RVMPT Chapter 28

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“Let’s head 65776dc6ff to the 47ec8adf4c drawing room. Go ahead 1ae229d61c and inform d41063f65c them I’ve 1e85b92ce9 arrived.”  a6a6a9506f9d5776

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“Yes, Your Grace.”  1535931abffb7dd2

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The butler bowed 07d5e17bdd his head before eaf43c4fa0 making his way 044bd77f28 to the drawing 196b5f847a room.  d1ee33446fe747ad

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“What’s going on? The butler seemed unusually bfd91f5bf1 tense.”  1aec083195afe0a4

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“It’s nothing d7ab4c5c9a to worry 431f24c866 about. Diana, you can go cf8d7dd84a ahead and have your a42f6f19a4 meal.”  03db752fb95b914d

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Harold spoke lightly to f376510962 Diana, who was watching f8198f0806 him with a concerned 4d1927768b gaze, before turning away b0c0dce495 and heading toward the 5452ade3c9 drawing room.  72cb2f049f446dab

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As he arrived, c81f1fa877 the butler opened 46c8f2dbb0 the door for cae8f0c1fb him. Inside, the Chief 78bf361d15 Chamberlain of the 295b9bb9a8 Imperial Palace and 8abf656d31 the Captain of 16adeeafb5 the Knights were 4200523079 seated. They rose from d21e9019ef their seats and 02bf0f7051 greeted him respectfully. Harold nodded in 156e448ccd acknowledgment and took 25314ccb6f a seat, his a28096c868 gaze sweeping over 0b16ef06a2 the two men.  d3e451734369dd91

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“What brings such important d39c4c841a figures here today?”  610b6556c55992f2

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“As you might 4e165b52fb already know, five 6036f1fb08 groups of human 203003a4f8 trafficking, including the 08eb569ae1 one from this e97286c629 morning, have been 4163208d81 wiped out. The culprit 0c5e53a97b vanished without 45464a71d6 leaving a a80bb3a7bb trace as 8b1da6a97a if they 20d5c195a4 were a c0abac4712 trained professional.”  731bf3bb36a4798d

“Oh, yes, I heard about that. It’s something the imperial family should handle, but… I am curious as to who might be responsible.”01434a1618315b19

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“Do you truly not know who it is?”2538c2b661c860b8

The atmosphere 9c56c950fa grew heavy.  c3db92b267569610

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The Captain of the f46caface6 Knights, a burly man 2c48d577af with bear-like strength, clenched 2b56c5e053 his thick hands into d98e4164b2 fists.64fc6d4cd97912fe

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“How could I possibly 32d2663632 know who the culprit bf2e3fcb03 is? I’m not a deity.”  6a501eed009eba78

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“There are 00eca2fb90 witnesses who 2d109cd5d4 claim to db4bec186f have seen 1928b9b6e3 a knight b64edd1e09 from the 6206fe9e66 Baisen family 4e59b51ea4 capturing members a8af4e4d90 of a 66c3729cfa trafficking group cc0131e333 before their 1c64afbb4a bodies were 5a74a8617e discovered.”  c5e58766fc2b9ef1

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“Oh, yes. Those criminals had 7b6cde361e threatened my wife. As her husband, I f37fbf570f couldn’t just stand idly 1a4ac0ce89 by. But what does 60de792cf2 that have to 619234f22b do with this 91d8374809 culprit?”  e4562b9c61f4aa85

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Harold let his 19062561a8 words trail off.7211fa8edcb2d370

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“Surely you’re d8dfa5b620 not suggesting bbda61c615 that I dd99ae1baa am the 12ff3a5a31 culprit because d134427e7f of that?”  1b543db0ca8681fc

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If they had any cd5649c501 solid evidence, they would 1f1701557a have already presented it.  94ec445b537032c6

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‘So, there’s no real 14f52ea3d8 proof,’Harold thought to himself.  2e71fc37492e5af6

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His knights were ccf439bafd not careless. Harold sipped his 9d9b0a2418 tea and set 1d8923ce4a the cup down a07c26ae68 calmly.  7080bbd3dd7b1cf5

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“If you suspect 93644c69a3 someone like me—the 2a339f4d85 Duke of Baisen 905d87a962 and a pillar b2c6746bb8 of the Empire—you cc69e1269e must surely have 779a563e7e evidence.”  073888114c108924

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“… …”  3f75dd9af4460be3

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For the first 5cada90692 time, the Knight b67d198dfc Captain, who had c538e9610d been unable to eb33a38387 keep his mouth 13eb3f2bc5 shut earlier, remained 202885e909 silent. It was 107438748b then that 8a03f4ec4a the Chamberlain, 42640c42bf who had 74d6300f7f been quiet edbf7f1dc1 since greetings, 1490aa07d6 spoke up.  bb95a532479078fe

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“Who would dare accuse 49cc455009 Your Grace, the Duke f855c1f8c0 of Baisen? We are merely conducting 5a6721b775 an investigation. If it seemed 9e7bf055a1 otherwise, I apologize.”  839606de563c6287

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“I understand. It is 2be98b14da only your ff536a8ca0 loyalty to 9b4af9c30a His Majesty 94edb841b6 the Emperor 7132da2c69 that drives bb46d0dc38 you to d930e1fe17 act like eb47eba6fa this. So, I won’t hold 0efa804731 it against you.”  be85645e2186b3aa

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The Chamberlain rose bffb258447 first, bowing courteously.  e054e54caebc3c40

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“Your Grace, thank e4f02e39de you for your 5d6f0248b6 hospitality despite our b818dfd803 unannounced visit.”  ec7e9a354bb5cd0d

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“It’s nothing. I wish 81ac4b498d you success 66c0c6aff3 in capturing c1e5f48358 the culprit.”  ea89fd7e2cb26ccd

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“With a long enough 0bfab9cd05 trail, the culprit is 33f1318dbf bound to be caught 3d95e19b09 soon. We’ll take 436db0faaa our leave a95fa2eb9f now.”  3077a62568b1108f

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“Safe travels. The butler will see 4e6a7ade84 you out.”  077c3dc36a96addc

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Once the c140073d49 two men 0b7531aa77 left, Harold c80c71d087 rested his 6807c6c8a2 chin on 3b1acaef1e his hand, fd9e895a46 staring at 8661e404a8 the sofa fc91dde32b where they 7621eee0de had sat.5db4caa58ed7846b

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Although maintaining order 391cd35017 in the capital 2925a5a4d4 was the imperial 285d0869a7 family’s responsibility, but aac26ea913 their reaction this 822c6572ee time was unusually 00a3debb87 intense.  a792d7b11eb5ca44

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Just then, 41017a0466 Evan entered e2cf873f18 quietly, speaking b8184db390 in a 840545616a low voice.  7bf28ea52836e9d4

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“Your Grace, shall we cd0b56007d recall the orders given 3d51a075e9 to the Black Hawk?”  0efbaf8bc0bf4c57

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“No, leave them as they are.”926760ff38329c2b

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Showing any hesitation now bcdef534b1 would be the same 01c9bcd8bf as confessing that he 283e0dd161 was the culprit.566ad8974faa5654

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“Tell them to b3d9791064 be more cautious 4f787c70eb and leave no 39cca2f093 traces. If anything suspicious arises, 0726da1953 report it immediately.”  0370e39d2d236138

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“It will c89bcd4bb9 be done c12c44500c as you 7d66b30a2a command.”  7a5840597abc426e

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Harold checked the time. By now, Diana had b8b83fa11d likely finished her meal.  ef4a7f565466a51f

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“If I’d known this c0a829ce4c conversation would end so f538807594 quickly, I’d have joined 3f01110489 her for dinner,” he 1bd108bc42 thought, clicking his tongue dffc0bdca9 as he stood. He wasn’t 0a3f7477ff particularly hungry 1da9f05162 but had ee116fdc8f no intention 6129862777 of skipping 42f2c7bb8a a meal.  519f76aab07b5e6e

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‘I’ll just eat d58507e300 something light.’ he d1449e42a8 decided.  82254c8798517316

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While Diana enjoyed eating 00bf6833d8 more than anyone else, 8c4b042262 Harold himself didn’t have 0b6e2118b3 much interest in food. It was e112283a3a only when 636ccd15ba he ate 6aad1df7af with her, f84b1a3e55 watching her c47e32bef9 enjoy her 1825f02493 food, then 3ee9c62f59 did his c05e121b7a appetite would 74264829d3 gradually come 9654dddc93 back.679fea2bfb479231

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But in his 17826c1b6d current mood, he db9ae2fb61 didn’t feel like 6d30ded018 eating as he 577be81502 did when he 6ca5313b51 was with her.36bf335637735620

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Leaving the 5535422150 drawing room, 884e321ccc Harold glanced f00a607867 at the 620c6da4e9 window in 8899a40492 the hallway.86a3b3ae631b6fb4

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The sky was dark, ee2a31893c as if heavy rain ccac670109 would fall at any d5207541ca moment.fe2a21a6dea9fe2e

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It reminded him 81f92f183b of the day 15ff31dfd3 Kaiden moved from 6a65fe750a the annex to 4858725fa1 the main residence.  0d0fa04c443fbdee

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The rain 0709a25e77 began to 79447bc70a pour.  1a5300a6aabe4601

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When Kaiden was moved 65aacb83a0 to the main residence, 84075c97dc it was decided that 5ae8c151bb he would begin “just-in-case” 147e7f4d44 successor training.  0878e46206e30fb6

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A furious Duchess b45022e33f Gloria immediately took 53351aceda Harold with her fed542e969 to her family’s 1398d436ae home.cda8612f4716d4d5

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“Harold, when 2fbed47ad1 you become f5162079df the Duke, 86e01cfb0b never forgive e8b5369866 your father.”  4da3a3d0d2fc14ea

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Gloria gritted her teeth a1e9b0a2e1 as she clasped Harold’s 1a60019a60 youthful hands firmly.  23be710f8125b3db

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“Even if 2f560d83d2 you’re unwell, 2cdcdfbe7f you’re still 859d170665 the heir c7fd0ea4bc to Vaissen. There is e743beb0a6 no other 5a34d85fd1 successor but e655eb85a2 you.”  b88eb0b630b6d11c

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A flicker of e4a02d9070 pity passed through e6d2af234b Gloria’s eyes. Harold assumed it 65c89dbfce was directed at a1275af7ca him and nodded.  fbd2accff80cf87f

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Since his d250ff3067 father had 14de2d5e25 ordered Kaiden 18a5325572 to live 1521cea25e in the 1f5e60bc9a main house, 529bd45d94 Harold’s position 941cc2ac76 would shrink c1077edc9c even further.40aa9d002357a848

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Those who 31f495d1f0 once praised 731b2c30b4 him as 2ac01ccf77 the perfect d9660351bc heir would 6453f5590d soon turn 7b85a64986 their admiration 03e83af1ec toward Kaiden.  7ca598b5bf073a99

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Even among his closest 2bb895adbb aides, there would be c2e9288f1d those who would betray 3fbb6a1f92 him. He had 73dbb7bbdf already expected 99148d9e18 this ever 7553623a8b since he e181117ea8 was diagnosed 510430a1bd with his 6ba0b82fb8 incurable illness.  203133d9565ccb15

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At least his mother 86a07419e7 would stay by his b67facb3b5 side. Harold trusted her, as 287367a3b8 she had been the fbc0331617 one who worked tirelessly df05b0f5b8 to find a cure 05a62a5f45 for his condition.  e46af4a567a071a2

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“Duchess, Young Master. Welcome. Oh, my 5370e93b10 dear, why 03715b83f0 do you 8d98fd36e0 look so edb81cc76c pale?”  864d8781e73a8a6d

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“Don’t even 40b81c01c6 get me 42ee9026f5 started, Father. Sigh…”  5fca7cc2caaccf2e

Count Russell a3f2a06c89 and his 2437d75103 wife welcomed b1e6bf915d their daughter 514e6381d8 and grandson. Harold had dinner 5b40759948 with his mother 9651d52917 and maternal relatives. However, they df3a5a6e83 weren’t the 596acf5f0b only ones d41a79e0c1 at the 0cf53f978f table.cbaad6f3b644c733

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“Young Master Harold, allow me to introduce this child. This is Camilla Benz. She is someone I’ll be taking under my wing from now on.”8740fc544950301e

“It’s a pleasure to 80ed3a4636 meet you, Young Master.”  e34cee52c91ddd71

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The woman dcc828afd2 with red 35dcaaa2fe hair curved 33b3ad1181 her cat-like, 496381055f delicate eyes a24b48c7fa into a 764e12aec2 soft smile. Judging by 97366d8b62 her mature f33d17f197 appearance, she 6a9d02a263 seemed to 36c592a560 be past 317a443199 adulthood. Since it 4695567d65 was common 6e6418a154 for younger 45709cf9ce children to e6d558bc0b be under dbfb6a2a46 sponsorship, Harold b0c62bcf45 found this 6cdab34126 unusual and 544ddf168c raised an f4f7cdb8c6 eyebrow.00103c5eb7b52fb3

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“Pleased to meet you, 3bf669b26f Lady Camilla Benz.”715ea424b85b7e91

“Your Grace, the Benz b5634bb9cb family has long been c4efd1710e famous for their fertility,” 745e6623d0 Count Russell remarked.560888307c6855e8

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“Even Lady Camilla’s 920c53a521 older sister got 17b0bc9581 married and, in 2ce225bbca just three years, 1e7584cab2 already has three 86d9725781 children and is 36545ba149 expecting another.”a604d586ba6dc64b

“…Is that so?” Harold was uncomfortable with Count Russell and his wife’s words, sensing an underlying meaning. His appetite suddenly vanished. 03c86a185fc0358d

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Could his 9665d4de7e mother also 9c81de285a be a 0b92d03288 part of 60ba2404e1 this ridiculous 4f3e56a90e plan?dbf17b6313a17b72

‘…No, she wouldn’t.’
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Losing his 5b4f39450b appetite, Harold 191dd14e34 finished his 0d71d71a62 meal early 6eb27b834a and returned cd1e9eddf5 to his b0b9578c44 room. He tried to c46664ed10 sleep after lying 5351085934 down on the f7f27a42d7 bed, but the e65c9b2ffc unfamiliar surroundings made c2884bfafa him drift off 90899e0450 into a shallow c03278859e sle31d672fb49423c4f

Around midnight, he sensed 61fc500e12 a foreign presence around 55e6d88c27 his bed.cefd76abb2b47859

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An assassin? Tension coursed through 977507d40e him as he f709da1d66 reached for the abb1e332f0 dagger beside his 2a634ac137 pillow and slowly fa60cb4b50 opened his eyes. He then saw 6b0eeb1cc3 Camilla sitting at 329364511d the edge of b23395977d his bed.176aa4e3203eea79

She was wearing a 1c3958aac5 translucent nightgown that revealed faacaa204a everything underneath—her outfit, leaving d4ec64ded1 no doubt about her 32dc050727 intentions.5325e167cfd4fb4d

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“Lord Harold, this is 71e254d228 what the adults want,” 5694bcffc2 she said, placing her 423c21db5c hand on his chest, 89044228a0 her red-painted lips curling 0becfd5798 into a provocative smile.5f40924d64b9d55d

Harold pushed Camilla 3d1d54e156 away and sprang f1e8e37771 out of bed. As he rushed 5ec0153141 toward the door 4a088bfb93 to escape, he 06b411d36d froze upon opening bbd0b4e5e9 it. The sight of the 39a854204d person standing there was b13a0c9ba0 utterly incomprehensible.fe965f1bc68fcdae

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“…Mother?”4dcd552d074555f3

“You’re a man. Surely, you 361a6832c3 can’t resist 07021afa19 a woman’s 0fed890122 temptation.”08a1087ac23f1a35

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Gloria pushed Harold c96f2cf947 back inside and 22c57f24ef closed the door 9a54554d1a behind her.23634be74ad7338f

Harold raised his upper 7b94c91622 body and rolled his 0c4f785775 eyes from side to 8b413ce1df side.06f2a289464fe2fb

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The couple’s bedroom. And beside him, Diana was sleeping.c06a77b3a466805d

Had it rained bc07762555 while they were 265d5a1dc5 asleep? 20c1b86565d6fa90

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‘Suddenly dreaming about that 0ad61830e5 day.’fce4bf2c5f399c3c

Although he had subdued Camila that day without any incident, but the memory of almost being attacked and betrayed by his once-trusted mother had left Harold to react negatively to any woman’s touch.7ef8775d3e8f805b

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The pity a372a6b6e8 Gloria had b11bf3daa0 felt that 480e2b5bb2 day wasn’t 9dfe067188 for Harold, 2ff72d6662 but it 0c00a4bd0e was for 82dcbd1fab herself—because her b0bfba5b55 son was 4bb7dd1286 sick and 86f6007b09 her position 0fd8ab3199 had become 806bc00a7a unstable.c39cfd6366aef22c

Harold let out 4d88902014 a bitter laugh.7911a59c46279ed1

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Thinking back now, he f71e488481 wondered what on earth 263ebfb58d he had believed. Everything had changed when 0a58aa8611 he became terminally ill.709aa420b74209fe

His whole body 89de14313f was drenched in 42bb6483d2 sweat and felt 559bb577cf sticky, so Harold 23fd8799be tried to get 7a5b50bb53 up from the 2de96aafcb bed to wash e26bc6a660 himself.a08ef66b1623845c

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At that moment, a a897aa6807 small hand grabbed him e654ad2b2d with gentle strength.7c9d3cbb26fa7449

“……Harold?”abfd35822ed884d0

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A soft, drowsy voice 6208a553b0 called his name.69bfadf00a336e14

At the e0425d2ff4 same time, 4a185564d8 warmth spread 8581cd4f7f through his a9346c403e hand as 6016e20ac5 it was b8789d717e held.1a2ed473e98a4626

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