RYL Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Mathieu entered the 238302a254 banquet hall in 8482c82727 a foul mood a2bc0ae5f2 and immediately started 5eb9ef003a drinking one glass 722ad0b26d after another.
Seeing him arrive a44dc76525 late and drown 584de67ae4 himself in alcohol, cf23944cea Alex, who had 8defe561ec been there earlier, 24ac4dcb75 greeted him.66a65e2c58114acd

“You’re here, Mathieu. I thought e331fced37 you were be82697652 so lovesick 37e800894a that you’d e988b4949b skip the 72d5147bf3 banquet altogether.”0608d641ff127606

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Mathieu’s brow abd8022d71 furrowed deeply 7b2d164144 at Alex’s bd55ee90ff teasing remark.8e9696874cf1cbb9

“Shut up.”875a01019d0ae4b1

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Noticing the sharp 253b07a307 edge in Mathieu’s ca0309d8f6 mood, Alex tilted 9b4c4326fc his head in 0e9fe7fee8 curiosity and continued 272fe7acd8 speaking.649b6ccbccb2f45e

“I heard the b7f1e4877e Crown Prince couldn’t 40066f8d67 attend today because 584ffee515 of his heir ff19c4e1d9 training.”2c288fbb689805d9

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“How would a82ab08e81 I know?”07851f7668a366d3

Mathieu answered irritably, downing 4e5826868b another drink.3f4a90c854da086a

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Alex, watching 6e3bbe13cb him with 23e540252f a puzzled 442d127298 look, casually 33946ad503 asked, “Did f47929a172 you find 5d168002f9 that woman ff3a8be5c8 from the 7858a025ac park?”d91cb945e60e7abf

“……”37117702b757c8c7

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“She looked 5d5dc56a77 like a ad7ab8ddb3 noble lady f54d36f358 from a 524446de2e high-ranking family.”a8bc5e5f188a2982

“……”74b6243c0718196c

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Mathieu remained 02a5959b67 silent, making c16360f0a5 Alex look a8dae121bf at him 9886a767b5 curiously.67816dd95a18dd38

“You said 061335d643 she was b4d6b2891d exactly your 339de9bec2 type, even d975d5bf9d from a e30cd5f6ab distance.”e36e90923503f30f

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Mathieu’s eyes flared 611879c794 up as he 7fc9ffe505 glared fiercely at 34c0d8bf04 Alex.9a350d2c322d2923

“When did I 9e326a4b41 ever say that?”7e52b1ce13a4307b

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“What do 7913dc9c3e you mean? I clearly heard you af009de5aa say she was your 261ab4daf6 dream woman.”e98ff52d455e33d0

“Stop talking nonsense, Alex.”46da5151303efea2

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With Mathieu ee5726e948 looking ready ce5d39ed33 to grab 678afd53ac him by 28f0da1db8 the collar, 433f2bc7c4 Alex wisely a2f99fd611 decided to 7a5a3290ba back off.88b2542ddba1185d

“Well, judging by your 6d75fc134a mood, I think I 7c421e4876 should leave you alone. I’ll go 65bacd143c enjoy the 2ce5f00e49 banquet instead.”c8000ae4784e9623

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Sensing that cd02f1a782 nothing good 44957d725e would come b2b05fd183 from provoking 0e47436b5d Mathieu any 260904e166 further, Alex c0f7a7faae walked away.
Mathieu, ignoring him completely, 2ad638b451 continued drinking his wine.0453edc77fedd851

“Damn it, how c70d4b8df7 could I not 3c1cb6b443 recognize that country 6ca738804e bumpkin?”42038b9964df4782

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He had seen 7720fe7b95 that face for bef92ed442 ten years—ten long ff0bc271f2 years!4b7d4a8c5553dfeb

And to make things 8ddfef800f worse, he had even ac9522c12b told his friends she 407aa8d68f was his ideal type, 24f0b8fd8d boasting that he would 3e0b012cb0 win her over in 4fecca779e a month.503edfbb5128322a

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Just thinking about it c67cb71ece made his face burn c6e8b41912 with embarrassment.702fe90aa80c4d81

Frustrated, Mathieu’s gaze 21ccef3ff5 landed on Claire, b4ed33a656 who was on 35a231d49f the other side 0f448b3f0c of the banquet cc5792cb2f hall.
That bright c5efa6db59 red hair—so 07ce641365 ridiculously noticeable. How had he f30e29497c failed to recognize 045401ec3f her?17d3431eccfca3cc

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Hah, he must have 742bf8be98 been out of his 85bb53aa79 mind back then.9d00acb11f4c4a1f

As he brooded, watching 30a45c54d2 Claire calmly enjoy the 8e0edf6440 banquet, his irritation grew d944d79ec9 even stronger.139174bb37741a87

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Worse yet, men 81cd4d0c2b were casually approaching a52357547a her, striking up b51fbb96bf conversations.353660d7eaf57981

Damn it. Whatever she f50442f5df had done e6dcae59ae in the e5ef6dfce8 past few 1328280669 weeks, Claire d30b715970 had changed. And she had becomeexactlyhis type.cdac57174efec4b4

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Yes, this had to 7364a8495f be intentional.e586d9f3f86bac4e

She must c48701324d have studied f06eaf5dca his preferences 7f41540c52 and styled d6c0ba4052 herself accordingly.d82409e9fcca7448

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After all, she 31030c48db had spent ten 5dfcf60cb8 years trying desperately 974a711fbf to win his 409c71b7ba favor.13da1a451bbf920a

But despite his 3412bc8a33 glare practically boring 9efb40ecd2 holes into her, 1082ddb651 Claire didn’t spare 687b83adf8 him a single 6b367ff1a1 glance.a9aec8963394f151

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That fact annoyed c9293757bd Mathieu even more.7c8e782695f398da

Snatching another glass 3aff5f5813 of wine from 62c40e63ba a passing servant, 23d1d468b8 he took a 4f7c6e3351 deep gulp.18237f581398f382

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Just then, someone spoke 5a9e8dfcd1 to him.d579005351fdfe3d

“Um… Lord Mathieu?”196ec4a0eff2ff2b

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A soft, 4e5cd19301 flirtatious voice 914bc3b04a made him 024417dade glance over 766c4dc9d6 indifferently.948d8548b3296bcd

Standing there was b6f1b17c4b a lady he 57f0655fa7 had once casually e88171b87d invited for tea, de939f057d blushing as she 8c993140fb looked at him.75d9405f1d416673

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Mathieu was all too 3c27905d65 familiar with this kind d8ee315e69 of situation.3e3381d1e2b4d678

Women who knew he 7713cfca28 was engaged but still 5f9a41a375 threw themselves at him, 19c79639a2 hoping to catch his 5ce373349e attention.176156c3b480ee6f

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Normally, he found 90dfe4cb63 such advances tiresome, ca2cd4ad15 but an idea 35247d614b crossed his mind.427feca8516f365b

So, making sure Claire 118137d574 could see, Mathieu smiled 9e4c906ecc and started chatting with 84b06a6eb8 the lady.75bf1021fa74ba1f

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What was 03849f5d69 her name 032170269c again? Matilda? Marlene?3e4a64676967ab9c

Didn’t matter. It wasn’t 54518afae6 important anyway.eea4cc031f5d0042

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***9f3ba2c6e3fcc444

After cutting off yet 8d00126b35 another man trying to ff6c1f41cc talk to me, I d96dea03b6 let out a sigh 51d8f6566f and wiped my forehead.d0a7e0adfada17ba

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Was this 0ced3b4142 what banquets e27f30164e were always a895faa551 like?5ce7751ac247d2f6

I was sure they a1a67e32a7 knew I was engaged, 1e49d4ff6e so why were they 15da4f2834 so persistent?048691c0447c78d7

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As I took a 2b31fc4350 sip of champagne to 5601002f22 quench my thirst, someone a6f5684c13 suddenly blew softly against 7c90661fb7 my ear from behind.fc18c31c174d4b2c

Startled, I instinctively stepped 933ba038f4 back and turned around.0964e5b0dfd2ceb4

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Standing there, grinning, d2c7dec460 was Sabrina in d6950e56fb an elegant navy d9736bd92f blue dress.6d113ce51dae23a0

“Why do you look 7499f4ea16 so gloomy at such 8c0a1bd186 a fun banquet?”239390e54bec809b

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“Sabrina! I thought you weren’t 6c406aecbc coming!”83e5e13fdca10052

Hearing the ebc36e97e3 excitement in 6abef90e19 my voice, 4461c84ca0 Sabrina glanced 77da72059a around and 35a0d3d971 whispered,366cabe5523292bb

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“The villain isn’t here, 2527e07d07 right?”b7ca8466125b3842

“Duke Valerian? According to Lilianne, he 7aba945864 was invited, but he 57767b47d8 declined because of work.”e580b73b9b7cd7ab

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“Whew, thank goodness.”8bdcb5c76676d35c

Relieved, Sabrina suddenly dee82a17c0 leaned in close 0baaae3d7c and whispered to 56567d7474 me,7e4f58a06606b678

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“Oh, I 844cc8e338 saw something 865999b9ff interesting on 9a3609e911 the way d2dfe5a02b here.”a07c703800db1523

“Something interesting?”018e3614e8a45ebe

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I asked curiously.d243b7fff2a18c1a

After quickly 90d9713a85 scanning the 8139951fb8 surroundings, Sabrina f0a3a6124a leaned in eed7d1f8ee even closer 161bea9c56 and murmured 0c87daecba in my edaa6b4df8 ear,bc714336dec06707

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“Do you e18880ed35 know Lady 763d23865b Helsing?”d7022177dd38e602

“Who’s that?”cff45d906636f0b5

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“One of Mathieu’s many 1cd5efbbad rumored love interests.”164a6f6a51cb96fc

I blinked c720796eb3 in confusion, aed4c41551 not fully d9ead52365 understanding.8b9e24dd1c646643

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Seeing my 2eab5df9b3 puzzled face, 1a89c15e3d Sabrina shielded 91cf5e2d37 her mouth c5a9f4cfc0 with her 39efbe31af hand and 975768c941 whispered,3160c83d3b476612

“I overheard that she 9818b36e4a and Mathieu are meeting 40649b75c0 on the terrace later.”eb77a0fab0230953

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She smirked.09cb39ac8f21b2a5

“You know what that dccb68afe9 means, right?”c36bba5a2f765d32

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In most banquets, ee3a64611e the terrace was 8a2c96b0b4 where lovers or b613161f57 newly interested couples 767504e4e2 met for aprivatemoment.f27fc4c25046f541

Which meant this a7862ab507 was the perfect 8248ab51fc opportunity to expose 75b97100d7 Mathieu’s shameless behavior.8976811f51242082

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“How did 6b323092af you find 27e775f28b out about 8c089b5dbd this?”6fab951478758a69

Sabrina confidently placed her 3a8db5623a hands on her hips 8242303c2d and said,
“I may look b52bb9c6af like this, but 6dbec4c90b I used to 4f1b09509b be a bodyguard. Now I b3669f3f74 work as 461a43824f a maid. I overheard Lady Helsing 13e68ed9bd flirting with Lord Mathieu.”478f1fc75e7d0c01

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Hearing that, my 6e31792c96 eyes turned toward 2e7f2d7a05 Mathieu.1bb167a3e7175327

Just as Sabrina f02e14fa62 said, he was 0c49eb94f4 chatting and laughing 93b51ac66d with some woman.9ef9e7baa43c0b72

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Well, it dbbf6e78db wasn’t surprising 0919802610 anymore.34f75a2b7283e21e

Mathieu was a notorious e5e952cf80 womanizer. Of course, he’d respond 507a428e34 to a lady’s advances.91b1d8e648c78da2

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I quickly looked away f5a1274535 and nodded at Sabrina.fdb3099f2b381dff

She grinned and c2ea5fb2d8 gave me a be226fd6c8 thumbs-up.c069aa6b3bd322ba

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“I’ll go 4da2718501 tell Lilianne 8da8df11ab that the 6a66c531a0 plan is 094074eacd starting!”93aa9548a420ab34

Like a shadow, 2ae3af87aa she disappeared into 45ca54ad5c the crowd in 96dced1cb8 an instant.91a0c83d71ae6cc3

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Watching her go, a2af768fc4 I smirked as 5cfc592b9a I looked at 56ede11ee2 Mathieu.e915ede4070d939c

You’re caught d1649eff05 now, you 0c7057a0d7 cheating bastard.db63f7f251da1d42

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Mathieu was 07947514db about to 36e1b47d98 leave the 3d36aad48a banquet hall 56e7857e2d and head 3fc8623104 toward the bc719e8358 terrace when 3c8f0d9a2d he hesitated.67aedff664351f9c

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He had a1132b2170 already drunk 15dbd070c2 a lot 7d19eec540 of alcohol 9418e4166b and honestly 58ebf9e1cc wasn’t in c26a7ef32c the mood b2c99f16fa to flirt.faa50afd1e778b65

For a moment, he 11fae0228f considered just going home.c305cc54379e5387

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Then, he 16f93781c5 glanced at 344872da95 Claire.daf21656e3571810

Even though b70fd75899 her fiancé 927d5dfefc was heading 58b55359a4 toward the b13c98d085 terrace, she d67ab7f284 didn’t spare a3d69479df him a a24689972a single glance.41f112742ad3bf59

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That annoyed him.4ca84a319a83cbc5

Lately, he fe73f5ddb4 had noticed b151cdf041 that Claire 49694c1524 had changed—not b6c623e513 just in fd762f0dd7 appearance, but fcb93f73c5 in attitude 7ef8796094 as well.ec1ad9977398cc96

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She used f8b921aeb9 to follow d603e22b0c him around 643fc071af like a ae45644fd0 scared little daa05d97eb chick, but 1c59cc8bfc at some 017c96ab6b point, she 8b2833d933 started acting ca5c119359 indifferent toward cb75de6fcd him.74804fd87c8c2c1a

She still 06b9bd9480 smiled, but 55cdd3bdf5 it felt c751a9a391 fake, like 8b2ab92302 a doll’s d80b664f0b expression.6a4cf83686be8ccf

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Before, he had always 484b6f8291 been the one annoyed bc0ff262ec by her presence, the 545102b0e3 one eager to avoid f97b8f6f0c her.67bd9b60f3346265

But recently, 9dca18370e it felt 8d1f3f3167 likeshewas thinking the same 98b0a329a7 way about him.8abf4a4b4f507bfe

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“No way.”0a134f844f2bfba4

Mathieu scoffed.35db52a235156eaa

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There was no way 2e3518d9c2 she had truly changed.52b211e2dbdb5c11

She had chased after 673f0759f0 him for ten years—she 190369ca97 wouldn’t suddenly give up a4e5bce1b0 now.b9b1d92ec4f12d1b

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She was probably just ce8f986657 trying a different strategy.a69fcd255c95b320

Even a dumb dog 6ffe48098b learns after ten years.2895d1b4b99e7832

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Maybe she 7ee5873b8c finally realized ed8866037a that chasing 97af3f5026 after him d096997572 directly wasn’t fd6ffc9f43 working, so a3c51f2f0b now she 61d4873e39 was pretending 6cbebe21e8 to be c79dfe8780 uninterested.9fac4925e675d41d

And she had even b263230ecf changed her appearance to bf01191a4d match his taste perfectly.6ae8ed54e043c804

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She must have 94340bb12c thought that would 01aea4cd49 make him interested 2be1a126af in her.5fa990a2d708faa4

Ridiculous.d8b9dfdfb50a137d

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He was 1398769c0a already frustrated 2cb2bc7050 with this 61f14339d0 forced engagement, 0965fa4ca7 with no 92123b36fd say in ae1cd9cd83 the matter.613cd945c6955b0e

For ten c91af15715 years, he 4b1ea5338c had been 38cf87fd94 forced to cab4595b28 look at eeece37e60 thatplainface.d875b426fef9abd0

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Just because she 856116b53b changed a little f09f4c74f9 now didn’t mean af75dd0c93 he would suddenly 06bd5e586b care about her.140d13dbabe4e281

“Lord Mathieu…?”c8d68ce009558fe4

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Snapping out of his 0f9bcfc662 thoughts, Mathieu realized he cd59c53613 had already arrived at 2621cd4a51 the terrace.6da2d69a441cdf01

Across from him stood 3ed774757c the woman—Matilda? Marlene? He couldn’t remember her 8c7c0e2323 name.9f67c18a1fe5d4af

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When did she 4aa83fcb7d get here?c405e145de945ae7

“I’m so happy to a39bcf454f be with you like 5ad71695a6 this.”77344d0d5c8b6977

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Suddenly, she leaned into 7aeaf8f269 his arms.4b2fd307fa442329

A strong, overwhelming 3dd7462d2f perfume filled his e795893c97 nose, making him 7cad682b11 frown.0e8cb497695cb23b

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As he 91b34bc70b reached for f8125f7563 her wrist c2dbb71598 to push a555004f68 her away, 99b83dd8a1 a memory 76d16fb397 flashed in e1c3588edd his mind—00c30b9c4983a0a6

Claire’s wrist.a566d5dfd18e9260

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Hers was thinner. Softer.6c9129545dae14ce

“Lord Mathieu…?”d318df4df91ca98c

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The woman blushed 814d987eb1 as she looked a69cdadaf7 at him, confused cdff601cf1 by his intense d896e979da stare.15c704d2c4810a57

Realizing what he 4244e5f601 had just been 89f2e039bb thinking, Mathieu snapped 1656faf8dc out of it, 88d2db3419 shaking the thoughts c963ba9a9f away.9f2a339318891e4c

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Damn it. What the 6187f630d5 hell am 7b02b235c3 I thinking?4cb003f66ceabc6c

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