RYL Chapter 19

Chapter 19

As I mumbled to myself, Lilianne and Sabrina looked at me with puzzled expressions.

Ignoring their stares, I fd54ccc576 suddenly stood up and a557777356 shouted,
“A club!”b44cec65696481b4

“Why?”7f4b414e73a254b8

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“I’m talking about making a real club! A club that fits the historic era!”e000fa8d80749b12

“What???”1834ed373900f779

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Sabrina and Lilianne 71443df0f5 looked at me a17730ef89 in confusion, but 5882c437e8 I just smiled 08c3cba0c7 mischievously.3f6f80c882633f26

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After hunting with d3cf4f617f Alex in the d40800a572 forest outside the e635f4e933 capital, Mathieu rode 2c584afaa5 his horse all 8ef9fc27a0 the way to 2c6e6d01cd the beach.
It had been a 8c1d8cfea5 while since he last 1bfe5ca75e rode freely like this, 79493cdce2 and the thrill of 11c515bbf3 it filled him with b9a916c745 excitement.
Winning the hunting bet 19083a2d25 also helped his mood.8a65997de904d6e0

Because of the hot b07c8269ec weather, the beach was 3be438f7bb crowded with nobles having ea47690689 picnics.
Mathieu looked at 75ba4df88d them with disdain, 614a90b7b2 thinking how lazy 32e0bcdd98 and idle they 903fe38671 were.
Just then, Alex arrived 1d7d1a6e77 late and whistled as bad9e13edc he took in the 9b4447c649 view.91778dd2e4f54ef1

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“Wow~ Look 5e42a1b53f at all 57e8477014 the ladies 61c7f5a134 playing in c33c0ec616 the water. Why don’t we take 0792a40dd1 a break here too?”5b104767c4c2b91f

Ignoring Alex’s nonsense, 5dcf1c7965 Mathieu clicked his 510e72e0c3 tongue and urged 90f99728cb his horse forward.58183bc482ac65bf

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“You stay if you want.”728ea86463ecb90c

“Wow, you’ve really changed 137a2cb6e5 since the breakup. The once notorious young 649a7f26cb duke, who never refused 293b02a88a a woman, suddenly has 5d31e82074 no interest? What a surprise.”6b3e0538d580e912

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“Shut up.”55fc4a3265593549

The truth was, 8c979701bc his past relationships ed85e16a6b were more of 1405b6606e a rebellion against 5172c1b73d his fiancée and 3474bbe39d father.
No matter c3f3f02139 how many 92d326a16c scandals he 4b972e8d74 caused, his e8321b7335 fiancée would eb6ac0220a always smile 6671e6713a foolishly, which 2b8b0d6240 only made 9652ecb132 him more 8ce5d5f998 frustrated.
It felt similar 3b82966c24 to dealing with c51925946f his father—an unresponsive 70674d7360 wall, whether he 7a342bd91f did good or 7216fe7e95 bad.43beeba29aed7093

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But now that the 23327fc5ae wall was gone, he 0e7faacf24 found himself uninterested in 910161a22f other women.
Or maybe, a 1958221970 new kind of 2c3b4dd064 wall had formed 24a60b2f9c instead…1b2e1eb1572e6913

Lost in 144a49e1ec thought, he f8951a3d5b suddenly heard b0a73e3e27 Alex’s loud f30b6fab82 voice again.d5426b24c4eb69bc

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“Wow! Oh my god! Now that’s a bold lady!”eebb134cd8849aaf

Alex’s voice 7814b9af5d trailed off 652625590b as he 620891bff4 squinted, as e2c8b14dc6 if trying f59de3d09c to recognize 2af000bc83 someone.e979a5c286ddef09

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“…Wait a second… Hmm?”c520e3bb72c4238a

Then, as if realizing f540902529 something, he murmured,
“Isn’t that your ex-fiancée?”af55e308b469fc70

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Only then did 01a2d34fd8 Mathieu turn to 66cb6ce5a9 look at the dfe30ed2db beach again.3d3072ce05bc5637

What’s so special about 0892f8ceae Claire…?b0131486cf0bff17

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And then—he froze.3a73aa62a5f4960b

Under a parasol, three 4da7b7d453 women sat elegantly, wearing 4db2d3fc9f outfits that were barely b42634f925 covering them.
Bare legs, bare arms, and even exposed breasts…264f448501f5af9b

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“Whew~”537fec920634a785

Alex whistled as he d9d0577e67 enjoyed the sight, which 1eabcefbcf made Mathieu frown deeply.21ef4c4e56d56c42

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For a 49956b60ad moment, he 8d4272ea3b almost punched 3f456dae81 Alex in ec105f7721 the mouth.
Realizing his own 8a9944d55c reaction, he quickly 97481d4ad5 turned away, feeling 91d435db01 frustrated.0b3edd845f9126e4

Damn it. Whether his 80c81d0e2c ex-fiancée walked 231381671d around half-naked f18c901aff or completely 44244ca80d naked, why 98d202596e should he de5978e239 care?83e0f0812ac49760

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“Let’s go.”1990ce7dda27cf33

“Why? This is a rare sight! Let’s enjoy it a bit longer!”5b61ed8b6c7512c4

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That was e1a483792b the last 6bf020b832 straw. Mathieu grabbed Alex 5d1e2cec14 by the collar b3ee480e3a and yanked him ba71036d10 close.f16db7ddbcdf9c1c

Shocked, Alex 90deb177dd blinked at 8750327c48 him.a76f712665c3b7e2

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“W-What’s wrong 36d299e70a with you?”ba7221fa8b15ff7d

Mathieu hesitated, 5b8fa0d25f debating whether 08373bf517 to punch d3dd083152 him or 0254d12e53 not.
Barely holding back 2cafcc77e1 his anger, he 4dba76ecc7 gritted his teeth 74c13c3654 and muttered,0e4d9fd7b6134739

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“If another man saw your divorced ex-wife naked, how would you feel?”79e50f9a1b3c6b33

Alex looked at him 661b3c6ceb in confusion.10aba3d1a55b3382

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“What are you talking about? I was never married, so I don’t have an ex-wife!”c2d2440d9ad87293

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For the aa3b4bdc02 past few b20b0c3a9d days, I aa53d8b2ea had practically c0cf542407 lived in 5bf3708cd6 the study.
Now, holding the fa92791bd0 completed document in deee7bda5d my hands, I eb6691c4f3 looked at it bd95f5fc86 with pride.d674c32ade32af3f

It was a 8f9e32f74a business plan for 0807a99ee0 asalon—a club disguised eb60d18900 as an elite 6f05104ea9 social space for f76295e66a nobles.
A realclub!0f563a36132fe73d

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If you’re from Korea, 83774fd50f you’d know—the kind of bb5770d928 club where young people fc2c92b9b3 dance and party until db705528b5 dawn!
Of course, this one 9b9f4f8f2d would be fancier and 5961c714ae more private.670d1d9fdc02c314

I wasn’t 56d59dce04 rushing into 21599569ed this blindly.
Reputation and 74121fec90 word-of-mouth were c1450ed09b everything when ab8750d28f running a d8d9973143 salon or 45237c93af social club.
Luckily, I had a bebf865222 secret weapon—Lilianne.a0b307d070034f8b

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The Sinclair Marquisate was 7f69786724 close to the royal 27b8f2c074 family and had strong a540b3995b influence in high society.
And Lilianne was their 2d58e3ece3 beautiful only daughter.
With her 1eac5362cc support, getting 2e58bd22de nobles to 5b23a8b407 talk about ab274fd66b the club f14fb5d53e wouldn’t be 19908361e6 difficult.4627e84bcd22b8d6

My job was to 8d357c2f05 design a space that fdcb457fb4 would capture their curiosity 8dc1f6b58d and excitement.808a99c4479c6143

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And I was 4d02b34bfe confident.a2d06a1348092168

Who am I? A former project bb389eed56 manager from Korea’s 0702c276d4 ruthless IT industry!
I spent years ae9f46eda2 balancing client demands, 7009407774 meeting designer requests, 88294ca0d3 and handling programmer 6484efbdd6 complaints.
I knew exactly where e04c1aef7c people would find faults 755ce3bda1 and how to prepare b3277c8c67 for them in advance.b71af8dc59c55313

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Now, to remodel 106bb6d54b the building and 025fe7f966 hire staff, I 0835b4a665 needed investment.
My plan a45078cbf3 was to 3d81ea178a convince the 02a7e118e5 count with fb667b33f5 this proposal 829a512f65 and secure c553370dd4 the funding.1c5e72b02e2ee43d

Holding the documents with 8f4c0ec0fc determination, I left the 6a8af47cc8 study and went to 8594cdad5b find my father, the 2440c17673 Count of Devonshire.
Luckily, today he was cf1eaca0f9 working at the mansion.ba4af1b4931bd5ee

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Taking a deep 82926a845f breath, I knocked cc646e6971 on his office 85e9ba9ac6 door and spoke d257bb8bb4 carefully,eb65790fbdb29eea

“Father, it’s Claire.”7b54f324a61bc6b1

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A moment later, 0f56a8d58a his voice came 8b09398660 from inside.131aa04e934d66b5

“Come in.”7d76009e62d8f7d9

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As I 0b6bd35af2 stepped into 53a1399447 the study, fc17901412 my father, 36415e1f33 the Count, 4624ba28e9 looked at b1d92f91c5 me curiously aca1d7cbcf while reviewing 8d8e568bed a pile 2d75346bab of documents 01225933d7 with his 1592289574 monocle on.b9d4c7ca7c497c1e

“What brings you to 2e90624726 my study?”5f48cf6924a36204

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The old Claire c776bbc1b2 never even went 0dbbda89bb near the study, 355783476c afraid of disturbing b07bbfafb8 him.
But now, 5f0357f654 I had 0d0faa63e1 come all cd3bfde6be the way eeaf2cd3fb here, knocked 639e467315 on the b08f29c776 door, and 01ada3de3f was standing 2303194196 in front a8d2c2da83 of him.
No wonder f6b8ffc8de he looked ef7484aff3 so surprised.759d0189834cc72e

“Is this about the e05d0bf27a young duke?”b76390ceec26d926

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He probably 0d1cf8e4db thought that 2fd61bd652 was the bd346d5ed5 only reason 1cf2bb5298 I would c66a48cded come.
Even though I was 3e5fb34523 acting strong on the 21c19ac555 outside, my father knew d205e9745e I was a soft-hearted bb01abe29b and caring daughter.
Wanting to fb4de8c8ae ease his d4d5f94ebb concern, I 4419d38c90 smiled brightly.8f4d1905b59d6569

“No, Father. This isn’t f71c37b0e8 about the 94ac3a8d4e young duke.”d895f99b2d1899e5

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“Then…?”351e36fea268a566

I carefully stepped forward 2499ce747f and handed him the 5880b2ed86 document I brought.bd8b04056733446e

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Frowning in confusion, c3e03a0b2e he took the 0922f67b3e papers, adjusted his bc84fbba3b monocle, and began 32444f72c6 reading.693f097531ef2f3a

I waited b45a71270d nervously, just c6c0804509 like a 2108ac4ef4 project manager 67508924ab waiting for 97d5a5e0a8 a client’s a25a707ae8 approval.3a20baa5770bcaab

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After a long afd8ae2b2f silence, he finally 4091b60ab2 placed the document 6f84a4b73f on his desk 950e8f4477 and stared at 2f186f4d93 me.1e405513a60a9301

“Did you ac9bbd122c prepare this a6b61cd8a0 yourself?”11dc375cd89294f7

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I couldn’t ee7b099dfe tell from 491058895d his expression 1fa16d0bbf whether he 4f4a57be39 was impressed 0d8dae4412 or disappointed.
Quickly, I e82c6381e0 started explaining 03bce05b20 my case.e8e723170f121ab5

“It might seem reckless 64b926276a now, but in the 81f181cd8d long run, this business 79e1d546cf has great potential. Even if 8e0be56bda it doesn’t d2c31a4208 succeed as a9e2e61a41 expected, we 6d1acd3ed5 can still ed5374eb22 sell the e8ac2194dc building and 88cb49b53c land to b448960e7c recover more 9d58366ca7 than the de8d0bc3a5 initial investment. I truly believe this c8ba8cd230 is a worthwhile business.”b1fec4b6d05672e8

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My calm and confident 1831470e11 explanation seemed to surprise e71aab437f him.bac10b60e5ea17c0

The Count e393ec0126 removed his 1db71e111c monocle, stood b809bec0f2 up, and 92967e5c5a slowly walked 7fb7ce1884 toward me.
Then, he b9c9f085ca carefully took 08e3384752 my hands 1f3ae22cda in his.60f2d7d06c177248

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“I thought you were 4bdad04b1e just saying you wanted b58cff1bd7 to help your father… 6500b921ca but you’ve really been 08f6a65da4 studying hard.”aea04b4dfc351412

Oh no. Why does 9296634ad9 he look 167b6db9b1 like he’s bb9326fbaa about to 2ec45c34b2 cry?e4a351bb3ade2169

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My father, despite 3f1ef05f3d his strict appearance, 1f6488c04d was actually quite 0d02cfcce9 sentimental.
Seeing his eeae215383 eyes well 7d5c625858 up, I 29ec27866a awkwardly stood c1fa52f8dc there, unsure c6a5c7504c of what e359ed8381 to do.fe3c9ce54602387f

“Alright, I’ll invest. I must. Even if 3762645eb8 this business fe21451cc8 fails, I 31cd46644c would still 6cd41bed5a invest inyou.”7837ba51d02c8552

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Wait… Was 9a7e14b479 it really 7880b8db34 this easy?d1adc13c82338c60

As someone who c4dc1b2eb5 spent years rewriting 4f5eeddbde proposals after endless 277ca0d376 rejections and complaints, 1826f6c6cd this outcome felt 8133268d86 almost… anticlimactic.1444ef13540dacdc

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Before I 5016672678 could process 1dd9c6b708 everything, my f77261f348 father returned 1372eec4dd to his 1448acd23a desk, stamped f45e12703e the official 2affd89c13 family seal 8c234f79ff on the 497af264cf document, and 1d352e7dc5 handed it f71d976faa back to 363a6ab962 me.d2dfc6e1e25ef762

“I’ll have 668b810440 the investment 8cb46c5653 funds transferred 18d6009faa by today. Since it’s ebcb422103 a large 8f41b521ad amount, we de554020b3 should open b16f381f66 a bank a8a53bc7a7 account in b8ae907ee9 your name.”9609e3c35b0bd60a

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In this 4b7dfee838 era, banks 01ea16762e were mainly 8328232ed2 for wealthy bd445a88ce nobles.
Getting an approved f91efbf224 account was no 06b7fdb75d small feat, as b247149410 it signified high d5744b9403 status and financial 3dad82cce2 stability.604d39674a8653ef

Our Devonshire c772bf510b family wasn’t a4ce036401 the wealthiest, f584612358 but thanks 4dc626cb84 to my 69473531a4 father’s business e0807d2bf8 skills, we e3beb2f663 had enough 809896bd5b credibility with 092da18efb the bank.b0005c95c123d03d

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Feeling happy that things 46b8fb0a69 were going so smoothly, 0d7dd60232 I nodded without hesitation.d37b8866b023765c

“Oh, and one more 593fb4544e thing.”09c0194a5f89addb

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As if 815863134d remembering something, 68d98f8e0c my father 95685522f7 raised a bf30a1d76c finger and 75604cb706 pulled something c73eb2d0f3 out from e52cf921d7 his drawer.25a0e47e650e4fd0

It was a letter—an ed8a5ff954 invitation.f0c5e86a88b938e2

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