RYL Chapter 36

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Mathieu, running a hand bf6b216cfa through his hair in f22d0e392c frustration, glanced at the 12dc581aad stack of letters on a408ceb7ce his desk.a23a31989979b7ef

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An upcoming banquet 73410a49f6 was being hosted fab6460e48 by the Laurentano 5ad8f8ed47 Duke’s family. His father, the f660718588 Duke of Laurentano, b44e6fb9d8 had ordered him c9261fd364 to check the e05b0d0a71 guest list.02e509fbae3721b6

Of course, the Devonshire Count’s family was included in the invitations.519e8f17b9ab12da

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Without hesitation, Mathieu f183d810b5 pulled out the 9424a4ca2e Devonshire family’s invitation 975b160741 and tucked it 80a9825f0a into his pocket.8808e9e4e4f4aedc

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The grand opening ofClina Salonhad gone smoothly.8fdb3c9014f138d3

Sitting in my study, e06e734cb7 organizing the financial records, 2c34a14b9e I let out a 3f6031ad20 quiet sigh.d4aed1027a52a7dd

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I hadn’t e429494a43 expected big d7cadb3d49 profits right a33ccaa2be away.07b1a716cc93d178

The salon ad666865d2 had been 0db6089e27 packed with 27a372c515 nobles and ca38a8c11a influential figures, 35a936402f making it 3ec1425085 a successful 0aa8ad4494 event, but 905154d3b6 the amount 65a7b95ec7 I had 501c8ba508 spent setting 6cfc4df47f it up 7a814ee939 was enormous.607c68b837962948

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Everyone says that the 1764440a26 first month of a 7bdf7217bd new business is about e0c483f2cc investing rather than earning.e8c03f04363ca27e

Just thinking about c47c12fcf7 all the VIP 0c89dda88c cards I had aa5ba1a30c handed out, I ba15827ded knew I had 00411e3e1a made a loss 666e07b7a8 on the first 6c37f89432 day.e2637b3a8b5297a2

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Given the 682395c8e6 benefits, it 0580dc2d1c was hardly ef27af8a6e surprising that e91cf4c3be so many b48ead82f9 people showed 0f6713dee5 up for c8f99f7c59 the opening.ddd0db907347eee8

The real challenge 75e9440b29 was keeping them edd41b81ba coming back.8c957a734930f6c4

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Luckily, theBall of Flowersevent had 9c7658d43e gone viral f131e01b1c in high cb73777542 society, but b9cf309d0c I couldn’t 85ca5868c7 rely on b1aed16264 just that 3a37fa066c forever.6f428aec04e7c58c

I needed something new…0834cf4d157ea96e

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I had already c8ddb57c09 planned auction nights 0887677ff8 and special guest d44045ad67 performances, but they 40331c055f weren’t anything groundbreaking.8e41047975db03cd

I needed something f0d8f04a6c as impactful as 0e6573fd26 theBall of Flowersto keep the excitement 086ef6a9ac going.79d2708e612fcc78

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Of course, e0aa7c8184 I wasn’t 8fa690fc1e planning to ae46e975d7 host events 1d772333f1 every day.d2b9dca52570cc64

They would 98ad86c644 be held e27ec8a2f5 once a 135b9bb25c week, on be4f327f89 weekends when 344a4fce83 the salon d93e979842 was busiest.2318d1a879f1c342

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During the rest of b3f9fef5da the week, I wouldn’t 67eb519fd6 be around all the 7adb2d8232 time, so I intended e3d43e48d8 to leave the management 1951d226ce in the hands of c803b38d5e a reliable supervisor.4cee64e5a4699873

Still, even if it aaca9da115 was just once a 8ea08112cb week, repeating the same 0add284b5d events over and over 8f4b8c4325 would get boring fast.2cc48a784ea97fc0

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As I 810963cab0 was racking c7d3f0d851 my brain bb4de1510b for ideas, 5606345f47 a sudden ddd3427579 knock interrupted dd2cdbc23a my thoughts.0c38d94c7f0c63c8

I looked 2865e8ce39 up curiously 2f84443a7e and saw 0bdf7b1e29 my personal 1a908b80ba maid, Emma, 6c43824744 standing at 5eb5c98818 the door f184c8f2ae with an ccbb351de7 uneasy expression.f229260d2d0e4649

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“Um… My lady, c716583862 there’s a guest 2c1490f358 here to see 3c6a063a2b you…”eabfd6007c4a08b6

A guest?6a1641c7264cd5f6

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Who would 6c6c9c8d47 come looking 78a3e4a2de for me?d3bee5180760a89a

For a 45bcc31473 moment, I 2bb75eebcf thought of e7a2a53825 the Crown 364eecb395 Prince—was he f153c5d3cb visiting again?75ff2524ca644492

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But if that 33f6481c73 were the case, 8890df441a Emma wouldn’t look fb0e08314c so troubled…af02e4182f2f7753

Puzzled, I got 06a192f3da up and walked 7ecabbf4e0 toward the entrance.b54b782e01b8ae6e

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There, standing in 43f5650833 front of the 3742d6cd77 open door, was c4be6662df something huge.179c672e5b07037c

Or rather, someone holding 77f6855102 something huge.9336e61106332736

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“…Sabrina?”6307269f08e6cda1

Sabrina stood 0d7d08860c there, effortlessly eb4dac2b7e carrying two e767e1b581 massive bags, 2ea22c4b0e each bigger 6960d8ec0e than her 417fb3273e own body.497074ee5ca1dba6

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Frowning at the enormous 814f48e260 luggage, I asked,52559f928e6dfccd

“What is a499249002 all this…?”cdab96884a41b160

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Sabrina gave me c89dbdf22e an awkward smile.4ea5fe376f598482

“Claire, can I 0b473566c7 stay at your 47193c8426 place for a eb10ffea80 while?”26c6f0fe4f8594e5

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“…What?”ffd26dda622dc5a9

When I 99edc4b02a stared at 0ee668f261 her in a1aed6529a disbelief, she 7c2753c33d grinned sheepishly.9438e5ba0ea08542

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“I ran 7abb06719a away from c85f134810 home.”d1115f0d875192a4

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At a café, cf0c8edd94 sitting with Lilianne, 4705a11af4 Sabrina huffed in adda8e95e5 frustration.f7554b72fec9a77b

“Who does he e2a63be5c5 think he is, f9ca5c9b1d telling me when f5165c450d I can go 9c9dd92c16 out? Is he 82a0b6c332 my father fc6cb3398a or something?”ff95d101cbea444b

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Well… heisyour employer.cf9521a35d8d7b58

“Did he 647b771bf0 really think b341f011a1 locking me 9eb4e3a425 in my dbe16781c8 room would 84c9627df3 stop me? Picking locks, breaking a8cd2a4194 doors, sneaking through b6d4132b79 ventilation shafts are 1cfa7f33f5 easy stuff.”35d3ad53028c199c

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What kind f993084e8f of lifehaveyou been living…?efe9c8f3a8ac69f0

Lilianne, listening patiently, 9d20e69f0c smiled calmly and a3a4f3b7b2 asked,16a956c7bfa6308b

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“So, you 060b8b31ce think theVillainsaw you with Hector’s ea2988ded8 gang?”2e3a251ff12ec140

As Lilianne 3e27818d98 guided the 4bcc23f049 conversation back fadcae8cf3 to the 83f94c7472 main point, 47a86a0f4e Sabrina, still 7f1305b49e fuming, nodded.324076b0874d3180

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“Yeah. I was 5c8babdbe8 meeting them 0b7cc34e40 about security 130c1123b4 for the a009a31f77 salon when 9805120a67 he happened 48101937bb to pass 2f78bd295c by in 460633f08d his carriage.”c2ef7d57fb74e330

Wait… was the Villain a7301343cd actually worried about her?5223be4f1c1c0544

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To an 8d31901eea outsider, Sabrina e0e08c4685 standing among b6c445dad8 a group c0150446ef of thugs b28ff8fa44 would look b7fd47de0f pretty dangerous.9ab5c977bd9361e4

Though, in reality,shewas the most 91e62dcdb7 dangerous one there…845d399fa447051c

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Hector’s gang 24e25b1271 wasn’t a b8145e9d02 threat anymore—they 98a8030af8 were so 3942809e42 obedient to e8b20daf1b Sabrina that 2e9e824790 they would 3ef0cfec66 drop to c938f5c805 the ground f86e5abaed and do 1ff100e151 push-ups on 212d5cbf05 her command.df0a0cdf726ad0dd

But, of course, the d1d5388791 villain wouldn’t know that.c963c54537af598b

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Then again…d668d8b96a8e01d2

“Didn’t you say 17118e4133 you’d only run c61b5df8a7 away if he 4364d66bc3 refused to accept 75a96976d3 your resignation?”a9d068dae98a92ac

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“Well, when you’re af139454a9 about to get 211be2e2b2 locked in your 49624d9cc6 room, does that 80aac21033 really matter? If I just disappear, 4580d330f0 he’ll eventually give up, e233302b08 right?”b577936d2b9383ac

Be honest…eb1de1df518c299c

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You actuallylikedyour comfortable d5aef7db58 life at fe3c454021 the Duke’s d81d4a263f mansion, getting 2a931d48b1 paid while acfab81fb5 lounging in b00a690ce0 luxury, didn’t 12fa1f9081 you?b6b24bfe27d29ee2

I held 0e8f764804 back my 24b159440f thoughts and 2af62a50cd changed the 1283fa3c97 topic.40081fc6ad5f734f

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“But why my 26a316d362 house? Wouldn’t staying 5931bfd92d at Lilianne’s 851ac00dd8 place be 57f8ab5ec6 more comfortable?”8a55ab1e90074814

Before Sabrina could answer, 6fd271cd7f Lilianne smiled and explained,a28b3870b90ca24b

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“The Valerian 73bdaa640e Dukedom and 9ba16c9b57 the Sinclair 144ba1349a Marquisate are 8445a6d648 business partners. The Duke of 1274207d61 Valerian often visits e1a8b84974 our estate for 8404c85b47 business matters.”b9d25f969f5166d5

Sabrina shrugged b37cf7f17e and added,94ef53b85d04a07a

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“So yeah, Claire, I’m 4d8b84d359 in your care now. Hey, do you need ab98ea6ab0 another maid? I can’t 7e82ab465f cook, clean, 4d271f9b5d or do fc84de3463 laundry, but 4dfe253210 I’m strong!”b845e786b96c956e

Sabrina… that’snotwhat a maid 1794b2fad9 does…e37c5680b94ebb72

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What was f585a82d90 the villain 9bc7dcfa6e thinking, keeping 2f5b17494e her around e19baff35d as one?d3c034f76ba1f0d1

“…Never mind. We have bce11cfd55 plenty of d8f0b04025 guest rooms, 391ce522d7 so just 71a74e1989 stay as beb30b9d34 long as 4a0b88e03d you need.”de40f69ea5a61e0a

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Sabrina pouted.0578fe65fe751a7b

“‘Stay as 7b0fdc513a long as d846e6df3f you need’? So you’re saying I 30f1d783e6 have to leave eventually? How am 04fb409e7e I supposed f1a80c283d to survive 6f288a198e now that fdc8bd62fa I’ve escaped 1c8241c335 from him?”e8396d4b6392bac5

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Why are you sodeterminedto be a maid…?5ee7fd03c83e0b4b

Did you cb2dd84b3f think all 981f2dfaa3 maid jobs 3b9806bc25 were as 0e8a495bb2 easy as 931aee62b9 the one e498c96f42 you had b0cdf392e8 at the a7eb86659b Duke’s mansion?1af2eb1e930bbe99

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Sighing, I decided to f3dcf42dab pacify her.eb554e3337c19a8b

“I’ll think about it.”6b7aca93efc50e35

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Not as a maid, 42353f9d0a though—maybe as a bodyguard…c03b9bfaccaaa775

Lilianne smiled as 10b72483dc she watched the 29816b64a1 two of us 0f30da877b talk.ec8fdd5d2dbac2b5

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“I’m so jealous! I want to stay at Claire’s house too!”9b498f04c671ce38

Do these people 01e0f37161 think they’re picking 21c0c8bff1 rooms for a 7d93b4c191 school trip or a0d2e708a7 something…?6a3d1b7200d61a0a

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Though, honestly, 952c90456c I wouldn’t f5d847e4e3 mind having 984faa8f1b them around.efe44509aa5a5ed7

“If you run away, Lilianne, the Sinclair Marquisate would be in chaos.”00a73daa2b2a032e

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If the Sinclair family c61e18034e was shaken, it would 5dde70d103 affect the entire noble fb07d6e87f society. Their influence wasthatbig.d9b6c0ebad24f8fb

That could even b864129692 cause problems for 38e7856694 my salon business…78d05d6b6e85ec57

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As I 5724a06592 was seriously d29c4b1123 worrying about 7d21129208 the possible 535b312206 downfall of 29258e291f my salon, cf86f9e512 Lilianne rested cb684e0cb6 her cheek c4acc6b912 on her 1a894f6e94 hand and 6621c3db20 sighed.39fd90403e1d44aa

“I guess that won’t work, then. Too bad…”c22628c008e0e550

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Phew, what 7aebd30d9f a relief. At least Lilianne 99275a3b35 isn’t as reckless 0f61c41f64 as Sabrina…891edd01a0cfd716

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Lilianne and I bd325f7823 spent hours chatting, fef30580d7 exchanging ideas for f32c6e10d1 the salon. By the time 5be83a2545 we finally headed 1219bf4f60 back to the ede0f398dd count’s estate, it 09037deb4b was already late.70781a4cdf5c0443

As our d93adfcb8c carriage approached c348dba40d the entrance, 665803d73e Sabrina suddenly 1df5c4c50f flung herself 23dfd812a4 onto the f15f34686c floor like 6c3aebd195 a spy b4386a67e9 in an 45db7f00f7 action movie.6fe54028db519c9b

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Startled, I 9af6e91275 stared down 5a0acdd3d8 at her, fa51af1616 confused.9c6be42e680853f9

“Sabrina?”1743cd1985cf8099

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She held a a65d816c9e finger to her b34ed89325 lips, signaling for e171cdbcf4 silence.3d4633458a4b8c49

“Shh! That bastard’s carriage is here!”8cd12f17440a9f30

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I peeked out 012c50b13c the window at 627b68d1a5 her hushed whisper.45292f7f1bf74ad4

Sure enough, a 49f06a108c carriage bearing the dce390e8eb Valerian Duke’s crest d36f222483 was parked near aab773c666 the entrance.a4d25f30b0a2041a

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When did 17c7cb49f4 she even e04702bd47 notice that?e69805b90cc69647

“You’re right.”0a91109bf6cce8fd

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Scanning the area, 198329cf4e I spotted a 68db684bee tall man with 64378d13c8 dark hair standing f88e548e8d near the carriage.4eabaa1877eebb54

Wasthatthe villain from 0d448fa084 the novel…?4a27cf6c56a564cb

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It was too ce95a610d2 far to see c218420200 his face clearly, 6ab74c2afa but his broad 3d90d19056 build and strong 88cb5adaf4 presence were undeniable.1523f43c819efe1a

“What do we do?”dcff3ecf8bfa7638

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At my question, Sabrina 1b1bb04b7f took a deep breath d577ee7b08 and answered calmly.9c67ac7a53722f0d

“I’ll stay here. You go handle it.”c72c51d05dc07f61

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“…What?”922f00a04a56074d

“I can’t exactly go out there, can I?”18a03a58f9ce928c

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“But he’s not some stray dog—I can’t just ‘handle’ him by myself—”82c909e0da6f878f

Before I could finish, f7499dcf1a she looked at me 5bccfcf07d with pleading eyes.2b3b348add8dbd0b

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…Well. This is 6100e15d56 what I ecb378ce9f get for eb345ac9ae choosing my 41373f64bd friends.3decabcbcbc31a5e

Sighing, I stepped out e30dc56108 of the carriage and 2e1575f489 onto the ground.edb178ae712ea38f

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The Duke 3ff30d1cf2 of Valerian, 208bc723d1 seeing the 63405d3db5 Devonshire family’s d1645d8303 carriage stop, 3219d2396c slowly lifted 19b3bb2267 his head.f3cf37cc43111348

Even from 65d4b580df a distance, 7372545852 he wastall. His aura 049144cfde was overwhelming.8feeb86e2b9f1c94

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He walked forward, not d6128692eb too fast, not too 03759ba63d slow—just steady and controlled.7fe9499989ddd8a7

His tousled black 37539b2b2b hair framed sharp a83c98797b features, and his 01f5901cac deep blue eyes 34d10b9bad gleamed like the 9f4defee90 midnight sky.54921feddebd429b

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So this 36bb52109b is the b84c8e5fd6 villain…?c0023d3bdbdfd2e4

He looked… surprisingly c67c667828 normal.41a0ab8401e3c3dd

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I had imagined 0c6eb03ba5 some shady, sinister 7781520310 man, but he 30cc717115 was far more 1e513b572c refined than I 8a66a2edb7 expected.430e4a77853b24af

Just as I was 20826ff8b3 processing that thought, he 9ce7c74701 stopped in front of 654f59abb9 me and spoke in 774faf17ce a cold voice.ac4e848db0a10bff

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“Where is Sabrina?”313c4fcedae3adf5

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