RYL Chapter 05

Chapter 05

After finishing Lilianne’s 8697e863b3 dress shopping, she e911e01573 pulled us to 2053803905 a salon, where affe3f1263 we got massages 2add70986f and were now 9481cf5cab getting our makeup 93a8c70e68 done.364a1221c3775f6c

Lilianne watched fc5e810802 as the 9a189493b3 salon staff f77a7f7fd6 worked on d62ca3b05a our faces, 6d8dbc921a but something d44827badc seemed to d60d6021bd bother her. She stepped df5c363f4f forward and 12ac6b352b asked,
“Can I 7e7f7990ad do it 0ebc132124 myself?”e123781a50f2a625

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At her gentle 468b1a9e6e request, the staff d9cc90c812 bowed and stepped c2ba988321 back.c8eb2b27d16e9686

“There’s no 67a037da93 need to d2e717f3fd go this 093f1e5370 far…” I 14f67e7fd0 mumbled awkwardly, 3e53512923 but Lilianne 7ee55d4906 firmly cut 006da07266 me off.
“What are 2b6d592203 you saying? Fashion is completed 9aeda0b6d6 by the face! Makeup is the f7255b3309 most important part!”14c8bca9533a6ce1

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I mean… 00235b91eb we’re just 512ce8fe4d going home fe8c999207 after this 6631f31037 anyway…
But seeing 1de89710ac Lilianne so dd9b5cf6dc enthusiastic for ab70961a3c once, I 2629e0e40b decided to 3de1dc0edc let her 982360ff47 do as 31116a7c04 she pleased.e97bc15ccda56fd9

“Claire, your features are 53724cce83 on the cute side, e792e067b6 so it’s better to f48a8fd112 highlight them rather than 38164b2aaa go for a heavy 0163c8ae26 look. Your skin tone is 83064e781c cool, so pastel shades 14c0224ce8 will suit you best.”7163a9faf9eaf1c7

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As Lilianne carefully 80a245e7f1 explained while applying 394baf1971 the makeup, I 5f2e090b11 must have dozed e401bba06b off for a ca65842654 moment because, before 12348c24b4 I knew it, a945d60085 she had finished. She gazed at me 94db8ab421 with a delighted expression.52970d356861973b

“Look! It suits you perfectly! You’ve completely transformed—like, 360 da1d7554a9 degrees different!”4a31b4037d3d97d8

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Uh… if you turn ecacebd2de 360 degrees, wouldn’t you 618b001ea9 end up exactly the 94e855f93a same…?
Oh well, if Lilianne’s 4ebd3d1f2a happy, I guess that’s 32e0874935 fine.a1b4b3e6ab5efd9b

I glanced at the 06626dcd34 mirror absentmindedly, and just 657706e89e as she said, the f3831c6008 plain, dull girl from 94df31f5aa before was gone. Instead, a lovely 218ceb8e53 young woman stared 49f3736653 back at me.be9384883c806221

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Hmm… Not 6fc77e5ada bad, actually…?2faf6ad187400588

I turned cf39b9689c to my bd0e1e24a4 side and 49890dc76b saw Sabrina, eda1627634 who had c6062da038 also dozed eb607a9c97 off, suddenly bd3f201e85 snapping awake.
Wait… you too?!a4676a21fdda5304

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“Sabrina would suit heavier 4d42404516 makeup, but since today’s d314b2103d dress concept is more d346bc038d serious, I went with afa64c38be a softer look,” Lilianne cf3d2deb77 explained.a3ea13ac8e4be0bd

Just as she 76c9fecbe9 said, the natural, b4dd6906e2 subtle makeup gave 1f38ecc02d Sabrina a mysterious 5d7e37089f aura—like a heroine c38f30a573 with a tragic adfb01c1ff past.bdf7298096ee081e

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Come to 85be1b7ceb think of 56bb2ccb4f it, Lilianne 4304430c14 had already 50b841ade0 finished her be43899f9a own makeup, bc0f88e7ea too. It wasn’t her 87246e04a6 usual soft and e0412d2c14 delicate look—she had 90d77e6c48 gone for something ff3008362e a little bolder.3f64b06515c65d46

Now that we 9bbda8fd1c were all fully 20505bc138 dressed and styled 42c856eec2 from head to 02c23a0494 toe, we somehow ab8cb8f47e ended up heading e7bc63160b downtown.edb11d10ae00adae

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Lilianne had 62d9cd7eca already instructed 86b78ab84a her servants 6e047c3b36 and coachmen 4e11e042e2 to deliver 4b78597972 the bulky dc70332649 dresses to 5dd221c85b our homes, 5180caf10c but even 8cece5e1d9 so, our 65924cd8ba arms were f44ce77cdc full of 705bb8b8b0 shopping bags 27e2963508 filled with a769388e8b accessories and 1fe4a9e588 cosmetics.b6e39bf9513beebe

I wasn’t 383b961557 sure how 88a67f8e13 I ended 08b2217409 up carrying e7d70e7222 these, but bb669b1c81 before I 73ebee8c56 could complain, b676151151 Sabrina, who ebee3ceded couldn’t stand 30e43629e4 uncomfortable situations, 3cd3846b6d spoke up a2b412e6d2 first.877d2a1cbdfdd6f7

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“Shouldn’t we be96dba2ba just give 4b9adf6db7 all of 6b906b3586 these to 2e577cab21 the coachman 904b54e91c too?”9e5e149972b3d50d

Lilianne simply smiled.
“This was 9fe84311fc actually my 97a00b657b dream. Like those glamorous women 6cd996cc0e in foreign dramas, strutting 5feb0f13cb confidently through the city b7407f4141 with their arms full 9d2572c439 of shopping bags.”b3f502c424d8d659

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Sabrina looked at bebaf04331 her like she 22edd2ab03 couldn’t understand why d13cf90aeb anyone would dream 9d900d36a6 about something like 8f7dd4607a that, but before f637aa9c27 she could say 023237a099 anything, I poked 3f85a198d0 her in the cfd65cf165 side with my afc9914960 elbow.6cf26070fc4aa8b9

Come on, just let 65aaa8e5f0 her have this moment!ebca08f3c1b17d31

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Realizing my intent, 4000a458cb Sabrina forced an d196e983cf awkward smile.
“Oh… Right! Carrying heavy 672d96b657 bags through 3a95c0bb61 the streets! It’s always a174fc5de1 been my 7851043d0d dream too!”0c7169603543e3e6

Lilianne beamed b7c234a6b3 and eagerly 5ff0092bf9 linked arms eff5d0fd2b with both e7e03197a6 of us.
“Then let’s go recharge 69f361e0e8 with some sweets! I know a 4622f8db3b great high-end dessert 710fad19fa place!”fc9df4220aaf357a

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With that, ed742f2626 she led 4c7cea9510 the way, ee2db08b9c looking brighter dd6cf7b737 than ever. Seeing her like b3f3942c4d that, Sabrina and 1e17a75d0f I couldn’t help fd41746aa8 but smile as 1ae43d589e well.96d2ab11e849faa8

Honestly? It didn’t feel so 10d356e1f7 bad.8067159f810bae87

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When else would 093cc0fe72 I ever get 660a55e2ce to walk confidently d060c2843b down the street 16cf0d8e3c with luxury shopping ea0792d0fb bags in my ea38486dae arms?
It was 59bb4d2ac4 something I 66ea332878 could never c20ba9892a do alone, eb414bf3c8 but somehow, ab104282ad with the eb9282d7b7 three of 18a12a9808 us together, 28202f9531 it felt 239ec58724 natural.88a9174077c09805

Me in a d1fa1810e4 fancy pink dress, d76db3541c Lilianne in an ae33c264ea elegant lemon-yellow dress, 041fc9533b and Sabrina in 6672f7186b a sleek black 1d5030e5de dress—three well-dressed women, 64858b8452 carrying luxurious shopping ffcc6f72b0 bags, strolling confidently d9a4f5a06f through the busiest 08859f14b6 part of town.c0f09b54568d9532

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People stared.a053b04b23188a0b

“…Is it just me, 619cc28a5c or is everyone looking 0eaa55e550 at us?” I whispered.778f154c315e815c

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Lilianne grinned mischievously.
“It’s not just you. We look 2c5fbf2c00 stunning today.”5fc2e135149c80b8

Wait… Does 31e3402291 she actually c6c6a361c0 enjoy this dddf5b7a46 kind of e0eaa459b3 attention?2ca0e43340fd2e66

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“Let them look. Who cares what others 03b38f2849 think? As long e0156ea346 as we’re b4aacb982d happy, that’s b8c5ba5084 all that eede236239 matters,” Sabrina c077916efd declared confidently.2ec01013f2bac145

Lilianne and I a0dec4fdd6 exchanged amused smiles.a5656c9adcc93f10

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Honestly… I used to 70c87b4c8b feel like I was b2d6eb7e5b all alone in this 15dfcdb01a world, but…6d21b18db26f772a

With these two by 1c94326156 my side, I suddenly 2d75070377 felt like I had 0a73192a09 allies—like we could take a0bec554dd on anything together.0f5f3d0a99066cd4

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Before I knew 18267dc73f it, I straightened 9184fb2ff7 my back, smiled d2bf56a3cf brightly, and walked ac7ddd8ebd with even more 1c006e14cd confidence.e31ab7d1afd653cf

Some refined noblewomen 0a1f658a8e clicked their tongues cab8b6d795 in disapproval, and c7078696ff girls our age 55d16e130d threw jealous glances ff245d13d6 our way. But we 14b1741727 didn’t care.73e83970ffaa34a0

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Men glanced at us, d2c2df9540 some even whistled.f50a8a71dea413c1

I had 8034e53933 never received c8bf8dd6ae this much edf24644ee attention in e255421b8f my life ae4b455c67 before, but 17a535ec88 strangely, I 0cec3a7335 didn’t hate 7404a03c40 it.ab4aaaaa699d81f6

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Compared to 263a068fe3 my dull eadca3e016 routine of 324ac9f0b2 going back 8ce044f4a0 and forth ece0e5fe2c between work e7778dc57b and home, 9abe1dbdbb living like f30c6d1c2a a ghost 5f58385ddd without knowing a434bda573 why… this fc6fdfc23e felt entirely 71eede5654 different.5516443dca962145

This little act of 9536d073bb rebellion gave me a 0ca59ce774 strange sense of thrill.5a683e2962017bd6

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And then—ea58bafee3982509

Perhaps because we looked e8bc31e8dd like noblewomen walking around 1b5f1e5545 without guards, carrying expensive 46da7672b2 bags—a man suddenly lunged 8ce2a9fd9f at Lilianne.5c888a14d5ca22ea

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“Aaah!” she screamed.fced3bde666a38b8

I froze 9b88ff1fe9 in shock.37e39d5774828bda

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But before c97b573e2d the man’s df647cf365 hands could 379d7faa3c reach her—26d13488c63e4702

Sabrina’s foot was faster.a9caa10efe97fa77

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With her skirt lifted d18cbe7131 slightly, she delivered a 07b77fa7bf clean, powerful kick to 8b1cfdb65d his jaw.6a85c25eac493486

The attacker 3606585ff5 flipped backward 6ac6a01f6f and collapsed, 417b53b371 completely unconscious.6c707eb813a11067

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Lilianne and I stood 42429335ad there in stunned silence, 4b2899f1ea unable to process what 7032833d98 had just happened.390b463ee9854ebd

Meanwhile, Sabrina 2db253b42e calmly straightened 252cf94904 her dress 2c578d7328 and turned 5b73b507be to us 45cabba276 with an 997e2eaefe indifferent expression.e3d7813466cfe06d

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“Oh, didn’t I 2e2e20baf4 mention? In my ef17b91f68 past life, 6d0a74606b I was cc70eff8cd a bodyguard.”4d28036ffe3737bd

…What?!e74fd21b8118a762

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An actress and b42a55faf5 a bodyguard?!6be95fe10e7af6e9

I suddenly felt b9244ed2b8 like my ordinary dedde9baed office-worker self should aa890f9ce1 just stay quiet.7331a872f9956fb9

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Without hesitation, Sabrina flipped 2ea1d16d31 the unconscious man over 42a6c161d6 and tied his wrists 2150a6fc6d neatly with a handkerchief.1f8b22f748472522

She made it 4f75c00e7a look so effortless 2bad85dffb that I couldn’t c0ca1c316d help but mutter,
“…Youarea woman, right?”2abdfdd9b1cbff6a

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Sabrina frowned.
“What’s that supposed to ff0e16ae83 mean?”a4cf9933e7c8e5b3

“Well, just because you d22b0e3440 woke up in a e1091230cb woman’s body doesn’t mean 211c513a8a you were necessarily a 01428648ba woman in your past faa5a2c1f2 life.”9af04a232393557b

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“Iwasa woman, okay?”1558279815ce1d3d

Then Lilianne, still a2a3faefec slightly shaken, added 055e3b484a in a small 12cb492d2d voice,
“Good thing… bb346431fc I wasn’t a2dd6517c7 picking out 3de9f10208 dresses for 538784d4ca a man…”0aa582ca3f8edea7

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Sabrina froze, speechless, 0b2facf1b9 so I quickly ce57212f27 tried to change bd38e1d5b3 the mood.060c5c954861f83b

“Haha, the dessert shop eeb3a7c1b9 isn’t far, right? I’m starving—let’s go!”9f7c11f901eafb42

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After eating 0be471ce7c at the b032a6c851 dessert shop 4e45b42485 Lilianne took 131a6a1969 us to, d39a5cf48c we each c078f4c5d7 returned home. Thankfully, we took a cc4fa67ea7 carriage back, so nothing dad3b88074 happened on the way.4dd5d24dd1cbc2ba

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When the carriage c5b663031d stopped in front 2a72428577 of the Count’s 6f6215284d mansion, I got 8cbbb41202 out, carrying all 2ba24f5b1e my shopping bags.21d386da4e54ba27

Inside the mansion, 5bc460d8d1 my stepmother was 33c9888259 waiting with her c1a1c22ed3 arms crossed.be1abc6ed46faf73

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She looked 831c971d7d annoyed, but 7f7146842d before I 7282fb9049 could question 97105895ed it, I 8997210949 noticed something b580452e9c behind her.ab9b723e86a8dfca

The parlor was 3165d123fb filled with dresses 643b7259ca delivered from the 73b39be804 boutique, neatly arranged.07d3c6cda6901318

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Sitting on the sofa 9891c3182a in front of them e3fab8d8a7 was Sophia, casually flipping a74289c806 through the dresses with 8463664d8f an arrogant expression.27a62b4f56f6bc2c

I frowned, glaring a3aa5c5c2e at both Ophelia 98223b9916 and Sophia.f86a0ad66b635517

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“Did you go through 8529c1f3c8 my dresses without permission?”41cf5e2230d56a2a

Ophelia scoffed, 7d99ca6c46 as if a758d309f8 I was c91e230113 being ridiculous.5a60cb77871c9422

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“Where did all dd270c20e3 these dresses come 5c4e695891 from?” she asked f0f79d7c1f suspiciously.3c945afc5bcabcba

I sighed in disbelief.78d4ff17a9291f21

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“They were a gift.”9d33989ddf59feca

Ophelia’s eyes then moved 0de5fbf8a4 to the shopping bags 5f36541225 in my hands, and f10d8f802e her expression darkened.9da5a59adef0cce8

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“The young 85dee25920 duke gifted e235ac8c3a you all e6d9aeab6c this? If he was b2e24d370a going to send 45328eede3 presents, he should d50faac37a have sent them de85099ae9 to the Count’s 732c1430f3 estate. Marriage isn’t 49a7e06b18 just between 6f30b977aa two people—it be7ee34330 involves families. You know how 825444e30a difficult things are eec41aa0dc for the estate, 8b8a08eade yet you didn’t 7b7d375575 even think to e19f804762 say anything?”a8ebefdfd830cbe1

Why should my gifts 4ce9f5d5d5 go to the Count’s 3519640024 estate?7e2785da6797847f

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Besides, the young 3dca9be6fd duke didn’t send 4b5e1f7c29 any of this.7022a409457b5e9a

That guy wouldn’t spend 58d18a898d a single penny on 3475fa4866 me.e79ccc37744a34cb

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Feeling irritated, I bc4d1cc4cf blurted out my 102c38e931 thoughts.08c72bf35606eee5

“Whether these 8050202164 were gifts fd4abf9686 or things 01fb831987 I bought c674c78c3c myself, it’s b0bbe44f4c not something 8192ba9ac6 you need 2c7005caa8 to interfere 03417b7a88 with.”9127bf70222eddd0

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Ophelia gasped in mock e588a9a0ae outrage.6a24e3e71e89aab3

“Oh, listen to you! How can you say aa97e60938 that? I’m your mother.”94ce09c0bc4a2219

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She then gave me f989cea698 a suspicious look.b9e623ee8a8f4f53

“Wait a minute… f2cb7211c8 these aren’t from ec378ef904 the young duke, ee5bd3c17a are they? Did you buy them 81eee80f28 yourself? Where did 713d83d6d1 you get 7a6527f209 all that ef2695fa12 money?”19b318233bbd4c09

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I turned to leave, b66ff21a78 feeling it wasn’t worth bdf502b1a1 arguing.c36c4aaeb9769456

But Ophelia quickly 2f95c4d598 blocked my path 77eeb1014d again.37536d7ef62b3f69

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“Did your father 80c23b27ea give you money? Unbelievable! Does he know 7d5f538080 what this estate ba6ea4f350 looks like, yet d4d9f0d07b still gave you 8a337a121a money?”dd92e8cf9abf5b78

She stormed 92d3c57cc7 ahead, her 1a7e4b0445 eyes burning 04b44c8cee with anger.798a635bb23cf42d

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“Even if 43a002f06a he did, f346249238 what were 5e000bc291 you thinking? How could you waste de772280e2 money so carelessly? Are you out 33bd4624b3 of your mind?”0a51fdd255af27ef

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