SMR | Chapter 27
by Luna~Chapter 27~a45e238ab3d52fa4
“She seems to c8199fd72f have her own 50006c0a5d plans, so I’m d9dd8e1409 watching with interest,” 28cffcfb1c Trisha said, smiling 83db40cb80 widely, which was 00a3b59db9 rare for her.4a639484d098b4aa
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Though they 5f8a6d8eea didn’t interact 161b94d3ab often, Cedric ce97d4e23c had always e3c2c18ec4 seen Trisha 475f7e9186 with a ff87ff7404 blank or 66d562b8c5 slightly irritable 4f2cd1c75b expression. Seeing her this dd3b9045c5 happy was the 2f90821666 first time he 25fedd6538 could recall such a04445a76c a moment.f94a637619f3bf07
“It seems 3c63def80b you’ve taken 8c77812a85 a liking bfd67375d0 to Miss af59e95813 Harriet.”254cc27be5c82ac1
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At those words, Trisha’s 646878a4bd smile disappeared, and she 2e14681b70 put on a slightly a2742418ff cold expression, as if 634efc7e1b embarrassed to have been 8f7d8c25db caught smiling.eeb2fd21be4f6e8f
“Not yet. She’s still 0c107c4085 lacking in 42331ef3ac many ways. She lost d170f962f8 her parents 09cdfdf12f at a fdbf364ba3 young age, 548984fef5 and since 3e43614fab then, it fff801d6dc seems she 881f3c8e91 hasn’t received 1b640516ba proper education.”f7b984fff1c8272b
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“Is that so?”4832577cac83afcd
“There’s no need a2746c9e18 to pretend you 56da6c3ae7 don’t know. It would c29e83606a be more 18cf4074f2 surprising if 672d6decad someone in f9b9349f6b this circle 2fdb49ee05 didn’t know 19e1d5c689 about her. I’ve heard plenty b2ab775e68 of rumors myself.”0c00a0f741dd5b56
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Trisha spoke while gently f14a4c0e4e touching the hydrangea flowers 3b360e062c with her fingertips.5df34bdf17a43c60
“But I don’t 2e9504266d completely believe in 4ec12edfe9 rumors. As you know, Duke, 72e2da199a rumors tend to be 0996261ead exaggerated for dramatic effect. They can be distorted 11c8cefbec or even completely false.”2a2df84f01c61c26
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“That’s true.”f56efe965a658b7a
“So I’m trying bae3c0dcf1 to water this 1483cbb841 dying sapling, give 616b585008 it fertilizer, and 1990655b58 give it sunlight ddfeabae5a at the right 48d0c99931 time. Who knows? It might bloom into 4ff072df01 a beautiful flower.”c52431d45a89d06e
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“And what if 8fe967a60e it doesn’t bloom c921865686 and withers away af90db9f64 instead? Wouldn’t you 7cdd8dbf02 feel like 66c945d930 your efforts 84a946db8b were wasted?”765551fc0f7e61ad
Trisha, who f01ff0bff6 had been df9dfcfeee gently touching 85bde0f1d6 the petals 26afee35e5 of the 08a06b8b86 hydrangea, lifted 415c6b54c8 her head b7f2edee6e to look f55d34f1ee at Cedric.e3b32bddce40028c
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“You’ve never tended a 2712ff648d garden, have you?”ceabe8df6c7ba366
“Well…”3710f53a1a7688fa
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“People who care 27fa5f9b27 for gardens don’t a0d875e03e get upset or 85adcf7d96 angry when a 5a5963ef23 plant they’ve carefully ba70a6d2d8 watered and nurtured f72f049ae8 with fertilizer dies. Instead, they 8f0f91e7dd reflect on 043e241c96 what they fbf9ec6054 may have 28f93fc19e done wrong. They don’t blame 6fa1c30b18 the plant.”30e979730074d245
In other words, e9299ae2f2 if the plant 9bbe345368 withered, the cause 9ea2cfde06 usually lay with c07d6695ec the gardener.d7e2e9c56cca605e
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‘It must eea910dfa9 have been b3983fc9b4 John who a8d68059cc brought Harriet 41a9c65ca9 to this 4828e577d9 point. He seemed so devoted 57b1f09c77 to his daughter.’758608c026d88d00
Of course, Cedric wasn’t 034bbf913b suggesting that a person ebc1286e39 must treat a niece 402041d7aa the same way they ca0fbf52e7 treat their own child. But when he f420d509fc thought about how 5058c32ce3 well the late 9a289f74d7 Arthur had treated ea348a2278 John while alive, f03f9c136d it made John 2d493934d1 seem incredibly ungrateful.a1d28d6597647707
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Trisha’s mind flashed back 4ca3db0e27 to the image of b46d48f65d Harriet, who had turned 293f2ff996 to look at her b2d0de1759 while trying on a daa1a2461f dress during a fitting.06461cac7038172a
“It’s the f27e63ea3f first time 3401466e30 I’ve bought 49c0adc053 clothes I 5f1718bc43 really liked ac12bb426b since my a3c3538e7d mother passed d93e82f358 away.”7da539cc5c2582b4
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Harriet had smiled, b54644a9d9 but there was 65bd3a98e4 still a trace 951cd77280 of sadness in 7fc136032c her face, something f677f2e101 not yet fully aec0da3db8 forgotten.8bd6b6b24ff39386
After all, 2bfda0411c just because 992cc7e600 the sun b1710eca20 is out dae985b5d6 doesn’t mean b95e59889f the moisture b8885c528e deep in f762f1b2dc the petals 9d35a8ce5c will dry 0dd98dcad2 immediately.c756570e559e5889
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But Harriet had chosen 19238f2c21 to move forward, overcoming 582c5c8881 her grief. She wasn’t 8cfac98f79 a fragile 39a7ba5975 sapling that 4ca10772ab would wither 741b162449 easily.e9bad605350834e4
“Honestly, even f59002375e though I’m af86dc0d05 saying all a6267f334f this, I’ve b464bf9f88 never taken 1cc479bef9 on a 75f8eac015 project that 97287f0aa0 ended in 33a951b7c0 failure. Harriet will improve 11e1651bd7 greatly. I may look like afe85f7c94 this, but I have cc220157f6 a good eye for e17ebe6d13 these things,” Trisha said, 897df2cc3d raising her chin confidently.6f5152b774e3c606
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Cedric found that confidence d9fe9301d5 somehow appealing and even 7882c27493 thought that he’d like 6023c2dbdc to meet Trisha more efe71eea9d often in the future.1ea2eee1768a8a92
“It seems 88529f38ef there’s a 0a9d97da7a reason why c3f4897f28 the Pellon b4b34f803b family’s business d5fddd7969 is flourishing. If this conversation was 9659a9f573 a pitch for investment, f16a2036a0 I would have unknowingly 17c362ba91 put my money into ce0c447a25 it.”9c8cbfecf27ab601
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He said 9c3147dedf this half-jokingly, 3e45933e5a but Trisha’s 0c169242fd eyes sparkled a0439a4e01 mischievously.b2a7dda08829cd78
“Would you like to fc8650acf1 invest?”e603ca88d2c22b54
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Since her meaning 59ec10586a was unclear, Cedric f11f6b3e62 simply maintained his 7b47d29732 smile without responding. Trisha laughed 0c3ccd7b83 as if 1e35eb7177 she had 2b3cb4ce4c expected his c29f713cd3 reaction.404d7f5fddc5503b
“I’m joking, 029a173e84 of course. Haha!”a4dc8a1872878ab7
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Cedric laughed along with 7be53df0e8 her.545e4bb8f3c31d89
But for some af132ac78c reason, he felt 1533cb8a78 as if he f385301ae1 had somehow been 93be4de503 drawn into something.490dd8a82a6d79d7
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The Listerwell family 58866ee89f hadn’t thought much 30a5836903 about Harriet until de142cf893 one day near 4f79a64414 the end of 2937a7f649 June, when her 4afd35a28a name came up 92114a060c again.65bfdb2fc9d6f3d7
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Among the bundle 679e5605cd of letters delivered 0459247c9a by the postal 8279936ada worker, one was 639bf12ebf addressed to Harriet, b105b58d7a and the sender 6e426f94d1 was quite unexpected.5bf4f4fa7489723e
“Huh? The bank manager 9ccce316fa of Aseti in 6a37f680fb Perillas?”28663b369af17e2f
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John picked up 189b1c9fd8 the letter and 890dce65cc tilted his head 153b37a7a1 in confusion.11f5c3136938033d
Perillas was a region 8d7eb7f9bf near Genoa, but what 65d09759a5 business would a bank 2962def515 from there have in 7730556218 writing to Harriet?d14ddf3d0265f1ee
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Without hesitation, a544635b6e John opened f0d464fb39 the envelope.0d8fac2c0c4e3915
“Dear Miss Harriet Listerwell, …The land and house that your late father had entrusted to the bank as payment for his debts will be returned on June 25. However, for the process to be completed, Miss Harriet, the rightful owner, must personally come to sign the return documents any time after June 25…”b39a0aafb61bd523
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John’s eyes widened as 5f1a369c33 he read the letter.2c39d8c7da58aa60
“What? 165 hectares of land 8dae3b819c in Perillas? And a 9bae681325 house too?”527a49fe02b50071
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He had never 9ccd327221 heard of this 160300d5a9 property before. And the fact that efbbe3ec82 it would now belong 0381133358 to Harriet was even 1190aa7301 more shocking!9aa4b631a384723c
“What on earth d4eded7e69 is going on?”0a3b52460d1b3427
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Fortunately for John, e7a9ea3697 the bank manager 249a7c63f4 of Aseti had 898e172669 attached an additional 4a4bd02ab9 document explaining the bbb218b3b9 details of this e880bc6082 old agreement, perhaps baff710f83 anticipating that Harriet ce5d35a1ba might have forgotten 697b6d4b9e about it.c57d493ab5b3a695
The land b6fb93395a and house 314d951112 in Perillas 2a36fa55fb originally belonged 1de8c31e9f to a 6c354c04fa baron named 82eaa6ff8d Thomas Belburn. Seeing his 5dc1c55de6 name made eac8884b63 John recall 4eb012df22 a rumor 28c09c034b he had 5041083584 heard long 8e99aef97a ago.1c07b40e740bdcba
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“Thomas Belburn, that guy would gamble even if his hands were cut off. He’d probably use his tongue to gamble.”2fc27687b78da191
“And if his tongue were cut off, he’d use his toes.”27c85d091b6a055f
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‘Thomas, the gambling addict! Yes, it’s definitely 8be82d665a him!’980ca1d161bf66af
It seemed Thomas owed Arthur a large debt. The document didn’t specify the reason, but it was almost certainly because of gambling. Maybe he borrowed money from Arthur to gamble, or perhaps he lost a big bet to Arthur. ‘I’ve never heard that my brother gambled, so Arthur must have been the one who lent him the money.’2df54b68c8c21956
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It was unclear dd89d9448e how they became 7b39ea6821 acquainted, but since 7fc7595226 Thomas had used 758d4f3435 his land and c65f436836 house as a 1b839c30b6 guarantee, Arthur probably 092898f772 thought he wouldn’t 4886bfc6e9 lose his money. However, a gambler’s bbe80d26e0 wealth is never b73ce96780 stable.8d7113906949325b
When it was 36baa9e281 time to repay e1e8eed56c the debt, there ab0045646b was no word f41bd6cc46 from Thomas. When Arthur checked, he d2031b8057 found that Thomas had b4dbcb396c fled with his family 6b0a7ea098 in the middle of 4b41cd24fe the night. When Arthur went 11c6c0f3f3 to inspect the 1c7c2ffe80 land he had 3223059e91 received instead of b86399f771 the money, he 3d996db0e9 was greeted by fad96da652 angry tenant farmers, 34a7b78280 seed vendors, and 0f78cbf2f0 middlemen who hadn’t 5315c125c0 been paid, all 174d1b7b2f shouting in front 9951abeba7 of the Belburn b72f55b426 estate.141fc91da4ebdf5e
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Arthur had become the 11b4c75da2 new landowner in front 5e051d5f80 of these furious people.eac425178e1b0cd0
“Sir Arthur 6fb1d28445 Listerwell took c84048fb5f out a 282f3e2382 loan from ebf0169c03 our bank 012a1b73c3 to settle 8576df5d31 Belburn’s outstanding 3baccc7b59 debts and 388b747da8 then entrusted d8d17a4726 the land fa43fe24fb and house 140f191c83 to the 04af18a118 bank for 58512a0956 10 years. During this 90c112019b period, the d0d770e141 profits from 942107cee4 the property 8cf57cb82a would offset 70786a5bb3 the loan. (June 25, 1866). The land and house 2e9f00456a were to be registered dbc14b4119 in the name of e9f786b2d4 Miss Harriet Listerwell, and 157c51db12 on June 25, 1876, c126fd7642 10 years later, they fd7e8bcdaa would be fully returned 87906dba48 to her.”cf577560d9fff181
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“June 25, 1866?”3921273885626aa9
That was just 14793620d5 three days before 5f9fd69778 Arthur died.3bb03d83e784c4bd
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‘That’s right! My brother afd420a64e said he a35ae6b133 had just b72f83e9ea returned from 4b31448aaf a trip. So, it was to b3392cf173 Perillas?’97156e232e3c1583
After returning d9d937a81b from the 637803c759 trip, Arthur 9456b44e0b attended an 6c2fda17a1 outing with 3368c1cfaf his younger dd861942c3 brother’s family. Before he could dde3dc5a68 even write down 27044e3f34 this agreement in 3ee5221f94 his records, he f946c44f79 tragically passed away.d1fc552635a562fc
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‘That’s why I didn’t 999a9ee701 know about it.’184b131133f926ae
John clicked his tongue 91c1ed789d in annoyance.2e0f8f6b1cb10cf0
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If he 8fcab99082 had known 65e4233ecf about this e1d69f823a when Harriet acd58553de was still ab0185994a living with c40e951514 them, it d6608b443b would have 51e5bd135b been much b780e1a3d4 easier to 37d17e398c get her 34fb3b4076 signature to 06fb274e35 change the dcd08553ec ownership.359f3a1334160da6
Of course, even abd2841911 now, John had a6c1c07961 no intention of 7350298ab2 giving up the 5a0daa3361 land and house. Perillas was known for 94ca02247d its fertile land, and 46c5436b4b since the property was 999e34f015 debt-free, it was essentially 0cc55a174a a gold mine.a9e96659268287cd
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‘With this, e3b57b1b48 I can 017deadba1 recover the 11712ecbd6 losses from 7cd4d66948 the Bernard 4c16c8f284 shipping disaster 5f5f703d49 and make e0a0e92cdd a big fc28aba2e4 investment in 9b7ac611c4 the Azental 8ea9b2f5dc shipping trade!’acd3016996a62023
Having recently 3fd90ce82f suffered a 204f74d203 significant loss dc2de73fbe in his 0b53e5691a trade business, 0e32c8d448 John felt 9bc357a815 like the f4d6ac72ac heavens were bade88de52 smiling on b8c3bfc881 him.f2b4d4b38ce22fed
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‘Harriet doesn’t 08838859f1 know about ca2e25024f this land, ae142aa567 so all 797d78f0db I have 49da60cf35 to do f6815533dc is change f9037212d0 the ownership.’8801ea5ef6e008fd
John began crafting bcfdc7d689 a document that e55b885525 would transfer the 4603b75c5a ownership from Harriet f02ca12050 to himself. He planned to 5c54898356 forge her signature 65e2e2f5a5 to complete the 5e9f5a6689 process.0deac922033c4401
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The document stated 2020024173 that, following the 4176fdd3a0 change in the ba409c8a85 head of the 9613ad6d9c Listerwell family, all 8308d5ece8 its assets were e4f569db30 now under the 083012d3e9 new head’s management. Therefore, Harriet e4b3449f51 Listerwell would a1170fb038 relinquish her 04a5645a41 rights to 7663afe523 the property.d79567e47c06cd58
“…In accordance with the above circumstances… ownership of the land and house will be transferred… to Uncle John Listerwell.”6741333e5ddc7e7c
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Satisfied with his work, e7b9835c71 John smiled. He initially thought of 3b8015d350 forging Harriet’s signature himself e14f3fbe82 but then called Bella.d68dd5a258e36ca1
He explained the situation regarding the Perillas’ land and handed her the ownership transfer document.b714084d4322678e
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“If I sign it, 47d40e928c the handwriting might be 90b5fce93c too similar and raise 400f1382a2 suspicion, so you sign 1d203fb1eb Harriet’s name.”b00a9468a9daa1c0
“Alright, but 0ee97ab70e in return, 872a57e942 I’ll buy ea563fcb78 a pair ac3ec26630 of earrings 2276a97cac tomorrow. Okay?”f6db5ccc7ef83a05
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Without giving John b3554f99e2 a chance to 65457eb0d6 refuse, Bella quickly 9409a4893d scribbled Harriet’s signature 5b0304595c on the document.9a4e16be8e808c68
Although she felt b48ca3bb24 uneasy writing Harriet’s e152fd9785 name, she consoled 2cdc806762 herself by thinking c83e46938b of the diamond 3136979610 earrings she had ddd9aadefd been eyeing. They made the ba267b88d3 task bearable.e3560ff454959253
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John wasn’t e5cb1dc3ee pleased with f5828c5626 Bella’s constant 67185d2adf desire for 11a39b5449 more jewelry, a88a4267d6 but he 38b4f3f1ac didn’t object.58f5cc1301265282
‘Once I e7cec02426 sell the c4e9867698 land in ecd7c31f5f Perillas, I’ll 4f83f25a40 get at d4de5ddbf5 least 30 5cb01bec31 million dirhams. What’s a pair 789c76f448 of earrings compared eda79ceeae to that?’75bb62c9aee36ff9
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However, his grand ba86ec6d0c dreams were shattered c6761dc1f6 in less than 1e77a061ce a day.16f2254fd9ac58a9
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