RYL Chapter 12

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I was 83cb2fa011 completely stunned e431fe42dc by the a54c1e2143 unexpected words fd8bd3f9b0 from the 300c564a43 Count.5c5fe8c3934b709f

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It was so be0a3cf05f unexpected that all 710760d3e3 the thoughts I 1d7dc324d6 had prepared disappeared 28f5f41bea into thin air.08325503e5e195c9

As I 75658ce494 stood there e1d66d0f19 blankly, watching fc15ecd068 the Count’s 1bdaea9724 back, he 1acc7f5952 slowly turned c2787640e8 around and efc6eca429 looked at 869a851dae me.1e36f4a5c7842e13

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He didn’t look e2ead784ca angry or disappointed—his 8eaf6279ad expression was filled 24a37bf766 with deep sadness.3acf729efffcd3f8

“I thought 9eeaf9bdc2 it was 9da28b8da2 just a f93b4b4f28 rumor, but 27ffc94f0b to think 3fdbab09cb that the d025c1c50a young duke 7aa81d980c was really d7360d9f16 such a 62a9df81ef man…”bffa86cd65162c6e

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Saying this, the 3edcb01c0e Count bit his 7ee3b2ddf4 lip.bf73359062bade09

“I was 737e6c2944 a foolish 32e5a60856 father.”a19e1823a479b041

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Looking closely, his e593d9f935 eyes were wet, 8bc202ec8a as if he 7f8dcb212f was on the 8efb801fc2 verge of tears.11d535ed29bf5bb3

Wait… The Count? Crying?5347d5ff0737e6e7

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I was 27e4a85f73 more shocked c5c9011642 by his ac4a691ec0 reaction than 3dfd6022a4 anything else.cc1f4ea7783c3346

“A…Father?”045dd6af761fbb69

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The Count slowly 5f11184664 approached me and 345e84aeb5 carefully held my af005d5963 hand.e5e28f62ea76f769

His wrinkled ce828a54a7 hands were efcb8030bc trembling.b6a89e69ffb19bef

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“I’m sorry, Claire.”ca0bed2f84161c93

He apologized again and, 9edf19e9ac in the end, lowered 7b967ac22c his face onto the 23d859035a back of my hand.6e494f05fb077195

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“I worked like crazy, c56bbd9a99 trying to make you 7a39cb60e0 happy, just like your d41d6cdc3b mother’s last wish… but 0903e9866b I overlooked what was d8b3eab673 truly important.”0ccd96f6e274d036

Watching his shoulders 690650be95 tremble, a strange 1147e6f804 feeling washed over b2f61b753f me.4ff258648de8f588

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I wasn’t sure f6c5f24e16 if it was 05782eb668 Claire’s emotions or 29384fa3f8 my own—it was 89b19fc597 confusing.bd399652432ca611

As he sobbed, 33186b3b74 the Count continued 4d5b5acb85 in a small 586eab6282 voice,3c2f86dbf570a5d5

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“I should have paid 5a1faa42e7 more attention to you 16c898495c instead of just focusing 52731c5a96 on work… If I c29b89c8d2 had, I would have 5fc2a5e5ef realized how much you 0dd2c9fbc3 were suffering and enduring 3c9369dc03 in silence…”457961359707e266

Only then did I 5563b57895 begin to understand Claire’s e49f6bba48 actions and feelings.2cad14e218db75a7

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She had effdec39eb hidden the fb2b8ef13e truth about 3d45e58aa3 the young 1b9f7963a4 duke from 52b6891f8a her father, 793c1b70f9 not wanting 8863c375d8 to burden 72a65ad2e4 him.13cb91bea65aaf76

She knew 26dae8fb3c he was f7dab3fbe3 working hard b32af17199 for her c343e42b9f sake, so 4cec6793a2 she must cbbca11396 have thought 7569970e72 that marrying 29fb21554b into the dfe79037f2 Duke’s family 3e9f3352f3 would ease b55aaf252c his burdens, 5faab792c7 even just bfbccb72c3 a little.e46221ba8aa8502e

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If only they had a67187127d talked a little more, dfc16dd279 things could have been 51d3e57682 different.181583effb6ea8bd

Their misguided kindness toward 8ecef7101b each other had created bb03f34287 a long-lasting distance between 7acd417916 them.ef6e0995ad82d4d9

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The gap b5295ed1dc between father df114d495f and daughter 55dacbb13b had only ffae5359ff widened over 70586fe3cd time.75bab0e4f4f2011d

“I even remarried, 9fbdbb2a75 hoping that your 3ffd4f8a30 stepmother would take e753959524 good care of 856be2cffe you in my 9607c98aed place… I was bbefc6a402 too careless. I should dd0057eeb2 have paid 84f1fd125e more attention 09ab746bf2 to you…”236fc5f1f32d74d5

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Father, if that b0faefb049 was your reason eb40598975 for remarrying, then 99bf307e88 you really made 69a0972a10 the wrong choice…d2f9d82c56fcd07b

I sighed internally.0ef32c7b135634d0

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Just then, the Count 5938b60578 wiped his tears and 2f8dc140b0 spoke again.08fa7146f873b604

“I will take responsibility ee7e7f574a and find you a 7bbec07f38 better husband. So don’t worry…”b5d1093a148dd16b

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“No, Father.”a44903ddb7add009

I quickly answered, and 2ec025fee7 the Count, looking surprised, 4973099b1d stared at me.3143d2927b6c1f06

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I met his 91353d2909 gaze firmly.8740f5cae402d96d

“To be honest… 6277051409 I don’t want 66d9d4396e to get married 5c7c5e572c yet.”6689487076cdb500

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“…Are you serious?”78aee0b3aaa47d18

The Count 8a9083a789 searched my 639e57292e face as 094b5ddcff if trying 9e193d19f6 to determine b5c7790441 whether I 2c6f79e52e was telling 552ffff0c8 the truth.01c6e0541f05607d

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I looked straight adde9242cf into his eyes f2b7f0c157 and answered with f39490e30c confidence.aa88533103dcf2e1

“Yes, I 6bf97d8263 mean it. I never 513ffbe2f2 told you d5443c5588 before because 240c9e0639 I didn’t 6ffe8b8890 want to 1d0fb5fb83 be a 145d6ace6a burden… but 67281e2982 actually, I…”e90a2161936dae37

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I took 96698af2d4 a deep 5941ef8f31 breath, then a5a2de68e9 spoke with 6bc434cd65 determination.3e8e3fd9c3afea25

“I want to 12da82f3dd stay by your a6fef43144 side and help 4adec4f5c6 with the family 83895ca6e5 business.”5472778e70421d17

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Seeing my serious expression, 5b6fc3dbee the Count seemed deeply 2c6e7f6d5e moved—his eyes glistened with 5cb0b3d3f1 tears again.ccad9bb0da3681e0

I had 85addf413a always thought 404a6892d0 he was d1853a548b a cold fa0329f829 and emotionless 1eb3d0d9be man, but df099f31c3 he was cf1a289b9e actually just d9f96fad44 like my 2878d58b94 own father.d41fe8782c938876

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“I never even imagined bf0ba8aac0 you felt that way,” 2dde6bf80d he said, wiping away 472d536ba5 his tears.b6c1810acb543bcf

Then, he 9b1f594ba4 firmly held 4118c0dd75 my hand.423e921d5a7d7798

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“Alright. If that’s what e1684d3304 you want, then d64ab30f7f so be it. You can stay as 5059d0455c long as you wish. In fact, 6d803b28fa if you 7f35055f62 truly desire bb8d6e26dd it, I a0be9ace29 will even b9f9c3d4cb pass on 477f2fe55d the family 70fa42b2e0 title to 8f230b5265 you.”ced3dfcd07db3d0a

Hearing the Count’s ca91acfc72 resolute words, I bc5e752d80 also gripped his 06119d8863 hand tightly, my dac042b672 eyes welling up.3b19ac63eea9d0d2

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“Thank you for understanding, 30d599eb16 Father…”09b6d9360ae98234

At the same time, 3015b144b8 I smirked inwardly, thinking 0d788bc968 about my stepmother and 1ccf315c33 Sophia.fd4f2f3116a7cadd

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‘Stepmother, the Count’s d752e0cb48 estate is mine 4d1f5c0c1e now.’b6db0bd6eb743247

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Today, I wore d51ec70851 the mint-colored dress 1d4121a3bc that Lilianne had 05bb13df79 gifted me.1fe4c0be1a6bc152

As I took off 21ed80986e my matching mint hat de48ac78f1 with a sigh, Sabrina, a17ec15e0a who was already seated, f6681f403d smirked at me.1743aded3c500328

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“You look absolutely 0c11c44be5 lovely today, Claire.”ae3d85d7e604e3a2

“Can you 90fec6331c not tease 02a6cb7b87 me?”98f546a574841779

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I pouted, looking 74e20a24bb at Sabrina, who 6eee75c5a5 was dressed in e2643b7089 her usual navy-blue 9a367f6f82 outfit.24666e907f1d8a61

Lilianne, sitting c342b4def2 elegantly in abc9cc8750 a beige 2935ac2bb5 dress, smiled 610b3ba8df softly.e2021648ed227f2a

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“She’s not teasing. You look 9fcd677970 great, right, 6dd1a9833a Sabrina?”ab4661a1b1d880ab

“Of course! You look so b76c2a198f good that it’s a41fe3fcd3 almost unbelievable.”d702d83886dd3d85

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Women around us df237cc918 kept sneaking glances 8dfd627b4b our way.60d8cd84a42a3094

Most of dfb1df0b51 them either 2e781ad600 recognized us cbac0fa03c from the a7ff1c4359 Marquis’s ball 99dd85473b or were 7bba2b9c95 just curious 0e91d018e2 about our 3e1f398154 striking outfits.9acfb16f402ae51e

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“That lady… 6c162f9aab isn’t she b490d9f870 Lady Lilianne a9a4cb72d1 from the d7c4b8d33b Sinclair Marquis 548c4d443f family?”c325b9b5ac5132bc

“And the 7c4c1cf941 one next 5e65931027 to her—she’s 8a6f83c3b0 the famous 72dbd690d5 Devonshire Count’s b0a5176d58 daughter.”4a26363cfa49b071

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“But who is that 678236bc3f dark-haired lady? She looks just c224232c2f as impressive.”12f1b17f970fa975

“By the way, where c342c3c8d8 did they get those 392186224b dresses? They look amazing.”5d6f9f046bf5e46d

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“I was wondering the 7b04ca940f same thing.”29e149879f8b9096

Ignoring the whispers around b25afdc070 us, I brought up 5c2881e13a the topic Lilianne and 03ee5bbcc2 Sabrina had been waiting 517c7aa4db for.5d6a261928b904a8

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“I had 66042d5059 a private 224571118c talk with d55098ed11 the Count 9fa680a1d2 after the e2893e27ce ball incident.”f164c86e3a53a246

“What did fc4bc7590c he say? Did he 32d9f07874 disown you? Kick you out? If so, do you 84016607fc want to work as 5006264b13 a maid in our 0d90826798 hidden organization?”40162007978f372a

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“Sabrina…”f074e85018cacf2b

Lilianne gently 9e1436f5b7 stopped her, cab2977c02 and Sabrina ac036d9d6f awkwardly scratched 407c1cfd88 her head.406eefc27bb6de58

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I grinned mischievously at 250700e3eb them.4ec359fa94a2e7f9

“Nope. I became 5da015a628 the Count’s f5d108882b heir.”c0e73b88b392301a

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“What?”79c349904941e1df

“What?”641daea248ab6a44

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Both of 997b3b79c2 them stared 5db92fcff2 at me b4f41d24f2 in shock.140e8428cbd48b21

I smiled and ac3a2765d6 continued.80023fb286a01cc7

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“It turned out the abe456b605 Count and I had 6a9fa2ab3a a big misunderstanding. Instead of being 0b2b3464a4 angry, he felt b707fabdd9 guilty for not 879002cc2b realizing what I 5068d8467b was going through. He said d59013a495 I could a5776a048d do whatever db78a39042 I wanted.”9be50f9e7901cda7

Their faces instantly b18ab802a2 lit up with b98136b5f0 joy.b6d60b6ac70634f2

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“That’s amazing, Claire!”9ccf9cadd2a806c0

“This is exactly f89e47c1d0 what you wanted!”2f6341241b39800b

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Seeing how happy they a930dc30f7 were for me, I 7b3913d635 scratched my cheek, feeling b434a189a0 a little embarrassed.e49d8c08608ed093

“I didn’t think 0171a28cb6 it would happen a3ec549fbc so easily, but 6786b1c9bd it’s all thanks 25dca672eb to you two.”7de54d4bd1255eae

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The two 4c269e2baf of them 3c26b8566b answered at 889a9760be the same 5e164b22bf time.60a77b74eff4e30f

“Oh, come on, we a2ae2efd1b did this together.”d8531cdb08ba29c2

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“Exactly! But since we 452520e3ec helped, you should 6107c10b5c treat us to 474f58fe61 something nice!”739204f0aac1281c

Unlike the modest Lilianne, 25730a54c7 Sabrina confidently made her e9a90f82ac demand—though she quickly looked 31a961f065 around nervously and added,2bb438730138483c

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“Uh… I e6cfbb9cf2 was just 4fc7550d70 kidding… You c060fbd249 know that, bc276e05fc right?”7d1a699af56b6cca

Lilianne and I chuckled dfca38f6ea at her reaction.33c1376d25487f47

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Then suddenly, 03c6efe2a1 a curious af40419417 thought crossed 1f453ecf6d my mind.8e0751180a2c5cff

Leaning forward slightly, I 00209e81fb whispered so that only 4a1aebb475 the two of them 32f98465e9 could hear.9e758d5f4cf5ddd9

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“There’s something I’ve 7ba4cc7a07 been really curious 24241ab4c2 about…”66fdc39cad6fbe2e

Sabrina took 26eb74decc a sip 8223761ecd of her d2a7509e3d drink, then 73858c7b58 gestured with a87b10a393 her chin 2c952f9bad for me 08c3a02a0e to speak.
“What is it?”6127f6fffa3032a8

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I leaned in slightly 2bdb892f4f and whispered, “Did you 7538cc0ae1 sleep with the villain?”8d53155b51a3b0c9

Sabrina, who 7587dc44cc had just 6d2c19f363 taken a b07bf9a3f4 sip, immediately 8e0330cf66 spit out 9f51fae45b her drink.
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Juice sprayed 181d0b7ab9 all over 20deebe2d9 my face, 82112ab6b1 and I 9f6e3650ea froze. Lilianne quickly pulled out 6f38482f87 a handkerchief and wiped d65e8fcfde my face.7da8af6248c76977

Looking flustered, Sabrina hurriedly 41a8e70116 denied it. “Of course not!”f870e2e26fd2e893

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I had only asked 42038cabfa because, in the original c8240d780c story, Sabrina had died 23dbb30e3d while serving the villain 5ca349b637 in bed… but her 8a790baef7 reaction made me suspicious.dddb51bd8adff3ed

I narrowed ce7d4ed090 my eyes f3e9bdf38e at her, f947dc121d and she 9379eb230d awkwardly looked 7dec9f92aa away, mumbling, f064fad620 “Well… there 1b27e37ad4 were a 63fb742f50 few moments a45796a01f where it 66d5b8c216 almost happened, 436c2b7c17 but…”3d23e4666243da5d

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“What was that?”9f3c2004f93bc6db

“Anyway, it didn’t 17a65e1ca4 happen! And I don’t plan eae0e9d686 on it! Do you think dff7b1235b I’d risk my 4bae87d0e8 life by getting 3be49939dc into bed with 4c8132ca28 the villain? Who knows a9eaeff118 when he 31a8e9e872 might kill 252d267d58 me?”a3f71984f3cdf1d2

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Sabrina looked 2b82216c0f absolutely horrified 9ba2f991a7 at the 47a87d24ed idea, making 4772368626 me and 6ff7858612 Lilianne even 5132500036 more skeptical. She cleared 44867da9bd her throat, 9d025f2895 clearly embarrassed, dd068fd915 and quickly addaf4c690 changed the d855f54676 subject.b15d6bf219db943f

“Anyway, the 015a8ec6b1 real issue 44810d60ed here is 7c7be647e6 Lilianne. How’s it 863ff90e65 going with 998132785d getting rid b9b313da61 of the 6bd34c27b7 male lead?”371bd6b74071fc98

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At that, Lilianne flinched 72dc1d1a44 and shrank into herself.606d6162ed645ffb

“I… I’m supposed to e644f8c373 meet Mikael today…” she ca3d338595 mumbled hesitantly.558f1fa696b80fde

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Sabrina and I exchanged 65a0c3ab5c doubtful glances at Lilianne’s f510296b24 nervous reaction. Seeing our expressions, d89618a042 she lowered her 8948957165 gaze even further e163bb9445 and muttered,732816e11bf32259

“If it’s okay, could 88dcc6adae you two come with 2861f648c9 me? I feel like 91cd79aa1a I’ll be braver 98c2ee6c66 if you’re there.”92d3de94d33f1e5f

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Sabrina tilted 6460eee745 her head, 3629c32022 thinking for 7342c21771 a moment. “Won’t it 93079340d1 look weird c237e9b66a if three 67c20b5e0e women show b5e7efeace up together?”4b3476d8473e988f

“You don’t have to 6c1e294199 be seen. Just knowing you’re there da1e274250 would help me.”63ad7df6eb3bc12c

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Lilianne looked 727f1798a0 up at c3edd4ffb7 us with 819b7ebf4f hopeful eyes. Sabrina and I glanced 30e7afd645 at each other before bfd2b9af39 smiling.95c2d86a97c5d1bc

“Don’t worry! We’ll be right 707bdd637a behind you, giving ef65672b0b you all the 43bd5e64e2 advice you need!”10f5cad2e9dd8e6e

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Hearing that, Lilianne’s face bee13711cb brightened.f9fbc30bc9009798

“Really? Thank you so much!”e30419beef448dbb

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I smirked d8bc9f7f92 as I f468c413f3 looked at 39b7c71644 Sabrina, who b0d675751e was grinning a59a50283a confidently. She hadn’t b4fd8a9642 seen Lilianne 38e33c7921 at the a46c0286da ball, had 303c063ae3 she? If she had, 765197b9ab she’d know that 4ae96e3c55 Lilianne probably didn’t 6f00404a57 need any coaching 9e2206c95f at all… but f44436f2e0 I let it d03080b52a slide and just f87e42f8f6 sighed internally.357fd588b8c6831e

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