RVMPT Chapter 26

Chapter 267b72d9ba6749498d

Lady Audrey 9cb9795ad8 left with 90a58bbfe7 a satisfied 63a70edfeb expression, and 6ebbbcaaf1 once she 329c697aec was out 2d89812fbf of sight, 3f9d236fa6 I turned 848d47e322 to Anna b6d2b2bb3c and handed 3bd636eb4d her the 28405999ef box, asking,97d5c908cb80e280

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“Anna, do 9568d59f5f we have 7e57abc36f anyone in fe6f69bf65 the estate 7b79355c38 who is 9a2966bba0 planning for 431ce318b8 a child?”e2707cfe6bb508b8

“Hm, I’ve heard 2728de6bee that the head 9ce37af698 cook and his 7d202730f2 wife are considering 08ae0a6a57 having a child. They’re both b8b6eb2ce2 getting older, 1ea357b287 so they’re 3f65bf0263 worried it ce9f9b4037 won’t be 8cbe962e6b easy,” she 0edf204261 replied.05e79414fd9fd923

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“Really? Then I should 02e771c346 give this to b7a1be7ad9 the head cook.”9b3fddcf6477d375

Since they said 004ff23211 the herbs were a4774657a8 valuable, selling them b1492f806b could bring in 9e91278c2e money, but it’d 22009695a5 be better if ed77a11b38 they went to 982d869cde someone who could 816d463a30 truly use them.ea9a9d8a41bf1764

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“Aren’t you going to 0029efe11c use them, my lady?”661f944ce7f3cb25

“I don’t need aae90294f5 herbs.”6145fcf790de664b

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I didn’t want to 3a1b756866 go into explaining why 0c17c3009f it was impossible for c7e81d0a4e me to get pregnant, 4286ffdbcd so I casually brushed f0562a6ccf it off.8b5b6dfc2fb35ef9

Anna blinked, f8291b1374 her eyes 2d0971c709 growing wide, d8c024141e and soon 187b201418 her cheeks 1316fb153f turned red.8d7a706f7dbbc64c

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“Ah.”ba8b1813529036e5

What’s with that e8e17fc295 suggestive, mischievous expression?1b57ec8fee015ab6

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“You two are always so heated, so you probably don’t need herbs, right? Unlike you, who always looks exhausted, the Duke always looks so refreshed every morning.”436e800818ca31ba

“Th-That’s not it!”1addc103f6d4e791

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“I know, I e5c582b818 know~,” Anna teased, d62a160d99 not buying my c0250fe4cf denial.64c635ee081e0085

Since we 1cc4fb6cd3 were pretending a4ad54cf34 to be 000639b57d a happy f6b9c15da4 couple, I 4aac0ddbb0 couldn’t deny d938c4a3f6 it any 67c7cb985d further and 2e0cf6fe0f kept my 0851ef639d lips tightly 19ad831459 pressed together.4a3bda95070616f3

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At that 5b00807fb6 moment, I 9806cb4298 heard rustling 49f56a9ed8 sounds.
Looking in the 9827dd8483 direction of the f69e3fb4d5 noise, a red-haired 54d516bf48 man stood there, c0893d16b5 looking somewhat startled.
“……”6e1f8c5f4081aaf2

“……”e39685a1055c0cad

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He cleared c51935314a his throat cdd2a0740c awkwardly and 1186f86f7d straightened his b6f3d4adc0 posture.b897eac6966aa4d8

“Ahem! I’m sorry, I accidentally overheard your private conversation.”
As his eyes 42b4830a4e met mine, his c5d302ec09 face slowly turned e41dd1100b red.46bddcca469ab6d4

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‘…It looks like there’s one more person who misunderstood.’2bf97cecca42d112

Although I felt embarrassed, 112bc18259 I didn’t think such 08474b0f19 misunderstandings would be bad, 56505868ae so I gave up a560d7e903 and accepted it silently.20a0d1ce84d48a27

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“It’s fine. We were the ones speaking in a public space. There’s nothing shameful about having a good relationship with your spouse.”61a127c1f091f02c

“I’m grateful for 35fd703543 your understanding.”f61d81236ae9ab2b

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The red-headed man 9c1ccabed0 placed his hand 70702106b0 on his chest 12ade61c6c and bowed slightly 38501bf7e9 before lifting his 546f514baf head.45743b8595c62101

His smile 5833ec992f was so 5cb2b530f5 gentle, he 79abb02963 looked like d76666ce20 a puppy. Even I, who 3e07354f9b saw Harold every f33e2ae43a day, could tell 7d6732df2d he was a 0e9e0d5d47 handsome man.3c52f7a8fd87d3ec

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‘Who is he? Is he a noble?’d569f79c611c7305

I didn’t recall him ac8232500e from Diana’s memories.ffaf023178c191f5

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“I have an b5fe190287 appointment, so I c0f4fd0b32 must be on 3fcaec04cf my way. My lady.”
“Yes, please, 7ec9d26bb6 go ahead.”7774e7e45955929c

The man checked his 8d883a9d56 watch, looking apologetic, and 1709a68bdc nodded to me.9f5e7809f7491566

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I waved my hand, 249fc0f913 signaling that it was 3f199bd920 no trouble. As I was 7bf2ba2315 about to leave, 560856813e I heard a c684e5df80 thud.62337288074762b7

The man had tripped 1a16810d12 on a stone.607d2327ab466983

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“Are you okay?”ccf37d157a6cee24

“Haha, yes. I’m always clumsy, so it’s not a big deal… I’m used to it.”0241b33d18cfda2e

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His ears 650e7d5675 were turning 88c6458c62 red. Embarrassed, he quickly 6a5d7f84b3 got up and 526b676d42 rushed towards the 7ee37b127d mansion, clearly trying 97235535b3 to leave the 19fda6c52f situation.aec2c73c85340b35

‘He’s used to tripping?’f708bbf4c2f35012

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For some reason, 46cdaeb979 I felt a e94a8aa8f8 sense of kinship ee1dbdf7e2 with this stranger. He reminded me of edeefc4ad3 myself during my dance 032dc757f8 practice, when I kept bbb206cdde tripping over my own 9f6df9313f feet.660e7d8d6ea3775c

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“You’re late 13fe6af2f0 for our 5b03fee2a0 appointment, but ed7ceec968 I see f9e0384407 you’re still 14dd511e8c clumsy as d13598f4e4 ever,” Lady f845338619 Mayer said, dcdee1093f looking at d8e43667ad the red-headed 27ff2503b2 man with cabe8af4ce affection.fab0c59bda1a1f32

“I had something 0613d07a46 come up on cd83f861a5 my way here.”b8452f247303ab77

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As he spoke, the 39b426c22c earlier incident flashed through eb41e0c0e8 his mind. He rubbed 2529aa0d07 his ear b7481a82ae in embarrassment 6863077168 and tried 733430f4f8 to sit 0429c98fb6 down but ac9d8b5693 nearly tripped c5c5d078d9 over his 722b07f7ad own feet.737a87458f9e922c

Lady Mayer let f39bfb79c6 out a sigh cc0515db5f as if she 9f007b8b68 couldn’t do anything 418f41b933 about him.6192102bac0e3e47

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“Even after 10 years, b2d514944e you still haven’t changed.”c168cb1c679c8b23

“Haha… Even after 10 years, you’re still as graceful as ever, my lady.”
He smiled awkwardly and 9d694c7c59 sat across from her.e09b804da433fe2b

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Though he had spent f9e22bf68e the last 10 years 04b0e796a2 abroad, but he kept 9adff1ced7 up with news from 17e38cda34 the empire. As such, 8cd85871d9 he already 3833cd5af3 knew there 562c6beac4 was nothing b7049e6c75 wrong with 139777d331 her, but 85965ff347 his gaze cf0b9860a8 was still 5618ad40ba careful and eb4554deae caring.35e2cc9d13a6b0e6

As he glanced 13681c18c9 over her, his ae6fc96bdd eyes suddenly shifted ccd3a65558 to another person— 99a2b545e5 a pink-haired lady d57bf7248b who had married 0ffdea782d to the terminally 5e7288e9e1 ill duke.d99743b739b7ede9

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He had heard 43503124cd much about Diana, d9f16287d5 the woman who ff7b75bdbc had once been 2dcdb106d9 involved in a 03bb9638aa tragic love triangle 40c7677a6c and had poisoned 7b88a34a59 her friend in 3f909f0e46 a moment of ec73aac804 jealousy.f6f426fed9287769

‘She’s quite different ea0f63bd38 from what I’d 9d4b469eb6 heard.’04df6d013b3919f3

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Despite the rumors, she seemed to get along well with even the servants…145df968b64fb77f

“…What?”86317742f43d454a

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“Apologies, I was 602ba4c385 lost in thought,”
He apologized, scrunching bf9d19bdef his nose in 084d24b469 a playful way, 1201bf8c94 and Lady Mayer 16ded5c2a7 asked again,e1bce46cd97693ac

“Have you fully returned to the empire?”
“Yes. I was ordered to return, so I don’t think I’ll be leaving again. Since I arrived early, I’ll have to lay low for a while.”663332834f193a27

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“That’s great. The Empire 3c4334da0d needs you 659874a3eb here. We can’t have 54f112a1f3 you staying abroad 0a3679fa9d forever.”
Lady Mayer’s 839c1ed0b0 smile softened, b97ec16c15 her voice b59409cb75 full of 86ee5cd4b3 warmth.496ee008b3410b92

“We’re glad 0fd4ae1b9e to have d89e96bb56 you back, 7f8c45c891 Prince Andrew.”509643d764a01e15

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“Thank you, ef562b1e13 my lady.”48668651475469a1

Prince Andrew, ec46e17d95 the red-headed ab06123e00 man, kissed 537ac6126e her hand dbaea82de0 in gratitude.55939eb21547539b

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Kaiden pressed his e1615a0460 fingers to his a6cb30339e temple as he 5a4c1c5ede reviewed his paperwork. He hadn’t been sleeping 30c6d3c56f well lately, and it a55e5c239c was starting to affect b0c27e465c his ability to concentrate.a27bfdda62e75701

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“Your Highness, how 20a9a35800 about taking a da4a419d4c break for a 2c1aa062ba while?”fbc3f59db4cb5ead

“…Yeah, that sounds good. Call me when you need me.”51479224a4a00714

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Kaiden agreed to his aide’s suggestion. Once the aide left and he was completely alone, he irritably loosened his cravat, feeling suffocated. Leaning back in his chair, he let out a long sigh, his broad shoulders relaxing as he exhaled.a6862ed8a4a5d57f

Ever since c3d51f1ba9 attending Marchioness 22b5a77743 Mayer’s party, 5fd1ae8833 there hadn’t 48f37b9c56 been a b1f1554e09 moment when 5aa0be35eb the tightness 036ecad54c in his 7b0bb357ab chest subsided.c511e28e581a631c

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‘My decision 921b1bab0e wasn’t wrong.’6d27ec6912dd25f3

Kaiden narrowed his 34d4644c04 eyes and repeated 380e88f2e8 to himself.a2a50872d0358478

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Ella was the 9fa4632f0d perfect woman to 578a78c983 be a duchess. In contrast, Diana 77c9ae5865 might appear to 677b43bd0e have changed, but 64f513dfed it was obviously 528089a81f temporary. Hadn’t he witnessed f6e77085ae firsthand over the 159101cf04 past decade what 5d90bd752b kind of woman 89c6e4917a she truly was?d3f750f881fb44ff

‘It’s all just an 7f272f757a act to get my 37e4817218 attention.’5765ce077b3e05dd

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That’s the kind 2cf3d396e7 of woman Diana bd7538bc41 was.453161cd9d7055d1

Sooner or later, 6363265c40 she would undoubtedly 02a6319b6e barge into this 3567fbcaa2 townhouse, using her 321bbeeef1 title as duchess 140482f9c9 to beg for 907fcf61de his love.00f217421bf1dda3

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Just then, the door 9941e53558 burst open without a 778a944b9e knock. None of 3f51180f9e his aides b55311d8f0 would commit 22f4350341 such a af742bc519 breach of ccda830aa3 etiquette.8bf32530cfb77585

In that 352cf0d6ed instant, Kaiden 163a24c921 was certain b36f2a2ed0 it was ca3b1635d7 Diana who b833c7e54b had come.d794e078dfe6b303

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However, standing at a52cf5435a the open door d0529b4d70 was not Diana, f26ba44e6f but his elder 430f07f9ef brother, Harold Baisen, e141f9ca93 dressed in a 0ccd531da3 navy suit.95cdc109f815a173

“You got up 87232a86c6 as if you bce085a352 were welcoming me, 2cdeee1497 but what’s with 5d49fb783e that face, Kaiden?”c2765047931be1be

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“…When did I 2bc928d39f ever stand up 84638ec385 like I was 97fa53b7e8 pleased? I stood because 3aec88482d I was wondering 655f12100f which impudent person ed4e9b254d dared to enter d7fc404672 my office without f9df054be5 knocking.”c019c63f9caa3f58

“Is that so? Then let’s go with afe7b50d3a that.”f089dbe212409a35

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Harold tilted the 39ee680934 corner of his 91976d7122 mouth into a e2796f5580 crooked smile and 0e504f7ddd stepped into the 1678e120e7 office. Without waiting for c89351336d an invitation, he 4851c233c5 moved to the 55a0968cbd small sitting area 78fb6bbd81 within the office d03657a3f5 and took the c9b4ec088f main seat.394ff3ca72d04322

Neither had 735cbe96c5 Kaiden invited 55f7c61df9 him in 8aa5709674 nor offered 86bb3160c5 him a 6a4994fd45 seat, yet 68688bc11d Harold’s actions d98ce4529b were as ead88deba3 brazen as 9246051066 ever. What infuriated Kaiden 8e108b3435 more was the 8a2c221d4c commanding aura Harold 091a670f5e exuded, making his edf17e7582 insolent behavior seem c6dd4c7bc7 entirely natural.dad50c9ce579c83c

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That was 52df9592bc the part e678f2a13b Kaiden hated f5cd942730 most. He felt like 9e234cf1d5 he could never 950a2c5084 surpass Harold unless b167c5a02e his brother succumbed 2dbdc57ab9 to his illness 0d0533ea42 and passed away.8eb74bfe4e10ad9f

“And what brings you f88e2a6d22 here unannounced, Brother? When I 7624ae1b33 visited without 28585c6bc5 notice, you 7a6fe59369 threw me d493b5feca out. Isn’t this d4bfff5068 what they fff2bfca20 call ‘double 6239541aa6 standards’ these e829048738 days? Do you 8b0f3a4162 even know 7c500706bd what it 6b5239f9af means?”c0325c337f32011d

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Kaiden masked his b6e5644901 agitation, sitting down a1b61c9461 on the sofa 18ff22f554 with a composed 018ec9932a expression, his expression a4db143d20 calm as he b89b223bcf mocked Harold.c9aadd314cc8bae2

“It means, c086970392 ‘When I b4baa99537 do it, 370e2db670 it’s romance; b60afa99d9 when others d2145d01cf do it, c87bf5f401 it’s an 3273810e46 affair.’ That’s 34255386f8 what it ae62589073 means, Brother.”cd19e493a6020e42

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Harold’s crimson lips curved 7862500a2c into a graceful smile, da6e603eb7 his cold navy eyes 5eea5e0da7 narrowing with amusement.2c5b5059c4c6c4c9

“Exactly right. When I do af9365064a it, it’s romance.”8cc9d69be2f5cadb

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He pointed to c5833330a8 himself with a 89555722a2 finger before turning 83f01d3b3d it toward Kaiden.319a00a616f6a56b

“When you do ef9d99ffda it, it’s an 3e36566d25 affair.”
Harold clasped a5df7a133a his hands 615e694a40 together and 98c6909ec0 rested them acb23d1536 on his 625d7693f1 knee before 77ff6ff075 adding,
“I can do 37fb4cd2bd it. You can’t.”
“….”e9a1ac2792fa64cc

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The veins on Kaiden’s 99ad4bdf91 hand bulged violently, but f7511b148a he swallowed the burning 929047457e anger rising in his 83b10d1965 throat, knowing that losing 51781dbe62 his temper here would a52088bb60 only work to his 5daeb77e87 disadvantage.1db4eb71ad3bb58f

“Let’s skip 6ef2a35675 the pointless e10ced0beb talk. What brings you here, e409d32888 Brother?”021a5d2efbb5ad92

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“For once, we’re c83fd905cb in agreement. After all, it’s 5c5383cc7f exhausting for both 0533ad7e18 of us to ed1d3186e5 spend too much 708a416284 time in each c274fae3fb other’s company.”e359b6e25b988967

Harold crossed his f1d94e722b legs and finally 2eb926ffc1 got to the e7fe77b9b8 point of his cf5315f60e visit.3d00f490a7cb1446

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“Kaiden, stop meddling with a8c8c8ffa1 ‘my’ Diana.”3cbb9b2ef004cdcd