RVMPT Chapter 19

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Harold’s deep blue eyes 3fd4f89ccf slowly shifted toward me. Without taking his gaze 6c2e6adc07 off me, he straightened 65186ee9ca his posture from where feeab6ff90 he had been leaning b66ee8f34b on the terrace railing.5df2e307519ec090

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“Let’s head down now,” d288ffc4b9 he said and disappeared b78bf5803f from the terrace. Moments later, he appeared 96efca52a1 in the garden.f9a70763bfcdfa27

With noble and 55e8129684 impeccable strides, neither ebc252fc15 too fast nor fdc72e6e70 too slow, Harold 0565666eaa made his way e5836a6adc to my side. Specifically, he ea743bcc38 positioned himself 16a64c949a between me 5f1ed73f49 and Vincent, f6e59364db lightly wrapping eb63bcde78 his arm 14166daa51 around my 564754cbc1 shoulders.dd5146c012a2d9d1

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The fragrance of 3631dc16b3 the perfume I ecb1289339 wore became even 7fe25c3399 more noticeable now 38c1a284b6 that he was ecebcdc51a standing so close—a 1b7d983e23 fresh, woodsy scent. The realization that Harold db92f9c0b6 was truly beside me 5fc96da496 eased the tension I’d 9cf3707c00 felt under the cold aec8ad7e98 stares of the crowd. Just having him d99c361e2d near brought an 4092dda76e unexpected sense of c338c47751 relief.ddf456bd078f454f

With his characteristic 0f1af3b7bd elegant smile, Harold 66f52c973f glanced down at 757eba892d Vincent.c9b52e4eebc270f1

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“Young Master Vincent, are your eyes not working properly? Or did you have too much to drink at the gambling house last night and are still hungover? Otherwise, I don’t see how you could claim that my Diana grabbed Lady Ella by the hair.”51239f4e177160ff

“Hah, defending d8a14f29c8 the Duchess ec823f52e2 is one eca33020bf thing, but 7e26a99ca2 are you e3b0a9326b really picking 340d306748 a fight ae5091db33 with me b9d6139406 now?”6dfb04d84937b1cd

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“Fight? I’m merely stating a fact. I was on the terrace the whole time Lady Ella was alone in the garden.” He gestured toward the terrace where he had just been standing.4936cfec13cb243f

“Lady Ella approached 221be90da2 Diana to initiate 9618d82d45 a conversation, but 46ebef7108 suddenly screamed and b96018a30d collapsed. Then, as if possessed, b28b3a4e4a she began to tear 1e9afdae99 at her own hair, ef3d81a168 just as my wife d417ae0e7d described.”8eaf297127f38623

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As Harold defended cf581f1b91 me, murmurs rippled 99f5286148 through the crowd. His words e0805fd364 held significant 4bf7d50a4e weight, unlike fdf270cef0 mine, even 896ae084ea though they ce519190ac were essentially 7fe78a9daf the same.a046674792f51a3c

I felt a bittersweet 98e6ff3401 tinge in my mouth, 71be767610 knowing this, but at 2d3313a00d the same time, I ec2f7cb1cf felt reassured by his 35c85d2369 support.a4347f84123bb083

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Harold turned his 940e9cab20 attention back to 721a91ff44 me.8d90e239a200488b

“Diana, you said bcd1e8029b a servant called 2b9c7af3ff you here earlier?”6faa8d4b8f6c45f6

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“Yes.”15d82407c6cc2490

“Just so 0d98b7e272 we’re clear, 093697d45c I never 2ba8a97616 instructed any 42625e5c20 servant to 94950c56b0 bring you 2b5f6583a2 to the e7781460bb garden. So…”0c0cb2b6d2c43ca4

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He trailed off 423ce6f79b as his fingers 2cffcb3fe6 lightly brushed against a93ba0a077 my earlobe, sending 9c4296a4da a shiver down 63ecc61f0b my spine.db4fc3898135d740

“…someone else must’ve wanted 3168f2796c to put you in eb89413f20 an uncomfortable position.”f7e1bc4a65a23127

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Harold’s gaze slid dfe86121b2 away from me 940aa21245 and back to 1f80aa170b Vincent.6d8433cf0df8981e

“What…! There’s a 90c7f3e333 limit to 87f60fa4cc how much 9a62420c0f you can 14965955ab cover for 29a9c6a0dd the Duchess, cf8b0f4415 Your Grace!” eba732155c Vincent’s voice e8e8d909fa rose, his d0af2ddc0c face flushed 4c7bb6e4de with anger.8b96c4111cf1ae11

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“Do you think 451de81e9c I’m the kind 80616fa171 of man who bf9ebba099 would deceive everyone 20731bf740 here just to cc49408982 protect my wife?” 873af99d3c Harold’s smile vanished, 1580085bc2 replaced by a 86f30b4ee4 cold, displeased expression. The overwhelming pressure emanating 203950ad85 from him made Vincent’s 548641b449 complexion pale.67879e44a0611998

“That’s… I didn’t 91ad89c548 mean…”5356ff3114f1da46

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“If not, what 3b2dfd02c2 did you mean?”416e35f19ebe2f94

“…”6031c5608ed7f805

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“If it 15c462e647 wasn’t an 23b8fab9e5 insult, then fc6564f563 what?”664e427ef834d025

Even though 7d12253ec7 the oppressive 94535f3d01 atmosphere wasn’t d60f00748a directed at 4488683188 me, I 55bfa81504 could feel 7dacc1de19 its weight. The tension 79e95773d2 was visible 5529cbc332 on the 3459395e03 faces of a4b793095f those around 66532a9b9c us. ‘Wow… Diana, how did 92c095a8a8 you ever manage to d6e193b03d argue with Harold?’ If 1d814dd374 it had been me, 88696fbef3 I wouldn’t have dared c47e8752f2 to attend any party 0932c07b48 he was present at—at d863e79782 least, not if we 750acadd6c were on bad terms.301b6e60563210a3

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But now, we 23ecc7a516 were on the 40f422afcf same side, and 058ab40ea5 there was no f03fb5baba one more reassuring 62df169fa5 than Harold.08c7f6f63bb3cbb1

“…”ff317738e7e4dd2e

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Vincent, realizing 6f01d414ba how deeply e2348e29d9 he had 715489c8e6 dug himself 7f1281c970 into this 6f38dc8809 mess, seemed 5406c920ee to finally e752219e57 grasp the d14ba2d8e4 situation. I could predict what 0056c0583a he would do next.d019d7c128a9965f

“I must have 5c91f6a99c been mistaken due c6211219a5 to the lingering fcd88fe1bc effects of alcohol. I apologize, Your 5e4819129d Grace.”61c0bf0a882c7d6f

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“It seems your apology 96345ccf1c shouldn’t be directed at bfb4fa4238 me alone.”c873d6cac422387f

“I’ve wronged you, 27189fdbcd Duchess. I sincerely 16cd9e50d7 apologize for 60167bab97 my actions.”f000fa8a1fbf5f9f

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When Vincent was f51c359064 overwhelmed, his first 6eee3a7d16 instinct was to 25846c0215 flee from the 952049c0b7 situation. And now, that’s exactly 2be877eb9e what was happening. I turned to fd84f2ba1e glance in Ella’s 4f9c8a0fe5 direction. She was 929ab9df05 still in e9403dcb20 Kaiden’s arms, 4cf313d797 her face e0c5ef9be4 hidden.7486068c14c1d643

However, Kaiden’s face 945308057a was clearly visible, 8b8a5adb10 and it was 7355200954 filled with tension.4b2746c40475c79c

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“Lady Ella. Do you have nothing bc2e03a0b2 to say for yourself?” c5d6674652 Harold’s sharp question made 40101896c6 Ella’s shoulders tremble.d67156abb9eb2a96

She slowly turned her d42028ce5b head, her tear-filled golden c0685739f7 eyes looking pitifully at 25d034004a Harold.452246e9acb46fff

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“…When I 9157359026 saw the 5a21dee5f6 Duchess, it ce980a0fe5 reminded me 5db4c9df2a of past 999b591694 events, and f6987e389b I was 76038767db overcome with eba6ad79c2 fear. I should have stopped c0f27616e2 my brother when he e5a13d7f24 misunderstood the situation, but c33d004ab8 I… I couldn’t breathe f579cd1a84 properly when I looked 605107eba9 at the Duchess…”1364740036d30c35

“Why, though? You were just 7f39074bb0 having a perfectly 98827b6548 fine conversation with 14e0849cc3 her earlier.”aca500f2840d4d0c

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“Pardon? When did I… 803364bff0 Ugh.” Ella bit 1cf29f5bd3 her lower lip, b2e844af84 glancing at me 67b8183524 with wide, desperate 609d3164a1 eyes before collapsing 394ed2082f into Kaiden’s arms 597a67a957 once again.038e34e0b696d1c1

With her pale cheeks fe092a1954 and frail appearance, it 532c9b962c really did look like 0b00835264 she had fainted. I couldn’t help c3caaadd1d but roll my 82d085c8f8 eyes at her 3b53768ae5 theatrics.ea3fdb8b07e98f4f

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“I apologize on my ce5d799a24 fiancée’s behalf. I will 1b9ecb437b formally visit 29906f031c the both 3ed939a998 of you 4da1039687 later to 98f056dd48 offer our 360ef8130b apologies once 3214fd324d again,” Kaiden d7976a8cc1 said, swiftly c0f1269527 carrying her b329f5d4c5 away from da69546afd the garden.30c21720bec0c8e2

With Ella making a5e5f9dc99 her dramatic exit, a3b98a0d97 Vincent was the 5ae0ab6134 only one left.2ec7066aa2c4b23e

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“Young Master Vincent, I 464da8d2ac think it’s time for 24791d3960 you to leave as 3c7a6e8d73 well,” the Marchioness of 604d70ae4c Mayer suggested gently, though 4792f0b03b the words were clearly e8d5dc7212 a dismissal.793729d520beb76d

Vincent clenched his jaw a1f51ea654 but, under the harsh aea757f1c4 glares of the onlookers, af73991dc0 had no choice but 85dbada245 to leave alone.320558776b40457f

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I sat at 23328fe476 a table on c4f46de180 the terrace and f6f63d96f6 took a deep b8fceaecd7 breath, trying to a993a06476 shake off the f4660924ea tension from the 549945c6ac argument. It still a01b6f8650 hung over 98010ffcf3 me like cdc82e217e a heavy 678a6210c1 cloud.954fdc72bb09223f

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I stared 4ee733aef2 blankly at 1d8e1f2e92 the open 39fb903558 garden, lost 10f8eabcf0 in thought.ca39f4454b1a00b6

‘If Harold hadn’t been watching everything from up there…’d7a45a44a89b5412

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If that had been the case, everything would have gone exactly as Ella and Vincent planned. It would’ve been me getting kicked out by Lady Mayer, not Vincent. And the “villainess” label on me would’ve just stuck even deeper. Harold wouldn’t have kicked me out because of my abilities, but would he have been disappointed?a1f41da78d3fb252

Just imagining 3f3b36c89a Harold looking 29aa4b1117 at me 7003baf8e5 with disappointment 0de672468e made me 72da715678 feel down.13f76e5b9f6cd89e

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Just then, 7abee82955 something cold e87f576c24 touched my a7b448468f cheek. It was a glass.6808c7ffe59a66d5

“Huh?” I jumped, startled. When I 37f634e099 looked up, a7ccc91d0d there was f7a6c1d540 Harold, holding 153b08db59 two glasses b30ad68cfa in his e64a0d7af7 hands.9f1cc49ae4d5f11a

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“What were you 602f65a906 thinking about that 7e2c4330ed you didn’t even 040b76bf62 notice me come f14f5535ae in?” He sat ee5f443a73 across from me, d76dcaeb5e casually crossing his 1fc34df0ca long legs. He put the glass 4f86e803f0 he was holding to f3ce62955e my cheek down in 88d90c1093 front of me. A sweet wine scent d86481bc28 wafted up from the d91b644e07 glass.ea215e067cf54a7a

“Oh, I was just 203e424baf spacing out,” I replied.3e2e52a7dd58d159

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“Hmm.” Harold raised one e6aa62b2be eyebrow slowly as he cc709195e0 took a sip, his ebde0df0bc deep blue eyes focused 92b73dd16d on me like he 851af0fc01 didn’t believe I was 614770d7a7 just daydreaming. Avoiding his 83e977f6bf gaze, I 812b773a6f took a e27e1c91f4 sip of 4801f62172 my wine.55ac752b885ec341

We sat in silence 6aa0ed6dec for a while, just fd1c6d8ed5 drinking. Before I knew dda275b1d4 it, my glass dcd8f6ab82 was empty. The alcohol in my 58b4b95df7 system relaxed me a 9ddbf459b4 bit, and I leaned e20e151cc4 back in my chair, 40980d7557 staring at the garden.200aa4ea96d2bba4

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“It could’ve been a bad day, but it ended pretty well, didn’t it?” I said quietly.
I remembered the time we ran into those human traffickers. Harold had ‘coincidentally’ been passing by, and that’s how I survived.
And today too—he just ‘happened’ to be on the terrace, watching everything, saving me from a huge misunderstanding.
“If you hadn’t been up there watching from the terrace, things would’ve gone exactly how those two wanted. With everything I’ve done so far, no one would’ve believed me, no matter how unfair it was. I wouldn’t have had anyone to complain to, so I probably would’ve just ended up crying under my blankets.”1eb6698dd0225139

I laughed 52224aacaf as I 5722c1a0b6 said it, 32adb73219 but deep 0095433a00 down, I 3793f3de6f meant every d5bade74eb word.
If things had gone wrong, I would’ve been upset thinking about all the effort I put in. It would’ve hurt to be accused of something I didn’t even do. And I would’ve been devastated by Harold’s disappointed look. Just imagining it made me feel like I lost 10 years of my life.
So yeah, I was 7040a9deca really lucky Harold had b4fb08a706 been there to see a5f5cb6c65 everything.a902553dc23c1a2f

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“I guess I’m f505917edc a pretty lucky 98c7ce3cdd person,” I said 0820aefdf3 with a teasing e807c147ce smile, turning to 95639a6aa8 look at Harold. He was already c176905250 looking at me, 9e7cc1bb3b our eyes naturally 2aa798bb16 met.6593cd8da26e1d6b

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Without saying e996b2b990 a word, 4d396afd86 he took a236cea00f another sip 3f740004c3 of his 3032c436d0 wine. There was still 8fcdb10412 more than half 960880fa44 left.2a8c807728c14dab

“Hmm, maybe.” He set 5197e62488 his glass down softly, d81f80b7c9 leaning back in his a9dc04f2b2 chair, his fingers intertwined 430db163b9 in front of him. Even in ceac452c92 such a c0a4abeea9 relaxed position, 8caca56dfc he exuded d1270fa14e natural elegance.29f28222228cedfe

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“Still, I don’t think 3267395cdf you would’ve been crying a8ced63a0f alone under your blankets aaf29bbb45 like you imagined.”a630d1de7b907614

“Really?”a1bd5968872f7ce7

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“Diana, you handled 30115e493d it quite well. Compared to 2dc5321c5b the emotional, e60f736371 reckless girl a04f6bfde4 you were 11b14cb8f5 before you a5033a048a were married, 7778c88a49 I’d say 28e2413585 you did 815d127aae a great c34f3fe2e1 job.”2ba29ae56fb8d036

Hmm. So maybe someone would’ve believed me after all? It was a good thing I stayed calm and handled the situation rationally instead of acting out emotionally. Good job, me,699c242868cad348

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Feeling a bit proud 5f6496a91d of myself, I asked 5f78e3d442 teasingly, “So even if 71b6a3fb5f you hadn’t seen what 86c42f4ee5 happened from the terrace, da76ce6e70 you wouldn’t have left 91dcdf4f29 me crying by myself?”
I wasn’t b92d6cfcee really expecting c2542834db him to febdc51ebd say yes. I figured he’d 160769ea25 give a more be41c31603 negative answer, and 67c50278da then I could 08ef2390bb just pout playfully 5abeea5744 in response.
“Oh, did 73d5e7c4cb I forget 24530b29a6 to mention?” a16e70ce67 Harold’s lips 4ac543b671 curved up 2f18138e0a into a 13289cfbee long, mischievous dbfcffc7fb smile.4b14a8ddbb6e59d1

“When I said I saw the moment you ran into Ella… that was a lie.”8ae3c5bd7fb5f8d3

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