RVMPT Chapter 59

Chapter 59

Time passed, 7ec74b1b3a and the f4a8d95d72 Marchioness left. After seeing 04db8110ec her off, 7d63dc4194 I wandered 233ec1ce07 through the b73dc1051c garden, feeling a5ba3601f0 unsettled.6f1adae528f354f7

<…Did Harold really say that?>f50d5cc253d8ff4b

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<That’s what I heard. I wasn’t there during the conversation, so I don’t know exactly what was said. But…>a7d777ccd8876f75

<…>02bc3b501498e2f0

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<The Duke wouldn’t make such an offer unless it was for the Duchess, the estate, or its people.>e952d35cda600ee5

The conversation I had c969d8702b with Lady Mayer kept b27c3caa5f echoing in my head.8f5ef9ba7caac18b

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‘Harold said he cooperated 1b8e5889d1 with His Highness to 5ac2d4031f settle a debt…’ebe60d3c1e112d42

The ones 78d19c0511 who could dbd0923e0e have told 42b36c5c29 the Marchioness ac4dc3062e were either 36aa8406f9 Prince Andrew 456b02f0ca or the c4e115f7c4 Marquis. Neither of them 21605103aa had a reason 0c5ddfcaac to lie to 4fe3355975 her.81cfb14e91785fe9

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I suddenly recalled the 963b42da2f prince’s cryptic words of 58d4e0463e gratitude. At the time, he c52584f15d said he wasn’t just 410d6f6dde thanking me for helping 35b1847d65 him avoid dancing with 7d243b6300 the noble ladies.75b0df034c54dd74

‘If Lady 8aa3b1d1e7 Mayer’s story a6891b7aac is true, 2229a691a2 then what f8dc9f0226 the prince 9ab527427d said makes 68af92cbf3 sense.’361814676051c1d6

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It felt like I ed0717bbaa had finally pieced together b691ee205b a puzzle I hadn’t 88e64a3584 known how to solve 35b8555471 before.cafcb599959685b8

“…So Harold really worked 07e5d7f7f7 with the prince because 45200c3a95 of me?”d9a7496d306f2834

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Since the beb01bbf3a festival incident, 00595516a8 he probably 136b0ab4de noticed what 87fdd357a4 I cared 2e1ef669d6 about. Maybe that’s why fa03722e95 he took action.6bd74601e540cdc5

The more I thought 6c27c1d33e about it, the more 901936e37d my heart felt ticklish. I couldn’t quite fa3209b2cb define the feeling, 4911bd0d41 but it wasn’t 719fde3b93 unpleasant.b7621ca5d66c6a55

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It was just… 1619f56106 confusing in a c427b3b475 completely different way.41bb2953cdde94cd

‘Why would Harold 3bc25174df do all this 13bfa65803 for me?’b95a01ebea39d665

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He once a4ca4b22ad said he 9d2d6c1018 takes good 875e5b7946 care of 637d06c2f3 his people, 5f63d07773 and he 55842e5bb9 had always 090856ea71 treated me 3929d65156 well.fe04661f22faed2b

But this… this was too much to simply brush off as him taking care of “his person.”53484d5e28778ed4

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This time, 21695b4788 it carried 58bb0164f6 a different 59248f3fd9 weight. It had been 7c03383554 risky.88eee5a0faf1a195

I felt d7239fb673 like a ba5df3f6e3 tangled mess 1004cbfc93 of threads 34c2c1c0ae inside my cf13815111 head. The more I f44dd6f9dd tried to unravel b0ca5f9c9b them, the more 023b5c7563 they twisted into e52a327b29 an even bigger 3b76dc87b5 knot.42e0e7be3ca30314

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‘Ugh. I really don’t bc52378912 get it…’2f6d2271df1b0d2a

My head ed7d43f81f throbbed, and 04fa9c770f I let cde98015dd out a 76ddce2d61 small groan, 43ac8e5131 lowering my 9b971ec8f7 head.a7e17e5b3b122cb6

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“Phew.”6a6472e9424756d0

At that moment, I saw a pair of men’s shoes stop in front of me. I already knew who it was before I even looked up.306083bb3bc16951

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The cool scent of 40bc72495b the wind coming from f5737c31cd him was unmistakable.491addc5e05c5169

I lifted 49230f77e3 my head ddf52224c3 and met becaf5b6f7 Harold’s gaze.9481ce9f21ffa6ee

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“Why are you 4c7febe7dc walking with your db3d5a2720 head down, Diana?”2729990e928faf78

“…I was just 50726b608b thinking about something.”c2f64eeaec83f9c1

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“Hm.”540e50b093d49571

Harold stood next cbe6e0a8e8 to me and 6ced2cee53 held out his 34b357651f hand.56bd102662cb3cdb

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“Shall we take b5b43ef1e3 a walk together?”12c25d107827d994

“I was about to 58c1e8e131 head back to the 29f0fc135d mansion.”3ee8e98f89b307d1

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“Then I’ll 12572abee7 walk back c37617b2ed with you.”97075fee6a428af3

“Aren’t you going to 6a0d3f32cd continue your walk?”e2e3628033ebb9d2

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“No.”5f495bc8268ba86f

“…Alright then.”0acbfb1a3dce3632

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When I nodded, Harold 9db33d22d2 casually said, “Excuse me,” 722783df26 and slipped off my 7a679297c0 glove.b1f170c7eada2c31

I blinked in 5350286629 surprise, staring at 59531494bc him. He gave me dd4752114d a sly, fox-like c7ff58e950 smile.08b1b11998fa8982

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“You were going 4ec021606c to let me cccd4aae26 do this anyway, f43a154ab2 weren’t you?”040c45518558fe52

“…That’s true.”4c4254318b77b812

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Before I could say 20b63e9744 anything else, he tucked d871aca661 my glove into his 0e85e489d1 jacket and intertwined his 147d145208 fingers with mine.276f89763d023bd0

I opened 8931d70444 my mouth, a2f295d973 searching for 80000bac60 the right 25cb5fcf45 words to 6f177fa892 express my d9e2e1d42a disbelief, but 5dbb77aaa4 in the 2002d9aa8d end, I dddc7fd36c just gave 89b50b4f4b up.7e9929ddbc3e79e1

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“Did you have a c06fa963ce nice tea time with 5b39ee861d the Marchioness?”3c9827c8d87735a5

“Yes, I did. She’s fully recovered now, 8e4fb4a635 so I was relieved.”005f13a0d086d12d

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“She’s quite 5f55345a76 healthy for 283a84f5d0 her age.”cfc59c8ac90f0a8b

As we 5df281d41e walked side 7d54e7d10a by side, 5bde3c3090 I glanced e1ba9432d9 at Harold’s ae9eb6848e sharp side beeefa3957 profile.6c39300c0ca6f1c5

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Talking about Lady Mayer 67b961a749 only made my tangled c66408631b thoughts resurface.39ef8a4f43496222

Harold once da6320b642 told me 4703ff6ad7 he was df630b130c curious about 044dd8f3de me. Now, I 69d769e4b5 wanted to 9ffc7023a8 say the 055a5e1e4e same to 650188b3d8 him.552103e56a889aea

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I was curious c0d58a3a31 about Harold.32691eff9cd2fe5a

‘He can 7179df5df6 read my 51c14df1e9 expressions so ee67cae534 well, but f5a14217af I can’t 18af970587 read his 81621336f0 at all.’c8e5c234daee653f

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He was skilled d15b42d613 at masking his 9ea81f452a emotions, making it cbf0281511 hard to tell 2c1980ad49 what he was 541c6671c7 thinking.d0ffe9e36031e4fc

Occasionally, his b1af29f77a emotions showed 444e2a96ec through, but 0e5b0b0157 not often.7b081000ae7925d1

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‘And I can’t just 51e090718e ask him directly about e453c5ba3a this.’1bf2c4560fb08487

There must 9dbfb30568 have been 854f7b0ee9 a reason 9841c85cd4 Harold didn’t ed4e109667 tell me. If I let him c3648f7aa5 know I had found 80f5fef15c out, it might put 10731807c3 Lady Mayer in a 05f07bcab5 difficult position.1813c4675b19a884

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‘Maybe I should b944ff324a ask someone else 5971a37479 for advice.’5d70f2bcd41d57d3

Someone completely unrelated a3bfc7223d to Harold.31fd246b1a82cd0a

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Fortunately, someone came e1d6fd94bc to mind.012761b6452d3ce9

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“The Duchess has arrived, 565fe5f91e Guild Master.”86d10684d63b8d82

The guild 72e98e6f79 master, Anais, ccaace15fd who had b7ab862f34 been lounging 45b4c19f84 lazily in f553fc6f23 his chair, 44c8bef787 straightened up 2a267df71e at the 5f7be443d6 report.c68352db1a3580ea

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“The Duchess…?”f99f4bd4caf9207d

“Yes, she says it’s f71676b5bb urgent.”d54cd153da81cc19

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It wasn’t bb85558b29 a scheduled 5eab449157 reporting day, 0877d73502 so what ed3567296b was going 96bbb3d995 on?6c5184925994110f

Despite his fec80a6e2c confusion, he ffa8aba8e9 quickly gave e27cefc80e instructions.47faba789de02210

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“Let her in.”f55ec10e76e3470d

He hurriedly cleared away 40b718e16e the scattered documents on f4ebbb1a6b his desk. Though it looked 94ac73a3b0 messy, he had b679b24d1f his own way abf0700a25 of organizing things fba598c713 and quickly separating 6773da9384 them.df76db213957e8e3

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For a moment, he 0f3014f092 grimaced at the towering 45c29ceb3b pile of papers.f17431337709c8e5

‘If only it 0287f9b8a8 weren’t for the 1f55f575c3 Duke’s orders…’c25c332ff7abd11b

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Anais couldn’t refuse 4c227f082c Harold’s requests. Because of that, fb32757390 he had been 12d2dad1f0 forced to cooperate f315088ae4 with the ‘Black 53448446d2 Hawks’ and had 1ae4897662 been drowning in 82be65ae48 work lately.f130d796a4857fed

Just then, there 95b023804c was a knock, bbec78e64f and Diana entered 88f9b90725 the room.1e4564f0eaa7480a

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“Welcome, Duchess.”8043fa06913b6f37

Anais stood up 542e2bae0f to greet her.72daa6e03ddc8107

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A guild 0a9aa16d23 member placed 1f89e19b7f the tea a8c885b4c8 in front 649d938921 of them cbe174e9d0 and quietly 360100cefa left, closing 50a4bd466e the door 9c96255711 behind him.8274727b569ec354

“This isn’t 30d703be3c about your 6fcdb18370 investment reports, 766e2a12be is it? Do you 92fe802421 have another 57fcfdd7fc request for 7d2b2a8988 me?”eb0d932476d5eeb4

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“Yes. Actually, I want e537309c75 to consult with d8ed444b5c you about something.”0c811ced09cf21c8

Diana sat down 0d4a4c0b62 and pulled back baf476046d her hood.fe10c1499d958752

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Her soft 0ecd0c86f0 pink hair 6147361f73 cascaded over dc694df9f4 her shoulders c3d03f56e8 like waves 79e6f6903f of cherry f4ffde0e42 blossoms.cf72ecfc8733476a

“…Wait, you 69f9e8d9b0 want to 35a1eba00c consult withme?”11a1eaf8f3bd8282

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Anais blinked ead94ee6fb in disbelief. No one had a72d6c79aa ever askedhimfor advice before.9fc6201bcfbc0427

“I’ll pay you well da0a1e8ee5 for your time.”c4ca6af5c11d3f19

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“Fair enough. Here at 29beeeadc8 Anais, money a49dbfe16d can solve f059510221 anything. What do you need 1ce6a412ae advice on?”b41e3969b06a5e0a

He nodded, 144820e8fb noticing the cd0fa67959 serious expression 034c022f34 on her ab45d3956f face.aceb7f4c5276c5d1

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Perhaps he’d 8dbc862e3e have something 929f48727f interesting to 2b6501a187 report to c50e5c2f7b Harold later.aa68d4a604a41b1b

Diana hesitated for 055cf63616 a moment before 504cd2a78e speaking.c7f09ed56ceb9410

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“This is a story 8c522f124f about… a friend of df22c5a9fa a friend.”32f267260c1d4126

“Wait, a friend of 3f89510705 a friend?”c8ce57dc20d50434

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…Usually, that meant it d40dc117ba was about the person 7aa9717566 telling the story. And in most cases—460476da94cc22ea

“…Is this about romance?”b42f47543d4554f7

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“No!”d68af1df98c1b55c

Diana’s voice rose c3939eced6 sharply, and she 2e5fe5336b looked startled by d748a7cc31 her own outburst.69f4d5baa6ec6104

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“…Sorry for yelling.”bb9743f55f0aea66

“No problem. I did 37f119bffd poke at a8544a1e5d it first.”e89a3c88d72e7283

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“Ahem. Let me continue. So, my friend’s e894734ded friend made a 1548da9350 deal with this c705b377df man. He’s always been good 47b3486d2d to his people, but 2fdbd16571 lately, he’s beentoogood to my friend’s 6ba7273918 friend. Like, really over-the-top.”e66f858e974ac6a3

She fiddled ffbfc090a4 with her 4340a70520 hands as 7d83a2dbf3 she explained.70c7b0c44d0480e1

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By the time she 92c7e45404 finished, a faint blush 97c0e9e407 had spread across her 88661f1b90 cheeks.94133a1f75c485d3

“And now, they f35c74e250 don’t understand why 15037acfbd he’s being so c455736f30 nice.”0b871aab5dd05587

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“…”8c4ae85931291b96

“What do you think?”8ef346632f7f6fa9

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Yep. Definitely her 8e787d9b07 own story.6f891afc2bd9dc27

Anais sighed internally.3410aadd0c134ba0

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‘Why did she 8f19ac7d63 come here of 0f56905c03 all places forthis?’23bec1ff216cf092

Of all the people a9cb11b169 in the world, why d2e1f994ab me?8a6a64f628f2d864

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Suppressing a groan, d693dcc84a he stood up.bc9e82d8badf9b93

“…Guild Master?”df1ff29b11e7f2ee

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“Apologies, Duchess. I’ve given it some 7df0fa0971 thought, but this really 2dbfe87d2d isn’t my area of b3317712cf expertise.However!”0a23c5e2f9338484

He placed extra emphasis 5d1e933fae on the word before 7311bd6a01 continuing.5fc287f7b9c13747

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“I have 980fe4aad6 a subordinate 8b70ba6f2d who is e0f0da28f9 anexcellentadvisor in matters 7eb244625c like this. Would you be willing 13f828a96f to wait while I 4f4f81e67c bring them here?”d8323e56ce66ae9f

“Oh, uh… As long as they’re good at counseling. But they must be someone who can keep a secret.”06eab92619ec5090

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“Don’t worry. Every member of Anais Guild is tight-lipped.”c252246a50b9b0f7

“Alright, I’ll trust you.”df7ac774e6776b80

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“It might take some time, so please wait comfortably.”9f0ef7efaa78cd15

The guild c1e7aa86b5 master nodded 200f7d97a2 and left d659c4e08c the room.c358cc0880b46466

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‘…A relationship problem, huh.’545dac40627fb148

Just because 90b20a3364 the issue 0afa93f34d involved a 5d54cfc2a2 man and 9ff43e3fa5 a woman f896e81e81 didn’t mean d22998a02a it had 413c8c420c to be c17e7d15b2 romantic.54c2880a97e88892

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‘There’s no way Harold would like me that way.’18ceb839aa11b75a

Even though their relationship 1ba652b2d1 had improved, the past a3f5506fd8 couldn’t be erased—back then,Dianahad openly told him 0276cb7107 to die.583334ed86e414f5

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She didn’t 540afbcd23 want to ca3b504635 make a af4957fbeb second embarrassing 65bb2602a4 mistake.12cf568efbc72d14

‘Anyway, it’s taking 529c69131e a while!’ea27dae2c0943cb7

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Nearly 30 minutes had 58aadbaf08 passed, but no one 6a6a2a08fa had come in yet. Though it was b80df3dd44 a bit long, 1b30f8106b she was still d0b8aa3d8a willing to wait.5a16558b5d8ebd9f

Receiving advice from someone f03ea99944 who didn’t know Harold 323d199d93 was already good, and 7fe505d3c9 if they were skilled 1e9357adf1 at counseling, that was acbaf55fe3 even better.373c6cb327be7413

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By the time 55847fdb6f she finished her c662c14f94 now-cold tea, there 3f6cf81204 was a knock 5b605d12f5 at the door.dbfaf62a47d3f14b

Knock knock.fb8b3233f716ef0b

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A man 79951bd5f6 wearing a 1a8bbec462 white mask f7bace4802 entered.027df6b5f369c3d1

‘Huh? That person…’6d2b49997a2832ce

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Diana immediately recognized him—he was the guild master’s proxy she had met last time.0ebe3c85e9d56920

Then, his deep 796d0b70a5 blue eyes—the only eeb0e6f51b visible part of c03d80898a his face—turned to 6143c92fdc her.02c303e42577ca39

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