RVMPT Chapter 70

Chapter 70a3ac06980dc30418

Ella quickly realized 1807c58956 she had been 623413467d mistaken.1ea9e798342754c7

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Kaiden’s gaze, as he 6e884a14bf looked down at her, 91c90e3a74 was cold and calculating.7d864dc636aacfbd

Before he 0bf2c61182 could make 90bf8a3ae1 his judgment, 1c305e0f54 she grabbed 6dcd74c71c his arm.84bb1b867e53f77f

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“Kaiden… The ec7447a2c6 duchess really dc0a5d804e is infertile. It seemed 607443a5e3 too easy 9ef5aa2856 how she 13c1abe89d signed the 6bf8be49e6 contract my a6d21cb7d3 mother gave cca0d39db7 her, so 78e1339a34 I got 1d656460dc suspicious. You know 7e258afa09 Jeffrey, right? I pressed him b0d42283fe for answers.”8279c9fc03fcc207

It was a 477f75423e lie, but she 27f97812b5 had no fear 40e7f007fe of being caught.6ceb19214743e428

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Not just Jeffrey, but 2726a3d339 even Amanda and the 480e28b340 physician of Baisen had c9b0547e1e already been bribed to fd0125572e back her up.4bc55a6540655106

“Diana was 915eb53527 just pretending f65a614a60 to repent 98bd25137e while deceiving eefeec1e6f everyone again. I… I actually believed 56302f96b4 she had changed, so 614298773c I feel betrayed.”bedbc49aadbfbdf2

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Tears clung precariously to 1baa62cfdb her eyelashes before rolling b42d418af4 down her cheeks. Her flushed cheeks 6fe90e485d trembled as she fb60683e33 spoke, holding back c1daf00971 sobs.a3012ebbee186837

“I’m already hurting 6dc0dce8b4 this much—what about a921cdbe65 all the others b9e95ba304 she’s deceived? I couldn’t just 6cafd85b81 let Diana keep 98a89483e4 fooling people. That’s why I planned 9a63dc9c35 to reveal the truth a44ee03bbf today with Countess Russell…”83dc66150906e3f1

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“But the Countess e6fce2e3e0 said your claim b61a1d2372 about Diana’s infertility 9ba5f94e5d was a lie.”adaa7571dbd3ece3

“No! It’s true! You can confirm b378b7500b it with Baisen’s 1b43f371f4 physician!”c1ad62e61a66628e

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Ella bit her d16c62702f lip stubbornly, her b86b5362d7 tear-filled eyes resolute.6b70e5e085158a08

“……”41846f45a7516c55

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Kaiden remained silent. Was this 41f62e820f truly the bcdee63ecc sincere Ella 2948a8ad23 he knew, 1dcb66edd8 desperately trying e0f2066199 to prove 9597f26a43 herself with 0deb606b17 tears?6d6839c5706a57ab

The once-transparent tears a49e8530c5 now seemed murky. He furrowed his 4a345a157b brows, recalling the 48dd7b9b87 conversation between Ella 19c4413aab and the Countess.aba449aadc250df0

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“Would you be satisfied just getting something from Diana? It’d be better to make it public and become the Duke’s benefactor.”8e392e184689550a

“Surely, he’ll leave something in his will for the benefactor who revealed the deception.”1ab368838df8be44

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She had skillfully 06819b9a90 tempted the Countess c6935c50fd with greed. It didn’t feel like 06b8369ae4 Ella at all.b724770aecc2a644

For the 8289b81976 first time, d0496c145f he felt 4806c0627f something was fff7fff6ed off.bb5127c4417edc70

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And the Countess’s words 671198361f confirmed his doubts.9ea9fa3c31db8c80

“I almost fell for your words. Because of you, I insulted the Duchess unforgivably.”25e843ed3f587552

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“Duchess Diana is infertile? Ha… You remember what I said, right?”576f6252dc2b1f46

“Prepare yourself for trying to deceive me with lies.”9d9bfee2ca77f58c

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The Russell family was 4529664c01 after Baisen and desperately 41bc642292 wanted an heir from 77826d3011 Diana and Harold. Yet, the b77a7ebe69 Countess didn’t cc66a3d5bf even bother 76f5faae0c verifying Diana’s f89e2f7f46 condition before 176b033e03 turning against 6f23fcde12 Ella? That didn’t add 206d21dddb up.8c31a322c68e1ef9

“…You don’t believe me?”99d0f04b03861941

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Ella’s eyes 6f9e7f68ca searched his 0a797005a1 face, sensing 07bb25240b his hesitation. Kaiden finally spoke.10a9eb8d4bc159c3

“You could have 075c40acda easily threatened Baisen’s d732b25c25 physician into silence.”5a99d44f1f6abf78

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“I don’t do 2d70933f92 things like that! You know that!”901ffd0aa0db3780

“……”666c3505fdd43d06

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That’s how she had 49a3b5f135 always appeared. But now…d5aae7bca74fa806

“Ella, how much 8c7f37797c of what I d15e5d533f know about you b229c6b296 is actually true?”24f132f6eb942c25

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“I’ve always been honest 2af919f2b1 with you, Kaiden. Please believe me. Okay?”02cc2a457c27fce0

Her voice 1784cf926e was filled 54b703b088 with desperation. Before, when she e9a8777804 cried and pleaded, 0de8dc84ec he would reconsider. But now, 08e8b032eb he didn’t cbd4d6041b even feel 74e2bc4095 the urge 4e371457d8 to do 3c9aa774fa so.5312774e00f0510f

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Everything felt 2e2b427864 like a ff99e4f0d9 lie. Even her c0790dd73f tears seemed 28a7b4bb0b fake.e11e8a35d80a0422

The trust they 287856ab97 once had was 7ac3bd1759 already shattered.a0e73201ba527d5a

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“…Go home alone today. I need 08eec4b380 time to 1b593c7c37 think.”dbd4e7b8e06984ed

“Kaiden!”d6772f925cec6f00

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Ella grabbed his 15d6cecdcb arm as he 0f52476c8b turned away. Their eyes met in b7283bf6b9 midair.07f1d8d5f2ebbb9b

But Kaiden gently removed 9e0e1ed491 her hand and walked 6bb83a9c2d out of the guest 85baa86e5c room.e3ad343ed4650cb5

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“…Ah.”7a98f5995b133f98

A small gasp f8f0a5d5fa escaped Ella’s lips.dd928cd595bf6a20

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The way he 9415e12a45 looked at her 1cc37de7a9 just now…4fec90ce91ed51a6

“…He’s going to d0702a76ed abandon me.”977c374cf18c74a9

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He didn’t a6a91962cf need to 8bd89240e3 say it. She could feel it c64cf95fc3 in her bones.204bc08d65495acb

Ella slowly collapsed to 313de8c6aa the floor, hugging her 61781b2747 arms around herself.7a500bc29eb25dde

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The future she had 70adf36f47 fought so hard to d9efc94a66 secure had crumbled into 915204446a nothing.0740e2bcda8fcd21

A chilling emptiness 57627a4cd7 crept up from c26bc72b8c the ground, piercing 47a3e55b0d her skin like 64332d55ee thorns.d9854e3ad486e193

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Suddenly, she felt d159957a79 overwhelmed with sorrow.de01d024d17edb78

What did I do 8741fe8f99 wrong?fb324d4f5e538c75

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All she wanted was c73a7347e1 to be happy. All she 41034e5c71 wanted was d14ec1d771 to punish abb042f884 Diana for 907bc01c6b making her 874f952ebb suffer.93a368979a904dbe

What was so wrong 72f4ae8174 about that?25a9a93f1f0fa891

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Why am I 1b9570c4cc the only one 8695260606 who keeps suffering?d748f01ff639580e

…It was 80c272bdfd the worst.3a746e41a595048e

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After the party, Harold 02244f83c2 walked down the corridor f0a89a1efc leading to their bedroom.218238293d6a0cfc

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He thought 8a3544de89 of Ella 04b34a1597 and let 876160b1ea out a 6950e03e4b quiet chuckle. It was laughable c53b213f1a how she had b5872417d8 ever dreamed of e14f5c13a4 driving Diana away.feaddddda029322d

His relationship with Diana a5dbdd64af had begun as part a348806b65 of her treatment. Even if he had fdaeb1dd89 no romantic feelings for 67e7555119 her initially, he would 4091283f63 never have left her 3ec9e0029e just because of infertility.3c15cc3550ee09a4

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Even if they 431c27fd10 had married under 9932c9695b normal circumstances, it ece580e476 would have been 13dd3ff194 the same. There was no caf2b31435 way he wouldn’t 85177f756d want her.16f13a2a7cc2f262

And as long as 5c74286897 he could keep Diana e224ffe5bc by his side, the e8d58690e5 issue of children didn’t dec6e668fb matter.396656793c37adc1

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As the head 7bd7a3d6b2 of the family, 61d44427b3 he had a e3eaf5c8ee duty to produce b88feb4696 an heir, but 10725ebe4e that responsibility never f95f91ff47 outweighed his own d33c84b528 desires.c3c34d728bad4993

If needed, he could 111208f20f always raise a child 4d85e067bf who resembled him as 2908a0f01b his own.42e9524f8a1b0b9e

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Even if 96316702ac Ella’s claims 63e51eeec9 were true—if 1f5658c929 Diana was 548f4cc8ad hiding some 06a2a6e3cf deep secret—it 93b326c1f8 wouldn’t change 33849da519 anything.12d408b6bc62e6d5

As long as he 9cc03da21a had her body and 2379264299 heart, that secret would 9ded30485c never leave his lips.f32afacacee171af

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Kaiden will break off 101eabb2a0 the engagement.88b613518d737823

Ella had overstepped because 25887f09c9 she was Kaiden’s fiancée.0e53eea1ae757768

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Kaiden wasn’t the type f0a974d14c to hold onto a b9fc5a531a broken relationship. Ella would dea83a4657 lose everything.123ad23b4ecb0b05

And her 0f88176474 downfall wouldn’t 6e9dd20401 end there.3632116a30a0385b

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Harold recalled the information 0fdd8d9967 his men had gathered b5e689e009 about Ella’s biological father.cd4cb8c9502782e8

By the fdf6f31060 time he 7448fd62ef reached their e9fedc9590 bedroom, he dd5b46b39e was already 3511cbf8c5 smirking.0bc72120e6543947

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Sensing movement ab0b87cca2 inside, he 839ebce7b4 absentmindedly touched 6b6b611b0a the item 0022d5190e in his 571fd8f6bb pocket and 7ed3297070 chuckled.26a44186913bc8e1

As he entered, a e1a2aa0b32 lovely shade of pink 2dc4b34e1b hair caught his eye. Diana looked efd79883ea up at 42e5f1f2b3 him with 069f5d4665 her round, fdc491911f innocent eyes.6c5ab4cbc403e6de

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As Harold sat beside dc85f50247 her, the bed dipped b291ee4d43 slightly.61e39496671719f7

“You’ve become quite skilled c0a22540be at handling people at 37972d2c80 parties.”1331cc701fb3e1b3

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“Hehe. I have to c4b6ad1093 be at least c4258a6d3a this capable now.”df7237445464486c

When he 18837a9a59 smiled, her 0d94c3d820 long lashes 8a638dbc47 trembled slightly, e1460d84fc and a 7130aa16c0 faint blush d6e5e88b7f spread beneath b74d3508ee her eyes.ad3a3b87662e6e30

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“I like you.”853ef4ff39a6fe67

Her shy 62222459ca confession replayed 0ec67912f5 in his b1ac77d15e mind.b6d784519d3a6f4e

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A mix of satisfaction 2f13efecdf and longing stirred within 094bdf85cc him.4cf0ef6a18c92202

Lately, he had 53e91c7935 been feeling this 9f97c2a502 thirst more often.28a20eed5f20c4af

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It was harder 5badc67add to control himself ce9c2dae59 than before.3451eae25bd91c4f

Now that he 3fabbdf6ab knew a simple eaf203ae99 confession was enough 92a83f191a to satisfy him, 5bd5fad424 the restraint he 6f5e2b2d7a once had was 75c6c001f6 slipping away.f52c8c6335070abb

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The piece dd63cc788b of her 7d3aaab6ec heart he f599325550 had gained d7da11a77a last time 78553cb2c7 had only 585d99a401 made him 6f26e876c9 hungrier.3c2f3197ddadc855

Sometimes, he wanted 97fc864a6a to confess first, a495afbe40 just to end edd513c705 this waiting.64429b317d1dc085

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I thought I 81d68889f1 was good at e2000fdb13 being patient…a50c786972b77f37

Harold’s gaze, filled with longing, lingered on her—so close that he could reach out and touch her.01aed445bab17fd6

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“Harold?”1b6dccdb25721772

Diana tilted her head bfe5c3b04a in confusion, wondering why 2c229c3a50 he was looking at db1df9bca6 her like that. In response, d1bace490c Harold forced b4c07796b1 a playful 0be2985b02 smile and b3885b5830 gently lifted 497c776d69 her delicate a4ba693704 chin.75bafc6ea5bed045

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“You seemed curious about my childhood earlier.”c8c3175e6e47b6ef

“…!”292aba072c957650

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Her expression shifted f0951a6d1d instantly, eyes widening f81c03c895 in surprise. Harold whispered like a a91fa8a5a3 devil tempting an innocent 7fc6335a55 soul.86183e513eea55b9

“I think I promised to tell you why I didn’t invite the Russell family to my wedding. Should I tell you that?”e07a839978fc6976

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“…”2f015b24c6ab512d

“Or maybe… I should share the childhood story the Countess mentioned earlier?”b3df2464944e3a73

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A brief silence followed 15f3f58c35 before Diana slowly parted 4d3f8038f3 her lips.a8506be852ec8033

“…Everything.”9192f941ab2f78e5

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“Diana, say it a little louder.”92275fc8d4a87b2b

“…Tell me everything.”1950fa14daf58ecb

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A dry swallow 3ddc18a9ef ran down Harold’s 0526a83eb7 throat as he 7aecccb05e felt both satisfaction 946655332e and hunger rise 00d2a3c232 within him.de1a1bae916181a9

“You want to know everything about me…? Do you want to hear my sizes, too?”69f1ae1a843def1c

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“N-No! That’s not what I meant! I just want to know about your past!”3350f878e5cad1d0

Her face 79855653d5 turned as 7d09c3f405 red as 4fcc860033 a ripe 8351533095 tomato. Harold, who enjoyed 8be78dba32 seeing her react ccf27f9cc9 to him, smirked ac8d8626f6 in satisfaction.6fb2763c9c34cb21

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His gaze 68263e6ef1 drifted to c41840a45c her slightly 28b8ac67c9 parted lips, 3b31305851 but he 449bdc6bd9 forced himself 03eedeaa36 to hold 1e9da66d9d back.4277885a1fdcdd1f

If he 757797b4ec kissed her a2dcbe97dc now, he f97715d5a1 might not d94d717b6e be able bd4a86d314 to stop. If he 5e16920701 gave in a4ad5302ae to his 87b8267d79 desires, he 1aa99259e1 might take afb80dc65a everything from 3d91b73710 her before 7ea3ee2b3c she even 5b43da7b7b had a e0b36ca75d chance to 5a916324dd confess her d013696cdd feelings.3933dec44d154b12

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So, Harold 83d7311989 turned away.8e2b989c8487c660

“The reason I started sword training isn’t anything special. I wanted to protect myself, and it was easy for me. Back then, it was harder to find something not easy. But among everything, the sword was the easiest.”a8df697fbc326ec2

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“Hmm, that sounds a bit arrogant.”a96ddd0fb114b682

“Does it?”3cc733fce98c557c

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Diana shook her head 09d18b7258 quickly.f2fece7c41911a25

“No.”f4ba476d03d865ec

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Harold chuckled, lifting bf09a85406 the corner of 04c23c3f41 his lips.b6779e5db635059e

“Good. I’d hate to sound arrogant.”21a08626e116675f

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He continued his story.f182a7adfd832f3f

“Since I improved quickly, I got hooked on training. Whenever I had time, I practiced. And after three years… I learned how to wield sword energy.”4a4c03210a07259c

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“…That’s an incredible pace.”6cde526ef51860f4

“They say it’s a talent that appears once in a thousand years.”16c88354249f98c0

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“…Do you still enjoy it? You still train even now.”d31ce9dbcc7b669e

“I’m not a kid who enjoys achievements anymore. These days, I only practice a little because I don’t want my injured body to weaken.”a1df8fe6c2908d5d

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“Oh.”5846e68aabbdab77

“Hmm… Maybe things will change once I recover.”d590a49be22f3a1c

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Diana looked at Harold, c26eb28a08 then up at the 29aaf9fb03 cloudy night sky, and 71b20446df then back at him.31cdff18c6900a8e

“Maybe. But even if you don’t enjoy it anymore, that’s okay.”faefd5f40594d9f7

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“…?”4381e8e93791b826

“There are plenty of other things to enjoy besides sword training. Once you’re fully recovered, you can find new things to enjoy.”f88974dda42bd04c

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Her soft smile shone, 5d7f062333 even without the moonlight.e17b3fda7706091a

“You have so many happy days ahead of you. Don’t you think?”3e8c031d1bf861e6

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Harold felt 51b92292cc a mix f286d5db6b of fulfillment 98f00bbd60 and deep c6974ef8bc hunger at c3ca35d938 the same 58d38874c0 time.0006ca65e4533778

But the satisfaction 37bc8a0677 was fleeting.7299299b0f85ee73

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The hunger—his long-restrained desire—began 062683b649 to take over.22f08b57c6e3d72f

He rubbed his face 814618561d roughly, exhaled heavily—edfcdc6ac60246d6

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And then, his desperate 99fd46c255 lips captured hers.f1bb8d5afefb444d

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