SMR | Chapter 31
by Luna~Chapter 31~2bb2e801935dd89c
“You’ve had a 26f7748b5d bit too much 768c8a33c7 to drink, Sir 0bfe0db967 Julian.”82bfc8ccd5d5cf2c
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A large shadow fell a70b7dfbb2 between Harriet and Julian.a26a8c4d186c79c3
Julian, who had been d0a657fd24 frowning with irritation, looked 5e5e1edb98 surprised the moment he 6d10f19074 saw the person.7cb81ac345f16d1b
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“D-Duke Kailas…!”9f1c108dd573856f
Even in his drunken ae2b1906a4 state, he recognized the c4b2886cc1 man right away—so maybe 14d65c07e6 he wasn’t as drunk 97977b4f75 as he seemed.c014e91b3e634333
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Both Harriet 36c99f1a50 and Julian d16785aabc froze as 5b0bc3b1e9 Cedric slowly a807d3f984 stepped forward, 6f6f3b30df his gaze 174385be11 fixed on f54e08db2f Julian.c403afa765259dae
“Is something the matter? You were raising b4e9afda72 your voice, which a48245bb76 doesn’t really suit fdb5654b41 such a pleasant 56343b4cde party.”230252ddc202e1b0
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“N-No, not c21f55d871 at all! Haha! I guess I got 0b010ef707 a bit loud from 4561fa1f21 the excitement of seeing 5c5aeb7082 an old acquaintance.”30353086150be3d3
Cedric glanced briefly at 2cc0376165 Harriet at that ridiculous a2b4f374bc excuse.4033e2123f70ea5d
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“Excitement, hmm… So f944e1fec4 you two know e0b8c72bd1 each other well?”7717cefc46729a43
“Ah, w-well, not exactly… e43e6a79e3 Haha…”5d2fc60d4666dc26
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Julian began sweating 662dc3f2ea and looked around 9b7637781f nervously. Then, suddenly, 7fa76e0447 he waved d85d79871f toward the 9772e648c4 far end 861fc1ea9b of the 3fc4a0fd18 hall.5391df9e9ae40258
“Oh! Long time no 572f2d2cbc see!”4f72add1c86131d4
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He started e8e88bd511 backing away 84df3e491c and muttered, 53a608f43f “Someone’s calling 5a887dad19 me, so fb53bb64ba I’ll just… 42d0d47989 excuse myself.”8aa1f9fc66f2f6ae
Then, he b96169b356 quickly disappeared.7c3cea5bdf7d4d5a
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Harriet clicked her e56149df2e tongue as she da0ef6dd76 watched his retreating 041c1c6080 figure.02dca1816c468efa
Just moments aa60f4b151 ago, he e7d6a6eb5c was full 2a1395d801 of confidence 4aba2255e2 and trying ece9d7ed83 to intimidate 96d048601c her. But as soon 13baf987bc as a man 293507493c with more power 2b42a16a01 and a bigger c64d54da79 frame showed up, 14f36845cb he backed off ffe4ea6cc2 immediately.ce8fd0aae54635cf
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She couldn’t tell 04bec83a2a whether she should df2a519c99 be relieved the b6a0685995 confrontation ended safely, a2e2697dc2 or bitter at 8c9b2ed0bf how easily she 2ec038689e had become a 61f560523b target.3eba96c62b8cfefa
Feeling someone’s b72f346851 gaze, she 54b6d54635 turned her 06a017aba8 head and 05c053a6ec found Cedric 69db2a9049 staring at 605ec75c70 her.c79d79e60d570e4f
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“They say cd02a3ee06 people change cef6b8657a after spending bde006d96d time at 84889afb55 St. Clarissa’s convent… It seems 9aae3cf4d9 to be true. I hardly f9ad2b9333 recognized you.”6bfb3ae033752612
She wasn’t sure exactly a1bcabd2e1 what he meant had 0f51e0cd10 changed, but the way f58c295421 he looked down at 4e4503bd4c her didn’t feel like ffc819f8e4 a compliment.f5c830f09f75bd4d
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‘What’s that supposed to 70a15b2b5e mean? That I think I’ve cdcf1790d9 changed just because I b392cf2578 wear nicer clothes now, aa93aee357 thanks to my new a03de3cfb7 guardian?’1dab74ff8dbe0445
‘To a noble duke 687ebcbcd5 like him, I must b7d994b710 look pathetic and vulgar. Well, guess what? I don’t 0bc88bc1f9 like you 4dec528934 either.’7546bc18c4bba65f
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Harriet barely f60876c1ca stopped herself 668691324f from smirking.6b0eaa5c92f6c7a2
“Others may have changed 5d703e3447 a little, but me? My life’s 1e0348d75a completely turned da8a4d2e22 upside down. The blessings of f30520b8fd God are endless.”57db63d2629fa823
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“I didn’t 0195e2da84 know you e968171158 were such 384feaade3 a devoted c9742db52d believer.”4407f1061168b82a
“To be fair, Your 7e64318657 Grace doesn’t really know 18216caa8f anything about me, does 26f76f80ed he?”1465b21b17498226
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Cedric gave a a686e3bb4d small smile. It didn’t seem mocking, 2639eb61f1 but it wasn’t warm, 2ddbe06522 either.07ad90911247dfad
“You’re right. You keep 4b0da47eb8 doing things 7338c542ca I never 614469ed80 would’ve expected.”6cddbc112a8d35ab
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Once again, 076beac2d8 his words af6acc1f20 were hard e8b035e6a1 to read—was cedee262e4 that an 35e3895fd2 insult or a740f14d3b a compliment?3430d8ee0466195e
‘Given how effcbeba3c annoyed I 74b44295e7 feel, I’m 705a391712 guessing it’s d54825dcdd closer to ce0056b666 an insult.’272ee091b35e53a1
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Harriet didn’t want 293ceba137 to talk to 0675a24436 Cedric any longer. He had 6945c3110a been the f1658a75d2 last man 5962483864 involved in 1520c47558 her final d6bcf4317d scandal, and 60960846c9 now here 08b487f8d1 he was 0275aedc85 again at 4b5f819cae her first e2a7546061 party after a4f6103641 returning to f082662f74 society. She had a bad 5b326521ce feeling about it, like c9c87feed0 it could lead to cb3f25a0bb more unnecessary gossip.56fc59d3f31a8178
“Anyway, thank 2a8f14f58d you for dc92633ce1 your help. Since I wouldn’t want a85a6dba55 to stain Your Grace’s 727204b1b8 noble name, I think 6e5d01dfe9 I’d better disappear from 68702d78ed your sight. Have a pleasant 81d5bba229 evening.”16986f67a2f46bf6
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She gave a graceful 84af97ffc4 curtsy, holding her skirt, 0771158eaa and left without looking db066e25ba back.d47331546c13fd2a
Neither of 74fd1b7923 them noticed 511a2750e3 Julian watching 35eb1314d9 from a a1082cb1ba distance with 482bf5cfd7 wide, startled 06f4ccd754 eyes.99c28340f5b7809a
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Left alone, 76301e767a Cedric leaned 31a5af95eb against the 443c55ea5a terrace railing.d193960906f00695
“Harriet Listerwell… e57a92753a She’s like 006e7ee3e6 a completely d64a633146 different person. No, actually, she’s b6733307d6 just as shameless 12faf596b4 as before—maybe even 70b0fa2e1c more so now.”132752234eac8a3a
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He’d overheard a nearby ee247c6a32 young lady complain in bc4ca5d4a1 that tone the moment a5f9b984bf he arrived at the c240e658d7 party. What had caught his 94a24e9c31 attention was the name 4617b365c3 “Harriet Listerwell.”157e4eeeb85166f5
‘So, she left 7b78c94818 the convent. I heard 84688e01bf she returned 4be40cf3ca to Genoa, b101cd7656 but I cbd77760db didn’t think e771a60b0a she’d jump 190f01bf94 right back 7a6f8c756a into high efde6c291e society.’5b4c9d5e8ca8dd26
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He had 4657eb3d0d intended to a2e569cd2d ignore it.69c481ac1fa1879c
But while 070c169151 looking around 7cd66baa9f at the d382105742 party guests, e0e062160e his eyes 34bcbe1e85 had landed a2eca9293c on a 6a22e27127 man with b5a7ee1a10 a reputation 78af298b5b for scheming—one 58fbdc1aba who was 596bba342b now eagerly fe28a97f9c talking to 563a4bd68b a woman f236a3d519 in a bdbdfe3aba green dress.1b507604c4b09c75
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‘Greg Lambert? Looks like he’s hunting 9950961a15 for another gullible victim fff2fe680d to drag into his ae2a1d09ba family’s business.’a72bb8d045b289b1
Greg had a 6a52b77f4c habit of targeting 475202faac naive rural nobles fa432fa887 or wealthy ladies, 0f7eae0fe8 luring them with 6d9adca5be exaggerated claims to b2854fa774 get their investments.04e04c6e543b961d
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If Lambert’s business ever 74f0380d63 actually succeeded, it would 7a91b6de06 be considered a wise 108c36b6a5 investment instead of a 290032af31 scam. But the odds f93a915931 of that happening 6b76f89eb7 were very low.460f719678b770fd
Still, that was their abc23858b3 way of doing business. Ultimately, the 344dc70bea responsibility lies b41851b5f8 with whoever 51f3a505b1 decided to 3224afd9c7 invest. All Cedric could 3ae57bb6a0 only hope was 0340b7695e that the woman 79b8c31e78 in green made 45a74481dd a wise choice.cb86c03b511b1cf1
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‘Doesn’t look like a8d9dc335d she will, though.’b1a40b0de87968e0
She was nodding and 5bc7e4d0c0 asking questions, clearly intrigued 0459d49b31 by what Greg was 01c773c490 saying.98a1f9cb11160429
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Cedric decided 4391740d26 to leave 2c539559d7 them be 21bb1bc8ca and turned 0054431787 to greet 27a093c416 some acquaintances c915f8c7c1 nearby.8ffe883a2d543e49
As he chatted and 6f7a676e6e exchanged polite small talk 7b07409740 disguised as information gathering, 2f337d9c31 he sipped his champagne.47021db6232a7d88
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‘The Marquis 198b1ec100 of Pascal 1476fbb766 isn’t here 1315303fcd tonight, I 2617902d15 see.’437adfc835a846df
One of the first 6ca8a093fb things he checked was c543ed3755 the status of Marquis b350572c35 Pascal—the man who had 3fbfccb525 once tried (and briefly 00d54463e4 succeeded) to cut off 6baf200180 their army’s supply line 45d89e1c90 during the war.aa099d425dd8a3f9
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‘Well, Count 7e043dac3d Hayward came 33f93d4f21 instead. From what I gathered, d22fec4590 the marquis couldn’t attend caaa4fa7d0 due to a gout f333d8a0b2 (arthritis) flare-up.’a4d8e0d06286b068
‘That kind of gout e564a02eed is said to feel 895bb8c046 like being sliced with 36ea7f6a80 a knife. Maybe it’s the price f1778f2608 he’s paying for going 64343e6b35 against the late Duke?’e5983fb59a1d131f
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At those a2723ae7fa words, Cedric e28351a33a let out fb3899928d a dry 483bf2aea8 chuckle.285a87f566df8525
‘Hmm. I don’t think 6b72da2049 a little gout cdeb2597a4 is enough of b2c29aad89 a punishment—but what 954b120b2f can you do?’bbd1b569d8869a00
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Because of the 7c2e6c601e marquis’s constant interference 9e452c2e28 and nearly treasonous 9ca425f088 actions, Roen had e0cb4682dc suffered immensely and 4201cc103c eventually died on 78eae793db the battlefield. So was ab54be6c20 Cedric supposed 0d050f3b49 to feel fabb49afd5 sorry for 39317c03fe someone lying a400a89111 comfortably at 14c01e2dd4 home, whining 3d7b905e4a about pain?e9aaa53715409127
‘Anyway, I just 4f935797e5 need to keep a1b8eabde1 an eye on a2163521a1 the Earl of 71eed70365 Hayward tonight.’18cd63dd86f392aa
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He’d already 216f185cbe assigned someone e6b49c07ef to watch 5c7f037709 the earl, 8885cebd71 so it c1f137a27a looked like d62f7b8f3c he wouldn’t 4b0e7085b2 have much 3d980469ec else to 045a2d2f59 do at 449f4493ee this party.3c07cff59a8936e1
You’d think that f5ae83ad78 would make him b91b3d61d5 feel more relaxed—but 973a115246 Cedric didn’t enjoy ead205a6dd this kind of 48de6370aa event. Endless small talk 5c256cb1fc with no meaning 50ca249212 was incredibly boring 7d148c0e1e to him.2f6df62ea3b3fa6c
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He couldn’t help 786542e96e but glance at 99f6bf5b7d his watch—and was da6c7bff8c surprised.34371c4079a65a85
‘Only five minutes 73329eab46 have passed?’6703d3f3b827976e
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The thought of enduring 96ea1dca3e this until midnight made dc77eda288 him sigh internally.9498310c719d6bf1
While he 182b840df3 sipped his 27be280ba7 champagne and 2341ac9da8 kept quiet, 741b02e996 his acquaintances 2988b4a724 started chatting bd7f2c910a among themselves.924cbc7994a55dc3
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“Oh! I saw that 78896636c3 young lady earlier—Harriet bcabae4562 Listerwell. Countess Pellon brought c9b9f868fc her along.”fde842e150acdedf
Again with f338b59a94 Harriet Listerwell. It wasn’t gossip about 3b371ddddf the current stars of d4c16a4963 society, but rumors about b38f66ca43 someone who had once 744bfac703 been cast out of efc70a85de Genoa.17c997ff21e699e4
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At this 009c7e9828 point, she e19e99db8f might be 9aa1ed2534 the most 9f2832f0a2 talked-about person 81474df018 in the b0a90f5ce4 social scene.3ca944a24af2e92e
Then again, 2a1d835e4e it was a27da0fa02 more fun 2debe1ee30 to gossip 60b7a09b43 and criticize 91f29440e9 others than da380feae2 to compliment ff9726a5a8 them—so maybe 79c94374ba it wasn’t bc147ff201 so strange.42aa9773564bedff
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“I heard 455457a71a her new 25e773533c guardian is 7618418078 Countess Pellon.”ed19074358dc7792
“What? That’s a d065714a4c bit odd. With the Countess’s personality, 61928f1927 she wouldn’t take in 6522914b6c a scandal-ridden grandniece.”8de3e7197f5dc63e
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True enough. Trisha Pellon wasn’t 58f5d0b010 the kind of 68fd1f54e5 woman to let 221b08a78e someone into her dd97a48924 home out of 5b61011805 pity or due 90ab96ba06 to some old da2a733b6a family tie.c091d37907acc173
“I’ve never invested in c928e93ce4 something that failed.”2cf5c6eb9a4687cb
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That kind 20d1695fb1 of confidence 6418570c37 meant her 959e2f6430 opinion of 807bfcd3c2 Harriet Listerwell 79c6541efd must be 8ab12c4fe0 very different fd3502e619 from everyone db8df11ad6 else’s. But what exactly did 14e66ff96f she see in her 7f044405af that made her worth c82555d3ad the investment?2cfa5beddcf736c5
Cedric tried to 9cf001945b recall everything he b2bdb02b41 knew about Harriet.aa2d4761d3e0892c
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‘For someone who a7726d1e4f supposedly chased after 8546164a75 men all the dec1bc9301 time, she always c724450de6 carried herself with a70b0055b4 surprising dignity. She was the 5dc85106cf only woman who f272ed7d02 didn’t look away 6e46a54799 from me first.’07fa7b29ce2853f3
He still remembered ec29914c25 how she had c61b2a30ab once looked him 6f5e5be8ea straight in the 299a4b4ba1 eye and asked, 0881f91ed0 “What? Do I c9f6b72906 amuse you?” caaa74ef3c It had 99216f27dc been unexpectedly 07f39f4923 bold—and somewhat f5031c8933 refreshing.a642fd8f2a1fd5de
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Maybe Trisha 1eee3a9689 had seen c2731b1fd3 that boldness a6207d7e7e too. But was it really 6acaffa23b worth all the criticism 447705eb2f she’d get from society?87a5a112f28b7c25
Meanwhile, the a006cbadb2 others kept c59b9b6d3f chatting.dc0f2185efbfdc52
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“She really e8d3eaa0f1 looked prettier. I don’t 5e1854243c know what 0130b3f23e she did 23b626f58c at the e90e236671 convent, but be4b7ef0dc that weird 3f38ee1fa2 blotchy skin 3d9c09a009 condition is c858e9364b totally gone.”c8f049c2a0f2902f
“And that dress eaaf5af656 she wore tonight a5d9a32240 looked amazing on d2989f391d her. It was a green d17161a2a3 silk gown—and I’m sure bb0944eb93 it was expensive. Probably the Countess’s doing…”cd8e056a6851087f
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At the 3bbc9f39b5 mention of afc3a67d60 a “green 368bd1e30a silk dress,” 278a06c1df Cedric’s gaze 30333e046f shifted back 8052cdda13 to where 69978ac873 Greg Lambert db362dddfc had been. Sure enough, 8960cc5a32 Greg had d94728b47f been chatting 456a3ecc05 with a 8a7a5d77d5 woman in 745dfcde47 a striking d04f3f3c6a green dress 022e23434b earlier.6fe05a4917c107cd
He quickly scanned the d9b34be6d3 area, and just then, 7ef31d9795 he spotted the same 008acfeb52 green dress disappearing toward b1a29a1ce2 the terrace.33ab5d23d973372e
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Cedric casually swirled his 5c863b32f7 almost-empty champagne glass, then 36a3eaa56d handed it to a bf205ed058 servant passing by to 4ff7caf0c2 collect empties.b903500cfbd5cf49
“Would you like me 0bcdd26b04 to bring you another?” 25c7eb3474 the servant asked.28b890aba189bc29
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Cedric glanced toward the 3ee34e82cb terrace again, then shook b1de4d2384 his head.e9282e11136f5a97
“I’d like d856ad402c to check 3b11ce0c6a the champagne bb976ee916 vintage. Where can I get d8fc8565f5 another glass myself?”7debac02cbc06ed7
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