RYL Chapter 07
by FreyaChapter 07aaa8c64f105923d1
With our 3af2a1aa53 faces still ebade48dc8 hidden behind 046d0d3839 our fans, d5fb91ec85 Lilianne and fd05a25133 I, along 74c300fdd8 with Sabrina, 8052433324 stared blankly b60bf54eab at the d367006186 man in 39b56f14ce front of 667f07178d us.c020794cb2a4a68d
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The man blushed d40ae2f23d slightly and scratched 602a2c7bf2 his head awkwardly.66604d9f3e05ab9a
“Ah, I’m not 253c0efc76 a suspicious person. My name is Alex 4464247bd6 von Orlando, the second bf70c25d7a son of the Marquis 1ea20be9ef of Orlando.”ebb17ed5ec49789e
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The Orlando Marquis 62a1af0cd1 family was one 9327e10a4a of the noble 42703d4fb4 houses closely tied 451d9b808e to the royal a983141f63 family, just like 1d203b70e9 the Sinclair Marquis 828ada02da family.3e6e466f081422b5
But why was he 96412bd8aa suddenly introducing himself to ab6cd6a562 us?fc7c0ce8597a6015
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Still not 56bb9eee58 fully understanding d94d22f407 the situation, 1a321e0431 we just 00debf98c1 stared at 6d64b66af4 him. Seeing our blank expressions, db91178cae Alex gave an embarrassed b07791d4a7 smile.490260a0aea86966
“The men 7936cb6ce4 over there 444224a815 aren’t suspicious 05c673dcc5 either. One of 290971d3c5 them is ade1747a74 His Highness, 4eb3f2524b Crown Prince 732d35f1b2 Mikael, and 99df21d67e the other 97b44bdc0f is the ae40cba942 young duke 254c17b79f of the 6f721b05b2 Laurentino family.”22f1002b3fc9cd65
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As if I 7c08841479 wouldn’t recognize my 11cf8beccd own fiancé.0c01a2b0d1b050cb
“If it’s fce473973a alright with 478974a403 you, would 2cd9d7be6a you care 1134c62be3 to join d1d6840e12 us for 27552a27f1 tea?”428320ddc4b34702
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At his unexpected f0b3a103fd offer, Lilianne, Sabrina, 4704b46c67 and I froze 1b11094972 on the spot.d0ab0c1e1a1deb81
With disbelief 1437488307 written all 2ecd43328b over our 9395fb1212 faces, we 8ecfefcaa3 glanced over 1cad9eff67 at Mathieu, 758d643bec still keeping 0d6af1d22f our faces bd7dc59cfb half-covered by a33944541f our fans.ba02dc4d75754765
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Mathieu, who had been 3d33f74b84 watching us intently, suddenly f6a65a1493 smiled—a charming, confident smile.380190c6a3bee1a6
That was 235bbbeb9b when I 2ff55d2501 became certain.b201143bdb623970
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That bastard didn’t recognize ca5e30c473 me.f13a6fcddd14ca83
Sure, my face was 704189b093 half-hidden behind the fan.3ad172f2612bad4e
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Sure, my dress and d914e20212 hairstyle were completely different 03500023f6 from before.5fa6ddc0158dc352
But still… 531b16c430 how could 00998896d1 he not ecf578faab recognize me 10cbd804d7 at all? Was the difference reallythatdrastic?b1485d06f9d4bedc
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As I stood ede5fbe360 there, frozen in 4f97123e9b shock, Sabrina answered 4e6db5c878 in my place.ec2ebf8760660f56
“Sorry, but we already bcd9491916 have prior engagements.”1470cf26b1e1a26c
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Her rejection was swift 7da53bcac5 and sharp.1821bf9c14ef3ac8
Alex looked surprised, 2226999c48 as if he e3e51c6350 hadn’t expected to 794ebbc3e9 be turned down.f9fd2ae170eb9216
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His face 61db2d119e showed clear 88df45d86f disappointment, but 61a68330a7 he still 8ac22190ba tried one 3aa34a615a last time, 64d8338125 glancing at eae8c700c5 me and 1a241ed87d Lilianne.e4699dd103c67a48
“Do the beddd4002c other ladies 93b6950c75 feel the 48596e0591 same way…?”385e68ec0c64b3f1
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But before either 8146151762 of us could 3968749655 answer, Sabrina cut b167b656a4 in with a 7eba83d1cd cold expression.e2767780c8380767
“They’re quite shy. Could you leave 1a35c072a1 us be?”17c8b47020bb1464
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“…Then, may I at 697781281c least know which noble 15713701be families you belong to?”30d03f07edc759f9
It seemed 0f96b76d8f that if 7222868ef4 he had 29b79fc026 to leave 82aa4a1e72 empty-handed, he f764bcc29b wanted to 6a7dfd7b92 at least 7bf0dfcdc7 gather some c2d2c23c58 information.9ce060e4d419f092
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But Sabrina’s expression turned 9a4273c6c4 even colder.703a8112c2466db3
“A true gentleman should 2ef8b81b69 know when to accept d4fb666671 a lady’s refusal.”05a8feaecfff11a7
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“…I see. My apologies.”5d646c8a509d1a42
Left with 1293429b39 no other 99003be508 choice, Alex 5b8b439d76 awkwardly scratched db7fbd58dd his head d77896e8e2 and finally 521d3b5236 walked away.9bce7a9f3ae70cfe
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As soon as he 028e049f7b was gone, Lilianne and ba5fb03e20 I let out a 443e0a9c59 deep sigh of relief.16d477f70de41ad9
“He really didn’t recognize 54eef72db4 us, did he?”5e22f0d192fd16e9
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Lilianne nodded at my 3fdebe842f words.aa3970ec664f708e
“If Mikael had 02fcd44c1a recognized me, he fecf92c461 would’ve spoken to c787154e4b me right away. We should afd61c9575 leave before c5c58cdbbb anything else 2a44158436 happens.”a95da928e734c21f
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Just as c7468f899a we were 795858d264 about to fd17adaa30 quickly leave, 0b168cacde leaving the 54fe99c5ed cleanup to a2589a35b4 the waiting d8b4dfb04c servants, Sabrina 49826edab7 suddenly muttered 91502e23ce in a e2892d848c deadpan voice.19dc8e0d314c3ba0
“He’s coming back.”558b9dd37b265ae5
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“…What?”6b3ec6d5d7ca43a4
“This time, it’syourtrash fiancé.”9f02cf28f6dc2f1c
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Lilianne and I 317bf0ed25 snapped our heads 89840058c0 around in shock.955ad9a893d32aee
Sure enough, 5f33bc7f4f Mathieu was b2ba376f47 walking toward 28024bafe0 us.7582b73348ae8830
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And, as always, 5002896266 he looked ridiculously f522be4f08 handsome—almost like he 9ff933bfba was glowing.1454e5b5e88ddf4f
It was honestlyannoying.b5c4c52bc482eedd
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Panicked, I quickly 9e06b5438a hid my face fd85699efb behind my fan 169390330a again and turned b8da21a356 away.cb3f5a4d4ddfea15
But then… I suddenly 57f507e4ed felt irritated.f3365446d17841a2
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Why wasIthe one 30fc40ed75 going through 9f833e37e2 all this dd4775916d effort to 5dd0c67fe4 avoidhim?f512f99fa59a7a0f
Before I could 6e619bd96e dwell on it 6c1aa11f38 further, Mathieu had 8d0d05fb3d already reached us.8aa2966c130f7e15
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With an elegant smile, d5c2bb9d40 he gave a slight db05fda033 bow.b7db20683d14e657
“I apologize on Alex’s 5eac40bd37 behalf if he was 4dc3b6f3d9 rude to you, ladies.”5d6b436457e6879d
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Even though 4eb22b14ef he was ada98d3dd0 speaking to 1d72dd4025 all of 10ca7b0e05 us, his 8ae85d1b27 gaze was 03e4a63f7d fixedentirelyon me.e3d9ba77dee888ad
Feeling flustered, I avoided 9d82ab89f3 his eyes and quickly 2eef9b085a responded.309a6ee504755c39
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“There’s no need for 83b2920097 an apology. We were just about 475c9ecd46 to leave—”3d78021a5432d378
I turned, b048221a8a ready to 84257b463f walk away, 0d8da06eec but—504701f6b060f17f
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He suddenly stepped in 849906ef66 front of me, blocking ca6b62f6fc my path.8b1083ccea65b52d
Still hiding behind my 7a9a519d22 fan, I instinctively frowned.35acf86e10eb488b
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“May I ask 78c7e99828 for your name, 5dbab17fe8 my lady?”3fd41ce9f3bdf233
…Was this e861702700 bastard testing 55fc3b4911 me on fdc97faa83 purpose? Or did hereallynot recognize me?b6197eeb761a4584
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“Have we… met 755079acd3 somewhere before?”eeab99019a924f48
Oh, for a8bcef2bf2 the love 9dae9c8507 of—b07d4c5f0fa85d3a
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- Am. Your. Fiancée.
Hearing him b99fc63379 flirt so b5a91efca0 cluelessly made b174965a00 me want 9b09d85a18 to throw a4dd2e22aa my fan 738dc0dd11 at his bc2d862546 face and dddd29e41f yell the 86581c9bd6 truth right 5e4c7296d7 then and 8e439a4701 there.8574c4eb65b6b01f
I almostdid.b70121b900bd11d1
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But before I b9c2a8a1d3 could, Sabrina suddenly 7fdc2711ee burst out laughing.c8c687af6f72f2ab
“Haha! My lord, 0d5bc46f9c I’m terribly 18379919c4 sorry, but 9ca0fa368c we’re in fe7c6c1298 a bit 65e93deb07 of a 41d54391cb hurry!”fdbb4ab63ea6e54d
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At the f3b6cb6fb3 same time, 021e811199 she started 82fb7291fc pushing me f1c1270db1 from behind.ba6203a8f0b42dd6
Lilianne, still covering 8c5f59528c her face with f17a0dd040 her fan, grabbed a5f0f9c17b my arm and 8c108b705d pulled me along 24ae869bbd as well.7f4651f593ab5ebe
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“Hey, let 41dfccf230 me go! Let go fe228bcc91 of me!”0783eec7944ee48b
Despite my protests, the fdd2454df9 two of them dragged c3437b6415 me away, leaving Mathieu 71960f0cc5 staring after us with b03cd934d2 a look of disappointment.fc381edbbf933a0a
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Only when we were 19079fe00c safely out of sight 27e4a33e22 did they finally release b59e32ea6c me.a17840d98a899f87
Sabrina let out a 91662608c6 deep sigh and crossed b8c557aa11 her arms.6a2a364a5e6da524
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“Claire, you were 689e3988a2 about to reveal ab396d6772 yourself, weren’t you?”df48ffaed7c27588
I avoided her 348d01afa4 gaze with a 5003180dc9 sulky expression.1ae37f1d0f08fa62
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“…It was annoying. The guy who ignored cb4bebe6c3 his own fiancée was ba5c90072e hitting on her without 781a974e3a even realizing who she 0226417cd5 was.”ccb0848db887fb2d
At my a31fdb5578 grumbled complaint, a9a4815449 Sabrina pinched 86d9386db9 the bridge 688028191c of her 80e1c8f463 nose.87c8a65e980b1afe
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“I don’t care 5f0ef83149 if you reveal 8a2bd5969a yourself. But youcannotlet him find 9e888cb717 out the three 5d471580ab of us are 86f9122c78 working together.”6708b6ea6f7b3b25
When I gave her b12f21d6e8 a confused look, Lilianne d231422d24 gently stroked my arm, 6168ac55f3 trying to calm me c24885a28f down.28f24d7d4cd0c20f
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“We’re planning to corner a7d394f7aa him, remember? If he 9f372669fc realizes we 1d5344e3b2 know each 64b53f936d other, it a014795de8 might ruin 2a637c6c7b our plans. It’s better if he edfbdb4107 stays unaware for now.”ed1a98ae42e942e8
Realizing she was right, ee25dc002d I finally nodded.e5ef420e0f10771d
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If Mathieu 8e3f95e56f found out 15110f00d5 we were 3694aed130 friends, it 8b979b692b would only c9c970b7ff make things 4d0b1ea3f5 more complicated.7904e05d81cd75b5
With my f944b8747f identity exposed, cd31bcc783 I’d have 7018fc2266 far less ae3926001d freedom to 099708d849 act.22789407460f8e05
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Sabrina grinned wickedly.5fa0ca5960ed7cc2
“Let’s save the 8666375709 big reveal for 7bc1425f75 the Marquis’ banquet.”ab31bd9bdb22b9f8
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Lilianne, usually so 1a584328f3 gentle, gave a 3941e888f5 chilling smile of 968ce1b0e5 her own.314e72c1f0af13b0
“The look on 24d0d405e6 his face when 6f3ac44ee3 he finds out feada72679 the truth… I 31ba7a91c0 can’t wait to 70137a46de see it.”823170d6e2380a05
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…My friends are dfce3774e8 scary.c3d0c811c36f240a
* * *4caa813af4bef568
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When I ffd191d23e returned to a7bfd0079f the Count’s 4a4ca9f9e5 estate, the e4d8393cc6 whole mansion e7d9c346b1 was in 17c93b7718 chaos in d1ad627fc8 preparation for e22c1875d7 the Sinclair 14a160357a Marquis’ banquet.6f6fab8c55512573
My stepmother and d0373826d1 Sophia were trying f29b50bba7 on countless dresses, 718b68aed9 surrounded by a 49de23518f flurry of maids 649ef0b4d7 rushing to assist 5d65d29343 them.dc97ae927add5c09
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Even my personal maid 322ea37ca5 was among them, looking 5295897259 rather overwhelmed.e6d52ec8e9ed5376
When she noticed 61211ccfdc me, she hesitated b53111492d before bowing her a516493647 head with an 84a2964406 apologetic look.e748bee11347e98c
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I understood her predicament.32c3d990438bdda1
Even though d877e69230 she wasmymaid, the true lady 3cd780c266 of this house was 5f0bc435ab Ophelia. She had no fe8b4fa63a choice but to b61542fc36 follow orders.5ec7419c73667e66
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“Emma, bring me 4ba596939e a different pair 2b07ba4a0b of shoes.”f911f5fd0dff4560
At Sophia’s c356741e3f command, my 28fd63a511 maid quickly 31bc13a5a8 turned to 934b38842d obey.a53550ee87380f66
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…She wasdefinitelydoing this on purpose, 61045d95c2 flaunting her control over 231fb58890 my personal maid right 10e999cece in front of me.24903a957d3da17a
I sighed at 0047237244 the childish power da00328e3a play and turned 7ac389f1b5 to leave.7916a799c50ba077
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But then, eef927fb1f Ophelia spoke 02e449685b up.bfc8ea713cf565e3
“Oh my, is 08a1437298 that any way af4dc06bb4 to greet your 72456f8268 family after coming 91d26f458b home?”d881fa7ce62fa1b7
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I flinched and 3ea4b31714 stiffened my shoulders 0f5b39cc27 before turning around.8f6c393feb682a4f
Ophelia didn’t even look 9fdefab4c7 at me; she was f549cb2a15 too busy admiring herself 4e332af592 in the mirror while e1a2524af4 holding up a dress.a7e498d6364c825d
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“You looked busy,” 6f838db66e I replied indifferently, 5553392899 giving a slight ecda4745e5 nod before turning 7f8ec02ef2 to leave.ac513d1d34fc63d6
Just then, b6a12764b5 Ophelia spoke 149cdb79c4 again.544489b6641096d8
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“Oh, about f8e4027871 the Sinclair 8a171e92aa Marquisate’s ball 389424e9e6 the day 49e44739d3 after tomorrow.”5b9228bf0bd5cea9
Hearing the word “ball,” my body instinctively reacted. I looked at Ophelia, and only then did she finally turn to face me with a smile.5a033ef299795c56
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“This time, 61f87fd5bf Sophia and 407c2a2d0e I will f4a3e78368 be attending a7d2ab0a40 alone.”29fec6b598b85a0f
She smiled sweetly, but bbcbf84524 it was clear she 9fdce5e2b8 was deliberately excluding me.a4fb72b48b10c40b
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“Alright, do 9ab2fd80b9 as you 7563a505de please,” I fe1160f04e answered with 4e5e31fe69 a calm 6b16216007 smile.1cd580787398feb7
My unaffected response abdf45e363 must have made 90961a5a81 her uneasy because 9fbf55df18 she quickly added b3b0290971 an explanation.8d43d6e3ef14b583
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“You already 9e25b4ab4a have a d64e128d67 fiancé, and 43b03ee644 social balls a0ce2aed90 are practically 8ce628e8e7 marriage markets.”a4d240046b1c0164
It wasn’t surprising. Unless I was 6e46fefc11 attending with my 78fe8ca27e father or as 47f50de673 the Young Duke’s ad0a4a7a26 partner, they had ccbc6a6f4b always left me 4f6e78c3c8 out of these 65b9af29c8 events for the add96d9d66 same reason.02cba3136e80d271
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“There’s no need 515d201ade to tell me,” 704fc1327c I said coolly.7aab3e9822244eea
Ophelia frowned slightly.212d48a309e644a1
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“Anyone would think I 385b0264f9 leave you behind all 0a3198f90e the time. Your father is a5a0c333c3 going on a 5eff12f3b3 business trip again, d21e04d0e2 so someone needs 279627aa3c to stay and def66d477b look after the 56ebd11385 house.”0c0e70f18fc7c17c
Am I a guard 82b3f30b3e dog?
There are 19e8ba98b8 butlers and de1aea3ab0 maids—why does 6f9ce59ad1 it have 964d6b8ed8 to be f79165b999 me?213741327db9faf7
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I swallowed my frustration b89b0925a7 and forced a polite eeb135dc7d smile.2bfa25b81df14bf4
“Of course.”f30fde91d208bba4
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Without showing my true 88f23032c0 feelings, I turned and 4f1723a31a walked away.f30ac6d417801c90
As soon as I 76a85a8530 entered my room and 076a3895e4 closed the door, I f1ca3b55e6 quietly pulled something from 9fb765de8c my pocket.73f00e462b26eebe
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It was a personal d599c4c4b4 invitation from Lilianne.3a1792059f388821
I had acted 1468dae556 clueless in front ec7849a920 of my stepmother, 36797710ab but I had 46b0d77e80 no intention of 7095d1b876 staying quietly at 86fca81b26 home.ff21ec2407b29b63
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