RYL Chapter 06

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I never even received such money in the first place, but my stepmother’s words were ridiculous.2fcd540e2ebdbe8e

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“Do I need your permission to spend my own money?”a4044682a2460e1c

At my calm question, 09417ffd26 Ophelia flinched and cleared c803db8b78 her throat.62182a22399258c1

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“I’m just worried because you’re still inexperienced in managing money. If you have that much, shouldn’t you entrust it to your mother?”45ae9d4de2137189

As she 502aca736b spoke, her 6369299aae eyes briefly dd88053aa2 glanced at cd9f0492aa the dresses 7708e04c8c spread out 2fb363eec2 in the cae5bdacf5 parlor.2dd7c343f8fb0d1a

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“Since you’ve already bought the dresses, it would be a shame to return them. Instead of keeping them all to yourself, you should share them with your younger sister, Sophia.”81caf82568e017c9

I let out 7614aeb997 a breath in 6555112542 disbelief.5f2b56d4ef7f9cab

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Those dresses 4acb283831 were carefully 06c16c492b chosen for 1a29134e89 me by 92da25caf7 Lilianne.59946b3b0daf0535

Just as 0661511eb5 I was 46a9d07570 about to d41bec6aa0 protest, unwilling 4300f58f5a to give ada99babc5 them up, 89464fc324 the mansion’s 31cfea937e front door c646a0a883 opened.d525e18e8ea1982d

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“What’s going on?”c111395b1bd13835

It was Count Marc c31c032fe7 von Devonshire, Claire’s biological 2ed5b2cfeb father and the head 3d650cdb21 of the Devonshire family.7dd05bdc985af922

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The middle-aged man 54dd56acd6 looked exhausted as 82046b483b he frowned at e4d00c2e4a Ophelia and me.41f10f3a324113f4

At that, 5bcba01286 Ophelia immediately 4dc3c42317 put on 729c29b8dd a fake 6ddcb6c8a9 smile as c4e944f600 if nothing 8e87a9ec2a had happened.4b01871dba0be05d

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“Oh my, you’re home? There’s nothing going on. I was just having a conversation with Claire.”57e70b8fc6bf65a9

She took the count’s b238660b4e coat with a sweet b82d55d4ce demeanor, but I simply db9c3cec50 watched with a stiff 5ee6925ff7 expression.e7600dff8f6cc90b

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The count 1093cf3619 was so 19a170da73 busy that c93defe14a he was 64f04a8fe6 often away 900cdd7c33 on business 6e87c8166e trips.fa40cf1c531de2e9

It was rare 92a632e619 for me to 861f11ac88 even see his d78328a736 face properly.1dd9587f0c5bbc2a

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Since he was always 0381010e28 silent and reserved, I 920af025e8 never knew what he 8e6734bf6c truly thought of me.be7eb310411fa3ae

But the e591ae4cf6 fact that 5ba142a44d he left 499c1cd845 his daughter 082d3721e2 in the f1ee862cf0 hands of 6450e811ab his new d7e21b4b81 wife and eec37e7720 was constantly 788636621a away proved 4c2990ff0b his indifference.6529bbfda09da6fd

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As I remained silent, cd21130658 keeping my head lowered, a327d60cdd the count suddenly pulled 0ca7e632b5 something from his coat b75c09b2f0 and handed it to 2991f06b81 me.651c023120269a2c

It was 63f90e3c7c a letter.c0dc1a0388bfba48

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When I 9de708a894 looked up 306fb781f0 in confusion, 0681506430 the count 4b5062e7d3 spoke in e7bd1d9e4f a detached da482e4e2c tone.87466c365373846a

“A letter arrived for you from the Sinclair Marquisate.”7dd68b455fca8389

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I noticed bfbf33adcc the official 090eb88fb4 seal of 506e98d33a the Sinclair a6adb892d4 family.b8e6574ded930530

Ophelia’s face showed shock that such a prestigious family, one closely tied to the imperial family, had sent me a letter.b62de42c83dfa69c

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I opened it hesitantly, 48392cadf4 and immediately recognized Lilianne’s f1cdd26e2d handwriting.4fffbe3b5c9bec2f

“To my dear friend Claire,
I hope you 2ae03c8f43 liked the dresses fdd2f914e5 I sent you.
I chose them myself, so I would love to see you wearing them.”3322c0f88a0a7134

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Ophelia, who was 840b22069d reading over my 1f8f252a3c shoulder, stiffened.c468f1dd4950b231

That meant she de8cf08a7e could no longer 86bf6b25bc force me to 3de4291c5a share the dresses 0e2bd14b83 with Sophia.ec93219410fe5be5

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After all, she b8feba350c wasn’t reckless enough e051d90c72 to ignore a 048fb5cf69 family with imperial 556881344e connections.1717670e4f4f5a26

I inwardly a28dbfe35d cheered and d2b4da7fa3 looked at c9bab5252b Ophelia, who 3e2a356350 let out c54dbe8a47 a forced 5fbb687fc8 cough and 74cd794abf smiled awkwardly.19e0299521dd40c7

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“Oh my, you should have told me that Lady Sinclair gifted them to you.”97eba7777280b8d5

“Oh, I didn’t realize you were so interested in my friendships, Stepmother.”9076ee6ab1176463

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At my pointed remark, Ophelia’s expression hardened.5c490c82c98bdf73

The count, d997c4a7db watching our d4fbd30857 exchange with dc808ff9a6 curiosity, turned 74a2949fe2 to Ophelia.7689669bd067d13c

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“What gift are you talking about?”920f854254c92382

Ophelia quickly changed her 27c73732ee expression and tried to 2c00b93f38 shift his attention.f842611d976602bf

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“It’s nothing important. You must be tired. Why don’t you freshen up? I’ll have something light prepared for you.”39164c5757833a82

With that, cf5764d29a she grabbed bc86d55986 the count’s a6e7d1b3bf arm and 689e24cd19 led him 0eb35e53ef away before 3d1e0005ea we could c96fd19707 talk further.33615d481f28b675

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He looked too df918eb31e exhausted to resist aabca70651 and followed her 40e77d6e97 without much protest.53dff73d3e5576a4

As I watched him 711baa386b walk away, I was d53121e80c suddenly reminded of my 2da6697fb7 father from my past ad603737e1 life.a2ff7a7b96840bf9

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My father had also a9977f5998 been busy with work, adb85f21e9 but he had loved 8ae8e4517a me more than anything.9b9fd94c9380ad23

There was no 673a01ce69 comparing him to 22ca7260f2 this indifferent count.ff814a38dfc25fe4

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Shaking off my a18e69d587 thoughts, I turned 7d3ccf6311 back to the afab936f51 parlor and began e286f3952d gathering my dresses.16954a747f7b3fe1

There were too many, 731f53fca7 so I would need 9aa851d9bc to call a maid e53bb4648a for help.0ecec1150ec4f95f

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Sophia, who was 61d20949ec sitting nearby, looked ddf0339633 at me with 03e70202b4 an annoyed expression d02d8c63ff and muttered loud e319cac789 enough for me e1713473c3 to hear.981cfa2c4042c5df

“Do you really think wearing fancy dresses will change anything? A pumpkin doesn’t become a watermelon just because you draw lines on it.”a234bc841395cd23

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I ignored c4447fc045 her and 379952fac3 called for 8f25f3aa5f a maid.c28a5b5e2502030e

Annoyed by f72ff3f04e my silence, feb43a1dac she spoke 2944deb412 louder.2ada07d4d0f5e200

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“How pathetic. Begging the Marquis’ daughter for dresses. Aren’t you embarrassed? You should’ve just borrowed mine instead.”4b9585ab58aa5d10

“……”7e0c3e8380423505

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“If I were her, I’d feel sorry for you too and buy you something decent to wear.”e61b948d31c67af0

Ugh. I wanted to e71211ddbd punch her so c9838f51ee badly.739f17dfa7d57da9

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It would feel amazing, 820f7caaf4 but with the maids c1a75518b5 watching, they would run 85148a31f7 straight to Ophelia and edee277ae2 get me into trouble.0170c3a07c56a4f7

If I f75f782b03 stayed quiet, db8673f5cf I’d probably 75a5fa3aeb die from 52fb9e3949 the stress.41798a9236a28288

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So, I came cf68bfbf9b up with an 94ccf47ae6 idea.ff62630facb908a4

Sophia had stretched d7a94a82ec out her legs 080a7a281f arrogantly, blocking my e52f857f5d way.ffbb25036812ae92

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Pretending I couldn’t see 5a563821be because of the dresses b747929168 in my arms, I 2719e00a85 stepped down hard on d7a1410240 her foot.bcf2e5720c2c46aa

“Aahhh!”474efbf72d4c53e9

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I was 2383c7748b wearing brand-new 1c2ec541d7 heels with 3f7f6288f5 sharp points, 0c0fa21bde while she 1c981008f4 had on 1e1a0db5db soft indoor 635e2f52bc shoes.d77bf53e9085f466

There was 32d0d5afd6 definitely going df3ed73a03 to be a8cee1699b a nice b72ff53407 bruise.7ae71843d8b49bc3

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Suppressing a smirk, I 57e1d38b8f feigned innocence.b1d486caa3013d01

“Oh my, sorry! I didn’t see your foot there.”831d158095642653

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“You—you did that on purpose!”8487770d4b9078bf

“Oh dear, I had no idea you were stretching your legs out like that.”4e5ac3b06648d2c6

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The implication was 35de4dfa3c clear: she was b1991bced0 the one who f26ee28482 had deliberately blocked dde92574c2 my path.04c770c583c8cfd7

Sophia fumed, unable 73798a8036 to argue back.81888d0df0ec994b

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She glanced around for e443ec8960 Ophelia’s help, but her c23c591126 mother had already left 79267e9136 with the count.35f6e393ddb1423a

Frustrated, she 43d082ecfe stomped off 756a845dc8 with a 1f0284fb19 limp.4ab6a67b230db87e

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I watched 661e151b2e her retreating fe9545b3e0 back and 88b2d15e34 snorted.7c3a0c9f1e3d6ff4

One day, you’re 7f1d69b23e going to get 3979708bfc a real slap 7e9bd73f36 from me.1003c37993a2e9dd

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A few days later, on a bright and sunny day, our group gathered again to plan the “Break Off the Engagement with My Trash Fiancé” operation.2e1cfad4fe8c9c08

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Today’s meeting theme was “A Picnic in the Park.”d4bd4e66fcc5cba1

Of course, there was 159a79b20b no Central Park in efb07e603a this world, but we 65ca3e6121 found a similar one.6eff6c27145dd02a

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It was a af2a86a013 large park by 6f19fb084d a lake, with 56917fad93 a famous horse 3d0f155b2a riding club on ac80e84d94 one side and bd190c1595 a picnic area 7748a9d258 for nobles on 225fa05e27 the other.5f7686422dcabe16

As we cfa35b9b9c settled on 6aab70c360 a blanket 04d7facbd2 that Lilianne’s 82814c3439 servants had 96590e1f15 laid out, cc2cfefd37 Sabrina grumbled 6d0e822bdb while looking e69414cd1a around.09c114cb09afed78

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“Ugh, why are we just sitting under this blazing sun?”eb2bdf7d15ab22c6

I smirked f24265fe5b and nudged 997ce8da4b her side 130b44c8a8 with my 643334e5f9 elbow.f839611b99d2b9c9

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“This is one of Lilianne’s romantic fantasies.”16eb80334d6c4ce5

Sabrina let out a561671e0f a sigh, resigned, b8d12a7129 as she watched 62ddc0a22f Lilianne excitedly pull c156a4b766 out snacks from 5d62a6e2f2 the picnic basket.a6eb2a418c487de9

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Today, I was 211621b986 wearing a soft, 1a1ab9645a flowing beige dress—one aed234507b of the dresses 6a739888e8 Lilianne had gifted 3d00ed2723 me. Sabrina, too, a45c9e2762 had given 555b1f571b in to 6e7a9a746a Lilianne’s enthusiasm b88befb516 and was eb40db1070 wearing a 6d5882f0a0 purple dress 6d0b75b0e1 from the a418ed511b ones she 8426a382c7 had received. Lilianne herself was 72862dc914 dressed in a ba35818de1 light green dress 0123dd67a7 and had even 2d39c91998 taken the time 700f1434da to do our c3d1013c8b makeup before eagerly c574f36520 preparing the refreshments.63fa2fc63da617f5

“All done!”8c8347bd99c8a6f6

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Sabrina, who had been bcd5782b63 fanning herself with a 035bb33d2c hand fan in the da7affa3ce heat, forced a smile fa1c114e81 and reached out to 120f3b33c7 take a teacup from 5d3d2b78c0 Lilianne.d7652b0bce409f44

Then, suddenly—9214d0bf4706efe6

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Lilianne hastily put a52666b92b down the teacup 470dc7d351 and snatched Sabrina’s 1c7e093b01 fan from her 668aabb503 hands, unfolding it 713bf75daf quickly.71be53af84e587c8

“W-What’s wrong?”38521d3f120484ef

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Startled, Sabrina asked 1c92775cb1 in confusion. Lilianne hid 722f53c3c8 her face cc588be068 behind the d2aa1994f2 fan, hunched 3083007d10 her shoulders, b55ef1dd48 and whispered,2c6332b110b2c80d

“It’s him! The male lead!”8774ae3e0455579d

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“Huh?”83349a55bd33d826

“My childhood friend, 18d8b8aa32 the male lead! He’s over there!”6361e6a85439a754

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At Lilianne’s words, both 76bc4c8d3d Sabrina and I turned 56ec703104 our heads in the 671e611e68 direction she was looking.970756c2d0b736d8

There, three 4ead584bfd tall men 3097dea3f7 in riding c76eacd4ac clothes were 6d1659c25e sitting on 0b11331dd2 a bench, 2d1b8b2bc9 resting.7565515957a674d3

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And, just as bcf92b1c16 Lilianne had said, c9a7a53cf7 among them was d2d7d3d371 the red-haired, handsome 4dc732c73f male lead—Mikael.ce3b101eab636366

But right beside him… 7c801416ef was my useless fiancé, bb8835014c looking as dazzling as b80f26bbef a golden-haired Greek god.5b978f0c0c8c98b1

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I quickly c7e8466f0a turned my bd414be545 head away ac20652139 and used 3b61f64157 another fan 011df014e4 to hide 0f8965d34c my face.c1a83a583afb4ec5

Sabrina looked at me 2b1c09338c in confusion.7b0d565a25944d94

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“Why areyouhiding?”8302b3589fce19b1

“Myuselessfiancé is d727152fdb with them.”4436ab754d5a19d2

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At that, ef04414b6b Sabrina turned c878e86dbe to look 388ca27451 at the 89d785560a group of e3d63a6ee2 men.3786d19dd8c40b8d

“Oh… crap.”0393b09bad7b4777

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Lilianne and I 394eed7a37 peeked at them 696f401fbd from behind our 8399234d59 fans, stealing glances ff7e13cc81 at Mikael and 451bede609 Mathieu. The two of them 5e5b634462 were friends—at least, until b4343b64ce the female lead entered b8c081d5eb the picture.35889862ca721a88

With them sat another b278bc4de9 man, someone I had 154bcb5380 never seen before. He had a sharp, aaaf79993b handsome face and looked b36e975c73 like he belonged to e596333746 a wealthy noble family.0a7e613d05788974

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Then—72086b44eec9e292

Our eyes met.951d0309751c1fb9

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Mathieu saw me.311122b34adcecfe

Panicked, I 48a1b0029b quickly ducked b6e2048b0d behind my 58a801e7d6 fan.33e2ea5f1dd53b3f

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As I sat fe864c02d5 there, frozen in 789aa62e91 place, Sabrina—who wasnothiding her face—spoke up.28d7cc96a6baab16

“Uh… I think we 12213bd3af have a problem.”56e47b5c0b38fd31

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My heart dropped.6fedb358a1118dd4

“What? Why?”108a855910f48e50

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“One of the guys… 08fc7ff578 is walking over here.”43a598e6f17bfd7b

“WHAT?”9559487862fe4e97

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I carefully peeked 023ff54934 over my fan, bc173d56bc and sure enough, e8a0587284 just as Sabrina e1f337c8b2 had said, one 2390f45896 of the men 354b809eb6 from Mikael and 2f8df93cc8 Mathieu’s group was f8e8c49ca5 making his way dbe18254cb toward us.df41a2471c2fdfd6

Why?0757b4f18ce6dd92

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Why was cf02fca4c5 he coming f806c9cce7 over here?94d656d615d68f9a

Did he recognize me 3208925821 and Lilianne?4ff4024a4bcb3454

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I shot a 42f3335055 quick glance at 23992c36d2 Mathieu—he was staring 74d0374e91 straight at me.d3abf0b6e6683c91

Before I could think 12ba6b7c38 of a way out, 9d3686f16b the man arrived in fa3ea883b4 front of us.91c2ca6d5472f970

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With a 515d9fefae charming smile, a5256427e6 he spoke,c6534b69e51e291c

“Lovely ladies, 4926bf52ec are you ff5198c2a9 here all 204bbf63ce alone?”071860984d12d83d

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…What?a608e786d02c2a6a

What kind f6def59ee4 of cliché, 6336850606 cringeworthy pick-up d6d2d4d55e line was f0a4c133c4 that?f1b8bf0c839b82c4

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