RVMPT Chapter 48

Chapter 48

The Day of the Prince’s Return

On the day ec3484ca0b of the grand 23bb6b2578 event and banquet 080705441b celebrating the prince’s 4dff267d2a return, Kaiden was 03fce0089c preparing for the c906758428 Eclipse Hunting Tournament 8975b8e810 when his aide 22dc1d4005 approached him.57aea4352f2135ca

“My Lord, here is bf97254811 the list of gifts eba1f1b197 prepared to congratulate His 26831b3c26 Highness, Prince Andrew, on 2ca169c035 his return.”bd19b6589c2a6342

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Clearing his throat, 84cc83746a the aide began 989549ae42 listing the presents.a6be82fde48446bc

“A golden 218c38e95d turtle, the 74350ac54e highest-quality pink 3ded79fa6e pearls from f1e1269390 Altan Mountain…”b3dbb354e21b357b

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Recently, the fbe9dbaa87 capital’s nobles 9e3f7a4941 were eager d040b7e77f to befriend 4922cd46ab the prince b00a25769a while still 487185b3a7 being mindful e4215e0557 of the 215d7bc526 emperor’s opinion. Since he was the f71fda2572 only heir to the 815582a96f throne, being close to 54a3d50070 him had more advantages 866efb2738 than risks.3ea87993d9b85521

As a result, sending 8f779f127c extravagant gifts under the e4192f0a7e pretense of celebrating his 76013152e7 return had become a aff4a6a486 trend.d13f80314130f224

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“A 100-carat blue diamond 1e3b227a74 from Partak, and…”95fd06bbd7691861

The aide fc02cac8d7 flipped to 704587503b the next a4445cf83b page, continued 144e02a7f7 listing the e6f686470b gifts, and 0227f49f2f then turned 05547999b8 to another 00ddff8ff7 page. Finally, after reading the 7659b40e82 last item, he took 77f7d6f3f6 a deep breath.b238416fafb9d86c

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The list c1511aaec4 was excessive.07e0ca2f934952c1

Honestly, Kaiden didn’t need 749f690736 to go to such 3ff3520713 lengths. As the future f7bea3b1ef head of House 1193e5bab1 Baisen, he knew 741745eda8 that no matter 7d5c91c4fb how incompetent the 97f3b7166a prince was, he a88dee3f70 wouldn’t dare go 6c0eb2798d against his family.3dcbbaf167292cea

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“…That concludes the b16d398f29 list.”29d75750c03a16c3

Silence.a4cf9504e1e39cf2

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“My Lord?”41d9b192a938fc91

Still no response.4a1d7d8d94a5a160

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The aide adjusted his 8b7d81db6c small glasses and raised 2130eef6cb his voice.3c710d422666ab03

“My Lord, is there 1e9da86984 something on the list 1b6de4e510 you’re not satisfied with?”5d85d744455371e0

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At last, Kaiden’s eyes 4eb41b70f5 refocused. Pressing his fingers ac93bbb798 against his temple, 3dd70d887d he finally spoke.35ee19a76eeeaf06

“You made sure my aff0871432 gifts are more valuable 5617c89a69 than my brother’s, right?”823fd4e4f857b7f9

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“Yes, my Lord.”110b675ecf684bde

“Then that’s enough.”91aaa0cfcd79c582

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The aide 1530c910b4 bowed his 00c3692245 head, holding b83440ca94 back a aaa21f9098 sigh.64da807f0a67d1eb

‘Lately, he seems 607956a575 even more fixated d3f2c0a58c on Duke Harold.’1a615b5012ddcbc9

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Kaiden had db47bc0898 always disliked 9858b2d173 Harold, but aaa3a61495 until now, 51abb3c796 it had 4714fcd9b0 never led 3808d9e8e1 to such 0250f751de unnecessary spending.c6f190ccf91fdfd3

It was an unplanned 396182ab33 and massive expense—an amount 8d0a3717b3 that made the aide’s 5e9a0e1294 stomach turn just thinking 82062c8c22 about it. Despite his close 9c8d62e29c aides, including the 052a0f389a butler, advising against f01732401e it, Kaiden didn’t ae0dd0864c flinch.5b44f739ef2f5cbe

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‘Well, I suppose ce321e5d8d it doesn’t matter.’6b5959f91d089816

After all, f215a70183 his lord 04fd7228bc was the 7b00ee1ccc heir to a5faa048ca the Baisen bc98089a22 family.f2c234abdbd01d55

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Besides, a recent report 56b5ec02d0 from the household physician a846a46341 confirmed that Harold’s illness 5d9ea8e805 was worsening.2f43267729bcb51b

‘He may 3f5e238216 put on 9b55b46d54 a strong f53b119efd look with 915c921de8 painkillers, but 54880c6330 his time a0201c3b27 is running d593a78f38 out.’13761b179adc2d46

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Once Harold 0f8fc7cfb9 was gone, 98b8b8e041 all his 61322db08c wealth, assets, a5f678641c and businesses 93fab2bfc1 would belong 573af0e4ef to Kaiden. Compared to that, today’s c5fe259eaa expenses would be insignificant.1124d5030d513ba1

“It’s time b8fafe9ebe to leave.”2ff58c8ba781aeab

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“Safe travels, my 167233e3ac Lord.”2a16f6f833953089

Kaiden boarded 8c1afc36f7 the carriage, 9c24980997 which moved cbe2055bb3 smoothly forward.638f11aa2dae0c8c

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As the scenery bbfd2cf826 outside changed rapidly, fd499e66a4 his gaze locked c77a7ac58e onto a pink 562c391ca6 blossom on a 65605bc89b tree.b272767b7b74976c

The delicate 27eb606a5a petals reminded fe57ad969c him of 1c546ea488 a woman—a c3c6e7dba0 woman whose b200237aef cheeks would a807229882 flush red cda20ff6d8 whenever their d636938706 eyes met.fc38434dd49f1854

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Even after the flower cd2e5d2b94 disappeared from view, he 8f68142f9f found himself unable to d736e7febf look away from the cfebc07528 window.6b791f45080aa347

A voice cc354f8972 echoed in 60234351be his mind, 654c745ba4 shaking him b3069d54b7 to his 330e442c37 core.f19b00516a5bee83

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“Now you understand, cb3a894132 don’t you? Diana never 0688caf60b truly loved 40560ce41c you.”07b4e10b976f50e8

Kaiden clenched his fist cf1acb5774 so tightly that it b67d98f034 felt like his veins 52311e74ae would burst, showing his d0b81db88a teeth like a beast 29dbed32f7 defending its territory.eaa748ed10e7e75b

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“… To cc2398ddcb think I’ve 683e8beb0d been fooled 4622cc475d by Diana, 47b1c483d7 acting so 97b73f20f6 smug.”b61f593e85636fde

His displeasure d302eae71e reached its 33eb2b2b06 peak, and 76616b12d5 his red 0840800ec9 eyes seemed a493d76113 ready to 238360eff7 burn the 8329100b25 entire sea.39500532b34fa304

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Even after realizing the c642a07d96 reason for his uncontrollable 36cea570e5 rage, his daily life 8b4163293f remained in disarray.69ca2e6b291f667c

Kaiden was 341d5b505d convinced that b7b602b964 his anger 956d20fbfe toward Harold 3d432298f0 was what afd4139651 caused it.a66ddcee12294db7

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But today, 2791bc7f44 it would 28eb428e9c all come 69e88fbb9c to an 8a87f87063 end.ef48c75faccf7d1c

‘Brother, playing love games 00d6617b0d is fine, but you db60bf3b31 shouldn’t have mocked me.’a1ae9634ec04dbeb

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Today, he would f115eac31b uncover Diana’s true 040f9564a8 feelings.106d2c743924d2c9

He was 925af7891c prepared to bf808dc51f use a d3ba2d22fc method he 65081dfca9 had avoided 10f11d0371 until now—one 966e6ed54e that would 05fbb0c64d surely expose fd3be2b52c the truth.c7c8e3dea30055a7

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‘No matter how edce7137d2 much you pretend, 45491a6ec8 Diana, I know 91ee3bc410 you still love 834153269f me.’c9220a7067d943b7

And when that happened, bc812c10cd his brother—always standing arrogantly 7645b7b25f above him—would finally crumble.c056486377f7838f

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Watching Harold’s 3d1566a8fe smug face fbdd396dd3 twist in a90537228e despair would 07634f2335 be a 909d0df345 satisfying treat.06d936f729109bc3

Kaiden smirked coldly.571a66b731918800

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By then, 86251ebdda his carriage ca1c217cc5 had arrived ceebd222ea at Count 7fc0a37fe4 Garcia’s estate.7fdd0961ebb476f1

As he e79dd8a85a stepped out, c7a9872b30 the count’s 158e59f365 butler greeted e5d99d7566 him.9f39d3b5093fa4a0

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“Welcome, Lord Kaiden. Please wait a moment e10725aea1 while I summon Lady 7793e328a1 Ella.”4d02b0188c4df9a1

“Very well.”027e2583f5ee9589

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Kaiden glanced around c28fe71244 as he waited.48dde090f1024ba6

Traces of 4711312711 Diana lingered af983322dd throughout the 25cb051bb5 mansion.896a9c92694769db

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He could vividly recall f8ca05a98f how she used to ad5c5d630b follow him around, always 0f5c20499e eager to speak with 70c853b3ab him.159577269279ec78

‘Back then, I 2b12c7e867 found it annoying 2b0f7ca44d and tiresome.’58b599e7230a3bc5

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But looking back now, f4bbea97ed she had been rather 413757c20a cute.98e413535c05d409

‘No… nothing has changed.’b92bbd930c2a1e8c

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Diana was just acting.42d8333c02e38b9a

By the ceca7c67af end of e184fd6884 today, she 8506d3ce38 would drop 7f4f63e630 the act 518551bb60 and return c7d6ce6404 to chasing 41f35ec83f after him 2c3cbc9e23 like before.eb6e6e76e99fa3fe

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She would have no 4dc5a8b4c3 choice.bd37f9995eb86428

***b65908cc8ec84c3d

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“My Lady, 4c04851f58 we’ll style 8b6241b493 your hair e5e9d29108 as discussed 1ead4f583a last time.”da517658386d2e9b

“I’ll begin your makeup 5fd1816fea now. Please close your b79c355e76 eyes for a bbb7dd5a60 moment.”2186aeb2409317a1

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I sat still, letting aa06cacd9e the maids work as d98ad89c43 my mind wandered.e514916212ccad91

‘If things 317502a392 go well 952d732246 today, the 701abc11cf events that afabf3639d were supposed 90b7e2a438 to happen a5fcdacc94 three years 854aa41d8a from now 9d471dd056 might be 98d7867eb9 set in b76504eaed motion early.’7e100a739785677a

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According to 5544118e7d Harold, Prince 74fc5f3f60 Andrew wanted 2a94127618 to improve efece3d49a the lives c045e70324 of the 7a6472a359 empire’s citizens.d0ed7b78524ea7db

For someone 1d9a5b8206 like me—who 48f92fc0bb had once 606168c2bc been reborn bc56d52c5b into this 3529171585 world and cb3fda62f1 lived in fe94b882e4 fear while 2f8bcf9c4d struggling on c0e5c9ba77 the streets—it 630bd14cd4 was the e71248f619 best news 1fab0c9494 I could f16ebca6ab hear.aee718f8994b2fe0

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Just then, a knock 8400397555 sounded, and Harold entered c3d986d30f my room.7cf4b9703c32e391

“Are you ready?”4ec5a0cd63092e3c

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“Yes! You arrived a52ab3b27f right on 28297583f3 time!”3f38179c8c4cb202

The servants quietly exited, 677186d0d9 leaving us alone. I approached Harold, expecting fc4bf5e7c8 him to offer his 68f17c2396 arm for an escort.023fe0761c8751ec

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Instead, he simply stared fb37888535 at me.0f942b2f00686b1b

“…Is something on fd64812a70 my face?”9d0caf73fcc6e88e

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“Diana.”e6ed7fa09e7a7d42

“Yes?”393040e625a58e56

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“How about wearing the 6a7ac45142 perfume I gave you?”2b61e40ebf32311f

I blinked in 001cd337d7 surprise.045ce40a46484b59

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“I wasn’t going to 47f01f3829 since we’ll be near 8519162c6f the forest… Why?”0f38a415e87752a3

Harold walked past 89e6fd9e84 me to the 4dfe0331c7 vanity, his broad d6574672bd back facing me.364ebf3fb0ce1edd

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“Most of the 5b64434dba nobles in the 79b20bc637 capital will be 3d5432f965 there today. Even many of e348b0a4c3 the provincial lords b64ba12640 are attending.”b6407b3b85efb9c0

He picked up the 3928c0cd46 perfume bottle from the b96634e51f table and turned to b562a2c85e face me.47b9b29a83474458

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“This will 41fa1c90b3 be the a0b860438b first time fe748302fa many of fb5358d288 them see 244d5d59e6 us as f9d4beca95 a married 06446c6ceb couple.”427ac6df61916925

“…”a0024f611555e488

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“So, I af7769fdf1 need to e2ac7d1d11 make it af3044e0a4 clear just 40dd49d8ed how obsessed 91d3c40129 I am 6ab1a8ae60 with you.”0399c94fa39bc378

Harold’s sharp gaze 17a8cd4706 locked onto me. The small bottle of 5f668fb804 perfume rested in his 46d6382d8b hand.cc8b59138ad3c008

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“…I see. You want 0c6a52d81b to prevent c2726ad549 people from 8d0d9562a9 suspecting that 2cb0f1e5ae our marriage b42401e93a is fake.”f262ad18e1a77301

Harold was highly 4ccd3854c6 possessive of what 08cadeb29f he considered his. I remembered 5c0b8b5219 the first d4abb802ce time I 551ad5576a had worn 27ae9eafbf the perfume—how 32ea4454fc the noblewomen’s 4633f9dc59 reactions had 7e97be4b81 been strikingly dba284d9bd different.9b6adc6700a16d82

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Given that, 548b0d69d0 this did 345a131b7a seem like 5717e26841 an effective b6521e12c5 strategy.56bc54e1ab7332bf

“….”334ba7033b346f8a

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Harold stayed silent. I took that as 417a322637 his way of saying 7d8cc36455 yes.b21b429eec760f9e

‘He could’ve just said that it’s to keep people from suspecting our marriage is fake.’ce120a57d6c13317

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Why did he have f24dbc0c64 to say it in 213b77568f a way that made 92938feee3 my heart drop? It made me think 2fd149965d of things I shouldn’t, 06e0b63010 even though I was a42818f1ed already struggling to adjust. I shot him 86fd403e97 a slightly annoyed a11bcd597b look.c0fdb3e3d8b3f281

Then, I held out e0eb3e00e9 my arm, signaling that b3edae56f0 I’d wear the perfume.3bd5b65410713f6c

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“I’ll put it on for you,” Harold said.ccc75719a9e9aefd

“I can do it myself.”2a5c3651f1ed6174

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I reached for the 7f4646abdb perfume bottle, but he d3c0a946c0 moved it out of 504c0f29d8 my reach.ed6fa59a7aa687b8

“Harold?”b316b6e043a79c3a

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“Yes, Diana?”8a069b9d1343ed52

His eyes b75220818c met mine, 6d610c05ab narrowing slightly 9afbf14c2e like a aaf2b6b1bf cunning fox. His smile looked e7c09b69fc sweet, as if eb5fbc766c he’d do anything bbb5ad3999 for me, but 80086c7170 there was a 2ca9259e85 deep stubbornness behind eff4016fab it.0d0708a2c95afaa6

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‘Why is he so fixated on this?’954c36f1ecb50a63

He was like 4d32a002ba this when he 559af1cf5d first gave me 8eb1be6dd3 the perfume too. It was 60c6228ba4 such a 340779e979 weird thing ed1fe2daee to insist 4f6c90d51e on that ec9eaa27e6 I couldn’t 1ed497209a even argue.348eaa1d4f29f3ad

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“…Fine, do as you like.”782822b803d1324b

With a e723782c3d sigh, I 6be1554008 let him b7bdb013d0 do as 1f8f962b76 he pleased.7d7847bab27b28a7

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Harold moved 864750c8ce in close, 7dba25bdb5 so close 38b9a94703 that I 8f8a488244 could see f9c3763d27 only his 8f6310c4ed chest. I’d gotten used to a6cf0e1c82 this kind of closeness, fb68cf2c58 but my eyelids still 36d4e5abc1 fluttered nervously.fd600fee033bb090

The scent of the 112e875c56 forest that clung to 4f72f8146e him grew stronger.5ca6fb8dd62aeaee

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His breath b780f48360 brushed against 81a183c80d my neck 04e2b59bde as he fb358a1609 applied the 8b98f50f62 perfume.afb305c598b30a6c

“As I thought, it suits you.”97a9c29f8cfba185

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“….”747f485f27f10d51

“Maybe because it’s the perfect scent for my wife.”458f5cda852d256d

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Harold stepped back 6644b7acdd slightly, a satisfied a9239d0129 smile playing on ebd1f28d8c his lips.0cc9c3a326928d04

“I like it.”de07a12f7ebb16c7

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Thump, thump, thump. My heart pounded f09fc8c038 loudly in my 4b59ed3333 ears.8addf41bc1f54af1

That sly, dangerous b08fe51a7f face!238b8b0bae036acf

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He always managed to 70615c8fb3 say things in a a2dccf3d47 way that made them bc130cf89a sound… strange.63284ae6594f0bc8

I gasped c11b7feae5 inwardly and 916b181aae slowly backed 68d81a4a47 away. But in my af7790bac2 flustered state, my d0ef91db2d feet got tangled, fdd6ecc582 and I lost 17ca983ce6 my balance.4e689eb30705f766

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“Ack!”aa5ce35b49a76e52

I braced myself 3f6f953dad for the fall 0175cf8702 and shut my 30d97d15c6 eyes tightly—e9a2446ce6c9151d

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But before I could 91e16d17c2 hit the ground, strong e92d873a1d arms wrapped around my fc3ffed568 waist.e884bccb578a16a7

“You should be more careful, Diana.”56325f4d2e8ab3f8

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Harold’s hands lingered, 9f26295d03 his warm fingers 130c18b6a5 grazing my burning e2d86d1294 ears.f084181531a95d98

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