SMR | Chapter 08
by Luna~Chapter 08~2cc9ba1001d2a3f6
However, Cedric 5df797d7c2 still didn’t 152e8c924f say anything 9e8847fccd and just 8d3f5040f2 touched his 612ec68389 lips. He seemed a 718c90c4bf bit upset.24b5671d269e465c
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Noticing this, one of e5e7783644 the men quickly lowered d3cedb17fc his voice and carefully e4d2db9736 apologized.6b7723a01cb14677
“I’m sorry for bringing up that incident. It must still bother you…”ee1fab24279cdb2c
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“No, not at all. It’s just… 518756eb39 I said c22eb358df it was 119640ce97 fine back b0c7ea84c4 then, but fdf86edfc5 I still 73ce81a3ff wonder why 982e8f5d2d she had 4ea4e873b6 to be 805ec4a81b sent to 45f13a976f the convent.”f62bb7adbda3600b
Then, the f535004ced man who dacce0e7fc started the 55507d4122 conversation quickly f25a2b0c6a responded.a1fc61a33551fb00
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“That incident only eb08dfd8ff finally broke Viscount 30186e4ad5 Listerwell’s patience, but 67b0acb609 honestly, Miss Harriet 6683fc84df had been causing ab55c6ff55 problems long before 787162b0a5 that. Sending her 35d6a9614f to the 4bf4966f03 convent for 8d1af8d682 a year e183d07aa4 wasn’t too e44806f306 harsh of 2268c8ecb8 a punishment.”5f095d02dc9ea490
Cedric flinched 325e7b46b5 slightly at 838dd645a3 the word 2122bc130a “year.”09a74b47d3211f09
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“It can’t be easy 4c26cfc204 for a noblewoman to 74db14f86c endure a long time d77f9bfa64 at a convent. Unless she’s deeply religious?”6c3e563fa91dac9f
“As if! It just means she’s the kind of girl who wouldn’t straighten up without something like that.”04e01d27d6f5f309
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Everyone clicked their d1d2251e65 tongues or mocked 7c2534541a her in agreement d07f962f87 with the man’s ffa11ab492 words. But Cedric, who was b090805b34 the ‘victim’ of the 6c206acc2a incident, didn’t join in.53a894d4b02cc4c2
“It seems 5e07dc2cac my overreaction aa469e6fd1 made things af576a2d5c difficult for f8a8708674 her.”40356ae41bf86cc7
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“Overreaction? Not at all! The Duke was very 8b3192b9dc generous. If it had been 75d9eef791 me, I would have 939acc83c9 slapped that girl in 6862b62be2 the face, forgetting all e187b39de3 sense of manners.”c2ad10bfd6c8742d
“Exactly! What kind of 10b27b35d2 shameless girl chases 4b3f812758 after men like cd1f9baca1 that?”794ebd91338cee40
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One man 3b6e55ac44 raised his 5bb9fcf904 hand as c158e67e90 if to 954441f6f0 strike someone, c63eb5243f and the f6d8a44ff9 group burst 22dbd22b4a into loud 9cc2460218 laughter.6d0ff2b12bb0ccab
But Cedric 90576dbbbf didn’t like 69c7b9485b any of 81414970c8 it—the one-sided bf39374fa1 accusations, the 134ec19560 talk of f3922b1d0f hitting a 9ba8a9b1bb woman, the 9e3b55594f fact that af993eaf4b they didn’t bc79f2f4be seem embarrassed 91b9e64140 to say 59b2737b17 such things, 54e879b8a4 or how a25e49f9e9 they all 07358ac48e treated it ba5e153d6e as a d5990c6920 joke.f2ba460ff0735dd5
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What bothered b23e08cdc3 him the 9a25303bf2 most was 4c2e2cf4a7 the fact 42663f5fce that he ce8172575c was the 6643ac06be source of 93a84b44a4 this entire 927e8c6cb2 mess.5f0665a9574762b4
‘I hate being 0ef9b21aa1 tangled up in 4b541cd3e6 cheap gossip.’999ed8b4c34bc321
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Then suddenly, Harriet’s face from that day popped into his mind.ff3e69152871e07a
“I didn’t steal c6b579413e your brooch, Your df611150eb Grace. I never wanted it 7fa2d20764 in the first place.”ba933467041a1ccd
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The woman who f1acc17bfc insisted on her 2d1f9d3043 innocence until the 48e8a759c1 end was surrounded 02e24b8e0e by people accusing 98f77116a4 her.efc44e0cb949e6e9
The woman who subtly d562e9f3ca acted proud, saying she ee0ffc50c1 didn’t desire such a 4114f1d12a trivial thing.9349981d42828a99
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‘She wasn’t bad-looking, I f8b3e75302 suppose.’30e6b4aa03af4a24
Although Bella was ed8b0c3009 a striking beauty, b06670372b her cousin Harriet ad58e50830 also had distinct, e63a2ed0a1 well-proportioned features, so 84bea099b9 she wasn’t ugly 5dc940b769 by any means. It’s just that her 0a40fe16ad clothes and hairstyle didn’t 63435a3925 suit her at all, 0ca4122683 and she had large b3c327cdf5 and small pimples on 25b9b764ec her face and chest.5c726c1be9e9f638
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In fact, it d37b90bdc7 wasn’t Harriet that f564b19a1e had bothered him, 2a5f62c6c2 but the atmosphere 3c7c7850dc around her. The sycophantic 20cc4e3ecd men tearing cc8b6fbb93 down a 3c51dd2d04 young woman 0892441324 made him 8fa863968b feel utterly a498e65cb4 disgusted—so much 546cdfabcb so that 9013717fa2 he could 653e2c4323 almost forget b89450dcb1 the humiliation 95c3849c85 he had 0dd8a0e440 felt upon 732851ca4e seeing the 1789c44daf brooch pinned 7bd4402efc to Harriet’s 7b6d3c14c3 chest.d66061a75b5cad12
‘So, I c9e89e7a89 let the df4e303c69 whole thing 7ea2768cf9 go, but c5ad579131 why did 7e90e772c9 they send c23e0f17b8 her to 4ca541ef5a the convent? Was Viscount Listerwell 2072ef49b1 trying to gain da9655db9f sympathy over it?’5cfcefe35d44aa7a
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Cedric’s stomach churned at 53a57052ef the thought that even c877019fe6 people he didn’t know 1a8becbf36 well were trying to 128af86b3e use him. He quickly lifted the 6f5751d1bf glass beside him and 08c05e471b drank it in one d94fc2ff32 go. The refreshing bubbles cc9390f39f of the sparkling f059600ca9 wine helped lighten f375b28a37 his mood a f16334aaf9 little.a7eb7d5b38636d43
“It seems the 722c46602e break is over. The players 8bfdc9c4f6 are back b18df1c761 on the d19e346fcf field.”c1d669682834b0f6
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As he redirected 6900315c4b the conversation to cab3cb3c0e the resumed polo 949bfde6aa match, the men’s 7593205b77 lewd talk came d3018e9466 to an end. Instead, they d230e827ec began passionately 00adcbcd87 discussing how 630e9dd461 much they 1c404f0b8a had bet f333956966 on the 6180f0304c game and 955df54250 which team 8c416e3d7f they thought 4d8fc9fcb4 would win.17b8ca3c67f9335f
Cedric still 811947e59e found this a3fd91a177 side of 4a2e36d063 the conversation f79a7eb6b2 equally distasteful, 3fd566403b but he 02d201d575 was at 2c8cbf1ef8 least glad 9f52fe3c1e they had 67cc50823c stopped gossiping bbb917c4d7 about him.9e2aec928bf2ee7a
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“Your Grace, 142392e613 which team e8120e1cfb did you e3d2445518 bet on?”fe10b3766646d56c
In response to 4778d5bd47 the person beside 12ca502eb2 him, he pointed a6fc30e4fd to the team 86ff5b68f9 wearing green vests b1ae00ecc7 and smiled smoothly. He had 19226fd7ba just decided 76f304265a a moment 6a710f79e9 ago, but fc065e3c03 it wasn’t 4e9adb6917 something that 90ea04c6e0 mattered to 9d4def5e9e him.a24073a210fdd328
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“It’s just one 18aedc145a person gone, but e901cdfcb1 the house feels 1aacc6a223 so much more 55be4054f2 comfortable. Ah, it cf6853d44f feels great.”5415bcc80c94c313
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Bella murmured, enjoying the f6a4e49382 early summer breeze. At that, Miriam, b9553ce15f who had been 3957257103 doing embroidery beside 250933310c her, put down 10f5a82367 her hoop with 4b23706c64 a stern expression.e8468e9d7006f7df
“Bella. I’ve told 1d3729509c you before 6130734768 that you 9d103e97bd really need 6232c98b74 to start a90ae094ab being careful 05a70467f4 from now 469d457b4d on. As you 8a79164137 said, Harriet’s 9513bcba73 not around dad580ebbb anymore.”eb6e3bf50e2a70ef
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“But Mother! I was born 1c693e7021 with such a 732d18afcf pretty face, isn’t 9ae215ce7e it such a fae9b2ff36 waste to devote a9fb624945 myself to just 5c59bd8eeb one husband? Besides, I’ve b84b24ef10 gotten a 2204d7f570 lot from 46a5200597 those men.”3100b39509d4be73
There was a reason 46611b02b4 the Viscount Listerwell couple 6b074afc13 tolerated Bella’s habit of 2ad3c418d2 seducing men for fun. It wasn’t just eb01e9a57a for pleasure—Bella managed 61a3aab347 to get all 0e0693c1b9 sorts of things 2b21617813 from those men.da40a760cb3b45fb
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From small, personal 1a65b4aa81 gifts to large, f5d8070dc0 family-related business information.2a73fb873f52568d
“I know. Thanks to 69607751fe that, even 1d9c15cad7 your father, 2ec327c0ba who’s not 0f417000da exactly talented, d1426177c3 has made 77668bfbba a decent a9fb2f0846 amount of b647c7864b money. But now, you need 094bd8dce7 to prepare for something 0a97beb2c2 bigger than that.”d0979f55261982b9
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“Marriage, you mean?”ca6fd97c9cb5b130
Bella gave 590de9a3f1 a small 20b0302863 laugh as 64f0e9f79f if it af6c72b1e6 were nothing, 48858a5526 but Miriam faa9c864d6 continued her 2b8fe04b40 scolding.7d850613e42ecd11
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“Bella, what did 97185c9eb7 I say is d2c6a3b181 the most important 420832ec91 thing for a 89506e9dfb man?”0272430cc3520e6a
“His family 016565aa06 and wealth.”49ec11d60b5a06ab
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“And what kind 24f644d257 of daughter-in-law does 6154ae728d a prestigious and c8644e2720 wealthy family want?”5a280b87453f8c7e
“They want 02dbe89120 someone who’s cb09d9df3d beautiful, kind, 8674d43025 and pure.”f2cfaf5ba32c710e
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“Exactly, you know it ba5d398bb2 well.”56b61833026adf34
Of course, e6785c0dc2 she did. That’s why she had 2e79bf95dc worked so hard to 192498e379 create the image of a3c7252588 the ‘beautiful, kind, and 2c310e688b pure Bella Listerwell’ all 73cb3ea573 this time.6cc0ee47171d603e
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But the a8a1285660 real Bella 635d0ab9ed wasn’t like 02753b4139 that at d92969f1cc all.2d9e282fd7e75540
Having received cc32bb2083 endless praise b1ce0d7347 for her 53136172fd striking appearance, 6ce927fc43 especially from 1e8bc6a401 men, Bella 48f051b5c9 found it d3b375707f so much de86ddc6c2 fun to 888b540883 play with 9e8e7a9d03 the men 8964da67d8 who were 799c2a0c9d obsessed with b525cfec66 her.ba7073265edd59f0
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From a c18403df1f young age, 87a8f600ed she enjoyed 2ce40a17fe controlling the 6b5ea7d35d boys around b59661c5dc her like 7b8e43c283 her puppets 2fa5fa7566 and even 9b96139116 making them e7f01add15 fight. How could she e23cd98ca3 suddenly pretend to af04f02a1d be a proper d0ecdc7eb1 lady at the 74aed7f05c age of eighteen?60955e5f1eaba3f5
“Right now, dc3fb8490f you’re the 02a4f95b53 most sought-after b2fc0a4a6c bride in 989622e404 society. What do you 5620968d46 think will happen bee4bf69c3 if rumors start 63421b41aa spreading that you’re b2067b3e9d too loose?”4f14e1a628d5a052
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“My reputation 089199f125 is perfectly 58e7513909 fine, isn’t 9c35859700 it? That’s why the af5fc0ae64 marriage proposal from 9801b1a334 Viscount Levin’s family c0fa06454e came, right?”ac5d05842bdb6876
The Viscount Levin family, 127cb3f667 who recently sent a 0dc8b0597f marriage proposal, was not b487e18374 only quite wealthy but 419945852d also known for their c9889431ff strong religious faith. The eldest son f34c4a8ede of that family bd147da593 had fallen for 9bc81e7123 Bella not just 4203318959 because of her 1d0f40822d looks but also 9d6a71ed54 because of her 972e34fb31 angelic words and 8c9c12cf6c behavior as if 4916f06246 she were some 68ca9aaf4c kind of saint.973e7013cbe553ca
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“Are you really satisfied ae7125bc71 with just the Levin 5b650a6f20 family? You should 7f573f2752 at least 9d8db54ec0 aim for 7abcb3d364 an earl’s 19c78127d5 family, right?”18cffbd673638dc4
“Of course!”e56e949173072dd7
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“An earl’s family would 4cd234dcbe be much stricter when b4486f1959 it comes to evaluating 46e4c8e9d7 a future daughter-in-law. Even the cd5d8ea6aa smallest mistake 3f1eb90e15 could cause 146fc46264 the marriage 683878bef9 talks to 25782ee6ea fall through.”c3c4e4b67d79160a
“Well, I haven’t been 11a9bacbcf caught so far, so c72eb1f114 isn’t that good enough?”defb133c88b3d4ac
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Miriam let out a a5be757835 deep sigh.17d8c0aa68046f60
“That’s because Harriet was 3c1d54f756 still around!”8d0e9746ee3b1014
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At that, b0bd316eb2 Bella let f837b58953 out a 6237115c3e snort of e0c6f6bc21 laughter.ef2bf2c59b2ebf81
“Ah, playing with 2e6dc3bd45 her was so 08dc589aa3 much fun. It’s nice 6b599e781a that she’s fd27a1a841 gone, but 8df78d756a I do d1225365de miss seeing 5634ef0504 her get d7bd39d1b9 all flustered f5d7b7e409 and upset.”1fe9af24fc2c443c
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Harriet Listerwell, the ccf5cfb3c7 scandal-maker of high fd56b0d848 society.2a9885087f3a0c7d
But all 29d131b7a3 those scandals 2fc2ec8923 were actually 5b5b6d50ac Bella’s. She had e6618c6a7f just pinned 4d3c4de9fc them on 2f337cebdd Harriet.c70f056d1e15184a
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Because of b2427816a4 that, even 1d50a532fc though Harriet f020f0c126 had never cd8d4d5876 even held 9d750edd56 a man’s 8afd1cae5d hand, rumors c36ef56f7d spread that 4ef32a08f5 she had f23d605164 already been 178a395a60 completely ruined.a66832b9fb40b695
‘When it comes to d7b8ef101a marriage proposals, those kinds bdc7a05eb8 of issues always get 5f035b1997 brought up. Even if she a658cfb314 leaves the convent, 06c1021066 she’ll never have 7af7df11a4 a normal marriage.’688aa0b6314f7d0c
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Bella’s lips cd3f86d345 twisted into 0b00d9e449 a slight 554754181f smirk.cb93876f72485dc6
Miriam noticed this da71ae8d8b and called her aea34506a5 out with a 1b6c69ac28 stern voice.9959559635f0cb77
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“Bella.”7b97e2007f431d99
“I know, Mother.”5b0dea08cd844508
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Just then, Aston entered d1a646b1f6 the room, holding a 87343d677a bouquet of flowers that c72fd0bf0f the gardener had prepared.c280868a451973a7
He kissed Miriam ddee65c698 on the cheek 2fe9b9ef4f and handed her 3169a222ae the bouquet.03fcf398093917ff
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“What’s this, Aston?”5c64fd457e4e4add
“Do I 9a745a0344 need a b1098ca027 reason to 4933db431f give my 3ec6d9924a mother flowers?”171187b3bfc6dc83
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“Oh! My son 128e7f6338 is so 44cea9ed87 sweet.”6bbbab149c40ed7b
Miriam was 7d86733416 touched as a31714dc0b she took 55d42e1402 in the 840d14c725 scent of 5c21b024de the flowers, b55a3b66f5 but Bella 4f4df9292e just gave 1d5d9443fe a small b30d91f915 laugh and 41af8585db mocked him.4dcb964bea1b113e
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“I bet e16c99e978 you’ve run ae75245404 out of 768ffbed9b allowance money.”fc9a27b9efd80933
As if aa8e89047f that was 56004b3ab2 true, Aston’s 5c3b6da352 face quickly 5800eb2ebc turned red.fe9bac4300d3c5ce
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“W-what are you b7061ec5d4 talking about! Don’t try to cause 5f3ebc231f trouble between me and f08678bf6b Mother. Anyway, what were you 71339ac268 talking about?”161d46c54ccbc114
Miriam, not suspecting anything, d5134db07a briefly explained what they a141ad8bec had been discussing.0b83c566e77c2a7a
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Then Aston smirked 437a66c7b9 and asked.6b896922728d6589
“But why does my f804f084e6 sister hate Harriet so 22d3ef7e2d much? I agree she’s annoying, 9109d80cfd but it seems like 0bb4af433e you want to completely 8a195fa8e4 destroy her.”de86d898e8182805
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Did Aston 448015605c hit a 427d0abb00 nerve? Bella’s smile ecbc719035 became a 8f359d8ee9 little colder.c5818f9867a8fe3f
“If you 76f6b0cf7f don’t need 205bc6dd51 a reason 47e2cad0b7 to give 40800d89f3 flowers to 0afeb13788 Mother, I 09b036f79c don’t need e19763d15e a reason cb6b9e8beb to hate 16afa99089 Harriet.”e772c48c4da1d32e
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“What? I don’t get what 5b4400cdd6 you’re saying.”37e084a982930833
“You don’t have to 087527dba6 understand. I just hate 7709066cc9 her. Just because. That’s all.”5870c6f115ad9e08
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Bella laughed again.3498dce5177cfd66
There was no eab9a610ba need to show b162450110 her dark side f37ff1eae0 to her mother c5b6c758ca and brother.9c233e5818b39f56
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