RYL Chapter 35

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While Sophia 9f41af3f89 fumed alone, b7dcb8d0ca Count Selberin’s a885beb2d0 daughter and 65cf3d008a the other 0de319441a young ladies d232c8fa54 continued their 6b65c9692d lively chatter.74d809f562a2efbf

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“Did you 8e77adc939 attend the 237d737b28 ‘Ball of 8e971d586b Flowers’? Is it true 7d01a03abc that women danced 08476bffb9 together without waiting aa3b241b9b for men to 4f43ed6a5b ask them?”1becb63573db3125

A freckled young lady 65ed314a7f asked excitedly, and Lady bc418aa16f Selberin smiled nostalgically as a253b7b77c if recalling the moment.45cdc8f379b489ca

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“Yes, that’s true. I couldn’t dbb63739d3 join in c10c16681a because I 338458744f had to 8eda0f803a be mindful a3e4d1c192 of my ee248b2c62 uncle’s presence, 3fb4169c18 but many 118c5b4fef ladies participated. Not a single one c49feb7e8b was left standing as 45de6d920f a ‘wallflower’—every flower bloomed 857569e2a1 beautifully on the dance 62e1b43277 floor.”da77ba38cdc2e5b0

With a blush, Lady 9946ca4193 Selberin shyly added,8f368e8a3afcf29a

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“If I ever 232a27a1e8 get another chance c8ef5fc85b to visit the a91c263d12 Clina Salon, I’d 8976bc7a87 love to be 4bf9b4174d part of the 7504a946f6 ‘Ball of Flowers.’”b4937e6f0590afee

The other b63068dd58 young ladies 770089e4b1 gazed at 83247e5d15 her with 11f93eb158 admiration.d837603a0a87b1e8

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“Me too! Honestly, it’s embarrassing to ba42c5a305 admit, but since my d46dcfc102 debutante ball, I’ve never 79efa19fef had a chance to d88bbc9d3c dance with a man.”69d9508385931497

“I’m the same. The popular girls always a847d6ea01 get all the attention.”71b105b59917cfbc

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“A ball where 884d2a4e28 we don’t have 80743f5910 to worry about 8d975e0fb0 that sounds amazing.”cbf05d9d9b6e9924

Hearing this, Lady Selberin d08d80099f leaned in as if ceeed6472b about to share a 44244b238f secret.978896fe01593269

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The other young ladies b03fdc77bc eagerly leaned in closer 09e069ce7c to hear her words.5c8eee58da4c3f20

“I heard this at Clina Salon… The ‘Ball of Flowers’ is just the beginning. There will be even more events in the future—things you wouldn’t experience at regular parties.”43f29cf384fde70c

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“Events that don’t 567fd7f704 happen at normal c207ea7f51 parties? Like what?”fa39cb9aeb195e0d

“I don’t 6c260a43d2 know the e81240c502 details.”811663d5aa594262

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Lady Selberin 864e692224 smiled mysteriously, 518d826805 leaving the b186d7a06b others frustrated 3fbe082db9 with curiosity.63f3ffca51ff27e0

Watching them, 55a98ce2e5 Sophia scoffed 142c467f81 inwardly.fa4216dc66c4020d

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‘Go ahead and 634fff6990 be jealous. I’ll be the one 2239c5dd67 enjoying it firsthand. Next time, I’ll 043b7c1365 sneak into Clina 796e6216f8 Salon no matter 82d0f1f240 what.’6421e4997cdc2db3

She made 03a658dd06 up her 0a3dd3eb64 mind once 7244dc17ca again.b56215df70a4ec0f

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Mathieu sat 00e42e92a5 by the 79fe5f9fd4 sunlit window, 0ca7447f38 gazing absentmindedly 998de72d56 at the d04dd34a3b flowers outside.3088eb1782b34342

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That dance at the salon… Everyone called it the ‘Ball of Flowers,’ right?457a699e3afebfc2

A ball of flowers…e3edc4df34c4ac1f

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Amidst all the elegantly 30a5fa42c2 dressed ladies in colorful 967efdbab1 gowns, there was one bf434f5234 who stood out the 8362401012 most.92d3963711639928

Even in f73d7540e7 that crowd, f12358e3bc he could 6feec3a07d spot Claire 0527476c2a instantly.c66278d92796b5c2

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For the first time, 50242f11d1 he saw her smiling d4b6767473 so brightly, like a d389810bb3 flower in full bloom.4b1229ffc5180689

She had never looked 502a2d5ed7 like that before.489513a77ac2ea55

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The Claire he remembered was…3989c8e41210053b

Like a 0adce05a38 withered plant bfd7e59d1e left alone 34c9345d31 in the bf082d7a19 dead of 2b8acb6199 winter.0c3c5f918909c61d

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She had always 75ee498a48 been someone who 82ce0b4fd4 let others push edad20c7bb her around, who 02aa88f50d accepted whatever came 98995200cc her way without b0e84f25a8 resistance.d748aa2dce0a0a60

But now…10ebe2f81ad316e9

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Now, she 3aaa83d2c1 looked alive.d39498f6a737ebc9

She radiated presence, like 7178461739 a vibrant summer flower b68ca821c8 in full bloom.ae13d378f02b8e4c

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Which one was the 01c441fd5f real her?00e96fc612cf8273

A memory from c2030dbf97 the past surfaced.01c11e5fc82a0cfd

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10 years ago – 41ba5f0f52 Duke’s banquetdad167aca56c195d

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Trying to escape 581492bdc9 the dull banquet, 3b6fd83450 young Mathieu stepped 8b3ee1266e into the garden, 6d4b69049c only to find f178fbf270 Claire trailing behind 8b042ddac1 him.9d2de179ff1606bc

“Stop following me.”c10127a7b800dc00

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Claire flinched, her 96528e448b small shoulders trembling. She mumbled in a 6586584ed2 timid voice,df6f1772c0496d23

“S-Sorry…”39c63cd7520c0d10

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She looked 2036ec9765 down, then ad7a94fa5e hesitantly added,b04a11396c80b69a

“But my father told me to stay by your side…”8ae235f67b81093f

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“And how a57a84017e would you dae079b21c know where 8de8556567 I’m going?”2c438f535d196884

Mathieu frowned at the 8b2665258b tiny girl standing behind f5fad65823 him.f3d9acf35017b1b0

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At 15, Mathieu f4462b4ea5 was already tall f346d821f9 and mature-looking, often 0c0cad3751 mistaken for a b912567665 grown man. Women secretly 48be9dcee5 admired him cdc9aa3509 from afar.c392e214fc322490

Meanwhile, Claire, at 11, 67d535d35b was so small and acba410c34 frail that she looked fe3dc662c9 more like an 8-year-old.f89dc271aecc8895

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“If you keep following 88427696e2 me around, you might eaaaca5ec2 get kidnapped by some 4b21b2043b creep in town.”ac0c5d7c0b8d74af

He only 36901527ba meant to 5161139ff4 scare her, 6b0123f17b but Claire 003c4ad897 took it e08f7f6371 seriously and 4bb59d9d63 looked as d661f11afb if she 5ff06619c9 might cry.ca386e8f9f45697e

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Mathieu sighed deeply.89cbc9b37ed23a15

“Fine. Just don’t cry. You can stay.”e513e35e60329f15

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“S-Sorry…”a81ef44963646835

Hearing her apologize 688fadc380 again, Mathieu exhaled d2584e1e91 in frustration.3e68e0e887aa2d6c

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She was such a 7841e771c4 tiny, timid thing.7228d6eb17fa0cb8

He recalled hearing 6eee2ffd5f that she lost c2183cb716 her mother a 5d58728ee5 few years ago.835799425754cfec

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Unlike him—who had lost 5a4fb0d4e7 his mother so young 7a37fc196f that he barely remembered 7b5895c146 her—Claire at least had 0179e6bc8f memories of hers.2deb4abed25e065b

Mathieu slumped 2b5d7726bc onto a 659ccbb2ee bench, lazily 69faf3a08f locking his 8fdf114101 hands behind 130cbae905 his head.54b58dc83bb662c1

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Claire hesitated, unsure ff0584e530 of what to 56badf12be do, keeping some 3058c8ce15 distance from him.5b913af9d2332002

Frowning, Mathieu spoke dd4a96c13f up.01a461fa9763d438

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“If you’re going to 2112cd6aa1 stand there awkwardly, just d2dbbfa857 go back inside. Don’t just stand there 8e0f044064 being annoying.”0e61399706d2fdee

Startled, Claire 4c14b4961c hesitated before 6d98f11e86 slowly sitting 57d849eef4 down beside 4a3721d5c5 him.c559d3fdec343231

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Mathieu sighed again, fc0a45cb10 feeling ridiculous.3a8a9d0888ab4a11

An engagement 337c08a730 with a e497de9e7f kid like d978df2263 this?f4447b35873fffa3

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Sure, she would b923d38aac grow up someday, 437fe3555f but to him, b3751150a8 she still looked cc1e2865cd like a toddler.29246450410a8b57

“Do you 439e23928b even like f1646698ac me?”ed31a77eb1088598

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Claire blinked at him 584edb58b9 in confusion.6fa7e8fcb6cd8de5

“Am I… supposed to?”7b4cc017950580b5

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What kind of answer 9e9efa3557 was that?0c50d4d8fc8cac88

“Could you really marry 46f1a5db22 someone you don’t even b4a004121a like?”07fd59ce5115b775

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“…I’ll try my ab68b58774 best to like 2aaf07876d you from now cc888521e3 on.”06d08fc13a0ee6a2

“What…?”a824c9d8a161e1bb

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Did she mean b132515f64 she didn’t like e4bf82d560 him now but 24d537fc67 would try because 422a5ad62f they had to df5eeaf0bc get married?e3f45078d6b23b4d

Mathieu frowned deeply, and 6f79861fd1 Claire, realizing what she d07f44a9f8 had just said, quickly 706f8874c1 corrected herself.ca7634e58ed9a49c

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“N-No! I do 09c8e78ed4 like you. I really like 7898831b9f you!”9bec0d861c5029af

She lowered her head 4352be3593 as Mathieu gave her 3a8f78b6b6 a doubtful look.96abd8ac4122f039

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Letting out 91b494f440 a small 4ba645f9ed sigh, Mathieu 2ace6447cf leaned back b2c2d38fcf against the 03ea3240cd bench and 3897637731 stared up 9714bfa48a at the 63d4e0361f starry night ab3e610b70 sky.d413917dc614a13a

“You know… 650dae9272 Just because 6d5411ce36 the adults a5207f6945 say so 6fb152ac45 doesn’t mean 4dc183993f we have b3a4f6da1d to get ab926fc4f1 married. Right now, b0fa1c1a6c we’re too ba6ba42732 young to 78135e8ef8 do anything 20ee625bce about it, 346945d154 but when be443786f5 we grow b4c2aefc88 up, we’ll f32563a71d be able ab0a170c2e to make 9ef88e83ef our own ea0d02661c choices.”baeb69a19125d66c

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Since their 984fa98395 situations were be2576da4d similar, he f3e818b20c decided to bfb5b2acd6 give her 6d17fb81bf some advice 7dd38c3eb9 as someone c8f569281f a few 84a698dd1a years older.ff8f5e4eee393d59

But Claire murmured 134d8f4117 softly, almost too 0549486a59 quietly to hear.a3d322f6f81fbab2

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“I can’t.”da6c023f5f644700

“What?”4eeb77b19494230b

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“I have to bc728f87a5 marry you, Young 816a8b719e Duke.”6306a9a40c01cabf

Then, as 42ead63b79 if talking ed18dd9709 to herself, b5e4a9df0d she added,3eb247b80242d6b8

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“That way, Father will 0880bddb9e be happy.”4ace7e586c4055b8

Mathieu, not catching her 5660098af7 last words clearly, frowned cb3edbbf76 and asked,645ab95f7171b935

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“What did you 9c55a3c7ac just say?”6d63ac40094e4952

Claire simply ecc2eaa400 smiled at f01bba940e him, looking 97ea3982ad almost foolishly 5eba50efa7 cheerful.3407d9f102e39248

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“I’ve actually eb415ea0c5 liked yousomuch for a long 5a4bfe7658 time.”838ab9493425ec9d

Mathieu stared 0684c61aeb at her a0209d40de weak smile 47ed0ef9ae in silence 7e3731fdc6 before turning d0f264d75f away and 2e9c9ac6e3 looking back d01c96572d up at 0af75434bf the sky.b23ed2901a3b876a

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“I’m sorry, but no 1ee57ce93e matter what, I’m not 9f64d988f5 going to live the dbcc74d2c5 way my father wants f58bd8f5d0 me to.”43efc793699f16f8

Claire quietly gazed at ec942942ae him as he continued.b7ab40872cbbb75e

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“As soon as I fd26e5a2f1 inherit the dukedom, I’ll 57e672a8e9 kick that bastard out, 00f9418529 just like he threw c557ec1747 my mother away.”fe04f55f3ae24fd4

He spoke of rebellion f93a967ab9 against his father as 3c07d67f38 if it were nothing, 0a0bc43865 leaving Claire puzzled.94fdbb50150d1e4d

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Sensing her eyes 24ef929b76 on him, Mathieu aabaafdafd turned and saw 3d1a436bbc her staring directly 6d4c297d8c at him. He cleared 96e7dcacf9 his throat 4787eef566 awkwardly.436aef3d580ff2cb

“So don’t expect f6a47382eb anything from me. And anyway, little 1a3a337314 kids like you 91a25ef9d8 aren’t my type.”2a97b5289ccd08ec

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Even after hearing 1bad34249a his cold words, e5fa48dd6e Claire simply lowered 9d0f84465f her head and fa36880ebf replied softly.146f02973166067c

“It’s okay. I’ll try harder.”6c398e92e358f732

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“No, Itoldyou not to try.”623042191be9a166

“I’m sorry.”bb2dc8a2b55c42be

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“Ugh, can you stop baa77dbd65 apologizing?”6ff54a86ee15597a

“Sorr—”5c0123a7081a4b4c

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Mathieu gave b1fcb6d6b8 up and 8041fa593b held his cf0f15831f forehead in 1c4ead7afd frustration.11697d4433998b49

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That had been 9e97177852 ten years ago.a11d970ed7656fcd

But now…d663b3f2ecf9ef9a

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“One thing’s for sure—I don’t have the slightest interest in you anymore.”309a3f08896e62fd

He recalled Claire’s ecddd4d2ac confident words, spoken 39cf5fce3a with an air 76e6454e90 of complete indifference.6a8c86870a852854

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Like a butterfly emerging cf8301bdfc from its cocoon, she d850bb6b8b had completely changed.4d7a7555ebb7a730

She shone brightly, drawing c7ee9a158e everyone’s attention—even his.380c3b4bc09d6cbc

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Thinking back to 2255813c36 the way the 0cc4bc17b5 men at the 8f72fb90aa salon’s ball had 3d27741285 admired her, he 3fc0cf8e50 felt an odd f3550d15a7 sense of irritation.9f38d2c5456b9f8b

Especially Crown cf8076fd10 Prince Mikael, 8feea30635 who seemed 2f0406f282 to be f3ebad24bc unusually interested 57492dfd7a in her…0dcbcce5a81f41f5

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