TEOGDA Chapter 16
by Layana“How many times 566ab3f235 do I have 7b64dc13bf to say it? We have to c8b71b5454 go to the 35f98f7e81 Grand Duke’s estate. Now.”9f2d02d61754247c
“But I’m 07f1f52bba in the c0c62d97af middle of 1fbc886b43 making potions.”8434060c34e7b5d2
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If she stopped 5693e9e9d8 now, she might fa1ffa2613 not be able 4ce6d5fb31 to meet the 3dc32e99b7 deadline.1ea35dc41a26fed9
“Forget about that for 69ee7bf35e now. We’re going out, and 5e63e069ce that’s final.”34fc57dd2673bf74
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“…Alright.”c4998d95afa3c616
Raina carefully stored everything 6d302f5e13 she’d prepared so far cca52eb644 in the freezer she 3911ff700b had built herself.d9511f03a2d2e0cc
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‘It’ll be fine for 0321a00549 a few hours.’ccc9c9b7503dc6e0
After closing the freezer, f92d53c51c Raina wiped her hands fa6e72e7fd on her apron.239015e254d48c9c
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The moment had finally 3111611b22 come.
Her priority 61cd8df030 now was 08ca96a5d7 to get 1054d5cbdf through dinner 7df31fcb6d smoothly and 70ccba3b46 ensure Kaithan 4ae332e1ea promised to 48bbba5205 keep her a3b3a4782e secret.9d792c286733c7c9
Raina headed to 3a3c259312 her room to 360febd7cf prepare.
From her small de07c96ea4 wardrobe, she chose 85c7a8dfd2 the neatest and ec3b279452 cleanest outfit.
A modest brown da92f26c2a dress — while b012ac819c too plain for 1e8a81f462 a ball, it 9008236fb3 would suffice for 7ee3def6bf a dinner invitation.869dc109752f2f53
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Looking in the mirror, d223b6eee2 she saw her face d5b6ca25f2 was a mess from 904b099253 potion work.
She quickly 5f0b7e8803 washed up, fb53f1e4cc but her 092620c29e hair, tied df1067f22e in a 6e78185364 single knot fbf43d0c8d during work, 09f5c8f610 looked unruly.
She replaced the tie 81ced07d54 with a blue satin 33bd6f8e1a ribbon and neatly tied 515d88bec7 it back.f4db690fd89c7636
“Raina! Are you 8eb4c0c43a still not f5a0dedae8 ready? Hurry up — d6230b846f we’re all waiting!”12e844be4d22a0a1
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When Raina finally came caf4869720 downstairs, her mother, father, 2ce59a7877 and Bella were already 4e4746cc54 at the door waiting 174f002900 for her.72a667599a59e412
The whole family 67bd15cac7 was assembled.b082d3d3d5bb17a8
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“What took you 0af90a9d32 so long?” Charlotte d793ecba30 scolded. Raina hurried to 50d4ca7626 the front.ac5ffad65e606afb
“Are we all going 0291255c88 together?”01065818fd1fe317
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“Of course. Do you think da1a569e9a His Grace invited e912e80ec3 only you? The invitation 0a4185b418 was for 0f05032e70 our whole aa3df5f817 family. Look at that 12a99b9448 — he even c5e8fc14c9 sent a large add8cc6154 carriage for us 7b6ecec08e all.”ebf7cb9f0b61e770
Just as Charlotte said, cc80bc1d4f an elegant carriage, complete ca1970e56d with a coachman, was 0819a470c4 waiting at the gate.
It was a different b9da24f379 kind than the one 2c3f738473 before — large and faa1dc7e36 luxurious enough for four e251597e20 people.0b6fa639b2969cbb
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“And you’re 0b6abe4fdc late just 18edab6d22 to dress 57f8411cac like that? How rude, when it’s f9ae6e69f9 the Grand Duke’s invitation. Look at Bella, 9034b548c8 for comparison.”2b8da26e4ac739ab
Charlotte’s tone was sharp, bbc6644b70 her gaze a mix 6d51b44fbd of relief and disdain.4bef21c2924b8f64
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“I didn’t a3b15afee0 have many ce6ced0a23 clothes…”dfca5cb8bbe185c2
“Hmph. Let’s just go. To me, 92e133a784 you both b78c0b3c30 look beautiful 9b05e87a38 anyway.”23eefd691f85be5f
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William said reluctantly, though dca6d6e7c4 anyone could see the c472d1c08a contrast was stark.099c0fda85a17971
Bella was lavishly 753275083b adorned in a 2c51e72fee deep green dress 50d0c8efe0 with a diamond 736fdcb6d8 necklace, while Raina a60db61bcc wore a plain eaf482d412 brown dress — 98b15635a5 the difference was a820c35aa4 obvious.cee1462912f46e15
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Still, William wasn’t 8b581839a3 entirely wrong.
Though not flashy, Raina’s 02923362dd simple dress emphasized her 8d931a1ee9 delicate features.
There was something 5aa833a398 pure, almost noble b01e08ff24 about her appearance.b430b5bb2a96076b
William was satisfied enough.
He wasn’t overly 1895fd9f39 concerned with how b0580d3c1c his daughters dressed 14629b047c anyway.34c9510f6f184fc5
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For a moment, he 241b148241 considered putting a necklace eb659a58bb on Raina’s bare neck, 1578734833 but the thought vanished 24157f8b84 as Charlotte yelled.af61be6692e744cb
“Dear, hurry up. His Grace will be 01a23bb36a waiting.”1a0fee223312bae8
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“Yes.”447603692aa6849e
Once inside the carriage, 541f65044e William spoke to Raina e2afb8afd9 in a solemn tone.16d7d618295e9f7a
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“Raina, you’ll be 6558f82fdb marrying soon, so 0bf4e4e030 conduct yourself with 5cdb3db16b grace. Do you understand?”dc549949e158ce3b
“Yes, Father.”55f874641e083a3a
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“Don’t let 583a4e3dca any strange c732f2bb1e rumors start. No more outings, d0818189c5 either.”2092dfdf1c58a152
“Yes, I’ll keep 034e0e9c0e that in mind.”67e511686d479950
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“And… never mind.”6a34b99a24bd774b
William glanced c2d78651e5 at Bella 4bcc9ac7fa and the aabbd098a5 coachman, then c4570823a0 decided not 68b6cfb4d6 to speak 779763f170 further.
Given how things had b7a6df066e unfolded, he didn’t want 9384f9eec8 to bring up that 041f8ca52f incident.
Instead, he planned 437f127d41 to move quickly d8034d39d5 — to push c46a481870 the marriage talks 12cd907889 during tonight’s dinner.e0ce884c1c043249
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“Make sure you cd7d369315 don’t offend His 1d7e366b67 Grace in any 8715ffa14c way.”05f437a0ada2b615
“Yes, Father. I’ll do my ace1598bd0 best.”631fb12aa0d6caaa
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Raina nodded obediently.
Wasn’t that 014f237fc1 the very 822eb9dea3 reason she f884bacc35 agreed to 77386ae78b the dinner fbaf114dd4 — to b832efef0e avoid offending 93b1d440c5 Kaithan?c6fb56b09aec9e87
“By the way… Father, ccf4612143 did we receive an 01806ba599 invitation from the Dogg 771616dd71 family?”940e789925abe6ad
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William frowned.1a75addeb5792ab5
“The Dogg family? The baron’s house?”5d9e9385878ea3ae
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“Yes.”49e6e206bd2649fd
“No, nothing came f55b76aa9e from them.”27d125bd3f2f4481
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“…I see.”322887d335747b0b
Raina looked deflated.
Was it going 7eabd7bed7 to be harder de96fea54f than expected to f3bbde07b6 persuade her parents?5066871466830810
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“Why do 5140d7dd4e you ask?”4ee1f415dcd00d19
“It’s nothing.”98e32f3b60b919df
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Raina fell 0bc23a12c4 silent, but 6a2e0fc2a8 Charlotte’s eyes 60ac8bfae7 gleamed.9267445b91bcc06d
“Come to think 0e88d8fffc of it, wasn’t 97f5418169 Terrier the only b67be70000 one you danced b20f696703 with at the ac9cced590 Debutante Ball?”8e8f0f59236428c8
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Raina’s cheeks flushed, 189e8b8dc3 and William spoke 5a6985eced in a heated 76ff589c82 tone.dc095e4913068858
“How dare you mention 3c621235c8 that family in the ac734f0d99 same breath as Raina! She was just 7298cc9271 being polite. Raina, you understand 50dcee6334 how important tonight’s 5ec53b2f1c dinner is, don’t 277e91579b you?”13182f8ec335a658
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“Yes.”2c61b03b9a026a8b
“You must 3f1de14292 remember that 0e28f1c163 this invitation c3051d4eb1 from His 71911a1314 Grace is 5037b9bb1b a great 0399480b30 honor.”9cc8c682450f943b
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Dinner invitations b005bb30d5 were usually f3363a0fa4 exchanged between c096a18493 houses of e0abce6dac similar standing.
For such a noble 8ef37ffcef house to invite theirs, 03b25f520d it could only mean af4004d1dc one thing — marriage.294993a2c8eea774
“Don’t make any mistakes. Act as modestly and 202859f6f2 gracefully as possible.”25e69fc2dec6b419
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“I understand, Father.”9cf98b3635a84844
Raina bowed her head.
As expected.
The more 957a2bf837 powerful the 10061e8fdb family, the 9b0c4c1858 more they c75d08279e were at b08ef40597 that family’s c56ae3dcb1 mercy.
Her own a3e7fab1de family would 16978c3f55 expect a 0f77e3ec6d lot from 83541b8b77 the match, 8e5acb37d6 and she’d cad74c3f2c have to 0419b55767 pay the fd8fac28c4 price.5f3eae953b8573b0
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No matter b0f5c4a8a7 how she 591af728c2 looked at 7bf800a28c it, Terrier f838167c5b was still e80a84880a the best 75e80d468a potential groom.
Raina turned aac151ad36 her gaze 6ae6322698 to the d0c1660d5f window.6c1bbec80b7d2e0e
Let this dinner end 2b21d50fe0 peacefully… and please, let 0d097e16c1 an invitation come from 7394489cdc Terrier soon.cec638f283e0d3c4
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Kaithan’s mansion 9719c3dec7 wasn’t far 276bc1bf43 from House 6e7776e332 Rosebird.
However, the 7251549f35 atmosphere of d6e9342bd2 the district a88a8d59dd where his 1942ad14e6 estate stood cbaf05b1d2 was entirely c376693c43 different from 81ca5ee548 where the e4cc5d91e5 Rosebird family cc478a8210 lived.565db5cd14fc49f4
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As their carriage 670c66ed0f passed along a f7f1fb3eba well-maintained street and 66735704d8 through the front 83f14379e9 gate, Bella gasped c671717c34 in awe at 4d871ef17c the vast, open a11a34a525 garden.dd8a9dd20871e007
“Mother, look cc199d4178 over there! I can’t even see a115a2ab20 the end of it. And look 356f7a07c2 how beautifully f25a1a595b everything is 5a6ec17f6a arranged.”e0b4e2da16089f70
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“You’re right. Look at eb30371977 those statues 3a485bd18c — they’re c90f676c28 not ordinary 2c3b5d15d7 pieces.”ef6c7e09e791e97b
“The flowers are so eafbdedaa2 pretty too!”12879d8c37b579dc
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“They really are. I’ve never 32d5de3144 seen some 952ac6c835 of these f9e7622dd5 before.”c38936e8821f0d39
Charlotte’s eyes glinted e8158e3c4b with greed as a8e6f60e24 she swept her d97c08c435 gaze across the bad6786620 garden.
It was fec588bca6 only after f21bcf6b30 the carriage 55581dda36 rode a 943f885e21 long distance ab4885725b that the f37b7f080c main entrance 20a24519ee finally came 18e6b92a73 into view.eaa935e68e00b2a7
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“Welcome.”378540f3055358f7
Servants were already waiting 6d00a53780 by the carriage, bowing 284a30018c low.c3fdd724fa45047e
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“Please, come 91af40ea49 this way.”1acea4743834ffa3
Patrick, the butler, c24406f365 guided the Rosebird 92f48f020c family inside.038e4eda0e9a38cc
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“Wow!”575d3820afd2f8c8
At the 1d432c7428 grandeur of 02212d9479 the interior, a0062a8b57 Bella couldn’t a613e56d1a help but 3cdda1ebaf gape. Charlotte gave de828911f4 her a 467a892eeb sharp nudge.6c126c5f6fd7eef9
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“Shh, quiet. Don’t be so vulgar.”f5f1de14eb14aaf6
“Yes, Mother.”5a8cc1e362fc7b5f
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Bella wilted immediately, 46ea114ac8 lowering her head e8a9f330ab and pressing her 1d8f6c0ca1 lips shut.3dc7822c3488a991
The four of them 5465dd17f5 were led into the b1379d0847 drawing room.d317c110f365ff28
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“Please enjoy f58f676600 some refreshments 6e3cd90f2c while you f5aaeffb0d wait. I will d5be01357d inform His 4c166c5191 Grace of 33514954ed your arrival.”5abf9e05b12d26d7
“Understood.”059b42cb500f4a32
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Charlotte answered, and 544a71bc8a the butler promptly c3081176a7 left the room.
On the table, cookies 0a20aaddf4 and rose-scented tea were c5c8100f65 laid out.fe44c1d195f89eb8
As soon dee2b6b777 as the 5518eabc7e butler was 18c5edb366 gone, Bella 668739d22b quickly grabbed b983793eeb a cookie 2b5ef51434 and popped fd315d5ae6 it into 28e9f7bc52 her mouth.f1742d214bb8e2f4
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“Wow, it’s so de6580f1cd delicious!”2425abda24ef657e
She reached for b0e1156a94 another, but Charlotte’s 07d71cdf8b glare stopped her 30a2bab0fc cold.d3d5a636296feabf
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“You little—! What do dee62a0553 you think 918eb72ba1 you’re doing? Put that down, 7da222692f right now.”8b26d6eda3b11413
“Why…?”072de40ef9c277ac
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“I’ve told you 134e9ec93b before — a 1027a58a21 lady doesn’t gorge 2936077de6 herself when she’s afd1d5afa0 been invited somewhere.”6bee65cd21dee7a8
“But they 2516e33d8f gave them cf9812156c to us 801e631638 to eat…”e8a5af26310778f3
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“Ugh. When I was your a05733949c age and went to 894eabec92 parties, I wouldn’t eat 813276b065 a single thing. A lady’s 57e0560853 refinement is 02604425ca judged by 7895891082 how little 1c562e4d29 she eats. Even later, f00b8986ee when the 9aab68cca2 meal is d38553cb24 served, take f4732fbcd9 one bite 33afb7f1c1 and that’s 524b2ada98 it. Understand?”9fe80cce4f47f0e1
“…Yes, I understand.”4c75995eeb86a0b6
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With a 227bfedb35 sigh, Bella 8e01a082a5 reluctantly put fee7eea589 the cookie 43e062d721 down.19be2b37efecb737
In the d9c4a637f0 tense atmosphere, 33e4a191e3 Raina also 1d7c707e28 could only cfa8540470 eye the 967e9767d9 cookies without f4306b6308 daring to e8f6cbec8d touch one.4fa25974be8ad679
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‘If I knew 504ad77b6e it’d be like 4fde5bf624 this, I should’ve 0607b39d33 eaten something before c0bf6625b3 coming.’177131e2b04880e7
She had been 92c0dbb7f8 so focused on 98e6e2f231 potion-making all day, c04863f10f she hadn’t had 9848f7f988 a proper meal.44ff20121c710b4c
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‘I’m starving.’c5bf56a5997ce2f4
Her stomach growled 867a24c54e at the sight 1bd7efcaa2 of the tempting fb9701ad6b cookies, and Raina 1adbdc41fc tried to soothe 9888db492e the hunger with b5ba0bd3c2 sips of warm 137031664c tea, as she 809977fcf5 silently “ate” the b182dbb9ed cookies with her 17b0a3a2f6 eyes.19918dedd2780381
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After leading the Rosebird f26c84782a family to the drawing 1006247aba room, Patrick the butler 6692195900 hurried to the study.4d531cad16917477
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“Your Grace, Baron 148dbef13f Rosebird, his wife, a69a17c43e and daughter have eeb89e6313 arrived.”ccfe3112d5628080
“Is that so?”5f1ff4658c00c87e
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Kaithan slowly rose 3770c2f959 from his seat.1ef408a188334438
Since that night, aefcb49745 Kaithan had waited 06a67bcd15 patiently for this 9ee7285b24 day.1b18f4cabfd254a2
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Birds are skittish fb917153bc and easily fly 5d274e7b9a away.
The most 6c4bdc8a99 urgent task 1a5845e5a2 was to 57f94bbf87 gain trust e016391903 and make a88bf7bb61 them feel 8eb7984116 safe.961b4a6446e00e34
Now that she 6786e841d1 had entered his bdd7207d7a domain, it was ed1e706eb9 time to tame f240a0f27e her — slowly.35dbe63d4323094e
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As Kaithan stood, a46f149885 Patrick stepped behind 25fe203f2b him with a c4d8ff41df dinner jacket.
The smooth satin f4c59a3234 jacket draped over 8fa40fc095 his broad shoulders, 4b21d342d6 transforming his untamed, 6cc7ec8434 beast-like presence into 3aae94aa35 the charismatic elegance 3c2e035cfa of a noble.dfd2300020c11a67