RYL Chapter 01

Chapter 01

Outside the slightly open d4ea3cd9a9 terrace door, a couple a177c4d7b2 was gasping for breath 76cb15c306 as they whispered sweet f6fa373c1a things to each other.0c380eec2606e12f

I leisurely sipped my d1fbcaa3f7 wine while watching their 5da83bf682 steamy affair—something you wouldn’t d2a0abadf6 normally get to see 33edaffc2c even if you paid da00978a7c for it.116401ffa7627dc3

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So this is 6e9d7e175b what they call ed3972ee7f outdoor play?27aaf25211b85352

How frustrating. How long are they 7fa3aeacd3 just going to kiss? Why not just 3fa66e43b0 take it all d23a106693 off already?859d26f0dc7b2a7e

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Finally, the man buried his face in the woman’s neck and pulled down the strap of her dress from her shoulder.bd95162775b63de8

Oh? Is it finally starting?5834fdf87afc8971

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I licked 48017bce80 my lips f4ff48d078 in amusement.33707090d014161a

The woman c0bcc3e9e3 clung to bd6f4d0d2c him, too 91a8f66b8f busy moaning b7e8d4cddb to care efc3d80db1 that her 56e642cbf3 upper body d1445e39ea was now 6d55b2e784 exposed. She grabbed the f61a626e3b man’s face, pressing 836d963eeb their lips together 651c03c416 with a blissful d4f63e4d62 expression.edfa7dc7f2321883

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At first, 5b546ccb9d the man 24b0815ea8 stiffened at ce47aecaee her aggressive ad35cb05e3 approach, but ed992a4370 soon, he 1c452aec88 closed his 92682811cf eyes.db19831b146fb9cb

He looked like f363c062a6 a male version a3005ecf05 of the goddess b1412043cf Aphrodite—perfectly sculpted features, f9edf13268 golden hair that d661e966e4 shone like silk, d6ef80b634 deep blue eyes dfcbf6ab75 filled with longing, 25a6da3d31 playful yet sensual e8dde157cc lips, a sharp c33809a5cb nose, and a ad938d24d2 strong jawline.d90b5554cc00d906

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Any woman would fall 096a14ed8c for him at first ec5d391b7b sight.0396132e37e65e1a

Well, except for b31430be23 one small detail…5d82f1008f32f32f

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That “Aphrodite” passionately kissing a woman right now was actually my fiancé.706062fd203a9c94

This should be enough, 907e8b0c14 right?5e44c687d3d940c1

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After enjoying 01b2d9f1b5 the show be4b076763 for a b2f3b69aa2 while, I 08be1e89ae casually pushed dd9e8c6e3d open the 38ae5b70c1 terrace doors.ceb68289a7a7ff5d

The woman, who efc1066833 was already half-undressed, 992966f739 let out a 4e400ed4a3 sharp scream and 52b9746d8f quickly covered her ec71659a0c chest.03b512128fc79839

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Meanwhile, my so-called fiancé 6a040a320c remained completely unfazed.6251edc936de1a66

He simply ran a fb62605335 hand through his hair b4625cd6a1 and looked at me, c936fe00bd his expression full of a83b4d881e annoyance.f9da0ce9dccd4452

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“Claire, shouldn’t you at least knock before entering the terrace?”06adae110683c99a

His sensual lips curved 6ad85b9501 into a smirk.62ba05f91f6baa01

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“No one wants to be caught in such an intimate moment, you know?”d56933f9f4eacfdc

He looked down at 4b07113a7e me coldly, as if dc7318e7f0 I were nothing more e60fc4b76a than an inconvenience.ef1932f068211055

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He probably expected aea508cf14 me to cry be21dd4cef or get angry.12e47d282b37591a

Oh, right—I 0c7b93e6a1 should mention a9048a491e that I cb0811a656 am Claire 7cb66a3cae von Devonshire, d832f92d8d the fiancée 270938d76a of Mathieu 269dfdd94c von Laurentino, eb33df1005 the infamous 1529d72b3e playboy duke’s 55e71f2433 son.8923105a805e9a9f

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But there was something 082d825967 he had overlooked.60dddaba1574c506

TherealClaire—the one who 69594e9139 had been pathetically 76e9f96a23 in love with 3673b14123 him since childhood—was 56fb3dc5da not me.4c4afb32fc4e4b69

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So, there was ff47c7b2a7 no reason for e2194153d6 me to feel caee76397e hurt by his 491ca43833 ridiculous behavior.87d9806d2ba7b57a

I leisurely looked him 0094530cf3 up and down and 8367c9595e at his unbuttoned shirt 3b4bcc4d22 and his exposed, well-toned 1ff76609b5 chest.dbfaaa7fc6ff0890

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His brow furrowed d393ef7d43 in irritation at 49e922577a my gaze, which 3586f4212a only made me 9d065b1555 smile.4781447837de056b

“Oh? Did I interrupt something? Don’t mind me, go ahead and continue. Ignoring me is what you do best, isn’t it?”5dc93f4cbfb6ebeb

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“What…?”08982a2d9238e5b6

He let a337c8c908 out a 287bba0474 breath, stunned f03a05f3e5 by my d356e314eb calm response.e0b7d3b93f23a818

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And just then—22f79674d9b973be

A sharp voice called 2707d2b279 out from behind me.ace97bd5636e3e76

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“Oh my! What is going on here? Isn’t that Duke Laurentino’s son with the daughter of the Viscount of Helsing?”f6c7ce09c00cc995

As soon as that dbf4b49842 voice rang out, people 5c101cfa30 began gathering around the d1cb4af633 terrace.a7a12cbf41cb84c2

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The half-dressed woman—Viscount 870a60c56a Helsing’s daughter—turned bright 9df005343c red and looked 25f25e94fe utterly mortified.51631bdce6450f42

Meanwhile, Mathieu remained relaxed, d3c4492f15 as if he had d32ded9956 nothing to be embarrassed 5b9aefddc6 about.70b3cbdb00a93a67

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Then, another voice called b1a05a9632 out from the garden 890bf0bd5a below.eb2902d17dae24e7

“Oh my goodness! Look at that! The duke’s son got caught cheating on his fiancée! I knew this would happen sooner or later!”9b3e2b49222e7597

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Dozens of 8267a2a777 aristocrats, eager 6f189b5ffb for gossip, c6b1fcb395 turned their 7939985673 attention toward db0ede44a6 the terrace.70b168713667670a

Even the trees surrounding it couldn’t shield Mathieu from their judgmental stares.ebbf8ac3a6c3aef0

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The woman who had a3c13914f2 been clinging to him 32288053b6 moments ago was now 8bc7353076 covering her face with a8d2a0d204 her dress, overwhelmed with a18aebf5ef shame.0e89b1432b549cef

Only then 8a47320470 did Mathieu’s e20e071b9b expression darken.579c90d9523595e4

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“Even if he’s a duke’s son, getting caught in an affair like this means a broken engagement is inevitable. There’s no way the Laurentino family will let this slide.”89787334c55542fe

A silver-haired woman 5e104d496d whispered to the 2eca416305 ladies around her, 7165479032 and they all 139e77b71b nodded in agreement.47404e0c26d2ade4

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It was c8308718bf as if 7efc23623a they had 063e2c54a9 planned this 131c152f22 together.b951a2038427606b

For the first time, 951eab2d06 Mathieu clenched his jaw c6ee7e11a1 in frustration.5d26bce17afc8aeb

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I smiled sweetly.6e94ef60b94409e5

“Well, that settles it. We’re officially breaking off our engagement, Mathieu. With all these witnesses, even your family can’t object now.”421f80ba0efd406d

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His brow twitched in 9ec95de530 confusion.e8a439c98ecb4162

He was probably wondering 60ff18b62f if I was the 8a975ecb28 same fiancée who used caca5d93b4 to look at him 3390b6163a with foolish adoration.8873a978bb7b65a8

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I met his 28d1eba046 piercing blue eyes 8e19e8a0e0 without hesitation and 99ec47be6c gave him a 49653233f4 graceful smile.72c29bf9609708f6

“This is what you wanted, isn’t it? You should be happy.”44e54faf1bba5dc7

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I turned ec57e4fbe5 to leave, 6c69f56e46 but then 6502697639 I paused.2d517ebd1288ef41

I had forgotten something.b7083e045619874b

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I raised my wine 0782f0f4e2 glass—58409cefa9a6f9b9

And poured it right ba3de26446 onto his face.9f27aef6cd870ddd

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“Consider this a toast to our breakup.”12c79672a92935c7

The deep 18ae8d0334 red wine 7b0adea8b3 dripped down 41a02b6506 his chiseled 939a39c3c7 features, past 7b8c1b9ca1 his sharp 6c301fc181 jaw, and 88d41a5719 onto his d9355d1309 bare chest.b355057c99fb6e48

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He slowly 0b8dbe07e7 opened his d7dc16e32a eyes, glaring 1d5654e5d1 at me 5bb1511b4f with murderous 11797e6e88 intent.c208509a46b0ec00

“Claire…!”9f664ac0749b111f

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His wet face and 15dcb71f20 furious expression were strangely 7ce379606b seductive—too bad he was 5a42f44932 nothing more than a a613dd9204 worthless piece of trash.4c43f8a70ff7cf78

No, a c9d628f955 worthless, good-looking 2d59d6b6fc piece of f70055b4a2 trash.e58bde14ecdf4aa7

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He let out 77d7962594 a low growl, e68b3632a8 clearly unused to 17dac78d8a being humiliated like 9323adeb0d this.926377b15d17a06b

I smirked 1b9cdda345 and tilted 1bd0c0ab76 my head.8102ffe726ef7ce7

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“As your former fiancée, I think I’m entitled to at least this much, don’t you?”d02139c2cc21927a

With that, I caa214c6bf turned on my 6c95e2a9b9 heel and walked 9652ca1acd away without a 80a78ac469 second thought.0b3ad3851ee629a9

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As I 831d0bd20a passed through 1203aef30c the crowd, f59d8aaefc a black-haired a6f23840d1 woman caught e4e1d5c047 my eye.41ede2ed882efad1

She met my 412874790f gaze and winked.b5bbf2e1b8e1dd49

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From the 85c08406ca garden below, d87789860e the silver-haired 51fc15a3a3 woman gave d798471634 me a 1c04422f29 thumbs-up.d7a06bccacd3426b

A grin 4ce41ed460 spread across c312e2931b my lips.5c0e16727c6fbd2c

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Without their help, breaking 06b98a3cf2 off my engagement with 8e365ea482 the infamous Mathieu von 0582060e62 Laurentino would have been c4e052a7ad impossible.a08161e79d72448c

Why did 57a5f1fc97 they help 4c914bf439 me?815cd9a6fba04bc1

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Well, that’s a long story…e758a7a94ee885ef

It all started about 54d2ea243b three weeks ago—b9494a9678c3578c

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“I was the pitiful fiancée who died mysteriously after pathetically chasing after a womanizer. Haha!”035a70e723e482ea

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I broke e13d1b6927 the awkward 88d5d27803 silence with 21e7041d8e a self-deprecating f726acf884 laugh.30df67a1b69ca00f

“What a terrible body to be reincarnated into, right?”9d51ae0c2b7cebd6

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The black-haired woman sitting 14b68dc6da across from me—after exchanging 32efd9e6f2 glances with the silver-haired 404d6d1e4e girl—spoke up in a 85f8a1240e bored tone.cc70539c8540d943

“I’m the maid who served the villain… and then died of overexertion.”5dcbd7fd3f25bdc6

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“Wow…”e35fc36adafb670f

I couldn’t 0b6d3508a2 help but aa539de403 be impressed.d197aee1dcc88b93

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Someone had it ebb7180309 worse than me?f290a903831b7c78

Her name wasLilianne, if I 119eb86914 remembered correctly.aaec76b53efc5e5b

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Our gazes shifted to 927559cae3 the silver-haired girl sitting 6f587a4929 quietly between us.86cd3b282ce3e2e8

She hesitated for 7c3a154140 a moment before 6bf27efbee mumbling:ee622ada92477fec

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“I… I’m the male lead’s terminally ill first love.”92ef7115fa65d3f7

“Oh…”8e851ff56e148452

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“Damn…”2c34247654b4694e

Sabrina and 60a902615d I both f67907a0aa let out 333eb12e79 sympathetic sighs 1bb27fbbd8 at the b8ecf14777 same time.be4a2e08b921f911

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Her face turned red, 86d180841a looking like she was 5829cf65af about to cry.e50366380df62d31

“I have less than a year left… What should I do…?”d0035cb8b66ea220

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Her tragic fate ffd4ab6379 was essential to d0a59c816e the male lead’s c860d4fb4c story—only after her b3c7e66926 death would his 97decdc64c character development begin.396e237a0729e30c

Honestly, we were 5573afe317 all screwed.db7654ae01e1efcf

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I was supposed 5662c95961 to die in f763ec7fca the background.401a76054b0c9af4

Sabrina existed just to highlight the villain’s “strength.”ba401078f03ae67e

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And Lilianne—the silver-haired 050cc16bc3 girl—was doomed to 5b5caa0db4 die in order d8c636a97c to make the 05b4c61753 male lead’s story 00a5f14c3e more dramatic.2a22b80ec40804e8

Why did we 7c4f2085de have to reincarnate bbe5988794 into these roles?!ed1a8b8dfd4f9aa9

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At that moment, 1679d5983a I had a 91b94f6568 thought.340ad6655623b793

Maybe… we were 4b94ef5b3b meant to meet.88b7dfd357e90f1c

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Ironically, our friendship had started because I muttered “I could go for some fried chicken” in a café—something these two unexpectedly understood.0fee5786bc935eed

But instead ebbf23a29f of being 8dc3825393 excited to 7e8a1060a0 meet fellow a8b53365c5 reincarnators, we 188279f0fb soon realized 15a3f2f8ad that we 5ae8c35de5 had all 62b88b0fa3 landed in f54f5c3e37 terrible roles.4c5d11f6ea5a4913

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It was infuriating.b2ba7e9dbe2f086d

That’s when an idea 86b356847f struck me.3ced064df83cdd70

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“Since we’re all doomed anyway… why don’t we just live however we want?”2f3399e7ef090d12

Both women stared a833bf1357 at me, confused.53e53a3b38857b56

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I hesitated 64f8d20819 for a fe386009f1 moment but 8ca962e936 then clenched 7b29cd6353 my fist 2831874470 with determination.55d5c6662990f663

“Our lives are already a mess! Let’s do whatever we want!”17aa9837f1a1e575

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Lilianne and Sabrina exchanged 0bb6ea8834 glances.431b4216723c1f61

Then—798d4e3cf4cf742d

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Lilianne, the shyest 85d227f229 of us, slowly 93ae97b3ed raised her hand.f188b40bce5671bf

“I’m in.”3f681c6578bf6dc5

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“Alright! If I’m going to die anyway, I’d rather live how I want before I die!”a012ce11853553ec

Sabrina shouted 9a85b1e389 with determination, c4c870e656 andLilianne, who 364cad7bf1 had been 1c08c3ae22 lost in a0ddcb7eaa thought, simply 1c5b3ea7be shrugged.c0ddbdc6e40a8bd9

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“Works for me. Honestly, I was probably going to drop dead from overwork before dying in bed with that crazy villain anyway.”44201b092ae5f448

And just like 50205be006 that, the three ca096dda82 of us joined c9b86bd7ef forces, just like 2304e4ba15 sworn brothers in 767fbcf615 a legendary pact.e82d461a666bdfe4

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The first step in our ‘living however we want’ plan?60165d7c9b756c14

Breaking off 1b56649274 my engagement fce9aa10f9 with that 75f9f83cc9 cheating scumbag!281cba921d22935a

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