RDAER Chapter 1

Chapter 1. The Half-Duchess1ba978bd57f3105e

“Get a divorce.”7e838d8baa7b927e

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“……”6d49f29cceaa8672

His gaze, c89616cbbb as if 547abf99f3 he found c373a1c8fd even speaking 7d6a4c3e5b to her f8284afad4 repulsive, almost 63d8686ec0 made Eleanor db8b8265d0 forget the f90649b3ea situation and 6d94f6a1b6 laugh out 0d0893d607 loud.13d08333c62148bf

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So this was 6e868afca5 why her mother-in-law bb42fb8e2f had unexpectedly invited 7db110f680 her for tea 24a61e08c8 after such a df74b4d54a long time? She had aad063b4aa thought the 0d7174c9bb sun might 77a98e363d have risen 857a73f31b in the ea2cf71a51 west.5a228a6336b0afa7

“Why are you d061cd78c5 silent?”4ecadcb7e33aa5e1

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She had only paused 1d73f54281 for a moment in d2ba904de3 thought, but even that 037ede4712 brief hesitation seemed intolerable f785153c29 to her mother-in-law, who 5cfc28d483 viewed her every action b6044eeb47 with disdain.37264f6ed5a482c3

“It means dfa9217e41 I want 8de53411c1 you to c58fd66761 separate from 4fb6fe44a8 my son. Ten years 4cee6474bd should be a638bb8c97 enough, don’t 6cb36947f4 you think? End this yourself.”f0e728a809268fc8

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Ah, so d23ade8311 this is 3a07f1a412 the honorable 33b8934e42 method of 7704365ba9 divorce in 0ec5cea4b3 a ducal 9c669d6ee8 house?db215da8b401555a

‘Informing the party concerned b1b94a2789 in their absence.’2d566a2c15dcac0e

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Eleanor calmly lifted the e19872587f teacup before her to 2e61627d8a her lips.
Seeing her 126b50b1c5 composed demeanor, d34e6aa05f the duchess—her 3a35a77a15 mother-in-law—bit her 301c6f08ee lip, as d223d5b8ad if enraged 7f389abfe5 by the 9d55c2259a lack of 933ba3b4e2 agitation.8ae6b55f0cf40f28

“Say something. How long 2ad281d4fe do you 2a895cca5a plan to fd28f45242 sit there 90f15cff56 and ignore cdcd4cfaa1 your elder?”0f0fc2ff562ee1d8

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At last, 0d1ba27109 Eleanor raised d157f88e9b her gaze. A sweet smile cfd7cd4bc3 spread across her 6e9a01e430 face as a fd5270f24d bonus.751fa9454d613cb0

“Oh my, the 1d1361085d words were so 1e2f43552c unexpected that I c8fe0c1916 wondered if I 0cd0bd6c3f was dreaming with fa1401fd5a my eyes open.”26266085d5843d88

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“……”c1c501341ab1f134

She heard the soft 0c79c8577a snickers of her father’s 99b0bef58b retainers standing behind her, aa7cc7623d as if they were 071ed99475 enjoying the scene.1d57423cded5a4c6

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The duchess’s face twisted aa5da26dd1 with humiliation and fury. The fact that 9f74ca80be Eleanor’s people filled 64c894b328 the ducal residence 831f9a7331 so blatantly revealed 06fe3b0985 how the family’s 2e99bf182e order had crumbled.87b64ec4603315ca

Yes, it must feel 45d9e22070 utterly wretched. She understood that well.f0a227e47e3f3662

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Eleanor spoke gently.ca2bb6425f0a1f51

“Well… if that is cc1d012b65 your wish, Mother, I 5406dd8bb5 shall discuss it carefully 31037909da with my husband. Of course, after he c254a7cc7b returns.”d893067c0bfd6426

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“Carefully? Don’t make 0123cd1190 me laugh.”36dc990d4ab7b738

“It saddens 8d509d39bc me when 96648e81b8 you mock 38179dc4a6 me so.”871667723fb85551

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The duchess scoffed.8b37e661c32a51f8

“Eleanor! There’s not 6782975010 a soul fed2ecb9b1 who doesn’t 97c679b6fe know you’re 58da88a6d0 merely your 3171aef690 father’s puppet. I know better 920725d0f8 than anyone what 99cecbf563 scheme keeps you e619b68b12 clinging to this d3e02d153d marriage!”1001469eeaa6d308

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Her voice was c5d7f533cb that of a e1d19b53df wounded beast.dba8b7ac4c2c67aa

“From the moment 1dfe6722df you became my 147eff6987 daughter-in-law, my life 9c11153a67 has been hell. Wasn’t it 8278a431db enough that 381660993b your family 35128c3a5c took my 55fabb0bf2 husband’s and 056ab78858 my other 04f5c87acd son’s lives? What more do you f40bd6176d intend to take by d9a570b444 remaining here?”7d70ce4bdc54f207

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“Oh, Mother. It’s bad for your 9575e8ab63 health to get so 42219190d1 worked up.”bcd7f1a9e97a7d0e

Unshaken, Eleanor’s demeanor c83dc8b0a1 only seemed to 9993cde708 drain the duchess’s 7e443a328f strength, making her efe2a6dd3e eyelids tremble with 05beead002 exhaustion.b3c4d9c5b454cd56

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“Let go of 1822bf0688 this marriage without b61e1ceaff love. Set that boy 6dfa464efb free. You’ve done enough, 018350088b haven’t you?”df78dbd1eeab35f1

Only then c421e6d094 did Eleanor 6d6395d1f2 finally set 1249e1503b down the 657f11bb81 teacup she’d a70dd2abf0 been holding 146bb6a8bf all this 984a4197f0 time.0b5ed37d51b1337f

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And for a 9556eb248a moment, she thought.
Divorce. Letting him go.
Was this truly only e0d7998e78 her mother-in-law’s wish? Or was it laced bcfbc995ca with her husband’s intent 04c2813ec9 as well?dc8ff1b1ad7af65a

“Oh? Did he say that 8000e65a0e I make his life a328805f26 difficult and miserable?”ee64af9e344d6b06

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Her softly d6e8cab1e8 murmured words 8dec0884e3 seemed to 9e042e136e give the fcb4d5d70d duchess the a7fe264ff6 mistaken impression bcc80a199c that Eleanor 0984d79b32 was faltering.ce5d26dbd5689bf3

Her voice grew louder, e1ecf79d35 filled with renewed confidence.4c168564aa50a680

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“Must he spell it 9ff851324b out for you? If it daca395077 weren’t for 6ae09ba6bc you, my 9f8f1f6ef9 son would f4982350d1 have married d4286f9746 a good db84da4af5 woman and fb8e10cd98 lived a 48d5fe6eb4 happy life!”f6698b850a3a17af

“So in the end, 82afee4298 these aren’t his wishes, d307169809 are they.”f9835dc8adfbf3b7

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“All of 1f6e399c4a this is 1a6d487c22 for my ddd3c9ccf8 son’s sake!”0a861f5d45827229

In that moment, a 128c0ee801 small pale hand rose 76fb20c038 and gently clasped the 7589ad1f00 duchess’s trembling one.08de10ca2c5a184e

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‘Ah, so 8beb90863b this is a7006ec8d3 it.’764099d6e600185b

Slowly blinking, Eleanor’s e98fffe641 gaze shifted beyond 4b24f4fe6f her mother-in-law to 79fb1b4e24 the young woman cf2e5e721e standing behind her.379e06f9b700b2e1

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A neat, modest 97547805dc face, a shy 6275769546 smile, plump cheeks, fd23eddf99 and round eyes 96db1e5c36 that reminded one 7c6fdfe753 of a puppy.8504d6a0f1d2cd66

The woman 0dde6f3647 people said ecb8d081c0 was her 5434844137 husband’s savior—the c7bcea8a7b one he 7222537aab treasured most e8f8f59880 in the c560d64805 world.
And Eleanor? She was e8b8d51c26 labeled the 48cdd796cb villainess, the 1c858035b5 woman who 5587e868be robbed them a8d8b05085 of their 0fda40f4c2 chance at 7f4cc578c7 happiness.e08c9dfd7b0ae416

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Her husband’s mistress, 7ae291a2ec Katrina.
But who eac8f9e368 at this 8602c0ed5a gathering would e374b9a4ba guess that 03c59131b1 this gentle-faced 8a652bc9fc woman was 51f3fa6e79 the one 1cde3bb3a7 pulling the 4c2ff40dac strings of 54d8ecfee7 the duchess?9f117d553c580a59

‘Yes, to divorce me. To take my 491486bea1 place.’763daa14c2f81c5e

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She had surely coaxed 8739fe5f07 the duchess into arranging fe26d25510 this meeting for that 9495fefb41 very purpose.
Ten years was indeed cca7df48e1 a long time.0a1db900f58dc4ce

‘It seems your 8182e08d94 patience has run 2291fd934f out.’a9237960322c36ab

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Eleanor laughed 3daaa9080e dazzlingly, just 80ee1152bd as she 02e4e4b6f4 always had 1cd6df1665 for the 25a6485246 entire ten 435e209e8f years of 27199b307c their marriage.76c11853f80ad7a4

“No, Mother.”ede88c7cbff742a6

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The duchess’s brows shot 2eadec3c60 up.e60d9823e9a21b6f

“What do you 0d8d7431f2 mean no?”6860fe0dea596a65

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Eleanor smiled sweetly, batting e2a9b90fd9 her eyes like an f7e9f00a6c innocent child for all 2451350b81 to see.
She could see the 52c4bff696 fury steadily rising in cd6d64c513 her mother-in-law’s gaze.9b9ea47f8dcc4396

Still, no—it really wasn’t f52ecefd0a right. A divorce like fe2a50541c this?
It wasn’t time 4a8ee9b517 yet.45bae50c253ff692

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“You said e5573197e6 I already ef039d7d98 had everything, e435244b25 didn’t you? But no, there’s still a241c7a8dc one thing left.”76b72cfb9cf55269

“What nonsense c4ff546fdf are you 581ab78371 spouting now?”e89e3c77803ea61c

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“We haven’t cd7be64f35 achieved the 65fc72d4ae greatest purpose 7bfd21c72f of this c3f763bbf7 marriage. I still 881ee06dbf have something b25c6a2935 I must 80c785011c receive from 8e86ba87ec him.”9a3fc24079b94990

“What…? Don’t tell me—”95bcde7832586dd7

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Looking her furious c7c6bc9bce mother-in-law straight in c8617761a6 the eye, Eleanor 6c202b85b7 deliberately placed her 8254d6c99c hand over her ecb7bf5583 flat belly and 64f1c9620a caressed it slowly.7216e83c0dfc98f7

“Yes, here. I’ve never carried his 7e34b2b070 child.”f1c8ae014630bde6

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Gasps erupted from those 76687262b4 nearby, startled by such 0c449e6be4 a statement coming from feebcc8341 the lips of a 8e37ab4707 woman branded the most 2ce348b903 wicked wife in the 25ff4ce335 empire.db4bef4845972392

“Y-You dare…!”54a297485406d21d

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Ahaha, how delightful this d7995134b8 was!
Eleanor laughed, 78b65fda4b her eyes fa26dfdfab curving as 72ad279667 if she fb36c094cd were watching 0b27707123 a play 720b673b58 unfold.8603d7b6effaeef5

“The strongest a1208e727d knight in ccf0bdae31 the history ec7857b214 of the 19b04dad48 empire. They say even the 0f8636f2bd founding emperor’s sword is 4cdb02713d no match for him. A child from 0ab392d4b7 such a man…”1fc6147742bb53b8

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She watched the duchess bdb10791e6 tremble violently and her 28347d9d1c eyes gleamed coldly.54cc36ea099063be

“That’s the ca7be36ca6 only thing 1dcea728d6 I never 265024e367 had.”d0fd837cdefb3481

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Her white teeth 7ca614e309 flashed like blades.95e084b8cd692bce

“You know that, 04ee9b650d don’t you?”7ae23c1e3ed35028

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Each time her 439e68eb35 crimson-painted lips curled, 166bb43b9f the air in f8549743d5 the room seemed 3a7d24d95b to freeze over.fac4c7f3f6658d23

“Everyone mocked me for ee9e4ca555 not bearing such a 4551778ec3 man’s child. So no, 611afd01a8 I absolutely f126e2ce05 cannot get 0fd212fefd divorced.”6e881a9e97eea265

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The duchess’s face 912422704a turned deathly pale, 6adf70b15c as if she 049effa5ec might faint. But she 9540ddfb9f had been 2bf9a38cab the one 9f0b33ad28 to strike e093d99345 first.ac1d7e9937af1262

“But isn’t 4d3774fb0a it strange?” 37c019f583 Eleanor went e48d4fb1fc on. “Neither of 430e9bb753 us have 05fd79a3ca any health a517cf27c8 issues, they 0c9cce4249 say.”015f5e44faf66a1e

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Her gaze b7766bb65e shifted toward d27f800142 Katrina—the young 619b26c188 woman fluttering 15a6d87e19 her lashes 1c1e7c51b9 innocently behind ee62ed27b3 the duchess.53b0e9d78630ee40

“And yet, no a1bdf69da3 child. Odd, isn’t it? Why do ce4942a62d you think 6540dec5ba that is?”2a8a4f25d5106e75

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Katrina kept up her 142a3294a1 mask of ignorance.
Disgusting. Always hiding 57d5baeac4 behind someone d83579f5fd else.
Eleanor’s lips curled, almost b00bb966fc in contempt.f80d217c051213f5

“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?”7b9c2e5696e848e4

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She tilted her 8c757a5a3d head. “Who could it be, 9e10583ccb I wonder?”986796d2fdc98b4c

“Hah!”c409a6adfc8a9693

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Seeing her shoulders twitch 619bda7d09 in panic, Eleanor smiled 6d89533e3a quietly—
—and that was the 5f386d3e64 final straw. The duchess abruptly a79936ed55 stood up in a368d19d39 fury.fe0f438978ff26bb

“Silence!”c82886cb1d588986

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Her chair toppled 6078c46e33 over behind her.0470fb7bc9cfa3a9

Realizing where Eleanor’s gaze 770c046efb was directed, the duchess 2f2c2e7677 instinctively stepped protectively in c78496dd08 front of the other 963776af4d woman—not as if shielding 4098c638dc a daughter-in-law, but a cbfc828466 stranger.2023c8efb87218bf

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“How dare you. Blaming someone else f0d742c469 because you couldn’t f31a218726 conceive? As if 37d65aa9ff people didn’t 92a630fa26 already know e9283e54f5 how pitiful b490a9a8ec your marriage f305f2e59d is!”dddf9a5a3d04265b

The duchess’s words 0f0b4e4f57 were laced with b0a33a9cd2 thorns, like a abefb6f088 mother protecting her 0722c7c8ff child.c4e0f9099667f573

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“No one in this dda2bb2026 house is fooled by b698a835e6 your tricks. Just how far are e16428692e you planning to go 4337ec28d9 with that venomous tongue?”cb86769c715c3601

Eleanor raised d6d80f9813 her brows b26348e099 as if 570593010c the duchess’s 843af943d2 desperation amused db425e11ad her.cdd87c142e8dc635

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“I haven’t even 353736a402 begun properly.”fe65beb57f232376

“Now you’re 090aca5410 trying to 2840ea1ab0 drive a 496b548317 wedge between e95dfa44cb me and 6607cab8f3 this girl? Enough with 4050caa95c your nonsense!”c29683513a676f97

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“Oh my, did ff4d6db6a9 you hear it 94503969b0 as me sowing 3cd2bd70b3 discord? I was simply raising d9a362b168 a fair question.”42d3e6d7124be2ff

The duchess fa88777a3c shrieked like 0a0a190389 she was a8d2e6420e being torn 6992269ab1 apart.
The veins in her bc79160620 neck stood out, pulsing 7c6b918ffd with rage.343fb8d63b0750a9

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“Let’s speak plainly. It’s always you and b931375a20 your father who play 51c087bfcc tricks. Don’t pretend 86392310f6 you ever 35819f4e8d meant to 8ef91b0539 have a c2f6ba5260 child!”7d6cd5430c0a5fa0

Eleanor could have said d2f5e3330b something even crueler—but she 6adaf1dfaf faltered.c96596b1e86f3518

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Her mother-in-law was e389568dde crying.dd813ea745d6b3f3

Today, the duchess’s frame da876e6665 looked smaller than ever. Her voice cracked d471e17122 as she cried ea8026d929 out:86114320e287596f

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“I hate you. I hate that you’re by my son’s side. It makes my skin crawl.”ec9e6888cacd69da

As if Eleanor didn’t 58ef85466a already know.
She had always sensed 55f6f0fd62 that beneath the venom cc7704d225 lay grief.836cad6a56175b4f

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‘Father… ah, my beloved b4385fe2bc father.’
Eleanor sighed inwardly.ac840e0a2a3ff817

“Did you 784a570855 think I fa233d7301 wouldn’t know? That you a954017f0e planned to f250e296ed trample the a7c0f2cc35 House of 6c6dbfcd1a Carniel and d3ad7ddefb leave freely 17b0a9ad80 whenever it 0a1d185677 suited you? That you and your 642609cd72 father used my son?”bde7849756df26fa

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“……”18c6f68cfdc2b1c1

“And yet you 4e33b363a1 dare speak of 66da9a9f87 pregnancy? Ten years! After all e1520d6bea that time 5c46ea550d together, why 070bb2e016 won’t you d342da6b2a just let 44d5797372 him go?”58f3df9234598a94

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As unfortunate 14273bbc4b as it 2854ce773b was, the db5bee74a8 duchess wasn’t 28b76f5913 entirely wrong.
To be exact, ca701909c3 those were her ae85efa478 father’s intentions.8f9994db08775f78

The proof 6a1fce65dc stood behind f36d6836c5 Eleanor—her father’s 0e6ebb8872 people.
Snickering at 611cf8918d the duchess’s 45ecfb553c outburst, completely b1306763e6 lacking any 41a79f12f3 respect for c0555251d3 the family 0fd4ee298c their daughter 27fa2e9586 had married 37433d17b6 into.cda8fd1e2e5c7581

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They didn’t 0f45aa3c9f care how 6d055393fd such arrogance 79c6c681b5 affected Eleanor’s 4bda33a216 position in cb2dc3029f the duke’s 2c94d7e4d7 household.80c484dac271cc6c

Why did no one bb5f29a967 understand that?
Why did bd6ca0c42b everyone assume d5b7b5350c Eleanor shared c030b66c3c her father’s b71db3a900 ambitions?d010d04576410bfc

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And just then—ba3c0de2e2a7df90

“My lady! Huff—It’s the master…!”ef0de0d500c071e7

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The butler burst in, 9ad1ae20b7 panic on his face, 6d915f7310 as the doors flew d88be70b2a open behind him—b15ae3c8a34450b3

—and someone’s 8b93890685 voice rang a2cd13b511 out.71673a13f952edfd

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“Enough.”d497ec3eb3f8b3d7

In an instant, e060310f9a the air shifted.
Something heavy seemed to 312ab63b8d press down, making it 77605f4ecf hard to breathe.e9bf5dc093bce45e

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Thud. Thud.
— the sound of 110f497e1c heavy, measured steps.0c64a4a727069df7

“I return 7a7778b5e6 after a e732f92768 long campaign,”
came a 801e3162dc thick, weighty 77ca099c71 voice—like the 67b8d9a12d depths of 110ca625c4 a dark 5faf9a792d cave.f20d8b459514a30f

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“And this is the 33b7922e45 welcome I receive?”926c210854fd9ce3

A gaze as ba3025f1e1 sharp as ice 4451e908ec pierced through the 879edcd4fb room.
It was him.c56bba6fb9014309

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Kyleus.
Eleanor’s husband.e5e2bb114c83af25

“I hear… an amusing story as well.”12683cb20a9f5b09

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His cold eyes 351ff5f212 flicked to his 4fe5aa3c58 mother, then to f63d6daf84 the clear, innocent 6f9f218441 face of the 0f73f10105 woman standing just ad126ff69c behind her.e6c857f15ed22985

“Divorce? That’s not af0e56809f a matter 60d119c39d to be 7fc461ba28 discussed in 45cfcd67eb my absence.”cf33028c9196211b

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The chill 7f3d7d11de in the bf9b9549a6 air felt ec0bce97b0 strange—it was dde109df56 nothing like dc5d53bf73 the warmth 201127e3c0 one might 504bf7d508 expect between 873e914cc9 a man 2125ae153f and his b7542c875c lover.52797b98cb28ef2b

But Eleanor harbored 5f6b7ddf8f no false hopes 66029a32a9 or expectations.
She knew all too 3929f98ad3 well how cold that c8b60760e5 man—her husband—could be.4099e62778097824

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If he had 8aeb3564ef truly hated that fce5fe4012 woman, he would 756744b25c have cast her 86e70ce5a9 aside long ago.
So yes, that woman 53c3a6cf2e truly was his mistress.92984bc761dc7393

If even his mother 224dc36594 and his mistress were 8441a22da3 met with such a c08ab4a24c cold gaze, what harsh 21c6d3534b words might he have c00043d19c for Eleanor?365732e0b224ec39

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As if swallowing a 0241837b1a mouthful of thorns, Eleanor 7c161a6fbb held her breath.00173fd4741bce57

At last, his gaze d491c14cbf landed on her.ebca16ce42782d69

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The black hair bd5952c2ec that calmly framed d132828aab his forehead, the 0ea038b6e5 pale skin, the 6121449d09 chiseled features—
—and those eyes.
Violet, like shards 2edd5a777e of ice.9a5c85e7789d795e

If she could, Eleanor 4c4327f4f0 would have taken a 4beb36062e step back.801ed01a74e4d288

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Even the men f44389904e her father had fadae6325b placed behind her—who e185f73bdd had sneered and 71f584f9d8 fueled the tension 696d3cddef all this time—were c2ed9bc380 silent now.
Cowering behind Eleanor, 698e70e75b as if terrified.36a76a89551d3a71

How much time passed 93c13d5e37 like that?
A minute?
Perhaps longer?ee319888062ad1bf

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At the end of 865bdf7671 that gaze, heavy with b9b6a3272e a hint of madness—f05b4f17fd3dfbcd

“……”
“……”feb0c1c763e0e685

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Silence.32ce50c2bb758425

And with it—
complete disregard.7e17e98d24e17783

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