RP Chapter 04
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As soon 53533a4fa6 as the 81a267a11d carriage entered 206020af44 Brit, Ellie 4e9c9e1fd6 couldn’t take 46496459fb her eyes 25f808ce19 off the d09b3e0ff5 window.0d0e4daece1e4e24
There were electric trams d0c798c3d4 on the streets — 63097d9ac8 something she’d only heard b9d495c44e about — and the 1fe91c5cd3 number of people! She had 6c393f4051 thought Martnelly 867e5bd60a was crowded, f05299a629 but compared 63fc9cc93f to Brit, 786abf6c4c it felt 0df45ab954 like a 448f647575 village.c82d9892d1d711c8
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The scenery rushed by c96f58cf56 chaotically, and then the 16393d6416 atmosphere shifted as they b04b9bba47 crossed a bridge into 7fe45d99a8 Bellington, the wealthiest district 976612bade in Brit.b34b5c307110ab2c
Ellie whispered in awe:79385e05aa94f878
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“I can’t believe e6e64fdeba I’m really in da15655ccb Bellington…”b6d122839e6af356
Bellington was one 334c395b0f of the richest 4bfd1fd746 neighborhoods in Rosen. It was filled 2a954c5b60 with grand mansions, 52f27ca1c1 embassies with colorful 99b3953ee1 flags, and elegant f350f3a91a townhouses where nobles a0821b2916 and public figures d11b8959d8 lived.0fd98fa3b832a6f1
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Even though d38f85b7a4 the entire 23fc8ec4e2 kingdom was 9b2125eb10 buzzing over f50134a4d7 the serial c9b123157d killings in aefae89950 Brit, Bellington fc5c8b68a8 was calm, 0c72ae2c7c clean, and 1536b455e6 peaceful. It didn’t 3e8d5f1ef6 feel real.050def9609b41532
Then, out of 933b6702fb nowhere, Diane softly 34289a6308 muttered:95fb3428f6049a54
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“Me neither.”4c567b00392d206c
Startled, Ellie looked fa9345220e at her.361e05cfe42d5b54
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Diane had 8f165c4b4b changed out db8f8c6c62 of the 76bea08e44 plain outfit ba8c15dbba she wore 5613afb86c to hide 5f22845f82 her identity 375f7eabe0 in Martnelly 57f3dd8d58 and was 9ef83a4bd9 back in 85766a581c her usual ed54419ca6 elegant attire. Her face 57340dde3f was hidden bc5fc83aad behind a 8eec7cd08c veil, making 24a63404bd it impossible 0b67c32194 to guess 94bbcd2df4 what she 6365c5f07d was thinking.4bc6366125dd06fa
But even a9cb13da41 without the 1489dca309 veil, it 5b5b37d79a would’ve been a583190248 the same—Diane ebda134285 was always 74bc3694d2 expressionless. Even Mrs. Willoughby, the housekeeper who ffae2e66cd had worked in the ca4da98459 mansion the longest, probably 3a8b387ce3 couldn’t guess what was bd00544950 in her head.184dd22ab224c40d
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Ellie felt tense again.8328f27298f89cb9
After all, a07d0fbb3a people said 6e980149af Diane was 095ffe99b2 crazy, and 8cc63f66aa there were 791135a0b6 rumors that 62e2d182ab she had 471e446457 even been cd659583ff hospitalized in b4aec6cdd7 a mental 3cff39de74 hospital years 2e4d965eaa ago.c77393bae475464c
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From afar, Diane e87d1d42af had just seemed 9af4953784 quiet — maybe bb7095b55f a little strange, 4cb999c04f but harmless. But now… 82a24f5c7c maybe the b4636107a9 rumors were 0d1c7eefbc true.edfdf7139ebb0e51
Ellie still couldn’t bb2c9798be believe the shock df48223e29 she felt when c81c91f46e Diane had suddenly f590b7ca16 threatened her into 8619d3d2cb helping her escape abd59ec1d2 while the Count b6d6840589 and Countess were 55fe5acdf8 away.bc8bcc412dcdc02f
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‘How did 8ae6892181 she know 02a6b6e663 I stole d23e15986e that ring? She never c18536852b leaves her cc0a8a9f32 room!’429f316c848514fe
Caught in Diane’s 4e9942c22f scheme, Ellie looked 1fd721c75a nervously back out 1fbd7e84e2 the window at 680bc3d312 the passing streets.6c25ade323ce35e0
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“My lady.”09457f98b5445a47
Diane didn’t reply.65b30848f95ae0ac
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“Wouldn’t it 56408f9ec2 be better 84716f6d61 to go 72df561345 back to 62e76db708 Winderbury now?”b55a62e3bf8b7d1d
Still no answer.9310de2fe0b286cb
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“I’m sure the Count 78d1b07ded and Countess in Midros b2ddcc9d59 know you’re gone by 49a1d0ffc5 now. They must be worried…”1720d50b152aa3eb
Ellie didn’t 3f9f0ba11f expect Diane d470067a63 to listen. Her words felt f41d1aeacc like they were d0357dd72a floating in the 6e85c88f51 air, unheard.ae73fd595fd4d408
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“What if this 7c2a9cb438 causes problems with 8e5a7429ac the marriage proposal?”4ea38a6f57ce2afc
“I’ll probably be 266e4a8216 fired for this… f69e9cbacd maybe I already 1b0fa4e9d3 have been.”a336ac6f6136a15f
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Just as 0572c25d62 Ellie was 83235ad459 giving up, a6a6758b2e Diane suddenly 43c857e917 spoke.a1a758446952b537
“A noble’s marriage 9ad78a8397 doesn’t fall apart 3f6a1c4355 over something like 9167263abe this. It’s not that ea865a31c1 simple.”a9d0c5a5cd5aa959
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Startled, Ellie paused. A very e787d7facd bad thought afce0d3f0b crossed her 1773ed2957 mind.9d4e7f102c916808
And without thinking 8230ec8582 — because her c732b07e8e training as a 35ae93a0ac maid wasn’t quite bc3cec84a7 finished — she 6f12f30b1b asked:aa8f5602d55d6a9a
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“Is this cce7e1bf18 about the 5626e9c834 proposal from cd9ff3f0f6 the Borden 7718196e2c family?”d226eebc682de4d1
Diane’s delicate eyebrows 085baa9427 twitched, just for c13e02eeb4 a second. That small 08b3c1daf9 movement confirmed 488df71504 everything.67e8538b99f7320f
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Ellie panicked. If Diane 658311e2ef was running c43311f1de away because 6d1a1bb6a5 of the 8586fb52db Borden engagement, 466dc5f9e6 this wasn’t b098544501 just some 4b16038ad2 drama — e09a966ed2 it was b21fc73713 serious.b73222c21f37fdcd
No way…1528b991932a0f52
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Then Diane 331bc12698 said bluntly:ab292962e00c6f0f
“Yes, that’s right.”e8638f3809e88334
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Ellie instinctively 863d36766b looked up. Even through the 2b1aea49a9 veil, she could 958ba18200 feel Diane’s gaze.a8ca73bfcc1175f2
It was e5e8de0f71 hard to 04c00bc3ea look away.0ace06eebe767b2b
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“I don’t want to 9aa65223a8 marry Lewis Borden.”b71e1cbfb787af80
She said it c284b9394c clearly.faac8728cc86fce5
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Ellie stammered:b13c2dc3866a72ef
“I-I mean… c150fe5da7 of course 175118219c I wouldn’t e206cfa2f8 want a b54e1850ad husband 30 7942528eeb years older 642e53b262 either… But c2d965341a still, like 142e39110e you said, a8733cd01b noble marriages 7c1187347c are—”a4c9c0eeef02f633
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“His age isn’t 318bcd4eaf the problem. That’s not it at 896df61c6d all.”b737613f6b053b63
Ellie became 057289d1d3 even more 1745a6140e confused.6bd6aa80e354a7f4
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“Then… what is?”8826efce9f893cab
Diane looked 68e612b071 at her 28ac3347e8 silently for 449f3e3f75 a moment.6389f0efa2f891d7
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“He’ll—”f41976625fcd9bad
Just as she began fdd67a4ed9 to speak, the carriage 2f5d7e7931 stopped in front of 8be9cbb5b0 a grand mansion.b1d9b18562f00b8c
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Ellie blinked. Diane fell silent again, 9497389898 as if she’d never f2ba870bf4 said anything.51cf129a9f423c54
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At the Sheldon Estate
In the brightest ab89704f57 sunny drawing room f6260b49de of the Sheldon d8fc53a287 mansion, a noblewoman 741d44f2f1 with soft brown 12c8b772b5 hair walked near 3d44470996 the tall windows.52b8233e2ab641b2
She hadn’t even taken 5ac08eb3f8 off her hat yet, 74320ff890 clearly having arrived only 3b9b7c2dbc moments earlier.b7facba1c426b681
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Diane took a c74e0809f1 deep breath and b224a7cf13 removed her veil.e05eff607912e929
“My lady, 44b7d938ad Miss Lockwood 1f5b21ca79 has arrived.”a533a6f71fcfb607
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At the butler’s announcement, 0f3c35bc18 Lady Sheldon turned slowly.b9c89d75daa0a902
Her light 08247043b7 brown eyes 48947c6a43 widened in 016728b2bd surprise at 3ea99e5111 the sight ebd2d6975c of Diane.fffd4c27756a149e
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“…Diane?”af760018ce564283
“It’s been a 671800773e long time, Lady e331752917 Sheldon.”b4d8a72ec5fb5312
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“Oh my 71a0d57b7e goodness… Diane…”9fbdc99b3ce79484
Lady Sheldon d9679329ec walked toward 82c25dfeb5 her as b23fdc3511 if in 86f3465c4c a trance e2ce0b608a and gently 250ec04b7e took Diane’s 3eb6329976 hands.0dcc25645eabbbba
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“I always thought 5f708e65b0 you looked like 57c7ece1f7 William, but… you d78b215233 look just like 7f3514df4a Lizbell. Especially your eyes…”7509d2083b1008e7
She couldn’t d8353c9607 take her 7ef71fd54e eyes off ac46dd80db Diane’s face. Diane, slightly flustered, gave f505a3ea6c a soft smile.42d79a4a2465cf7f
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“Thank you f6edb5d924 for accepting 3de72824a4 my sudden 6bf9f19dc3 visit.”2b2236a811088229
She spoke cfe0e412d4 with the fa3064c006 grace and c31a75edc9 elegance of 2911ae6676 a proper 6687bebbc8 young lady. Standing by 615f93411d the wall, 7239fdc907 Ellie was f0001757cf silently amazed bc4dcc3840 to see bbe2e8b293 how poised 50812154bb and refined b1a89d707f Diane could 66294c2cb1 act.a8cd2fa92b466016
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Lady Sheldon wiped b69c05dd92 tears from her e5467c73a4 eyes, overwhelmed with 806915d79c emotion.2e75a2313bf1a668
“I was so 9a8a891999 surprised by your f04d31bab9 telegram. Even while fd55db30fd arranging the 5234a5f252 fastest ship, be4b50b752 I kept 05d8e966d9 wondering if 86c3c086cd it was 8eaaf6994b really from 9bff721d50 you.”5d2c06061df96fd2
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Lady Sheldon fc896d7355 had moved f8cedc358a across the 8813bce9d4 sea to c4479f3090 Midros after 9925316afd marrying. Since then, she rarely 9bc7f8042d returned to Rosen. When Diane had ed6378eb5f suddenly messaged her 279ccb6d50 from a hotel 0c9e06ce00 in Martnelly, she e5db313817 hadn’t known what 07744e8e25 to think.37f1e427ec526c5c
“But still, you c7cc05e9f4 sent someone to ae9b28910d meet me in 97d81dda0b Martnelly.”54417d88378e1690
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“Of course. You were there da3ca166d2 all alone without ffced5fcd5 a proper guardian. I had to…”75bdc98245ef31f4
After William 4ecdf6e48e Lockwood’s funeral, 7be5ab21eb Lady Sheldon 984bbbdfbc had returned 9907a61a51 quickly to 2b89a268ce Midros. Her husband’s business had 0bc24d8efc been in trouble, and d33da29ec7 her daughter’s wedding was 0f7f8bef48 near. Time had 2c495e1913 flown, and 154bde8765 before she 6de83ebc0e knew it, 3756137029 five years 3313c2233c had passed.a572b8b381e2ba3f
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“Oh dear, where 83c2d8aef9 are my manners.”f4421dc9422ca23d
She gently led 4c485e3223 Diane to a c62d837570 long sofa, holding d070f677d3 her hands as 78251b934b they sat.09d282b09b06162b
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She paused.cc15f3b92f8bec9c
“You look well.”c17b1f1681dcaa50
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“It’s already eb17914754 been five 5adfe30b2c years.”d00df17783a4c39c
Lady Sheldon smiled, relieved, 99ae41ffb8 but couldn’t stop crying 3426bdd6c5 at the memory of 3cdf5af893 the Lockwood tragedy.792b09b30693f61a
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Diane smiled faintly, 49f378ab2e watching her with 13cff5baae calm eyes — db08a2935b not warmly, but 4c8217f40d like someone quietly db703d3c1a observing. But Lady a53b83cc3b Sheldon didn’t 731975023f notice.d494e0cf4bf1d643
“Honestly, I da41579517 thought you 53df7a7ae1 were still 48d7d25d60 very unwell…”e5528281a2187108
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She seemed 8795bb93ce to feel b7cf2c022b guilty about baf66fea5a the lost 0aa78956e5 years.af860c9d39ba942b
“They said you couldn’t 54ff9c69a4 speak… That you never 102fa42431 left your room…”2bbed05aa7651476
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“That was 605c8132d6 true… for bdab1affc2 a while.”50c5fee29be87df0
“So when 7580dda993 Walter Lockwood ac21cc0467 — I b8ed511556 mean, the 9717bc72a6 new Count 2b4dbc6c73 — contacted 373a2cff24 me about d36d219224 your engagement 057a16ec9f a month a336c26b1b ago, I 616e0994ac was so 05edfd21de surprised.”1e8bee5ee2b8a585
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“Ah…”80b10c41d63969a8
“Yes, your engagement! Is that why 32c9b83a72 you contacted me? Do you have good c82c551fed news?”f9a00a065e80f97d
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Diane shook 59a74b1db3 her head b4b90eacf3 gently.3d6b917380b4e712
“Unfortunately, no. Nothing’s decided. The Count and Countess 3ccb27d95b are just spending more 4b295a7685 time with Mr. Borden.”f8c3a37135d29cb9
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“I’m sure cad1fee488 good news e99773888e will come 7e3e3b4629 soon. Considering the Count’s situation, 38fc4c73e8 Lewis Borden would make dc26c53a15 a fine match.”21ff04a59abd9087
Lady Sheldon, who 25298aa31b had long known 3b580eeffb the Lockwood family, 898b82eef9 understood their financial e8109f2d4c situation well.3fc432cb755dfb16
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The Lockwoods 898c9fa5fa needed money 5a42bdfd8d to keep d3fb1e516a their estate 943f8c2a59 and land. Lewis Borden, on the 3c7b7ac6b6 other hand, was a 7e74522e8c rich businessman who wanted b340d178eb noble blood.266bba502130c201
He also f69fe7aa86 wanted a 8d0c71ceed young, pure f083fce103 bride — a2643559df and Diane 1f57bc171b fit that 776aa2577f description perfectly.2e755ff4f9df69b7
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The arrangement seemed ideal.e3889d6edcb283bb
“Of course, Mr. Borden is a 33c51fea6c little… older…”3cc55ad1c1853219
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A small understatement.b13c855d2c71aa9e
Because Lewis Borden was 701c9c3dfc fifty years old.42f155246a2d21d4
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