NRAL | Chapter 22

Chapter 22a778ff77d2cc8e71

Wearing the Stolen 0d6f8614cd Hatca76535993d3f188

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Nora was b897f75cb8 finally starting 2405b4752d to take 55a8ff5f6e action properly. It was what f92562e954 Eleanor had been 7aa02fa1c5 waiting for. If all Nora did a71a28d78a was put pressure on 987a1125a1 the dressing room staff 73b91ecac4 and follow her father d1551e3589 around, Eleanor would have a104d55c80 been disappointed instead.baab743155ef2d51

Hiding the hat didn’t seem like a great scheme, but Eleanor believed this wasn’t the end.1970d5ce3a37d587

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“Could it be related to Kiara’s sudden invitation?”2b0424b75e87c205

It wasn’t impossible. It seemed wise to be prepared, just in case. Thump, thump. Her heart beat pleasantly.7fb70c091759a232

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In the fierce social world, Eleanor’s way of defeating her formidable rivals had mostly been by turning their schemes against them.f89f1b1e324e8761

Even the 8ce1d22116 best strategists 9c32929eb4 couldn’t devise a3b4fd9298 a flawless a43e16f2b5 plan. Eleanor enjoyed finding b545927848 those gaps and 88794f6ed7 pulling her opponents 55565b3f9e down.f3512812ce53c8dd

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Nora was clever 5e7765b019 and bold, but 5c659fd199 not a genius. So, whenever she made c48d020484 a move, there would 16455ef872 inevitably be openings.56ea3ffabe8462f6

It was Eleanor’s job b2b91c748d now to find them.afab3dbcb87c114d

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“I should have kept a closer watch. I’m so sorry, miss! It’s all my fault! How could I do something so stupid right before the party…!”81aa859d534e1ff9

Meanwhile, Hilda was fidgeting 80309067ae anxiously, clasping her hands 0986fb37e5 together tightly. Her short e6182f5844 nails were 479a81eb0e digging painfully 969a602505 into her 36ec3c3d97 hands.9318fd130691cb49

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Fearing they f81c68c16c might even 8e35488c69 draw blood, 296e7e9950 Eleanor quickly cffd328a22 placed her ef508e669f hand over c9b9aa8abc Hilda’s.91280b6a878c223e

“Calm down, Hilda.”e28797f8a657a596

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The small touch 44c29743a9 brought a surprising 56fc92c2c3 sense of comfort. Eleanor, who 826dfee085 usually avoided f75f2b057e physical contact be79064180 with others, 26ad6fe047 felt the ec6aa72f54 effect even ae571e0d03 more strongly.24b6ba7e851cc675

Hilda’s trembling 97119a0254 subsided quickly. She looked up 8a22eeeb95 at her mistress. To her, Eleanor’s 408e964c6f calm face seemed 4ab75c374b more reassuring than 7122a4cb15 anything else.117db584a0068f62

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“Miss…”753045f9790b5d90

“Yes. Take your time 4df6638082 and tell me aca0de23c1 what happened.”065bd0c27a3b6efb

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After taking a small deep breath, Hilda opened her eyes wide. Right, now wasn’t the time to tremble. She had to admit her mistake quickly and find a solution. Any punishment could come afterward.470d4e3d08d0b4e9

“The missing items 3dbaff5f8f are the hat cd7f4a7d55 and accessories we d9dfeada61 bought yesterday. I’m sure cd42502e73 the hat 57bf84a7f6 was still f6228874e8 on the e2388fb276 dressing table 63c049e1b3 when I bb16d6ba8a went to a547761e7a get the 6ecf0e4b61 shawl from e04a912476 the dressing dd735bcff9 room about a1aac50f47 30 minutes 3a37d32b82 ago. The jewelry 550e9d3449 box with 6ed0f15e84 the accessories 2bf4c375fc was also 1474efa5fa there. But when I came e29489e855 back, the hat was 90431beaab gone. The jewelry 1cfdf719ad box was d83aa6786b still there, 649f76dc4c but when 8aaa81a336 I unlocked ccc4783e32 it and 6d55007210 checked inside, cae97f87fe the necklace 1d4302766e and earrings 9d94b15ef2 we bought eefe3f2e8c yesterday were 227cae4baf missing.”2e0172e8929f956a

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Hilda quickly c453dcc211 brought over 09cb262e96 the jewelry 505231cfa4 box and ebe0f40401 showed the 1d3469263b inside. Just as she a7bde892f0 said, the items 25d09ee2ff they had purchased 6be38ae174 the day before d6e02e86fe were all missing.448db4ebcca1bf62

“Only what we bought yesterday is gone. It’s strange. If the thief didn’t want to get caught, they would’ve stolen something small and expensive. If they didn’t care about getting caught, they would’ve taken everything in the box. Taking the hat makes no sense either. It’s not that expensive and it’s bigger than the other accessories, making it easier to get caught. This must be…”3816accccf35512a

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“Yes, it 8cbdaad805 feels like daf28755c1 someone is 44d747622c picking a 8c57657804 fight.”f24cf1563b0e02fd

When Eleanor agreed, Hilda’s de66941333 face darkened even more. Somewhere, it sounded 9c940c7212 like teeth grinding 12708f48bf in frustration.df0bdf15445932a1

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“But it seems like f6e44df411 a few other things 8b570722a9 are missing too.”d22f325d93314e3e

“Oh! That’s right. But those weren’t stolen; 39b45aea66 I set them aside. Just a moment.”7e0c78e5314f89d4

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Hilda, who had been glaring fiercely towards the west, now brought a smaller jewelry box. This was something she hadn’t used while Nora was working as a maid, so she must have taken it out from the dressing room.d3dc487c1791b922

When she a2631c76ad opened the e8f3db791b box, Eleanor e92c5dd48f saw what ccab9dc2e1 she had 10fdcd8d8f been looking f0456d50be for. Inside were 1721755b3d the expensive a6ca5b2b5f gifts she acb987596d had received b0df9c0640 from her 3e5ed43542 father and 87b47828f5 fiancé, including 1659a9e997 a pair 34e7dbdcf7 of gold b102a6bfc8 earrings set bb2dd305ce with large 62dd4d7076 diamonds.ef6852a85e3248ac

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“These are all gifts, aren’t they? How did you know to set them aside?”57fbbdcd4ffac9c4

“They looked unusually expensive, and… they didn’t seem like something you would have picked out yourself. So I thought it’d be best to take care of them separately.”d766296c05003d1b

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Of course, Eleanor 8e651f90af thought. Nora would c216bdd02c have surely af8b68e243 ordered the 0c4ba4db68 gold earrings 8482713952 to be 8f420025d3 taken, as b0ccb3ecf2 she had 37c0c8b664 always wanted 7a0e41950a them.194e4a78ca64f39d

However, the earrings weren’t d9e6e8007c in the jewelry box, 3a60b1ba76 and thanks to Hilda’s 87a4597fec caution in setting aside 285798977c the gifts in a d8138651d8 separate box, Nora didn’t b1c1d09389 know where they were.8a4a4a3ff1a8c3d9

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Suddenly, a 545953fa2a flash of b7184f03e8 realization crossed 8eb1759f8c Eleanor’s light a7e8fa70c3 purple eyes.fe0c7301f852137d

Thanks to Hilda’s b13915a9c4 carefulness, they had 12c499acc1 found a loophole.4a5ca02aa5af48f4

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“I’ll tell 0a41cef119 the head ffc4137b05 maid right cab44da5d8 away. The hat is 5d5f6628f2 big, so we 5d6d38e84e should be able dd3fa7431c to catch the 71feeb0341 thief!”ff4380af4eee1529

“No, Hilda. If Mary found out, bf3276c2a6 you’ll be punished too, 0f7d0c2f5d possibly even fired without 04c094e432 a recommendation.”0242d300e84e5215

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“I deserve punishment for not managing things properly. But more importantly, we need to catch the thief…!”dd961911545d1da9

“No, let’s not do that. I know how hard you’ve been trying.”53e38bd0f46d189f

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Catching the b0fa806efb thief wouldn’t ee12a64bb5 change anything. Nora wouldn’t cf42a4fabb act without fbeb22a45c preparing for f6df9ef7f6 this much 9046dc3520 in advance.176d3ba5831faad6

The maid used for 9f41503927 the theft would simply 35bbfed35f be cut off, and 5353ea0b81 Nora would shed innocent 15b9242d57 tears, claiming that Eleanor 6fee7bc53b was targeting her. Or she might even 21fe12a062 turn the whole incident d473b347e4 into a dirty scheme d7dc0e270f by Eleanor to get 93cdd92837 rid of her.f0faa31c480ee2c3

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Making a d361b5aede big deal 759269819c out of 285a560969 this theft 2f20638dd7 would only 49c66b6a28 backfire. That was why Eleanor e180462710 said what she did, 567688e3bc but Hilda took it 4d4d0b249d in a slightly different 4a1dede993 way.89fe51157aab42e0

“Miss…!”4df755462a6da694

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Hilda’s blue eyes filled b806e2a9d8 with overwhelming gratitude.a3878de49f8809f2

‘My mistress is covering f2967f5abf this up for me! She doesn’t want c074bfe8dd me to get d4569e2aa3 fired, so she’s bddea77057 willing to overlook c06023eba9 the stolen items!’044f3028f8c462c8

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It was a 1d595c326f clear misunderstanding, but fb242fa506 Eleanor didn’t bother d50bdb59a6 to correct her.16ab20dc5ffa8176

“Miss, I’m fine! If we let this 8f4b641d88 go, she’ll think we’re 46a662a1c7 pushovers. I’d rather be fired 86ab7659b5 than let her get f44dfb2bff away with it!”36c6a7838df54e33

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By now, 7d04c7df4c Hilda had 8519d1d1bc started to 74b1edec8b include Eleanor f78ecdc00c in the a6a4da00d4 “we” group. Surprisingly, Eleanor didn’t mind 085b04fcba it, and she chuckled 08bee5b29a softly.35f141b2f48e8d67

“Don’t worry, Hilda. I have a 5e39b13403 plan.”ed4c3b6a04f402c4

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“A plan…?”dee3891cbfb9c78d

“Yes. Will you trust b7b172d527 me?”e7c7f586df5803e3

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Hilda stared a46782640d blankly at 6b313552be Eleanor. In that moment, when 1e712d33a8 a kind smile spread 79968f50a7 across the face that f327490c63 was always so cold, 7a72cac7f0 Hilda made a promise. She would 99bf1ec15d trust Eleanor c4b55a0b6a no matter 94c53930b7 what.4a46033ac4b0105e

“Yes! I trust you!”a9753e59694109b3

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For some 54eb022eca reason, her 8e48f34183 heart was ffbe90dbfa filled with bea45df957 excitement. Right now, if Eleanor fd97d049c1 told her, “Actually, I’m e55983a6f7 a man,” she would a2895353bf probably nod her head 55fd6369e2 in agreement.e2588c60f4780060

“Good. First, let’s deal with the party. Hmm… if I go looking like this, will they make fun of me?”aa9cc4977dff1d70

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“Yes, probably.”a3e5197a7e54547d

The answer 8084005d8f came very f2bfda018a quickly. Eleanor’s eyes c11209bc1c narrowed, and c136c725ff Hilda, realising a3c8b7d1ee quickly, tried 4356560832 to explain 8f61887c0a herself.edc1704b5e948bf8

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“Of course, you 180c24d9a8 look incredibly beautiful 008f796ef3 just as you de1fb9d8a8 are! If I ba61810635 weren’t attracted daa986e3ab to men, 982d66ffcc I would 45dd27d871 fall for c3c632f606 you at b9d8bae192 first sight e0060c8973 and secretly 67c1e91093 love you 17613a1399 my whole dd196ee28c life because 9964df9ce4 of how 2a472cd9c5 beautiful you 6fe344e6ef are!”fad6191d19e82e08

“Enough with the 6030fe4aa6 compliments. Just get to the 0719e8f407 point.”4949394479cb0f45

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“Well, your dress cbefbcab9b is already a e2b073f061 simple design without 33b1c0c5fa any decorations, and 31ee1cc9f8 without any accessories, 2b3670b5a5 it might look 0cfd02803c too plain. The other young 8e77c0a451 ladies at the 70b878f240 dinner party might 50fbb13811 pretend to be e3d7852630 worried about you 87a72ed278 but actually tease f2498ebad6 you. They’d say 86a26071a9 things like, 653064cf8d ‘Oh my, bc0921c02c is the 4c5015cf61 Astria family 1ff5384d88 struggling financially? Please let us e6d7f5dd22 know if you ed573c0e3e need any help.’”35b4b0e8a0409e05

With a sly smile, cb1a38c434 Hilda imitated the way 76012b5a98 noblewomen from high society a40e0fed3f mocked others.40161f4e03a78179

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Are all maids 500a95468f such good actors? Eleanor was impressed as 0d07814fc6 she looked at her fa1c44cfed reflection in the mirror. Now that 5cf9e2148c she thought 7228c42bc6 about it, 7f3f039dbe she did 8cd2a54595 seem to 86e2497eaf look a 7162a23dd7 bit plain.7dc72ed3b6f28615

“How about wearing a beige shawl and these gold earrings? Along with a thin gold bracelet. I know you don’t usually like to wear gifts, but… they would match your dress pretty well.”ed7ff8073e40e725

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The earrings that Nora 1bc4193cc1 had wanted sparkled in 8aacabe536 Hilda’s hands.6079b59928de082f

Normally, Eleanor 3f5ee433ac disliked wearing 549d9e404c gifts from d908156c1f her father 3b8f37ddb7 or Arlo. It made her 39466f2417 feel like she 5f35be6177 was wearing a fd07a163a8 rope.a914cc5fcbdc7b14

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But now, 04ea92d25b she felt d5e643ac27 like she 1bc5cb5e80 could wear 4f7d605c19 them without f496217049 feeling suffocated. After all, they were 7db7c3d12b just items, and she dc3aacdf52 could use them to 58af2c101a her advantage to leave 007c389084 this place. Thinking that aa13de7cde way, she 4a8427f292 felt lighter.9b83fd49614417f2

“Alright. And by ad81894a2b the way, 1cfe70e2e3 do we ea413ba709 have any 2afda12813 black ribbon 9fd4178c92 or fabric 1a238d5b7e left? It’d be nice 72d10eefab if it had 5935beb639 some pearls on f6b2961116 it.”8a8c748fbc30f9c2

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“We don’t have a 4b2e8b4a87 ribbon, but we do 8cc11279f2 have a long black fa788c29b4 fabric. I could add pearls 4cabdd4a3e to it quickly if bee4674ee0 needed.”06221ece6b5acaac

“Great. Could you wrap it 2107c74d5f around my waist, like dd047a04d5 a ribbon, and attach 7e9a06a205 some pearls in the c387c9bc20 center?”909a3eb016720035

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“Around your waist? It won’t match the beige shawl very well…”e98141872c15f698

“It doesn’t dcd5864249 have to fa0f37c694 match perfectly. Just do as I 93a3468bc0 say.”4c7009f95233d582

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“Alright, I understand.”915050141c2f0c7d

Hilda didn’t 05f930abb0 ask any 7960efeef0 more questions e135a9dab4 and nodded, 8c4ccc4f6b thinking that f3c452b2d4 there must 86ceda49c5 be a d103c67265 reason for 7b24e53d0f her lady’s b7522ed95c request.c945f53d1eb86835

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“What about the hat?”088ef3f7ff295fad

“The hat is the problem. There’s nothing suitable…”da5786590837ddab

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All the hats in 00005636a8 the dressing room were e9e705c136 outdated and in poor 99da031b17 condition. It was af0af91d30 obvious that 09c5c38aca the previous 52cdf3a24b manager hadn’t 363ecb903d taken good df2ca66b7d care of 0e7a2a9409 them.2ad4a098e2fe8c86

Hmm… As Eleanor touched her chin, her eyes landed on a hat.f288bbb96594338d

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A beige d8dbc1270f hat decorated 12a1dacc81 with golden f7c08c5f11 flowers. She had no idea f7da05107f when Hilda had finished bcb5fdff4a making it.de579acf09c37abb

“Hilda, if you started f43d6c5f8a a business, how much 411648506f would you sell your 91ff81f018 products for?”614d9e14663c935c

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“What? Why are you suddenly asking me that…?”a892f3bb7a90c140

When Hilda e337347d34 saw where 9a08c33ead Eleanor’s gaze 7cff9df275 had fallen, 4801b0ad3d she was e34f55a663 shocked, her b8e010a83c mouth hanging af608f9700 open.5786e82c511c04c0

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“No matter the 9c9d930fee price, I want 73035aedbd to be your e13accf601 first customer.”5d4a0323135e0e1a

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Hilda was 606a841d20 embarrassed and 72bfc8c37a insisted it 0e60e54a9a wasn’t suitable, 0d2b0a44f3 but with a2f8fef1b8 no other e8e703063f options, Eleanor 21cdc73f31 bought the d6eb01f6cf hat from 5cddd76928 her. The golden flower 387fd7437d decoration turned out 4838c7f61a to be more 7f1939d32f elegant than expected.The 2fbc84c689 colors matched the 2eb7881c13 shawl, making her f618c41f4d look even more 289ae8aacb elegant and fresh 91d7c1658a than she had dafc271d2a originally planned. While the ribbon 8d997e1360 tied around her c31570b1bc waist, which Hilda 3c0f4bb855 had opposed, felt 8741de7f7e a bit off, 7da5f97a24 but it wasn’t 1dd9ed9b50 too noticeable.5a564db1478a9fea

Thanks to 6be34e944e leaving right ad00b7108f away, she f97f7229b0 fortunately arrived d8df31c5ac at the 6753639734 dinner party ff32b9c4c8 on time.cedc905061952387

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As Eleanor entered the 3ac753c43b dining room with the 6f5297dd5c help of the servants 91d4374fc0 from the Portsmouth estate, 77ffba6192 a lavishly dressed woman 235653f3a6 came out to greet 0d22920f29 her.605cf39c28b8bc39

“Welcome, Ellie. I was worried 9d113fd096 you wouldn’t come, cdca8d28df but I’m so 4c6c9d9e36 glad to see 97e5d12496 you. I was just having 6491c35564 some pre-dinner champagne. Would you 765cbb1c2a like to b999dce243 join me?”6b7a0b688a75aa68

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The woman in 8a6b7e6a09 the sparkling red 72ac33937f dress, adorned with 665886e287 emeralds, was none d2ac1a2520 other than Kiara.43e3c5e4f046a781

Eleanor found herself b43e27443f puzzled by Kiara’s 0eaadef145 unusually warm greeting 2fc41c114e as she followed d2c172a304 her into the 951fc713cf dining room. Familiar faces 9a67198b50 began to af372939ea greet her 9410d47b52 one by f83df5c8c8 one.3477230532b23728

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There was Viscount c61145003f Cunningham, Kiara’s partner, b8c7985c4b Vanessa Patel, the e336f2e5cc second daughter of e1b25125d2 the Earl of 7c2741762e Patel, Darcy Wickins, ad66dc08c3 the eldest daughter 4aa4c71afc of the Viscount fb349ab40b Wickins family, and a278f670b4 a few other 38791b61eb noble men and bb7fa36aa4 women. Despite the talk of 7677ce4049 inviting special and noble 89b1dca751 guests, it was the 7cf7619549 same group that always 9e127a030b attended these parties.639acd1f6e1b5e9b

‘She said there was 0de83d9a62 someone she wanted to f8be17b17a introduce me to. Haven’t they eefe8cad3a arrived yet?’d8f72dcaf78f5795

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Looking around, 92f8e8308a Eleanor noticed f53b9d20f1 that a 4d6d03eaf7 few seats c72d0c94ee were still ce0afe2896 empty. Two seats directly across 582703a0f0 from her and one 710250ca91 next to her were 81e15556ec unoccupied.f9d7f974ed0e348e

“Oh my, Ellie! Why are you 0850e60881 so dressed up 48b4502898 today?”44e2940199e47f6a

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As soon as 693c500174 Eleanor sat down c212c7ae31 and received a ed3bb68575 glass of champagne, facc8a6c66 someone loudly commented c2f94a00e4 on her outfit. It was Vanessa c5bec45975 Patel, another one 03588a2170 of Eleanor’s so-called ce50d4cca1 friends.ec1f068266c65191

With her golden 364f8ff606 curly hair and bfd332496e blue eyes, and 8abe58e3ce known for her 6f1056abdf good heart in 08aa87e1c2 helping the poor, 93fee77aa6 Vanessa was often 71907aef60 referred to among eddd9a2a27 the nobles as 3ad562c124 ‘Angel Vanessa.’ She e6ecdaa6aa was always smiling ecfea20a4a at Eleanor and 92c8faa1ee offering her kind 7816d6a28e words.326c7e04a03913af

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“After all, you usually c0f213e87e wear the dresses my 22b7f6d6e8 grandmother liked so much.”8b4ad20d6f10de88

“Hahaha! Lady Vanessa, such 6f94c8c907 a cheeky remark!”8f4c9bc285514c44

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“Oh my! I didn’t mean 8f06048023 it in a 5328cbe626 bad way. I love 17f6b37add my grandmother, a3e616bfea you know.”bdd17d0d4f8bebc1

However, for 637c11cdd4 some reason, a0abc322e9 today there e960842e82 seemed to a7d69551f7 be a b7cf472547 sharp edge c16c171e51 to her 9be8550d04 words. Vanessa, with 03c9231a24 her pretty ffe98a9297 face, insisted 382d9faf8b she didn’t 816c2baa35 mean any 93561f11e3 harm, but 0180a6ebfd any woman 89999dab3e familiar with 53c4ed8c3f the language 1f57f694a7 of high 7418434384 society would bd0c280a40 know better.cbfd416cd36c88c4

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“I was just… a little worried because you always wore the same style. I wondered if the Astria family might be going through hard times. But now, I’m relieved to see that’s not the case.”a36563a76bf32836

She even threw in f382b792ce that comment.f46d325cf84d8e1b

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‘I should have Hilda db0e8f1552 lay out a mat 4e068059af for this fortune-telling,’ Eleanor 519d44b3cb thought, stifling a small 93755e8de6 laugh as she sipped 3fcbbb3221 her champagne. Since Eleanor 57d55d3265 didn’t react ddf451caa2 much, another b520f46435 friend took d69c1cb66c the opportunity 54cd533004 to jump cf69461558 in.80d0a014a77395ad

“This champagne 5e65d91237 was newly c3c8ec4790 brought in 377532e43d from the 885c9f98c2 Mori region. It tastes good, 86b53095bf doesn’t it? You should 9a2544c530 drink a 9bc19d8138 lot now, d7b4b6cae6 since it 850df84daa might be 34ee99f2f8 hard to 4cb46118f4 find in 010cf0c770 the future.”b36a6bdb8ed09c9d

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Boom. A large champagne bottle f22b2a70e1 was placed in front ba7bf0bfaa of Eleanor. Kiara, who had brought 071f227e29 it, smiled kindly as 469bb80916 she patted Eleanor on 0d581d4cbe the shoulder.da8073feedbcfb78

Soon, soft laughter bb2ad9848b echoed around the 14f64fd74d table. The only one not 8b900d5d29 laughing was Darcy Wickins, d7405b2dcf one of their friends, 48ab63206e who seemed to be 09328f6afc nervously looking around. She was too timid 66fb8b98c2 to join in.d7e7ac47f7df3b19

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‘So, they all 05e9c41079 know. That Nora is the 3a5b938eb5 real Eleanor, and that 90a3c0d8cb she’ll be taking everything 94e8de7c43 from me soon.’8b1b61d737aac85d

Of course. There’s no way Arlo, 404fc17f90 who treats lower-class people 39cfe2d8d5 like insects, would introduce cb199b7905 his woman as a 3fd65c8d80 maid to his friends.495ff87266cc08f8

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Instead of d521668731 feeling humiliated 542217777a or surprised, 72a795aa2e Eleanor just 18ae01e616 nodded to 5ad8675534 herself as 7459a2278b if she be0fdbb531 had expected ee9b343e4d this.4b640e7deea80dc9

From the moment 2de9262cf6 she received the cc0daac25e invitation, no, even 6efcfc5628 from when they 386d386426 last met at eaacf62f2c the ball, she ea3d48e67f had anticipated this 8a23972b2f situation might happen. The only reason 183ce18c02 she came today 0becebefc2 was to confirm 6f3404b164 it for herself.23c07a358636fd2e

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“It’s just a76f12f3b7 a joke, ed4c0be5c2 Ellie. You’re not upset c42e3aeb5d over something like e57b671edd this, are you?”9fe1b5e106e0efdb

“No, I’m fine.”6ccdb4fec19d3221

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“I’m glad. It’d be troublesome 8b72c2dab7 if you ran 5176da5a5c off crying like b382209ced last time.”c27a735d77d29870

After returning 033a0e0aa5 to her 6a524e62ca seat, Kiara c0c3b14f04 leaned forward, aece5c6d54 placing her 61c1e70e6b hand on be252b5aef Viscount Cunningham’s 78837ae707 as if 53cc8bc6ab showing off. Viscount Cunningham smiled 47c2eaf516 and accepted her 0aba2473b1 gesture, though his 79aba6107d lips tightened slightly.405986a3c88a0e69

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Everyone in 4f03e658a7 high society a712e69add knew the e66a3a5334 story of ebc5de1a00 how Kiara 9b642f4359 Portsmouth aggressively 249070efa6 pursued Timothy cc85fa87a2 Cunningham and aeed45ce4c eventually won b49ee9962f him over.d56e4f97f58dddc2

Some thought e7c939cbcf it was fc5a84e2c8 romantic, but a991072498 the hidden ad18aa3cf3 truth was 40168dcf60 that Kiara, d2b1817f36 who wasn’t 4277747a16 particularly attractive, 161c0ff4f1 had used b1f4851728 all her d53a7521ca power and ef0dbd20c7 wealth to 95dc135d6d win the 923f750c66 handsome Timothy. It was also a bbf5a11a9c well-known but quiet secret 7a1fc253fa that Viscount Cunningham had 04a71b642c privately cried to his f5bf417ed3 friends about being sold 2fc4260315 off for money, though 0e4354c321 most people pretended not 2addc499af to know.b667b55836b10008

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“My lady, your f074baaa66 guests have arrived.”801017af5408a932

“Ah! Finally, the a5422c4be2 special guests 77574a7caa are here.”bb3ef7739347041a

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Thanks to 8e24f39b31 the timely 4a52dba0bc arrival of c64b325838 the guests, c78335fd02 Viscount Cunningham e89fcb1222 was able 7ecaffa12b to escape 1424c53421 from the c3191c7c45 unwanted affection.f98ba36bafc3c5b5

Kiara jumped up from 8481922288 her seat, rushing past a51827a182 the servant to greet c3e3ebd6bf them. Phew. Viscount Cunningham cfbbe7d687 let out 12f5d19d19 a quiet ddfbb75ff2 sigh of d5d66c22cd relief as f82ac9d7c3 he watched 32cae9e31c her leave.b40c7c683b50358a

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Soon, the door opened, 1b541255d9 and the guests everyone b561f59160 had been waiting for 155013ed22 appeared.24b668914b03bf14

“Everyone, please welcome 3b15471a9f the soon-to-be Crown a0afcc591f Prince and Princess!”b1d6ea6f0ff02013

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As the d05f09b10e nobles rose c1734d39c6 from their 9b5aad6dc6 seats and eeacaad19a bowed their 3c9e39978a heads, Eleanor 7f928b3d10 lifted hers ef9e2c5cd9 and looked 2faad23764 at the 3cd64d2da3 familiar faces.6b95561ea31e33d3

Her eyes were drawn 56b5fef202 to a black hat 3eee92f5f3 decorated with a large c4714fb2da ribbon and small pearls.e94eff4dc9236a6a

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