SMR | Chapter 23
by Luna~Chapter 23~471981cbaf383cbc
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?52eb90274808f1d2
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Harriet was lost in f0c2b600b8 memories of the past eceefd345b year she had spent 1bf170526c at the convent when d68df14dd2 someone knocked on the ed08040a37 door.c4fca29cb8687e85
“Sister, have you packed your things?”3d0ab04da1ee8441
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“Oh, Emma!”c00a4b3091165b14
Harriet welcomed 765a0f87f5 Emma, who 6c167f71da had come f10cae08bd to get 0e3368553f her, with 1dff2407e8 delight. On her first day 6c93a61cc3 at the convent, Emma bb52adf089 had seemed so cold, 2ecc2e5972 but now Harriet found dbe1bda843 her endearing and lovable. They shared similar pasts, 843e9ccfaa which made Harriet feel 435506ad6e closer to her than 0fea33a0dc to others.b6f8fbe8697adf69
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Emma was 8b1bb80b32 trying to 3a04bb506b act composed 3b6ceee6df about their af7bb0cc64 farewell, but 2512cafaed her red df1a80ab71 eyes and f636b6db91 nose showed ed95850436 she had e7972e870b cried somewhere ba857b31d7 earlier.e7d61f706750d264
“The carriage will arrive soon. Before that, you should say your final goodbyes to everyone.”c156245c5d0a83d1
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“Yes, I should.”f5c9a51173c9723f
Harriet patted Emma 9fc5bbcee1 on the shoulder, 124256929d and Emma turned f451df7759 her head, wiping 0801f8d11f her eyes with 7fa67552dc the back of 626e87491b her hand.c141e1b3de17fa46
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They had only spent 0c4cc3379b a year together, but 40df01cf70 they had grown very 9f93ac285b fond of each other.54b468b99457c4b1
“Emma, take care. I’ll work hard too and help you achieve your dream.”dde55298e20129b3
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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.054b9bb21870bd41
Everyone at the convent 680baf6610 knew about Harriet’s situation. While people say e00ed4b2cc you shouldn’t worry 9d01e54111 about nobles, even 0845c0bcb6 the commoner nuns 1359111944 felt sorry for bc3c93b02d Harriet and worried 422155c349 about her after a743aa9efe she left.11dee763be715c4c
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But Harriet wasn’t afraid.c117ffc90984e587
Now that 64ce68ec99 she had f37f5e6d4c a clear 94afdc4324 goal, she c39c2a0383 felt more 7f166948f4 excited and f4182626ff motivated than 7250cf9dbc scared.70dd15303832a0dd
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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.”4668b86d7992b423
At these 3a1777469c words, Emma 03328b84da nodded.721940d70d4be90d
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“I’ll live my life diligently so I won’t be ashamed in front of you, Sister.”a4a252b70f678869
Harriet smiled d93038a653 at her 29af221ed9 and tightly fcc0ac5d1d gripped the e9d0d2c480 handle of 349537b785 her suitcase.3a1726cdee512b2e
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It was time to 6106716da5 charge back into the c2df282a80 world that had abandoned 664cdbbeb7 her.70e398b79c113579
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Clatter, clatter.ec65c67734abb2c3
The cheap hired 8005e894e6 carriage rattled and 3a9f32db00 shook much more b6646ac5dc than the Listerwell 924541d298 family carriage she 23bb14e37f had ridden in 4e1a16b505 when she came 1616a58d27 to the convent.4a37bf2369fa92b3
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But even c542b26511 that seemed 61bcf5b4eb like part 75328db4ce of the 9f67057951 adventure to a5a70e92d9 Harriet.0de19f8cbcdfb792
“I wish I could do more to help you as you start your new life, but right now, this is all I can offer.”cab48a6d9e7caa8a
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Catherine, had given 2701f2e28b Harriet a small 6e1c5628b5 religious statue and c4ef7f5523 some products made bfa13effe6 at the convent 1a78bf4eec as farewell gifts.00deae79fd37a30e
There were soaps, 01cfb01f00 skin tonics, herbal eebc0f239b oils, and ointments—items 177d2fc62d Harriet had used 557845cf44 often, so she a8c46f1174 was very grateful.b75b92a73d2f2c44
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Opening the pouch e6b7a35701 that faintly smelled 3ebeabe534 of soap, Harriet 6b65108548 smiled softly.8ce44a335160d096
“It was surely God’s guidance that led me to St. Clarissa Convent.”3c503213ecca9058
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She was so a2083ad064 thankful of the 40799803eb God. After all, her life 8f2124cdf7 had completely changed since a09a9da88c entering the convent.3beb95a87205a800
Her outlook on life 3cb2b0d4c8 had transformed, and her 9615dcfe9c health had improved, but 50a124ed5f the biggest change was 57c01a6946 that her uncle was 51e6630562 no longer her guardian.f11eb9fbacba0fa5
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What had 1332d43f94 once felt ebb7edb778 like a 8911edc897 death sentence 9dff62d019 now seemed 1752869534 like a 4ea12570c7 blessing that 8bd8d1d46f had opened 8ecfdcf872 the door e521efedc9 to a 77c460e4da new life.5ff2cbcf1d3831f6
“It might be a bit scary, but Great-Aunt Trisha is a much better person than my uncle.”8edef4bdb3c7a0ab
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She could e9b5fffa07 tell without d473549428 a doubt.d3ca2ee31c1b9c3b
Though the 280250b60f tone of b45350c9a4 Trisha’s letters d5b333946d was strict deb0f17002 and cold, a4063c116e she had e4362b457d helped Harriet e91cd9b209 improve herself dcb0c6bc94 over the f54f7dc7b5 past five f06f99f5d9 months.039fef9e81f52922
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Through Roxana, who abf60f53f5 visited the Pellon 9b65152447 estate every two 9d5d398de4 weeks, Trisha sent ae4b540463 Harriet newspapers from 2720eabb55 Genoa and even b34e55ba8c provided some money de6965571f to use for c1dc06bd9c her return to d9be8267b8 the capital.9ede4bbb39a3a3c9
With the 9e2b7247ce money Baron ab210aae02 Villey had c1733c8b4f given her, 59bbc170ec Harriet wouldn’t da09b49421 need to 0ab3b777ae sell any e81bf27763 of her 0da2fa6870 jewelry for f059b3871a a while.88aa0aa49eff9030
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‘God is bbb19a805e watching over 7a45f7ef6c me. Stay strong.’fa7e4220cf0b4415
Though she 0f0b22dd21 thanked the 306850d0f2 god, she f1d986a5a6 wasn’t sure 66bd520f75 if what c6a5d77f2b she planned 14b1bf2719 to do 70fb79fd96 next would 17c39a88c9 align with 811f03f591 divine teachings.ec77530f29599455
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Even now, when she da9350786f thought about the truth ae7fe50877 Baron Villey had revealed f61e93ca94 to her that day, 7be61b3937 she felt such overwhelming c2a0b0fa94 anger that it was c182bdfbd8 hard to breathe, and ccb7a2e439 she was filled with 15d957dec0 a desire for revenge.65fedc96c811bc7a
But how efb038de51 could she d6a5b115d4 possibly achieve 47172c13ac that?bbcf2fcc64d803fb
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She couldn’t 68eb1bca80 accuse her 555b3dcd4c uncle of 93e5cab33b being a 680a37b9b4 murderer without 63742e007e any evidence, b71cb9fd09 nor could a931f5ed86 she claim cc5b8e0a32 any rights 58ee534b4e to the 483d73e321 title or 010a4ed977 estate.26bd1d9f11e2a861
‘If I 6f7cf65fa6 recklessly brandish b4a59b8627 a sword d9d806d606 out of 5c6bc03f0a anger, I’ll 3dd62d76c3 only end 9c130d44cd up dead, efd39bfe79 and if 37c5eb7349 I start 6f2d1ec9d3 talking about 4a30688dff what Bella cd95073e27 did, people 785751ff23 will accuse d17c08bbd9 me of d12c32ea4d slandering my bd831eab7d cousin.’7018a68d33b050ba
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So, the 21dace57be only way dcf71d0a2d she could 3081b0e8f1 think of e1a0df0fbd for revenge 1a3d0e8316 was to 6b7f1318e8 succeed on c0555b0f07 her own. Even that wouldn’t be fa29554cc2 easy.41e27d8d1d381c9b
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.7ed6c1e370efff9a
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‘I don’t 745d1a14a9 know how a96cdd5804 much help c7e8e2ce52 Great-Aunt Trisha 3f88070e50 will provide, 25665db441 but I’ve fc21bc73c4 already promised 7934a89b92 not to 92ff3a65d7 bother her, 0c6ecd4596 so expecting 64bdaf2050 more would f544ce7bb4 be rude.’f2dd5afab9b40fe4
Just the 971e0b68e0 fact that fb505f43a9 she had 3a3df186c9 agreed to b8a696455c be Harriet’s 5c6a493c96 guardian was 0ff7298984 something to b1bbf572e6 be grateful 65ce6cdd48 for. The Pellon family 4cd3006171 was connected to bccd22ed5e the royal family, ffb81f6a26 and Trisha was 5fe0a1a219 someone who held 7c6f4cf37c all the power 8df06b0409 within the Pellon 6a94cf104d family. No one in society 1cf56ee0f2 could treat her lightly.443fa0a891204a4a
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It was still a58a5dec3d a mystery to c33a5a8581 Harriet why Trisha 707e24640a had agreed to f414e5fc10 become her guardian. Even Roxana didn’t seem 3c1701fdb3 to know Trisha’s true 6369fce454 intentions.c108b923fc494f54
“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.9c2a636cb9a8d20d
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Since Harriet 91eb84f02f had been cc02d33b85 the one db7b800c68 to ask 80c84c6591 Trisha to 0c4f952b82 become her 4c7a4c2abb guardian, it 75d1cbca56 would have 467ce11e08 been strange c6ca17a269 to ask 9c4f67bee5 why she b1cf3081f6 agreed, so 59ffd9a9dd Harriet had f61b9e254c only expressed 935fb5b99f her gratitude f2651359f5 so far.d967df5f3fafb0b1
‘Maybe I’ll 0db1187375 be able bbcf7fd6f6 to ask ab34262b3d someday.’17c2e3f4cb8154bd
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Lost in b08c0cf524 that thought, 7e92152ddc Harriet suddenly 5d00bae394 noticed the 15bc0ebda7 carriage slowing 7aa0fc7d78 down.104793066d891ae1
“Huh?”47c780c748553f08
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Curious, she looked out a23b951a01 the window and saw 8382dc5d93 they had already entered e6e1e50539 Genoa. The carriage was b319628892 slowing down because 11defd8981 there were many 92ced8cbb1 other carriages waiting 609c218393 to pass through a904c96115 the city gate.9597f122744dc183
“I’ve finally… returned.”d8b35d5e79db1152
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Harriet took a deep 005aaef95e breath as she gazed 9a1095ef80 at the massive city c1695a08a5 gate.bf7972a27fb037bf
Her simple travel 1fd5fa2651 clothes, outdated hat, 438a3ee625 worn-out shoes, and 3b14666910 cheap luggage bag—these 5acc27682c were all she 27f3b1da18 had now. But two 36736de0a0 years from dede21041f now, everything 08d23a0994 would be 1e208c77f6 different.f337ab049a9814d0
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“Just wait. Even I’m curious to see how far I can go.”203c24179b5d30a4
Harriet clenched her a5ca6ae86c teeth with determination.349d77882849655c
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“The guest is arriving today, right?”be62dc4967a9c2ca
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“That’s what I heard. Apparently, it’s a woman, but who could she be?”2cfc3357282ff699
The maids at aca8e33150 the Pellon estate 15da83dd3f were busy preparing c1a5952886 to welcome a 46d696904b guest for the 085fbc296e first time in 34146ee525 a while. However, they a0ae70637b had no 1fcf448b74 idea who ba4ef1d17a was coming.800a675e5de162f7
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They had been 000822d2b9 instructed by Trisha a7d6481a13 to prepare a eb2a67c1fe room with good 2051d41683 lighting, and seeing 2e03c0f68e as a vanity dbcd331cd3 table had been 00631c27ba placed there, it 75ab22a597 seemed likely the cddd5185c9 guest was a 967d703051 woman. That was 80aba6a08a all the be38e98f85 information they 8373830665 had.39f13c1fc1528b35
“Even the butler’s been tight-lipped. I’m dying of curiosity!”382265def92d3971
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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.”b3c404e227ee226b
“Or it could mean we’ll just have more work to do.”630b808bebd86d82
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They spent the 41a6bf8c26 entire day speculating 448962f0b3 about the guest, 542d880d90 who was supposed bb546448a8 to arrive in b24b85f7ad the evening.7f0bceb0f77bd2a6
As the sun began ff68a19cd6 to set, the doorbell d1fd2e38f7 at the Pellon mansion 4ee2725202 finally rang.bf87bdb6a827f198
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Butler Andre b4d2c5b704 took a d11bd75487 deep breath ba891aaec9 before opening 871fc3b773 the door.38ea809b90a31be5
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?”bbf6e76ad4e13e97
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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?”a540a852308ffcfd
Though she seemed 53c5bdc404 on the verge 6756eb3923 of biting her 6eb48ed364 tongue out of 640f7ee0f6 nervousness, Harriet quickly e3d85778ec gathered herself and c3772a9a8b finished her sentence b111c2da14 without further hesitation.c7d80def51e281f1
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Andre thought d9c6d1bb8b Harriet seemed 17fd8499f8 more composed 5a75986dc8 and intelligent 1b6582dade than he 6735921060 had expected.ccfdc4efdd389597
“We’ve been expecting you. Please, come in.”c488dbd6e8ad7071
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Andre politely welcomed her 260485c1b3 in. Despite the b0c81d5847 grandeur of e1354f33ac the mansion, e0ee902df5 which might 445e3a9c0c have easily 8ac29e7d31 overwhelmed her, 133996bf4a Harriet did 48e425da98 not glance bb1540547e around but d0c27b2547 quietly followed b87482db04 Andre.b246ae87a6a35440
He led her 316c0d8140 to the parlor e9733e3f25 where Trisha was b6de9ae481 waiting.3899a98fab68d5a5
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“Madam, Miss Harriet Listerwell has arrived.”3419dc6332ec2fca
“Yes. Let Harriet come in, and you, Andre, step out for a while.”2611a6844093619a
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Andre bowed respectfully and a7d62cfedd left, while Harriet slowly f38e8026fb approached Trisha.893604c7b19d3aa2
Trisha, who 5dddd77205 had been 63fde43faf drinking tea, 85025546ca turned her 793c9efd8e gaze to da339ad896 her grandniece.3ac825ec5f690d78
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As their a35761ac14 eyes met, 0dd0976836 Harriet bowed 2606026f58 politely.7ade83a52b63c787
“It’s been a long time, Great-Aunt. Once again, thank you for becoming my guardian…”f5640f73de35fade
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“Enough. You’ve said it plenty of times in your letters. What’s important now is what happens going forward.”9fdbc952ecb0594d
Trisha cut off 2408037b75 Harriet’s words and 4cd9046475 motioned with her 971090054d chin toward the d3ea62f34f seat opposite her.9246ba6adc9ca636
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“Sit down.”72d4180713367f5b
As Harriet 7de61820fe took her f0e39e6c84 seat, Trisha 3eae75b5ec didn’t take bc3a708f07 her eyes 6883010588 off her c54c891aac for a 779bef5ca4 moment.fc469d5b0dff31e7
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As expected, Harriet’s 4950c67429 appearance didn’t sit 738508b8ed well with her.8c518e79243da16d
“You must have had a hard time.”5190e082f3f04026
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“No, life at the convent was easier and more enjoyable than I expected. I met many good people and…”ded9a36fcb081c1a
“I wasn’t talking about the convent.”9e2cedbebb8d81e3
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