RYL Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Once we 87b7647dce stepped out, 749b25b806 the refreshing fb60651412 sea breeze 1425bbb310 felt great. As I stood there, 296d2eadb4 gazing at the waves, be49b8e0bb something dark suddenly covered 71d53936e5 my vision.61662dcf445a78e1

Startled, I turned 22f492ca64 around to see d28ef1eb11 Lilianne grinning as 81f5264f6b she placed sunglasses 053dfa9d55 on my face.238e7bf347ba83d4

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Huh? Sunglasses?1d602aefaac97a7c

“Where did you get these?”186b26c06d8f4210

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“Do they even have sunglasses here?”df300d159b31b99c

Sabrina, who abc39a8db6 had also 803a6f0b98 received a cfe46df702 pair, examined d95c5c8948 them with 512eebcd86 curiosity.604f226fcd4b9720

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Lilianne smirked proudly. “I had them custom-made by the March family’s personal optician.”a56bf4590a4ac52a

Of course, a rich 9c38e956d4 girl like her could a20feb7306 do that!e0ab8998f8f3820b

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Before long, the three 10fcad506c of us, as if ddb5aa591c we had planned it, 36dfaa2485 strolled elegantly across the 6929390d6e sandy beach with our 4e0ab12253 sunglasses on. But we 2948cc8ad5 couldn’t hold 23e3e2564d back our 97ce8b8627 excitement for 00f8e986ad long—soon, we 1076308f25 were dashing f46dceb35c toward the 9dd726316b waves.901b792c298c01d4

“Kyahhh!”47811eddce5c1c72

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“Yahoo!!”db0ddd848d81f0ce

Forgetting all about 06eeec541c the dignity of cdad8c08fa noble ladies, we f8945685d3 ran into the 08b558fb0b sea like carefree 0ed50aa7ac teenagers.ac15946d138ef4af

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With half of our faces hidden behind the sunglasses, we felt bolder, less worried about others’ stares. That didn’t mean people weren’t looking, though.d2e647c909ac675c

Among the nobles, who 224a3d5a1a were tightly wrapped in 52694566ab layers of dresses and 0a4454d7b6 ridiculous pumpkin pants, we 07c9c97fb6 stood out in our 8bb6aeabcd bikinis and monokinis.2bd635c5c8e3e87a

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“Oh my goodness, what a disgrace!”955ccb6049bffdab

“How shameless!”7b01e4cd868176eb

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Ladies in 8d532ee203 fancy dresses, 86028358f7 even at fd2c770a76 the beach, a00cd1ced4 fanned themselves 17dcc1146f and whispered f0902d4cc3 in shock.bd5dc84f1ca5afa6

“Aren’t those the daughters of the Sinclair Marquis and Devonshire Count? And that mysterious beauty with them?”1b0617178ce0d6eb

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“How improper! They look like exhibitionists!”4c9bb24af2c6e73d

“You’d think high-ranking noblewomen would have more class!”7df4391bf3c6232c

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Some were criticizing us, 7eca1d33a4 but not all were, cfd372a27b and some young noble de67b921dd ladies in their puffy 5af23a85e0 bloomers sneered at us.84963536aff7b3af

“Well… their outfits do look comfortable for playing in the water.”5aff3bd0a4b37eac

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“Where did they get those black glasses? I kind of want a pair…”75ebbe10824e588e

We didn’t afee67bade care what 36650c9a16 they thought. That day, a3de0ad3ee the sun 91505f2db9 was bright, 7827ac84ef the waves d66d07f572 were cool, 9fe63cbd92 and we 96717626df were having 2ee0a5252e the time 59085c2355 of our fc50907b24 lives.a68aff089d5e77fc

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It felt like bb5596033e I had played 6b5a1fc694 harder than I 5ecab295f7 ever did in 2a6cd28918 kindergarten swimming lessons. Exhausted, we let c243fe6354 the maids drape df378aee64 towels over our 2a07b42ba7 shoulders and headed 2ce4e8c63a to a prepared eba9b77014 table.e951c2a29b3ebb70

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Sitting under 227bbc2c66 a parasol, 8342a1b62d sipping fruit b0a3f23e41 juice while 54c15bb444 admiring the 32fcfea7be sea—now this e48d19cb26 was the 03870fe90d life!64508264d1ef4e73

Feeling relaxed, c6e3e752ad I crossed 87d17d9e59 my legs, 8e7fcd76f5 only for 4edf226a46 Sabrina to 22d3b4695c chuckle mischievously.858ce46fca6696eb

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“You were embarrassed before, but you ended up having the most fun!”4920f1ea921abc2f

“Perhaps this was Claire’s dream all along and not mine?”f1b28972ba3f6351

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Lilianne teased, 66d57b2b4f giving me a95f9c333e a playful 2798595ece smile.33d47842c058a607

I cleared my 08c8d3606e throat, trying to f11afad27a act cool, and 17d492fce3 sipped my juice. But then, someone 956b1da3df approached our table.56387b17730edbed

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A man, 35678b6f37 clearly a b83b9f4c28 noble, gave f46a494061 us a d5ae7c3739 small bow.a9e288cb970612e9

“Good day, beautiful ladies.”5752917155144e55

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His face was 39d6142f04 flushed—probably from drinking. He eyed a20a9dd31c us up adc7a28505 and down 76155ba0db in a f5517202e9 way that 154208efc5 made Lilianne 7b94826429 and me f6856736ef frown in 52c8b6b164 disgust.08df4f05a33248ec

Ew, wipe 2ee53151fe your drool.b874cee16228de6e

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Completely unaware 8adf0674de of our 4de7c851ce growing annoyance, 223c5ec619 the man 90b7aa2685 smirked and 0907b99d77 continued,80359171ad1c4320

“You ladies seem to enjoy a good time. Why not join us for an even more exciting one?”2df8a771e8cc29b2

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Would you 8e81963b22 like toleaveinstead?23e0bab950e1575d

I glanced in the 01e1e73cec direction he was pointing. A group 7eb9a20fa5 of young 0171947f48 noblemen was f82659aba9 gathered at 0017a7c7a1 another table, a5bdf471d7 drinking and e842145bf8 cheering, waving d4fa23aa4f at us fd1440215c like drunken 9259cd5940 fools.f3a43bdb09fd215c

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Theyhadto know 4e4eb75f04 who Lilianne ca9d97e1af was. But fueled by alcohol 9990e7ccf7 and their male bravado, 0a3cc60ffb they must have thought 50df5f3b3f they could challenge her.ab65f485055e01f5

I sighed, 1aa1a0bd81 about to 766d0c712c reject him—eb6024c1f85fc353

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BAM!1b9d6831c6d361fc

Before I could say b79edb6cec anything, Sabrina extended her 4f3cddab5a leg and slammed her ea2b4fc8a8 foot onto the table ef55528a3a with force.bf1f6502769d72e9

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The man, who had 82170ab24d been leaning on the ddc235a4bc table, jumped back in 446b21f6ec shock and fell flat b34bfe1273 onto the sand.d77129da76c4c18b

Lying there, he a2e189f7a1 stared up at 528c51933d her in disbelief.d213bbfb706ae86e

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Still resting her foot 5cc1015a98 on the table, Sabrina 30e29e8c2f smirked down at him.57d84681fcd4dab0

“If you don’t want to get beaten up, I suggest you leave.”054659411e0654bb

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The dangerous glint in ab3c214356 her eyes finally sobered ecec472168 him up a little. He dusted himself off, 82c0b40d4c looking annoyed.3d7732e2ec266272

“Do you even know who I am? How dare you—!”2e49319a2f2a47c7

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But before he could fd93d720cf flaunt his noble status, 50fc926d06 he met Lilianne’s icy aa8d0fdbfd gaze.52bbb4faf513a18f

Her eyes said 118d8d2e15 it all:And who do 2887f3ec4f you think you 28a8cb2e3c are?3fa0ae76be403b6a

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Realizing he 1a61b6e6f9 had just 517a65e530 tried to 49312ee56c show off 429b95cb1f in front 4a50206925 of aMarquis’ daughter, he 1dce19b119 awkwardly scratched bfcbace355 the back 4f66e27cf2 of his 1ff331ad82 head. Still unwilling to walk 056c9ce5f1 away empty-handed, he muttered,c599a0b67e6b5f39

“W-Well, we happen to be very respected members of a high-class social club, you know.”f992a37fddf5aa84

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But we just stared e0e15e8613 at him blankly.7bef4e4c2901d08b

Unable to bear 76ae61ce36 the silence, he cb3240e498 quickly backed away.9a9c8fccbeda0846

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“Aha… ha… well, looks like you’re busy, so I’ll just go now!”dd518675d9a63b93

As soon as he 4c96dec9be scurried off, Sabrina snorted 376ffe1fa9 and lowered her foot.0bb528df874c1d24

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Lilianne, who e227935ec5 had calmly 8bfd3dbefa continued sipping b2d0edfe7f her tea, 5b0ecbfd7d finally spoke.46cef3909af3d507

“Good job, Sabrina.”d1698aef615565cb

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Sabrina shrugged. “That was nothing.”e5317f20c69fd584

Watching them, I ad1721a166 smiled to myself.918549fcd82dd0f7

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Yep, I really made 1ab254c9ed the right friends.91fba9d9e10b365b

At that moment, f2bca1e57e Lilianne casually brought 8b6fed2330 up another topic.aa904eee4e4125e6

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“By the way, Claire, I heard the Duke’s family paid you compensation for breaking the engagement?”a3a1dd457f075c07

“Oh, that?”a4383beceeeece14

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The land and c3c095f8fd buildings I received 1981bfbab7 from the Laurentiano 94d4cb5490 Ducal family… my 091d698436 biggest dilemma lately.44c345db9a768353

“Yes, I got some property near the capital.”b7ec02ff789413ea

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Sabrina’s eyes gleamed as e5b9d92734 she rested her chin cd7d98e135 on her hand.7af4133ca53a8347

“Oho, land near the capital? That must be worth quite a bit.”ddf050fbc2b4e49a

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“Yes, but I don’t need the money right away, so I’m thinking of waiting for the value to rise…”6bb84ebeb8a50501

Lilianne tilted her head e6ced6b2fa knowingly.186e3de922c5cce8

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“You’re planning to use novel knowledge to increase the land’s value, aren’t you?”8127119e6591dfb4

I grinned e3d4519f1f and nodded.00ee4427dc739665

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“Exactly.”3522424802a24929

“That’s a good idea. So, do you have anything in mind?”b69a742a74a2553d

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“That’s actually the problem. As you both know, the male and female leads in this novel aren’t really interested in business.”22b1df9b84e01a8b

“That’s true. They were too busy flirting and fighting over love.”145b6401409c5790

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At Sabrina’s comment, Lilianne 19dd969f32 seemed to have a 955566c0bb thought and lifted her 9f25f2c54d head.af4b1dc5928449a3

“Do you remember what that guy said earlier?”db336d2c8ee8876e

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I was 8ee7cd2e95 thinking the 94c9d7f0f5 same thing fed1f11216 and quickly 369c1470b7 answered.6deb28755f23d719

“You mean the part about the social club? Actually, I did consider running a salon like that. It was even mentioned a few times in the novel… But the problem is, high-ranking nobles would be my main customers, and the building I received is on the outskirts of the capital.”5e15ab828ea4d111

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Sabrina, who had been f0d07a2f21 quietly listening, smirked.91c0f8e346697956

“Isn’t that even better? The more secretive something is, the more people want to do it in hiding.”305823c67b82055c

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“Something secretive…?”dd1fda6c5651e5ec

“What do you think happens in these social clubs? Gossip about nobles, betting on the latest scandals, pretending to be classy while indulging in pleasure—it’s all part of the atmosphere, right?”8b17061940cb9862

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Lilianne nodded in 46dde83c58 agreement.cac12d5ac90b252b

“It is true that they’re more discreet and revealing than regular social events.”2f306b161a3f85b4

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At that 967a231c62 moment, something b8f2f49873 clicked in d2d315c4e3 my mind.5d27b1e838bf51eb

Sabrina’s hint had sparked b6aa299a66 a brilliant idea.9e5f551e0d40e248

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“A social club…”417252ebe3ae0064

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