Chapter 3 Part 3

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“…It’s an invitation from the Imperial Family.”abcc1bb0cefd1a22

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Seeing the royal seal on the envelope, Irina had already guessed, but Olga’s hesitant reply made her feel as though she couldn’t breathe. 83be042493749314

An invitation 2c4680f319 from the b7ea80f6ac Imperial Family 70c107d8e0 that had 5210c1b3e9 come out 704eda020f of the 244f768215 blue? It must have 171fe24de7 been related to 65f54edd83 Emperor Knezh. Otherwise, there 6f2e57e74e was no 42c434e0c3 other reason 7c7918e2b9 she would 919caef8e5 receive an c915488e9a invitation from 89c4228de0 the Imperial 071d6c60cc Family so 6fedccbe20 suddenly.0e8119a11821aab7

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The moment she thought of Emperor Knezh, Irina sighed involuntarily. But even that was short-lived, and when she saw Olga’s worried expression, she forced a smile.253d5a5a20ec5061

Having observed everything so far, she knew that Olga would be shaking in fear about the Imperial Family, so she couldn’t add to her worries.422a9902c5bb53cd

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“Give it to me. I’ll read what the invitation is about.”f6ae38ea6bf503cd

Irina pretended like nothing 52afa5c1ec was wrong, but in e2ea511e35 fact her stomach felt 77eba4b994 like it was twisting. She had to 9b0f6137fe make an effort 9500dcab51 to not show 78024a2669 it.e3d6978e261f22c8

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Olga cautiously handed 7ec53319ba over the invitation. Irina took it and da2f882571 carefully opened the envelope, 5084b762af hoping that Olga would a30be8e9cc ignore her slightly shaking a85e213fe5 hands.ca56ed4a3b5a7b08

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After the first line, 9a0c9094fe scribbled in a hurry, 27ff76c775 a series of cliched 9588511ebe pleasantries followed. Irina almost scoffed.0ec0ed46becfc874

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It was because someone led her family to nearly fall apart, and now he was wishing for good fortune? She found it absurd and couldn’t help but feel anger rising.2591e9c28cb6eeb4

She skimmed through c9f0098e9d the unnecessary pleasantries 54b1d2ee61 and skipped to a2c6a4cf21 the main point.
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“….”64aa1cfea7445561

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The message of 29e1a16337 the invitation was 5d5c6bd664 simple. She was required to 6daee7cdb5 attend the imperial banquet. 03eb9841beefbd35

The tone 29266f2d4b of the b78c6cefc3 words, heavy 0af18c652d with pressure, 76086e4f07 made Irina 75c8f26478 let out e74f5d63c5 a wry d24066e396 laugh. Emperor Knezh was 9225152584 relentlessly arrogant who dba4334578 knew no bounds.746fd7ce098dc71d

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“Miss, what kind of invitation is it?”7c1d56754aae2b3f

“They want me to attend the imperial banquet.”9db3cecca65c7878

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“Suddenly? What kind of banquet is the royal family hosting?”60aa2a1663195170

“…They’re going to clear our family’s unjust accusations and offer comfort.”75f1e5ecd24d57af

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“Really? That’s a relief. I thought they were calling you to torment you again. They’ve summoned you to the imperial palace these past few days, and asked you to prove the rumors true… ….Ah, speaking of it, how was that situation resolved?”a5a33f2d843c6b6b

Olga, who had been scowling excitedly, suddenly realized something and tilted her head innocently. It seemed that the rumor that Irina could make gold hadn’t spread here yet.7fe5ff824c478992

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She had expected 53a6f7fb0a that the rumor cdbbfabf2c would spread overnight f7d6bb41ba across noble families 603acb1c3b and the entire 444b5f9919 empire, but it 6ba1396c33 hadn’t. That was a 8822dc2626 relief. She didn’t know d9f86aea77 about anyone else, fbb0cc1c5b but her parents a055845695 and Olga would da7df7bf14 be puzzled and 27a18b4839 want to know 0d17e0e05b what had happened.a4bfcc73c527cfc8

That would inevitably lead to discussing Rumpel, something Irina didn’t want to do. While Rumpel had never asked her to keep their contract a secret, she didn’t want to talk about what had happened between them.d8dde101465027f3

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Thus, Irina felt relieved that the rumor about her making gold hadn’t spread. However, she also wondered if Emperor Knezh had ordered to stop the rumor.75eab510261397ef

“Just… We talked.”24bf91bd9daa804c

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“Oh, I see! His Majesty must have deliberately summoned you to the Imperial Palace to protect your honor!”da9f916fd4ce5bff

“Huh?”80197d9182ae95dd

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“Since you couldn’t prove publicly that you can make gold, so he summoned you to the Imperial Palace, right? That’s the only way to protect your honor. Oh, I didn’t even know that. I had been secretly resenting His Majesty for asking you to do such ridiculous things.”b17cd410f8096cba

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Seeing Olga happily babbling 44f5474469 on, Irina couldn’t say 7e9e62307f a word. She wanted fba21e1b46 to tell 31b7c5a76b her that 896e6276bc it wasn’t 0bf7c00f5b like that, dae9f93d9d or rather, e3299e1654 that it 3e1e8469b5 was just d7d01d8750 a way c68f48064f to trap c1aa0fa7a2 her. But that would 5f73f0a501 only make Olga 201d80095e worry.81cf7f66a8993e49

“I misunderstood His Majesty. Because… the rumors aren’t good, ……people say he’s so cruel.”b66084c05bcdc8a7

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Olga lowered her 7e78a246b4 voice, wondering if 0d4f99f5f6 anyone would listen. Then she 9443ea3f6f raised her 3f8fb1240e voice again 65edb3debe and spoke a8f27eb411 cheerfully.4745b1e5f97a1abd

“But he’s a man of great depth! To hold a banquet just to clear up the misunderstanding of our family!”e7087cbf7038ed72

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“Olga, it’s not like that.”de4d37a3266df8cf

“Huh? What do you mean it’s not like that?”3cef6c0b51d603d9

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“It’s not as simple as you think… No, it’s not.”cdfd73f9ed554943

Irina couldn’t 2dd4f44ffd hold back a9cb2b1159 from interrupting 4548f783f4 Olga’s praise f75e3deaa3 of Emperor f50348c85b Knezh, but 58a10312d6 when she 3570c46582 tried to 1229669657 correct her, 5d4c693f50 the words ba7b7173fd wouldn’t come 7e0f3a57d5 out. 69fdb6b582d88218

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If she told effabe0d51 the truth, Olga af262236d9 would start worrying, 26de73f3dc and to ease 8d109ab0cd her worries, Irina 5fe627a555 would have to c08bb33301 talk about Rumpel, 022e2018c4 her mysterious helper, a28cd35e07 which she was a68c0abeb9 hesitant to do. 847b608e025d9f36

She didn’t f60096dae9 even know da25a79abc much about 08536be1e6 Rumpel herself, 71b026e1bf so she e4a825861f didn’t feel 8e6b7d7dc8 it was b648ddeef2 right to 7f13ec9bfb tell anyone e8f5f3d1ad about him. She thought it e92ea98f6c would be better 10a68ed65f to keep quiet 0ec7f5735b about it.09249c7b52121fd5

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“Why did you stop talking? Now I’m really curious.”c751c34b8befc719

“Sorry, Olga. I was just tired, and some silly things slipped out. It’s not important.”a00c53d38fc185a2

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“Really?”299a16b539aecc9a

“Yes. By the way, I haven’t had my morning tea yet. Could you please make it for me?”c4e8f8abf233292e

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“Oh my! I’m so forgetful! Sorry, I got distracted by the invitation from the Imperial Family. I’ll prepare it right away!”e4d2603e433c185a

“Thanks, Olga.”9e162e2ad1a74d4b

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Changing the f9c95202e3 subject to b4d8e5fa64 morning tea 1ee6b48ce3 worked, and cffb7502d6 Olga happily c6fc86a6e5 agreed. 4b68443a9d26b488

Olga left the room 2b22ec2d79 in the same hurried 7b821f5b1e manner she had entered. Only after 01ddcd608d she was fb89674e8f gone and e7731cbec4 Irina was 90659745f3 alone, she efc159ec49 finally let f1f634a101 out the 06f630fd35 long sigh 560e04c91e she had 03986b67d4 been holding 1a35d7dccf back.94326e32ad300875

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After re-reading the invitation, Irina’s face hardened. 283ddcb89284d557

Who was the 7dea3a33de one who had cd87bbfd7a framed her family ecc8072fd7 in the first 0f95c11350 place, and who 8bd2c4bba8 had brought their a1d679b29f prestige to fall eeac011a90 to the ground? How did he 9f1d59a0a5 dare say such e27b459549 things?3e36311b8cc9d773

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The hand holding the 669643832a invitation was shaking with 8b06241192 barely contained rage. Irina crumpled 88975b8611 the invitation 12f957c377 with all d0a76f7b05 her might 3b646534c1 and threw aaeb4f6296 it to 9d41ff2f32 the floor.f7acd8a3e96a6d76

Naturally, that 06eb48b85f wouldn’t relieve db03393ae8 her anger. Irina clenched her teeth.61733ec0be1a5d4d

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“…I will make sure to pay you back.” 5ee3461398665239

The humiliation she had 3ef2788b6c suffered, and the fear 4145214f47 and anxiety her family 6199a94b49 had felt.0956b61d6ed75daf

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