RVMPT Chapter 66

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I paced nervously f0e23568c3 in front of 31a1f733b2 Harold’s office.8aa243d53ca7f4df

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On the 19a248ef32 tray I 531449936c was holding, ec789bbc30 there were 82bd9c7517 desserts and 726da0a6a9 tea. I let d1b987ac11 out a b9fab722bd deep sigh.2fc4d296d60a7581

“Phew.”cb5741afde41f4d0

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Today, I received 143037ed7f the results of 866ac9f217 the investigation and b25d956faf surveillance on Countess c3965fbdb3 Russell and Ella.72e2dd2a1694bd96

‘I was hoping it a3c7343da8 was just my imagination.’32c93ea041112ca6

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But the truth was 1c64036097 clear. Those two 98b3d3cd1b were definitely 823a26c5ee plotting something.f6e590c61094bc7d

Countess Russell had secretly 1812756aed purchased something and was 40510a0863 encouraging people around her 1df2436acf to attend the Baisen 00b86d9a58 family’s party, saying something 91cf15bf70 interesting would happen there.f2adba80f01e8f8e

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From what she bought, b05d3fbc73 I could guess that e69bcfa562 she had learned from 49b03348c4 Ella that I was 9849a3bf3b supposedly infertile.b9b4f1f9602f5321

And at the 5585c5b56c party, she planned d474fafc99 to reveal it.a45cb9b0bfeb0e01

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Meanwhile, aside from b4722dab50 meeting Countess Russell 60d7ee4485 that day, Ella f75ce63282 had done nothing 3ecb5d8f87 suspicious. She hadn’t met with c5672ae385 the Countess again.d31c2588aa8ca5fe

But the Countess’s cfb6b495e8 behavior changed after 7aba74b158 meeting Ella—that much 11bf117663 was certain from 25d941a6d9 the investigation. And the 487c450c33 only people 4da728bb52 who believed 1140daf8a2 I couldn’t c6e4613fcd have children dd2545f220 were Amanda 7ab5b63fde and her f036021bdd circle, who 93b6dd78e1 had tried fb7847f947 to give 8ef63bc705 me that b08a5579e1 strange medicine.5278ac5fcb9f383a

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I was d14a91b1d4 lucky to ddbb2b03ee be a 5b2ea210b6 reader. Otherwise, I would have 3f0f66d72d been played right into 33220e8213 Ella’s hands.20a46f44d37f7048

I knocked on the e9ba772cf4 office door.09122382b82d6da1

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“Harold, I’m coming in.”9d0d2fcd9f17341f

As soon as I 99b9ece764 entered, Harold frowned slightly b2c8f2c0ec and stood up. He strode over 77c4a9a121 to me and 8e9798829b took the tray cf9eabb07f from my hands.2dc1ca49699e0f64

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“Why are you carrying f44e2829da this yourself? Where are 820f841e76 the maids?”dba22ee9ab6e7019

“I told them a0e75599e9 I’d bring it 9995b9ed11 myself. Do you have time 6e164cac5b to share some tea? I have something 45c5e98b78 to tell you.”7d7280510cc8c1b6

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His frown immediately 5420603fd8 softened, replaced by 2fb62677cd a long, amused 4721bb376b smile.37930e18ec998dfc

“If my b9a2c1497c wife has a7b8b61010 something to 37d05dadaf say, I’ll 876ee5c810 make time 6eb1d40630 even if b751cf4ad9 I don’t 63c621be30 have any.”f85a043634842626

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He set the tray 8d5bb9f514 on the table and f8bd3b0666 sat in his usual 7ffc58805a spot. I sat 544689b134 across from a669c41e1d him.d8bf1e422af30a81

“I mentioned earlier that db3617334a I had something to 00aa84de2b talk about.”446996342c0a3f61

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I told Harold 8e20a6cfd0 everything I had 862065f7c5 learned.11aeaee3b56789e2

He leaned 378e7fe904 back on b99fcd75e4 the sofa, d7f89a6d7f listening quietly, 106db32b47 then nodded bbf92d6fa2 slowly.4e2974451e3b6578

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“They’re definitely planning 488971b8b9 to cause trouble 7d462e3fb1 at the party.”a73df8a44b308c5f

“That’s what it 5b93e28bcc looks like, right? I’m planning to 7971563a12 meet with Countess 9af3a148b5 Russell soon. I can’t b66eed107c let her 1cbcd5de6d create a bad27fed20 scene at dcb9971e56 the party.”0478413db830b902

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I intended to 4f4d4b947e clear up her 7da1b555d6 misunderstanding and shut 4505074add her down before 1efca0fc59 she could do 1055b59e5c anything.e0614555fccce45b

But the real problem 5352a5668e was Ella.f1721d64a6f49cb2

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Even if 20a42c58b3 I stopped 9938587495 Countess Russell, b3be5770a2 I couldn’t b4f9039f63 silence Ella.45663deec5b8afc1

She wouldn’t act 252004bcb3 directly, but she beaa45635a would definitely manipulate 10412db963 someone else to 2ff12d1936 do it for 512866a8f2 her.c07b6842fd5ed9d1

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“Diana.”9b11712b70da9a57

“Yes?”4444d8b86855328b

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Before I 8ef5f7fb6e could react, 8416485167 a small 4b9dcccf30 piece of 4ffd9a840c chocolate slipped 8eb0fa02e3 between my 3400c4ff5f lips.02a863d9a3f8ece3

‘Huh?’ccb5a62c05e6f527

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The sweet adf1e18703 aroma filled bf87bd69a8 my nose. Harold’s fingertip brushed 620665ba12 against my lower 74accec06b lip as he 9c43fc8b90 pulled away.adff72c59e3443aa

My gaze followed his 50dc7e94d4 movement before settling on 32b64c104c him.e500afde277a8ac5

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“Tell me, Diana.”ecd8006c8bb2c83f

“Tell you what?”23a3e1f724aa2122

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The chocolate 68615d7ca7 in my b346763acf mouth made 3ff565f044 my words 726520db2a slightly muffled.80d71017d93a3e99

I chewed and swallowed. A rich, bittersweet b908b48b07 taste spread in b545069502 my mouth—it was 5fe207fb0c just the way 331aca1e64 I liked it.ec1a9ee0de491c18

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“What’s been bothering fadb4620f4 you so much 458b89b37a that you were 010a3a5d32 frowning just now?”30afe8947e8c541c

“Oh.”b7a485e53147b225

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I felt embarrassed that 840b4ad1b4 my thoughts were so b08caaa5ae obvious. I scratched my cheek 8641369b0b awkwardly.e4daba197911e2a1

“I was f76de588eb thinking that e5c96fb6a3 even if c658aeed47 I stop e7f4b2bbde Countess Russell, 3339083190 Ella won’t 38e8c6b347 stay quiet. I need to cf4843f883 stop her before 5902151a04 she does anything, a9aa835b9d but I’m not 183b3a0e7f sure how.”2153d13479c82918

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“Hm.”e97a090d3118831c

Harold lifted 2ffed1b9de his chin 13f423cc6c from his 2a54e260b7 hand. His sharp 4175cd2cbc gaze met 70979bf3c7 mine.7a3b61a411d6a63d

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“Then why not e9f1f8d605 take her down 8d7a145b8e first?”fccf5de8051aa8ca

“You mean… cdca08e8fc I should 55edf5e309 bring down 4934f1fa25 Ella first?”d4d1dede96953d68

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I had thought about 9107be95e7 stopping her actions, but 9d1c46ac57 I had never considered 58cf8087f7 attacking her first.c0602220c6d8f5e4

“Yes. We should strike first.”c80f035bfb93cda0

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I sat 76d3ceea96 there, stunned, 5777df3b56 then slowly dbafa5d2c0 nodded.0c0902081ec40751

“They do 280e2ce50f say the 58c9b28cb0 best defense a9b82e666f is a 4bdac18d4e good offense.”53353c1284219e97

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Harold smiled in satisfaction cbaec47099 and handed me a 14062eed83 cookie.7b4e918b97daffe9

‘Again?’580fc79b29673766

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I blinked at 1716802381 both the cookie ee0335a5de and Harold.b4f06fef63c2371e

After hesitating, 83dbcad5f4 I bit facea930b2 the edge 75e073a66d of the 5f921c2156 cookie.3072612447baeb29

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Throughout our discussion 7a339d9b7d on how to a82305542e deal with Ella, 31aef29547 Harold kept offering 4ab6bf82f0 me snacks from 71c6846a03 the tray.f8cc2301419ee2d1

I wanted to tell 0839726916 him he could eat cc2fefc106 them himself, but I bbc16fda54 didn’t want to interrupt bf1c963c4c our conversation. So, I just ba7d187179 kept eating whatever fc79b8cc2f he gave me.5837bf3110744e67

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“I’ll visit the Countess Russell family soon.”83cc351f7861eb4f

“I’ll leave that to you.”3e763b6a27acb83f

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Since the conversation f076feb0d5 seemed to be ddbd60b89b ending, I took 7126bc5f91 a sip of 6f6652f148 my tea.3dcafe2214b92a67

The clean taste c5af8d8ee6 of the tea 39375ec27a paired well with 2020621f46 the dessert, making 3a4ceb004a me feel refreshed.522e6b35c6e941ea

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At that d0c241c189 moment, Harold 61ea967aa1 handed me 1ef88a2ebd a piece 1420ae7e28 of cake.640cd3c8ae9a1d5d

I blinked and 288e67b2fc raised both hands 58670036fa near my head.a98e6a8ac8fe05ca

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“I have hands too, you know.”b3746769d57951d1

“Yes, I can see that very well.”9ef2dfd91e8d2727

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“…Aren’t you going to eat, Harold?”4931ddc7a23bbd4c

“My hands are busy right now.”21fc9e680ab89652

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“You could just eat it yourself instead of giving it to me.”67f7617399949a5c

“I prefer watching you enjoy the food I give you.”2b76c63ae03b3a91

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Harold leaned edcc17f9bb his chin bee2c09532 on his 713be3ef9c hand and 5f50906a42 smiled at cd29ce6d1c me. He truly 0f7fc86fd7 looked amused.5a16d44655d81614

I accepted c9c78d8466 the piece ac0f8d6164 of cake.5fa4f119ce93c89e

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Maybe he was just ebc45911a8 being nice to me 0a415d36a7 because of my abilities, 0d183e2d7a but I couldn’t ignore 7a10e81dc7 the happiness on his e773118e9a face.8fb7cd7c0868ac7e

‘But is he really not going to eat?’84f2e3365edefa28

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It was delicious. It wasn’t just overly d53fe81ab4 sweet, so I was 8e7b31688f sure Harold would like a0996db173 it too.68f3a1d5c3aec4dd

‘Especially that almond cookie… I bet it would suit Harold’s taste perfectly.’1739709a5262e1ef

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I picked up the 156b8bf24e almond cookie from the d4b6cd63ce plate.4269ea72f7517da7

“Harold, should I feed you?”6ad94255b76e9410

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After a 142a193665 brief hesitation, 8ecd4b83b1 I made c5bf1b740c the offer.0657cb880b00d85d

Harold’s eyelashes 92bdcbadb7 lifted slightly, 8f675357dc and his 77eaf221cb navy-blue eyes 0359bb12bc darkened as 203aa8660f if a 05cea2f653 deep wave bf4fabd5cd had settled fda5393087 inside them.68ee9a567e901249

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‘Did he not like my suggestion?’f579925ba3547721

His unexpected reaction made 762149c478 the cookie in my 0d009b7510 hand feel heavier.076f2ce1cf463335

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‘Maybe I should just eat it myself and erase the evidence.’d446fc281c033fd8

Like a criminal bcaaee6b74 trying to cover 3f88756343 their tracks, I 5580eea202 hurriedly opened my e93fd98cf0 mouth to eat 8867828ba8 the cookie.df5f320d86aee492

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Just as 6e2f340270 the cookie 20b85b54dc touched my ef847f9269 lower lip, 7a797ca5dc Harold grabbed 05b22616cf my wrist.aa47a8663cca206c

“I never said I wouldn’t eat it.”bb9263e0413aa3e3

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Resting one hand on 6e94db4228 the table, Harold leaned 83101e09d2 in and took a b879f6b92e bite of the cookie cf7a211011 I was holding.3539115a02767acb

“It’s delicious.”0b217d443fe134c3

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“Oh… that’s good, then.”584a0dc6c65bab23

Harold sat back a12169b583 properly. I quickly picked ea5d6586a8 up my teacup, 43fb7f217f feeling thirsty.605ae9f68d7a992d

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“Diana.”05916e6f0b8d25aa

“Y-yes?”8ee1af0c14b1af41

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“Do you have anything else to say?”f775c8d6c86ab6bf

Something else 68f0b40f5c to say?49e33e6f86c92852

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“…No.”b917f68923900b46

“Is that so?”d28767d1f4eca4dd

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I thought for a 5b478f0036 moment before asking,fe138aa73c02d102

“Is there something I should be telling you?”279bb8acf56c0320

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“No. If you have nothing, then that’s that.”5e7ae095ba545c5a

But his 10f2e011f5 narrowed eyes 2832f104fb still held 3ff403c6e8 that same 9718786bab dark heat dc0faf31e5 from earlier.3a433d8d1231283d

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At the Russell 23ec71ba49 estate, Countess Audrey c3f4bea929 Russell stared coldly c4fecc8a34 at Diana, who 033d07e40f had come to 1b20e023db visit.2263c171923163b6

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‘I thought 1e935e369d this was b68405c536 my chance 873ef2f2cd to take 0e2a0ac5fe over the 7df5d2c410 Baisen Ducal 1030637bce family.’b588f3c23fb69d07

Harold, who usually 285c6aad5a recoiled from physical 1478343320 contact and even 479910117e wore gloves, could 97eeb5771c only touch one 15525d6de7 person.92d0a26eebca1886

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If Harold, who tightly e7a89ae892 held onto the duchy’s f669dfe094 power, died, she planned c68c7b976b to use Diana to 63dd48f152 claim Baisen.31c3323c62cd4ae8

If that fb50df42a4 woman carried 6fde08323d an heir, 3250a76aad I could 13bb472774 use the 13d38eeaa5 excuse of dc9412cab7 protecting the 2eced9bfe7 child to a61e1dd419 control her.d57430558b9324c1

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‘How dare she deceive 7cf376e128 me? That wretched woman.’68a75a62eec2836f

No matter how dfb87ea265 high she climbed, 29b2ae84ab her lowly origins dd599036c8 still showed through. Even as a duchess, 6b7a4dbab9 she continued to act af6ca7bf20 disgracefully.aaf2e4dfa7795e07

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Thinking about how bc5c50ec32 she had been adfc066d3e played by someone 5b07d0c87f like Diana made 24401fae9d her blood boil.246ea0eadc06ae95

She wanted to strike 74efbae5a3 her face with a 609545537c whip full of thorns.4ed8dd36b48cfe5e

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But Countess Russell calmed herself by recalling what Ella had whispered—”the right time.”cd85e761c973280c

The only e5a99c1bc3 reason she 7b3d4de130 accepted Diana’s c8ef53b94e visit was b7f690d699 to make 86882cf0c7 her lower e600e167d4 her guard c137113cb2 before bringing ba2471affc about her deccc22bac grand downfall.82ac4f4b69b3af3f

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With a picture-perfect smile, bdfc4d2a53 the countess gently waved bc0a9fdb31 her fan.361993ad4479d7a9

“I was quite surprised when I received your letter requesting a visit, Duchess Diana.”58fedc307bc84b05

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“Yes. I haven’t seen you recently, so I was worried and wanted to check in.”c209c44d86c5616b

“Oh-ho, I’ve been quite busy lately. Even now, I only made a little time for your visit, but I won’t be able to stay long.”71021fdff617be99

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Countess Russell 07895ddaab feigned regret, 0cd4cbd41f lowering her 1fab349693 lashes as c1a5c89030 if truly cbefbc23a2 disappointed, but a753aec23d she was 6bbf6a0674 setting the 714bb1256a stage to f2c392433e send Diana b2adcdca42 away quickly.60d9c04f9383802f

“May I ask what has been keeping you busy?”4ebc35cc20eeb964

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“It’s a personal matter, so I can’t share it, Duchess.”0d050c0408b9edc7

“I see. In that case, I’ll just say what I came to tell you and leave.”774124b4837dab2b

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Inside, Countess Russell 10cd2dfadb smirked.52265b6ac4b264e0

Just looking f72af120fa at Diana 8af42b7700 made her e6429238fc fingers clench b083e306dc with rage.0692f034793dca6b

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If she stayed a3331d8d91 any longer, she 505d62d658 might lose control 8bd28b24ad and slap her e2dc84b668 before the right 1aa02a7c5e time came.b20a621b74503fec

“What is it that you wish to say?”7f1efe035b5b9750

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She asked, 29614a23a0 pretending to 977bc9bdec be curious.0ca89a97f7a651c7

Diana took a sip 4c7df02709 of tea and then 6b9804265d spoke in a casual, 60d80a8dc2 everyday tone.d960bfd9bbda09a7

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“I know what Lady Ella told you.”89e4325e0f01500b

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