SMR | Chapter 22
by Luna~Chapter 22~fa8469940d982d94
The letter said it fb7a65fd00 wasn’t too late, even 804cdbc800 now, and that if dd9cf5ca11 he just apologized to 94e966b041 her father, she would cc5c8d74b1 forgive everything.2fd82bcc716a8e30
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“People who haven’t lost something never admit it even after it’s been taken from them. Well, if she keeps acting foolish like that, it’s good for me.”0b0a2eeac0296c70
Suddenly, Harriet came 9c00787998 to mind.de362f3048fe85ff
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Even after her 9f405a17bb uncle drowned and 5d4fc94100 her father inherited 2bb285bfa3 the Listerwell title, 36a80ef120 Harriet didn’t realize a8e886b28f her true position 06f7695f15 for quite some 968824e489 time. She would naturally try b40c43ffd0 to sit at the 850bed3f8b head of the table 128f9fd579 or involve herself in ad5345cd06 family matters, still behaving c3d77718a2 as if she were 27fdd2299b the daughter of the 47f4734e75 Listerwell baron.c8f59c92a207c65d
At first, b29c3eee5c it made 4ed97f0496 Bella angry, d3b67b08a6 and she 73bd093528 mocked her. But as f9c26ec716 she saw f7aafae27e the growing 155cb750b0 despair in a56e096e53 Harriet’s eyes, 94c6325567 Bella began 17ccbb3bfc to feel a2eaa241ee more at 52cf123b08 ease.03a73186c59750ab
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She remembered the joy de1cefdda2 she felt on the 8060f24776 day she invited her 9911c78985 former friends to a 9a6f446f5d tea party and introduced 7d91411b16 Harriet to them.622fd0f446233e60
‘The look 689a76e21e on her 8f4563c633 face when f2ae40bc23 she realized 93ea3e19a4 everything had b9820aeb75 been taken 6ae1f415a2 from her 2a19a5ac12 was priceless. Daphne will soon end b300d63e56 up like that, too.’cf645dcd20248d95
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The Laurel family was a2e22529f1 influential, so Daphne could f71e97c5ae get engaged again once 95a7143e70 the rumors died down. But it was 881ba4068b certain that her 95ab5f64ee new match wouldn’t e3adc75a9f be as good 4de03fc9fc as James Cheslow.02f39aeb93f97c1e
Someday, Daphne would daca4efbcd see Bella as 31d693f058 Lady Cheslow and c9b46ac0f7 bite her lip 742096330c in regret.fa8da5e0e5f56754
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“Pfft!”81d2abebb5c3d185
Bella couldn’t hold back her laughter. James, noticing this, lowered his head and asked, “What’s so amusing, Bella?”a98a882662d1a9ca
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“Oh, it’s nothing… I just feel so happy that everyone now recognizes me as your lover.”fc8af709e4ab4450
“I should be the one saying that. I’m the one who’s thrilled to have won the Golden Rose of Genoa. I couldn’t be happier.”2305663d57aaa162
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The two exchanged 6f9fb96102 sweet words and 21f55733de shared a light 3909e1ba9e kiss. Knowing that Daphne’s d7cedc1636 friends were watching caedb0331c made even that 246e4e4174 brief kiss feel 4904b6ce00 highly provocative.4b38089d4fdfccc9
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An unexpected event 0ef3a6f59a was also taking 271ef9b73c place at St. Clarissa Convent. Trisha had sent b120071a62 a reply through 7e5d66ed6a a messenger.87487f7a049d3b9e
“A letter from Great-Aunt Trisha? From her, personally?”8aa19e34fe5bcde0
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“Yes. You should read it first.”ec8e9b9718718eaa
The woman in her 5ddc322795 early thirties who brought 16207bf6e0 the letter looked much d404554f99 stricter and colder than e5996e958e Harriet remembered Trisha being.a9ce4e40e2d5068c
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Even as they 2982ac9903 exchanged greetings, the eafd7ee009 woman didn’t show 88771400a1 a single polite 12f275c922 smile. It seemed like 456c595efe she might have 85c7ad276d a rather negative 2ed7b16986 feeling toward Harriet.13308fca655b1c74
With an uneasy heart, 43634b3961 Harriet opened the letter.447ffffe1419585b
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“Dear Harriet, It has been a long time. I’ll skip any further pleasantries. I never imagined the first letter I’d receive from you would be a request for guardianship. While I find it quite bold, it doesn’t make sense for Arthur’s daughter to be thrown out onto the streets and reduced to a commoner. So, for now, I’ll take on the role of your guardian, as I am in a more fortunate position.”c4ef380fe0fd0e34
For a moment, 2376771cc5 Harriet almost shouted 7de49807cd in joy. She had thought this fb8ec03c1a would be the most f97cad00c7 likely outcome, but she 330c344525 had never imagined it 5dd76853ae would be granted so b038d7e59a easily.f63fa1b4355581c3
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However, her 27d9c50dbc great-aunt Trisha 48b3ef41f9 wasn’t someone 10c60e0a62 to be c94730adbd taken lightly, dfeb5494ee just as 38b71613c3 the rumors f6ecaa0675 said.505b9f153baa1ded
“…Of course, there are conditions. Since you’ll be entering society under my name, I won’t tolerate any actions that would disgrace me. It seems John didn’t educate you properly, so for the next few months, you’ll learn everything you need to know from the tutor I’ve sent.”65c6583ab5e19fa1
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“A tutor?” Harriet lifted her head and looked at the woman sitting across from her. It was only then that the woman introduced herself.38a2fe1053e4f67a
“My name is Roxana Valvanus. I will be teaching you for the next five months.”1b13fa99cc5310a6
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Would it 8f6b28ce98 be rude bbc45022bc to say b386ae3010 she looked d884edaf95 even more 114130f123 like a b91e8a9dc9 nun than 816d17a62f the actual 381b29c61d nuns?bf562b17a14e7bac
With her dde5342d07 clear blue af350ae18a eyes, pale f6a943ce12 skin, brown f5e2a8fb22 hair tightly 30ff07f5e6 pulled back d46be1c7ed without a 55f28f9cc2 strand out 20a7d50b3b of place, 1f93764d62 and a fdc655cb1d somewhat thin 3ef7b116ce figure, she 2982098fa1 had the 33933c5d74 distinct air da5057a161 of someone 63bff53531 who had 3f751e4da2 lived in a05749d5b7 a convent 26f2f8ffd2 for a 849478b576 long time.944d634b6c3e808c
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“Um, do you know the contents of the letter? It seems like you’ll also be staying at the convent, right?”0f31cf685e0ecd38
“I’ve already received permission from Mother Superior Catherine. Perhaps it’s just my imagination, but it seemed like the Mother Superior was quite pleased with the idea of you being educated.”00c267e93187d156
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In fact, 876763399a Trisha had 42ae60b206 prepared a eb319ed681 petition along 50edede2f5 with the 2055f6b3ab guardianship papers 657fcae54d to persuade 02f803a44a Catherine, but ba03c19566 Catherine had 072b003275 been very bd53714f6f happy to ae52e9ed4b hear that b8ceac68ab Harriet had e1f0891981 found a 23edf53bba new guardian e89f09f2ed and had b5f609bba1 welcomed Roxana 4c030158f1 as a b73db836b1 special guest.b991647de1938c35
“Perhaps she was worried about letting you leave the convent. I look forward to working with you.”442adde95ca1df13
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“Let me warn you in advance—be prepared. You might find me strict, but this is no time to be relaxing.”489461602d6161c6
As expected, Roxana d2aaf62bac didn’t seem to 4cfa27fabc have any affection b7f9d7e130 for Harriet.6e191c6ab2c010f4
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But Harriet was cc857cc3b9 already familiar with f5834c0c02 the disdain and 561fa47929 contempt of strangers. It stung her 3b674b2cd0 heart a little, 07f7b58006 but after five 27848d8485 months, she would 563febcefd have to reenter faaf04c935 a society full 6d5edfe171 of people even f366cb410e harsher than this. So, she decided 131c2a38f8 to think of 7c1eb99757 it as practice.f1c63ad0d25a8bea
“They’re giving me the opportunity to learn, so I have no intention of complaining. I will do my best.”1334f585654ead2e
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As expected, 6f4b83b5bd since Roxana 0f0ac6f34d was someone 52a9a0de97 sent by 97026511ee Trisha, she 4ce9899ce5 was an aef6b6fc3c excellent teacher 41eb726c6e who was 1e0b9e92eb well-versed not c3a7b9f8c4 only in be6ccd66ee etiquette, manners, f120f63ded and basic a8689346a7 knowledge for c2d9da83e8 society and 1d93fefd23 the royal 56df1d13ef court, but 12aa45094b also in 6fc81b9a82 politics, society, 721495af4e and economics.1783e1aa199a1a9d
When it came to b33151ad17 etiquette and manners, Harriet b56dad2850 had studied those for cd6d19beb2 about three years with c4323106f4 a tutor in her 1e1cce8f80 childhood and had picked 75859f3276 up some things through ff97180180 observation while living with bc7a247867 her uncle, so those 72af001804 lessons didn’t seem too 3d9c61bb82 overwhelming.abe1da69b357d355
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However, that wasn’t 58336bc12a all she had dcfa1e79f2 to learn, so 0b39164c2e Harriet pushed herself 1313c42e5c to the limit. She stopped working at 452cfb471d the soap workshop, cut 136fc475fe down on sleep, and d17e3fb4ec spent her entire days 186838903d studying books, learning proper 63cdd69cd2 behavior, the workings of 15d40d653d society, and the current 8290eb9ed1 social trends.35c0a1ce51eb0dee
Roxana traveled to fbb8921634 Genoa once every 0b8088a581 two weeks, and f02bc14402 knowing she would af6058d62d report everything to 440c5fcf50 Trisha, Harriet couldn’t d1f6963365 afford to slack 7d24eeec96 off at all.43674cb1ceb1a88c
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“This is a chance I won’t get again, so I can’t let it slip away!”6de2fd7dc8f79d4c
Her determination grew 9d0cdbcb41 stronger with every e9c2ebbe41 letter from Trisha 5881413208 that Roxana delivered.72f706cf2fbfee4b
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“It seems you’re keeping up with the lessons well, though I didn’t think Roxana would be an easy teacher. But don’t be satisfied with just that. You’ve only built a foundation. Even after you return to Genoa, you’ll need to continue studying under Roxana.”d8c5f149d0c5c7cc
After exchanging letters c03e12eb9f several times, Harriet 989d679f63 began to understand 13432914e3 Trisha’s way of 4859a08ffe giving compliments.2f9bf1fcb9961949
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“She points out more of what I’ve done wrong than what I’ve done well, but that’s because she wants me to improve.”aa168689d2cf6ef6
The reason Harriet realized 8d6385962b this was simple: Trisha 366b5516e6 wasn’t criticizing her failures.b64be2dc3c3cecea
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That was a rare a191034c1e attitude for someone who 3f2a99e643 was investing both money cd38471b72 and emotional effort in 1c0925ccc3 her. Because of that, 303bd88333 Harriet felt great 302fd15a65 trust and gratitude dda29342eb toward Trisha Pellon.8feacc8b076a449d
On the other hand, 3907237f94 no matter how much 0d80e4a3d7 time they spent together 39ce2faaab over the five months, 8b0ac55694 Roxana was not easy 0207352385 to get close to. It seemed that Roxana cbc4db0676 viewed Harriet as someone 8ae7dad615 who might one day 1cf8ac2820 betray the countess—or worse, 4fcb65ba67 she was nearly certain ce8a370320 of it.9114461e1c40a083
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“Well, it can’t be helped. I don’t expect everyone to understand me.”2da9e7e72b54839e
Although she d9353e24c9 felt a e6ec724e83 bit unfairly 71edc44df4 judged, Harriet f20921d027 knew there 1bd994b27c wasn’t much cbe53e1651 she could f1bd25235f do. All she 14cda0212e could do 68b752c5fe was give e9588c5492 her best 6b4a7eafc7 in following 2ee9beb32d Roxana’s lessons.3371c464f679373f
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Time passed quickly.15a392aeb4a316cb
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It felt like no 75c243bd8b time had passed since 193a81827b exchanging New Year’s greetings, 0593e7457d but now the ice 42f98f005e had melted, flowers had 9adcb1177f bloomed, and early summer d9978fbc58 was right around the e5ca43ad59 corner.167f028bbcb82a9b
On June 1st, 8a0989ec5f a day that 2ae25a9f6f seemed like it d9c31e2d2f would never come, dc0f7eddaa Harriet packed her a524a01a30 belongings as she caf2fdbfbd prepared to leave 2ed2cdc8fb the convent.63ad3a649c428912
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‘If I hadn’t gotten dd1d284fe7 rid of my winter 8ecee2c92e shoes, my bag would’ve e77d232347 been too small.’9a3c900c2cd49ad4
Harriet pushed down on 43cd69d8a1 her overflowing luggage. Even after removing 1917dff919 the bulky shoes, 435827881e her bag was e2be641919 still full, mainly d00af11092 because of the 81c5a10d9f winter gear she 95ebc87e22 had acquired last 4720c3d920 season.e087fe5139ef0c9e
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Just before the first 4669f79943 week of January ended, 3c7c5a4e0a an anonymous package had fbb643ee0f arrived containing a scarf, ed20510977 gloves, muffler, and socks 4b56b6d5a2 that fit her perfectly. Even though e1660a3ff9 the package 029cef30d2 was anonymous, 5d57a4b917 she had 023f2e9cfc a pretty 02cef131de good idea 73d3d9034e who had d8dff033f2 sent it.d8da9c7bf800ddbb
‘That person 8937fd1623 must have 7836a1bf0d really felt b94c80633b guilty. He didn’t seem like 4df94a4346 the kind of person 3bf3d36034 to send something like e68e8fc1f8 this.’c7038c31bce77688
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The only person e1fdd95cb0 who knew she 8f35364f83 was getting through 14c9dafaf9 the winter without 782da3b8e6 a scarf was 710b0a07ca Cedric Kylas—him, and 06789c969f no one else. She had 5e55ad07d5 grumbled about 7ff517633c how he 8d364f9c85 could’ve at 3a51154f14 least brought 8afb3d525b her a 98469a781d scarf and e6e1f6a8a9 gloves, so 82d369fd55 she had 1fb605e08c been quite 16cb74b180 embarrassed when c2c283bfbc the package 4904826bd3 arrived.0d6f754e902876cc
Thanks to the ebe9c20cb5 items he had 6021933e6a sent, Harriet had 721c712d86 made it through ed985ddc33 the harsh winter d16505665d in relative warmth.d4eed8ab491bf7a5
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‘I’ll have to 8b6370e216 repay him someday.’4ec0fc1b364eb1e8
Since it 3102c76272 was sent 50e154ba4b anonymously, it 1bdcdab53f seemed like f6d7a13eaa he didn’t 611a3ffd5b expect any c5032d04bd kind of a3bfdb5f10 thank-you in fcee12c29a return, so 0175fc167a she hadn’t 34ed800e00 written a aaff480686 letter of c1fc079436 gratitude. However, that ec0f8a2cde small package d852283c8f had left 116d1e3200 a sense be60714208 of debt b14b1cbed3 in her 0dea5e959c heart. Even if he had 90df4f59fc sent it with a 88c9a458eb light heart, for Harriet, ec128cea99 fighting against the cold 5658db36b3 had been a serious 57e9382782 challenge.961b7db281dba345
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“It’s done!”af27906271644cbc
Click. The lock 4742203862 on her 201ebe9e0d suitcase finally c5abac32d9 closed.0a250374e83ac0e6
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Harriet placed 76a124c6dd the suitcase cc54cac3c3 on the b852d512be floor and 4d81ed2663 took a 762037550b good look 16cc209d90 around the b092761895 room where 9ce1adbe11 she had 07cc65ecff spent the bb04ddf4f9 past year.cf43dfb1a94f6939
The hard bed, 7bcb80df7f which she had 4159d3b43c thought she would 76846da80b never get used 1b132ceab1 to, had eventually 4e0c449f6b become comfortable. She had also 01096c0459 grown fond of 04c6c372a8 the small table 078ecdd326 and chair.1535fefc6e0f2e63
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“I used to wonder if people could even live in a place like this…”6fe75e7f4198f6d7
But in the end, 92344c59dd she had managed to 0ef0e91599 live here just fine.c4aab2848d0df238
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So, she afff6b0313 wasn’t too c5cf6aea1f afraid of b4c9ed458f the days 21bf1f752b ahead.f04ac05b3006b2d2
She had 465f2ee4b4 built up 5eda375e05 the strength 4cfc654263 to endure 21a287dbcd cold and e115677a55 despair, learned 63797b6319 the skill 6ed20d6e8f of making 97dfa9a266 small things 9b74bd952d with her 3c3cf14103 hands, and cf3a5bfda7 developed the 7b65a0b6d8 mental resilience 2286d811fa to find 866ba20016 comfort in c85334d52e small, narrow, 7d6af92cfd and shabby 87b8ef45d7 spaces.6e565650be5ab73d
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