RYL Chapter 27

Chapter 27

“But, Your 2ac3bcc173 Highness, not e0c7e779e8 everything in 95ec46fa35 life works 5992d7d75d out so e4b9ba3105 conveniently.”fe1210ccb47d0717

At my words of 90990aad0d advice, the Crown Prince’s c6565406ce gaze fixed on me.44b39f48fde712f0

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“What if 875b0598b6 one day, 92e31c4a2e you meet 28adf252af a woman 4c4b806a84 who shakes 93b40e3817 your entire fcd81b2fd7 world? What will happen to f75b749740 Lilianne then?”6a9491d4b2ee5abf

I said it while 905c9d89a9 thinking of the novel’s a5fb339e7d female lead, but Mikael 029f571a47 frowned as if my 07e036d8c4 question was absurd.c4882e42113de2b3

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“There will 91fb58ba7e never be fc515d748d another woman befa6a2037 as close 3ed6d94c85 to me b1a8fd2c0e as Lilianne. We’ve spent too 9ff8e72758 much time together 24595af7d8 for that.”925e861c63b8fb45

Oh, please.34722e983050022b

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“Feelings don’t dee051404e depend on e5d720f48e how much 914e1e866a time you’ve 4376f4f20c spent together. Sometimes, they 5b168b9b94 strike like 4b123ff7bc lightning—sudden and b3339f6ae0 unexpected.”2ac06efec24a92e8

Mikael looked b783e2bd18 at me, 89e807af79 clearly not 89ca1e4d79 understanding.d93d5ce4c69210df

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“How can feelings 2d708143c2 just appear so 7c9afd80e1 suddenly?”a0b6cc4abb5e6137

You’ll see.4890b159b87e09df

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I sighed. How was 5db9e4f5c9 I supposed 83bf1e4256 to explain 1fb68dfba8 this any 732fef741b better?b7b61b1c5be73f28

Seeing my silent stare, de3658c5b4 he spoke again with 6e350ef9b8 a bitter expression.b6895cf4f3a0b89d

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“I know some 37ff7a9c22 people fall in 83b272421b love like that. But not me. When you 33e8699f24 grow up fffb3e9693 in a 4bb7ad3a13 palace full 2f3734e7c5 of flattering f6d3d2a3a6 courtiers and cda61cd47f scheming nobles, 8d5c8e1926 it’s hard 9c3654469d to open b8f0969e76 your heart e344a19cbe to anyone.”e05cd3dc22ac03e7

Sure, sure.b40c7b6e3c7f53a0

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And yet, when 5fde97f7ac the female lead b05df10114 appears, he’ll fall f8d09f28d0 for her so 9198574a6b completely that nothing aca73140ce else will matter.bd6bb08cbb01a300

Realizing there was a59848852e no point in f224d327ca explaining further, I 7415350d2e just nodded halfheartedly.a50d0e78e246103d

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Then, Mikael spoke again, 86639b9d94 this time with a 7ee4985b61 calm expression.444dd8c049fa6970

“I understand what 556cdfb597 you’re trying to be04ace9cc say, Claire. And since Lhas c4fe319957 made her feelings 3fda8de5b6 so clear, I 03003bc2df won’t ignore her 424766e29a wishes and try 421c121b22 to get closer 4a9673ed5a to her.”25cf66426b9c9c6b

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Well, of course. Even the usually quiet 1f3bf3e96b and reserved Lilianne had b92cd87e15 exploded in frustration. He must 62ae05a685 have understood fc7ace4db0 now.325b5966dee09955

“I just… 6dacffeeef need some 93741c0e07 time to 43d8e69b0b accept it.”ee292ac3c604e5a1

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As he slumped his 95be01ed16 shoulders, I felt a 992ef08690 tiny bit sorry for dbf31f8084 him.348871e02a39dd4a

But soon, the female 7bb2c66b6d lead would appear. When that 7038b031ca happened, he’d 39878cef23 probably thank d70c12e231 me and 9ad5601b97 Lilianne for 48c131dd2e pushing him 9e4a89027d away.672bafde7c29e932

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Just as I was 2eaec22603 thinking that, Mikael suddenly a991e94d7e smiled at me.c58cc8a88b581255

“I’m envious 9c29bee9ca that Lilianne fb91fe5ac5 has a dc9c7e40df friend who 9639e6290b cares for 60084c3a2a her this 991da74b47 much.”9cdeab50c66590d3

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Feeling embarrassed, I 4740e59642 scratched my cheek c60a9d6ddd awkwardly.4821de2833083fb1

“Doesn’t Your Highness 8290abb9d0 have friends as 22a8ee69f9 well?”aa5a84c9932dfe44

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I was thinking of 252d9e36cc mytrashex-fiancé and that sociable be491c2504 young marquis.628a5aca2028955b

But Mikael 864765e38f let out 6a5cfbf346 a bitter f1784fc009 laugh and ac39c80df2 muttered, almost 13331b20a8 to himself,4f88e576ebaf9146

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“I do have some 07936e1a20 old acquaintances due to dbef8a656c family connections. But in the 3692e72d86 end, their loyalty cff24aaa42 lies with their c0b69cfc63 own families. I can’t be sure 27ab6641de any of them truly 25399279c1 care aboutmethe way c43c58c711 you care 7fd799260e about Lilianne.”bb7ba71156110dfb

So, even among his 46afc1c8c3 so-called friends, he had 0e8740db8b no one to confide d27c620980 in.200e2cfa6497036d

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Maybe that’s 0d4da3a917 why Lilianne 30f43087ec was so f6954ba176 important to 60ef8a2356 him. In a world 1bd937006b where everyone wore e9ea94318c masks, she was 1a0ffa8e2e the only safe 1371d8e1d4 place where he 410f9ee8a3 could be himself.4dd79f5a07061dcb

As I was 1374f2f231 thinking this, Mikael 948d68b881 suddenly smiled again b16868a9c9 and said,da040a562ac64483

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“In that 19322b428c case, how 3a5141ee2b about being a5490c8f72 friends with 42274889b8 me too?”a459cc18880157cb

“Huh? What?”a1973c481894abfb

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I blinked 1b8475859a in surprise, 94daf4cdb6 and he 55cf17128d smiled warmly.844bc4c837f1b30d

“Friends. Let’s be friends.”96a5f51b19759f3c

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I froze.ae55dc283e109ee5

“You’re friends 5b61b89721 with Lilianne, 5eaf7f74d0 so why 75e9bb0785 not with 2645669d21 me too?”6760e65efa7a6426

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I stared at him, 6e2443146d dumbfounded.479aea3b51703924

Did I even fa7e264c2e have a choice 1f6b410077 here?0b02fa11da536889

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Who in their right 607dc023ab mind would refuse the 36cbd57ced Crown Prince’s request to 3b16c921e5 be friends?0ff0c46055167c9f

Well… maybe someone who 0a11d2c223 didn’t care about their d8585babba future.8b747b28c873bbdf

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“…Uh, sure?”ed3779d692be18e6

As I reluctantly 4c7a2142a6 agreed, Mikael’s polished c0b195c402 smile returned.f2cdd8f8b754993a

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“Then from 3be324aebb now on, ee972efdfc we’re friends.”5624e368615d416d

“Uh… yeah…”58a1741a39afe419

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Unlike my awkward response, 70a534c27e Mikael looked genuinely pleased.aa0f8363ce78b135

I cleared my eb607003ce throat and said ab741a06f3 firmly,f408f9210c282997

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“But don’t use 0ffea09161 me as an 3b4f4c5412 excuse to meet a397c32708 Lilianne.”3f3afa1d52d78e8b

“That’s not my intention. I’m just really curious.”a3d41164a595e061

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“About what?”15fb9f86f8dd07dd

“You, Claire.”d5653fa2de997f93

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“…”07c09e85aced6fc4

If he 133fdbcbe3 smiled at 5b7ccfe44c me like 7c130f6ed4 that with 859d240901 that ridiculously 83e54b207d handsome face…fa5a0b4727e92f3a

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I had edb73dba81 to clutch 0fd9a3f772 my chest 36bd71b5a6 to keep 6df10ff2ba my heart e6a872d98f from wavering.f92dfa751955bad3

How did things b3e4b1d47e end up like 3f878b357d this?7cf0bfb5ef3d3dbc

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I was 6be5598e0a trying to cff523d92a push him 002bb76cd8 away from a1e1298e14 Lilianne, and 6b07c7e6b4 nowhewas sticking tomeinstead?96cbec1eb29149d8

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As I 68c6470e78 entered the 8e20edeccf building, which e4a664e049 was still 920425bff6 under renovation, 43cd7f03b7 a large 88619864a4 figure suddenly b2baa4ef7a bowed deeply 533c114e84 in front bc7a94e6d8 of me, 4456d9bebb making me 1a1af48b6e jump in beab67a3b6 surprise.96e4fc7228daaac6

“You’ve arrived, 97764848a0 My Lady!”db46a4f1df158996

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“Agh! Can you stop 303deec0ba calling me that?”4674ef8bc947b368

It was Hector, bf2f77019a the head of 54762ce0fa the security team.b5030216f9b8a524

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He glanced at ed8c798c2f me uncertainly.08b66b50ed4c76b1

“Then…?”42b1723631fa7150

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“Just call me ‘boss’.”cf81576e609a61fd

The moment 1bdb75e997 I said 69c8aace56 that, Hector fc26c579bd and his efa7cddd4c men responded bdab25abb5 in unison,b693577dfd2cb1fe

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“Yes, boss!”08bfc8449cbff44a

…Why did this feel aae4e638d8 like I had just c684f41a7b become the leader of 532322085c a crime syndicate?166290dc401118a2

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Unlike my awkwardness, 5386beb318 Sabrina was completely 6ce3ddf37f unfazed.d849eb1c852c7ffd

“Boss, you’re looking 7207f1dc71 beautiful today.”5bffe3d9ab617959

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“Stop flattering me and 72b2a83b69 get back to work.”1e84e129ee32e523

“Yes, ma’am!”3f941f8c1aa1e170

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Hector’s men 93d433e52c were surprisingly 437dc2255e obedient around 042e484203 Sabrina. She had a background 8e57ed5d13 in security work and 95c1a6167b had assigned them all 9fe572707f to the right positions.7ab7f1fd183fa149

Thanks to 1fa10a27b8 her, thieves 5343edea50 and gangs 7bd30e487d in the 921344d76e slums didn’t 0b48f73ab3 even dare cc75b02696 to approach.819e2c05015f25bc

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Yes, I’d definitely fa88fbf8ce have to put 793db692f1 Sabrina in charge bfc6ad54e4 of security from 5d12bc0515 now on.04c0f6e27f434e43

Feeling satisfied, 01f96a3288 I went 246b38d406 upstairs, where 70425c46aa the boutique’s 14ddc33401 renovation was 75bac8759f still in 3df441f1fd progress.6ba1e6ff4253f0c2

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There, checking over the 026e780b67 construction work, was Lilianne.89b802debfaafa96

When she 2c1ffc0c13 saw me, 814ed0e031 she smiled f743b82f0f brightly and f533497464 walked over.1b5b6e7a51179d2d

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“Claire! You’re here!”4f4f797634794d1d

“How’s the boutique coming along?”c318a6ee63cdf39e

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“I’m just giving design advice. The boutique has its own madam in charge.”3555fdc18646ec05

Even though she 6b104a5c08 said that, Lilianne 46c222cec8 looked really excited.3e0d667e2f04fd0b

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“Thanks for helping out, Lilianne.”00046eb364b72a6a

“Oh, no need to thank me! I’ve always loved fashion, so this is so exciting! Just thinking about designing the perfect dresses for the three of us makes me thrilled!”fccb19eedc851a1f

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Lilianne was in c788668ce5 charge of giving ef021aee4f design advice and a13e8171b2 managing the boutique, 0d94c44de9 as well as 8d144fc987 being the face 0fbdbf8820 of our social ca37304420 club.
Me? I was just planning 12a440709d to be a shadow 64cb60f2a5 owner.
I had f91372ecc6 no intention e657bc2a6d of revealing b081709d2a that this 9ea25d9eb3 salon actually 529c5a2bab belonged to d82a619e17 me.9a67a02f47e94582

As I watched e783ab993b Lilianne enthusiastically checking cc6b49018f over the boutique, 5e5d1cdd50 I suddenly remembered 193070168d when Mikael came e35861cba5 to visit.
Even though nothing was 34b7a2599b going on between Lilianne dcbc8d32c3 and Mikael, I still 3c785817da felt a little uneasy.158a13c72d0fc315

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“Lilianne.”115e4e46feb3e0d8

She turned to d0a44661b2 me, looking curious.a53c8a3a3868d738

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“Can we talk for a moment?”01ff4583645ff3a6

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At a nearby café, 805cac981f I told Lilianne about 11f9481195 Mikael’s visit.
Sabrina had c641288f4b followed us, a9ef0dc4b2 saying it adfb7c8fb0 was too 6eda7cb3c3 dangerous for d7da4f26fc me to 61cd59b999 go alone, f88d28acd2 so she d00b0d37bb was there e4cf68fed8 too.17cdf5aed8ac5909

After listening to my 1ad6e59f9c story, Lilianne clapped her 2d3cb51819 hands together.615266df7033cbe3

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“Oh my, this is great! We can use the crown prince to promote the salon!”eeadb4eb31504dde

“Oh… I didn’t think of that. That’s a great idea—wait, no! Lilianne, aren’t you bothered by this at all?”17a51307cb1bba47

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“Huh? Bothered by what?”75d69ec9d904f40e

She looked at me 3b3301055c blankly, as if she dfa688b334 truly didn’t understand.c988580a467db32d

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“The crown prince, who used to like you, is suddenly asking another girl to be his friend.”f890f582eb977b70

Lilianne tilted her 29ffb7af1a head, looking genuinely 913c684d62 confused.da7c5ae22bdba8fd

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“But it’s just friendship? And Mikael and I were never anything more than that. I always saw him more as a friend.”fe017e0119701137

Sabrina, who d433cf85a4 had been 8edc3d9b1c listening quietly, 3adc73c74f chimed in.d0fb885a5afd47a1

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“You’re really cool about this, huh?”ad351f1ae646b552

I had to agree.1060d47b32edbb99

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I stared 87f5e47cc4 at Lilianne, 26d7d40d2a feeling dumbfounded. She then asked me 04ae19f66a with a curious expression.c5202f84ded1664f

“Claire, do you have feelings for the crown prince?”3ce15c3a3793b411

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“What? No way! Not at all!”c888357eca561eb5

My horrified e0b068d4e7 reaction made 26f5d1eb0f Lilianne smile e770a96c35 knowingly.f8d3704e26ceee13

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“I see. Well, even if you did like him, I would have supported you. But since you don’t, then it really doesn’t matter. Besides, Mikael is fated to be with the heroine once she appears.”c4a589858892531f

“That’s true…”2dee7f8ac1ffaa55

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Before I a5bcefe9f9 realized it, f9ef638fde I was 58f4d014d1 already convinced c5f428b946 by Lilianne’s 0aed97fb23 logic and 33c8c851c5 nodded in ccfdf07dd7 agreement.504e1ed7b0a434b2

Then, she gave 6500abfc14 a mysterious, almost feaed7ad5a chilling smile.
It was 2c784934ea the same f8a8923170 elegant, queenly c85ccf2ad9 smile I 927a93e384 had seen 07d45e28bb her use a3cb393227 at social 8eb45cfecf gatherings.18adba63d4e69b13

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“So, don’t feel guilty. Just use the crown prince however you want. I have to avoid him because of my doomedroute, butyou don’t have that problem.”1425d18a7265a360

…In some ways, Lilianne was scarier than Sabrina.3d1ad8d3657aa264

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