RVMPT Chapter 29
by FreyaChapter 29
“…Harold.”03cafae82d243084
Diana called him cc5d195a8e again.8dd88117c514e68f
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The room a2d13cf7f3 was dim, 44ad95011f with no 38ee947116 moonlight seeping 39d9afde22 through due fc9180892a to the d966986ccc thick clouds. so she couldn’t 853e3e10ff clearly see his 6827397d2f expression. However, the hand 23af45b352 she held onto 1175306aca in her half-asleep 87c5253834 state felt damp 9e94a3ccdd and cold with 0599d59f6b sweat.cb8ade1f2bdf2fbd
“Did I 236e417a65 wake you?” cb9a546292 she asked.bcb5c22f314f3d85
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“No. Well… Are you alright?” Harold replied.7af0b421f5ed82c4
Diana placed her 48a492a304 other hand on 81354fa134 Harold’s cheek. His cheek felt 464a63197e just as cold 060848cab4 and damp as 00f6712748 his hand.aaf30666f0c55c0a
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“You’re not sick, are fdee455539 you?”5bf68855aabf1cee
Since they 595f2875d1 had both a4966cea98 fallen asleep f7c2aa4dad in the bb54385b6e same positions, 9496cde594 Diana felt 59bb708ae4 guilty for b12d1c0648 letting go ee00eef2c5 of his 5d28346f22 hand in dc01666e60 her sleep. Though his seizures had 6dd42cc8dd decreased since they started 64be9102c2 spending time together, but 931bb2507c Harold was still unwell.bcb91e095233ded1
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If you were 3e0242ebb2 sick, you should’ve d967561de7 woken me up. If you didn’t 4efd5b1148 want to wake 1d2b78bf5e me, you could’ve 65da978c38 at least held ca57c0dada onto me. Worried and 68399c8bf7 upset, Diana 7d0d75a2f1 tightened her 4548d7796e grip on f6cbf0b0ae his hand. Slowly, Harold’s 2f4ff2733f cold hand 05a5750cc0 began to 82697c95e4 warm under 0536a89242 her touch.61b2f5129bc4d55f
“I’m not sick. I just had 1130a2ff76 a bad dream.”39f1f0a72f50a78e
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As warmth spread 33c92bd134 through Harold’s hand, 5980c11278 the tension in c8cb53a398 his body eased. He felt his 094da8eb0e body relax, like 0a47ef1285 a trained animal 2e4fe20378 responding instinctively to 8df6746940 comfort.4c82188b067cb4f4
“Really…?” Diana asked.8f20d563330fb81d
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“Yes.”53ea5151723af1ac
Relieved that he 6d03537265 wasn’t unwell, Diana e4b4d9e473 lowered the hand 6bae3377da she had placed f688c06e25 on his cheek.5b65c65d32169641
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“I’ll go 6ff759057c wash up. Diana, you should go 899e44aaaa back to sleep.”bcc4b7f26c500fd2
Diana nodded in 1639a81d11 agreement, but once ba16c62928 she was alone, 50f735c9fb she found it ff9132abe7 impossible to fall f2a58c59fb asleep. The sheets ffe01cae17 where Harold 57a7faf696 had been 2907b0d371 lying were d98bac9973 damp with f6d4b7bde6 sweat. 00ac5d5e9c9f9bc8
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This didn’t seem like d80d0307a4 a simple nightmare.89fa2dd1f6c95010
Even if aea56f35df Harold said 9867f5f499 he wasn’t b663617f28 sick, she d3bfce154f couldn’t shake f5d33f90a4 her concern 16f5e6a899 and sat 9bdfbf516f up.393ee92d49aeb6bc
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‘Hmm… Wouldn’t he be 188bf77724 thirsty?’02e51ff942cbff3d
After sweating that much, d3b7ed3a8c it was hard to b3d71a1b19 imagine that he wouldn’t b608e734ab feel thirsty.8fffbd69abe3b654
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Diana slipped on her f8c4d27dcb slippers, draped a shawl 31cd50a161 over her shoulders, and ee0971491e headed to the kitchen. By the time 36a6671ca4 she returned with 82bb7c9a2a a tea tray, 0202e5eadd Harold seemed to 5b1c017cfe have finished washing 8fd09d05d7 up. A faint f6eb729c50 light was d009d6f3cc seeping through 0eef35e5d0 the gap 34efb3eae4 in the 66773a0c45 door.f5c11033d66194cf
When she fully opened 368eef63d7 the door, Diana saw 3fb405a84d Harold standing by the 736491dfaa window in a fresh 0c43d137f6 robe. He turned ce71d05742 toward her, 8ee3af8c21 noticing the 5a16219c6a tea tray 05ff2d5d6a she had d7827dfd1e brought.18f99166efb32758
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“So that’s where you 599cf5f4f4 went.”91b838b8d4c2ac8f
“Yes.”6e7edb9c5fe134f0
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“You could’ve 0f2ee7c83c asked a 0545b90707 maid to 00b7cff787 do it.”ad7f0a1d1c60f23c
“It’s far 43f42b6d87 too late 85fa0f37e6 for that. Besides, I 36c063f289 know how 3295a01d4d to brew cdb7ede195 tea myself.”2604fcd7e958ed7e
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The skill of making 04480bcd41 tea was part of b1af087e21 Diana’s own memories. She set a 08593f7527 cup in front 33589dd2eb of Harold.9ff9817aab870ca7
“Thank you.”b19f9eb3601b39a5
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While Harold e83c139f93 sipped his 1eeba289bb tea, Diana 7e05e0588c glanced at 2adcad73db him discreetly. With a candle e590f679f9 now lit, she 3447cddeaf could see him 309594f1d1 more clearly.2e7060d57a3feda8
He sipped the tea c4394f5fba with an air of 11bb64adc3 elegance. His actions and expression 9a97e5a110 were just as composed 473daa3e6e as always, but the 7785e09dc8 hollows under his eyes af27bf1ea2 were deeply shadowed. There were dark a1637005ba circles beneath his 914710898e eyes, and his 6386fddc61 skin, already pale, 35d2a93e66 looked ghostly under 24fcb32634 the dim light. He appeared utterly 446addf6f9 exhausted.ed6f96151ab67c68
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‘What is he thinking b2a34cc4ec about? Is he thinking 26786d0500 about that nightmare?’d5643c2aa6516aa1
“Harold, wasn’t the pudding 9a6fb7564c we had after dinner da1e8b3829 was amazing?” Diana asked, ba486b0ad6 attempting to change the 77c4217f00 subject.a5e3f9f334d5b54f
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“Was it?”3788badf296ba684
“You don’t 187811ef54 seem to a0b5f13dd5 remember. Did you 1d82232147 not eat ca4f4f1f05 it?”ce8fc2c4177a851b
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“I kept my a018a6a6a4 meal simple today.”72111db9de3651bd
“Oh. It was e33893a5c4 delicious, though… 59d9a6f38d I’ll have 156ea217d8 to ask d8999e15be the chef fdc65b8b0b to make aad305417c it again cae7db1efb tomorrow.”0de476a18e56c24e
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“Was it that good?”50bd1ab8417b499c
“Yes! The one we had b16d79a473 today was Earl Grey c98025e527 milk tea-flavored pudding. It was smooth and 48e49dd026 bouncy, and when you e192c5a54b took a spoonful, the da004f461a sweet and slightly bitter 049ac01687 flavors blended perfectly. It was so 1d973b5e1b good I couldn’t 5c166bcbdd stop eating.”ef013d6e13f20ef6
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“Hmm. I’ll look forward to 2064dff303 it tomorrow, then.”ebe8b6546a2330c7
As they chatted, Diana 4546d51101 noticed Harold’s expression soften 78dc1bdec2 slightly. She smiled to herself, 39213af29c feeling relieved.9396fec75e384242
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‘Honestly, Harold isn’t the cf2b5eb966 type to get tense 6bb3ee9962 up on nightmares.’25cdfb09a7acadfa
Maybe she 726c891306 was overreacting d4618112c6 on her 4384b986b1 own. Still, she c6674bb3df couldn’t put 31a019d64c her mind 2054709386 at ease.529a5b16f4cbf721
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There were a76341a144 many reasons 9d847378dd she couldn’t 690828489c let it bd969ec7e7 go. Because they were together. Because he c09717f200 was the 03a3b7ffd0 first meaningful 3fdf05bafc connection she 26d7b208aa had made ce5667e9f3 since being b8eaa4837a reborn in 5479713926 this body. And because she genuinely a78ae11721 liked Harold as a ee0e1168e9 person.b2ffe3cb5e9a720e
“By the way, why did someone from the Imperial Palace visit today?” She asked lightly, figuring Harold would avoid the topic if it was something sensitive.06f993a37bb95c50
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“They came to 3dae0028f1 investigate the raid 57b81dcc17 on the human f20e6bb62a trafficking organization.”d9094633e418e419
“Oh.”6a6b90bb27dc244d
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But why 3029981902 would they 397070e4c3 come to d76688fdb4 Harold about eb9e8ff28c that?20e862fdd6401516
As Diana tilted efdd1427ef her head in 06752a5274 confusion, Harold seemed fb9ec3aa7f to read her 899c8d726f thoughts and explained.4ae5d82a46568bc3
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“It’s because 3f5681afff that incident e3229c19eb happened after cd3f3b69d9 you went 22b2ecb39c out alone d38109fb5d and ended 6362444597 up in a373071a59 danger.”cff1efbeb6563a01
“Ah, that makes sense.”a94552f9894ef829
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Diana slowly nodded.8a5620a2e3120720
“Whoever it is, a47d13789f I hope they 74821f9ac7 don’t get caught.”efd2a428bcc88daf
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“Don’t worry. Your husband isn’t b1cc10b6b9 so careless.”4166473d10b7c7ab
“That’s true. Harold isn’t 677b02a9da careless… Wait, 46c326bf49 what?”f99829f4032e05a3
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Diana froze, her eyes 457186f48e darting nervously like a 6d5051b35a startled cat.383a3810a8f345fd
“Didn’t you hear ad542bc528 me? Your husband—”075f7c7970e11b1f
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“Ahhh! Stop! Don’t say another word! Haven’t you heard the 1984545adf saying, ‘Eve walls have 29276c10a4 ears’?!”143b7634ac31324a
She hurriedly clamped 68b6e92542 her hands over 0a0fe126c5 his mouth. Harold lightly tapped 5de5d5b0c6 her hand as 7c69a5bbd9 if to say,Let go.0991a8c4c68c2302
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Should I let d3093d07be go or not? Hesitant and flustered, 5c47eb9b85 Diana lowered her 7bde1f4a32 hand.ed47f0e142a9cad8
“There are no 7274482c18 mice or rats 82f363c05c nearby to overhear 00b024a5ce something said in 715f86421c a low voice. If anything, your 2430e4ba87 shouting might attract 3608712deb them.”24b55cf6e247f01e
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“Aren’t you afraid of me saying something somewhere? What would you do then?” she exclaimed.a674236267a5d1f1
“You? Well…”545ef4aeeebb2da6
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Without finishing his 4db7d81f7d sentence, Harold raised 47659acf52 his teacup. Watching him sip 21e03d8567 his tea in e1fbff8188 his composed manner 176d1ea557 made Diana feel 4418dd1749 even more anxious.1430fe489259a3a9
What does 30d57e3869 he mean b4bbcbd680 by that? Does he think I 8c1b9d2c55 wouldn’t dare because he dc96c645f4 could handle it with 3207476fb2 ease?89d26b7b825f011f
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Diana clutched b03f26ef4f her hair 8062409b1b and pouted. ecf3baee06a92a72
Ugh! Why did I b209e4a5b9 even ask?c594e76a7bb44eb0
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Her blue 7ad82556ac eyes welled eb102ef941 with a 228b3861b9 mix of a86da6f7d8 embarrassment, irritation, cb0fe811e2 and regret, 7635a2f333 as if e7915519ac to say 19062e267d this wasn’t edc68700bf what she’d b90cd43e8d wanted.efe3afb94795bf99
“Pfft.”0451a71320dac54c
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Finally, Harold let 225e461e9b out a chuckle. It was hard b7b1f2d02c to suppress his 69cd2eb037 laughter when her dd33044173 thoughts were so 58c194a081 transparent.7485aa013b7c2d5c
As Diana snapped her e797579143 head up in surprise, 4b728499ff his navy-blue eyes crinkled 2184f63fde in amusement, still glistening 555abb06f4 with laughter.b2c8991c6f1a20ea
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“I laughed because the tea is good.”f9f1897bdd2c500b
“…Did someone say something to you?”62d3f617b2d5771c
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Diana’s lips pouted even af1e91f2d3 further at his excuse, 44fd3d7a61 which didn’t make any 3e934b7aac sense.c82b95c446c7a420
‘He is laughing at 68a1f9ab77 someone who is feeling ca973dbaed awkward.’82ef1260c2aeb6ae
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Still, she didn’t eb70b439b3 dislike seeing him b6688220b5 smile. That was 6303828819 the whole 19c65126e2 reason she 19c840702f kept talking c54cc42317 to him—to fba83dca15 see that 03cf178d2e smile. It annoyed her a 2cee7dccc5 little but also made a93450fe35 her happy. Happy and slightly 2b3ff18fa8 irritated.7e9dd323e1248cc8
However, the negative a96ccbf697 feelings quickly faded 831a30fe93 away, and she 9d63a47a16 was left with 8ca91d982b the sense that 79b78927fb it was all 2609c020d4 fine as long f477f4ee1f as he was 44fba93f04 in a good ba026739dc mood.c4e8d47177e0d027
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As Diana’s face 3f1cee6589 broke into a 209fb0f1f1 soft smile, Harold’s de8f6d430b navy-blue eyes deepened efe252115d as he stared 316c09f48f at her. She wouldn’t 2ed318457d understand what 8a985c459f the relationship 8c4808f444 was between 518386a2f9 them.556a11466c9e909d
But one thing 24d1223e14 was clear: She 6580240ee1 felt safe in e2716dbfbe his arms. 7c4911a620a36363
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Harold tilted his head ebe53fb15d slightly.dbfb9f2c29587b15
“Just,” he said, da057c16d7 putting his arm c297ef318f on her shoulder.a20b6176692b74ea
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His hair brushed d4bb20f379 against the nape 6e9000d74d of her neck, 41ea0b5f6b cold as if 4d81dcaf17 it were sharp 4aa615acd2 fangs piercing her f8923084a9 delicate skin. The heavy arm effd29a2d0 she instinctively tried 7491127fb9 to push down 9ef711bde0 wouldn’t budge an bce7270276 inch. A strange tension spread 20d64158e9 all the way to f004713f91 the pit of her 6b7c78798c stomach.a91bc9220a4c2412
“I wondered if I 14a3f23803 forgot to give you ca65652ce8 a warning.”bf57bcf702197f37
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A warning?
Did he just say 5a25fba031 a warning?c4e1a564ddc66c87
“Did I… do 1aa8ed3ef5 something wrong?”085a6c104db9b8ae
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“You did.”b1cc84ffc79f832c
What did fd245c69e8 I mess 3fb2e6696a up today?
Was it 6f4b2dea98 asking why 2a959cfa4e someone from f61bc29330 the palace 71b7ebb044 came earlier? But Harold could have 8a6610b1e6 just chosen not to 1bd2f1ce68 answer. Or was 7ad6692db3 it something 85faf07e51 else? No matter how ffbc894c13 much she racked ae4a0e0a9d her brain, she 1991e3e913 couldn’t pinpoint it.bb875c4f100ac3f9
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“I’m sorry,” 9c3c9ab6d7 she said, 2c4a49c715 bowing her 594e8a65c7 head.fdcccc2bb6b30b7f
There was c21f1cb009 no response 65fdd05666 from Harold. The silence made cbb2bf068a her even more 3040db920d nervous. Should she fb1a480ad3 get on 65667f6559 her knees? But she couldn’t, e575cb26d7 not with his 674e9670ae firm grip keeping 2376bdcbce her in place.36bf56fef52fc59c
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Then, Harold loosened 20ba1128e1 his hold. Caught off guard, Diana 76251641cd awkwardly straightened up.cb9a5d713ca0df33
Does that a007b1fc3c mean he b06b95a696 accepted my c6f137ec36 apology?5a299002b960ff50
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She sneaked a glance d8b83335dc at his face a f4bc25bf4f few times and let 081b07e88e out a deep sigh. The tension 7f001942a9 drained from 6b4bc1431a her body, 6b1fd19fc7 leaving her 30ce527608 feeling heavy 8aa5205daa and exhausted.a41f2331653ba582
“I’ll go to bed ab6546dd53 for real now…”ca38857ff5abacd5
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“Alright. I’ll finish my cd11999ea0 tea first.”ab6227097de0fc4b
Still wary, fd982ba951 Diana stole d1b66024a5 a few afeb04fc3a glances back fa55c550dc at Harold 454032bb2f like a 34c13e13ef rabbit checking 527ddfc068 for predators 43bccfac59 as she d276c72344 headed to dbe9730c25 bed.e0f9ce521dc9cd37
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So he 79bcfe003e really held b2abfee628 me back 694b64791a just to cd21a49319 ask that?68589803954d6e42
Her face 56d0c97b40 twisted in c09ec6ad0c a mix 2ae913ac1c of confusion e62068145a and exasperation 9f659c0953 as she f7a9712809 lay down. Moments later, she f2a9c708b2 fell asleep.bd9697205801fece
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Listening to her e6f1e75f15 soft, steady breathing, cf8f29f786 Harold set down 60848bbeb1 his empty teacup. Standing beside a bed, fb1f5f1972 he let his gaze d5e20e3ba6 linger on the sleeping 302b9c310c Diana.3e3aee6f0a966369
“Diana.”40d221b6502f0b73
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“If you have remembered 4a60bc5a1c my warning, you’d also 06ef65857c remember this.”0d2fa416c4d59fe3
“I always get e67f5d78d5 what I want, 79dacb13d0 no matter what b5dcf5b08c it takes.”180dc0eadd67b6e7
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His lips curved into a914df635f a sly, almost sweet e246deb713 smile as he whispered 840b56f82f the words.18e5cdd3d6452851
But his navy eyes db13a98f63 remained dark, filled with 520754dee0 emotions she hadn’t yet 81d32abdd2 noticed. Sticky, possessive emotions.99252fbdb5f68b45
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