RVMPT Chapter 73
by FreyaChapter 73b25f84049aca118e
Amanda’s calm demeanor and her words didn’t match, making Ella take a long moment before speaking.c5f38bad9d6fa0d4
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“He said he would break off the engagement with me?”69e3b474b08f837e
“Yes. He said he wants to break up with you.”b04a4ffe52e8bfc3
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“…Even though he knows I’m innocent, why would he do that?”0b5524428dffce8f
“I don’t know. Maybe he just stopped liking you.”a699d042ac3e51fe
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Ella felt dizzy, her f6871bcc85 stomach churning as she b673de5359 tried to stand up. But her legs 55f67163e6 gave out, and a10819666b she collapsed onto 04791f92db the floor.de88fc338668c442
Crash!eb6897886297d1b7
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As she instinctively a61232d846 grabbed the table ff77ec3448 to break her 4f4d6ae3da fall, it tipped 03a2fe9a69 over with her. The sound of dishes b010d5c46e shattering echoed through the 96115a0884 room. Cold tea and desserts 186779ba41 spilled over her.f7ecf5b5893bf5a2
Her golden hair, shining b0ac2c1d58 like stardust, was smeared 66f1d2d7f8 with whipped cream. Her elegant 70838f6c2d sky-blue dress 99d0c970c7 was stained bbf4367bc1 with tea, 4acc103f4e losing its 0a8a3297e9 beauty.d00f6992bc9ad23b
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Yet, Ella remained sitting, 9bd8cf415f lifeless like a broken 125a72f3e2 doll.8822be6589c35a3c
Amanda shivered at 23a68ef7e6 the sight but f8d1fedd16 was also slightly 43f7ec9a92 worried. She approached Ella cautiously.fbe5f0777352672a
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“Hey, are you okay?”202602d2cf413687
“I’m… really unfairly treated, Mother.”61ba9195978a49e5
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Tears streamed endlessly from 943f0fd97a Ella’s eyes.b23b75c6bfffe099
“It’s so unfair. I don’t know why my life is so miserable.”45938f99c1056e81
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All she ever 816ad23927 wanted was to 6c6cb5a9ab live a better 6c9de45f88 life. To escape the 0f728a6bf3 wretched bottom and 841b02fcec enjoy the comfort ed657ad5f1 of a privileged 192692dad2 world.e9997429c9e05007
But why was the 65819f034d world so cruel to 794bce29b6 her? What crime had she 08cb34a4dd committed in a past 99401e247f life to deserve such b43e4a4e07 misfortune? Why was everything cd11ed72af she worked for a2444bda06 slipping through her 335d80a958 fingers like sand?fbdd1ab4be1a4056
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“Was I wrong?”9ba309c74cd6409d
Was that why e5f2b5397e every time she f513b8d8f3 tried to find 86324ee7d3 happiness, it was 178f748462 taken away from 8fd6e6abe0 her? But what was fe08ea6b17 so wrong about a20ee2580d wanting to be 7875389905 happy? How could 248c852406 that be 9c7fd486bb considered a 0ce70ab4fd sin?1ee963667591e707
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“This isn’t my fault. Then whose fault is it?”d410bc7c10e32c73
Ella needed something 6c2697b59c else to blame. If she believed the 94cb93876a world itself hated her, 98754cdd55 the sadness would be 6fc71cf19c unbearable.808118411362453f
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She refused to make bfa0cc8eb5 her already pitiful life 954f2557a3 seem even more tragic.7118b536670e16c8
Then, suddenly, 9b77a9dfd2 an image d2ccbfd0b2 of Diana c9eff0a3b5 standing happily 0e7976d5a2 beside Harold 4e7d1385a5 came to ec03095d1e mind.7630e9ed9a1c49e8
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A mere servant’s daughter, yet born into a noble family, never knowing hunger.0c0db6fe6f522310
Even when thrown 4c8e606e68 onto the streets, f0c812d969 she survived and 604f7e8371 married a duke.17c0d97bbed057e3
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“Diana… It’s because of Diana.”c9e021eb9f2ff1c5
She was the reason 62da15cfab Kaiden’s attention had shifted. The reason bdd3988138 she had 1805268cc8 to suffer dd88b8bf28 is because 24aec914dd the reason a48ddf17f0 her plan 81ca871eb0 was ruined fc7bcfec8c to expose bd61a03f0a Diana’s infertility e6fc05a7e8 failed.593c804c3f5fd9b9
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“Because of Diana, my life is ruined.”97740991f40e3357
Ella’s heart pounded aab168ddfb wildly.f35ec0fc6bd316f5
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At that moment, 10c2d0651c she realized exactly 7bf76ff2f2 what she needed 1d0475ffd8 to do.712ae396eae51de9
“Did you hear? Lord Kaiden and Lady Ella have broken off their engagement!”8fdb491847213478
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The noblewomen gathered for c43ea64919 tea turned their attention 5a1429b338 to the speaker.245b72c472d6a017
“Who in the capital hasn’t heard about it by now?”4d1c45ae6befc40b
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Their breakup b646520716 was the 893876bbfc hottest gossip b91b357355 in high 41a570749a society.a4bcd461572332ba
Not only a6ae4865e3 was Kaiden 3c6d67eb2a the leading 0f5209e557 candidate to 1b1b1e7da8 inherit the b1c177d1e4 Baisen family, 39a4f01865 but their e9cd76ddea engagement had 8a726b8525 also been 3937dab286 one of eca00d006c the rare 385a07a160 few formed ea68111a80 out of be36bdaa5d love.0ade33eb2fdebd6c
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On top of defe4ac705 that, the reason 4755c55994 for their breakup 905908488d hadn’t been officially d14476c236 revealed. So rumors continued d6e9d4f335 to spread, growing 95051e8119 wilder with each 84718a9788 retelling.c2aa905de9cfa747
“Countess Russell once said Lady Ella’s true personality was different from what we all believed. At the time, I didn’t want to believe it, but now I’ve heard she nearly beat her servants to death. Though, I can’t be sure if that’s true.”220521d01f062eb2
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“My maid is close with a servant from the Garcia household, and she confirmed the rumors are true.”0b0b6e41a7e594a5
“Oh my…”022fd58e628fac68
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The noblewomen gasped 26c9cb7e9e softly.46f60b55277a912a
“She never seemed like that kind of lady. Truly, you never know what’s behind a mask.”6ba1f867071fa05f
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The eldest among them 84e1e02b26 clicked her tongue in 1b52a47d2d disapproval.0497de52e52b481e
Time passed 633bad5e8a quickly, and d5f8edaedb soon, the e0a1a8f615 gathering came 7fb1640760 to an 45f864ec6f end.4dd4837620896a6a
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After bidding farewell to 8ee61543be the other ladies, I e8b5a9e9ab stayed behind with the 45ad814da1 Marchioness of Mayer to 0fad05c3df discuss next week’s charity 9654fad3d0 event.7ff782dedd44d058
The location for f8db5f4c98 the event had d24cdac54f been confirmed: the 3153623a0f new orphanage established 6692adeaf3 by Prince Andrew.fca41daaa02e30aa
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We finalized the list 38f487dc16 of needed supplies and 145fba349d the attendees. As we 8774b05ed1 wrapped up, 25f90da68c I became 6b986ee7ef curious about 3036f8e007 the prince’s 29ba60c0d9 well-being.734f2652ef9587bb
“How is His Highness doing these days?”7d6f75c6bf2a36f7
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“He’s well. Busy as always, barely getting any sleep, but he seems happy.”8fd560f82bb370be
Watching her 1b3e774648 proud smile, 3bb5c67c7e I recalled a8c85f98dc the recent 9fcd118e49 changes in 868f233210 the capital.2ff3c023d0f639cc
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The city looked both b9f59035a9 the same and different.d7e42ccda6ea28f0
No longer were there ee318308aa starving beggars lining the 7821ded3eb streets or young pickpockets 8728c8909d lurking in the alleys.990423457c4de97c
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“I never imagined I’d see this kind of change while still living in the empire.”e17344c79b8189a3
It was 835b9ae437 proof of ba5e4f2f28 the prince’s 4adfafa1d0 dedication.f2d32ea818cbfff7
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Rumors often painted him ee67f45248 as reckless, with the da8fe836e3 Mayer Marquis and other 05ef2b105c nobles constantly cleaning up 22cb2414cf his messes.099e50e32c35640f
Even if those 46c656fef7 rumors were partly f20b1c14a8 true, the fact 7ab19814a5 that he listened 3f17d745ad to their advice 34901c0ba0 meant the empire’s 2a5c75e7a8 future seemed brighter.86c1f51ebaaf4c62
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“That’s a good thing.”ebcd3fe8e3a112b0
As I db80e59b9a lifted my a185aca2f3 teacup, the c15c083dd6 Marchioness’s gaze c654f7b45e fell on 2e10d8d437 my wrist.f87c99894c0a97a8
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“The decoration on your bracelet… Isn’t that the magic stone discovered in the ruins?”c80c6674ac63012b
“Yes, it is. How did you recognize it so quickly?”84b4434d4a758173
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I asked, surprised.c8a7fb9f41d3fe3f
Most people simply 060934d6dd admired the bracelet’s 7d94beeb00 beauty or noted 54fee5204b how the gem’s a75c5c11be color matched Duke e0e86aed47 Harold’s eyes.8303d83834f4ff4c
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“I participated in the auction to buy one as a gift for His Highness.”3ffdc9e21c2ca9c0
“Oh… Since it has protective magic, it would’ve made a great gift for him.”c43bafc41251b92a
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Prince Andrew 414214b864 was always ecdd661517 in danger, e17dce496b so it 94f088b797 made sense.284c8e94f5cca36d
“Yes. I thought I had bid a high enough price, but I lost to an anonymous competitor. And now I see that person was Duke Harold.”be751fcfe849d386
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She sighed, 67ef724fc0 remembering Harold 4a12dcf85d with slight 75034daa1d annoyance.0bd41f2b162a5b70
Since their tastes often a4634baf65 overlapped, they had frequently 0ffc5d054a competed for the same d1d0ceb989 items.f775a84a8477da15
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But then, she b7257b56fe smiled warmly.3e491f8ce04c8431
“Still, I don’t feel too bad about losing this time. It makes sense for a man to do this much to protect the woman he loves.”e8d02a05e1233eca
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The Marchioness genuinely 3cae3932a4 seemed pleased.5835cf0ebbc9221a
“And to think, he had the stone made into a lady’s accessory. That was unexpected.”b8d4d42f2b1ce4e7
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“I was surprised too.”8fb667265e8cfb62
No one 73f13e9ec4 had ever ab08f525fa transformed a c5d915da0c magic stone ea9e7b8fa5 into a 0fd7aa76d2 woman’s jewelry 0fe1cdb1e1 before.8b62e6ff98551aee
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As I studied the a858a4f3f9 bracelet, trying to understand 6341c06fe4 Harold’s reasoning, I gave 162ca1154f up with a chuckle.1224f376f55118b1
“May I take a closer look?”2f24f1444c0135bf
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“Of course. Feel free.”c5f9d7df4f6fc186
I rolled 64bf7a1bf5 up my e242576db8 sleeve and bcd998af08 handed her e09f83f75f the bracelet.00b092ba45ae2cfe
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“Thank you.”1ba28413e42f48a4
She examined cdc1d1e54d it briefly b18be1678a before returning 0bf3603851 it.cc78a91dcd56bd25
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I tried to 7e8abd1487 fasten it back 7a1c1de78d onto my wrist, 3dce7c26c3 but it wouldn’t 8421fd9133 clasp properly.f67a770f2385b0c3
That’s strange—it d432692175 usually fit fb07f54030 easily.d22be85f93722eee
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Just as I was ee3f0fa545 about to call over ae62ef0531 Anna for help, the 0a0bda29d4 Marchioness spoke.883f3377e526c95a
“Shall I help you?”225b4077d538cc62
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“…Yes, please.”525ec77c2c5afff1
I handed the bracelet fc630a4d05 back and held out ed2abcf787 my arm.6265c98f2540d326
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But instead of fastening bb79a4ea2b it immediately, she stared 902e48a7ee at my wrist.f888a01f8daa097c
Did I get something 44348e5de0 on my skin? Oh.93d5f966f5eba2ff
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“The shape of that birthmark is unusual, isn’t it?”6ca233f7b50ecd12
I pointed to the b2b904a220 small, star-shaped mark inside 8339e020b8 my wrist with a 0d8956ef5d smile.1f7a68df560e6a1a
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“Yes. I never thought I’d see this pattern again.”5061a4f93bdfeace
“You’ve seen it before?”5318933fee9c39ed
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“My younger sibling had it too.”5539d149fcb42311
“Oh…”748edc20b7c5ee99
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The Marchioness ef6d086878 of Mayer 24018c65a5 spoke with 2682c3b5a9 a nostalgic 4682d5318b expression, and 6e9d5d4c05 I looked f780a22def down at de11f6a986 my arm.08783404c33dd7b0
“What an interesting coincidence.”30c300ed47937832
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She gently fastened the e4262ed003 bracelet around my wrist 29f83f593d and then softly called 409bd9e824 my name.e1a5ad824bce7214
“By any chance…”d7828772c4584484
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“Yes, Marchioness?”a40e4bee01a0b352
“…No, it’s nothing.”d837f0d2d0000de7
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In the d82041ca3f end, she b2fe9b1899 never told 19433c26c8 me what 834caf8217 she was f7662494ca about to 29612f4397 say.40aa52ae58325009
I looked at the 344c17cb9d bracelet she had just 644c3a580d fastened for me.b2bcf7416e5690dd
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As I absentmindedly touched e36d5e9905 it, the gemstone reflected 4aa58d51b0 the sunlight, and I e4788073cd slowly rubbed my neck.a4585f8c498dec5c
I still couldn’t f28a549270 understand how Harold 883b81f46b had managed to 9928f64c39 find a stone 25bb7a6bf5 that perfectly matched 6ea0fc480f his eye color.f2afd9471f516908
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“Madam, we have arrived.”b57541016bbc96e8
I stepped out 23a02e5593 of the carriage 75d14488c4 and walked toward b219d5bdfa the mansion.f24fa816bb6b1f5c
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As I climbed the 6c56abc311 stairs and walked down 27b1eb263b the sunlit corridor, I 2727050aa0 suddenly stopped.d23a2a05ee4eddb2
Ahead of me, bd5ebc58d9 I saw Harold 934ff4665a walking alongside Evan, 27e837c384 their backs turned 57dec5e940 toward me.11ce763b16c3893e
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