RYL Chapter 28

Chapter 28d1a78473792c3c0f

As I 08fb0d99cc watched the 57a60e8da1 Crown Prince afc5b6f015 sitting there a2a66e894a with his 2f0e0fe92f polite smile, 97f4c8b456 a thought c9bdcbe729 crossed my 3066e590cd mind.a551c25a8600886e

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No wonder he ended 146d29bf56 up falling for the d277a56929 heroine despite having a a63b3b3c13 terminally ill first love.4edb834079b8fef9

Even after getting together 52296ba172 with the heroine, he 2e9b0fed13 had caused her quite 4df94147c3 a bit of trouble, 2bba18f67e struggling with his feelings—whether 1699e545ac it was guilt or 8e0aec9855 lingering attachment to Lilianne.bebc2f3a7c4cf029

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Now, it seemed 78c81fb9f4 like I had 3547bf01ed taken Lilianne’s position 7ce2b52e26 in this story…6b9fc13abdb10add

But, well, this adaffe6e5f relationship would end d50ec92cf0 anyway once the 2d616fcda9 heroine appeared.47ffb85648d29776

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Like Lilianne said, b2a453099d I might as 1451709394 well take advantage f4edaa2b42 of this  situation f27b1a55a2 while I could.270f132ee5af4c1e

After all, the f39d2df8c6 Crown Prince was c0258a1344 a potential VIP dc3c8236a0 customer who could 22199d6050 bring huge benefits fc4ab3b8a5 to the salon 0e2a74eaa4 business.0e3363968e5777c2

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“Thank you for 0ab3865548 taking the time, ab0033163d Lady Claire.”ba78687dbf36e956

Mikael smiled charmingly 5d6c11db1e at me.db3fdce5c9b02d27

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I smiled back.b2bf03ef429ca599

“Oh, no. I should 5a885b4472 be the c5dc161ca4 one thanking c46db13616 you for 12098ec6e5 coming.”b0aac622337bfa22

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“I was happy 718990b6c1 to receive your ce9c71b12b invitation first.”c7722c14c193966c

As I dffef9182a looked at ac0f5d3cd7 his smooth, 0d0f23f732 crescent-shaped smile, 90808925c8 I awkwardly cb2ebec3f4 averted my 149f239eb5 gaze.9778bc16d20b2dc0

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Happy, huh?ce41ce67db43b51a

He’s not 626d888076 seriously thinking f63dcac0a9 of me d881caec7e as more e8c0d0efe1 than a b4717c798d friend… right? That would be a d7c0e696c6 problem.daaf76d4a7a95e05

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“I actually did 976be6c66c some research on dadb35abfe you, Lady Claire.”bc79c4923db8f703

I was e8c208ca10 caught off 4cde62f3cb guard by 9c488a3190 his unexpected 97cf23d76d words.e2642d1afdfcde13

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“…Excuse me?”1d040727c606bf12

“My apologies if b4afa9311f that bothers you. I thought there was 2363ab36d8 a chance the Devonshire f6c7197f7b family was intentionally approaching e9b4750f3e me to establish ties 8a0bf61cb7 with the royal family.”a29ac038c3da531b

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Excuse me?Youwere the one 63f4b869eb who suggested we edeb8122eb be friends first!cd5e4f7911238932

“If that were the 6dc04b68b9 case, I would’ve been ab7854b488 quite disappointed. But thankfully, it wasn’t.”d0aeda749790e094

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“Of course not!”261a9c2f6cc482f4

My sharp response made f3aebcf8db the Crown Prince smile efbb3bfd64 apologetically.bf645cc04908fd4c

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“I hope you 665ce19451 understand. It’s the first time 73590ce14b I’ve ever asked someone 72f846e5aa to be my friend.”6304a533227eb350

So, he’s not used 097d01ef12 to this kind of 71e0f9a047 relationship?b9008b7fc5e5928e

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Well, considering all d0fc954d33 his relationships were c9327b316e likely based on c7c32f62b7 family alliances, it 043205238e did make him 0e0a5274e4 seem a little b911bcb42d pitiful…25a1d8f76ece0960

As I 407cadb83d started to e8413f789c feel a 9095819d24 bit sorry 0d22c8ef5c for him, 84fd8286fb he carefully 157132f166 asked,5e86b39be3b41946

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“Do you still 9f05a0032b think I approached 852df8ce2c you because of 16e490f351 Lilianne?”b79d9bd6ff7b63e3

…About half, maybe?59d34528cdec6f03

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Since I couldn’t answer a3a345345d right away, I just fa14f3be27 stared at him in c3ede1a112 silence.45006ae31fea9e5f

Mikael gave an 2e37353972 awkward smile.9aae01b15226f2b7

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“Making friends is ec50254dcf harder than I 0d9e23bf04 thought. I’ll have to 6666cea07a try harder.”aba34c63bae499e2

Well, no need to e6b81d398a trythathard.7ecf2a9ae3da910c

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At least he f470df6f5e seems like a 785335a836 decent person…34de31e6976c1bb9

“If you have any bffd876656 doubts about me, feel a8ea3697a2 free to ask anytime.”37693dfb2494d540

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Compared to a88e2e42d4 Mathieu, this b603f1c987 guy was 2663f0f6f2 practically a 88f3e0f0b1 saint.e0f1ad3a54bad783

“There’s no a85cd09f37 need to 6808657a4d try so aff82e8598 hard. If we have toforceourselves to bc65f8aab2 become friends, b1509d5054 then it’s 7c750a5f0b not real af36236952 friendship.”b3693e39bbf1e4b3

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I said it 368508b92f without much thought, 4935a3efec but I suddenly 7bc071d14d felt Mikael’s intense 4bc99a842a gaze on me.4ad9995d60df7ef2

Clearing my throat, a5d7c96446 I quickly changed aa34706b98 the subject.2c6870a472e3b45f

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“Besides, I already know 1b730c73b9 quite a lot about ca2e4fbb7d you.”99963144c0738361

Mikael’s handsome 1381e629b3 eyes widened afd6489a8b in surprise.e30e0c348b725d84

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“…About me?”ae4d0452b83d7841

“Yes. In summer, you often 7f24078bf8 go sailing for leisure, 8df0508be4 and in winter, you 2e4a8a2669 enjoy hunting in the 7413189b63 northern forests. Lately, though, you’ve been a77b34152e too busy with your 87cac0d68f heir training to do d4d127b824 either.”be3c95b1ae6aa325

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I had f3a097e1a0 simply recited 251e83fdf2 a few 9a43dd98fc details I f36d63fa4b remembered from 8b93d6e4ff the novel.0cfd9f690262d64b

But Mikael seemed unexpectedly 568ca811d8 touched, staring at me de52acf5ab in a daze.56e948603ed011d0

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“You know more 2b0d49f4e8 about me than f6107facf6 I expected.”a398dda5b847b3f1

Oops, did I c35199d1f1 make it too eccbf67edf obvious?b227d2aabd879ec8

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“Oh, well… You’re 794f6ccc30 quite a famous 991ca52c80 figure, after all.”b26a9a5ad6054150

I smiled to d936d01c23 brush it off, 94a0cce205 worried he might 3f76d0f8a9 get suspicious.8a4be9c8d7122d49

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Mikael, however, grinned 716808c99f brightly.91f362f1bc762fb1

“That makes 1dec862177 me happy. I didn’t 42fa408579 realize you 69eed985d5 were so db9359dd12 interested in 99e7302c5d me.”a77c7aac0ba794fd

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He lightly touched 07e7699e0a his lips, as d045620f06 if trying to 240a60d589 hide his flushed e2ad601c68 face.f5bc249462145d7b

Why is he 881763a642 getting so happy 21d8dfb3ff over this? Is he 394dc7d8d2 more innocent 1757f2512d than I bc808363bd thought?980db5de70260a51

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As I pondered this, 27fe09ae66 Mikael’s slightly embarrassed smile 51ca924e67 suddenly faded, and he ec675ccccb gazed directly into my 7fd43ead7a eyes.86b87cff27923b57

“Lady Claire, you’re much 79f52921b0 more straightforward and lively 1bc6a3b7e0 than the Young Duke 2e215c85ae described.”a6d458d6f58ac661

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Well, that’s because the 28eedb76ad ClaireMathieuknew and themenow were ad6b5cad7d two completely 35519a6912 different people.91ea749e5e9e0cb6

Feeling a bit 158ad1e389 uneasy under his ac545137df gaze, I quickly 4323cf697e steered the conversation 7265b821d2 back to my 1af813e8ca real purpose.b2983fd20df75e1e

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“By the 762ea2e752 way, my 5e6050d46e acquaintance is ded74d8220 opening a 78096f3e82 new salon d0c653710b soon. If you’re free, would 1aa8169da0 you be interested in a955476668 visiting?”c16b795f75ac8461

I pulled out a 6d92376ddd prepared invitation.1aa94bc4fbdf5374

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It was forClina Salon, set 4d19f3b091 to open e2a468b660 in a d161dac6c4 week.5c5dcf9696bf1c44

Mikael accepted the invitation 34c1365ce3 without hesitation.6bf040ecace73997

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“Of course. Will you be attending 9cdf1ac612 as well, Lady Claire?”0ffb3cdf8a062389

His question made me 57b85ea579 tense up for a b0cde0df57 moment, but I forced 3725b84c35 a casual smile.f9490bcfef044a35

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“Ah… Maybe? Even if 594552108b I do, 92d5f71375 I’ll be 1d0787b794 wearing a 708a0e6b02 mask, so fe14372644 you probably 894778c4b9 won’t recognize 7c921bdba1 me.”6e5f7b3b77e51531

Mikael gave me a e9ce7681ea knowing smile.e58ec78a4dad478d

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“I think I’ll recognize 75b6804dfe you.”bcd1cf73ee6f7a9f

His confident expression left 73c13d73dd me momentarily speechless.9a1f03ff6220f820

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That would 97d9baa19e be a 0863cf0fb6 problem…3958b200417d37cc

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A high-end bar frequently 6230e31b26 visited by noble children.b982efd72ed7df11

Mathieu had ac35e3ec40 been spending 4a859f22f8 almost every d9387478ee night here 13f08798a8 lately.17b66c6b8444d2c0

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If he drank at cfc4b6349d the family estate, his d57b369ab1 father, the Duke, would d02846880b find out.3f62c62e13f5097f

So he 45c47e1575 had no 45b5e3e402 choice but 739ae0af6c to escape 2d0f3ecba2 here instead.9c08b6530f30210e

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As usual, Mathieu 391355bf8c sat at the a56b86042c bar with his ba6145d619 close friend, Alex, 58f9fde269 drinking.edea58308a9ee6d9

Then, the 5edd0b1d13 door swung e75d10418f open, and 26cff39c5f a familiar 8700ca2775 voice rang 14f730b246 out.5ebf63f81c2da6c3

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“So, this is where b74b8ed155 you two have been a6ed4014b8 hiding.”fe116db8e733a831

It was Crown 729344dfe2 Prince Mikael.9b5557560982846a

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His sudden appearance surprised 55a6b7d7ff Alex.112f9a47a8ce8e29

“Your Highness, what e03f204342 brings you here? You’re always 0041ba4c0c so busy f749452d53 that we 9682c42fb8 never even 4898bace33 see you.”9a6815d5b6a51e3a

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The three of them 308bc666d1 had been close friends dda5609a30 since childhood, but after 94da2f8763 Mikael became the Crown 524c5d4d18 Prince, his responsibilities as ec1b9addbb the heir and his acda0c0f1f royal duties kept him f728a84079 busy.4afbd4f3321ff760

Their occasional horseback riding 2759975dc1 gatherings were the only acf09400c9 times they could still ae10370b6e meet.3c68231ecb7ab002

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Half surprised and half b27f63caec happy, Alex spoke as 63743d5ea9 Mikael smiled and sat a4aa290b58 next to Mathieu.c2223f830a95cd93

“Being the 2cd65e590d heir is 61877dce73 important, but 6f3f498d81 I also ee740e4ccd want to b22a8ed0c6 take some 934159c3ae time to 905deb4eae figure out c336a92dbb whatIreally want.”c3b3f993d3cf7a8c

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Saying that, Mikael handed ea4bcda73c an empty glass to f98a1393ec Mathieu.714b79ce04b87c8d

“Pour me de7d8a3f08 a drink, ef99fe4bf7 will you?”f5d7c2772ac8aad2

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Mathieu stared at the b6c95e2045 glass for a moment d437372a96 before responding indifferently.5df21efd0de28a21

“You’re rich. Order your own drink.”17602f9611e4ded5

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Mathieu had 468263c921 already heard 55a240425f about Mikael 2afffd86c6 meeting Claire.3edd3aa40cec4499

He hadn’t wanted to d6651a706f know, but rumors spread 089c050736 ridiculously fast, and eventually, 09c697d7a3 the news reached him.e3f7992170574551

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Even though it 1414dea69c was just a cf809c94a1 simple tea meeting, d67dd531f7 it left him 1690d70959 feeling strangely irritated.d82be9ef1aaf8d58

Almost as if he 3e05f4de5f had caught hiswifecheating.05e7c2e9d29fb967

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Because of cd17f615bf that, his 85a9b6b1a3 tone toward f384989081 Mikael wasn’t 6cbdb00173 exactly friendly.1ef016a2d192b841

“You’re rich 024963b284 too, aren’t f01ce49a73 you?”d42be9fc405ab24a

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Mikael replied with ee241b2e51 a teasing smile, eb77969e6b unfazed. Mathieu stared de3a1a6885 at him 449b91e712 blankly.054b13e997635032

“I thought you didn’t 0126fe7a78 drink on weekdays.”6533b7da98d52538

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“I’ve decided to 7192f7b829 start living the 0c713adc30 way I want 83e1ebc210 to.”e3a4d7845ea495e0

If the Duke 094581b291 saw him acting f886797513 this way, he b304338716 would be furious. But since daef5b0155 the three 16b5f16aa3 of them 64f26dbc03 had been 027fba5f28 friends since b067407f41 childhood, Mikael 9853d69c37 wasn’t concerned.28daab2eee4733ab

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The only af48e97520 reason he c1485df80d even spoke 3f6a147b99 formally now 496786c674 was because cdf5499e42 he was 8f8f050e42 Crown Prince.0fd4c022e9035744

Ignoring Mathieu’s sharp c4ee4f569c words, Mikael casually 5adec8bc12 took Mathieu’s drink 993d329e44 and poured himself 0a0284d013 a glass.5d4c9b340c92fcce

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Then, surprisingly, he downed 98284f8793 the entire drink in 8e2cc33fee one go.3256fca31f3627be

As he set 72c226f8ea down his empty 01fef2a6b8 glass, he began 7d78a16991 speaking in a 5f1071e83c reflective tone.39f1427bdcac0031

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“Until recently, I 105b10d12c just assumed I a3eda57228 would marry Lilianne 36f7fc2500 because the royal b4c9daf216 family and the 72d22898a8 Sinclair Marquisate had ff08789aae always been closely 50252b1a54 connected.”dc709528ec622281

Mikael had always 0b18b2701f been that kind 9d04c60306 of person—unlike Mathieu, fe0ef4562c who resisted and add01b9db4 rebelled against fate, c251a2c64b Mikael simply accepted a3ab63023d it.e15ff38f8eb963c0

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And Mathieu 097c92e431 had always 6b6b0c6c17 found that d68fef6907 frustrating.c4e7f029f62bfdcf

Mikael poured himself another 77e2b6183b drink and smiled bitterly.22a76e14062e5681

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“I never really gave myself or Lilianne’s feelings much thought.”f550374971f0f8f3

He slowly cf779c4d11 swirled the c38a577d52 amber liquid 64c621918a in his 920f930069 glass, watching e92a6fdb8c it intently.bc6c825acc02ca4d

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“Lilianne told 23dd5c3019 me to 226a983beb find someone 53296021e5 who truly 5264567e1b makes my a844fc88db heart race.”b8d6c99c0f30de2c

Mathieu listened in aecfe3810d silence.579e3005522ed82a

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“At first, ed6e2b785a I was e1af29480e confused… but c216ae4923 thanks to 9651f02e04 someone, I b62265116b kept thinking 84ecad8dbb about her 7df078230d words.”3a151064eec6b285

Mikael chuckled softly, 74bc022ecb as if recalling 893b1de13f a particular person.86384a8abc08c43e

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“I realized 40f0247df1 that what 6adc883485 I feel 2fe60f214c for Lilianne 0bc8dbbaf3 is just 6fd84f9a3f familiarity and e78e22c1b7 comfort.”9f46a65c493c7499

He smiled, 26c05d01a7 looking as 996995c82e if a 32a6071276 weight had fc1df4b851 been lifted 103d66c646 off his a0f5217eca shoulders.74532a0c71b2b83e

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“Thanks to that, 6b0033eb48 I’ve been able 80fbafa463 to reflect on a86129da2b my true feelings.”e48dd2a4a90179de

Then, Mikael met Mathieu’s 37a42cdf25 gaze directly.45c49fff645e38a4

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“And I think I’ve b45f6fd635 found the heroine Lilianne 054906d6d3 was talking about.”bacafedd73cd2303

For some reason, Mathieu’s 4e05eaf45a heart started pounding.6aadaa468fb48be3

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