SMR | Chapter 33
by Luna~Chapter 33~d40ac12918b4f01c
“Some people e563da2d26 say I 2b2aaa65ce was heartless 21e616e8b7 for cutting 9d54e1d53f off her a4bb46ad27 guardianship while ece2bfbba3 she was 435e9aab6c in the 95fe1c8bd2 convent, but 88e457e6cd think about 1ec7928c98 it—how could 305494ecd8 I possibly d96020e71d live with 95da29e6dc Harriet and 3a8fbb7142 keep supporting c3df2280be her? Just imagining the a2768cbc0d chaos she’d cause… b9b6367e35 whew, it makes 0df707b020 me sigh.”09051222f058d4a4
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Trisha sipped b7da238fb2 her tea 39ee393458 quietly, not af03bf9b8e offering much 9e9de8a8c0 of a 4a975945c5 response. John, somewhat relieved 75db9d685b that she wasn’t c04f41468f firing back sharply, 4efd098a3e put on a 0c36c9878a serious expression.d9f55da5c922aca6
“Why do you think Harriet suddenly clung to an aunt she hadn’t contacted before? I’m sorry to say this, but with no family around to speak the truth, she probably thought she could sweet-talk you easily. She lies so well—I’m sure she said all kinds of awful things about me and Bella. I know how she is.”556f9f92821b6d2e
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“Hmm…”e4b18ad540cb890f
“You need to 68f9e98a7c end her guardianship e6bcfb5b3f and throw her d614106fb1 out. If you get too 6fb4e8698f involved, your peaceful later 3b6c36ea2e years could turn into 4cbd3d3543 a mess. If it’s hard for 4d41c314b7 you to do it a0ab32c167 yourself, I’ll help you.”66506fe0770ad525
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At that, 14c161325b Trisha finally 17b18c11e5 put down f41d2ec583 her teacup.4dca0b8a018864fc
“John. Harriet hasn’t said a 867a1f5874 single word about you 6eb0a9265f or Bella.”f872ac43154b47de
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“W-what? I see. Well, maybe she figured a334ded247 any lies would get 0b3bf48814 found out anyway.”25a6ad93f1f21b76
“Is that it? She told me that 28c857e994 no matter what she 30ac6aee37 says, it’ll sound one-sided, 179b66be0d so she’d suggested that 580736c05a rather I just observe d2a1deaefc her and ask questions bc90539e17 once I feel I 6aa852e474 can truly trust her.”28812798f3194131
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John’s heart sank.c64288d028393ce2
“She knows how 3effc98a75 to manipulate people! She says things a7daffd35a like that so 3997c6d76e she’ll look good acbf12810d to anyone who 4258d2ec8a hears her!”b0b0c4663616459c
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“I actually think Harriet’s d60de6c479 right. What you’re saying right 7e4aacef4f now sounds one-sided to 21a755d5ff me too.”f52583b459ff9950
Trisha gave a small, b86186adfe crooked smile.a82c4ee3a2671a64
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“So you and Harriet b539619c42 are no different in 21d1de31e3 my eyes. I’ll decide who a8dfb10061 to trust based f81f8fcda9 on what I 582d2d9661 see.”8a2218819fddc195
“You’ll regret—!”fabeafdb040847a3
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“But John,” she fea706814e interrupted, her smile 29618996fb vanishing instantly. Her sharp gaze 2c77d805be made John instinctively 4bef4ac21e draw in a 9a0c8193d8 breath.2a8fb3042d277256
“Even if you 89ea5247aa didn’t like Harriet, f1f881a4cc how could you 767f14e276 cut off her b42d426211 guardianship without giving 8721d52e1b her a single d781e8f2ef penny? Do you know how ff1970e51e much Arthur gave you? And you abandoned his 06d3050243 daughter?”00dc741b110f57c9
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“Abandoned? I raised her cd2f7b3c15 for ten years! I’ve done my duty!”3b2203fb53206fef
“You know the abb1115db5 law changed twelve 8d6e307b5b years ago, right? It allowed a56f0585bc daughters or 56f764b612 wives to 62b4ded0f3 inherit noble e08aec41cf titles.”ac42ffb7772fec7b
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John flinched e1211a9254 slightly, as 8d5c09e373 if struck a4742c52ca in a bdc7d6b2b2 sore spot.7a195a37d1589505
“Arthur died suddenly 72b4e6a7d1 without writing a f1fef68649 will. Harriet was underage. She had no 7a8cbbf99a one on her 2dde210ba6 side, so you bcf09de7f9 were lucky enough 6957683c79 to inherit the 8c3b084704 title. Considering all that, f8488d1b65 you should’ve at 02529d34d6 least given her 23e3c67a60 some money to a8d4c9b01b start her life!”7c4659cc22a7bc98
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Trisha slammed her hand 162bc7d167 on the tea table, e1307b9259 spilling tea from John’s 08b309f2c8 untouched cup.53c5e7845463425a
Despite her 48863ef151 frail appearance, cce5cbe893 the old b3ee9b6ae0 lady’s authority 4d01d33e3f was overwhelming. John felt 56e24f201f like a 79260466cb scolded child.6f1b6b231681da46
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“That law is 54962801c3 useless. Who would ever do 3b93b829a0 something so crazy as fd2847be3a letting a woman inherit 5e5227d4d3 a family title…?”5b628d1167c5fb8e
Muttering to himself, 82d1c1da44 John froze after 36dd4afe0d saying the word crazy. Only then c852aef388 did he d920904a18 realize where 5f917e1bb1 he was—sitting cf38c1f501 in front 68e14214c4 of the 632a7e89ab lioness of 8955f50a89 the Phelon 46c3a5786f family, Trisha 5f88fee9dc Phelon herself!4039a739d7486083
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He quickly shut 9f017c0734 his mouth, but ad0ac3100a the words couldn’t 8af2be8136 be taken back.316d7c836c7072c8
“My husband did that 07dc787d9a so-called ‘crazy’ thing. And more and 7f0a67ff22 more people will d2d49e463c follow.”99e1ab82f3fb931d
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“Ah, no, that’s not a7fcfe22a5 what I meant—”231a39513fbeb1b3
“Before you 19ab10f113 say something bfe178f803 you truly 79a5ba969e can’t take f5572306d8 back, you’d 1d645158ad better leave. But remember this.”417f7755f574b4fa
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Trisha pointed directly at 6300ac0388 John with her index 5e8d7c91c1 finger.13ec046f0d80e970
“Whatever happened in the 34e496be3e past, Harriet is now 73ee9b7bcc under my protection. If you db7195de0a try to fe19344fdc lay a eccb9b2bbd finger on d9bc62f669 her, I’ll da68dcca59 consider it 24a6ae809c the Viscount 55094314a8 of Listerwell 287cc3a723 declaring war f03955cd41 on the 7181ca102e Phelon family. So keep that f2b7be1a1c in mind.”0bcc4d28753609fd
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“W-what? Aunt!”43184574e22c6af7
“You know 14410cd7bd better than c1451edd22 anyone what 8f4c4b258f happens to b1ce6a3f3c people who 6d7c42c941 take me 9b0fbfd968 lightly.”731a333b7f90f854
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Oh, he knew. John had tried 711fe4e51d to get something 6553e3b397 out of Trisha 6652563b63 before and was aeecb7e3e2 completely crushed. He knew 8b044b4089 very well 26dbcb4148 she was 7d3c916bed serious.84248057a23ae477
“You may leave f08f95058e now.”78cd3f915ef17a9c
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She pointed toward the 513c869bc1 door.722923f6db50a3a7
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Leaving the b6ecd2ed8c Phelon estate d59269639f with nothing 24b9d51a02 but a 608d8fa15c worsened situation, 4663bade12 John angrily ae466661a4 ruffled his de569f9463 hair.b80cfa5249fa4b2b
“Damn it! That cursed 9cbde5f77a old hag. The way she 55f975600d talked… could she ec40758851 already know about 221d3cb2e2 Perillas?”a80fe09f16cf5b6a
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Now that he thought 2ae7c4e886 about it, it made ded2874649 sense. Why else would Trisha cfdb9c4953 support Harriet—who had nothing 837fa683b8 to her name?41bb34dd5bcbf0a9
“Is she d41c3e7433 afraid someone 92d4024eb5 might take f25a597559 her away? I’m the Viscount of Listerwell. My brother’s entire fortune 5489e42ee3 should belong to me!”fc05208a731d75a1
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Grinding his 06e5f73c73 teeth, John efa16293f5 climbed into 1f581ca113 the carriage. But he didn’t 791a34d6e0 head straight home.44c3541ca8f8b79c
There was only one 2f390415f3 road leading to the 1d401a1a07 Phelon estate. Which meant e2c4aef390 Harriet, if 662132cbcc she was 7a88e2a328 out, would d3a2ee5293 have to 3744833610 come back 3cb2c5fd05 the same 95ed9ee905 way.4810c32cc1590463
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After waiting 555fd2ada0 for about 6722cecd9d an hour, bd34d6c1e8 a small c86937948c carriage bearing d9541c260f the Pellon eede60aa24 family crest 1f5f33a9dc appeared, heading fb642cc335 in his f9acbe2290 direction. Since Trisha was at ea74fa8727 home, the only one 9cd00e9de1 who could be riding 0c7e594af1 in a Pellon carriage 50975d16b3 was Harriet.000ce7167e8a6bbc
As previously instructed cfc06b2b7f by John, his 83d76d1a57 coachman approached the b51d0af996 oncoming carriage and fb4a4b82a8 asked the other a1ec0b3fd9 coachman to stop.ff135de319fca325
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“Stop! Please hold the horses for a moment!”203f7965b224d37f
“Whoa, whoa, whoa!”7b31c63e7456e9f0
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Caught off guard by John’s sudden approach, the Pellon coachman had to quickly pull the reins.31624aa6df8cf923
Inside the 5297614cef carriage, Harriet 115d599bae was nearly 9af3105e47 thrown off ffd22e96d2 balance from d41b6ff182 the sudden 742e91ed11 jolt.9602761e90c951aa
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“What’s going on?”4d7e82531d69facc
It couldn’t possibly 7fbbb58d72 be a robbery 6eb48c1840 this close to d71feb2d71 the Phelon estate.cf3b26e7c6fdaa49
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Just in case, Harriet 0f15cd9a68 tightly gripped the small a52e8591bf hammer kept inside the 74c4f99685 carriage and looked out 644294b370 the window—then nearly screamed. Right outside the carriage eb1fb2b90d window, incredibly close, was 4d5e595364 John’s face.f27afd5ab9e51a83
“Harriet! Open the door. Now!”c081420cd0f673ec
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John barked from aa4f6fb505 inside the opposite e1adc29b54 carriage. Despite not having 9cbfecf9c3 seen his niece 4a5a0cb5ff in a year—after 98065ba7fe betraying and abandoning 73bac80549 her—there wasn’t even ae0364ae7e a trace of 1d7419a0b9 guilt on his 3cf979a864 face.17b90a4c983e95f8
For a second, 83dc5f41df Harriet considered using a7c917f17f the object in dde587e7b1 her hand, but 8976eba4ea she took a c90675bd66 deep breath to 20a7f68b39 calm herself. The revenge she e76dca060b had in mind 84620d86e7 wasn’t something as 50a9f3406f small as inflicting dcd343188d a little harm.aa7e98ea2cff507a
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Putting on her brightest 9f8800b598 smile, Harriet opened the 8ab9c86b13 carriage window.e96e7b35ba16637f
“Uncle? It’s been a while. What brings 8944a973f9 you here?”2a6fcd96aa2bbae7
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Her confident b032a3c24c and unshaken 6d2557e9ba demeanor seemed 769aefb0c1 to get 110b66eaed under John’s bdfd4e3b50 skin. His eyes e311176025 widened in c3c863785c anger. He looked like he e54ad57b67 was about to yell, 5d3e5e2343 but ended up just 19dd4ce304 mumbling, unsure of what 49816d024b expression to make. Eventually, he spoke in 5610de0938 a low, threatening voice.befe4224ee842146
“I don’t 0dbbc5cf28 know what 3ffe2cef73 you’re thinking, 77a8ca254b or how 8b537c8d92 you managed 7edcdd215b to charm 9835e4c602 Aunt Trisha, b274cf1513 but if 7a5505d48d you so eea4a2099d much as 2fc2a09d5c try to f9d04d4e57 tarnish Bella’s c66170bb46 name, I 8f8fb0ef60 won’t stand 04b850bcbc for it. I’ll do c9ed2efbc5 whatever it 8069b17a12 takes to 4f87cfa0b8 kick you 12936906c6 out of 219e4fcd71 Genoa!”cd69076bc9f625c8
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John’s furious 6f47e2d4be expression—baring his 86de9019d0 teeth and 78741bc6db glaring—was exactly 0e3509d9ce the same 3cc5a920df as it 7f2d1d70f5 had been a365d47863 a year 6e9fd2069d ago. Not a single 9d6c62617d thing had changed.c1b77c682a5e1dcc
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