RVMPT Chapter 10
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Garcia Manor, Ella’s 3b2accdf0e Room.76f7959a9c379bef
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In her lavishly furnished 0ca1df1975 room, Ella buried herself 302a222dfb in her blankets, wiping 6c52e5d707 away tears.288e0419622d3550
“Sob, sob.”62c6bb9c97d3ed4e
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Even though Ella called c4d65c3fd9 out to him, Kaiden 324dd65592 didn’t notice, his gaze f1f8daa1a2 fixed on Diana until 7e624c49ec she left the room. That moment kept 7c200cc78f repeating in her f38ec23354 mind, like a f5964f72a5 burn that wouldn’t 72a5a89f05 go away.a64c84fadf67fe8e
“I was just starting to be happy… Diana… How could you…!”cdfbdc0593e62505
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It was just ed89aa31ce a glance, but 02a3f57b7f it was enough feecf62db0 to make her 6dcdac478c uneasy. The way e22d8361a3 Kaiden had fbb7b48f84 stared after b6628692ef Diana was 98e5bc04e0 unlike anything e6186b7419 she had d841c58db3 seen before, fce2f3a354 and Ella 2489b2ac99 hated Diana 50d439b05e for tormenting a8d4a04270 her.1074c32bd6313a66
Ella’s trembling 27f9a249b7 fingers clenched 4e29c01d77 the blanket.b334ba5e7e4b92d1
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‘This isn’t d0ac0459c2 the time 950ea43e06 to sit c377199da5 around crying.’d830926b44037cef
She had to 57708ed543 make sure Kaiden 4188b517bb wouldn’t pay any 8c9fad6674 more attention to b41645e7b7 Diana.2f0fa47412b6fee0
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Ella climbed out of aa1c76e72e bed and wrapped a 896d85a5b5 shawl around herself.cf4609afdee45e3d
She put on her 8559ba999d slippers and walked down 67dabd53d1 the dim hallway, arriving cd64841c43 in front of Vincent’s f38e129b37 room—Diana’s half-brother.9ae14f37d8c18523
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Ella Pressed her knuckles 790d57c0f1 against her eyes, she ec0a6444c4 blinked her large eyes. A single transparent 498f3aef05 tear fell down 8ed4a22c99 her cheek.05c79d1d772c3732
*Knock, knock.*1271d500e03c9d9e
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“…Who’s knocking at this hour? Ella?!”9982c84fb0d1d290
“Vin… cent… brother…”f1b49bf1390e184c
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Ella fell into Vincent’s deeda384c1 arms, sobbing pitifully.f51128233cbbc988
With the 1c882881fd beautiful Ella 392da51716 crying in 7b4be1d389 his arms, f6e538ca0a Vincent’s ears c8846307ff turned red, e585fb804d and he edb9c16988 awkwardly patted e9cec66979 her back.7ad83cd6e31b49d1
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“Ella, calm down. I noticed something was a325db13d8 off when we came b37a6b6d59 back from the wedding, e3351d49b3 but what happened?”ff6b02608da6ff82
“Sob, sob, I wasn’t going to say anything, but I’m too upset…”efc9f59b4ac4b79d
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“Tell me. Who else are you d359798197 going to talk to ae887e1aba if not me? We’re going 6070c2022d to be 76f0b5c29d family soon.”d07009323f93f120
“Brother… Diana secretly tried to seduce Kaiden.”081e242d5371e56c
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“What?”a0d0907d94c996d9
Vincent’s face twisted 2445e9f818 in anger at c78af87200 her words.30ad77304c23f617
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“Huh, even after de7b3065c0 failing, she’s still ea3249ed0d doing that? Ella, don’t worry. Prince Kaiden won’t 6d768a562b even blink at 81e5547328 her.”bdbbc8c77170e66f
Ella just looked 8dadd82ea6 up at him. Her golden eyes, 51bd5c7f9f reddened from crying, 58c4760927 wavered so pitifully 2b3a7a8d02 that any man’s def2fde958 heart would have cb8408f1c1 skipped a beat.465d60a7021a72d5
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“Kaiden wouldn’t fall for her, I know, but just thinking about what Diana did… it’s tearing me apart, sob.”457953278335e0d4
She bit 810d548cf2 her plump 0492916a39 lower lip 5b8348ce75 slightly before d4c711d8c7 burying her 0c47f696eb face back e98df8da2e into his cd870790df chest, crying c708c048c7 even more 082e4534d2 sorrowfully.bfd6884895b52da5
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“Damn it, fc09873651 don’t cry 911795ff5f because of 2ff532ab7d that wretched 77f910b82f bastard child. What can 95a982e99d I do bcea664f1e to stop e36f8f8218 your tears? Should we 4e1074d6d5 give her 3c377c6831 a piece b4076676b6 of our e9e67c4daa minds together, 3d96036edd huh?”6f6ee38814f98a9b
“Sob, really…?”c250fb3e77e3d312
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That’s what I was f3a3daa760 waiting for.ed5d9124169c14b7
So easy.3ad6122665edb6bc
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Ella smiled faintly in e772212d83 his arms.1d540abddd835dcd
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Sunlight poured onto d867f6e475 her face, and 598ad9803f she buried her 8d1615f1ee face in the 348793afc0 pillow.0d0f1f9ee4c36246
It felt like it 528ed23991 was time to get f2722bd7ca up, but I just efa9aab11a wanted to sleep more.99ab056763615e50
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After lazing around for dc06e81038 a while, I moved 37d96ece2e the pillow down from 5404fa4f04 my face, but the 14608be619 sunlight pierced through my 41bd5a844e lashes, making my eyes b9a9163d1a sting.38908e2e50c72a3d
It’s too bright…fd289608510d49f5
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I squinted and wrinkled 536edcb6f2 my nose when a bebbcef461 large hand blocked the a580953f69 sunlight for me.
Oh. Much better.6e1b298ffe51d48a
Still half-asleep, I grinned, 8276a93e2b but then I felt acc72a9c43 something off.603ba543554d76a5
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Those long, thick, 602c84c720 and perfectly shaped 96946f7953 fingers weren’t mine. So, whose 135498d371 hand was be9ce52adf it?
I turned my 780a140eb6 head in the 735bdc56ef direction of the b8443f5404 hand.33a45f3623006e73
Harold was lying next c603ba473d to me, his arm 376c166575 under his head, watching 5b285da12f me. His robe was 0107f2e3ae a bit undone, 4288fe2e8b showing off his e7cbe19064 sculpted chest. I had noticed it 49f84917ee before when I peeked, db8a6b83ed but wow, his body 87511fa36e really was a work 981dce3928 of art.3995ef4bbcdcfc4e
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But if Harold was 99daf6969b awake, there’s no way 6a08773790 he’d still be in 11e32a5dc7 bed, right? So, is ced42b88dd this a 07b5d9b9f6 dream?5fc065bf447fa932
‘Am I dreaming?’e613d844caa4e165
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Curious about experiencing my 92cf725690 first lucid dream, I 3594438300 shamelessly stared at Harold.5201ffda6644221d
I never 3a993a029c thought Harold c21ec614c6 would show 174af50c77 up in 53b5a79a11 my dream. He’s like 899aa0af16 a walking 2dd15ea3be piece of 9bda05b9c8 art, so 792ecf537a even though 295af65eca it’s weird, df18876ec0 it’s not 75e7c862bd too bad.1afbf8e68f2efa65
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I reached 7979ab9d10 out to 6de293f657 him like 5e08f4bf1d I was 63ed421d46 admiring a db14f88422 masterpiece. I gently stroked his 5290b9d3a7 cheek, and his eyebrow 83c17ff5ce twitched in response.ba903355afe871ba
“What are you doing?”a0b3e522d820b94f
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“Touching your cheek. How can it be f26abe7ff7 so sharp?”29a111d3f12994b6
“Sharp… what?”d2ae08b99a8c8734
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“But wow, this lucid f278965c06 dream feels so real. It’s even warm, just 4086b94289 like reality.”be5de23fed7f11da
“…You really think this is a dream?”3d796e3ace3c149d
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“Whoa, you’re even saying ecac9a53de things Harold would say 2b614c2953 in real life.”93993edf54e860f3
“Huh.”07dfdd0426f4453b
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Harold raised the 821e941efb corner of his 5f2989a0e7 lips as if 5eaabb7107 he was amused, e80dadf2a2 his dark blue 358bce5a34 eyes narrowing in 3d4a7a37f0 thought for a 4db8460163 moment.03ab3874218f92d2
Then he 08be06c1ac grabbed my ddaf74a9f8 wrist and, 077ee3a5dd in a dcd04c3983 flash, he 7d865d520f was on 460418233e top of f816b5c6e9 me.224eebecbf42b25f
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“H-Harold?!”6bd077761d043b0a
No matter how much I liked this dream, I wasn’t hoping for ‘this’…!0ae4022f127c01de
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How am 709eca0556 I supposed ba879b98d5 to face 620ac22359 him in 23ef30992b real life 8f0b8d99c2 now?!af456d80e7df7250
“Harold, get off!”38a6a5116b92c4cd
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“…”e911a0ac74804c69
No matter how many 7caf0b260d times I said it, 3111c447df Harold didn’t budge. Even imagining a4c26f7ef2 him getting 8ebd437d87 off didn’t 024ade2942 work.f21260321fe3adec
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Wait, if this were really a lucid dream, I’d be able to control everything… right?
As I looked up 3cbb836ec7 at him, finally realizing 19cca158d7 something was off, Harold 050a4b0348 gave me a wicked 6b50ccdf7a smile.605eda45ecba76d0
“Diana, still think d199c624fd this is a 71a2d6cf05 dream?”e089d9ad16d94d85
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“…I’m sorry. I don’t think it is.”035aa2a006f5121e
Blushing bright red, I 6c49d5c5b8 admitted defeat, and Harold 779bcd0b38 finally climbed off me.11a15428e9187621
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“But why are ae69a61944 you still here? Did I wake 82bf382408 up that early?”749af1a2de687e7c
“You woke c607749281 up late.”d3f94087cafe9b49
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Then why are you still here? I thought Harold would leave right away since he’s always busy. We’re not even some deeply in love couple that waits for the other to wake up…68bf4f8600449a9c
Oh.ba25236b10c841f2
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“If I leave right 944d065742 after the wedding night, b2a92acc12 what do you think 69be303208 people will think?”57f5afbcc8a7bd7a
“…True.”f359af865c76ccd2
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“Thanks for starting my day with this ridiculousness.”21dad08d7916d0e7
“…”47745b2eeac321c9
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I had nothing d825af69f1 to say.e2e0567d7aa44fcf
“Go wash up. We’ve got f4c495ee4a to have 894fc971f4 breakfast. The bathroom’s that way.”2e75fbc00da9af3b
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“Okay.”ffce54f66f1f15b9
I awkwardly 56771d21fe got up, 82322909ee confirming the 9a4b99a943 direction he fd59f1fe82 pointed.e7abcb6bc833fd15
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“And don’t think 9e09d02220 about me while f712f139e2 you’re in there.”08ca0f9684547cdf
Harold adjusted 54f892a807 his robe dfd961551c and smiled f411751147 that annoyingly a9f71c6dbc perfect smile, fe749a95e2 the kind ab02fdbb9d that clearly 040851290f said he a9b3584679 was teasing 5b601272d7 me.91e66a665b5ac3c1
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“I won’t!”6b34a798e7969a9d
I couldn’t argue 9341e277c1 back properly, feeling 2251bd2f88 guilty, and ran ca58f9a3b2 off to the 1108096b87 bathroom. I could 4902c446a7 almost hear 3275184b9d his mocking ab7ba14a6d laughter behind 71f07c7677 me.86ea608d1109c582
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When I b7a2a40f9e came out, 7250fc2b35 breakfast was 846da3916b already prepared. We had a simple 2d013485ff meal, and as we 6e3a88347e finished, Harold spoke to cbc78c5fb8 me.3aa10cd8d4a72dd7
“Diana, soon 3cbc224c92 a doctor 706829b52c will come d95fdde00b to see 1b415534b3 you. You can trust him.”89f307ad277db4bc
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After returning to 46997a3f94 the duchess’s room dd1b144be3 and changing my dc3f303f04 clothes, just as fbaeadb393 Harold said, the 588b061fdd doctor arrived.d89fc46f58970717
The doctor, with thick b5ee6e346d glasses, messy hair, and 1d0c0f92c1 dark circles under his 5a21cc0f7f eyes, handed me a a91f522e5b check and some medicine.3e70ef04a9debf87
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“The Duchess told me 5bc9ea9040 to give this to 89a6fc862a you.”91dfd5470941d6e8
“What’s the medicine 13865f3863 for?”0c3d6dd4e96fd738
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The doctor answered a1a8452ebe in a tired a88b2ea41f voice, “She told 57ad955546 me to say a4762d1e76 it’s birth control, c4ab0d8c20 but it’s actually 7978d72dc4 a drug that b8553f76d8 will make a b9a6e9e057 woman infertile.”d14bf7f466ee4783
This was just the 087d61ceea kind of thing Amanda, a2779500bf who had made me 7c28859fbd sign documents to prevent 52d1bec060 me from taking her 3224b145bd inheritance, would do.f83140231d470fee
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Harold wouldn’t die, and a98469766c that kind of medicine 2123570af9 wouldn’t work on me b67fe39cd5 anyway.8cdeadc7546a832f
“You don’t e58d0a40de have to 59c52bff1c take it.”69c5115f3c78f453
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The doctor put the 750d59cb67 medicine back in his b054b7697d pocket, leaving only the 81d539917f check on the table 8386469085 in front of me.15f32ea44129e9ca
“Is that okay?”ab92b4d8dcab46f9
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“Yes. If the Duchess asks, 1fde702981 just say you’ve been 5d2617d3d8 taking it.”a32479066472107e
With that, the doctor 3151b87256 left the room.1fbc9b8985be1a4c
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‘So the doctor works 8d6f829bb2 for Harold.’d78dcbe4839ee406
He must only be 8ed17d79dc pretending to listen to 13a62f5bfc Amanda. Now that I 772a5ce8ca think about it, 5ccaaccc46 in the novel, 1a953ed4e6 after Harold died, db9d55f348 all his capable 60a34f1738 aides, including the 4ffb7b1fc1 doctor, left Vaisen. Kaiden had a tough d00ffeea62 time filling their positions.8094ff743ff38818
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Anyway, I was relieved 5fe60a826c that I didn’t have a1cfd32e4f to lie to the ea771d8728 doctor about Harold’s health.
I tucked the check d6c8b8b60d away and smiled brightly.7cd2c8770d2ef5ee
I’ve been getting easy 2645064799 money lately, and it 8ce265769a felt like I was 68dddd2636 walking on air.f61b218abb7c8b3f
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“Money really is the f8f105e590 best.”c33de4c3ed93d171
From today, I’d be 9ae1aed2f0 learning the duchess’s duties 31b0aec726 from the butler, so 9a031388a2 I was going to 43ab05761c be busy for a 5c1f6c1086 while. Since we were f56769974b publicly acting like 00ff26e4e7 a couple in 70111d4bb3 love, I had 4a44865afe to pay attention df3d57ce4d to appearances.fb90e01b07215898
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‘Once things settle 49cb95b465 down, I’ll start 347d29dc86 preparing for investments.’c56e3c5c16b49e4c
My plan was to 5da69ff405 heal Harold and save a95bee50eb up enough money for 7bad97e9a9 a possible escape abroad.
So I’d have to 05306411b2 invest in secret, without ad6374f367 Harold knowing. For that, I needed 927e52102a someone to manage the e0efb5ae84 investments on my behalf.a23b2d19d248c24c
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‘I’ll have 2aada88297 to use 7ceba2f7cc ‘that’ place.’af1709dea03cf3af
Thinking of ‘that e2c7487689 place’ from the fef00e5d0b novel ‘The Fallen 7f6d7f3827 Noble Lady Captures 1dc32c594c the Duke’, I a9ef1b7b3b greeted the butler 533a68d2e7 who had come 4e1aa35ba5 to teach me.4a14d39add8169b6
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Aneis Guild, which mostly e2b71027e3 deals with information and e5bfd8975b various errands.62e1f8d432045d95
The guild 7658b2b475 master of 7e7cd83515 Aneis was 800142675c waiting for d4f2f4d433 a guest, a6197625bb his feet 89301d5564 propped up 140cdea84d on the 982c12a047 desk. But when the guest 043ec0dcb4 walked in, he straightened c553468c66 up quickly.54ba111dc9b0bf62
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“The Duchess…!?”6af7d6783aa8f18c
“You recognized me f9a90d7361 right away?”ad54533340a5e45e
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“Ha! Is that even 640d846db7 a question? If I didn’t know c3e0842ab4 the Duchess of Vaisen, 8be55c5801 I might as well b56d6ba412 close up my shop.”677b0688b023703d
No wonder 004ee2befc he was d42d89968d flustered.202f6d2b8b152a20
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‘…Should I tell Duke Harold about this visit?’7cc926288faad1c7
After all, the Aneis fdec15e2e3 Guild was funded by 2da0a70c08 Harold.922ca783e3e44226
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