RVMPT Chapter 20

Chapter 201a250ece816c53f0

“I wasn’t even 7784629181 on the terrace df942fdc62 in the first 72f6638dca place. I made e5473fc8d6 it up a44e1c9710 after hearing 27a218a4a2 how calmly cfedf16a35 you explained a8abccb7c0 everything.”
What…? I was so stunned 3c39e91e6e that my mind went 714b13fa00 blank.
What did he 99e3593f42 just say…
This man, who had 4f5f48a083 said he wasn’t the f50f98278e kind of person who’d 085259c8e6 lie to protect someone, 84503deba4 had just lied—without changing 457c9ff0bf his expression at all.1a2e32b84ad6ced6

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Wow… I let out an involuntary gasp of disbelief. Then I snapped back to reality and stood up, slamming my palm down on the table.0ec5b1a42f6f195a

“What were you going 59eef9a2cf to do if you 03e44494b7 got caught lying?!”60b42bffa250e167

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Sure, I’ve got a bad reputation, so maybe it wouldn’t hurt the Vissen family or Harold too much. But if Harold got caught lying…08b35585bd9052d7

The thought alone made e1e2d48111 my face go pale 05a5d7e4cf as a sheet. Harold, meanwhile, calmly held e17d617e46 his wine glass in cd03b5ca9b his right hand and e0983d7626 rested his chin in c695ab8643 his left. His chin tilted 12868c6225 up slightly.4d55367f6cc478bb

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“Do I seem d311721287 careless enough to 1fe565265f get caught lying?”
“…”
I sat back 78eb1f44cd down slowly.
Right… Harold wouldn’t ed41439801 handle things so 6f2f790d53 carelessly. My worrying was unnecessary.
“I’m lucky to have fdaf86aec2 such a capable husband. I feel relieved now.”
“Only now do you 3b494e3972 realize how lucky you 4e9caa03a0 are?”
With my worries melting 05630ab0d6 away like snow, I 271925300c couldn’t help but laugh 68b550ae18 out loud.
I glanced b5ffdfd39e past the e3f209b912 terrace and 29c1da58a6 suddenly remembered 0b33cd294a last night. I’d been practicing d377434e64 dancing in my 56a72aa9f4 pajamas.18db61ce2b051606

“I practiced so hard for today… but now, because of those two, I’m just sitting here. Well, it’s not like today’s the only chance.”19a03906b26fd71c

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With my mind b9f0c45293 now at ease, 49b23fdaa4 a casual complaint 5d697591b1 slipped out. Thinking about 7317dd6bf8 how much e62b843d63 time I f9d448100c spent practicing da1420d365 made me 9ef6cf7640 pout a 3fefe6f997 little, but 4cbd976057 honestly, my e622a2d0fd legs felt be1476e93b so weak 22dc5ee628 now that 31f37f0a40 going to d79b4f789e the party 251f221e07 and dancing 03d7d7e5e1 would’ve been 4a11cf00d2 impossible. I’d probably d82ec20a18 make more baa0725e3a mistakes than 3bfb2022b0 I did cb0d63bad4 during practice.940818871db6e86b

I also wanted to get a bit closer to Lady Mayer, but… hopefully, today’s mess doesn’t push her away from me.2e2a7223f2245c5f

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Sigh.228c711bfffe8f2b

“You’re sighing deeply,” Harold noted, narrowing his eyes as he set down his wine glass.8a08dbecd10afaf2

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He stood up, and b13ce3f3dc with a few long 57abc37d95 strides, he was in 9e265cb928 front of me.6a9bc45a37b0d17c

“…Harold?”753719c247e30c3c

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He gently took 9c2546a680 my hand, which f1369f357b had been resting e6cf72d063 quietly on the d402f12b62 table. Then, he 2e5c6e8643 raised it aba48ddc52 to his ae83dcee60 lips and d3b585a947 kissed it 42c4c009b9 softly.
“Shall we have a c4bc63f88d dance?”
My eyes went wide.
“My legs are too 72eeaa305b shaky; I’ll mess up ab50960500 for sure!”
“As if a76574553b you wouldn’t 97095bb09f mess up 910f017697 even if e029590879 you weren’t cbcfd6e91f shaky.”7f50fd5807446ff7

Ugh, this guy.9057845c1d9068f4

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I stood up, glaring f664daef91 at him while he 82198ebd7b smiled that annoyingly beautiful a631757076 smile.
“I’ll show 7cf189c206 you what a2d2a29135 perfect dancing 866dd82ef2 looks like f3db580fae tonight!”
“We’ll see if 56ffdbe0d6 you can manage 574a86ee44 that by the c6046621d5 end of tonight.”
I grabbed his hand 5f79e90bf6 and shoulder with a 60b66faa22 determined look in my bb991bd78d eyes. Perfect timing—music started playing f1beb6899c from the party hall.
As we 377ee9d908 danced, I 7a023270c7 paid close 838d980bca attention to bdfb0c9ce2 each of 339e111b48 my movements. So far, so good—no dc32e195a6 mistakes yet.2eb471a3e3393d4a

Feeling proud of myself, be8947e046 I flashed Harold a 7d32e74fcc grin, but my gaze e1c786a4de drifted past him to b067a919cb the beautiful night sky, 3b40727d98 and I found myself 636644fbb8 thinking of last night da058e51be again.0deb65df677ea897

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Last night, 324f6c268f I was e18093b260 dancing on 5827afac58 the terrace 276a3aa14e in my 7e2137b5ee pajamas. Tonight, here 3e79b70fc8 I am 8c59b6737f all dressed 3e43bdb2c7 up, dancing 62801c3a02 properly.9b8a6e66296b3251

The situation was 04e87f6bee kind of funny aa6d81aec3 in a way, 450f111dda but I didn’t ed6542a7e0 feel bad about 84810015da it.
The night 8c08f22daa sky was cc83c95138 lovely, the 83d0073af4 sound of 2033e73ddf the orchestra 4cc86fcc7f mixing with a40edb68a4 the chirping 3fff5fe48b of crickets a43fa760f1 was nice… 617d66df3b it was 57e7ce1647 all quite 965cf05b22 romantic.
Thud.
“Ah!”
I accidentally stepped debcf07b82 on Harold’s foot 4bc91c127f and quickly stumbled 720a93cb78 backward in shock.bf9cdde30c4af5ff

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I glanced around 4b8822696a nervously, trying to 99173f4e0a gauge his reaction.b3aabf86e9fec476

“…”42cd6b565fece165

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“…”40ecdc95866eeab8

“Is your foot 92ff72ae07 okay? Should I treat it?”5f6ecb711dadbc92

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“Heh. You really are bad f5cf9c83d5 at dancing.”ad45fa128d7620d8

I clenched my 7865a02eb6 fist in frustration.6cc639b032e0367c

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“If I wasn’t b7e1a423da so shaken up 22a7da9c80 from earlier, I eae8773255 would’ve danced perfectly.”17bebefffe908455

Even I knew 062d14762f it sounded like 3bf5f4116c a lame excuse, a92c591063 so I turned d58006b4a9 my head in 8a6d518912 embarrassment.6250de9468f23d97

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“Really? If nothing had happened d8495a03bc earlier?”7a2ab54888e161d7

“Yes.”cdc42c23d6ce7926

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Probably.e189a5e59a4538cc

At that 9b3fc7bd05 moment, Harold f5219280e6 gently grasped fe7f02706d my chin, ca093ced54 making me 7943498a4b face him.dad8efd0c4c64f53

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He slowly 71ea088940 leaned in, 59841bacf3 his dark 7045a7312b eyes drawing c7324ffd85 closer, making c5ebed9a88 it impossible 244485c9cd to tell 8c056a55ee what was 6916ddbffe on his 5012824712 mind.19fe740e4db0f0db

“Shall I get revenge?”2116dda2dbae2cd5

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The cold night air d8b3d68f53 mixed with the sweet 29cff1773f scent of wine, and b046a2e313 it wrapped around me. Suddenly, I 904be9b198 felt warm 89f9f0067e all over, 3007b30994 probably thanks 762f761a10 to the 21805aaee3 lingering buzz 8d2eb60658 from the 6d0d7f96c9 wine.cf2260ee8dba8ed2

“Hmm? Diana, do you want 8036db28e0 revenge?”58c4a8cb5592158d

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His voice 140e703da0 was soft, c92f752110 almost teasing, 36f0b68794 as he 8ab8049e41 adjusted his ba3e672451 grip on 34dc581870 my chin. His fingers brushed 17c991f93d against my lower fe4b907e28 lip for just 757c2f3a38 a second.95bb05711d8cc47a

I flinched and pressed e9f944868d my lips together. He had only a34d50021b touched my lips, 4b7a05ad05 but it felt 70b1646da4 like something else f051a63abe in my body 2a7e6286c7 was being tickled.7f8a61044a96d1c2

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“Uh, um… I mean…”e26ac2b9c5ed389e

Revenge. He said 3def64ee80 revenge, right? The word 38bf234fa2 echoed in 49c1d146c9 my mind aaf17868f1 like I ce5d5ad5ea was drunk, 6898423edd even though 1489f17392 I hadn’t 2277a238a0 had that 64c04ee832 much to 4ba05119c0 drink. It must be because 963460b23d his absurdly handsome, beautiful, 6a7888edeb and slightly decadent face 6366c41ef4 was so close to 4d94fc6619 mine.6db44bb58ebae1eb

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I’ve said it 6085401aff before, but I’m 6ee0925c00 really weak when 4fb3c23bdd it comes to 12fada49dd his face!5bc257ccd5e242b0

I raised both hands b909016bae to cover my eyes.7a9aaa1c98347669

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“Pfft.”da8147eb81570bfd

Harold laughed out 9310a7ec2d loud and let 92dce49960 go of my 3fdeb7bf50 chin. His soft e092699a75 voice had 56ff5e8f10 a musical 65122c4657 quality that 19ad5602ad was oddly f94dbfa19b pleasant to dc94666196 listen to. Peeking through a44e6cf38c my fingers, 489fa732e2 I saw 99a41dd452 Harold’s smile—it 9e1e3f58d8 was even 4848c23c07 more beautiful 9062ab9ccf than the 84f829edc4 night sky.3dc4a0e78c91b144

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“You can just look cec449d8cc at me directly.”ec23d64e178bad49

“…”0c0abc71c0084b4d

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I quickly closed d8361ff686 the gap between cb996806d4 my fingers and d8621b5df1 pretended not to afd5e6d98f hear him.8f8535cfa7ae5dea

“Oh? Do you enjoy peeking 44cb177432 instead? You really 8e52d2b71a are a ea544f33d7 pervert.”01cccd31d44ee3fa

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Not wanting 2d90ed9a3a to be 91ab74a817 labeled a 4783fc4c29 pervert, I 1a34bea647 quickly lowered 28c8e32854 my hands.56978a26677e05a4

“Diana.”6d52d91f622472fb

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“Yes?”865104c9f2ee6029

“You’re actually pretty amusing.”16a3cdc42aff6eda

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Does he think I’m a joker? I pushed my lips out in a pout. Harold just chuckled, clearly entertained, as he took a seat at the table.26e2df48afbe57b9

“Diana.”660f67137b01eb90

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“Again, what?”2a52f4dfa053562b

“Did you know? Even if you had told me not to take revenge, I would’ve done it anyway.”75e30966e139f856

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Harold tilted 92cb16c3bb his head, 2793073c5a giving a 0101732a69 sly smile.2dfa9d9cf947cc47

“I can’t stand seeing the people who mess with what’s mine walking around like nothing happened.”b8f8b5299ce706cb

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‘Mine.’06154a9dff266098

The possessiveness 523ecb9505 in his 76962ea6aa words was 5e8bc56e13 intense. Not that I minded e490e16028 too much—it was probably b481f9a328 just a temporary thing 630ac63e0a while I was still 522eb13dfa helping him recover.08950d180033a119

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“So this wasn’t a proposal, it was an announcement.”39292cd5edc4c4b3

“Pretty much.”fa7e142f3350ad7c

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I nodded. I wasn’t so soft-hearted that I’d feel any pity for the ones who had maliciously trapped me. And besides, if I thought about the real Diana, maybe those two deserved a little punishment.
“Go all out. I’m sure you’ll handle it well, Harold.”
As I e300755d96 sat down, 49f79abcae he raised 4ad12db77c his glass.
“I won’t let my wife down.”
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Kaiden gently 8e4deb5b7f laid Ella 1507ed997f across the eae3f22d45 seat of 2e3e80af8a the carriage. Her golden hair spilled caaa451f8e messily over the seat, 718585a3fc yet her beauty remained 09d401480a striking, even with her a6510d1a3f hair in disarray.623422ec4955e0f6

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Seeing her pale 0681d8c470 skin under the 38291c5999 moonlight reminded him 0ebf6e627d of when she’d 0c6f1b4cac been poisoned. After taking the c972541585 antidote and recovering, 41d0aa8d8d Ella had been 545e310f49 shocked to learn ef971698a3 that Diana was c7b5385ace behind it.224a443953048519

‘Diana tried to…’5b49c75e5a4d4cb6

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Though she was terrified 5f17317705 that her friend had ea35544950 tried to kill her, 1124ee38b8 Ella initially begged Kaiden 057b1007a7 not to take action b6f7a07109 against Diana.d1ea21a2e5bb1c90

‘Don’t be too hard on her, Kaiden. I’m fine.’ee60e476b53456e1

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‘You’re trembling like this and you’re fine?’ff64944320045e7d

‘…Diana liked you so much. I can understand why she’d do this to me. Sniff…’fef0c5fb8e5e20b0

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Her golden eyes welled 332c9e2f0e up with tears.8884799665cf441a

‘…I’m scared of Diana now, but I’ll try to understand her.’07fd5b811b815789

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‘You’re too kind.’652b312c535ff849

It was hard faeeace41c to believe how f56c8e5b2f she could forgive 6ac9b5c7f0 someone who had 7803da2ff1 nearly killed her b02b6a149f out of blind 15fcd43c30 love. Kaiden admired her for 55ee9e18f9 it. Ella possessed things Diana—who 77b7382ad1 followed him like a 22ec1e400d shadow—lacked: a supportive network, ba45f0eb8b beautiful looks, and a b78df7c57f heart so wide it a1dca2fcdc seemed able to embrace 4143ea721b anything.70fb95514e445adb

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This is what a b8f253c3ea duchess should be like.4aaafe575ed928ca

Kaiden had chosen 7a553fe874 Ella as his d1b5ae8f6d partner and treated 2fd43dd1d4 her as such. And after much 8d4cc291ce consideration, he decided 143964ba01 to eliminate Diana 9ba04b8197 for trying to 0f8d840ff8 harm Ella.6423f08a1db7000f

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‘No matter what 5613211455 you say, I c0a28e508a won’t forgive Lady a05f74dfdb Diana.’0a462af43611f282

‘Kaiden…’ef0a4e79b0b32dce

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‘There’s no 8e5bb32aba point in 93be5cbdff trying to fab950fef3 stop me.’0f6e41de8b64d634

‘…Alright.’30b657a0bf233c31

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In the swirl of ec3410333c his memories, Kaiden’s expression d1f89b631d tightened. He instructed 9d0ba2280f the coachman e6bf1c684c to set 4faa28add3 off. A butler from de31a73baf the Mayer family f6464c4b87 had suggested waiting edf9fa8704 until Ella woke c3cb4b06f7 up before departing, 8351fd151d but Kaiden had 37406df2c6 politely refused.c8a947a7766fc51a

As the carriage started 0bad9104c4 moving, Kaiden’s face hardened.71576737b2d386b2

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“Ella.”84c91b7ddc80e713

“…”d56ad92496a1c391

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In the quiet, 7f54f721aa secluded space, his ff2b0554dc low voice rang efdd4bbe16 out, carrying an fb8f0b476a ominous tone.cc2d51b1bd0ca69f

“I know you’re awake.”c6bb86735e65882a

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“…”9372b61cda780028

“I saw everything. The way you treated Lady Diana—or should I say, the duchess.”6ce24cd97ceddd33

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He had followed 5a6857d13d her to the 50d604a7ee garden while she d1d03ba002 searched for Harold cd1cc49b44 and had seen 94bc650744 everything. Gritting his teeth, 4fa232f823 Kaiden felt a 6b13311588 burning sensation in 4e5b327079 his chest.aa7cf473a9c66a60

“Why did you do it?”6400ec3ac6b83d25

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Ella opened her eyes df433b7392 and sat up, meeting 5eaa9cf06d his gaze. Kaiden’s eyes were 24ac461a99 frozen with quiet c8cb125897 fury, a look 111fd3320e that only came 8ff50ee6d3 out when he 66c4fcf81e was genuinely angry.fe8af3211929ffa2

“Or is that just the kind of woman you are?”527743442b5195a9

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Ella bit down on dd6c4828d5 the inside of her 0d35cf3488 cheek, trapped in the 189c053d3e very situation she had 90339ddaf5 dreaded most.33565edca8c026bb