NRAL | Chapter 06

Chapter 06e912a789dfdf1c09

My Fiance’s Womanbbde2d2d5b661cb9

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Time passed uneventfully after the day Eleanor witnessed Nora and Arlo’s affair. Some servants whispered about strange laughter in the early morning, but none of them suspected that the crazy woman could be the real princess of Astria. This was thanks to Arlo discreetly keeping everyone away while he snuck into Nora’s room.e51f73f8c53ab207

Eleanor acted d3b57feca2 as if 61dcdd0aba she had 955401212d seen and da5780d677 heard nothing b2e3f742d6 that day 9ac3f0e96b and returned 15ba29424b to her 3db33916d9 usual routine. One week. Since she 92755cd719 witnessed those 99ccd2a92d two animals 6f920b7a41 on Monday f69016a44a at midnight, e508cb0a2c she planned 67fe3f3dc4 to observe 55469178d2 the situation b2272d7e43 while keeping 3a8a5e739e her usual 83248f6167 demeanor at 5c07d2909b least until 0d619cccf1 the following ead85f1d18 Monday.36163bf2990e6409

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This was a habit 7269f91a0c she had learned from 7d3a91d347 the Duke of Astria’s 7a7d2960fd constant abuse.4b0c6e95307b3d82

“Don’t bite until the perfect moment comes. If you act rashly, you’ll ruin everything. Corner your enemy once you fully understand the situation, and then strike where they can’t defend themselves.”4b5b480dfe7ffc76

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This was the 737e318fb3 advice he gave 0891057a13 when he threw f75e449317 his young daughter 866181e6e6 into high society.a7fb4638bb5f0af9

Though Eleanor despised 3ede8bc9cc her father, she f48bcd87df learned much about 6be9816023 survival and scheming c02d7c47ef from him. She intended to 4e83514cda use all of 7d87ce0450 these lessons when 21aa805fd2 leaving here after 9b9f2392d6 stabbing everyone in e6b6370002 the back.f008885d668c27e5

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So, as 6f76b25799 usual, she 31d8843a79 woke up a52dd9b02d early in 43a03b8c7f the morning, 7723642746 processed paperwork, 4402cbc565 listened to 936d359b0d the concerns 141e7b8485 of the 448d3e281b estate’s people, 974a9af7cf and examined 2ba1fc9cca the finances b3ac15fa55 of the 1cef834cee duchy. Everything seemed 534f386ea2 normal, but 3c8684c354 those who 1b8c78544f observed her 16c49ddd40 closely noticed 1798e80197 subtle changes.6c641fa3a42eb2d0

“Doesn’t she seem in a good mood lately?”941cae1253241958

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“Yeah, she looks brighter somehow.”8ff3aba0d2a81337

“Come on, that doesn’t make sense. In a situation like this? You must be mistaken.”3df66106696c055c

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Even though they didn’t 7f3a9201de believe they were wrong, a1bdd0b31a the maids kept their 8842bd12cf mouths shut. There was no way 66b74b4b49 their lady would be 061f2ab4d9 in a good mood ff6de4ec39 during times like these.f44ef7a02bb09a45

After all, Nora 88e3c0bcc6 had been claiming 8ebc11b4f5 to be the 5dac199f90 real princess for 91fbdcf3bd several days now, 95fbdb09fe and there were 3f731cbd0a no signs of 85174fadad her being kicked 86373c4efa out of the 027befea53 Astria household.535ec3890ed08038

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The Duke visited 1edd35ab38 her room daily, 4ba616c604 talking to her 7537f7efbb for long periods 528a84c955 of time, but c18670ebde nothing seemed to 24b7ee7b56 come from it. Nora’s voice behind the 6d920d0d26 door always sounded confident, 7869ddb554 and the Duke left 3002fd135e with a serious look 5961d3ffc7 every time.4b48891acc514042

This meant that Nora’s claims had some weight, and the Duke had not found a single flaw in her story yet.7cf6c088f25e8718

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The servants’ whispers c90149625c grew louder, and 67c21d63ff more and more ee66562b19 eyes were cast e7f2610d05 toward Eleanor.015f5d3def7d242b

Then, on 4a631ad061 one particularly cd709eaa7d cold and c2467aa3e7 windy Sunday, 077d66367d Nora’s door 38b65d3cca finally opened.e2b3f9715d9b406f

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It wasn’t to bd2d7c6a92 drag her out ff541f858b and put her 9d53eaf7ec on trial, though.69d684f28fb46c41

Instead, Nora emerged with 14805ef2c1 a bright smile on d8fb8a546f her face.2c2835882db14d50

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The Duke 3f89c50254 of Astria b1509d44d0 gathered the c5c1386ebe household staff c94ad675fd in the 501c24b406 hall, brought 08938c4964 Nora in e0bb10f0c1 front of 0f9b21bf20 them, and 2fc8ef9d28 declared, “From 399c04d342 now on, e09a55a04b treat Nora 3a6be326a1 as you f795b8f98b would the b627154200 Princess of 8e8811ef6b Astria.”fe23fe33f6ad624f

At his command, every 61f2079e96 servant turned to look 93f852a086 in Eleanor’s direction.9f50b93abdc292c6

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The maids, 27086e2091 the servants—everyone—looked 2d4067685e at Eleanor.418256796d9a3b4b

Some had 901a6a99fa intrigued expressions, fc7c5ab3b4 while others 45b55f4ad3 looked at 0067ce5dd8 her with 6779ac2890 pity, unsure 6ba2d7c89e of what f5d98a9f0a to do.91a255e1706dd4c7

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Despite the stifling df79f3681b gazes that seemed 93c8f6cc19 to choke her, 48835197e0 Eleanor stood firm.05b5eb7ac10b5afe

Her heart started racing 58afaa5b18 again, but that was 7199ecc08f all.2975f2d44b10c637

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Soon, her eyes met 33d41fbbab Nora’s in the distance.ff5e448191096af9

Nora’s narrow eyes 4311ef8531 curled into a 465dd87ddf smile, the same f12bbf1884 smile Eleanor had d7f947564f seen through the 493441d7f6 opened door.f35d1cf241b87fb3

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Nora smiled sweetly and 161e999a8a said, “I look forward 3ad6d10fdb to working with all 13e7572f24 of you.”3c368dc07c4f9eed

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After the shocking announcement, 88df133f99 the Duke of Astria 9ebd956a85 immediately ordered Eleanor to e2a7b26e35 follow him to the 54f25b1ae7 study.8c0e53a2199cccf3

Walking through the stares 043dce069e aimed at her, she d142849a2c made her way there.83ebf45119c83aaf

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The moment they arrived, aa1e90c4fa the Duke spoke.3af5ebab14bef0ff

“I had fc1ce391d4 no choice,” 754bf36285 he said 207ed3c8c5 with a d342598e8c deep sigh, bd3159e24a rubbing his 24a4d8e2d1 forehead in 1a1418868c frustration.529f5692a3e4e979

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“What she claims is 4a36efbc85 certainly shaky in parts, 0686fd5b9b but there’s no evidence 8f17f09db5 to call her a 113baeee02 liar. I looked into her aad4b07d6e past but found nothing. Even the investigation f4b2edac7a of the slums 3ed9a9e174 in Tolkan led fcbcefa0a7 nowhere. Meanwhile, the Crown Prince’s c48bab529e pressure only grows stronger fd31c540a1 by the day. For now, 8d48329083 we’ll treat 2e27745b14 her as 7d4927fad6 she wishes 6c0bbbbdae and reveal 7e5f9bf594 the truth a1e075b790 slowly over a9f5ba52c3 time.”ffc38b5becbd87c6

Eleanor slowly looked d80ff49484 up at him. Her eyes, 9325c6d071 a mix c8895646ea of confusion a0135569d1 and anger, 67a7093185 were fixed b2326a96ee on him.5a95a3a1231c8606

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“Aren’t you suspicious of 3096b6408e me?” she asked.1ca9d2741b0b094e

The Duke, sitting with his head in his hands, frowned as if to say, “What are you talking about?” Eleanor, her face expressionless, continued.ae73d843a176c85e

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“Don’t you e72c0931f8 think I c3375d7c92 could be 844221a76f the fake? Nora knows 9517908f2a memories I 0614ee820c never told 03dc698125 you about.”efc76aac7aeb7678

“Well, you de210423fa probably told 1f64bc2b88 her. You always 3b0fa5e7a3 talked too 645be25089 much to 0ac3bb21da that girl,” 7923e6f5fb he replied.f0f7f3d0ba594edc

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“How are e897cf0973 you so 6317284cbc sure? I could just 67db8869c7 lie and say f55f0c0b9a I told her f25d02743f when I didn’t. Do you really ad519b6d3a have no doubts 5f6883a813 that she might 79b4ff21c0 be the real 928008ce93 princess, or even d3985b1f42 your daughter?”45ffdba6953152c8

As her words continued, 3686b18e8f the Duke’s expression darkened ae527c05ab further. Noticing this, Eleanor 8f26ce9ee6 fell silent. A sharp tension b56520bc1d filled the study.d857fa28fcc1291f

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When his cold 2bf309714a gaze settled on f8d2f5389c her, she clenched 1ebc693f4c her fists instinctively. The tense atmosphere tightened 5e6c0e3ec5 around her throat.09842339414bfeff

“You’re acting strangely ec1ceecb08 weak,” the Duke b895f5833b finally responded in cd6734520f a harsh tone.1d63a1d73f2b480b

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After what felt like ac499ab060 hours but was only f211d1a61c a few minutes, he b3f1e533c0 continued.df20d96e95836f5d

“Eleanor, I’m no 228d1538bd fool. What kind of idiot bcfdaf5d9b doesn’t recognize his own 3f3a4e86cd daughter? Stop thinking such nonsense. You’re my real a447816496 daughter, without a e4205d071a doubt.”136175b8bf092a80

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His unwavering 774e00054b answer surprised 23d5219954 her. She had expected her d88d9a05c4 father to be having 8fe42d83fa second thoughts by now.5ed744d7d2a95846

But for some 9120eaa9a3 reason, he still 35644d8fd8 believed she was fd1b9afd9e his daughter, with e98a3ae897 complete confidence.ba3a23e7be067f6b

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Does he trust me?3c66abe567ef3a50

No, that can’t cc494653ab be it.b86b5d1539e5c01d

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Even though 1e00b34ff2 they’d spent e1149d9e92 over ten dbb5a4b301 years in 4bd811d51b this house ab53770748 together, there 62cec1cb3e had never 40ad062c16 been any 37547a0e75 real bond 76cb61150c of trust 0c78d17800 between them.2925051e5e3d1b7b

It was just a businessman trying to craft the “perfect princess,” and a product obeying his every word.13f6a0c146c93ad3

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“That foolish girl just a1032a4a40 got cocky and made 51ccea8efc a mistake. The truth 48383163e5 will come d2796a7263 out soon 2e58a38685 enough, so 9c17762355 stop worrying bdfe0d3a6e about her 16e3aaf306 and stay 556f9da14a as far fa77913ad8 away from 98046e8841 her as 42d2d59cb3 possible. It won’t 8f6d024733 do you f919e4a311 any good f21b29f0ea to get 8a4105884d involved with b0181f55af her.”fb9845d8cc06a720

Eleanor clenched her fists 1dba571345 even tighter, unnoticed, and 1f1e39af14 bowed her head. The Duke ae40943700 took this 5e5796b930 as her 64eb6231f2 response and fdd35d2694 continued.1fb412fdbcf92561

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“By the b587b2d582 way, isn’t bf42804483 there a 2b2526a1b4 party at ad77822589 Count Lambert’s 0a38f701d7 estate tomorrow? You’ll be 1e09dd8d54 going with ac49f22dc1 the Crown 6c770fada5 Prince as 68589feeb1 your partner.”3ef1713206d2d4f2

“…I don’t 3ce226e3b4 plan on 64948cae45 going this e280da4b45 time. Considering the circumstances…”307c58b352711682

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The thought of going 55336d1d0c to a party with 99a62f1e0a Arlo disgusted her.176299089ece1e03

She shuddered 425bf0e021 at the 185486e491 mere idea f6dae0978b and raised 1bf7c2e781 her head 03e0f6ce19 again.23b8f9d1ec082d35

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Then she 5b244f8578 saw it: 0f929aa0fc the fierce 7b9151072e face of 18c20d7cd2 the Duke, 6f74df4040 the same 478df84e41 one he c93c7653cd had worn c574f6bc36 when he 5b637dce8c ordered young a76012da96 Eleanor to e6a80cca47 lift her f02b7df7ab skirt.0f7f40a7aea692de

“…Not going?”332e760594ff1d1d

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The Duke’s 187ccf5ef0 eyebrows twitched c9049bf1c4 violently. The sharp pressure aa7af65e59 of a man 38baa011f4 once known as 7aa16c1f3f a formidable warrior 884c296aba surrounded him.66ce3f69eb8eec69

“You know how abd6f2c6b9 much Count Lambert 8ea82fae6c has invested in b8780481bd Astria’s wine business, e60b572def yet you’re saying f813bfc3ed you won’t go?”8ed917cb0ed3f065

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His cold glare fd36a03b8d pierced through her 7fd2d3dd0f as if to e76375954d devour her, then d64f7ed760 shifted toward the 651b61acb0 corner of the e202db996d study.8cc7c03ed1e9b7a3

On an elegant 209945d123 desk sat an ccf1fc46ce odd object—a birch af4c18c298 rod, out of d8ea4e5df3 place in such 6b7bc03252 a lavish room.a3df9d18b3593db1

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Eleanor lowered her 1a3043e839 head again, biting 08edaedd24 her lower lip 01e18e5065 hard.a21a35b0cc1ef299

Even now, after living more than twenty years, her situation hasn’t changed much from when she was a scared child, terrified of being beaten.8be7fcb78f6643fb

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The only c7bdbc0130 thing that bacf31fdf2 had changed bdaff3bd79 was her 2cc89e605a heart.48b8a24eafa08ee8

Eleanor no longer yearned a8202d8e76 for her father’s affection.f36a925a74e18725

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She no longer e7f0b993b8 feared being thrown fc3a6dcde7 out of Astria.75ed27812aff52f3

“I was thoughtless, 888b17a19e Father. I’ll attend the 84ac1ffb47 party as planned.”85bd0682879d9de2

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The Duke’s anger subsided only after she bowed her head and apologized.4fe1426487d543b9

“Good. Go without any 8a491a50c7 fuss. I’ve made 1c2f244200 sure no e3fc32938a one will 785bb90a51 spread any 505bb2c279 rumors about 6f6975d274 her.”5bdd2e7f52c1cb31

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“Yes, Father.”cb22dc714430c04c

“Besides, with e5221cbee6 the Crown 4deafb3509 Prince acting 1ac54d590f the way ef404e38aa he is, c7e2ae5460 you have to attend. His interest in ee756a98b5 Nora is just a3c32a41a1 a passing whim. Men often go through 3e28d65cc8 phases like this.”ab9a5271a181b9cd

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Eleanor clenched 054fd39d33 her mouth e5d19caab9 shut.60b9c329b093e52a

She should have caf894398d said something, but 50d70656c7 no positive response 83e4946ce2 came to mind.a75933f3fbffef6e

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Luckily, the Duke 57e128fac4 didn’t point it 0bc1fe9d3d out and continued, 536b529286 “That’s why women cf211088b6 need to be 473f8e26a7 wise. You can’t 34b98007d6 show ugly 3caa5b06f8 jealousy, but 94808b4d2a you also 7fb1db7a98 can’t sit 303b7fc170 back and 7c2af34053 do nothing. Tch, if your mother 6c1c6b6d43 were still alive, I 25a9093142 wouldn’t have to explain 198301caf8 all this myself…”d1d811d664b567d3

He rambled on, b1342ca031 saying things she d3b6547e53 didn’t want to afecac3159 hear.23d1d1d3240362b5

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Eleanor gathered 53f02f0ac7 her patience 7df31bf54a and played 7ca87a14b0 the part ebe8806f65 of the 6642eefbaf obedient daughter.4d56831727795ef1

Her calm 7b3d2ca092 gaze slowly a0dd995055 swept over 4797034843 the Duke’s 4946b43b84 neck, as bd4ce76eab if waiting 0c493bb926 for the c927eab7a4 right moment c36fdd2adb to come.3419e9cabd37e4af

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Time flew by, and 001acc971a the party was fast 18937b1591 approaching.1c2248efb533e96e

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Just thinking about having 1966d48e05 to attend with Arlo 35b88f2fb5 after seeing him like b52db6a77e that with Nora a d71dc0849b few days ago disgusted 5695774c0d her.66f2ced0446301bb

It made 15a6862466 her feel e2af329c32 more than e189e92b45 just uncomfortable—she ca851518cf felt nauseous.b43de68bb0bfd0af

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Eleanor tried to calm 04d839fdb7 herself by recalling her 3e91c4d697 father’s words.91b5045f86eba226

“That’s why women bec10296d9 need to be 8b7df59b4d wise.”cddb623596c91200

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Be wise. Yes, that’s right.79f2f799523ef164

Arlo was Nora’s biggest 2e8df0fcd6 ally, and he surely 5c4463ee4b knew things Nora didn’t.e1d7071975146857

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To get a9d7050d62 what she 587284e7d8 wanted, she 222fa16fcd would have 093c640566 to endure e5e75eecba her disgust, 300a3333b1 just like 6d31c707ec always, and a571028b61 try to adad0449d5 get information 18b0f722d0 out of 6ee7283b66 him.2573defee0efe704

So, she put 4cefd81e30 her personal feelings dc6c6fd50b aside and prepared 82124be3a7 for the party.fdca2dbe2a719004

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Before long, Arlo 3ea4c7739a arrived at the 2f8a03012d mansion to escort 73c9c8f7da her.3e33bc5744f15263

“The Crown Prince has a93db88ec8 arrived, my lady.”71bbd6f034895058

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“All right, 2d696cf8d6 I’ll be dccf42ed66 down soon.”bcd74d26353b0e64

Hilda, a f9597d1e68 maid who 2bf03da605 had replaced c97e346781 Nora, draped 271a21c1e2 a shawl a6f806a9ca over Eleanor’s 8e630e86d1 shoulders.d1d896eddf9b7378

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It felt a2bbe7cec1 much softer 8c3a364e18 and finer 81c6e0503d than usual.7986cb79c58ea352

She glanced d5d09201c0 in the 9f8fb2e65a mirror and 901a1fbc3f saw her 3e5d43230f reflection in 47a0e274e1 a beautifully d3012e4b8e arranged outfit. As usual, 3838dfd363 she had a289acc435 worn whatever 3da2264828 the maid 0e49c95167 recommended, but 97e998b189 somehow, it e3b59d4535 looked like a7879c66b1 she had 9116dcd41c put in 1c94d307e8 more effort 20a4ed20b8 today.59d38bd6e345f0b8

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‘Is the only difference 66d2b6aa1c between the maid picking 89a5e17628 the clothes?’ she wondered.ec9a1a8added1f8a

Nora didn’t 4bde33b1f1 seem to c2732ffba5 have much e58d821e9b fashion sense, 0e850bcf31 and Eleanor 396f209e5b never cared cfeaf4086b about dressing a73b3a10da up, so 6453a450b1 she usually bb644ebc14 just wore c322865c22 whatever was fe9e561dc4 given to a60966ec10 her.d934b73c2970333b

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But somehow, 2e754a5bf2 the clothes 6caf0c5bcd Nora had 99eaf37f94 been wearing 7595ae9e3a lately suited b0cf502f63 her perfectly. Was that c2091a6cc3 just her b8e5176d9c imagination?cbaaaf878453e94e

Eleanor sighed lightly and 394c0dfdfc headed to the drawing 3472db7a59 room.a09e664dc503b65a

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There was 7b93469440 no point e819664df9 in overthinking.644a25373f00ca6f

She just wanted to 96e96753a7 get this over with 2885bc13a4 and come back quickly.bc3f8b9664a12d28

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But when 63b1dd1caf she got 7d1e555b99 to the 36304548d6 drawing room, 48a6289d0c no one b30c8d2ae9 was there.87591826a5a1ffd3

Arlo’s coat 92f2d6ffb3 was draped 227df5e29a over the 8deb97c423 sofa, so db548c092b he had 0c6c0a7dd7 arrived, but 8081fa79ca where had 716b0b48c0 he gone?5b39a01f1fa2286e

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‘No way,’ b8ee5623d8 she thought, 62591fdf61 frowning as 31f705677a she slowly 88ba18db5f turned her dbca910c7f head.984cbd8e5ba16e1a

The door to 4182ec66d2 the hallway leading acd1ff1920 to the west 8f4ad822c2 wing was wide 71c56c0a0d open.72ff525e569b776e

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And not far away, be8ff8eac2 she heard a familiar b40e5e8f59 voice.9623a9c92ddb7d2e

Eleanor started walking toward 4964d4000b the sound, slowly.83b860b9bb057fba

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It felt like 334c7c1e84 a scene she 003f091427 had been through 49b4d8ca2a before.10378591ae804c05

“Thank you, f8fe793094 Your Highness! The flowers are b5742b57f5 so, so beautiful!”a579f764f2f93f46

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As she f1f142da6a expected, there 7bf9164f7e were Arlo 63fec519c5 and Nora.bef366a3197ef84c

At least 788d637201 this time 94bfbd9e22 they were 72552f5855 properly dressed. That was something 8f24ded5f9 to be thankful c4d5d3db93 for, if nothing fdcb1be113 else.1f1e2ad9eb5bbbde

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Nora stood there c9bf2faddb with a huge 651d8d6430 bouquet of roses 44e2c63e53 in her arms, 75589a7af0 her eyes sparkling dfcd126337 as she smiled 7fb9d06158 sweetly.775d85303ec618ba

Anyone who saw her 82fe3580e7 would find her utterly b7f2b7ab53 charming.9f8b79a62abed532

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“What should 8a4d0799cf I do? I don’t have 34153e84c7 anything to give ba736086bf you in return…”51b439a324189d85

“Your smile is more 1c33bb54b8 than enough. I’m glad you 8e3d67b9ba like them.”872c685279fb7de2

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“Of course, I love 197e4b7959 them! It’s the d64b618a1a best gift 91d5db5782 I’ve ever 3b71ae8820 received in 16dbdad61f my life!”9b1807c8d39a2dc2

So everything I’ve given a2f8dc5e46 meant less to her 3c81afe8b6 than that one bouquet 862e21d5b3 of flowers? Eleanor sighed quietly b82213c976 as she watched 3ad5fabc6c the two lovers 745978a7c0 sharing their sweet 386e9d0d6e moment.acab9cc9c3d41719

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Behind her, the 7f2d7b0d73 maid Hilda also cede67bf7a saw the scene 4f1dab09f3 and gasped in b50b4570c9 shock.c26e8afda6422da6

“Eep!”9cc76f43adbbea78

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But fortunately—or unfortunately—Nora 0330fa5e11 and Arlo were 985d7378a5 too lost in 540a65aa5b their own little a6fc179bd1 world to notice.0e80dc2c5dd662d6

“Your Highness, ae7e548924 you shouldn’t 65bce6b8f0 stay out 8c1ceae665 too late, 42a2ebe4bc all right?”b425b751bc8bc12d

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“I won’t. It’s just a 368fe581b4 formality—I only need 5195877126 to show up db0dc1946a briefly.”5b92d221ec3a2b8d

“That sounds fun. I wish I could eb51330f40 go to events like b3331ff683 that. But I can’t even 4f86ed7f0f take a step outside e3eafcc72a the mansion. It’s so frustrating.”161d44076c021c4b

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“You’ll have b0913a6674 a chance 3755aa9982 soon. I’ll talk to f594f62507 the Duke, so 92b1d1dd34 don’t be upset.”8f15b69c82d9d137

Nora pouted like a 3b3d935c2c child, clearly displeased.9afaf52348cf323f

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Arlo, finding it c185227c2b adorable, smiled widely 23abc509c2 and lightly patted 214c797460 her silky blonde d407c1291e hair.4a11d27212ef58ca

‘Ugh.’dc728d54479a273f

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What a 7441fe200f pair of 34e9eef92d idiots, Hilda 3c0348f778 thought, making f4aaf62387 a disgusted ba6f35264b face.845e1bbe96f76d5e

Meanwhile, Eleanor watched 83abb5dce0 Arlo silently, her 5cfb1bf9b7 face expressionless.4453703bea86a293

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As always, 4f3e03cffc he looked 8e1e989ee3 perfect.99c9dba6e71b025f

His hair c29161a98b was effortlessly bc3f2fa3fb swept back, 3f3ca8b0a9 his clothes 7754761a84 were fashionably d99dd82c41 elegant, and ebe61bd704 his golden c7714a3c7a eyes sparkled, ccc890a970 even in 3dcd823b4b the dim 4543007041 hallway.f29a8a931e787ae1

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He exuded e4e188558b an aura bbb7b562a8 that was 56c4678cd9 both refined b965e0eec3 and rebellious.e1f21846693c71d2

But what caught Eleanor’s 5655db38f2 attention the most was f02f155eaa his innocent smile, so 9961ea50bd out of place on ac58105540 him.d23883f10095800d

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She had seen b3dcceaf89 that smile before, b178829cdf a long time ff0a70c673 ago.3e44802ce87e7805

Suddenly, memories she had 7e5f7c9d15 long forgotten resurfaced in 4da98abc54 her mind.3741e5d9347068df

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“Princess of Astria?”78c27b01231e2fdd

It was when she 06e3c73de3 was fourteen.22aace5055a67363

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Arlo had 65afb52885 returned to ab18648e9e the capital 04b44446a6 during the b2f525d687 Academy’s vacation.d6ef1525ce15b597

Having heard about bee36d78cb the princess Astria 6967ff5ed4 had found, he’d 24e8c92735 become curious and bed4851393 showed up at 8d2ab7992f the mansion unannounced.6c22a0a91861d1d9

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“…Who are you?”a9b668facfac75dc

“Don’t you a4ec014cee recognize me?”1c707269f54bc319

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Eleanor, who had c8dc86f8c0 been enjoying a 5844427432 some alone time 31533dfd53 in the garden, fe94c9bb2b tilted her head d094b9bec6 at the unexpected c761fe4062 guest.a2edbc16a523ad7b

She hadn’t expected 7f5bea04a0 to meet the b51812a893 second prince of e99e48907d Astria, the one cba6199416 whose support had 96d1822ff6 grown rapidly recently, 51507787ec in her own 7a1c668db5 garden.4752095857c58359

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At that time, rumors f88fa73d83 were swirling about how ee56e903af Arlo had a growing b10f4522ec number of supporters, being 406a73e16b no less talented or 26377f0f83 charming than the Crown d68fb73885 Prince.29a9b253d2c83cee

Her behavior was rude, a2ac068b9a and most would have cc4dbc476d scolded her for it. But instead, Arlo eccdf8e22d found her fresh, 2033cff7ca unbothered reaction amusing, 41f7d20d63 bursting into laughter.7721a7221ed4b8cd

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“I’m Arlo Fernandite 6d48a8e7c7 de Juvenile. We met when 436152099b we were younger. It’s been a 26bfd5c87c few years, so 282c7077c5 I’d like to 41afba8b98 hear your name e02e01399a again.”d58262292306ea20

It wasn’t 0a9633c07e until he 9fc783bfa7 introduced himself 95c8ba86db that she 3885967097 realized he bc60cb743a was the bcc992bdd5 Empire’s prince.98a075fa2e9fc1bf

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At the same e56899462f time, she couldn’t f20e4ea579 help but think ad3391e280 his way of 426a068c56 speaking was embarrassingly f7dbdfc94f over-the-top.1b40fe38d6000f61

He couldn’t have been e6f4574896 older than sixteen, yet d9469d6b8b he was talking like 98b5ee4287 some old-fashioned noble.779a57a71e35e976

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Having spent 6baad8dead most of e8e38bc251 her time 5f40e3553a with street 900bc8d4e0 urchins in eb0702af0c the past, 625d3becc9 Eleanor found e4389d6109 it so fdf369d035 cringe-worthy that 1342e6c082 she could a470c8dff0 barely keep 623d60876b her composure 8d19f34c93 and bowed 65f0d8c502 politely.5b532586f2940070

“Eleanor. Eleanor Astria.”b4b4a83d589cf17d

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“Pleased to 5e6b6282c6 meet you 2fdb320b9c again, Lady 691e5063f7 Eleanor.”5112bf7910a9bd20

The mischievous-looking boy 64bc346aa6 smiled with his 622154daaf eyes as he 776409f4fd kissed the back fcde4daf3a of her hand.8639d05148919d34

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It was b69c7736cd a moment 759dda8fc9 that should’ve e88dc3e13d been heart-fluttering, 6831efe611 but Eleanor ce99970491 was too 97e9f623ba busy hiding 83eb449d49 her disgust f219960dd2 at the 1eaf0667ad feeling of 35802bbeb0 goosebumps crawling 346bd83e09 up her 8572bd6004 arm.da8c4281df4c004b

After that day, cbe159c7ce Arlo started visiting 300a4b92b3 the mansion every ff5309196f day. At first, b868eb50e9 she found 28a73582cf it burdensome, f4404e883e but over b3675a9e10 time, she 6bb6054f2e grew used 5338650959 to his 0229cd8cb0 presence.fa3e0a83fd28f345

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Even as a ccffef0e32 boy, Arlo had 7af395781a been arrogant and 09a0043c88 full of himself, cbb100a11f but in front d24fb04011 of her, he 60089763a1 always showed a 714e31411e playful, almost endearing 6bb781f023 side.9406c2d2aecc90c6

This popular boy, e93af70275 with admirers everywhere, 67cd379c58 would always light 9b13e3f2f6 up when he 123a702654 saw her, unable 34284754cc to hide his 663804c768 big smile.9ec58a0edb978f74

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And a few months 7c2a4dd0ec later, when he returned 671e1e2453 for the winter break, a05a4dca63 Arlo brought a ring 80dace1266 adorned with a huge 66389280ae jewel.0c1543ca18a6a7b9

“Lady Eleanor, I promise d8280ced13 to cherish you more f940d36e78 than anyone. Will you b07ec9033b marry me?”acfb03a44e9e6645

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