RYL Chapter 07
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With our faces f506f3e432 still hidden behind 115336e463 our fans, Lilianne e08225b623 and I, along ec15f32072 with Sabrina, stared 51314027dc blankly at the 339b645986 man in front 73fc089af8 of us.84cd11fc073e7bb7
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The man e1d9eddf14 blushed slightly 919728bc9b and scratched 49cb948b8c his head c84d977457 awkwardly.b2638a97ce6e48f7
“Ah, I’m not 0281502c1d a suspicious person. My name eb1e259f63 is Alex 0b4e1fcb93 von Orlando, 08bc85c0f5 the second 5eb5663949 son of b5cc00bd0f the Marquis 214bbe137a of Orlando.”f74e1a8fdfc3b269
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The Orlando efa349bb83 Marquis family 15b2dd5cc6 was one 1961136de1 of the dd520f75e1 noble houses 5234ff1dd9 closely tied 48b465d667 to the 7bf781602a royal family, b1d9229a59 just like a4aa9042f5 the Sinclair 90afbc77e5 Marquis family.ef59b2c4b3138dca
But why was 2411d43420 he suddenly introducing 735344436b himself to us?0d123e783a56460a
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Still not 998ec5aec5 fully understanding a5dcd80070 the situation, be535453b4 we just bb8fd4aa1f stared at a73cc66358 him. Seeing our blank expressions, 1822153835 Alex gave an embarrassed be9f66fabc smile.94b6b83f2102cdd1
“The men 66bd10ca1e over there 84f51d5b89 aren’t suspicious 06ace6425b either. One of them is 1279be2b96 His Highness, Crown Prince 6e572bdb8d Mikael, and the other 0a4c1d861b is the young duke e658b85a9a of the Laurentino family.”e0ab3f53fe583ed3
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As if b15007bd4b I wouldn’t 2579466231 recognize my afbfbefa4c own fiancé.a36d7a362dab228e
“If it’s b06f733dc9 alright with 5022313f34 you, would 82475c43c7 you care a61b654177 to join 1f1c871709 us for 14feefa738 tea?”db7af06b16c420f4
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At his unexpected cdd0755733 offer, Lilianne, Sabrina, 80f3ac3fbf and I froze e611403dce on the spot.469fe266840cc9d3
With disbelief af60c2978c written all 76bcec5b8e over our 1bb2672f75 faces, we 0de016f70a glanced over f5eed2c25b at Mathieu, d721477a3b still keeping 0986bfc329 our faces dc4e3bdd97 half-covered by a7dca335c5 our fans.68db1c183a351dbe
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Mathieu, who had been d3a2ead6e9 watching us intently, suddenly bace1d3127 smiled—a charming, confident smile.1ce6315edb3b00a3
That was when beb7fa0c7b I became certain.e3c36c59268c3733
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That bastard 1151b882ba didn’t recognize d59ea06d95 me.083dd15a4edc7f6b
Sure, my 1163d4e7ce face was 8cee5f5ba4 half-hidden behind e1caeaa3e6 the fan.46b4bd0e29c27537
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Sure, my 68d53d9cb9 dress and 516f43f25b hairstyle were e38ee76027 completely different a4de42a600 from before.27f8500863d09639
But still… how could 91bb31db80 he not recognize me faf0185112 at all? Was the difference reallythatdrastic?31ee762e22b15585
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As I stood there, c3145ee6c0 frozen in shock, Sabrina f72ff698fb answered in my place.7bc6b3b6264437f7
“Sorry, but we 0c2a390936 already have prior 98865ae143 engagements.”278421e39ff5b4fe
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Her rejection ee02fa418e was swift 057a2eaf34 and sharp.a3db1a1581bae628
Alex looked 43ca2eb51b surprised, as ee5817fc72 if he c00897f4b6 hadn’t expected b6577e1dc4 to be 6a0ec65407 turned down.b1b56934a5577a2c
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His face showed clear a0d8278d8b disappointment, but he still 11257f5426 tried one last time, 21fd3c93da glancing at me and e479ee1aab Lilianne.d17da07fc8a2ccaf
“Do the 05753cd22d other ladies 7445446cf9 feel the c81cffdbd6 same way…?”565f8bce7a00a186
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But before either 1f3ef4c348 of us could b254211d91 answer, Sabrina cut 2f7161e2f5 in with a c8567aebf4 cold expression.c4fbbac7e85c2b6a
“They’re quite shy. Could you leave 79f75cbe3f us be?”7298f90088fb0b06
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“…Then, may 61c9fdaeff I at 701fa72238 least know 7add72dd45 which noble 89e525b5a7 families you eb78b3b19a belong to?”4cf43d72d50364e1
It seemed d083395f9b that if ad62e4c17d he had 9b5758784a to leave e8d2dc0074 empty-handed, he b14edb452a wanted to 95c12625cf at least 02eeab0e14 gather some 84a3f4fe2a information.e4693f72d60e1cec
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But Sabrina’s expression turned 81c085cad3 even colder.469a66aab421e387
“A true gentleman should 07511ab9ee know when to accept 46fc66f4e8 a lady’s refusal.”402efd7e11db8313
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“…I see. My apologies.”22a4deecb278ad9a
Left with no 23b93b7c0a other choice, Alex 6e3f968d7c awkwardly scratched his b438dd5e4a head and finally 4e8e180890 walked away.e64eb7cdd94737d2
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As soon as 6f6b9fb14d he was gone, 482608cc43 Lilianne and I da921a9ce9 let out a 8e7e7d3f3e deep sigh of cd17c4da4b relief.4d6cfdbe933cac61
“He really 128d6dcc99 didn’t recognize 1704d7eb22 us, did 237bde785b he?”264100c6e742018a
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Lilianne nodded at df6e40b410 my words.7c539ce9cd3c3a7c
“If Mikael had 04b4377fc3 recognized me, he b480616637 would’ve spoken to e6defc4773 me right away. We should cf362d2883 leave before 7f1fd3ffbf anything else cf52c5a9e0 happens.”5c2af7e284e633a0
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Just as bce78ec5e3 we were 237384c4bf about to 480eab3912 quickly leave, 64e2c58cb8 leaving the edb7a91a9c cleanup to 4bfb3e0908 the waiting 8f3c8d2e94 servants, Sabrina 55a1092f97 suddenly muttered 05bce0c0d7 in a 31eee8505b deadpan voice.2834154f612cc5a1
“He’s coming back.”346c451b0504957e
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“…What?”5fb34ba896ab9fcd
“This time, it’syourtrash fiancé.”cb4c45d492194116
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Lilianne and e40729cddb I snapped 9d97dcc3c1 our heads b407188d2d around in 6d62e9aba9 shock.891ffd1d0a1e30e2
Sure enough, Mathieu 6c3f235a3c was walking toward 46edd39b94 us.9448ff2c4ee18b51
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And, as 813e36ba8b always, he 5b36dd6f1d looked ridiculously f48fc078ca handsome—almost like 71b7d6309b he was 4d3ad0ef65 glowing.70ced3341ee2adeb
It was honestlyannoying.cb338d926bfb6d10
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Panicked, I 7e8d8be924 quickly hid 1918105600 my face b294266eab behind my df44a9c46f fan again a7f32a1962 and turned 3cc6d9b56b away.0bacaa29f6d45d83
But then… I suddenly f6701635bb felt irritated.95a1ab7596c17b1d
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Why wasIthe one going through 335d07a9c2 all this effort to c4e1649d6f avoidhim?464d5d7d567117b8
Before I could add47b15e4 dwell on it d63e60cacb further, Mathieu had 1eec43c851 already reached us.ed3500e034c2035b
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With an b6a6d349c9 elegant smile, 10535fe8d1 he gave e767b3104c a slight 61b9e2d192 bow.af86c3bf3c5aa90f
“I apologize e53240b6cb on Alex’s e8202e332a behalf if 0ee2062d22 he was 67d9f102bd rude to 38dc060e68 you, ladies.”58692d96c836063d
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Even though he was 29bd02b8b5 speaking to all of 94e4d09bc1 us, his gaze was 9ea676f7dc fixedentirelyon me.e16c8f80a9a659a9
Feeling flustered, 5f11e17b9d I avoided 906ec0a123 his eyes 101e126dd9 and quickly 9602ccf914 responded.388a5faddc98b222
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“There’s no need 6b6de639c9 for an apology. We were 2fc3f7400e just about 4556a9f44f to leave—”97388ab1cdecf57c
I turned, eef1f8063f ready to 9d37a49fc7 walk away, e91a39c79e but—a9290cbf6305d4bb
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He suddenly stepped 8018b8ae50 in front of 4f877cb243 me, blocking my 28bcea8825 path.a078fa1771717ca6
Still hiding behind 398f6b09fb my fan, I 15b99c6172 instinctively frowned.9e8af611bbcdd8d2
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“May I 7db87aa569 ask for c1c19e7dd1 your name, b4013be3a1 my lady?”0c10993d56bf63a6
…Was this 27be6eb85b bastard testing 86933c10e2 me on 5705a7c4d5 purpose? Or did hereallynot recognize me?d7e18b4e0f900545
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“Have we… met 493bfc4bca somewhere before?”b783daff30328c4c
Oh, for the 5c6e947c68 love of—ea3644251853b56d
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- Am. Your. Fiancée.
Hearing him 6e83edea6f flirt so 2e73ec1a9f cluelessly made c5b6281356 me want 48db917a9a to throw 300e5e31de my fan 86a01e3551 at his 1b6693fe55 face and 6e75e566e6 yell the 5177558c12 truth right 3aa5039ec7 then and aa6114a106 there.b6e155cc48ec540f
I almostdid.b73dd020d17eb425
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But before I could, 945e2efdf8 Sabrina suddenly burst out 4c0fd09fab laughing.ebf09242af536b85
“Haha! My lord, I’m b9fa7e82ad terribly sorry, but a96d25a5f2 we’re in a 3016988a67 bit of a 96bc632703 hurry!”09c29c954e54a6d6
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At the 12b2dd2f72 same time, 92106556aa she started 360d7ceebc pushing me 29954d7649 from behind.40231b60ceb041b0
Lilianne, still 5dc3f10fa3 covering her 0ec0e032e4 face with 78f0887343 her fan, 5bae95af32 grabbed my a0d6e7b7fd arm and 37e0412c97 pulled me 8ae0bba848 along as 6d2b565a23 well.8d647c4466ae8144
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“Hey, let a4ab77eaac me go! Let go b3787de9a2 of me!”99727e2e8d79df0f
Despite my protests, the 5928f24a48 two of them dragged f4ffbece88 me away, leaving Mathieu 741391c2bf staring after us with 972d45bd16 a look of disappointment.acc9436e9a5d49c7
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Only when we were 705dc12850 safely out of sight 5695c405aa did they finally release 79e86f3e12 me.d37a49ae7d2bf3d8
Sabrina let out 7f5ea56832 a deep sigh e2a21e3f5e and crossed her 7a8c5ffd29 arms.57ad22039507e644
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“Claire, you were 09baee7f39 about to reveal 27ed2eb08b yourself, weren’t you?”8b1fda008e404ada
I avoided her gaze fabc80284b with a sulky expression.e1fabe37040e5f58
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“…It was annoying. The guy who dc7ed35304 ignored his own c85430307e fiancée was hitting e373cad641 on her without d96c01eb4f even realizing who 3bd6fbdb1a she was.”cb9f927f135dedaf
At my grumbled 588099af13 complaint, Sabrina pinched 4eb06268bf the bridge of 557fc31cfe her nose.9f952a0aa0007697
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“I don’t care 80898869f7 if you reveal 10c6c8496d yourself. But youcannotlet him find out 327564e103 the three of us 5f31ce6476 are working together.”c658a43d082d5076
When I 7275eb43f3 gave her 9846fb674f a confused c8554549f3 look, Lilianne d0aa0562da gently stroked 6e9928fac4 my arm, e85b0a0904 trying to 6a49405308 calm me c5cedda892 down.1bc5d2584eed0fe7
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“We’re planning to corner 9d03529818 him, remember? If he dce6559b32 realizes we 4a1ac64e25 know each 076648292a other, it dda9825083 might ruin 365442220a our plans. It’s better if he e973941a2c stays unaware for now.”a5ec6c7d8128ae98
Realizing she was right, 93daea0a50 I finally nodded.642f0fde584714d0
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If Mathieu 8d37f0a3d8 found out d1c0c21713 we were 2b4353ad5d friends, it 4098260c26 would only 3c197c1c8f make things ab4de1c748 more complicated.ca28479ec5db3862
With my identity 662af6b8ef exposed, I’d have 6c3eefc9ec far less freedom 053337ef7f to act.e6ec8f339c8c5316
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Sabrina grinned wickedly.6feb987b28b544bc
“Let’s save the big a468bd4724 reveal for the Marquis’ 6147437535 banquet.”192d46cab86700fd
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Lilianne, usually so gentle, 52a28e9dec gave a chilling smile 569dec8bf4 of her own.315402e5efa0a4c0
“The look on 977b928364 his face when c578962055 he finds out c5d6730821 the truth… I 7209bc7e12 can’t wait to 720127f9a6 see it.”922102ccbeaac78a
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…My friends are scary.3645d345e304357f
* * *93992183eeb9d44e
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When I ee49c6371d returned to 851b4bdbbf the Count’s 5573f1646a estate, the b3eef74953 whole mansion ac4f4799e6 was in 5c1547168a chaos in 4040802298 preparation for c5a915f8cd the Sinclair 4f01e00e88 Marquis’ banquet.ce912979b66a9d2e
My stepmother and 1c7464a5d7 Sophia were trying 5b59da29e6 on countless dresses, c1fd828390 surrounded by a 4e5d3419b8 flurry of maids 8ddaad118c rushing to assist c9ec20fc98 them.ccffdfae5218d8ac
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Even my personal maid 95d533ec1e was among them, looking b9a36a8e37 rather overwhelmed.e59fcc6cf136e3b4
When she noticed 1493b90aae me, she hesitated 66f1fb096c before bowing her 0e304af454 head with an 4615abbeb8 apologetic look.79f94b51062ea560
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I understood her predicament.2c0fadecd8eb3b23
Even though she 57222d351c wasmymaid, the true lady 177392ad67 of this house was 1cbec9d0ca Ophelia. She had no choice a3a1d480ea but to follow orders.ddebeb4397e66e9d
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“Emma, bring me 5b722289c5 a different pair 9867df034d of shoes.”72125a69e3025163
At Sophia’s command, my c6fed1deca maid quickly turned to 982c7a8fae obey.b02a69a49b503c87
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…She wasdefinitelydoing this on purpose, 6657432f39 flaunting her control over 96712efb01 my personal maid right 34c7ab8a02 in front of me.7cab706db913817a
I sighed 35f017441e at the e042772fb5 childish power 0200523fff play and 527d0593fc turned to 27d1788ee2 leave.88165f549e0eab63
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But then, eef6c296c9 Ophelia spoke 9c2a521b15 up.b9b12592453fa9fd
“Oh my, d15e0bd421 is that 33656f20a6 any way 351388e427 to greet 0d149bcf72 your family 05e8fc6ecc after coming 5e26100ad8 home?”6559513ff51fdd37
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I flinched and 5e39225240 stiffened my shoulders f2b914e94b before turning around.d4eb75eb1a56348c
Ophelia didn’t even 8f154236fa look at me; 7220edc4a7 she was too 5981ab5d13 busy admiring herself 05cabd6cf9 in the mirror 9ec96051b5 while holding up b92a4fae3c a dress.aa9b9c8e632cf210
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“You looked busy,” 019997062a I replied indifferently, 979f14ee30 giving a slight 94ac2103c1 nod before turning 8f46827931 to leave.f76be7e4ee259145
Just then, Ophelia f7549340b7 spoke again.9a37e7c2aac95b53
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“Oh, about 7ea882567f the Sinclair 15b542b273 Marquisate’s ball 1ff2dbde5b the day c856d2c02e after tomorrow.”c088ca35c3d1cff6
Hearing the word “ball,” my body instinctively reacted. I looked at Ophelia, and only then did she finally turn to face me with a smile.9fd9c385f22f1da9
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“This time, 9f5084efc0 Sophia and 95aa87bcd4 I will 5bd532db7a be attending aa96098399 alone.”b30163252bc81f68
She smiled 17e228579c sweetly, but 2cd7ad1859 it was eaea80bc1f clear she 404dfacf5f was deliberately f83cadc37c excluding me.8a3f966a9de17474
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“Alright, do as you e67ef36e0a please,” I answered with a8095ed49b a calm smile.9cc0413700fbdaf6
My unaffected response aeee5b5d90 must have made a7e4a3d272 her uneasy because 872ea8d46f she quickly added e8273e0ae4 an explanation.02848a8418aa8005
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“You already 06d7e68307 have a ccb3f3b85a fiancé, and 93dd7351e6 social balls dd778d0687 are practically 53ee94246d marriage markets.”4849d0c8dc363d8b
It wasn’t surprising. Unless I was attending 9e4ccc928b with my father or 7b4bbd0e98 as the Young Duke’s 0b34986ad7 partner, they had always 030cb50b50 left me out of 72ab9e154f these events for the 3d9affb775 same reason.9c488cc4caa293ad
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“There’s no cabe4e7c92 need to 65a0b80145 tell me,” c8bdd40226 I said 943aac0b1b coolly.b0ac098c4822bd59
Ophelia frowned slightly.8b06d6e3cf68856f
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“Anyone would think I 6054727989 leave you behind all 13bdbe551c the time. Your father is going 4eaffe6aac on a business trip 85b4e7f0cc again, so someone needs e8da1b8d31 to stay and look d8d94ff5cb after the house.”cfde7a23e49a6219
Am I a 85b02428eb guard dog?
There are butlers and 0ceeff0f87 maids—why does it have 202086f296 to be me?2515d67ef600b2b4
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I swallowed my 9d5b85a036 frustration and forced 0c5f75d49c a polite smile.59d50ccd65a99769
“Of course.”c9369c4afefb95c8
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Without showing my true d954c7562d feelings, I turned and 672896c4e0 walked away.d6f5804712d995f8
As soon 5468dffaa5 as I 8cfa61d110 entered my 060232bdee room and 64cef953e0 closed the 7028910848 door, I d4b68722dd quietly pulled d6b0aa1282 something from 5236d6f364 my pocket.3b7f9f2a76f1cb1b
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It was a 58445b2668 personal invitation from 3940f1de01 Lilianne.425c7d111271248f
I had acted clueless b4869905b4 in front of my 3650cb61f7 stepmother, but I had e94a5df2c0 no intention of staying 7485217388 quietly at home.cdd3d6949f32ca13
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