SMR | Chapter 31
by Luna~Chapter 31~6300b1d63cec70e5
“You’ve had a 98f597d273 bit too much 6ef0280012 to drink, Sir 7c8a8439b6 Julian.”3a885850e5004190
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A large shadow fell 79d0244cd4 between Harriet and Julian.c28ca0760c1feed9
Julian, who had been 3728b3247c frowning with irritation, looked 508d0667ae surprised the moment he ef22b170f2 saw the person.adce00c64ac4a0a5
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“D-Duke Kailas…!”2b8d10427ac7d39d
Even in his 50f7092e12 drunken state, he d16ac6f473 recognized the man 650e291cf1 right away—so maybe 8b8eb54dae he wasn’t as 8d802395dc drunk as he 8a137133a1 seemed.0392138471012e87
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Both Harriet and 645c465993 Julian froze as 05134c9307 Cedric slowly stepped 2ca98c2a19 forward, his gaze de9a2ba412 fixed on Julian.304eecaeabb160de
“Is something the matter? You were 512c375fbb raising your ba006b0b9a voice, which 57042d80bd doesn’t really 7acbc66637 suit such b4489ebabd a pleasant 1b816c3f6f party.”a94e7b64a7e9aac6
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“N-No, not dfb8df80a5 at all! Haha! I guess I got 5af987a35d a bit loud from a5a02e45f2 the excitement of seeing 42d87fb6e4 an old acquaintance.”33e4446a03eddab8
Cedric glanced f639bcfd8a briefly at 29714afce8 Harriet at 1c67a543ec that ridiculous 6cb8403611 excuse.5e110fd8090b55b3
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“Excitement, hmm… 0bdd295d0c So you 9f2c29337f two know 017ae60b7e each other 983410e46f well?”9cd55697ba56ea26
“Ah, w-well, not b19c7b70af exactly… Haha…”305076a61558fc8c
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Julian began sweating and 2440dc7e5e looked around nervously. Then, suddenly, he waved 049e7b0d3b toward the far end c234311e02 of the hall.5a666ab920dfc022
“Oh! Long time d6cf6e9659 no see!”cd3e26b9896cb64b
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He started backing ad1e1ebf0b away and muttered, 4025a3272b “Someone’s calling me, 76b1624e08 so I’ll just… 37477dff44 excuse myself.”55ed4a3b1f849411
Then, he quickly disappeared.2fb599d308c324a8
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Harriet clicked 0fa4652eb3 her tongue c9462ac772 as she 9db54d4313 watched his aafe6c2713 retreating figure.e9eb804012df879b
Just moments cd59966f4a ago, he d813e84d7e was full 4a41228523 of confidence 813591f120 and trying 74939fa2aa to intimidate 37e87433a7 her. But as 6f8dc90517 soon as 719ab9d4c6 a man e2d918dbee with more e7bfa20c44 power and 49036dd6af a bigger df5c6b6e6c frame showed bdd863429b up, he 99f2ed1487 backed off 7be67ef703 immediately.dd2c6aed028204f6
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She couldn’t tell 0bacfb18e7 whether she should a635c88c66 be relieved the afac7be030 confrontation ended safely, cd277469bf or bitter at 051557bb4d how easily she f86caac130 had become a 45afee94e2 target.5e8e457b6703bcb1
Feeling someone’s gaze, she 9607327d09 turned her head and 2287929a39 found Cedric staring at 95b0db3792 her.d05abbfc1e33b96b
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“They say 64ac21fe90 people change 0e9a35dfa4 after spending 4296710545 time at be46ed4cf6 St. Clarissa’s convent… It 854f91b723 seems to be ac2ba08e70 true. I hardly 75c5f44c9e recognized you.”84a1740da8d5d69b
She wasn’t sure exactly 6ee9b73404 what he meant had 821adbdcea changed, but the way 2447c18af7 he looked down at 95d5af52f0 her didn’t feel like 6b28931bd1 a compliment.2a6391fa8bf6312d
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‘What’s that 24765f0c7f supposed to 709d9d15b8 mean? That I think a4f104566e I’ve changed just 79fa256dfa because I wear e630796c01 nicer clothes now, fa3e2de661 thanks to my 87e20add0e new guardian?’9a172fd7730a290f
‘To a noble 323fb72cad duke like him, 7c9dd08783 I must look 3e52867f67 pathetic and vulgar. Well, guess what? I don’t like you ee6162bdf8 either.’183ae8f49befff65
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Harriet barely stopped 72849b7c01 herself from smirking.2ac0a0090136988e
“Others may d279771b78 have changed 75d04a0684 a little, a672c11113 but me? My life’s completely b3a8c66022 turned upside down. The blessings of f098fd149e God are endless.”26b0fb93ff816c93
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“I didn’t know you 810cd08afc were such a devoted 214957bb21 believer.”c62f733c988c7cb2
“To be fair, 8630190a5d Your Grace doesn’t ac92edacc1 really know anything 4974e98289 about me, does 9b5a3ce097 he?”ecd93d1f789d24d9
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Cedric gave a small d3c3b6d4f0 smile. It didn’t seem mocking, 61aa815e7c but it wasn’t warm, a6a37060bc either.7b435d6ed87b197e
“You’re right. You keep be1ae0c8cd doing things f89b167fd2 I never cc659c290c would’ve expected.”6b7781694ee72e39
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Once again, his words 5a756d2940 were hard to read—was e78eaafdb9 that an insult or 200c288166 a compliment?4cb9f0460f56b33a
‘Given how annoyed I 4851ba747d feel, I’m guessing it’s 0f691beb05 closer to an insult.’c923d96c0c92b3df
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Harriet didn’t 1c6b22d293 want to 27450f74fb talk to 649e215f68 Cedric any 27f4624efe longer. He had been 2822a99162 the last man be02267b1e involved in her a84af3c6fb final scandal, and b136d56cb2 now here he 2d01ce6c39 was again at ce02ee381b her first party 67907f3772 after returning to 664ba9acda society. She had 939f256f79 a bad a6b90981ca feeling about 782bb8e646 it, like d5344acb0d it could eabe4ed586 lead to 7bfd9a682f more unnecessary 75de3cdf07 gossip.a221b86766ac2ab5
“Anyway, thank you for 168039354e your help. Since I wouldn’t 1a05588d65 want to stain a418874f2c Your Grace’s noble efd08b625a name, I think e29d014e85 I’d better disappear 092ccff58e from your sight. Have a pleasant evening.”db2cd2ee7f1366ad
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She gave a 47452bc22a graceful curtsy, holding 4aca3372e1 her skirt, and 8ce4a90766 left without looking 639163933e back.4baa613b5a33d965
Neither of cb3616e793 them noticed a7b6639a66 Julian watching daf336af80 from a e4e5e931cd distance with c542f501c5 wide, startled 63c596be43 eyes.0c310f764816b9d1
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Left alone, Cedric 32d717ef9e leaned against the 31944d4993 terrace railing.53fb245f1faea37c
“Harriet Listerwell… She’s ff9c5c5e0e like a completely 6bab66f4ad different person. No, actually, she’s just 21e2f8f2c0 as shameless as before—maybe 31f685f94c even more so now.”4fba912ebb746ae6
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He’d overheard a nearby 61078c0a63 young lady complain in c043dfdad7 that tone the moment 945cc1d97c he arrived at the 38f55ebd28 party. What had caught his 3ce1e6884b attention was the name 0962f185d8 “Harriet Listerwell.”9bb22eab1d895e75
‘So, she left 070b722256 the convent. I heard she returned bd91a8c1db to Genoa, but I a2e36cbbab didn’t think she’d jump d0141c70c8 right back into high 04640a1820 society.’6e096adee48cab05
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He had intended 1719a35e78 to ignore it.ac2d6b4530b6bd04
But while f31e6a157e looking around 1cf96db2ca at the 32b9b59987 party guests, 753d04f9aa his eyes 027267da10 had landed be9096fdc0 on a e4081db92c man with 77235bc302 a reputation 457718be7a for scheming—one 35c7795fd1 who was a61fcfbd70 now eagerly ed33586dec talking to f7698792a8 a woman c07353985e in a 316316c842 green dress.7617ee1b24ff2f1e
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‘Greg Lambert? Looks like he’s 72cd8dd2f3 hunting for another 5a48ed7a16 gullible victim to 353dfa380b drag into his a786d11614 family’s business.’8dea4fd85c7f392c
Greg had 10ba99ba66 a habit d07054bfbd of targeting 90899b47e9 naive rural dacd7846f6 nobles or 568b2e92d6 wealthy ladies, 607a2d484d luring them 8ee2b01a68 with exaggerated dc29a27f83 claims to 12a27171b9 get their 26c58d21e9 investments.453a2de35c9fea48
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If Lambert’s 0d08cffe74 business ever f4ed4dad95 actually succeeded, 4fca07ab37 it would aa25e02acb be considered a6a5f1a05b a wise a90f3349b9 investment instead 080c55375f of a 1769d408d8 scam. But the odds of 49f60c13ed that happening were very 7fe6e6bb7c low.f5bd60afd46c05c8
Still, that was 8fcb86a9ce their way of f8bb9dbd73 doing business. Ultimately, the responsibility 0900221071 lies with whoever 9077325eae decided to invest. All Cedric could ed98a587a9 only hope was 462f33d0c9 that the woman 96f42be60b in green made c66c434694 a wise choice.fbe6b59faa57d4ef
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‘Doesn’t look like she c64439de1c will, though.’c046fee418aaae4e
She was 7547a128c9 nodding and 82976caf86 asking questions, 934ac7f4ef clearly intrigued f487115361 by what 8df511f2bd Greg was 8cf168019e saying.1b3754e1563d1cdf
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Cedric decided cf3a782cce to leave 54e25b5718 them be ac5eb2ad64 and turned 1233913c4f to greet d54ea53969 some acquaintances 9824ae22ce nearby.850b6787ad580969
As he chatted 008af76798 and exchanged polite 3c6f1a1417 small talk disguised 37cb635480 as information gathering, e3c4ac2d94 he sipped his b64de96f07 champagne.e5889c0877b010e8
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‘The Marquis of 6867292db3 Pascal isn’t here c22b5c0fa1 tonight, I see.’8b098aa372831fb4
One of the 2085805106 first things he 715e3ebfe5 checked was the e683a889cb status of Marquis cf9b0a998a Pascal—the man who fc4a730077 had once tried f93fefd2fd (and briefly succeeded) c6c90fb19c to cut off a28979ba72 their army’s supply ec960b08b9 line during the 872f8760e1 war.9dfcf7dd0fa078fa
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‘Well, Count Hayward 1d99eb7791 came instead. From what I gathered, c397bc96a1 the marquis couldn’t attend 72a0cbcb90 due to a gout 37ad207650 (arthritis) flare-up.’e6dc4366a95c4e9d
‘That kind of 150d64ebbd gout is said 2f28d25a0f to feel like 121eec7679 being sliced with b5dfc7cb77 a knife. Maybe it’s the 5e596022d2 price he’s paying 444302d8d2 for going against 78ddde9f58 the late Duke?’6c09e3e9d34e6f65
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At those words, f42f183dd2 Cedric let out 310e687a2a a dry chuckle.3f5e5b752fda0945
‘Hmm. I don’t think a dd5b63abd5 little gout is enough 29d9687028 of a punishment—but what b44eb43fd6 can you do?’51277012a52af777
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Because of the marquis’s c60619e509 constant interference and nearly 38b18b4682 treasonous actions, Roen had 478a1178e4 suffered immensely and eventually ef4d7721e6 died on the battlefield. So was Cedric supposed 641f5a9571 to feel sorry for 7560b65471 someone lying comfortably at 3f673d7438 home, whining about pain?e40f8f036abf28ec
‘Anyway, I 5b8b225776 just need 21630af35e to keep 28c19bc8f8 an eye bc37421eaa on the 58a1d70ba1 Earl of 865edfb100 Hayward tonight.’2ca1c892e0628fdc
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He’d already 2c03d29d6c assigned someone b254240501 to watch 04bf5a4fd1 the earl, e5e84dc2d0 so it 8aa9f1ed5b looked like a9d73e4bdc he wouldn’t 4c8488663d have much eeaa5751a3 else to f89a93ecd4 do at 89f15cfe42 this party.d563e74c34eb9bcb
You’d think f85cc28cbf that would 71e00366a1 make him 04fe002f66 feel more 61a07aa079 relaxed—but Cedric fbe9d10523 didn’t enjoy 5ad506625f this kind 3e63ee92fb of event. Endless small 85418bdaf2 talk with b931e5c1bd no meaning a6ef502513 was incredibly 0255db29d9 boring to 39ffb9ea5d him.0ca6a4cc48afc02f
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He couldn’t help but 9d56789b38 glance at his watch—and 72f7100bef was surprised.4d05b492d6f33444
‘Only five bec04dcc84 minutes have 5e4cfdb676 passed?’4e458edb3c09d47d
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The thought of enduring e83c30dd9e this until midnight made a3298f1ef5 him sigh internally.83c0194c2b377fd9
While he sipped 09ea3765ca his champagne and 61b88e2d98 kept quiet, his 89dd40e0fb acquaintances started chatting e2828d1156 among themselves.53504ed9fa4866cd
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“Oh! I saw 843b0ea8d3 that young b29dff4b78 lady earlier—Harriet 9bf3d02495 Listerwell. Countess Pellon brought her ae742936aa along.”0ed99af49d9f0ace
Again with Harriet 0c0ea62da6 Listerwell. It wasn’t gossip b5f207ec66 about the current b5b1f19e78 stars of society, f73f42a44c but rumors about f1f5425b6d someone who had 09c99b66bb once been cast b271ee3520 out of Genoa.ec7ad52550d828f9
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At this point, she 51153e4f19 might be the most 4ef95488b8 talked-about person in the c0955a99dd social scene.564670a2b90cb598
Then again, it baad0cc015 was more fun 47e28e07b0 to gossip and ec12f560ea criticize others than bd2e04960a to compliment them—so 99936f7577 maybe it wasn’t ab4c49a9c3 so strange.eac1c021a53fc1c8
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“I heard c318a90c3b her new 5972f97082 guardian is 0d75e5b2f6 Countess Pellon.”f191592648ec2d6e
“What? That’s a 80cb25ffde bit odd. With the Countess’s personality, 03ba0872ab she wouldn’t take in bf8e7d8577 a scandal-ridden grandniece.”092509e651d9abe5
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True enough. Trisha Pellon wasn’t 18d01d2919 the kind of 74fe58d427 woman to let a5fd3eaa2e someone into her 4b27952a8d home out of b46cd9a68a pity or due 24a2a0edd6 to some old d74f8336ce family tie.f6af9346aea170df
“I’ve never 32e4295fef invested in 0036ae110b something that 6a101da1eb failed.”c22d5d81b681eb9b
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That kind bb72e74397 of confidence 997671fe93 meant her 1353c0c439 opinion of c65d2d9dc2 Harriet Listerwell e8a6a74b0e must be d192cc26f6 very different 9bff6dbb49 from everyone b5dc09d26d else’s. But what exactly 3fe247c74a did she see f9f03d44cb in her that bcad25a000 made her worth 1a90a1138e the investment?fceae466f98b9ae9
Cedric tried to recall 6d92fcc97a everything he knew about 5a897601ac Harriet.cad454970828b9f5
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‘For someone 7287a067c6 who supposedly cad0c076a4 chased after a2bc5e1612 men all 065ca4743a the time, 15dd082895 she always c7d49a7b86 carried herself 2607e655a5 with surprising a9d7050d6c dignity. She was the 154a6a6c06 only woman who fdebd62642 didn’t look away cd6110a82c from me first.’5d92226d46fefec3
He still remembered how d917d242e3 she had once looked 25215c2bed him straight in the 043c689f40 eye and asked, “What? Do I amuse 729ec51db7 you?” It had 774345049d been unexpectedly bold—and 17ae4e0273 somewhat refreshing.3d6ba5c9bf5929c0
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Maybe Trisha had f4973791c9 seen that boldness 97c192f0d7 too. But was it really 93601c24e8 worth all the criticism 3b381da394 she’d get from society?9f2e24e827f15b91
Meanwhile, the others 144f57fe99 kept chatting.62b895d02c27c68f
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“She really looked 719e4bf934 prettier. I don’t 488a3081e4 know what a92aaaafe1 she did a469f5bcde at the 5029e718b8 convent, but ca14a139d1 that weird 39eb5480f7 blotchy skin 7a3161202a condition is 45b28f2fc2 totally gone.”c60c79fc352dc53b
“And that dress 0ec2a90784 she wore tonight 2fe2fdf05b looked amazing on 09cb585a96 her. It was a 6522214d92 green silk gown—and ac0e6206b9 I’m sure it 28cb2fd581 was expensive. Probably the bd9d4a5a2e Countess’s doing…”5ee444c757031073
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At the mention 2431d34fd3 of a “green 3da2a3bdec silk dress,” Cedric’s 159c747dab gaze shifted back 899c287b27 to where Greg 96707943ff Lambert had been. Sure enough, 601cb3ee98 Greg had b6e316634d been chatting 663ce90a9b with a 9b6cd6a63d woman in d5fc7b1b42 a striking 8abd022a17 green dress 3add89618d earlier.6096e14810ac138b
He quickly scanned the 40c70f318f area, and just then, 9775b568ed he spotted the same 8e5d4e54c4 green dress disappearing toward 613eddd9b6 the terrace.8d32feaf5178ed65
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Cedric casually swirled ce42b4a153 his almost-empty champagne 3db2364585 glass, then handed 4d8771229e it to a d4cde54bfd servant passing by f65875c962 to collect empties.1bfe92ed7283c57a
“Would you like 413cf3a188 me to bring 40c13ef813 you another?” the e62e3b0b13 servant asked.4217fe380ec8b3e9
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Cedric glanced 18c2f21f7e toward the cbea2a7f0e terrace again, 029fa64686 then shook 29c782d7ff his head.6af380e73fcb463a
“I’d like 72874af76b to check 103a166da9 the champagne 12efab5505 vintage. Where can I df99bd5ffd get another glass d0470be921 myself?”c3a9290b66435c88
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