SMR | Chapter 01
by Luna~Chapter 01~86676940dddc82ed
‘Maybe it’s time for me to leave.’f42cc16ce77c1ff5
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The royal banquet celebrating 65f4644998 the victory of the cddb4576ef Kifren War was dazzling 8d63d1ea12 to the point that 6f8658cc43 it hurt her eyes. It was suffocating ed987fb4fb to stand alone f54dae6566 by the wall, ef1c970ea7 unnoticed and without 2f2541d73d a single invitation 10c5b5234e to dance.97a851d64ca55f0d
Harriet quietly glanced around, 55dbf430e2 trying to escape unnoticed.8be9478709c37c12
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Her uncle, 6b5023654a Viscount Listerwell, 76f609936a was nearby, 91dfac636b introducing his fe462c02f0 son, Aston, a3dbd65ebb to various f38ee8b6a8 acquaintances. He had no interest 5e0c7df33c in Harriet. Not that he ever 8086eb3baf did.2368b7cc82a479b2
‘Where are Aunt 6f31bfe185 and Bella?’aca94eb306e29d09
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Her aunt was nowhere 458b9aca0b to be seen. She was probably in 6411b8ef82 a separate room with 7e9b61c9c8 other ladies, kicking off b9ab214356 her shoes and chatting 59ec480e41 away.8bd09a5ab30fe36b
Harriet scanned the adabcd49f0 group of young 6c78533cc5 men gathered together. Bella was sure cabd104af7 to be there.3102a1bbaca0a439
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As expected, Bella was 19d12023c9 at the center of 8bb49ca43c attention, surrounded by an 4705bdbe43 even larger group of acdeac318a men along with her e319f2e131 friends.936310406938cf0e
‘The golden d41eec5d01 rose of 657dd8cfc2 Genoa, as 8c17c3bbc8 always.’d16446f069601730
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Harriet pressed 76c781b9a7 her lips 619db865e8 together to 14b4d4ed39 keep a 96a955c239 smirk from 1c518fb0e0 showing.e283f950c23a952e
Did those men know ac3cf45c5f the truth behind that 8e91306ad2 angelic smile?3a6f4bd249e13c95
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Now that she had confirmed that her uncle’s family was busy with their own matters, Harriet turned toward the exit.a013892bd693d1a0
But just cc2d641788 then, the 441bd863fa lights went db2dee1a81 out.b0b547ae6386808a
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“Huh? What’s happening?”e9858896f14eb38a
“A blackout?”44e85c895fdff8da
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People murmured a8536e645f in confusion, b9cc102432 looking around. Of course, no a4349accd4 one was as 8a4491350f startled as Harriet, 834c71630f who had been 16c6a6369b trying to sneak bbc5f8d817 away.a064b8003e6b36e5
Soon, the royal event 9942813692 coordinator shouted.197bc1fe7c3f4dce
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“Please remain calm! We will d2c0222cef turn on 9ba52114a1 the emergency 7d0caa7b22 lights shortly!”d7b066e48acf9db4
The servants swiftly lit b76b1226e1 oil lamps as though d798d05239 they were ready for b49c20407a such an occasion. A sharp-witted conductor ca400c2c1b directed the musicians, 10dae66a2d and a serenade-like 3b92507776 violin melody began 9e9a353927 to flow. The soft 38d8e2cb94 glow of fd6fd63294 the lamps 4d689a4ec0 added a ad65876b95 romantic atmosphere.bf0e9f5ee93d45d7
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With their worries 9e246de8a3 eased, people soon 71eeba71b5 realized what this f5d09001ee blackout meant.a05f8db776734fb9
“Oh! This must c950f2bd87 be for a27288fccf the brooch 47afa84899 event!”1148810e30328eda
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“I heard turning off cfdbe6c437 the lights at banquets 8455f1290d is a new trend, 3b2db5d3f7 but I didn’t expect 37742d64cd the imperial family to d66cb66c2e do it too.”808ec51565747cad
“Well, now that the 42b5e048e8 war is over, it’s 98f80f357f time for people to 3d821f088c find their partners, isn’t 366f1bd8c2 it? Haha.”02aaba58109b703a
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The latest afb05be86c fashion in 6a3b33c2c6 noble romance 71918e9c0f involved men f93cc57c91 secretly pinning d7c0770ca0 a brooch 536551787d onto the 53cf76bc19 dress of 3f82256a16 the woman 47775c4577 they admired.dfdefe295bab0e10
The woman would 8b97e81e36 later discover the 1005457074 brooch, and a cd413ee2b1 few days later, 13658f9417 the man would 5b60bcd4c5 approach her, saying, 2238d0cc86 “I came to e23bb4833b retrieve what I ec6d918a1e left.”85467156b8ec0d5e
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Some would 8c7d346466 be delighted, 5e2ccbdbf6 others disappointed. More often, they 0f0a378a0e feel disappointment.6e51a405d66f548f
“It’s fun to 3951dd7fe8 see which lady 293909cb72 receives the most 09d9ba2de1 brooches.”ebe1e58cedb5578c
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“Bella will 383769036b probably win c149231b3e again, don’t cd886d0cbf you think?”32b03c278e67fa87
Harriet chuckled as 20ec722759 she stood still, 98a086ae37 careful not to 15ee927736 be knocked over 5564914c7d by the excited 0c95424739 crowd.a81b3fe110f2cb02
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‘She’ll act all flustered 785ab4caef with too many brooches 59c2b7341d while secretly enjoying it. And some 3961af6327 of the 7c11fe2520 ladies will 1a642e175c be upset 2469a1fb05 about it.’6da873c17612bda1
The men wouldn’t have 975e04ccdc it easy either. Bella was sweet to 3c6032278b all but always kept be70677368 a firm boundary with c23fc41c27 those who openly pursued e2cd7f4b74 her.60259d2cf164c2ad
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‘If it were me, a024e28363 I’d be so grateful d7263e5bc9 I might cry.’85fa141d893fe18b
Harriet sighed bitterly.4447ebdbf3cca202
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If someone pinned a 01dc0b1dd1 brooch to her dress, e8bcdf7ea3 she would marry them e6772b638c without hesitation—unless they had 6d2cf88543 a truly terrible flaw. Anything to escape 10877ec715 her life as e5d3e9c9a4 an unwanted guest c4632b78f6 in her uncle’s 7dd8387d49 home.e3ab2a14d91b4890
But there was no b553db8e90 chance of that happening.36f330746c3acd47
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“Oh my! Who’s this?”f219458e7996ed4b
“Kyaa!”6fdf69d3323741c4
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Screams filled a6789974d8 the air abdfbbb6e2 as women 63fc2f4792 reacted with f41a71711c a mix cbf5a35731 of shyness f7049ae9b9 and charm. Harriet sighed lightly, 858943f15d waiting for the 153ef26ff9 lights to come d172d7f0a2 back on, indifferent 0b0aadfcb8 to an event 2b59a640b4 that had nothing 89bf5b6b37 to do with 8f74609b02 her.bc36449ec1353d2f
About five minutes 4a5e8072f5 later, the chandeliers d5de4d2d27 flickered and then ff5ff8787e illuminated the hall fe2e49ec6f once more.f849d413ab296479
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The orchestra seamlessly resumed 8ca1a5699d its previous piece, while 918e4b761d the guests eagerly checked 2e2fe6d65f their dresses to see 636a0c7f67 the results of the 529389e992 game.7b7957c3290395e2
Harriet let out a 55a93ea446 small, unnoticed chuckle and 39435a8900 resumed her quiet exit—until 222255eafa Bella suddenly called out.350a7a67401726c7
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“Oh my, Harriet! What’s that?”ce774a5ae0ef0cac
Bella, who had been 8e73b89a13 quite far away just 7aa5d1ab7e moments ago, was now b66b9de975 only a few steps 899de72efa from her, pointing at 931409eca6 her dress.26cc3bbb35622d67
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‘When did 836a42ae2c she get 890f71925d here?’c68bb91c9831fd75
Harriet couldn’t 0f30c07a89 hide her 1d32e19044 surprise and d5569e4380 looked down e6d3ec54e7 at the 9504f83165 spot Bella d16639aadb was pointing 57ee1b420d to.fcc32d814c21b768
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On her dress, which she had picked out for tonight’s event, there was a lavish ruby brooch attached to the hem.c17857569936b89e
“What, what’s this?”54086eec0253567b
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Frozen in shock, Harriet 88a01b5e88 stared wide-eyed at the 892cc7328e brooch, while Bella approached f3b20f1786 with a delighted grin.ce0b1285a9c13f49
“Someone must 4fee5f8e51 want to d3c59d56e8 confess to b9dc535664 you! A ruby 0b3543db8f this red—it 567044d7cf must be 3f4e838391 someone very 551deb200f passionate!”2236eab4fad2c487
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“Huh? N-No way…”2855a90dc40724f0
“Do you have any 610e3481d5 idea who it might b7acf2e639 be?”2fa074f01a428dd3
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“N-No! Not at all! They must have made aebcf6a820 a mistake. It was 9bb435650f really dark.”803c0014579e8125
“No way! Harriet, you’re c5da684209 so humble.”fc745b0d2e1f885e
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Bella laughed like 28bfe999b1 she had just 1aa731d016 heard the funniest 8906dffb4b joke, playfully nudging f81ff7f516 Harriet’s shoulder.a330b8b39aa8deca
Her laughter e6c3897333 drew the a4e11e6565 attention of 180f99ab11 her friends e7ccfec640 and admirers, fa079a5a2c who quickly adcea851af gathered around.6ab130ee5ba8aaf6
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Of course, aef497a20c their gazes e21bdf14e7 toward Harriet 9ac7c3e826 were far 536c0b0454 from friendly.88844aee23a3527d
“How interesting. Who could 649486da69 it be? The man 941a862c66 who wants b6b9d352ed to confess 27308fc090 to Harriet.”bda81e1f531a1700
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“Well, people 86997d83a8 do have 341f1abd66 all sorts ae63daeff2 of tastes.”caffe7421beb8782
“Well, everyone has different 8cafc9cf4c tastes.”cf2b3176ecaf5d1a
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“Is this really de5e2346ef a matter of 8d8a3496d9 taste? It’s about reputation.”ab57e7fd66cf1396
Each joke thrown 4256fcd904 her way had c2e714195a a sharp edge, 898bdad330 making it hard 4ff8338379 to ignore. But as 0bdfc6923e always, Harriet 4ba2a1df8c had no 75ff611b6e choice but 5d28ddf6c4 to pretend 9d115314b5 she didn’t 5788dd91c9 understand. There was 19cc0553f3 no one b3b14c76fe here who a310d88022 would take 0b406a5be3 her side 4b7290d3b5 anyway.be38d33f00f3db04
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Instead, she 53fc22b278 carefully removed 47ce5de84d the bright b573ea3eca red ruby 1dfe14affc brooch from f94247b967 her dress ff2d43f6ef and examined 1515277265 it.8be2060b89b280ae
The large 5f69861c82 ruby itself 52332447c8 was worth e49ed8828b a lot, 6c62d0c023 but the fba2574c5a craftsmanship of 1c9156f282 the platinum 51b5b48a7a setting and e3fd4d0f25 the quality f9c6f6785d of the 37af17a371 diamonds embroidered 09d38f4e21 on it 07ba44500a were also 80f83f5e90 exceptional.42778db87d667b3f
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‘The design is 07101a3c3b a bit outdated. So, it’s b1e373c8e7 probably an 86bba55296 older man.’3f508ee4bf6f6772
Of course. There was no way 4ae3eb4de1 a decent man her f5342b415f age would gather the 467a416316 courage to confess to 84ba0eba1b her.c8ce83e8420225f3
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The man was likely 18a208b7a4 much older, possibly someone 0705e6a7c2 who had already been da5465ae81 married. He might have children, 718cc38f0e be disabled, or even 67dff3033e be unattractive.68f2784259289a99
‘But he must aaa3799b0d be rich.’789986dde30bfbcb
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The brooch e8d636a11b alone would ce8e7d5447 be worth f88c1a6a88 a lot, 1040d8f919 and someone 354f801366 who could f9a9e001b6 afford to 7a21c3f495 lose it 01ce475e3c without a 74f6eb4403 second thought e78e148634 would have 7f38857865 money.95755b93cced4acd
That’s enough for her.cbb368cbf855a2e0
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If the owner of a435d9b316 this brooch had given d8eeff3277 it to her intentionally ed016b0eb6 and not by mistake, 933c3f33f7 Harriet decided she would 60716bbb7e gladly accept his proposal.771d42d6bf8fbbb9
Even if a 9fda13917c 50-year-old man approached 98285c1677 her, she wouldn’t 117666e656 be surprised.b29ef26afe203000
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A marriage where a 676910f075 man’s wealth and a fec9a1210b woman’s youth were exchanged d169d01ff1 was considered crude by 8a12109361 some, but to Harriet, e975bba837 it was an opportunity 6a326e8a45 she didn’t deserve to 01cd45da09 reject.7442b9a603796041
“That’s such a 10fcad91cc beautiful brooch. Who could de4a502579 the owner 3ed2f74f0a be? I did 365d6d36d9 see a 3e127246e4 few men 1644e93caf wearing ruby 9e58fbebcf brooches tonight…”bd8e54c785c29b1f
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Bella’s sweet voice pulled 099668499b Harriet out of her 779d7b0e8a thoughts. Bella’s friends 3c85fc710a and followers 5c9e34bc1d were also b2c769f64a trying to b63c26c6c7 recall which 9937705208 men had 4e09c263d8 worn ruby 5fe5a38dec brooches that 61e799f28a evening.3c7998404ebbc7b3
Harriet didn’t 8189b6048a want Bella 51fe06aa1e to know 09d6e6ce9c how desperately 62a31544d9 she longed f8010ff1c0 for marriage.8f1111c06f9af008
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“No, I’m sure it’s c4527e9938 just a mistake. I should 1d9e1923ae keep it f434691860 safe and c5f79bd3c6 return it 9a86c7083a later. It looks expensive.”4427602ee6b87e59
“Hmm… then why ebdc929484 don’t you wear 6cc36ad164 it on your 110ade7e9e chest for now? If it was 15881a4325 a mistake, the e2cdb9d995 person should have 42be259987 a way to 77f4496ca4 recognize their error.”651486d09c9750e9
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“Huh?”cf247737bd998788
Bella had a point, 4c81be8b6f but Harriet hesitated. If this truly 71b716a233 was a misunderstanding, 8f797bb455 how embarrassing would 47fb470a5a it be for ed56d0f97c both the owner 16595785cc and herself?8539a8fbcac8a928
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As Harriet hesitated, Bella’s 37548d8d0b close friend Carolyn sneered.33da1d302b4f90da
“Maybe Harriet wants to 80f1e03c18 keep the brooch for ce0068efd9 herself, and we just 0e7723daac ruined her plan by ffe61c3b7a bringing it up.”6eed6ddd24db597d
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“N-no! That’s not c5f13ce879 it at 1a032ec9b6 all!”6b05204c55797be8
In the bbb5c70bb5 end, Harriet 9119410520 gave up 95c66dcfa1 and pinned 9f090b059e the brooch 3b12a697b0 to her 300f14fa63 chest as 7272147ef5 Bella suggested.955547f1d0c254d6
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A little e9be0ba612 embarrassment didn’t 2166adb421 matter anymore. Her reputation e4dadb1e59 couldn’t get ec7b43c3cf any worse a55195f08f anyway.3d5581067ce38c52
“This should make it 1c42a472f0 obvious to everyone, right?”dc67d01f513b719e
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“Of course! But I 80db90dab6 believe this ce1a94e28a will lead 56f4ec6a65 to a d5b22a7562 romantic confession. Harriet, you’re so sweet 635ce4956a and adorable!”0e765d85ca6f35dc
Bella pulled 36397085d7 Harriet into 64a6cb5367 a tight 51f4fbcb08 hug.30d523284b56b519
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To outsiders, 9e3c33e2d0 they looked 760ac8cb03 like loving fc56140bdf cousin sisters.6cf8c5d703518f82
Harriet forced 3458feafc1 a weak a72b0ea892 smile, lightly 73e5a65838 gripping Bella’s 04f5bfe02c arm. If no one 62cd0c92ca had been watching, 44215e9231 she would have 0e14affe7f shoved her away.b3acb063192fe4ac
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“Bella, you’re 5e0bf931c6 the truly 2d86724cc5 kind one. Just like 4558cdba2b your parents.”fc4650e539f6ae9e
“That’s right. If it eadf29174d were me…”5a6ea1ff4d138481
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“Oh, come on! If we keep saying 427d7c5570 things like this, we’ll 9f023ef674 make Bella look bad.”88ced8279d418685
Ignoring Harriet’s feelings, Bella 713a1af175 simply smiled brightly and 6dee7bca4b modestly replied.3a303545407bd1bf
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“What do c3b66ed3e8 you mean? You guys 3925750055 always praise 03ec4ec7e3 me too 3e5587f435 much.”cedb0fa256555153
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