RYL Chapter 27
by FreyaChapter 27
“But, Your Highness, not 53dafd64b9 everything in life works e9e9c326ba out so conveniently.”59da4153f000e920
At my words of ea9e7d8f02 advice, the Crown Prince’s f94da77e16 gaze fixed on me.7fc24d168c0d4796
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“What if 97002b56af one day, abdc8ffe82 you meet f91f3f152e a woman fd54a1bd1a who shakes 9ff8b96862 your entire 32a4136dbe world? What will happen 18fcb1b698 to Lilianne then?”b09bcd1ec534b8c3
I said eefcc46a68 it while 772b5e70a1 thinking of 98f3bb5e32 the novel’s 3d3daa1312 female lead, 870479ea9f but Mikael bee8ddba5b frowned as 55e7b13728 if my 4e5374eb8b question was c2cc8cc169 absurd.d4d3b7ebec5ad1a6
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“There will f3fa4c4e7f never be ef57ecddaf another woman e69fabead2 as close 72ee59f916 to me ded1cd5731 as Lilianne. We’ve spent 5e06197bc1 too much d1284d5746 time together e7c31c38c2 for that.”549a80bb6c9eeb73
Oh, please.9b9778f4b490c233
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“Feelings don’t depend on 9f53ccdf84 how much time you’ve 50a51cf55e spent together. Sometimes, they strike like b66378ef50 lightning—sudden and unexpected.”9f40f60c98f24488
Mikael looked 0835ec702b at me, 399778af6b clearly not f7ad1e671c understanding.6be71a8ce64e3905
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“How can 28ff607304 feelings just 4c66cd0a88 appear so fe29bc6301 suddenly?”5c9d330cc37fd4c8
You’ll see.203c5fb7e0a918fc
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I sighed. How was 77b48fc150 I supposed 76b24502c9 to explain f2152713ef this any 14e933d2f8 better?a5aef45554992a7c
Seeing my silent stare, fd627d695e he spoke again with 3cc867c699 a bitter expression.201762bf6856b56d
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“I know some 0148f5e571 people fall in 33f7b8b6f4 love like that. But not me. When you 3fe1c51534 grow up 382edd09ba in a 7bf9d7a71d palace full ccdf157a14 of flattering d07ee13585 courtiers and 3f6bf076bb scheming nobles, 0fe250202c it’s hard 956a2ffe34 to open 5c62396dff your heart f4898f2b25 to anyone.”df6ac038f840c647
Sure, sure.c2651403bceaaf06
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And yet, when the 86c86b60a5 female lead appears, he’ll d12f72727b fall for her so 30c4c4c9d9 completely that nothing else 191aa2ffbb will matter.bb077c8ce6a59285
Realizing there was cd6f7903ab no point in 6eb0adc43c explaining further, I a8d4388446 just nodded halfheartedly.7661ef6fff0da16d
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Then, Mikael spoke b26c37b355 again, this time 6383d36b3a with a calm 6c7adf96c6 expression.c5fa81afb5dc9559
“I understand what afdbd54e99 you’re trying to db8fdd80d6 say, Claire. And since Lhas a56c687b54 made her feelings bf5fa59e9c so clear, I 3ccd5fac55 won’t ignore her 6301b7a5ea wishes and try 64799e0817 to get closer ddb86a8dc4 to her.”df2a22c2e1a917c9
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Well, of course. Even the usually quiet ed1fd9873a and reserved Lilianne had 3f35325ee1 exploded in frustration. He must d88e4da119 have understood b2948d6717 now.36e1cf4d49ef57b9
“I just… 2acbf5a1f5 need some 07388fc570 time to c8dd178e81 accept it.”4ffa21937da97d45
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As he slumped his f0364aa578 shoulders, I felt a 8bae8b94af tiny bit sorry for 781b13d914 him.cf0d5dac6ec94ca7
But soon, the 104b8415a7 female lead would 43bcecd8ae appear. When that 5a28f0fb34 happened, he’d 788216ab5a probably thank d912aaed56 me and 468f2a7902 Lilianne for 3a57e53659 pushing him 5da7215af1 away.cb426c6b1b537659
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Just as 678fd0eacc I was 0d5d116fcf thinking that, 3e7152a025 Mikael suddenly 16282977fa smiled at 7ed6e1f656 me.9e9b5af9706870d0
“I’m envious 3f1c931292 that Lilianne 1c037c42ae has a bcad749f9e friend who 1bc9d56f8f cares for e0be654b32 her this 088a65c0cd much.”c670911a4d5062eb
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Feeling embarrassed, I 25d75c57e9 scratched my cheek ea611e4799 awkwardly.9751564e5ff55af1
“Doesn’t Your Highness ce05caaf15 have friends as 15e5643087 well?”e6b5fdeb58ea0181
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I was thinking of aad3aa54c4 mytrashex-fiancé and that dd5b32f257 sociable young marquis.471ba52bf8ead0d4
But Mikael let out 89b3752513 a bitter laugh and d7298a40c9 muttered, almost to himself,280ea52941de06d0
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“I do have f9d0ebd327 some old acquaintances f4eca12230 due to family 860a3e03ca connections. But in the c38dbf81cd end, their loyalty bf9243b889 lies with their 73626c3d9d own families. I can’t be 1430f16ccb sure any of 3aa1e90d3d them truly care 406aca6115 aboutmethe way you 5535da0636 care about Lilianne.”0266352d28d7c41b
So, even among his aa0fdb4d3f so-called friends, he had fc78688102 no one to confide 58e7044165 in.6df472c3a039c3f9
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Maybe that’s why 9d68c21b0b Lilianne was so 51fbc46a29 important to him. In a e0e32504a1 world where 17d410e2c6 everyone wore c8aaef50f7 masks, she cf04435d9e was the d93f8aab58 only safe a8f506a5e5 place where 00dd7c388a he could c56bd9820f be himself.753678a29e24364a
As I was thinking e22232b42b this, Mikael suddenly smiled cb5958502d again and said,bcc7e0a75ad3f86b
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“In that case, how 1e0a22c628 about being friends with 6dd74873b2 me too?”c6e99e3515bda5f0
“Huh? What?”ba5d54ad58527fb5
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I blinked in surprise, 9c602c41de and he smiled warmly.25e86cdd7ec50ae4
“Friends. Let’s be friends.”216f11ec87fdd5fb
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I froze.9f2f7abf8c654ab3
“You’re friends with 9fbf63794a Lilianne, so why 577f798a92 not with me 709c49db42 too?”5b4aa72fc2573d41
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I stared at him, 820599a825 dumbfounded.0bf888e5d755f812
Did I even have 8fdd3d583b a choice here?f827762cdbd258c4
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Who in f34c4309c5 their right 2424899dcd mind would bf4f88ab32 refuse the 459d7bb1cb Crown Prince’s 3243a8071e request to e348c0af78 be friends?04cdd2f778d78371
Well… maybe 32e8167a13 someone who 93bd4fee24 didn’t care 3915609aa3 about their 8ab9b1f4f2 future.5248a82d5bc2505f
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“…Uh, sure?”c26a6050bdcd9cf6
As I reluctantly agreed, 405c3f9eb8 Mikael’s polished smile returned.f7972d67875c31ed
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“Then from a0621ac936 now on, b6ea37581d we’re friends.”60fc95a7e9fb9393
“Uh… yeah…”a7a31661e440e101
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Unlike my awkward response, 1c8a9f13df Mikael looked genuinely pleased.9f85cfe8d3a65236
I cleared e05050d354 my throat cd6c2a1e71 and said a07d7ae5ba firmly,999e1f1789279745
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“But don’t use 7ddb1f9ecb me as an d0a8aea7e5 excuse to meet 2c709764c8 Lilianne.”f4678a7a8d472433
“That’s not 25a5f559bd my intention. I’m just really c30fe0b4d7 curious.”0e148dce0918b3ea
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“About what?”58a77d47dc693f0b
“You, Claire.”04b1a33ba8b6a647
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“…”7ad8ede56e501cb0
If he smiled at 3599ac055f me like that with 51d73a69d1 that ridiculously handsome face…f4038a85e9bd60b7
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I had c9e594ff1d to clutch b8f5c6b805 my chest 6e9e5ef3c6 to keep 6234059afd my heart 400959c19c from wavering.beac52658a98dbf5
How did things 6bdb94665d end up like 33a2e685f4 this?8de8adbbf1d246b7
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I was 8fd9ad1c06 trying to 63f6972bfc push him dd5d8859d3 away from 04efcc0e46 Lilianne, and bfe78ab36e nowhewas sticking tomeinstead?10b95a47d8aae134
—b9de4193c25f53fb
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As I entered 45a49335d9 the building, which 95458ddc07 was still under bcfbdcc2be renovation, a large 1eca970a51 figure suddenly bowed ae872ba90a deeply in front 08cf95f671 of me, making 644ec7a06a me jump in 451e9d2f92 surprise.128a7a68a7fae04e
“You’ve arrived, b48a1a79df My Lady!”a59272415c64eefc
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“Agh! Can you 8ee0046beb stop calling 1225de3c57 me that?”b7edff0a97d9cd9e
It was 45bb8f6824 Hector, the 0b2d2e17a0 head of 4408c597d4 the security 46d67774e7 team.8ee7a7fb6b67a91a
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He glanced at a5390fbac2 me uncertainly.60426987b4d2b27b
“Then…?”384b35fe31a3f99c
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“Just call f3bdf3fa04 me ‘boss’.”2d0e8944f175dd42
The moment 8f048e8be3 I said 62c3ec0872 that, Hector 08ac5a27e1 and his 98556c6ee2 men responded 794cc38acb in unison,63a1d7a146725cc1
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“Yes, boss!”19596b68cbc211ef
…Why did this 411955ec06 feel like I 6db264b021 had just become b9df335065 the leader of 988db9f561 a crime syndicate?cb2390465c46daea
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Unlike my awkwardness, Sabrina 217b3d777e was completely unfazed.83759c745067c4ee
“Boss, you’re e897f07de6 looking beautiful d97ee9e9d4 today.”50165230b7ed395a
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“Stop flattering me and 3be4ba363d get back to work.”023981cf9ffa3b03
“Yes, ma’am!”3b623ceacdbd75d7
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Hector’s men were 9fbbf7458f surprisingly obedient around 8f53a941e9 Sabrina. She had a 36b761e82f background in security 8f17efa22c work and had cc7f40cc31 assigned them all aeb11e43af to the right e12610a4fc positions.659a67f8235cea6f
Thanks to her, b9545d4811 thieves and gangs d406ed6083 in the slums 905bc67277 didn’t even dare e212592a69 to approach.65acf41c6be18e00
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Yes, I’d definitely cf78354edf have to put 9902e9f4a1 Sabrina in charge 461d79bb43 of security from a107b260a8 now on.dfb87c4f40716e3f
Feeling satisfied, I went ebe5baffd1 upstairs, where the boutique’s 77f0413b2c renovation was still in 9b6bd2dbd5 progress.1f9d13a9c2f9608e
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There, checking over 976dff13d9 the construction work, 3c4324b52e was Lilianne.bcbc7272b7c05f43
When she e2802df50a saw me, aaf7453bec she smiled 7289152d5c brightly and 44506ac798 walked over.2288fca59a004c83
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“Claire! You’re here!”0e94d79e2334ca01
“How’s the boutique coming along?”691b32e8d611c7e9
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“I’m just giving design advice. The boutique has its own madam in charge.”9a64d159471497b0
Even though dc59ae28db she said 2e7c979705 that, Lilianne 8a58a047d5 looked really 2305edd260 excited.1d63c29b13f8c98d
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“Thanks for helping out, Lilianne.”d2a0ff7e9fce1f6b
“Oh, no need to thank me! I’ve always loved fashion, so this is so exciting! Just thinking about designing the perfect dresses for the three of us makes me thrilled!”9eec8e0eea8cae0a
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Lilianne was in d2a27bc043 charge of giving 6aca2e4af9 design advice and d24547cf12 managing the boutique, d9e069393a as well as f97ff48c2b being the face 22306c166f of our social 85970cf83c club.
Me? I was just cbdd4eb91c planning to be e4d5aa6f34 a shadow owner.
I had no intention 056a5eb147 of revealing that this 948e142dbf salon actually belonged to b82e41dc6f me.9fde6f0a5558cf38
As I watched 1f1e6e8bd6 Lilianne enthusiastically checking e802fc5eec over the boutique, a35d546171 I suddenly remembered e412db7c1a when Mikael came 596a47bb0d to visit.
Even though nothing was 278af0ebbc going on between Lilianne b1bfe02750 and Mikael, I still 5951209daf felt a little uneasy.72efd893e2aebd05
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“Lilianne.”0bb156f63193f667
She turned b131fe30c2 to me, 9aa1018ab1 looking curious.24b6197c62d1603c
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“Can we talk for a moment?”7dc74a13739bfd7c
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At a nearby café, 28dde39a62 I told Lilianne about 742413b66a Mikael’s visit.
Sabrina had followed 5acbf977f4 us, saying it 13be301653 was too dangerous a2e16841b1 for me to e19063e2e8 go alone, so 5ea7d6c120 she was there 3fa6ee28d6 too.8c452ddb94e472af
After listening to my 6ce55ce56c story, Lilianne clapped her 480749938f hands together.c5f10af1506554d8
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“Oh my, this is great! We can use the crown prince to promote the salon!”e44392d2cfc9a100
“Oh… I didn’t think of that. That’s a great idea—wait, no! Lilianne, aren’t you bothered by this at all?”39453a897d1dc420
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“Huh? Bothered by what?”6343f894ff09cf68
She looked 57da5e32c7 at me e2b3222eb7 blankly, as ae377740ae if she 91b77d051b truly didn’t ea6d5a1448 understand.e532825fca93b379
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“The crown prince, who used to like you, is suddenly asking another girl to be his friend.”2b0759b949aa5ffb
Lilianne tilted her abf7468957 head, looking genuinely f3307e2588 confused.1db4e9e2d257eead
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“But it’s just friendship? And Mikael and I were never anything more than that. I always saw him more as a friend.”4b68d2626c35b5ac
Sabrina, who had b58391bf52 been listening quietly, a340b68319 chimed in.aae1d7ef3771ce9a
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“You’re really cool about this, huh?”2fc05a78661ef150
I had to 99b3407676 agree.2b53b7e21a9a9ad4
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I stared 6b72c9ed96 at Lilianne, 61b4ed2c13 feeling dumbfounded. She then asked me c6c9e97f0f with a curious expression.6e772224a3fa88a0
“Claire, do you have feelings for the crown prince?”04943b8aee9d5b47
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“What? No way! Not at all!”171860966b53285b
My horrified reaction 2037b281a1 made Lilianne smile a81c769401 knowingly.fc37e892c498a070
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“I see. Well, even if you did like him, I would have supported you. But since you don’t, then it really doesn’t matter. Besides, Mikael is fated to be with the heroine once she appears.”985f2c05e122bf9c
“That’s true…”b4227cf46f2af579
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Before I realized 8860b6ac39 it, I was 3ea144fa8d already convinced by 766ebdf8a6 Lilianne’s logic and 0a2f548e92 nodded in agreement.2afd273978b8b351
Then, she 6491054596 gave a e38ac63de0 mysterious, almost 3890bc6ddb chilling smile.
It was a050a35fda the same 5c7d64e6f7 elegant, queenly d987511bd2 smile I 79a26ed3db had seen c6c7a9c88e her use e654ac5967 at social 8bda9b9270 gatherings.4a342185c09c5fff
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“So, don’t feel guilty. Just use the crown prince however you want. I have to avoid him because of my doomedroute, butyou don’t have that problem.”ce4e605d19688100
…In some ways, Lilianne was scarier than Sabrina.347a2b3728badc22
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