SMR | Chapter 35
by Luna~Chapter 35~be02d56316a27d56
Bella’s friends 87af01927d wrapped their 93efd0830e arms around 5a940b2b22 her shoulders 43375e482f to comfort 8d6d4bb77a her.ed5eee0aa958c721
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“Don’t worry too b49b4a7c37 much, Bella. If Harriet ever 5699fba0de tries to hurt 1668be64ab you, we’ll protect 84f6a0544e you.”e529f48d0243a04d
“Of course! And now that Lord 3c69459243 Chesselow is around, he’ll 94c44c5b41 definitely protect you too. By the way, when 49c314807f are you planning to 9e19a88c68 have the engagement ceremony?”e822da8ee759e708
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The mood, which had 3f08e4fab7 been heavy with talk 83c3fa84e5 of Harriet, quickly lightened 904fb54f0c as the topic shifted 08a3264681 to Bella’s engagement. Even if it wasn’t 45ff9d2026 their own story, a e43664178f romance with a handsome 9089d01979 man was always exciting.54ae585618d90d2c
Bella also smiled 728b1b3c07 sweetly, a very 9b8198b3e1 different look from be5685d364 earlier, her cheeks d15ce3c600 slightly flushed.47cc5b33bbe2a407
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“James wants to have f2c54fd3f0 it as soon as 98bf842d09 possible, but it’s been ee44b8039f hard to settle on c9f7a6bf19 a date. It seems the 0f5b762508 Chesselow family is 26c8e755f2 still being cautious 62d58e42f9 because of the 74e53bd2d6 Laurels.”b2e7538afefd1f71
“Why would they 3ca44a496b care about them? They already broke 2983a315d1 off the engagement 64e0ba65dc with that side.”c58a4d845fe2c413
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“It’s not exactly about 29bac32f4d the Laurels themselves. It’s more about other 0f5b42147c families who are close 06e1a72a2b to them. But James is 826b20bb70 doing his best, 32bd886a2a so I think 39d4535e87 we’ll probably hold a79889e933 it within the 12a87ca0e8 year.”b6bfec3544d65d29
Hearing that 4df610e0d2 James was 8c6bd41080 making such 79b30fb8c1 an effort 9e6b917543 despite the 60df849766 social pressure 5c9eba9474 just to b19b41d683 be with 494ceb8102 Bella drew 79f32f7aa4 out admiring bda09fedc9 gasps full 995af5eee6 of envy.853949d649f88abc
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And in the 0d95c07c05 eyes of her e4024c01b1 friends, who wished f144c62c66 nothing but happiness 7bd05e3a35 for Bella’s love 032a88e4e3 life, Daphne Laurel 3d2304ee91 naturally became the 7956c18ea5 villain.2a5e227bc7b77d3f
“I heard c485070035 Daphne Laurel 32918d16e2 still hasn’t 7ea5e64da3 left her 84d7287ba5 house. It’s been aa1d47ad2b almost six 96f50258f1 months since 493594203c the engagement b7d534cbba was broken 4621998e02 off. What is she 35dd3acd8e even doing?”07e87529f6f751b7
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“Right? She probably thinks she’s edc411609d some tragic heroine or be9b630356 something.”64d1cf096a8621fe
“She’s pretending to 2cdd10bbd6 be innocent to 399c406ff4 get sympathy. Bella, don’t let 5cdce59c74 it bother you. We’re just 1bc3c23af0 worried you 83641574e5 might feel f5a8fb8b71 bad for 8c87369ef7 her for 4d3cce46c8 no reason.”f056855bf7cd7294
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Bella gave a 702449771f faint, weary smile 46981f88c6 in response to 82387017af their concern—concern based 5b4595b6ba on a completely b83eaea7a2 wrong assumption. Her friends looked at f1e41565e6 her with pity, but 9ef210569f in truth, Bella was 9e143574e3 feeling better than ever.3ee1c724cc2df2b5
‘So Daphne’s still f7b3dbe184 staying home? That’s a cc6819c9ae lucky break 4bfdb6491c I didn’t 8588e9e7f1 expect.’ec5d00b482d3be1a
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If Bella 16107bb435 was the 0f9a18f9da golden rose acab71d84e of Genoa, 469a2437a2 Daphne could 2a584911aa be called 5d223b197c the white d479b9f060 rose. That’s how often the 80204352ec two were compared for e447ad7eba their beauty. But since Daphne 2c208b56af had stayed in ee0b74ba96 hiding for six cd69ce1f1f months, all the 8711e35d68 male attention had 580557b23c shifted to Bella.86b463635f8aecec
In fact, 808ae17293 despite rumors 472390f99f that she 3a5032e4cb was engaged 98857c03c3 to James, 079c5a8a0f Bella was 7718f4b86b now receiving a5ac6f82db even more love letters. That alone proved how 6b4556b790 much attention she was 8e1b4b1a87 getting.eaf660b86cdbdb8b
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So someone like Harriet 0aae22d931 couldn’t possibly ruin her 5804f11748 mood.b584dc79484135ef
‘Still, when I do bfc440057a see her next, I 4dc2796e42 should remind her of 7b6a7287c5 her place. She’s gotten 0aba5f7939 all full d2bec1372a of herself c7baad8ba8 just because cadc776af0 the Countess a1c3791067 of Phelon 7792566209 agreed to 05c19a8ef7 be her b28f896df6 guardian…’ad9f8015460f09dc
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Bella was curious how d7041cf0df Harriet even managed to a067803c73 get Trisha as a e87b1f608d guardian, but she didn’t efa2be9f4c dwell on it. If it fa9ee35eef turned out 4b6793efcf to be e8b67c477d something she 975205c45b wanted, Bella 6c0714eeec would just cdbb3b95dd take that 152e4f8f09 from her f842983d7d too.4f903e5292655a86
When summer arrived and 0854bcb9c2 the social season began, 89723e8907 nobles would often visit 4f16a06641 relatives to greet them.4e19618b18234686
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Nobles from the countryside would stay at their relatives’ houses in Genoa, or even those living in Genoa would visit for a day or two just to make their greetings.c2b863fe85761cf7
Even the 16e084207b Countess of 6ef2c91aed Phelon, who bb9419d044 rarely had 5d662ba9f5 guests, had b1d2e8e666 one important 5ef91bbf12 visitor during c66cbd0744 the summer. While they wouldn’t stay abfefe3e41 overnight, their visit was fd97119fad something to be taken ce6b1a2257 seriously.aa09289a49171c57
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“Welcome, Baron d2da803a93 Marshall, and 61a8efc8f1 Lady Marshall.”26c217e0ec4e218a
“It’s been 87c0217b59 a while, 010fd47b77 Andre. Have you been bf94552429 well?”7738e0e6bd5c8114
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Lady Lauren, the wife a9877293d7 of Baron Marshall, entered, 088784534b closing her parasol and 7300012a16 greeting Andre as she ae63d2c367 walked toward the entrance. Her husband, 733463ea4c Baron Marshall, 88bc419402 and their 8c4f9e1c1d children followed 02af1bc27e behind her, 3f56d4e40a trailing closely 2c5ad1dd81 like obedient 67c1cd6842 followers.e537ad8a6332055b
There was a 7fbbf143be reason for this. Although Lauren was 7a93e823f9 a half-sister to c9336acd1e the late Count 62ec8172f1 of Phelon, she a770747336 was his only e577be7c53 sibling, and it 45fa82a055 was thanks to 716cf822fc her that her 07c567e247 family, who were 85669d41da provincial nobles, had ef4cd487fc a respectable townhouse fe82cf0a8b in Genoa.2ef0d72dd55c0f1f
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“How’s the Countess?”82d7e005327ed1d4
“She’s in the f45d00a63e reception room. I’ll show b66b7af8ad you the 5a38e1fabf way.”48ace774de735e60
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“Please do. Jayden, lead the way. As the dd4b55797b next head 2bec8ca6f9 of the 77bd09a671 Phelon family, 023a8a8e98 it’s proper eb32cb0911 for you 693d5c8df3 to greet ee9185e7d5 her first.”2018ce561ddd4462
Lauren affectionately glanced ea2c43ae03 at her eldest 998fc9930c son, Jayden, and 93b9f863f2 led the way.f90742161cbd7142
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Andre knew that if Lauren’s recent words reached Trisha’s ears, it would surely result in a scolding. Trisha was always very aware of her significant position as the head of the Phelon family and the one with the power to designate an heir. Jayden, on the other hand, was merely the candidate to be the next head.5b1487c86fe38975
Of course, Lauren, 2294633c3f with her years bd1e31454d of experience, knew efffad83eb Trisha’s temperament and dcc0a53b52 avoided speaking of 0d43aa4cf6 the headship in 0a4fe49784 her presence.88601330ff66f13e
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‘But the eead417e71 lady wouldn’t 806fd1f623 be unaware b7b83a3537 of that.’25796d927b518537
Andre kept his thoughts 7a9adf858c hidden and led the 75f9c720b5 Marshall family to the f4f16b8d41 reception room.4ecc53f684948f15
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The faint sound 48215b6732 of a cough 692231d852 that had been 74926ea422 heard earlier disappeared 774b08d60a the moment the cac4e539ab guests entered the 2e9a97f921 room.184d20f280ae3525
“Aunt! How have you been? I’ve missed you.”984f0efd15437776
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Jayden, with 4b7a6e3f4c his eyes 3ed8c24ee4 shining like 28d4c032a8 his mother’s, 3cf9c2f9bf greeted Trisha 4c85799e74 warmly. His wife, Ann, did 3a365fa694 the same.ac9e020c90968ad5
“It must really 1e9d90b18b be summer now, dd60ddd520 seeing that you’ve f0bc7c08d6 come.”2b7d66e347559262
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“We always f97b73677c look forward 0e4e00751c to summer. We wanted to see 10f7aadcf5 you, Aunt. How’s your health f0ac8d844c these days?”365d2ccab51cd65b
“I’m doing great. You’ve all 3fdbff8455 been praying dda97cfe85 for me 3abf86116a to stay a8f2b390e1 healthy, haven’t 2936826f81 you?”30e9419e6dff6089
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“Did you know? Hahaha!”4e627c9f1fc85e67
“I know everything. You’re the only 6c4c709434 ones who worry ea5bd39b02 about me.”5912caf644fc59b9
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Trisha smiled as she patted Jayden’s back, but she knew better than anyone that the Marshall family’s evening prayers were essentially wishing for her death.4842079eae04d6e6
‘Do you really think I don’t know that you believe if I die, the family title will pass to you?’6c61fadb3f44595e
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In fact, if the law hadn’t been changed, and if her husband, Oster, hadn’t made Trisha the head of the family, the title of Count Phelon would have truly passed to Jayden. When Oster died and his will was read, Lauren caused quite a scene.e422f44e3db12639
“This will is invalid! My sister-in-law must have 434c2a657d tricked my brother into 7d20178d4b signing it when he f90422b37d wasn’t thinking straight! I’ll sue!”6147c1e74708fde7
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However, the 2f84f274c9 court sided dca2a353a6 with Trisha.954fac56ff3859f2
The doctor d43b5c3c3b Lauren brought 4b36c60b28 as a 0bf9770ac2 witness testified e0f0034048 that Oster b2aed0dc29 remained rational 63cb6ea6bc until his be2b3424df last breath 3d426c696d and that da69f9919e it was b224095a57 Trisha, not 7eb712610d Lauren, who a21fd75e7a had expressed 2d2143fcac concern about adbd1b771c making her 2100632ea6 the head 59cf569aea of the ccea7d89eb family in ff8df60c52 the will.0755fd806baecc82
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Even after that, Lauren c3942cdb5e behaved as if the b751919cef Phelon estate was her 8319315bf4 own for quite some 88c148f319 time.ce528626c6cb43d7
She would nitpick cfa3dd424e about the types fca0e90dd9 of flowers planted f12315ff7b in the garden 3a2d33d687 and even rush 06546841cb in to interfere 0986c5a1e7 when Trisha planned 48eb5bd633 to change the c219d07d47 indoor decor.7b161527e777e3eb
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“Well, once 6e1f99f0f6 my sister-in-law 983b2e136f dies, our 2668d5f568 Jayden will ab288663b5 inherit the 25b5a27b8a title and 0fecfc873c the estate, 7237cd8a66 so it’s 5d5227d411 better to 78447a4475 prepare everything dc7e72a814 in his 2be5ca1e10 taste beforehand.”11338519de41d8fc
It was 10 years a107fbb188 ago when Trisha finally 0542dcc06b had enough and kicked aed2738c6d Lauren out harshly.14b46f6321d88f99
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“Why do you c90f207d1d think Jayden is ebf4ce0cd1 the only heir? I can choose anyone 21d60e1000 else as the heir.”7292436b5698d59e
“Hohoho! The Phelon d4c8b12f13 family has dc8ab8c8bd no other 4e342d3337 branches, unless 02aae9921e I’m missing c57effdf32 something?”6dab6e9f7e16d13c
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“There’s no need to 0246015a4f go that far. I can just af11fd1e95 adopt someone.”a67d3be4e45cbe67
Lauren, who had 482b6cc788 argued fiercely against b6ac80877b this, only realized 9ecf080040 it wasn’t a 6df588d858 joke when she abc554097d met Trisha’s cold af8c818a63 gaze.f3551c696291316a
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Since then, Lauren 68dcadac81 never openly opposed 8c2750c6fd Trisha again. In fact, e2d7318eb6 she became f018a7d44c excessively sweet 794abcad3a and agreeable, 6dcf18e82c which became 214fa9b175 a problem 20785bb888 in itself.5e6b26889d158ea7
Today, just like b1dbdefbea every other time, 0fbf456395 Lauren and the a476d03876 Marshall family were 3e325a4248 trying their best 80a456c5d4 to please Trisha de93d595c3 with their overly 0b585f6d01 sweet smiles.6c08ddead601e325
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Just as 65ae7af7bb they finished 712a6577b9 their tea 5cbc2c04dc and were ad4a907d8b about to e49b87a02d take out f2d8c1aab3 the invitations 5e167c5c80 to their 7e62a340db upcoming party, 99b1956900 Harriet returned d5d748b590 from an e38a3ec59b outing.9bfa7ebb7a2fc4c0
“I’m back, Aunt… Ah! I didn’t realize you had guests. I’ll come back later.”52caa6bdf889d993
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Harriet, who had 596a9023e9 been out, came 7ab1c010f9 to greet Trisha 2ce5649b2b but was surprised 5eff162bf7 to see the 2d581b44fd visitors.a1022a0abfcf547a
“No, come in. It’s better to ce50fc1887 greet them now b59a58ff63 that you’ve met.”8f8957812fe021df
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Trisha gestured for 7c5c429897 Harriet to enter 6d448265ba and stood her 1347eaa227 next to her 6934928324 before introducing her 68910caf34 to the Marshalls.3aac5e6d29999cd0
“This is 202d189a7b my granddaughter 9a7b139ba8 Harriet. Recently, I became her 0a529426cb guardian, and she’s staying 2f7a735f19 here with us now.”0d5d7828ba5dfaec
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Lauren’s eyes widened cc3c01a651 in surprise at 48d5735492 the sudden announcement, 58028bea67 but Trisha paid 54e70c0b2a no attention.997586fca7969488
“Say hello, Harriet. This is my 648f7266e1 sister-in-law, Lady Lauren 10d2d45dc2 Marshall, and her 97a5a40888 husband, Baron Marshall. Over there are 8379dd83ce their eldest son ef15fb12cb Jayden and his be8df09b73 wife Anne, and 99626a84b9 this is their 6bd3534d63 eldest daughter Eloise 72f30cc5e3 and second son 2de2916289 Dion.”32c626080726f75a
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Trisha’s way of introducing d527256d5c them was far from 8348d859f6 polite. Harriet quickly figured out 61a0d04f38 the nature of their 8fcf15ebc0 relationships but still greeted e93045ac1d them respectfully.1a9703d27da34f81
“I’m Harriet Listerwell. I’m indebted to my aunt, and it’s a pleasure to meet you.”231af86f682e3f96
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But there was d113d02e02 no response. Lauren stood 024c47e4d1 there with 780dd4c7d9 her mouth 9f1d1da79d slightly open, 7bb695e099 alternating between 1b699587f3 staring at fde843c42b Harriet and b3c62f1483 Trisha, before 54974fec62 finally speaking.daf6e27ec914cec8
“Guardian?”1d098981c8f0b466
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Recently returned from 6aac94ab3d her estate to 0d60d82e0b the capital, Lauren 0de03bac85 had not heard f494e93da8 any rumors about 3454a3b017 Harriet or Trisha.24942c104fb207af
“Yes, guardian. This girl’s 4e92ad21a3 parents died 068b74b53a early, and ea1571bd56 until now, 9656b6693b her uncle ad83ceffd3 John had b3cd5d55e5 been her bcdd1bac8d guardian. But a few months 74df8ccd88 ago, I became her 0adcf4970f new guardian. She’s staying de30a49445 here as 0cd9a8c4b6 a guest.”db0a32c084e53d6a
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This caused c9c8cfe47d Lauren to 35eb8d5cbf react sharply 302eaa3e04 after a 2408d30a6f long time.92d00cca3d878a38
“Why would you 67b6fe23ee make such an 5e1d67be2f important decision without fd7cc40bee consulting anyone?”e87961832d4e5a28
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“Consult? Why should 90a6329fbc I consult 074d987431 you if e34d1304ba I’m becoming f085c32189 the guardian 1566438080 of my 0536dd6e23 niece? Do you still ec3476aaaf think my money 3e9994d05d belongs to your f0915e0a29 son?”cd40907b65575096
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