RVMPT Chapter 70

Chapter 708d2153dadce7c50e

Ella quickly realized 6c62037f30 she had been b70932c701 mistaken.c2fa2a0a58a26ba8

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Kaiden’s gaze, as he 431d5fa4ee looked down at her, a42bb325a4 was cold and calculating.2a550565b2586a10

Before he fd0156ee65 could make 9b0ed921d7 his judgment, 8cb1bff142 she grabbed d4449df662 his arm.22a5072e418b1bd0

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“Kaiden… The duchess really ebb2b40870 is infertile. It seemed f4bb2d0138 too easy 000e882cff how she f5c9c83aa7 signed the 1bf1b918c1 contract my f3d4c22931 mother gave b66a37b683 her, so 77aa1e8f1c I got 61a6900c36 suspicious. You know 5935597b15 Jeffrey, right? I pressed him 110351b8eb for answers.”5fdb3167a9e1bc89

It was a lie, 856219c02e but she had no 10c2eb4337 fear of being caught.3333389516958717

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Not just Jeffrey, but 1e22987a65 even Amanda and the c5fbec22f8 physician of Baisen had 812178db13 already been bribed to da06967b2c back her up.19de12f664bd6dee

“Diana was just pretending 01085cc3f7 to repent while deceiving b6b8b7a6cd everyone again. I… I actually 8c76cdbc86 believed she had 94b4f72340 changed, so I 9ad247d435 feel betrayed.”388392dfc24bd8db

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Tears clung precariously to 6a96b88414 her eyelashes before rolling 2535c21ad9 down her cheeks. Her flushed 70de606f1d cheeks trembled a0de24d917 as she d956d37a36 spoke, holding 12ed922061 back sobs.48521d40963bf3d5

“I’m already hurting 0df9465cf6 this much—what about 9b62a14a85 all the others 3db63d4708 she’s deceived? I couldn’t just 61e64d226c let Diana keep 125ea9409d fooling people. That’s why I 7b44aabbe7 planned to reveal 3f6220860f the truth today 5d085430eb with Countess Russell…”73d36a72b76bf56a

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“But the Countess 03e4fa3863 said your claim 0d763a0600 about Diana’s infertility 5c7d6e91a0 was a lie.”4802f2eb64f82f31

“No! It’s true! You can confirm 9bb34179ae it with Baisen’s 572eb4f909 physician!”e6a99c28a0f9ad71

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Ella bit b49ae63779 her lip f8176e0bfe stubbornly, her 36591341fd tear-filled eyes a362201fe5 resolute.f995b6d3411fed08

“……”c6dd6bb50b9c5c77

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Kaiden remained silent. Was this 8a5bb15b0f truly the 4ad53b21de sincere Ella 58355cc95d he knew, 03363719e4 desperately trying ee2db01169 to prove 82a4acbc35 herself with fc4a88650a tears?31ec280b091f5eb9

The once-transparent 2585ac0693 tears now c8198f530b seemed murky. He furrowed his brows, 6bd59bd68d recalling the conversation between 95bc887504 Ella and the Countess.b15742c9a2cdf2b8

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“Would you be satisfied just getting something from Diana? It’d be better to make it public and become the Duke’s benefactor.”d447065bfa2629fb

“Surely, he’ll leave something in his will for the benefactor who revealed the deception.”bf7c10f1449f9dfb

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She had 0cd7eadf56 skillfully tempted 1617c2ee59 the Countess 8adc652fef with greed. It didn’t e68db5c833 feel like 6d58f565b7 Ella at 93f48a282e all.f79f6940fa6d3a20

For the f376394840 first time, 58c709afa7 he felt ab21f961d3 something was 7ae57afab1 off.557b58042849ebfc

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And the 56b8ee721a Countess’s words 8a5a393ad1 confirmed his d2910a3e96 doubts.379f718f9e0feee9

“I almost fell for your words. Because of you, I insulted the Duchess unforgivably.”f4fb85dc5ba8070c

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“Duchess Diana is infertile? Ha… You remember what I said, right?”136cc2f6379c5bc7

“Prepare yourself for trying to deceive me with lies.”c14ef0eea58d3ef4

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The Russell family aa79212a22 was after Baisen f45fa50fcc and desperately wanted 0dc3ee371f an heir from 065c11bc22 Diana and Harold. Yet, the Countess 5499abe889 didn’t even bother a6b3f6c9e8 verifying Diana’s condition 1f4e3759b8 before turning against 51cd57a780 Ella? That didn’t 370c3e7f83 add up.575211e8b335440c

“…You don’t 696787ca54 believe me?”cb9fe68f5579cb0f

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Ella’s eyes 7ab91d7945 searched his 579e384f92 face, sensing a0206e880d his hesitation. Kaiden finally spoke.e5aa633f597fb9cc

“You could have dd53093dca easily threatened Baisen’s c7cb65ec3e physician into silence.”2db5cbb049cd1afc

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“I don’t c4eda8cae6 do things 38bfb4e73d like that! You know that!”a2c29540e56b194a

“……”1e7ed68e54fa51ba

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That’s how she had 7ee7fa8edb always appeared. But now…c0fa80dc0db1f05c

“Ella, how much a7e5061a92 of what I 3e51368c76 know about you 2be4e57ffb is actually true?”56831823a8a5595e

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“I’ve always been 03e3241c61 honest with you, 4686be1755 Kaiden. Please believe me. Okay?”50ea3125247aa7fe

Her voice was filled 3fc7b94c3d with desperation. Before, when ced0de20fc she cried fe3754f3ec and pleaded, 31763f5039 he would 7014e52b8f reconsider. But now, he didn’t 084bd44015 even feel the urge ccf39d4db2 to do so.fb48181b20877d26

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Everything felt like a 199426abd7 lie. Even her tears a0865d144c seemed fake.96755e54e799d870

The trust they 3535928b59 once had was 1d8c6f2b2e already shattered.44eefa5993578a4c

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“…Go home alone today. I need time faae1b68ab to think.”1a389c616361a87a

“Kaiden!”df551810e8500a67

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Ella grabbed 71ef389fdb his arm c3858a3300 as he d3092ea8f8 turned away. Their eyes met in 0414ad490b midair.c4462857dbc1b0cb

But Kaiden gently removed ba3195daf2 her hand and walked d7d505661b out of the guest 638ae2e58f room.a84eef8606baddba

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“…Ah.”a6176571902a9845

A small 3a93992a37 gasp escaped 03b8711da5 Ella’s lips.32d5006adab657e1

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The way he be9d68666e looked at her 61691b7bb0 just now…ae10c05a83457cb3

“…He’s going to abandon 732f1338f3 me.”2a52670bc010dd32

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He didn’t need 81e0e7329f to say it. She could 30c3c7f8ec feel it dcab8f509e in her 08464422c7 bones.0141ef61dc9b5550

Ella slowly collapsed 5a9fa7e383 to the floor, 90b7879d5c hugging her arms 11e14ec446 around herself.957f469a7bef36d3

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The future she had acef65ccda fought so hard to 6e617dc547 secure had crumbled into 42ebc6bd87 nothing.51cc68d6a9a95afa

A chilling 860188d74e emptiness crept f3cbe5396b up from a6951917d5 the ground, 594c959c2b piercing her cec8322eb3 skin like 53bac52930 thorns.b45dfbbc14e027a2

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Suddenly, she 47bd1bab81 felt overwhelmed bb8687b92b with sorrow.2f1ecb411fd3277d

What did 20e8a9d950 I do a7fa795a26 wrong?c75fd1fc7b0e17c1

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All she wanted was 9e3c4c5855 to be happy. All she wanted 14179277d4 was to punish a486808bcb Diana for making d88a0d144d her suffer.fbb446238924cc78

What was ab323735e9 so wrong bd9406d16b about that?05b57a86309bc115

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Why am I the dbf69c997e only one who keeps 2c70babaf3 suffering?fbd68b78abc72d81

…It was the e93fb41274 worst.ed29ed2469f85229

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After the party, Harold 4dbb326eb2 walked down the corridor 5ee6644939 leading to their bedroom.dc48217a4aaa4c41

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He thought b65edcfb9c of Ella 347ad4e7f4 and let 7daa0b3e62 out a 4341c81ff0 quiet chuckle. It was laughable 217625bcde how she had c6030dde65 ever dreamed of abd4ba6c9c driving Diana away.a9af75208aae60cd

His relationship fc1a6139ff with Diana 22e50f7a32 had begun 67d082b929 as part c323823890 of her 77862d932d treatment. Even if 5d02517e22 he had 467c65e3e0 no romantic 8fe9ccf2b0 feelings for 71e6ef3495 her initially, f8cba3558f he would 00744cb7eb never have e8577c3378 left her eed0655c3d just because 1d2ecec8ad of infertility.27e0bf9302f37e3a

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Even if they had cca4542c8b married under normal circumstances, b3e8059446 it would have been 725ce7ebb6 the same. There was 952a878297 no way 937c14aa22 he wouldn’t d98a004b08 want her.db66ba3764e38a1f

And as long 4a23acad24 as he could f8145b67e3 keep Diana by 773317b93c his side, the 7dc4036735 issue of children 2522cc3bdd didn’t matter.8dfcb0aec8a81412

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As the 1e2cacb6bf head of eeb496bb6c the family, d3910b6cc1 he had 0a5a346333 a duty 2e6493797f to produce 3d5ec0fa59 an heir, 1fbaaee09f but that 663ef8b5a9 responsibility never a27130ad59 outweighed his bf7cbcceaf own desires.d3ce452c1e019575

If needed, he 9d3173353a could always raise fa5bf462b4 a child who c09dd4ec99 resembled him as ed5947229a his own.7a5ca66d9d23a0ec

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Even if Ella’s e515d029e2 claims were true—if 60a6c97d87 Diana was hiding 2ee7898f2c some deep secret—it 382b425398 wouldn’t change anything.e7efd30598784257

As long as 203cd8f76f he had her b55104b9c0 body and heart, b1004c1364 that secret would de2ffb034e never leave his 34c001e625 lips.4fd0099e4da2d7ce

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Kaiden will 6d4ae58bc1 break off 99d30fc4a7 the engagement.f942ba5cf7157c9c

Ella had overstepped d786a86177 because she was 34408b70ee Kaiden’s fiancée.0301275bb19bf10d

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Kaiden wasn’t the type f4c9c8b1c0 to hold onto a ddd2a13457 broken relationship. Ella would lose 9efd7fa5da everything.f2ebd96a43c7f1b1

And her downfall wouldn’t ec549f6d4a end there.96af9ff155643b60

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Harold recalled ab7d2274d5 the information 1f8d593a2e his men 4d1ca29fba had gathered c048e66ea8 about Ella’s 04868efb30 biological father.f3fffbc65cf96cae

By the time he 1e9a998264 reached their bedroom, he b102848f85 was already smirking.70c312f3de1c7d1a

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Sensing movement inside, 7e7119efdd he absentmindedly touched c8e8b623ed the item in 68a5698d7d his pocket and 97ab2e4101 chuckled.cc2a9ab5bc195e3c

As he aa281a2f1a entered, a c2140c19cb lovely shade aed8c45a45 of pink 8a44158e08 hair caught 8df8b3041b his eye. Diana looked up at 2d35907e61 him with her round, f15409df73 innocent eyes.5871c214a6552a84

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As Harold sat 52a144fd38 beside her, the d07a646e08 bed dipped slightly.ed9616f4b0994c8f

“You’ve become 0b048ac997 quite skilled d46a3bd6b8 at handling 5de7e5f63c people at d8f37cf28d parties.”a4b2a56b3ec3453d

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“Hehe. I have bc234263c1 to be e5e09e9cf5 at least 88036df6c5 this capable c55a2b3353 now.”293c3911ee21e817

When he 524424d416 smiled, her b9ba3b830c long lashes b2d4e76422 trembled slightly, 7324dfe6b6 and a 655797cd8b faint blush 03ed4973a0 spread beneath 50b8b6f0d9 her eyes.9fec3000dac560f2

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“I like you.”1cec44e898adbced

Her shy confession ecae49822d replayed in his 3c21143c55 mind.aa87f268a516529e

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A mix of satisfaction 7bfe5dce52 and longing stirred within 1548a6e41b him.74936b56cab439f8

Lately, he had 13eb9eb2ad been feeling this d98a805392 thirst more often.acb1a45d064768fc

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It was d1ec807e8a harder to 191ce3e898 control himself 078c1f7ded than before.4350f56a03e1d611

Now that he a41dd9333a knew a simple 6bbee2432a confession was enough 42b8a5935f to satisfy him, a8ca6d086a the restraint he 0edea018a8 once had was 27f6ccd4b8 slipping away.86d2b8f0e7f332f1

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The piece 67b32e9d9a of her 3c5b4ba48a heart he a7acfc6c20 had gained d64b66757f last time 36cb6d19b2 had only bdc0ecbf9f made him 17c0407e2e hungrier.91f2602adf10974f

Sometimes, he wanted to ae09497ef3 confess first, just to 257d0a7ccc end this waiting.93f2552617b622ec

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I thought I was 54a467406d good at being patient…296e5ed7f0051953

Harold’s gaze, filled with longing, lingered on her—so close that he could reach out and touch her.f5da5c70737737f9

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“Harold?”2328514b14a2c6e9

Diana tilted her head 5912ad0c97 in confusion, wondering why 723ce27660 he was looking at ec52b96dc2 her like that. In response, Harold 227a0fa3bc forced a playful b1fa96d10d smile and gently 28e02447c1 lifted her delicate 5dc5df23ff chin.cc0403dc2037365e

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“You seemed curious about my childhood earlier.”49d29be1eb2ca607

“…!”f73e0c3210f979b1

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Her expression 32c94250cf shifted instantly, 83cdec8846 eyes widening 1db43184ce in surprise. Harold whispered bd1d55b8fc like a 3ac3f3dc16 devil tempting faf436a12b an innocent 139a3fef7a soul.280a5dbfcb90fe6b

“I think I promised to tell you why I didn’t invite the Russell family to my wedding. Should I tell you that?”9fc57e2bb17691e8

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“…”c6aeda32a1203b7b

“Or maybe… I should share the childhood story the Countess mentioned earlier?”f83f67bc59b9dd89

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A brief silence followed 7303bb183f before Diana slowly parted 531a16c9e8 her lips.340dcdeb1d4a516c

“…Everything.”d77129a75c5ff645

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“Diana, say it a little louder.”28b19a55eaa87977

“…Tell me everything.”6a2d029f73808f7c

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A dry 7d8e4670bc swallow ran 6674648d75 down Harold’s 6f02bcfbb7 throat as 06b7fcff5b he felt 57437be2e3 both satisfaction def748933d and hunger d37c106500 rise within 27f6ba9ad6 him.620c3239e7642beb

“You want to know everything about me…? Do you want to hear my sizes, too?”a00c0abfdc8d2dd9

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“N-No! That’s not what I meant! I just want to know about your past!”638658bd09525efd

Her face turned as 144be4e143 red as a ripe cd89d89c8d tomato. Harold, who enjoyed 9823ac1dfe seeing her react e431989e9e to him, smirked 175a166046 in satisfaction.a70f68675948befe

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His gaze drifted to f11b1c82c1 her slightly parted lips, 1630a7dce6 but he forced himself d108a53948 to hold back.d75da1e558805168

If he 5ec55dcf5a kissed her 45dc5a99ec now, he b108aa17a2 might not 28d3cfc5dd be able 925c961550 to stop. If he 6ed6dc9cb2 gave in 69566f6ac3 to his ed7992cbe3 desires, he 376156f4ba might take 6d2f26f6f0 everything from e9e8d3c963 her before 8db8b85ec2 she even 651f5b5a7b had a 63e6727d9a chance to d9454d85f0 confess her fb5959a753 feelings.3cad9680dd234f8d

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So, Harold ed553f072e turned away.d7cbcf596cedd372

“The reason I started sword training isn’t anything special. I wanted to protect myself, and it was easy for me. Back then, it was harder to find something not easy. But among everything, the sword was the easiest.”b616f4f219daaa21

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“Hmm, that sounds a bit arrogant.”1af341f7eaa55738

“Does it?”20890305ded45024

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Diana shook her head accc8aa967 quickly.63af2519d8ebc614

“No.”41824222c364f73e

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Harold chuckled, af51904894 lifting the d1c71d35a8 corner of 6dbdf3a827 his lips.52ba03a1a22eb46f

“Good. I’d hate to sound arrogant.”0aae97d9fd6d1620

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He continued his story.1bfc59671379655f

“Since I improved quickly, I got hooked on training. Whenever I had time, I practiced. And after three years… I learned how to wield sword energy.”17cacd886497d7b0

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“…That’s an incredible pace.”946a527a98007630

“They say it’s a talent that appears once in a thousand years.”2408b2b5fd9107dd

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“…Do you still enjoy it? You still train even now.”3396aee8553382eb

“I’m not a kid who enjoys achievements anymore. These days, I only practice a little because I don’t want my injured body to weaken.”9abdad61aa7fdf76

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“Oh.”c0c482765c34b224

“Hmm… Maybe things will change once I recover.”29cea7ad61f98ef7

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Diana looked at c13c48a282 Harold, then up da697ec05a at the cloudy ee33d064b7 night sky, and 770d5d077b then back at 4ea8c69bdf him.4e59dd8f6ffedaa1

“Maybe. But even if you don’t enjoy it anymore, that’s okay.”12687eee9d855036

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“…?”f664607ff957ddf5

“There are plenty of other things to enjoy besides sword training. Once you’re fully recovered, you can find new things to enjoy.”9ac366ba91a6f90b

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Her soft 1d146eba10 smile shone, 8d569d5356 even without 4fd8b7b9fe the moonlight.c14795cbc7b7425f

“You have so many happy days ahead of you. Don’t you think?”ed0fe3db7f33e95b

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Harold felt a df9cd0fef5 mix of fulfillment 8818eee210 and deep hunger 9594ed3f3a at the same 0eac75702b time.1974632dac707708

But the satisfaction was d1c996b94e fleeting.6e8d260d5ad6229d

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The hunger—his long-restrained desire—began b3482c924d to take over.1539cbc5645ad68b

He rubbed his fa23bdbff1 face roughly, exhaled 470323798a heavily—d63c19dca0399500

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And then, his desperate 3e25095bd0 lips captured hers.23faa75a4d9ed251

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