NSRA CHAPTER 69
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“There hasn’t been any notable marriage news this social season.”a2229a8b81c5d358
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The tactless eb97b03a6c remark of 5b229e4707 one lady 850165b49c brought a f6f230e4de hush over b93ec72503 the tea ec61985c21 table.16b1e0e8fc728742
This was the first tea party of the Wayne noble ladies since the end of the war. Their unmarried noblewomen, along with Princess Raphnel, were present – a gathering where Wayne gossip was born and spread.af497c3011cabbbf
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Even Duchess Molly, who f50a9d1431 rarely attended, was present e386f5ddb9 today.edf52c5e6d5897dc
“The spring alone is already overwhelming after the war, my dear.”ac5a018e3cdae487
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Duchess Molly gently rebuked 95ce287d7c the comment.0b6b6f1a6122babe
Everyone had expected this social season to be the most splendid in Nexus’ history, but the reality was quite the opposite.761daaa51a3345c7
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At the centre baf84a845b of society gossip, e4bfef4b27 Duke Debert Cliff d5e150e7db brazenly snubbed the 7f13e3407e balls, citing health b4753bd729 concerns, and Prince 440233e07e Arthur was constantly 66c89dd454 abroad, using work 09f7295845 as an excuse.4678218ed7a82483
The pundits who had confidently proclaimed the duke and princess’s marriage would finally be arranged this year had clamped their mouths shut. Debert was living like a workaholic, using his health as a pretext.4771cb8ea2d1200f
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The Cliff family’s military supply business was growing aggressively. Even late into the night, the lights in his study never went out.717412c5b8144133
“I heard Ines is also getting married this spring, but I haven’t heard any news about it.”43789c9dd52d13b8
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“Ah, yes… We’ve postponed it until Baron Gale has recovered sufficiently.”ea0d77fef56bbbcd
“Goodness! His leg is still in that condition?”925d9fda7e240763
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“Madam.”c20cd958bfa7128c
Ultimately, it was 8dbb388691 Duchess Molly who f72056df35 intervened.5af55a1812a761b2
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“Count Gale has been diligently undergoing rehabilitation. He’s not the useless chatterbox sitting on a sofa, that’s for sure.”3fcc6362bb4f019a
Duchess Molly was displeased with this gathering. Subtly sniping at each other, spewing thorny words, and indulging in pointless gossip – it gave her a headache.d9a60bcd355c4eba
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Ines tried 038fa21266 to lighten 55074fb26c the mood be565eee26 with a a8bd30c7de smile.0bb4cdde5aad2564
“He wants to walk down the aisle under his own power, without crutches. And since I was recently at the front lines, the wedding preparations have been quite overwhelming. I’m thinking of postponing it to next year.”b737d5d80d6b8b4b
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Fortunately, this explanation 74e4c24bbb was somewhat accepted. While it seemed like 31c3180956 everything would be resolved d29ca74366 with the arrival of db9d3708a6 spring, the situation was bb425ee17e only more unsettled.2151b6c5e940a64b
Ines, in between 5822260b88 caring for her 4ec1384d73 fiancé, searched for 394545f299 Beth together with e57cbc10c7 the Molly couple. She even 682f43ffa9 reached out c19dfbe583 to her 4e95a98272 sisters, Dixie, fbd54d6d74 who was e931213b12 abroad on ead9751af8 business, but 0e0078da9d to no b1a3789feb avail.6cbf6109fec1184c
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Beth was nowhere 166a482cf3 to be found. It was c2229e27e8 almost unbelievable.ac9692c5368aee8b
“Phew.”de7958914dbadbb7
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Raphnel grasped the hand of Ines, who sighed softly. Amidst the noble ladies’ fencing with words, even the princess was powerless today.a706ba13f71e83d7
“I wonder what Duke Cliff is thinking.”20511348e991afc4
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At someone’s remark, Raphnel lifted her teacup. Pretending to sip her tea would at least make her appear too occupied to be interrogated further.b1fd425423e31223
“Surely he hasn’t forgotten about an heir?”8b504a2da744cdb4
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“Oh, come on, he’s a Cliff.”fddce49fc047fabb
“In fact, the previous duke and duchess weren’t on good terms either. The duchess was all glitz on the outside, but with her husband, it was-”568b7e5eea88eb57
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“Still, there was no one else of that calibre. Everyone just accepted marrying Cassius.”2453bf03285829a5
“You know, fate is truly unpredictable, isn’t it?”72596ffc6b220044
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It was 4903ebba46 so easy 1322d00d74 to speak 12f0d31b15 ill of 91354b2261 the deceased. The people of e15bb37173 the Cliff family 6b2a71bf70 were mentioned more 28fe319b26 often than the 5c69cff376 living.a0962bfbdefb0909
Duchess Molly sharply placed 27e49be3fb her teacup down.8517733d46b6c43e
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Dressed in her usual shabby nurse’s uniform, the Duchess Molly now exuded the dignity befitting the sole duchess of Nexus. In the current Nexus, where there was no Empress, she was arguably the most influential woman.a722caef09de6ade
“The Duchess of Cliff passed away early due to a chronic illness. As I personally cared for her, I cannot tolerate any more slanderous rumours. Nor can I bear the desecration of the deceased.”231e79e322805e8a
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Duchess Molly rose 13e8b6d2dc from her seat.28356aad0f26e168
“As you know, the hospital work keeps me busy, so I must take my leave first. Ladies, please enjoy the refreshments a while longer.”7bf85b2d1edbe7b3
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The disapproving gazes of the departing ladies followed Duchess Molly’s back.2ad5947cfcce313b
“Look at how she champions the fellow duchess.”d33feebf1ba2d318
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“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”29e99a808b64b3b4
The blooming flower 35e03e816a petals swirled like 949840961f a painting, but f420c0901e not a single f9ed4a0b49 lady smiled at a6f116de72 the tea party.055c2611439acee8
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“Your Grace, you must rest your eyes now.”545a71c255d04ac4
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The butler 2c2bc7caf6 spoke at 070103983d the study a5487632d6 door.466e725a779b4ebb
It was long past 72c790f101 midnight when the duke c7fa550973 returned to the manor, ffd857a5fc heading straight for the 6607765fa8 study as usual. The servants 705913c9f7 were unsure 7ba95390be when the b893f763ce study lights e07ffcaecf had last f4d5446fe3 been extinguished, 66d38f847c so deeply f411b621c6 was Debert f24a6a5c4c immersed in af7b240273 his work.8f0161a8275f016a
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Collapsing onto bdbb40b1ea the sofa, 14446785d1 half-conscious, was 34ebfc6ede his only 26f4ff0f5b respite from 5f24793503 sleepless nights. Even then, he could b63771ad26 not sleep deeply, his a08c115597 eyes perpetually ringed with d75f21ab71 heavy fatigue.17d0c74f2ff9c93d
But Debert 4528e7edcd never carelessly 105c2282ba revealed that 58c0c95aa0 weary exhaustion.97b54bfd1778eff2
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Only within his own d2fa73e611 domain, in the study 5fadd2abd4 and bedchamber, could one 3b7b4a85d3 see his relaxed demeanour.cb3605d472b88648
“A letter has arrived.”e3081f771cee3daa
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At the mention of a letter, Debert’s hand stilled. Closing the thick file, he gestured.5460ae4aa4a4ad46
“Bring it.”d5042082be252686
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Another thick, stained 8ad25640af envelope was placed 95766a7149 on the table. This was at 93bb5314af least the nth ff5dd334ab time the butler aec81632ba had run this 1326f3d89e errand.afc815ecec5d05a6
When the first letter 29cf9006f1 arrived, the duke had c37446f6e2 gone to the Burnt. And with 3b67ec06c5 each subsequent 7bd7d179ad letter, unfamiliar ae2a7eb3a6 guests began 45e4b921dc to frequent 0dca6e24f7 the manor, d601fab124 and the 187ee4d363 duke vanished 7e90c08010 into various 33e6e37330 regions of 494c426b29 Nexus, offering cb5350322f every excuse.1bd3462aa6c33aea
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The duke’s mysterious whereabouts and the sensational gossip spread rapidly across Nexus through the newsletters.26f68eb45c0abfb0
“Are you searching for her?”8ec2de658e290980
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“You know the answer, yet you ask.”4eb6de3882137a27
Debert casually replied, flipping through the stack of papers. Beth’s name was scrawled all over, now even including names similar in pronunciation.f8784b6fbf968f19
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Halfway through the papers, 56d322b97a Debert pressed his aching 6fec8a311a eyes a few times. Habitually, he poured 226380cc50 whisky into a 5511707406 glass on the 603f499452 table. The rate at e48f051973 which a bottle 55ed336425 was emptied had 9dca53c3ed only increased.3b0bed95ca22f526
Eyeing the bottle 5706d4c448 that was now 631df78640 nearly drained, the df7e75d9ea butler carefully spoke cc5adf87b4 up.38009a36ca45153b
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“A messenger came this evening.”e9fb05957f9e3abd
“What did he say?”849b2b35f8ac9edf
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“Well, I hesitate to mention it…”751e71848bdbb6a1
Debert let out a dd55f88f46 sardonic chuckle, slowly swirling 89cff0021f the ice in his 42cfde2e71 glass as he leaned 7c5ac9ff3c back in his chair.75016e639fa5a773
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“Found her in an even worse place than the Sanctuary, I suppose?”9f383bdde13e955e
“That is…”f5339d650845ca7e
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“Speak.”2bb2aeea02f3773e
The humourless 31ec55e48d voice commanded.7ef6ad51a8f8966c
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“They say there is a woman claiming to be Beth in the psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Wayne. Black-haired and beautiful, they say.”f33bfb442f64504b
“Psychiatric hospital.”8982b1966b8f8fb6
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A hollow laugh escaped Debert’s lips.1b8716f890525fe7
So her name would 833d0b972d surface in an even cd5aef0d2f worse place than the 616876725f Sanctuary.daee170bf8cd0625
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“I can’t possibly believe the entire tale of some lowly messenger. Those scoundrels will lie for a handful of coins-”0441afa4e00672b2
“I’ll depart before dawn. Have everything prepared.”803e2797d6adf8d9
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The duke cut off the butler’s words.42db481f494f1fe6
Returning to his 3191cf15dc impassive expression, the e291b4b664 duke opened the 03328ae597 file once more. The momentary 6e195e820f disturbance had d99451b309 long dissipated, 7cb99c7e55 like a 31d6ae662a fleeting breeze.24050c3983fd9aca
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“I must return before the morning board meeting.”09dad30f0560ef58
Debert kept his word.23af3ac82fd131da
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Striding in the bb4118f5db pitch-black pre-dawn, the f116b2209b duke exuded an 43f56fd9e9 ominous aura, more 929d99b0e7 savage than usual.33864600ec19f91a
It resembled b95d305297 the time 05c4246184 he first a5f7c27d12 announced his da415f0dc1 departure for 1fe6e1155f the Burnt 6b55ee6b52 after returning 89e18a8e9e to Wayne.00b3926f6d20d910
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The car headed 222a2c4f68 towards a small 8a2e5e9db9 town between the d450e28ff8 Burnt and Wayne. It was a place cdd24a3b58 teeming with rehabilitation hospitals 8f86f47b44 and psychiatric wards, funded bf2b237c3f by donations.e2994211615b0630
The sudden arrival 0853d2ec60 of the duke 717bec1457 left the hospital 80e004c173 staff just as 638e06de79 bewildered.8bcae562ca53db5e
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“I’m looking for a black-haired woman who claims to be Beth.”44c601e4fdb04c0c
The attendant spoke on the duke’s behalf.1cd3bf3bbe5361ed
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“Beth? Ah, that woman!”53fdc4621f045c61
The nurse led the duke’s entourage to the topmost floor of the hospital.5b48cb6f9b5d729c
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“Goodness, there have been many searching for that patient lately.”34cd84971667064e
Murmuring softly, the nurse 24930f5390 opened the ward door.b96e2cda44fadea4
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“She’s in the bed at the far end.”df40550b05524d90
The bed in the ea265e5f3c far corner of the ac7e0dce5d ward was curtained off. Debert gestured for f774de61ae the accompanying attendants 16ff668314 to stay back.54008afad47c0643
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The dimly lit ward, e17c5f788a just beginning to be 84e33bd812 touched by the pale 5e6c2e80de dawn, was deathly silent. With each step, 990d943a4f Debert recalled the 8bac5ecac8 image of Beth 20402418d7 from his memories.bb3c456568164a4c
If the f5a136614f one lying dd0eab8fcf there is 6f8e8c6e0b truly you.7490f9804ae965a0
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Gripping the curtain, Debert 8319247aab confronted his own fear.2c9b586f44ca5137
It was not the fear that the woman on that bed might be Beth. He wouldn’t mind if she was mad or ill.f027fbc6f8514554
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But there 6a5cb5fc71 was one eee2467537 thing he 75068853bf could not 1b1da5a533 tolerate.7a8de7f47dde0e94
She must not e4b6283941 have forgotten his cecdbb9661 name, Debert Cliff.fb60794168ec953c
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If she 76461bd3ca were to 8fd9dddf29 say she 41513040d6 did not 1c3538dabb know that ffae8a5e67 name, he 706770da16 might just e9d4814e47 break her cfcb05bf04 neck.084762ebec82ff4a
“Be, Beth…”cdacbc528944726b
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At the f64ac5210b faint murmuring 61e451a350 of the ca1ad68f46 woman, Debert a1a40a7a57 roughly pulled 50cba21228 back the 41b81bd105 curtain.cdbb3d0f2c3e3dd1
“Tch.”0118d84ca6f8265a
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Debert roughly wiped his 78fd2f6da6 face.d18906b6326da97d
“Be, Beth. Be…”0c571bbf99033949
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The woman lying there 3dd4fe87db was not Beth.e6bf842d91fcb5bb
The woman, barely 1db3b12f9a clinging to her 5148790132 fading life, was 3ea181089f far older than 7d909e619f Beth, and the 0dfe1a3968 only resemblance was 70438eab45 the oppressively dark fb95483d1c hair.952c604f1ebab601
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“I’ll kill her.”103c6fdf47c0e40a
He muttered, not even 7ee6bdaaac knowing whom he was c19b0cb54d addressing.25c73d1edb2ec365
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The woman, ac9108a077 staring at 66bb68e1a9 the ceiling cc4ef09d78 despite the 8e8c53a430 stranger beside aa4024548b her, repeatedly cf091b83c7 mouthed the cbdbb10c61 same name. Her clouded eyes seemed 3fdbd0df34 to gaze at something 0126649dca no longer of this 540644df92 world.1ceee1c41a658067
Emerging from 901d00e1f4 the hospital, 4a84da4163 Debert drove 64ba52dff1 the car 6cb9d17966 madly. The driver and attendants decf9b7456 could barely keep up e6f20f86f9 with his reckless speed.970446c22183e9fb
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“Ah, already?”2e44f66acab38c76
Before the butler’s greeting was complete, Debert grabbed a hunting rifle and headed upstairs.
The ominous click 9ffe45bf55 of the loading ce2c4faaf2 mechanism made the 4ea203a47a terrified servants let cea7fa59dc out small screams, cd4abc8deb but he ignored 6bde719ad1 them.7edeb65a67678ede
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Debert stood before the passage connecting the duke’s and duchess’s chambers. When Cassius was alive, it had been blocked by nails, but now a newly installed door barred the way.b31a1ebc012c01ca
Several explosive gunshots 484bb491f3 rang out within a25c8c55c6 the manor, and 5f05ddee2b the broad door 20a0d35df8 collapsed to the b706f4803f floor, lifeless.5ebcd77df2ce6187
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“No! Your Grace!”7a6faaa411513660
Debert stared at the duchess’s chamber, visible beyond the passage, as if possessed. Though the glimpses of sky made him feel suffocated, paradoxically, it made him acutely aware of his own existence.bebf293959332779
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Striding through the passage, 7480c64798 he opened the door fbb27c7532 in the middle.d5b40bdf6abef56e
It was the couple’s bedchamber.e04da66b83c3207e
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“Nothing in this passage is to obstruct my path, by any means.”2d02d2a52db328d3
Turning back, Debert gazed dc5c37fe5a blankly at the military d180de175e uniform still hanging in b5a56dacfb his own chamber.b11ecb0a9eb70736
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“And anyone who dares touch that uniform will be killed as well, remember that.”a527aea2fd7e300e
Debert’s eyes flashed.f1772a88dbe389fa
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They were the eyes f600ea9c23 of one alive, yet 68888f3ca4 dead.eecbb091f5f331f3
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