RVMPT Chapter 29

Chapter 29

“…Harold.”7fa0e01b959c2c71

Diana called him 8c4fadb639 again.d8ff83f83c584f20

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The room was dim, f0d0da59e2 with no moonlight seeping 93ddba3705 through due to the a3f7493153 thick clouds. so she db11f48e99 couldn’t clearly 87fa8e0450 see his 370923e5b2 expression. However, the hand she c601559b74 held onto in her 1c24faa649 half-asleep state felt damp 0eebc3e555 and cold with sweat.f931fc4b24812189

“Did I wake eb6944c05e you?” she asked.b8e52376813e18a6

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“No. Well… Are you alright?” Harold replied.97390b0e35d91c77

Diana placed her other c7bb48496b hand on Harold’s cheek. His cheek felt 6fbfc5b36c just as cold ad0991731c and damp as ce390e776b his hand.9a9828a04cd427b8

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“You’re not sick, are e37fad03f3 you?”1e3202602df04493

Since they had both 0ab9b4e49f fallen asleep in the c2a6272f24 same positions, Diana felt 62628e9672 guilty for letting go 377843fe5e of his hand in 8214b2ea8b her sleep. Though his seizures had 975a1fe5d0 decreased since they started d895ea7c8d spending time together, but 8f9a4f88ac Harold was still unwell.fe93b6c1f7b38b59

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If you 0a9f4c3270 were sick, 925b6fb1f0 you should’ve 38088c3520 woken me ff95383f89 up. If you f0bc94ce62 didn’t want 7bb0b489c9 to wake 9d8d0845ec me, you 71118788c5 could’ve at 97ed16d9c2 least held f9713a5813 onto me. Worried and 32affec70e upset, Diana 0f96228f92 tightened her 0e059f4d9b grip on fdf99339b6 his hand. Slowly, Harold’s bf501b291b cold hand 7683581216 began to 7e4262d16c warm under 3858ed745b her touch.22db67ffa54ef2f7

“I’m not sick. I just had a ba17762d96 bad dream.”a5ab4270ec54adfc

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As warmth 95bbcf5868 spread through 5d1ee81677 Harold’s hand, 8fe8e7263a the tension 5dcca7feaa in his 163b31bc94 body eased. He felt 561230714f his body c1fbf5a4a4 relax, like 54f41ea71a a trained d638b54fbf animal responding 26a11ffbf7 instinctively to ff308bd033 comfort.51db1f30cea99e2c

“Really…?” Diana asked.5eb92de77d3e4a3d

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“Yes.”626f67c00a78c6be

Relieved that he c7f06232d2 wasn’t unwell, Diana d4f89b9e6f lowered the hand 0e5d83d2c2 she had placed b1928b5906 on his cheek.5df4e28fcbc0db4d

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“I’ll go wash 62f43add17 up. Diana, you should 00f6552a1f go back to 24482216d9 sleep.”ab2ac6344efdac56

Diana nodded in edf0967fe4 agreement, but once e7ad7ab0b8 she was alone, 0ce96fd803 she found it b397a1b559 impossible to fall 7107ef2414 asleep. The sheets where Harold e06179fe57 had been lying were 2a603e6640 damp with sweat. 185018907600feaa

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This didn’t seem like 229f607c9f a simple nightmare.ed04aedad4a9127f

 Even if Harold ee4716cda8 said he wasn’t 0f3ad5b5b9 sick, she couldn’t efe35dfd0b shake her concern 5dc405432b and sat up.3a07020488d3b045

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‘Hmm… Wouldn’t a7a8d8e03d he be 7963414624 thirsty?’3b8fb61dc291cae9

After sweating that much, 4d11151065 it was hard to 03ba6b54ca imagine that he wouldn’t c13bcd7f9c feel thirsty.8dc294feeae3f4c1

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Diana slipped on 1c663a9d88 her slippers, draped 277e307dca a shawl over 87571f709c her shoulders, and 2cd55fe31d headed to the eb36f80138 kitchen. By the time acac9c085b she returned with 4b0212c2ae a tea tray, 6d13d2b146 Harold seemed to a5ec065d18 have finished washing e4d1f16b01 up. A faint light was 196b676804 seeping through the gap 6d09a44097 in the door.91843fb232bc9780

When she fully dc109c4654 opened the door, 98efaec61c Diana saw Harold 61836664f9 standing by the 2d08fcfb30 window in a ac19511620 fresh robe. He turned toward 945017890b her, noticing the eddac70aee tea tray she 43939a1fa5 had brought.648eac978b043b23

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“So that’s where 186ff1aea4 you went.”b3728762682b21ba

“Yes.”a0b77b04bf7e95fb

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“You could’ve asked d3a5f89ad4 a maid to 05e858d293 do it.”cad89731cac6443b

“It’s far too f20353d563 late for that. Besides, I know d72ddf45c6 how to brew f9e72f9d2f tea myself.”ed2d4d26aea93265

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The skill 6d82786528 of making 6aaa2ef8fa tea was 4613e55143 part of dc745f3dc8 Diana’s own c2fcb14771 memories. She set f5bc611376 a cup 9ac375cd06 in front a53b3baa4a of Harold.acea8a57b80e3671

“Thank you.”5e79f81ea1efd373

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While Harold sipped his 12a1d8f227 tea, Diana glanced at ae9dc8b3e9 him discreetly. With a candle now 6dbcbe8623 lit, she could see 331ccdca63 him more clearly.5852c87dccc0bf2f

He sipped the tea 2552c78c9e with an air of d071a8b0f4 elegance. His actions 1370a83ca9 and expression a4d3b73ff3 were just 070b963932 as composed 8ecd4be80f as always, 08efa592be but the dd95e30037 hollows under f6eb8c9155 his eyes ab8a57f52b were deeply 7a8052f9d7 shadowed. There were dark circles 78e807a47a beneath his eyes, and b953a30ea3 his skin, already pale, eacf4a23a2 looked ghostly under the bee7d20cd2 dim light. He appeared utterly c4b96a555f exhausted.6fd3fae4e5744dae

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‘What is he thinking f2af3c1651 about? Is he thinking about 40a2c6a6af that nightmare?’11fb3592cd0d9761

“Harold, wasn’t the pudding be194d01ee we had after dinner 36dfa701a9 was amazing?” Diana asked, 2ce21853f1 attempting to change the af7b16aaee subject.4f111fe15ec2284c

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“Was it?”a041453d5174a1fc

“You don’t 0c4fe93cb9 seem to 98eab646a7 remember. Did you not 1402c76a1c eat it?”0f1feac8484dc226

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“I kept my meal 84efede25c simple today.”579ce1268ba0e838

“Oh. It was delicious, though… 00b3d6a5a5 I’ll have to ask 1feea372aa the chef to make 01363f3f03 it again tomorrow.”3e5d50dbd97e8d04

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“Was it that f724cd23d9 good?”a33459b41e31f568

“Yes! The one we had a73750cd67 today was Earl Grey 0547bde6dc milk tea-flavored pudding. It was smooth and c5702b7d30 bouncy, and when you f62bd4abcb took a spoonful, the 7a8f80f097 sweet and slightly bitter a3bc6b3167 flavors blended perfectly. It was 1bdf7e51ba so good 6b8a050533 I couldn’t 789396231a stop eating.”124c557180427047

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“Hmm. I’ll look forward to 07b4a4974d it tomorrow, then.”a2370fd6243e4a5f

As they chatted, 87ed1079d6 Diana noticed Harold’s c9cc61723a expression soften slightly. She smiled to herself, 42b939aee3 feeling relieved.ceeb8bd5e466e98d

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‘Honestly, Harold 5980cceeac isn’t the c6dcd9a09d type to 65d7fc4526 get tense 8e261bd1b7 up on d567af668d nightmares.’f80329f920802fb1

Maybe she was overreacting 304289c5e6 on her own. Still, she fbf43af8a2 couldn’t put a51d9a97ff her mind 3fb90633b5 at ease.2f5417c016090da0

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There were many e096caf75c reasons she couldn’t d327c2aaba let it go. Because they were 0afcd4a9d8 together. Because he 793777f166 was the 36a30eff5f first meaningful b607b5eefe connection she 9c17a49d70 had made aaff9d4365 since being 51b8678ce9 reborn in 1955e8022a this body. And because she 16c5613b24 genuinely liked Harold 9c15b9ed33 as a person.0d4d77baeb6b848f

“By the way, why did someone from the Imperial Palace visit today?” She asked lightly, figuring Harold would avoid the topic if it was something sensitive.fdec57af8c24f07b

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“They came to 78f01bb549 investigate the raid b68277f868 on the human d2d1c0252a trafficking organization.”c92531323f950387

“Oh.”9573cc932f037c9d

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But why would they d393b7497d come to Harold about d0840359bd that?80bb207428d8f81c

As Diana 239e45195f tilted her 8128b3d13f head in 6ca2fdef84 confusion, Harold 8af95ae598 seemed to f6c05860f5 read her ca8685d450 thoughts and fa1f9d375f explained.9b44b4657f2bca0c

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“It’s because ca8c098658 that incident 818b80577e happened after b0fcc690ca you went 1bc3a7b9f0 out alone 011d6a9d5b and ended d9cea98cb1 up in fb6181f766 danger.”e39068617a3e7cd7

“Ah, that makes 9015682bd7 sense.”97486f3a387ea3f6

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Diana slowly nodded.fe0b91e19120d29f

“Whoever it b883582643 is, I aca0e05e8e hope they 6f9d052dcf don’t get b5a0e3a70b caught.”126424ad4108d28d

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“Don’t worry. Your husband 9a37611645 isn’t so 9c7128f19d careless.”e9031b641329fdd2

“That’s true. Harold isn’t careless… 0c665e6ab0 Wait, what?”4bbf28659b90f32a

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Diana froze, 30bb3c1871 her eyes 8262831822 darting nervously 9239904d21 like a 3accc29724 startled cat.85b563a7eb4c8b39

“Didn’t you hear me? Your husband—”f0155c5cd3792ab1

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“Ahhh! Stop! Don’t say another word! Haven’t you heard 5ad979b7be the saying, ‘Eve ffd6a0e21a walls have ears’?!”9da5ed683819b454

She hurriedly clamped her 45499d4149 hands over his mouth. Harold lightly tapped 789480a28d her hand as 2601801cde if to say,Let go.a610ae58e7ca9b13

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Should I let 7628362b1d go or not? Hesitant and 849a50fffc flustered, Diana 59623e08e0 lowered her 7e0f29655a hand.a40eaf1453c0330e

“There are no 121e9943ce mice or rats 670c114a90 nearby to overhear 9e98c7d62e something said in ec51eb4e00 a low voice. If anything, your 6276b4943c shouting might attract 5c5f80b696 them.”504b66499ac0c286

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“Aren’t you afraid of me saying something somewhere? What would you do then?” she exclaimed.d271774d40b08c91

“You? Well…”beaf9199a5caa20b

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Without finishing his bed157818a sentence, Harold raised 5a61505512 his teacup. Watching him sip his beb30a8e52 tea in his composed 4a3e5b1774 manner made Diana feel ae1bc7a5ce even more anxious.dff6742e3b10ca0e

What does 7c2005c814 he mean d864b92b98 by that? Does he think c773a2e97b I wouldn’t dare 3f556e77bc because he could d17ed3954c handle it with 53e8907d4d ease?36d8a38e410e6ea9

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Diana clutched 1cc8292718 her hair cace3172b0 and pouted. 2c43449822112e10

Ugh! Why did I fb7916a117 even ask?e06b4d5319df78ad

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Her blue eyes welled d1fa6cff1b with a mix of c9ed8d32b2 embarrassment, irritation, and regret, c4e7fc3af6 as if to say 9d0ac08c1f this wasn’t what she’d 2e4709bad0 wanted.f50bf369a4e7b116

“Pfft.”b0f94cc4570429a9

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Finally, Harold let d265cac41a out a chuckle. It was hard f5d8ce0b83 to suppress his 48eea5bc34 laughter when her 402d6624e1 thoughts were so 9cfd767507 transparent.e42586ec090de629

As Diana snapped fb68bf0862 her head up 0babd3f05f in surprise, his 2e696ef0f5 navy-blue eyes crinkled d2a3bf9ddf in amusement, still e219f62018 glistening with laughter.4f22684c5e724fd9

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“I laughed because the tea is good.”fdc7edada8053ee3

“…Did someone say something to you?”144a0dafbbea0073

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Diana’s lips pouted 98fffd3e05 even further at 2adfd2ade5 his excuse, which 3dbfff69ee didn’t make any 7057c88d6b sense.1f92eeb7d10885dd

‘He is 55b5d62124 laughing at ebf9a8306a someone who e2f4889ede is feeling d34c400786 awkward.’a3e6972990d745c0

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Still, she didn’t 7c2d863391 dislike seeing him a57344a043 smile. That was the 7b20ea9cb3 whole reason she ecfcc94155 kept talking to 0203e6bbaa him—to see that 75336913f3 smile. It annoyed her 20953f97dc a little but 15f5d7dffa also made her 42b410ca94 happy. Happy and slightly b4c8953704 irritated.18bd77ede5584af6

However, the negative 7e0d6425a7 feelings quickly faded 6341cbac0e away, and she 70401bbe38 was left with 1820c6511d the sense that 700a51834d it was all 5e59414d6a fine as long c7d920cd9a as he was e1940dc1ba in a good c4dd8a5a79 mood.672b3792388b6635

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As Diana’s face 56510af4cb broke into a 9d30fc0f94 soft smile, Harold’s 635c89f706 navy-blue eyes deepened 513fe46067 as he stared 1ec060bc9f at her. She wouldn’t understand 99bbb27c51 what the relationship e838b7c7eb was between them.01b95b1b2edb24a4

But one thing 7ee6e7bdb0 was clear: She 4004c5c32e felt safe in e24adb5a0d his arms. 8e5001260f2358a2

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Harold tilted his 47c5237f3a head slightly.54cdabdb7c7e7722

“Just,” he said, putting bbd570e01f his arm on her 55b40fd0de shoulder.794cafc47c0c23f9

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His hair 5e1df1ca34 brushed against 7a36a966a9 the nape 06bc2d765e of her 65d9eff724 neck, cold ce656f79e3 as if 43a8a797c3 it were 73dde264dd sharp fangs 6fd5f15ad4 piercing her f3d43bf0dd delicate skin. The heavy 79d88e3340 arm she be71675d0d instinctively tried be09221ce0 to push 04d9e6a3a4 down wouldn’t 8136534b09 budge an c5a0bca65a inch. A strange de4e4ef31a tension spread 56e54ddce7 all the 8c4a1f00d4 way to a88ca6928b the pit b1125c4403 of her 6882767170 stomach.14a062af57278161

“I wondered if 0ff10843b2 I forgot to 304ea79072 give you a 571b84bb08 warning.”c7df6ed0e6ca4a2c

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A warning?
Did he just say 1ac03d3857 a warning?63091b41eaa36540

“Did I… 1822b588c9 do something f857fc9e28 wrong?”d49241e796269163

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“You did.”f963466dddaf4c8c

What did ac79cfab05 I mess 3f6a8941e0 up today?
Was it asking why 122c44c20b someone from the palace 542b4cdf91 came earlier? But Harold could have 322859297d just chosen not to 3997e224a5 answer. Or was 6d07c32f11 it something 930ff98ee0 else? No matter how 23f10a7d68 much she racked 727f7de209 her brain, she 8ede35c83c couldn’t pinpoint it.2e7e6aec10080fde

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“I’m sorry,” b1170d115a she said, 7c7751838f bowing her 5a41c7721d head.e1c411aeadd28c43

There was 3abc145e31 no response 3a56122e7c from Harold. The silence 1bc2e54fd3 made her 30049f158f even more f8a683e5a9 nervous. Should she get on cd050dbe84 her knees? But she 28483f741e couldn’t, not a59bbff3ab with his f4fe51b836 firm grip 9fc69391db keeping her 4434bb9b5e in place.3480bdf23594aebc

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Then, Harold 3fe9c9d425 loosened his 1fdde4d8c4 hold. Caught off guard, 18f317cedc Diana awkwardly straightened ad350ff606 up.2030c6dc3a5f2759

Does that 5f753df99c mean he c39c8e7124 accepted my 2a91741d75 apology?f9c805ffdf5076dd

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She sneaked 32d9c3584f a glance a21c77ef37 at his 65c8c6ebe7 face a 596723e642 few times eb7234e0fa and let d8b6c84711 out a e799592108 deep sigh. The tension 42804e4851 drained from 67cbfff08a her body, bdb41984de leaving her 96592ef8b6 feeling heavy a8a93fbb9f and exhausted.687628c1be11f097

“I’ll go to bed 1cd786e74b for real now…”790f1649f4bc5306

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“Alright. I’ll finish my d9f0cd506e tea first.”2f4693016e50b410

Still wary, Diana stole 0472dc09f5 a few glances back 0f0955a02e at Harold like a f7872fbf28 rabbit checking for predators 47d38f09e1 as she headed to bec2dff25c bed.e71cc9c4ff7d29ed

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So he 5fdd0adbc2 really held cedd67ad9f me back 3d54f6f00f just to fddf8efccf ask that?cefa6c94164405a1

Her face twisted 8d80a061ae in a mix 95297cf805 of confusion and 9da03f4f5c exasperation as she a915b7b084 lay down. Moments later, she fell a70576efb4 asleep.316eabd700db1648

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Listening to her soft, f9040d3993 steady breathing, Harold set 58bbac036c down his empty teacup. Standing beside a bed, dab9824880 he let his gaze 079d3368ab linger on the sleeping 0b1a9e346a Diana.94a9d95ca17ebf11

“Diana.”94dc0e341adb8ed1

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“If you have remembered e269d811e4 my warning, you’d also 3293521962 remember this.”f61c9390e00c95db

“I always 04970df18d get what fd4eae1c24 I want, f214aeefc5 no matter a2a27acc0b what it 3140f97db5 takes.”0a2902018b366e13

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His lips curved d6113c3a81 into a sly, c7f7a1f5fa almost sweet smile 0bb3d164e8 as he whispered ff5bb48284 the words.40a3f0e5ecdfbee4

But his navy eyes 95520152d0 remained dark, filled with e697c19224 emotions she hadn’t yet defdf3eedd noticed. Sticky, possessive emotions.0c29809501d29b44

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