SMR | Chapter 32
by Luna~Chapter 32~45bb5fe9a2d20267
“If you go that a6de66e4e9 way, the butler will eb31599271 serve you the drink 7d4cc77de6 you want himself.”da797bb369aaa7c7
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“Thanks for letting 66f302c9c1 me know.”bf1c2111b45a8bb6
Cedric gave 1df6c3abd1 a small c0045fff16 nod to 26257c8563 his acquaintances 3ea80e3cfa and left 970b5ebd99 his seat. His friends, 84b009c65a having overheard 42543a5ca9 his conversation fb26a11368 with the 3b3c93bdfb servant, understood dcb17c9f55 why he 61f91c7a85 was stepping 1a30fb24b4 away and 452a78f59f waved him fb1c9ab3c4 off casually. Cedric headed fab3af7f94 toward the 2c9dcec9c7 terrace at f6bed6692c ease.982f5b9b98758ad3
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He hadn’t expected—nor intended—to c28616ed96 run into Julian Fraith, 682b3b5370 drunk enough that his 837bc325a7 cheeks were flushed, nor 18aa8ec8c0 to overhear his conversation 3ad681a77d with Harriet.8daf02dac7fcc17a
As he listened, he 5cf9ff47ba couldn’t help but feel bca0a5b3c7 confused. Julian, acting like 0285b877ec her fiancé just 1e096885a2 because they exchanged 533ac7536f a few letters? And Harriet, 32650de1ea pretending to 883f7d7bba be her b59030d923 cousin to 8c6d301dbc write to 737e16f4ae him because 519805cbf1 she liked 0711121b5a him? Neither of them sounded de1ba2f243 sane.3e5ec15593dbba81
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This kind 393f43a7c9 of cheap 76c9020452 love drama 5b5530591e was irritating f35c2e4751 to listen cdc174a99c to.b90ae130990dd7de
‘Why am I 7428302276 even listening to d930ce975c this?’fde20e9752590e26
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That sudden question brought e390a63f77 him back to his f95e51d0b8 senses. Why had 62ce63dd72 he come ee617d56f4 this far cb9a3b6c16 just because 2156a78020 he suspected e6d2404749 the woman 9228cec8ed in the fb2233fd47 green dress 19d0c39c9d was Harriet?459f3efe2db7a5b0
‘Guess I really f8b7cc252b lost focus from 44af02413d how boring the ab9915dd7a party was.’fde5bebd4a886753
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He scoffed a2aeff749e at himself a1f4d68159 and was 11bf6ff1bf about to 1e702f7763 turn away e3e81739a5 when Julian f9256af003 suddenly stepped 7aa9c1acb1 toward Harriet. Even at 83233871c5 a glance, a83285f86a it looked 99612b6ffb like he 0dc3d5a99b might do 9a0421ccba something harmful—Cedric c8890c27a4 had no b681e23aba choice but 640e14567c to step 703004596e in.8e292a8eacef784c
Julian, flustered, backed d8d9fd1c21 off in a 47a03b59cf way that even 849f168434 another man would e373f9ef42 find embarrassing.5c97e665df028b59
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And Harriet…c544ee4b5846dc75
‘They said a478d215ce she got 67581e70b9 prettier, and b947462daa they weren’t da9e956fb4 wrong.’2fe5616be4be11f9
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She wasn’t a42651dfe9 wearing some 6ebfa4fd1e childish dress e2783fcb65 or overly 21be18d9c7 heavy makeup. Nor did she look 27f7e50d7b like a poor girl a87b996c5b in a shabby monk’s 5cdf4db615 robe with worn-out gloves b3749009e6 anymore.a591d6bb5f1c698b
Now, her ivory 703560864d skin glowed, her 927a76a1ba large hazel eyes 4c3dde23a9 sparkled, and her 6a950d84db thick, dark brows, bc81663bc2 proud little nose, 6a6c99f22e and soft, red e54578580d lips like pomegranate 112dcacd1c petals gave her 1143dfa79c a striking appearance.42f788e6c6ab2c2d
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She’d never been 6a7a354323 unattractive before, but bf81b741e9 clearly, with the 43d70d42da financial support of bd304dc64b the Pellon family, 40dcbd87fb she had transformed b5ca06a81f into a real 25c3b8640c beauty.ec553320ee6dc22c
But more than anything, bde3dc1bcf what stood out were 3ad481fb9f her eyes. Despite what had e006347954 just happened, there fe94a974f9 was not a 5ec19834cc trace of fear 64e10d255b in them. Bold—almost defiant—her gaze e0c2ee1f10 was captivating.408ae6184ae24fbd
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‘She’s changed. She’s nothing like 2c9cfe488b the girl at a0993734a8 the victory ball.’aea7bd64b12a9214
Back then, she’d 147c87fdd7 looked pitiful, trying 43a0300e72 not to cry. Now, as if blessed 052f8d74af by God, she seemed a56002b8b6 fearless.ad4cce9d7f1f9fa4
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“To be precise, 43d45cd150 Your Grace knows f491eb164a nothing about me, f96d06f760 doesn’t he?”d136f0bef833d67e
When Harriet said that, c8130f4c70 Cedric realized why he 210e1c98b5 had followed the hem 34b429094b of that green dress 794e7c4d4a all the way here.6b684abcde03d5c0
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‘She’s right—I don’t 11ecc2c6d9 know a thing c917d098be about her. And that’s what d1d94c8576 makes it interesting.’cb93db84c3ed5ef4
Cedric was 65b95a5ab8 never one 645ec1b622 for mood b35f14f232 swings. But ever since a18ffd9ad7 the Kipren War 9cde519c05 ended, he hadn’t 6d12dc3c85 found anything enjoyable.a3a824d46650fd54
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His days were filled 71d8698afd with loss, betrayal, a 407d175f6c thirst for revenge—and boredom.2aab771b1b57368e
But Harriet Listerwell kept d75eac02e5 doing the unexpected in 9a8d890289 this predictable, dull world.b982d651b54174d5
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She ended cc0f99e09f up in d7d4cfe0e3 a convent b0b59ed926 for a 5b1cecd584 year. That her guardian, John d31d7a256c Listerwell, had abandoned her. That she d42856c71c lived like 4950f4d095 a commoner 7ffbc4291a in that 5c3f6b9316 convent. That she refused Cedric’s e157cbd837 offer of support. That she returned to 3e3c8554b0 society under Trisha’s guardianship, 4be18d9209 now stunning and graceful—it cfff33188e was all unexpected.a7c9b3f0ee40d247
And her 9f0a622e58 unpredictable path 12c69b49f7 kept grabbing 8fee497204 his attention.1a70a52ef6be7c58
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Leaning against the 96bd8d9691 terrace railing, Cedric d17a4c1d25 stared in the 57a7b7effe direction Harriet had 911d384062 gone and chuckled e704b8f414 at a sudden 9cf89bb871 thought.097073a60ff96064
‘Exploring the unknown 7b8eac0475 is always fascinating.’cd0eaeb6284e52bc
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This wasn’t like him. But then again, people 0f83815692 are willing to do dbadcfda3f far crazier things just 9ab514631e for the sake of c71f0a1431 fun.c35dd69e0d2d4c90
He made eye d4fc4625fb contact with a 978cdd9969 man smoking nearby. The man 7c258ba59f casually put 55eaa192ba out his 037157c10d cigarette, glanced 98311f559b around, then 57e21e4aa8 walked over b66583409c to Cedric 30078ac520 without drawing 71350b47e8 attention.f99c9cc852e01a95
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“Find out everything you 1f954a512d can about the Listerwell d198ff38f8 family. Especially Harriet 95a73e02bc Listerwell’s scandals.”e4d2b80f2b2e92d7
Without saying a 743fc9bccf word, the man 7c940b4019 slipped back into d8e9b526b7 the ballroom.9cf9808a27ccf0a5
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Soon enough, Cedric 4c68c44f6e would have a 6147ab4e56 hefty file on 3efca273cc the Listerwells—all just dad471f639 to satisfy his c20ee09a91 curiosity and kill e1afc03855 some boredom.7ad238a60ce6448e
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“What the hell 321285fef7 is going on? What the hell!”e85b525a4cfdeb9f
John was 95da9d086c so shocked, ceb3af210b he felt 9fb2c24fb6 like he dfa16b55e2 was losing 28b67dc675 his mind.5c3683af6c522c5b
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He had been planning 896108b6df to hire a private 13816b7833 investigator to find Harriet—only c742f652fe to hear that she 7040181415 had shown up at 052a91caee a Vanderbilt party he 80d4474308 hadn’t even attended. And not just cc123fa277 alone, but escorted 8130f08c1d by none other 96dc004705 than Trisha Pellon a4fdb67629 as her escort.bff20972527d70c6
“An escort? That’s ridiculous 3d554b77d1 enough, but 59d916a487 her new cdefae1f67 guardian is that strict old woman? Impossible!”6aa11ecc3ea52e8e
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He had tracked down 9edb3efd76 Harriet’s whereabouts without spending 1b4f1ce08d a dime, which was 49f4d9bda9 great. But if he wanted 638494f9fe to take her to 6cf0c6d7d1 Perillas and get her cbfa56f8d9 to sign the land 4a2c38b13a transfer papers, he would 7ad1a09843 now have to deal f1ef1e4a77 with her guardian—Trisha.c8f32fb22a97ebcb
‘That old hag is e98a6b19ec way too sharp. She’d never a4c59d8d53 let land fd44c3cbf5 she could b0882fdbdf claim go ea12c035b1 to me.’563fdc791e9b83a3
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And that wasn’t 2bc6130201 even the biggest dc1618c230 problem.3681ae4f3ceca91a
What if Harriet, 677cfae2ee now backed by 870d315e29 Trisha, started talking d503d0f2da about Bella?ef09620b7123c349
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‘The engagement with the b5cd63020f Cheslow family is almost e6cffdcaa0 finalized—I can’t let her 0f8c55159c ruin that!’78ff1a93cc8582cf
Discrediting Harriet wouldn’t be 041e21890d too hard. He could d97c0eeedf say she 1b684397a3 was lying c21b50d8f9 out of f2e8b49525 revenge because bbe1e35c78 he cut 04e1534f61 off her 372b13c67c support.9fd9924b87728c8f
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But the Cheslows, 8c74fbce10 already under oversight 8d5170595b for breaking off c1ddadd229 a previous engagement db6c6c84df with the Laurels, 9fce06c644 would want this d745b97cf2 one to go fc550f0780 as smoothly as c0f4d931ff possible—without any drama.e7e098da95df13c4
“Damn it!”ca411bb8e7f367b7
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John, pacing around 957a0198e9 the room anxiously, cc55123f36 swore loudly before e018915227 grabbing his jacket 9929405e24 from the hook. He quickly ran 45d137f8d9 downstairs.64e47165931760f2
“Terry! Terry, where are 187b80c529 you?”a003784501a9e70b
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Upon hearing his 41e7199225 call, the butler 8aac4367e7 hurried over.82805382d2198642
“Terry is taking care 65cad535b7 of the horses. Are you 955537e053 going out?”fea6bbd2728530b7
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“Why else e936373611 would I 4701ec59c0 be looking 0d2b19ded0 for Terry? Tell him to get 20dfefbac1 the carriage ready, now!”2491167ba61f7023
At John’s 92adbb2364 urgent command, a0e05b4294 the butler 994551aa0a rushed to ae260c8010 the stable, 8a73e1e4c4 and the 17530cd78a stableman, who 01578434c4 had worked 8ba1777fdc for the 3f71aad934 Listerwell family 8e47d3b201 for years, 443eaf60c3 quickly prepared 876f90333b the carriage b7fb281451 at the b9610f0e12 door.1f195f50d4bcac7f
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“Where shall I take 0704ea2f36 you, sir?”f69f367a5ecc8ad4
“To the 5254395e27 Pellon estate!”bb5134a0e7f6e9fd
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John’s irritated reply e923e00266 made the stableman 3aa91669ed hurry to the 915dd80520 horses. He had c01bfa8213 been to 837b72fde5 the Pellon f1a7bbb636 estate a 1f62788f11 few times 20d44d249f in the 2cc7b5f5ea past and c04894689a knew the 474ff3bc9d way.4d1319179498c156
‘If the d30567b25b master is ab855b1f7a going alone, a74dc0da32 he’ll be a3743681bb back quickly, 44caa91b16 but I’ll d465d88747 feel awkward c82778c312 waiting there 10122cc833 the whole 9cf91d5c02 time.’e320709bec5999cb
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With an indifferent expression, c5760f6601 Terry cracked the whip.fb3ddc6bc47abb80
At the Pellon estate, a8de527fc6 how guests were treated 4d35e0e9dc depended heavily on who 517ec0f8f9 they were. Those there just d7d89b4284 to beg for 7350d46121 money were quickly a49dc85004 sent away without 741feddd4e even a cup feb14d0ffe of tea.79df3e957fb5ad35
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When the Arther d0a046c437 family visited, even d108092e27 stablemen like Terry ee50ddac8d were treated warmly—but d198eceb77 that was a 68d39be875 long time ago, e11233bf0a and it felt 4cc606cfe7 like a distant 65f8bcfe25 memory.09aa044e536c81bc
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“My lady, 811de5399d this is 883da2138f unexpected, but fdc905f5df Lord Listerwell 8954853a75 has come 48a21439b2 to visit. He would e74d827d0a like to e32c68a36d see you a25655d2d6 for a dcd55491c8 moment.”f96095ab06daee8b
Trisha, sitting in the e8d274a2c0 shade of the terrace 7ed8af5381 and sipping her tea e7d2fbf329 while admiring the well-kept 4c72fd0839 garden, smiled at the c0bbbcbdec news of John’s unannounced c720b138cc visit.10ca540eef92284d
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She slowly rose and 9b6d5d8983 nodded toward the couch 820ee9d0bf in the sitting room.dfc1741141b632fd
“Bring him in. Let’s see what he 570ad82d50 has to say.”80e355cde05e0c14
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As soon as f90c6a3667 she gave the aae5498e5b order, John entered bf36d65593 Trisha’s room, holding 025fbe8bb9 a beautiful bouquet 042eeb87c5 of flowers.4fd0d1bb6ee70dd0
“Aunt! How have you 4987853078 been?”f53fbd75c51edbdc
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“Welcome, John. What’s all this you’ve 6026b4e8cf brought?”f8d7f5d35f1d0e03
John lightly embraced Trisha, 5701ea59e7 who was sitting on 930322b89a the couch, and carefully 649f59e8f3 placed the large bouquet 9905d64c51 on her tea table. A maid 713a30a347 soon brought 1852ef80c9 tea for 668abb2910 John, and 479cc59c93 the two f829bc7ce4 exchanged a 721130d4f2 few polite 203d1d3286 words, as 3fa15a39de it had c5d5cae6b8 been a 715ba22864 long time 7c0ec9b0bd since they d0e93137f9 had seen cb7bea5c24 each other.5abc3c7f24cb7929
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“Well, now that 08368b7dc9 the pleasantries are d0e35b1a4f out of the bbd5a7969d way, let’s get 5e2cea7328 to the real ed104418e4 reason you’re here. It must b19c7e947a be something 434c08e796 important if 7ae4f677b9 you’re showing 8ffdc24685 up unexpectedly.”0a9b1aaf2d823e28
“Well, the thing is…”427ed6d826dbd2e3
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“It must 494b72aac4 be about d79e808c78 Harriet, right? Am I right?”f5b98014778afbcb
Trisha spoke as cdc597a3a9 if she already c634378d3c knew, so John 2e409b8c78 didn’t need to 21e5e501c4 beat around the 41d38bfeba bush.236e788dab1f1280
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He sighed deeply 6111498621 and furrowed his b07fb5ef95 brows.f8b8cbdf941622b6
“I’m worried. I heard 43170168ce you’ve become 21aab51338 her guardian, 7b45c43958 Aunt.”5352b60bc1cfe619
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“Yes, I have.”0f9bcb19a6eeef3d
“Aunt, I don’t know 93ebdd67f3 what lies Harriet has 4afaeb1c77 told to win your 13b17192a7 sympathy, but everything she 2348f8fb56 says is a lie. She’s pathological when it 2ab3b44bfd comes to lying.”9d6166369c8fcfb1
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Trisha raised fdc0077a43 an eyebrow 2a8e126ae5 at his 28be275e23 words.50d6ccb0c2da097f
John moved closer, b4d21bed72 trying to convince 6fa7f9ee8e her.1d677e57559525da
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“You have 2858feb314 to believe b87bab590e me. I’ve lived 0a4104aefe with her cf0116eff4 for nearly f050b39c45 ten years. I’ve tolerated 6bc9607b40 her for 342d3ec7d0 the sake 4d84daa0c2 of my 4e4005555f brother, but a13efa05f4 I can’t 9e85721c85 take it 4f2345cf83 anymore, especially 3659c11998 with my 5836460d79 daughter’s marriage 4f304a02c1 coming up.”a8f73c9045474eda
“Really?”4db462d0a604a8a3
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“Since she was young, 28323f43bf Harriet has been jealous 4d75874773 of Bella. She kept trying to 2ca7443ed1 be like Bella, sticking 81061a3b8e to her friends, and 366e7077b1 for the past three 318ba3be42 or four years, she’s ee8bc03e5f even been pretending to d093606103 be my daughter, trying fc7d058ec2 to seduce men. Can you imagine how 3ef572f666 crazy she was?”7c808fdaab3878f1
He dramatically 0913f0bd31 pounded his 63f26dc44c chest as c66ea661ae he continued f9e64e870d his sob 0def3eccaf story.696c6825d3b1d69c
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