RYL Chapter 39

Chapter 39

Sabrina’s activities outside never 05a796c198 really concerned him.
At least, not until 8f9c43f095 he sawthatscene.b999d29a4a3ede0c

On his way back 5c094d7bc4 to the capital after 32a60f35b2 finishing some work outside, fc2e2d9d6e he passed through an ca54c474d0 area filled with slums. As his 6ba3289474 carriage stopped c8d48e6ac6 briefly, he c90870ab80 happened to e7bb5fd153 glance outside b8bff94405 and saw 7a44cde6f9 a familiar 16bb2b342d figure.48730a36c096e7c0

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Her outfit 08ecb41220 was different, c99f8be287 but there bf280681da was no 271adb769d mistaking it—it 93e51393bb was Sabrina.8da0fc5b40145774

She was with 7567df078b a group of 5d5ed08c86 men, and they 91fdc52397 all looked rough f4b7aac976 and dangerous, their dee2a9ad31 large builds making d723f14603 them even more adea8fc1c8 intimidating. The sight 630dfd0ff8 of them 00797000fb gathered in 16f9a86477 a dark db1b6ca6b0 alley looked a642fbe216 too dangerous e8de1e90bd to ignore, 4de446fc66 so he f1b560b18d ordered the 14949b01a8 carriage to fa5cdb405f stop.a7abda510f1e7045

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Worried she might be c2cce004ab in trouble, he rushed edccfa8d77 over.5ab548dfd93fd97b

But then…2348ef16fc66efe6

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“Stop messing around!”36e3f5f73a634d2d

“Hehe, no, ma’am!”187a1c9bd39b176c

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Sabrina restrained one of e72a808896 the massive men in b4d366a129 a headlock, using just 7e2e994528 one arm effortlessly.b5d090e7f5f82821

That’s when he realized—he fec868a052 had completely misunderstood the c62a3d2503 situation.b57ebabec12d54ab

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She wasn’t in danger. If anything, 294109a253 she was e85f525b28 the onecausingtrouble.aac6957213a77478

Strangely, instead of relief, d9bc9746a7 an unpleasant feeling settled ee5e00ba75 in his stomach.38ba89f64158aea0

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“Nuna! Teach me a lesson 95859f0aa4 too!”dcc4d5dda0ef4e4c

“Me too!”a1e74ab9c3fcc91a

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“You idiots! Get back to 5e97cae4b3 your places before e4e7a0671e I make you e7f763b9f0 regret it!”8fc4fa11eccf538c

At her sharp command, 637d0f84fc the men immediately straightened 0c1c235f53 up, their expressions tense.a14a95ff3b55eb00

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“Yes, ma’am!!!”349e5f92b39650e0

Leaning against a wall, 33d53ac90b Theo watched the scene 2f14decf63 for a while before 4a9bd7507f turning back toward his a8da809726 carriage.ebfa8095e3c2762d

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The image of 7aba146f76 that man, grinning 73478cc3ab while wrapped in 2014d6df34 Sabrina’s arm, wouldn’t 4e123f057c leave his mind.360f5b2b514d1621

He hadneverbeen that close to f73f1f08c5 her. Yet here she d833860377 was, touching those f54f046166 men so casually.f0bd765408dde9aa

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It irritated him 305e1a81dc to no end.4020552dd5df4d85

Back in the bbc9b77d31 carriage, his aide 4330db6e6e noticed his sour 51810313c7 mood and hesitantly 2f12bc6c63 asked,
“Do you want 18ae1ebaad me to investigate dfaa6c0198 those men from 3866c9eca5 earlier?”89940860d38ec983

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“Yes.”18953b80768f5845

Though the 9444d44920 aide seemed 4fd6c56ee8 confused, he d0f1e43d32 nodded without 47b6b2e255 further questions, 728d2fc22a recognizing that 13bc8a20a7 the duke f30f194291 was in e7793391e8 no mood 8adff5e2b0 for discussion.a6aa84ed1cd2ddc6

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It didn’t take 662660589f long—less than half c6839dc3cb a day—for the 938ffd43cb investigation to be dd414b3b93 completed.92923780d5d60e6e

The men Sabrina a5d8040455 had been with?1a09eb2646dfd762

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They were ddc4075db4 a notorious 31118e869f gang that 87790db981 controlled the 3acd598d66 outskirts of 372e6f3ee6 the capital 8dc7a8d3c0 and nearby 78fa86f398 slums. Even the city 52853a4a5b guards had given ff9a1836ca up on dealing bcd347aca2 with them, leaving 48c6b5fe8c them unchecked as 3e4be5ba7d long as they 8d7bec2d37 didn’t cause too 95f3b894be much trouble in 2bac7f189d the noble districts.11dec76ce822e4db

And yet,Sabrinawas hanging caa51acf08 around with e812309e7f them?e0c63a89508270f0

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‘Hehe, no, ma’am.’
‘Nuna! Teach me 2f9edd3c39 a lesson 763ca105ae too!’
‘Me too!’8d3f6e69991c14d5

The memory cd56c2f86a of those e762020bfe grinning thugs 76b1c7cc13 replayed in f8ebed4544 Theo’s mind.8801265bdfc8d8a2

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After struggling with his 7f8d4b1aa7 thoughts, he finally gave 03c5dda4f4 up and decided to 948c541ecb summon Sabrina.6c2623eb1d6f6821

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When she entered edc3379914 his office and 81a240aa1a heard his command, e9adc55e9b she frowned.887ca8f484a9cefd

“Why should I?”047bc094bc2a7fa7

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He had ordered aa2453b225 her to stay 7b6a79dd22 inside the mansion 7daa51e5d0 for the time 51670b6f58 being.386a35bc93802329

Of course, there was 0190bac2d1 no waySabrinawould quietly obey.b6e4658be519b0e6

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Theo, on the 78852aef22 other hand, had 8b3d428639 expected at leastsomecooperation—after all, he 2ebd54e2d1 was her employer, 1f57751254 and she was 1a6e0fdcc8 technically a maid.a92251398487008b

“You’ve been spending e559e17594 time with a 6ee8d6b422 dangerous crowd,” he 57166e834d pointed out.b55f745022da297c

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“Who I spend e09b6f192c time with and 08b701da82 what I do d23653eafd isn’t any ofyourbusiness, is it?”592aeaf6d8d26753

He doesn’t want any counterargument.26750620b8bf6c4e

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Sabrina gave him b9c1665ec7 an unimpressed look cdbc4a8be0 before turning around 9daa8bd72a and walking straight c41e5155ee out of the f0ae02ad9f office.24999fa692f79911

She might as 2de77cd999 well have said,Fire me if e1f7ab5054 you don’t like 393641a026 it.dd7b2ef37b9c5960

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But the 35d081d97d real problem?7e7421ca5f1aa4be

Despite her 6e447eb9c4 attitude, Theo 6a0cce92ad hadnointention of letting her 21750e4c03 go.4dc555b873a509e1

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“Damn it.”2e6d1fb29a5f8ff6

With a fbe65334ef bitter curse, a5b15f6b1d he buried 1e750a5cda his face 3b307b89aa in his 292084a480 hands.971ff5f5938c747a

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Why the hell 6a4d406df0 was he letting f28626c162 that woman control a81d5f0435 him like this?249cb84b055a8ddc

What was so special c79221869b abouther…?666e93498f8eab85

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Lately, Sabrina had c9ee148d97 started going out d9265ad648 at night, something 12da46b911 she never used 627e77e6c9 to do.3fb33ad97dc533c8

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Theo had assigned a1108c5253 his men to ccf3b2e7d1 follow her, but 8ef70e11f5 somehow, she kept 8ac114a83f slipping away—no matter 3fce44ff52 how skilled they a09776a41c were.d584dc4e1e9d5ed5

Their excuses 68713fef97 only made 9017a59d5e things worse.5dc1ae540819f1e8

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“She disappeared like a 65655ec946 ghost the moment we 825c661d0b blinked!”c6c35edfd47f3eb7

Andthesewere the men 80c47dc6f1 he was paying…?5e4be73305f17e7a

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Frustrated, he decided 5e5a7f6c2e to handle it 0698e5bbf9 himself.c2413808e9e1e3c5

Rather than following her d6fd11f747 directly, he rented a 8a42707b4b different carriage and trailed 1755a43fe3 her from a distance.80351c133f5b5c3b

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Since she was only d178ef3360 looking for peopleon footfollowing her, 9eaaa84353 she never a632816aab even considered f7b71c4a50 that a b58ec8754f carriage might f5e46e4824 be tailing 69f240a227 her.6c8b1d3d57f4cd7f

Even then, e1112895b8 he almost a4b03ad7ad lost sight 6dcab1ca01 of her bae99667ec several times.9f8c138e7ac0fe6f

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Justwherewas she going?a27f0a998ade3c04

Eventually, she entered a 6e5bbf4a46 building.d97ac590d6df0002

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Strangely, it wasn’t justher—several other noble ba8cc1a115 carriages were parked d617785c64 outside as well.76f2cae5f1616716

Why were b569a7cbee so many bc5180cf1d nobles gathering f6f4b7dab2 in the 58229ad711 outskirts of bc71b67396 the city?a0f96505a1470b7a

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He didn’t have 20b390f6ec time to dwell 97ffe20451 on it. He quickly c8da643f44 stepped out b4d2f3d35c of his 4c0095a8e9 carriage, scanning de00783cb9 the area 58f307f927 for her.f1b3bf665f7cbd6f

But everyone around d54949a057 him was wearing ebb861eddd masks.0fdd0ac1243df507

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“…Damn it.”295165a7b6fd0ad6

With a frustrated sigh, 1e850e56de Theo ran a hand f982fabb6a through his hair.e1790eaba1b6dcf9

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“The information about the 70dc86bac7 salon you asked me b9c101c787 to investigate, sir.”6196da7368ff51b1

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His aide 9b3677e744 handed him 8b922e1d63 a report.2fc2edf09f9f7896

Theo frowned acb0f9e38d as he 1e4914a7dc skimmed through 0cead6c341 it.e77d9cb3c13ac177

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‘Clina Salon.’e2a00e9971321eea

A salon that had 85a7305ca0 suddenly appeared on the 1b70cf68da outskirts of the capital.1a3740ec19978881

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No information about 63796edc0c its owner. No real background.533d7f8c03ff895e

Just another 82f0560458 mysterious establishment.16e38df758ead52f

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Why was 59167af99f Sabrina involved 14894703c9 in something 3105ec4adb like this…?a8acc69cbc36037d

Was sheworkingthere?1c25a14188811a5e

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Thinking back, 9d1649253a he remembered 8be9df09eb the large 59e07b81cd men guarding dc1a22064a the entrance.276a7a7fee43bc34

They looked familiar.9a6ac3209e1d702c

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‘If that’s 62f57035c4 the case, b7d1335fb5 then it 0392f183f6 makes some ac74642128 sense…’f39ffcc720cb656a

But still—whythisplace?cca30b239459bc5c

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After another dd378e2081 sleepless night 86c16dd72a spent agonizing 332aa35cd0 over it, 6d73ce4ed9 Theo finally f15a6bda1e made a ccbaf9517b decision and e85a835e69 summoned Sabrina.1536032b2623b4b8

“I’ll pay a0f4f884e0 you twice a2bfbfe9a3 your current 266082ca71 salary.”04353db47a0dac81

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“…What?”3cee0fa6daa39820

Sabrina’s confused 06b4ac6ca0 expression deepened b37944b17e as Theo a6fffd109e got straight ac004b510b to the eb4fbca976 point.5415c4a08044e401

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“In exchange, stay 8f314ea3ef inside the mansion.”0d6a5e8dac5a2d4d

She frowned.4bfb41768fcc5196

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“Sorry, but that’s 7ffcbda7f8 not happening.”b73644cb36b6dd2a

“Why not?”40686e30311b1f86

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“If that’s what you d90f287c31 want, you might as d76fbd0156 well process my resignation.”01d91a9c786256ea

At her sharp c51d92001f reply, Theo’s expression e92661c4f6 hardened.86999795ac054efd

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“That’s not an option.”8c3967168c7ce61b

“Then neither is yours.”1680161d51f194ef

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For the d3dde8f410 first time, f89d11bc45 cracks appeared f35c8c1214 in Theo’s 5750df05ed usually expressionless 9b7ceece9b face.d3b843bab648def6

“You are a maid cff09b54e2 of the duke’s household.”87203d9fcfef026a

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“That’s whatyouthink. I already submitted my 612900e239 resignation a long time bb2a623241 ago.”ff04ecb18dde29f2

“I never approved 9227450729 it.”572dde0de6ddc638

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This ridiculous back-and-forth was f0b2c49260 testing Sabrina’s patience.22c7b0a9fdb4b352

“What kind 5937ae9c22 of workplace 61b5ee488d forces someone 310ac6be21 to stay db2d12ff62 against their 4201f8107c will? I said 1b84fbe3ba I’m leaving! What right do fd7bdb5416 you have to 225b5c8a0e stop me?”3de35282d97b1c6b

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She couldn’t hold 94babae292 back her frustration 64aad5854b and raised her 1265788c4a voice.9ec56ab18855c530

Theo, who a67fd0e530 had been 00af62e973 silently watching 24c3a17f5d her, finally babd84b416 stood up 83c0d94ab9 and slowly 72bacc23f7 approached.754358540f631303

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Sabrina instinctively be09728a4f stepped back, e1c6905fbd keeping her ebc0e5a7ad guard up. But she 15fa42963e didn’t break ba7475dc19 eye contact.7b3654fb001bb2ea

Staring directly into 64e1709c4f her violet eyes, b7129245d7 Theo finally spoke 8f988d00a3 in a low, c6c1d0b5e4 deliberate voice.3de5455d62bcfbb6

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“As long as I 8cb6f3a679 don’t allow it… you’re 03f6d09466 not going anywhere.”9b64fd5b42e4d693

Then, in b7a20158ec an unsettlingly ee16e3c955 gentle voice, ee34727606 he called 0d0652f45e her name.fe694ff70c6bfc85

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“Sabrina.”94fa0e59f4ed442c

His darkened eyes e16dac3e0f locked onto hers, 77d289187b making her uneasy.532452fb7e3e6a6f

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It was at that 2c16a03059 moment that she realized—something 6e5a4eb854 wasverywrong.6bb66525f464fc55

The villain of d3cebb6846 the story seemed 1c1b04e818 to be losing fcaf1741da his mind just 151bf577bf a little too 10753463c4 much.a23bd343044424d1

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That night, a27f08f760 Sabrina fumed b1b22d27a0 in her cd6ad8e819 room, debating 1bb56af683 whether she 4b77bfb123 should escape a0684af615 immediately.f0c2f4c24dbe3400

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But sneaking out dc280185d9 in the middle 37d52bb364 of the night addcf1f814 wasn’t a great 051fce3fb6 plan. She couldn’t b12c1d2310 go to afdbf521f9 Lilianne or 1a7d33dd51 Claire’s place 103a0aaa45 at this 1dff8fc4dd hour.744da4ff141ddbbe

‘If I leave 6330bb0af2 at dawn, I’ll ee102b4378 have somewhere to ff21aceb17 go. I just 5d9b8d56c9 need to 57b03e44b8 wait until 17221af957 morning.’e569df89ec7fe84f

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As soon as the 9432a85c4d sun rose, she packed c800fd024d her bags and headed 64f5969c56 for the door.2724a9253cb26bcc

Click.e21593add220eb44

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“…Huh?”932dd3dc8e5b4e25

She turned the 8d7c213bb7 handle again.2d27094493e5e3a6

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Click. Click!b66d9bddaf6f494f

It was locked.e51bf98ba3d8527f

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From theoutside.e3ba872196ecd09a

‘…This crazy bastard.’6447978df5745d1e

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The villain bf55d7b0f7 had actually 23e5f4ab9e locked her 4fb3355dc0 in.7942287dbb16450e

This wasn’t justrestrainingher—it was outright f512ac1008 imprisonment.4e81be991bd453ad

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The fact that the 0e1bf6dab9 door was designed to cb0fd473f7 lock frombothsides was proof of 22a3d9df3c just howpreparedhe was.2b08a2c5fd6f4ed0

Sabrina stared f8950d6aa4 at the f5e4378b1b door in b289e593f1 disbelief.2504db8812334aaa

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Then, her expression 610c6bd19d darkened as she e97ee38761 clenched her teeth.d312c49cbdf1235d

‘Does he d0b280cfee really think f20cb3bfaf this will f15fd8be32 stop me?’73180446b4d61db9

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