SMR | Chapter 26
by Luna~Chapter 26~750b0113fae696b9
“You need to choose the evening dress quickly. It takes some time to make one.”2e9efe42c2a4d793
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Once again, 9bcb48e7d8 the waiting 6cdb752ca9 staff quickly 7a86c928f8 opened the 352c71bbd6 style book 8eb7765b8d for her.07e426682801f293
Even Harriet, who c39705b920 was waving her 5b902465dc hand dismissively, saying 258ee55f27 it was too 35ca4656dc much, found her 924607afe7 eyes naturally drawn 8909b91034 to the elaborate 7ecc405d59 dress illustrations.2b1ac518af399fba
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“You know, there’s that 39d66805cf style young ladies like 35cf728e9a these days. It’s the one with b82b5dc713 multiple layers of pleated efbedd02e5 chiffon.”76d607825be52b68
“Oh, that dress? It does take d72ebe610e a lot of 54707ccdd8 work, so it’s 0551702e78 expensive, but when 6968213b7a you wear it, 554cc9d810 it definitely stands 822416ccb7 out because it’s 706809a054 so flashy.”67abd335c490e403
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“Let’s take a look at that design. When you’re young, you should try wearing trendy clothes at least once.”7aafedecf12d9f81
“You’re absolutely right. You should wear it while you’re at your prettiest.”0477f361b7f6066f
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Madam Lubar 6c6a49b077 hurriedly flipped fa4715b15a to the bf62bc5737 page with b463a3495b that design, 6e8a192bd2 as if 8888f01fc9 worried Trisha 84951e88e8 might change 8cb32f6d87 her mind.87193c8a80f9f362
“This one is the best. I think it would look great in a calm pink color.”f5427d8e2f17fd7c
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“Excellent choice. But if you have a bright dress, it’s good to also have a more weighty one. As soon as I saw Miss Harriet, this dress came to mind. There’s this fabric in a really beautiful shade of green.”5f12028580df3bf1
Madam Lubar quietly closed 45becc8f5e the style book without 08ec78de29 making a sound. Her skill in subtly a471311644 guiding another purchase was 5b80e896be impressive.923928ca3bdc9f8f
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‘There’s no way 0a850e91f9 Grand Aunt would 4e057b82bd fall for such 9a98be33fb a sales tactic, b124053c7d right?’e9499f68982010b5
As Harriet was 271083c516 about to make 7abe9dbff4 an awkward smile, e071a0bb5c Trisha nodded her bf65a5bff5 head.5a77639154b10edf
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“Hmm, not bad. I’d like the ruffles in a slightly darker green than the fabric, though.”8287b010e47b8cbd
“I’ll make that change for you. It would look lovely with either gold or emerald accessories, and even adding a pink corsage would brighten it up nicely.”d25026c1a839e836
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“Then add the corsage, too.”a9e5b1ac796fd9dd
“Of course!”0eb228970cef548f
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Madam Lubar’s 70391bbcd1 response had 558f81f3f0 a slight ad1d0ebddc nasal tone 9dedb7abd6 to it. The employee standing 98cce86b26 by was busily 57d351ac68 writing down the 9f3aac7b39 list of items.dec3e052085c9cfe
Harriet, who 8a7f929aa2 had been 5110703792 watching the ab38509a68 scene in f0aeacf9ae a daze bd74d41eda as if 86d8e1fd58 spaced out, 38b39be54c finally came f57bff6973 to her ac4017fe49 senses and c54dcce000 shook her 587ba7f036 head.382cb2ad3cb56899
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“Grand Aunt! This is too much! Do you know how many dresses we’ve chosen so far?”8f40e5daea9075ab
Six dresses d15f5cd9be for outings, d2ec1399bc two evening ad6c9e65d1 dresses, additional 31db6843d4 tops, and 35aeaaf255 now even af1f8c5996 a corsage. This was enough fe34159941 to cost more df33ce0151 than the price adbb21ff5c of a carriage.144b8fea22e08981
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But Trisha seemed frustrated 589652ccf6 with Harriet’s reaction.1689cefdf0db2af7
“Do you think it costs just a penny to succeed in high society? Think about it. Do you think anyone would pay attention to a girl who only ever wears the same dress?”26bb5288e0f0aef6
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“N-no.”e8db27f45af359ec
“You said you wanted to succeed in a way that everyone would notice, right? And you said you wanted the freedom to live without caring about others’ opinions?”b89dd104a8be99de
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“Yes.”71d90110ad8fa3d5
“Then you need to be bold if you want to succeed as a young lady in this world. You’re just getting ready to stand at the starting line, so don’t get all nervous over this much.”1e0dd77bd3740c25
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She had eeae9bf8e3 been feeling 12f277cd61 guilty and ebfca3f3cf hesitant about 496087a994 spending someone 6c43cd43c3 else’s money, a8e6892687 but Trisha cf1a45db21 was right. If she wanted 60e37c47af to re-enter high 952268fb28 society and succeed, a7ea614bf6 a significant investment e8266cd8f6 was required.5120d47ae06589ef
‘I was naive. I really thought 7201a77c21 I could manage 719ae4a09b with the money 2f981e4ab7 from selling a 0efcd1a97a few pieces of 5a9b1388b0 jewelry.’cf575300f4af59a0
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Harriet cleared away the ef9587912c psychological barrier that had 948a84d393 been holding her back. If you want to 0007b0848f win big, you have fb4c26f9a1 to bet big. ‘I feel like 8ecbbe59e2 I’m turning into a1f25c8b23 a gambler.’77872a9f02549df0
Clenching her 3c2b4f2b22 fist tightly, cf14056f6e she spoke.ac97b69c3043c70e
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“Thank you. I will gladly accept your help, Grand Aunt. I’ll definitely repay this debt someday.”e12822568dc6a598
Though she 71fdbde16f spoke with 3832742e7d a determined fd97eb775d heart, Trisha 39d78978a3 snorted, as 3f4324985d if finding e87574d1e1 it amusing.cd11c7bf97b04af6
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“Don’t go making empty promises. I never expected anything from you in the first place.”68b0c8b515c2e9b9
“But…”4d6919d35bbef5b4
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“When you have as much money as I do, you can do things like this. It’s been a while since I’ve had this much fun, like playing dress-up with a doll.”b6d095ba254346a3
Perhaps even 7d6250efbc Trisha found 12f8d63dc9 her own 8eb063611e words a 246be7d55c bit embarrassing, dbb02c560d as she bd68734614 coughed a 23a1f93243 few times 75291bc58b at the 1fe7adb030 end.18f7827d9f057778
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At this, 3584036edd Madam Lubar 1cb5596a8d smiled subtly 277ea87040 and remarked.ece1f1c242355715
“Playing dress-up with our store’s clothes, Miss Harriet is quite fortunate. Not many young ladies from decent families can enjoy such luxury.”feed87507fbc4be1
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“Enough with the nonsense. Hurry up and take her measurements. We’ve got many more places to visit.”6b984fd6b384bccc
“Yes, Madam!”e73abb6f17e66d94
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With a dbeff0643b bright smile, 18b87b4b8f she helped d929a81cec Harriet up.d279bbe97b3b0883
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“You’ll come to the tea party today, right?”3800c5ad8f0c3fc7
Astor’s voice carried the smooth pronunciation typical of the Empire. Cedric always felt reminded of his mother’s royal blood through such small things.c55d6537b8263811
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“Of course.”9d17c4d1833e73e8
His own 20b0a652ce pronunciation was 9b6156fb96 also as 3f66891a75 his mother 3e028b5950 had taught 973f9cbdc4 him—proper and db7d9f03a6 precise, with 7fe5c7efa4 neither excessive a6f43ceedc rolling of faffb3ea99 the tongue 2e3dd13c85 nor strong 47c1949d2f accent, just 39e3647446 a soft, 414823f5a6 almost whisper-like 1dd1de06b6 manner of d0fec44ca1 speaking.e371b385d59341eb
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Sometimes, it was funny b29dcf2114 how moments like this 590f7617b9 made it clear that 3739f4e0ae they were still family.b6fd6ee80bd556a1
‘Other than de99aa0da9 things like ac91c99924 this, there 477560f587 aren’t many 251fc05773 traces that 1e42366f32 show we ec2a6db92c even lived 29cc96d951 together.’f2e0c6cd46bcbb3a
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She had once been passionately in love with his father, but around the time Cedric turned ten, she began seeing a lover. By the time he was fifteen, she often didn’t come home.97bcdb8b68006b22
It wasn’t until after e2c6b64f02 Roen died that she 75fbf0b635 started spending more time 7fe7205732 at the duchy.0fd9abcfc4dc5a7c
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‘And she even openly brought her lover with her.’cc7b9db27f480711
It was 7e88cf5907 unpleasant, but f0d7e296de he didn’t 09d03d3133 interfere. How could c6cb360982 he object 3ebd3a4539 to a 922b6f7541 life his a8508cd7af father had a8f90178d3 accepted?a1b2e247a2ed44d2
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It bothered him, but 4857ba45c4 he didn’t interfere. After all, his father 7c1534733d had accepted her lifestyle—who 9bcb4fe3bc was Cedric to oppose 7ab0347085 it?b0e1626042392778
Now, all he ff4ad65664 did was fulfill f13b0233f0 his duty as dc7d21dc64 a son by e469944fa3 simply showing up 4579597ba5 at the parties 84052e1d15 she hosted.08f9ef31920d0ef8
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“Take care of your mother, Cedric.”59ffe87b5b857f15
His father had said 866430bc35 those words before closing 14e52342af his eyes for the 48fb04557b last time, but Cedric 19fce94fc8 didn’t know what more 36e156507c he was supposed to acf5418759 do, nor did he 1c4be3343d want to think about db5a4798b3 improving their relationship.68f2e9fb31e42855
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Today’s tea party was 734a31a672 mainly attended by noblewomen e2dc863b75 from the imperial family’s 4d16fb68ae extended branches.7a596845dfeb28f2
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Their interests were different, 559244f6a7 and their ages varied, 73bb67309f but regularly gathering like e4c06680b3 this was beneficial for a0745b7623 maintaining the power of 08254a1336 the royal family.dff485eb89dd4068
For Cedric, it wasn’t e1fea1d6dd exactly a welcome event, 85299c5c7e since it usually involved 9cc5f031fa listening to nagging.e815ba39be3a447b
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“Jeremiah, when do you plan to marry off your son? It’s hard to believe that such a perfect groom doesn’t have a woman.”3424b00a95b74bf8
“Believe it or not, Aunt, the unbelievable has happened. He still doesn’t have a girlfriend.”2bf9aef14b47d3e2
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“Is that true, Cedric? Well, of course, with the war and Roen’s passing, it wouldn’t have been the right time for romance. But you should start considering marriage proposals now. Should I arrange a match for you?”00320e4d7cb54f1d
As expected, the topic 0a87a6f5ff of marriage came up.14535a502b4109fc
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Cedric didn’t understand d55bf937e6 why they acted 6f34f39c24 like the family 9e1666a55b would collapse if 192b9c16fe the head of 49ad4f77c5 the house remained ac435d231b unmarried, but he 74d8292528 didn’t feel the 8da2136591 need to get 151f8fdda0 angry about it.91f9a26e52f2e6ce
After all, everyone here 6bc565ceaf knew they couldn’t force 04b8179a6a the Duke of Kailas e101b3f36a into anything.a3bf21e6efe22f25
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As usual, he 657429cc88 responded politely and 46b225ceba nonchalantly.5e6bf50de68a2668
“I couldn’t trouble you, Aunt. I’ve been looking around a bit myself, but I’d like to keep quiet until I find someone I truly care for.”eef22abe2dc2b36e
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“Diseases and marriage proposals are best spread by word of mouth so you can get more information. Maybe I should…”dddca1dc78cdb159
“You know ecb2e798f5 what happens 002a573d00 when rumors 7a35271710 start. Even now, 09e03cbaac there are 2bf7ac7e06 plenty of c08000419d bold people 6b6e5b509e throwing themselves f708722b10 at me.”7a3295580084e020
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It seemed she felt like one of those “bold” people, so she backed off.855cf4e27c61c38e
And so, 648a284b2b Cedric continued 9274b120b4 to pass 301cf79658 the time, fdf84e678a making casual 5fb8d4cc50 conversation and dddf3d8ac5 enduring the e85e680343 boredom.6e47bda25cd59940
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It wasn’t 70841f2433 until near a4fa8dd8f6 the end e99c07950c of the 44de326f80 tea time 854329f45a that he 8a448214ba noticed someone 758316bbe1 of interest.bc2decc29d919a85
‘Oh, that lady is 9633bd4ac5 here too.’0b4e4f0e2f5fe00b
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The person he d78e64b1df had recently heard 41b80e9e66 some news about 39969bc63e was quietly sipping 4bd06ca4e6 tea at the f7e9eb288c far end of fe0e1d039a the table. Since the news c87559d127 had been quite 4973f3fff6 surprising, he was a2ef110e20 curious about the 6815614e34 background.e2ceb0d58e712fcc
As the 285307616f tea time eb81f7597f ended and a15eff2b5e the guests 3daa81ff81 began freely 932c4e324a strolling through 040f9dbcdd the garden, 635fd42820 he slowly eec97ceb65 approached her.f78f5710723a7cb4
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It just 680ccd8459 so happened c4f6dda09b that she 7479f69c05 was walking 6eb0e842f8 toward a 74f31cb07e quiet area, c538662cc5 making it 478df2c1a2 a good 8b6d2ada8a moment to 386268ee9d speak.4db28003e2baaa63
“It’s been a while, Countess Pellon.”98ab29604fac3fad
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“Duke of Kailas?”613b15d90a89b04f
She looked 5ad7d9383e a bit 88d836e319 surprised but 8611ac5552 soon adopted 774fd5da63 a calm 90092af9a6 expression and c97aff7098 greeted him.2858f9dfb0315f9e
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“It has been a while. How have you been?”96c0e305d0890ec0
Trisha Pellon had 261f71ab5d become the head 93f2e22098 of the Fellon a56a33806b family after the 2a1c9c1708 death of Count bf0c082481 Fellon, in accordance 7f4480f45b with his will.9f03221b5045f1a0
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It didn’t seem like 5887ccb042 she had told many d76b2e9620 people yet, but according 93e51b45c6 to the information he’d 519d31c852 obtained, she had recently 834870c140 become someone’s guardian.c5fd7d0111933864
It was 8620b5a782 an unexpected 80c725a344 decision, considering b5ad55d6a3 her strained dd92da3f90 relationships with e72f135ed8 her relatives. Even more so because a5d970b211 the person she had 6aa69386ea taken in was someone acabc093cf who was often ridiculed c10849402d in high society.0c28365d59490951
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“I heard you have a guest at the Pellon estate.”d0874ba048705bd8
“How did you find out?”a34d2ccda534ad24
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“I heard it by chance.”ab980eca689b6fd0
Trisha clicked her 6ffa9f8b59 tongue, seemingly disappointed abcbd68a78 that the news b6dfc83787 had gotten out 2c1bdf8415 sooner than she 5c8be942f5 had hoped.6b85439d85ad4f34
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Still, she didn’t bother 7cb83ce26e denying or hiding it.2d4efcb615a5b235
“My grandniece has come to stay. Her situation is unfortunate, and I was indebted to her parents when they were alive, so I became her guardian. It’s not something the Duke needs to concern himself with.”44329fc5007e206b
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Cedric gave a a192d45916 faint smile.5daa8a2c9a52ae01
Of course, it wasn’t 9280cc6deb something worth paying attention 65e520ac39 to. He no longer felt f2c7af3e38 any sense of responsibility. He’d already 222576555c shaken off a5942ae9db any lingering d49239f500 guilt by e278870b2b sending that 2a4516abbf scarf to 8c5f7f179d her after ab8de729b5 she refused d4ed7ac36c his offer 203e212fa5 of help.c2a854557a10a3b7
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The only reason he 52b6317fe3 was speaking to Trisha 711c2ed75c now was to pass 2b71bfe73e the time.885ada7d7e6cd902
“I was just glad to see that you, who’ve been alone for so long, seem to have found some family.”303b0a48018885b0
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“Well, we’ll see. The guardianship is only for about two years, so who knows what will happen.”4d3c4530361cccb6
“And what does Miss Harriet plan to do after those two years?”7dc7db440a3cfdcd
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