SMR | Chapter 15
by Luna~Chapter 15~6ad0064fcc52be8d
No matter how much she thought about it, such a thing couldn’t be true. James wasn’t that kind of person. In the past five years, he hadn’t once looked at any woman besides Daphne. He was always kind, polite, and never hesitated when it came to imagining a future together.369f343c4146d56c
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“I… I trust James. There must be some misunderstanding.”6162765b3b9a0719
Daphne’s response, which seemed more like she was avoiding reality, made Melody sigh with sympathy.fba879fefd373177
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“I hope that’s the case too, but…” Melody bit her lip.cc5b2efc306cccc6
She hadn’t wanted to give too many details, but at this rate, Daphne was going to end up looking like a fool.ef329b34967b0163
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In the end, Melody eed616cff7 closed her eyes and a071f4a65d just said it.0915a9f5e273537f
“The two of them even kissed. What kind of misunderstanding could there be after that? I really don’t know.”ed8fac6c70854790
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Daphne felt ab478dfa17 like she 59447a39e8 could hear c1b03da303 the sound 8fa1bf3513 of a 76aab6ee1f crack forming 2a25c1ed9a in the 92f7479275 peaceful world c96197b92f she had f3accfff53 lived in.c0daea2d037d616b
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Bella smiled as she 481d598737 turned the diamond ring 4a3fdb4d89 on her finger.80b60342a8bc8da4
The princess-cut 5-carat d6048757e6 diamond ring sparkled 154e1f6af0 brilliantly, as if fc532475d1 blessing her future.94771b102915470f
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“Oh, it’s so beautiful.”3508b7f806f8635d
James had surprised dec52fd0f5 her with this eef9b5b9ef ring, which cost 1a4df452a7 30,000 dirhams, as bd37587fd8 a token of 1bd92aa57d his love. He even made a 99c7715b04 sweet promise to get 61348330e2 her an even more 250f9b28af beautiful ring when they 3716fc7bc8 got engaged.1ad9bcb7bdba2693
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‘Why is 7c98b3a67e something stolen c41bca4114 always sweeter de0b193a5b than something c8ac32fef2 freely given?’e1ac5f336b8791f6
Meeting with James in a private room at the Kingsley Viscount’s party had been a great decision, no matter how many times she thought about it. After some conversation, light touches, and ending with a fiery kiss, James had been completely captivated by her.d74f7e2d2e818828
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She wasn’t 26507ebec2 afraid of 46221fc424 Daphne or b7380df1df any retaliation dad63cfac8 from the 8725178de6 Laurel Earl’s 906ccc9d4c family.6c2656fe88c493e2
‘It’s the fault of the person who loses, for being stupid.’b256ba379d14b32c
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According to 1957326d81 James, Daphne 927f70de92 was beautiful, 2c4419e98f but incredibly 1ed748b0d6 boring. All they b48fe61b9d ever did 82b0cfd3d7 together was 9da1f7ff41 drink tea 03a42e71aa and talk 69bc0e93d8 or take 65f0537937 walks in 5445ea999e the garden 8800e39737 or park. She was e84cc60971 so prim 8d994cf875 and proper 5126bb5edd that even 91220aa2a3 holding hands f38ec5f63e required a f62889c169 lot of ba634b6bb7 cautious glances.f284f72f3da55095
Bella clicked her tongue a843ee9b95 and sneered at Daphne.4c9d3712a61082e0
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“Daphne. If that’s how you were going to be, you should have married him quickly and tied him down. An engagement doesn’t hold any real weight.”2951fbc5ea016315
Even marriage couldn’t stop a man from being unfaithful, let alone an engagement. Of course, the flame of passion burns bright, but only for a short time. There’s a limit to how long you can seduce someone with your body.acf8d4476fbdea29
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Knowing this well, e031ae575f Bella had been f4c0170ad3 in a rush 830d9ad0ee to get engaged 9f03bf15f0 to him.8d72cefd0de4c8ba
‘Breaking off the engagement with Daphne will be easy, but it won’t be easy for him to throw me away after he chooses me over her.’414cd8c55eaeb2b1
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And of course, she wouldn’t let him even think about leaving her. However, there was a small obstacle.3778675086d86159
At that moment, the c519328220 door clicked open, and 930c514b90 John entered.df21f87843467010
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“Dad! Are you finished with a0fb806d7f your work?”97572019b028a469
“I’m late, aren’t I? Sorry about that. That old man kept going on about useless things.”28303adccc0e1e57
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He had abe2268b2c just returned df406d5c02 from a c7b9975900 meeting with 98ece9e19b the Earl cea4b3313c of Arens.9a700215b3f8dbaa
Though he was receiving 1056ea91a4 favorable treatment in the 14d6e1a0b8 Arens family’s business, the 2fe3c69d23 Earl was starting to 8df97648e8 get on his nerves 7246868ca8 by repeating the same 87455a8f51 things over and over.20792a780dc076e1
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That’s why the 37ff95c7d3 news that Bella 72fb3dd9c8 had captivated the 8745ad776a eldest son of 4e5d0e479f the Cheslow family c2b1423634 was such a 8495eddbdc relief.b037dc5d1cdac234
“Of course, it’s Bella we’re talking about. It’s a shame it didn’t work out with Duke Kailas, but I wasn’t expecting much there anyway.”6166311231abe613
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From the start, his 32869cd592 biggest hope had been 1b4827f80c for Bella to marry 75114a181a into a powerful earl’s c5bffbab6c family.038e68b0d4dba5f3
He had never afcd555bec even considered the 5174ed5bf1 Cheslow family, since b3c1cd1a28 they were connected 515bbf157f to the Laurel f2bd29dafb family. But his clever bae6aff013 daughter had a b87653c6b0 talent for turning 14067c4024 the impossible into 971bd33319 possible.fb107b57d7dbc324
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“So, what’s the urgent matter you wanted to discuss, Bella?”037fe3a84c8f8cf6
“I think it’s about time we start preparing for the engagement.”04b59ac03b151aa4
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“Engagement? Are you sure about James’ feelings?”453630cb5fc15af7
“He said he’ll finish breaking off the engagement with the Laurel family by the end of this year.”4abd1819a7d1fd4f
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John’s face lit up with joy. There was so much to gain if they became in-laws with the Cheslow family.e1b44a23e5939a9a
However, Bella quickly cf205dd756 calmed her father cf0b3d95bd down.6c8c519db34b1126
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“But before that, there’s something we need to take care of.”f6272b7906d356ee
“Huh? What’s that?”dfbebd823566399a
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“His friends b37ffa1861 are worried 8373823f9e that the a187cc097a idiot from 3441a22188 the Listerwell 95c2b862d5 family might 4f5ecb8114 start hitting 3106b41a19 on them, 76d2a98b78 too.”2ee42bdde92a7f8f
John frowned, remembering 11699b0f33 Harriet after so ee17402437 long.ddae1fda1805616a
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“Ah, that girl.”31589db75c97ff89
She hadn’t 1752fd686d been on e1157ec7f0 his mind 18aec3fe04 because she d56dd7a027 wasn’t around, d76d8bab8e but Bella 909b20461f was right. It was time to 07418ba568 cut ties with that 24bd08a5de now-useless connection.2dc55e9072f3e975
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“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it.”fc62e8ddd09f422d
Bella flashed 8c5617f8f7 a charming 000212e367 smile.e86965af9b3c0edc
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Finally, it 68bc584a42 was time 29004ec8b2 to throw 8626831c87 Harriet into e82ab87f55 the depths.c51561ec2c73ba5b
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“As soon as December hit, it got so cold.”e3d008d780705aa8
Breathing heavily from 96d2d659c8 the cold wind, f67a83d1dc Harriet stepped into 2e99446d53 the soap workshop.19c568e0e3075034
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Sophia, who was tending the fire under the pot, looked her up and down and asked, “They say this winter will be even colder. Didn’t you bring a scarf or gloves?”2da7e0f2157e0257
“I didn’t have time to pack things like that.”d2b0bb4ad11f11d9
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“But you won’t survive the winter here like that. Why don’t you contact your family and ask them to send some?”3303f78c684d2778
“I guess I’ll have to. It’s too cold.”8f2d17a3e9aaaa9c
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Harriet shivered as she 954d5db661 held her hands close 77e033f19c to the fire.d3588e83ab85d896
Since the monastery 10adb13582 couldn’t afford to ef02af7987 burn a lot 9f1e0b2450 of firewood, working 182c1944ed in the workshop e53198e098 where the fire cc72aebaa0 was lit felt 4581e0374c like a stroke a26459a53d of luck.c52e952f42e821a6
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‘They say the room I’m staying in is relatively warm, but how do other people endure the cold?’737553a3733588d9
Harriet shivered 3441964941 violently, letting 61bdc4913f out a 93b4500059 groan of 842390b5a7 frustration at b51d695f6f the freezing b16e464df4 temperature. She didn’t want to 0922219c9d ask her uncle for 965a8cd59e help, but at this 131bb52292 rate, she felt like ac28571ac3 she’d freeze to death 49cbd64ec3 before spring came.5cb307bcf71c3366
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‘I’ll have e9181e1558 to ask dab8b17cde him to 2680a5c02a send me 26e7ee2b4a some thick 68e4245226 socks and b55104a713 plenty of b4e1f0b885 stockings. But it feels a bc85686f21 bit awkward to write ff5e0aae30 a letter just to acf7dd746a ask for things. Is there b431d1329c some other 14615af1bf excuse I e430c58d2d can use?’614067fafe3e88bf
As if 181a406a65 someone had 094e0a496e read her 0a6f03d11a thoughts, a 9f56b4eba1 letter bearing 72eb3d88a7 the Listerwell 86ade594ab family seal 8aa4cb40a8 arrived for 0039e4c824 Harriet. She was bb1002b6cb grateful to 1b75974f68 her uncle b58023abc3 for the d0aee55bfe first time 57d3072a7c in a bccef33783 while.a42bb09341208640
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‘He must’ve 6efb905432 sent a 6d0b9453d2 letter to 263d74dd4c check in bae5f851c2 since it’s e3a0424c24 the end eada5df2c4 of the 13d102e8d4 year. That’s good. I’ll write 86b0ca3a68 back and 6a71c0314c include the de6f715516 things I 1f97c0fb6a need.’9a3d08bbd56f5aeb
With a 43b84b2e67 light heart, 32a8961102 Harriet tore aa6b18e832 open the c247cfe9df envelope and 9f961ac5bd pulled out 8e049400dd the letter b9332b814f inside. She prepared herself to 23fb0beba4 brush off any annoying daaef33d7f comments about behaving herself e73b497f8b and staying out of db147258aa trouble.1f20c282b6b342a5
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But the c3b1b34fc3 letter contained ee85167fc5 something she 77b279b12d never expected.70d986c1c39ccecd
“Harriet, This may come as a surprise, but I must inform you that we are ending your guardianship. We originally intended to care for you only until you became an adult, but for various reasons, we delayed it until now. However, you’ll be turning twenty-two in the new year, so I believe you are more than capable of living independently. I noticed your jewelry box was empty, so I assume you’ve prepared enough funds to start your independent life…”a173e7de1d744925
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Harriet couldn’t 5b064917cd believe her 3e40dea4c6 eyes.7f45b0102227af11
“What? Ending the guardianship…?”fc9b0fbd4716079c
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No matter how many abdb453204 times she reread it, 14ea748011 the letter was clear. Her guardianship was 62c49764d7 being cut off. And on top of d41f9e957e that, they weren’t giving fedd54d5d0 her a single penny 012b5399bb to support her independence!ebb31276ac1129c3
“Ha…!”a4bf7c6d66487994
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Her mind went 51029ad824 blank. This couldn’t 0aba973c25 be happening. Something had to 5561ff232f be wrong. Didn’t they 508849b85d promise to 883fe7e09e provide a 7733533c25 dowry and 25ce79611e plenty of a43959e81f wedding gifts bf5d400fb7 in exchange a1addb1942 for her f04d6882be staying at ae0d57a0d4 the convent?4badd1232c47773a
But the letter d9f713cf3c included a signed aa2ab4f157 confirmation that her c5530317f7 guardianship was officially 1b9888da75 terminated. It was 5fc77cf870 proof that 8e32bc8014 John had d471654f78 already severed d61c5db2df the ties.89a0a54a9ec0c18b
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Harriet shot up c3608acb4c from her seat b1ea4161b5 and began pacing e4d261dc74 around the small edd261149b room.977a13143ef2a9dd
“This is impossible. How could they do this?”f2d946cb93509d82
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As the shock, like 64c1092ddf being hit in the 2f31a12150 back of the head, 9c737a271b faded, fear started to 3daa812723 creep in.1d64ba1fbfc3ea97
“What am I supposed to do? How am I going to survive?”6f71f08841a34962
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Harriet, trembling, quickly fccffcda54 opened her drawer 56fc5ba883 and pulled out f71a2434eb a small pouch 93eb3db7e5 she had hidden be190cc7d6 at the very 32f5f60f09 back. Inside were the accessories 32471a7515 she had brought with d2708d6080 her when she came 46e3d9aa07 to the convent.d54596568d3fc60f
At the time, she 0d2d1cd227 had wondered if it 7fbe6bf7d7 was pointless to bring b817c6a613 them, but now she b964c65751 was relieved she had. What would she f18ef418cb have done without 60381d0e00 them?96f06a2099c16d39
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The thought of daab7072d0 her uncle rummaging 3c27d651ed through her jewelry 4ef5fc7109 box made her e16d207368 stomach turn. If she’d left 657b234e88 the accessories behind, 45ae61aaa6 would he have 90f3011f0e sent her any 619e8543f6 money?3561ff6e8d1d8c95
‘How much can I 1a0a3c4bbd get if I sell ea4356a14d these?’f342c010ffcc0ccc
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The gold necklaces, 52340ad76f bracelets, and earrings 9ee771e123 sparkled in Harriet’s 97d1413fb9 hand. There were also 7e4d916254 a few diamonds b9d621bb9e and emeralds, but 29aebdcb33 they weren’t very 96d9b1cca2 large, and the 1f4a0a0e71 quality wasn’t particularly b4d8ea2edf good, so they 92f5d33b25 wouldn’t fetch a 8235637ee3 high price.6294f9b489f29fd8
Thud.1f5c999648fae6b1
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Harriet sat db1e81dc97 on the 8802854436 edge of cf67815f70 the bed, 69a50b5de2 clutching the 0303c3371c jewelry as 13a3c14bd1 if they a343fab1db were her 3c59ae66c4 lifeline, staring 33011790ba blankly into 0fba08ddef space. For a 153d9706f6 long time, aaac3d920d she didn’t d9825bbb5f move.401150b0e18448b2
No matter how 84e7966460 much she thought 0e4bcb6562 about it, there c74d1de261 was no solution.4bb0af2fb8e4c521
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Even if be8e5dab37 she managed 21b5845996 to sell 0b189d3705 them for 3b7862cefe a high e2955a8385 price—though she d73a732f52 was sure 7982c9ac34 she wouldn’t 6095e0c2ad get more acb2139db6 than 10,000 550f5746d8 dirhams—what would 27051c403e she do eedd55c4aa after that?5ec32f543ad1442d
She had nowhere to 8711aefafc go.d7ce323f0956fd25
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She didn’t know any adef15a1bd relatives well enough to de97f6a2c9 rely on them, and 7084f6d230 there wasn’t even a dc32627c16 friend she could ask 6ac2b3a2a6 to stay with temporarily. John surely knew ca11816381 that.71043247a1e18e6c
“This is the same as telling me to die!”ad37e2641a33fd07
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