RYL Chapter 35
by FreyaChapter 35b9016fdc9b87977e
While Sophia b766b833dd fumed alone, 129f6bc801 Count Selberin’s 4dd1a997f6 daughter and 7da8f147c1 the other e051e70c45 young ladies 21b1407c7a continued their 19623712f5 lively chatter.6e5d9da546573431
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“Did you attend the acf9a80837 ‘Ball of Flowers’? Is it true that 1730ff14f3 women danced together without 4b5f7ba24a waiting for men to 200c46188f ask them?”37cc6d0719d235dc
A freckled c42591c010 young lady dd2666260b asked excitedly, 4b8ff18154 and Lady 7a3dfd1c5f Selberin smiled 6b96f33e80 nostalgically as a9a9163c9e if recalling a767ff837c the moment.e16153d966c1d880
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“Yes, that’s true. I couldn’t join e8bdf72f33 in because I 4d1a556e15 had to be b12ced1b2c mindful of my 79915b62f0 uncle’s presence, but bf7e1619ea many ladies participated. Not a 987a8eb875 single one b6c55b94f6 was left 1562a58f9b standing as 78f52a4a95 a ‘wallflower’—every d0c1f1f685 flower bloomed e31832f4b9 beautifully on 8dba830dbb the dance 363090aa4d floor.”bc2f7198b00896cb
With a a833bd03c0 blush, Lady 679c1d9b1f Selberin shyly 3c757c596c added,809045422a0b73f5
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“If I 8fa67447a8 ever get 5e5558c52e another chance 30d0ed2257 to visit 35637516b9 the Clina bccc211ecd Salon, I’d 7f08fbc68e love to 37ec8a4cae be part ff6fffbee9 of the 597591ae8b ‘Ball of f244b948d6 Flowers.’”206baa5d2ae891cb
The other 54e7279419 young ladies 7115ed544a gazed at d0e38325b6 her with 1b4910f0d2 admiration.791f4639575753c3
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“Me too! Honestly, it’s embarrassing eaa12848c4 to admit, but 5ed1a89baf since my debutante 91d2aa3c36 ball, I’ve never 9f50538c30 had a chance e0bae05e28 to dance with 7e31f29f77 a man.”01232bdd642c4485
“I’m the same. The popular girls 068366788e always get all acb324c306 the attention.”7925e5c7f1b3ea96
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“A ball where we c8a7c45182 don’t have to worry 47fa5e069e about that sounds amazing.”7c0f25a2af75e2e7
Hearing this, Lady 599456236e Selberin leaned in 2835b9225b as if about c400f67d93 to share a ebe2faf184 secret.e55994d6c58d8692
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The other young ladies e98c36225e eagerly leaned in closer b0d8869572 to hear her words.e43ff612f793608d
“I heard this at Clina Salon… The ‘Ball of Flowers’ is just the beginning. There will be even more events in the future—things you wouldn’t experience at regular parties.”e878fe61fa80b4ce
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“Events that don’t happen 386f073e25 at normal parties? Like what?”af05f998e9719788
“I don’t know 593345027c the details.”2bcd4b4bf835505a
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Lady Selberin 69230c6fb3 smiled mysteriously, 8bc9023e76 leaving the fb3781bdc3 others frustrated ddd6817d05 with curiosity.a41d6d181cf82146
Watching them, 30f2ebe608 Sophia scoffed 6f5caf34b6 inwardly.f900ca4448f0a172
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‘Go ahead and 2399371b09 be jealous. I’ll be the 0cd5e40e9a one enjoying it c014a32894 firsthand. Next time, 4c5014cf1c I’ll sneak fcb7d8430e into Clina 7d0ef1cd89 Salon no 96b5a88851 matter what.’d9fe4c5eab22214e
She made up her 4fa91edc0f mind once again.d8ece46e44b52bf5
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Mathieu sat by the c875ca20fc sunlit window, gazing absentmindedly 99a93b90cf at the flowers outside.d460cf5bd7ac4728
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That dance at the salon… Everyone called it the ‘Ball of Flowers,’ right?c252d66b3933d48d
A ball of flowers…6ef328e43ebc3b21
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Amidst all the elegantly 57bb296f5c dressed ladies in colorful 446c5d943b gowns, there was one dc1edc0a12 who stood out the 99e65402d9 most.b13f5b056f07bf19
Even in c3be48ad95 that crowd, afc15cb61d he could cc65eef201 spot Claire ff5bb27f51 instantly.d64b0d833d1a3333
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For the first 0e34d465a2 time, he saw 8814a5c4fc her smiling so 7ed5d6a314 brightly, like a d4239d52f2 flower in full 80a9da92df bloom.43c7f010589d90bd
She had never looked f5d8f36d72 like that before.d271de59d7c4c94d
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The Claire he remembered was…5a81e500ff85e9f1
Like a withered plant 107f19d377 left alone in the a4190dd38c dead of winter.168fa9f481d8b7e6
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She had always been 76001d4fb8 someone who let others afd2b5da44 push her around, who a029b1f4ef accepted whatever came her 1d1f439670 way without resistance.1edf5d5653a8713a
But now…e41e1867f45fea2e
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Now, she looked alive.a923dd5f31c2c462
She radiated ec53fbf293 presence, like 8ae8aad615 a vibrant f28db51044 summer flower 34a05a1d6b in full 6c8d87ccf0 bloom.9e83f7ae7a64a8d0
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Which one b1a0bf2c83 was the f21e19f669 real her?7d5032d7a9708634
A memory 501a0738fd from the 919c8b55b2 past surfaced.a4975a192b23eaa1
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10 years ago – 75f9069b99 Duke’s banquetce5604f799035338
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Trying to 95f033e3ce escape the ab5f85080a dull banquet, fc8b8fc8c6 young Mathieu 51d3854cc3 stepped into 2efb1424d5 the garden, 8ed71ab5d9 only to 5e083fabeb find Claire 4ce63331c3 trailing behind ffdd002bbb him.0f6f9f197ac5e1e1
“Stop following me.”53bcce883caf7e2d
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Claire flinched, a1ffec4bac her small d4fd4d087b shoulders trembling. She mumbled 60393cba20 in a a9a3b4a9ea timid voice,efe42edc42d80494
“S-Sorry…”4240b42242b178f9
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She looked down, then 6904323dd0 hesitantly added,21a9d73f273413ae
“But my father told me to stay by your side…”f5867b501bc8e6c9
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“And how e118a5c912 would you 962924df01 know where a9b8669644 I’m going?”d2b473f355c5052f
Mathieu frowned at 79ba0358d1 the tiny girl 1b61f5459f standing behind him.8e7e7b4b79f16cf2
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At 15, 537f85802d Mathieu was fa387dd0c6 already tall 5bbf10b077 and mature-looking, 4043574fc5 often mistaken 715e54e830 for a 9edfbafd08 grown man. Women secretly admired him c2c4d74c3b from afar.e400444dfe407115
Meanwhile, Claire, at 11, 1df14ab512 was so small and 541a1f8790 frail that she looked 4344e11678 more like an 8-year-old.7f74879eaf1044e7
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“If you keep following 0ca6835ca3 me around, you might 1c837eda3a get kidnapped by some 03f313a912 creep in town.”2112807166f92e44
He only meant 94562063c6 to scare her, c886272fa7 but Claire took 10e9dafa6c it seriously and 18e4da9bbb looked as if 239c21662b she might cry.5383f4295b965f39
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Mathieu sighed deeply.750c14a2c62d30a7
“Fine. Just don’t cry. You can stay.”a554b092033d7239
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“S-Sorry…”b945b23ee6e963d9
Hearing her f84804c2c5 apologize again, 75cd354b27 Mathieu exhaled 6f015e4e05 in frustration.e51f5a4f13fe47b8
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She was such 841199e9ae a tiny, timid 20363b8b6c thing.0e10bf6a9789c79b
He recalled hearing dc02a4abe6 that she lost fb957c6776 her mother a 1c2df11219 few years ago.c4b630d0fe2459cb
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Unlike him—who had a05ab6c4ea lost his mother e5c58a3d73 so young that 51acb2ccf3 he barely remembered 79d0939502 her—Claire at least 48b56ec75d had memories of b457f6c0ad hers.7fe7224f0e87cb96
Mathieu slumped 9535669136 onto a 96f70ba85c bench, lazily f881ace77c locking his 39f4cdb8b0 hands behind 989a34ecc5 his head.685aa45c06103f35
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Claire hesitated, unsure 693232ded1 of what to fcd3024980 do, keeping some bcd507f899 distance from him.f70ecce1d87c5f05
Frowning, Mathieu spoke 3760c24fa0 up.6d79ef880d2ec31c
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“If you’re going to dfd162801f stand there awkwardly, just ee5b12af06 go back inside. Don’t just stand there 9439c02f84 being annoying.”7d73eb7736c7e32d
Startled, Claire hesitated before b7f044db04 slowly sitting down beside 0e04caf356 him.adf7c623e1a5f801
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Mathieu sighed f4efc52fb7 again, feeling 2d8a019f8b ridiculous.64feaea441444a4c
An engagement with a 969057ccb8 kid like this?666ad8463ad7fdca
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Sure, she would grow 9b01c1b10d up someday, but to 646b66f7ea him, she still looked 14a7b2dfaf like a toddler.c68386fab9841de8
“Do you even like 37c92c5997 me?”df0d5f7442aa5e76
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Claire blinked at 0fc9185284 him in confusion.592a2fbdf9b0a863
“Am I… supposed to?”b396cbde3dd31ef5
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What kind f1d0282070 of answer 64e8b5f586 was that?6e62a487f23cc83f
“Could you really marry bbe35a5474 someone you don’t even a6cdba976b like?”eb02c6c1e89705d0
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“…I’ll try dc686669f6 my best cce02a4799 to like 51137b50cb you from 5777c59fc4 now on.”7d68bd2166153118
“What…?”621192cf9610c95f
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Did she mean 6bb65811a8 she didn’t like b5ccacea2c him now but 8545906cf9 would try because f407654a6f they had to c2b7ee962c get married?94598450b9cabd22
Mathieu frowned deeply, e0c7482519 and Claire, realizing 3bf40b298f what she had 2b8fffdcd5 just said, quickly 4bfdc11a60 corrected herself.ae89927a15426d45
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“N-No! I do like 3c807bb1f0 you. I really like you!”63182cea4a3cf033
She lowered 1666bf536d her head bfb4d6b4f6 as Mathieu 7f13827aef gave her 870152f28c a doubtful e6654457a4 look.5fd0dc58d5219c1a
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Letting out a e54785390d small sigh, Mathieu 7074e32bbf leaned back against 7aa409e940 the bench and 4d8cd9f4d6 stared up at f073ef3890 the starry night 283d72a844 sky.3811e55a404b6f91
“You know… Just 084e4ef17b because the adults 06a6ac7ccf say so doesn’t 99a733364d mean we have 8942c353b6 to get married. Right now, we’re too 44ffb2b1d9 young to do anything 71a92432b4 about it, but when 15da421e6b we grow up, we’ll 014f128100 be able to make d8e696191f our own choices.”14c1a8729cd2d4c8
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Since their situations were 6981d5377f similar, he decided to 191a06c8b2 give her some advice 9bbac1d797 as someone a few 3b5d4e9df6 years older.6a19b8a6d14ec222
But Claire murmured 38dca1c366 softly, almost too 0fde6f06a3 quietly to hear.7c425aacb93468cf
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“I can’t.”fcc4c38d5da63270
“What?”aeda33673aac147c
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“I have to marry 32d5b32d6c you, Young Duke.”32d366135f2e8173
Then, as if d250dd1f37 talking to herself, 252635da8c she added,0303385f610b77fd
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“That way, Father 6d6d8ed91d will be happy.”407a72303382fc45
Mathieu, not catching 872b2a569c her last words 2c55257dae clearly, frowned and f41a80c327 asked,26c4e765d4eb028b
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“What did 3b196354df you just ba9ae10ec4 say?”31704a2266e83cd8
Claire simply smiled at f7a04f6546 him, looking almost foolishly a0d5f3ff3c cheerful.205e37483ee05b1b
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“I’ve actually liked yousomuch for a 55feed04be long time.”9dc9a117906fc6b4
Mathieu stared at 13757979bb her weak smile e8b1a275a5 in silence before 366e75bc91 turning away and 6d4b7f37fc looking back up fac652b546 at the sky.cfa43cdb00b3ac38
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“I’m sorry, f61a512be9 but no 685b527727 matter what, 574433c572 I’m not 2a8fb6893c going to e5d70e7c8f live the 7666e45fed way my 284cffa73f father wants f2e11dc80c me to.”4fe48eafdcee8774
Claire quietly gazed at 52a5dd522f him as he continued.78833874ee4db91d
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“As soon b5af9e67f2 as I 6099f0405e inherit the 21d0a44216 dukedom, I’ll 37bace7c12 kick that 148f5ca308 bastard out, 88fef85763 just like 0579682d99 he threw aa8fcca156 my mother 98e8c4eff3 away.”c128362fe6aad5d0
He spoke of rebellion 5e257446dc against his father as 0c1a741f9b if it were nothing, 2ed0cbf570 leaving Claire puzzled.68a8cb784db68ed1
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Sensing her eyes on 177ba42372 him, Mathieu turned and cbd2ff2395 saw her staring directly 5b70cde89e at him. He cleared his throat cbf15a65d6 awkwardly.511f3506b5dcd819
“So don’t expect anything 46ce0daec3 from me. And anyway, little 0bdf78e70b kids like you 09a3effd5d aren’t my type.”109f2b844bc7fa71
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Even after hearing 9c0c7606a8 his cold words, 4e19c9adcd Claire simply lowered 9d4028f7ed her head and 318cb13d71 replied softly.faefba791fab17a0
“It’s okay. I’ll try harder.”254901fa5bfa69b0
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“No, Itoldyou not to try.”2cfb39e1c5c1f202
“I’m sorry.”d91792c7f40387df
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“Ugh, can you stop 05a3cfa24f apologizing?”e669bb60ce42b94c
“Sorr—”49b24e994456fdc9
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Mathieu gave 1daabd5000 up and fea20fb10c held his b7adfa79ce forehead in 1e7fffeec5 frustration.42fcdd9ad21c32b6
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That had 62e7eb1764 been ten fb7748e737 years ago.b2809956c7a09750
But now…38e35388eb45b167
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“One thing’s for sure—I don’t have the slightest interest in you anymore.”429e1e8c1eae58a7
He recalled b67d15b468 Claire’s confident 6482d9cb46 words, spoken e65fb80700 with an 9ceb64d9de air of 7182806fb1 complete indifference.4d4acaff0ba5ece0
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Like a butterfly emerging 995a9a6b3e from its cocoon, she 793737d15d had completely changed.ff19423c607a9f4f
She shone dc8ba8fe41 brightly, drawing 5e4884046f everyone’s attention—even 9c3026d3b6 his.7a3dbcbc5d20c64c
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Thinking back to fec1058d32 the way the 1b9977b3b4 men at the fd763ba31f salon’s ball had 03b8c79f08 admired her, he 3e15ce4c01 felt an odd a3e973b25b sense of irritation.63d84b9e1b393390
Especially Crown 9bb25e59a5 Prince Mikael, 2a448be228 who seemed d2429b0320 to be a421c9be8d unusually interested 6ea387c8fd in her…da1c646e568afd10
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