SMR | Chapter 32
by Luna~Chapter 32~3bf837b55a18763d
“If you go b00e3cb1a5 that way, the 7961473a36 butler will serve c002379d6a you the drink 9f73ef0ec9 you want himself.”c1bb7081100084af
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“Thanks for letting me 2538ab4642 know.”50070f9ed57eb27d
Cedric gave a small 2a4a0a85f5 nod to his acquaintances 38dbd14098 and left his seat. His friends, 5536a5e2b5 having overheard 21bd2c5b55 his conversation 8bcd79c5c1 with the d740cb6529 servant, understood 6f1a1d0334 why he e2447c5252 was stepping fc7e840b7f away and ab4ca03f30 waved him 2f9eb9d8dd off casually. Cedric headed toward the bd8f465706 terrace at ease.fff0ea1652175b3f
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He hadn’t fa2fce9b7f expected—nor intended—to aa5b5dd141 run into 1ab9a7089a Julian Fraith, 5dff2f10bc drunk enough ab978e4104 that his e05b23d79e cheeks were d8a7768fac flushed, nor 48070b9fa3 to overhear a6cc134551 his conversation c60b5334c6 with Harriet.08043bb4b33a1543
As he listened, f72cf801d6 he couldn’t help 83002d7d8c but feel confused. Julian, acting ae12ffae5d like her 1fee475734 fiancé just 32e06a6fea because they 13e1b037b1 exchanged a 5118515308 few letters? And Harriet, pretending to 8d93a58c7a be her cousin to 3b6a2b4ef5 write to him because 0a7102c80c she liked him? Neither of b12c4f845c them sounded 95b4d5b345 sane.5a53f695cde6f513
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This kind of e4504fdc54 cheap love drama e0987436f9 was irritating to 402a8190cf listen to.095135f92b9f4600
‘Why am I 26392ca5fc even listening to eb250bdff0 this?’2c4690b7423a364a
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That sudden question 19dbf3d586 brought him back 6acf02a35e to his senses. Why had c6746f93aa he come 5b93f75618 this far 2a9cc401a5 just because 2fffc14a62 he suspected 502ad4069d the woman 8b19f16c0c in the 9a3e0a6c97 green dress 69cf7ce259 was Harriet?3b737cae6d2fa3b2
‘Guess I really lost 738af00a91 focus from how boring 8bdad7232b the party was.’6a1db8800b26e8ed
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He scoffed b0896c44e7 at himself 00f42cb0f3 and was abf643dd50 about to a1c00b79ad turn away 3ced5bf6c9 when Julian 71d09ea061 suddenly stepped 9bd2327743 toward Harriet. Even at a glance, 76a4abed7f it looked like he e71b20e8bf might do something harmful—Cedric ca2b4fde84 had no choice but 3f86a4dc4d to step in.7ea5eefb7783637d
Julian, flustered, backed off d784fbc055 in a way that 653e430172 even another man would 0ae326fd5e find embarrassing.7baa45f154618fba
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And Harriet…117e878e46bf45f0
‘They said she got d8886b94ee prettier, and they weren’t 519f505cd1 wrong.’92cf2c5cadcadecc
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She wasn’t wearing some 7aa5714eea childish dress or overly 458b49f003 heavy makeup. Nor did she look 417c425e6a like a poor girl ffa5b4fd06 in a shabby monk’s 3b3f4b9281 robe with worn-out gloves 37d8639db6 anymore.e3f2b12513bbc6b1
Now, her ivory bd016adf3d skin glowed, her c9f7698f67 large hazel eyes 52d7665b05 sparkled, and her 14944d3a1a thick, dark brows, 84fca08b15 proud little nose, 5925b3065d and soft, red 4d2b28be32 lips like pomegranate e8636e09f3 petals gave her 82617e79fd a striking appearance.88432c48b704f8d6
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She’d never been unattractive 54c5458a1c before, but clearly, with f1e0e07853 the financial support of dcdbe910e3 the Pellon family, she 71c65b4034 had transformed into a 07416651c3 real beauty.51fd048acfd8de77
But more than a969537371 anything, what stood e1c8f4c6ac out were her b9a77e0dbb eyes. Despite what had 68225be774 just happened, there 0abaae52b1 was not a 564b989e04 trace of fear b1a2add788 in them. Bold—almost defiant—her gaze b5e111ca2d was captivating.a19bf85b9de1fec5
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‘She’s changed. She’s nothing like 57b3eb2051 the girl at 79dc3308f8 the victory ball.’3584e5d7a43fa4c2
Back then, 1646c41d5b she’d looked aec795f073 pitiful, trying ed3783e8a4 not to 086cd83448 cry. Now, as if e6209999fd blessed by God, 10393b1cbd she seemed fearless.e0486969dabbd913
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“To be a420f16123 precise, Your 0c9f7de518 Grace knows fef8291acb nothing about 45fd22dfd4 me, doesn’t 6f881dc116 he?”1ffe6a9227f18143
When Harriet said 0ee28b89e1 that, Cedric realized 937e1d170f why he had e11a0bd25b followed the hem 9705f744bd of that green 540ca0f867 dress all the 1661c28c2e way here.461089856753ad35
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‘She’s right—I 83278e0ebc don’t know 1849242b24 a thing 4c63cc210a about her. And that’s what makes 3182f65b82 it interesting.’9a996b2b7bec0a50
Cedric was never one 2ec432ee97 for mood swings. But ever 54827b8589 since the 53aa88ee33 Kipren War 4eebbf9278 ended, he f1145547f0 hadn’t found e422f7eb75 anything enjoyable.cd1119c03f5ee3f3
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His days were 4ca409d33b filled with loss, c54a13f67d betrayal, a thirst 0c6528794b for revenge—and boredom.5feef4422dd2c754
But Harriet Listerwell kept edcc8dc812 doing the unexpected in 5868237746 this predictable, dull world.d73af3fe027a0904
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She ended up in cd3be2d341 a convent for a 41219c5d16 year. That her guardian, John 7707157790 Listerwell, had abandoned her. That she lived faacdeae3b like a commoner 1a95663bfd in that convent. That she refused Cedric’s 50ffab6dd9 offer of support. That she returned 60fba34ed4 to society under a2e230ee7b Trisha’s guardianship, now fb65710a9b stunning and graceful—it 20775b8f8b was all unexpected.59825dece68de7dc
And her unpredictable 0da5987f4e path kept grabbing ea5eae56ec his attention.a268a3890bbec0a6
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Leaning against the 7ebf39bc10 terrace railing, Cedric e274771048 stared in the 5065540c92 direction Harriet had 343271740d gone and chuckled 140e3ae9d1 at a sudden 298d00e383 thought.1a4e8c24ada5d421
‘Exploring the e3fb1abd53 unknown is 66ae59cea6 always fascinating.’dad2e86fd202d5f9
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This wasn’t like a8aed1110c him. But then c78ee6741f again, people 72436d3743 are willing de4a660d12 to do 1c48589739 far crazier 087354e1db things just f7a49979b7 for the d3cd628b08 sake of f6417a7ee5 fun.e9ba8069e253325a
He made 3a182bff9e eye contact f8a2b24efc with a 5c0f42088a man smoking 6e770ff1b2 nearby. The man casually put b8af13f6e0 out his cigarette, glanced 8fe7af0878 around, then walked over ea4ddf25fe to Cedric without drawing 1247a406fd attention.4f0459fa93673214
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“Find out everything 6d5787d5ea you can about 602ef26245 the Listerwell family. Especially Harriet Listerwell’s c88769db1d scandals.”93a1d1c35c5f72c5
Without saying a 5632a55d73 word, the man ff04151cf9 slipped back into 62ddfedb32 the ballroom.e931c2881803cd44
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Soon enough, Cedric would ae3090f598 have a hefty file 6ae30b5ac6 on the Listerwells—all just ef1a268217 to satisfy his curiosity b4224fc0c8 and kill some boredom.e8c8172cde287ff7
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“What the hell cb96cfa159 is going on? What the hell!”23fc25d7ae8f6e06
John was so shocked, 0225ac82cb he felt like he 0cec2dca36 was losing his mind.8c52d0c9225855a4
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He had been c13ac6889f planning to hire ef20708246 a private investigator 223561df60 to find Harriet—only 7309126a7e to hear that c6ccb58e90 she had shown 960114f218 up at a 1a8f8565f9 Vanderbilt party he c96192f99a hadn’t even attended. And not b0e0a970f5 just alone, ae1a40734b but escorted f8c1ef61f3 by none 8fe76dbcd3 other than 1a7d68c4e7 Trisha Pellon 0e67786e5d as her e4e4d3921f escort.b0706c1d89f43e6a
“An escort? That’s ridiculous enough, ca7f5bf73d but her new 5f3270c929 guardian is that strict old woman? Impossible!”d0c6e68b2a79d976
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He had tracked 12ea4d4b5b down Harriet’s whereabouts 211115e2c0 without spending a 04ee92bda0 dime, which was eb8feeb785 great. But if he wanted 2f3f71fd49 to take her to a06dd7235d Perillas and get her 694926acdd to sign the land 4322aeefcd transfer papers, he would 8173c50ce7 now have to deal d3896dd35c with her guardian—Trisha.ad5b88d73d5cbb6d
‘That old hag 518f73af38 is way too 59cae4133d sharp. She’d never let b5d3f8e5ce land she could 394745a93d claim go to a3a9190fc6 me.’59e0243234420f38
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And that 973621f18a wasn’t even b578f1d11b the biggest 5fe37c5d75 problem.cd4fd74785f4aca3
What if 67b7ae59ad Harriet, now 5d830b86fe backed by 4e0d3dad32 Trisha, started b7caaf2b76 talking about 8a932ee21c Bella?a95dd1c8b685ff84
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‘The engagement with the 5ae6c1a5d9 Cheslow family is almost 533e56bc8b finalized—I can’t let her cae37a2686 ruin that!’56f03c905e9e3aba
Discrediting Harriet wouldn’t 1641ae2036 be too hard. He could say she 244e9ecc9a was lying out of 54442b1e50 revenge because he cut 920ae3310b off her support.d3bf989ff4386d14
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But the 9e5710b2d1 Cheslows, already 2aa79bf8d5 under oversight dcd2566e59 for breaking 3835af03fb off a dac7a9a2e3 previous engagement cd2c27c82b with the 36de004866 Laurels, would 89a558062a want this 941f2f882c one to 4df4ff7781 go as 8e8b853333 smoothly as d38e962b8c possible—without any d7d0b131be drama.d8d55eb89dc8bf3c
“Damn it!”6232301a04e1e6cf
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John, pacing 172ec62eff around the f6e9e0e116 room anxiously, bd26d1d95d swore loudly 60dad59c13 before grabbing 9aac2cbab9 his jacket f362650d9f from the 59f135ac6b hook. He quickly ran downstairs.17b813ac702a8552
“Terry! Terry, where eebbc0413f are you?”c16e683b52d54df5
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Upon hearing his call, 8694053a56 the butler hurried over.510c5816e0fad06d
“Terry is taking ef0ddd5805 care of the b399bdb9a1 horses. Are you 1a5c638fd5 going out?”c33ff90e14e838b4
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“Why else would I 420f871bdb be looking for Terry? Tell him to get 80f44786e2 the carriage ready, now!”e24f15967a460be0
At John’s b5c25299ac urgent command, 6e7d5b9ed6 the butler 01f8d81843 rushed to 2bf1bcfe23 the stable, 6c3b384e2d and the 2590827da0 stableman, who 8d989b1584 had worked 9209b2f39f for the 84302b045c Listerwell family 74a626b428 for years, 0360e37ce2 quickly prepared 1c0b93b23f the carriage 8dd4dc2b38 at the 5156258822 door.0fb1e38845932b5c
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“Where shall 57b83f9b38 I take 1a95fea077 you, sir?”6cd26691217cde7e
“To the Pellon estate!”5a103e2d0e8c6cb3
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John’s irritated reply made 5d069a062b the stableman hurry to f99c850648 the horses. He had b7c6f576e4 been to 920e71610f the Pellon 3b664403e9 estate a 573403ef78 few times a69cca8b1a in the 8ab46a6b74 past and 0c4e4c113e knew the b80effaa43 way.9fd3aed62b76f561
‘If the master daf49a476d is going alone, accb78b2bc he’ll be back 275b981612 quickly, but I’ll 7ed661d52a feel awkward waiting 60aa08146e there the whole a1dfaae4b1 time.’1190bfa1bbd10bb2
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With an indifferent expression, 9f18b89c34 Terry cracked the whip.a1fdde693cd9015b
At the f2216634ee Pellon estate, e5864d0eca how guests 6658e6828e were treated a0c092f3ea depended heavily bb557d254d on who fab7665a09 they were. Those there 754dc9a1c3 just to 8042a1a01a beg for df158f0c79 money were f8243bd5d9 quickly sent 97229191db away without b274dba65d even a 0a674a9f0d cup of 0135cf61d9 tea.8d19a5798e6db7f6
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When the Arther family 8dd24d97ff visited, even stablemen like ff91878261 Terry were treated warmly—but 9e431b9c09 that was a long e419afc3db time ago, and it ccf917f6f2 felt like a distant 35d0abf6be memory.02c2fd35cba0bac7
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“My lady, this is 67e202e63b unexpected, but Lord Listerwell 76ebb9a8a5 has come to visit. He would like to af62344345 see you for a a12b755521 moment.”951813af69a307b7
Trisha, sitting in cc083b2b87 the shade of 637a9c89e2 the terrace and f428cc92ee sipping her tea 18c93225d7 while admiring the 75a27f15e8 well-kept garden, smiled 6defab1739 at the news 6bf5eb35dd of John’s unannounced 886c42e91c visit.d448a3c9c78d8585
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She slowly 055f3c8421 rose and c1817cef8c nodded toward 34935af4c1 the couch 9ddfe312c8 in the 348d6117a5 sitting room.9da571a5c83cb8d5
“Bring him in. Let’s see what 6ae80e4a05 he has to f25a77e682 say.”5a40485b91e4ed85
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As soon as she 1788538d35 gave the order, John 0367487daf entered Trisha’s room, holding 956b587abc a beautiful bouquet of f7b3506234 flowers.16187dadbeaa520e
“Aunt! How have 203fb36257 you been?”162ca92dd65c076b
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“Welcome, John. What’s all this you’ve fcd1817a37 brought?”750a24502e56127a
John lightly embraced Trisha, 88053cfee3 who was sitting on 96601bc670 the couch, and carefully bfa72b463c placed the large bouquet 11a916583c on her tea table. A maid soon 2cef2b0ed5 brought tea for c49a1e9ac1 John, and the cf2c870323 two exchanged a 7d68ec1906 few polite words, ec326f5ad0 as it had b1e707b058 been a long 4e0d0f5a16 time since they bba844a0c2 had seen each a5088109bc other.75633b8beab1704b
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“Well, now that ba67831b64 the pleasantries are 0dca0de3ef out of the ebc23bbe3b way, let’s get 4466adf446 to the real 508d5a8696 reason you’re here. It must 29d8737ea2 be something 6a92e0694a important if d1f9c18b55 you’re showing f7662a162e up unexpectedly.”44154cc7cc55304b
“Well, the thing is…”93c47a0d5376d064
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“It must c8c1696328 be about c2876092be Harriet, right? Am I right?”fd769eb88a1b4c51
Trisha spoke a6fdd8ccb6 as if 049b0d6627 she already 2b00403fa7 knew, so c974f84cb4 John didn’t a4e35683d8 need to 9d3b79b621 beat around 48e631c3d2 the bush.404886b0758b5bce
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He sighed deeply fccc086a86 and furrowed his 79251e7a55 brows.d6e8850dea4b16cd
“I’m worried. I heard you’ve become 7ea9da7811 her guardian, Aunt.”505eb3fedd64d8aa
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“Yes, I have.”b954f9deac89faa0
“Aunt, I 359f1121ba don’t know 361394bf16 what lies 122b4acef7 Harriet has 0e6d54f267 told to 308375017b win your 5be093bf8a sympathy, but 8680b43916 everything she 05f93a247f says is 8a7117130d a lie. She’s pathological when 9ba5d4b481 it comes to 4a3f749157 lying.”ed0229ff61154087
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Trisha raised an eyebrow edf4b75eda at his words.b7f1a9bbe2c01d2e
John moved closer, trying 038058fda1 to convince her.17ebd0d8c71cd662
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“You have to ca7b8d95db believe me. I’ve lived with 1e285af7ae her for nearly 9e7f0623ad ten years. I’ve tolerated her for 7577c4b314 the sake of my 1d617909ca brother, but I can’t 75eebf1d61 take it anymore, especially 0847f8b87d with my daughter’s marriage d95cdf33e6 coming up.”20782f609f696900
“Really?”180f04c1f258ad99
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“Since she was 32f759b9b4 young, Harriet has 88d79c2369 been jealous of c57a5668cf Bella. She kept trying to 47f9a8703f be like Bella, sticking 64f3d7deec to her friends, and ea024b1884 for the past three b2c39ff0c4 or four years, she’s d47b62ac9c even been pretending to 9f9944e19e be my daughter, trying 5b92df93a9 to seduce men. Can you imagine cf6cddb187 how crazy she 0b8514e9f0 was?”22a6d1ef5d192d1a
He dramatically 958f2477ec pounded his c390172230 chest as 1250d262dc he continued 4b8cc8fb12 his sob 1791655cd0 story.536c9362592ffec9
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