NRAL | Chapter 30

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An answer 55494a792a came that adc962f64c no one 466d374746 had expected.5d55e3b515f2b084

Everyone thought cde9ffc19c Eleanor would 20feafc354 deny it, c1f220b44c say she c3cbc55258 didn’t know 17acfe266f anything, or f3f20162df accuse Nora 997daef0e0 of framing 4f63b9d0c0 her. These were the 974c6a3c1f kinds of responses 2d3fb561a4 the servants had 11a77bd753 predicted. Nora and Damian weren’t a3321ee175 expecting anything different either.89cc4a446cf23a9f

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‘She says it’s 9cb04a0f00 not hers. Does she really think f842dbc72e that lie will work?’ac7cf36a8ac599f4

Nora scoffed.53db92621113e9d6

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She thought Eleanor, who c3d0936302 always acted so smart, d12ca9dc72 would come up with 1ca984847c a better defense than cdbc9ea201 that. It was e5f360da82 beyond pathetic—it 717572112a was absurd. Nora felt like all 1cbe3ceca0 her effort, preparing for 902d22a7c7 Eleanor’s counterargument, had been 4f8c741498 for nothing.c6d48184f189570f

‘Well, of course. She’s a 724844045e noble lady, ddf3634d08 after all,’ 774dc5b6a8 Nora thought, 1c47402db5 full of 6d27c79d43 sarcasm.930ee64ac61ff6cf

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Eleanor had grown up f1e4230c52 like a flower in bbb0284a1d a greenhouse, completely unaware e0d5b206f7 of how cruel the bf05ba414e world could be. She had no idea 3152680f69 what was coming for eb799456a6 her.24480a3759c7ceff

Eleanor must have been eb335afbb1 naive enough to believe 1801f13b2b that since Nora was e82508263b now acknowledged as the 745ff45ce4 real daughter, she would 33e62d33ad live quietly, marry some 2e1f237594 decent man, and stay 9629c57444 out of the way.18918343717846e2

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Unfortunately for Eleanor, c0ef587aa2 Nora had no 23726ac96d intention of letting ed8acdecd2 her live the 667e5ed458 rest of her 242f391b95 life in peace. ‘She’ll realize b48de75c2e the truth b790b95eed after she’s 9fd1fb5530 kicked out 4569dca60b of this 3ddd99d738 house without 8c6b145199 a penny.’c3cd8f3adc2880ba

Only then c92ddc8546 would Eleanor 1c2a142889 understand how 047f6778b2 precious the 788b130de5 life of b537f54336 a lady bf41081a37 had been, 9baeb6c05f and how 4d8ca8c854 harsh and 450e6a01f5 painful the e649182b48 world outside 71f03e4ef2 the mansion c96ba632a1 really was.ea57070dc309062e

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Nora was determined to d2b9f2c5c1 make her see that.0258f81675e6778a

“There’s no way. This earring 787c2c0b85 was the ef7a0d0c80 one Father 6654f6c30e gave you b90c150bec for your e5f803d0e3 birthday when 8491f0dccc he thought 0ae796ce3c you were 82801031c6 the real d83b745639 daughter, right?”0e9a0bb80cd88283

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Once it became cb978c99f6 known that Eleanor 1ed6972999 had tried to 5cd04b972a frame her, their 8a78e5c74f father would start f8c9d9ac3c seeing things differently. Of course, it 574ff962dd wouldn’t happen immediately, b319a81dcc but if things c572e9ff4f like this kept 99b8b175a9 happening, it would ecda8a3ee1 naturally lead to 6c50c155f5 that outcome.78ea58c6ce1bb19d

Eventually, Eleanor’s 857cb7ae0c reputation would b5185a9184 fall so 76bf8e5728 low that 36867ce67e even finding 5b9efbc99d a decent 2bc0657a3d husband would cffa522a35 be difficult, 162bfbc6f3 and the 4fff708e8a servants who 51e8630fa9 had once f9f102558c followed her db043ad5ea would all f23975d874 turn to 2531fc3b34 Nora.ebfb3100591c56a1

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Just imagining e49022e097 Eleanor losing c8d7d04f89 all her 4dad16ce66 support and cf2c1c85e3 being thrown 5008868168 out of 47e881a0e8 the house a3929c1209 made Nora’s 109ed02626 heart race b864ab23cd with excitement.604e05dc39856f4f

Nora suppressed the smile cba4ded8ae that was about to 0230096b2f appear on her lips 06045954f4 and continued speaking in 51df39a0cc a sorrowful tone.0277ec75dbc91309

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“Are you really going 5a8d15857d to claim you lost 3096e2ec22 it and didn’t even 2423efc1ba realize? The gift f0b8f9a090 Father gave 06dc5d34fc you, the 3f4cac6ebe one from 7aa50ed996 the royal e6e8462f0c family?”04cd7124de49f191

“I already said, it’s a4dbf103f0 not mine.”0367aa8124238f01

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“Oh my 9517058775 goodness, Ellie. Did you really 177d7febf4 do this? Are you 00e396b3ff pretending it 785664284a wasn’t you? I trusted you…”18bd45ce5e57a6bb

A single 16d69c42f0 tear rolled 2b0037094d down Nora’s 131d6e8485 cheek, drawing 31aae2894d even more a6aedef079 attention.d7867ca0c4e82602

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Eleanor raised 3ec801322c an eyebrow 9f80098653 and glanced eaedb87d01 around.ee51c3611be698ae

Among the gathered e1b9e4995d servants, a few 3e1a216bfe younger butlers were 613e797321 missing. They had 8832d83d0e likely gone 7c90d33c11 to fetch c84aaf25bd Duke Astria, 1f376a345c so he 65c8287803 could arrive a2449bd9ef just in a2e6daa634 time to 734706efe3 punish her 5ab3d6ef0b once the 7cdd56f96c situation reached 9446d4d700 its peak.c257aa899b42e15f

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‘Is this the climax 2f22c61241 Nora’s been preparing?’1b6d3fe938c90f65

If so, Eleanor knew 17f815b8ec she had to respond 56e2762302 accordingly, as the leading feee71fc99 actress in this play.e9b4f059484b76ee

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“Pfft.”ab3406c6b71d4eaa

A small laugh 0944c20783 escaped her. Though the sound ad52f41e27 was soft, the bdbb7bb031 room was so 46bd1eab09 quiet that everyone 80ed494333 heard it.1fbf65f9698fcdcc

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And then, Eleanor let db6ef0648e out a louder, hearty 986d3eafb8 laugh.708f848b959c7c52

“Hahaha! Nora, you’re so cute.”d7c30506458b0a1e

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The servants 8c676353b0 exchanged confused fc51202306 glances, unable d663884820 to understand 250898f8e5 what was f259adb762 happening, while 29c65598fc Nora, who d954747f98 had been 5cedde452e crying, stared 0d447ee418 at Eleanor af4694eee4 in a 3d7ac6a8b1 daze.729a3c3ba3ee9d32

“Thank you, Nora, 5ef661f25e for becoming the cce7e1946f real one in 7bcaba26c2 my place.”077bb1351568ff35

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Suddenly, the sound of aa0344d5f9 laughter from that day 2055654082 overlapped in Nora’s mind, 1e250f6f4f along with the memory 8494d0198c of being slapped hard f069aa99d5 across the face. Her face 44dfb0f3ba instinctively twisted 1a3b551aa7 at the e31b8629a5 thought.9abb50afd3e6708c

“Let me see that.”940c701c46ca9fb7

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Smack!30a7a9ab27928d29

Eleanor snatched the b73fd87e7b earring roughly from 3ae73215f2 Nora’s hand, her 19c5dceba6 fingers stinging from e9ec5221c6 the sharp motion.4795e0da3f3c925c

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“Hm… It looks a lot like mine. But no, it’s not.”799e1fc8e4c056f1

Eleanor examined the 1b153e9782 earring closely and e0113de3e5 then confidently came 53dc44b9b3 to a conclusion.521ebbd729591c44

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“Look, the shine c03771c9db of the gem e3827ba51d is different.”dee3a831718a5cf8

“What are you talking 8eca0fa9d9 about? Stop trying to 40e266c2da make excuses—”e718e42aeba335a9

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“Oh, Nora. How can 8b088c5bbc you be 046eb34fc2 so clueless? There’s no bb16260297 way the 74731ec007 royal family 9613f3fc48 would gift 30ed72eddf fake gems. This is a cf798c714f fake. It’s not a ebcdded6b1 real gemstone.”e7000015d024ff67

Everyone’s attention turned 14d75f799d to the earring.534d09a367a150cc

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The surface 4dc7613b34 of the 98c74bf28f supposedly clear 7b588869d5 diamond was 3d6aff8f6f reflecting bluish 0aaa4bd5e5 and yellowish 4ad902f4d6 light.20b499b09677849a

Now that 861a7ffee9 Eleanor mentioned 2aa3034031 it, the 6323a7a840 earring did 2fc06d2927 seem to e3572471c1 have a cc6e2c889f bit less 83ec1126d7 shine. But whether that 44e471b869 was just their 90379f58f9 imagination or because dad641a90d it really was eb24839d39 fake, no one e67f518d8a could tell.4017bd378eec8c8b

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“What’s going on?”f9ba04c0d5fce66d

“She says it’s a 9b4a0da62b fake?”e68f63a4bc014d96

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“So it’s really b7c1b7df11 not Miss Ellie’s? Then did Miss 08499d671d Nora cause all 153ebe31c9 this trouble over 0b6a09db9c a fake earring 38e70c2f82 by herself?”99b6e639b870a827

“But why is 949493b988 there a fake a5c31bb112 earring in Miss fefd4bae25 Nora’s jewelry box?”07668966e612f9be

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“Well, didn’t e2d23e4931 Catherine say a36675b6d5 that Miss a64d0a8c03 Nora really 4c2b9bf627 wanted those 9819b2f5b6 earrings? Maybe she 6dc66ca1f3 had a 75efb206e9 copy made b2d46922e5 and forgot 01bc783c4e about it?”7b059e0d049d4b10

“Shh, shh! She might hear you!”b8d87d7831549dd9

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Unfortunately, Nora 8b0bc0cb00 did hear b0c210dfa5 them this beca8e42e9 time. Her once-sweet eyes e1c1630fbf now turned sharp c8d63f4c0e and full of ff6e4810f1 anger.ed8085d1de6ab143

It was time to 8c99645bb8 make a quick decision.4cdf925ccaee9f8e

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Had Eleanor really anticipated 9bee37d320 everything and prepared a 3bc5555d69 fake in advance? Or was she just 82f2f7622d bluffing to get out 37b4968340 of the situation?73d2d5cfcee65c9a

Nora clenched her 3bb0b3e3ac teeth and glared bf3c33906e at Eleanor. Eleanor was 7f969a9f49 trying to db839d19c9 smile confidently, e347ba01e8 but the 8f1d06f021 way her 230b5ec05a lips curled bab6efc3ad up seemed 9df1ba823e just a 44d2f9e913 little bit a38ba98974 awkward.f9f091714145ff8f

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Nora didn’t f3781f7a56 miss that ad5504f6d2 small detail.15fd890e00b2226a

“Then let’s b2c317d093 call a c86717f68d jeweler,” she b9ec7b4404 boldly suggested.2e6c813b0c303573

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It was a 964127ecab daring proposal. If they did 07c9879c31 that, either Nora 95fb36fada or Eleanor would d9daa563a2 be in serious 6a2fe24389 trouble. If the earring ea6a555da0 turned out to de1f6b2888 be real, Eleanor 3a90a42e9e would be caught dac5220bcd lying, and her 02045ea5e7 reputation would take 040f242399 a huge hit. If it 84cf12a878 was a 5b0405e54a fake, Nora 9a367aeb6f would be 268fbdd5ee criticized for 5b439cddc9 causing such a8ea139a81 a fuss c8c4d0d66d over a 3a08cbb90e worthless earring.f6b4889ac44ffce8

Even Damian, 3b714b730f who was c41ef7adcc on Nora’s 03c3429a6e side, looked 36bc0a48fd nervous, his 1272ad9a5f lips twitching. What if the 19c066c95f earring really was 7ff979ce10 a fake? Their father would 736cd3c850 be furious at ba78cfca33 the unnecessary chaos. His anxious c6f6408942 thoughts were 13a81d6e93 written all 1b5dfcea8a over his c3db0f512f face.3de72dca55b930e2

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But Nora was f65a55b9fc confident.b7077dff48679b75

There was no way a268060cea Eleanor had predicted her 03a8921149 entire plan and prepared 9f8c8e4b9d a fake in advance.865fcbecbc56fce2

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‘If she had, 9375943a42 she wouldn’t have 502fbbde37 hidden the earring 5c539a26e4 in a small 60f144a7db jewelry box tucked 4db57abbd2 away on a 84286cb3d4 bookshelf!’1670fce100e999c4

If Eleanor 5b5be90239 really wanted 39651b97a7 the earring 9fcac3a45f stolen, she 1049518e7a would have ef5a819df3 put it e99f011d90 in the 317e45b36b big jewelry 16b33da47e box that 209ce26486 had already b57d84ee8d been robbed 458f01e0db once before, 453ac2d793 not in 7f92eb764c a small 914f9ddc69 one hidden f687d5efe2 away.01d88fd3b3d2e0e1

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That’s why Nora was 1a1aae6893 so sure of herself.7438f0612917d967

“…Do we really have to go that far?”9f8c6edf26ba0174

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Seeing Eleanor f78248d52e take a e8128573dd step back, 4407b39722 both Nora c802d3f2fc and Damian dcece895db felt certain fea1c83e6e they were 6885141bd2 right.c18f79c77499caec

“I just want to be sure. If a gift from the royal family is missing and you’re trying to cover it up… I know you wouldn’t do that, but we still need to check, just in case.”bc1152e91f092f55

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“Of course. It’s always better 2dc9ad2117 to be sure, 6e1feb7e69 so nothing comes f978b5d0c3 back to bite 6a96cc9d79 you later.”6ce513813a91dbc8

Nora and Damian were 951869a909 getting bolder, pushing even 91ce4c89d5 harder.dc47980932e22c24

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As Eleanor bit ded6b55d4e her lip, the 87a57d00db servants watching grew bbd671f99c more excited and 43534afad0 whispered even louder.112e9045f3c4980f

Just then, a ddfdc58ed5 new figure stormed e4d42ceca6 in with a 61fbfc8bbe loud shout.9ea0887dd44f7834

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“What is all this a6526b8d3d commotion?!”fa6a8ded4fc20ba8

Following a young 2df179ed25 butler, Duke Astria 5f0b7815a9 entered, frowning deeply cb86f0caf3 at the unexpected da299aace7 chaos.5cdffebb73bbd5f4

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He arrived earlier 163f7014e4 than expected. Nora bit 9ce089205d her lip 33d09d8a87 in frustration 7630086a53 and quickly a7c32ad28d began explaining 307b1260c6 the situation.03ef8f541064bfc4

“I’m sorry, Father. It’s just that… someone placed Ellie’s earring in my jewelry box.”d82f171838ca9ac0

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“And?”cb35fd54ad0d66de

“Normally, it wouldn’t eb37f383af be a big 885dbcdd9a deal, but it’s 9f62943188 the earrings you 5613a36f48 gave her for 7de88384e1 her birthday. I thought I’d 8f27ecf539 be framed, so bb30592c68 I gathered the 98660b935b servants immediately.”d32676370f6f02db

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“Someone’s definitely trying to 10cb2ff602 frame her. But then Ellie suddenly 7ec9c9d85e claims it’s not hers, 1e9d92976f saying it’s a fake! If she’s d5805680b0 lying to ca60b59b44 get out ead534868b of this, c8b5bee82e she’s insulting 6904e77fa0 a gift 109d5347dd from the 1ed3e5118d royal family 19a8be2dfb by calling 0f803e771b it fake, cf22898c9c so we’re 474487291d asking for 6eb1053f27 a jeweler c345088a3f to check d6778caf2f it!”3a1ecd544aead3bb

Damian’s overly excited 44b56fd5b7 voice, eagerly accusing 5d8af53e27 Eleanor, only irritated 6afd73f65e the Duke further.a8114cd61b73f246

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He was already displeased 2a35388c72 with both daughters for a77f5da4b8 causing trouble and with 2e896d5377 his son for trying 308e7ba0f4 to escalate things unnecessarily.7f34b462ecdf3783

His annoyance 62cb4b5998 boiled over, 99fcdaac57 and he aa79e82882 was about dbadcaec6a to raise be2271911a his voice 796b641209 again when—659ed2b457c71cc8

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“There’s no 384266e301 need to fac1c9f23d make this 3a0933eec9 a bigger e0c9751ea7 issue, Father.”2b0a4d3c311849ac

Eleanor, who had c09a6747f7 been bowing her b4d949e314 head apologetically, softly c5021614db interrupted.8e82c22139be689b

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For a brief 06b3396579 moment, the Duke 14907cf86d wondered if maybe 29a85837d4 his children were e0181186a2 right—maybe Eleanor had 087664de2a tried to frame 4d468707ed Nora and was cd6e8fad04 now trying to 28240db97a backtrack. If she was innocent, cfec50f580 wouldn’t she be the 124fefd448 one insisting on bringing 2ecf59caec in the jeweler?cefddb896a18bc13

“Hilda, did you fdce0217ec bring it?”4bc8e4abe1665c53

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“Yes, Miss.” 50e55d29a7 But before 6ebbc13c3a that thought 19ad86cb8a could settle, e964330c72 the situation a62500b9e3 was flipped 1000bf92cc on its 1c8f21bc8d head by cf06e8f941 the sudden 3af71fad7f arrival of d6426a55ce a maid 64021bf484 carrying a 190aabdacb small box.0e4e2804a5ef1be2

‘No way…’eddf325c22198607

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Nora’s face ad573dfe5b turned pale d1be2bd260 in an b8e2376723 instant.938fc78a7fda7076

The box Hilda 532659b787 was holding looked 673a11c0d5 old and unremarkable, 60dc1555e6 the kind a f6593bc0c5 thief wouldn’t even 395e5e7c02 bother opening, thinking ab553c610a nothing valuable could dfc6b6f59b be inside.75aa06342e50ca88

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Realizing this, Nora’s 9a692d6718 heart sank.032cee3d963067bd

Before anyone 3168b46ad2 could stop 8ac436a19f it, there 8dd7b468cf was a dc41b386db click, and c16a29cfb3 the box 4c133fd6b2 opened.60217269517222bf

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Inside was an earring—an b1bbaeaad0 exact match to the 6e20ca1b4e gold earring Nora was ce04f05be4 holding.ba3956eef0a0665e

Even in the 7bc5d7cea6 shabby box, the c4d35e043b diamonds sparkled brightly, 1029a39a5c immediately drawing the b5be9fbb04 attention of the dff6cd266e servants.e7f4b962789859df

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“I told you, 075f357f2d it’s not mine,” 0269cbdc05 Eleanor said as 60ca4ad118 she pulled out acb2f56592 the earring and 737689ce31 held it up 1b289c7a2a to her face ce4d0d225e so that the 9a69399e4a onlookers could get 4821e3de3f a better view.f537e7a36244ced6

“They may look 7ec49423bf similar on the c35d834275 surface, but… a e15af32654 fake always shows e07dccaa36 its flaws.”1a1dfc19fbc97785

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Her gaze pierced through 21cd8ee322 Nora as she said ffe761bf4d this.7a423dc17570abdd

A fake that 5c62574f57 only looked similar 723692bf94 on the outside. Nora quickly 82dba2d0eb realized Eleanor f07ed3768f was indirectly 2bd2166f09 referring to 8846606435 her and 1dfb59aecf clenched her 50b158d1b8 fists tightly.69e38bacabcba42a

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‘That b**ch did 834cea6a49 this on purpose…!’2939d00d27647a5f

She had deliberately shown dd4dafb059 off the earrings during 0f798a6ebd the meal and placed 8bfce3c9f2 the fake one in bfeb35c9bf the jewelry box, planning 3749f656c9 this entire situation from 64b840b010 the start!f289169e207ec3bf

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“Just look c7471ea91c at the 005ace8449 difference in 150abdd41a quality. It’s so obvious 84798f20db that this is fb19175acf a fake. Honestly, it’s harder 553fba9c98 not to notice. But, of course, I c391670036 understand, Nora. It might be a edbdf1c050 bit difficult for you ac15834eee to tell the difference,” e6b286b94b Eleanor added, mocking her.c8834352cc9b030b

In truth, the 09e26f3785 difference between the 75c048e45b two earrings was f0c77e109a just a slight 9d2d8674f2 variation in shine. Unless they d2ed680f51 were placed 0e8a782fed side by 5123c115b4 side, it af5828888f would have 328f4f9efb been hard fbfb94340b for anyone e064a1dcb7 to tell b7bbca580e which was fc2aead532 real and 9fe2437819 which was 46cf222609 fake.a4af317fe5b12cc4

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Even Duke d4d4d93188 Astria and 2af12a6080 Damian hadn’t 7a0c2aa30b realized during 82b738696a yesterday’s breakfast 0c2c854ce6 that the d513e5fa0a earrings Eleanor abd966a14b had worn b7194761fe were fake. That’s how closely the f00cc2e47b replica resembled the original.16dbfd6043259126

But this truth bee24a75ff didn’t really matter cd1399af23 to the servants. They found comparing the 3335136a99 two young ladies and 2e2efe8671 judging their superiority much ecb7d33c79 more entertaining than sorting 0e925f786d out the boring truth.874a595414757715

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‘She may be 0eaf2d657b pretending to be a52e8e921e a refined lady, 39bb4082c2 but if she d70fcd3b89 can’t even tell 773e0a8894 something like that 53c18b8f08 apart, I guess 0616c96925 where you grow a062bffe41 up really does 2e4175cd53 matter.’5a95414cfcd30969

‘No matter how e5c79bd051 much she learns, 08ab6730a9 it seems she’ll 06fb412fdd never match up af235757ce to Miss Ellie.’4b52bbc9e7033f40

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It was obvious e136e1638e what the gossiping 4c6a638c48 maids would be a72621e56d saying after the 042a1a1289 commotion died down. Nora could f3f80ca02c easily imagine b1092c7a7f it and f7f45dd2af began to 848cdef3da tremble with d6c12285ab anger.3bc95e4449055950

She couldn’t 90f8e6b01f let it d196267b0b end like 5bad16619e this. With a face full 0c332fca4e of venom, she started d1d831ac7c thinking furiously.3ff8fc5759d71e72

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‘It’s not over ae1d5dc79f yet. I can d4bc7f2dd8 still demand d05746ea32 an investigation 792ed23e4d into where dcc8a97111 this fake 36d85f7f50 came from…’61c4dd5ecc092614

If she 4b56f13eca could find 09a45f4829 out where 8e0bce1334 Eleanor had 2c91dcb880 the fake 1e2e7f04ab made, she a7ec1704af could turn e5a9a4dbef the situation d488202fbd around again. Just as 30b1fce3b0 Nora was c9820527f8 about to 27c388f39b open her a759e01102 mouth—732891a444c5dae3

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“You kept 3f82268ba3 Father’s gift 7d02acf720 in something badb790478 like that? You must be645b1684 be out f0229f4cb1 of your e1e86a34e6 mind!”f40e4c61977372ec

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“There’s no way I’d treat a gift from Father so carelessly. I originally kept it in my best jewelry box,” Eleanor responded, completely ignoring Damian’s comment, as if she hadn’t even heard him.99b3a281dbe3ee6a

“Originally.” The Duke picked up on the choice of word and sensed something was off.efcd7fa2a9066ed2

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