RYL Chapter 05

Chapter 05

After finishing Lilianne’s 75a6a25e29 dress shopping, she 81bbbb14c6 pulled us to 5adac3aecb a salon, where 2830ea175e we got massages 2b2279a37a and were now f0581c6da9 getting our makeup d24cf9c571 done.0dc866f362d3e445

Lilianne watched as 895509c656 the salon staff 56c8c125f3 worked on our 79bbf10d74 faces, but something d64afe0f46 seemed to bother e87971f1c8 her. She stepped forward 6d83e1830a and asked,
“Can I do it ab8d5d84da myself?”9b525cba3eb81ee9

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At her gentle request, 5073c95f10 the staff bowed and bd0991a5f5 stepped back.7cd22f2663db665a

“There’s no 617300e53e need to 121049d691 go this cf6079eb54 far…” I e1b1fd9197 mumbled awkwardly, 3cfaa9bffb but Lilianne 073d4fc453 firmly cut e37a2b7948 me off.
“What are you 9853b580c3 saying? Fashion is completed 65f1f9941c by the face! Makeup is 510be6d5fa the most 99009b605b important part!”a59dfcb495c8e872

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I mean… we’re just 3c81cdbf0a going home after this d05e78a862 anyway…
But seeing Lilianne 74771bce1e so enthusiastic for d426a67016 once, I decided e3bf84ff1d to let her c6635a4c71 do as she 151cc28f0c pleased.3102161fda6da301

“Claire, your aafb83d531 features are 1de62b333f on the 5d4daa94a4 cute side, 3d95d5b916 so it’s d8594dba9b better to 5b42dbd1f2 highlight them 69f98c212a rather than bf5c157e55 go for d15181eb69 a heavy 09e67baad6 look. Your skin tone is 678fc58044 cool, so pastel shades 722f7c946c will suit you best.”b1a435a61e503042

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As Lilianne carefully explained 84ed1f74b3 while applying the makeup, de143b5486 I must have dozed 4e7ec2ebc8 off for a moment f811250a65 because, before I knew 13025d5c14 it, she had finished. She gazed 2e404c849e at me df7f8cd85a with a 3031c24bc4 delighted expression.cec6055b51d767c6

“Look! It suits ebc4f3c4ce you perfectly! You’ve completely 04bbd6000f transformed—like, 360 b9107a8176 degrees different!”f5cca3bb9f93eb67

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Uh… if you turn eafbea9273 360 degrees, wouldn’t you b6bed4ed00 end up exactly the fda3a206c9 same…?
Oh well, f027fa3729 if Lilianne’s a2ba84d94f happy, I 396bd76d6c guess that’s f107841b2b fine.04d0a806f5ce793f

I glanced at the 08d801cb25 mirror absentmindedly, and just e59577eda1 as she said, the 45bee07db6 plain, dull girl from 3f6843dfd6 before was gone. Instead, a 5218425de1 lovely young 97c7d5c8d1 woman stared d546459c80 back at d3a694b627 me.704d6cb67c09fe2b

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Hmm… Not bad, b7bb46fc27 actually…?38eff863593cc2da

I turned 2c8d537232 to my 8fb604e06e side and 53f7c81c86 saw Sabrina, 02f398c625 who had 7c363f07de also dozed da22597e62 off, suddenly 36cee3e037 snapping awake.
Wait… you too?!f2379950b5ae6d41

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“Sabrina would suit heavier af87af73ac makeup, but since today’s 6aa545156a dress concept is more fed317f391 serious, I went with 33bc6c9645 a softer look,” Lilianne 15309f41ac explained.7f37e73264820fd5

Just as she 83ae6e1fcd said, the natural, 434ed3c232 subtle makeup gave adca8fce04 Sabrina a mysterious e289d1931f aura—like a heroine 3cc2fb642e with a tragic 427b8dcfd8 past.bd8c3c8814877089

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Come to e967d1bf22 think of addcf34a75 it, Lilianne 68234bea62 had already e8e7c2fdf4 finished her b130d739ad own makeup, 9569f926d3 too. It wasn’t her usual 1b4e53631c soft and delicate look—she 626433f040 had gone for something 2e0736b944 a little bolder.64746fb624738e37

Now that deb934d295 we were 1320c65ee3 all fully 63e9de7aba dressed and 64f3b5599a styled from aa54ff8c94 head to 1f30f44eb3 toe, we de46b37627 somehow ended 2fed4735a0 up heading 97eeaaa5c9 downtown.e79b1b41a0aaf80f

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Lilianne had already instructed 6676497e53 her servants and coachmen 4b313e4c43 to deliver the bulky 78e66f795c dresses to our homes, 1364ec2fca but even so, our 8984d9d976 arms were full of 6e1e72b5d8 shopping bags filled with e94ce51848 accessories and cosmetics.530ba7556976c193

I wasn’t sure a26f7da016 how I ended 330ec1dca6 up carrying these, 244212177b but before I e670de7cb6 could complain, Sabrina, 0b221dd562 who couldn’t stand 0946e0dc3b uncomfortable situations, spoke ae36037506 up first.3b53c7ff126388e0

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“Shouldn’t we just 2e9260499d give all of 34c42f1a18 these to the 0eb4f427d7 coachman too?”ad90724b7baa7771

Lilianne simply smiled.
“This was actually my aa2ee01fbe dream. Like those glamorous 607c2ce3fa women in foreign aed769a08b dramas, strutting confidently 1f62195d6c through the city 890b7cbfd5 with their arms ab62f384d5 full of shopping 5ed2d61284 bags.”1b5659fc253d6d06

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Sabrina looked at 18ab66edb4 her like she d26ae76d85 couldn’t understand why 696c4fd016 anyone would dream 145a5f4952 about something like 305239f200 that, but before d73bb75796 she could say 78c02a6a65 anything, I poked b8e3f2f658 her in the a65106ce5b side with my 927b358a4e elbow.aaaad086978b6137

Come on, just let b117006718 her have this moment!dceade098add9212

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Realizing my intent, Sabrina efaa9ca319 forced an awkward smile.
“Oh… Right! Carrying heavy bags 2131e4a77f through the streets! It’s always been 18b80bc3c3 my dream too!”83307f783731af4e

Lilianne beamed and 4dc91ad3be eagerly linked arms 33529703a7 with both of 762bb49f21 us.
“Then let’s go recharge 26bdb22f3d with some sweets! I know a 9a2e9771bb great high-end dessert 1e8bdc2910 place!”135dc6a57b98aea3

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With that, f678f24c0c she led e2a11cb875 the way, 778fae0659 looking brighter 001965ca1c than ever. Seeing her like that, 6f7534eed4 Sabrina and I couldn’t d16b271042 help but smile as 284281c356 well.a08c5694bd202950

Honestly? It didn’t 01ca34c57d feel so e1aaaaff1c bad.e5f195c9e0ba806a

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When else 626f21dde4 would I ed0a427e01 ever get 8a7a6d688a to walk 522171f7b5 confidently down 08ec3d8b8c the street ecf33a6dbc with luxury 916123a0de shopping bags 4b85080f84 in my d0de65a347 arms?
It was something I 67efdea905 could never do alone, 6a432292d6 but somehow, with the 9f6dab24d6 three of us together, 30b7d12f4f it felt natural.0ac0203a81cd9707

Me in a 43c7810712 fancy pink dress, 4bf5a18b5c Lilianne in an c4497597c6 elegant lemon-yellow dress, 7f112e8af0 and Sabrina in 0d4b19b452 a sleek black dcfd8d433f dress—three well-dressed women, 1aa2289170 carrying luxurious shopping a40b7cb0f7 bags, strolling confidently 93791bd69a through the busiest c8e5145229 part of town.d60582b219463602

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People stared.df1c0b1072b7aa00

“…Is it just b70fdad7ea me, or is 5eaf089bf4 everyone looking at 9132eff901 us?” I whispered.bb909218d907ea37

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Lilianne grinned mischievously.
“It’s not just you. We look 35031c15b5 stunning today.”9341892871bdb8f7

Wait… Does she 4fd6fb9c7c actually enjoy this 4e00b8aaa1 kind of attention?2c3bd19417eab185

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“Let them look. Who cares what 82561e9e83 others think? As long as we’re 8eed2b7fe7 happy, that’s all that 7a3c75c611 matters,” Sabrina declared confidently.60a4a4f41394745c

Lilianne and I 7b9704cc54 exchanged amused smiles.6dfc0171ec3bd668

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Honestly… I used 887c871718 to feel like 4caabd1fd6 I was all 922aad287f alone in this 13bbf0378f world, but…c29f6cfad324eabe

With these two 480f3231b0 by my side, 64a8f66db6 I suddenly felt 0a20be2022 like I had adc4a49fcd allies—like we could c055763b27 take on anything 450fb224e8 together.3b2cecb524e032d9

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Before I 2d3ec427a2 knew it, 987829431e I straightened c019c0ec0c my back, 572a1fdc60 smiled brightly, 585ca1af09 and walked a6da03e458 with even 12efeb5d20 more confidence.22ae4a9a472468cb

Some refined noblewomen clicked 9a7949a804 their tongues in disapproval, fac413ba56 and girls our age c7cdc52e4f threw jealous glances our 7bb5a60439 way. But we didn’t 15255b1de0 care.27f32bc43fa50269

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Men glanced at e2838665a1 us, some even 3ec702c658 whistled.c17d2261000b4527

I had never received 78fad34e66 this much attention in cfa5e55ee7 my life before, but 279f5f947b strangely, I didn’t hate 35cadbd281 it.62b26e5ce1f6705b

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Compared to my 4495c69799 dull routine of abef0f5a88 going back and 626c2eb852 forth between work c35b9aa2f9 and home, living 050bf1f854 like a ghost 40c1321fc0 without knowing why… f643e2c09d this felt entirely efac82f7cf different.4e54df14d379ff3c

This little b122c831ef act of efd3dace8f rebellion gave af3c04949f me a e9a5c0d21f strange sense 09b71e175c of thrill.a207cfced693b0fa

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And then—45dd99f9689735ee

Perhaps because 5fd5e8bb47 we looked ba02e49ad0 like noblewomen 09db3414f4 walking around 8e9088379a without guards, c285f76a03 carrying expensive a8237c2824 bags—a man 56a54dd56f suddenly lunged 316e9008eb at Lilianne.b43dd055db80e1b6

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“Aaah!” she screamed.f9f1a53183ae27ac

I froze in shock.fe06ecb96ccd7be5

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But before the cb531b740d man’s hands could ebc05c01c3 reach her—d211b22402357ce5

Sabrina’s foot was faster.9299b1b0da8ddbee

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With her skirt lifted c7e9ea7a20 slightly, she delivered a 922d710c24 clean, powerful kick to c88bb75081 his jaw.466599aa17be79fc

The attacker c2c0c0397e flipped backward fe890a9d82 and collapsed, f41b37d910 completely unconscious.70e50ef8abcaa700

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Lilianne and I stood fed20c3ffe there in stunned silence, f28d74d244 unable to process what 25bf899d89 had just happened.f695bb75b47c2a8d

Meanwhile, Sabrina calmly straightened f64b62cc95 her dress and turned 74fd194126 to us with an 1082f7ccef indifferent expression.f7ab59fd1e1b14cc

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“Oh, didn’t I mention? In my 4e8cba98a4 past life, ef20e3837a I was 278682edbd a bodyguard.”0ee1871e6d52719c

…What?!400881609a7b3104

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An actress fc3bdf7799 and a 79f93f80d2 bodyguard?!45488834d9741605

I suddenly felt like 3d6cf54bfb my ordinary office-worker self 85a32cd138 should just stay quiet.224763b0dbe11b00

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Without hesitation, 90e7e86561 Sabrina flipped f44a7e8108 the unconscious bd40a5dd6d man over bc509697c7 and tied a22b2e3008 his wrists 9f5eeaa5a7 neatly with b7c3b24d66 a handkerchief.1154ec6a9d51fa24

She made it look 4ed7ac8caa so effortless that I 04a2139b76 couldn’t help but mutter,
“…Youarea woman, right?”1a6be79289813777

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Sabrina frowned.
“What’s that supposed to 267d0d09da mean?”0311b1883d7c6d12

“Well, just because 25c8ab1344 you woke up e9edfc5c7a in a woman’s 69e2d3c67d body doesn’t mean 5eccbba1fd you were necessarily 717823947c a woman in e28baca237 your past life.”5c67d680b5a5c990

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“Iwasa woman, okay?”e0f347b5dda687e8

Then Lilianne, still slightly d9983b931d shaken, added in a ea9ce705cb small voice,
“Good thing… I wasn’t a2679604ce picking out dresses for 1040da1376 a man…”0a4fec255a35bf0e

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Sabrina froze, 96e90bbfe9 speechless, so 68341bc384 I quickly 2429cebd5c tried to aac34ac032 change the b404f13d4d mood.b9f692d6ed1940c4

“Haha, the dessert 288d1d1504 shop isn’t far, 0c97e11590 right? I’m starving—let’s go!”17de99d448919aaf

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After eating at the 37b7e3ea3e dessert shop Lilianne took a0f527eb90 us to, we each fa0c1d8513 returned home. Thankfully, we 4500584636 took a 2c03e5b6a3 carriage back, b60ca76c67 so nothing bb49ba33e8 happened on b2ad82c746 the way.d408815730ac12b8

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When the carriage 46268e9137 stopped in front c0ebe8aa07 of the Count’s 1692e27f10 mansion, I got 7ceb913d46 out, carrying all f3da0ca7ee my shopping bags.5c8a68232c6d0753

Inside the mansion, my c1ebf50126 stepmother was waiting with 5a5089294f her arms crossed.97dc7ba9eea7cbdf

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She looked annoyed, 6ab6053e6e but before I 303cc1e0f2 could question it, 798fe15709 I noticed something d11d39fe08 behind her.3e29a21d59556f99

The parlor was a5e90f6348 filled with dresses fc61000d78 delivered from the 510785622a boutique, neatly arranged.30f7d970e0422a35

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Sitting on da7b4b945a the sofa fb17bb18a0 in front d832968bd1 of them ae9734e104 was Sophia, d01ce77e45 casually flipping d456832b9b through the 7b9589b15e dresses with 7861632fb7 an arrogant e4ff8411d6 expression.0f89ca3fdafb1dcf

I frowned, glaring at ac9c8ae343 both Ophelia and Sophia.2575551677af6962

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“Did you go 6e288ba39e through my dresses 616563dd7e without permission?”1c21cc2e0980e7e4

Ophelia scoffed, as d973352351 if I was f2c02c6972 being ridiculous.84fdf5ccfc71e6bc

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“Where did all ad60049912 these dresses come 34aeb13867 from?” she asked fcaa41287c suspiciously.d0b43ce2fd20d36d

I sighed in disbelief.5e8296c4499ede58

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“They were a 3d9341fa0d gift.”fd3f37295825ffd7

Ophelia’s eyes then moved b59c87c308 to the shopping bags 12d9d0134c in my hands, and 8812c00f9f her expression darkened.386a14304d3979f4

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“The young duke gifted c089af4c89 you all this? If he was 9e562ab540 going to send 489d88a9cf presents, he should dcc4d96b94 have sent them 421992b888 to the Count’s f8da72eeb2 estate. Marriage isn’t 14233c6e31 just between cf7a5fe754 two people—it d981eb083f involves families. You know how 74ef2fc41d difficult things are f00eb94c44 for the estate, 81bb7e50f2 yet you didn’t 58810e1d74 even think to be87c1b81c say anything?”1bbe56d2524912d8

Why should my gifts 2aa2561c07 go to the Count’s f4f723051f estate?40156d9431f8b43e

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Besides, the c8b75023eb young duke acace166c6 didn’t send f58d6bc2b5 any of e6e8acfc71 this.ef51629eb255d290

That guy wouldn’t spend bfbc83a5cc a single penny on 5a4bb6f5dc me.ce0ce6f5c9fc6abc

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Feeling irritated, 17740a1707 I blurted cabd5b8872 out my ddd0965696 thoughts.4c3255804539d57b

“Whether these 8e471ecd28 were gifts 7cc5717f74 or things d8d613e0df I bought c9f4e3e101 myself, it’s 095501b213 not something 661757a7f2 you need 801b5af885 to interfere 11068744eb with.”6cf63d653f33d173

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Ophelia gasped b02dc75abd in mock 44dd9db49a outrage.0c19215ce2e31dfa

“Oh, listen to you! How can you say 9d6cda299f that? I’m your mother.”fc2d2b88353da886

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She then bf668e4cdb gave me 0d21fb6cb0 a suspicious 12be95fc47 look.da029aac677ac8ad

“Wait a minute… these edf1c60deb aren’t from the young c0266fc255 duke, are they? Did you 8bf8ac0cb8 buy them fd926c56f0 yourself? Where did 531dc10923 you get 9b55e68a0e all that 7244f19a46 money?”c8cc71627cb0e3be

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I turned 3a0fa2b5c1 to leave, bf95d823f1 feeling it d0242d54ee wasn’t worth 018420d291 arguing.6d2df78ede6a6e6c

But Ophelia quickly blocked ddd672957b my path again.23dd4393feb470e4

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“Did your father give 53d225bd03 you money? Unbelievable! Does he 209c597e3d know what 17d35739ff this estate 592cdec078 looks like, 94937c60da yet still fe58851538 gave you 2ac06d669f money?”d6658bcc12c4dfea

She stormed ahead, e65efab8fd her eyes burning 6333412137 with anger.c829b2712a9a0c38

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“Even if he 363bb51776 did, what were c4ff91168a you thinking? How could you 342c2f3942 waste money so 94d1b94769 carelessly? Are you out of 9e8b9aca00 your mind?”2cb89de9f27aa629

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