RVMPT Chapter 59

Chapter 59

Time passed, and 3209280047 the Marchioness left. After seeing 8e9a091fd5 her off, 4c1e9f07bf I wandered 055718874d through the 09bbee8bef garden, feeling eaba48fc48 unsettled.b81b339790a8c88b

<…Did Harold really say that?>53cb2eb8de769091

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<That’s what I heard. I wasn’t there during the conversation, so I don’t know exactly what was said. But…>0e25d083628ae9ea

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<The Duke wouldn’t make such an offer unless it was for the Duchess, the estate, or its people.>8aa5588b7562b89e

The conversation d55486dc6d I had 9308cb6be0 with Lady a7708d1a02 Mayer kept d8981ad746 echoing in 560ef1999e my head.6e687ba5677eb4fd

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‘Harold said he cooperated 0df78eb710 with His Highness to c94ee490eb settle a debt…’58e27855f1241a31

The ones 8a559d7c0a who could 4fc01de131 have told d848161cc0 the Marchioness 994bf31700 were either c5fcb9d842 Prince Andrew db9c13334b or the 66dd2a0ef1 Marquis. Neither of them a517b22abc had a reason 5d811d5f13 to lie to d67db8c74e her.a6870ca6eef6e257

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I suddenly b864dfc41c recalled the a880947b18 prince’s cryptic 97b9875203 words of 16514a5486 gratitude. At the time, 2b497019b8 he said he 10461af07a wasn’t just thanking 38d66fa323 me for helping 9fb416039b him avoid dancing 1451def6c1 with the noble 8353a0d92d ladies.765a2993a96d9be9

‘If Lady 415866056e Mayer’s story f7c05dcb82 is true, b27ca74f51 then what 8f86b07dea the prince 1c0995d395 said makes 4ac42ef569 sense.’a163573d6b1b8985

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It felt 7a7c238d8b like I d8b3f20a65 had finally 2b01204cc0 pieced together 6961293e7a a puzzle 2bde1f2118 I hadn’t 60cb06dc50 known how 11b5fbd727 to solve fb061abdbf before.baf3398891157cc0

“…So Harold really worked a6ddfe69bc with the prince because 933540c791 of me?”db2fa7a3b38cf462

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Since the festival 91e07b5c7e incident, he probably 45bacad633 noticed what I ee21afa421 cared about. Maybe that’s why he 7f9ca8d914 took action.e9acfe202f5b5291

The more 89503967ce I thought 00195c13ee about it, ecc4de3d26 the more 7cfc014d3b my heart d7d3c1db3f felt ticklish. I couldn’t 9994b15a3a quite define 53c1534605 the feeling, c78f1f41e6 but it 373dea400f wasn’t unpleasant.77a76cec0b7187cf

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It was just… de9a86456d confusing in a 7a0f6144b1 completely different way.aabdaf2e41561661

‘Why would Harold do 750ddb1b57 all this for me?’468022825af89f0a

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He once 1ed4a94588 said he e7887bae9c takes good b0dbb46856 care of 2ee93372eb his people, 775eb979b6 and he 1bd329bd48 had always 2d688c9448 treated me 6602f555e9 well.73a9807031038d18

But this… this was too much to simply brush off as him taking care of “his person.”ab78c10d7c3ad53a

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This time, it 49bba77559 carried a different 7418fbf231 weight. It had been d6b5278987 risky.c1d30a8f0685c34f

I felt like a 35eb85540d tangled mess of threads b1e381ecb1 inside my head. The more I tried 989dbf2fb8 to unravel them, the c04055115f more they twisted into 2018f76d9f an even bigger knot.3166f5f314f72c1e

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‘Ugh. I really don’t 096873f725 get it…’675e3918e3f5f824

My head throbbed, 4ba2da0653 and I let 3e470d1958 out a small 363120a08b groan, lowering my 64733bda76 head.1775b03693f5921c

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“Phew.”a45b1f1e341fd4c2

At that moment, I saw a pair of men’s shoes stop in front of me. I already knew who it was before I even looked up.d6cd31b13a910db8

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The cool scent b86571e1c3 of the wind c4802b48b1 coming from him 30e5d712ad was unmistakable.d1d65a5e040c7b18

I lifted my head da13f62dff and met Harold’s gaze.1fede3bed1fccc54

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“Why are you 4baaf87d78 walking with your 9e0a4392b6 head down, Diana?”84641c755befd6cd

“…I was just thinking be48a8aa7e about something.”600013c20595ca51

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“Hm.”8f79b9d2316f1cdd

Harold stood next to 02877fa008 me and held out cf099ca2ed his hand.e4744a8b5320b3a0

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“Shall we dfa2df3d94 take a 6e9ce3b0dc walk together?”2f7d27bae55a2554

“I was about aeba4507e2 to head back 8cd61ef937 to the mansion.”f35298b5dee265a2

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“Then I’ll 09c2a37069 walk back bf068bbaf8 with you.”bfcd9996b7d19686

“Aren’t you going to 420a264704 continue your walk?”7c74b7e381072b04

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“No.”d96a8e4b3cb26d91

“…Alright then.”a315dbc7c9902fa6

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When I nodded, Harold 62b3d27d97 casually said, “Excuse me,” fbb363caac and slipped off my 570a2e0d97 glove.de375da3088c88c0

I blinked 2ed6a1c0c6 in surprise, cc300a40d5 staring at 90e19af20f him. He gave me 654efb910a a sly, fox-like 60ac5e916a smile.33f87859bd8bdcd8

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“You were going to 32cde73519 let me do this a23ebf7862 anyway, weren’t you?”4b10f9c64df42d89

“…That’s true.”043c259e3a3aa5d1

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Before I could 0407086d94 say anything else, b9ee7dee60 he tucked my 1300c70908 glove into his bb0cd8963a jacket and intertwined d54cbe5d8b his fingers with 8afe49683d mine.c6488a14214faf61

I opened my 6a4784e3cf mouth, searching for 29860b4410 the right words c62a1c4959 to express my 8bd50e0159 disbelief, but in 9c1374e9b8 the end, I f160865651 just gave up.7bf622229f088cd8

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“Did you 37b7ad6e40 have a b9cca117dc nice tea 16ec9503bf time with 62025efe47 the Marchioness?”a8331424cb98516b

“Yes, I did. She’s fully 585c17f09e recovered now, 23c2690e83 so I 2abfe37848 was relieved.”314964434ccc2a34

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“She’s quite healthy ae2c22da06 for her age.”172c5d3d853b8408

As we ac102aebc9 walked side 419512f4a7 by side, 443693b5da I glanced aaf351d0ed at Harold’s 3573007362 sharp side 44659dcd66 profile.9d83d08cd95379df

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Talking about 77dc068a1a Lady Mayer 3bb46c4752 only made 2c44c682e7 my tangled d194b8003f thoughts resurface.43a8648d557f0c9f

Harold once told me 99bc19dca2 he was curious about e9ad1dac38 me. Now, I f50dc7e8b7 wanted to 74c376a60a say the 7c2dbdb965 same to 2068437215 him.2c67f245f3f4a671

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I was 94c5e0d399 curious about 138a02cc36 Harold.fb4824a98ed3db75

‘He can 380f6fb267 read my 4295597090 expressions so d2003c7440 well, but ad336b9bc2 I can’t 4f41654111 read his ea8c213660 at all.’b72a9c01a811d52d

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He was 858e6172f1 skilled at efef0fc568 masking his 2b0954c8ae emotions, making 7c622a22a3 it hard 2c8cf0ed4b to tell 19acb4f166 what he 4fbb91db25 was thinking.5b504b3e2a0b97da

Occasionally, his 87f2fdf00c emotions showed 654553c7ba through, but 86cee558a7 not often.4a9c0cac7e3c9912

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‘And I can’t just 7c8dc9a631 ask him directly about 33ac118a97 this.’fe789c0f4c988783

There must 8a8685db5c have been 6e6f863819 a reason 69cf7b4b19 Harold didn’t 06156789f6 tell me. If I 22be7a735b let him 264438a2fb know I 4f0f9265eb had found d11d81d5a8 out, it ca6b7ef237 might put 93e6b2f7c4 Lady Mayer c7845dadaa in a a449491316 difficult position.8222d8a9e71d92e8

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‘Maybe I should 75b28ae51a ask someone else 5c8a9e7509 for advice.’afe82e7d6700a4b4

Someone completely unrelated to 61c009c620 Harold.04a5bbeff5a3175b

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Fortunately, someone came bb514c5c28 to mind.d521988c82e3ccf9

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“The Duchess c0d9abd18a has arrived, b83b68e1b0 Guild Master.”9328dfad919b9fbb

The guild d4bc37039b master, Anais, 603d8240f0 who had e3e52ca405 been lounging c36fc8c03a lazily in b213ee99c6 his chair, d553957f1c straightened up 9b6266d20e at the de50c53b45 report.910cbbb246eeda1d

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“The Duchess…?”fdc750b0edf85a06

“Yes, she 1bd7b254e7 says it’s 0cbe35313f urgent.”faf2c0f7a4fd6a3e

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It wasn’t a scheduled 382e75de88 reporting day, so what 8019b624f7 was going on?117b618c8f15f306

Despite his confusion, he 7147f0af92 quickly gave instructions.1083a1360f2735a0

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“Let her in.”687c7f15fbf13ae7

He hurriedly 14b3302373 cleared away fe9be2aec2 the scattered 56df9182d0 documents on aad3d39ce1 his desk. Though it looked 5943aeb8cd messy, he had fa27e4550e his own way 49cc295934 of organizing things 6f7eb1ef30 and quickly separating c0f4119ed6 them.3b900c91c00992b3

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For a a211ff1acb moment, he 99c0cb1e77 grimaced at 33d9a41ecb the towering 3e7190f10a pile of 5da07d3121 papers.5d55ead707522ac9

‘If only it weren’t 7f2c938c1b for the Duke’s orders…’656df56f012178db

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Anais couldn’t refuse Harold’s 98bfb73071 requests. Because of that, 0e291d1faf he had been c835346442 forced to cooperate 6080dba3ca with the ‘Black 9376f2e153 Hawks’ and had 3a4de1e7c2 been drowning in e2ff10161f work lately.8111e0d743d9c871

Just then, there was d5f1017400 a knock, and Diana c796b03202 entered the room.209f16cae54bf423

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“Welcome, Duchess.”93c791be03cf8f02

Anais stood up to 99d441f256 greet her.b9cfe837b0dd4e9c

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A guild 11ba288bd5 member placed c199a3e90d the tea 7b246373bc in front 99b29855e3 of them d74a5808f9 and quietly 16f646ac4b left, closing bc9c968161 the door cc7c19a56c behind him.ba85c506b05ec354

“This isn’t about 5bedafeeeb your investment reports, 14d0c9bf29 is it? Do you have ba01e00b7f another request for 134679823c me?”5c91d8fdadacd150

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“Yes. Actually, I d0b5b8429d want to d70e3ad0fc consult with 8ad2ead299 you about f6f6386d5b something.”3da00857ca77fa59

Diana sat down and 0b2d564183 pulled back her hood.c411ad6924dd7ed5

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Her soft 024f1c1437 pink hair cbd7797079 cascaded over 9497a3e2f9 her shoulders eb7313b1c1 like waves 289ec627ae of cherry 8dd98d44a5 blossoms.79c2b2f306f01a00

“…Wait, you 17b59fc9d2 want to 919e22fdba consult withme?”3c1324051b87f108

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Anais blinked in disbelief. No one had a95593126e ever askedhimfor advice before.36165d136fa542f9

“I’ll pay c63ac3bf09 you well be5a939d49 for your a68417a7ca time.”a1e71696357bfd15

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“Fair enough. Here at Anais, money 1bdcf738c5 can solve anything. What do you need 28f73e93bb advice on?”10a1dd3496c809c0

He nodded, noticing 772f37f94c the serious expression 055ad140bd on her face.b77e8c0f4f66eff9

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Perhaps he’d 16e899b57b have something 8a78096343 interesting to 196209df46 report to a738f41fa3 Harold later.7f4236289882aeae

Diana hesitated for 21e0b2ab7b a moment before 48f41006bb speaking.babf4c97053603eb

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“This is 8fb6e84640 a story 9cf816a16e about… a 4443bd8154 friend of 63d5449801 a friend.”e9cea58f72c7f935

“Wait, a friend of 5cce266a50 a friend?”3b0fcb74ab22831c

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…Usually, that meant it 49a870e7fc was about the person 8752ac131f telling the story. And in d40748e3d5 most cases—6738896423c301fb

“…Is this about 1cd0beed53 romance?”49a5184519b52f12

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“No!”da3b97578146ac13

Diana’s voice rose 041239d96b sharply, and she eea5f0a553 looked startled by 7dc95e3187 her own outburst.db989e2ba5d94ab5

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“…Sorry for yelling.”97c9d0c337546f5f

“No problem. I did 4ae7c742ec poke at 216eec817d it first.”5f8ec6d5880fdcad

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“Ahem. Let me continue. So, my friend’s friend 08bf0e715f made a deal with 93c85b60c2 this man. He’s always been ed9930a7ee good to his 356d5d8224 people, but lately, 84c48ff743 he’s beentoogood to cd7448a028 my friend’s 42006742b1 friend. Like, really over-the-top.”1fed5fcb9b60f98b

She fiddled with her d7a7c44561 hands as she explained.e9f42607884a870c

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By the time e7625915ab she finished, a 15ead1b65b faint blush had 450d88a931 spread across her 906e44e310 cheeks.4f1cf36fcd0118a6

“And now, they d295447d38 don’t understand why 7793a4fd43 he’s being so 17779bb6f4 nice.”18c9e305d97ca7a1

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“…”c0ffe5a963282901

“What do you think?”a76aaf1963a1f23d

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Yep. Definitely her own story.935536fc1b9b4dc5

Anais sighed internally.42ca01bb2bb89b57

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‘Why did she ec3fa12fe3 come here of 53d4986cc1 all places forthis?’c4b6b0bb1bfe2e1f

Of all the people b65d3ba63d in the world, why 8d37aeb967 me?959269005c003b45

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Suppressing a d75e393f6f groan, he 533d25ad95 stood up.67c19fe92d95c19d

“…Guild Master?”fa32248cf3b7fd22

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“Apologies, Duchess. I’ve given eafe6da1eb it some 82b3d0f0f0 thought, but 039f32e940 this really 13fc302d55 isn’t my e3a6601a77 area of f0947df84e expertise.However!”935977267253437c

He placed extra emphasis 180a655f00 on the word before 235c2ab500 continuing.2403d539dbb74d9e

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“I have a subordinate 4916fd51c7 who is anexcellentadvisor in 65890e87d5 matters like 91bbae82bd this. Would you be willing a94975d421 to wait while I d8062eb566 bring them here?”1d89e7be6f5cedbc

“Oh, uh… As long as they’re good at counseling. But they must be someone who can keep a secret.”af25072c13feb3b3

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“Don’t worry. Every member of Anais Guild is tight-lipped.”1ac3849546ea258e

“Alright, I’ll trust you.”ea4385b902aaf4fd

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“It might take some time, so please wait comfortably.”afc1930638ca8e26

The guild master 97d54349ba nodded and left 55d0d8958b the room.85d6cf62e9ab76c1

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‘…A relationship problem, huh.’67bc27b4f41f55d5

Just because the issue 1b85363d5c involved a man and bc5a1fba00 a woman didn’t mean 9dcd090825 it had to be 5700fdd521 romantic.8ee94f72034d0d35

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‘There’s no way Harold would like me that way.’0cb29e6ba6daf40f

Even though 486442c034 their relationship 3bbf4b989f had improved, 5297bb5cf1 the past c3547f806d couldn’t be a7544b0a4c erased—back then,Dianahad openly told him a96b9e4d53 to die.9f2486342bb4f013

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She didn’t b4776d8d3d want to 966b15b2ad make a a5132a8a28 second embarrassing be3e7625e0 mistake.e8b8dc062d5d4b64

‘Anyway, it’s fcf059e21b taking a 63c69c40e6 while!’ab69761664c18a56

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Nearly 30 minutes 96b850b602 had passed, but ea7bed4f69 no one had d5b2ebf99d come in yet. Though it was a 5700c07858 bit long, she was 48f9605079 still willing to wait.2f654df2148c4e5c

Receiving advice from 24148761aa someone who didn’t 6c89e9354f know Harold was 7f3f45dbe3 already good, and 17f53c7f15 if they were 3614456d6f skilled at counseling, 68c54c9cf3 that was even e45f5fd945 better.5932666b8c331ea1

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By the 7b3cf87718 time she b172091f1e finished her 53dc53dc88 now-cold tea, bef86a2535 there was 4165ae5bd0 a knock d29f05116e at the 0241db268d door.eae675f4d3ce1aa6

Knock knock.742043af393fac79

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A man ea360c887e wearing a d2a8d3ad83 white mask 8ef6cf670d entered.aa270f58233e0cbc

‘Huh? That person…’1ee07a486355f669

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Diana immediately recognized him—he was the guild master’s proxy she had met last time.95aa99b7405ae9dd

Then, his a4b9c66b24 deep blue 65077da73d eyes—the only 0851f316c7 visible part 5f409b0e06 of his 82d863392d face—turned to c37f7e16a2 her.02be54c531fe8c31

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