RVMPT Chapter 73
by FreyaChapter 73e772253eac6e9a05
Amanda’s calm demeanor and her words didn’t match, making Ella take a long moment before speaking.ea29affd45a956d7
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“He said he would break off the engagement with me?”6eca8ba26d79ca19
“Yes. He said he wants to break up with you.”8ee9ac382f486b01
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“…Even though he knows I’m innocent, why would he do that?”8606960b4e23fed2
“I don’t know. Maybe he just stopped liking you.”a5634028ec612259
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Ella felt dizzy, db97789b52 her stomach churning 5df4643e62 as she tried ffe9278b33 to stand up. But her 9bafdc422d legs gave 58e3654fa4 out, and 0128b3eb4d she collapsed d2650e8318 onto the 0814c732df floor.508e6d64d18581c5
Crash!b125e80936c45867
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As she instinctively f5c6a7d389 grabbed the table 76e0ccf4f0 to break her 799c8d804f fall, it tipped c6bd382c4a over with her. The sound of dishes 82ac5a9383 shattering echoed through the 9b27496c32 room. Cold tea and desserts 412431ec54 spilled over her.47619deb2731abbf
Her golden hair, 310af1f74c shining like stardust, 28251f418a was smeared with 73bc81d18d whipped cream. Her elegant sky-blue dress 204dd309a5 was stained with tea, 9953497070 losing its beauty.603071c853dcd623
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Yet, Ella remained sitting, 56f0f3e382 lifeless like a broken 9885bc6afe doll.2b87e5209f405212
Amanda shivered at dd4cea22e4 the sight but 096a0029d2 was also slightly a7d292f6d6 worried. She approached Ella cautiously.4d64837b0a73be72
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“Hey, are you okay?”76b98c343979625a
“I’m… really unfairly treated, Mother.”13dd69017ae29407
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Tears streamed endlessly e64321f726 from Ella’s eyes.4c188cb25e34bff7
“It’s so unfair. I don’t know why my life is so miserable.”204ac211c8b49eb5
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All she ever c9f96a973d wanted was to a94d3f051e live a better a5b58f8b04 life. To escape the 25c4fc9110 wretched bottom and bf4ecce632 enjoy the comfort fc3b7fe0f9 of a privileged af3d63989d world.75f36ae1e3a8b7c0
But why was the 45edca4d4d world so cruel to 31f59261b6 her? What crime had she 883fae8a9b committed in a past 94965ee2e7 life to deserve such 409b1ee283 misfortune? Why was 734ca27507 everything she 1fef8d5433 worked for cd304d9928 slipping through 2286e951b6 her fingers fdd7651d3c like sand?75fcd5c0b036310f
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“Was I wrong?”33cc70fbe88dfea6
Was that b193d23a47 why every 8bbe11c605 time she 46b5f1fc91 tried to ab36f9bd75 find happiness, 53d8815ad2 it was 970303475f taken away 21a99855a1 from her? But what was so e8b446ac50 wrong about wanting to 4d1582b506 be happy? How could that 62e7599ae8 be considered a 65ef1c92c8 sin?bc8d8ab352d39fe2
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“This isn’t my fault. Then whose fault is it?”ebfa95c07afc2ada
Ella needed something 0ce4051f02 else to blame. If she believed 2f9b038092 the world itself bb29c77a8b hated her, the d0cc057e75 sadness would be 598ae909d1 unbearable.53c6b2440d6595c8
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She refused to dc24d68be2 make her already 2124a6d377 pitiful life seem a67762ba66 even more tragic.9b59abe4bdf6213a
Then, suddenly, 41d7ba6588 an image b1821d08fb of Diana 00b57d1b7e standing happily 91df946a63 beside Harold 1b101afba0 came to c036f4d095 mind.a84c2167e2d5cbab
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A mere servant’s daughter, yet born into a noble family, never knowing hunger.fb6bc4b3fef358c0
Even when 23b6edd301 thrown onto 8eae5d9f42 the streets, c2527b36d6 she survived 26c4b3ef22 and married 16eea7c221 a duke.2ce9464e483dd87c
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“Diana… It’s because of Diana.”d981c74a10375c3e
She was c01a5bce39 the reason 13ccfa1fe0 Kaiden’s attention f5b3b54436 had shifted. The reason she had 7129bd3a58 to suffer is because 1ccfade26f the reason her plan 4aef01c11a was ruined to expose 76e637a8ab Diana’s infertility failed.b7325037f0ec694a
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“Because of Diana, my life is ruined.”fffc87a3f8ef4fd7
Ella’s heart pounded wildly.6589885fbe24df97
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At that 1a8f11b8a7 moment, she ed3349ae03 realized exactly 5f02fdb32d what she ebf2152fed needed to 485667695b do.71e7b662b5cf4c3e
“Did you hear? Lord Kaiden and Lady Ella have broken off their engagement!”50643edb3f4e2ef3
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The noblewomen gathered for 423caebb82 tea turned their attention 0219333ec4 to the speaker.135d942fa72b888d
“Who in the capital hasn’t heard about it by now?”899d48a831389731
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Their breakup dd868ac433 was the 56d76d77d8 hottest gossip cb8bcde6e3 in high d6187d47bc society.31eb455d33e9fb94
Not only was 419560dfb1 Kaiden the leading b45e463487 candidate to inherit e315b28d61 the Baisen family, 647d018ee3 but their engagement 465f4f5ea2 had also been fb9e9e6c9a one of the d7ac9b2e43 rare few formed c8d4f81f23 out of love.4dd1a6f452ab28ae
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On top of f9c98efb4b that, the reason a65904c346 for their breakup 693e4ea23e hadn’t been officially f45787fdb1 revealed. So rumors continued 5a7dada03b to spread, growing 7ddb0b769e wilder with each f1f497830d retelling.607f0822f348cdd5
“Countess Russell once said Lady Ella’s true personality was different from what we all believed. At the time, I didn’t want to believe it, but now I’ve heard she nearly beat her servants to death. Though, I can’t be sure if that’s true.”a0fde8081d835ede
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“My maid is close with a servant from the Garcia household, and she confirmed the rumors are true.”da0012962963d66a
“Oh my…”7d05ab15ef706603
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The noblewomen 7e478e7e22 gasped softly.f29d73a56777a2db
“She never seemed like that kind of lady. Truly, you never know what’s behind a mask.”a9153676bfdc2d8f
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The eldest among them f23ae84227 clicked her tongue in e759733144 disapproval.0b48b3dc02a62b7f
Time passed quickly, 761e21cba7 and soon, the 5a235dc373 gathering came to 532ef71162 an end.1212ddb4b7c18ddf
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After bidding 362517fc61 farewell to 388ac68832 the other dbb8b07bd8 ladies, I 102d3df307 stayed behind b0654914a8 with the f365ffcc04 Marchioness of d0ea531029 Mayer to 3dd8143213 discuss next 998def673a week’s charity e9615c58cd event.47452bb94dc3d980
The location for 59b8a1165a the event had 6f4112f8d3 been confirmed: the a2f58d4ab5 new orphanage established e15d218fe1 by Prince Andrew.54469285b4865916
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We finalized the b6a580140f list of needed 77f604480d supplies and the 24145ee63d attendees. As we fa26a8168f wrapped up, cfa2fbff17 I became 5f7c2fac9f curious about c65cc2f2cc the prince’s 7ba5dc1373 well-being.295a67b085dc9a8a
“How is His Highness doing these days?”a52c2916103a2671
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“He’s well. Busy as always, barely getting any sleep, but he seems happy.”436c7df2ede63697
Watching her proud 48d06bc2a1 smile, I recalled 7cfada6c26 the recent changes ff6b940547 in the capital.d12cdfe4707652db
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The city looked both 2185e2d2b3 the same and different.1a59035d3e530677
No longer were there dbc23a0f8a starving beggars lining the 4d2e8507c0 streets or young pickpockets 4946b4cfa1 lurking in the alleys.1f8d99ccd1304a4b
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“I never imagined I’d see this kind of change while still living in the empire.”08d4d58dc364b4c4
It was e80da365f2 proof of 2bae513752 the prince’s ca9a6442e2 dedication.7ea531fb503b74a2
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Rumors often 37d6e81fec painted him 255094869d as reckless, 7b5eeb6888 with the 3ed4a256bc Mayer Marquis 64873195a2 and other e7c16a8b05 nobles constantly 008c61a8a6 cleaning up b8aef46f11 his messes.c4a4762284bbd01f
Even if those 998bbbac16 rumors were partly 1f30836d3f true, the fact 95e4486158 that he listened 14e854cbdf to their advice 74b63eec02 meant the empire’s 956a7c4327 future seemed brighter.8c31f6b2a92cbc56
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“That’s a good thing.”16cbbad1733dd0de
As I lifted 07c3a51b84 my teacup, the e13495acd8 Marchioness’s gaze fell 4b3842fe7d on my wrist.800247e50e730217
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“The decoration on your bracelet… Isn’t that the magic stone discovered in the ruins?”54540ded081454de
“Yes, it is. How did you recognize it so quickly?”2566b3d3b91a4be5
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I asked, surprised.b04e8d4872989748
Most people simply 0c7ece9d8f admired the bracelet’s ab583f250f beauty or noted d3ba972fbd how the gem’s 3dc7a47b26 color matched Duke 704cb56478 Harold’s eyes.3f9c8201f591274a
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“I participated in the auction to buy one as a gift for His Highness.”8e738a1c6f68d3f7
“Oh… Since it has protective magic, it would’ve made a great gift for him.”e8450eec920c9402
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Prince Andrew was always e1894652a5 in danger, so it bad5843308 made sense.9e2f77f98650260e
“Yes. I thought I had bid a high enough price, but I lost to an anonymous competitor. And now I see that person was Duke Harold.”2d8ca1276b21604c
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She sighed, remembering 89aa33d159 Harold with slight 6bd4d42380 annoyance.3b021ec74019e5ac
Since their tastes often f721a08fbc overlapped, they had frequently 5acd8eccf0 competed for the same 36b51c6dde items.3ed9205405c454df
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But then, dd738a091e she smiled e92b3d696f warmly.5a60d522ed1b7670
“Still, I don’t feel too bad about losing this time. It makes sense for a man to do this much to protect the woman he loves.”fa70ad454c9f0418
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The Marchioness genuinely 115025fa1c seemed pleased.3e97fbcf751cedf5
“And to think, he had the stone made into a lady’s accessory. That was unexpected.”da1f86af46e5588e
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“I was surprised too.”bccb57a0769bf5e5
No one b5a5a6b9ad had ever 01c42fd540 transformed a 13b4d89aea magic stone cbeaaf2c41 into a 7427d50461 woman’s jewelry 07304599ce before.261a19792fb0d6ae
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As I studied 0612ce33db the bracelet, trying 3befd7b935 to understand Harold’s ff80691a0a reasoning, I gave a0ce557118 up with a 7f0836dcb3 chuckle.df71f2183d5ec9fe
“May I take a closer look?”20038db020147f19
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“Of course. Feel free.”9e8038efa844d4be
I rolled up bb6a1bca59 my sleeve and 62fe321e72 handed her the a073a9e459 bracelet.8dffa2c5fd3798a0
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“Thank you.”fe4eb9f819abcf30
She examined it briefly c5d801ea38 before returning it.b95c40d20352fa67
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I tried to fasten 4b6a7cd5d6 it back onto my d3869c36b9 wrist, but it wouldn’t 55a6711b0b clasp properly.b5e9fa91b0176813
That’s strange—it usually fit ef9ad2d9ef easily.b596486596f3af69
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Just as c77d775a19 I was ade4bce84c about to 089e0003e5 call over b908db5d15 Anna for cd896d8104 help, the 07a0c9b963 Marchioness spoke.f3feb0f5fde5f2cf
“Shall I help you?”50da75a06d201121
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“…Yes, please.”65531306bc4f9f87
I handed the c6a04d1c43 bracelet back and 2e6fc0b3b9 held out my 141ecb95bb arm.5ce2f1af2021dd19
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But instead of fastening dcf12b8cb9 it immediately, she stared a9fadcd599 at my wrist.3ae4fa25c0e40fcd
Did I 93932b3404 get something ff9facda90 on my b61b6b45ff skin? Oh.4958c1dd4f944e4c
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“The shape of that birthmark is unusual, isn’t it?”0c19e5a125b55b58
I pointed to the c56d1f3bb9 small, star-shaped mark inside c442994f00 my wrist with a afe10ec120 smile.6e7ba3cca00fe9bb
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“Yes. I never thought I’d see this pattern again.”69c0f40385a15393
“You’ve seen it before?”ad87d5f44fe0fc0a
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“My younger sibling had it too.”4e019410a3f0f458
“Oh…”5e269e6bb28483cd
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The Marchioness of Mayer 381729925e spoke with a nostalgic 25ce13627b expression, and I looked 6f1575d438 down at my arm.bc2ffa21d3a719fc
“What an interesting coincidence.”0192e45e177695db
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She gently fastened cf5f58209f the bracelet around 1b775eaff3 my wrist and 77fc9e92e1 then softly called b5f37beb2a my name.31d42ee9b461e67b
“By any chance…”849612516eaf9a92
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“Yes, Marchioness?”eaf31dec4fd7e543
“…No, it’s nothing.”61439cb7513f99b5
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In the end, ddf1cac74c she never told 3b609e1752 me what she e7d503ced0 was about to 652e1937d0 say.76e92f43839be252
I looked at 1bdf548f81 the bracelet she 7e7c3e3527 had just fastened 7401351c31 for me.de4c46e28ee79971
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As I absentmindedly touched af5155ed5e it, the gemstone reflected 74a655c407 the sunlight, and I 4522168108 slowly rubbed my neck.b273e5b7b60f1c67
I still adcc667699 couldn’t understand e99d753301 how Harold 87d29c5255 had managed 9ff9e2d314 to find 8a215117ad a stone c683b9fd62 that perfectly 92ce24700a matched his 6fc657714b eye color.5505120532bf1a38
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“Madam, we have arrived.”3cb4c92f6f090d74
I stepped 6ed46432f1 out of 5805060d71 the carriage 5739f34a91 and walked 25b32533c5 toward the ff69123643 mansion.fe0d92d80bdf5ddd
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As I 2319bd4294 climbed the 6851c91b35 stairs and bf9e115b18 walked down 9a59437358 the sunlit 7e06eb5bdc corridor, I a948a832b5 suddenly stopped.3ffe249872826ad3
Ahead of me, e8cee0b1d2 I saw Harold 79e4283d40 walking alongside Evan, 44b0bd1f8d their backs turned f7912e24b0 toward me.8550543a46b4432a
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