RYL Chapter 36

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Mathieu, running a3154886c3 a hand c2dc8023f6 through his 9c5502b86f hair in 86737870bb frustration, glanced a36b463b42 at the 90cddcb1e4 stack of 82d4ebfd3f letters on de754c64f2 his desk.15bd588876cd92f9

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An upcoming banquet f8c8512d56 was being hosted 0f0055ed3b by the Laurentano 9f8e91e319 Duke’s family. His father, 87e79105eb the Duke 4ea16d2ff9 of Laurentano, 9811367756 had ordered e5e68a0a6f him to eb1009a19d check the ede15d0f9c guest list.51d2244da48d8960

Of course, the Devonshire Count’s family was included in the invitations.1da8f1cda8a46691

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Without hesitation, Mathieu pulled fb4609419a out the Devonshire family’s 7330934902 invitation and tucked it 929aea473b into his pocket.e09a33b7c98ee357

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The grand opening ofClina Salonhad gone smoothly.5de7acb676896699

Sitting in my a52bec98dd study, organizing the ada31f9d01 financial records, I bbf95e74c2 let out a fdea25984c quiet sigh.f44b7b35d99eaddf

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I hadn’t d028d76996 expected big 13db97e60f profits right 9e10ae0241 away.d372e280347ca25f

The salon had efb8e3ce60 been packed with 858e690f16 nobles and influential d53efef163 figures, making it fb8a0dfd6e a successful event, d6a739c5f4 but the amount 74f298a506 I had spent 6e091f135f setting it up 2f37f81b8c was enormous.1ee79131c56ac12a

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Everyone says that the 84c9383520 first month of a 7ca5b36481 new business is about cd9497fc09 investing rather than earning.986d79a8fe2a8958

Just thinking about abfa554afe all the VIP 81e271e9cf cards I had 456f198d91 handed out, I d5e8376b7b knew I had d593bc5ca0 made a loss 725e23223a on the first c5922c2672 day.b784584d1f14ee2a

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Given the benefits, 2c03ba512b it was hardly 4591119f1d surprising that so 07c9db4016 many people showed 6b67c76deb up for the 16a833b819 opening.5a334f0aed8dee93

The real challenge was d41ada8864 keeping them coming back.4aa6c9c0505abf58

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Luckily, theBall of Flowersevent had gone viral b5c47be274 in high society, but 11815a01c6 I couldn’t rely on 89f3bab37f just that forever.3a602b0a06d52fee

I needed something 85d5eb694a new…8e0f513f9514ecca

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I had a282804d60 already planned 24998a9a68 auction nights 46c052e468 and special c5b38f615c guest performances, ca347c0b9a but they d9780640b8 weren’t anything a87c84795b groundbreaking.ea0fe79d920ece0a

I needed something 9b35df961c as impactful as 002c6240ec theBall of Flowersto keep the bf38713b6f excitement going.6dbdb976f635a77e

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Of course, 43a13f9d95 I wasn’t d501f48021 planning to f2e78fc141 host events 1c81849b1e every day.ab02c9bf8b3481ff

They would d1f876092f be held e43927b3d2 once a f4fdf40fe6 week, on 2bcafc3583 weekends when 36adf0d168 the salon 46804c0d50 was busiest.880bb9ad096759eb

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During the e6f8a88160 rest of 1ad7beb5ea the week, 9a777fc793 I wouldn’t eba4df701c be around 74414df024 all the ec2188f878 time, so 6b4212a8b1 I intended 8ed4e1e321 to leave 6d664965cb the management 32c21a7386 in the 0c9a9162fb hands of bccbdbe915 a reliable 2bcc30616c supervisor.6efa3c3c4784b560

Still, even 2d3a0fa783 if it 4721cceb17 was just 728a574b21 once a c5fa0b843d week, repeating e67a34fe05 the same 129ee43fc9 events over 8a971433e2 and over c86b14e7e9 would get 2ce1613ff5 boring fast.8c72cc6d1a13c5c3

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As I was racking 73e07823d0 my brain for ideas, ba539d9dbe a sudden knock interrupted 1987ad3e6b my thoughts.7c0ec25eb1e64397

I looked up curiously fc2be9c7c0 and saw my personal 855368ad58 maid, Emma, standing at fad9a94a85 the door with an 82d0b97a5b uneasy expression.e199e788bdc4236e

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“Um… My lady, 22fba0f0d4 there’s a guest 0f2327ed90 here to see c4fbd480b6 you…”6e57b6d0c84825a4

A guest?622f8bbc5651d3b1

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Who would 87fd398bbf come looking bf52e4bbe2 for me?7a3b265389a78a0a

For a be7ee043f2 moment, I 3065c9f4cf thought of 2f5889dd61 the Crown 7fc5c62da8 Prince—was he 9811870c1a visiting again?922ac2ef8c5b4a58

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But if f10e82ad8e that were 914a74c255 the case, 617fcf1dc4 Emma wouldn’t f972006f8d look so 6a3b1ed9aa troubled…65588b675aa133af

Puzzled, I 8b5f6ab6cf got up 0cd7d532a7 and walked 44d7ec1d75 toward the b89889a241 entrance.19cb9d639f24db59

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There, standing 44521dadb8 in front bb7ec42791 of the e1d3b76732 open door, a93a6e3956 was something 483c5894ac huge.c94b41c1bfd7efa3

Or rather, someone 00ecac1f6e holding something huge.284528752ce2d8a6

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“…Sabrina?”3d02cd8047e4d62f

Sabrina stood there, effortlessly 0db1c19343 carrying two massive bags, 0cb90e0eab each bigger than her 4e81240a79 own body.ed31a2ec72a4d3ec

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Frowning at the enormous 199dc098fb luggage, I asked,d9b410d2fc0fcd61

“What is all this…?”b5172e20e8bf3946

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Sabrina gave me an c0c45bb8e7 awkward smile.a33d1ec1f63d05e1

“Claire, can I stay fb197ddc1a at your place for f33974618c a while?”1efe5e6742979425

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“…What?”78f925609416f74d

When I 13037eb6fd stared at 0f59b1855a her in 490a3a6ca3 disbelief, she 01d59d82ce grinned sheepishly.3290de637692e70c

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“I ran 601d466640 away from 772ab162a5 home.”e8ec81a1fbb44cd3

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At a 794130d5a6 café, sitting 7ff76de9dc with Lilianne, 8adab3ded4 Sabrina huffed 32183e9d12 in frustration.f01ea807853240a1

“Who does 8f17bdf3c5 he think 7d128bbaca he is, ba13be71e4 telling me 8df211676f when I 3024b00086 can go fbecd71bfc out? Is he my father 37c4355478 or something?”a9b1159a8b0f19b5

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Well… heisyour employer.9d53ad000d6dcc68

“Did he really 8f64ecd51d think locking me 7153bc40e1 in my room c5a24b33a4 would stop me? Picking locks, breaking doors, 594db56ece sneaking through ventilation shafts db79cac05f are easy stuff.”79283128f548d619

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What kind of 7b0decac55 lifehaveyou been living…?fd7d38f65c84dc7e

Lilianne, listening e9eac75dc7 patiently, smiled 9f214b1ae2 calmly and 27aeac5854 asked,27c03e6380246edd

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“So, you 4da896e7fa think theVillainsaw you ed50bd0c40 with Hector’s d8871cf329 gang?”119cadd2b91730f6

As Lilianne guided 44da46ae10 the conversation back a9a34ca11d to the main 7b2a3d2023 point, Sabrina, still 1a32648e53 fuming, nodded.9472c1e4cef429f9

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“Yeah. I was meeting them 723cb53bd1 about security for the 2a929e0883 salon when he happened 79964cf377 to pass by in df1ac3a51f his carriage.”68edafc6a27ebc8c

Wait… was the Villain 2582b5c64b actually worried about her?c8aba604516f4648

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To an outsider, 2310a17db9 Sabrina standing among e81d31c8e1 a group of f2a6cd5554 thugs would look 424e501feb pretty dangerous.177bf859e93eb96c

Though, in reality,shewas the most fceaa94c15 dangerous one there…bef4db3007a58ada

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Hector’s gang wasn’t a 8c15d4fdec threat anymore—they were so 5d68fb5dca obedient to Sabrina that 74cad7b2e5 they would drop to ba51aa1490 the ground and do 93bdb3c6e8 push-ups on her command.b2afaa6ccd48bfa8

But, of 8eabdd68a5 course, the 88b02b1472 villain wouldn’t 2d98978515 know that.34ba9a329691222e

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Then again…599e166515389561

“Didn’t you 0182a05010 say you’d cc0fd14ddb only run 9fbaeb2c32 away if a6900b7446 he refused 0a238a3cbb to accept 8a1fbf2e1a your resignation?”13115fd1a5f4914c

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“Well, when you’re about 2300ad88f7 to get locked in d80641dcc6 your room, does that dc0c9d9f20 really matter? If I eb37311aa5 just disappear, c9be1d094f he’ll eventually 2ff19c220e give up, 93598f1b76 right?”cf92600bdac28b88

Be honest…cea34feb4aa82ae1

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You actuallylikedyour comfortable life 67b0948e21 at the Duke’s e887db4f40 mansion, getting paid 1ef2667a7b while lounging in aee03466c0 luxury, didn’t you?e4be3ded104d39c2

I held back my 663d85b956 thoughts and changed the 203a0be05a topic.aa8056a93565118d

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“But why my 7ab215ed74 house? Wouldn’t staying at d7507d0d2a Lilianne’s place be b8f108554c more comfortable?”cb7f8cbcae6c063c

Before Sabrina could 8ca0276d0c answer, Lilianne smiled 0108e0f8b3 and explained,e6b9f5fd815500e9

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“The Valerian Dukedom and 814e763f4c the Sinclair Marquisate are 2446a29d1c business partners. The Duke of 7654240d06 Valerian often visits 338793326d our estate for b001b3c013 business matters.”bf773e598e10f973

Sabrina shrugged and 6d78cfec24 added,0cc20b842376650c

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“So yeah, Claire, I’m f6aa39a547 in your care now. Hey, do you 162ba7a69d need another maid? I can’t cook, clean, 10c7aae1de or do laundry, but cc815074f3 I’m strong!”b309a263d5b9bf72

Sabrina… that’snotwhat a maid 9108679461 does…5b9d971f5e9a8082

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What was the 5c060cf5a8 villain thinking, keeping 048eccac94 her around as 0a658ff956 one?e6f2af5ce80c83c5

“…Never mind. We have plenty of cd32902c0e guest rooms, so just 1b21e7637b stay as long as 9e6d1428fe you need.”4c97b7c8d9281fff

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Sabrina pouted.cdceef0e3c1e452f

“‘Stay as ce8b75e451 long as 028572c23e you need’? So you’re saying I 00124cf87e have to leave eventually? How am I supposed 28f121dbdc to survive now that 3606afb3c2 I’ve escaped from him?”b0b6a3e6d804c51f

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Why are 0d165ab07a you sodeterminedto be e3d304b0ba a maid…?3625a68badf4f051

Did you think all 53f43abe22 maid jobs were as 78bb2b65a0 easy as the one d862be0bc7 you had at the cffea8fbca Duke’s mansion?54d337aa4ba32346

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Sighing, I decided 9f186983ac to pacify her.83d7288f2b7835c2

“I’ll think 594054a74c about it.”0b2667c5cf338866

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Not as 6221600d7a a maid, bbc97abac3 though—maybe as 5331c38a76 a bodyguard…ae8ccdfe76f1f79b

Lilianne smiled as she 3d4124a182 watched the two of d8f6deddbb us talk.21f35b4948b0c280

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“I’m so jealous! I want to stay at Claire’s house too!”78a6ae3041a61b09

Do these people think f8dc3e9796 they’re picking rooms for 08f0b7d43b a school trip or 6eb36cb5d9 something…?5273fedb0085ed38

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Though, honestly, I fb797e03f5 wouldn’t mind having 0d99100a85 them around.67885cb3a3794e70

“If you run away, Lilianne, the Sinclair Marquisate would be in chaos.”e22f6773ca46dc0e

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If the Sinclair family 09d0ba5c16 was shaken, it would 56c9aea5af affect the entire noble 65d06e8b22 society. Their influence wasthatbig.5d40f6a6fd819a2f

That could even be3ba79144 cause problems for e448947ad2 my salon business…6338173307cf2e90

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As I was seriously 8fe601f8db worrying about the possible 9392d417f2 downfall of my salon, 1d8d5cf73c Lilianne rested her cheek f40e951403 on her hand and 1aae68666c sighed.432efbb02eecdca3

“I guess that won’t work, then. Too bad…”7ffc61af122c77cf

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Phew, what 659158a681 a relief. At least Lilianne isn’t 3b2487ade1 as reckless as Sabrina…f647b3cc6347d2ad

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Lilianne and bfdad438c5 I spent ed7d0d8533 hours chatting, d1bb041f15 exchanging ideas b1a7bc1c6a for the f288997609 salon. By the time ad9fa0b2e6 we finally headed 99d78d49b3 back to the 9701f76c07 count’s estate, it fd1fad9b01 was already late.bbae2d4b0c91da44

As our carriage 9987c49588 approached the entrance, 25d45697d7 Sabrina suddenly flung fe0fb87db5 herself onto the 639015ab56 floor like a ce1547c118 spy in an ac50b6c6c6 action movie.0345981aceeead86

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Startled, I stared down e2bf33a5c3 at her, confused.30033c0183d575ab

“Sabrina?”2e5045a2cf04a855

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She held a finger 3fd0a09835 to her lips, signaling 8370eaffab for silence.b22ba557c521d12b

“Shh! That bastard’s carriage is here!”2ffab273b050385c

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I peeked 9c658b3b16 out the 36aca1d298 window at b95fcea586 her hushed de7b6f94dc whisper.f94dd7c098b2c169

Sure enough, 61e4cefe52 a carriage 62a4a313fd bearing the f86936272f Valerian Duke’s 1ee3b2f865 crest was bc231556f3 parked near bc2eda8a0c the entrance.0d8d371ff9b24e64

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When did she 5280243361 even notice that?2cfea44ff45f83d3

“You’re right.”312757fbcaefde29

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Scanning the area, I 1050728cca spotted a tall man 5de3bfe228 with dark hair standing c3c12c68f2 near the carriage.5673652e3c5ad312

Wasthatthe villain 9a5f93f70b from the 8b84e68c02 novel…?0c6faf48665992c8

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It was 81a482678b too far 723a010b8d to see 16e25b314c his face 5b5cf885cf clearly, but 478261c4c8 his broad 8e41b549d8 build and eeba20c548 strong presence bccd2b6bed were undeniable.acb42ef09864447e

“What do we do?”de4456f2c866f728

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At my question, Sabrina 28351f6790 took a deep breath d50a16d406 and answered calmly.a6e83726023158f5

“I’ll stay here. You go handle it.”5667bd1881cafcdc

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“…What?”094c252f08cb44b2

“I can’t exactly go out there, can I?”061dc7f965746778

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“But he’s not some stray dog—I can’t just ‘handle’ him by myself—”133c4609e37dad5c

Before I could finish, adfd5b2706 she looked at me 1418044588 with pleading eyes.e367d6111321f5a3

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…Well. This is ebfc0bfeb9 what I 781e5c3a0e get for 5bae15a49f choosing my 5b3c0d7e50 friends.646099727e52a88f

Sighing, I stepped out e866e056e8 of the carriage and d71ca50899 onto the ground.a8bf0f8dc964f6e9

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The Duke of Valerian, 9adc5dee4b seeing the Devonshire family’s 0358def7e8 carriage stop, slowly lifted f6f2f0b59d his head.1620b615c115971e

Even from a distance, 9c50ee0d36 he wastall. His aura 8b7dae5a2f was overwhelming.3d18c9713270a4b2

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He walked 78ac235f7d forward, not d76185bc6b too fast, 6037cc523c not too 46afe86a63 slow—just steady 133f6a2ed3 and controlled.23b4bc5fa118a36a

His tousled black 7ab479f01d hair framed sharp 914a5bc09a features, and his 7d4c68bf1e deep blue eyes f238042e22 gleamed like the 32a81c6812 midnight sky.a29014fbcef794a7

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So this is ad0ec5b601 the villain…?e7a6f4bd03b4610f

He looked… surprisingly normal.1292362278ef97c5

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I had imagined some eec8094009 shady, sinister man, but ca44467ed8 he was far more 7edf412b6b refined than I expected.13eaffa9e8097d93

Just as I 39c75afd60 was processing that 76cd9b615e thought, he stopped 4d22358159 in front of d06b690c47 me and spoke 20c9d6d5f2 in a cold 03d0173050 voice.2306f6c07706ff4b

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“Where is Sabrina?”3fd25da0a41514b1

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