TDIDTRA Chapter 2
by biniChapter 2. A Secret Contract
Bonida had no place 0618dc2ff1 to sleep and no 42a3b92df7 money to buy food. She had never 75b1888de6 even seen money 39ab878042 growing up. Ignorant of the outside 157209191a world, she was merely efc2ceeb02 a doll that ate 326b040eda and slept whenever her 51c49ecd42 mother had asked her. Reflecting on 7543651cf2 it now, c312a0a51b it felt db752a8a0e utterly pathetic.8b2552d4299e47f8
There was 28ca9a477e no room ae7e30345a for worries 113669795b about whether b40bc7c382 Girion might f113c1e9c4 be worse 98e33b1259 than her e9ed01082e mother. The fear of bb3d443de1 being beaten by b365ee19c4 her mother if 6d26bb25c6 Girion discovered she 3faac1e337 wasn’t a saintess ce546fdb10 loomed larger. Somehow, she had 71a26ab188 to work in 7aab4cb3ee a way so 21dcd7b41d that Girion would 1066eadcdd reject her without 6378b40486 upsetting her motherf9a90970e0ecf017
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If Girion decided 4ffa968140 he didn’t like a4b6d564e7 her, there was be584d0479 nothing her mother f915319cc3 could say or 946f195671 do. He wasn’t 9cfe255d98 a man 9e62f37a0e anyone could 8e4d300a25 dare oppose, c3ca0ec51e which oddly c2f316551c felt like 088599c090 a relief. This meeting f6e5fa9cd7 would end 04917a06c7 in just f1f2281d0e one encounter.3eabfec04c52b327
As the knight inspecting Bonida’s face suddenly widened his eyes, she instinctively lifted her hand, wondering if something was on her face. However, Marais harshly grabbed her hand, mouthing sharply that she’ll ruin her makeup. The knight, watching this exchange, respectfully closed the door. Trapped once again in the stillness of the carriage, Bonida couldn’t help but long to escape.7cc76d5fb996d011
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Bonida had 69c1104952 never been bcf9a81f31 away from f3c6ee5256 home, nor fb2f645361 had she d52d7ef14f ever ridden 99a5c39d1f in a 223dcfec5c carriage for dad4e97eb5 this long 860100ad57 before. Thankfully, after 113b453575 another ten 80dd83645a minutes of 5456718067 travel, it 96c099e186 seemed they 669b705e4c had finally 6f90bef8bb arrived inside b3646d39cb the estate. As the d548ab6905 carriage door 7054319cb8 quietly opened, 4329e8d6bc Bonida prepared 5aadeab31c to step 9671b41629 out. However, before she could, 66819b5faa a hand was extended c55092b37c toward her. 3c95cc46962b7612
Frozen for a a5c4ab559d moment, she realized 1dcb713579 the man was 8af131554b offering to escort 5024222b3d her. Hesitantly, she placed c53d8e1b0b her hand in 47510f3e7d his and carefully 84e5cc905f descended from the 2668e57db2 carriage. 4bd6672173ae867f
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Since her d3235ec273 divine power cc18818997 had never 94da6dbff8 manifested, Bonida e6094105a3 had never 04189d7041 attended any 1f088e9ff5 parties. Her mother 5847793aff had forbidden a2390da9e1 it, fearing c2e25282cb that others 7983a58c8f might discover 9e9b57bd4f her lack c8f992a1b4 of divine 87d2c02cd4 power and a1cd693892 her worth bd418ac91d would be 174d835960 lowered. By the 95f27e255d age of 195741c0be twenty, most 8ddcbb32c9 women would 954adb1f43 have experienced a3ba2c6394 being escorted 7122c85ab0 several times, f424c265dc but for 6fefaa6bae Bonida, this 3c0f8dc2df was entirely c3d147bf42 unfamiliar. 5affc12456b69e6b
Nervousness made 6443d1dcfb her already af06865ff2 cold hands e5b520ef46 tremble, curling 9f48f61e40 inward. She had to 0766a0716b squeeze tightly onto ee9b0dec97 the man’s hand befca4927e just to steady 08ca11421d herself.586e9d8fa5362578
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“My name is Herba Laura. I am an aide to the Duke.”728eba4ffa5b8ea0
She didn’t know that Girion’s aide would come out to meet her. While watching Bonida’s embarrassment, Herba waited silently. Bonida calmed down the agitation and answered.5259684b128a93c7
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“It’s my first time seeing you. I’m Bonida Bello.” 8cd804102ebb7df8
“The Duke is expecting you. Shall we head inside?”b62785520db53295
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“Yes.”59f71576c781e919
“Did you have any inconvenience coming?”717ca8688a10a16f
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“Fortunately, it was fine.”1c7068678a8b4eeb
Her hips, thighs, 343671a4af and entire body fd8508eedf ached, but Bonida 49a7818f71 replied calmly, pretending 58ce288f26 nothing was wrong. Herba’s sharp e04dccd060 eyes quickly 4428d146e4 scanned her ea442f8c91 face, lingering 659198827a on the c9f507ead9 dark circles 24a5b86cf3 under her ccbe6e36a7 eyes and 584e580e15 her dry 2998b5194e lips. Though she f82f0d29aa said nothing, 64ba3d77a1 it was 432ae6d58c clear he f02af8ce60 saw through de6849067a her act. c0ed4bde3ba9c470
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Bonida subtly followed 8705ab3720 Herba’s gaze with 3be521c6fc her own, only 1e53f601b7 releasing a quiet 82c54c1c53 breath once his c13f98d1e4 eyes finally turned 7e6953e190 away. She was terrible at 20c24fa0a1 lying, and now she 723ad391d4 worried that she had 524aa1f21e caught the attention of 27bae71b43 Herba. A stranger d4ff95a804 but clearly 196ddf5dc0 someone as 5996db62ae important to 0e320e5ae0 watch out f02e41add4 for.4029197f8c4568c5
Fortunately, she was able to pass without any more fuss. Herba guided her as if nothing had happened, and Bonida entered in a dazed manner. The mansion’s hall was anything but ordinary, adorned with decorations that looked valuable enough to be sold for a fortune. All these would be enough to live comfortably for years. The interior was not only luxurious but also carried an air of elegance.400a76c87917c587
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Bonida is a cef02271df stranger to this 319fc69fc2 world. But even she, who 04dbf4bb99 knows nothing, could see 7dcbb0be8d at once that they f4f32f4c8b are expensive and luxurious b2d6faf185 things.How would it ab4fdfcbcd feel to live 0dda39c7ba in a place 36b6946230 like this?It was a 779c15d98e place that made 43608199f3 her forget that b6c6ff515a her current situation f33b49e2bb was hanging on 1572c3fa89 the edge of 333f8aeff1 a cliff.a39d09fd91c77702
“Please sit back and wait.”7b81728ca5346f9b
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“Yes, thank you!”beed8984d8fc0cfb
Bonida’s ‘Thank you’ put a friendly smile on Herba’s face. Then she heard someone walking through the open door. Bonida looked on the side where the sound was made as if she were being led.f06832f5d0db877e
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It was bde643dcae black hair 8489dcc8d5 just like 25c1de1c03 the ink 9059b9bc18 she got 745c64e3db from her 06283fd8c3 mother recently. She could tell abd9ee032e that his hair 04044be255 was smooth even 637c521f8d without touching it. Eyes darker 7c13556375 than his 3ac2b7c38a hair quietly a3e887bd90 observed Bonida. With a sharp nose 15419ed80a and a sleek jawline, 044f9d4f06 the man was so 04d38ce5d6 stunningly handsome that it 00570d3fce seemed as if the 923d4f2186 gods had playfully placed 487c2733c2 him on earth. Finally, standing before ef9a372ef0 her, he spoke 8bff0e1e38 without hesitation.2d675298d1dea1d2
“I’m Girion Tefort.”76624747ab0cb82b
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“….I’m Bonida Bello.”9b19a15a05ac6969
This man was 5ec95478ae the Duke of 9b68580566 Tefort?He looked completely different b7106e7a1e from what she had 8a65a39be3 imagined. She had faaa542f56 imagined him 34eff16f30 to be 2d1d11adc7 a sinister c94cfb70bb and cold 06ece5791f man, yet 2cab259428 the man ce1c01e858 before her 388bdab87a was so 7dc63f3bca strikingly handsome db4896ddc4 that she c620e74e9d didn’t know e5698441d1 where to b23824e0a3 rest her c73e569e75 eyes. Though his aef995fb6d gaze was 381aa6b8c8 cold, his 73cef79679 polite demeanor 74d95719ba revealed he 1c9bfeae26 was a a7c25e48c7 man well-versed 1e4b0039ae in manners.f7e2b75ef1e7d4cc
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Unlike Bonida, who stood wide-eyed, he seemed to have little impression of her. However, before a second even passed, that assumption was proven wrong by his immediate reaction. After their formal greetings, Girion’s smooth forehead creased. Following his gaze, Bonida lowered her head. She realized his eyes had stopped at her chest. Displeased, he stared at that spot before speaking.0918fe95595ef5d8
“Is this your preference?”3dc13298ac62e027
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When she heard something 58c12215bd unexpected come out of 5ee59e6df5 his mouth, she was b6dada5939 puzzled.What do you mean 818841270e by preference?She just wore what 3b58ff33ba her mother ordered, which b7b93ceb36 is popular these days. The piece of cloth c30620b638 that barely covered her 1dd7be8c35 ample breasts would reveal 78028ae9b4 her nipples if she 6bb3939e3e pulled it down just 566b00e0ef a little. Even though it was b4f0034ad5 clearly covered by her a234f1ed65 clothes, when his explicit 48fd83d31b gaze reached her, it 9971adea57 felt as if her 236d569d19 chest were completely exposed. It was a dizzying 950b954bcb moment that she had 7e972f2bec never experienced before.20786169916ac030
As Girion 3f2046dd25 shook his 3d4e995881 head, Herba a6d746c32b politely greeted a9736d49fa him and 32e9a92380 went out c34fdb400d of the edbe4cbf34 drawing room. Herba, with blue 43e59acaef hair reminiscent of ab226ff802 a lakefront and d9dac0c8f5 light brown eyes, 1312cd1a8d was a handsome 52ab274666 man with a ac4c71fb23 cold impression. He was very tall 94ce012a30 and of a slender 793fc7c0ff frame.187db0eee043c824
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When they were left behind, Bonida awkwardly fiddled with her fingertips. As Girion’s persistent gaze was uncomfortable, he said coolly as she stood in an awkward position.989fa36ddfb7f09c
“Sit down.”455d55100645cc14
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“Yes.”1f5b690fbd5be665
Fortunately, Girion made 71b4b1a04d no further remarks 404665ab29 about her attire, 73d1320ce0 allowing Bonida a 9a0b28ba1a brief moment to c6a36aff66 quietly steady her 1a7459bb77 breath as she 92214c7e3c sat down. The atmosphere was so fe322b41cb tense that even exhaling 665077d578 too loudly felt inappropriate. 025240f3dd5d3033
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Girion’s long fingers 12e72aec59 began tapping lightly 81ff20371e on the table. The soft, 63abf2fa2f rhythmic tapping dbe7e79c36 was unsettling. Each sound echoing f8d2db26ad like the beat 137709064d of a heart. The steady fdc71a7001 noise made e94ef7dfa4 Bonida’s own 07a7d79add heartbeat turn 2fc0f1bd4f erratic, heightening c9c6448c0a her anxiety. 9acda6d00cbf5bf6
As the oppressive 7168d161f3 silence stretched on, 552a6772ed she nervously swallowed. Then, Girion’s a59d448ca5 brow twitched 7ae0a680ef slightly, and 4f11fbd453 without a abdb1671e7 word, he 28e4c4b05e casually loosened 2f2e7b6467 his cravat. Bonida stared in confusion, 976596f55d only to be even 77eedd9ef4 more shocked when he 8bc1459379 nonchalantly unbuttoned four buttons 9c28d3edad of his shirt. Through the widening gap, 7d54976889 his firm, well-defined abs 856a5d74c5 came into view. His skin adf9872506 was astonishingly 98ec594687 taut, revealing 588ef52ce5 just how 3473f5d88f rigorously he 537374eb61 must have 5d22ce28a8 trained.7b6e144159646c3c
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Though Herba 26f450d6bf was tall, b39ac0a783 he was 59d6849df0 nothing compared e614f0f12d to Girion. It felt as if 0003c36f82 the world had unfairly 8da716ef96 bestowed every desirable trait 8c00ab4545 upon him without restraint. Bonida couldn’t make 0d24e996c1 sense of why 5b7977cb97 this man was fffd0bc670 casually undressing. Then, in a voice e8e0588bba as smooth as silk, 92b700938b he spoke. 52ca97179cc4c09b
“I thought I should match your taste.” bb225e8bb0f97c69
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“…..”ef914b4fec3f30e5
“It’s not that difficult, after all.” 986856438ff91d93
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Bonida nearly let out 8058f90eec an awkward hiccup but 8d47db0582 barely managed to swallow c1afc65ab6 it back. His words a8747c8d55 implied that b13aac3f04 since she b77985827d showed up 26c69567d2 in such 4389784245 a revealing e24957bc78 dress—so low-cut 22812e2bce that even db74f64800 a slight 0272f8572b pull could f21ab990a6 expose her c21926627a nipple completely—he 185f237dbd might as 81390478ec well loosen dc25a5958c up too. The unbuttoned shirt 258a09a7d4 and his relaxed, 9d6fc4dedc indifferent posture gave c15d75e81f off a carefree 57255410b0 air. Yet beyond that, fef408d21b a raw and a7dc4fe32c potent masculinity radiated 6861e97902 from him.38dc686e1702699e
In the usual way, she wouldn’t have cared about whether others misunderstood her or not. However, she didn’t want to be shabby in front of this man. For some reason, courage that hadn’t been there before suddenly welled up within her, and Bonida’s voice grew firm.532d348add0e8c8d
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“This isn’t my cup of tea. You misunderstood.”f515dbaf08e718e3
The words 6e0177a3b1 she spoke 48ede8ef9a were completely e6feeb5aea different from dc8d527757 the clothes a46d6cd42b she wore. However, for some reason, 062cd9d498 the man showed no f7e18a23bc sign of surprise. It was 978c93e141 as if 3a626fa3d4 he already 3aa6addd14 knew that c8dc6fd0db the outfit, f5a2639baf which might c35060a023 have seemed 71f3470249 vulgar to 0c3536d63c some, was 693c6e2bd0 never really 1476f00eb6 her choice 406f3df9ce from the 9720140ee6 beginning. ac9ed3611ff63479
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“Who knew I was a bastard who couldn’t take my eyes off a woman’s chest?”5b690fcd29427e53
The smooth, deep voice suddenly muttered, and its captivating tone made Bonda hesitate, unsure if she had heard correctly. She couldn’t understand why she felt so nervous and vulnerable around this man. His gaze was calculating as he looked at her before speaking again.55dd0398f4397d3f
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“We need to check the contract.”b6adadeadc1a6539
“Does that mean, instead of my mother handling it, I have to sign the contract directly? Right now?”adf99a0394befc55
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“You’re the one who’ll be doing all sorts of things with me. You’ll press your body against mine and kiss me. Why would you expect your mother to handle the contract? You’re an adult now. You should be dealing with this yourself.”33d1681c8e9172de
“That’s true. You really mean that I can sign the contract, right?”a6667b8883bded27
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“Yes.”0371ba5933928a1f
Bonda’s mind was 246dad2790 in a whirlwind 1d2b457342 at Girion’s casual d372cc61db tone. She couldn’t 7cc6cbdd04 shake the a0d000b11e fear that af90554981 signing the 562d01aa2c contract could 7fdf680ac4 lead her c5cc535b3d into an 3e3af8a9fb irreversible situation. A chilling image flashed 4b0332daef in her mind, and ff37468652 her body instinctively shivered. As she was 4f75c9ccb7 about to refuse, 082875bf3c Girion preemptively spoke 7e4272373b again.04d175c8bc2dd717
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“We’ll keep a copy of the contract in the vault here. It will be safe until the agreement is complete, so don’t worry. Doesn’t this seem better?”6079e41e3eae4bbb
“If you could do that, I’d be grateful. That way, no one but you and I will have access to it.”912c0874834e4502
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“Exactly, it’s a confidential contract. Take your time to read it. If there’s anything you don’t understand, don’t hesitate to ask.”eeaa8b9bd385cb37
“Yes.”71f378cde98747dd
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Bonda quietly a7ec99727d stared at 17ab4d7440 the pile a2942a52e0 of contracts 7301146de2 he handed f1a8847970 her. It was better ff88ecd5eb this way, with 5bc26f2c4c only her and c52539e049 Girion involved in 95267863d6 the contract rather 81a7b5ac89 than her mother 67a8ec872e and Girion. Since Girion had 71cfe66b4e already expressed his 87f4112f02 intent to form b2113bf70a an agreement, her bf0540d18f mother would surely 84543cf08e follow through with 4a5ad62b55 it. 805a633d39f07be1
If it was really f6f530f402 her mother dealing with a49866c0e5 Girion, she would have 1e9aa9f33a to rely entirely on e3c4bac14a her mother’s words about fbf4135845 the contract’s contents. In that case, she 845d0efd0d wouldn’t even know if 2bd53c18ca what her mother said 2e44130f07 would be true or f2b5c855d6 not.6cc6915036b8f1dc
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