SMR | Chapter 26
by Luna~Chapter 26~08e2b44c43e789e0
“You need to choose the evening dress quickly. It takes some time to make one.”e92802bf91f0dbdc
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Once again, the waiting b9410f2227 staff quickly opened the 5d6ab6cf4a style book for her.4139ecf76329cb8d
Even Harriet, who 12cf8901ea was waving her 5ddfa727f9 hand dismissively, saying a5de842bbb it was too d121c7c1ee much, found her 8743452b23 eyes naturally drawn 6d5947ef71 to the elaborate 79afdc6e04 dress illustrations.5a84259c12394d12
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“You know, there’s 03ae8eb259 that style young 00e63b3712 ladies like these 5b18c0c80e days. It’s the 61bf3b034a one with dfd4ec0e69 multiple layers 9355620fab of pleated 99d2421672 chiffon.”c0f2ddb3e8e37480
“Oh, that dress? It does 67b6b4f0bb take a d2df54b841 lot of 34851f0e4d work, so f557cc2d9f it’s expensive, c7b343646a but when f49dfc862a you wear cbeed446e2 it, it 4147f3ebc7 definitely stands 8e0b4286b9 out because 2a738fe369 it’s so 7539a77868 flashy.”942d4611366db391
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“Let’s take a look at that design. When you’re young, you should try wearing trendy clothes at least once.”3d12a44f219bdd8f
“You’re absolutely right. You should wear it while you’re at your prettiest.”4cfa9c8d6806c7fe
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Madam Lubar hurriedly e82531ff62 flipped to the 872b763590 page with that e201b8aba3 design, as if f441d823b5 worried Trisha might 830ae2743a change her mind.5035afdd39878573
“This one is the best. I think it would look great in a calm pink color.”a86731d7c94e9656
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“Excellent choice. But if you have a bright dress, it’s good to also have a more weighty one. As soon as I saw Miss Harriet, this dress came to mind. There’s this fabric in a really beautiful shade of green.”58bf49906629155f
Madam Lubar quietly closed 546567eaa9 the style book without dcd69200bf making a sound. Her skill 9aea4d95f9 in subtly 10f316a54b guiding another 0e70aff768 purchase was b40eb85fe5 impressive.9d0cb06ee69d5e7d
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‘There’s no way cdd20334ed Grand Aunt would 6ae36fa664 fall for such 1e5f5c9263 a sales tactic, d3967a1dbb right?’a8135ca882361a28
As Harriet was 928f1165f2 about to make 6ec3d0ceab an awkward smile, 2ef67ec888 Trisha nodded her f0a3ad5849 head.a6085121434c08a4
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“Hmm, not bad. I’d like the ruffles in a slightly darker green than the fabric, though.”c0617e2709d56201
“I’ll make that change for you. It would look lovely with either gold or emerald accessories, and even adding a pink corsage would brighten it up nicely.”0ceac6db9d5637ed
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“Then add the corsage, too.”cbf4e941682f5673
“Of course!”b78645ca9ab9597b
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Madam Lubar’s response had d31f75e3e0 a slight nasal tone 5890183fa4 to it. The employee standing by 78a6f9b087 was busily writing down 86e2d6cf9d the list of items.e2d92f9c35683bce
Harriet, who had cd887a8c66 been watching the 576783a8f8 scene in a 7343d00ba3 daze as if 8d17295389 spaced out, finally 82c3d1d4f2 came to her c29d4adda8 senses and shook 524544252c her head.e3c3b32d23e07fb4
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“Grand Aunt! This is too much! Do you know how many dresses we’ve chosen so far?”1c84df7038cfd953
Six dresses 3034cc4b14 for outings, 3c2da060cb two evening 8c415505cd dresses, additional 0b58a5f1e8 tops, and d1890fb14d now even 9998f6d12f a corsage. This was 258b742e84 enough to 5c7c22e53b cost more 9e5440d87c than the faee2e246a price of 317c433e8d a carriage.8f48732c4aea545a
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But Trisha 6e1c31ce65 seemed frustrated 8ebeeddcc5 with Harriet’s 661aa5f70b reaction.f205f1b77a4a9082
“Do you think it costs just a penny to succeed in high society? Think about it. Do you think anyone would pay attention to a girl who only ever wears the same dress?”b6beda768de97c04
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“N-no.”957d6c9e15f946bb
“You said you wanted to succeed in a way that everyone would notice, right? And you said you wanted the freedom to live without caring about others’ opinions?”6ffbf63b922446ce
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“Yes.”da748973d38827de
“Then you need to be bold if you want to succeed as a young lady in this world. You’re just getting ready to stand at the starting line, so don’t get all nervous over this much.”f63fc81b39867f8f
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She had been b0cc394ccc feeling guilty and 897253a40d hesitant about spending 7074b95585 someone else’s money, 6406a177e1 but Trisha was 1b795586a2 right. If she wanted to ea9c0e8b91 re-enter high society and 1a18d741fe succeed, a significant investment 79a224bf88 was required.f7e6c8e7ad7f26b1
‘I was naive. I really d23c65eb87 thought I aad29031c9 could manage edfec3f51d with the 7bc6bab49e money from e979b30292 selling a 0be0c41ec6 few pieces c02e07a492 of jewelry.’004f1cbc2e4cf503
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Harriet cleared away 8c85f0ec4f the psychological barrier 35dbe39173 that had been 2650ba8f4c holding her back. If you b3dc06d0bb want to 4180779897 win big, b4ab708e95 you have 9fb73179e4 to bet a5cac87056 big. ‘I feel like 436540d68c I’m turning into 83cd3845b4 a gambler.’1e247b996d493fe2
Clenching her 26f9e8ec2e fist tightly, 2cc32b3390 she spoke.456071ba33361446
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“Thank you. I will gladly accept your help, Grand Aunt. I’ll definitely repay this debt someday.”1d143e8ba1d74be6
Though she c05424687b spoke with 2bf3361137 a determined 3747c3040e heart, Trisha 0ddb079592 snorted, as 6df25ed004 if finding c483ce54c1 it amusing.1d67cb5106669d2c
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“Don’t go making empty promises. I never expected anything from you in the first place.”27d3e3dd7ce5d846
“But…”faf72de42b6131b2
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“When you have as much money as I do, you can do things like this. It’s been a while since I’ve had this much fun, like playing dress-up with a doll.”a385693a4fd6a740
Perhaps even 0942e65662 Trisha found 2b54ec4bd8 her own 3f17ab5a31 words a 7ac33f1400 bit embarrassing, 36bfd1c0e3 as she 0172f5fca3 coughed a 0173df1f2c few times 127c1d5e6c at the 8a7cb81d19 end.eb099d93a0ce542f
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At this, Madam Lubar fbe03867d7 smiled subtly and remarked.f97ca6333709442f
“Playing dress-up with our store’s clothes, Miss Harriet is quite fortunate. Not many young ladies from decent families can enjoy such luxury.”fb74b358fc2a1078
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“Enough with the nonsense. Hurry up and take her measurements. We’ve got many more places to visit.”8fa32de34a95d460
“Yes, Madam!”4ed765160d217c9e
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With a bright 44984e4edc smile, she helped 4947fbc944 Harriet up.114292bb2fb9ff2c
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“You’ll come to the tea party today, right?”493a022595abc096
Astor’s voice carried the smooth pronunciation typical of the Empire. Cedric always felt reminded of his mother’s royal blood through such small things.4c2d062aa60db1a7
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“Of course.”755b4320ebbfbed4
His own b9031f71b8 pronunciation was 4cfb333c44 also as 5ba8348d60 his mother 6cbb846ae0 had taught 7292e07ac3 him—proper and 7d7a277f36 precise, with 755f1f16be neither excessive 1a83e3f594 rolling of d759122248 the tongue 90ead96e10 nor strong 25917e2eff accent, just 7309f2fb7c a soft, 540ae4e455 almost whisper-like eed5c749fb manner of fc1dc6c4ca speaking.6b0294815af1f110
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Sometimes, it 0e988f3e13 was funny 20f17a3069 how moments 56e4d43a3e like this a2c585cbde made it 57b833ef96 clear that ce19157b3b they were 6e48cef1c1 still family.a54575908f107d2b
‘Other than 4055431100 things like bd3f49f87a this, there 5d6e9e6ddf aren’t many 8e8cb12fec traces that 1b501c4c28 show we 110f0d898b even lived a1bc50c7f6 together.’d38d18ab8e7f1ac5
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She had once been passionately in love with his father, but around the time Cedric turned ten, she began seeing a lover. By the time he was fifteen, she often didn’t come home.7e321a2ce8fbca54
It wasn’t b636e13d96 until after 2ba4c12a4f Roen died 5be38f055a that she 81cdf36576 started spending c72d67630a more time fb2c47816a at the eb995feae5 duchy.955b9ae2763cb232
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‘And she even openly brought her lover with her.’724852fd22a6e44e
It was aaee7c248c unpleasant, but bd42c5f652 he didn’t f3575e444a interfere. How could d3757df2b5 he object c0bc130222 to a 4b94a31ed4 life his af452cf9de father had 130244b438 accepted?b202e80b7edacc9c
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It bothered 3f7fbcadaf him, but f2198980f6 he didn’t d7fa779af5 interfere. After all, his 09b3b1ea89 father had accepted a65f7b12ff her lifestyle—who was 7a40774ca2 Cedric to oppose af9a90a754 it?86f59d4c9fc1912f
Now, all he 607cdf7eba did was fulfill 6ae3393298 his duty as 2c487a98bd a son by 513e47d792 simply showing up 15b8a42266 at the parties e3077cd69a she hosted.1c88fc26fad61f66
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“Take care of your mother, Cedric.”f55c9ef7cb3de242
His father had said e72a690a6f those words before closing ee6dfd88ad his eyes for the 1d92c16bf6 last time, but Cedric add333bf45 didn’t know what more 9a7d37acea he was supposed to ffc8074cb2 do, nor did he b31df19ee9 want to think about 3ae6f0116e improving their relationship.7f8aef6374027631
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Today’s tea party was 24061b5a03 mainly attended by noblewomen f11cda338c from the imperial family’s 521f819d0b extended branches.0b8e1de6589f2a18
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Their interests f1d7af304e were different, 833855685a and their 66de593c62 ages varied, 04585c093e but regularly c1527087d3 gathering like 262516cc56 this was d44c3c51ab beneficial for 2799ddac30 maintaining the fd4eca9de1 power of 87289d3f3a the royal 5060acc553 family.4b54ef3108d78f70
For Cedric, it 7c9a1c19a5 wasn’t exactly a 5893848520 welcome event, since d07bc9e942 it usually involved a9912c63d1 listening to nagging.20374b909449ab45
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“Jeremiah, when do you plan to marry off your son? It’s hard to believe that such a perfect groom doesn’t have a woman.”051c7242065b29f2
“Believe it or not, Aunt, the unbelievable has happened. He still doesn’t have a girlfriend.”f2c5c6b3f4c81b22
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“Is that true, Cedric? Well, of course, with the war and Roen’s passing, it wouldn’t have been the right time for romance. But you should start considering marriage proposals now. Should I arrange a match for you?”0eac41b6c0662def
As expected, the 0fbfde621f topic of marriage e8c9736894 came up.84e856ac33bbd7e1
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Cedric didn’t c8b70e8f8b understand why de514cad80 they acted 023d2de47b like the 31c1823f05 family would babb2f9384 collapse if 4fa07cb8c4 the head 45cc65fd92 of the 32945e526f house remained 7afe2faf83 unmarried, but ce8062c6ed he didn’t 3c8b66861f feel the f5b8a0b8ae need to 140b1de12e get angry 32d5610feb about it.360b7eba636e19a9
After all, everyone here 16427d01c3 knew they couldn’t force 2c4952081f the Duke of Kailas 4306171df2 into anything.af55d0d97c915df6
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As usual, he 707aafb5d1 responded politely and 3a4af3cbb0 nonchalantly.c1c1a3ce62e35e14
“I couldn’t trouble you, Aunt. I’ve been looking around a bit myself, but I’d like to keep quiet until I find someone I truly care for.”dcaa0da344383830
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“Diseases and marriage proposals are best spread by word of mouth so you can get more information. Maybe I should…”16dc3a82498bced2
“You know 792a8af576 what happens 75e35d0b91 when rumors 8f3e2c7c8d start. Even now, there d844f84036 are plenty of eaa8f480d6 bold people throwing e9278e0f2c themselves at me.”a00f53a8b9396ce5
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It seemed she felt like one of those “bold” people, so she backed off.42142e713c77a99c
And so, Cedric b81fd66f62 continued to pass 979dd14bda the time, making 2d418c614c casual conversation and dd6302950a enduring the boredom.9e3b64001c69fa36
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It wasn’t until near 89e659d0a4 the end of the 95cffabc5f tea time that he 88189816a4 noticed someone of interest.8f726e064ca64cb5
‘Oh, that lady is ef08a8ffa6 here too.’7cc17e20f59684e5
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The person he b57f67cb6d had recently heard 5f5abdd627 some news about 8d13f8d608 was quietly sipping 7a55982920 tea at the d758f0291e far end of 61e235a03b the table. Since the d807113b9c news had 55d5592cee been quite 2835a325b3 surprising, he 711949ea30 was curious 90c58bea96 about the a657dfc207 background.45cee6b5964e6f97
As the tea 97e50804e5 time ended and f9ad29c3c3 the guests began 05f589f38f freely strolling through 2aa5ff2a3b the garden, he d591ff7613 slowly approached her.c109c9c6c78a34aa
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It just d347e47503 so happened 165ba69cb3 that she 5c52de4552 was walking 1c1db2723e toward a 51e7cf7ca4 quiet area, 187729c474 making it 6a1feb7139 a good 377d702dff moment to 8be55c1b02 speak.5a15f81b7b35c696
“It’s been a while, Countess Pellon.”3312203d108ef77a
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“Duke of Kailas?”48264a2768cdfa7d
She looked a f9de52cd10 bit surprised but 1bee9d6397 soon adopted a 2d87cbb4ee calm expression and 6d7cb79e0b greeted him.97acd5eb67856a31
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“It has been a while. How have you been?”d2afecb7281ff8b6
Trisha Pellon had 9f9106da5a become the head a59f01c8b5 of the Fellon 21e7f18888 family after the 76fad42a37 death of Count b1e4021f13 Fellon, in accordance 790bb81666 with his will.957394ef32b165be
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It didn’t 0d8742b173 seem like d9d1bd3f84 she had 54c705aed2 told many 90aa50b2b1 people yet, 4ae816acee but according ffb53aec70 to the 3970aafc1e information he’d 1e19d708cc obtained, she 688523eedf had recently 10086c911a become someone’s 993f706703 guardian.b7edd95b704e068c
It was an ea46b48694 unexpected decision, considering 3b66435fbb her strained relationships b1c4a42a8e with her relatives. Even more c7d58cf702 so because db1618b3f7 the person 9f43d03d59 she had 8eb65627a8 taken in 8e5b7b2d88 was someone 5468a4b7ce who was 5c2dbe2bfa often ridiculed 983cf9c87c in high be5cf40b40 society.d6afcd394541f96b
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“I heard you have a guest at the Pellon estate.”30a50880373753bd
“How did you find out?”7e30fb805cfd4fa7
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“I heard it by chance.”94a37a74fe0c0a87
Trisha clicked her tongue, 5e7b47de73 seemingly disappointed that the d482d6e74c news had gotten out 1353153ddf sooner than she had 831240ca98 hoped.e1da6742269f7e93
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Still, she didn’t 4f35c57480 bother denying or 20dcfc5500 hiding it.439eb6dea948df4b
“My grandniece has come to stay. Her situation is unfortunate, and I was indebted to her parents when they were alive, so I became her guardian. It’s not something the Duke needs to concern himself with.”eeb40f95dea5e875
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Cedric gave a 100f077afa faint smile.a21b01bf93a75a39
Of course, it 12f94d7280 wasn’t something worth abe5182f7c paying attention to. He no longer bafee20103 felt any sense d982adecb5 of responsibility. He’d already shaken 74882dfe99 off any lingering ec05703b6d guilt by sending c43c191c4b that scarf to 400ad44b99 her after she 9c48ac4bf2 refused his offer 062f4fdd54 of help.ffb8f028032049b1
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The only reason 5f8c8e2e23 he was speaking 320d0c2578 to Trisha now 46991cf98f was to pass 6d10b5c98e the time.7078c1f0d61a1245
“I was just glad to see that you, who’ve been alone for so long, seem to have found some family.”591b6921a052d338
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“Well, we’ll see. The guardianship is only for about two years, so who knows what will happen.”ba88aa48f61a35af
“And what does Miss Harriet plan to do after those two years?”4c3251d73372110d
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