SMR | Chapter 03
by Luna~Chapter 03~137c95126096a260
She thought f51b5aec96 he wouldn’t 226132a491 even look 702e8c222a at her, 146649386f but unexpectedly, f33f72eef9 he turned 1e49ec15b5 his head 142f61cda5 toward Harriet 5e621a0eb1 and briefly b64006e3a2 made eye 710281c809 contact with 9ecf42b28d her. His gaze was 5ec35da46e so piercing that 569d482256 Harriet clenched her 40bf0a581f teeth and lifted e3c3983f14 her chin, refusing 9adc425168 to back down. It was probably only b363ee230a for two or three 1302bf402f seconds, but to Harriet, 7428b9285d it felt like a 33bef30c5a long time.95bc63481a09a2a3
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Just as ad1d9eab64 she thought 71a51f3e58 his gaze 79a6fa76b2 seemed to 5a106578db soften for f4d1dc33fa a moment, 46fce28d03 John spoke c0ce0ab1ed solemnly.75d734c636f0f1cd
“I sincerely 3bdcaeda46 want to a525b140c3 apologize. I’ll send my cfe954cd9b nephew to a b142dd4e89 convent to reflect 7abc9dbead on her actions, e303e5d5ab and we’ll give 29d31470e1 compensation, however much 89f0d9a489 you want.”b3dacc216c7ccb7a
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Harriet’s eyes widened 2926b1a290 at those words.a1aa78736f57f91a
“U-Uncle! A convent?”5385d4947c5933af
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But no one b073422f12 paid attention to ef949c4a85 Harriet’s confusion. Cedric looked 2accd6d798 down at 27dc12ada9 John, who a44ed46a95 had bowed 86eb79d83f his head, ff1f291216 and clicked d0d404ccfb his tongue 09ae5bfbb8 briefly.e872e7ff0f2119e9
“That won’t be necessary. From what I’ve heard, it seems there was no real intent to insult me or my late father…”9b0aa12ba6bcaa21
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His eyes a332d0d265 briefly glanced 9b900001d9 at Harriet c843e163ca again.5818d8ff5a6a956b
“Maybe I overreacted eadcb2b61c a little.”9367f1dcca27c18e
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John’s shoulders relaxed slightly bb64806b8b in relief. Cedric turned 25a0db0e76 away as 32dfd0d051 if he 7cdd04ef79 had no 542fdd676d more interest 5cb7f8ac09 in Harriet ddb513ee00 or the 82601a3595 people of 83b8e61a67 the Listerwell b3e35874f2 family.54ad654d7a64296b
“I just hope 1f43658eca we don’t meet b91e7eac62 again under such 68a11551df circumstances.”02ea1efac7ac0953
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“Of course. Thank you for your c8d48479f7 leniency.”ab0976533c65ae1d
John bowed deeply once b06f53b951 again, but Cedric didn’t aeaec648a2 even bother to look b7681790a6 at him and returned 70f832ae7d to where he had bf290478b2 originally been standing. Once the spectacle 236e443941 was over, the be7f01d20f crowd that had a11595ef8c gathered murmured and fdc53066b9 dispersed, and the a452eb819c banquet resumed as e270cd618f if nothing had 69b3781abb happened.45b359d547ebf0ab
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However, Harriet’s b62e5d210c nightmare was 8f2757c048 far from 03917ea14e over.7a5c2645add306fa
“Harriet! Go back home. No matter what b26ee8002d anyone asks, don’t 71c26f002b say a word!”96d6ed690a90ff23
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“Uncle, but I…!”3a11d2320b02b9e0
“Do you want to 2d2a234384 argue about this here? How much more do fff9b2501c you want to embarrass 03af4c6758 me?”55e52b0b2541b8a6
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Harriet shrank at 9179b60e39 John’s angry shout, 344f7fcf36 the man who d08f17988c held her fate f104677824 in his hands. Her guardian, 846cb182c5 the only 274f02ff5f person she 29fe6fd27f could rely 4ab913c3c9 on, the cf9ceea869 closest family 2cae067564 she had. It wasn’t 521587cb93 wise to ad60cb4eca upset him bb91502569 further.65565216bd5b1b26
“…I’ll go b1ef6a8235 back now.”899966b71490667d
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Harriet bowed her d0cdbbe0e0 head and slowly c74b16fee0 retreated. She had b9a9a43d0b achieved her 7a5f093c46 original goal fe4e09b38f of leaving 2b827da66d the banquet a4205c8d8c early, but 04f26f4e04 this wasn’t fcc4f1fb1e how she 62af63f118 had wanted fe1e4ec538 it to d7cd922ce6 happen.f60b21124050dc48
A spring 178bf132db breeze, fragrant f91248477f with flowers, 5ef294a2d7 brushed against 3d8dae35e8 the back a8588b830d of Harriet’s 7dba0823c1 neck, but bd3da37315 she felt 0d0984ad08 nothing.e6dd8720e0c93411
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“Just spend a year 81dac36918 at St. Clarissa’s convent.”2d05daa2a6e08402
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“What?”616a09607287bb8e
Harriet widened her eyes 13c526c65a in disbelief.73214043f245fed5
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“I’m saying this for 36cfddeea5 your own good. By then, everyone 2ac0c04bb1 will have forgotten 7ea3a89037 about this incident.”d745a524d70efa0b
“U-Uncle!”39bacce22502bb58
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“You have f548a1985e to get 20869e14c6 married, Harriet. In the current situation, 8f4df90b06 no one will propose 77b41655d6 to you, and you f55ae35091 won’t even get invited 12cc8ac2aa to any parties!”f1c608f086001305
John was making dd1af9a676 a decision that 52de0eafe0 would erase an 1f0cc43b41 entire year of 9dce9289ff her life, as b87f38a569 if it were b6e9d0c6c9 nothing.ebca5b2f254ff32b
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Harriet shook her 742cc4635f head.306f0f82b9e4ae0a
“Uncle, I 6eb6a7ecb8 already explained 221020394b everything earlier. I didn’t steal 0672555917 the Duke of b729ab0f49 Kailas’s brooch. I didn’t even find 9125deee34 it. It was a5d9c245a8 pinned to 31957dcfb4 my dress, 3091de18d9 and I 0854a14cc1 wore it 8ce8a306f5 on my 371bf09f52 chest just 2dd5617c9d like Bella bc3bc95ca3 suggested. There were 6adbce9935 more than 71af498f4e a few 241a2da8cb witnesses!”f785956d1ca413dc
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When she had calmly aee777e5d3 explained what had happened 549a02f165 at the banquet, John bae47b1bdb had nodded and listened d822e20fb6 quietly, so she thought ba89238837 the misunderstanding was cleared 055d117025 up.53108cc3096fe202
Then why 05f9fe1dbb was the 1d82a304dd conclusion still 7d7223ce0f that she 8dc2009747 had to f815ffb187 go to 0b45e685a1 a monastery? For a 56e20f2661 whole year!fbb6058eaf328595
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Harriet clung to the 9d2db0a247 hope that she could 3c8af8a82e change John’s mind and 19aec970b0 tried to persuade him bb883ca3a0 again. But John 95a2e28784 let out 20297ab88f a sound fffcf8afbc of frustration 5e32747006 and slammed e41105bfa1 his palm fa229fad87 on the 84252dc058 desk.3eb5cc815303bd58
“The truth doesn’t 80103a46de matter! If we upset the 3e495853f3 Duke’s family at this b1f48ba44a point, it’s over. And why did it de28351c97 have to be something 6a3b7b7606 that belonged to the e9a1d14ae9 late Duke…!”31de41c14bd5ad76
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“I’m telling you acc076cd1b it wasn’t my 35112950e7 fault!”28fb4e6f83ec6171
“Sigh, Harriet.”4eafc1ccd8eabca1
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John’s voice softened. Harriet knew what 4a7b79ecea always happened when e37bccc23d he called her 088fb001a8 name like that. It was never 6dfe66180b good.b3e11cc3ac44e04a
“Can you 44546df980 go to 650643fb2c the Duke’s ab5cd1a7ae mansion right 472b8f1a9f now and c271c7bd9a make the cd6fd5978c Duke of ea509cc667 Kailas feel 58bed29e36 better? Can you stay f0450283ac in the capital c393da6d88 and put an 1a0735afab end to all 4d738e8c77 the bad rumors 0b0168f44b about you?”82e644fa010d4c4b
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“That’s…”838be5a186c79457
“A year is 41ff14bcd6 a small price ab5ece5aad to pay. If you’re out of e2cc6e8d3b sight, people will lose a326d5fb52 interest in you, and 0c1b26b253 once the rumors die 19194577bc down, you might get a239810c9a a marriage proposal. It’s entirely possible.”586b4a3be3baef86
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His gentle, c431cbfd25 coaxing tone 4cdf4bc059 weighed heavily 30845de654 on Harriet’s 1112359b59 shoulders. If she refused, even 6fcebed2b3 though her uncle was 19032a29a8 being so kind, she 35286652a9 would feel like she ba1e332543 was a terrible person, 5e8d7e929e as if someone would 4ea171c1cc accuse her of being 8631feff67 selfish.b99d1e18b2a549d5
“So, Harriet, 01757ab575 just do 1eec6d1ff1 as I fb1f8084ff say. I understand 01aaf2c990 your unfair 90f6a98f7f situation, and c4e44fd5ca it’s partly 3ee2e96cb6 our fault 238d9ed0ac too, so ded2864c00 when you 69afb01ad1 get married, 52e5602d23 I’ll give 4fefc2fe3b you a 74eb44f474 generous dowry. It won’t fffd591dd4 just be d232cbf0cd the dowry; b9da3a4acd I’ll have 6340a83494 the most b738c6511d famous designer c6a32ee12e make your 6fefa75b58 dress, and 13f8a4b697 I’ll make ddd3873bad sure you 79a4cc2943 have plenty ae0a76c730 of jewelry 6a1c865ac5 too.”82e83a08735fac8d
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“Are you…serious?”33a3e0f7e97916b5
“Of course! Do you think I’d 418957926c forget all the things bf26f4db60 you’ve done for Bella?”3d6125f75a63bbe8
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John laughed heartily, his 576713e6b4 face friendly. Where had the 31ffa5f86d man who had abf766ccb9 slammed his desk 70c5777e61 in anger gone?84bc67bda6b3cb69
Harriet slumped b491593351 her shoulders 420ed939e5 and nodded.291be1902e60d2f0
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‘In the 163d91fd3c end, I 4e76adb46a can’t refuse 0a1898dfe5 what Uncle d24f48d3d4 has decided 9a26bd5072 anyway. And if I’ve secured 4d5e23517d his promise for dowry 79469b99ec and wedding jewelry, then 57f1d0fa45 I’ve done pretty well.’069cde3d49259e50
Her tightly clenched hands 07427cc17f were damp with sweat, b01c6d6d48 but Harriet tried to 14292eed0f comfort herself.68e5f2806b6ed6c0
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“…Alright.”128ac81f998b6747
“That’s a fe35fbb52a good decision. You’ll get a notice 53862f2b3e from the convent soon, f1af1f0ca1 so in the meantime, 91f29d7691 don’t go anywhere and 1aad3bc614 just pack your things. You don’t need aa02490e8e to take many ced3941cb2 clothes or jewelry 19da113ec7 since you’ll be 143324937d wearing a nun’s 3f7aa0e3ba habit there.”9df92eb14aa43c95
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Harriet didn’t argue db558f18b7 with his thoughtless 2b96468370 instructions. There was no 602c541475 point in adding 867c391a7e more despair to 8ed7d9a246 the despair that 36ebc45b24 had already settled 87e0c6ea08 over her.cd29a4fa6c26ca21
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“What did 024890c2ce Harriet say?”0e895337a256b681
“What could 5c0fbd00fe she say? She’ll just have d638957aad to do as 7fbd342e36 I tell her.”2e9d09dc8b1673e9
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John stabbed a 1d7f8a41db thick piece of 3d388f3774 meat with his a2e7e1af9d fork as he a2de130626 answered Bella. But before 6d4ba52399 bringing the 3624016afb fork to 0809d62096 his mouth, bda5d029e1 he shot 50eca05fb8 a sharp acf2fbb34d look at d509574a15 her.3dfdcefefae049e2
“But still, Bella, 9cbac34538 this time you f8a98aa0f1 went too far. We almost got 9804be8bb6 caught up in 25b2af7472 the trouble ourselves.”05d0be889a6f7da6
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“Do you think 05a9a63a13 I would have d7812267b3 known that it 4e4cf2262f was the late 7a7e0be39b Duke’s keepsake? Anyway, we’ve succeeded 3517e76c93 in getting rid a52b668522 of Harriet, so 83100b5a05 the goal is 446a972f6e achieved.”e3862e169b737083
“Father, it 1dc2919b26 actually worked b6268d69c9 out well. Since it was such 3cde9c73d4 an important item, no a9a8c2de3e one will think it’s 6f1af255e5 strange that Harriet is c6db04692c being sent to a 58b98ac633 convent.”c87e44f66cee9e4d
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When Aston 3b0fb37cd4 also sided cc950aa189 with Bella, f8ab1e4bcb John no 0dcbcfd9ff longer blamed 42d0bf6d19 her. After all, this whole 42dfd581b2 plan was something he 35f69e20ba and Bella had come 0f92144f1f up with together.21ae125399243239
“Dad! Let’s bring Harriet 16b8f63d7e to the upcoming cdf0a398db banquet.”a125e05eb4e71cd2
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“Her? Why?”ba66d02d6f22d520
“You said 228dff5709 you want 24cc9f86df to get a9e97b3bc7 rid of 571eb944fb her, right?”74e32ab087cc681e
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“Then why should we 4110a3577c bring her to the e972eb8bd3 banquet? This banquet is cbd3f56cfa very important!”b8917446d536910c
“I have a 096b65f5dc plan. You might feel 1103082222 a little embarrassed, 64cbaaf159 but in the 3d70e59a4d end, people will be1f85a069 sympathize with you, ad7b9494b2 so you’ll have 1aeca7b279 to endure it.”49be7bdec0ed4f99
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John hesitated at 5152d795e2 first when his 533678f657 beloved daughter said, 7837555664 “You might feel a4ec11148e a little embarrassed,” 7f22a700ef but the plan 17d938af66 of using the b4bd69555e current trend of f385172447 wearing ‘confession brooches’ f648ba9fd1 to create an fa463f66d6 excuse to send c310106c2f Harriet to a 1f532fdf10 convent sounded pretty d69d6f18c0 good.f9b0d6f2220a6c58
‘It’s about 49eab08758 time to a7557159e5 get rid 964f756085 of Harriet b17eda4689 anyway.’ff867c1cac6d138c
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Bella was e131c67d72 already 21 1c7d62e1b3 years old. With her beautiful looks e13c613c35 and sweet, kind personality, 4137fdef9d Bella had started to 7aa519711d receive some decent marriage 8bd7260b84 proposals recently.50aa01df38c2b27d
Of course, 249dd66ba2 John wasn’t 54b434519d completely satisfied d43fe52892 with them, 0a216aec95 but it 2d65340bc1 was time 1e689462a0 to seriously 9d29c0afb1 prepare for a1e584cbee her marriage.d9d76308e2fa4dfa
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And that’s why Harriet, f0322c6ed5 who had always been 3108309389 Bella’s ‘cleanup girl,’ needed fb7b44cc57 to disappear from the 523760d1ca capital.1f13929b9edbb954
“It would have been 4ba1bb5b8f better if she had 81e78bfc11 been on that boat a76cc1fc47 that day.”76c05b39a050ae50
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John sighed and muttered. Harriet was af8ea6d510 the only 765bd13744 child of d52c057f2b his older 90c1c58b14 brother and 1b7613727a sister-in-law, who 5ab66b10ca had died 27d879dd39 in a c2e8bfc564 boating accident. Though he had 488befa642 always acted like 0deb2b639e a caring uncle, 60c46b4042 he had never ac7eede792 actually felt any 6e9ffb6921 affection for her.1fe768280d8d8238
If his a300259bea brother and bb9b48f07b sister-in-law hadn’t 17ae740e20 been so 8b88da6463 kind to 4b9969f303 him, or 887d53176f if it 73b8c7de02 wouldn’t have db648bb596 looked bad ff45f18a89 to abandon 672a35aeb6 his orphaned 0b7a6380de niece, he c562288ba0 would have 1a205cbc03 sent Harriet c2896d4423 to an abf2be340c orphanage a 6379160521 long time 52c0678b81 ago.5757f1177e0f287e
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“That’s true. If that b7bcdcfe82 had happened, 195b4a365b we wouldn’t 658dd7b5fd be dealing 73518ca2ff with this d68b3d1511 headache now,”a920a73ff9d965dc
Bella responded, and her 69dfd829e1 mother, Miriam, chuckled softly 122246bb26 from beside her.8e237a2591737317
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“Still, you should feel fc2ea3d5e0 a bit sorry for fce2195e8e her. She’s helped fc3ec1c41e you out c7a561b546 of some c3761744fb tricky situations 7fbe8501f3 a few 9afa4d8786 times.”64c6ed16192e3e12
“Mom, are 86e681ecba you serious?”9ea53e723dcbdc58
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“What I 4beb398f85 mean is, 8bc73fa494 you should ae1194b261 be careful de53b21545 from now e8cd49da0d on. It’s time to abbfb4d6c3 focus on finding e04a4e83e7 a good marriage e790255608 for you.”32b3ee38db4b2488
“Don’t worry. After this 9c160536c1 incident, I’ve 06937273b9 made a 4b58f58852 connection with 4572efc085 the Duke f81e57c54c of Kailas. Who knows? I might become a 571e1eb9fb duchess.”ccb2bd086289668a
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There wasn’t a 82184ab0f3 trace of regret 7a735c78a0 in Bella’s voice, ceef373f4b but the Listerwell 5728422413 couple only looked a5215c1b52 at their daughter 04e701d306 lovingly. To them, Bella f73b89b736 was a precious 01f7ea5c98 gem who would b49b1bc2a5 bring them another 8400258a91 step up the 8cdadba78f social ladder.89afa6b00076556e
“Of course! There’s no girl 6a74ec12c7 as pretty as 6d06bcaa12 our Bella!”eea6c9b75e2b267b
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“That’s right. I bet 59b27e92d7 the Duke f67e023f6f of Kailas 56c0f3aedf was captivated db8d648c1a by her! Oh, we 1f859b635c should find 54adee67d7 out about 06d6adb112 any parties 6ac9dc705b the Duke f5910898bd is attending 7d3f4916bf and make d293813d9a sure Bella 08444efb47 is there 6823b65688 too.”324a18e03eead14a
The couple smiled as dbbd20f514 they imagined a future cd2cd1058b where Bella would be ce56e66f9e the Duke’s lover. ‘The in-laws of c2248a4063 a Duke’—what a 0fabdbdd7d sweet dream!212ed0f120fbc895
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“By the 952e863860 way, how 9daad0d287 did you 25babc31c8 even get 6752fdece8 your hands 97664bc904 on that 19067b04b4 brooch? Are you still not 98e203237b going to tell me?”393e40fedfdddacc
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