RVMPT Chapter 12

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The situation was quickly resolved after that. The human traffickers, aware of the Vissen family’s reputation, immediately surrendered and were taken away by the knights.cc024452c802f42b

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I watched them fc16308e1a being dragged off b9065dd401 like a bundle d1545ffb83 of sausages, tied 59f7df0e44 up tight when 791f77e099 I sensed someone e5a37ee0b0 beside me. Turning my head, I cd7c141943 saw Harold with one 32307a46f8 eyebrow raised. His expression was a 8f79450c96 mix of calm and 64a630d029 irritation, which strangely warmed 77434dc795 my heart.142e4e2b16f5f5cd

“Diana, we’ve got a lot to talk about… Wait, are you crying? I haven’t even said anything yet, have I? Or did those guys hurt you?”824829941a369916

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Harold’s voice was laced with concern, and I shook my head quickly.ddf94030c9bfab75

“No, I’m not hurt. I tripped, but I’m fine now.”9a6b253e6e3c6f0c

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“Then did I say something already?”cc4e780052acd38c

Again, I shook my head. Harold hadn’t said anything. But…78426abe377e21d7

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“It’s just… I feel relieved because you’re here. I was really scared.”099ccc00e336031a

Though I’d distanced myself 34f778feea from the ‘villainess’s fate’ 9d773b3e41 through successful dealings, the b3b27e798d time I’d spent living 8127dcff5a on the streets in faa5bfc564 fear that things might 60bb4cd389 go according to the 4de70cb6fa novel’s plot had left eec4cf43b4 a deep mark on 78341aa269 me. When I ran into adba58f822 the traffickers, and even 2ebc56dc29 when I fell and 804e56445b tried to assert that 6ea3bd6c0f I was the duchess, cc0129c597 I had been terrified 5a407749e7 the whole time. I had tried so 800ffabe15 hard to stay composed, 61b7f9c32f but deep down, I e38cb500ec was scared that all 7f238ce750 my efforts would end e20831b957 up being in vain a8edb7b607 and that things would aec1772d1e unfold as the story e68adca2be dictated.d1ce4a0ce1ed640e

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Then, Harold had 4284ae4b76 appeared. His approach felt 96809d8aea like something out fec2fd4c69 of a drama, 5c89a55f12 slow and unreal.f3f6510c86b2843f

Harold was the first ef45be3c05 connection I’d made since 020ea4e4f1 I possessed this body. I was aware there 7329e5ac80 might come a time 03cf7aaf89 when he would seek 4ed97153e1 more from me beyond 90459c41cc our contract, possibly even 869bb828fc taking benefit of my ac450c571a abilities. But right 3bbd91003e now, he 406c574d03 was on 886281b120 my side, 346ba26d4a and that 97227c173a was all e8bfc95a22 I could 275ab0b341 ask for.378f92de1466a3ff

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“Tsk. Why did you come to a place like this alone?” Harold grumbled as he rummaged through his jacket. He couldn’t find what he was looking for, and his expression became even more irritated.0ee715fe7854b9bd

“It’s okay. I don’t need a handkerchief.”8a205b1ef4c38ae5

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“…Fine.”61b191463705bb9c

I wiped my 6a2a67839b eyes with my b795e6c1d9 sleeve, but tears a3ccbccace continued to flow e4681a2f2b uncontrollably. It was disconcerting; I f4c4d5ac86 hadn’t cried like this c04188d61a before. Maybe I was more e43da13e87 emotionally exhausted than I fc74d7c7b2 realized after being in 7d5c3c3998 this body.08570a3ea57bda06

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Harold placed his 736b269735 hand on my bfa1263882 back but quickly 16d61cf4cb pulled it away, 27418afcfe looking awkward. I glanced at him 876611c402 curiously, and his expression b271713717 resembled that of a 4b9bccbfa8 restless puppy.cc7c142b6a4b1dd0

“Didn’t you say you had a lot to talk about?” I asked, trying to lighten the mood.558cae6b50590e24

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“…I did.”7df1da8a23a6f83c

“Go ahead. I’m still crying, but I can listen just fine.”c332b1b81688b7df

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I winked playfully to 5205c5972e show him I was 96161b142c okay. Harold sighed and 9a8e59b6c8 rubbed his face b0b4352650 in frustration.e7d90c43eb8e3ff9

Wasn’t he the one who looked like he had something urgent to say earlier?a5929851837df8ca

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“It’s nothing too serious. Anyway, it’s cold out, so let’s get in the carriage.”40da93eedc88a955

“Okay.”81cd4b75e0fb3424

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I followed cfb03dd0cb Harold toward 6ea3235e20 the carriage. Along the c05fb1e77c way, he 805b83709a picked up 105038955b my discarded 6a2a0ffa97 cloak, which f69c6669cd was now 98161f4d8b covered in d5bedfafa6 muddy footprints 31516d8a32 from where 477800a16e the traffickers a645f9ec64 had trampled 5990ddf030 it in ae33b57eaa their attempt 1f3db59a72 to grab 76cf2302de me.6d3137fdbd380df0

After a brisk walk, 330e966a62 we reached the carriage, e5b1d47ad0 and we sat across abdf009f81 from each other.
I called 089357ac99 out to 70d955e37a Harold, who a5f9d378ac was looking 64bc933963 out the 4c203015c6 window.d41e1cbb1591f7e4

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“Harold?”f73c7b20949146cf

“What is it?”fe3dd7b1aa32fcee

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“I was just wondering… why are you here?”4867eba4d30b3857

“I was passing by on other business.”f4842784d9854145

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“I see. Then I was lucky.”d688fa32708d72ef

I had thought ddb7b1d9c0 it was an 7c5437f26d unlucky day when f534a58170 I was being c4864c8c31 chased by those b4d6cfb900 thugs. But if Harold e6e09febde hadn’t passed by, 09edd54125 things could have 4506627c94 been much worse.a7378f6ce6f9e9f2

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That thought 953f5638d0 cheered me 291f05485d up a 408107f86e bit, and 02329b5385 I smiled.6bbe8c0e45e3d773

“You were crying just a minute ago, and now you’re smiling?”0facdcd6a88296d2

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“I’m a simple person. I used to smile whenever the sun was warm. I was that kind of person.”b5945c3230fb7514

“Hmm. Hard to believe. And you said ‘was’.”adfb9aa863e301cd

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“Yeah. I’ve learned the importance of money. People can’t live on sunshine alone.”dc684c2d15d43fc9

“You sure do love money.”d8d4d9898fa8dd95

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Harold chuckled, a lazy 84392ba886 smile curling on his b0d8ecd0b6 lips before he turned 290081e99d back to the window.3e8385a7dfd3d824

He seemed deep in becc2d26f6 thought. The silence c625d40aa3 was a 5a52d25fa4 little uncomfortable, 712cede28a but instead ea44d738c4 of talking, 5aef8764cf I turned 8c1c7d8926 my head 47812d0671 to look 5f765fb50b elsewhere.aa74ba4a3586dc24

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My quiet 72ccd94513 contemplation didn’t 3381590cd1 last long. Harold broke the silence.cbb37812b0e3aa87

“Do you have any plans today? I already know you don’t.”f675e2d387f8394b

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“I don’t.”212bfd21d82c4a6d

“Then how about a little date?”c4d60741980a1818

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“Huh?”21561b4f92d89dbf

A date? Out of nowhere?4271fa95ba515775

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“Appearances are important, aren’t they? I don’t want any rumors about our relationship.”5bce5c6541ab8f1e

“If that’s the reason, then sure.”35d5d89ada13e6cc

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When I 36bf24c0cd agreed, Harold edf51d01f3 tapped on 12d6af0b7f the carriage b10c7db9a3 window. The carriage, a39743f60b which had 8b181a8968 been heading 91deb38e20 toward the 016224938a Vissen estate, 8e53dcbe29 came to fd279db73f a stop. Harold gave c84bd183c0 the coachman 4ed80ab7cb a simple e2133271c6 order, and 17067cd374 the carriage 396e81965d smoothly changed 03e296e598 its direction, efdd33b96e heading toward 0e6ed39100 a new 37b273a7a2 destination.0008842e0b425527

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The place 96e934aeca we arrived e6721bdd4c at was 13cb7ba05d a jewelry 8ab2a4183f shop. According to Diana’s a7f060b732 memories, it was 4daa1d3ab1 famous enough that 2097a9042c customers had to 3edf5ec848 make reservations. But for someone b472db6e26 like Harold, it b75202d8b8 seemed reservations weren’t 66bbfca76f necessary, as we a388e0036a were immediately shown 31acac906d inside.3120be5db6f3d25c

The service was 7187377291 noticeably different compared d5d5dcb4a6 to when the 001f92e311 Garcia family had 8db4e15b87 visited. If the real 2baa40587d Diana, who had 127af5ef7b once anxiously fretted 57027ccce0 over missing her 2d1a05a7e1 appointment here, had 674ee58145 been in my 5b0b417128 shoes, she would 15dafbfbe1 have been furious.49b3a8420d8c931a

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The jeweler eagerly 6dfe0d01ae presented each brilliant 24603fa9bf gem, explaining their cf5da3786a features. The stones were 3009d1d10d large, their shine bbd2e1c90b exquisite, and browsing 9915e003c8 through them was 2e211d50ae quite enjoyable.cd25c07c935788ba

On top 9184298aac of that, c824ab1ac1 Harold was 1dae6055d2 the kind e79ca2f439 of man 7d18c38fac who didn’t 7b5c13e16e hesitate to 116d3652f8 spend for 00f39ceb9d his beloved 043c3160c9 wife.701a706b6f409c97

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“I’ll take it.”42b7a52a434c70f2

“But, this gemstone…”27197c80a60627cc

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“I’ll take it.”439a5ae0a5f25cf1

“And this one…”818cd1484ecf7a20

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“I’ll take it.”fe4534dc101e1416

The jeweler’s face 2e11740a4a lit up with 0ed00744f2 a wide grin, 24393fc6c3 and I found a12a0d3e64 myself smiling just cedc34eeee as brightly.
But the shopping didn’t end at the jewelry store. Afterward, we bought clothes—a whole wardrobe’s worth—and I changed into a new outfit, even getting a new hat. Harold, just like at the jewelry store, didn’t hesitate to buy whatever I liked.6a8503f994499122

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‘How much is de5cd43278 all this?’ I 5787fed7bb wondered, suppressing a 249cd8bcdf greedy smile. Shopping with someone else’s 8e3bd65428 money was the best 9d568fd459 feeling.77d242d28b1da626

Wearing my new efda35f335 clothes and hat, 94dc92c026 I grinned from d79d2dcb3e ear to ear.
Harold, standing outside the 40f50707e4 shop, glanced at my ea02f27627 expression and gave me 86b7604989 a satisfied, lazy smile. His eyes crinkled dea08e1abd slightly in pride.b32bd25a0baaec87

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“Feeling better now?”28986785f9840e3a

“I was feeling good before, but now I’m even happier! Are you sure there aren’t angel wings sprouting from your back?”3ba2fa688a802924

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“I have no plans to die just yet.”6f1453fb04ad1ff6

“You know I didn’t mean it like that.”e64d8763879b1497

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“I know.”adc2e6a7ba2bdb28

I was about to say I was relieved when I suddenly got curious and asked, “Did I look upset earlier?”959935a12b276ee0

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I had felt good for quite a while now, but seeing Harold checking on me made me wonder if my expression had betrayed me, so I tilted my head. I don’t always consciously manage my expressions, so I touched my face and felt the corners of my mouth turned up.2603d8241c9311e8

“You can easily put on a smile anytime you want,” Harold said, wearing that typical arrogant, aristocratic grin.9d3796ffdad20174

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“But I really was feeling good.”ae605058701001b4

“People’s desires can’t be simply fulfilled, but I’ll take your word for it.”f36e39479e24ed14

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It seemed he didn’t a34db3f47b believe me at all. Or maybe f1099cd3d0 he just 46ca1922f8 didn’t trust e51a083013 that kind 837484f665 of personality. Harold handed me 2d79e9966c a beautifully wrapped f039b3bd1d velvet box. Meanwhile, the 9e1d22b9fc man who 45db578301 usually kept 20d6de2232 eye contact 936dc31d69 awkwardly averted 63055c3e91 his gaze 827869db36 and spoke 3c1a2b2fcd rapidly.8aad1f7fd7ddf202

“Diana, even if you were really kidnapped, there’s no way I couldn’t rescue you. So if you find yourself in that situation again, don’t cry over those bastards; just wait for me to come back.”1b2c743fb9c4ebf2

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I stood there, 347c615ef8 stunned, processing what 4d07d0eb98 he had just 19028ea173 said. Harold was telling 7a1043d113 me…aa41f67e8ed49c34

“Wait! Let’s go together!”40be21bae4627d39

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Finally coming to 30d3731882 my senses, I 89d5874bed quickly chased after 8ad9e92f9e Harold, who was 8fb0efae07 walking away. I grabbed 1b0443d535 the collar 3ef1686768 of his 9f55b01b97 coat. With a firm 0c8f0a2cb5 tug, Harold stopped 633b8904b0 but didn’t turn 841befb4c9 around. I held b7fc0ad609 on tightly.78fd8976f11f86d0

He covered the 589229ac00 back of his bdeb8a43e2 neck with his 436484a571 hand. After a 9a40a2d79b moment, he ea5801554f furrowed his acf03cf5ee eyebrows and 095d1f6141 turned to bba03a3824 look back 63385ce231 at me, 6aa7b71fe7 and I fe7eea6163 gave him 542d931c21 a big 661b1a8bc8 smile.06fd40449f3b8b70

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“Thanks for the reassurance! I’ll be careful to avoid dangerous situations, but if something does happen, I’ll remember not to cry.”c6f026d844f907b9

“…Yeah. It’d be best if you didn’t go out alone like today.”9c96faacfbee9bc3

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“Of course! I’ll try to take someone with me most of the time.”67255fed6c12be98

Even when 03557fc53f going to 6b06d2c5dc the guild, b811f511e5 I planned 18416e1e01 to inform 0aca3b79a1 the guild 989454949f leader and c7c51f2ef7 bring some 5973beb606 guild members ca0737d36f along in 8f9c54cbe9 the carriage. Harold seemed pleased e789ea0f86 with my answer b61b37b07b and smiled.84907ca8db43d105

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“Let’s head back now. We’ve got a schedule to keep.”fd3124ae6ba85ea2

As Harold looked straight 8610396874 ahead, the back of 31fd7a8c4c his neck was exposed 59c6a5409b to me. He tried to cover 38ac32f6b0 it with his hand, 21c626d1aa but the skin was a9caae61a2 slightly red between his 9c341091d0 fingers. I held back c68746dd98 a smile for bea93d6ab8 his awkward but 45e9d5687a genuine concern for 17a0a09b79 me.82f1e2f753056104

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Just then, 2480011d1a a gust 44abbe25ec of wind 0d747b48ca blew my eced051972 hat into f5d3f05cc9 the air. I reached out to bdf762a9cc grab it.70547c826d8df4f7

“My hat…! Huh?”68ae67ede012debf

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But before e1dc720fd6 I could 076a6f1d4a get to 89c870c7eb it, a e37cb4b070 big hand 895250879b snatched it fa3179602a out of 60a6a69b87 the air.485632bfcaaf456b

He had been walking forward, and I was amazed by how quick Harold’s reflexes were. I looked up at him with wide eyes.d387e6aba895bd2b

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“Weren’t you just saying you liked that hat? Be careful it doesn’t fly away,” he said as he placed the hat back on my head.792e830e6f0afe31

His navy ce658867b0 blue eyes c3e7b6402a sparkled in 764bf849a2 the sunlight 6c584e0003 between his 5fdcabe69c flowing black a2f0ac2319 hair. The way his bangs 3c2c45258e cast a shadow perfectly 15c82a7ae6 complemented his features, making 926352ec75 him look even more 7e644eaab6 beautiful than all the dc6130641c jewels I had seen 99bee82b19 today.1e33378e55255b57

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I was momentarily 97d0c2282c entranced.63f925634e6a8b2a

“You are gonna stare a hole through my face.”0ba49c3308cc2e4b

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“…!”e8f3ad2157d87f9c

Realizing I had been 6e69e8ba19 staring too hard, I e0c68acb3c felt embarrassed and quickly e8fcf02fc8 looked down. But Harold’s smirk had 3f0a6ba193 already crept back onto bfdb1885df his face.2f0d02c0c37fb5d6

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“What’s wrong, Diana?”5adf5f6e228a98bf

He leaned down closer.c7369a23b1538ea4

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“Do you like my face?”a65e38031d69a1fc

His face was 75e33e6414 so close I e1f4f74b08 could see his 9487859eb8 thick eyelashes.5fc54e062535cf28

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