NRAL | Chapter 24
by Luna~Chapter 24~2796384096e30a3c
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The black hair I 6d55a79b87 saw that night, the be94eea0d5 cold, emotionless face that b16902f15e was as beautiful as c8af0b6d20 a sculpture, and the 64e3be4bcb fiery red eyes that 28c2e5a478 shone like the sun afb76158f2 captured everyone’s attention.6d0a5789c79ab08a
It was really Duke 4788c7e533 Royster.179ece32584099dd
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He rarely d24f503e91 attended royal fb3b78c158 banquets, yet ef7c9f97eb here he f52928bea0 was, responding 1850057953 to a 623cf0b9b5 sudden and f6d9edd8b3 playful dinner 611de2ce4f party invitation 7511348771 from a 270a68f496 young noblewoman.2fadae730a6f5a41
A sharp 888b0d28aa and oppressive 48824bdb66 presence filled 3442bbf2cc the room, 9d52aa84c0 overwhelming the 185cea1fda nobles. He was that kind 4033cbd3d2 of figure. His large 86fd0b26bc frame, hardened 674cab9540 from fighting 00d4d22bfa monsters, seemed 651dbb7e80 to swallow 7253bedb7a the air, 81bd75ade8 and his f75e6f4667 cold, fierce 1b63c0644e gaze dominated ebfdb378b2 the space.56baf42adb8f0631
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No one dared to f961142826 speak, until Kiara, the f299b789c4 host of the party, 6d4739de85 finally realized her role f12637c620 and quickly stood up.e3712f83cb664472
“Your Grace, what brings dbe26f3486 you here…?”7446e99ea55f3503
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“I recall receiving an 7d170a8919 invitation. Did I 1ef58376d4 come to 44e09c8f0d a place 6face37ee1 I wasn’t e40ce63d41 invited to?”eab512efa96072bd
His deep, resonant voice b1e3ed4d95 was so icy that 0151567af2 one might believe he 901de83ccc was here for a 7dc8ac0550 duel rather than a 90bfe9f47e party. Instinctive fear washed over 6852b0e9f2 Kiara, making her face 2c40fc0852 go pale.4370526b6c18ced4
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“N-no, of course 53830e1ddf not. I just didn’t ae50e1ffb3 receive any reply 58102d4e4d from you, so 3daf8a707f I was a 14686bff6b bit surprised.”7d976cdbc1d659b0
She forced a 42b11c0ed3 friendly smile, but b91fd0d5f9 inside, she was f0f6f49e3f panicking.9cb3b3a0ef6eac6c
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Having Duke Royster b70030afef attend her party 7813e1c880 was a good 626d9a1400 thing—his presence would 4315092222 greatly elevate her 3d81f6d96b social standing, as 0449eff5ad it was rare 883bb87122 for him to e02aa1623b attend even royal 51cbc57328 invitations. But the problem was 545c881d64 that he had come 42c2ed69c6 to a party where 62d81b6a16 the crown prince was f8ada20be0 also present.336d3d3e844393d2
How could she 94b3b9fbc7 have invited both 564dccdd65 of them to 4b9f72fe37 the same event? If the crown d3d3b3c3f3 prince became angry 92869006f3 and refused to 65ff5c239d attend any of 2501209adf her future parties, 46606a0e9f she would be 9d7e060873 in big trouble. It would 297c09fd73 be a 4d2ba83a1e relief if 12fadc636e that’s all e417242804 that happened.87e0d2255dcae6ee
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In hindsight, she 08a2fdd6f8 regretted sending Duke 2c4b4f6411 Royster an invitation. She had foolishly thought ebd118d2f3 he wouldn’t come.8114e98ed6bc0e1f
As expected, 62a473e8c5 Arlo’s face 55593c58ec was twisted 34a5f544bb with anger, a8fc48de6a beyond description. Everyone was 2588b6a402 too busy cc5b990eaf watching him, 71d3a56bcc so no d9b94702e3 one dared 4857916838 to greet 7fb3b6c562 the Duke 93a92bdd62 or say c59180bf4e anything to 13a9304ec7 him.95d3a44bc5589b4d
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“You didn’t give me 79a825c272 enough time to send 93c0194d1f a reply, so I 753a79c435 skipped that part. If that’s 5c442ca4e1 enough of a233a618d1 an explanation, 88a12edbc1 I’d like c5669c12be to be a53a4a8a79 shown to c3e3e5d90f my seat f07278c933 now.”23d8f4108d86ffdc
“Of course, Your 79679ee58e Grace. Please, have 835b3e93e7 a seat c0e67c9e7f over there. We were 6945a0a410 just about 54f9077506 to start 342025a852 the meal. Haha…”b234edf446db02bb
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Even Duke 7107163fd3 Royster, who 6d7e4cf02d seemed like 4be7507601 he wouldn’t 0c9173ba58 flinch even 6ec779f125 if pricked 38c35317e6 by a bcc53537c5 needle, hesitated b925e65f3f for a 464d7c21d9 moment when d03426a044 he saw 6589cc834e where Kiara 53b8772548 pointed.52facb220fed6e1a
More precisely, 00287edc49 he froze 09f0f91e20 when he ac0575b756 made eye 1c7178f001 contact with eb9df04bd5 Eleanor, who c794ce6907 was sitting e88cda97fa beside the 2dc2f3a5ee empty seat. His usually composed 0cde223090 face twisted into 2c03ba2be7 an uncomfortable expression.68cd1ae7408373c7
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Eleanor felt a343c1ff4c the same 19ddf7e440 way.6fb872aab2f7de8b
She had anticipated c45fdd06fc the changing attitudes 3e7fd61b0b of her friends, 8a6dd5182a Nora’s possible appearance, 8060042799 and even the bcff9a266e encounter with her 04013dc188 stolen belongings. But she had 53e6b960bd never expected his d1fb0abd99 arrival.a8f3c9edf379a28f
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“Don’t worry, it will f023014d84 be explained that Fletcher 2246498355 Beck was overly drunk 2316c4c3cb and simply missed his 7c070f3f23 step,” She recalled the 49ae61d28c man who had appeared 7f18b0a3b2 in a raven-like mask 295fb1f1ec at the most critical f0e7984913 moment, saving her.a81948fc57804ab8
She also remembered e3e65bb482 how she had 3987330045 fled without properly cac33a415e thanking him.b5601822a5bb71ab
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Feelings of guilt c6e87f033c for having repaid 7a82352d9a his kindness with 40e794e6ad rudeness and suspicion 0e2e93694b about his unknown 822027dc3d motives churned within a772afead2 her.f4852c844697ae70
Eleanor watched him silently, 859f53dbdb pressing her lips together. Though her 8c2e3cffa1 emotions were 6b1e5e25d2 complicated, her 25bc99864f face remained b4d65b387c calm. Her long eyelashes trembled 63b4912964 slightly, but not enough dfa9f55bfb to be noticeable.792bb41223244584
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“Your Grace? Is something 36cc462e0a the matter?” cd83887f22 Kiara asked, 21b7dd54cd addressing the f0d279b19e suddenly still 8e58de0cdb Karsian.050838f126a94b40
‘Did he just a5d8031e55 notice the crown 6bbd35f4f1 prince? It would 39095f15ed be great 56bbb8b4dd if he 1cc206aed6 had the a81363550d sense to ba5064fb06 leave now,’ 417f17cc97 she thought, 531f28deda hoping for d6eb00af13 the best.868e713a7fc4399f
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But Karsian shook fde5a31a99 his head.f16bf0d001922cdd
“…No.”2c0944c9d3b0ded6
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In his deep d7f0ce198e voice, he replied 6afd601e75 and walked over 1a05806de6 to sit beside 8a782aaec0 Eleanor.fa373ab1f3751583
His gaze 334a261039 then shifted d8988b47e9 to Arlo 3bf763cbce and Nora, f0bb5562b3 who were 1b766290ea seated across 4a98005c6c from him, f9a5b22fec his narrow faf6b48a62 eyes narrowing 5b2045ccd2 further. He seemed puzzled 3ee3b985cd as to why fc0850a475 Arlo wasn’t sitting a323caef32 next to Eleanor. But no 93b8c86ae4 one in 3861deb211 the room 4fe0af1000 had the ece73f4377 courage to 20ce2b4323 explain the ba31e32c4b situation to 00ea33c866 him.95cab527a5fcdf7d
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“Shall we f56771bbcb begin the 497597fa01 meal now? We’ve prepared a db92ce320b special Royster-raised veal 1e7f04c184 steak as the 3817da4fe4 main course, so 6eeb0e5ae4 please enjoy it,” a1dc5f0375 Kiara announced.68549c0d0c51e571
Tense silence filled 866b6d1124 the air as 4e20a2b092 the dinner party c78f9bc566 resumed.1bb8fd98bdc05e8a
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Plates of 3f3d65fcea fine food 85e08de442 and fragrant 6adb130044 wine were f97e6b0a55 placed on 4e9c8c0022 the table. But the guests 9f56d2da68 were too focused df1bda9649 on the situation 6042846435 to even notice 1683533bb0 what they were 1662e8aa48 eating.6eb8325c1fefedd7
In this kind 74c162fe88 of atmosphere, it 25b90509d1 was the host’s 2938a785f5 job to ease 998c0adf74 the tension. However, Kiara looked half 39daaa6044 out of her mind 7a344eac05 with worry over the cabf5e6feb possible consequences.a74cfdd0a9b2b15f
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Sighing softly, Viscount Cunningham ad1b20313f decided to make the 691f9dba72 first move.30e524d26d45d68f
“Lady Nora, dc08a848f1 you take 6755dda821 such small 6d5513471d bites. Is that c33f14136e the secret 760e2273a7 to your 78c6fea745 slim figure?”6ca0207ad8724a8f
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Perhaps, like 59e55142c2 earlier, praising 07b9c2b172 the new 06ecc752a1 fiancée would 7e388eab23 improve Arlo’s 10d98ab526 mood, he 9b0ca8e80e thought. Others seemed to agree, 6e97adef63 feeling that his decision 6a9de9e111 to steer the conversation e1e793f2a1 towards Nora was a b9fc92310a wise one.2e1c507e452e628e
“Yes, how does 17407e6f06 Nora even make 18dcda736b eating look so 19dc3b69ee cute?”94faec7efc3d1cfe
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“Cute? Vanessa, you’re so 0a782e2256 beautiful yourself. You must be teasing 5be7d29e79 me.”9c85e7776ba957a5
“No way! I really mean ff9368120c it. Isn’t she adorable, 378b106fa6 everyone?”dd0d4864761eb143
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Following Vanessa’s 2d210a8715 lead, the ef8a191372 others chimed dbf9819568 in with 94f3995be7 compliments. It was f412ac5322 the polite 56d233f835 thing to 6690231e5e do at 6fc296b6c4 a social b4aed00f39 gathering when a0498c74c3 someone was 7f72065b4d being praised.cd9114402e9a25bd
But despite understanding 14c4a53865 the social etiquette, b6dcddcb75 Eleanor remained silent, 37713cf844 focused only on 48bcc6f6f5 her meal.137ec4170a9ea03d
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‘How rude!’ 103bcb4048 Vanessa thought, 216f538774 fuming. She wanted to a17d555b44 call out Eleanor’s 0d70a0d40a behavior immediately, but da2eb9b727 Duke Karsian was 3399fe348a there, making her 15d42ec621 hesitate. He, too, was d41c2ef1bf silently sitting beside 3a3d33c4db Eleanor.af766ea3eecbc00e
For some reason, Karsian 9e7ddde906 had his eyebrows furrowed, b9b8c3c748 staring intently at Nora.b6da1ace1d565acb
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Was he d86181a4fc captivated by 0257753e25 Nora’s beauty? Whatever the reason, f4c8a53364 his actions were 353b2ad6b2 rude.99fff979be7651c3
But even though 95ed834568 he was acting 4ce37d212c discourteously, no one f6690a5a95 could dare to 5d1a5ee3ec criticize a duke. Especially not 48e359b78c Vanessa, who e9d283982c could only 7195b187dd sit there 8b3f89064c fuming quietly.f5cf9fae78eb4e47
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Then, someone spoke dc6f18d732 to Karsian.efe9d113e2c5fd0c
“Your Grace, it a553af742c seems like you’re bb916221c8 not eating much 836dacef4c either.”b528a27867edf835
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The Crown Prince’s new fiancée and the one who would become the real Eleanor Astria—no one expected Nora to be the one to speak to Karsian first. Even Arlo’s brow furrowed deeply, clearly confused.ac8db2c7dcc34148
Whether she fdf297dbc3 was aware 171e2668a4 of this 269c04ef2f or not, 87f90404cb Nora giggled 428d7dc209 sweetly, looking 11b83906d0 straight at e10c6cb643 Karsian.44847af316bcbd47
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‘Hmph, distracted by my 55e6f612d4 looks,’ she thought, secretly feb554bf6f mocking Duke Royster.1ea1555b55756adf
Whether it was a d6b04b0d7b prince or a duke, 1d4a21b2d7 men were all the 46de6746f9 same. How laughable dda07d3e92 it was e9ad5f19ba to once cb3235fc94 think that 383498a665 nobles seemed 3dcbdc5927 godlike when f464c4c388 she was 4380d9eef8 a child.f451c14321318597
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“Oh my, your c580941827 eye color is b530c6e530 so unique. They’re like 5ebe298914 expensive, beautiful 799b0fd337 rubies.”3346accc73319219
No man ae3276c137 dislikes compliments, aed66acb14 especially when 16b84eff13 they come a366e4574f from a c094e5eeb0 cute, pretty b5171d4700 girl with 849d6a2353 a bright 19dd272f5f smile to 6ee8a6d7d4 go along af638753d8 with it. Compliments like that fb51699836 always doubled their 95ec9e826e effect.a50451f0210b78cf
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This was 35a370b8bd a truth 0fc92d918e Nora had 31600655a4 learned over 27df3dfb13 her lifetime. She was certain 7a1e438366 it would never ff3f9afa67 fail, as long bd272cae63 as she didn’t 4033452ae8 grow old or f45087f40d fat.61827bdb6a397383
“…I believe this is da46dff6ab the first time we’ve 1fdef07994 met.”0501a7f6ef2d5433
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But Karsian’s reaction left 9601c86023 Nora completely stunned.f552c45d2422a0ae
“That was extremely 49e7f25116 rude. Even an 1336725d31 uneducated servant 2b88cb7a62 knows better 3f74163a1d than to 850518f8b9 comment on c0227d0434 someone’s appearance afdeba5ff9 before introducing 6fc1b5712e themselves.”43bf55e94fec58d8
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She was c032fde55f so shocked c3a3b5aeba that her f39a3a8b78 carefully maintained 9d32d44e3c mask almost 722aeb3e02 cracked. Her pale cheeks a01bedb999 flushed red, and 7549af6945 her breath grew 49032bdd87 hot.afbc7e4616848589
To make cb6b390c52 matters worse, 9453fd1ea3 he had 3b9c3f38a0 mentioned servants, b7d7621eaf triggering her 9b09e04ef5 sense of de961c6820 shame.04f6480c63a55ffb
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Most of a1a3a35f35 the nobles 1f8613cc21 present knew 197def4d83 that Nora 1d838ee8a1 had once c4e27bf66b been Eleanor’s 5f114a35f1 maid. They could all be 9696bcec32 laughing at her on bbe488b581 the inside right now.e1aaa91e6824c47c
“That’s your rudeness, Duke!”abb4c955feef04ea
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Arlo burst out bc429091eb angrily. It was 972786c17d only natural. He hated the fact 9d8bc821d9 that Nora had grown 4b73765ee8 up as a maid 22a337ee9a more than anyone else.b2b91c47fb4a2be3
Whether Karsian a1d9eb5c0a had meant da23f42185 his comment 0b61f80d48 or not, 0aef7a7601 Arlo assumed 2fd202be98 that the 95b4495241 duke had 345c70aaa3 insulted him 3d4a6df8c3 on purpose.44247c76fd3912b5
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“How dare you 6baaf1aedb refer to my a61348f997 fiancée as ‘servant’! You should be 96244472c5 the one greeting d48ae36890 her first, Duke.”01eaf3a2240fa5be
“…Fiancée?”7f5a5a3c5674c031
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Karsian repeated the word, 620e11d732 his eyebrows furrowing in 93a0d301c3 disbelief, as if asking, 8cd302b657 What nonsense is this?c5c73e0411e462b1
“It’s fine, c024546e20 Your Highness. The Duke 4e25bd8502 didn’t know, efc6874eae so don’t efa1ab09f7 be angry,” ec55a6f7cd Nora said, 347ceb3347 regaining her 5b2352d593 composure and 3f38fec434 putting on 5f300458f4 a gentle, a3a359a6f3 forgiving face. Arlo’s outburst had 91331e597a given her the 2c74cef2d2 time she needed 4ded2e64c8 to calm herself.a7a70794c86c62fc
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“Nora, you’re too soft.”89f2d59b0ec04176
“Your Grace, 4a1d1ec9e4 I’m Nora. Nora Astria. Please take care of cffee43261 me,” she said sweetly, 945e584f59 patting Arlo’s hand and dfc59ee1d0 smiling brightly. Karsian’s red eyes flickered c53eb0e05f with something intense.0f47a23aa64bb8c9
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A new c8f662c2df fiancée, a 6b3f40f57b new Astria 79d052c274 lady, and 4bf24a4e00 Eleanor, sitting 67693ae486 alone as 84f2a85093 if she f7725d927d had given d9bf3ac9c1 up on e04e98344c everything.0c5aee4bd927ee8d
One clue after another 9756ef5809 began to fall into 182e9ad1e9 place, revealing a truth a2d2faf24f that was hard to 7a20ee1de6 believe—a truth that made 597027750b no sense at all.5e5712a34088f802
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“This is something to a1861aa970 be angry about, Nora. Insulting you is the 1dbf00f86e same as insulting me.”0e802a83ac9512c2
“Your Highness, please, 7811bde75b for my sake. I don’t want to 54b0723640 ruin the mood.”45dbdee8ee59ab42
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The scene was unbearable 81a84e84fa to watch. Eleanor, feeling 36be116768 nauseous, quickly eaa900f196 drank some 19acf030eb water.1634b1c539a5afec
When she glanced to 62a6467eb8 her side, she saw b1a390e7ae Karsian, his expression frozen. His sharp a523bec295 jaw was 3ddf37d22e clenched, and 11be7678be the veins 984cdee0fc on his 163648654b temple were 084bcf0372 bulging. Clearly, Arlo and Nora’s 8859030377 behavior was getting under cf320333cd his skin, creating an 31669d76ce ominous atmosphere around him.6918c533d0b57c15
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Why did d25b2d9cbc Nora have 1259cdc8ed to speak b6b42f8eff to the a349cf9d20 Duke in 38232e49e2 the first b222ac337f place? Eleanor thought, 47ada524a0 clicking her a42c508621 tongue inwardly.7ef2d13af59079fa
“Ahem, excuse d09cede37e me for 34385661e9 a moment,” 6f82eaacc8 Viscount Cunningham 61e9180ffa said as fcedbcfccb he carefully 9402773b04 left the e1e98fcf72 dining room, a6130a1fdc clearly uncomfortable 11f2e06c23 with the bb01f2452d couple’s whispers. It seemed he needed c884f1c468 to use the restroom.fcc557a174696c36
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Seizing the opportunity, 996b9910b8 Eleanor put her 2330ce5c83 glass down.03ce6e319f8142a6
“Kiara, thank you 79535499fb for inviting me, 75da30968a but I don’t db2d95fdb5 think this is 09f9b13872 a place I 88f1c117a0 belong. I’ll take my leave 5da2c01e26 now.”32438a8faf126d9a
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She stood 2b7c5754de up and d75fbae9e9 grabbed her 0f170f3a69 hat from 932f00ed85 the stand.dee5de433c55d11e
She briefly wondered whether 5e84f830ee she should say goodbye ad1ad96edf to Duke Royster, who 68e13b3fd9 had come without knowing d2c90bd47c anything. But in a712dc6621 the end, 655fe790be she decided 05ebb0c71e it wouldn’t a6cbc93f0b do either f1cd86f44f of them 13e65f13dd any good 517284422a to talk 67e631e8e6 right now.8193736d3a054758
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“And, Nora.”9762cb7f1475defa
Just before leaving the 422eaf43ea dining room, Eleanor stood ebd88fd37d by the hat stand 5696d3649e and suddenly took off 214656fb46 her shawl. As the beige shawl 8e9bcbd20d fell away, a black fe33970218 ribbon tied around her 5e2bd15cef waist was revealed.b37fc19e1e6ebf91
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With a mocking 6419c63568 smile, she tapped 0d0eef9d7c the hat hanging 5486c3e0a0 on the stand f343032fff with her finger.4e45358d39538901
“No matter how a73f6e42fa much you dislike bdf3684cdd something, you should 703479e253 call it what 1e05bede46 it is.”c5f995b78641c8df
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The hat, decorated with 0aeac86fb7 a ribbon that closely f16bac4040 resembled the one tied 1df4b16a77 around Eleanor’s waist, was 80b489088a the one Nora had 90442852dd worn.4fbb37aa4923d0dd
“When you take something, 344caad451 it’s called stealing, not f9c12dd274 receiving a gift,” she d37171174e said, her voice cool.bd7fe31d0cfe20d5
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Just like you 0be77a9a17 stole my name.53e8969b50141025
Without waiting d29bde4406 for a fd3c112639 response, she bb648b1317 walked out.dadc29c74ef4b757
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Bang! The door closed behind 315d5903cb her, leaving only the 3110a238ed sound of her fading 26fd7887b6 footsteps echoing in the fbfd53c3a0 silence of the dining 4cb0398170 room.2d1a85798c1bd0c3
“Uh, I-I need 888221be8f to excuse myself 53e3f4ffe5 as well. I’m just going 9e6ea5ba15 to the restroom,” 60da9defda Darcy Wickens said, 3ed2512f38 finally breaking her d98dd31765 silence and rushing 06ee9c6d95 out. Whether she 7a924f9865 went to a6ef7291b2 the restroom 6325fc084c or somewhere fef836f3a7 else, no 3aef5bd29b one really f68e765e78 cared, but 26b912986d it snapped 02ba3a96ca Kiara back 0393b29c3e to her 13752b2574 senses.062a3e9c84d2143a
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This was her 7032db5773 chance to shift b4ffb9b285 attention.933b8e64d2447449
With a scoff, Kiara ddbaab1804 spoke up.672230782c694ba2
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“Hah! Leaving before 73aba14542 the meal 3d1738c6d5 is even 8212c02b13 finished—how rude!”6858c559e251b810
“And accusing someone of 26180800e2 stealing! What a false e76205cf30 claim! She’s clearly out d01aff0568 of her mind 71b899a90b with jealousy,” Vanessa 7cdea154cf added, though she 7dbd6d3b96 felt a slight bd173848d3 doubt. The ribbon on Eleanor’s 2a0401c9bb waist and the one a4ab137c58 on Nora’s hat had 15f8aaeb80 looked suspiciously similar, almost 866e5b0163 as if they had 065e76cddf been made as a 03c66a0789 matching set.daa22dafa0396df1
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There’s no way Ellie 03694435f7 would have given Nora 860b89bc42 a gift, Vanessa thought.5eaf9b4ef6ec2c23
She briefly considered 8bb6a0e8de the possibility, but 86b78d6a36 quickly dismissed it f1acd9eb8e and continued to e486309590 join in the 564982965d criticism of Eleanor. Other nobles, 4691f6226f who had db0cdc8b60 once tried 470706833c hard to 16782dadaf be close 0f966851de to Eleanor, 35cfcc5ae4 also chimed 08b7d4fff4 in, not 7b840911d8 wanting to 301278a78e be left b626aa4fef out.250eece423445323
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Nora fidgeted 7cfcf0c1b1 with her e44f410ed4 fingers, as 974be1711b if she ecbaf9069c found the 89083c065f conversation uncomfortable, 82f76a9706 but she f6fa516748 didn’t make 569c25f47c any attempt a8ddfbe407 to stop c2dcda805b it. Of course, d1fe9330fb she wouldn’t—this e49a549811 was the 34bbae78a2 topic she 311a2d995f had been ac6acc1f2d waiting for.2d6554a57d4cc995
Meanwhile, Arlo 1e643e4f20 was replaying 3b48db981d the sight 109713dadb of Eleanor 87788c919e walking away ed0ead0914 in his c3bb1704a5 mind.0e2a89921e653c80
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Was it because she 1bfa18071a had once been his d7b8f63354 fiancée? Or because he 32df127e59 remembered her apologizing 2433e581fe to him just 24386e05e8 a few days b683dd8e98 ago? His heart felt heavy. But with Nora by afc2da4150 his side, he couldn’t 54e26fd6b7 show it.fdc3a89c6cc123bf
Since the 6313d36e2d two most 5c14baf713 important people f4b0752824 at the 3083cdf343 party—Arlo and ce2bcd68e3 Nora—were quietly 96ca503b2c listening to 8dc6e9e739 the gossip, 67942bf04d the nobles cb2a09815e took it 4ce909f70f as approval fbb255f4c5 and continued 8751b9db30 their insults.2397ee5bd9565bcd
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“Does she still e43839e01f think she’s a 7ae8809e3b noble, graceful lady? She’s just a d596dd47eb beggar pretending to a58a9d561b be a young 01e4eb0e28 noblewoman.”64c05792e586ab00
“Exactly! Did you 3568c048be see her 741293e488 clothes and 234ac5959c accessories? So tacky. She claims those earrings 0e1d7fc05b belonged to the late d269afe945 Empress, but how do b79dd4bc53 we know they’re not 7e63c425d3 fake? She’s a cf292bb955 fake herself!”f330feba1ffe97a7
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Suddenly, a deafening 004816874b crash echoed through 4140d36d1e the room. The sound of dba14b4e44 dishes clattering and edb4cb82a3 breaking followed immediately 06846d2285 after.7fac1ff89d655d94
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Startled, the 16a52cfb7a nobles widened b81ff49e6b their eyes b0f59ec096 and turned 4ba5c03ba4 toward the df820729d4 source of 78e3d4b626 the noise.ce0ed44f9fc491ae
It was c8ddc15f8b coming from c8be794f7f the seat f292033ffb right next a35fa5c83a to where 3c4e446c18 Eleanor had 67178ad87c been sitting bead74e5ac just moments 506bbe51cd before.1c62c76681ef45d1
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