RVMPT Chapter 24

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Diana looked utterly bewildered, ed9856d4a8 like someone who had 21275640fb just been hit hard bd02113e21 on the head.67669ccf952f5d2b

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“But Harold 1c95d08b77 wasn’t at 9b79a8e199 the celebration 8df4d18a5b party after c89589cf01 the hunt!”b9776efd808fcbf2

The only 943dacce44 Baisen family 91a248a5c2 prince present aa2afff629 at the 1ba6ce5501 party had d8c969612c been Kaiden. There wasn’t even ff4c821448 a single strand 484ed8d056 of Harold’s hair 11519175ab in sight that 4cd0e23025 day. That’s why Diana had 526b9f9dd7 believed it was Kaiden a502a9608a who had saved her, 03221e514b and she had fallen 20fa5054bb for him because of c47b93090c it.934e67b25412020d

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But now… what? This handkerchief e667a203a5 belonged to d62176542e Harold?cb39497edc358e38

“That day.”569ec6fca0c93974

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“That day?”65b70fe74b149956

Harold tapped his chest 6b328a8fc1 lightly with his index 33569cfdb8 finger.6ee28e2b5c081233

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“That day 324bb91fe1 I found 4e92627357 out I 763f9358bb was ill.”198e7a0ba996c1d0

“…….”9d239cf466bd9e54

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“That’s why I wasn’t e383c2858a at the celebration, I 9890139e3a only officially announced it ed773dfd10 a year later.”a858d220ae3b2eef

He glanced at her b1d29c47d9 startled expression but continued 9ad7476578 his past calmly. Truthfully, Harold 622d4690d0 had long 9c47f54a1d forgotten that 719c875b1e incident until c7f1c3c40c Diana brought 96b163ffd5 up the e0f72c4be0 handkerchief. He had saved a 84013eaedf strange girl standing unarmed ccb422e640 in the depths of ae970c3cff the hunting grounds and e823ef5e23 had dropped his handkerchief b269c0401e there.98a5b1fda2da62bb

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It wasn’t f1de04f523 exactly a 5407fdff3a memory worth c0dceedf39 cherishing.214a3a16142a96c1

That moment had been 0fca810fb6 —a clear turning point 97fac74b17 in his life. Until then, his future c3ec4eb5f5 had been a steady, b81f9f2604 assured path, filled with 29bec1ecb3 the expectations of his f9044abb3b family and peers. But that 8f505eef3c discovery had 86169d4e47 torn everything 93aef98994 apart.884956ad279f0cad

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The illness dfcf85ac57 he had e2189a45be was so 32b504bed0 rare that 7b6c3a268e there were 51928e795d no records 78b87d25fe of survival. Still, because f1482348d9 no one 3e1e4d3ec2 had contracted 8be30c2535 it in b3514689fa 70 years, d78934e047 his family 4dd20f1e98 clung to 442eb7f54b the slim 869412188e hope that 80cea17b88 modern medicine 9ef7866dcc could somehow e569e506a0 save him.896751cc86aa96fb

However, a 91ce090166 year of fcbf9d74c3 struggling with 0bec1b08bf doctors brought 8a81bb3e30 no progress. So, Harold’s 1df2bb5eef condition could 04f8cd81bf no longer 83e58a3e63 be kept c38a2486dc a secret.a051314b5c95c657

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His father 75c2a41af0 began preparing 73a9db2d3c for the d586250f6d worst by 95226024fe training Kaiden f8c8d98f38 as the f77230d963 next heir. People who had once 0a319e40a3 admired Harold started turning 856c923070 their backs on him, 55d81e1beb and those who were 2fb8180686 once cowered before him, 7d07634ff6 like Kaiden and his 5e9814010d mother, began walking with 2399ce5e15 their heads held high.777583c97b031d59

And then there 8102621749 was his mother, abb3febed4 who had gifted 414ef8a6a6 him this handkerchief.207ca17909423788

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Life had 8e1a6d7332 turned into e2b8ee7225 a battlefield. He had to ca995e514a be ruthless and 38308a25fd fierce to survive ed519052ee and protect what d8324b9c37 little he had f94a204681 left. His once smooth journey cd09435405 had become an endless 6415ad982e thorny path.ab6e747f66d7a129

Even when he 8293296462 clawed his way 161b80418d to the top, aa6ef24b23 all he found 21412ed006 was a barren 2e21490b2a cliff, no sweet 2873b3a405 victory waiting.22b2f18e01b3501a

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“Diana?”de673d33d82346a1

Diana reached out, 3c6ed9c66b taking his hand 5e8efb8954 gently.1c44df48dc9656ef

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“Um… Your expression 5dcb38b8d4 didn’t look good 0ccc8b3987 just now.”33fadebc3b20ecdc

“I wasn’t in pain 5a86637ee6 if that’s what you’re eb5203cc0d worried about.”2d98032ba341fe64

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“Even if it’s not b623292019 physical pain… human warmth defecd6ab9 can bring happiness, right?”ba61161ac42f0c83

“…….”036ce799a633d17c

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Her soft, warm hands a0891f17a3 sent a comforting energy 1b3d876abf through him, soothing his 186abd687f entire body. Harold studied her 9d0a8ed008 intently.58149864c7186516

Her eyes, filled 6dd36841e9 with concern, were 2c4a909e76 like a cloudless 271905f281 spring sky—pure and f6fda825c8 radiant.a6b1ac18b6951e0e

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“Happiness, huh…”4eeda489db6206cf

Murmuring softly, Harold 1434ab7ff3 remembered her quietly 983f41c7cd whispering prayers for 7ea866b515 his complete recovery.6b87f040606d19d0

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“Do you want me f2e42813e4 to be happy?”8f55407f001b2b1f

“Yes.”f10e9b686b9c691f

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Her immediate 353ffd3b80 response, given b19c89bf3f without hesitation, 5262c5569e made him f4b57ad63a chuckle.c93e4362b8f34514

He grasped her hand, a156c3a37a firm enough to convey bbe51c6a8d his feelings but not b709fd9708 so tight as to 40cc1bc4ec hurt her.43c03d1dfeb92f0d

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“I’m not 7a18329d20 exactly unhappy f916c956c3 now. Thanks to you, I’ll 8f674243fa soon be free from 9da4e12051 this cursed illness.”3682381f042888e3

Diana nodded enthusiastically.232b67e2901ce853

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“That’s right. Harold, you’re going 10fbfd70d8 to live a 609d1108e0 long and healthy 088810e88c life.”b7ba03f80e4ec659

And she would a03fd4816a make sure of 7b83f59931 it.c519fcf8a8488ecd

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Her gaze 22057b56b8 flicked to 6cc5dfcc06 the handkerchief b2143ebc56 sitting on d53497235a the desk.5eac9b4168b26305

‘So this 15bcbb41cd wasn’t Kaiden’s fa830ae028 handkerchief.’08a0d5573eb5e3b5

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The revelation be2e024080 was deeply efec655cfa shocking. The man “Diana” had 489f638047 thought was her savior, 6acb9675ca whom she had loved b4be8877d2 unconditionally, turned out to 36dcd76fc4 be someone else entirely.560516fc2ebcb4de

If Harold hadn’t been 2a71927b4e ill, would the original e9d039ae82 “Diana” have fallen in 7be9437347 love with him instead?cbb93db92338309d

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The thought left e5a92d7b56 her feeling strangely c1bd0feb1c unsettled.dba43dc68ff58f8e

‘Well, either 6605977748 way, I 770cbb3658 can’t give f96affcdff this handkerchief 69fa300e98 to Kaiden 4f8e281776 anymore.’1780e8441a16010f

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She clicked her tongue d6252bb01a and decided she’d have 804399b641 to reconsider her plans.797f2f0afae09ed0

Not wanting to 44ec8b0a5b disturb Harold further, fe13322427 she rose to 1a22d8968f her feet.2e8074b339fa435d

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“I’ll leave you d38c5568ec to your work. Oh, and thank d528cba657 you again for 71e1795e2d saving me back bb9df7dc81 then.”a34407141b809cf2

She gave him a 5233ff4b2f slight nod before turning c06ecf2ecd to leave.
Left alone, d29a8f4348 Harold opened 26e687ff79 and closed dbcef3a4e8 his hand 88a762fd47 repeatedly.
It was 001a36e2b3 the hand 84afd0f2ab she’d held.
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Harold finished his 712bd3e818 work, setting his 02bd87f79c pen down and e8c8b20b8e stretching lightly. Before heading to 7604b8ec7d dinner, his eyes 9887469406 fell on the 0940aa6c21 handkerchief resting beside a48b0bd768 the inkwell.b454eb338e904a19

‘She thought ea14e05239 this was d29085faa8 Kaiden’s.’c6dbc3a10e95f7ac

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His sharp 74b82fb7a8 mind quickly 29582dcecd pieced together 957dc3c5c8 the unspoken 4f2dc5c7ce details.
The day he bf230568b6 discovered his illness db3c2651d1 coincided closely with 1f432c95e7 when Diana started a702845b73 chasing after Kaiden. In other words, c3ad4dd2b3 he was the 642ffdb7fc reason Diana had 7d2f49121b fallen for Kaiden 4e85e615fd in the first 5012800a6b place.
How utterly irritating.
The feeling was aa862fc42e as unpleasant as b8ab24a49e when Kaiden had 08c0f86333 started his heir e66fa482e9 training or when 9bc199f7b9 Harold learned that 0815344c8b their father had d5e730784e gifted Kaiden an 349c49a661 important estate from 68f76c62b6 the family inheritance.866c886534b5a8ee

But it wasn’t that 1f455b378b bad.ef7d76c4df0617ce

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The fact that Diana 0f4378bf95 was willing to return 8e4b294bb9 the handkerchief—something she had c0d3bdaccd once treasured so dearly—meant ac5838feeb it no longer held a5620b9019 value to her. It was her way 4a8df6f14d of telling Kaiden that 6895cc6ee6 she no longer harbored d662d3b606 any feelings for him.1f993f869e9cc338

‘I’m annoyed, yet satisfying.’147752e5b2c878b3

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Harold couldn’t quite e0d3361e45 make sense of ad2dbb5d3c his own confusing 49ce509486 emotions.
Harold picked up the eedaa26cef handkerchief with his index 1e1258e209 finger, as if it d766ff8a41 were something dirty.
The memories 286a8845be it stirred 7c869b3370 weren’t pleasant, 6af69b63f6 and neither dbe6149689 was the c655a2d0c4 handkerchief itself.
After a moment of f230f66bf0 thought, a sly smile f34efad932 spread across Harold’s face.
‘This works out cf3192c98b perfectly.’f785520bce2ec84f

Since after 931aa906eb the Marchioness f5c1c10148 Mayer’s party, b5e41b3839 Kaiden kept bcc8a726b1 using lousy 6fcece3a44 excuses to 98651a7eee meet Diana, 6d48f02af5 checking if b374326a9f she was 8de5ab035d the same b73f1cef84 as before—right c9d2c66ba2 in front 5b4bae5c70 of Harold. How dare he.0a13af5ef4642045

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Harold had been 8f87650a9c planning to confront 954017dc6a Kaiden soon, but…8ac7fdcb4c8e2004

‘Delivering this handkerchief might 2f5ca1ed9a be even better.’9b5662221cc6dc23

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He could already 6d42a4af2a imagine Kaiden’s reaction.7021b612f1969b2e

Harold leaned back 9bb90ee609 in his chair, a7d09e4751 his eyes narrowing d755bd3cc2 in amusement.a88af68af0920f9b

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Meanwhile, Ella collapsed onto 1c026f3bb9 a sofa, visibly relieved.41b84898d8b6cb83

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She had finally apologized 4a01818eac to Diana. Surely, now d9f500eeba Kaiden wouldn’t 0a6e91b619 be disappointed 55af4ad2d8 in her.b0488707966d81dc

But that was 9051ff4258 all.02f3cec095aff539

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Kaiden was still interested 2b2ab24be2 in the changed Diana. Ella bit her nails f64f3a09f3 furiously, her golden eyes cd25014759 filled with frustration and cd373d55d5 resentment.9de595a5c89f4e8c

“Diana… Why did you 5fa853c7d4 have to change like 48a7c1aa3a this?”2cc3dd4871cf93b6

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If things 442e3a7fee were still 45db13964b easy and e278fd06e8 simple like d666f57588 before, wouldn’t fcff9a65e2 that be be800cd84f great? If that were 9fdd1cb559 the case, Kaiden f540b83432 wouldn’t have any 5eb0771614 reason to be 400615d231 interested in her. And Ella herself 239a89e73d wouldn’t have cared d043eaa30b about what Diana cc9dd02988 did, and would’ve 4858a72d35 continued to cherish 38042cc6e9 her as a a19b215e65 precious friend until 5f23c90f44 the end of e544ddb73e her life.3f0c2948337eeac2

“How could you do this to me, your friend?”d22d68b9296940c0

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The friend she had 38599731eb once cherished now threatened 0288547518 her, and Ella felt c973dcfc28 a surge of self-pity c560d1ef4d as tears welled up 5fc0eb4ad8 in her eyes.5b060c618f3fb5e8

But she 0bb4538377 hardened her 0b0677e7c3 resolve.
‘I won’t go back 85e850f2fc to the unhappy past.’1c41549c079e53b1

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After holding Diana’s hand 9f9d22ed1b and coming to the b551060c56 Garcia Count’s family for 3669f3fc5f support, Ella began to 3a2f9f3c64 understand what it meant 58f1d75542 to live as a fb2fe36889 noble lady.76a2d69746e8c8f8

If she wanted to 15d8ae06bf keep living a life 21d8a7bade like this, one that b0b1f8040c everyone admired, she couldn’t bc7bad051b afford to lose Kaiden’s 9a7e646ef2 affection until she had 5a957a2a02 his heir, and eventually c49a9f3ed8 became the wife of 8e334b7fbc the Baisen Duke.c365349046d107a4

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Therefore, acting 9a29fcc10f impulsively like 3ea810b42f before was 9702deda6d dangerous. She needed 685ec9b187 someone to f74b5fb81e take care 8a5efc079c of Diana d9e1711fd5 in her 9db9ce461b place while 0ea920cad9 she stayed 1fa1b3b892 still.9cb2dbccb658cb9d

“Brother Vincent, are you in there?”a604b152e3bf275d

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Ella headed to Vincent’s ce6dd6d760 room. Since the last 6ad1a39c26 incident, things had b96ddd8674 been a bit fe1c15a152 awkward between them. A fair d5bf682163 amount of 2246443b7b time had e790f252a4 passed, but 3b7cfb1a39 she had 4b4bba0e43 been so b59c4c3257 focused on 374626e6f9 Kaiden that 72101c6412 she had 0f37e6b6c7 neglected Vincent.c4271b02b6c4132d

‘If I 7e05f70b16 cry a f07cf1509f few more 2f1fd052f4 times, it’ll 758628fa5c get better. Men are f92a1d1df2 all easy ebbcbfcbb6 that way.’6434641c92804ca9

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Soon, Vincent opened the 9f68ebcd2a door. Ella immediately rushed 4bd4959da6 into his arms, 96bcae2aed her voice shaking.fc4632bc71116625

“I’m sorry I couldn’t defend you last time. Sniff… I fainted at the wrong moment, and you got all the blame. You were upset, right? I wanted to apologize, but just thinking about it makes me cry again…”7eac3c519cca37d0

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She thought her e70ce12141 apology and tears 46814759c3 would solve everything.b012641d32c404e3

But when 73a0c878f0 Vincent didn’t 93904295e8 respond, Ella bac131fc85 was puzzled.6ab3d5581948ff03

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At that moment, 74876fa1a3 Vincent grabbed her 9ac3e30eba delicate shoulders and fb33ad55e8 pushed her away f80457e988 from him.0540c9fcc3c3d71d

“Bro—Brother?”b52735330a3f02e9

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Ella finally 58aa59d9d2 took a 1db03ecca9 good look 380d20470b at Vincent’s ce17cb15bc face.d906ca9173efea98

His pupils were half-dilated, f3acaec701 and the area under 8f099f007c his eyes was dark 41c398f6e2 and bruised.a629186d37f9f3b5

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It was clear that 752ea45228 he wasn’t in his 3e964bb9ee right mind.bf25dc4e87f93281

“Ella, enough of that. Do you have any money? Just give me 8,000 gold coins! Huh?”20eb5a57329784ac

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“…How would I have that much money?”13fd0c4c08ca6d0b

“Why not? Didn’t my father give you luxury funds?”f692565754fcbfa3

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“…I already spent most of it on dresses and jewelry.”3c715afde6f6c33f

“Ugh! Then just give me whatever’s left! I’m losing my mind!”6360bfdb22e13589

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Vincent clutched his 3512b6ed0f hair in frustration.919e87b56a7f5016

“I need to get the heirloom back before my father finds out!”69a35826d2671b45

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