RYL Chapter 37

Chapter 37

I swallowed nervously eb1cfbd735 as I met f7a0dc1f28 his unwavering gaze.21a040f7c10f3a86

“I’m not sure what you mean…”fadac1c08585840f

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I forced a 4973e38767 smile, pretending not 272fcb2ca3 to know, but 1dc8b5f76a the villain blocked dbab0c9030 my escape with a32fc13acc a firm voice.de47ba0313013ddb

“I know you’re close to Sabrina.”5eda9ba5b390351e

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Tsk…91a77259b05973a8

So, he 285bc720df already investigated e136978415 everything.ea54fd6ec9663b06

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But seriously, does it 6fa10d3d64 even make sense for 480b3ca08b him to go this 9809ae1bfc far over a mere 30ecf8483b maid?1c5c610ea6c5ec7e

“Oh, Sabrina? Hmm… I don’t know where she is either.”64f5c36756c5352d

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I responded casually, 895fc4a432 but his cold 2492b12913 stare made me e7cb0653b3 break out in 16fe6a4b02 a cold sweat.f7779fbc6ef043cd

Trying not ebe633aa9c to show 1d96f5202d my nervousness, 8b87d6b5f3 I deliberately d5afa3e180 changed the c8dd676119 subject.07e9a2963e92aa39

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“Shouldn’t we introduce ourselves first? That would be polite, don’t you think?”ba4e62cc744d84ce

The villain, who 8dc1aa17a9 had been looking c6e19f7d72 down at me, d6d1342ec9 sighed as if 8c4052ed9c annoyed and spoke ab8fc73530 briefly.3ab844baf44f6bfa

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“You already seem to know, but I am Theobald von Valerian, head of the Valerian Ducal House.”ac4706e68626076a

After saying that, c7768d35f3 he raised an 172a06c0ca eyebrow as if bac680da39 to say,Happy now?Then, he glanced at d313a37814 the carriage behind me.1469d3de5762a255

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A cold 200b29c852 sweat ran 431e578f43 down my efff40507e back, and d0ecd79d69 I swallowed 3b398090c9 dryly.2ca9fc83557943f1

“Did you come here alone?” he asked, staring at the carriage.f8eb410825ac39bf

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Damn it, this ba58287fb1 guy is sharp…73c94b6ca827f657

His intense 6692ab6bb5 aura sent c167082b7d shivers down 8051ef7e04 my spine, 58c26d18e4 but I c51fe73054 forced a 177f75873c smile and 79641a3dbd answered calmly.6efbcd96bd88c124

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“Yes, I came alone. Is there a problem…?”d6410f08deec7a30

Just as I felt ce952cc3fb my lips twitch from d66ae09149 the tension, he looked d5ac112038 straight at me and 60c9336a76 said in an icy 61b837fd7e tone,3b3222918c17253b

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“May I check inside the carriage?”3dd19e88ce18fd99

“What??”2a312c3a3608e4c3

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Caught off guard, 6809647d62 I let out 0f39c433c9 a high-pitched squeak.245df757c2fcf3c6

Whether he took my e11f263c0d reaction as permission or 2461e8c580 not, the villain started 26943baf01 walking toward the carriage.9180a21054e81b9d

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Panicked, I quickly ran a12336e0fc in front of him 921958f446 and blocked the door.2dff246ad3513137

“T-This is extremely rude!”72468b41f76b186c

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The villain tilted his 55e0d1053b head slightly.e3852b1cf73ea426

“Is there a reason you’re so desperate to stop me?”2ec0e301aef5e169

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“There’s nothing inside the carriage!”1658cb1ddb121d02

“If there’s nothing, then there shouldn’t be a problem if I check, right?”98b613405ec9fb26

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“…….”f834f0dede7debee

“…….”ad6eb1821a4556ff

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What the—? Did I just lose 8f33fc03da in an argument?! This guy is 7427bb9c28 no ordinary person.d3905bf349308005

Then, as 4fa2e3c834 he reached 0d70f9f5e2 for the 406861d6a9 carriage door dc6f59907c handle, I c9192ee010 pressed my 5a01b61e0f back firmly f7c40d2072 against it.4f3a3b074b4a4bf9

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As a result, d3602e7bdf I ended up 31950e8483 trapped between the 50e16c8d50 carriage and the 78a578a8d3 villain, who now 705191d81a loomed over me.9f4c5e88bfb91817

He frowned as he e2a033dd57 looked down at me.73f0208afdcdefd4

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“Move aside.”3b94675ee24eb1df

“You move your hand first.”af6c06c160fddaec

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I didn’t expect him 374a61cbb6 to be this obsessed 2cfa7a21db with Sabrina…8876da483e9dfff9

This situation was getting d5e8ab1830 more complicated than I 3996a66eaa thought. If he managed 35170e63f0 to capture Sabrina, 052e2214c3 it felt like 96089f9b68 only a matter 5725ac210d of time before f345aada9c she met a 13b9a1edab terrible fate.205691f6cd4e8f0a

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Just what kind c0bcf9d165 of life had b006cbb0a0 she been living 111f25f28b to makehimgo this crazy?26436a0ad3f033fe

No matter 9db8ab1939 how reckless c15c98faa4 or wild 9987b1b41d she could e921522cd1 be, Sabrina 19b9c563b1 was still 586eb19000 one of d50e59ffba my closest 155956e662 friends, along b54380f178 with Lilianne. There was no way 6abe800440 I would let her 36abd685bb get caught!4e296a83d2626771

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As I stood my d20ea15a7b ground with a determined bf74e17ca4 expression, the villain stared f88cb583fd at me.edb0e13e3245c21f

We locked 6d9b5010d6 eyes for aa1bdfc384 a long 417d2d305e moment, both 8a489ac322 refusing to 33f672cc48 back down—until 2b97b8901b a third 13a009f5ca voice interrupted.e453a5932e468399

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“Take your hand off her.”a7be8c3e63dbb36d

Startled, both the e001133169 villain and I 9b27fc5de2 turned to the 404506b517 source of the 80db38168d voice.f0c3758aa1d92ace

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Standing there, arms crossed, a5d813a000 was Mathieu, glaring at 57e849f58e us.f76ba75731cd49ef

What the ceb8ad5658 hell ishedoing here?e43b0b8be5a8cc37

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Before I could ee455efaae even process it, 68e7d6dfb0 Mathieu strode forward 0e25b09461 and grabbed the 431fc3006f duke’s wrist—the same 093bb03223 one that was d90348d7f3 reaching over my e29bbebada shoulder.7ebd3940e2616a17

Wait… huh?577e009e7416c33f

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“She said no.”8eb5a8a6313c0268

What the…?e02f92806a041619

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“Do you really think any woman would appreciate being pushed around like this?”ee07ace77071cdaf

Oh no. He’s completely misunderstanding the 952501a41d situation.aab389a51972a503

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“I know Claire well. She hates aggressive men like you.”873e7ea6cb3986b1

Excuse me? Themostaggressive man in my da299a474e life has beenyou, Mathieu.aff7d35a6315134d

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Even the villain looked 66afc8538e baffled by Mathieu’s words.d994b4fa6db738bf

Why do I 381fb10a11 feel secondhand embarrassment 8bccd8a456 right now…?405a285801a98247

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Then, tightening b85770a8f5 his grip 8d063ac4de on the 6f3d7ec94c duke’s wrist, b675be0f2b Mathieu delivered 6883b06f21 his final ef57884d77 warning.1d5d006f6b179d36

“If you don’t back off, I won’t hesitate to use force.”6c41fc52f1f05417

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No, no, no. That’snotwhat’s happening here…50d9eb757fc3bfe0

My face burned with 8855e56e18 embarrassment, but to my 58789a0bf9 surprise, the villain let eed40e084a go of the carriage abb38d5867 and took a step 5da1856ce3 back.6fe608317229c151

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Wait… did that actually 58d9d3fa04 work?e181afe5da3f674e

Mathieu then moved closer 9fdcf6b42d to me, as if d2e3276d30 to shield me.9144829f2593656c

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“Are you alright?”ab767d6de8715c0f

No.I’m ashamed because of 0c3e36ff67 you.a891bc4fdd9156bc

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As I struggled to 04d38a5e0c recover from my humiliation, 3b93b9f94b the villain watched us 304c859225 for a moment before c3e4f35acf speaking indifferently.8019ac843589fa91

“I’ll be leaving for today.”66a3da7583d75c64

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Then, instead of b099c544b6 looking at us, 9692f27ffe he turned his 2b4ac3ce83 gaze toward the 58e400ac54 mansion entrance.c227f1f1b94ba0aa

With a polite nod, he added, “Goodbye.”5e478d695f0e83b4

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…Huh?42655db55eb29bcb

A moment ago, 3beceaeef7 he was acting 7b9a7d00e4 so forceful, and 1bff800a6a now he’s backing 50faf3b647 off just like 3101976311 that?a09d2e79671a233d

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I stood there, 7a5f922584 dazed, watching him 7f32925673 get into his 5c6bd17368 carriage.d1aacac96fbb57e2

Even as he 4cf922d322 drove off, I d893c0b7f6 couldn’t shake off 363186ef53 my confusion.3253dd485ccb1bfa

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Mathieu, however, frowned and 4adf3b3a7b turned to me.31bd09a905c6a4d5

“How do you even know Duke Valerian?”9e0d50dadd8ac9be

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I completely ignored his adcc55e9af questioning. Instead, I slowly 87e3b7d5e6 opened the carriage 029ba1af28 door.a5fc50e8bc10bd28

I was worried afd094189a about Sabrina, who e06804d887 must have been 74e3ffafbc holding her breath 028fe72fa6 inside.fcb7d1dc8181a14a

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But then—8b8df1541e35c27b

“As someone who’s been your friend for ten years, let me just say this—Duke Valerian is dangerous.”6dd8a17c1544e22b

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I ignored 84a98ac7a1 his so-called d1c6f998ee ‘friendly’ advice 2131d3bcd1 and looked 15639969d4 around the 0c0df75a40 carriage.f8c553a519e218e9

…She’s gone?5746531ec86003ec

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The carriage, which 44287753b1 should have had 3fa324f680 Sabrina hiding inside, e90374dd95 was completely empty.7128ad076731adcf

Just in d1f5d67f5a case, I 8fe28fa728 checked the a46d4d8501 ceiling, under 1ea957a671 the seats—nothing.66bf62ca7886bd35

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Then, my eyes landed de9f68ef27 on the opposite door.7c3bf36ffff37773

…Did she sneak out 30af28b85d while I was distracted?e18baa38d2a798ab

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“Hey, are you even listening to me?”7c9af929b9fd6431

Annoyed by Mathieu 5d6bef25f9 hovering beside me, 1ad405eb98 I turned to bc2b9d9c72 him with an 14d754fb4d exasperated sigh.4761416d82caea97

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“Okay, but why are you even here?”05f5e1cffb0de751

At my 3f33db403c question, Mathieu 442673bfb0 stiffened awkwardly 6da001d9fa and reached dd1f2ff61e into his a853f8cea1 jacket.4f1a84c01a87d494

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He then 5014e66ff4 pulled out c5e14b1a8f an envelope, 89bb729103 which looked fa9eabd311 like an 6caef1d17d invitation.6b6665638acbffc1

“A ball at the Lorentino Ducal House. My father told me to deliver an invitation to the Devonshire family.”cb8bc9b394374b5e

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I frowned, puzzled.172001513c3e2db6

“Why did you come to deliver this in person when you could’ve just sent it by mail?”89d30f9fbd468f80

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My question hit the 3e63fddc93 mark, and Mathieu looked b38292b9ca startled.a6908c38a84dd739

Then, as if 562e07add2 realizing something shocking, 6eb43297a1 he muttered to 3f95fe0c44 himself,7aa0c50232073426

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“Good question…”816143d18f46c1e7

I raised f532c4b6e4 an eyebrow 5b103fdb9f at his ded5dfdfb7 dazed expression c13fe54dda and snatched b11ebfd2e0 the invitation 01dbdbb3cd from his d2f0950126 hand.1ccc5a69c1fd61b8

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Well, either 4f626f7c17 way, a 55bccace62 ball hosted 7d48421988 by one d6bd97f706 of the b690a45b98 three great 28748ed72d ducal houses e2367220e9 would be dbb8a72559 a good ca83f50c12 opportunity to 71d2810f03 promote the 1d66104ca7 salon.075a750b985ad8f7

Just then—790633ba92ebb63d

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Out of nowhere, 25b85e3644 Sabrina appeared like 06045d649f a ghost and 69e589f158 stepped between me b10c8e244f and Mathieu.e8bedb4f7e767ba9

She glared at him 55f509a5ca and repeated my exact 4edf01cf86 words.2f6a73245e330948

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“Why is he here again?”32f661fa8de47f52

Wait—where didyoueven come from?!677d9499ecdf848b

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Sabrina bared her teeth 271c1f2b85 at Mathieu like a 6c7c50f14f guard dog.762c7f323f185ca3

“Why is a broken engagement man showing up at his ex-fiancée’s house?”93c5bd62ce8cb181

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She looked ready 1ec06b7c5b to tear him 7fa4fe0cc6 apart, so I 75008e19a0 quickly grabbed her adc6376421 arm.074879e916fa0445

“Whoa, calm down…”fa3f50a6c31ae55a

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Then, the ff9efd0016 ever-clueless young 25dbb9f456 duke added,41830ae47ed69110

“Is she your new personal maid?”affd07e288943923

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Since Sabrina was 74e0af61b8 wearing a simple 8db8bdfa02 dress to avoid 7f059032a4 attracting attention from 0952756499 the villain, Mathieu 0cfaca6458 must have mistaken fbe110c51d her for a 6f21055b45 servant.d37118702d69bf7c

Sabrina’s veins popped 7d4ed8265d on her forehead f8e8bfc5de as she practically 12f8770e5a growled,fa696c2198d5665f

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“Yeah, I’m a maid!”0327d98671c1b96d

Uh… but youarea maid. Why are 2adf27d161 you getting 37eb9132b0 mad?ba8060286bad9b69

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She looked ready 7c58398232 to break free c47b9e5b2e and attack him d0ab16b2cc any second.8b0ddc3477ab81b2

Mathieu, clearly thrown off, f973c4a617 frowned.9c4e360837cbffb7

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“Your maid is a bit rude…”67a65864617d1465

Before things got worse, bf55e66bb7 I sighed and looked ae9f33090b at Mathieu with irritation.f9922e8de6fc649d

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“If you’re done with your business, please leave.”cde47e752873dd8d

Mathieu rubbed his f8a4d83683 neck, looking conflicted, a4f8170df2 then turned to 1c5c35adbf go.44f2a458f836e937

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“Fine. I’ll see you at the ball.”164bb021709afe77

Wait—who said 7af7a9b77d I was 91a834f361 going?!cc5f2c3656beba13

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I didn’t bother answering 95b4c20285 and instead focused on 1a566dc5a9 dragging the fuming Sabrina 967ca27b0f back into the mansion.9eebbe85a29d3445

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