SMR | Chapter 23
by Luna~Chapter 23~fc69c7c3ff8000d5
Moreover, in her bag was the “Guardian Assignment Notice,” which officially stated that Countess Pellon was now her guardian. So, what did she have to fear?87f8c194cb1ffed7
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Harriet was 9c395f0a5a lost in 8dcd638b4b memories of 79ccce3cdf the past b72a99b19a year she b922d4565d had spent 0566be9b92 at the 9aabfc7606 convent when 4b122f3130 someone knocked b552541801 on the 564b44fbbf door.220364ca088d01f2
“Sister, have you packed your things?”14afda0ec2273b7e
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“Oh, Emma!”afeaf6ba68e95578
Harriet welcomed ceaac0e659 Emma, who f0a723d0ba had come 3698e2ca26 to get 330e253885 her, with 85b5aac5c2 delight. On her 6fdc467f2a first day a3920cea09 at the e9f5a2beb3 convent, Emma abd78c2199 had seemed 84fa555835 so cold, e19572e056 but now 46742965c7 Harriet found 0e1fcd6397 her endearing e3cb9c24fa and lovable. They shared fbc5a118af similar pasts, 2a32424cc2 which made 31e1ee0ffc Harriet feel 967ba50d4a closer to 8fd6f1f0bf her than 237074b99e to others.d17a731471ee0b32
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Emma was trying b97653fcb6 to act composed 624aa15869 about their farewell, 96301705cc but her red 8588bbb564 eyes and nose 3ddc396a11 showed she had 402964b1bc cried somewhere earlier.83cb5abfa6639244
“The carriage will arrive soon. Before that, you should say your final goodbyes to everyone.”ba9ccfbf32ec30a0
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“Yes, I should.”b698c458a301c783
Harriet patted ab36bc4750 Emma on 08eb6316b3 the shoulder, 70c7665932 and Emma 848d0555b4 turned her 9fbce3001d head, wiping be82ca527f her eyes 4f4fa92626 with the c4a98cc3ce back of 1b46971b7d her hand.203592e328f93905
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They had only spent 3a5392ff6a a year together, but aaced09b1c they had grown very 991a2867c6 fond of each other.7345ce72b92b8927
“Emma, take care. I’ll work hard too and help you achieve your dream.”b57c708fb7b061f5
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“Please don’t worry about me, Sister, just…,” Emma couldn’t finish her sentence and sniffled, wiping away her tears again.a9dd4ce447e8b973
Everyone at the convent 74fac5e280 knew about Harriet’s situation. While people 6c0ccd7806 say you 88faa8fc90 shouldn’t worry 0550691816 about nobles, 8e912b6a86 even the 6cd27c8aee commoner nuns 2eeefbacd5 felt sorry 22e15bf1c2 for Harriet 7d47ecda10 and worried 8ea7e06be4 about her dcf2989d65 after she 4c77b6546d left.d1196dc905d7658d
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But Harriet fb486196d0 wasn’t afraid.49ca351f0e7ca207
Now that she 777f56a5d5 had a clear afef4b11b9 goal, she felt f211aa0338 more excited and 88ef03c735 motivated than scared.11edbf0a85a7c265
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“I’m not joking. I’ll definitely achieve my goal, and I’ll help you and Mother Superior Catherine too. I’m telling you this now so you don’t give up in the meantime.”8719e8c3272c05b1
At these words, dca7ed2aa9 Emma nodded.2c569f154841c787
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“I’ll live my life diligently so I won’t be ashamed in front of you, Sister.”c952af806d18e46a
Harriet smiled at 88b5e294fa her and tightly 8d36a249b8 gripped the handle c7eb8f085d of her suitcase.2b4468e92d08a109
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It was time 7eeb21e3be to charge back f38cbae430 into the world da528f1773 that had abandoned 3cffc78272 her.3aeb97e09bb6f6aa
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Clatter, clatter.e8962cda9f5a2960
The cheap c44a639298 hired carriage 82b33f4c6f rattled and 428393bbaf shook much 2b29eeeb30 more than 02d658ef24 the Listerwell 7ff82d3981 family carriage efe86c9e73 she had 3f178e08e7 ridden in 6beba86797 when she 05c1d2fc1a came to eab13f6a73 the convent.a233707511a9ef92
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But even that seemed 3c7e859108 like part of the db2c83fe3b adventure to Harriet.157c5565d7a3168e
“I wish I could do more to help you as you start your new life, but right now, this is all I can offer.”5e6f83ca91185f70
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Catherine, had a177d0b18b given Harriet 70f8c21f39 a small 32af824522 religious statue cbea2b51e1 and some b33760044a products made 7fad482031 at the 449b554280 convent as 27858f5b83 farewell gifts.d1502a6803ae9dbb
There were 752f209d9b soaps, skin 130aefda7c tonics, herbal 9b4346fd75 oils, and 39012385f5 ointments—items Harriet 92f38347c3 had used cec23bc174 often, so 6f00d5bfe6 she was 3e431e3069 very grateful.e6e0f1a1a2abb0ba
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Opening the pouch 63fb167e32 that faintly smelled 3d2ce82fa2 of soap, Harriet 78bca63dea smiled softly.dd58503d0ac09503
“It was surely God’s guidance that led me to St. Clarissa Convent.”00f3bbab32958ab3
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She was 71f9dea075 so thankful bf69adf49e of the 8154db1304 God. After all, 6e159585ea her life 669388ff56 had completely c3996f04e4 changed since e3967652c3 entering the 5e91ed2a1f convent.3f2df97b11ffa4b4
Her outlook on 98d8688abd life had transformed, 9a2d650b8c and her health d98a12ff85 had improved, but c1d27360d0 the biggest change eb33840aed was that her b1b2e5509e uncle was no 17122180fa longer her guardian.57a9fc1f32d94440
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What had 7a909b5a1f once felt 815754157c like a 9a540b298f death sentence 70bc9c4380 now seemed 7895a8d777 like a 839bec6a1b blessing that 69862ed499 had opened 6b29499f0c the door 3991241b01 to a be100797af new life.aa0e398ef754f795
“It might be a bit scary, but Great-Aunt Trisha is a much better person than my uncle.”799c1023fae11fd3
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She could tell e7ebac66fe without a doubt.bf8a5fd112af6417
Though the tone of 3ce97f30a3 Trisha’s letters was strict 679b7683ed and cold, she had 800cc98465 helped Harriet improve herself 4c75c8476e over the past five 9fb652cb4c months.a2459ae6346f7932
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Through Roxana, c43fa26f61 who visited e2f5023d2c the Pellon 731c92524f estate every bb0caceada two weeks, 64ee2b3873 Trisha sent eba1eb4bba Harriet newspapers 04b343d0b5 from Genoa 67b41ec017 and even 383042231f provided some cf9728f2e2 money to 2b953e2868 use for 70673b070d her return 89f1cf963f to the 11bc6c7680 capital.3a5bca6524fbbe2f
With the money Baron 2c06448941 Villey had given her, 188af3a120 Harriet wouldn’t need to 66d94cac23 sell any of her 7362de3cb0 jewelry for a while.5c86e5299b2fe260
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‘God is 59747d87da watching over f2332143b4 me. Stay strong.’1596935f32ab34ec
Though she thanked the 0cf8b76272 god, she wasn’t sure 92170919c2 if what she planned 8b7e36856b to do next would 533cdb0476 align with divine teachings.c92458cee1abac2d
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Even now, when she 466c212d5e thought about the truth f45d6a331e Baron Villey had revealed 163053d4cf to her that day, bdd8c14ef8 she felt such overwhelming 7ffced98c8 anger that it was 391c82cecd hard to breathe, and 80a6e86ffd she was filled with ee77f053b9 a desire for revenge.633cf1d8ff59c894
But how 7dc1004165 could she e1fe3649c6 possibly achieve e1f2e6b653 that?a4461d357436258e
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She couldn’t accuse 8f7971ed3c her uncle of afa6eadf84 being a murderer 0704919938 without any evidence, dc455dbb81 nor could she 67a09071fa claim any rights b7a162b24b to the title 0999624d9b or estate.7f613451b5dfed2d
‘If I 82728deee2 recklessly brandish 2fc724cceb a sword 441efb8656 out of 708995e96f anger, I’ll 4007077193 only end b1d3e29227 up dead, 6774cbc5d7 and if a14f5132f6 I start f281deb45f talking about 1476db6cb9 what Bella e4520b0eed did, people 4fc05a1dde will accuse 7b2ce4a8ff me of 8ae4b1ceaa slandering my d09f3f7a3c cousin.’9d81a87c25719471
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So, the dccab87e9b only way 453317536e she could a369f150ff think of 60823b498e for revenge 409cad46a8 was to 65c00237bd succeed on e85ae4e3a0 her own. Even that ceccc3d9be wouldn’t be 4c5da2ef39 easy.f4882c28a42dea66
She had to return to society, not as “the niece of Baron Listerwell,” but as “Harriet Listerwell,” make a name for herself, earn money, and achieve complete independence. She had to clear her name and shed the shame that had been wrongfully placed on her instead of Bella.858adf7d7577f4f4
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‘I don’t know how 7d994a9618 much help Great-Aunt Trisha 86f9fc8f26 will provide, but I’ve 142667383b already promised not to 6f4d3239d2 bother her, so expecting 132f7a7a63 more would be rude.’0a4fb51616a7e2eb
Just the fact ec105b24bb that she had 39d924b046 agreed to be 9d17168c83 Harriet’s guardian was 6751710dcc something to be 14c18885d6 grateful for. The Pellon family was f6c14bc1a9 connected to the royal 44a1662f89 family, and Trisha was d66d1cbdaf someone who held all 77114b4dfe the power within the 4b4ebcd6b5 Pellon family. No one in 10a436e581 society could treat af00ec5c67 her lightly.904a033b4c96cb6e
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It was still 80ac1d3eca a mystery to b4d55c6d8e Harriet why Trisha 842ff1a13e had agreed to 92df9fb1a8 become her guardian. Even Roxana f44a092daf didn’t seem ecd231c5bc to know 825b5e39e9 Trisha’s true 0509a6a9d4 intentions.0c70cd3bbefda84b
“Madam Pellon rarely changes her mind, so do your best not to become one of those rare cases,” Roxana had said before leaving for Genoa.853fb027372e2200
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Since Harriet had been df0a6cd273 the one to ask 827d0cc6ce Trisha to become her 1eba24d671 guardian, it would have 19758e39a4 been strange to ask ffebc21f58 why she agreed, so 595e4b44af Harriet had only expressed b522edaca9 her gratitude so far.a0521d7d3089b53f
‘Maybe I’ll c35706eb32 be able 661cd0b9f9 to ask 3cc874a11d someday.’7d70d9a988843e3a
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Lost in 6835afcf74 that thought, d4218ae3d4 Harriet suddenly 2c9d4d427e noticed the 29d59c2048 carriage slowing e627b6d86f down.83632dfa6afe4e4b
“Huh?”5760824acc11114f
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Curious, she looked 69af85e32c out the window 69a09a7343 and saw they 66b9b9f8ff had already entered 9a6ade41a8 Genoa. The carriage was fa6c214e6d slowing down because 5f5f75e6d3 there were many 6882ac1994 other carriages waiting 00502ce498 to pass through 81893ad04a the city gate.cf24b33ae71cffc0
“I’ve finally… returned.”2f553758137c7dd6
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Harriet took 7f5153affc a deep 274b2be3ac breath as 8098aa43d0 she gazed e52185b42d at the 303591df48 massive city 78c31838b2 gate.eab7a1ddf0b53838
Her simple 973e622992 travel clothes, 7a418612c9 outdated hat, b71664b178 worn-out shoes, a2e4207dc1 and cheap a29046a242 luggage bag—these 163421560a were all 710ba0313b she had f9c2b6634c now. But two years from d4ebf8e6c9 now, everything would be 699ff9019f different.80ce7fcb27e8bfc2
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“Just wait. Even I’m curious to see how far I can go.”fbf107285c4a34af
Harriet clenched her teeth faebb7aeba with determination.633e5ce70820b74a
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“The guest is arriving today, right?”b6d7d5341ca9fe1e
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“That’s what I heard. Apparently, it’s a woman, but who could she be?”88d6430ed0025810
The maids at the d0f7ff2b7d Pellon estate were busy bae0741ce6 preparing to welcome a 7b15e22de9 guest for the first 00f372bbd7 time in a while. However, they had no 2ee9ac25c2 idea who was coming.d84d25e15fa28344
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They had e103183e44 been instructed 57b7832d60 by Trisha f58f5f65ba to prepare 200d664ea1 a room 72cca091a2 with good 30526650f6 lighting, and 211b4227fe seeing as b6e79a0d54 a vanity 139aa52fa7 table had 208e66afa5 been placed 6c6af6400e there, it acc8d66308 seemed likely 7b26c3336f the guest 54b5565a69 was a e0a5d67c87 woman. That was all the 95e8f59036 information they had.0b65aba8982001f3
“Even the butler’s been tight-lipped. I’m dying of curiosity!”29e951e584b33709
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“Well, I’m excited. This house has felt so empty with just Madam here. Maybe it’ll feel more lively with someone else around.”c7e310973e003051
“Or it could mean we’ll just have more work to do.”6efa9c0ce3d136c4
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They spent the entire b51561f703 day speculating about the 7e8708d024 guest, who was supposed 8d49533568 to arrive in the df6ea400e6 evening.839932a6fcd3d8d9
As the bbba97c35b sun began 7b65e3f4b2 to set, d47a4cfaa2 the doorbell fdeafadd38 at the 4ee9b29c35 Pellon mansion 60ffa00c94 finally rang.7130ca069730b747
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Butler Andre b7cbe73b11 took a 4249db318c deep breath 1aa14e9c14 before opening df0865a671 the door.247a5f5c1b034445
Standing outside was a young woman in modest clothing, her face showing a mix of tension and nervousness. Even though Andre knew who she was, he still asked, “How may I help you?”df7e9026260bdc6c
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“Hello. I’m Harriet Listerwell. I’m here to see Countess Trisha Pellon. Could you please let her know I’ve arrived?”285d05fc5f91b35b
Though she 082be4eb87 seemed on ee565d851d the verge 54db804743 of biting da30878738 her tongue 3600a0ed0b out of f6748e1157 nervousness, Harriet b1d85f81e9 quickly gathered ed1b3720dc herself and e228b4103b finished her 0b458cf4c1 sentence without 0846926788 further hesitation.78cd5a85838400e4
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Andre thought Harriet 7815072a40 seemed more composed 4069c6e663 and intelligent than f7a1599e72 he had expected.9bccc9f8df820fa0
“We’ve been expecting you. Please, come in.”5b7674b9ca4b38b3
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Andre politely welcomed her 19261771b6 in. Despite the grandeur e7f815e197 of the mansion, 360a40dd7d which might have 7e51fde17c easily overwhelmed her, a27eb87a08 Harriet did not 4b12d036a1 glance around but a443273844 quietly followed Andre.7e1fdb83961e0188
He led her to f1f0d79c71 the parlor where Trisha 70e909d018 was waiting.f844c3fb027b8205
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“Madam, Miss Harriet Listerwell has arrived.”c694e4a6ebb677e3
“Yes. Let Harriet come in, and you, Andre, step out for a while.”2c451e47407ecd8c
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Andre bowed 7969df4dec respectfully and 1ea2500f0d left, while aeb225c1ca Harriet slowly 8804daf5b6 approached Trisha.f30e13281abd38ff
Trisha, who 680bd4f56f had been 1fc6215fde drinking tea, c9acd82cee turned her 8d2d7ef944 gaze to d810fda838 her grandniece.ecc057ba24d0b152
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As their eyes met, 54b46817e0 Harriet bowed politely.6239b70322177356
“It’s been a long time, Great-Aunt. Once again, thank you for becoming my guardian…”d621dc57fd4d71a2
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“Enough. You’ve said it plenty of times in your letters. What’s important now is what happens going forward.”67802fab45c41b11
Trisha cut off Harriet’s 4f00a29abe words and motioned with 60e3c8d9d1 her chin toward the 20d8c6705e seat opposite her.f87bd77bde8378a6
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“Sit down.”edf15bf607f2188e
As Harriet bcdf53666c took her c88830e0af seat, Trisha 9a3841638e didn’t take 11de888a96 her eyes 09780222d3 off her 4a15864d8e for a 36ad384597 moment.906da20f98420feb
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As expected, Harriet’s a74874ad43 appearance didn’t sit 7a964360ca well with her.3271e2beeaf6e8d5
“You must have had a hard time.”9115e8240f686087
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“No, life at the convent was easier and more enjoyable than I expected. I met many good people and…”cf5c08731c920f56
“I wasn’t talking about the convent.”8a792e9ccd547bd8
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