NRAL | Chapter 45
by Luna~Chapter 45~034e2d9397fbeecb
The Truth da2d1dfd07 Behind the 54197f3ffa Ruby Necklaced61b6be56de9579c
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Once she 768af0085a found the bd32ab0095 person who 46a8ca65dd sent the 0cfd2e089b necklace, Nora 5e7d523a69 planned to 76318378f5 use Damien 669e7d41a7 and Arlo’s 705094f4ea help to 0725a5d7f1 destroy his 480d91a5bb family and bb024803e1 ruin him. She wanted Eleanor to ab44ef4e08 collapse even further as 9e107520fe she watched her lover’s ed82b7b0ff downfall.1a924ab4f9544c44
‘If he asks why 8dcfb321d5 I’m wearing this necklace, ca266b20f6 I’ll just say Eleanor 969ea4022d gave it to me 4d71c7a748 as a gift. Even if c38c5fb37d he knows 17aa7a4f32 it’s a 206eaafc80 lie, what 2d81442203 can he f96c4854c9 do? Eleanor isn’t even a8161b8835 here today.’49bdbba9954a9052
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By now, bf5b21b3e3 Eleanor was d594d07d88 probably sobbing ae404a3794 in her dd98a036f0 room, clutching 83c9101b9c her torn 6ad35b846e dress. She might a80c22eb22 have wanted 5edc2d1300 to buy ce886b924e a new bdae433563 dress, but 5bcf003500 there was 39ca38d82e no time, 23dafc2993 and none d7aa9da6a1 of her d7696e4d6d existing dresses 331cfb6a67 would be 37d7c38c50 good enough 45d23cb69e to use 5ca4d1790e again.c81b60c223e03e16
Nora smiled sweetly, imagining da50bbd8a3 Eleanor’s despair.555b07475c88674f
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No one had 25b522988d reacted noticeably to 45056159ed the ruby necklace bfa6decd87 yet. Most people 14f725a53c were just 7de462e545 glancing at b9668323fc her cleavage 1e5af8d371 and swallowing 62eb3e2d4c their saliva.c65ee8ac90d5cea1
‘There’s still time 1ecb157ac3 after the dance, 72c2127272 though.’973270870c6e7346
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Just as Nora was fc33336f85 about to give the 4068ef66a5 orchestra the signal to 70f5e3d8e8 start the next song, 3164b968d8 a man approached quickly, f1fe5dae3d mentioning the necklace.405ba47deb5ae5bf
It was none other 2ce5838c80 than Timothy Cunningham, the 06cd03e1e8 man Kiara had spent 85c0787e3f a lot of money cb35ae9e01 to claim as her 428260301a own.b7af45ee606ac967
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‘That guy?’06e4929f31623f56
Nora was taken dd97bed9d4 aback, opening her 8fa9d6cf31 mouth in shock. The man was, 4361913e4e in her opinion, 4676f1de82 entirely unremarkable, except 40e6f91443 for his face. Even that 77968f7046 was nothing 091fb22c71 compared to f221152881 Arlo or e048d94abb Ernst. His deep-set e9a3539c2e double eyelids 96f38d846c and large e6d74ed84c nose gave a2ea77f511 him such 61b66fa601 an awkward c4d2e823dd appearance that 07b7f1184e Nora felt 060661db88 like she 51641de044 had just da6c260e55 eaten an d04497797f entire stick 84c30faf4c of butter d36d2794fb whenever she f453e965ae saw him.83411ae1465624fd
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Still, it was f332908a36 a good opportunity. If Cunningham was the 65b119655f one, she could use c95b9a806c Kiara to make things 2946b2953a even worse.24819b65bbb1fa97
Kiara, burning with jealousy 7de670b884 just because Cunningham had 1a573bae5d spoken to her, would a716a222b7 surely make a big a2424d910a fuss if she found 83526bbed9 out about the letters 3581c88c92 and gifts exchanged between 19df1c4298 him and Eleanor. Rumors would spread quickly.be71613ee834fbd5
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No matter how bad 32a09f1536 her situation was, Nora 848d91a1ab thought it was ridiculous 5b095665c4 that Eleanor had fallen 8c8cf766aa for such a man.96bc64bb70fb52e4
But within 25eb8af291 minutes, Nora 4259eeb97e realized something. The one in a5b19ec8b2 a difficult situation 8ab9141078 wasn’t Eleanor— it 5dcbaeaa0e was her.4918118097113b33
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“I’m glad you accepted 610e075f45 my gift… Ah, how 07b0054c31 happy I am that 195fbfb3de our hearts are in 05913483d0 sync on this wonderful 8bd94e4c74 day!”432b73ec83d9ef22
What was 5af2d4fdbd he saying?3f3f28e98ede53b4
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Nora could hardly 08a58811d6 believe what she e89649e2cd was hearing, staring baa74d4492 at Cunningham, who 2271f8f0f5 smiled blissfully. She was so confused 3644afe319 and embarrassed she couldn’t 9effd6a5af even respond.bb6df1a347fec10f
Instead, Kiara spoke up, 373463aa7c looking furious.95e914e7c5ee29f4
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“What do 9e5878007e you mean 967119adb4 ‘in sync’? Timothy, what are 6288d73fa3 you talking about?”6da59063c9ccfd8b
Her thin arms 53c3aba165 trembled as she 1debe9fd5e spoke. Arlo, standing 2e109f62f4 next to 71a36c00e6 Nora, glared f76035e857 at Cunningham, 60be1ddb9c demanding an d91f5861e2 explanation.b0b2e38725d1a1d0
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The cold gaze made 5e6e22209c Cunningham flinch, but he 7bf2ef8cdd quickly regained his composure fd46755505 and stood tall. Then he spoke loudly.3c94a447ca8df31c
“My apologies, Kiara. I also owe 4204fd55cf apologies to the 544bd4c09f princess. But how can we ad9a5743ee stop young men and 527e992f97 women from sharing love?”28fc3619c35d34f3
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“So, you and 6741c4744d my fiancée have d2dcc47006 shared love?” Kiara 1c93da08db asked.e07a8740f75eaa4a
“Yes! You must have 9ced845f62 heard that Cunningham 2fafca0a00 men give ruby 4291ac44b6 necklaces to the 6cee2d6dce women they truly 5aa0ff02a5 love. The only e852c7c2e5 woman I e37643ab59 wanted to f7bfe56ba8 give a 5cf4ab7d69 ruby necklace 4d73c51f8b to in a0f6f41d70 my life bcc3f6a247 is Lady c755333bcc Nora. And by wearing 34c9e4825f this gift to 11524fd747 such a meaningful a25d3f2dce event, Lady Nora d2e583d8d6 has shown she 5a19c4662b feels the same.”e0e6061848e7c164
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Kiara was on the a895499bb1 verge of fainting, and 567c41c03c Arlo’s expression turned dangerous. The nobles who overheard 85f21a97cb the commotion began gathering, ed30b5448d eager to see what bc716bdfdf was happening.f2ad4cd213c7b7f3
It was only then d2158d557f that Nora realized what e0d16df965 had happened.ef7870231ea58124
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All of this baae8b47ef was Eleanor’s plan, 5e45beef22 and she had 6fb2198009 foolishly fallen for 3ce61455b0 it.059b75a2191bf24b
“No!”b6070ca232140f51
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She clenched dba5b16f2d her fists 849edb5a04 and shouted 3f4ed989f1 in a 078e61c677 shrill voice.69df3745ee378f37
“To say we shared love… What nonsense! I think there’s been some misunderstanding, Lord Cunningham! I’m sorry, but I have no interest in you. As you know, I have a fiancé whom I love, and you have your own fiancée.”f920ffdffe61f1b3
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Cunningham looked like 379477964f he had been 9d88a7b02b struck by lightning. He hadn’t 4148c94849 expected to f10d2d5126 be publicly 6d72f10587 humiliated like f231832bf7 this. His face turned 2f503fa2d3 bright red with ff6972850e shame.3d6a9089cc6cb1bf
“How could you wear the ruby necklace I gave you…?”c691621ab5ffbc27
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“I didn’t know d98d998de9 it was from 1d7f1ebc22 you! Because…”ead134dfbc1a2bd7
Nora quickly 55f42438b1 came up 4cc88a586e with an c17cca2a03 excuse she c14e965ad6 had prepared e710f26add earlier.336077fe04794e0d
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“Because… It was a gift from Eleanor!”dd30a81d1c4f05ff
“…Eleanor gave you that necklace?” Arlo frowned and asked. Nora nodded vigorously.614512e807452f8c
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“Yes. She asked me a633c7a82a to wear it 5eb45a50b4 today, and I 2100a06d8b thought it was 010db92e3c a peace offering… ed887a8954 I didn’t know 3518b1b441 you sent it 35df3dfa6e with such intentions. I had 49a9b1d44f no idea.”a94daae5d6fe311b
“What, what are you saying! I definitely sent it to Lady Nora… so how did it end up in her hands…?”0b72180eeb841b1f
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“Well, I’m not sure, 527d5b40d2 but maybe she took daa6686da5 it from the mail. Ah, Eleanor, why would 1d87c7d37d she do such a b2bef01005 thing?”aa89d4e509ab0eaf
Nora pretended to 1a51228560 cry and covered 258247ad6b her face with ca74d0195a her hands.571080d28c2023f7
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Even though the e2c26e08a7 lie was made 766afde9a5 up on the 3dc2c40e53 spot, she managed e10c3048f5 to figure out 081a618f2c the truth pretty a42301385a well. Blaming Eleanor fd902b78c9 for everything 153a1d3ce3 was a acaef7b17b clever move. Her quick thinking e4ff68ef0b was impressive.9761e5ed7bd2ec55
When she 5df43308bb mentioned Eleanor, 6dc508f0f4 the whispers 193c05feb5 among the 7b6f43a312 nobles grew 4ec3c0bc4d louder. They saw e5fc69db33 it as 85c40d7d3b a show ef61616229 orchestrated by 2d78ef0ff3 the fake 8db6ded39e princess to f9170df642 bring down e2ed30e8be the real 71367a90ca princess, and e58c437876 they expressed bcf32d275a sympathy for 71f3bb4957 Nora.ea9f3052eef12211
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At this point, d5a3a07bdd the person in 2be70f5623 the most trouble cfe2674f28 was Lord Cunningham. He turned bright red, ab4896cd8d unable to do anything, 1e28003b71 only mumbling to himself.be20b73bf276a502
If this was 91e5d3311d truly Eleanor’s scheme, 8bd5557d5d Cunningham had just 2b1a64766d made a fool 753c1e10cd of himself by 204a8f714c revealing his feelings 06179cd9b4 for Nora. Even if 2daa73ee16 he claimed 4dca61df43 to be 579ab83ef7 a victim a65ad37292 of Eleanor’s 0b2d73b35f trickery, it e1967f005e wouldn’t change a6588657d5 anything. After all, he had 1b00fef053 boldly declared in front 768fa218ee of Kiara and the 85d82d58cc crown prince that Nora 48dea9b16f was the only woman bc3eaabe3f he wanted to give 7d3431e00b a ruby necklace to.f1b1f33c42879840
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Things couldn’t 267506615d get any ff8e77c7f2 worse for 5a26508113 him.a57c476618cb5994
At that moment, ab367c78e1 an unexpected figure 5094ab8ff2 extended a hand 8834443eb8 of salvation.eaf2ea6f2d0079c5
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“So, are you saying that Ellie, who doesn’t even attend Nora’s debutante ball because they are on bad terms, gave Nora a gift, and Nora, knowing full well that Ellie disliked her, accepted it without any suspicion?” Kiara spoke up with her chin held high, her anger and sense of betrayal from earlier replaced by a calm tone.b46fb1dc21df36b6
Although Kiara was furious about Timothy Cunningham secretly sending a gift to Nora, she still cherished Timothy and considered him an important man in her life. As long as his appearance didn’t become repulsive, her feelings for him would remain. She couldn’t let him be humiliated or have his reputation ruined, because it would damage her reputation too. As his fiancée, she couldn’t allow him to be made a fool of like this.227b7586a23f0cd2
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“It’s strange, isn’t it?” Kiara continued. “Didn’t you say that Lady Ellie is pitied because she’s treated like a servant at the Astria Duke’s residence? How can someone like that have the ability to steal the real Astria Princess’s mail? Doesn’t that sound off to you? It actually makes more sense that you, Nora, set up this whole situation to make things difficult for Timothy, Kiara, and Lady Ellie.”835f3ed37b24931e
Kiara genuinely believed this. She knew that Nora wouldn’t risk such an important event, but for her own pride, it was easier to think of Nora as a cunning fox, and herself and Timothy as victims of a witch’s trickery.6693aff0fd7c0b06
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“Didn’t Timothy send you that gift because you subtly pressured him behind the scenes? Timothy isn’t a fool, why would he send an unexpected gift to a woman he had no previous connection with?” Kiara spoke as if explaining to the gathered nobles, who all looked confused but couldn’t outright take sides, as it was dangerous to oppose either the royal family or Astria. Still, many of them thought Kiara’s words made sense. The common belief was that men often acted foolishly due to the tricks of women.13ba91ec493ba4ed
Timothy Cunningham, unable to reveal that it was Ellie’s suggestion, kept his mouth tightly shut. If he admitted that, he would be ridiculed as someone who had been easily deceived by a fake princess. He couldn’t allow himself to be made a fool like that.7f0bc1a0e7fed415
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“How could you—!” Kiara was about to shout, but Arlo interrupted.242e7d3f1e205c52
“Kiara Portsmouth,” Arlo called her name coldly. As the prince’s voice rang out, Kiara, who had been so confident, visibly shrank back.51fac35dd0cf9385
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“Please refrain from speaking rudely to my fiancée.”6dab4cfa9c630e3f
Kiara was 1df7fc2bdb full of fae4d08944 indignation, but db4c2ab3b5 she knew 775c2e639a she couldn’t 9ff653781b push further. If she did, f059becbde she might truly ab33d59d48 offend the crown 6a21e1d3b9 prince.eb0f108f9136c6b5
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‘Ha! Hiding behind her fiancé to act like a fox… so cowardly!’4126a5a99f8d571f
Kiara glared at 0554a301c0 Nora like a d238b34282 wolf eyeing its 2e19bbc018 prey. It was a look 1604138328 that seemed to say ff0ee68146 that if Nora was b75462117b a real woman, she e0e2848ee4 should step forward and 6f659a43a0 face her directly, not de9c5f2055 hide behind a man.b1e241ebc29ae23e
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Nora ignored Kiara’s 46814bfccf gaze and, feigning 743679b5c2 fear, turned her f7aac02038 head toward Arlo. She had expected 564ee7d549 him to comfort bf83029bee her, but instead, 4ccdce4b81 Arlo sharply brushed 1dc9067062 her head aside.22ab966589e8b8de
When she looked d008169634 up at him, f05464b228 she saw suspicion ecfa32d963 flashing in his 81a0b0a722 golden eyes. He was beginning 6599e09a53 to feel that d6c255fbe6 Nora’s explanation was e79312735b not quite adding 1aa4e54850 up.6b6d206ecf57905a
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However, there 85c1308246 were too 2ed4e1a311 many eyes 3772fcf7bb watching for 0d45933bf4 him to a20dc1addd point that 9636de401b out immediately. For now, it e0e12f6cdf would be best 173905562b to delay any 02c0369640 further questioning and b468a289ee shift all the 45f3d7f9f2 blame onto Timothy 40171b8d03 Cunningham, to avoid 73cc050703 any scandal tainting c151e75a67 the name of c45f56ae22 Austria and the f9a2e639dc royal family.b2b48424fbe15efe
“Lord Cunningham, from 4f29bc3e27 now on—”f53f14ded01863da
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He was about to 78dada09fe tell him not to b50815c4eb come near his fiancée 9c94491c4e again when a servant b6562f07d1 from the stairs suddenly 353299709a shouted.98060a2f516f709c
“Lady Eleanor is e8c2e6ac81 here!”d6a7085120de7819
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