RYL Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Mathieu entered the 2e981e54b8 banquet hall in 015aaf556b a foul mood ad4080d9ce and immediately started 699914f7b6 drinking one glass 2aa6b71e2c after another.
Seeing him 7266e63214 arrive late 40b747b07d and drown c933b5a829 himself in c64c314b16 alcohol, Alex, 511554c7b2 who had 9ee7bf6e98 been there d9b2d880f1 earlier, greeted be105f13e2 him.af44c9d7fca10bb9

“You’re here, Mathieu. I thought you were 33efeb8c91 so lovesick that you’d e67d7ff8aa skip the banquet altogether.”e0e8442b82fb73aa

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Mathieu’s brow furrowed deeply 24b49a6b7f at Alex’s teasing remark.f076be25613dc482

“Shut up.”34f99cb07b7702b1

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Noticing the 5ec1a8574e sharp edge 0a04ca6cd9 in Mathieu’s 4a8e35d205 mood, Alex e45ef52f25 tilted his 5a260e6b98 head in 186d4b9f26 curiosity and d432d8aba0 continued speaking.f0e6efd73c164dcc

“I heard the Crown 2d6bb40658 Prince couldn’t attend today 4be92a81d2 because of his heir aa3140acc9 training.”2a42d0ee94960789

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“How would I f8b702104d know?”0418cb0516b2ab30

Mathieu answered irritably, 2c6143e9b7 downing another drink.41217325a7fb5d83

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Alex, watching 875293fcd0 him with 30cf962a26 a puzzled fa9d28f35f look, casually d492dbca91 asked, “Did a65165163b you find 5ed628d345 that woman 8c82cf4431 from the 1b3fa9713c park?”161d6d776e1c2e45

“……”b15d07293bc1d934

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“She looked like a24013732c a noble lady 4ca08a0ac5 from a high-ranking b0c1446ae8 family.”6de7f7a7a0932f36

“……”23c0e5f4e951846c

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Mathieu remained 0dd71cb46e silent, making 871c0c3192 Alex look 7a4c4eb7c1 at him 0a55acec06 curiously.a35e8e2825aba2af

“You said 94f44a5e7b she was e70cf0ef91 exactly your 5825d80f5b type, even 2d9a5a47c3 from a b322ceffc0 distance.”12493486fa57eb5a

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Mathieu’s eyes flared up fa55605e19 as he glared fiercely 79ad3545ae at Alex.b50bba02f5428674

“When did I ever 99f0bbea4c say that?”0f65c3bb8b70efdc

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“What do you mean? I clearly heard you 21fc1e8f5e say she was your d0f257406a dream woman.”7fe2fd5c912a6613

“Stop talking nonsense, Alex.”e5fdf8ee0447801b

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With Mathieu looking 3152d99196 ready to grab 6891de0483 him by the dd6174b9a6 collar, Alex wisely 553aab01de decided to back bffb10f8ec off.801a0382a040bc58

“Well, judging 08b1a129a3 by your a084d828a5 mood, I 3dba3a8760 think I 5e4c4d3cce should leave 05a019fe11 you alone. I’ll go enjoy 9a3a31bcc8 the banquet instead.”f3cecff098adaf19

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Sensing that fe4d2d96c1 nothing good 1f557bf5c8 would come 3526354aad from provoking 582d0fa53f Mathieu any c2af08520a further, Alex 618bf8449a walked away.
Mathieu, ignoring him 09e0146169 completely, continued drinking ef6181af96 his wine.9b3ea1bba7257099

“Damn it, how could ff0e0fdc1a I not recognize that 314c0bedf5 country bumpkin?”e111c0934ef8a9c8

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He had seen b792812159 that face for eaaa3cae60 ten years—ten long 09dc1b171c years!8f6e94fc2db1beb5

And to make things e0eb12bf59 worse, he had even 8c4ccce42d told his friends she 2e43a31482 was his ideal type, 5235e34dcc boasting that he would e348b21c93 win her over in c5d75e30cf a month.79787ecd1b3a1153

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Just thinking a4cad5802b about it d2778c752c made his 3ec7ee9f9f face burn e3d471741c with embarrassment.d83b13f2a4b370ad

Frustrated, Mathieu’s gaze d7ea08621d landed on Claire, 73bc5c9b5e who was on ec77a16ab9 the other side cfd14012e9 of the banquet a204eb28e9 hall.
That bright e92afe1625 red hair—so 0374484e9e ridiculously noticeable. How had he failed aaedafcabd to recognize her?380fec06ed02445f

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Hah, he 9e82c55ccb must have 1cfc552dad been out f2bc7dde2f of his 840ea8877a mind back 24351c08bd then.04fdaabbdc67d2d2

As he brooded, watching 05692816e0 Claire calmly enjoy the 7bf6885320 banquet, his irritation grew c115fbb8cb even stronger.d4541ff097225cb0

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Worse yet, men were c3b3f0acd6 casually approaching her, striking 8ec1e680d4 up conversations.427ef32db515bc33

Damn it. Whatever she had 93a6401482 done in the eea70bb89a past few weeks, 95f6ea226c Claire had changed. And she had becomeexactlyhis type.f431078528f4da2e

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Yes, this 94984c3371 had to 42996f487f be intentional.f8742cdf56cfb0a8

She must have 64d4807d08 studied his preferences cc687b174c and styled herself 5bcae8f7b9 accordingly.683c1628060d1f58

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After all, 4c8724adad she had 7347bfa712 spent ten 5cfb88595d years trying 170f9acf43 desperately to 5114059404 win his 5ea09172ea favor.f73728dd7be71ebe

But despite b65038f662 his glare d42c2b1cdb practically boring b5e967537b holes into a433408847 her, Claire e3298e5406 didn’t spare 07e607d04f him a aa2d1368ed single glance.c9d0129c8c8086e8

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That fact annoyed Mathieu 9779b9661f even more.94eaace044b92259

Snatching another glass 2e497c4fa6 of wine from b01542afa1 a passing servant, 477b8648ba he took a 8efdd3a32b deep gulp.eed4ba41c9aac7d2

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Just then, a4fa1c4f9b someone spoke 2e6d50896e to him.f15e7d4c25ae1cca

“Um… Lord Mathieu?”8a72ac370e8d3bfe

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A soft, flirtatious voice a4b144c997 made him glance over 27fe560e19 indifferently.472f07ed12cf21b9

Standing there was a 5719177a63 lady he had once beeba58f82 casually invited for tea, 417ea41e41 blushing as she looked 3274425e0b at him.3564f7eb0b6277ed

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Mathieu was all too 7affff16e2 familiar with this kind e5caf650c2 of situation.abfb4c5d94cf4341

Women who knew bed2992e65 he was engaged f9b3164624 but still threw 2d2c033cdb themselves at him, 84c9364862 hoping to catch 3abd6e68ca his attention.2e9a1172cffa68f6

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Normally, he found 1cb0f54a01 such advances tiresome, 2ca1305adb but an idea 8a75e5b038 crossed his mind.2f1f3580dfef9140

So, making sure c8724d7f88 Claire could see, c107011a4f Mathieu smiled and 38467a08f0 started chatting with b9c510c70e the lady.b5d02c008745c239

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What was her 94916cd059 name again? Matilda? Marlene?3776cfd1e59ddf2a

Didn’t matter. It wasn’t important c47b0bac89 anyway.f9d014339d3389dc

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After cutting off d366322392 yet another man 7938c45ffa trying to talk d24feeb1a5 to me, I 03ed8f110d let out a 81ef57d9a1 sigh and wiped 658a36b963 my forehead.f786ef2444258b3a

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Was this 38c480b830 what banquets 72b6161550 were always 768c8d8c55 like?5953a12d7821813c

I was ba685d5c3e sure they d62e9670ea knew I d24f0c9fe0 was engaged, 0984f6816f so why 227aa89400 were they 857579575e so persistent?1a456b6a625132e3

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As I took ee637e2a73 a sip of f146d7201d champagne to quench 66f4b6cae4 my thirst, someone 22224c24b4 suddenly blew softly cad57248a3 against my ear debe89d9d9 from behind.b16680195fe51763

Startled, I instinctively 3a653c775b stepped back and b4476bc76e turned around.e38acbbf19d26809

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Standing there, grinning, was dff40df303 Sabrina in an elegant e0b53fdc25 navy blue dress.49d21ffa3b681f81

“Why do 2c0459affc you look 2c358e4c97 so gloomy 5e2de6a45a at such 0ef405ef3c a fun f0599f519e banquet?”a2f025cd64eae8cb

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“Sabrina! I thought you weren’t a1dbc3ad62 coming!”d2807c91ddd6ed0f

Hearing the 05801a0f0b excitement in 237f08ea3d my voice, 8840135d2c Sabrina glanced 90a77ac5d2 around and 2efe5ea743 whispered,91018a06c1037ace

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“The villain isn’t here, e3aa2582ac right?”dcd8e8d8ac178517

“Duke Valerian? According to Lilianne, b8a964722a he was invited, 20540bcb71 but he declined 688ed401f3 because of work.”1af0ced65a8fbd90

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“Whew, thank goodness.”542647b4b3a0afca

Relieved, Sabrina db34dcf6ec suddenly leaned 0a5f89ec5d in close 94e330055e and whispered d24bf1fcfe to me,c277495b96165082

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“Oh, I saw adf56c5240 something interesting on d7858e42f4 the way here.”5002335c60124398

“Something interesting?”31767184971ea173

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I asked curiously.ba928301149ab010

After quickly a50d180353 scanning the aa6b5f9d0e surroundings, Sabrina f6ac30cbb8 leaned in a54962f479 even closer 1a224d29f6 and murmured c2256b745d in my 258f09db89 ear,97973be84661f7dc

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“Do you know eb83ef9da8 Lady Helsing?”b1fbfc87f0307dd6

“Who’s that?”10dd3436deb81123

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“One of Mathieu’s 124ef3c878 many rumored love 8758a0aa3b interests.”074a3affdc16ca20

I blinked in d690e1eb0c confusion, not fully f5e76b052b understanding.250608091c087167

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Seeing my puzzled face, 1f17dda024 Sabrina shielded her mouth 0f33f70573 with her hand and 6451eaadae whispered,a5019d2042f4ec73

“I overheard that c80da39635 she and Mathieu 21e46637bb are meeting on aa1d2079b4 the terrace later.”bbbe50ba99290717

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She smirked.5eac7e0d757f6d10

“You know what that af42b5a8b4 means, right?”1811fa58526e4e18

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In most banquets, the 7fd6802c37 terrace was where lovers 2b8c566c9e or newly interested couples 3df2c2ff0e met for aprivatemoment.7ad5c566850f5450

Which meant this was 6e82b5ca34 the perfect opportunity to 4f1bbbccd9 expose Mathieu’s shameless behavior.4e3533245037d0b9

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“How did 89f11bba19 you find b35bbb06dd out about a690f4fc32 this?”fd3d0bc988f68a4e

Sabrina confidently placed her 62a4b0edc4 hands on her hips e98f981f8b and said,
“I may d6fda46dc8 look like b0129b33d6 this, but a96b610d37 I used 1d57a6f0c5 to be 4d30fb82db a bodyguard. Now I 2d2ffe84d9 work as f5abfc4009 a maid. I overheard Lady Helsing 2f917a1e09 flirting with Lord Mathieu.”38e26353efbe16d0

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Hearing that, my eyes a24fae3da0 turned toward Mathieu.bfdb8a39530a4018

Just as Sabrina 15bd389c7f said, he was 3d0c8bd096 chatting and laughing 427268d2ea with some woman.e02c7b154a13e441

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Well, it d4ed3aa248 wasn’t surprising 641abb73c1 anymore.0a2ffb03ac553b3d

Mathieu was a 2be0b321cf notorious womanizer. Of course, he’d 8b26dc5c93 respond to a fcbd40c10b lady’s advances.19bae8f5102b67ca

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I quickly 6066ea4532 looked away 7062b0f6c9 and nodded 58ef2a778f at Sabrina.66c45e42546f3bd5

She grinned and gave b1524e98b5 me a thumbs-up.4041c12bb120ef8d

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“I’ll go b75a2e21ee tell Lilianne 01d7634712 that the c35b4b7dd8 plan is 39ba5bb238 starting!”4f10b9000e205e2a

Like a shadow, 2f684206bc she disappeared into ce10e509e8 the crowd in 393fcd954b an instant.69c6a284482494a6

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Watching her a596fb5da6 go, I 487c118642 smirked as 6067cf515d I looked 8b83ba960b at Mathieu.bedf3bfdc17f04f1

You’re caught now, 85284e2d14 you cheating bastard.636d84e6870cc7b5

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Mathieu was ea589ba93a about to 141f570fc9 leave the 98a687608a banquet hall 0613842d0b and head c9a87db09c toward the 38741337d6 terrace when 7ab5078791 he hesitated.50e988bb53667397

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He had already drunk 7ae120759e a lot of alcohol 1d1fc1b6be and honestly wasn’t in f804443d92 the mood to flirt.f1a08b9000af088f

For a 5a92f304f2 moment, he 2a4d27ecd6 considered just 8373617b1b going home.1af45480e2aec5dd

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Then, he glanced 39937c7674 at Claire.27fd4ca796a9b54f

Even though her 3878bc3c8c fiancé was heading 99bd8a3240 toward the terrace, 9c1d50a4de she didn’t spare f82743b54e him a single 12a8c4d1cb glance.dc14abbe351d4146

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That annoyed him.e9eab36d455f41be

Lately, he had f1d2616e6a noticed that Claire 0cdff47cbd had changed—not just c40aa6b234 in appearance, but 9c6530ae0d in attitude as 869143bc5d well.8332fef09aa70130

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She used to 8bfa4263f4 follow him around dd3a26fe58 like a scared b7edb069d8 little chick, but 6bcb7f9df4 at some point, 342a69ad31 she started acting 2568631f66 indifferent toward him.1a757c52b7029db9

She still 52c087dbdc smiled, but 2725a8d4c3 it felt 8d71e8e9a4 fake, like 523e485c50 a doll’s 8f6315d965 expression.df76922e8988c96d

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Before, he cc2fe9ba58 had always 4804697a74 been the 55fcc7141d one annoyed 97af80b850 by her 04e6e32da8 presence, the 77377a6ebd one eager 275345f4a3 to avoid e34907f481 her.f18e07a0134f0366

But recently, c7f50373cf it felt 127ad74403 likeshewas thinking the 44c9d1955a same way about 9365ca236c him.685d7f67d8522c5c

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“No way.”c00245fe95bb61ab

Mathieu scoffed.0dacd853afa6e269

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There was d56c856c9e no way bc12138086 she had da27eaed8f truly changed.1e5014fcf2435e2f

She had chased after 38e6d51d71 him for ten years—she dbec518a3e wouldn’t suddenly give up df2a01cbc0 now.bde9bd79c943159c

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She was probably just d53fdec12d trying a different strategy.b26cf629356e860f

Even a dumb dog e2fd5538b9 learns after ten years.b6230d8e5f198577

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Maybe she finally c579e5712b realized that chasing 8827c3e486 after him directly 2ebfbc4ae2 wasn’t working, so 58cbf20e47 now she was 196eddf0c9 pretending to be 41cebcbab0 uninterested.4a078828d685d3c7

And she had 0aaaf7f787 even changed her e4aa152436 appearance to match 877552e5b6 his taste perfectly.4bf336203dc3d992

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She must have 5882c10c93 thought that would 75dffbd065 make him interested 2d9b65003f in her.422a1ecdb32161c1

Ridiculous.35da1c83b0382b42

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He was already d700a1f7a3 frustrated with this 4763ee8b96 forced engagement, with 9cd631aaa2 no say in 2aa2bc3d47 the matter.70070f0ad7db4aac

For ten years, he 2aa1d01f1a had been forced to 00c98eacbb look at thatplainface.936f1440cae710a6

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Just because she changed feebe6b6fc a little now didn’t 5e18c5eb62 mean he would suddenly bff30469ff care about her.17d65ad1a7919957

“Lord Mathieu…?”af35ab4938cf666e

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Snapping out of 3ca2966269 his thoughts, Mathieu adf04a38bd realized he had 65b4530c50 already arrived at 7b88166d25 the terrace.0ba276b176636651

Across from him 8ce4f57386 stood the woman—Matilda? Marlene? He couldn’t 5a0091b44a remember her ed823834b5 name.e83849e294e36b87

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When did she 6ed8673df6 get here?4f772921acffccd4

“I’m so happy 632a466f81 to be with 455ccfdb57 you like this.”8f49b9bf7f32584c

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Suddenly, she 97967a3f52 leaned into 3d4b5480c3 his arms.026d17ab803267d5

A strong, overwhelming perfume 41873cd461 filled his nose, making 170a8c1b8d him frown.8a7c1948e845dd07

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As he reached for 4cd8db993b her wrist to push c8667a038b her away, a memory 499bca5186 flashed in his mind—d50a40a0d63b0c05

Claire’s wrist.6dff0adb383e661a

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Hers was thinner. Softer.7a111f75f0cd5c35

“Lord Mathieu…?”0e75bf4ed2aca7a4

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The woman blushed a2bfe460cb as she looked 7d520d8996 at him, confused 154e020a00 by his intense f1c02bd3e5 stare.860f85a41e6de963

Realizing what he had ea2c5889b5 just been thinking, Mathieu a96aa7ce0b snapped out of it, d72c11b12a shaking the thoughts away.db0bf62f825490e2

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Damn it. What the hell am e1faf92b3c I thinking?d5001ca7de326490

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