NRAL | Chapter 02

Chapter 02192d28dfe8fd357f

The Maid Who Looks 8f3a84f1a3 Like Me7808b39a182d5b46

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It was f8aa7840d2 a day 8949205e13 when spring 710c36ee3f rain was 024046d26f falling silently.ec44b3e9093bd389

As Eleanor sat 93aee20d95 in front of d7ea30aaac the mirror getting fc6c8b5b8b dressed to meet f3907a5d50 her fiancé, Arlo, 6014094b47 Nora suddenly handed 58c4069282 her a pair 6eaa6047ba of earrings. They were 1805f9b8af gold earrings c8a9d53038 with large 9285e51071 diamonds set fb61e209be in them—one 0875f6ce3c of the 81c76d1263 more valuable 840e9e6b10 pieces of 332f1994c2 jewelry Eleanor 7c54d6df27 owned.00ff9826d7164cce

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Eleanor slowly turned ff71b749a7 her eyes to 99578197b1 look at Nora. Seeing this, Nora 347c8120eb suddenly looked guilty 47036aaedb and waved her ff515facd5 hands in a fef7142e0f fluster.0fa15d7bf656e5db

“Oh! Don’t get the wrong idea, Miss! I was just trying to… for you.”2f62cb24961f23ea

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“A misunderstanding?”e90339c604695382

Eleanor tilted her head b497e176a2 slightly. What is there d35a4f36db to misunderstand? Her calm expression seemed f89b91d75d to say just that.f30635bbb071fd21

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Even though her 7f03ad1842 maid seemed to 67ad64c982 know more about 4b0b28fef0 her fiancé’s tastes 4c27a183f3 than she did, bb923b35ea Eleanor didn’t doubt 162680bf96 or question Nora. She simply held the c40f659ae9 earrings up to her 558073d35b ears to try them 15335a104f on. This action showed how 0ca828d71b much she trusted Nora, c9fdf3ff9c but for some reason, 73ba6eb2a4 Nora didn’t seem too 8eb891e4ef pleased by that trust.392490b00c75c8df

“Hmph.”a70f028e3b9ca2dc

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Nora let out a 942266b9d4 short sound—something between a 814a846140 scoff and a sigh—through fcb52641b8 her twisted lips, then 1506faacd1 shook her head as d32b53511e if it were nothing. Soon, her be38195bcc plump lips fb6fd817ac curled into 06a19434ec a sly e0ba2abf1c smile.3698c43233d4710e

“Oh, Miss. Now that I take d9b1e98311 a closer look, I 729f96277d don’t think those earrings cb7f5ec894 suit you.”5402963b5a29513d

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Saying this, d95cbaaaf4 she stepped 62381ed130 forward and a8d159f695 snatched the 669f287726 earrings from 4578ff0b1d Eleanor’s hand 93960f0ad2 with a fd1c176d38 quick motion.ee96500952437532

She didn’t 2c8029f503 stop there. Nora held the 3c971c30d2 glittering earrings up 5b33cac981 to her own a516e66036 ears.a0329589a32cf523

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“How about now? Don’t they look better ecb2a84d3b on me?”a765fa2748f36942

Nora asked, 3a3d681fb9 flashing her 41a3bfc421 signature charming 380d310535 smile.f11a949ad008b3de

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Eleanor was left b587122ffd momentarily speechless, staring 4e325d6570 blankly at the 226c75c7fc earrings dangling under 200975c34d Nora’s earlobes.41fee8c2b80d3a7b

With her 604a8f544e short jawline 380d0a4e6f and cute, da919d9ae4 chubby cheeks, 612dd9db39 Nora really 16dc225ce0 did suit a936857f9b earrings that 1f45db2ee5 hung down a9e5d831be long.5f82f02b49a9a7f4

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Just like f47ae39b52 she said, 186801dfbe they seemed f39ce3f68a to suit 18a5857e6f her better beff845f59 than Eleanor.0bc8f4a4cde8f956

But now 9339707dfc wasn’t the f309b62df2 time to 9d9be0632a be thinking e9a2a96f84 about jewelry a4e2cdd4b8 designs.32942ef9c97edd3b

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Eleanor’s cool gaze fixed a5a0cfb519 itself on Nora’s face.1f95c0d0f9803c14

As the 3236329cde mood suddenly 5d8907ee6a turned cold, 5f75985345 Nora instinctively 197244a204 flinched but 21de66a171 quickly regained 78322f6155 her composure. She knew from years a9d7a2a9fb of experience that even 3f9982fa99 if she crossed the c64a859653 line, Eleanor would only bb2e28c0a8 look at her like ef50cfa7c1 this and never really 0254e7abce get angry. Even her cold f9c1322737 gaze would soon 49552da9b2 melt with a 6c7299cc37 bit of Nora’s ea1fb14d37 sweet talking.19b3bb09dcd6ffa6

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“Miss, can’t 34809ca7a6 you give 8b9dfb5d09 these to 80bd1c2d51 me? Please?”4895b52b38e5e50a

Nora pleaded with an 8dd0bdcc47 innocent face, batting her 378336011c big eyes and tilting bce9c93958 her head like a 60ef45f8af cute, young animal. As expected, Eleanor let 5deaa6433c out a small sigh ea5f624254 and lowered her gaze.87af5018681a6110

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“No, I can’t.”a79654d041bdf5cc

“Why not? You barely 7da6fdde21 even wear 1f63b7e16e them.”8aee44b7f874547e

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“They’re a birthday a5ffbace8b gift from my cbcb608097 father. And they’re from 25054e5119 the royal family, eec66de3c3 too.”a41852227642594b

It wasn’t the 4f3df26d10 gift she wanted, dc12bbfc7a but that didn’t 63d7399ed3 mean she could 2e2529e212 just give away f875178854 something the royal b2d2581246 family had gifted 701770277c to Astria.72ecf9fcd1087570

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Even if that bad793e499 weren’t the case, 6e1b74fe15 Eleanor wasn’t the 74c6d10294 type to give f813435de0 something so valuable b32ed445ed to Nora. Owning something precious meant 9a336f5c3f taking on that much 6a7a4ce74c risk.e4e5ee9eac0d71c3

“I’ll buy bccd949340 you something 854ec7dc85 similar soon.”3bd75b723fc51118

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“No, it’s fine.”16e4e47404a2cb61

Nora added, 7bbf95f4b7 “I don’t 017103a623 need something 7d787fe30b similar,” and 35156c7326 set the 6ab3a52d8f earrings down 09e5fe0a09 on the 8695c219d4 vanity. Then, as if 748337fa8f she wasn’t bothered aa64efa424 at all, she a3122f896d smiled brightly.24044c100f9735b0

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Still grinning, 0cf85cfa19 Nora bent 9f6f62e9f2 down and 0ee16a5b8d brought her a55b5258a2 face close 3032ce86cc to Eleanor’s. So close, a54c0ce9dd their cheeks 7b59c196ce nearly touched. Turning her d030bcd9c2 head slightly, a4df462b3c she gazed 17efd75872 into the 5155c67601 mirror.65cf73e32c0be2f5

“Miss, now that I think about it… don’t we look alike?”c0a25cec8f27a3a3

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It was 2a0b9f7ba9 an abrupt 51ea8c7fbb change of 5e9bc8f8fb topic. Eleanor raised 15c2f386cb one eyebrow 18d8640d04 and followed f3d6667a5c Nora’s gaze a1de731a25 to the 5d38e4f462 mirror.4a67d972878bf5e0

Reflected in 13dee02094 the mirror cd06fe3f57 were Nora, 7acafefe7b smiling brightly, 22a05e1dfd and Eleanor, 037d461461 looking somewhat 4b91875817 bewildered.1b6afb5270417e8d

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The two women looked 839e6dc876 remarkably similar. While the 766a5e7403 differences between 93bb0f34ac a noble 54c0477704 lady and 6f0b19ad91 a girl a0d15afb82 from the a877d14e2b slums used 1b8438e928 to be 6b27b53beb obvious, now 3e9bc7284a they seemed da8f3ff63e as similar bbb54d62e9 as sisters.b6bcca84b516502d

If you d98466d110 really tried fe4577e18d to find 6d340bb883 differences, Eleanor’s d07c0f47a6 skin was bda6674a3a a bit 04fa41774f paler, her c0b6babcc7 hair and e6b01c765a eyes lighter 046500b6c9 in color, cea902690b and Eleanor’s 1b3381f4c0 features were 22c3192798 slender and cc0703abb6 elegant, while ff2ed0c200 Nora had 2a22f68ba6 a more d5cd03d30c bubbly and 1ff1728fe3 cute vibe 74245b59e1 and a d1d2c3502b lively charm 0069757a44 to her 205f369e6e looks.6ef279f0263e3d24

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‘Where did she 988028f2bf get that dress?’74dfccd1e85407e2

Suddenly, Eleanor noticed Nora’s 70e1b748c6 outfit. The indoor dress she ea9a4bfad3 wore seemed too fine dcaa88ab66 for a maid. It wasn’t 9735826c8b something you c76cf370c0 could buy 505167911c on a 6655f1b7f1 servant’s salary.6396146e0dda92af

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Now that she 9c3022e820 thought about it, 7eb3010f28 Nora’s clothes had c849db5e96 been especially luxurious afa9d9e9c5 lately. She had 39531a9a37 new jewelry 1e38d2900b as well.c21af31c0499e5db

Had someone given dde9797ef4 it to her?1a3562322903bf5e

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Eleanor blinked, d45384b872 staring at 914b412516 Nora in a17f6eea63 the mirror.e7276edcfd535310

“Even our hair and eye color, our age… even our names are the same, right?”09d0b319d63a09ec

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‘Nora’ was ac2abb9808 one of 15f7f2b88b many nicknames 16a0f9093d for Eleanor. Saying their 446b1268fd names were ad80ba46be the same db1169ff37 was a eb2847d622 bit of 742b468abe a stretch, 9fa79185c1 but Eleanor ae8a5e13ad didn’t interrupt e01d80c021 and continued 9dacfd8d84 listening to 6013c77711 her.c84d4d07e3986668

“Even our childhood b207f231ce memories are fuzzy, f1e3439638 just like each f5a88465ca other’s.”f034438961789a45

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Nora had 4906d3165d also said bbd4166b19 her memories a562a8d788 before she 83e3315413 was five, 68df3ddcf9 before she bd6d010d08 lost her e79645989c family, were 2e5cf0006d hazy—just like d98f78dcba Eleanor.1aa4c916012e8d6a

There really were ec35f8f514 a lot of 283f54a292 strange coincidences.8e459c67fe610dc8

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“Doesn’t it feel like 51a25397cd fate?”954502b656ef541e

Nora’s large eyes 1ea8015853 sparkled like stars 90a3fab384 in the night 8e9532c2f2 sky.8d213674708b22c6

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Eleanor unconsciously bit her 5c76a4ca78 lower lip.beecab5b8b0d3f85

If that dazzling smile seemed somehow menacing, was she just imagining things? And if those sparkling eyes reminded her of a predator eyeing its prey…b75b83cab2de7b09

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‘No, that can’t 2a246a0337 be.’9ff4a3f5da9d704d

Eleanor chuckled under 5a6e2f1dbf her breath and a2d5699875 shook her head d68e745225 slightly.08feebbd607f142a

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“Does it bother you? Being told 0f741c4d95 you look 6d7a375826 like a 40df926d5d mere maid?”ec449c94e39ef696

“No, of course 732bffa790 not. I think 4438472b12 we’re fated 9b1e97ecb6 to be ac6ff15f8b together.”fcb40ae2c27a01bc

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Though not in the 92a24ef2d8 way Nora probably thought, a660d4385d Eleanor did agree that 36cfced1bc their meeting was destined.015c1a10b126f96e

Hearing this, Nora’s face bbe14b19e8 brightened with a big 1ef7ba6002 smile. It seemed she had 040ccf63ea already forgotten about the ad4fda4789 earrings.df8b433eb644d99c

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Eleanor found 0d04d39927 her simplicity 1165a7bb94 almost endearing fec3b53876 and smiled 65470de512 back.7c0a037a33284d87

“I’ll make sure ac7152d3bf to repay this fe8b1b2390 kindness, Miss!”cb5e9b6953740aee

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Suddenly, the 4dfe8a2bc2 image of 28bc95c059 young Nora, f1ea0c5831 dirtied and 4c9b2b8b3a ragged, shouting 838db0541f those words, 3a415d60d5 came to 6015ceaa31 mind.2d4429b9917a524d

‘Kindness, huh.’b73b7cc225d73509

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In truth, it wasn’t 33e6d58610 Nora who owed a 545d324225 debt, but Eleanor.4b65890612adba1f

She was repaying 80d47d5062 the kindness she’d d411767b80 once received from 34b044ae44 her benefactor to 4425b748fe Nora, who resembled 47bc694f61 her. And she would continue 92f420cefb to do so for f33828c8d4 the rest of her fa7e820a78 life.706c023af8eb5076

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‘There’s still a 8b480ccf80 lot I have c5c3e57987 to do.’35a0adfba4722970

Lately, it seems like Nora’s been showing more interest in marriage, judging by how often she asks about my fiancé. I can’t just leave her be and risk her getting involved with some random guy, so I should have someone find her a good match—a decent-looking man who will treat her well.a9c04b6f89de253a

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But just 2d60322b26 setting her f2056b8407 up with 94cf006201 someone won’t 0d2f48b5ba be enough. After all, sometimes 6bb5aed7dd a woman’s life 67a3a21375 gets even more 910a7988be miserable after marriage. Even if I b2e822c444 secretly give her 702442dad8 a large dowry 620a06504d without the Duke a66fca7adc of Astria knowing, ddc0979b38 it might end aaf93eac14 up causing more a12718423a trouble. In fact, things like e7b7d2239a that tend to bring 7467fe4f28 about even more misfortune.4cd3bf2ae40caa34

Eleanore was determined to d1d4ccd397 do everything she could 3ce3c43f5a to ensure Nora’s happiness. It was her 2d4c3c806b way of atonement 28681bd645 and her only 39949de86f source of joy.99201f930e58a3dd

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However, at that moment, 8101f21b1d Eleanor had no idea 9d2ca54c1b that the girl who b2aa7ca454 had promised to repay 6dcf077910 her kindness would one cb69be0778 day grow up and 5bec5b8ff9 come for her position.0470c53d38f4d5a8

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Life-changing events often a94907f55f happen out of 609c3372f3 the blue. Just like how b2078c6ceb Eleanor, who had cdbbf5c8c7 been moving from fe05201972 one orphanage to 99a428594e another, suddenly became b55a3c0130 the Astria duchess c58ee608c2 one day. The most 2510d6a598 important things 606dadc5fe tend to 547c06c9fc happen when ff206e994f you least 3b81b2989e expect them.3386f83166a50775

Today was no different.71491e2e85c050ff

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It started as 0210ac3fff a completely normal 4029c16ed2 day.e1b3cf891f51b3cd

‘Something’s off.’96c5cf10d7c7f5cb

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Sitting on 3787c8d740 a chair 719cdcd9f5 in the ba925457a8 central garden, b8b689caf0 sipping tea 5ea9c72f9d that had 29c0120955 gone lukewarm, 90c66e33ff Eleanor stared 2159d48512 at the 33da89fc18 empty seat 774d56a1c0 across from 3cbbd7a88d her, deep 6c9683ca7b in thought.2bb47b0f0f1169b2

It had already cb5bda3418 been an hour 85755287b5 since Arlo excused df95c70dfd himself. He’d left, 80927e9959 saying he’d fd9acfb98b be back 66b5e05115 soon, but b9c09e2215 he still 3cd04149da hadn’t returned.e6973e589397bc90

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It wasn’t like b055934396 him to just c25f5998e5 leave the palace d95183a6aa without even saying 4c8c8dcc68 goodbye, considering how 2c892509af much he cared 8c5c9c1c48 about appearances. And he wouldn’t 273e8ed6bc have gotten lost 1f6bedbe57 on the way 5e75f0b74a back, either, especially f98d7e25d2 since this was 45d25e7f43 a place he 256174bea1 knew well.b2e04dda70ce8839

‘He did look uncomfortable earlier… Maybe he urgently needed the restroom?’4638d196f88522cf

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If that f208f14ac6 were the 73bd5d85bf case, it d3e73f6668 would explain 0dab9ffcf2 why he 222639be4a was taking ea4fa11393 so long 50f38e6ce7 to return.c91a13f7cc6c0232

Dealing with her fiancé’s stomach issues wasn’t something Eleanore wanted to think about in depth.0599fe310609940b

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‘Come to think 919b0fa523 of it, it’s 0f53e69860 been pretty quiet e3f36bab2c lately.’7a3485f3c05f779a

She suddenly realized that 7b26a4febc Arlo had been talking 502ef01694 less than usual lately. Even when they were 80789b417c drinking tea earlier, he 4f781d712a was strangely quiet.014ccbe5fb4fa9be

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‘Just a few months 205e96e25d ago, he was constantly 39f6ec5388 pestering me to go ece6c89fb8 to every party with a75163503a him.’f34813b0f1f52fc9

If she 6b847d4d62 told him af817a681b to go d238714bb4 alone, he ddf006ed90 would get 7ba8d97ea9 upset and fff6550da5 ask how 4f47c7bf07 the crown 42e6cce616 prince could bf4746fcea attend a b956905a0b party without d7e5ed4d06 his partner. And if she suggested 63d9c3b4ac he find someone else 4e8dba3503 to go with, he’d f394d28f8c demand to know whether 1bea87f077 she truly saw herself aad32454a5 as his fiancée.5bf4ab853569623b

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Eleanor had been baffled 088d25944a by his reaction. All she’d 2ff8ae9664 done was efc9b45bf2 suggest that 52184a55bb he might 216972d2de be getting 2b97c2b907 tired of e86b0b5557 attending every 333d96925d party with 7bbe278b2e the same 26b5b824e5 partner year c34542a0a8 after year. She must’ve unknowingly afbeed73d3 hit a nerve, 99f4cb5a6e though, because he 5f716817a3 had gotten so 5886faa1f9 angry.23a8fd1748528e00

In the end, 15604c32ac she reluctantly apologized 251712d16c to him, and d2d52b28fe ever since then, 383bd8ff20 she has gone f61a168e91 to all the 628f7d1d02 events with him, b857ee6292 even the ones c94aa8d89f she didn’t want ac8c77f96a to attend.b6d6bc30058e6b3b

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But lately, 7656a2d72a he hadn’t 9a2fbd6197 made any 24e821e395 such requests.333ae84e14bbe19f

Had he finally b4d776e31e found a new 0d7a48e3f5 partner? Or maybe 31b9762251 he’d decided 6724133b1b to cut 6552b95210 down on 6f4f5e1cc4 attending parties ebf78ad38e altogether?ad5d80ceeb40a135

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No, that couldn’t be f00ecea20a it.a8b9d44e729c1d26

‘That’s about as 9435e578d4 likely as a 69f4d0c974 dog giving up b52ee1516c on bones.’61045f54bc82a0eb

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Eleanor bit her 7ea549bf05 lower lip, feeling 8256bf10cf uneasy.06c8828ba9ca1517

It wasn’t 89db95057c jealousy over 846211c66d the idea a712587389 of him 269ec05cb1 finding a f97a071b88 new partner. You need 7b9076145c to care 4a7b838515 about someone dd1d4aa8a5 to feel 3d652a8794 jealous, after 3de0f9c457 all.8b946edaaa37940b

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But she couldn’t fc32947e33 ignore the strange cfe97f1216 looks her friends e4c9cc5b8b had given her 1718be811e when she mentioned 524c917a91 Arlo at a dadfb4c6e1 recent social gathering. They seemed to be 26db6fcd9b careful around her, like 5416994058 they were avoiding something.0f80026c58763cd2

‘I’ll have to ask him about it the next time we meet. But for now…’b2f5a45854d32482

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She set the now-cold 9bb134e8f6 teacup back on the ab8502c2c9 table. A chilly c3b2c389af breeze tickled f40d56b7f3 her arm. It was too 4d3c220272 cold to be e83c2c26fa sitting in the b17c908223 garden for hours 6825bf6d9e in early spring.5c84736c8032088a

She looked 528243603f around but cb88b68fee didn’t see f6bd4693cd who she ef6f5990b0 was searching 05f9454470 for.0049a324380067c6

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“Where’s Nora?”2bb92bf3a7b81f2b

“I’m sorry, Miss. I’m not sure.7ff4c1937e7a2099

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The maid attending a3e37290d1 her bowed her c2aa67165e head apologetically.b5dc13d19c0593bc

Eleanor frowned slightly as d9b6f77725 she looked up at 24d290e05c the second floor of b90cfda11e the east wing, where efaa9180f2 her room was located. Nora had gone b869ab4787 off to fetch 45959ba856 a shawl over 970e422174 an hour ago. It wasn’t bb8da24c53 as if 1d36a5b744 someone had 3e50d81356 asked her c083bcdedb to do 79d74183ac another errand, 47a3f5c1d0 and there 51f2bccf9f wasn’t a 84bf3aed00 maze inside f8475acfe9 the house—so ffa8b298c4 what was 6f525794e6 taking her e32e18f057 so long?39cb090e4ecd488f

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Something urgent might 4d311ca677 have come up, 1f5ef429c1 but it was 50fae2172b happening far too d021be7904 often lately. Plus, Nora’s 8206331a12 mood had 737311caca been swinging cfcf891c0d more than 99d67bbef4 usual.ee7b881d45b67093

‘She must be dating 339d1c52af someone.’f7d525080d2e934c

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The sudden appearance 47a373a70c of expensive items, 159bd16eb7 the frequent absences—it 368f21306f all pointed to 7d9e5c682e that possibility.a7482cd465c3d865

‘I thought she liked 3a5c61010d Sir Ernst.’0a60f2585f7be33b

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Eleanor glanced 9c6ed0156a over her 50e4324b66 shoulder at c644db4fd8 the knight 6b09b45692 standing firmly 82b850b1f7 behind her.3daabbd5556494ed

Ernst Pavel. The eldest 32633880e2 son of cad0c88392 Baron Pavel 62916154f8 and Eleanor’s 52f4b9b326 long-time personal 8510e9681a knight. With his handsome 102d3a093c looks and calm, 9ba24a6722 kind personality, he 3258ca296f was often the ff499abacd topic of conversation 1b2ac9c8a9 in social circles. People frequently remarked 7d7347d5ab on how beautiful 217c644021 his pale brown d31adac9f5 hair, fair skin, 094a21ec84 and clear green 9237a4a2ec eyes were.7846598283b147b6

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Nora, too, had 999cbb50f1 often cast glances 6d820c8ad7 his way, though 7579cc7d90 it seemed Ernst 663d22b30a had no particular e93687a851 interest in her. The difference in 9da0fa26bb their social standing 262f408bd0 was too great, e91259fb7f and besides, Ernst 29e028180f wasn’t someone who 48092a6769 concerned himself with 9e63186da0 anything outside of a29f374f64 his duties as f846399602 a knight.02cd4f68c6a2d4e9

“My lady, should 367926a9db we head inside? It’s still quite cold.”b0ed5132854ca4e8

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Ernst cleared 08c928203f his throat 6b2c4bb519 softly when 8cb702887a their eyes ac03882de0 met and 80dc14815e spoke in 2a25775197 a worried bfc1552981 tone.b6e137b3b1e814d8

“No, I’m fine.”6738f67405b61083

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She didn’t want fefc1c5910 to hear more 91bb670d5d complaints from Arlo cb31ed23e2 later. He would definitely throw 0e1ccfbe7b a fit if she 25db3855c6 wasn’t there waiting for 6cdb51e24c him.8e99dfd2e4aff981

Ernst’s neatly groomed 235ff08d76 eyebrows furrowed slightly bcc247605f as if he 8f1a09ea25 had similar thoughts.35b3be0c82c315ae

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“Aren’t you cold, 67a94fd02c Sir? Your clothes seem a 6db128551d bit thin.”69a90cbd47fa1924

“I’m—”ea6c50f3df1461c0

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Just as he was 4888ce820c about to respond, a b208fab2fc voice called out urgently 96459f8b6b from nearby.4c4b745a02c849d9

“Miss! Lady Eleanor!”a47a25a5ef0e17a3

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“Mary? What’s the matter?”1a87ff932ded6398

Seeing the aa1329dd53 head maid, f2afcc1a40 Mary, running d5653c5e96 toward her, e7624bc61e Eleanor quickly 4b55b6ae11 rose from ff5c98c9a0 her seat. For someone like Mary, 0cee17fec1 who always carried herself dc8c665ff1 with poise and elegance, 704ac284b2 to be rushing like 4dd3d24fc6 this, something serious must 40e0461967 have happened.d45c1f537b5cb88c

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“You need 820d502f49 to go ea6bfe7c31 to the 234f2b512f study right 63e25890e8 away! The Duke has summoned 265989d11d you urgently!”f86e4e65eaa88ef5

“My father?”4e049218c8741333

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Eleanor didn’t ask 6e2f8d8d5b any further questions b0842e2b05 and quickly made 9d4adc6edf her way to 4b6b35f43c the study.8031532e1392a58b

Had there been f1ab2e81c5 some sort of 590fe13615 accident? Was there e4fb1032e6 a problem be89544b4c with the 4e293eaf72 wine business 533b313b8d they were f8417ccdc8 pursuing? Had the royal family 45f49c0197 finally declared they wouldn’t 297ef61c18 grant permission?85986fea6f0c71a6

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Or could it be…e3e1d2e9efdd9fd6

With each step, countless 7a1e1302f5 worries and worst-case scenarios 6ec16a1a25 flooded Eleanor’s mind. The pale bf6e9244cf look on d4654d067b Mary’s face b99f4c1117 only added 3be9d1354c to her 96a2e6ee9f unease.428bbdc49c978a0e

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But when she f845c5c30c arrived at the 66932a9f93 study, the scene 56880d8061 she encountered was a7abe587a8 something she had dd322caf3b never, not even 332d8456c2 for a moment, 399587a537 imagined.fcc71a06f8c728f1

Inside the b5d4c66770 study stood 689cbd5071 the Duke 918dd2d960 of Astria 97d5d20c21 and Arlo.9168feb2fc61e3ff

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And standing between the 964f997d9b two of them was 9569813abe Nora.d4c449df8824f95d

It was 806c5417d7 strange enough 82ec6bf9af that Arlo efb111412c was there ee518f4daa in her 9e16f44d96 father’s study f5df04ef54 without having 76019ccfbd said anything e281cd7654 to her, d39f31bfde but what 0403407edd was even 39638e9cee stranger was 0addc9e47f Nora’s presence.8dce595fcb94aa1d

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What possible ba79b8bf39 reason could 500c172662 there be f651d30f1f for her 0010bdaf80 maid, who 9c50b6b210 had disappeared 383c263db1 to fetch b7ee412597 a shawl, 9b491b91e9 to be 4909aa84bc standing between ca5e859202 her father 5c74888514 and her 38acb28cee fiancé?d592ed7af651f3ca

And wearing a dress 6c6da7fcfa Eleanor had never seen 708f974c07 before, with an expression d233e50641 like she was about e97bccfc6b to burst into tears.5713a8313856e049

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‘Did my father bring 12743e7d34 her here because he f93275ccde was angry about her 01e11d3c2c outfit? Both he and 4ebf79277b Arlo have always f48e6b2dfa hated it when 0c9224f510 servants act above 542d228755 their station…’f58f4d406375f911

Had Nora changed 01de0ca4c1 into fancier clothes 92105f323f to meet a 629ad87ed8 lover, and then a67a725534 her father caught 4fe30ddbd9 her in thata 82daed5b0b act? Perhaps he 748a2631b0 had brought e507be39f0 her here e6b44ed5d8 to scold d12cbb657a her for 757b018a60 forgetting her 09f59d9ff7 place and c5d2319f59 dressing too 0b7fc61585 extravagantly.cd513e07d873d0ac

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It wasn’t anything that 8ebd004629 warranted Mary’s panic, but 65e2eafaed it was the only afcc8e7931 situation Eleanor could imagine 71427c9d68 right now.931b2bdb8c0c4bc2

‘Still, how could 63c3b9f962 they summon my 7662997e16 maid without even e1d922ba39 asking me?’4688df78d44193d0

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Eleanor frowned and 05253f0d92 began walking toward 49919ba195 Nora, intending to 9f76894f29 pull her behind c465d830bd her and protect 12af722edd her from her c3d7b92f27 father and Arlo.e029862a8f8ab371

But then 129fca5256 Nora’s voice 6cb7449058 stopped her 22fffeb4aa in her 0aee145ef8 tracks.5e23999697d3b314

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“It’s me.”c4913d77b0790072

Nora, looking as 685006eea3 beautiful as any 584dadbf46 noble lady, with a68d12f291 large teary eyes, a3022ee87e shouted out.e5cadcb7be26e217

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“I’m the real Eleanor!”5741c2760adbfd17

As she clung adf7a5e312 to Arlo’s arm.3a57e00877d87189

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