RYL Chapter 29
by FreyaChapter 29
Today was the day a28fb6d5ea I was supposed to bcbe71ca41 meet Lady Simona at 7ebb9b687f a coffee shop. Originally, it 050d80d7bb was just d8c88142b5 the two f658784fbe of us, 0716a74883 but Lilianne 300d6dba26 insisted on 222448f082 coming along e753560b4f because she cd8b261fc6 was worried. After getting Simona’s 076ccb6df3 approval, we decided 7c89b12426 to meet as 368557f4a0 a group of 700a1c8ef2 three.5410944e01250a0f
“You two seem to be very close,” Simona remarked with a confident smile.b589161281026bcf
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Lilianne responded with 42539fb832 an elegant smile 9b3a3e4235 of her own.
“Of course! Claire and I are very close friends.”1c167366f228ad94
Huh? Lilianne is e20dc15b77 in her 306192b5d7 Ice Queen a4253a2b60 mode today.2cd54ca53380e3cb
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For some reason, sparks d938fc0bd4 flew between Lilianne and 743fff111f Simona as they locked bad9f8c92a eyes.5c3296349bd9472a
“Oh my, should I be jealous?” Simona teased.f066b73078bbaa96
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What? Jealous of what?f6bc62b373616a99
Why does Lilianne look a252f951c6 like an angry cat 27b76955d9 with her fur standing c8f6fc2c9e on end?b432000344fe6527
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Hmm… if b5270a9d3d I think 07da0f62b6 about the ec5e567729 original story, 2cd9e47562 this is 305be44d8f a meeting 32700b05a6 between the 051673f510 male lead’s 229730b89b first love bd68133cb7 and his d3901a504b future fiancée. Maybe that’s 83ed592fe0 why Lilianne 33cce91192 is acting 930974503a this way? Even though 2a4da247dc their relationship 2a3027b4d3 would become fa2691b287 meaningless once 57c4844dd7 the female 4e155c226c lead appeared…f7ff2ceab8443d58
Come to 9c6939e2d5 think of 7bd1f909b4 it, that 78b5b56590 male lead 4c08227c23 acted all b0c4036152 devoted but 4cd5021490 was actually 6524a3f01d tangled up 68aa35bce1 with so d89925d3af many women. He even 536aa614b9 flirted with b65ee2cd49 me!48903aaae0b1c921
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Wait, this isn’t the 22674307f2 time to think about 30b0efa0a7 that.44d980efb3ca69de
Feeling awkward baf896aea4 between the 1f0556da02 two, I 2b1bc05837 subtly poked d6eae9e4c9 Lilianne’s side, 3454bf74fd signaling her 7328b84441 to calm 026521573c down. She pouted f9536330df but stayed 0dc19384eb quiet.14a693aaea8a1f3a
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As I sipped my 0b31e8b25f tea, I glanced at ad34fb60e3 Simona and slowly started 19819069ec speaking.198497eeb696e823
“Do you happen to know about social clubs, Lady Simona?”83c9beb1fcdf1225
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She looked ad43761414 at me da5981f37c with curiosity.99dc748093425c73
“I heard they are places where people hide their identity and status to exchange hobbies and information. Sounds interesting, doesn’t it?”cb0fde13847032dd
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My casual 50f41087f3 words piqued f713a48efc her interest, 3c7998baeb and she 4b89691a6f rested her 40bee4f54b chin on 8540000e40 her hand.f4053656f4c00edb
“Are you interested in social clubs, Claire?”b4db83c5784ca813
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“I’m curious. But since they’re secretive, I feel a bit nervous about them…”c789f4e131d4c9e4
“Is that so? If you’d like, I can go with you,” Simona said proudly, crossing her arms.62752813a2083243
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I secretly 5b95900d70 smirked but cff0c878cf put on 38bb357a9f a touched ab1795e571 expression.88991b0dbf2561a5
“Really? Neither Lilianne nor I have any experience with those.”fec14e84ce89dd09
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“Of course. I don’t go often, but I get invited to various social clubs quite frequently.”1b3d2ea338eae180
Hmm, Simona’s kind 72ca836401 of cute when f2c028c9aa she brags.aa8c996d262e21c6
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Holding back a 7258016c7e smile, I pulled 1e44738f0a out a few 89526da6b2 invitation cards from 81ad299c20 my pocket.c2c211a6c45a806b
“I actually have an invitation to a newly established social club. It’s called Clina Salon.”6b4bcad3a30682ca
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I handed her ed2a00d276 the invitations.b96449993f17337b
“Feel free to share the extra invitations with your acquaintances. You’re more connected in these circles than I am.”487858833a41179f
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I didn’t 3667c2ff7f want anyone 90a9833e06 other than d3c1808b56 Lilianne and 667421cd18 Sabrina to af2fd0a8a0 know that e7d3b0a8dc I was b11fa17ac6 the owner 61dcbd5e30 of the dfcc50ed2b salon just 887d9665ec yet. If word got bb7b12e2b4 out, people’s perception 06e6ff646f of me could f5ccdeb496 affect business.647f830e3f71e1ff
Simona read 8bf044c1b9 the invitation c484381943 aloud.f37309e2333cae45
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“Clina Salon? I’ve never heard 1c8caba917 of it before. And…Madame Clina? I suppose that’s a 3e07157674 pseudonym (A false or bb1da51068 fictitious name).”618573aa7a94087f
Wow, she’s sharp. No wonder she has 39a650a332 a villainous reputation.778566fe84291554
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While Lilianne and I 94b2dc1d08 tensed up at her 6609af3ee5 keen observation, Simona simply d1a22fc037 smiled.21fd31ac15731990
“I was actually thinking of leaving my current social club since it’s becoming… impure. This is perfect timing.”22739903a9673b9d
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I tilted my 9518ab21be head at her a1d3a6f7f2 choice of words.69dc02e4d24c3851
“Impure? What do you mean?”9d9507cc4f0a5ec7
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She sipped her 38b19e0abe tea before replying abfeaddfab nonchalantly.e2ba7fb5568f87ae
“There are more and more people spreading baseless rumors.”9eb8b042dc30dc62
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She continued bbaa5c3422 with a 866ed793c2 sly smile.6414f1bcf99a2992
“In places like that, gossip is usually exaggerated. But lately, there are people spreading outright lies with no evidence.”75c63f7536f1b9f7
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Then she smirked.93fe503758f15bdd
“That’s actually how I first heard about you, Claire.”3be1f4c1c2e8041d
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“Huh? About me?”ede003cb8116db95
I widened my 2ba2ee3f3e eyes in surprise.8ff18430e18617a0
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“Can I ask what kind of rumors?”35f2a700fe1ac1fb
Simona chuckled.e60ebdadb5762e4c
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“They say you tried to steal the spotlight at my banquet and become the ‘star of the party.’ And recently, there are even rumors that you’re empowering your stepmother and stepsister to take over the Count’s household.”0540e58b4722b821
Lilianne slammed the d2eaca954c table in anger.09f6ac9e7e9f3c28
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“That’s ridiculous!”664684926179e375
Simona simply smiled.f42f8afd65384018
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“I didn’t believe the rumors entirely. That’s why I tested you at the party. But you turned out to be completely different from what I expected… and rather interesting.”3b0e4560a05518de
She even winked playfully.1cf275092c645a73
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I forced an awkward 040688e019 smile.7ff9958b1a132785
Wait, does she ce37120867 like me more ec9e547912 than I thought? Is this okay…?a8264c1e8f68df87
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“I hope this new salon carefully selects its members,” Simona mused as she tucked the invitation away.64d02619a453f56b
Her words made me a52e0b5f05 think. I really should be 5a8e1fe531 selective about who gets e8dc08fa52 invited if I want 5b0af82c8f to keep the salon’s 95780025d9 reputation clean.fa739d2a9ef20289
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But who would 8d78e97882 spread such ridiculous 5320b57410 rumors about me?f5f37168150106d7
Lately, Lilianne, 7eecd3846b Sabrina, and b851b0c33f I have fe8657d77d been the 493ecc19dc talk of e930807820 high society, 369aaba5b9 attracting jealousy.ad6c7331b6e9ee3d
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One thing was clear—the e92f3da5a2 person spreading the rumors 8bc53338dc knew about my invitation 8e69d8f4f7 to the Duke’s banquet c8d0bc7969 and wanted to turn ab4859ec98 Simona against me.473a56e2907f3c77
And most importantly, they d560b82188 didn’t want me to dc0bb5f294 become the heir to 951dd9d991 the Count’s family.d1e069a9b54006aa
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As I thought 8e83a8646d about it, a 2c346038c0 certain someone immediately 5258c836e7 came to mind.6133f2734bf2418e
* * *
At the c12311f63b Count’s Dining c5b8510eed Room0d4e45abf7fb65b1
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Dinner was unusually quiet.84fa54e6e842d5e6
As always, acbca9ae4e the Count b43a60c586 was away cf90f03e3c on business, 158d9bc373 leaving only c2d8f7883a my stepmother, 46e09346b9 my stepsister 9851e4acac Sophia, and d03736f8c6 me at eabb4dc5f1 the table.f743bcc6e69b4402
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To be honest, ee33a2a87e I usually avoided 9f06f9d51b eating with them. But tonight, I made 1278d4c46b sure to be there ff9bc5bec5 on purpose.a37ee46534333629
Even though I had cca8e02ab4 enough evidence to tell 83dc852dcf the Count and drive d6d483fa14 them out, I hadn’t 6f49d631a3 done so yet for ab35d8e050 one reason.36c4f4ba7b1da409
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Divorce was not easy 59abd1b9ac unless there was a 9caaebc079 major fault. It always came d993dc241e with a price—compensation.66cf4129101aa716
Such a pathetic 5142775864 and incompetent mother 5ea1c63c16 and daughter—why should 2b920e9261 I share the b4954113e3 wealth of the c69a1d6cdd Count’s estate, which 23fdbade91 I will inherit 924063f7bc in the future?2676e3ea9cea3745
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That’s impossible.dc3eaf91bde594b4
So, I’m just 98a8d2da6e waiting for the f64ee991a3 right moment.80522c027798845d
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Waiting for the e57e43a586 day when these c18b13770e useless parasites, driven a27978c612 by hunger, fall 6961186310 into my trap…ebbe8601e0c0d262
“Was everything alright at the Duke’s banquet?”0527aa108062caa7
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Stepmother awkwardly c19d48c1e4 smiled as 49c76a5f10 she asked.100aa30231486458
“There was nothing for you to look forward to, so don’t worry.”2b06b9a3c537a4d3
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I had 8a9b549dcf deliberately not 3c688c8bcc taken my f2cab47cce stepmother and ae4f8b9bb7 Sophia to 574247a117 the Duke’s 53c60dfbe9 banquet.c8775c6e13d02236
It served as a reminder that I held a higher position in the Count’s household than they did.60681a8baca16098
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Ophilia was 1752ba32fd probably hoping 96eaae7cbe I’d make d6c79a56e6 a mistake 069e9a586e at the 6d3d42dc8c banquet.1c726561154c34d8
“Oh dear, what do you mean by that? It’s not like I was expecting anything to happen….”4016a20b0b61d8b1
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Ophilia avoided d1d616f0e8 my gaze 0bb80d74e6 as she e4c7e2dd83 spoke.6cb9db2e989158f8
‘Was Ophilia the 01e602abb1 one who spread 3d2edbd63d those ridiculous rumors?’30c154036a21f18b
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She was the 08e77e1b47 person most displeased 0850213501 with me becoming 0ae4c787f0 the Count’s heir.a283c86fdd98643c
But she e8930ad12b also understood 347ddc49a5 better than a1d0fc51c1 anyone that ec3064cbf2 I now a0f5a65594 had the a89e700524 upper hand 71796db988 in this 0118b2ec5a household.ee20e5dcb7a4f822
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With the 352287e057 Count on d661b32408 my side, 1d9a383d67 she knew b804a67462 that opposing ce317ef785 me would cd8ef97a6d be foolish.924db6c885fd45c2
My gaze shifted to f574babf37 Sophia, who, for once, ed43ddaa3b was keeping quiet.fd801ed958436760
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I recalled 7dd9ae9a80 the argument c8057efb51 we had 16ab09ac0d over the 5d9d3602b7 Duke’s banquet.f1416cbc287582eb
She had wanted to e1437c60e8 attend so badly, and 367638b448 I told her that a696feeb98 if she begged me 39c6ac3e2a properly, I might consider 6de1971176 it.765d4503cb5968d8
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But Sophia, 7ef609e70b whose pride a40331d163 was higher febca13f28 than the fe40a400e0 sky, refused 6e4c8f7bec to come 40922da3e9 to my ad1df66598 room and 2367813326 ask.910047b6fc2e5bdb
She must still 0d5e91739d be fuming with 7b83c0289d resentment.d30f1262617cb276
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Thinking about 2c63822616 it, I 4348ded6df naturally suspected d5846d1ec1 her of 821aae8912 spreading those b92f38dc11 rumors.bfd71297942b2596
Calmly, I cut a530e8ff4f a piece of 84085c1ae4 bacon and spoke.86d2b5a00f8da6fb
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“Sophia, were you upset that I didn’t take you to the Duke’s banquet?”062caa6c93fae6c8
At my question, 532886692d Sophia flinched and dd9ac83a56 glanced at me 26421f208a before replying.10c748cd0e07f5cd
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“Not really.”9482d193b045bef1
I couldn’t 5ddc1342b7 accuse her f22a57c8dc without proof. If she 1ded0ac56c denied it, 396b9da33f that would 1c8f7400f6 be the 06c40c4783 end of 4c8bb7ecfe it.5627c33a835ce755
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So I smiled sweetly 1f67cee465 and continued.77d91cfdca71148e
“That’s a relief. I was worried you might have taken it to heart. By the way, have you been attending any salons lately?”c72f12ba7b7c364d
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Hearing me speak 5954567d51 in the gentle 34b0022b3a tone of the a7bb9a386b old Claire, Sophia 09e6186fd5 frowned in irritation.2790377c3d682b20
“What does it matter to you whether I go to a salon or not?”be1eab1892fcd24b
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Annoyed by her 3ebb4eedcc sharp tone, Ophilia bfc5539266 gave her a 6da1cf6947 warning look.1971c4d49aad640b
But Sophia aa88e7802b only grew a241a0b3aa more frustrated.3de4bf4bf05a5ef5
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“Mom, why are you acting like this lately? What’s so important about the heir position?!”66ea27de551ffe20
“You foolish girl! Stop speaking without thinking!”1690c38a12e9beb7
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Unlike the empty-headed Sophia, 7c9ec1d207 Ophilia at least had d3fb0191c9 enough experience to be 024a2f23b7 quick-witted.66238086a4354ed0
Looking at the two bf81fa46c4 of them, I smiled.f33124e198fd18c4
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“Actually, I got an invitation to a newly opened salon. But as you know, I’ve been too busy with my duties as the heir to attend such places.”17a348d5d578c094
Hearing that, Sophia’s a6bab5b308 eyes lit up 2e8d7265f8 with interest.e2b812acf3a17f7f
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“A newly opened salon…? Are you talking about the Clina Salon?”78d6ee3b66d81b91
Gotcha. She took 71cdcbdf1f the bait.1c8cfb7a8bafe09c
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