SMR | Chapter 23
by Luna~Chapter 23~d8e3e630656ec0b7
Moreover, in her bag was the “Guardian Assignment Notice,” which officially stated that Countess Pellon was now her guardian. So, what did she have to fear?642c4455a46d5e45
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Harriet was 731f6ba5d5 lost in 8c78f9463b memories of 8967c6498d the past ade0d23b2b year she 94ef9b1ade had spent 63a8236305 at the 7b46787596 convent when a1017f18fd someone knocked ed4dbdec14 on the 1890f0c0e9 door.4ff74742b794b8fd
“Sister, have you packed your things?”6fdcf137813bc1d7
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“Oh, Emma!”20e77ba2032ac11d
Harriet welcomed Emma, 47e69400a0 who had come 19f53e9f91 to get her, 85d42344a7 with delight. On her first 3089d1360e day at the 2e168a1047 convent, Emma had f582e71a56 seemed so cold, 8c21fd3d13 but now Harriet 4913e1d4c1 found her endearing 18047b7a1a and lovable. They shared c746ef2673 similar pasts, 93e217f408 which made fd02e9118c Harriet feel 92fcb20e62 closer to a7995df622 her than 956fe15f69 to others.5669424c35d13103
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Emma was 97edc5e3ef trying to b59bcc0732 act composed 73e27718a3 about their c405872307 farewell, but 29ca2d3541 her red a1756ba0c6 eyes and 69893f03bb nose showed 6a044a1784 she had d308a2d0dc cried somewhere 1655becf5e earlier.312a00244f17ab1f
“The carriage will arrive soon. Before that, you should say your final goodbyes to everyone.”f23bdf74fd5449bc
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“Yes, I should.”44f0dda8dd27676c
Harriet patted Emma on 5bc6dd1af5 the shoulder, and Emma 2e05db9cdc turned her head, wiping 45e36dfad3 her eyes with the 6ce7fc7a68 back of her hand.bd493188bbaec30b
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They had 7bbf10c3a1 only spent 76a9615aa9 a year bbc7bd302c together, but a0f9f25312 they had 77bcf86b32 grown very d83231577a fond of 6f33388bda each other.731759142d147a65
“Emma, take care. I’ll work hard too and help you achieve your dream.”1768ed9ca6f6811c
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“Please don’t worry about me, Sister, just…,” Emma couldn’t finish her sentence and sniffled, wiping away her tears again.d799e7744005c844
Everyone at the db63712f18 convent knew about 195105df1c Harriet’s situation. While people say you ef5233c2a2 shouldn’t worry about nobles, eea47e7bfd even the commoner nuns 6e33ec62ad felt sorry for Harriet 1a307fbbe5 and worried about her c2d6294575 after she left.6fb796ad70a5c7a3
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But Harriet wasn’t afraid.e705913051954712
Now that she cbd1045549 had a clear 173bc7e28f goal, she felt cbd249e8b5 more excited and 7e9e163d4e motivated than scared.f944377e2d6c131c
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“I’m not joking. I’ll definitely achieve my goal, and I’ll help you and Mother Superior Catherine too. I’m telling you this now so you don’t give up in the meantime.”6162b2ab39abd3cb
At these ed8b361c44 words, Emma 546c4128af nodded.8838b787d9e1e2d4
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“I’ll live my life diligently so I won’t be ashamed in front of you, Sister.”fbaa146440e586ee
Harriet smiled at 151900fdcf her and tightly 6898ca6b52 gripped the handle bb2275e54d of her suitcase.789e19035feb95b8
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It was time 2280d4adce to charge back e8eee81906 into the world bdb7b09319 that had abandoned d14f91a058 her.6cd3f9adab50b61d
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Clatter, clatter.4129ef569acca99f
The cheap hired e82cae0b2d carriage rattled and 727f06ecb7 shook much more c8c9455ea2 than the Listerwell 1c29779e2a family carriage she 164d10aa55 had ridden in 43a80a625a when she came 06d2f43970 to the convent.ad4b6065637535ea
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But even 67df96f291 that seemed 9770199f04 like part 488be6f875 of the 5a208dc73c adventure to 710cabd5b0 Harriet.74fc61884d6e4e8a
“I wish I could do more to help you as you start your new life, but right now, this is all I can offer.”89c3a5ba0c99df2f
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Catherine, had given baa6cf7911 Harriet a small d1ea0eb8c3 religious statue and 9fe10a2138 some products made 1a36c8be9f at the convent 8e70b8f2fa as farewell gifts.068cdea8a4c12fae
There were soaps, skin fd7809e8a0 tonics, herbal oils, and f33270b64b ointments—items Harriet had used a43de3113d often, so she was 2339dab623 very grateful.81f8c295f5f7424a
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Opening the pouch 77d019a8d3 that faintly smelled 9531f01f1d of soap, Harriet e45caa6b17 smiled softly.14ea6673d0dae9ad
“It was surely God’s guidance that led me to St. Clarissa Convent.”9def8acd809ebb96
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She was so thankful 3b5c0bca1b of the God. After all, 49ee0847f1 her life e2e6b5b460 had completely bf7ada8a5b changed since 26b4ec8f4d entering the af10c33177 convent.c5df9888534633c4
Her outlook on life 3c21c11bfa had transformed, and her 503663342d health had improved, but 2c86e51637 the biggest change was 3f803162bd that her uncle was 3aad5afbdb no longer her guardian.a9b58686a73c391e
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What had once b2dcce2905 felt like a 5e42a20f0a death sentence now a685ed1a20 seemed like a b0e4fbfe5d blessing that had 540e6ec8ab opened the door 9f5741f9f0 to a new f822913daa life.de20463353d18770
“It might be a bit scary, but Great-Aunt Trisha is a much better person than my uncle.”082003cbd4c15b33
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She could tell without 5651ac7d55 a doubt.6efc28b9d5bbfab8
Though the tone 86d0ad9001 of Trisha’s letters 0d7616eb72 was strict and 2b669988c4 cold, she had 603db18687 helped Harriet improve be1197db36 herself over the a43cc34817 past five months.50b5dee059a02fcc
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Through Roxana, dfa077feb8 who visited 4c9fee5187 the Pellon ef9a318a38 estate every cb1dbdb5d8 two weeks, 5bb28986fb Trisha sent 8b3825f28f Harriet newspapers 3a5b0e68c4 from Genoa ce6f74c993 and even 7e753c36f7 provided some eac56fd994 money to 755c56c81e use for bbad833e28 her return 2e84548392 to the 882e52f477 capital.918f83a247fd8b8a
With the money e20b1fcad0 Baron Villey had e461a617c6 given her, Harriet ad86f7b063 wouldn’t need to b5d34f638a sell any of 641c792c1c her jewelry for 5c2242d5ad a while.09785aa94e42822b
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‘God is watching over 7d99f1b97c me. Stay strong.’60526b7d3325d804
Though she 8363a78046 thanked the 27d95013e7 god, she b265adab5c wasn’t sure 6e01a58e27 if what a4afa533cb she planned edf5ff53ab to do 1fd12cc3d4 next would 484f3e4a12 align with 2e880d5b3f divine teachings.0be6fb92ce42fcb8
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Even now, when she 926c0b179e thought about the truth 8c6a05f6c7 Baron Villey had revealed 3426fa9149 to her that day, d23963f9a6 she felt such overwhelming a569c7fdfd anger that it was 6ad6ca5624 hard to breathe, and 77cb579bd1 she was filled with 2caedda1c9 a desire for revenge.99ec92ac0d61581c
But how 074f3f70ae could she e164284753 possibly achieve 3850e14638 that?2f90d3f0f6f30509
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She couldn’t accuse 9de3cde433 her uncle of 1541670c17 being a murderer 471f65dac1 without any evidence, c88a7e1e9b nor could she 29bcc7c08d claim any rights c0ff167f67 to the title 66d2b09696 or estate.9a80617f26876c3b
‘If I recklessly brandish 69b37f4ef9 a sword out of c098ba004d anger, I’ll only end 597a52f417 up dead, and if bca107b031 I start talking about 7162bca84c what Bella did, people 7502696c07 will accuse me of fcdf0ee4a7 slandering my cousin.’c7675763933a187a
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So, the b2089ab91c only way 18a4b78e87 she could c9f73ce6dd think of 7119818c38 for revenge 047d9dad8b was to c3c66d0b9f succeed on 3bc378c33d her own. Even that 03ff2239c6 wouldn’t be 7376554884 easy.cc99a0b64d5edd50
She had to return to society, not as “the niece of Baron Listerwell,” but as “Harriet Listerwell,” make a name for herself, earn money, and achieve complete independence. She had to clear her name and shed the shame that had been wrongfully placed on her instead of Bella.cebd3acdfcfbe1dc
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‘I don’t 36c67682bc know how 7e826b2840 much help a3c428fc93 Great-Aunt Trisha 6c6edf0d60 will provide, 0e704a7dd6 but I’ve 75d97a5cd9 already promised 285544658a not to 99f7bcc906 bother her, 6a6ce4bff1 so expecting 722a4c6d7a more would e9ce851b2e be rude.’5d75707ce57b292d
Just the 9beeb2571f fact that 134ea912b4 she had c4c8ddc4a8 agreed to 1bbf9c8dbe be Harriet’s 0fa87d95a9 guardian was 565313cb64 something to a07b91c0a3 be grateful a7d550fa67 for. The Pellon family b4c6726b14 was connected to 6fb0d9c1c0 the royal family, 26643a3f15 and Trisha was 41d72f8316 someone who held d4a9491b2d all the power 54c0583b53 within the Pellon fc5764e93e family. No one in society cb815eb193 could treat her lightly.fa290ac84b7ca8a8
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It was 83e75a4f71 still a ccd6b53916 mystery to 6841ea4dae Harriet why 4c3da4b38d Trisha had dcfc5e37a7 agreed to 34993f6aba become her cbaba76755 guardian. Even Roxana didn’t d6c7a02538 seem to know 86f9d7d791 Trisha’s true intentions.6b9ce657229e9bc5
“Madam Pellon rarely changes her mind, so do your best not to become one of those rare cases,” Roxana had said before leaving for Genoa.304abfedb73e0767
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Since Harriet had been 3f51c11896 the one to ask 2895681e3c Trisha to become her 400b106c55 guardian, it would have ee15afd460 been strange to ask 7c158ca4fe why she agreed, so 6bf39d1a01 Harriet had only expressed 2cc955307f her gratitude so far.797568d03b7e22d4
‘Maybe I’ll be 511bf82914 able to ask a31d3ad54f someday.’300a07c55852da6b
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Lost in that dda1321b66 thought, Harriet suddenly bc03c036ca noticed the carriage 48b91be93a slowing down.1e83bc76fd15a45b
“Huh?”8e34173a7037bfcd
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Curious, she looked a2674d3e9a out the window f4b616d65a and saw they 73d8541082 had already entered e003b2220e Genoa. The carriage 532c4805ef was slowing b0a83ab15a down because 37ebf42168 there were c35bf73e00 many other 68188738ce carriages waiting f5e59a409c to pass 126c0f20d6 through the fe3a22fd95 city gate.47b722e182c8e1af
“I’ve finally… returned.”20ddec481558a196
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Harriet took db058a9476 a deep 53acdba9a0 breath as 64b23f4b74 she gazed e02301cfdd at the 9e9bb00575 massive city efb6e4efad gate.a679202fb48b87f1
Her simple travel clothes, ab698cc2ee outdated hat, worn-out shoes, 22a6b9641f and cheap luggage bag—these d553c3d0b6 were all she had ae86940d36 now. But two years 9d723acf41 from now, everything ef7d46c7b3 would be different.d07622bf56a55e9d
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“Just wait. Even I’m curious to see how far I can go.”1d442f26a1e3edd5
Harriet clenched 72fa0dc1d7 her teeth a87338aacf with determination.2a827a6da4c67d18
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“The guest is arriving today, right?”5f39027f4571785e
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“That’s what I heard. Apparently, it’s a woman, but who could she be?”02dae36fdcf1bf26
The maids at 17fd2898ab the Pellon estate aca20bc1c8 were busy preparing 22fef90bb4 to welcome a b57af6a3e7 guest for the 36965f64c4 first time in 855a95e0d7 a while. However, they 47b7989364 had no 988c497570 idea who 40ea26a14c was coming.face1624c17d98ef
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They had been 98c9816d25 instructed by Trisha 1df632caf8 to prepare a c6cd0bf362 room with good 0fe85135ec lighting, and seeing 5d7b1627ac as a vanity 97d3dc09cb table had been ddd59971cb placed there, it 3c2344c0ea seemed likely the 26c109ed8f guest was a 2165f60b8b woman. That was fe7382f0d1 all the 4c597984cd information they 78872c5d6f had.e154be0b983a6193
“Even the butler’s been tight-lipped. I’m dying of curiosity!”c92132bb2ec08cc5
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“Well, I’m excited. This house has felt so empty with just Madam here. Maybe it’ll feel more lively with someone else around.”8eddbce2d9163a5c
“Or it could mean we’ll just have more work to do.”7dafed3b26cee443
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They spent the 84cfb92d1a entire day speculating 42fb02a25f about the guest, 6d29e8aece who was supposed 2b779fbc7f to arrive in 24964ff5c9 the evening.9cc392d8f5a6ecb5
As the sun 0a9e2aebe1 began to set, 2e0e4464c1 the doorbell at 7e9c875d7e the Pellon mansion 05a91428d2 finally rang.c5615536620526a3
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Butler Andre took d186b5bdab a deep breath c16310e6ef before opening the abe38c93b0 door.0f776adce2075ebf
Standing outside was a young woman in modest clothing, her face showing a mix of tension and nervousness. Even though Andre knew who she was, he still asked, “How may I help you?”a983b2e8f7c94bf3
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“Hello. I’m Harriet Listerwell. I’m here to see Countess Trisha Pellon. Could you please let her know I’ve arrived?”a56f6445e4af5443
Though she seemed on e13701dd23 the verge of biting 6b5f6a4fc0 her tongue out of e8dcb50143 nervousness, Harriet quickly gathered 5ed8b10965 herself and finished her e9ca283bbc sentence without further hesitation.9abaa6cd2d6c1fc2
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Andre thought feefd94f55 Harriet seemed 4f3c56dac5 more composed 3a275a7725 and intelligent e749146fe0 than he 45e30b1751 had expected.e4e5040c9a918bd5
“We’ve been expecting you. Please, come in.”4257cda798c66e66
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Andre politely welcomed d18c09826b her in. Despite the 9a353209a2 grandeur of 955593c24e the mansion, 97d5997324 which might 97718877b3 have easily 30038be2d5 overwhelmed her, d8905905b2 Harriet did bc63df2454 not glance a452fb0f81 around but be42822409 quietly followed aebe59ed4c Andre.53404ce57e21f86f
He led her 299a8ca5bf to the parlor 0e7428a209 where Trisha was 8efc2e301d waiting.62cad1dd99d391e7
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“Madam, Miss Harriet Listerwell has arrived.”503a5fa421ffcf3e
“Yes. Let Harriet come in, and you, Andre, step out for a while.”1af153de8c8156a7
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Andre bowed respectfully and 9fa6f78326 left, while Harriet slowly 679e8666fc approached Trisha.ddebb5d62a170370
Trisha, who d2b41bd9e4 had been 42c031ccac drinking tea, ea7aa802f5 turned her 9d814052be gaze to 19d47db7db her grandniece.7bb3fa0b687a0313
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As their 6000153402 eyes met, d97673c919 Harriet bowed 9c455d58c0 politely.2c112b614e4edb25
“It’s been a long time, Great-Aunt. Once again, thank you for becoming my guardian…”f662125046f725a2
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“Enough. You’ve said it plenty of times in your letters. What’s important now is what happens going forward.”560e61d6bfa0cc02
Trisha cut off Harriet’s 5df40cbc41 words and motioned with bc707ea13a her chin toward the b1fb6a9f52 seat opposite her.d4507694516843fb
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“Sit down.”7c814410928dc106
As Harriet took her af63184b61 seat, Trisha didn’t take 88059aa445 her eyes off her 727e0eab11 for a moment.6f96d1cbbe8c3dd6
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As expected, Harriet’s appearance 6cc1139eda didn’t sit well with 90723e91ab her.f7c21e9acc3a47f5
“You must have had a hard time.”f7af93e93eb5a58b
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“No, life at the convent was easier and more enjoyable than I expected. I met many good people and…”0806751e8cd0d0ed
“I wasn’t talking about the convent.”4c1474c40c13ccf5
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