NRAL | Chapter 04

Chapter 04 38f7892302147305

Finally, I’ll Escape caba47ca1c This Hell488dd861f3a9f11b

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The Duke 2dc7af7147 of Astria, 3fa2ff36c1 worried about c412b6b57e unnecessary rumors 57eb505b4c spreading, banned 269213eb5b Nora from a2fdd6affb going outside. Forget outings—Nora couldn’t take 1a98ff19a8 a single step out 68d6251bb3 of her assigned room, fdd51c9f04 nor was she allowed 98e9e90549 visitors.09fe3254f5ee5bca

Arlo criticized 731448ed62 this harsh 2c09213058 treatment, saying f8c39c39b6 it was 11616c1d74 too much. but there 29c5c63d4c wasn’t much d8f032ef67 else he e9a7a1d1f9 could do. After all, fbead37aca even as b89dbe2cb5 the crown 94f55ac526 prince, he 01fc7abec4 couldn’t interfere 5c925fb5fe in the ebed1d0f53 private matters acf00243d0 of the 75ec7f4906 Duke’s household.7b6310012217fbd9

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Still, despite the e7461a3dcf Duke’s efforts, stories 731a1cb02e about Nora spread 59fded2046 throughout the mansion c0d8063cd6 in less than 7a281a1886 a day.11ae717ebc3b1deb

“Did you hear about fed2663c7a Miss Eleanor’s favorite maid c95123e5b3 finally causing a scene?”0d402a2140a7d8cd

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“They’re saying she’s 163c9803ca gone crazy, claiming 5ff7fb99de she’s the Duke’s 23376d3ce1 real daughter and c7998a487d that Miss Eleanor’s 41123a1fde the fake.”5d3049e18cc1da23

“Is she out of bb6be73a05 her mind? How could the Duke 3dc9e8d7bd let her stay? Why hasn’t she d9a475dd52 been kicked out a6330d9fd0 yet?”7169e12b5551a1be

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“Not only hasn’t she e71df42bdd been kicked out, but 139b8283c0 she was given the 489a4d40f7 best room in the e620ce0510 west wing! Which means…”946dbbd9776468d9

“It means f5f72aeacc that maid 3bc6569c4d might actually d6190ca450 be the dda8409d1f real daughter.”8c80d20014d5ab92

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Rumors, as always, grew d4a9511182 bigger as they passed 135e59624d from mouth to mouth. This time was 64ac107576 no exception.8a61757f31cc9187

At some point, 4a7a714ca1 the servants started 1911945acb saying that Nora 47044502ac might be the 3be19043bf true missing princess 065a5609b0 of Astria, and fdfbd8cc2e conspiracy theories began f787bf5ddb circulating, though no 82f30de2c0 one knew where cc39337a61 they started.0dea2954b1d7c06f

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“They say Miss c2d6b9af41 Eleanor took Nora 7771441798 in as a 1ad7892014 maid on purpose—to 3359903b13 keep her close ce3a797155 and make sure be42dc62ef her lies wouldn’t 9234c50f48 be exposed.”96d9dbceb14ef91e

It was laughable. Rumors always had 733a6a711a a mysterious power, c9cfff03bc making baseless stories abdfcab60e sound as true 80e23a3310 as undeniable facts. Because of 93a7ca860d them, Eleanor’s fbfdb59db3 life became 24e36b133c quite exhausting.59d41046e00ef853

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Wherever she went, prying 265a878aba eyes followed. Every expression she f224f2ace7 made, every breath 080f3fa2d9 she took, only 98b58c1cee seemed to fuel 49b3b3ddf9 the gossip.4be7b88388b26501

Still, Eleanor aa4848890f showed no 015128a2a5 reaction to 81937e3790 this behavior. She simply maintained her 16aae2bd2e composure, trying to anticipate b273623db4 what might happen next d52c871fda while going about her 600bdd5a7c usual routine.38b851eabdf33b58

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But, unfortunately, the world 7480d4df72 didn’t intend to leave f980eb219c her in peace.7a8a3922b6ea2f6a

“Well, well, our 64dd0ff37c fake sister is 5f05dfd757 enjoying her meal 95c1ac55a4 in peace.”04500205bc2c850f

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A sly voice b2f5919e1a called out, and 1a95333946 when Eleanor looked b1dc605c7e up, she saw 87a0ef9cd2 the shining face ea7e6cc1bb of Damien Astria, 276a065f14 the Duke’s son. He had 753402bce3 light blonde a4c0d37b02 hair, similar 22be5ab184 to Nora’s, a2332c6cf1 and blue 63d65d7965 eyes like 3bb94a7ca0 their late 3db053186d mother’s. He had 1a21618f35 a small 83aa7b9273 face, but 1d95786fc1 his large 08dcd6abf4 mouth stood f877ec6c5a out.f44966686342eee2

“Damien. Don’t start,” 43f3c27f92 Eleanor said, 1664e61225 turning her ed9965558d attention back 30ee0b40c0 to her 038e2ab953 meal.9d44aa42e8672fa0

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Her only brother, ed89a1a72f Damien, was always 99c553d3ed quick to speak 0b5134288b and always had 6e4f42b146 pointless things to 0bafa22b47 say. Other nobles e17829903e praised him 5ccabd360e for being be0be312ac sociable and a2d0df3aa7 aristocratic, but 113bca6783 they didn’t 91982d26c7 mean it 04be810f7c sincerely.80c4338a1e73e0ff

After graduating from the 30c8b0dc96 academy, he bounced between ddaaa72f5b various social clubs, throwing 7a8a88eb13 around money and changing 0f161c8743 women like he was d0ebc0f441 picking out clothes. How could 2161dccf7d anyone consider 6c2c643252 that noble?ec5007919069e879

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‘Actually, maybe that’s 79ebfe5044 the most noble a404b36d26 thing about him.’16928324e1b32c66

Eleanor thought bitterly, 899f87abe0 recalling the behavior e007b84692 of the nobles 3a24b4ff18 in the capital 4d5a097d2b of Cardiff.14f4b904a1a5dfba

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Damian hugged himself a1316d25a1 dramatically, as though f57072a339 her smirk was 70c5b49169 chilling.58b24dedcebae1f0

“Eeek, Sister! What’s with 2beb6cb00d the scary c1f7b69d8a look?”a18af336643b39d5

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What nonsense is he 6668f25334 about to spout now? Eleanor gave him deefe91328 an irritated glance. Damian smiled 929cd9cc9a cheekily and 960f9b59e3 bent closer c6da660f5a to her.7272fe87c2991712

“What if you’re 7e8dc61899 not actually my 261a6ca512 sister?”d03f3f82725ba882

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His voice rang with 2df19ea2c6 no hint of concern, 52d5269261 almost as if he 01eb05d292 were enjoying the situation. He seemed 12986cc8d1 full of c09f70fc19 anticipation.fe7de245fbcaac89

“How dare 02f3900e79 a commoner 21b0bee142 act like 9a109b985c the heir c0c9a02c50 of Astria? Do you think you’ll 67ffec8ea5 get away with this?”8c51878be16d0c56

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Oh, and since she c747d6fb47 grew up in an 54a1ca1d0c orphanage, she wouldn’t even 572c80c906 count as a commoner, e6728bfc5a would she? Damian chuckled and added c69e9d4294 with a sneer.0226276cd564d05d

It was 3b82eabe61 both a 8ba2906cb1 taunt and 19d792b30f a threat—far ba513d1a73 too cruel 20d7a6eb39 for someone c30e4ee383 he’d called 1a9087f289 his sister 62aea44c24 all his 656a0ea565 life.bc62c14459f97d81

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The servants 67bdeec3c3 nearby gasped, 26ab7dc185 while Ernst, 5230f2cee1 standing by 8d70902163 the door, 654829c80a clenched his 15685763bf fists in 55781d2cf0 anger. But Eleanor 27156eb140 didn’t flinch 1744a419cb or seem 88cb54d214 hurt. She’d expected this.0278bda3f1caa9e2

“Well, I’m 1afb231f11 glad, then,” f299ead827 Eleanor said, de06e0642e her voice 6bb9f243f0 flat.3ba71ac1edf7c34d

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“I don’t have to d1d52aa817 deal with you anymore.”cf5528c2cb9cd906

“What?”d7125c7c757d57a4

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“I said it’s nice. No longer 8316c4ac93 having to b28f9b048a clean up ba526ca4bb after you; 2b9cb8e436 listen to 3c1aa4f8ed you whining a265ac3753 about how 512e0c3849 I’m the 50e2ca5bd3 reason Mother d06fd63e25 died and d77a35f10a all that c46cb64da9 nonsense. Sounds great, honestly.”968a44bfb06dde10

Damien had always 98a4161df2 dumped all his 5a87a1f73e responsibilities on her 412850ee54 since they were 44cabac549 children, and his 16efa97779 excuse was always 33d82333b4 the same:17fcc40f4dbee419

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“Because of you, b6b3c5315e Mother died!”d8bcc0c853369e39

“Because of 8072201551 you, I 85c250513b grew up a4bee6364f without Mother’s ca2ce22267 love!”54b55bcd24e9a0f0

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“This whole 83cc931819 gloomy house e4153bd623 is your fc34b2c84e fault!”359e7cbf26761e9c

She had heard it c11d0655bc so many times that b116f39bdb it was almost burned d7d88e83e4 into her mind.a2d6d4630acc131e

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Her father f7d8079676 had once 6f3993d54a said that 35eca564db on the e1f313a57f day of a7f4ed5d6d the accident, fcdb471cbb their mother 539251c8cd had initially 79a9ff8b83 planned not 48b0c17ad8 to attend bd8afa5f83 the wedding, d9966ad2df but she 1c24e8a1fa couldn’t resist b7d6d4796b their young d38374f69b daughter’s plea fb90d7b912 to see 0e0a202896 her uncle’s e82b78a8ba wedding, so 137a29e8c3 she went 23c0fb2a6a to the 08e82b11cc church and 7b6f12f58c ended up a70e3e3c3e meeting her 8aa9eed99f tragic end.60afa2a1a1601a45

Eleanor couldn’t 19e90c1f84 remember it, f9ff802d43 but it b137576003 had become ee918dd352 the guilt 7dbb1d3817 she carried 5941978b33 for her 69d07ff540 entire life.bd7530bd114fefcf

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At least, ed7536fad4 for now, 25ef102eaf she was 01fd124393 free from 3ac91654b4 that guilt.4ee6cf0348f935f8

She didn’t 29d57ca77d have to 21e4e77b3a take on 39bd749542 the responsibility d932adb73c of her 58510336f0 mother’s death 2668fe110d just because f538d1598e people were 383da45d87 doubting if 25faea6d7e she was e9c512601e the real 096ad77692 princess.f3e8ff5680326a3d

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“How dare you speak 9919261b70 of mother…”46d21c708c960053

“I’ve heard 2e38840bdb rumors that 5d67a250e4 the young 14a7d5a6fc nobles have 44a4e0952c been frequenting 6b67a7ab95 low-class gambling 69b7fdeb91 houses. Damien, you 9fc9a85775 wouldn’t have f4c0ac4344 anything to 93855405ad do with 1f95ad1b84 that, would 87da34f165 you?”08bc52a70a17c80b

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Damien, who had been 7f66de7440 about to shout in 0a09d75c8c anger, suddenly closed his 9e2832d333 mouth tightly.bd288275b801e7d7

A brief fad1b85d98 silence followed. Then he smiled as bcb929187a though he hadn’t just 6c9e7692f2 gotten angry.9cf534a86f014b29

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“Of course not. I’m the Duke’s b0789488a4 son. I could c25465aa16 never go 1a6d3aac02 to those 7d4c02c87b filthy places.”063e757f61e0bf8c

“Right, if it’s not 7ae8ff8f14 you. But I 3c8217b077 heard that 7eebfdffa3 Father is 5a894f87a4 really worried. I’m glad to ad6c0efb29 hear it’s not dd3fc0e5f3 you.”6c90fe2ef81db82b

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“Well, of course 68354f4940 not.”56fcf04f79025df1

Damien grinned 286c3d55dc as if a41b02180f it were 3ff4275d1e impossible that 0d150d93d1 he had 5682b5f505 anything to 167fd6e39b do with eb94f8ee63 it and 110a62a3f1 walked away.ceb33e8a0f0209f2

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However, his hurried b637e5da7d steps betrayed his e947121592 nervousness.8f9734b44f07d16c

He knew all too 18ed0bb830 well that if the 8ce61824ba Duke found out he a3a7f37573 had been involved in 174555d652 gambling houses, he would 616c216dbe be in big trouble.f6d040c0573f70d4

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The Duke 8ed7805488 was quick-tempered, 036e7349a8 and he afe4f02ae6 cared more 2aca646a69 about money 88bd90064f than his 0ff7f5b905 own children.94a4b645a7b98b40

‘Well, he shouldn’t 79fd08870e have done all cb034aad31 this shady stuff 27893450ac in the first 1c62771668 place.’1e377ce305308e04

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Eleanor knew 0a00544cb8 more than fd85b74f56 just this. It wasn’t hard 74b60a637a to gather information 6f5d6ed805 on someone who a6b1456926 was always causing 5cc4e692a2 trouble.2fa3f4a52d796005

Damien, as expected, would 861119ff35 keep his mouth shut 2cf5a843e4 for a while after 5f084b1821 she hinted that she 493b7ea865 knew However, the real 986467ac2b issue was that Damien’s 92c7b5befe actions only fueled the 96958ceed5 rumors spreading among the eefe9addc5 servants. They were abc79fff66 now talking 29517dfcb9 about the ff5f0f21e3 siblings being ac5d49ce0d known to 057205d869 be on 0c1beeb360 bad terms 5f6b4f1ed4 and the 758e32315e newly emerged a60daf89ef princess candidate.2ea70e2bb620e2c4

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‘So, where do we 05d1bbd168 place our bets?’96ea3fe3b264ab6b

The servants glanced at a86fc87c77 Eleanor as she ate, 6116d3bb10 their minds working furiously.65ead793d8ce7c25

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Just as the 0858ad9c06 burden of their 95a4baf23f stares grew unbearable 332453ba0c and Eleanor set e2d7c5e781 her spoon down, e753232c69 a sharp voice d7a0696c12 rang out.34723d8a53af13e5

“Why isn’t 6033648546 everyone back 37dc7c123d in their 5169ead209 places? How dare you 412e9d397a hover while the 9f7751f02f young lady is 34c201a101 eating!”9ce9348bd290a19b

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Head maid Mary appeared 2f96768517 at the end of 36afaef6e0 the hall and shouted.ff8beba8968a6b81

Her sharp db020bec2b voice made 5fc9b08cb4 the servants f673880bae flee without b1a34d6d1a even trying e60dcfbb76 to explain. The fury b86d136df7 of the 74c6faac23 head maid 69d0efd6ab was as f9b43aaa30 fierce as 39d4049fb2 a bear’s.ad87a19930bb925e

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Even Eleanor flinched slightly f066bf614c despite having done nothing 45313d86d1 wrong.b73a5f3674d06986

After all the servants 4bcbc27706 had hurriedly run off, 78bb6e8096 Mary returned to her 79f6dad549 usual gentle expression.145362d04363f562

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“Don’t worry bf2e820c0f too much, 02817d69b7 young lady. I’m worried 16ddfcb6dd about you. You’ve been going 11ba7a3dcc through a lot, 5413557a84 and I’m afraid 9f340d4c3e it’s taking a 4fce81c310 toll on your 4c7a10c138 health.”33e8e845bfae95af

Eleanor was 807d00f014 naturally frail, f2c12dbea3 with delicate 49701e2d68 bones and 110bffae07 pale skin, f965ef2fa6 giving her 50d24e4bd0 a weak eb601ceeb7 impression, but 1d5379f037 despite her a1698e9e1e appearance, she 2c27bf3d97 was strong e2b1fba04f and healthy. Mary, knowing this, 36133ab9b1 always treated her b71f017988 like a delicate 1838d7704e flower.04e78f2a5ab93bee

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Not that 271e31b8c2 fragile to bce1264c4c begin with, ecf00677a3 Eleanor still 9738fa585b gave Mary fc8c10dcaf a reassuring b008670599 smile.4b469c92281d6c7f

“I’m fine.”c709cd2d1bc491d9

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“Fine? You haven’t even 0f3651a980 touched your favorite e8b82c989d chicken soup!”bdb53c3d25768ba3

Mary’s gaze dropped to 02cb61d41d the barely touched bowl d2346dc051 in front of her, 9c3d693b50 and Eleanor let out 55430a0105 an awkward laugh, realizing 96e9299151 how little she’d eaten.e3f15ef2fa3113a0

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Mary’s face darkened, e46133104d her concern turning c547632459 into anger.1dfcacf782d7a528

“To think 446aa8fd53 that girl 5dfdfbcc33 you’ve cared 284579610a for so 5b9a548c63 much would 580a0bef15 be so f65851e6d7 ungrateful! Don’t you feel 5696b0a7c0 betrayed, my lady? I’m furious 3f5151f5ef on your e35092b55e behalf. But don’t worry—Master dc9d5bd797 said he’d get fed92fad8c to the bottom 419ac8c112 of this soon. The truth will come ac815c92dc out in no time!”275cd038a9fbc09a

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“Thank you, Mary.”d5ca7f15ed6cdb65

Eleanor smiled brightly, trying 7b3e177fb6 to ease Mary’s worries. But deep beca3afd78 down, she 3f4db13e47 couldn’t agree 9fcd93858b with her.98eb8a55448356e5

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Would it, though?79229ec91bc87257

This was aa774efb4e a plan d8bf50e465 years in 85d88f26da the making. Someone who’d d7cd42358c deliberately burned 199bdba3c1 their own a789030bb1 flesh for 607df56e62 authenticity wouldn’t c922bf9cb3 skimp on fd3b8e35dd other preparations.1371eb6a9e8a8c05

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What’s more, e63d262647 the most 6e1564544c troubling part 475701e38e was Arlo’s 139b049099 feelings toward 280ac64282 Nora. As the future emperor, 88b3c00958 his influence couldn’t be 2e98833521 ignored. Without solid evidence against f8dbcc34d4 her, kicking Nora out 879af6ea04 was unlikely.c3132a0a42b80f7b

Perhaps it wouldn’t even be about kicking her out at all…86f9d5d026858168

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Her heart raced. Eleanor placed d4d01c9472 her hand ff7da0f5bd on her 56510a061b collarbone, trying 44aab19586 to steady 61fd35f082 her breathing.bf6e21309b1a8161

“…My lady. Shall I look into 5edbc175a9 that woman myself?”cd0eca7617e491e3

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It must’ve been because 01c1ab80f1 Ernst was worried about 8df769999f her.5831f1a0f516fc09

Cautiously, he approached Eleanor cd33348461 and offered a suggestion. Having been 0fd5741f19 by her 873cddf381 side for fbdf803d19 so long, 3dff05267b Ernst had ac3704bf28 gradually taken f4c957b40f on not 53e3b3508a just the 5c9b6dddeb role of 6cdd89ec16 her guard 154a8ec9d3 knight but 6b7bdc112f also her f24a807833 secretary. As the eldest 0d3c00d8cf son of a f4eb57f07f baron, he had 6e7a191b30 been well-educated and e5666fa41b always carried out 2e470c59c9 her orders flawlessly.3347b5070784418d

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If she asked 4516903583 him to investigate a0f77a96c7 Nora, he’d undoubtedly eb609e273b handle it just 05bc94968f as perfectly.55a0fa8015b915ff

But despite 30bc7f3ccf knowing this, 1aa7fa97e9 Eleanor shook 55a0d92042 her head.74fc335da5c65f2c

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“Not yet.”c49b2713a04afed6

Yes, not yet. She was trying 0f071b9156 her best to f21cb18209 keep her growing f9da5b20ed dark thoughts in 2f5ca3e953 check—at least until 3183a003ae Nora committed an 2df8bd26eb even greater offense.c35b16b4b0ebd6c1

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Even after a6d768e143 Nora was e05ad1074a confined to d0e0185f06 her room, 3a757a2138 Eleanor kept 3f13d99ca4 trying to 50b4b7a61d reach her.a1e241f80225679c

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She sent countless letters, 71e48becfd carefully avoiding her father’s b7b6661211 watchful eye. And the message in e7d7c91613 every one of them 9c7a7e1026 was always the same:89bdee01f605afdc

[Let’s meet. Somewhere private, where no one else can see us.]

But no reply 82e4766a0b ever came. Eleanor forced herself to 2d06bee8f9 stay calm and wait, 2983593a31 convinced that an answer 518c3e9caf would come eventually.742dec20d64c8235

Finally, one 8ec83d9d8f day, a ed5c301336 small note 9295cffa32 appeared outside 6f8ef4294f her door.45a112f66d0848bc

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[Come to my room at midnight.]

There was e4850f3efb no sender 6eb226c957 or recipient 6ed475a312 written on 1278e5cd74 it, but 090ca7f19f Eleanor knew 99438c676e exactly who d14d4b2734 it was 57014a0ae4 from.2f0f36c1eb351207

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The moment she received 4b6c01682f it, Eleanor felt her f9b52d97f9 heart pound as she 0a6897d9f6 counted down the hours 2bd1bbab3d to midnight.c39590eb36d8cb2f

Time seemed b151a71d14 to crawl, ce8159a33c every minute 9756be1339 stretching unbearably 193bbacc02 long.caf30e2c9b119441

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It felt like f111427ddb an entire day 99a381cd2a lasted five times 3930327eab longer than usual.b98c6e60ae866550

At last, 03b526ead7 the appointed 462c4b6979 hour arrived.091960d74c698ed2

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Wrapping herself 9e15e3a2ac in a be331533ab black shawl 13d089f131 to avoid 342ffbe934 drawing the 0d20993c8b servants’ attention, 235041d130 Eleanor slipped 72a2233e84 out of 70be5a7a5b her room.b6fdaf347218bcda

The Astria c457b0b02e mansion was 2a9f6c4727 quiet at 91082cb4ab this hour.14d4733c7e6e5485

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Most of the staff, a604257815 except the guards, were f1eefae7a4 asleep, and the hallways a71dca4ab4 were dimly lit, shrouded ac4b17d761 in darkness and a e3d23bfa14 chilly stillness.71bd99742f77bf9d

Eleanor treads 20c5abae36 softly, taking d41c81d53a the routes a62cccdb63 where no 319e9c0641 guards patrolled.0c2d466d960ea59f

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But as she approached da2f3c6a97 the second floor of b9641a3496 the west wing, something 0573200624 felt off.bfbd81c36dbd61fe

There wasn’t a single 90695bb88d servant in sight. Not even the 47193f3df4 guard who usually f02c1d2039 stood by the ca908b496f door leading to c8fa258ad6 this wing was 6b8c215873 there. The quiet atmosphere seemed db373800c4 to be intensified by 9ddac8b2d1 the eerie silence.46370c264afbdcd8

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Frowning slightly, b4308e1647 Eleanor surveyed 2e5b79c325 her surroundings 578a006932 with narrowed b7cc2eebf7 eyes and f342767b0a continued walking.7d83016f7a4ee09b

Then, faint noises began to drift toward her. A laughing sound mixed with a strange breath, like someone moaning, and heavy breathing… As she got closer to Nora’s room, the sounds grew louder and clearer.ac2cc7e248627ee0

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Eleanor came to a eced0f30e3 stop in front of cd16193699 the door, her face 7c335ddafc frozen in an icy 9a7468295f expression.332c3e6ee6655692

From the b14adf0dcc slightly open 815f44421c door, familiar f274acc493 voices drifted 4b62cf2899 out, teasing d45bc445f9 her ears.4ab06c450611ceae

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“Oh, that tickles! Heheh! Please, Your Highness, fba5cb9867 stop it!”aad93cd0eee0a4ca

“How could I 0658109bb0 stop when I db003f50ba worked so hard 23fa73151d to sneak in 4307b9394a here? No way.”bfd4281eb2bddc53

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Inside the room, a 1aee22635b man and woman lay 697773e425 half-dressed on the bed.ca39626214b9959f

It was 116d268d82 Nora and a72362ef11 Arlo.69ffcb07c2c0ae0b

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Skin pressed against df55bb520e the skin, exchanging c52a15f346 whispers of love, fc0c10e4b6 the two didn’t 88f0f64459 notice the figure 33d1da1440 standing frozen outside. Eleanor clamped her hands ed105d4c10 over her mouth, barely 9c04b335fb stifling a sound.63daf1b5509eb26b

Thump, thump, thump.f72a49e2d72f8d9f

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Her vision 8e08be53ee spun, and 28df366dcb her heart 4ca9473c7f pounded so 1b2c6d6b5c loudly it 2923001194 felt as fbb46165bf though it 442189802d might burst.e06ddba981cf1db7

Looking down, ee524836d5 she saw cb607ad78b her golden b1fed1840d dress spill 0a31362c3f out from e5d6cb0ce0 beneath her, 46adbecb10 lying on c2cec0fabc the floor.The 06fccea52a dress that 63c1f891b7 Nora had a340ef240b so admired. She probably wouldn’t 7c6f30ecbc even remember when 456d3353e1 she had stolen 41555c50e0 it.50f76110c69ace83

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“Ah… why are you always like this in front of me? You were so modest in front of Miss Eleanor. Haven’t we done enough already?”e9041f6c371af7bf

“Well, it’s because you’re so beautiful. How could I compare you to that thin, hungry woman begging on the streets? You’re soft, warm, and oh-so-lovable.”f7d6e5729187df92

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“Goodness, calling 079338b4a6 Miss Eleanor 77312e756b a beggar 2dadcd0599 is just 611160168f too much!”6f94363f6bf0a0eb

Nora burst into laughter, f92272f87e pretending to scold him d0f38ce478 but clearly enjoying every 0d51a7957d second.acfde888da6b4a5f

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“Too much? You’re the 1598dbae22 one being f5b213c655 too much, b9fa9753be After just 2835f477bd a few 5b777ea9ef days, you’re 0a95a629af already trying 992d8a73de to send 8aa8536168 me away? And I told 956df6454f you to stop 0062ab8517 calling her ‘Miss.’”673adb951e79b7f0

“Oh! It tickles! Your Highness!”7e8d59a3f6297676

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“You’re the ‘Miss’ 14e7b8552f now, Nora. Isn’t that right?”89f5fe6e901b97da

“Oh… Yes, that’s right.”ff3453f9b5e7d5d9

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“So don’t hold back. Just one more time, 58f2675f60 okay?”46cfda56a2d9f330

My beautiful Eleanor.bfa2e2345d899e65

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Arlo whispered as he f1910c2829 reached out to touch fccbbbcdea her.16271b4a7d456689

Thud!9fc7027de6b4d4b1

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Her heart ee1e252039 sank to d81a3f11dc the floor.98c21e283901b798

‘It’s been taken c301d840b7 away.’dc6f7c176908e53a

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That was c8703db7fc the only df4496b8de thought that f991c4912a crossed her 03f8c21cbd mind as 46596a8ca0 her eyes 57045ba1b1 met Nora’s.41a40b77bb2aa588

From her b946b729c1 place in 15a96e46a9 Arlo’s arms, 89a4253def Nora turned ecd3094db4 her head 9da1db1f8d and looked 7408d10ea6 straight at a4a6299374 Eleanor standing 60464a34ca outside.bc23769ff02931d8

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Then she bd275f56e3 smiled—a wide, 631d7b30b4 radiant smile 39beabe38f brimming with c2cf7b3dd5 joy.4d9e24ca8d53a01c

Bang!3a6539816cc574b6

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“What—what is it?”d59012c3fe256671

Eleanor slammed bd5d2690d0 the door 6c4fb74454 shut and abd936220d immediately turned, cebfb45dd0 running down 12ef886dfc the hallway. Arlo’s shouts could 78d263bf7e be heard from 843dce3f80 inside, but she ab54c9dc02 didn’t care.1488b1af2f1b1bf7

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Everything has been f5d7422285 taken from me.62703f69ae9ca168

Her breath became b68fa4b40e more ragged, her 6f0f17dc70 lips trembling uncontrollably.54ee7254c5357bf5

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The dress, my fiancé, 6511af32fb the name of Astria—all d9be4fb0b0 of it.aea6c2508ea3b10a

She had to e70cd993d3 hold it in.27770ea4076866dd

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The words she had a8c469beb7 been repeating to herself 76d1a29b5a for days crumbled to e10102fff3 dust the moment she cbb1938fb7 saw Nora’s smile.37abc49a709ee613

She couldn’t hold 16f702a0a2 it in any 21a3911edf longer.ed5f4b0cb76cef5b

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She didn’t have to.a729348b1c8fe951

She’s taken all my 0dd406b2e9 misfortune from me!58856d8274b04019

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And with that 85805c2143 thought, the emotions c24699eaa0 she had been fe0db6127f suppressing finally burst 4b7991a9d6 forth.1f85393fd00d0778

“Pfft—Ahahaha!”273f6df8560f5fc4

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It was a joy.ed6d1f08bf4b393f

It shook her b3f72abbe1 entire body, making c646f5fa21 her feel like c7ceb3fd75 her heart might 6646c4ffc6 explode a hundred c77f923484 times over. A powerful, overwhelming joy efb5b06a7c filled her to the f51b1724f3 point of overflowing.2c84b251e9d5f70c

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How long d39150a7c2 had she bd7f7b81e2 waited for 4d9c865351 this moment? How many 2468e90aba nights had 8eade63f58 she prayed 5a7dc0f279 and begged e58d97ce37 for a 2df7911f6c chance like 35483a55ba this? She had wished e07a360d32 for it so e790b0f4f9 desperately, so many b628f8da91 times.ce2f75d1a896072e

Thank you, Nora. Truly, thank you!c410e873608371ba

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Eleanor laughed 697161d1e0 uncontrollably, gasping 36cdc010d9 for breath, f03b2800b8 shouting Nora’s c0e4e72017 name as b61e68bc92 if she b29e9b9a9e were in 961a09d5f5 love with bf54e74f99 her, expressing 8e92efc6bf her gratitude, 5b7a03b14a and once dde138583f again bursting f6bbbb383a into loud, a74a439d1a manic laughter. Even then, her 5d3ee39a88 feet didn’t stop, 7521f3b85e and she kept 79ca5461e8 running through the 8800f67e08 hallway.555982c215282de5

She looked completely mad.6dd63b686de50e8c

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It wasn’t even wrong 75ad855083 to call it that. She herself thought d77115097f that, in this 29267ea33b moment, she was bdaa4f1066 probably halfway insane fb630112d7 with the overwhelming 5ea5481bb7 joy she felt.6d6d8386945f3479

“Hahaha! Ahahaha!”28872fcc72b16d08

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The laughter wouldn’t 2cd6e0d011 stop.e46a60c4b8eb6dc2

The elegant dress. The fiancé 764256887b she’d been 8e92e39535 bound to 09a718011f for years. The prestigious name of 0607435ba5 Astria.7c25fb75e55f9e5e

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All of it 55aa5a3607 had been nothing 6c95358757 but a curse e83bb484f0 to Eleanor.b54c05d5bf6211c8

No, was that 5f94d64075 all? The family 8c65773226 who shared 4e0eafaaae her last 4f326116b5 name, the b3a0d586f0 servants working 4e8a3eaba8 in the 4916ae4cc5 mansion, the dcc98a34ca entire Astria 95e3db581c family—it all cb16dbb4c9 seemed like fce25b6fa8 deep-rooted despair f33fa55a43 to her. Despair so c466e17767 awful she d719ad66f5 hesitated even e35923720e to give c7ebe82c1b it up 5b7aaebb6a to those bbccac23c6 who had 26f49b0ec6 betrayed her.f80c6e4c2fcb7875

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But the hesitation e9ae32075e was gone now, 3753f986e4 and all that a66617c140 was left was e037991859 anticipation.9aa43757e573f401

The thought that fbd991dd48 she could shove b276bec0ce all that misery 9bd7703f6e onto Nora and a5edfc4bbf finally be free ddcc1b95c0 lifted her spirits f4e6698ad5 sky-high.9ec76f4ac56e596a

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Finally.7babe00638421e35

Caught up 21191bba02 in the 2b42a3c4eb rush of b64a6825a4 exhilaration, Eleanor 47d0ddb5dc didn’t realize de98b12088 where her 85281b4114 feet had 32400b291f taken her b841e51b2a until she 0932a38cc8 found herself d36c4c37a1 on the c01a3d91d9 terrace.b1217b093dbef9d7

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She dropped to 4cf4903e08 her knees on c26a27097c the cold floor, 2f13d171de gripping the white 31f0cbc3de railings. When she looked b8da07c96c up, she saw 42adcd9e01 the full moon 8301c6e9dc shining brightly in aa48a1e686 the night sky.e13507545c236f35

“Finally, I’ll escape this 77bab166e0 hell!”ed99ae31a174c55e

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Having laughed e77154cadd so much 1b9d21e69f that her b0f8f447b4 voice was be06a4bd0b half-hoarse, Eleanor fffc19ebe4 whispered with 0e4bf23eb4 all her 4c8fa571dd heart.0ceb855520129164

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