SMR | Chapter 47
by Luna~Chapter 47~493b38116284e677
“You don’t know anything d096d09823 about this. Just do as your 447707929d aunt says.”16aa408db861e74b
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The dresses her aunt bce067e0bd picked for her were 525f9d498d either puffy pink things 281523d510 covered in ribbons or 26442c8799 ones so dull and 8fa8df3e39 tightly wrapped they looked 3a0f84991b suffocating.8620153991e791f3
They were 0b0780a358 all over a43e1996ca the place b1de477137 in style, 72bb2123ee but one e446d1cb85 thing was 12a6af4f3b consistent: none e543a25216 of them d98c5e55ca suited Harriet 5984ed3c2d at all.b13b1231dd4a95e3
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If her 7e6d652e46 aunt just 7883c8a565 had bad 288c152c80 taste, she 2cf091177f could’ve forgiven e35ed37b5c it. But she 239ccd3861 clearly had e258d8f465 an excellent 1086e3c7e3 eye when 710287603c it came 8795841aab to picking 2bea159d42 out clothes b2226a6fc9 and jewelry 41a4da3b12 for Bella.7156fafdd8916a98
‘I had my doubts a69f1fb1b5 before, but now I’m 98736d6c5f sure. Aunt dressed 4a96cceb0a me that f9777f2070 way on 5f1d2cbca7 purpose.’afb21dc2f2d1c8a5
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Harriet would’ve beab7eaa98 been grateful 220f1024f6 for even 90124b254f a plain, 95c30f4b31 decent dress.fb01401c584a407e
Instead, her aunt 7873193ea6 bought her bizarre a7d7b48c68 outfits that left 99b40fd217 a strong impression 7be9b854d2 even after wearing bea80d275a them once—making it f9ef12b4e9 impossible to wear 06adbebe8a them again. She couldn’t ask for 8781d79018 new ones, either, so 4901241a54 she just stopped attending f39d766d88 events.110cbd5103f1e4b5
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And when Bella needed 1fdfcfee08 someone to highlight her 0fc5c90d70 charm, Harriet would be d7dd8794ff dragged along as the 5d1983cc83 clown to make Bella ab646c2246 shine. To Bella, 992ecde205 she’d just 32fbcb0ddf been a 62a41af05c toy. But the 17f3716f27 real question 863a8fe3da was—why had 71734869f9 Bella hated 192c66a731 her so 19a6791197 much?38fdb518533a90c9
They had 5f09b7de27 once been 7fc194a29e so close, d342baea30 like real a185278c7b sisters. Back then, Harriet thought 7a14f12844 Bella was the kindest, f6411d58f4 prettiest girl in the 103c96c235 world. She truly believed Bella c2b26c6f4f loved her.b8bd50dbbda13380
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“Harriet! Look! I picked c9e2ab7021 the very 5c083c74d8 first rose 95f950e08a that bloomed e4e78b7127 in the de974bbed6 garden just 77f564ccbc for you!”4eb8639da41625c3
The young Bella, b28733453b holding a red b81943c428 rose and smiling 03bdef95eb like sunshine, looked 2908c125cb more beautiful than 8adc1f62e5 the flower itself. Harriet had felt 126e8235d8 so proud that e39a0bd7f3 such a girl d9d1034074 was her cousin…4d667ffb47a2db37
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But she shook f9c13b18d2 off the bitter 93aa0eae30 memory.5737a02070c88fa3
She hadn’t bde15c8f60 returned to b4df24f986 live a 342211c11b life still fef1869477 swayed by 4ed0f94ef8 Bella. The past would c4e7bda262 only serve as 13e066c5e0 fuel for her c652bad8cb resolve.c97fb1975fc05d1b
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The Bella I knew 7ffea225ce is gone. I have to let b0b8a14d21 that girl go—from my c7017487a7 heart, too.9a0ee5d4ab5325b7
Now, she needed to cdca6b8dc6 deal with the devil b0aeaa00c9 who had been born a0b1dd7f71 in her place.5d1367bfd57e1568
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The charity bazaar at ebd0300662 the House of Earl b0bc54b398 Lilburn was packed with 8a5803cbbb people.3786e29cc350fb27
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The Countess of Lilburn was the head of the St. Paolo Church’s Ladies’ Society, and this charity event—meant to raise funds for the poor—was the perfect place to show off both piety and sympathy.2c6ec4139e4467e3
But really, it was 13653f3c37 just a social picnic 1bc08f0f4c disguised as a charity ca5bfd2ffd event.870b43e0f434dbe0
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‘I didn’t 6cb92a159d realize the 9e7ae1c5d4 Lilburns had b051d75bf9 such a 34e8408abe big garden.’85d52168f82a5240
Harriet tried not 98379fcd6c to show her 0bf29b282b surprise at the c610149cad wide grounds covered e82bcfc498 in white tents.ef2ed20bdda266b5
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She had 557b0d3d4a never dared 7e71bfad36 attend an 23806db6e6 event like 73e053a2d7 this before. Her uncle 800c1387a8 hadn’t brought d3517b39e5 her, and 79fef5e32d she hadn’t 9ed26ba950 begged to de61761855 go either, 4fd0e4693e afraid of e355d3c67a being mocked.4c0a7445ecc9d4e4
But now, no 1f34349b85 one dared to 598f9282d4 laugh at her. In her c8f2826052 hand, she 7ebff33497 held a e1787355c8 formal invitation 642ae5d43a addressed to bd147d829d her from Countess Pellon.a5225b36a198f026
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“Hello, Lady Lilburn. I’m Harriet Listerwell, attending 4806edbbe9 on behalf of Countess 998e25a336 Pellon. We met 43488fd687 briefly at 881d693842 the Vanderbilt 2f21bd36af party.”b0de48e3f5b83471
“Of course I remember! Please, come in. I received the letter saying you’d attend.”b3e279cdbe8c97a7
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“The Countess asked 43cd71c814 me to apologize 77e2f56310 that she couldn’t 2f6d175bdc come in person.”b33682c79017b8f9
“Oh, you being here 416532ac9c is more than enough. The good stuff 764849a7c3 at the bazaar fd79e97bd1 always sells out f027824f3b fast—go claim anything 383a53a723 you like, quickly! Hoho!”e7432fcc22433150
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Harriet smiled e8e9d98285 and exchanged 8e907a25ee greetings with 7aa993b0fe the Countess.d4bf9eab8b65e91f
In the 86e5edeeed past, she 633049de66 would’ve hidden 598d0cc1a9 in a c68d8ac1ce corner not 0739bed0be knowing what 3e3e743b7b to do. But this 66e30f96e7 time, she 89e71832c2 was lucky 1de1595714 to know 35869693cb someone.4fc0aac4289acc8f
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“It’s been a de41fdd57c while, Lady Annabelle.”4b416fcbf5d1ae53
Annabelle Leighton, who 08ec9795ca had invited her cb8b23f493 to the tea 2b284e9073 party before, greeted 01085d49ae her warmly.ef898e91fbd4b554
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“Oh my! Lady Harriet! That dress is 76cf008fb4 stunning! Where did you get 4018e608e2 it?”f8927c20a5a19d86
“From Lubar’s Atelier. Countess Pellon, is a 15b2f02656 regular there.”9ba683ae6facb087
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“Goodness! That place 16079934bb is famous 27408f334d for being cdefac57ec super expensive.”bc121264760c5b38
“Really? She never told me c2a3a6210e the price, no matter acffa92e1b how many times I 7f9667f1b8 asked.”0388e46c3b856991
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That reply drew 673f8cc54f envious sighs from 29277f4ace the ladies nearby. A young woman with 50c39e5bcc a wealthy sponsor and 234f6bc9ac a sudden rise in 76a2cce087 status—it was the kind a26990b757 of story noble daughters 98aec8b60e loved to dream about.18e6106d65aedb66
Harriet exchanged 9f0e047aee a few ad9ad0d212 light pleasantries, 8eb47fe442 soaking up e343062279 just enough a1ca79e4c7 envy before 4195f9024e she started 4a448cca14 wandering the 730e03f379 bazaar—pretending to 038c6b135d browse but c69689064c actually looking f51cd05376 for someone 9eaa49fbc2 likely to 3b154878c7 pick a 8d2a8c76e9 fight with b3f4d36a9d her.64248b26f4382de1
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Her goal 73721d44bf today was buzz. Nice conversations weren’t 1392f90358 worth much.ac5398e6056cb80e
Then she spotted e96623d99c a group of d69e0b0559 young women drawing 843ae12e6a the attention of 8c33baa3c6 the crowd.08d6181d0bc40be4
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‘There they are.’0af3848ec7e5edaf
With a small e9756d1b82 smile, Harriet walked 2258b0d389 calmly in their 80dc324638 direction—just enough to 86f85c3ddc be noticed but 37f18216b3 not so obviously 1c819a24a7 headed their way.4ca39762eb4401ed
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“Huh? Harriet Listerwell?”d9a3c13fcf8a34fd
Carolyn, who was 7acf31d28d standing right next bc4284c6cf to Bella, spotted a672653024 her immediately.1d920661f00a6331
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‘Thanks, Carolyn. I knew you wouldn’t 20c06b873f miss me.’e0eff390466f4fb9
As Harriet smiled confidently, 389976ba21 Bella’s friends all turned ec953b2770 to look at her.9179b6f88acc2827
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Harriet pretended to 9b899b138a be surprised and 0d460f1dbb then greeted them 8d7f695c1c with a sweet 72103dd076 smile.0a5fe2a052829aad
“Oh my, Bella! It’s been so 5392ccaba5 long. How have 509199f79f you been?”addfd557f96364e5
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Bella was still stunning—truly the “Golden Rose of Genoa,” glowing like sunlight. But there was clear surprise in her eyes when Harriet greeted her. She quickly masked it with a fake, angelic smile.7242441cfb27da54
“Harriet! Oh my goodness, 6c253aaf98 you’ve changed so a73a053246 much I didn’t 6202a12198 recognize you!”30d9d21c78aa3955
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“My skin’s cleared up 2cbc0df1bc a bit, but is 0c0f95b78a it that different?”5f1a03d68a24be4b
“Well… You b5ccc193bc used to f06a2dbc88 struggle with efa51eb9cc a skin 27b9ce34d2 disease, remember?”77dbbc88b937076a
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Bella clearly wanted to a4774d4de1 remind everyone of Harriet’s 0f207e256a embarrassing past. But that was exactly f2fa0edc36 what Harriet had hoped aefe63bf03 for.2904e1ec2cf37fa2
“That’s true. The doctor 1f9784c228 even said 65073c70ee it was 795f8739ab a lifelong 8e1ed94aea condition. But it bf31fb1f36 turns out… d0ad58dd12 it wasn’t 5803fcb6e0 completely incurable.”33eb1a54665d0cfe
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“Really?” “Yeah. What I 057a5c1391 meant was… 6c35e14256 Oh! My friends are 16b001b72c here, and I’ve d3553d6759 been blabbering on. Sorry. Enjoy your day!”02177666e3ae8f41
Harriet apologized for 81fb66db92 staying so long c85bc01e92 and walked toward 405070b878 the other tent, 2107d03f42 feeling the eyes bffc5fd31a on her back. ‘When a 49aee32042 conversation is 2737e8c8e8 interrupted in b59b08f742 the middle, ce104fa5f2 even if cfeeae8a6e you weren’t 5808ceb72d interested before, b20eeb1bb3 it makes ad3c1b210d you curious.’a1e2869ecc74bdd5
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Plus, having smooth, clear skin was the beauty standard that every noblewoman and young lady desired. Among Bella’s friends, there were those who couldn’t stop wearing thick makeup due to acne and pimples. So, it was clear they were dying to know what Harriet had meant by “What I meant was.”132d30823bf0f5a1
As expected, 948a5fef34 after Harriet d0006a64c1 left, Bella’s 71c67796a2 friends began f4b3f55182 whispering.f495d8f7f8973231
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“How did her 4eb29140c4 skin get so d7980c9147 perfect?” “Didn’t she 86ca88712d just say there’s 364879f8e5 a way to d75f875b6a fix it? What is it?”3ff03956f7f31c8c
They were curious, but they couldn’t just follow Harriet and ask. They were Bella’s friends, and Harriet was the one who had once made things difficult for Bella—she was the “enemy.”0369a2d043ee16ab
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Bella, of course, bff15e0151 noticed the change 35461f3441 in her friends’ b9e19a7d21 demeanor.3512fdfbd96c06fa
‘Harriet Listerwell. What did you do?’9ab19ddd21950c6e
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Bella was e609272984 just as 448f7339ae surprised by be7c58c934 Harriet’s transformation. Even after ccc95e31ac hearing her d70ede8f94 friends’ excited 8fa17b7576 chatter, Bella 30b8974a4b thought, ‘It’s still just Harriet. What’s the big 9a88d5fd66 deal?’ But seeing Harriet in 9fac7b65c2 person today was a c5f3cb11da shock. Harriet’s skin showed no b792d27c2f signs of the past bff8da9455 rash or acne.77eb258938db8e6a
‘How could ce5c0fa33d this happen de4942827e after all ba45e9159c the effort 571b80cd53 I put f3ec880c2d in to 2b727c9adc ruin her e7febb637a skin?’3580afd99aab483e
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Bella had been obsessively b4c7a1b31e trying to damage Harriet’s 52a68b5e4d skin. She’d researched which foods d68743b072 caused allergic reactions and 3aa17fdd49 cunningly added them to d4b2df8753 Harriet’s meals. Once she confirmed c2f619e558 that greasy food 104616a003 would cause Harriet’s 0ab90f84ab acne to flare 659939359d up, Bella made 082b5682d1 sure Harriet was a33278e989 “well-fed” with fatty 0cc38b73dd meats and fried 7816f717d2 foods.d3e09415c521ae94
It had been a 5603498ac3 stroke of luck when 617a77718e Bella discovered a cosmetic 020f96fd4f with ingredients that didn’t 7521c61f53 suit Harriet. But Bella 821e569581 made sure 20adf77266 Harriet only 38205a8e97 used products b5e106a04d with that 6cf5ad00c1 ingredient afterward.3fa6f7af46ce3f67
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‘After all that effort, d67dcca726 it’s all coming undone b64f1d6bf2 in just a year? How is this 0a9034d6a3 even possible?’47be42e00999681f
Bella had always 5b75dd72eb believed Harriet would 6908cff723 never become beautiful, 25646ef69f that her skin 6bfc481e38 would forever show 8a38bac7a1 the scars of b56fd97b30 her past.f618953c786634d2
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“She’s really become pretty, 75388531f9 huh?” One whispered comment 12318ad031 stung Bella’s ears, bringing 601f525e94 back memories of when 92a9b78e1a everyone used to focus 3aab574cfe on Harriet.e9eb1ccd938ea7a1
Bella forced a bright 61707efa52 smile, like summer sunshine, 5f5e2a306e and looked at her b0aa9287bc friends.8df6c77555e21153
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“Oh, speaking of 420c25d17b skin care, I 16f0d6d024 tried the new 95ee5957e7 cream from Labonaz the other day. It’s super moisturizing and 3c58193d73 smells amazing.” “Labonaz cream? I heard 2f21332007 it’s sold ef10142f0e out everywhere!” e561862fc8 “Really? I got mine as c25ccb3fc9 a gift…” “From who?”d7bdd4632821ff66
Soon, Bella 8222910dcd took the 568f0c7b26 lead in c99fbeeeb6 the conversation. Anything Bella used was b3270a8d81 bound to attract attention, 7382dcadec especially if it was 57d1cf3227 expensive and hard to 9dc6adbd30 get.0daa81fe7a512b68
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Bella skillfully c33a756964 returned to cf881b254b the center 41cd3bcc9f of the 2da228920c group, giving b682a6820a a shy d951f859eb smile to db96112517 her friends af601e13ad who envied 087247ffe7 her, while 0edb50b39c secretly gritting 4f63c239d7 her teeth 25d2ef6917 in frustration.0795b3da5850982c
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