RYL Chapter 19

Chapter 19

As I mumbled to myself, Lilianne and Sabrina looked at me with puzzled expressions.

Ignoring their stares, 773be2f2e4 I suddenly stood d92cd5feb1 up and shouted,
“A club!”ab18299c48c57365

“Why?”28341b5b254224a5

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“I’m talking about making a real club! A club that fits the historic era!”eb1789cec6a056a2

“What???”f863969c02eb2efe

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Sabrina and Lilianne a33fbb687f looked at me 09ab44ed4a in confusion, but d0ce96b4fd I just smiled 9c19568573 mischievously.ae84bd7d455e7698

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After hunting f44df1d728 with Alex d27142b5a8 in the 35ae103f05 forest outside b763c15406 the capital, 636c0e8bae Mathieu rode a91580a94d his horse 4e1315cdea all the 861a30a636 way to 2d72ee6ecb the beach.
It had a3e1eea06f been a 12128a7559 while since e9d0ee0eef he last b852eec97c rode freely 1eae3cf1ac like this, bdc189a9df and the 09c9abcb7b thrill of 64226538d7 it filled 461f20cc44 him with f71f29f42d excitement.
Winning the 2f88acc2d3 hunting bet 55b29cebe1 also helped 1f6d4b277e his mood.9c510f457a3f8e76

Because of the hot 55a97f3c54 weather, the beach was 36ef731629 crowded with nobles having 70fe44b1ce picnics.
Mathieu looked 6214e18b70 at them efba5164aa with disdain, 3bf643de00 thinking how cf4ca17811 lazy and 266a1ebe75 idle they b9cdcab28f were.
Just then, Alex arrived 76d0959934 late and whistled as 132dec4bad he took in the 5f46f416fa view.f2f7829aa5bdc0b4

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“Wow~ Look at all 7b18b4afe6 the ladies playing in b4f1db49a8 the water. Why don’t we 656442c735 take a break 8d630a7f26 here too?”ec3440f7a4ccb9c0

Ignoring Alex’s nonsense, 8726fd1a12 Mathieu clicked his f26573a513 tongue and urged f2a7811c5f his horse forward.6d5c635c2b1f13af

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“You stay if you want.”c4a588c6ed35d267

“Wow, you’ve f2ece07186 really changed d0f0941aae since the deaf46951d breakup. The once notorious young a7ddd2c359 duke, who never refused 15d7fc563a a woman, suddenly has 0accd04bde no interest? What a surprise.”f74453b27619c489

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“Shut up.”ef036c662a804ba8

The truth cb7027000a was, his 63139b290d past relationships 43683b7dc3 were more 0b397d911a of a 544a1e02f6 rebellion against 261f5edcfc his fiancée d8d6861110 and father.
No matter how c602080140 many scandals he 29965dca1a caused, his fiancée e03154a473 would always smile 0a46a94127 foolishly, which only 989332d6f6 made him more 5bc9f1cd8a frustrated.
It felt similar to 3b53630f9e dealing with his father—an 58f4507be4 unresponsive wall, whether he 233e54f239 did good or bad.ee2d89a56a680d14

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But now that the f064bea2b4 wall was gone, he 830b37f747 found himself uninterested in 393a0ae8cf other women.
Or maybe, a new 59b5b11495 kind of wall had 20e2413d9a formed instead…e20fdaee949a0aa3

Lost in thought, 0ac1e83438 he suddenly heard 956d8a3e2c Alex’s loud voice 002b4e410b again.e4b65cb386e973ad

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“Wow! Oh my god! Now that’s a bold lady!”c777be45a8849568

Alex’s voice trailed off 24903a7225 as he squinted, as 13a46ad743 if trying to recognize 990fcc8185 someone.f843acf1b3c06415

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“…Wait a second… Hmm?”78164e4ec315e049

Then, as b9911406e9 if realizing 17b1966211 something, he 94955b43ed murmured,
“Isn’t that your ex-fiancée?”307714fb62d88913

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Only then did 251a904e2a Mathieu turn to 58013d14d0 look at the 62b5ba0042 beach again.3c8a7b8084fa4cd0

What’s so special about 1118ca150c Claire…?7fcc92e56647b9ff

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And then—he froze.e96eb7ee5e52f337

Under a parasol, 6b17a16e0e three women sat d19883471a elegantly, wearing outfits 490e40b3ec that were barely a4498a7be2 covering them.
Bare legs, bare arms, and even exposed breasts…b9f25398422e0e6e

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“Whew~”dcb515904a6a72d1

Alex whistled as he b1012f154d enjoyed the sight, which 82365c6577 made Mathieu frown deeply.73d5a287b2e5033d

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For a moment, he 9200d1fcee almost punched Alex in 2a230af7fd the mouth.
Realizing his own f044754223 reaction, he quickly 5a49c3c180 turned away, feeling eff8f25c85 frustrated.b705cebe4c97eeed

Damn it. Whether his ex-fiancée walked 6816d6fda5 around half-naked or completely 42efbc7d8e naked, why should he ca6dbc4194 care?015483b93ce27473

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“Let’s go.”653a695348e5dc80

“Why? This is a rare sight! Let’s enjoy it a bit longer!”44e982cba6c49873

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That was 518f4525c1 the last 056a867c0e straw. Mathieu grabbed Alex by 8a66eefc2d the collar and yanked 83d6e1af94 him close.8626f4d2d07d2fd8

Shocked, Alex 42cd507356 blinked at de45759df8 him.6efcb95e27bf61f4

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“W-What’s wrong with you?”899ed19dbada5175

Mathieu hesitated, e306528eee debating whether 34319cb498 to punch 96c1a4a651 him or 70ee816004 not.
Barely holding f50f0c4d20 back his efd1d1d293 anger, he 6768c5e50d gritted his ff43a5661f teeth and 6957ebddb3 muttered,d8c9d18832a60950

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“If another man saw your divorced ex-wife naked, how would you feel?”784e252f19bb084f

Alex looked at him 0f386d0f66 in confusion.603ea97de06bbb2c

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“What are you talking about? I was never married, so I don’t have an ex-wife!”4cec7a877a4b89a6

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For the past few 3ac214c8ec days, I had practically 7f1ddb2b91 lived in the study.
Now, holding the cdd7a05a98 completed document in e1ca08d9ee my hands, I e0ee6ba169 looked at it 9ad176bf4a with pride.1a3c23c9e32d5f9f

It was a 9e1612d6dd business plan for c2f67330e2 asalon—a club disguised d4fba67702 as an elite 3047c909a4 social space for d025f0439d nobles.
A realclub!3913e482466a9c47

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If you’re from Korea, aab7beaa08 you’d know—the kind of 2e5f052b8a club where young people 0466b67b38 dance and party until b18e018639 dawn!
Of course, this cbbadcc590 one would be c08aa89cd7 fancier and more e16e5d7a9f private.48250825e1337477

I wasn’t 4e66620699 rushing into 4ec3649c76 this blindly.
Reputation and be0a0a650b word-of-mouth were e3c255ee01 everything when c97ed24e71 running a d9171925dc salon or 40304eab5b social club.
Luckily, I had a6c996de6c a secret weapon—Lilianne.7cc4777e33a762ea

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The Sinclair Marquisate was f1ec69ca3c close to the royal 4069e6bad9 family and had strong cd02a50750 influence in high society.
And Lilianne was 5c78667631 their beautiful only b2f44fcba1 daughter.
With her 77bd6b21b4 support, getting 4861e83017 nobles to 7b2869cc80 talk about d0b478782b the club bdcb952dab wouldn’t be 7d56b4496a difficult.05f1c603910d1d3f

My job 2512506254 was to 1bf1f9687a design a 42cf07464c space that 1e988e5d28 would capture 95f5751077 their curiosity 7ba99da0dc and excitement.8164cff00a5a5bc3

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And I was confident.a416bc90c98a640a

Who am I? A former project manager 219230687b from Korea’s ruthless IT 32fb2ae85a industry!
I spent years balancing 9cfc2118be client demands, meeting designer aa7bec4bef requests, and handling programmer ee1f9d40b8 complaints.
I knew exactly 0ef938c7ed where people would 966542605a find faults and d3fd7ca136 how to prepare a6793c5130 for them in 5bb2e42f74 advance.cec7f343171403ad

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Now, to c4bc3f94f3 remodel the 7794fb0255 building and 9be692b696 hire staff, 632ff80b71 I needed 14318b96fe investment.
My plan 99ca8c1669 was to c218bd244b convince the 9919c7b5e2 count with 438732946d this proposal 4dff25c1c9 and secure 635b7c14d9 the funding.1b953d02f8229e66

Holding the 05b667b0dc documents with 59cdf675d8 determination, I 5bc2a2f909 left the 046444b060 study and 23a83a820a went to a4996dcafd find my 16d624ba37 father, the ec3d5ba034 Count of 0c9f71981f Devonshire.
Luckily, today he 2bf91289e4 was working at 434ce3e6f9 the mansion.a46c96e82a9abd00

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Taking a 707932080a deep breath, eca9a61eff I knocked e92166525a on his 9b4395c2d2 office door a2df1db28a and spoke 6e7764374e carefully,08c0bb97f5a7d527

“Father, it’s Claire.”d1fadb1975e01cb0

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A moment e893d2b7ad later, his 9aaa17086f voice came 3b8ff90e1d from inside.6858c0af0f944ffa

“Come in.”e96604535cf403c5

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As I stepped 088c098788 into the study, 8e60be3321 my father, the 4e6541efbf Count, looked at 3b053b1968 me curiously while a080e1fe0a reviewing a pile 9e424fdf79 of documents with d9e1ee1624 his monocle on.eb929dd6693fe58b

“What brings 3981a0abf6 you to 4ea1b8a349 my study?”accbdb15d2507c0e

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The old Claire e90131f874 never even went bd07c7e194 near the study, c42bcfafb1 afraid of disturbing ff9290134a him.
But now, I 9b7eddf918 had come all 623fe4a6b1 the way here, dd5014f377 knocked on the e853b30c45 door, and was 89129b66b2 standing in front 014af412e6 of him.
No wonder he d1935f283e looked so surprised.cf7edad72201062d

“Is this about the 220bcab6c0 young duke?”2316f10940501399

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He probably thought 4ee99eb0c9 that was the bb90f2af3a only reason I 3fd8bea0e1 would come.
Even though 55ca322151 I was 6e9e905a8f acting strong 00682b7d7f on the 968b25c49c outside, my 6632562fc6 father knew 43e57f1b81 I was f780c7d304 a soft-hearted 6e53325b44 and caring 96b66a4dfc daughter.
Wanting to dcbdb299eb ease his 1a7df5d82c concern, I a80d736836 smiled brightly.3d222875f967c60a

“No, Father. This isn’t about b3455bf494 the young duke.”ba62ece9861b344e

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“Then…?”ef7b7cc620e4ff36

I carefully stepped forward 8b2240aae5 and handed him the 9727a766e5 document I brought.c9636b437885fec0

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Frowning in confusion, he e96f6fa3c6 took the papers, adjusted 64ace3a7ad his monocle, and began 6b2436afbb reading.543598fb83d73ff2

I waited nervously, 7616de0b6d just like a 42b66aae41 project manager waiting 5056191c84 for a client’s 706bd072d5 approval.880636321dd19209

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After a long d1776c06b5 silence, he finally 48acadd5f7 placed the document c06b943bd2 on his desk 6439161dd3 and stared at de969f8580 me.46048d30c4377e52

“Did you prepare this 97b7feb399 yourself?”b61775e308142910

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I couldn’t 2330bc93e3 tell from 0864d16ac6 his expression ade206abf4 whether he 2869080ac0 was impressed 22bca77f13 or disappointed.
Quickly, I dc26d937a0 started explaining 7d9a8db228 my case.58d74a5c045690ce

“It might f600f8da28 seem reckless cac9be7047 now, but 02782d0e03 in the e1c853e3a6 long run, db6b6976bd this business 8c84984e37 has great 8c4bfc063c potential. Even if it a340158b22 doesn’t succeed as 846d9ee06b expected, we can c463be06d8 still sell the e81797327c building and land b89a943dd0 to recover more 183fc66a91 than the initial 177370b034 investment. I truly 33e62923d7 believe this 3f04dc4e22 is a 5abd07ab6a worthwhile business.”7b3aa976400fe0f5

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My calm and b833f8ba09 confident explanation seemed 0b4ef7bed3 to surprise him.15a4759367d1d2b6

The Count removed f0b285d2ce his monocle, stood 26b6a448a3 up, and slowly 79a09906b7 walked toward me.
Then, he cb91d6965c carefully took b8782ae496 my hands fefaecf267 in his.9340c8eaf65eedcf

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“I thought ff6476c508 you were 78b71c1a62 just saying 366f74f4cd you wanted 5a479e59ec to help e18a9a6205 your father… 0e90bdd494 but you’ve f7476427f7 really been a50a35773c studying hard.”2fa12e81f22ba518

Oh no. Why does he look 1592811f8b like he’s about to 60e5ec30b2 cry?f83336a72025cab2

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My father, a376b24d89 despite his a109de68d9 strict appearance, 61d060d69d was actually 993d8ee185 quite sentimental.
Seeing his eyes 71db2c54e5 well up, I c0b4e218f8 awkwardly stood there, 1c1747ca1e unsure of what 2b986f4b61 to do.338d6efd61177f56

“Alright, I’ll invest. I must. Even if this business da2cfbca6e fails, I would still 36eb5efb75 invest inyou.”5b30800701b2977f

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Wait… Was 76a1d2d328 it really 6578ed655a this easy?ac0a1dfaf5326f3d

As someone af223354df who spent 1c368def8b years rewriting 59cb174ddc proposals after c1d5be7c52 endless rejections 24a8af3cef and complaints, 004a657803 this outcome 917d8ccd95 felt almost… 12e9a4a7e1 anticlimactic.dcb21d94eb12c813

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Before I 1f8582630c could process b1bd92a29a everything, my cf7a7de7e4 father returned 06e08269e8 to his f1ef4dcf8a desk, stamped e0810af9f8 the official 5f8da780fc family seal ec9aeeb00b on the b24fa16613 document, and 36402064e0 handed it 96cc0e0abf back to 2c8a9fe304 me.949c31d59e366f3b

“I’ll have the investment 96da03b33e funds transferred by today. Since it’s 6873a38a6c a large 46f6e76766 amount, we c5253ad8c5 should open 4b18ec6fe6 a bank 4805ace953 account in b820be23de your name.”30964190d5901d5b

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In this 7e13244746 era, banks 05067c7cd7 were mainly a20dfa5a3a for wealthy f253006cf6 nobles.
Getting an 7aa2585087 approved account 562e7b1052 was no 629fd1aed6 small feat, d839c41559 as it c767f1661b signified high 85d2bf91b5 status and 4ec2f5862b financial stability.988b88df0b7d8aa5

Our Devonshire family 9b0d0084e2 wasn’t the wealthiest, 962ee4615c but thanks to d3f3f89733 my father’s business cf0ef9923c skills, we had ae7a0dd2b8 enough credibility with db46a8e9cf the bank.1da1c6dcfef3fab1

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Feeling happy that 06926eb9cc things were going c7a8ce6cd9 so smoothly, I 3fed06f6b7 nodded without hesitation.d07c4477cec0e693

“Oh, and 3a1779e94f one more 4d41e47a9c thing.”272ef1f149f2859f

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As if remembering something, a88bead283 my father raised a 2bad718c07 finger and pulled something 11eff9929c out from his drawer.b2031c3e92be6664

It was a letter—an be84659616 invitation.f12af82fd64b9ee6

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