SMR | Chapter 33
by Luna~Chapter 33~cb3d95edc5552982
“Some people 5b8c3839a9 say I 579228c035 was heartless a973aeb862 for cutting a0806203fb off her b608588433 guardianship while 62310cba1f she was b8c8a7bc94 in the 02a93bf0e2 convent, but 880b1c7350 think about e66c6ad5ca it—how could 472f3938e0 I possibly 7ba0be34b3 live with 1fae3beee7 Harriet and 7107d85ca3 keep supporting a81981df01 her? Just imagining 3d04926f9e the chaos 02d883c936 she’d cause… 9d3aed66b0 whew, it 4232bc03ca makes me d7d44b4561 sigh.”9f3b51745d5e0599
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Trisha sipped her tea 5ea97d2f50 quietly, not offering much 389519fb6d of a response. John, somewhat relieved f9b91ac526 that she wasn’t 4fd8be5271 firing back sharply, ba550ee84d put on a ecb284d246 serious expression.be52ce9319e70a66
“Why do you think Harriet suddenly clung to an aunt she hadn’t contacted before? I’m sorry to say this, but with no family around to speak the truth, she probably thought she could sweet-talk you easily. She lies so well—I’m sure she said all kinds of awful things about me and Bella. I know how she is.”cd7bb0595defd8de
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“Hmm…”988d8f52fae53158
“You need 14a4e99609 to end 47947378b1 her guardianship 7f7c9bf9f1 and throw 34a3afac04 her out. If you get 8064eb1977 too involved, your 457d24a835 peaceful later years fdaa842b3a could turn into dd1b276eae a mess. If it’s hard for c05c54d71c you to do it 4e9bfe041a yourself, I’ll help you.”763cee4eac1eb045
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At that, Trisha finally 5f6e702aa7 put down her teacup.e03527a4b2f4f5eb
“John. Harriet hasn’t said a 7a096f900a single word about you 06971accfa or Bella.”c6b3ca1d8b8f5170
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“W-what? I see. Well, maybe she figured 5487171fca any lies would get d0522e4f3b found out anyway.”1214973c1b07c5f8
“Is that it? She told me that 92806ce036 no matter what she 70d05dece9 says, it’ll sound one-sided, 470dd794a1 so she’d suggested that 694c57513b rather I just observe 6b966a7a14 her and ask questions 809ad02e06 once I feel I e96c0b1a3c can truly trust her.”45db9e532bef5f42
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John’s heart sank.a1d675b9ccd0fcfa
“She knows how b244ee9573 to manipulate people! She says 2d5528bbf6 things like 5bfe1fdcd3 that so e0e3ad54c5 she’ll look 017b45f73a good to 3e31be62e3 anyone who 622c855bae hears her!”a7d2983107495057
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“I actually 2fa387a5ad think Harriet’s 247c141356 right. What you’re saying 48cb451d45 right now sounds cba04db4b6 one-sided to me 1bdd8e0cc5 too.”25ef88f5b6e446dd
Trisha gave a small, e4e5b39f72 crooked smile.7ae97d972b63a0ba
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“So you 67ff742507 and Harriet 120b818f9a are no 007002c824 different in 7ef3c8eed5 my eyes. I’ll decide who 60669c4a2b to trust based 3febcebf76 on what I 799eab5871 see.”2b81b9ac025d5d65
“You’ll regret—!”feef68d8459184f7
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“But John,” she interrupted, 11f97266de her smile vanishing instantly. Her sharp 4d3af10e62 gaze made 2f07ced868 John instinctively 7cdbb1756a draw in 1be302b8ac a breath.5c27375969caeb7a
“Even if you didn’t 07b8475faf like Harriet, how could 542e2d1cfb you cut off her 3cfe5d1e17 guardianship without giving her 8bbcc63ae2 a single penny? Do you know c5de4b57ff how much Arthur 10cb4800b9 gave you? And you 05d0e6bc05 abandoned his f2be677d12 daughter?”14a9898a96acb5c7
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“Abandoned? I raised 819af89a2b her for 09e79a3a54 ten years! I’ve done my duty!”c6b9a844da57d186
“You know db2ec571bd the law 7da086412f changed twelve e88a4f120c years ago, 0f22062b91 right? It allowed daughters f42e8adad6 or wives to 16eab9da64 inherit noble titles.”536a19535783741b
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John flinched slightly, as 5c440577c7 if struck in a 1558616084 sore spot.bbe5cbcb81b0c49c
“Arthur died suddenly without a6194504e2 writing a will. Harriet was underage. She had no 2015611db1 one on her 5b1d8bdc33 side, so you 4d5a701f2d were lucky enough d2f0302ea6 to inherit the dcb50667d8 title. Considering all 4e3d11b3b0 that, you 67479a3e3d should’ve at f119bd2953 least given 00f9b4ce82 her some bf9bbcc241 money to 4d53281cd0 start her 5d8211a3e7 life!”6cba6a4ed93049a1
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Trisha slammed her 6631ccabc3 hand on the bc38952c27 tea table, spilling 1a0a875b2b tea from John’s fc3ecb124c untouched cup.a2c7280dd940544c
Despite her 6f94653b7c frail appearance, 7100eb8382 the old 864c6041d7 lady’s authority c530bdecbb was overwhelming. John felt like a dfc1263d16 scolded child.22a604f39096cf75
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“That law 238d95b0a7 is useless. Who would ever do 7dd1b18c99 something so crazy as d866a3c377 letting a woman inherit ab19931bb9 a family title…?”953a52b11b28d5d4
Muttering to himself, e667f24710 John froze after 07e9d9a738 saying the word crazy. Only then did 06bdb69d7f he realize where 25b607d341 he was—sitting in a193bfc4f9 front of the 08ec26dfe9 lioness of the 72eba2252c Phelon family, Trisha 08c5992de1 Phelon herself!d8a723c18b451e28
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He quickly f238ba0dd3 shut his b6df03b756 mouth, but 20840b6baa the words 59c4397f80 couldn’t be cd869c38ac taken back.989d4df393c13ee3
“My husband did a8269fe4dc that so-called ‘crazy’ 03daf3b228 thing. And more and 45c2052f08 more people will 76810b0687 follow.”8b23f577753b0354
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“Ah, no, that’s 0e39e1cd3e not what I dfeda55699 meant—”358232e01d303a2d
“Before you say 3553f41029 something you truly 73c7b9cfda can’t take back, 5024b9b2b3 you’d better leave. But remember this.”dc1b2f1d0408bc3b
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Trisha pointed ec34924be2 directly at f50ca62391 John with 692eb6c511 her index 341f9e6f6b finger.6eeff6b366047fe3
“Whatever happened in 8823f79755 the past, Harriet 7a0924b243 is now under 2d9792769c my protection. If you try 5bfb339f1d to lay a 4d86bac86b finger on her, ed31f4b0a4 I’ll consider it e39d904501 the Viscount of f82a980b8a Listerwell declaring war 59701f90a5 on the Phelon c448bb30f6 family. So keep that in 8dff092f14 mind.”0dbd3b2b54900cf1
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“W-what? Aunt!”5d5c1ef6e796dc33
“You know better 6b0dba208d than anyone what ca13bc9359 happens to people e7333d1703 who take me cab953dbea lightly.”ffe97ff2e197d7f5
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Oh, he knew. John had tried 5414e6e89e to get something 2dbc8091ba out of Trisha bbe4caac89 before and was 80afdb1263 completely crushed. He knew very well 33bfaa8b9c she was serious.697909dcb2905882
“You may leave now.”b3dc8d2d6a4d7a28
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She pointed toward 1d47aec04b the door.d2bb463a6f73c72c
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Leaving the Phelon 0ae67ec29d estate with nothing e280fc9a63 but a worsened 1200901a8a situation, John angrily 8da086c3ff ruffled his hair.ea00d8f7107f52a6
“Damn it! That cursed old b08e2787dd hag. The way she talked… 1ceb85918c could she already know 3f45a2bb03 about Perillas?”4c36545dc850650a
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Now that e1e2b80724 he thought a37bf089e3 about it, 044238291d it made b6ba979490 sense. Why else would 3952afc777 Trisha support Harriet—who 5796446da9 had nothing to 553be2d44f her name?2befac25511f9f2e
“Is she afraid 30b2258eb5 someone might take 6415d285f8 her away? I’m the Viscount 25c464b8ec of Listerwell. My brother’s entire 951f814777 fortune should belong 9dac6f0978 to me!”901e66c35b45cf4a
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Grinding his teeth, 0fce8e48ef John climbed into 972a416da2 the carriage. But he 40ffcabde6 didn’t head bf7de18f77 straight home.50f0b34fa432c00d
There was only one 1e782f60bf road leading to the 3c910552d3 Phelon estate. Which meant eb33fbec34 Harriet, if 54a548ba5d she was a8a3de3e84 out, would 0b582cff55 have to 224c872bd2 come back 514cdaf3cf the same 1b9f900237 way.8668cbff47f333bb
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After waiting for about b7fc5df3d3 an hour, a small c43c79bcfb carriage bearing the Pellon 043b9fe3b9 family crest appeared, heading 6e93f71af3 in his direction. Since Trisha was 62edc86c5f at home, the 2516ff1dac only one who 7981dc8e79 could be riding 05057caebe in a Pellon 0037f560c6 carriage was Harriet.3ffc961c6dbcbd9e
As previously instructed 219c1003b9 by John, his aba11617bd coachman approached the 37cedbcacf oncoming carriage and fe3124a07e asked the other 10aa332e05 coachman to stop.fb1bd8cec7d1f36c
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“Stop! Please hold the horses for a moment!”be782e504ce55d11
“Whoa, whoa, whoa!”51fea743be0b24d4
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Caught off guard by John’s sudden approach, the Pellon coachman had to quickly pull the reins.48001607f4f39ae3
Inside the 2f4d279dc7 carriage, Harriet 779d1485e2 was nearly 79f87adcbe thrown off f5ccefd90d balance from 578ba1736d the sudden 7f68c9efd4 jolt.4341476683d7be76
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“What’s going on?”e186b31bb82ae72e
It couldn’t 8db533e160 possibly be c99ce7f37f a robbery 894a41941e this close 57ab77df72 to the 0f417c92f8 Phelon estate.064f01ae65c8e593
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Just in case, f4ef142fb6 Harriet tightly gripped 9a79514876 the small hammer 4b8d705d21 kept inside the 4d12d01679 carriage and looked 5e9404f7ac out the window—then 8afb19117c nearly screamed. Right outside the carriage 5dcee1d6a4 window, incredibly close, was 21985a2744 John’s face.6bf2738058d0e373
“Harriet! Open the door. Now!”d0cb9b75d8db9cdb
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John barked from 261f3fcf5e inside the opposite 0a4e7c0a8c carriage. Despite not having 4215ede9a5 seen his niece fe359ecc94 in a year—after 7e7a1f489a betraying and abandoning 8d8b0d7974 her—there wasn’t even 9ed5d5b8b2 a trace of aa25023fa0 guilt on his 8da1182a23 face.15e51bf8f54c3e8e
For a second, Harriet 2fc6d8fdc9 considered using the object 9112810e18 in her hand, but 56dc3ccced she took a deep 8f4b26427e breath to calm herself. The revenge she 7a3d7e6289 had in mind df0e5dceb4 wasn’t something as b0936c7930 small as inflicting c5a54e1e1e a little harm.a31492757ef7a177
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Putting on her brightest 0b17747ebb smile, Harriet opened the 67d96232be carriage window.8c41ae45d3dfad38
“Uncle? It’s been c7d41e2e92 a while. What brings you here?”1f7443fdf89f87bd
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Her confident and d41e7884b8 unshaken demeanor seemed b6af3f3c64 to get under 2f937e2df2 John’s skin. His eyes 04ab7c739b widened in 663709f5fb anger. He looked a181174fe1 like he b43be5781c was about 572759312f to yell, 828562bd91 but ended 26ea125507 up just 34efd73c05 mumbling, unsure 46a7cf5be9 of what 9dcfc556c8 expression to 043fde7a13 make. Eventually, he 09bfe9d3e7 spoke in 5b9d546836 a low, af2ffb5e22 threatening voice.2c3ff848a7e789c0
“I don’t know 7984e44c95 what you’re thinking, 8eef788d6d or how you 758fb590d0 managed to charm ae9b66c663 Aunt Trisha, but 32fb681133 if you so 09a45bf4c4 much as try df4cdee9b6 to tarnish Bella’s 8c2e043b14 name, I won’t b4cbea317a stand for it. I’ll do whatever it 8cd77937b6 takes to kick you e8aba23867 out of Genoa!”cdf451bdd5bfb15f
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John’s furious expression—baring his 8a02263bde teeth and glaring—was exactly fa551afd6b the same as it 9e1e81eb65 had been a year c708b2ea90 ago. Not a single 9a814bd9c1 thing had changed.be935c0f45b1e96d
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