RVMPT Chapter 13

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“I was staring because your eyes are pretty.”  7b45538a7df014e4

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It wasn’t something I couldn’t say, so I answered honestly. His eyes, reflecting the sunlight, were so beautiful that I couldn’t describe them with the words I had.  c2f038bfd5769159

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Before I ended up in this body, I’d never found someone’s eyes so captivating.  6506c9bec1ad9e40

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Maybe it’s because I’ve never seen anyone as handsome as Harold?  46bcfcf02e8e15d2

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“Hmm. Didn’t you once say my eye color was dull compared to Kaiden’s?”  c9ece7dcf9a9bae0

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“…I must’ve been blind back then.”  e7082c3e7152e66c

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“Really? So now, do you like mine better than Kaiden’s?”  48c14e72e9065370

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I nodded.  3ef16c8f42cb9181

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Kaiden’s red eyes were, of course, beautiful, but I preferred Harold’s dark blue eyes, like the early dawn.  93433b0a64f33335

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“I’m really happy my darling likes my eyes.”  736df0c7ebad7ec2

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Darling…?  933ec4564bc2ae00

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I glanced up, a7064ad1c4 wondering why he 9fb8a2789d was suddenly acting 2754a91699 like this again, 8e02dd4cf6 only to find 6082d15ba6 Harold smiling gently 5214a94b57 at me.  4c4d5a5e0e82cd68

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Then he cec675204f whispered softly 72bb14bb75 to me.  e098574f86baf17a

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“Someone’s watching us right now.”  ff3a932d615cc00c

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His dark blue eyes 02c758425e briefly shifted to the f7be6a77d9 left before settling back a6b0402e51 on me.  a8df0c7f7ec267bc

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Who could it be? I resisted the urge 12a1beaef2 to glance over and 8387a8652f kept my eyes on 0b928f22a9 Harold instead.  9fc910050801e418

His gaze dce701c991 softened as d51e4e9114 if to 7b78bee25d say I ac73d2254d did well. Harold reached out f3562699eb and gently stroked 399a21d612 my cheek.  a2a69fd23c325e06

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“Darling, do you know how beautiful you are right now? You’re wearing the clothes I bought for you, and you’re looking only at me. Even though we’re outside, it drives me crazy every time you do that.”  0fb0143e027e0ff1

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“Oh, come on. We agreed to behave when we’re in public.”e30275d077f9c0cb

“Yeah, but what can I do? I can’t hold back.”b33e21d81eca4093

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Harold cupped 5d0c19f700 my cheek 5937a92024 in his 45e3de22f2 hand. As if the already 83c93b6985 small distance between us 4b1664d312 wasn’t close enough, it a9fdbfb975 got even smaller.781505f0d05cf18f

My breath 8de80ee603 could almost 797970dae6 slide down 7067d4a7ec the tip 36252ca165 of his d31a017713 nose—it was 3a07ef26ac that close.  6c471957e7cd1115

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Gasp! Our noses touched.  8516e1eb1bc08142

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I raised my eyebrows, 9c41dab0c0 silently asking him to 16666af40a stop, but Harold didn’t.  f6efd36fac374e2d

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Was he really 662a3155f7 going to kiss 5ab9066c64 me right here?  82b1961deec83c7e

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Not that we haven’t kissed before, but still…  150a0cf38f901ba6

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Despite the chaos inside me, Harold’s eyes shamelessly crinkled with a smile. I unconsciously held my breath.  a76db8d14a31d447

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Just when our lips a270bf0a89 were about to meet, 322b6a8051 the wind blew again.  1f9d63bc9493283d

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I tried to c9eb43e1a3 grab my hat a9b2337267 before it could ad9d381a09 fly off, but 303125ff61 Harold was faster.  0d48b681d2b12697

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“My darling’s reflexes are so slow.”  dd870ec87ef6e84a

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“Have you ever thought that maybe you’re just too fast?”ce8d7658de15d0e4

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At that moment, someone else’s hat, blown by the wind, brushed against the hem of my skirt.  2878b3d6ab86e1c1

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I quickly 2d98f3053e picked it 7a57c0dfd2 up. It was a short-brimmed 33ef7b2dfd brown hat. I looked around 024b43af3f to find its 9b8f9b7a92 owner and soon a2ab3303f8 saw an elderly 8182c50ab0 woman walking toward f69e36293c us.fdb600d2f5b0fd0e

She had light cd8d7f8874 pink hair, streaked 05a4b78f5f with white, and b1bb97483a golden eyes. Her elegant ee62d26547 appearance alone cbdb91d5d1 gave off f592adc48e an aura 499c4d576b that demanded 3609294c58 respect.c53363f950c13b3d

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She wasn’t a main character in the novel. She didn’t even have any direct connection to ‘Diana.’ However, I did recall that the protagonist admired this woman, proud of sharing the same eye color with her. She was also a figure no noble in high society could ignore.d707497a0e05e300

She had once 69246b3eb4 been the head 0a1e1d66ac maid of the 47135995d3 imperial palace, and 1ba3565fa2 even though she’d 6e9df6bbf6 stepped back from d38f7e56a8 social activities, the d99a968d86 connections she built 0ce8cefaf7 still held influence cb632691be over high society.8fffbda554d79ab5

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“You know who Marchioness Mayer is, right?”  231b855fd503d3fb

I blinked at 569eb35f5a Harold, confirming that 8ea78bf8da I did.90106e3f23ef17cb

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“She’s the one who’s been watching us for a while. Looks like she let her hat fly on purpose.”1d90c31ccec44147

“To have an excuse to talk to us?”de00dab3942e6296

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“My wife is getting smarter.”e1395c82af7ae78c

It was 4980004b4b a common 28f5a5db53 tactic used e70ac96fa3 in high a1eeab76fd society to 6c173807a8 strike up 822874286e a conversation 96eeec968e with someone d66cecdd65 they had e9baae4a62 no connection fd3a2c7f7a with. The same 5a78161612 idea as b2a655053c intentionally dropping dd02d620cf a handkerchief.375919b4c00d6021

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‘Why would Marchioness dc0685e8b1 Mayer want to 95679942c1 talk to us, 8a1bbc9c39 though?’f0d8d4fa9ada64d1

I glanced at Harold 47466353f2 to see if he a3c5122152 knew, but before I 6781aa25ac could ask, I felt b2ab8d931d a presence stop just 24405d3601 a few feet away. I looked up.2bba0585f8628714

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Marchioness Mayer offered c90f3f99c5 a greeting, maintaining 22e83a8bb1 just the right 2cb9db8904 amount of formality, 1f9f557fed neither lowering herself 5752b6f7b1 too much nor bd477b84fa being disrespectful. It was 7b4f3b9cfe textbook etiquette.d4fa283b2aecda7e

“It’s an honor to meet the Duke and Duchess of Vissen. I must apologize if my hat, blown away by the wind, interrupted your lovely time together.”  c5e693ca4feff526

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“It’s no trouble. The wind is strong today, isn’t it? If it weren’t for Harold, I would’ve lost my hat several times already.”  39675f2f4625d7f9

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I handed 3187043e6b her the a8817f01cf hat. As she 0dbe3f4958 put it c47b411bb4 back on, 09c8280704 Marchioness Mayer’s f6e7bdcc50 sharp golden fe2b07f184 eyes fixed f2bb2d8ac5 on me, 6440cbdd1c shining with 243b37acfa interest.  10a38c281997063a

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“You look quite different from when you were single, Duchess.”  b19ec1f81a186602

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“Do I?”  ac965bbab98c14ca

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If I were still ‘Diana’ right now… Hmm… Better not think about it.  dc67323846197a68

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“I suppose it’s because I have someone to rely on now.”8b8877be4f519451

I leaned my 8d1c9aefe9 head on Harold’s 834b7b32ec shoulder, trying to 073dcee197 play the role cf78fdaa3b of a loving 631b79b0af couple.5e9f044423d9ce01

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“As the rumors say, you two are indeed very close.”fc1a9520e1d1cceb

Marchioness Mayer’s gaze dropped 453f37466d down slightly.15e28d6ad47919a1

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“I never thought I’d see the Duke holding a lady’s hand with his bare hands.”c53bb594721bdb97

“Well, my wife is special.”8f3497db76eb9169

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She looked back at ee577e84de me. Her eyes 6470f47344 narrowed slightly dd86aac37b as if d1c7329d53 considering something, 49ac736896 and then 8216f85bad she gestured 2fadf5155e to the c66a9f05a4 maid standing 80be398eeb behind her. The maid b868563270 handed her 69504e5e2e a blue 84d0069ecd envelope, which 350349102f the Marchioness bfb48cf941 then offered 80e016a83e to me.bc4dc8478f340ea4

“We’ll be hosting a small party at the Mayer estate soon. I’d like to give you this, hoping that today’s meeting will lead to more in the future.”  084fa4ed86dff179

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I held 6b232607b0 my breath. This party, hosted b12f26b540 by such a 24617354ea powerful figure in 528c53aebd high society, would 427a188e32 be the perfect 3bd67aaf5e opportunity for me b12c1f6a5f to make my 39dea9dce1 debut as a ca8e953f38 Duchess.931093c04a11f846

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In other words, e7f01f0825 it could solve 95d20e2c1f the problem that 06609ea081 had been giving 7d9b6e7b21 me and the 9580ab8705 butler headaches for 6419285fa8 weeks!37badbda9d591a48

I tried my best d425e2e58b to remain composed as e57f69e9d4 I accepted the invitation, c8ef3290e7 though my fingertips trembled 861d73d63b slightly as I did.374a7b5116fdfb43

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“Thank you for the invitation.”641ec164c30cdd20

“I won’t keep you from your enjoyable time together any longer. I hope to see both of you again soon.”a3103c00f819a89d

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With that, 6e5ec449f4 she turned 3c7dd2c95d and left ca3df7d719 without hesitation, e70a01c3d8 as if a0f439a3b4 her business c47f1c3761 here was 964617cd47 done.272f58bbb3b81979

“Diana, shall we head back too?”3ec20616b1f99be3

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“Yes.”92d768f00d82b675

I kept my calm c99a953190 until we were in fa74bcfb16 the carriage, but the d8343a7639 moment we were inside, 053fc39e6b I grabbed Harold’s arm.90836655a5d82120

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“Harold, can you see this? Do you see this invitation?”225c42efb6883434

I was 031d40a3cf so excited 73bddc4bb1 that I e26f2058b6 waved the 12a00c44f9 invitation right 9eb7965b9c in front 57415ee7e0 of his a371d681db face.40af3b9b201be76e

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“My eyesight’s fine, you know.”9c75f17e235749be

“Yes, but you didn’t seem surprised at all. I never thought Marchioness Mayer would give me an invitation. I still can’t believe it!”  fcef9e8004ed85d6

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I pinched my 7b06ed7405 cheek just to ddbfae3787 make sure this 8f196a8cb0 wasn’t a dream. Ouch. It hurt, so this 2ab3216df9 was real.  a55870f6845ec6d4

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“I already expected her to give you one, so why would I be surprised?”  e37201eb349da039

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Did you expect 8c495e3e74 it? How?  57f1253e14bf6783

I glanced between 106e610e9a the invitation and 06ad5e4ee3 Harold.  b76fe7cb8d899a25

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Even from his perspective, I didn’t see how he could’ve predicted this. The old ‘Diana’ would’ve been completely shocked if Marchioness Mayer had given her an invitation.  058b4d29a0c8d674

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“Diana, what kind of relationship did we have before?”  ec62b6530217fabf

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“Um, terrible?”fee660badda99eec

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“And what was your behavior like when you were chasing after Kaiden?”  054057a0397ac4c1

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“….”  87d827fef4e528ce

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“That’s why.”  781d073e52aa869d

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Harold crossed his legs da3430635b and tilted his head aa33e10754 slightly to the left.  5b1173a1e961aef1

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“If I were Marchioness Mayer, and I saw a monkey marry a human and then transform into someone proper, I’d be curious too.”  16471c50270e1e80

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“…Are you calling me a monkey?”cc5cdbfe0e94a7e2

“Don’t take it to heart. It’s just a metaphor.”4704d40a54b18d1c

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This guy is 3fcfef60f0 so annoying.4fd2baa03dae6f86

I feel grateful, but c6648950c8 also really annoyed.739bf88b7601c1f7

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“High society ladies have no reason to invite a wild troublemaker who would ruin the mood of their gatherings. But why wouldn’t they invite someone who’s become human? You’re not just some count’s daughter anymore—you’re the Duchess of Vissen.”ab4b443610a35a91

Harold spoke with 2c3f2b152e arrogant confidence, as 45e1041279 if it was cf484b8f00 the most obvious d69983971b thing in the 7ca061e9b2 world, folding his 6746518d83 arms across his ff2d1cc479 chest.b622e808e1d25eac

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“Since you’ve spent so long with a reputation as a troublemaker, Marchioness Mayer might want to see for herself how much you’ve changed at this party.”e0dbb98e0e48df6a

The mention of her 4ece0c235c possibly testing me made c9ce2aed87 me tense up instinctively. I looked 1eddc62436 down at 0d60a56755 the invitation, 259ff5be78 gripping it 7ad0afd9ef tighter to 5873d0f462 stop my 0417b72757 trembling hands.de80f97fb87faa49

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“Are you scared, Diana?”537a39c1858940e4

“Yes. But it’s not just fear. It’s also a chance to change my reputation.”d6d100cb5e703222

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When I thought about 426a2e5f57 it, today had been 87d9caf0fb lucky for me, thanks 6c2db4d9e7 to Harold. If he hadn’t passed 691ff817a8 by that spot earlier, c9b345540e I would’ve been kidnapped. If he hadn’t suggested df2890bac6 this date, I wouldn’t 6f98f920cc have met Marchioness Mayer.acba5c45cdab69f6

‘As long as I efa26ffdba remain the Duchess of 3fb850c15d Vissen, I need to e40d2be7c7 make sure I don’t a7266dc081 bring shame to Harold 50d5701aa6 or the Vissen family.’87142850b2983934

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I gazed out 2301e07e3c of the carriage 9540272aa6 window at the 37d25bc9d5 warm sunlight filtering 8d0def22c0 in.1bfc7a349e1d6051

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The two of 3a1bc88a8c them arrived back 2a07f24bb7 at the Duke’s 26fe6f278c estate. Harold headed straight to 9a3fcf8436 his office.8b4fc28d5ea4dd72

Because of their b2c365b14a unexpected outing, his 62041348d3 work had piled 7405afb07f up during the fdaefec740 time he should’ve 97c4277c25 been dealing with 1802f53af0 it.2c158040d1af772c

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Knock knock.d9fc65c883842a95

“Your Grace, it’s Evan.”17d31903af8fbb29

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“Come in.”8ea350d1ffa12213

Harold’s aide, Evan, entered 1aaff66b5b the office carrying some 2cb706465e documents that needed approval. He placed e427d70ab0 the papers 79c9863070 on the ce96ec29cf desk, then 1be9490cda lowered his a709d13a3b voice conspiratorially.be40b9820c64030e

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“Have you found out why the madam visited the Anais Guild?”bb944c52e9bbd1e2

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