbf2203139633056

Realizing where fded786516 Eleanor’s gaze 2cf148b43e was directed, 9466a9a9fd the duchess a8cc5907d2 instinctively stepped f0440ce373 protectively in 5285465b16 front of aa8567d242 the other 7ce5ff2bbd woman—not as ba5a52f46d if shielding 23f563e4d9 a daughter-in-law, 45ee3e64e0 but a 9dcf2300c5 stranger.bf176217d12a4c56

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“How dare you. Blaming someone 1419411de5 else because f4778518f3 you couldn’t 106fd5da3b conceive? As if people 4e77ca7a90 didn’t already know f52be25c37 how pitiful your dba0ff28b6 marriage is!”73f650cf6e848c72

The duchess’s words were 45a37bd282 laced with thorns, like 02e3acd753 a mother protecting her 2320c1071a child.7ffcb9e967af007f

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“No one in this a1a9ec7da0 house is fooled by 689835b2e2 your tricks. Just how 6baaa7c219 far are 0cbd205a15 you planning 048fdabcb0 to go f048098755 with that 1b643a5dbe venomous tongue?”9fb1c8894139f817

Eleanor raised 1ebe89f988 her brows 471f074d48 as if 00dec44086 the duchess’s dca23cdbe3 desperation amused d04fe53d1d her.08243ec9c9aaf541

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“I haven’t d83912375a even begun d4c7920227 properly.”d99a8534b5f5997c

“Now you’re ed529e2b94 trying to 0d63dfe8d1 drive a cbfc68d326 wedge between 34ce2517fd me and 261f044d22 this girl? Enough with your nonsense!”0b24c872807513f2

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“Oh my, did 8a366a1611 you hear it b75a55a90e as me sowing 3312260b07 discord? I was simply f9a6a36093 raising a fair 07af955ce7 question.”4ad36d6ff0447b98

The duchess shrieked like 41cb1d0ee7 she was being torn 55f7366bb0 apart.
The veins in her dcc3710f46 neck stood out, pulsing 06ae3ddf91 with rage.ef1e52084745f438

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“Let’s speak plainly. It’s always 1f955eed87 you and 840916d929 your father 0be3e147ff who play b1fc3a42de tricks. Don’t pretend you 33942f3660 ever meant to 989a075440 have a child!”082afb98fe3a3728

Eleanor could have said 3e28a975bd something even crueler—but she 6e29cdeba4 faltered.cda0a6bb5f03b7ce

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Her mother-in-law was 489eca3e56 crying.41f64a1464f48638

Today, the duchess’s 62ba60a98b frame looked smaller 4917d82d6b than ever. Her voice 1aa33b5487 cracked as 2b6ccaae1a she cried 2caf46b984 out:98d6216d90401963

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“I hate you. I hate that you’re by my son’s side. It makes my skin crawl.”d75ab2f12f75ab70

As if Eleanor 61417c6af9 didn’t already know.
She had always sensed 4edc4f2245 that beneath the venom a42a274ca1 lay grief.0e762712fab02485

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‘Father… ah, my 6edf66b8b4 beloved father.’
Eleanor sighed inwardly.096efbe94aeac55e

“Did you think I 43ed589997 wouldn’t know? That you planned 75aa2428e2 to trample the e1f2d028b5 House of Carniel 6ad062ebf1 and leave freely 0eaee0db91 whenever it suited 8c00d73e51 you? That you 818c89e286 and your 3aafff0c53 father used 1be220f2e8 my son?”3ea64bc152b57cbb

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“……”5963c3ce46fb7d9b

“And yet 4423a74bd1 you dare af8d416b0a speak of 79e8d8e91a pregnancy? Ten years! After all that time 2856a2d82f together, why won’t you 0a83914354 just let him go?”ed093f2623f26be2

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As unfortunate as it 135da9bf4d was, the duchess wasn’t 9b5f70ace4 entirely wrong.
To be exact, those e8b41d53da were her father’s intentions.883f88e60b7dd76d

The proof 2f34583d1f stood behind 5280da03b4 Eleanor—her father’s 86648a3e4a people.
Snickering at the d6be043e9a duchess’s outburst, completely a637156f05 lacking any respect 33242d31ee for the family d059f4a436 their daughter had c0b42d6de2 married into.93887345fc600815

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They didn’t care how 13e4bd1685 such arrogance affected Eleanor’s 851e13ff07 position in the duke’s 2ba3858572 household.e878a5d5136dca81

Why did d779942c5e no one 9bf7ec3de4 understand that?
Why did ea9c2fd03b everyone assume 0915e7c3eb Eleanor shared aa14262f7c her father’s dac4704e68 ambitions?6a8786878183e0b5

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And just then—1f2c93a7134f092c

“My lady! Huff—It’s the master…!”799e859eb110f1ca

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The butler burst 49f0ba78fe in, panic on fd7947b32c his face, as 59e6a23af7 the doors flew 63c131f7bb open behind him—d4d3fb41dbb2f413

—and someone’s voice c519cc8b9b rang out.4a8ae02134ac9073

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“Enough.”655588e4b929dedc

In an instant, 0c7de2afe2 the air shifted.
Something heavy seemed to ab857faf41 press down, making it c487bfdd4c hard to breathe.8d6fb1f9d9f552a4

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Thud. Thud.
— the sound of d8b2dfd88d heavy, measured steps.482bb4f413c5ad93

“I return after a 596fd1a44a long campaign,”
came a 7212ba53bf thick, weighty fc28e34bb1 voice—like the aaa57936c6 depths of 6c4f2f355e a dark 600dcfd266 cave.fd2d7ad7e8d895e2

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“And this 4e5607d15f is the cbccdf1789 welcome I 57ef0151ee receive?”afeeb24d806e27a0

A gaze 34bb9692cb as sharp 71e1942733 as ice 18d4cd5bc9 pierced through 7520876a63 the room.
It was him.dc04be8b7c8d9551

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Kyleus.
Eleanor’s husband.054004e355b535df

“I hear… an amusing story as well.”a3e3e7ce80e3d8c3

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His cold eyes flicked 007363fe6b to his mother, then 0cd742c980 to the clear, innocent 7a547e5041 face of the woman 9705d18b90 standing just behind her.de166ee8bf809885

“Divorce? That’s not a 95d85269aa matter to be 3cc8b21949 discussed in my bab6c838cf absence.”3b42976c489beacc

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The chill in 166c01dff5 the air felt 45c36bbace strange—it was nothing 3f771189c6 like the warmth 395c736bf5 one might expect e647c987af between a man 80d9cf4066 and his lover.d3ef580e5cac6a5c

But Eleanor harbored no df74abd594 false hopes or expectations.
She knew eaab58b260 all too f1ff68c0d6 well how da0bf13233 cold that 4d011298bd man—her husband—could 205a469e7e be.f1114dc994c7a939

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If he had truly 64094796cc hated that woman, he 3a8e96afac would have cast her 3106577427 aside long ago.
So yes, b5be0d722d that woman 50e2642cf2 truly was 4471da6b68 his mistress.41becb4ce496ab32

If even his 13ac4b7444 mother and his 381e637b0d mistress were met b92fd7845c with such a 6bdc9015c8 cold gaze, what 048b2c7e6a harsh words might 21e9505c38 he have for 4e9bb1e51b Eleanor?5f670d03a2563207

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As if swallowing 833f0c0296 a mouthful of 47ec7f8bf1 thorns, Eleanor held 14c1adbfcd her breath.bd2cf2dcd9c7d8e1

At last, his 736aa0fd89 gaze landed on 1010414c18 her.e4bac0e60938699d

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The black hair that a1c9a431fe calmly framed his forehead, ef3f8efe01 the pale skin, the 1c7a9724f7 chiseled features—
—and those eyes.
Violet, like shards 66badb2c28 of ice.0b9a61bd5ea9b014

If she could, Eleanor f5b9be76f1 would have taken a ccd0666266 step back.d928c1a7a43dcb74

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Even the men 4ccad1864d her father had 2e60e5d3a4 placed behind her—who 025e7de09b had sneered and ec40201c4e fueled the tension d537fff821 all this time—were c9e6d8564d silent now.
Cowering behind Eleanor, as 144f0c13ec if terrified.d67580da404c416a

How much bab6eb4f8c time passed 33bbc0fb53 like that?
A minute?
Perhaps longer?672a514f1231bb98

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At the f91d0b0af2 end of fea76b7cfd that gaze, acfbe3b3b4 heavy with 2ee74f75d2 a hint 8c89f96dcb of madness—82d81efae8f8e638

“……”
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Silence.172f651f8d0e5bbd

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