RYL Chapter 38

Chapter 38

As I 1799550f13 sat on e6905fc5d3 the guest ff805f7e32 room bed 4ec9bb0c4a that I 1cf6bcc301 had given a3a05a3ad5 to Sabrina, b4706a1bc6 looking around 693ed4529a the room, 654adddadf she suddenly 683f8391cd spoke up.6646970830289e69

“That young duke… does he like you, Claire?”58bb1f5051d08666

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Her unexpected 695ba964f8 words made ee8cfc14e0 me choke 52041a52cf in surprise.69160cee3cab48e6

“What are you talking about? He used to hate me so much!”e8a95e9f0c8848bb

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This was the same f8f2eed63a man who openly told 89101551e8 me he had plans 989a9dc887 with another woman on d73cc82e23 days he was supposed 69a527342a to meet me.4ac87d1fb7c97870

Even in the d1752a08b4 novel, he looked 66838cf0ef at Claire like cc729e085c she was nothing b09edf0252 more than a fd3672b7fb bug.5a84d8346eb45b6b

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Well, maybe his pride 0154a4d844 was a little hurt cd286d2897 sinceIwas the 796d4e53ed one who f6d3758b1e broke off ed8166cb33 the engagement.46d4cc39c194277a

“Why else would an ex-fiancé show up at your house this late at night?”b9fd71d9eb02d84a

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I frowned and let 83a34a0d72 out a sigh.2ff1804d7301a757

“He just came to give me an invitation to the ball.”0ec7fc5be7512084

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“Then why did he have to deliver it in person?”27c30275275822e0

That was 5ba2666752 something I f52fd89dcb was wondering 1d49af209d too.ec07abf2e420e2f1

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“Good question…”d18a33631cbf84d8

“He just wanted an excuse to see you again.”ad56b7ec60b6025a

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At those 9ed1486224 words, I 6703d6d891 shuddered as 1aca941768 if something e69539ecb3 disgusting had bda1f72e03 touched me.37abe247fedaf21a

“That’s so gross. What are you even saying?”64ba6225c5fb3ed9

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“Then what other reason could there be?”42f92cf8e7666100

Thinking about it, 1b7ee3d0da I let out f6edf8d667 a small sigh.1808d3344a3438a6

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“It’s nothing like that. If anything, it’s just typical ex-boyfriend behavior.”b3d6e13df638caf5

“Ex-boyfriend behavior?”2718bc352e0f1f97

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“You know, that thing where they don’t want you, but they also don’t want anyone else to have you? And then at night, they randomly think of you and try to reach out.”926e8dd71645f95b

“Oh, like the ‘Are you up…?’ kind of thing?”ff7f2d9b155a11ed

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“Exactly. That’s exactly what this is.”02ff7bd2bccada93

Sabrina nodded b721a0aaa7 as if ed817f91ae she finally c3d39d452b understood.1b5945b391edc418

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I stared 84f5663760 at her c8f1a877cb for a 96df6a3486 moment before 9dbe96fa1b narrowing my 5cfa8098e6 eyes meaningfully.754affd4b83110f0

“More importantly, you have something to confess.”e88c2f80a3185498

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“Wh-what do you mean?”90f84773bce6837c

“What exactly happened between you and that duke? Why is he acting like that?”0363846858c8359e

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“What do you mean, ‘acting like that’?”c7b38b1e31c622a3

“He’s practically searching for you like a lost puppy.”c63a13a77f8ad075

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“I don’t think it’s that bad… He’s probably just looking for a missing servant.”c3a4168647ab185a

Yeah, right. She must not 0d1f97de00 have seen the 668607b90e look in that f1026e5a19 duke’s eyes.7e66c52bd74917f5

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He tried to act 0990af57e2 calm, but his eyes 6ae1983a88 were practicallyburning.e147d51b6f032c36

“Are you sure nothing happened?”59735c2e4b31ca3a

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“Nothing…”4e38357c1a44b7d7

Sabrina trailed off, looking 5e5e35f106 lost in thought.99e32f5747dc07a1

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Then she hesitated 1ef321c83b and murmured,b0cab9bb7f2d2968

“…Did something happen?”02d4c1bd8410612c

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Why are 0af9548f92 you saying 7e783e502a that like b840cb010a aquestion?!9e27792e073ce61b

So evenshewasn’t sure faced1d52c if something 078486251b happened!92b9c87d32e61ef1

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They say the 21549e0c20 people in the a34d958eb7 relationship are always ef1b6cb8ac the last to 1178c0b0b4 realize things.6966ea13044f32fe

And so, 0cb12dc009 we kept 26335bbd55 going in 5433d74a52 circles, denying fd6746efdd everything while 011056ff50 the other 8de7bb9d98 person figured b7f4a410a5 it out 96a939878d for us.27dca85ef5279572

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“Shall we return to the ducal estate?”5d165e649ec53754

The aide’s voice broke b48c34b318 the silence as Duke 7d92931c07 Valerian stared out of 363d4de12d the carriage window toward 5f412d5b2c the Devonshire estate.e8dd1b4b6b8ec94e

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“We’ll head back for now,” he replied indifferently.bd702fa24e9f4805

The aide instructed b3c9d9fdeb the coachman to ef865ac085 turn the carriage cfc775310d around.870a105393aa1fe5

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Meanwhile, the duke placed a79ba97942 a hand on his 7d8001fff3 forehead, lost in thought.f8395225c3a3acea

‘Why…?’96023313fb6eb934

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Why was she avoiding e6997574da him?f3c64b2236923e1e

When he 777de315ef confronted the 68b4d64a04 Devonshire heiress 911efca0f1 earlier, he ff13f39e59 had sharp e897bdb9ab enough vision c1bc516b6f to spotSabrinaclimbing over the 40dbf890fa estate wall behind 7830c43e41 the carriage.284070d801e456ae

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The way 37bd272fc9 she was 734c89261f so desperate 6638fc502e to avoid cf37d14ece him had 70f30a1847 been… quite 6f3283119d a shock.22e8c32e129b8fd7

Though, it wasn’t the e387308abe first time she had 1f1467b492 been acting strange.e46bc845e36f1014

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Actually, it had started 26a8c58e80 about two months ago…2b0ab2b12e8e65e5

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Theobald carefully observed the 1f7683b336 strange maid who seemed 57c623a014 to break everything she e83179ec65 touched.8902c9951f9811e9

She was assigned 47de4f069d to tidy his 1f9d15180b bedroom before he 0f3d79fa61 went to sleep.9a4fb95c4d4d6565

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The black-haired 11a9af84f5 maid was 4d26440e53 dusting the 6bb111edf3 top of 72306ac8c7 a window 48c001eec0 when—snap! She broke a5369d3e3a the handle 217f50c76e of the b8ae854e10 duster.c7c1b0fcb7228788

How was she 883ab935fb even holding it e7c5d10feb for that to 99f65acce6 happen?3a2f243b30f11be4

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“Ah…”04607288638b2a72

Looking down at the 626caf7f72 broken duster like it 97e0141627 wasn’t the first time, 0230e3ac26 she quickly glanced around.4b108770f517be62

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Then, without 1820520b17 hesitation, she 31a3765420 shoved it 5e42db5ab7 into a 4f1006aef7 trash bag 544b1d0137 and walked 0210f69179 toward the 66731baaf5 corridor as 94d90aef77 if nothing 5d3ed93c87 had happened.1c980fc2953909d5

Theobald watched a9ce8637f9 her with 659a6cf67b interest.42222518b9728fe3

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Later that 0a0aa454cf night, the adb25e42eb peculiar woman 71128e6220 came back.c36df81f230bee20

Shereallydidn’t seem 2cd555b1e6 happy about 3a9d0fe64e being assigned 4765d09491 as his c33272e2d8 bedroom maid.2509cf6bafc4515d

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Considering she 874f2f31dd had a 0a6326588c history of 4e7b8846eb breaking cleaning f350b5d068 tools and 8136f449e7 smashing dishes, 35b5dedd6a preparing the 4dfb6bef2b bedroom should 2908fe2a9b have beenmucheasier.be1496aa4c1d6d97

She really was ef1df3b02b a strange one.bc1b5052276d059f

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Her name… wasSabrina, right?6643142192f2e473

It was 0e10e9aa6d a name 0736580651 he had b1c32a1646 memorized after dbab401eb5 asking the 69cb1e0ad9 head butler.9d3b0b8066ae7301

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As he sat 9b1017b715 on the sofa, 6c83c43e58 reading a book, 248461488c Sabrina finished making 27ebb73974 the bed.a4f72eefa82a4bee

Then, she stepped edd76a4b29 in front of 5d16b26eef him and bowed.4d50ac075e83a891

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“The bed is ready for the night.”ad949058fa6ee867

But her gaze…b66f0bc3673fb3b7

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Her eyes didn’t look 82eacc327a at him the way 45a942b065 a servant looks at 80db3a0495 their master.bde8459ab03a08f0

It was the gaze 62aa18961d of something untamed, somethingwild.51855d88cf406051

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Theobald met 16a572363f her stare 62fb51a628 and slowly a46d7dc33b stood up.08521d28e5f644c5

Reaching out, he 293eb9c59d tried to remove 38e2e92fcf a feather stuck 988ce641c8 in her hair.a8091b6820135064

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But—9223ab63e19a4172

SMAACK!e6c2b5850f4b24ea

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With lightning-fast 0a5dddf9ff reflexes, she 1ddf2666fb slapped his 322187c344 hand away b0138fb90d and jumped b4aa5feca9 back.63d59d1ba76bbd77

Evenhewas caught off guard.ed6effc647efaabd

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Like a cd9e4c06b2 cat with 823883836b its fur c47f6ee166 bristling, she f49d2db8a8 glared at 5316b7347f him and 28dc0c9211 spoke,bf1ef4f58cb1c6fb

“If you come any closer, I can’t guarantee how I’ll react.”eba864213fab18b8

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That… wasdefinitelynot something a 7dc14a14fb maid should be fa232dcf89 saying to her bf8eff3b32 employer.9f9e26318e7d4852

If the fa84bd9035 head maid bbb54fbc5f heard that, 0f82b24a43 she would 73287f55b4 havefaintedon the spot.b2b5f09a2be5c409

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And yet, oddly 90091d6aae enough, he didn’t b3b69b3cc2 feel annoyed.7439b096aa56270c

Did she a78c2bcdd9 actually think cfb4eb66ab such a 03ae7f72ae warning would 96aa818b1e scarehim?a08db8cd6c212442

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Theobald held baa5f80cb6 back a 4c4f095864 smirk and bd90db2d9f simply replied,59adb728615bc1a2

“I’ll be careful.”86ead331328cd803

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***79cb16fa5d1c290a

After watching 66505f46e7 her for b17c9e4cde several weeks, 1bed5facd1 he had 8c258de526 reached one 21e6fb2f0d conclusion.11982ef92fce22a2

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She wasdifferent. And she wasinteresting.fb1708180f79babb

It felt like watching 57e780cf1d a wild stray cat 035b9cbcc5 that had been forced 3d278aad20 to live in a d8d9343901 grand estate.524b9148c3df290a

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And then, one day,shecame to his fdf017d7fd office.5997d231eed8be33

“What is this…?”4950e59f92bbe678

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Theobald stared a1f1e07ad1 at the a2809d9aea envelope she 53bf8ab9c1 placed on f27f182403 his desk 9d5f8d2dd0 with confusion.ae6c4675494c5fee

Without a moment’s bcca7a9df1 hesitation, Sabrina replied 4093ac99f6 in a blunt d2bf5b1e49 voice.499c195c992fd87c

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“A resignation letter.”73385ddd7bee83b5

For a ef18e3eee1 second, Theobald’s 54165766f5 mind went 11434f8dff blank.60fced4ea617fb3b

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It felt like 3ae70ee968 someone had just 0ddd42a704 hit him hard dae99ef2ff on the back aa202a33ca of his head.def1f8919ba21f2c

A resignation letter?Out of nowhere?d5c573061c348a2e

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Why?4ffd386665646a29

“Was the work 6ef2ce0588 too difficult…?”0c69050b3838dcb7

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Maybe cleaning 95a3a948a4 and laundry 32a97c1acf were too 449e3617da much for 18eabd5d87 her, especially 2240314c79 since she 6c194d7a55 clearly wasn’t 04886a12bc suited for 563a28e704 them.6a651f1d0f4b1615

But he 10d047819c couldn’t assign 9475e7df7d her to cce5a7ce13 the kitchen d75c312a8b either—she broke 34f2dc98b6 everything she d8e38b297c touched.46508f8c3cf93b52

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Maybe it was best 95d24f1ddc to just keep her c6bd546921 in charge of preparing 6f9e8cc5b2 his room at night…d284ee27ff335dce

“No, that’s 0737deb1c1 not it,” 1a30db2530 she answered 514732dcb7 firmly.8c0485a48d2da955

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He was stunned 450fc7a24b again.a457d9bd38a0314c

Then why…?dc1122016965586f

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“Did you get a 418b41e2bf job offer from somewhere d1481fe1c9 else?”1446c5ddd1c41c7e

His voice betrayed 6f42363918 his shock.59a1651f2a8cf98f

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Sabrina sighed, 70718a8234 sounding annoyed.5729a20d14eb967b

“Yeah… Let’s 1f0fe07c03 just say 7a12b7b136 that.”9417a327a3cabea7

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Who in the 229934942b world would…?8e7b77795ca37f34

No, wait.eeb9763c43766ba2

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Maybe someone, 5e556e43d0 like him, 2bbc9b2ac2 had also a6b90ed53a taken an 1ab7f0ae27 interest in 94a004074d her unexpected 59cbc8b478 qualities.424cc9de6bc17095

He wasn’t someone 97d7c20434 who cared much 86d5fc5723 about women, but ac118904ad compared to other f4fda764e5 maids, shewasquite attractive.4fa460213c091612

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After thinking for c199546d27 a long time, 86eca17892 Theobald finally made 7c3f9384bc a decision.5ad624d8d4eb748c

Without hesitation, c06652914d he tossed ef2ae75a3b the resignation 5ca043cb87 letter into c86363a5cd the trash.b7f15bd9ae1bea2a

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“Rejected.”5459416eae1d7640

Sabrina’s face 5724f1b751 went blank, 508c7814b3 as if 89ec527f1d she hadn’t 831285f8e5 expected that.652b404dcfec33ab

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“Rejected? What do you mean?”57c3354e2d3dd094

“It means I’m 1119055c80 not accepting your 20386069c7 resignation.”20ba55f612b225f5

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“Why not?!”d8b457271f256725

She practically shouted in 035a606e1b frustration.ccd0a95e2968219c

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Theobald looked at c4147f2ce8 her calmly.1ba27dc02e70d454

“Because I’m the employer.”156eec453b1b3582

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His firm bdc52010c2 tone left b732385463 her speechless.868150010f9c6138

And so, dff380326c he thought b8e97a2001 the matter 4ebe2d1faa was settled.5426dcbaf6dff58f

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If she 19c91c1cef had received ea041581b0 a job 16afda0966 offer, all 9cf0bef6b5 he had f5faeb13b8 to do e9be018703 wasoffer her fbcc1a1304 better conditions.7e8855bd163d69e6

Instead of sharing 5da0d1aeb4 a room with 2033b0d82d other maids, he 2cecc447aa gave her a c9b51e588e private one.3a28aa97999c9900

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But the next 01de334f15 day, when he f6c5aed0bd walked into his 17c435f215 office, another resignation 8e7c1231eb letter was sitting fda6ff6d97 on his desk.19ffb410f374781e

“…Ha.”a45c4fe66ed0de82

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He didn’t know cc5a05975d whether to be aba5d956e7 annoyed, amused, or dde4f857a2 just dumbfounded.34db5a6062666311

Without hesitation, he tore 30c1b14709 it up and threw 4f1265ff0b it away.1897c0c3917b1a6b

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But the next d8d96870cf day, and the b7a617e032 day after that…f5f8aaff79cf8314

He found 0b7590ec2e resignation letterseverywhere.425708e67fe81e93

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On his desk. In his drawers. On his bookshelf. On his bed. Even on the 552b30eb0b bathroom sink.941f80821a99eb85

Whatexactlywas she so unhappy c8df745072 about?19ee46e6f3f7fc33

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He moved her 4e132cd383 into a more d23b2cf7a2 luxurious room, upgraded 1a80890190 her meals to 6388a42659 match his own d64eb5a14f fine dining, and f864d7782c evenstopped giving her e77e09effc work.6c6e58a59b18fae5

After all, she d17bec6587 was more of e1f16eed49 a disaster when 15b9ced058 shedidwork.28b621f1b2585d7c

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It was just 128d023dab fun to watch 2d82e36602 her.5f9cbcbb05b73535

For someone like 6b8fafb16d him, who avoided e90737d236 human relationships, observing e1a76bfb5f her was his ec666cf2af only source of 347cd443a8 entertainment.2790297e1153ec6d

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It felt 745894c64c like watching cde2e1b790 a harmless, 668148f531 comforting animal.13188181823a18c4

…An animal that 9d38c0c59e sometimes showed its add1679f56 claws.0d99f8ac78aa87c8

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Though, ever since b2927048d5 she started throwing 042be8fc1d resignation letters at 7467f3b110 him, she had b2fdfad5af been spending more 58eca78a02 and more timeoutsidethe mansion.2579c98aa7b3f3ef

Which meant he had 3bca59c252 very few chances to 669f0a0a39 watch her.6d721c53605554a7

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But that 1959399ea6 was fine.dbbb7dfb990f77e3

Because no 9d6d6a8ac5 matter where cbfe9cc669 she went, a426a4f0fa in the 1682fd59a3 end,she always came 0f3882b385 back to his 88c683c75e estate.b35863018d983e49

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