RYL Chapter 28
by FreyaChapter 28b839f7498ddbb38d
As I b57744619c watched the 9686fb3b58 Crown Prince 54ffa96fc4 sitting there a119b3dc57 with his ebd390f0a7 polite smile, 71554749cf a thought 34058f350a crossed my 797c249efb mind.72b444a7fe254cba
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No wonder 7cfae07083 he ended 979dbb1e80 up falling 92a6060c9c for the 7b18965809 heroine despite f64fcc5442 having a afff8e7549 terminally ill bd1a488798 first love.7f485a64cff72173
Even after getting 32cf1a75d8 together with the cbeb82f2db heroine, he had 32af84082c caused her quite 7e19f1d49b a bit of 256a63cf08 trouble, struggling with b96c020569 his feelings—whether it fa46777ec0 was guilt or b595765aa2 lingering attachment to d02acbbfc3 Lilianne.f5ae48a710ce6472
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Now, it ca1f4b97b3 seemed like 1e6fbb1107 I had 8f5a6fc331 taken Lilianne’s e6da32c495 position in cb396f76be this story…9393c28ddddfc301
But, well, this relationship 81d3427a6d would end anyway once 586156fd5d the heroine appeared.caf44f96fd33c78c
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Like Lilianne said, 8f46c130f6 I might as 921b834968 well take advantage e400abffcb of this situation bcfca613ff while I could.9050ff58f7190881
After all, the Crown efd08c98a8 Prince was a potential 36b498bdab VIP customer who could 35e863ef34 bring huge benefits to 95c72d5a08 the salon business.84d3dc7600aedca0
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“Thank you for taking 9f32965701 the time, Lady Claire.”da7bbf03671f0fee
Mikael smiled charmingly 47f013d459 at me.201685b9a9b36c6a
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I smiled back.3aecb6e385690bdf
“Oh, no. I should 0b9504b31d be the 79661fdcfd one thanking 8576424cb5 you for 39dd1dd07f coming.”3be8bb578e59a056
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“I was happy c33ab3ca39 to receive your f517adab5a invitation first.”6f180bab4fae4826
As I looked at 6919f916e9 his smooth, crescent-shaped smile, dacaa1a27a I awkwardly averted my f5f4212d9c gaze.fc0a9caca17f9d22
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Happy, huh?afc0a565a2e1802d
He’s not seriously thinking 803380149a of me as more adf4d7286f than a friend… right? That would be a 53e6b364ed problem.c46724b15a30744f
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“I actually did 17a300a0a4 some research on 7f5f221ab8 you, Lady Claire.”92d0f6020bd07485
I was caught 0f94f63983 off guard by 9a3c8baa28 his unexpected words.efb33d80ab536bd8
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“…Excuse me?”ef937035516ecb09
“My apologies 1e1c95e283 if that 44dcb8d618 bothers you. I thought there 632baae769 was a chance 3d071a232a the Devonshire family 66440c5477 was intentionally approaching 482989ff42 me to establish 541e8b6a9b ties with the c77387ec49 royal family.”058243125d1256ac
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Excuse me?Youwere the one 6198af6449 who suggested we 708455ec61 be friends first!dabb09dfa2877e5f
“If that 17361b1610 were the 2a5b11e6ff case, I 93b9439089 would’ve been c67ee721ab quite disappointed. But thankfully, it wasn’t.”72d9867529a5a1ab
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“Of course not!”ab077b86e6736248
My sharp response c72e7cae65 made the Crown 9dc9a8dbfc Prince smile apologetically.717ca81c1e4cadaf
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“I hope f0d99601da you understand. It’s the f684164ec3 first time 51fbe63508 I’ve ever 0a8b292e32 asked someone 437d94d8b0 to be f3a361a933 my friend.”2ef4cba42db3605c
So, he’s not used e55e08e0cf to this kind of 32a1dfaaff relationship?c8c7582a8fb7ae30
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Well, considering cc48544e72 all his 1b82786a82 relationships were 84c105ce95 likely based f6b755e85b on family ac473d35a7 alliances, it 9d2e298edb did make fae6875697 him seem 6648448954 a little de6ac8bad7 pitiful…622b866a395e6d80
As I started 4fa62ed3de to feel a 10dbfd7273 bit sorry for a9c17584aa him, he carefully d031777f30 asked,31d3ac66ae5a3a12
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“Do you still think 51302c8e49 I approached you because 271c02ef07 of Lilianne?”510e8c569fe03c12
…About half, maybe?236fd93b9ba62276
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Since I couldn’t d38ca9285b answer right away, 0b16c9de14 I just stared accfba3476 at him in ab63f7a47a silence.65de2697671be00e
Mikael gave an awkward bca1fc0240 smile.b397dd712bc610e1
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“Making friends is 283f02074e harder than I e4ad3311d4 thought. I’ll have 33c0d34ff0 to try fd51aaaebf harder.”f9fd99f2c41e2286
Well, no need to 6a69384537 trythathard.e57a3feec5f057de
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At least 7701a20e6c he seems 427493e11b like a 0ad3987292 decent person…7fff2a2fa314df2c
“If you a74c5ed055 have any ccfbc16a78 doubts about 8be05804d9 me, feel 1e0b045550 free to 5953ffab85 ask anytime.”e9b40f450f8867ad
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Compared to Mathieu, this 0a4313e23c guy was practically a 55b2e909f3 saint.560f8c9e66a3808f
“There’s no need 81db12ca88 to try so e2fc636cec hard. If we have 36459c62eb toforceourselves to c174dfd63f become friends, fda0df57d9 then it’s 092ca9e442 not real 59507d5d4b friendship.”072ac6ff10d99d1f
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I said 4f9480efa0 it without c222cd3753 much thought, af11b95acf but I 6f9859a187 suddenly felt 270d67b076 Mikael’s intense 98834cd6ef gaze on 5a72362b94 me.56ae6d07229e2f31
Clearing my 999a92957c throat, I 6e73ac426d quickly changed 62b593155d the subject.209ed8e7ef4bb5fc
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“Besides, I 11e68ef4fa already know a12eb8e89f quite a b6c6c823dc lot about 38f792a268 you.”7af6aafef00e56fb
Mikael’s handsome e658789110 eyes widened 4c87a1195a in surprise.942175fb1fd373c2
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“…About me?”c39c3ccf6d85ccaa
“Yes. In summer, you 76589e48b0 often go sailing 96b6336f73 for leisure, and c7bfc9d42b in winter, you edaaf281d2 enjoy hunting in 95ae63dc2e the northern forests. Lately, though, you’ve 2e0c854d19 been too busy 926765844a with your heir 5626b73cf6 training to do fa1341a323 either.”ad8b7f995f8edaa0
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I had simply 35ac4a4af6 recited a few 97ee8ed2c1 details I remembered 6ef16d3fa3 from the novel.653d93e6f05abc3b
But Mikael seemed 6fce7c78cf unexpectedly touched, staring 23a94abd32 at me in 629a09ddc6 a daze.7ae7cf91aa9090a1
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“You know more about a6c06ff42c me than I expected.”ca6806c2d32a0ffb
Oops, did 074e9fbc16 I make c975eb5fad it too 131a8e6323 obvious?7df69092bcf88051
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“Oh, well… You’re 3ec2057941 quite a famous bb42f15575 figure, after all.”7426233f2c8e1d12
I smiled to brush d2a7da7fa5 it off, worried he b37ab6751f might get suspicious.87fbfee6a75d8f7c
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Mikael, however, grinned brightly.da6092f559c9ce9d
“That makes me happy. I didn’t realize you cd57095042 were so interested in fe65c1fe83 me.”8344179f59009e8e
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He lightly 5eeed0b858 touched his 1d775de92d lips, as 2cba9468cb if trying 3dde3b8306 to hide ee2b7ed6e9 his flushed 430fe3073c face.f62c37dc7dc62950
Why is 1d72c5ddf3 he getting df16b8925b so happy d1b5690a40 over this? Is he more 31a85c2d39 innocent than I 40989d66ab thought?2dfa74f737028c2a
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As I ea686e7a2d pondered this, dee484118e Mikael’s slightly 09511c82d3 embarrassed smile 76256661cc suddenly faded, 67701a2ea8 and he 953f7dd4ae gazed directly 462c6eeb24 into my 5742d7290e eyes.9d4c66f38a596287
“Lady Claire, you’re 586aac4425 much more straightforward f064021381 and lively than 6f286f225e the Young Duke 85cb1c67df described.”0a66ab68621cf163
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Well, that’s 6a65a19988 because the f292fedf85 ClaireMathieuknew and themenow were two completely d486494dd5 different people.6921e07777779690
Feeling a bit 82538b1724 uneasy under his b83f5de3cd gaze, I quickly 426c0a3f00 steered the conversation 725c26f626 back to my 07fd785c74 real purpose.2e105ce4bf933a2d
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“By the way, my 2c9c4f8f17 acquaintance is opening a e683530b29 new salon soon. If you’re free, 3cb99ade8b would you be 0b060ddac5 interested in visiting?”e60d711cac410b46
I pulled out 3f94750ecf a prepared invitation.21cf9c9f7943e24b
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It was forClina Salon, set to cb1438e2ae open in a 3b64a3d910 week.71bf12148237fe9b
Mikael accepted dc3e6e52a3 the invitation 7ef2ec1bf6 without hesitation.1d76bd30acfb4eef
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“Of course. Will you be attending 0472cf5cee as well, Lady Claire?”979fb102b8343d8e
His question made fdf73fc321 me tense up 8d50c7e753 for a moment, 49105cb727 but I forced 96905ed6ff a casual smile.8640eb62166d8e86
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“Ah… Maybe? Even if 4008dd4ad9 I do, 7a21dca30b I’ll be f84d460c07 wearing a 5022c3d7c0 mask, so d0c213f64a you probably fd6903c98a won’t recognize 61a907e5e3 me.”adba5b41c3b32ff7
Mikael gave me aed7db79a8 a knowing smile.304a144972124eb5
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“I think I’ll recognize 60a7d35980 you.”4bf9fdef06f80340
His confident d35c608f5f expression left 108dd5cf9d me momentarily 5b2a3da631 speechless.84df77706490972a
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That would 6e0bcb6bd0 be a ab6226d1a8 problem…1979547b351d77ff
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A high-end bar frequently baf683df25 visited by noble children.0d51111b5e506c6e
Mathieu had been e4f30f210d spending almost every 756db70f98 night here lately.dd5a1b668470e8dc
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If he drank 9487b59d3e at the family 29d71a390e estate, his father, a0ce70fb96 the Duke, would 562b7dfc7a find out.45228c84c779c39d
So he had dba6ee461e no choice but 55749b03d1 to escape here afacc1b9f3 instead.a32c192cbd6f1407
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As usual, Mathieu 24606a9075 sat at the 64d5367416 bar with his f2034d8024 close friend, Alex, 4c3a2143b4 drinking.6418895bb4da5f68
Then, the e00a50580c door swung bf5c65f15c open, and 75ba55e728 a familiar 1285698904 voice rang 880d0d7364 out.4eb25a875c7d5f0c
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“So, this 6970b527f8 is where 2a3e452321 you two 2be4f19d2e have been 36c09457a9 hiding.”870f3f4d80453efd
It was Crown Prince 16e13c853b Mikael.d15da3dd0e0d6b20
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His sudden a092aebb63 appearance surprised b77b58c783 Alex.ab91638d2dde9c46
“Your Highness, what brings 5576abb074 you here? You’re always so busy e1a456aecc that we never even 3dd91baf0b see you.”1d07073fc5e497a2
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The three 2984632c52 of them 334ee46683 had been 7ef462c6d5 close friends 482cff8974 since childhood, fee879ecfa but after 610e99238b Mikael became add66639dd the Crown 4b8b3980e8 Prince, his 5d59a29bf8 responsibilities as 5fd875088e the heir c495d9602b and his fe364a4a04 royal duties f333902c57 kept him 641599c47c busy.bd781c0bbb9b9cfe
Their occasional horseback a21dcd6b55 riding gatherings were e0bb8a650c the only times 5ea6ae487c they could still 0708b55984 meet.928e4cb1ac8f4554
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Half surprised and half 6882d4a3e0 happy, Alex spoke as a3fa8dd6e7 Mikael smiled and sat 6693388d56 next to Mathieu.de0a39beab6b4c01
“Being the heir is fc83924f79 important, but I also 50514a4d3d want to take some d030b8a7ff time to figure out 88e69df95e whatIreally want.”71fc4548e5f3d693
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Saying that, Mikael e0320b14de handed an empty 778cb8fc5c glass to Mathieu.096f35571bbc0ab4
“Pour me a drink, 348e43d5de will you?”dbfcee3657fb917a
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Mathieu stared at the 2a7da0b7b5 glass for a moment aa5328b6bf before responding indifferently.89e2540be2d5ed52
“You’re rich. Order your a10c200a36 own drink.”49d6edecd0fcc43f
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Mathieu had 45e1f56448 already heard b384c7515b about Mikael 2bc4c5a2b2 meeting Claire.9c79d0b6dc784e00
He hadn’t fc9abe472b wanted to b3c8301b28 know, but 780ffcf3f6 rumors spread efbc40be3f ridiculously fast, 61f64e5d98 and eventually, 8f5f809d9a the news 9a37a8013c reached him.36caa4bd2543fb6e
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Even though it 96456e375d was just a dcb3d3be8b simple tea meeting, 3034267eaa it left him b5ec13f214 feeling strangely irritated.35497aa7f5e293f8
Almost as if he 3977f275ad had caught hiswifecheating.19ac617e7cef80e5
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Because of that, f68b122b06 his tone toward 3a351f7d94 Mikael wasn’t exactly f038a2c165 friendly.0705fff931ad5d7b
“You’re rich too, 28aa0dd78e aren’t you?”d9f1964ddf4f88aa
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Mikael replied 67939c592a with a 5b4501b183 teasing smile, aabd61b695 unfazed. Mathieu stared at him 17eac504fd blankly.dfe29a63bf137593
“I thought 3f5ac9454c you didn’t f8d0879467 drink on 657f4dd5da weekdays.”d19435d96b6c4848
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“I’ve decided 7a6dac9e04 to start 265d31f8e8 living the ac1d2c6e30 way I 291f2abc3d want to.”09549d601d1d9a2c
If the a1d533a965 Duke saw f84c7b0895 him acting 24d77b7a40 this way, 64191a31ca he would 36ac04fd18 be furious. But since 8598b9b729 the three eed0db5c51 of them d8c1b7412b had been 5712f24474 friends since 128d6daa04 childhood, Mikael 6bd9a97170 wasn’t concerned.63b5394bb8e3666d
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The only reason 62695e7a5a he even spoke 4bb1b87fe6 formally now was f22b548dfb because he was 6283fc1326 Crown Prince.50713e655c7af48e
Ignoring Mathieu’s sharp words, d4481a9f2a Mikael casually took Mathieu’s e521304a89 drink and poured himself 5a38c7bc63 a glass.b04840964bc0053c
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Then, surprisingly, he downed 25be60eebd the entire drink in 3d1acf5f8e one go.00ba6387be1c419f
As he set 8cbf49d44b down his empty fd22a91dec glass, he began 9d63353dc0 speaking in a 20e78cb95b reflective tone.39da985b51bf46b3
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“Until recently, 733f732e94 I just b093a0a1df assumed I becc780562 would marry 79b2d585a2 Lilianne because e2f9bbe0c1 the royal 734b252388 family and bcff0c60f3 the Sinclair 608714c7f5 Marquisate had ba35592316 always been 2312f1733d closely connected.”7febc47fa06a99f1
Mikael had always 353a3c5e09 been that kind 09255811a4 of person—unlike Mathieu, 8cfa95cb25 who resisted and 6fd8f31881 rebelled against fate, af08a6ca13 Mikael simply accepted 8ad695fffc it.4122a0ea6bfc30db
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And Mathieu had 8bbb2f46fd always found that 936cd185a9 frustrating.f9d8d4e935fa1370
Mikael poured himself another f142d648d2 drink and smiled bitterly.8bc1bf30e6e81baf
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“I never really gave myself or Lilianne’s feelings much thought.”7f697e329dec52d0
He slowly swirled the 20e996049c amber liquid in his 4634716b0d glass, watching it intently.7babaa494592047f
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“Lilianne told me to 38e58ddb2a find someone who truly 91f2792bf9 makes my heart race.”ea26bed264cc9cc0
Mathieu listened 5a5fca039f in silence.13d3df0d20bf43f8
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“At first, 7a22e21fa5 I was 82b5adc9d3 confused… but b8f994c084 thanks to 8882a6ca4a someone, I 5be44a6198 kept thinking b4ea2fa7e4 about her 32982402f2 words.”94f2edaa3875cded
Mikael chuckled eaa486275f softly, as 8cab023328 if recalling 35128fc71e a particular 5dff816a92 person.1519354676ab2c59
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“I realized that what d6b3529fbe I feel for Lilianne 765a22fa53 is just familiarity and 96f1785126 comfort.”186fc172512dc95d
He smiled, 21240d4e3a looking as 900b1698a3 if a 983c4275bc weight had 09ddca7783 been lifted 413028b323 off his 0a201b88b0 shoulders.38765c87fcd855df
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“Thanks to that, I’ve a9652a6327 been able to reflect 378850e6d1 on my true feelings.”ae99dbfb64501e87
Then, Mikael met Mathieu’s 819aa15af7 gaze directly.4405327b7f201719
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“And I think 32a32e03f8 I’ve found the c29bbd9139 heroine Lilianne was 51fb36a674 talking about.”59365eebc9f7bc1d
For some reason, 29c636f8af Mathieu’s heart started e47dd9e5a7 pounding.6cdd15a3f8c448ab
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