RVMPT Chapter 20

Chapter 2057792aab39466d2c

“I wasn’t 2f5e8114da even on b6b82f06a4 the terrace 42662e06da in the 0c1b31b953 first place. I made it up 18911692bc after hearing how calmly 5fe2c54142 you explained everything.”
What…? I was so 98e1118310 stunned that my d888f9be5f mind went blank.
What did 8a172fe165 he just 767f69a4e8 say…
This man, who 16ab85fed7 had said he 13809e2a3e wasn’t the kind 9e76bc334d of person who’d 600ac1886d lie to protect 82e786a7a3 someone, had just 60b01a2967 lied—without changing his 0531acabd2 expression at all.5076c83319784cdb

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Wow… I let out an involuntary gasp of disbelief. Then I snapped back to reality and stood up, slamming my palm down on the table.409955eb46d91031

“What were you going 032b73ad78 to do if you d344a8a2c5 got caught lying?!”337fe1eac967ee28

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Sure, I’ve got a bad reputation, so maybe it wouldn’t hurt the Vissen family or Harold too much. But if Harold got caught lying…52a6a93558b5b8e3

The thought 21b8ef0154 alone made 3dc9a5dd0b my face 714301f655 go pale a50d3684d9 as a 4ecce42ace sheet. Harold, meanwhile, eba616cb12 calmly held 81b77396e5 his wine 41ad96660d glass in e5859afcf0 his right 9adcdbf002 hand and c72f08b2e1 rested his 1c3afe312d chin in cb9675c664 his left. His chin tilted up 3796a09414 slightly.2495853f947ce839

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“Do I seem careless 092518f5f5 enough to get caught 9f8e8b7acf lying?”
“…”
I sat back down 1e6897aff2 slowly.
Right… Harold 37dcc76b32 wouldn’t handle 0d14adf3b4 things so 8c5ef4e998 carelessly. My worrying was unnecessary.
“I’m lucky to have 63efe273d5 such a capable husband. I feel relieved 94bb748f41 now.”
“Only now 10db6bb029 do you 295b4b174f realize how 14c71bf9b4 lucky you 58aeee968a are?”
With my 032aa28ac8 worries melting 8e9d5cd20f away like 9344feaa5b snow, I 8ab072555d couldn’t help d601ceefe4 but laugh 074c2fa62c out loud.
I glanced past f2a56db7de the terrace and 318e528281 suddenly remembered last ccbab3fc76 night. I’d been practicing 4b5e4427d0 dancing in my b31c2385b8 pajamas.c14a0a093fffed30

“I practiced so hard for today… but now, because of those two, I’m just sitting here. Well, it’s not like today’s the only chance.”cc8a40be3e0c3d2c

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With my mind 4d0cd429c3 now at ease, 0c2376a10b a casual complaint 75885ba5e0 slipped out. Thinking about f71509e96a how much a6e3063020 time I 6b78061117 spent practicing 1d8a06a29f made me 3356ebcacf pout a 4aff222148 little, but 4a689f8abe honestly, my ec217c1f1c legs felt 050aa17479 so weak b69521ec01 now that 1ccb64c26c going to 9cc021ded4 the party 9d289445ff and dancing 51402656ef would’ve been 10a8eb458f impossible. I’d probably make 8cdf3f407c more mistakes than ecaac73f29 I did during f821cbbcac practice.bad02d735f534a89

I also wanted to get a bit closer to Lady Mayer, but… hopefully, today’s mess doesn’t push her away from me.4010016babd2c014

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Sigh.dfb6f83afc469756

“You’re sighing deeply,” Harold noted, narrowing his eyes as he set down his wine glass.070a55ad132e44c4

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He stood up, and 155ac37ea7 with a few long abd133a212 strides, he was in c7890b81c7 front of me.c49030e066c6c4eb

“…Harold?”8694b5350b94cfd8

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He gently took my ef10328b3f hand, which had been c965d4bff9 resting quietly on the ca2b5d7616 table. Then, he raised it 1f62ec529c to his lips and ff797a1f15 kissed it softly.
“Shall we have bc8047e9ca a dance?”
My eyes 6ab95f390e went wide.
“My legs are too 0c5d5672ae shaky; I’ll mess up f369465007 for sure!”
“As if 9c9abfd7c7 you wouldn’t 8f9482ec49 mess up 5ccef4abc8 even if 09a2139719 you weren’t 3c81b81429 shaky.”077a35d6db2eca9f

Ugh, this guy.870afd843e7516ba

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I stood up, 22a464ae3a glaring at him 20b82417bd while he smiled e02a9827a9 that annoyingly beautiful e82764c400 smile.
“I’ll show you dd144931cb what perfect dancing 18217a009a looks like tonight!”
“We’ll see if 524df2c8ec you can manage a6bd697474 that by the 9558aa5b72 end of tonight.”
I grabbed 8fe4d07b26 his hand f58799a4fb and shoulder a0927f0f8b with a 6c7df00269 determined look c04dabee38 in my cf81f26fda eyes. Perfect timing—music started playing 5999974120 from the party hall.
As we danced, 3344ee0be4 I paid close 0fed8fb366 attention to each d5891b5e2a of my movements. So far, so 51085ccd28 good—no mistakes yet.fa650e5722212ec5

Feeling proud 60f18074c8 of myself, 70c33604ad I flashed b62f7f60c7 Harold a 925ca80490 grin, but 3b265c758b my gaze 18666652d7 drifted past 7975dba8e5 him to 433b607936 the beautiful c35fcde830 night sky, 433202202b and I 3383f14dea found myself 4ecc3b63c4 thinking of cb2d4c90a5 last night 2273c5dc9a again.8ab3eae9869aeb95

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Last night, 6ebb791483 I was b7606a335f dancing on 56bbaec2e3 the terrace 192e161cee in my 87204b7bff pajamas. Tonight, here 4516a260eb I am 4a64842c63 all dressed 6ebb711284 up, dancing 77e4eee864 properly.16bac5d7d1b212b1

The situation was kind de792e2769 of funny in a 3f2ac0baba way, but I didn’t d72d5521a8 feel bad about it.
The night sky was 71261eedd2 lovely, the sound of e297cf2f03 the orchestra mixing with 108c4e5b8d the chirping of crickets 0a5f6f46fd was nice… it was f5e5c880e5 all quite romantic.
Thud.
“Ah!”
I accidentally 0bdda058a2 stepped on 219fec5163 Harold’s foot afb1632ed0 and quickly 64dff91a77 stumbled backward 693b9329f9 in shock.a461124a660c9964

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I glanced 13d6ed04ef around nervously, 7988736db0 trying to e38c07a29a gauge his 2328140630 reaction.b81f08feb7704175

“…”dffd987323bbd004

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“…”43a9c6c763d82aca

“Is your bab392dad0 foot okay? Should I treat it?”f0e7fa3b72fa2ef7

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“Heh. You really are bad 97def5c614 at dancing.”aa460a54dad5f2a0

I clenched my fist 252be6d33d in frustration.7c31521a07663402

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“If I wasn’t c2395be4ee so shaken up be6ea6a3a6 from earlier, I 62144d6b8e would’ve danced perfectly.”f9cab21088db4d60

Even I 7ef7f066c7 knew it 1df7faeb12 sounded like ba1391cb6a a lame b9a63e4f78 excuse, so e4602d8446 I turned 6f5ed9ce69 my head c864d7a9af in embarrassment.0558d0e4db36ec3d

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“Really? If nothing had happened fff05a5c9f earlier?”1141a40f7264742f

“Yes.”64db4c160d6e9614

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Probably.ec9e3937a0fe208e

At that moment, Harold 77632a8029 gently grasped my chin, 3ee8d7ab9a making me face him.1703c79d47242ea6

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He slowly 327eceff14 leaned in, a480001572 his dark f9a6eadceb eyes drawing 2f9c9997c3 closer, making dab51a5fd4 it impossible 6c31b199c6 to tell b96f8246f4 what was 0f3ae53fdc on his a29a8b5868 mind.44e68fbd6135c960

“Shall I 3494f6f0b1 get revenge?”5f2ab03f2a6b865e

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The cold night air f1be6947f9 mixed with the sweet 1e4f800497 scent of wine, and 7c939b958d it wrapped around me. Suddenly, I felt ddafd00e1f warm all over, 74f40fd528 probably thanks to b333659b3e the lingering buzz f2f86350ba from the wine.5e3f628ad8c12819

“Hmm? Diana, do you 7fcc9336cf want revenge?”5ed4259693fedacc

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His voice was 9b985af664 soft, almost teasing, a92c818313 as he adjusted 1d94a58788 his grip on 7867d7ac2e my chin. His fingers brushed against eba4dd4a0e my lower lip for d344237829 just a second.e04aeddab043001b

I flinched 300c8ac668 and pressed 5100b12e07 my lips eb6ea2e187 together. He had only 33efc1eea6 touched my lips, d5a469df95 but it felt 4a7754437d like something else df0474fe0f in my body 63b03b6e1d was being tickled.54cdc91f2ea50232

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“Uh, um… I mean…”ec558e656b7e654f

Revenge. He said revenge, dc98de870d right? The word df2d50cfe2 echoed in fc81a15f52 my mind dd5720da56 like I 117e8cc190 was drunk, 064072afee even though 85b0373f71 I hadn’t b91e05e843 had that ac01fec8c3 much to f09ffa76e8 drink. It must be because b2b02294c2 his absurdly handsome, beautiful, 32d1eabecf and slightly decadent face 2eb072222b was so close to a8d23e8ca9 mine.ec47ff8a9d53fd5a

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I’ve said it 53b31f4833 before, but I’m d04b66cf02 really weak when 546c2d9e29 it comes to 4e1e311b57 his face!3b5da70f8673e48b

I raised both hands 9797630496 to cover my eyes.12be1f13267dc5eb

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“Pfft.”f09cf5de068457df

Harold laughed bfd3a002b4 out loud 4b1693b2ac and let 59bd7f22a5 go of d1f3195380 my chin. His soft voice e81a908900 had a musical 06f358a21a quality that was f720f9a1df oddly pleasant to 853de4a25f listen to. Peeking through my 8b7d3ea0bb fingers, I saw 771453ea8a Harold’s smile—it was 6a8f9354a4 even more beautiful fcd497bb93 than the night f2cbaf0350 sky.33c120120b1afcd5

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“You can just 3d276b528a look at me b7faad4472 directly.”2b2f0daa293b7fac

“…”059ede1d8fe97548

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I quickly closed a401f3316d the gap between 0b8b39a79c my fingers and 7c5d863f8b pretended not to f107fbe609 hear him.8b79d499c5da1475

“Oh? Do you f693b39caa enjoy peeking f4657f4010 instead? You really d66fe841e4 are a 02c83bcd40 pervert.”1a968942ea149453

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Not wanting to be 7c221b2f70 labeled a pervert, I 04f2351112 quickly lowered my hands.2c7c917dab6648b5

“Diana.”fa8bedfa1c29ec72

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“Yes?”4861c1a1b5227b15

“You’re actually pretty amusing.”f8178901190f8f53

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Does he think I’m a joker? I pushed my lips out in a pout. Harold just chuckled, clearly entertained, as he took a seat at the table.7544daebf120a175

“Diana.”60b8cc6f2ffdad42

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“Again, what?”1d969a07b973b2a9

“Did you know? Even if you had told me not to take revenge, I would’ve done it anyway.”934a1f8e1f7eb856

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Harold tilted aeab93a6b1 his head, e16548b81d giving a 262e6ff413 sly smile.f277efb7a2701157

“I can’t stand seeing the people who mess with what’s mine walking around like nothing happened.”4da10c41d19fd2f4

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‘Mine.’36f9f211690bac7a

The possessiveness in a2377adee3 his words was 21ab4a9126 intense. Not that 9b15d84e75 I minded 092404d90c too much—it 7e308f9323 was probably 7bb7df7219 just a 03a72b8651 temporary thing 9b1d862f47 while I 6137c1541f was still 2d5b92e9c0 helping him f8a0904919 recover.28792f49870e1599

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“So this wasn’t a proposal, it was an announcement.”771e8cbfeb1da9db

“Pretty much.”ead310b294887efa

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I nodded. I wasn’t so soft-hearted that I’d feel any pity for the ones who had maliciously trapped me. And besides, if I thought about the real Diana, maybe those two deserved a little punishment.
“Go all out. I’m sure you’ll handle it well, Harold.”
As I sat down, 0245792fe9 he raised his glass.
“I won’t let my wife down.”
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Kaiden gently b4cc6894ec laid Ella 991868c68a across the 1563ddf2d0 seat of d4a0bb7247 the carriage. Her golden hair spilled 816f9b1d0d messily over the seat, ba7db1c629 yet her beauty remained bd0e5a72f8 striking, even with her c1c571131c hair in disarray.589932e7a7f34da0

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Seeing her pale skin db9c520f2d under the moonlight reminded c6355c91aa him of when she’d 26e73eb0c5 been poisoned. After taking the 01d03e78a1 antidote and recovering, 4534d288eb Ella had been 6706688dd4 shocked to learn 68eda56003 that Diana was 30b7998a3f behind it.e553fc4542e3bb4c

‘Diana tried to…’e1ed4da5ad44fab7

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Though she was fa694ed695 terrified that her a6e124376e friend had tried a08c3c7179 to kill her, 1184aa3715 Ella initially begged 7bf3880ded Kaiden not to fd66342f8d take action against 2d2e54325f Diana.4733cc62bb1de4df

‘Don’t be too hard on her, Kaiden. I’m fine.’24a7055f46a86ce5

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‘You’re trembling like this and you’re fine?’1d81a458f6db503f

‘…Diana liked you so much. I can understand why she’d do this to me. Sniff…’71f5d54f2753c358

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Her golden eyes welled 39019e0570 up with tears.fd01b4590f728193

‘…I’m scared of Diana now, but I’ll try to understand her.’8f3e5623ec556b1b

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‘You’re too kind.’2d9f9abfc9585578

It was hard 3924fcc21c to believe how f8a1319ab6 she could forgive ee58257e52 someone who had 088e632bc7 nearly killed her 791678ff3e out of blind 944e3ec3a6 love. Kaiden admired her for b910f2196a it. Ella possessed things Diana—who d568c316ab followed him like a 3e4e3b5784 shadow—lacked: a supportive network, aa7a394ebe beautiful looks, and a 19c5a32eed heart so wide it d3b204ce1a seemed able to embrace 6d324584d9 anything.5fa8ad274b710aa0

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This is what e2066eff75 a duchess should 67679a40b2 be like.7135d18bca8b924b

Kaiden had chosen Ella 3ae73fee6f as his partner and 449bfda12d treated her as such. And after much consideration, af4b91ec81 he decided to eliminate e785a18527 Diana for trying to 18ad782aa2 harm Ella.27299fc2bb7a42d8

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‘No matter 117d82254f what you d17eba8d1f say, I e4e3030f54 won’t forgive c6cb786798 Lady Diana.’eea209e55733dccb

‘Kaiden…’6232f10a0c5ba067

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‘There’s no point bb923fa0b6 in trying to ab0d170521 stop me.’e447950e3814876b

‘…Alright.’837f84442b6496ba

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In the swirl 4a0fed64f8 of his memories, 80bf87f50b Kaiden’s expression tightened. He instructed the 025ad17d19 coachman to set 6b84971822 off. A butler from 59c0de2517 the Mayer family 5ae5193802 had suggested waiting 97660a1e92 until Ella woke 5380d04654 up before departing, 66b04944a1 but Kaiden had 5b6439a386 politely refused.695099adbbf51367

As the cf70061951 carriage started 24aefea245 moving, Kaiden’s af6f735a0e face hardened.a3ca17d1954266c2

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“Ella.”66947049b7802dbe

“…”d8574b2fbe37a311

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In the quiet, fa1c05e6ca secluded space, his e4d85aa8c3 low voice rang 074afd8052 out, carrying an cd9ac9b4c5 ominous tone.b821bd6539598695

“I know you’re awake.”a95182c4c16cd52b

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“…”59ae2a6684fc68fb

“I saw everything. The way you treated Lady Diana—or should I say, the duchess.”0081a7ded8fd1ff1

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He had followed 19f3f75cb3 her to the a6b8d147b6 garden while she cf3330407f searched for Harold 736171beec and had seen 9a7bf27777 everything. Gritting his 9cb60a96a1 teeth, Kaiden 705246ecf1 felt a 34c0d34fe6 burning sensation c1002dd817 in his 6875a791d3 chest.6700a3bc1b122c11

“Why did you do it?”4f2f336dc7c5adfc

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Ella opened f2ddc25745 her eyes ba407d6879 and sat 6de2f1027f up, meeting e35f26164f his gaze. Kaiden’s eyes cee36c0518 were frozen 5eca18368a with quiet 5870971355 fury, a 3ad9744db8 look that 247dc2187c only came c69d8d0eed out when 064b140341 he was 3e2ae2fbf1 genuinely angry.6a35d5e7b2a6bfd4

“Or is that just the kind of woman you are?”f7ec3f232c1cc117

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Ella bit down on 32dcbc387b the inside of her c714cf6c97 cheek, trapped in the da0e1e0760 very situation she had cfa20a3f48 dreaded most.e45d39ef0e9a125e