RYL Chapter 34
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Curious and envious gazes poured in 776d54e542 from all directions.19d0cc2d2c4fe238
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Feeling overwhelmed 24f515a875 by the 801c7e4d73 attention, I 8a34f7a5b8 quickly changed 25a66f8101 the subject.48c3debba46b8c4d
“How did 6055d1b03b you recognize a194b893b5 me?”d6ccefd00c5d2a18
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Mikael smiled.
“My heart de43a6cd6e told me.”791289347a8243a0
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Cough!f9f6d1d0d8162ede
I wasn’t even eating anything, but 121082edfd I still choked on nothing.1402c8bd4582e7c1
What did I just c390e49dbd hear?!be2672b316cd3842
At that moment, 590b3f03ce I suddenly felt 6397d95312 my cheek heat a494e6bba4 up. Instinctively, I turned 84e7d5a9fb my head to 4733a29b26 the side.5869e5ad7600bf0e
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There, leaning against the 4d95912e53 wall with his arms 19f19439f2 crossed, was Mathieu, glaring 85c556620e at me.d54e2486976b33f5
Why ishestanding there looking 672ab177c4 all creepy now…?3a9a80f61752b475
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Ignoring the two 2087bfda36 men following me, I headed underground 06ec407cfe to find Lady Simona.d319b633266d58be
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When she saw b0376edfba me, she pouted.7137a88af662cc55
“I thought you had 2f8becb11d fallen into the toilet 6cbc4c9dcd and drowned. But what’s that a724844021 behind you?”7626865e43743093
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She glanced curiously at the two 82329c25b3 men trailing behind me like ducklings.054173ccac728be5
None other than Mikael 9d6bd9522f and Mathieu.242b7bbec70ded2d
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I sighed and 510b37308b glanced at Mathieu.
Mikael, fine. Butwhyareyoufollowing me?
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When our 0a5ade4032 eyes met, 6cda2ce5b8 Mathieu quickly e11cc68ff7 looked away 36d121c598 and pretended 33622fc8a0 to be e03ece49df interested in f208dfde46 something else.bf48857706cf927b
Did he really think that would work? He’s too big to f4ae77e523 go unnoticed.bc665ff4496689ab
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“Perfect timing. It looks like dance time is about to 7205f24782 start. Isn’t it fun to a16be9ce4b have a ballroom dance 38e1289e43 in such a dark place?”cd2d066b6a643025
That’s when 339e5df364 I remembered 7fee60097b the event e95e17f03f I had 917f1591c1 planned for 2c8acc09a4 tonight.b9ed329e0bd95f37
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For the first day, I had b08b328be8 arranged a 11ec3e23ff ballroom dance—something 422d95a5cb familiar to nobles.
The dance would 6ab169f01f take place on 5494b5296a the central stage, the only spot in the underground 83275f7103 hall illuminated brightly.9b73103b998198f4
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As per my instructions, the lights dimmed around 1eb0dc4adf the room, while the 7ccfa20195 central stage lit up. The orchestra began playing 99161e2ebb a dance tune.ae53c0c7d5348ae8
No one stepped forward 8a8ed2162e yet, perhaps because they f047d8eba3 were unfamiliar with the 67c16e3d8f setting.
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Then, Mikael extended his 1774c0a2c4 hand toward me, inviting 5be8678aec me to dance like 967d84d281 a true gentleman.f5e935787aa043f9
I froze 6564527137 in surprise.a17089be1cfbf2c2
Suddenly, Mathieu, 2f5674aa1a who had 77e9ff2568 been acting 96fbac1f17 indifferent, also 2a04bc6676 held out bb5b65c2c6 his hand.45f37305693f4f9a
What now?!
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“Oh my, Claire, you sure are 2b7da6e8bd popular.”c52bc04cc36fd7da
Simona grinned as c72b4d757e if she was 035e299dfd enjoying the scene.76f85f9caa596b3a
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I sighed and bd59aaf133 looked between the two men in 2b4aac73ae front of me.dcb28e7ef109f8a0
One was a 4bffef50ce hopeless romantic who fell in love too easily, and 4455d8e07c the other was 371071c4b8 mytrashof an ex-fiancé.7571b9f039610994
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What kind 8e7ecc7f11 of impossible 8958a8817d balancing game 4ce3c16c8c is this…?adcc03dd67e340fc
Then, someone ef0ae290ec else stepped 4170a76739 out of 7ae1656ff2 the shadows 8f6b1fee47 and reached for my hand.b7eb9c6f431cd1ed
I turned 991017e600 my head a3199fcaae in confusion—only 99307aa3ff to find fea896c28a Sabrina, wearing 1a2935cc98 a black butterfly mask.21b3e034cbcc8981
“My lady, may I have this dance?”bd9bd03c331f9484
I stared at 1d9a1672d6 her in shock.3d8389e4fc7d0e57
Sabrina smiled meaningfully.55cf8355b97580a4
To me, it was 6a5e483b7b the smile of a 6875a225fb savior.b6c45c0789305378
Without hesitation, I ff86e3ccdc grinned and took her hand.aaca7b94c7ee22b7
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Mikael, Mathieu, and even 7913dc1b14 Simona looked completely dumbfounded.2a60a0757b2e2c7b
A woman 419f4b59c5 dancing with e1cba834c9 another woman c7077ce620 at a d523f6443a ballroom event?
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Unthinkable in cc9fa0ffac any traditional 2a33bf70f3 noble gathering.18c62d2939cb7f1b
But this wasClina Salon, where anything 7a5061b3c6 was possible.b24dbc7e8e63d19b
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Dressed in black, Sabrina, dd4cee93e6 and I, in red, 844f78113b stepped onto the brightly 798e183481 lit dance floor.3373c930cac49920
All eyes turned to b40cc9def5 us.cf47e4c110eb75c9
As we danced the bf56aeeaab traditional couple’s waltz, we f20cf6a16d giggled together.f2812e128ea07be2
The thought 49893da921 of everyone’s 4f020429fd shock made it even 7a9078ce69 more satisfying. But beyond that, dancing with Sabrina 46fac5198e was genuinely fun.eaf94af1687c658a
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Soon, it was c1b1ca9a3e time to switch 59f33d1644 partners.afc82b2ebebe84a6
I glanced around and 53c84df9a4 saw Lilianne in a golden dress, waiting with 23f436c086 a smile.c1b340961513bf11
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“You’ll dance 5595115c86 with me too, right?”255c3ff32e03b98c
She smiled elegantly.
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I returned 4f4769cc59 her smile 3e18156e24 and took 200d4c921e her hand.b0b259e122eff7b2
As we bowed 23fc8d2a45 to greet each other, movement caught 85edcb6548 my eye.d7381d1088fe513f
From the seating area, one by f7968fe897 one, women started 672359a61a stepping forward.8385d8146eecf13b
Sabrina, Lilianne, and 47684491b9 I watched in 8b16bed831 surprise.8d2d42a1bf0fb391
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In this era, women caf515d50f could only dance if a man invited them.b24d13b2ad0746fc
Those not 58cd7356fc chosen remained bee6fdec35 as “wallflowers,” 2dbe7f157d blending into ec2d3c7970 the background.e3b40ced8d66a363
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But now, these women 465d475437 were stepping forward on 8fb03ee721 their own.f39ed0415708c9d3
Hesitant at first, they 55ce7e9db0 reached out to close friends or unfamiliar noble 9967e64b9a ladies they wanted to e18adc6ee8 know better.faf748b044ce9ab3
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One by e6235b21ef one, the daf71e2602 dance floor began to cdbd19b386 fill with 392e750f41 women.b67a89378aa11047
“The situation cf053f513a is getting 22e7c2ad84 interesting,” Sabrina 294e997c96 said, amused.cd81bee16f70a075
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“I feel a663d70dac like crying…” 760fa8b575 Lilianne whispered, 601e5dde1e her voice 5c24c1ca66 trembling.d1b5ff3b89d0d3c8
Sabrina looked puzzled, but 0ac257e48b I understood how she 7d80de96d7 felt.bc770f527aba44dc
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Seeing women, who 4fa6777760 had always been passive under men’s choices, take charge for once—it was e81cc7675f strangely moving.
On stage, they 5699b83db1 bowed to each 105022fc9f other.eb374fec2e0953b0
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Then, in beautiful 4ba7e4c421 gowns, they began 0640e62827 to dance.2c82ee4b2f07f1ab
The stage, once dominated 8467b33f27 by men leading women, 868eaecf13 was now a dazzling 0ed1c6a206 display of women dancing 640417e750 together—like flower petals swirling 00dc026c0a in the wind.dc0ddd09248ead83
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As I twirled with 3523a6016b Lilianne, I took in 6d3ef4989f the sight.32c6b6e1b89b5f52
Yellow, red, blue—like 193a7859d0 a field of blooming flowers under 34e01dc979 the bright lights.
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The spectators, initially stunned, soon started cfef0e2cb4 clapping to the d835853b02 rhythm.49dcb02d1515349b
Even those who hadn’t c46e30158f stepped onto the dance f011d9d765 floor—women and men alike—couldn’t 05d5c71432 hold back their admiration 39cca6f8c7 for the stunning scene db2bdd3741 unfolding before them.a92b94e6740ae27a
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Lilianne and I smiled a22a07e50a at the d7708dbae0 cheering crowd.fd75b51ece23ca0c
From a distance, Simona 17f43593a8 gave me a thumbs-up.a0062ebfc25118e7
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Sabrina stood with 0a6e13f022 her arms crossed, f61445564b looking pleased.
Even Mikael, e40b8d140e who had 4c03d90b21 seemed utterly 788847df86 shocked at 492484b6b8 first, now d3c0a6cec8 smiled as he watched.4c1ae749bfc3353e
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And then…7251efb8507b16ab
Mathieu, too, was smiling 6bf9cdba38 at me.96d3717f19c20fa4
It wasn’t the usual 8f3203c37e sarcastic smile I had 43fce5dd99 always seen from Mathieu.3590a6cc992e8c96
This was ca3e6e1652 different—like the 2988937e1e warm smile 5360648b1e of an 8c1afc6f13 older brother ec0a65a010 watching his e5355007c9 mischievous little a0d15f4c4f sister…
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Caught off guard 5ea54af222 by his unfamiliar 998a8f9393 expression, I found 3a4ef9f5e4 myself staring blankly.
Then, Lilianne spoke to me.
“Thank you for giving me such b66d80ccbf a wonderful memory, 55bb0cb75a Claire.”508c501b1eaa3033
Her eyes shimmered with cc9959b7b5 emotion as she smiled brightly.7d6ba40d7dd28851
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I smiled back.a03ac25f82518aad
“What are you talking b5497ceed1 about? I didn’t create be0eef82e2 this memory—wealldid.”57d0b47b5342cde7
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Hearing my words, Lilianne’s smile grew even wider.15f5fba894f8d6f6
That night’s ballroom dance later became known in b1da75523d high society asThe Ball of Flowers.fa1cf45de76e58a4
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At a tea 3ba77dd375 party she had c9cf06dcea attended for years, Sophia couldn’t hide 88ec4291f1 her displeased expression.59357475bc2d39e4
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Everyone was talking non-stop aboutClina Salon.
“Did the Crown 8d61c73863 Prince really show 19615e9691 up at Clina 28ad3fdf56 Salon?” one young lady asked excitedly.57557acaf6d51ca6
Lady Selverine, 1fb66dbb93 who had 0e0a11c6cd become the center of 87d90ca78c attention at 7b0b01b4b6 today’s gathering, lifted her 2d0acaf6d9 chin proudly.552a97b65697952c
“Yes, he 6e09c213a7 arrived in 8e1fed1bdd a royal carriage. Even though ad574ad3ca he was 0847196244 wearing a d6e6062345 mask, he 88fb911f8a looked so bbd99e0d0c incredibly handsome.”a02fe45d4e6a2537
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“Oh my! Was Lady Simona and 51767f2451 Lady Sinclair there as well?”
“Well, everyone was f8b17d58f0 wearing masks, so I couldn’t be 44f28b5461 sure, but I’m 8812b48258 certain they were c332d9f824 there. It felt like every b1e540c8ba major figure in high 0e38fab138 society had attended.”fc665078d29ccdef
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“I’m so jealous! I heard there’s a adb3c9825b special VIP area, is 54999911ee that true?”c622a96142572239
“It is! My uncle has a 720507e802 VIP card, so I was lucky enough to 60981570ab go with him. It was absolutely incredible.”640ed2395f72070b
Hearing this, c7e212d4ca all the 60d2ac464a ladies at 82785cdc18 the tea party leaned 794ad430eb in, eager f54c9a3656 to hear more.
They were practically a519507890 hanging onto every f9d288269c word Lady Selverine 072034e283 said.222055210ae91414
Sophia, however, pouted and 0c7d03c39c glared at them.d17da08e09e612c4
‘If only it weren’t for my mother, I 23dec8ca5c could have gone too.’a14ead0d8287ac92
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She recalled the night b93fface78 she had spent sulking in her room despite d2c4b5e245 having an invitation in a0f2a4aa4c hand.36fed103af5fa353
It was all her mother’s fault.c16366d4a1211079
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“Sophia, listen to me. That fox Claire must have had some hidden motive for giving you an invitation. You mustn’t go to that salon—stay home instead.”
Her mother, Ophelia, had 88fabc06e8 held her hands tightly, 83ba08df6d pleading with her.
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In the end, d24e7a3e81 Sophia had no 1e36c31396 choice but to give up.ba778a5e3c74749d
But now, she 0f2f6920fc realized how foolish that decision had 400ae2658c been.338156aeb6bbbe50
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Claire, who was always e18ea94845 focused on work, probably 7b7c18a6c5 had no interest in d81825ba30 social gatherings.3d0a0fa228420123
She had likely given Sophia the 52b40ea7f0 invitation simply because ee99178c78 she had no use for it eee8d8aa17 herself.0f6fc82daa5b4870
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Yet, because of a39f24bd12 her mother’s unnecessary b7e0771a01 worries, Sophia had missed out on 1ba2a893b4 an amazing opportunity.ff1ee127215ff1cf
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