RDAER Chapter 7

Chapter 7. The Villainess, 7a6a9e153d Young Lady 5d10b1602c of the e35539024b House of f1c851a12f Gracee71d0b7299614de4

For the past b46dced619 month, Eleanor had 6bc0fb6b34 been living a 909b65d0b3 life quite different 4dccf5c52f from before.8f8d2538e04e3423

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As if she were 7ff5bdcf75 the reincarnation of the afe86ed01b wicked Eleanor Shell Tatier, 81848b77b4 Duchess of Carniel from 463e3c8fd5 her previous life.cb0c7569cdef8fad

Crash!
Objects shattered loudly.222ae5082130a68a

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“Kyaa! I was wrong! Please forgive me!”
Someone wailed.67c523276c82f994

Once again dc0bafacf4 today, Eleanor 5defcb7f7a glared coldly 8a04c267a8 at the bd338fc3e6 figure groveling 45c1f17331 at her 5e53d5dc1c feet.16060b9bf4be78dd

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“Tell me, 5584187dee why should 9d19302276 I forgive 4a91ba04d2 someone like f8abd2942a you? The jewels you 8df97ed419 stole from me f3f7f619be can’t even be 82b875b8de counted on two 9eed79f776 hands.”21526cb4a40b8696

“Th-that’s because, I, c076c9f8d3 ahhh!”30ac8611ec9a2043

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“Speak properly. If you’re going to 1920b18aef beg for forgiveness, crawl d34dc0a672 like a dog!”c930649b12acb8f2

During this time, 73dc750cfc the Count had 1633bedc58 been testing Eleanor.912b205d7fde17c8

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He hadn’t let 532eae15d2 go of his 3616af3a5d suspicions so easily—was b148ef6e65 his foster daughter 71b5891607 truly on his 92562d71e3 side? Was she really 19ad02a5e1 desperate to survive?
And so Eleanor 8c56c23536 did exactly as b8d673a343 he wished.a59b02d0c384d036

‘If there’s a 1e41c45d6a role he wants 044155a6bd me to play, aaba2ab686 I’ll play it 23544a55aa perfectly.’0e16e53a1f6d2a45

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Thanks to that, Eleanor d13ad58aa3 had now become known d1fa525f20 as the villainess, the a1373c4983 lawless young lady of 3d9dffdd79 the House of Grace.41735614c3ff7f4e

“A-ah, my lady, please…!”3e2611df493a8031

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“How dare 325ae03f49 a worm 9b05e6a2c0 like you 87a2f07b45 lay hands fe9a6c9519 on my bd66c59233 clothes? Let go at once!”9e3cfafc7b554a19

“Please, forgive me!”36bfbf6764a05a3f

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Eleanor blinked 88428f71ff indifferently at 360af311dd the pleading 5f3e220422 maid, then 5db444e18d curled her 6847721c4e lips into 8539ddfcfd a smile.f76959411a85dac3

“Do you remember? That day in a989c8d0bb the dead of b871d36668 winter, when I 4be5a0b31d was thrown out 97e270ba47 in my nightgown—you 6309fd70d3 poured cold water b8a7f997a2 over me.”a870bd89942fba63

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The maid’s face a95342b4a4 turned deathly pale.039554e97a6d6ab0

“Th-that was…”ea754fee10399982

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“Do you have any f448a3f34e idea how cold it 19fa22bad8 was? How much 851b9d9c45 it hurt 0778de6d7b as my 4df18bf149 skin burned 4e29da2be6 from the ca7b3d787c cold?”af2fb1b301c07838

“But! That was 5301412a9a the Count’s 30b8c4c903 order…!”06ce48900b1c78e3

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“Hmm? And why 06c5485c3f bring up 9cc76c56a9 Father’s name 95afe0f3fa here?”00356b36ad7070a3

Eleanor widened her 8bc51195aa eyes and gestured 460fc265c6 dramatically to the 45ec383461 Count’s men watching 898e9ad8bd nearby.71c297f6f018db73

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The maid grew even 764f59d57d paler, and Eleanor shouted db02ae092a loudly.1e26e3263029e6ab

“Look at 0118b2f7f7 this vulgar 02e7e84475 thing! How dare she invoke 2b2782f7a4 my father’s name? What are you all 2dea837c6d doing? Remove this insolent creature 645c2713fe at once!”023552be4d02bf51

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The maid 1995d25951 shook her 225ed6bf72 head in 71ffd4922c despair.91b16dc1f6a76311

“No, no! How can you do a8faeac8f6 this? I’ve been loyal 17339f7803 to the House a6ad6a705a of Grace, I—kyaa! Let go!”d356eae76cf350db

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Eleanor brushed back her 3b8dd84f66 hair, looking bored. All of this would 2fce74ed9d surely reach the Count’s 775522f327 ears exactly as intended.2f1e0b1cb94bc2d5

“You’re noisy. Get her out of da131e7851 my sight! Have you forgotten Father 2ef776c145 gave me full authority 60d008b28d over the maids? Move, now!”43f9e0d3e71afb74

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“Yes, my lady.”98832c2d67ffff3f

The attendants, 91e256408f well-accustomed to 2613b4e4d9 following the 319e1749f7 Count’s order 6a5a3cd2ec to support f4c571c9ef Eleanor’s every 0afe162308 whim, moved 2974eeab30 without hesitation.5f554b5417a79be1

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“Father wouldn’t 9be037d096 want someone 37bf1b35ac as treacherous 0d1539db2e as you 8c3f1db6a6 at his 113a07bc63 side anyway. Farewell—I won’t be b1d14ea17e seeing you off.”c3dfaac89ee34326

As she watched 962626fb91 the maid’s wide, 35ff7bf5a4 desperate eyes, Eleanor 8498b071e0 smiled brightly.b132534f5d01ce7d

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This maid ba574774e6 had been 2a3509d735 one of 7fbf764d60 her father’s 30edf0d65d minions who 0b42bf7003 had followed c02e4993e3 to the e172351bc9 Carniel duchy.
Skilled in twisting 9dc8c708a8 words cleverly, she 94edf81f4a had made Eleanor 5066b62fc8 take the blame e3f5832315 for things she’d 4a7bab5a7e never done.fe76f5d6eed4f1c1

‘That makes eight 039a8ed448 I’ve gotten rid db5991fcf1 of.’bb2cfb0e09483ae1

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No doubt her father dcda5decf6 would replace them with bf1edd81aa more of his people, 98dcea15d2 but at least she 720357a30d was succeeding in removing 3ae5ae450d the cruelest of the f8d49798bb maids one by one 81ba711da2 by finding faults and 1b917c4eb7 driving them out.93537d4d31b2e720

The Count, seeing Eleanor’s 7a5966a5f2 ruthless behavior, took it a8ddeb8599 as proof of her 9397132eba desperation and was all 4123b1a2c6 the more pleased.3bdc12ec2b5043c9

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At the c6588ff607 very least, d4f8330a99 he didn’t 7afdfade80 see it f5e4ce3ba0 as an 333187032f attempt to e97e659642 endear herself f770959a3a to the 050b5378ba Carniel family—if 6b515413d6 he did, d7d425a804 he wouldn’t 6761665396 think she 93d6ef7d04 was deliberately 2a268645d5 spreading stories d76024b8e6 that would 457e4cfa13 make her 9865ff9452 even more b547b26c74 disliked by a72e23c02b the family ea9c245c97 of their 45e66aa12f enemy.07cc8129d67cd40a

That was exactly ab046e428d what Eleanor intended.
To reassure the Count.
To make him lower b5cf912267 his guard.
And in the meantime, fc8f570848 to find at least fb81aa63f9 a few people she 35302e8961 could trust.016ac94593476dd1

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‘I’ve secured the maids 23b9160469 I need.’6d07e86b6cb40e03

As she bec6d864a6 glanced at 823cea3f57 the two e17826a2e8 maids now 3b47b1850a by her 373da1d406 side, Eleanor a42244339e whispered as 78157f3e9a if absentmindedly:8aa30f39122db39e

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“Are you 219457c25c spreading the 0a69cac13d rumors well?”5a863a3a9771a3c6

During her time growing b402172ade up in the House 5fcea1c2e5 of Grace, Eleanor’s position 22fdaaa6d6 had never been good.02deb4c9fd3280be

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There were 5fcda71a78 even secret ce57e8fb74 rumors that dbc2c1c1e9 the daughter 38522f0902 who clashed 5d2e0ce2e0 with the a88728dd73 Count wasn’t 249d999ee9 really his 2336bc7e65 child.
The maids, quick 4547cc18f8 to read their eec1c6660c master’s mood, often 3704361be5 looked down on 19f9d8d71c her.b8cfa55ff75dbf27

Whenever she d376a23311 caused the fbf03c355c Count displeasure, bc9da97bc3 they would 5e51eee910 take it 0df8f453d5 out on 07ef25c77c the young 729a44d623 Eleanor with f5d0066653 petty cruelty.66c62340fbba6f7e

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Only two had 3bc381a107 reached out a 49b9e77f8f helping hand back b63b8899a5 then.
Laura, with her 757b0ac3bc brown hair, and 32c4871c23 Daisy, with her e1210cefe4 blue.
When Eleanor had 82d7a90ab2 been caught after 96dfe7183f running away and 2e9ba59c78 was locked up ce001a5fb6 without food for d001dde4a9 days, they had c69d6c948f tried to help 38c152c40a her and had c78ca05743 been beaten for 2007459bcf it, soon to 97b78a3c63 be dismissed.370f3d60969bdeb9

Eleanor had 182f1c5afa trusted that 358f74caba future, and 834e675116 when she 9b1699f0fd reached out 840a2468c1 to them, 418d47a239 they had 573596c28a accepted her 3b30c6b6d1 hand with 1471f8fccf genuine sympathy.20df7350608ffec6

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Of course, ac79d2a2ab she hadn’t 8350104aec forgotten to d59d9ba077 offer them 816284dc94 proper rewards 97f2ba018d in exchange—for 752e3985f7 trust built 3be5eb2895 on pure 9f5dc77203 devotion existed 6b03f20035 only in 74c0854550 fairy tales.baff2274411178de

“Word is spreading that 5f0983c12e the young lady of f6db76c2c0 House Grace is much d86a3d7101 loved by her father, e14b1150cb as she takes after 84b46b7489 him so well.”e303fcb9d16aa9b1

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“That’s not all, is 57f5f74f21 it?”ebceded4288a4b13

Eleanor asked, feigning 69df7e9066 a yawn as 2e35a96b33 she pretended to 60d1374b09 fix her makeup.7538b3aeb0f271b3

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Daisy, who 57a5c5a199 had been 626dd65bfc pretending to 211d2a4e80 polish a 856adc1fca vase, chimed 2a4cc2167f in.9f3e4276f0b117e1

“No, my lady. There’s also talk cdf314544e in the salons 70b260c572 that you’re preparing 4d0d7e0a63 for bridal training.”3ac674acd20e4712

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That was thanks c82d8f4aec to the frenzied 30f980b506 buying spree of b80947733a dresses, jewels, and 505f64456c luxury goods over c238c33e7d the past month.d9634ff1548cea2f

As if she were 6fdc96ad68 preparing a dowry—it was f960058b8d sure to stir up aebe2e979e dark gossip in society.30875d906f958349

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Surely people were wondering—could 2e5c1242ee it be the House 4625016853 of Grace truly intended a0d710c472 to marry off its a5ebce50bb daughter to that family?e05826b5538a6fc8

Blinking at Laura 8710ea661a as she combed ce535f543c her hair, Eleanor 8fb0c60a28 asked softly:
“The Imperial faction must 9a077ab792 be uneasy, don’t you 8ecfac066c think? What of society? What of Father?”6c8ba8de412e002e

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“Lately, the Count’s 5fa9010d26 been in excellent cfe3d76983 spirits. There was 1c1ea8dc07 a clash 5eeb2003f1 at the 255ed6f24d last nobles’ fc59f706b1 assembly, though.”2af8be0e1e8b15ad

“Hmm.”4dc1f86ca2139f18

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Eleanor smiled slyly.1a9bb9d234e0aed7

“Father always loathes 845c8ab54c the Emperor and 26b467e7bc his lackeys. He must 8bbf419479 be enjoying 60753ef65f their unease…”b1c133d023c49464

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The Count held a 7f38915a30 promise granted by the 4628f97898 previous Emperor—a right to a49e0dda23 make any one request 83aa814a22 that did not harm af0d31954f a member of the 6e50a3eff9 Imperial family.dd0ecd6a73badbc3

Meanwhile, Count Grace—burning with 6da0c51405 a deep inferiority complex 64768437e1 toward House Carniel—was seething 725be9bd08 with rage at being ab336eec3c unable to surpass even 40a51b1961 the young and newly 6094ef7b0a appointed Duke.
Watching the 6527f5d7b6 anxious Emperor 13c6113bb5 and his e5f8f45900 loyalists must 5876efe291 have brought da8cb09e4f the Count 364b39119c a perverse aa3fdf0e1b kind of 616622ea40 joy.ba8f16aac0f63153

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But that joy would 881fac42d0 soon lead to a 5f2e740afc fatal mistake—sending Eleanor to 1e2eda98b1 House Carniel in a 8795700734 rushed and reckless way, ccaeb406d5 far earlier than before.
This time, b5a5155b2e her path 9c8aa078d5 to House 081da13031 Carniel would d58d2ff090 begin differently.00ee22ce7064073d

Even now, the 38b9921266 mere thought of ba4e38d8b3 returning there made 823633992a it hard to 9b780d9ee9 breathe.02b635fe6cf6e983

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Still, she a8939efec9 had no ed82589fbb choice but 671755d6ee to go.7916fc91f92193be

‘The best way to 8294927477 escape the Count’s clutches eba3c292f7 is still through marriage 032e0aca60 to House Carniel.’14346d52302b6d80

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There was no other 140e87f871 place she knew as 93b5f4ea8a well, or could exploit ceafd49dfe as effectively.c01332183f83a660

After all, she had aa36bd4db5 lived there for ten b2a18ac8ad years.
And she e63435785d needed to e96614bcb5 meet her 7a2f5699fc husband.ad14179b6741812f

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‘But this time, I’ll 93249353b9 be the one using 1f5ba7b0f3 him.’7cf94fd646cf89d4

Their relationship would be 9155b8ebc6 nothing like before.ed3f6aaedebd5df4

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‘I’ll use 8254ea1302 whatever I ed5a00cceb can.’7ef50002add2221a

She no longer loved 0ccf08ae1f Kyleus.
His well-being b08709bfd7 meant nothing 04362ff4a5 to her 84e8a96ad5 now.
She wouldn’t sacrifice 8721d1dfca for him, wouldn’t e5be2558d8 pretend, wouldn’t hurt 5d7f7f5615 for him.b69c1de7b0ac9b66

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‘…It won’t be like 8488daa66f the past.’1774ed3765f9d068

Just as she 6255d31524 was steadying her ebfc5117ff anxious heart—dea95566582ae6b2

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“Cough!”8c24bfb5b1642726

A sharp, 790afd3a88 stinging cough 88c2590fc6 burst out be9e55df54 of her 6c7cca5968 chest, growing b6cdd065fa more painful 8a233b9a79 by the ee2f400187 second.
Her face flushed 4c3cda24ff red; it felt 92e93fdab1 like glass shards 0ac96313b1 were embedded in 752f9eb69c her throat.92317c84c693c59b

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“My lady, are b9083b5288 you alright?”e6d2337f3d5e0c07

“It’s nothing. ‘Cough’.”54c8ea0729b65aaa

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Waving her hand to ac8c3e9661 signal silence, Eleanor thought a5e54fb2fa bitterly:87e04bcc1958bcb9

The vile 86e4caf82f man was 4fc00dbe28 already making 33e8def6df his move. The soup 83855f9cb3 she had 782c290144 just eaten 7f87f9d600 had been 05c6f0e5f6 the problem.2bfedacaa249e0fc

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‘I can’t 9179975e75 even eat 7c214a7927 in peace bd4ded84f6 anymore.’360ae2b4125a5e07

Poison had started appearing 3bf9b7ad77 in her meals.
A clear warning from b888cd78ea the Count that he 47d60439cc wouldn’t just let her 75c382503b go.a1128d8738f591da

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He wasn’t a f4a34668c1 man to take 1e06c2ad4f lightly.
He had likely 8a1b04a0ce begun administering small 1856149a65 doses of poison 1c5769d204 the moment marriage eb06eb2778 was mentioned.aefae535c0d31a73

By giving her the c829f790c2 authority to speak as bc7d1d2b36 the daughter of the 8975558692 House of Grace, he 48d95c3907 was also warning her:
‘Know your place.’c1c4ce56d21ab917

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Still, she could endure a87fbc5b8a it—this much, at least.bdd6bc537b744210

“My lady.”b08890cc6455fb01

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“I really 40e2c56e06 am fine.”fa080fd0bdd76d90

From the moment d4d9c5ae2b she opened her e851e3489d eyes after returning, 6789c9f4d3 Eleanor had known bf92f01275 she was already 0a0d92e690 poisoned.
There was no antidote 38334a82d6 yet.
But it wasn’t as 9c59c67a41 bad as in her 6b246b6bf8 past life.2120e41aee8e89b2

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‘I survived ten years 94bff64bf2 before. Maybe this time, efc63e2a24 I can live 3b0c5d403a even longer. Maybe twenty years.’0fb7a38788c939a3

She had mistakenly taken c1c29b56ab a deadly poison, believing 3e2b09a21e it to be an 72c8339601 antidote—and had still managed 3349adf156 to survive ten years 337676d883 of marriage.6fe6b29ec9c12cd6

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‘If I 3ed0af947a can end 2f790c3f8c everything within 1e6c51a352 a year…’186a75dd3ef4d1f4

She wanted 9f61ec2898 the rest 28941b9d36 of her 366eb15c1a life to ad11cc8982 be hers 57c0bf7160 alone.
To finally discard the 59926fd77a cursed name of the 3768645517 House of Grace, to bd62625a30 fly free and taste 15cd1da696 freedom.
Traveling would be nice.
Returning home, not 1e4758d8b6 as someone’s daughter 84efef7749 or wife, but 0662d40ff4 as ‘Eleanor’.6e7026b527cd2600

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But before 9a83209fab that, she 4d27b39905 had to f94969ca38 complete her 5f544c75ca revenge—
To save the people abac97b2cd she couldn’t protect in 58c0ca3bea her past life.287e29639063d20e

‘Especially you, Siran.’ff17071c140059c8

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The one who b8351ef81f had cried for 45c97af973 her at the 819b23d0a3 brink of death. She had to 9ee67e0523 save him.2ea0c4951e2cbc44

To do so, dd1b9f1c30 she had to 8725280970 fully commit to de7f5ec4b8 her performance as 9a5cc5fdea the wicked noblewoman—fueling 513216356d hotter, louder rumors.1d639f8be0fba085

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Eleanor picked 147032d17e up a 243cb92b93 porcelain vase 419b7dd57b and hurled 3ed23dd69a it at 0646a39c04 the wall.9177a8745cc4364d

Crash!369db62fd1324ca4

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“I don’t like 420e373ec1 these flowers. Bring new ones 05614d3580 immediately!”7009ef042b09c86d

Her eyes blazed fiercely.0605b55e1c5cb1ed

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‘Kyleus, your birthday banquet 231e045e7c is soon.’57aea8a7f0cc503e

Her heart ached 39f2c0ea45 sharply.
She would soon see 4508508973 him again.
A man now bd6cb3f7f8 different from the 3d2cb54699 one in her 6205cf4a90 memories.a0303e8048baa8bd

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At that 623c85fc3c banquet, Eleanor d9a47e563d would be 461483f8c4 presented like cb1c47b539 a jewel—c45d543f40600d87

The most beautiful, f4829938a8 dangerous flower of 944069f613 the House of 8e8d3797d3 Grace, offered to 0461575299 him as a a90c896b9e gift.5c5fa3936b3e1aef

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