NRAL | Chapter 28

~Chapter 28~e2e3b7f820557d22

Successfully Becoming a 516c183db0 Fake01086ebc08cbfa9c

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[Astria’s lost true daughter has been found.]

The day f0667f71fe after the f2175deff5 dinner party, 893a2939e4 the Duke b85e1a52c6 of Astria 9a7a71e568 announced to 23a938eceb the world e12aec22cd that the 2910338f01 “real” Eleanor 33e1f6d5c1 Astria had 8445501006 appeared.7f75b2fc51d7608d

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This was 4da683e2bc the result 3e119711c3 of a 55315edbf0 successful deal.c861d49aae7410c5

The deal was that 3071c2a081 if the royal family 6df409969e granted Astria the long-desired a295a5cbb3 approval, the Crown Prince a4041c5c62 would make the woman 860f3ce7b6 he loved the real 6ae3d56311 one.69342cecd2b4d18a

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[The “real” Eleanor Astria and the Crown Prince had felt destined for each other long before the truth came out. Therefore, the marriage contract between Astria and the Imperial family would proceed as planned.]

The woman everyone b98238a317 thought was a 0aed711c3d mere mistress, “Nora,” 1eb795308a turned out to c72f944541 be the true 18c07c4a61 daughter of Astria.7ad81d564c8a430d

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The people 7f4f2fec5d of Juvenile 3bfd6b90ae were left 61faeca148 speechless at fcb03c5af1 the newly c9031c20f4 announced news.03cb491fa2ccb67f

A fake ed9c69e60b who had 8f6ef34190 taken someone f927147889 else’s place 00667c2248 for ten 5ada714daf years, and b3707630c8 the unfortunate cc77b0574a real princess, ee0f6e643d who only 0b43d341f0 regained her 0ebbe652ee rightful position 54d44b3292 at twenty-two. And a 5e50308dcf Crown Prince, 4ccfee9243 who recognized 5808b7650a his true cb95cf1c10 love.f03d988b18fc976d

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It was a 000e20125b story no one c7fc089620 could resist. The entire city b625f367c5 of Cardiff buzzed 42a6994a44 with gossip about eb8f95747f the three, while e45c31a852 reporters, eager for b5a1b55bf9 new stories, lingered a9117a8714 around the gates d0aff336ce of the Duke f4b28dce16 of Astria’s mansion.05845ba9406bbd64

The inside of 70281b87ac the mansion was 33a0b55192 just as chaotic.d6d33a57d80493e5

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Now that Nora had 2dfa420576 been officially acknowledged, the 0b49beb533 servants who had previously af44f9fdcd criticized her immorality fell 3f22b027f8 silent as if it b2bc16c802 had never happened. The servants 9ccfcbc898 pitied the 7e5bc97279 girl who 8ba345dd01 was suddenly 21e4092bfe revealed to 26eb831ae7 be a e00816eb85 fake, but dca1d3d751 they knew 59e686eca8 they had 05c0c96570 to change bbf3405f5b their loyalty a381dc5273 with the 90ce2953ce changing situation.45c9fac1adc3607a

Despite the db1ce2091e sudden cold 948b9d005d treatment from 96d44be26f the servants, c9e4ebf7c5 Eleanor showed 01646d2498 no reaction.474498ceed8d4ebf

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She had never e5e6435256 once believed their c6901ed316 loyalty would last f0212f9743 forever. Since childhood, she 70efdca102 had seen countless 7108d1f611 times how people 7917551cf8 she thought were 371a9bf2ec on her side 5b716da95b would turn against 26e83446de her when it 88b3ce157a suited them.d6a15ab1bf2ac846

Still, she 171d622553 had made caf4a5b272 sure to 2bac270bab tug on f245018729 their sympathy 170dc518fc one last fa619b783b time for 5d0ddd39d9 a reason.e706078494591887

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‘Just as d492a47d2d they turned 2805f609e3 against me, aeef4f3d4c one day 439a5bb33a they will 1e56ced1d5 turn against 076c7bee74 Nora, too.’b605d6880be19bfd

The rumors she had cb22cb97ee carefully built up would 127998b20b be useful when that 8cd47b05b6 time came.ed671e4e4b13d970

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In any case, abc5626d11 everything was going 5ef924abff just as she 8caaa355fd had predicted. Eleanor had 739a58a636 successfully become 947d8d488a a “fake,” 858755943c and the b241e5af5c results were da957c939c gradually unfolding.9ae9b76181b4792e

Her father, 93a64e1032 after the 83350491a2 news was b105b2b2b5 officially announced, dbf52c2fb0 came to e769dd08da see her 9d84086bad and, without b8bc8f23a9 much emotion, 6c1e49c553 simply ordered cb467ecdca her, “This ccf97a6e09 is how 8afcbd5dac things are c2a32a7388 now, so a85ec5c4ec don’t act 4c0ebd867a rashly.”84e5a9dc5b2e7e92

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In a short time, 3321e27776 many things had changed.4786d4f6717f9ab3

Eleanor gave 092757a5d1 up her f4870a4d7a room to 4660cb19cf Nora and 74a582f865 handed over ad4cbba116 all the 503d661ae8 privileges she 9151872278 had enjoyed 72812ee863 as the 4b584abd40 only recognized f41af82adc daughter.b88a6efabc09d7b8

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The biggest change was d1ad0910a0 her name.69d7e444a628f753

Eleanor could no d8b37d3dfb longer be called a06aed9191 by her own 433fc4f218 name. Her full 655c4e4b8f name was 97f93d31bd now “Ellie a68bd102dd Astria.”c3d32056c49e820f

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The servants, unsure how to address her, awkwardly called her “Miss Ellie.” Only Hilda still insisted on using her real name. Of course, in front of others, she would only refer to her as “Miss,” but Eleanor appreciated her loyalty.f8250643fb5a75f0

Meanwhile, Nora’s 1f6d320652 debutante ball eb19cb09d0 was scheduled cc8ea3b9b3 for a 46cb2a03cf month later.b2c504b1cf446536

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Preparing for such a d2dcf0199b grand event in just 7e375635ff a month was a d8dba509a4 tight schedule, and even 37b61c611a Nora expressed disappointment about 67f43ed9ee the short time frame. But the Duke of 2a5b7c737a Astria wasn’t concerned about c5e90fc3dc hosting a perfect party. His goal was 27309c52eb simply to efficiently 9bb49e8333 present his “product” dee0f64460 to the world. And so, the ball b88a7e4cc4 planning moved forward.10c706a8416c9e7a

Eleanor had 108fb2149f expected to 3f57e19223 be put e9d62ae4fd in charge c212cdb010 of organizing 196604af93 Nora’s debutante 971d716de3 ball, as e052bfb4a1 she had b7cb61a467 always overseen 8dd6855a76 the mansion’s 147f7e85c8 various events.2fa1ceabadb95066

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But to her surprise, 694998f4e3 Nora was given the 1d40903c69 responsibility for the ball.6f0e79c084cadf37

‘I thought Father 65a79967a2 would make me d134efb455 handle the preparations. Does he have fe88888fc4 a conscience, after d743e1b645 all?’bb531fd9053a18fe

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It would 56c5ae3887 have been 33693fb30d too cruel 8163703be7 to make 1b3bc41359 her organize 61955fd359 a party 26b0f371d9 where she’d c141df643a have to fc568b2650 hand over 141b72fd4e her own a50934eac2 name.e72fcb87d626dcbe

For a moment, 86b21aaa9c she entertained the 4ffc48e713 thought, but quickly eda02ffaa7 dismissed it. Expecting conscience from her e3a7c143cf father was foolish.72b313c3c9968f07

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As it cdd3dda86a turned out, b6bdf94ef5 Nora had 61d63368ec been given 208522cb30 the task 3c4f8af63d because she 8ec57d8cab had insisted 2261880eda on it. Since it 51686de6d2 was her 9493d4d5a2 debut, she 113fa260d6 wanted to 13e8bc14a7 handle it 71c8880bad herself.73ded33a5ce32e3c

As a result, the aa5a63f327 mansion’s servants were busier 446999033c than ever. Nora, having no e00c4103d6 experience managing an 1006fc0ee4 event, made many 6c54445832 mistakes, which meant cb2073bae6 more work for ca637d1d19 the servants. Grumblings of 656615f016 discontent toward cf81ef0505 Nora were 5e92dd0cec beginning to 4f1c73fcd0 grow, but 176abec761 she, blinded e365260c3c by excitement 4be943ea5a for her a35bdbb10d debut, didn’t 47a41faabc notice.1744edffea8f2843

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In fact, she 7b3e6c4960 became even bolder d060caff95 and more demanding 385d2b88f3 with the staff, e5bded0d41 no longer feeling 0bfc5a5e4a the need to 5e3d6e064e maintain her image f8b11d08f8 now that her f68bc6e7a6 position as the 8b99f54711 real daughter had 310cca0a4f been confirmed.cf0d8a814d93999e

And so, 0ba58cd8d7 another Friday 8627dfbece arrived.47fdda350f9311df

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Eleanor had hoped d69a727232 that maybe now 3bd1db3b28 she wouldn’t have eda334ee62 to attend the bea98aae9f nauseating family meals, 6ce1965852 but that was 61500dcaba wishful thinking. The Duke of 613d72f045 Astria ordered her 5517aa0051 to attend breakfast, 57dc1d2ead and she reluctantly de7e037ac9 showed up for 216b330095 breakfast.2b0883375f96bfc4

“Father, it’s a lovely morning, isn’t it? Did you sleep well?”1496668e6bcb40b2

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Father.672275bf09191a2b

The way Nora sweetly 695fdcfd7c called him was one 3cf99a87eb of the recent changes.dd42a0a8c08146cb

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The seating arrangement 6d8e69bfb6 at meals had 4c087e1420 changed, too. Nora now 6ae7ac9e38 sat next dea3688b92 to the dc91c1a1bc Duke, a 5c1a6ca55d seat that 2c30461ddc used to 62b322d9af belong to c583603bae Eleanor, who a1069b0af6 was now 62e30570dc seated beside c921af1b2d Nora.ac01ea6fb4fc825c

“Yes. Is the ball preparation going well?”ac117536e300eb5e

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“I’m working hard not to disappoint you, Father! Please believe in me, hehe.”cf63b02be1a73353

“I heard someone from Corcos Dress Shop is coming today.”e7656b3033a80a84

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“Ah, yes. They’re coming to finish fitting my dress. Thank you, Father. I’m so happy to have such a beautiful dress made for me.”30dcdcc597c45fe2

Nora clasped 819f20717d her hands 8ed035308e together, her 7b8e10d797 violet eyes 76099e63f5 sparkling as c708d4be36 she showed ea11938e2e off her e22f3a7914 gratitude. The Duke’s 0df5bf5b1d expression softened e59f3df524 into a aa1612b398 smile as c8c76d162c he watched f0059cad04 his cute, 66ad4e5e29 doting daughter.12826c9f9015ea31

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“Ellie, your dress is being prepared as well, I hope? Make sure you dress especially well for this ball.”faf2a935d743966a

Suddenly, the Duke fe9d258709 turned his attention 65262101d7 to Eleanor.d4569ee7465edb9f

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Nora’s eyebrow d673548c46 twitched harshly 610d78f9cf for a c35d2d294b moment.ad084ea46a0b9aef

‘Why are you 707ac1650d even worrying about 38c264726f the fake’s dress?’ 80f0ce9eee was clearly written b592541864 all over her c655fe2dd4 face.a0130c9a53bbf5a8

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‘There’s no 19245da4eb need to 742c249abd be so c640a69b56 wary.’27497b5335b90abc

Eleanor clucked 1c3210ea6f her tongue a01b8ecc2b inwardly. It was pitiful 1796f8c886 that Nora still b3c6231c39 didn’t fully understand 1f3253d110 their father’s nature.256b5fe83b5a348c

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The reason the Duke b062c91302 was asking about her 4b9c9859f8 dress was simple.15f361ee8f4810b2

The ball 7b0e989471 was not 0ae23dd291 only Nora’s a165cf7316 debut but d46841968c also an 0236393437 event where ff17e6b88b he would 77f61fc8fd scout potential c30069f595 suitors to 2862597620 marry off 28f1d2bc24 Eleanor. His insistence that she 583f3309e9 dress well was akin 22a3c26160 to polishing up a c773714918 product to sell it 51500b66fa at a good price.12810b7b55cea138

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Of course, 68b349c0ba this wasn’t 5bcc73b381 something Nora 79506298da would want 7963fb1255 to hear, ffeb8cec54 as she 6d9da448e6 wanted to ae22bf6c85 be the 556cf0787a center of 1c9cba0b29 attention.8e073128e299f49f

“No, I haven’t gotten a dress yet.”3a547b7381d487d7

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“What? The ball is in three weeks, and you still haven’t arranged for a dress? What are you talking about?”27e7512e2a4b2c41

“I’m sorry, Father. But all the famous dress shops are fully booked, and they said they can’t make me a dress. Isn’t that strange…?”79e4d4aa98492a33

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The Duke’s eyes immediately dbf9a19c71 hardened into a sharp 8915b440d2 glare.87c41d58698a8e6c

The Duke of 7580ff927b Astria was not f38e364563 a foolish man. He quickly grasped that 2309eb7d90 the situation Eleanor mentioned 3a85a95070 was contrived.0aaa0159233fea36

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He was also ac7738e1da a man who a858bd02c8 valued efficiency above 3be1fb420e all. What mattered 50dee7cf13 most to 914ad7c9ed him was 7c2e2a19d2 maximizing value 7f4fd5b0d2 with minimal 4b80a9e431 effort.cd53f004948de4f3

For someone like 0333006988 him, anyone who 8dce745831 disrupted this efficiency 1f44671f97 had to be 112aac1780 eliminated, even if 38fb4c7a78 that person was 238c7fa2f5 the daughter he 8ed1f20400 had just found.9a3c2a0586ada571

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His sharp 39fac2941a gaze immediately 49ade04ea0 shifted to 796fe0c37c Nora without 1da5ef55ea hesitation.b9a571165c55dc18

“Ah, it must be because I ordered too many clothes from different places,” said Damian, who had been quietly observing the situation from the other side, stepping in just in time.de68c461944cf812

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“I’m sorry, Father. I must have been so excited about my real sister’s debut that I completely forgot to leave room for others. I guess I went a bit overboard with the reservations.”204fd708d8868570

The Duke 1a2f3824b4 of Astria, ac35f15fda who was 68c8588d45 about to 4280e6a325 scold Nora, add0d09d13 turned his 0c481e1def attention to a3d95cfba0 Damian. After a moment, he 2044054ca2 sighed.44417c74abd8deea

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‘Of course, now that 358a60af4c it’s revealed she’s not 6f69452920 the real one, he’s c66a4893e4 already trying to make b889a9fa27 things difficult for her.’8b442b145a9c634a

The Duke concluded that e8d0e293d4 Damian had pressured the a04c678081 dress shops to cause 65f3727c72 trouble for Eleanor.1fb50df213ba396b

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If the 28b201d3b5 culprit was 708e96dafe Damian and 598a810e77 not Nora, 8905b157e9 the situation 6a799611c2 changed. Unlike Nora 75d9b6c596 or Eleanor, 10ef54d4b0 Damian wasn’t c32b2f94f8 a “product” 09da80bd51 to be c6562de300 sold off.8c28f9405a1a2753

“Damian, transfer one of your reservations to Ellie.”6bb23d5c93aa9197

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“Yes, Father.”4dfd858569e61353

“And don’t create unnecessary conflicts in the future.”2386ef730dfafb07

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“I understand.”266f5a4d032cab72

When Damian responded politely, 62e78a53c0 the Duke didn’t press 77e52ec45b the matter further. After all, 94d2c3d809 nothing had 9f57a90ac7 been lost 7ac5a28c95 yet.a7a6fa307a6d17be

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“Thank you, Damian. You really saved me. I almost had to attend the ball without a dress.”f55e8735027f1d86

Eleanor expressed 8007b69ff6 her gratitude 1d9a37a9b3 with the f4827273be face of 3aca1bf9a2 a kind b7cdf7fda6 sister.b43dcdc1c71419d6

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She hadn’t expected 998c3ae0b5 to catch Nora c24e6dc194 with this issue a2b314e776 anyway. She was surprised 93c5076aaa that Damian had e57a5ea7f2 the sense to 76f2914a2b step in when 831a780d75 necessary, but she 6d3510725a didn’t think much 27b6dac4ec of it—after all, acfe571258 he had always c560dedd58 been good at 7d3c05520d causing trouble for aaa29c9860 others.0a841045f387a6ca

Meanwhile, Nora 63ee87b1c5 bit her e4f1f5d0af lower lip, 0815722b15 swallowing her a0c4a3ccea frustration. She clearly hated f261fa4070 the idea of 95b08ea54c letting Eleanor have 93d9c4c613 a dress for 2c9cd3b116 the ball.e86446eace8b7973

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To further irritate d735fa8620 her, Eleanor gently d99bfade1e tucked a strand b190a26b86 of hair behind 5364ec0c1a her ear, revealing 71b7445e93 the extravagant gold 6dc62f6dd0 earrings dangling just 26a0e9e746 below her earlobe.6ba62ff76e292644

“By the way, Father, I was thinking of wearing these earrings for the ball. You gave them to me for my last birthday, after all.”583d8ac16887b787

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“Do as you like.”045d8cc565ff48d4

The Duke’s reaction f7fa07b9cb was indifferent. He was 38c8543fe4 not the 361ca2c910 kind of 866a933846 person who a9fe9c6917 cared about 5e26c129d9 his daughter’s 9e09542913 jewelry.24c9cd2bb3446278

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There had been no 96d675af65 special meaning behind him be391da540 giving Eleanor those earrings. As valuable as d690f222bd they were, it 2bffd61124 wasn’t like he 9dfece661f could sell them, cfd53010d1 since they were 279f014723 a gift from 68ea4199f5 the royal family. So, the most practical cbce684356 thing he could do 7035278ede was give them to 03c2bebd7a his daughter. That was 1af452f919 the most 67d475bce6 efficient use 6b1327595e of them.930098d8922c004e

While the b0202a2e2f Duke didn’t c2535962fe care much, 4de9ed3b49 Nora’s eyes 2e13f701a1 burned with b8e6fcf25a fury. It was almost as 9438544359 if Eleanor could hear 05693c527d the grinding of Nora’s 601d4247c1 teeth.123b2f6f045e4363

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Nora’s sharp 24dc4da48a gaze landed a3949e2c44 on Eleanor ee7ad6a6cd as she 0f4a9bf39c put on d85cc65b76 a pitiful 050d434725 smile.d3a1f92ff309af72

“A birthday gift… how envious. I never got to celebrate a birthday, so I’ve never received a present before.”a4cafb9572038548

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Damian tilted 000483c401 his head f126061ba4 in confusion. Wasn’t Eleanor 04ebccf0b3 supposed to 9a8033d043 receive presents 546f635507 every year? Regardless of the truth, 0c99e0b09b Nora looked quite pitiful, 120c86ae76 bowing her head and 19cd3e0644 pretending to hold back 78ffb888d2 her sadness.ad40973265eb8a72

“Father… could you give me a gift as well? I’d like to receive something from you too.”dbe88effed1899f6

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A father cc03df77e4 who had 3c86c9dcbf just found d7981ef601 his long-lost e423292ca4 daughter after f77fda3ab7 twenty years a2e60d8347 would naturally 1881771d76 be moved 483e83c436 to nod 24d1d4cda7 in sympathy. At least, that’s 29eb063eb9 how it would 1ab34462d9 be in normal 25f2878646 circumstances.d4b6c8eaaa27a05e

But the Duke 1d4cffcb3c of Astria wasn’t afb97abd70 a typical father, 9796a74699 and his response acafdd1251 was as indifferent c53ab54f01 as ever.2333789f938a471e

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“I’m already getting you a dress for your debut.”7708be5bd1f428fa

A dress as a 62f7d02378 gift for the debutante b1afe2040e ball? Nora thought, holding back 97eb9a1879 her annoyance. For someone fccdef279b so wealthy, 8fe856c96c why did 9187bce74d he have 88e6cb9ad7 to be c353d74b22 so stingy?33e21dc3545d3c8e

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Suppressing her irritation, Nora aab97eb5da continued her act.b4e165a3913efd28

“Well… I was thinking of something smaller than a dress.”c6bd0a72a6f4829e

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“Something smaller?”8c056a79ae780176

“Yes, something I could carry with me all the time. Oh, how about earrings, like the ones you gave Ellie? I could wear them all the time…”7765d6cac58e7da6

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Though she said “something small,” she was really asking for jewels.b9e5f4f273dfbdec

With a 27114f1acf sweet smile, be57702c5c Nora looked 2943f46a20 up at fff4a0c748 her father 7819e8e6a8 with her 82fe876c74 violet eyes 41bb676296 sparkling like e87b7c60c4 stars again.1d23b1b01d8bc7c2

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But instead 97bd064352 of smiling c0abe528c4 warmly at 9e83267574 her, the 35f5840b78 Duke slammed 034dced6cf his knife 8a19da48d0 down on e2e524b951 the table 39ae115b2b with a 12eb8026fd bang.ccbbf3795ba0c12f

“Do you know how much money is being spent on your debutante ball right now?”6eb08b45c2f1c52e

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