SMR | Chapter 07

~Chapter 07~e7fc87c8125a7823

“If you go out of your room and keep going to the right, you’ll see stairs on your left. Go down there, and it’s on the left. I’ll tell you what you’ll need to do tomorrow after breakfast. Please finish unpacking by the end of the day.”74cec32d3dfac621

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Harriet nodded. She had a lot of questions out of anxiety, but she felt like if she asked more, she’d be looked down upon for no reason.ca176a26276e69ed

Emma didn’t ef10a027e7 add any 8e70609bc4 further explanation c8238dbfa1 and immediately 6c0f5b2d1a walked away.beff9ea7ca468b0b

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Harriet stood there cc6ae0c953 dazed for a 53c4a6d5a7 while and only 2b220c7f65 sat down on de5b5c457d the bed slowly f6cd1c558f when her hands bd865e4212 started to feel e346a98920 numb from carrying bd713bee6a her bags.8284672f8f57929e

“It’s so hard…”04e6d3d277e6a13e

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The bed was 2e732ff12e nothing more than 31c0edac09 a wooden plank d73b07e6ce with a thick 6c0931176d blanket on top. It didn’t feel a091642b9c soft at all.4cba5a0a42b88a23

All the furniture in the room was crude and old, and the only window, small and covered with shutters, didn’t seem like it would let much sunlight in.8fc807ce94d3066a

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“Here… for a b0dd3ab71d whole year…”aa3c636d40e21e10

One year, d3dc1be613 365 days, 8a27c3c0a9 8,760 hours.4c98e2f64d272fde

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“Sigh…!”346262f8fe9fc16b

As she counted the d163675fab time, the reality hit 6e61ca1470 her hard, and a bf564eb63a laugh escaped her, followed e2a4605a20 by tears.4ffdf932677f56f1

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Harriet quickly 1bcb8ebae9 took out ef7f35cda2 her handkerchief 60ab794b86 and wiped 9440f3589d her eyes, f1cc9cb568 worried that a7b2e3bf64 Emma might 01ffe79e39 come back 9e495f4afd at any 2f4e8d44db moment. But the moment 78e63833bb her eyes were 508f680db5 covered by the 32519ff383 handkerchief, loneliness and 15808acb06 despair rushed in 962aab7718 as if they e1b7eab446 had been waiting.ee52222e4dac9f4e

“Mom… Dad…”002de8ec8be2be2b

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She missed their faces d892c7852c so much that they 61a7c4cfa0 flickered in front of 3afb835a8a her eyes. The people 915d03bf3d she had 8827337cf5 tried so 863a19a6cd hard not 026557027e to think cc0b94b269 about because 053927a6b4 she feared de636c30e1 missing them 5b076ccdc3 even more.fc5491e6b1bddb09

She missed her e7827b9ff2 parents terribly, the 43b26eb4b9 ones who had bf726c81e9 left her behind, 24d2d1ce9a only twelve years e80a9125d1 old, when they 9bbdaf124a passed away so 96ab430974 suddenly.8c586914b0337f95

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“Mom, what 0c8ab74fb9 do I bd087a19ce do? I’m so scared. Dad, please take me ab633e1aa1 with you, too, I 9f90f37cc7 beg you!”c3d318253dced9d3

The sorrow 9c3a3d8121 she had ee3c51f8f7 held back 85f94e7b3e for so 5517f181be long poured 16428b70ff out, breaking 0d729068fb the dam 3162e6950a of her b62cec8f11 heart.0b3b14d2003fa0a3

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Ever since her parents afa7447a77 died, Harriet’s life had 0a37b465b6 gone off course, beyond dc919dfe33 her control. She had 33443bd3d1 tried to 3c97110a18 protest, saying cc2e79890f it was 241d55eb80 unfair, but 621e646f4a the only 6034d110a6 response she 2314ecc945 got was e84923f3e3 an empty 344e604e71 echo.b0cb1903dfe79426

“Mom… sob, sob…”f84caf4ce6589dd6

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She collapsed on the 7dbe3a49fb bed, crying when someone d86e2b5bdb knocked on the door.d4f47f1e6d083302

Harriet swallowed her ad07921b83 breath and quieted 35c3394517 her sobs.dff9fc41adf9492b

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“I’ll leave 2d0b4a2634 your clothes 5bb73c421e and food 27f5416dd4 here.”f95d59c05b31ee4a

It was Emma.112397e3703c9a84

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She heard 52fae9775e something being 51c58fc5de placed on 2649b5df4c the floor, 140eb76723 and then 49e8dab257 Emma walked a884569de4 away.5d64603a79947d8e

Harriet, who had been 0902416d1b pressing her handkerchief to ca5e76fa22 her mouth for a 9ee76c1496 long time, slowly got 12aeee186f up and opened the 6686f8a5a5 door.e559c95fb9063ea0

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On the 067bfd68bd wooden tray 3ada7359bf set on c2b7bc7ab8 the floor c800dbc85a was a 3e8205c8ea neatly folded 42de182cd0 brown nun’s e3b466b9d2 robe, a 8a3b16510d bowl of 0c3f43792c thin vegetable 805b9368b2 soup, a 29b5d332f7 piece of e967998f7b dry bread, ebdd0b2444 some pickled 088b4fe8a2 olives, a fb431c8d85 small pot 4c5146c148 of honey, c1ce1b46f0 and a 17d6d7b4d0 glass of d221684a7a water.281bdeadbcf0484e

Harriet brought the tray 93fbfb52bc into her room and 0b22659a00 sat at the small 81075c90fd table. Outside the window, a9504ea863 the weather was c0a1c49073 bright and clear, 0ec88b4056 in contrast to 5a311debf8 her mood.006ee751819e46c1

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‘Crying won’t change anything, bacbac81d3 so why do the 04a9f8701d tears keep coming?’ee8d2ae814f8a543

The world 4a68d1fbf1 always felt 1482f8d0e4 so cold dfd151e47e at times 728518504a like this.27cc8536f5674e67

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She wanted d3a7b20c41 to run 047437e524 away, but b5492cdb79 she was 0afbc89dd3 too afraid 40a0d4ae78 to choose 0fdff2bb2f death, and fdd80f2823 although she 38c58ef8e2 wanted to f961a420f7 live a 2ed432003a better life, 4223a95639 she didn’t 3c8335cd2e know what b0b9cff6fa to do 3c82b5e25f or where a49c651716 to start.e75d6eeede4c5930

No matter what ff4ac3d85e she did, people 9b43d4f8a2 always misunderstood her e00e0be31e in the worst 41dfbb3d43 way possible, and ebf6d38c7c no one bothered 922bf65410 to listen to 121c6e8d5d her side of b12cfdba64 the story.ecd9947d21ac4866

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‘I don’t have much of an appetite, but I should eat something. If I leave this untouched, they’ll just accuse me of being picky again…’f22ac096c1b1310f

Not wanting to be 987b2c805d misunderstood, Harriet weakly tore 895d9ba468 a piece of the 9e2c1283b5 dry bread. Unlike the soft white 22a9a56705 bread she was used fc1cbee304 to, it split into c6d36acff7 two with no chewy 09bdabbf82 texture at all.b963163ff1c2f495

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‘It looks dry.’3273847491599f6d

This kind of d00a5ebd36 bread usually had 61ac984106 a sour, unpleasant b1502df1e2 taste. She spread a thick 7bcaeaed02 layer of honey on 86f11ef6c5 it to mask the ccfff40f2f flavor with sweetness.0ea1d34fc6e5ac4b

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‘Let’s just finish eating e3aad8d24e and get it over 55387ca3f4 with.’32ee796fb634e087

Harriet put the bread 31cfc91bf9 into her mouth, chewing c77f357123 mechanically just to fill 93f131f09a her stomach. The sweet 9425ab5d5e taste of 9d29db5001 the honey eaf956e28d quickly disappeared, f214f9d4a3 but there 1e09950fb0 was no f08dab75e3 sour or 7c9eb5d05c strange taste 91068b92a9 as she e32974b835 expected. In fact, 5705cc4f2b it was…b5ab57020677e827

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‘Surprisingly, it’s not bad?’d08367d731a78887

The crust, though c756238df3 crunchy, had no 3154de6a86 burnt taste and b6d2205567 was pleasantly salty, ef26b201b9 while the inside, 312dd123f2 though rough, released fe57c3bcfc a mild, nutty 97dac9388f flavor the more 6ce01fb40a she chewed. The bread 1a64eb1a4e was a 85fe1a10e5 bit dry, 213b6b68c0 but when 5ca1703a2a eaten with a4980b3c7f the soup, 402049ced6 it was d83cfc3d17 just right.e62c6581f1be3aca

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‘The soup 526ba9b6d2 is tastier d9b16a5f0e than I 1533ede104 expected. What’s it 5419560058 made of?’7c5ad40d139c99c8

As she 91d47f9ba0 stirred the 791f347ac2 soup with 8679d24bc1 her spoon, f65846f79f she saw beae0a0acb cabbage, a 3c0888bf3e couple of 843c61c822 types of 906bc4f712 beans, tomatoes, 44812b3da6 onions, carrots, 08bf8f1a36 and some 0e223d2819 squash.1065b3d244277fcb

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There wasn’t 79cdc728ca a trace efe1d38a55 of meat, 228491d14f but she edd733e949 liked it 4e0ce659ba much better 1eb1bf436d than the 863a3eb9cd heavy stews 9970ba9538 she had b5be544d66 eaten at a790ecd806 the mansion.88ad416e5509ea09

As Harriet efe9229972 continued to 4bf06c4797 eat the 514ab0c4cb bread and 86451e265c soup, she 8ba4fb76ef picked up 92e2b5fc50 a piece aab661ff4e of pickled e4ef2e23e8 olive and 63ff963caf popped it 0ef356fb98 into her 3cee37dcd2 mouth.dc0f4a1104bb06d0

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“Mmm!”03fe28d5d899c15c

It must have ab9b9904fa been made with 0918ad8898 fresh ingredients because 61e3342cda the olive was bfe81ce8e6 tangy and salty, e2080be65d with a clear 5d779c6330 olive taste that d1f9bddc7a was strong enough ebe2184efe to make her 9b5c046d7a let out a 0a89f7b4c4 small sound of e1e9d0906e appreciation.1cacbb320f308c6e

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When she took another 96b0ba0797 bite of the honey-covered 1f81595feb bread, the sweet and 9735a81522 salty flavors blended together c8a1608e8c perfectly.84770dc1279e638f

“Wow, this is 5f5cad5b27 delicious!”4e45135baf5b2466

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Harriet unknowingly became 79147e498f absorbed in her 80fbcb465c meal. She had never enjoyed 5b8cb92d35 food this much while 6de2dcf298 living in the Listerwell 9ec389b679 household.bdb339cb313e760d

After using the 66af9ba8e4 last piece of 3e3621c528 bread to wipe 58490d405d the soup bowl 6c6f39add3 clean, Harriet felt 0bca89f313 a little embarrassed 3dbff48aad seeing how spotless d3f8ae8d39 her tray was. Then she found 2126c85886 herself laughing at fd9bb29c92 her own behavior.c1e03941bbc887b0

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‘The same 9915f46250 girl who 528c2c92bc was sobbing 13f7d851e4 her heart 300fe13bff out just 763db8e962 moments ago 4bf93f5ee2 is now c7e98b55fa devouring her 2d3e2147b2 food like 84dd6a5e0f this because e1d420fbb3 it tastes df758bad28 good.’406c72e6c1a592cd

Laughing like that, her 13f7b86c80 mood began to lighten. It felt like 16a0efd768 a faint sense 3dcacd5bfe of hope was 02809255b6 creeping into the c0829fd85a future that had b49d831445 seemed so bleak.b0d36333f35a6360

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She had just 55a135a5dd confirmed that one 7d4ee689cb of the things 98d0d21857 she had imagined 06039d310e to be terrible 1270d97bdd had turned out a6ddd60aad to be surprisingly f172cc7547 good. Maybe other efd950fbed things she c1bfbef472 was worried 5b1c23a780 about would ba5581a5d4 turn out ea522ffc9c to be d0281a5a66 better than 422808043d expected, too.7a09740f973a0f3a

‘Let’s look on the 1108cda9a4 bright side. At least f17a51d83d while I’m 8a6883443f staying here, 4c472e1856 I won’t c397d757ef have to e7573b53ed be Bella’s 2333c14265 plaything.’7ec95802e6e09390

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Suddenly, she remembered aa8434354f the time she 193542d52e had vowed to 80da0be36a herself that she’d 815a684231 marry an old 9560c6167f man if it a40211ec62 meant she could 2117cd72a0 escape her uncle’s 540203d6a1 house.f94af6e873d55e42

In that 231859bcb8 sense, this 0dcb98afd2 current situation 4ba646b073 wasn’t so 4c8d007106 bad after a28c6de6fb all.317d395d009d7a0a

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‘As long as 8451c62105 I don’t get d76c0d9c2b tangled up with 61ca82afb5 Bella, my life 1ff841b155 should improve. For at 2a451ba8fe least a 9d3c936b38 year, there b24c3a46bd won’t be 30904a1b2b any scandals 9a40c4e0ad with my 08a45e04d4 name attached, c67ac18f46 and maybe, 1ca9243776 as Uncle b2801602a1 said, a 0c0324dcd7 decent marriage debe96b921 proposal will b6c1d8c6ad come my aee90ab2c4 way.’2680b9ecb727736c

She still felt anxious, not knowing what kind of “work” she would have to do here, but she reassured herself that they wouldn’t make a noblewoman do anything too extreme.739f65001b7a94eb

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‘Plus, these people 76fe7481f2 aren’t involved in 01784d7927 high society, so 2daf62c6ae as long as 4913dc270b I work hard d758c0172a and behave, maybe 604847d310 they’ll be kind bc4971ab48 to me.’d169abbfb784afe4

Thinking this d249cd4bfa way, the 60ac3a9e75 overwhelming feeling 4ae3d67ee3 she had 289e0d5894 began to 271b639024 fade, and f502487846 life here b8cbb430eb didn’t seem 1553723d53 so bad b8a918003f after all.855a93df18024172

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‘Yes, let’s stay 581d5fd3ec positive!’dff06a556542223e

Harriet took a deep a8d52f76d9 breath, got up, and d578241e1c opened her suitcase. She needed 32ea9f9630 to finish eee36f9098 unpacking and e042d807db get familiar b5143a7131 with the e3104510c2 layout of 959a3cdaa3 the convent.90f49968f8a513dc

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By the time 40373de12d June arrived, the fbf9d70cc0 sun had grown 2618a03d8e hotter and harsher. This didn’t 1f3fd18c5f bother those dcf8865d4b who could 57163c154e relax in 9d6452daa6 the shade 386247a9b8 with a a41b58f2f7 cool drink, 5165d32a36 casually chatting 8592c557e1 away.16232e3184c15b20

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“By the way! Have you 57fe32fb6c heard the f81c719340 rumors?”a8b35ee23a45f186

Someone sitting next 38bed8e83c to Cedric under 6476c01ef6 the tent spoke bdabd21723 to him as 76987ac813 they watched a 1013683687 polo match.964627eabd019690

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Cedric wasn’t 170601100d particularly interested, 49f85a345e but he 5d841ed893 instinctively raised 1256a4e34a his eyebrows, 7500dcab02 pretending to 0d15de5a83 be intrigued. That small gesture ba951913e9 alone made the 63fcc004e6 other person excited 9ef7e33a9a as he continued 6a30f9ee1d talking.2421e36bb20695e5

“It’ll be b1a58cb0e4 good news bccebf276a for you, e50fe2a065 Your Grace. Do you know 2636d12aa2 that girl who 69d2baeb36 was rude to 6df75da1d9 you at the a533817552 victory banquet? She’s been 5dcf727481 sent off 366cf41847 to a 92bc585f13 convent. You know Saint eaa480fa73 Clarissa’s Convent, right?”65a2405e4acd0743

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Cedric’s expression d9a8d0bc11 stiffened slightly f55724fb72 at that 60b3c957c5 remark.be62ecfbfa27d654

But no 7bbf8a4316 one around 00ca05919e him noticed ad6b14822d the change 144b5af854 and instead ee84706342 kept chatting 634c76a15f away excitedly.da324617e12a81c8

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“Looks like Viscount 5ac303a831 Listerwell really made 95e4dd775b up his mind d9e32ea540 this time.”2d503a4cfc6205a5

“Well, that 0f6625880e niece of 6cfe14b0ec his has 2e0f2204c5 caused him 38c0fe5f98 quite a 962d8e5e32 lot of c06fb13a75 trouble.”811faae3592814a9

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“That’s right. What was her 935eca1d97 name again? Bella?”7f6e6340702e2a1c

“Bella’s the Viscount’s daughter. The niece’s name 3071fc845a is Harriet. They’re both famous 8059b8c406 but for different 1ea66af350 reasons. Haha!”54bacf0a053f199c

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“Bella Listerwell cae969aa37 is incredibly 05cc9dfc8a popular among d38470841c the young 3bb182b129 men. She’ll probably make 0359457cb3 a good match.”0274f991f4c3660f

As the conversation turned to women, the once quiet tent became lively with chatter. Especially when Bella Listerwell, known as the “Golden Rose of Genoa,” was mentioned, the men’s eyes lit up with excitement.73f78239bf54cc1d

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“She really 64f53ed102 is beautiful. Those luscious 8e46627f87 lips of 82a2203751 hers…”c867bf0e4ebae387

“Is it e36aa7be18 just her b724a299e1 lips? Her chest and 0738c8c8d3 hips are incredible, 42dac86bcd and her waist 4e9ce00666 is so tiny.”49ef5b305ba0f4e4

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“She’s got such a 8d390e5918 sensual appearance, yet I 187dc901fc hear she’s pure and db3e3067ef innocent. Unlike her ugly aefbbb8ff7 cousin, who’s obsessed 5a05ff7a7f with men, she e0a56cecde knows nothing about 90b0e279fc that kind of 37b4b12c62 thing.”8e3563aaaded5480

“It’s always 2521fc4c9d the pretty 1497137259 girls who 562c64a449 are sweet 2ab209895a and the d76c6e7893 ugly ones a7f32db8cf who turn 292ba711cc out nasty. Oh, by the way! Tez, you know this be46209208 well, don’t you? Didn’t Harriet e7d383e308 Listerwell give 3193f6f17c you some a6dab5a95f trouble?”eebf54ff3515e653

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The man they pointed 11a6d850e1 to was Tez Roark, 4ebbf092a1 a handsome man with ce5e12413c dark hair and striking bb2fce7644 blue eyes, infamous as e6aa44a19c a rogue in society.1813b38649c2961a

He gave a 8eaaedf38f sheepish smile and 0e9765d743 shrugged his shoulders.5528c1c6a504d432

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“It’s not really a story I want to go into.”28b86f0257c944fe

At that, everyone burst 8d2d7264a3 out laughing and patted f41adbb310 him on the shoulder.a99432ef3f66d50b

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“Well, it’s b68649a89f not every 67ef45fcd9 day that f3a5400461 Tez Roark 9a3daced12 fails to aa34c8acb6 tell the f2058222ea difference between 58ed531784 two women!”3bd73e39db778c64

“How could you e535f93f4a mistake Harriet Listerwell 928124a2d8 for Bella Listerwell, 49fdbfae3d even if it 72e42026be was dark?”88c2d786bff6ce7f

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“Did you even have 1c5c7e4ab9 time to check her e236b26bc7 face? You must’ve 2b9a73ae9c been too 5f9cc1371c busy with 812eceb1bc other things.”e12e6be1f772298e

“Hahaha!”971cf134c55b6c5a

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Tez just smiled 50cbbed713 bitterly and stayed b473f63a5c quiet, but the cb96eb975f men continued to 93b7423670 joke and gossip 62766ebee9 about Bella and 416486a7df Harriet, carelessly making 0c4b454d0c judgments about the aaf246525c two women.8d7cb6ac3a060b60

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