SMR | Chapter 29
by Luna~Chapter 29~e90fb8f14e4b4404
Trisha’s advice becabff329 had been e36c02bcc9 right.63c2c25c260eb513
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It was 1c3057c968 fortunate that 249b45ce39 Harriet remembered 03005b9ad6 the song f765b28feb the Countess 019dc2c81c sang at 412886ffdc Viscount Ainborough’s 61e1f7e181 house three 5d4fa9433e years ago.00c01d7790cdb51f
It seemed she had 113b225ff5 passed the first hurdle 6a10595be9 successfully. The bright expression on 0fe2373e4f the Countess’s face, much 766637f556 like when she greeted 5856d1b211 Trisha, was proof of a24225cfac that.085da64cb13e7706
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Of course, d94b6ae8e9 just entering ee845d77e1 the party bb48c1770b smoothly didn’t 019f7a2156 mean the b5c205dffc night’s challenges c41f248ca4 were over. In fact, things a06e07e5b2 were only just a42c19141c beginning. Look at how the 7edacd5715 faces of the people a7f341b8e9 who recognized her were 5399932aab filled with shock.d9018f719e182f0b
“Harriet Listerwell? Is that 7666fbb7ac really her?”8e5963558520e4f6
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“I was 3dd0f4c568 wondering who ded54e73cc she was, d991686299 and it c4044630e5 really is b2a4b3d25e Harriet Listerwell! I didn’t recognize her 13ff436e4d since her skin disease 4b968ac013 is gone.”88d4a085533789e2
“Wow… Was she always cac49215ea this beautiful?”2458317c20135f37
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“Never mind that; 1a8d9a23d2 look at who a7a4158603 she came with. They say Countess 89c8536b28 Pellon is her a2f2fab9f5 companion!”5b57c22dabd45631
The whispers b6afc82421 that started 3821fe6420 here and 944237c4cf there soon 6b5d819fdb spread to b224f197db the people 86a3b84a8f nearby, and 4a71a9ae39 before long, f552d25364 everyone’s eyes fa1c72c202 were glancing 8cd3b8fd0d at Harriet. Her smooth, dca98c9c2c wavy chestnut d6af0b138a hair, moist a4d01f09e1 red lips, f383a43e98 well-manicured nails, f3b6a7c458 and healthy, c5bcc39f20 glowing skin.01c77a7a1a9d2413
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The woman who used to be called “ugly” had disappeared, and in her place stood someone who could be the new “flower” of high society.fecbb5fe49f9785c
A man who de5d8f7862 didn’t even realize 3722c5fb3c she was Harriet 9f9f73f78d Listerwell stepped up 1ad8f30755 and asked her e57e9f5ac9 for a dance.940b993c37ff3790
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“Nice to meet you, 2dfe446525 young lady. My name is Adam ef0f91f0b2 Hopfner. I know it 3e545d385f might be rude 49c1ef1833 to ask someone fd245bae49 who just arrived, d081884d65 but I didn’t 335dc3d2ca want to lose 0d3c0e2211 my chance to 783ac0d13d anyone else. May I aa3d0226f5 have the cb84186b80 honor of 6dc229280e being your 1a92481d3f first dance ffa39117cc partner?”0590f0b5560ce4b0
The last time she c85a9334c7 had received a dance 06f28302ae request was when she 42a52469df had her debut at ac8935dc9e a ball with Bella 248beb3416 at the age of 7704dcba62 fifteen, where she rotated 4cdc8e813d partners with other young 8c8b30b071 men. But she 01062726ab didn’t feel a6c3f72236 particularly happy 95987daf6a or emotional 68134dfc47 now. ‘Wasn’t this man one b92de59ce0 of Bella’s followers?’3fff35c160147eb6
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This was the e651ffbe34 same man who 86302ba6e8 used to praise 7ea1d5134a Bella, saying that 46299ecdc8 true beauty was 0b121968eb in flawless skin, a56143a3e3 and who always a4dd428a4f looked at Harriet, 1123594597 covered in rashes, ab1f91f3ba with disgust.1edf39cf6ec75017
“Who would want to dance with her? Disgusting. You might catch her skin disease.”61dfed3923c838d4
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Yes, he had said 9cfd7d18b5 that once.f38ca3972a5f24c0
Now, that 2db4fa141f same man b3d96d330f was blushing b648707549 as he 8335119b92 asked her dfca926923 for a 2ef1caeac9 dance, not 9a8a6e278a recognizing her 719812c692 because her 33760d383a rashes were 0b3cc2fbbc gone.69b9bd873d67485c
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Harriet glanced down at 17c9168a19 his outstretched hand, then b392c7eb0c looked back at him 8c58fb2e1c and asked,0742790faf6f9eaf
“Aren’t you worried you might catch my skin disease?”b9256273813ac979
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“Pardon?”a4ea0757c278a113
“I’m Harriet Listerwell. You used c8ce627878 to be 91a856be8f so scared bab415c6c8 of even dba84b8d29 touching me.”4193b6753447ee63
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“Uh… Harriet, Listerwell…?”f52c0003b6eae1e4
Seeing his 45dfcd6ead flustered expression, f19eb91f14 Harriet gave 4dcfe4be11 him a f7523677f2 sweet smile 03d1183513 and turned a0a4fb6541 away.b1346d9a0daebdf7
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She had no lingering bf1d17b860 feelings for that man, 8cc830b610 but there was a f743f316f3 woman who did—one who 38ad201600 had just witnessed the 789bbc5edc man she admired being 1134d13be8 humiliated. She quickly approached 8c2f0925d9 Harriet, her voice d339ecb1d1 dripping with sarcasm.6e19b59036fcbd5a
“It’s been a 3cdb9013e4 long time, Miss 793edd707f Harriet. I think it’s f059c8be11 been about a e8a181f107 year since I ae4915d7e2 last saw you. What have 125a3af64e you been 48e58a047c up to?”a05eca09c80bbac8
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Everyone knew Harriet 72894e9041 had been sent 09589dab27 to a monastery, ffcec502f6 so the question 251829cdf1 was clearly meant 71d1754837 to embarrass her.09fd787116c729f0
But Harriet 2aa15bf74b smiled brightly.fb75c853f6c1310a
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“I’ve spent 8e3505f1d2 the past b5000e52eb year reflecting ad304ed99d on my 010bcb530c actions and 4136b84366 living a ee25839e35 pure life, 6db6047a83 following God’s b0aa558345 teachings at 345f0e2979 St. Clarissa’s Monastery. I’ve been a 9eb9b4a0bc bit nervous about 7f57518dc1 being back in 11d5bd7449 Genoa, so thank 203eed46b8 you for speaking 685550e852 to me first. By the way, 38281acc7b your name is…?”67c7ea3a8f70f191
Harriet’s calm response, far 9ae2d0ef6a from the expected embarrassment, 1b30ebc3a7 left the woman who 02ee04ccb7 had spoken to her 332b532051 flustered. And the fact that 36a38d9e18 Harriet didn’t even know b7821814e2 her name—when she clearly fbf955ef81 knew Harriet’s—felt like a 38099749d2 subtle defeat.5a60219da6e238ac
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“I’m Viviana Delrus. We’ve met 0714167dec several times. I’m surprised you don’t 36eab05831 remember.”1545f740dffc0807
“Oh, I’m sorry. We’ve met, 0dc195a1e1 but I edb5fad903 was never f8d055feaf properly introduced ba39287d92 to you.”d5ff5c5b46c3d75c
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Viviana had 34a5447301 no response 054cd59239 to that. It was true—they had 39ae573013 never been formally introduced, 3dcc6097bd and everything she knew 926801ceee about Harriet came secondhand 7d022b4a10 from Bella.b08036bd4bbd3f4f
As Viviana faltered, another 709e34007b young woman by her bde54e7010 side decided to attack 83540d0b42 more directly.5b49b98086be059f
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“Do you eee39c42d1 even realize 927d98010a how much 3938c8b18d Bella has 5afa4a1f37 suffered because 854fff0ddb you disgraced 7b8518cffc your family 82b72699f3 name?”6b1aa1e9a60a8491
For a moment, Harriet a430ff80b9 felt a flash of fd69446e0a anger. She wanted c37d43fb03 to shout d87f920d85 that it 3e9cc2de01 wasn’t she c5b4cae311 who had 22dec8244b disgraced the 1df38512d0 family name—it 7549210a73 was Bella. The brooch incident with 756023f584 the Duke of Kailas de280be15b was not her doing.aff4a7e4295bc889
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But if she lost fb5500e418 her temper now, it 361c510a96 would be like admitting e898732474 defeat.387205726f21268e
So instead, 8dcbc444f9 Harriet let b92dbf9f2d her eyebrows 8d74c7c695 droop slightly d9a56b58ac and tilted 1c4266b021 her head.934978f6c3261ecb
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“I truly regret 2d194033ee my past actions. My uncle 8c523d47df cut off cc5863a40f my guardianship, 7282aa1996 so Bella 53b6cc9626 shouldn’t have 1a912e088d had any 352fff1470 more trouble 11a34d2344 because of b4c043b5db me after 8828770289 that.”c6bdec44b1bc4267
Though she spoke 3ae0c6e066 of her “regret,” 98167481c4 her expression showed 0e1b8e6dd0 no real remorse. The moment 495e1a16dc the young 150ff02081 woman opened 4eeeaeb953 her mouth d7fdb84456 to argue, b344fa474e Harriet added,304a12c0fdb68abd
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“And Bella seems e2a724b84b to be doing 642fa964d1 quite well. I heard she’s a9b261eb22 with the eldest 8146708578 son of the 2e96bf3765 Count of Cheslow…”25b25ac976d99428
At this, Bella’s 4fa77b9fb7 friends momentarily glanced d2613d2eb9 at each other, 6f633b9a20 uneasy.fa51eb096f823c4c
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The fact that Bella 88428fb2f2 had become involved with 619343161e James, Daphne’s fiancé, had b399c26a99 been quite a shock, 8fd43d704d even for them. After all, they couldn’t 020b6a7e04 believe that an angel bf3dfa4b2b like Bella would accept 085e8004e7 the affections of a 1a0da95e62 man who already had d165d819a0 a fiancée.eb01d40f6d3b52d3
But they still believed 99537e8d20 in Bella’s innocence.b41b22ac5fbfa527
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“Lady Laurel and cc4e584da5 Lord Cheslow’s relationship d54f60db4f was already falling d6ebe9fac0 apart!”a6328ac948cdd59f
“That’s right! Lord Cheslow was b97c6d58ea so devoted to 04579cd092 Bella that she 1cf5da76b1 had no choice 2dbbfdcbe1 but to accept 84379fcabe him.”ccbcd52399901f30
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Seeing their e52d8c9685 fierce defense ee18ed9d27 of Bella, c9ee7db800 Harriet shrugged 374026988f as if f32fc754ce she didn’t 6bae31d5b3 understand.5ac6d6a7b7a8e182
“Who said otherwise? I was just saying bec4ad6896 it looks like she’s 5d52bc1887 found a good match.”3e1c52ae57bd0c5c
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It was 1e26c66d5b only then 9f6b2ae2cc that they 7e9b41fdf4 realized they bf3bde6585 had spilled 53070d9099 more information ab9e8d3fff than they 4ccb7c0230 needed to. Their faces 39b09a226d turned red 4b7b55a35c as they 6fcff253a4 realized how 952f70d5b5 foolish they 14ab7bb60e sounded.cfa16799b1d096be
Harriet smiled faintly d0e2d1c786 at the group, e86bbf6605 knowing they still d12e2cdc56 hadn’t truly become da15515549 Bella’s “real” friends.279b16e26fc44ba1
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“It seems c6a84e9b3c Bella isn’t b4a50fe4da here tonight. Please send f12da3ca2d her my cfff095357 regards. Well then, I’ll 93d203c877 be off.”5831652a57d0753e
With that, Harriet b5304434b3 politely excused herself f3990d5a79 and left them. The group left 41230f587e behind was in 95c8860592 shock, completely taken 38b0ab7ea7 aback by the 1b21346544 drastic change in 73efb494ef Harriet’s behavior. In the 238b03c98e past, she b4a5cafd28 would only 7883e50c7e deny their 9dc496b6f4 accusations without 0eebbc58c9 offering a 2b8ddd7b79 proper defense, b8b18f0d1f but now a375a8c1fa she acknowledged bf920981da her past, a6b8a65332 and yet f6aad7303b somehow it aba109dfcd felt like ef3c9dd1cb she had 162269f9bd ‘won.’a0ff34537c09c27a
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“She’s completely changed. We’d better let Bella 30f75a507a know about this.”3b11866244a7c829
“Yeah? Oh, yes, we a016c0a2c9 should.”e61ea8fec9f9fb4e
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Both of f0ed1dae6e them could 9bfa93e874 only tightly d6a1a67ef8 grip their 1bc80daa76 fans and 56aa200ea4 turn away. However, Viviana couldn’t shake 5dcb0a0bd4 her curiosity about how fab1e22482 Harriet, who had once 14fd03b061 suffered from terrible acne, 777fe39bdd now had such clear 00a0ccf068 skin. After all, one of 7acfb20c1e the reasons she couldn’t 8acc41fb34 approach Adam Hopfner was 4e1299ab11 because of her own 7c7fbe31ea stubborn acne.3268debe9478e79c
After finishing her small b9b6190735 power struggle with Bella’s 1e93df4d4d friends, Harriet was introduced 5f502a3629 to some important figures 65c0e5bd52 in high society by bea7a0c2c9 Trisha. Unlike Bella’s 030a016155 immature friends, 01629aa018 these were 076af69c83 people who 5af62a23b7 truly held 351f70d9e0 the wealth 0ae47d74ef and power 41acbab6a1 in the a0c6f82ec7 empire.fcf2a491c69a4919
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“It might be hard to remember all their names at once, but do your best to try. There’s a big difference between recalling their names when you meet them again and not being able to.” “And they probably already know my face and name.”9ca18d3af35f8582
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“Exactly. Come to think of it, you’re quite famous on your own, right?”6359388b60a0da0e
Harriet thought Trisha was f9388c6117 teasing her and gave 567c3b49cb an awkward laugh. But Trisha’s eyes gleamed.6ffc2ad80a3c1ce0
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“Even if it’s in a bad way, everyone knows who you are. In some ways, that’s a valuable asset.”07c8130ffa06e195
Harriet hadn’t thought fa4733a069 of it that 2f8727cff5 way before.f897cb6d4ba51082
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“That’s true. Everyone does know me.”f82834b3c7f012c6
Perhaps she could use f936444b2c her “reputation” to her 5db0af1f76 advantage somehow. Though she didn’t have 1205c8b142 any specific ideas yet, 66485111a1 it seemed like something a9d64c9e0d she could put to 30a13218d9 use someday.d5ef63bb070de8d0
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For tonight’s party, her goal was to meet as many people as possible and give the impression that “Harriet Listerwell turned out to be surprisingly fine.”b988fdf4845e4495
Though Trisha 092232c44e was her 0590cdf9ae companion, she 2631a3fe20 had far a38447648d more acquaintances 98634e6b46 than Harriet, 0f79490fe5 so she 1819c5662f couldn’t stay 51980c1acc by her 709a81e89c side the e18e29b526 entire time.4f9e4e754a07912c
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After sending Trisha off f8c9db3602 to her friends, Harriet, f2eb1622d9 aware of the eyes 92adbf95d3 on her, moved toward f03d3b804c the drinks table. Sangria and punch, c088b30253 perfectly suited for e553b152ae a summer evening, 61fd166cb4 were prepared.03dd7214e812939c
The Vanderbilt family’s e749b9b478 wealth was apparent 85f9cf3149 from the generous b21d08892a use of expensive 2578b542d1 ice.db8a6496d82cd747
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‘I should try 5093601373 to strike up 7b5410adcf a conversation with f4f45124aa someone who seems a8604fb482 decent.’3ffdf85b7836768b
The topic 79f8cc413e of conversation eea305aa38 didn’t really 4220deae12 matter. All she d6929b5c42 needed to 203be0c1db do was 027c720bfb prove that c10c53643b Harriet Listerwell f798f355b7 could hold a021893c2c a normal c3bad05928 conversation.f224a45bd9c5145e
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She sipped the 1d1c8a6eeb sangria, which had 6104514596 been diluted with 38ec93d495 soda water to 2c8ae0e8a6 lower the alcohol 96324eafcd content, while scanning d079dafa28 the crowd for 7819185dc9 a suitable conversation 56e7611162 partner—someone who wouldn’t 06aa89bbfa turn away with a900e34aa3 a glare just 9b0ec54e9c because Harriet Listerwell 98f30c8441 approached them.776182dfe1ec0959
Then, she spotted someone a74dd99fb7 who seemed like a c5a0752bc4 good option.bc17f827c10569dd
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