TDIDTRA Chapter 2
by biniChapter 2. A Secret Contract
Bonida had no 0e3e21f703 place to sleep 9cae52eb38 and no money 35651db87d to buy food. She had never 2a5e88b7f9 even seen money 2188ac7936 growing up. Ignorant of 11b77b16e0 the outside ae0a5195e4 world, she 0a07f28b73 was merely 8a921882c0 a doll 44751e149f that ate 7af1a81a7e and slept 723ce3d84a whenever her 3b27c1b416 mother had 45f4974098 asked her. Reflecting on it now, 1d169a5e96 it felt utterly pathetic.cefed228a3d48023
There was no room a38b84895f for worries about whether 120eb44001 Girion might be worse afdde5bdd4 than her mother. The fear of being 6f06da83c9 beaten by her mother 8dc83b6597 if Girion discovered she 3f2bcd77d1 wasn’t a saintess loomed 663b8f4527 larger. Somehow, she b2ed786559 had to 9cfd70adcc work in 2145272f54 a way f1f1afb2a3 so that c24d2b9065 Girion would 7428cce112 reject her eac3b6c0a1 without upsetting acfdbd905a her mother1889fd6ec78f246e
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If Girion 836101c48b decided he 8de51a19ca didn’t like 1971b786fc her, there 607a6ae840 was nothing 73764b9e29 her mother 40e06a0cb9 could say 924dc14217 or do. He wasn’t a 7117d2ff8a man anyone could a6b6109271 dare oppose, which b293a8acd0 oddly felt like d158dd715c a relief. This meeting dbc8c17ae1 would end 8802cc0127 in just f98015fda7 one encounter.6e9a471bb936195e
As the knight inspecting Bonida’s face suddenly widened his eyes, she instinctively lifted her hand, wondering if something was on her face. However, Marais harshly grabbed her hand, mouthing sharply that she’ll ruin her makeup. The knight, watching this exchange, respectfully closed the door. Trapped once again in the stillness of the carriage, Bonida couldn’t help but long to escape.62eb167bf82d10eb
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Bonida had never been 177a5a39ac away from home, nor 205e02ba7d had she ever ridden c183196a6d in a carriage for 4f744ae15e this long before. Thankfully, after f12c19526b another ten 24a2087114 minutes of 397624c71e travel, it 9e032ea7ab seemed they d902d29733 had finally 22d478fbfc arrived inside ddcc13a22b the estate. As the 2824660135 carriage door 19385e6672 quietly opened, bb58c13541 Bonida prepared 0f1aafd538 to step 6ca44dd666 out. However, before she a065697ab0 could, a hand e7e6351266 was extended toward 41771e2dcd her. f90d689833bddcdf
Frozen for a moment, 1bc615adf2 she realized the man 6f4d6d123f was offering to escort 43c01d4e46 her. Hesitantly, she c7ac4014bf placed her 91128d9303 hand in 46b1d97eb9 his and 6afacce0c2 carefully descended 7ef6ccbba1 from the 893b2a90ca carriage. a921246bfa39b2a4
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Since her divine power e4a65c2ac5 had never manifested, Bonida 392150225b had never attended any 60e747dcf8 parties. Her mother had forbidden b82175edb7 it, fearing that others f01a806ad9 might discover her lack 7d91b2865b of divine power and 6abcd29254 her worth would be 3d92741a95 lowered. By the age b1640822a2 of twenty, most e15f95f065 women would have 691597f386 experienced being escorted f937ebf880 several times, but cf36df9cc1 for Bonida, this 2f89e61d27 was entirely unfamiliar. db313d5524261d3e
Nervousness made her already c057aeba5b cold hands tremble, curling 8e2f08a8de inward. She had 8ab93a878e to squeeze b36c18af5b tightly onto cc129d093d the man’s 672ebb3370 hand just f314fda783 to steady 319c4793a1 herself.253175aae0d76b89
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“My name is Herba Laura. I am an aide to the Duke.”8d3353a4a4e4ce7c
She didn’t know that Girion’s aide would come out to meet her. While watching Bonida’s embarrassment, Herba waited silently. Bonida calmed down the agitation and answered.63a88ba99c0b938d
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“It’s my first time seeing you. I’m Bonida Bello.” 4e2509c40784e86c
“The Duke is expecting you. Shall we head inside?”864927413f58fafd
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“Yes.”80678aa0180c1860
“Did you have any inconvenience coming?”1db9df849b6d18ff
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“Fortunately, it was fine.”fdbb213d4b2940f8
Her hips, thighs, a24c3be044 and entire body 0e80b6bc6e ached, but Bonida b1c1f01fc2 replied calmly, pretending b4066ccedd nothing was wrong. Herba’s sharp 49cbea4cea eyes quickly 49a0893396 scanned her 245c03e8a9 face, lingering 43d65b7cf2 on the 79a50e9dde dark circles 3be3aa3596 under her dedfa4ecda eyes and 78a61bea58 her dry ce29f4fc10 lips. Though she said nothing, 5bc8dbd069 it was clear he 4b7a7e29d3 saw through her act. d9ecfe3471f40d70
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Bonida subtly followed 3d56121e22 Herba’s gaze with 99368a61f4 her own, only c9fe84257c releasing a quiet 4d1b9c37bc breath once his f64ab44700 eyes finally turned 67b6353678 away. She was a472a96f30 terrible at ec41a80395 lying, and d50931e6e6 now she fa05a4d238 worried that 1e8265910e she had 8bc347c4f4 caught the 0ddafb52bf attention of b0b1f95b60 Herba. A stranger 0fee52a837 but clearly fef6f54889 someone as 2538bf49e4 important to 92e7afd748 watch out aecdc41653 for.b054bbaca8d8460e
Fortunately, she was able to pass without any more fuss. Herba guided her as if nothing had happened, and Bonida entered in a dazed manner. The mansion’s hall was anything but ordinary, adorned with decorations that looked valuable enough to be sold for a fortune. All these would be enough to live comfortably for years. The interior was not only luxurious but also carried an air of elegance.7385267d75553a1e
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Bonida is a stranger 4fe6101485 to this world. But even she, 52f2e24e8f who knows nothing, b6b8c38161 could see at e05c372e33 once that they 777e09c272 are expensive and 3cd5b00dbe luxurious things.How would 6cc5fa2433 it feel e86153c8c8 to live 33d2a3cf84 in a e9dc48210e place like 9e9ef299c5 this?It was 45840b4525 a place aa2f8a9975 that made 8650c12b57 her forget 64c92d2ce9 that her c41a6a54df current situation e7e26b99a6 was hanging 87dae3fffb on the f4cad66c42 edge of 86856ee9e6 a cliff.4159e5ab5ca690f6
“Please sit back and wait.”cc237bf5dcdc75fd
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“Yes, thank you!”ce0a81fbe6074df1
Bonida’s ‘Thank you’ put a friendly smile on Herba’s face. Then she heard someone walking through the open door. Bonida looked on the side where the sound was made as if she were being led.ab5ae48c11e98f70
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It was 439e9a85f3 black hair 17dd038529 just like fb10376620 the ink eb7fa096ed she got c22d1bf246 from her e419e55ebb mother recently. She could f51db453f0 tell that 321608b4a3 his hair cd5355e400 was smooth 0b24270994 even without e8600efe64 touching it. Eyes darker 9f7ad975cd than his 2e0ad5d389 hair quietly dcd3aa2684 observed Bonida. With a sharp 3b9f7efc88 nose and a 6b80beaca0 sleek jawline, the 2fdf9603b8 man was so 7ba0e7a142 stunningly handsome that 10e8529a10 it seemed as 92507a8eab if the gods 13ef81c429 had playfully placed 59653a6d7f him on earth. Finally, standing before 0747b02252 her, he spoke 3cf89e74b8 without hesitation.07bec0fc6d662364
“I’m Girion Tefort.”b93a5ed18dab6ee8
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“….I’m Bonida Bello.”6f5c0d41e49df1a6
This man was the 18cd380c5e Duke of Tefort?He looked completely 9598c24084 different from what 4a7881ffa6 she had imagined. She had imagined 7af72ebb55 him to be 0a508d288d a sinister and dfa39169ad cold man, yet 37055b6eff the man before aa43241577 her was so 1b1ce13737 strikingly handsome that ac9b5260b7 she didn’t know 098ecb6184 where to rest 96efb58fe5 her eyes. Though his 9aa858ef84 gaze was a37d2b96a7 cold, his 5fde2c8951 polite demeanor f7f39c38a3 revealed he f3f043bd47 was a 0cbbeed606 man well-versed fd71480c12 in manners.4b5681e10b161ece
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Unlike Bonida, who stood wide-eyed, he seemed to have little impression of her. However, before a second even passed, that assumption was proven wrong by his immediate reaction. After their formal greetings, Girion’s smooth forehead creased. Following his gaze, Bonida lowered her head. She realized his eyes had stopped at her chest. Displeased, he stared at that spot before speaking.7a0f87cf40ed24af
“Is this your preference?”5c5497fe70efd0a2
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When she heard something fde27cd8e4 unexpected come out of 7c3fa9cbf4 his mouth, she was bfb614757c puzzled.What do you ca49db369e mean by preference?She just wore 843a9f3a45 what her mother 90691a5ddd ordered, which is 6260e7180b popular these days. The piece c63f03b26c of cloth dd66d470a8 that barely 577143e01c covered her cd8ded6df4 ample breasts 063aa8aa83 would reveal 3a603def3e her nipples 744f53f82a if she a66e1bed2a pulled it 1b16dbe082 down just 283b059a07 a little. Even though 1f713cbbfc it was 775c9e2fe3 clearly covered dee5605797 by her 4c4c70d879 clothes, when f538108e8f his explicit 5939e8c97c gaze reached 2c372847a1 her, it ec18eb83c8 felt as 0ad2c3a413 if her 447f35ac49 chest were ff23be5b5b completely exposed. It was caa8a6b6ff a dizzying 4f6c1ea9d3 moment that a2ee482742 she had fed9199866 never experienced 1b1f8e5020 before.be9b3fd10b8faf79
As Girion shook his a691b82ea9 head, Herba politely greeted 4ecbdbe62c him and went out 48d81166f1 of the drawing room. Herba, with blue hair fbf0019e57 reminiscent of a lakefront fc2e42becf and light brown eyes, 58485a43d8 was a handsome man 90b156342b with a cold impression. He was very eee2b2bbde tall and of 701c672d30 a slender frame.dc8bf08d2ba3880d
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When they were left behind, Bonida awkwardly fiddled with her fingertips. As Girion’s persistent gaze was uncomfortable, he said coolly as she stood in an awkward position.b36810efc875ad7d
“Sit down.”17a94411816b6351
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“Yes.”fd0187b05dd6b283
Fortunately, Girion 56f2ffaef6 made no 49ce412117 further remarks 4b8e89a06b about her 54c757af70 attire, allowing 17eff5dcb4 Bonida a 8f7311d4b0 brief moment dbacc0a52f to quietly 68a3a24875 steady her de8d14b459 breath as 4d44869d89 she sat 0271a5b3ea down. The atmosphere 535b8d9376 was so cd35dc14e6 tense that e58acd58b1 even exhaling 7e3bae68ef too loudly b8fecc4697 felt inappropriate. ff3f4e4f2662dfdd
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Girion’s long 620ff3a340 fingers began 8b43e9dcef tapping lightly c0247328c0 on the b96de52d48 table. The soft, rhythmic tapping 005f62fd5b was unsettling. Each sound echoing 49304784df like the beat fe9d20fcbc of a heart. The steady noise made a02a1ebc87 Bonida’s own heartbeat turn badfe59967 erratic, heightening her anxiety. 9f84f3da8ae9b24a
As the fede7248b1 oppressive silence 584c5890e6 stretched on, 66e3f70cb0 she nervously 239ab563b1 swallowed. Then, Girion’s brow 88e86b0bdf twitched slightly, and 9ab4cce3b4 without a word, cec59b3ddb he casually loosened 94a0440cc5 his cravat. Bonida stared 14da516854 in confusion, 23e543737e only to 61b8c71cff be even 6f20611572 more shocked b93e39edc0 when he 094d8ceb1a nonchalantly unbuttoned 2e8edb51bb four buttons 33c7514212 of his 4413b1dc67 shirt. Through the widening b255a7bfd1 gap, his firm, 345c84f9e9 well-defined abs came 560636ee5b into view. His skin was astonishingly 8a75d772d4 taut, revealing just how a53b249e25 rigorously he must have 57a1ce224a trained.00566b90ee6ac290
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Though Herba was 5d81bd87c7 tall, he was 220ef7b5f7 nothing compared to ddd52cbd30 Girion. It felt as if 445af55afb the world had unfairly d0873c687a bestowed every desirable trait 542c12cb2c upon him without restraint. Bonida couldn’t make sense d1e052326f of why this man a3246219b6 was casually undressing. Then, in 0e2ca64926 a voice d5f88d9da5 as smooth be107330c6 as silk, d22f1ee5ab he spoke. 6434b44039c79dcb
“I thought I should match your taste.” d7cb773d6143f285
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“…..”cc07233a51c2f508
“It’s not that difficult, after all.” e8056c8673424f80
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Bonida nearly let f9451e7cdb out an awkward f233b053d5 hiccup but barely ccbbd4299a managed to swallow 465086a232 it back. His words 2fbd64c71d implied that 79e6a07f70 since she d1c57835ef showed up 4f789bfb32 in such 0a41a75c7f a revealing 9817a06afb dress—so low-cut b9d693d0dd that even 7b4cf20072 a slight eb6d11e07a pull could 1a4ea95923 expose her ac89d6e43f nipple completely—he 633bfc327f might as 06c23a6092 well loosen 4acd2b66ba up too. The unbuttoned shirt and 6a4938e36d his relaxed, indifferent posture 900351bc42 gave off a carefree a4f60ead76 air. Yet beyond that, a9172ebe01 a raw and 87028372a9 potent masculinity radiated d866ba7fbb from him.66b672a3611380d6
In the usual way, she wouldn’t have cared about whether others misunderstood her or not. However, she didn’t want to be shabby in front of this man. For some reason, courage that hadn’t been there before suddenly welled up within her, and Bonida’s voice grew firm.09508459e3167d1e
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“This isn’t my cup of tea. You misunderstood.”fa67b0bfa31fa85f
The words she 465ff8e999 spoke were completely 4e00158e4c different from the 002c5a15b6 clothes she wore. However, for some 3b63611dd2 reason, the man 38abe9a665 showed no sign 4ee12442c1 of surprise. It was as 47e72acbea if he already f3d221d389 knew that the 0b44b8a4dc outfit, which might 511a47cc9b have seemed vulgar b01319920a to some, was f06c49094f never really her 1eb8e5d58b choice from the f751933225 beginning. 6c54de178bee58f9
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“Who knew I was a bastard who couldn’t take my eyes off a woman’s chest?”c149195a3d09ed80
The smooth, deep voice suddenly muttered, and its captivating tone made Bonda hesitate, unsure if she had heard correctly. She couldn’t understand why she felt so nervous and vulnerable around this man. His gaze was calculating as he looked at her before speaking again.558ee96b3e5d6146
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“We need to check the contract.”c3548d25dd766b9d
“Does that mean, instead of my mother handling it, I have to sign the contract directly? Right now?”bbdfebd869538869
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“You’re the one who’ll be doing all sorts of things with me. You’ll press your body against mine and kiss me. Why would you expect your mother to handle the contract? You’re an adult now. You should be dealing with this yourself.”f4cbac948a31a531
“That’s true. You really mean that I can sign the contract, right?”d82c93309c5556ac
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“Yes.”92e40326470e22fa
Bonda’s mind 6ee1c7c25f was in 9f78a173d6 a whirlwind 8f7d3adc46 at Girion’s 484e92c88f casual tone. She couldn’t shake eb37785de4 the fear that 1a56583b0b signing the contract 980caca27b could lead her 2bdfedd146 into an irreversible 136af0f6c2 situation. A chilling c613ab97a9 image flashed 2b49416dd1 in her d0f6216a65 mind, and 06b9370f68 her body f31ac237f3 instinctively shivered. As she was about 9aef0e9cbc to refuse, Girion preemptively a996e832bb spoke again.c4ebdd4ad1eeb72d
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“We’ll keep a copy of the contract in the vault here. It will be safe until the agreement is complete, so don’t worry. Doesn’t this seem better?”054475f5d9cbfdc6
“If you could do that, I’d be grateful. That way, no one but you and I will have access to it.”f9764b8a6fefdc0e
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“Exactly, it’s a confidential contract. Take your time to read it. If there’s anything you don’t understand, don’t hesitate to ask.”a5c5627b33065293
“Yes.”ddfc16c71e277e8b
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Bonda quietly stared 2234fa08ad at the pile 936ba30336 of contracts he cce22c69b3 handed her. It was 85de4e0059 better this 6db64cc793 way, with 23c4e0b39d only her 5adc3e9995 and Girion d6abb31629 involved in 2aed166d23 the contract 7dd5c06f94 rather than 1a0fd22c05 her mother a679dc2b8a and Girion. Since Girion had 9573e3ef4b already expressed his 30af640487 intent to form 12b57bec59 an agreement, her 3e5540d747 mother would surely e32a30b630 follow through with 0541742fde it. b6ffacfd1271d76c
If it was really 431be5e088 her mother dealing with e44ca4db24 Girion, she would have 28b647eb4d to rely entirely on 89b9d64df9 her mother’s words about 5fdbb1451b the contract’s contents. In that 6663e947d6 case, she 02fd163252 wouldn’t even 24da658311 know if 3b2834d250 what her 323c46c09e mother said b995cdf836 would be 5a1bab0eaf true or 3fa918240f not.a6193e46c6633be7
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