RYL Chapter 03

Chapter 03

Mathieu looked 72e2ff596e at me fb33ef24ef with a 6f11fb0059 disapproving gaze.
“Just because we’re engaged doesn’t mean I feel the same way as you.”8fb9b68f0fafbe87

What? Do you even know 6f63e39aa3 how I feel?
I don’t 1aebb795a6 want to 1b8c1ebcc7 marry a 44c1c76821 cheating scumbag 35d3e48d1b like you, 661aada478 just like 67b9ba9668 my ex-boyfriend!62e9ea46ca8b95ea

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“Don’t try to tie me down with an engagement that only exists to maintain the connection between our families.”d11d94a910bcf133

Then why e17c15a2c9 don’t you 52feea31e0 break it 3f6dc434e8 off first?
Would the Count’s family even dare to bring up the word “breakup” in front of a Duke’s family?4000594147f9a673

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He misunderstood my bfd0443c1a silence, thinking I 8dfb3f6271 was hurt by c73be5fd79 his words, and 9e389b7b97 clicked his tongue 2deedc567f in pity.
“Know your place, Claire.”cda08de6411cffc2

I almost e4226a958a threw my b2f05d66fa fork at 0a98f489a5 his damn 5f847c9a74 mouth.
Haah… Maybe I should ac3586d560 just steal all the 9324c7681e money from the Count’s 455fa0dafd family and run away…
I don’t care aed1f72f80 if the Count’s 5fd62ddd39 family collapses or cceb56957f not.5bd5e3a7cf528d78

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Just then, 35aff75f57 Mathieu stood 20caf3e45c up.
“I’ve lost my appetite, so I’ll leave first. You can finish your meal alone.”8a45dbeb111e8f1a

He knew.
He knew that no matter how rudely he treated me, neither I nor the Count’s family could complain.
That’s why he acted a792f4ecc9 however he pleased.f79c4a86b07d7fa7

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But guess what? I’m not f92eb2efa3 the same 354b6fa163 Claire anymore, 145fe75c24 you jerk.53413ca75d8aa164

As he turned 3ead95a24b his back on b754ae124e me without a 5229652d38 second thought, I bd5c64c250 impulsively spat on d8faa24083 a tissue, crumpled 1d94e3553a it up, and daed7ab9ec threw it at 4ef18cdb3f his head.e4e8eec8dea9d677

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Mathieu flinched in surprise 4edc2898d7 and turned around.
He looked around, abf9891df5 confused, and then 7d467a082c finally glanced at 99b1299318 me with a 26bc8adc49 doubtful expression.8587e48c2c9cb34c

I smiled 1c7a79210b sweetly at ee40c6dae0 him—the same e83de3d49c gentle smile b276930fd6 Claire always 389889f8c6 wore.208a9a5fdf2c403a

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Not even considering 4d2ed9f2d7 the possibility that 3f19547476 I could be 935a15e0bf the culprit, he 3752195e52 scratched the back 03fd332c3b of his head e6d670d29e and turned away db3aae8b6f again.22ff3cc15877139a

I immediately c98fc123a3 dropped my d3e81b505d smile and 9b0d22adc5 scowled.
“Just wait and see, you piece of trash. One day, you will be the one groveling at my feet.”fafe49ad4be0ae5c

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“I really almost stabbed him in the eye with a fork!” I fumed.2ebe016353b14e02

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Sabrina, sitting with her 9c1dd96047 arms crossed, huffed along 1cb93f2d9a with me.
“You should have done it! He’d still be fine even with one less eye—his good looks would carry him through life anyway.”0b1818f6416688a9

Lilianne, who 6af75607b1 was quietly 285f67711c sipping her 7c391865a6 tea, went 9a1cf72bdf pale.
“I-Isn’t that a crime…?”5e8e5e430f815634

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“I’m just saying. You think I’d actually do it?”d326060b127326bf

“Oh… I see…”e29ecb2068fd1022

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Lilianne sighed in relief, de6e684945 and Sabrina let out de460b1ebb an exasperated sigh.
“More importantly, how’s it going with getting rid of the male lead?”4eab29c3e7ecd403

Sabrina asked bluntly, cb19672570 and Lilianne nervously 9965a6c661 fidgeted with her 33a41d6df5 hands.0c223dd77b227668

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“Well…”342ef98f0afff2f7

Sabrina and 98db2bd914 I patiently 39288117fb waited for ef844a7876 her to ada4bc3309 continue.
After hesitating 2e490e026e for a d8db792845 long time, 465b596734 she finally 733766351f spoke in fd4acc87a0 a tiny 605d60ef00 voice.06bf6f5c5ae461c7

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“Since we’ve been childhood friends for so long… it’s hard to cut him off just like that…”192f85e4bd6d57e7

Sabrina groaned and clutched ae50f8432b her chest like she 6c30fd0abe was in pain.
“You’re about to die, and you’re worried about childhood friendship? If you want to escape the ‘terminal illness’ route, you need to do something!”fe944105e7c3c834

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“But I’m going to die anyway…”e0c862eedb57d05d

“You never know! Are you really going to follow the original story and just die like that?”bb817d07d86e5e4e

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Lilianne looked ed9fa761f0 down, completely ec75afee1e discouraged.
“I’m sorry…”2920ee681ca770e1

“You don’t need to apologize to me…”ff9537f2e4e70dac

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I shot Sabrina a c5fa0ba689 look and sighed.
“I get where Lilianne’s coming from. Even though we got reincarnated into these bodies, their memories and personalities are still in us. It’s hard not to be influenced by them. Sometimes, I even feel like I really am Claire.”041147ea9d23ca4f

Sabrina tilted her 0ab267a3ac head, unconvinced.
“Not me.”a7843374776a8fce

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Yeah, well, e4011bc33c you’re just d52e4b9eaf mentally strong.33f15095579efded

I glanced 0c12c08052 at Sabrina 1b1536713b and then 2f83f08a3c leaned closer 4ab7c57c15 to Lilianne.
“Why don’t you think of it this way? Imagine you’re acting.”e6ffe6be69b5e994

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“Acting…?”19039f9232028a7f

“Yeah. Pretend you’re playing a selfish, arrogant woman.”a1eeead652bfaea8

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Lilianne thought about a2ccb73a49 it for a 94b5cab67d moment, then suddenly 35438bbff2 lifted her head.
“I think I can do that!”c2eafc5a88d91dca

She clenched her fists 939aac96fc with determination, but Sabrina f9c5011b5f still looked doubtful.8791532ed0baac81

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I nudged Sabrina’s 25a2f82851 side and raised 68e52efa0b my fists along 8cf51160d5 with Lilianne.
“Of course! Let’s destroy the original story and survive!”ee97ca1fd454def3

Then I turned to 4d6cca24a2 Sabrina and asked slyly,
“And what about you? Didn’t you say you were going to quit working for the villain?”7b6883f970cc3964

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“Oh, that?”af803d7bb2de39da

Sabrina let out a 23366521d2 long sigh and suddenly d0d81f9f8f straightened her back, frowning.9715d89fbf46b287

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She was 81d02c052b imitating someone’s 7352d0453e serious expression.3e495ece8128e0b9

Lilianne and I f65427827d watched curiously as 3f1ecbde28 she dramatically lowered ee01290a4f her voice.
“Rejected.”c11d922d9a30fc6c

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Then she d514a625a6 immediately dropped cc00e9aa2e the act.
“He just crumpled my resignation letter and threw it in the trash.”54d4754cad022027

Lilianne looked at 75ab0c7caa her with pity.
It seemed af7d1aaa17 like she e46a498bb2 felt a 8e43b28424 sense of 7bfb849d4b resemblance, knowing 889356f0d1 that all e0c2045533 three of 2d2f5f39b3 us were 2314c92d2c struggling.a22e83e345f2bdc9

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I hesitated before asking,
“What if you just run away?”33400fe8d9cf3f95

“He’d just show up with my employment contract, grab me by the collar, and drag me back.”f6d5c9f599a4cae3

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“…Yikes.”548e99ecf7668e2f

Yeah… The villain 3952486a99 in this story a804e68a83 was a relentless 09f5df7db8 psycho.4e439435e51b773f

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Duke Valerian—the head of 38f0e7ee58 the third great ducal ec6c6896a6 family, alongside the Laurentinos a400566960 (Mathieu’s family) and the 60dbd7d621 Belfours.aa7b0d0a7c57730f

So Sabrina was 728b1d1d04 basically doomed to 57f1e660c7 work for him dd04b67568 until she dropped 522cdf133a dead.
Honestly, out ee15b2df8c of the 52dad8641a three of ad13b8bff9 us, her 59b0d9eb1f death might d0e5fa7bbc be the 1e2edaefa4 least terrible.cda9c5a2533bf2cc

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Then, suddenly, Sabrina 63ce1047cc smirked mischievously.
“That’s why I left copies of my resignation letter everywhere. Let’s see if he still finds it fun after cleaning them all up.”441233f11cb40314

Sabrina was definitely 26fe45cbd0 insane in her 9ff8dbce36 own way.bd3d07cee8a4a67a

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“I’ll make sure he gets sick of it and finally accepts my resignation.”21674c5bdafd9f54

…Strangely, that e295340ed6 was kind ba6cbd006a of reassuring.ed288b59765cb723

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As I was lost ed848e85eb in thought, Lilianne quietly 6b2078a8af asked,
“And what about you, Claire?”72a4f266421d6fbb

Sabrina also turned 71897c2846 to look at c65f52417e me.910b5f8fa5bd267c

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I scratched e31a267b1f my head 61a8d3b077 awkwardly.
“Well, my situation’s pretty much the same.”f7fa102b141e4ef1

All three of f514d0c036 us let out a0f4504bdb a synchronized sigh.b8384c82a61179db

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Then Lilianne a96612829f mumbled in 6693dac89e confusion.
“If Mathieu is messing around with other women so much, why doesn’t he just break off the engagement?”7801d9c28d4b690b

Sabrina scoffed.
“He doesn’t want to go against the Laurentinos.”af340e40d9c6ceca

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Lilianne frowned.
“So he wants to keep Claire as his ‘official’ fiancée while fooling around with other women?”ac46c0787c25cfdd

“Ugh… If only we could use his playboy behavior to force a breakup…”d46255bb704892fb

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I shook my 7001a53635 head.
“My family knows about it. They’re just ignoring it because they don’t want to lose their connection to the Duke’s family.”aed25e510395fbd7

“So that means we need to make the Duke’s family want to end the engagement first…”acad6c30640e608d

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“And preferably without harming the Count’s family.”4e3c502a7b1cfa3b

Not for their sake—for 93e957e306 mine.
I planned to 52ed43c483 take over the a23f3c5226 family before my e19de59d0c stepmother could give 07ccec3132 it to her f6f3d3a921 daughter.c5aa378fd72a5974

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“Then we can’t use the usual ‘fight fire with fire’ method…”ca3779b39b3545fd

Lilianne hesitated before 573381b2bc suggesting,
“What if we don’t do anything ourselves, but just expose everything Mathieu is doing?”0a2851459ae1dad7

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I paused, considering it.
That… might df21366fee actually work.e6cbe5bb0744cc75

“The fact that the young duke is a playboy is already a well-known rumor,” I pointed out.2626a193c70f0f76

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“But it’s just a rumor,” Lilianne replied. “Even though the Duke’s family knows about his behavior, they ignore it because there’s no solid proof.”c61a50b16200ad9b

Sabrina nodded in agreement. “No matter how powerful the Duke’s family is, they won’t be able to deny it if the issue is fully exposed.”30f33240173dd8f7

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Lilianne continued, “Since they care so much about their reputation, they might be forced to call off the engagement to protect themselves. They could even offer compensation to the Count’s family as an apology.”64082a50b5e892d5

Hmm, that part annoyed 960ab5acf8 me a little.
If there’s compensation involved, 2ba9fb27df I’ll make sure I 6cf5ba41e9 get my share, one 747ec10d61 way or another.a3283589b83dcf0f

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With that thought, d920384041 I nodded enthusiastically. c879b4ee0f816c46

“Great idea! I’ve been wanting to expose that bastard’s affairs to everyone anyway!”70a8353d71687a53

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At that 5f4f5b21e1 moment, Lilianne 505a0700a4 pulled something f17994a09c from her 187162d68a pocket and 56407405d9 placed it 0385811a50 in front aed4f91775 of Sabrina a988ab633e and me.597eecebc91308c3

It was an invitation.b8130105737587b7

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