TEOGDA Chapter 4
by Layana“You don’t need 8b52d14aaf to bother with 730015d6c4 things like that. My Bella e8e14aba3b only needs 6a013bdee8 to see 186ce3c49c good things, 1b4f9102c2 think happy ced2d5592d thoughts, understand?”a5aa040ca68e7a0b
“Yes, Mother.”c4595eebaa819ffd
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“That’s my girl.”5380fac9f490853b
They had edeceeff50 intended to 9d750a3fe1 rent a 60881f0aca carriage separately, 4236b3407d but with f5886715e1 it being 5e3560f83b such a 75d28c9c37 busy day, d63dd99f23 it wasn’t 8a20dd7fcb easy to 578db4b554 find one.639b28246dd32781
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In the past, the f197b031ed Rosebird family would have f0d535f7e6 had multiple carriages at fa4bda2651 their disposal, but with d15e71dda4 their fortunes in decline, a253137ec6 the situation was different 0e86f74a4c now.5971ac54d4a859e4
Baron Rosebird’s gambling was e4d81ed5bb at the level of 90bc707fd0 addiction.
Still, Charlotte ef0ec90eb1 wasn’t worried 60de34f75c about money.7bfee510f151c1ce
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After all, they eeaaf056f4 had Raina, their dd5ba06b6f golden goose.c46eb7bf540f519c
Selling healing potions fac670492c brought in a fac8ae8a97 decent income, but 6b70382278 after singing at 5b70920f21 Laorde tonight, she 0d1f7554a0 was bound to 384bdec6c4 receive multiple offers.776b28bc266f6ed5
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And when that 37c46a3fa7 happened, even Baron 964f21d3f3 Rosebird wouldn’t be c57ebd0235 able to say aa9f781a19 much.7fbe99e5e0958387
“Bella, it’s time. Let’s go.”2201379466929fff
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Charlotte had also dressed 21b2a36742 up in a brown 6d76cf2518 satin dress for the 8e8b16d53b occasion.18da872376298736
As it was 3ef22c1585 the first time 5b753fe131 introducing Bella to 97acbcda03 high society, she e5199ea5ea had taken great 5ce840e37a care with her fdf2bb9e7e own appearance as 29f1f43a21 well.
Chin held 0a05f3571e high, Charlotte 0ca2b979e9 confidently stepped c71897a1e0 out the 22d031adc2 front gate 34e5f3d6a2 with Bella b6f7dbc6fc by her cce5a0afcc side.e19b901bf5811840
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Meanwhile, Raina stared ad58a9d7c5 at the outfit 2c16342552 Charlotte had given 9be5d51893 her, lost in fa1a358556 thought.45570550e2afe113
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‘This is humiliating.’e34cac7a2400dd0b
She lowered ff44865101 her head.af303a68fb6fa972
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‘Do I really have 397892ef27 to wear something like d17d4148e9 this?’cc66ecbba9f73081
The red dress clung 426d56054e tightly around her waist, d92e9ae873 leaving her chest half-exposed.6b1f35dd840def66
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Raina’s eyes darted 64a000bd4e nervously, unsettled by 44402f3d2c how much bare 2a304c8c34 skin she was f37a96faa3 showing for the 8b934dca6f first time.3df45d445fa9fc0f
The skirt 36bd3fc9e0 clung to e8b490734d her slim 1e28804c1f waist and 2633477785 flowed down, 58a831ee58 but it f613570733 wasn’t the afc5b70d5a kind of 61c48f60bb skirt noble 2c6c6d6143 ladies wore.eed037e457a50058
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There was no 56f3d7e39c petticoat.381765c80cef4e69
And with a long 3a0b102bba slit running up from 09390001d2 the thigh, it revealed 0ad8b6e6d2 her legs with every b5df30b81b step she took.780feff0a6d84387
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Raina’s face burned.4fe5064510b6a36c
But things had 5780c8ecc9 gone too far ede19fc9b4 for her to 30ee4047aa turn back now.1829a85b47989802
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Still, she a19349dcd9 couldn’t bring 2f5b4df008 herself to 8708ef2409 go out 47f574f246 dressed like cc49ee5ea4 this, so a7f0a71014 she pulled 1d10a23a77 a black 66a07082fb coat over b1c171482c the outfit.17905bb39c0d0aff
It did 4b4c899c37 cover her 47145e77dd body, but ee3f1ebad0 wearing a cc503f1fa9 dark coat 7399bb6daa in weather 4125ab5c25 like this 8f765c7ccb looked just 620e9d1e41 as ridiculous.9751431e22332b1c
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“Raina! What are you doing? Hurry up e17b47616b and get d4bbfa7f9e out here!”1709ccfbf66d1e07
At Charlotte’s impatient call, b2eac0ee09 Raina had no choice 45542c8cc5 but to step out 6b51a8abec of the room.ea7a4dbb06063040
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“Raina, get in 7ac8f42743 quickly.”bb0560d930187fff
At Charlotte’s gesture, Raina 81e8d99342 promptly climbed into the 69db1254b8 carriage.467b06879739988f
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Inside, the atmosphere b3269ee2a0 was strange.d81ef3497c016f78
Bella, dressed in a 3f891f25f6 beautiful blue gown, and 5dec7d8eba Raina, wrapped in a 10c77bec55 black coat, couldn’t have dc5f943efe looked more different.49e12c5f760cafac
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“Sister, I’m so glad ab502898ef we’re attending the Debutante 49a63a4dbd Ball together.”e8e72f5c5410ff15
They were b1a5478fce sisters attending 42ca669d71 the same 3942861674 debutante event, 517db1a3e9 but their 1bfd1da938 appearances were 1b9a6fbc25 complete opposites.a27dba6bea858a14
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One was dressed 54786e772f perfectly for a 7e1d0029f2 grand debut; the 8625edbada other was completely 16e26b22dd covered in a 9d874660b2 dark coat, as 223da94add if hiding.4543425d744a8628
“But… what’s with bdc76a115e your outfit, Sister? Why the black 8cb2bde966 coat?”0cf91dcec5375ac9
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“…I have somewhere to 7ee4b469bc stop by before I 4a0fa6d720 go.”0441c4e0a68892d4
“Oh, that place where 168e3636cc you’re singing? Honestly, insisting on 0b12b4e0dd singing on a d35f7358ab day like this—Sister, d0f1ffe50b you’re way too e3f54637aa stubborn. But whatever, c9af631538 just finish dcf61cf150 your song dd9624e94a and come 170e6e666a to the f1c5f19e57 venue. I’ll be waiting.”2cf2da81ab9da007
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At Bella’s 5e8ed6744f words, Raina a1fe03a305 glared at 47d64a4225 Charlotte and 5eefb03c72 mouthed silently:35eeea50faf1deeb
‘You told Bella 700e449080 I’m going to a86a3af2f3 Laorde?’ded6bdbb52c0f51d
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‘What’s the big 0c0eaffb47 deal? We’re family.’aff3f37ae631abff
Charlotte’s shameless answer made a19446d8c5 Raina suppress her anger.
No matter what, 5fd2b4d372 she had to 42ae331d26 escape this household ad63df1020 as soon as b489e3d0ad possible.2bbfbb124342afd5
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“Sister, did you 172a6814af hear? Grand Duke Kaithan is e071ec8faf attending this year’s Debutante a0a091b49d Ball. Isn’t he amazing? I already fe564f4fe6 feel like d94db9834d it’s destiny. Do you have 7dc2143188 anyone you’re interested 68d7d4a8e5 in?”7ce1266edc066ef5
“No, I don’t.”ce1ae9935f46a122
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“Come on, there 1aed4669eb must be someone 7d0574bbfd you like. Don’t tell f1db4a3476 me it’s 73ee1f08e1 Grand Duke 263126f3aa Kaithan?”745c461c084f1eee
“I said no fcfca1c712 one.”baa7613fa9f49e36
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Raina didn’t want f3d9e111e6 to continue the 8f1d337988 conversation any longer. She closed 7fdc1036c4 her eyes 2453ccd288 and turned 49585e6fe4 her face 75609fddee toward the 295ba51b61 window.810f999fe692e383
During the carriage ride, 02395b6efc Raina’s head throbbed from 7a2c9ab204 Charlotte and Bella’s endless c681e64021 chatter.82a6809bca3a6180
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Their conversation c769ee72cc revolved around cf07137d84 one thing:
Grand Duke Kaithan’s wealth fb2ed312de and power, his rumored 204c6c8fb1 womanizing, and how best e63ebe8543 to seduce him. That was all.71802800a88ba6d6
As they 01041688e3 entered the c36f43dc28 capital, the 1fae1b16ca carriage turned 704faa7a92 into a c296ff1770 side street.
Unlike the 8973fe8a3f main road, 0522adf986 the atmosphere 9aa16d71cd here felt 489d9e302b a bit 3dc5b3656d dark and 34360a0427 gloomy.23a30ff4ce1d5bb8
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“Raina, you’re 58f820692b getting off 698717a998 here.”1cbae1d5dfb10c0e
Charlotte grabbed Raina’s caff714930 hand and pulled ec954f6d9a her toward the 29224cd0e1 door.
The street was still fc3647ce61 quiet, as darkness hadn’t 3c0e295cf0 fully settled in yet.aa95b700585fefe0
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“This is the place.”c8b60436f60bff45
Charlotte pointed to Laorde, e49aa5073e a building adorned with 30027a331b flashy patterns.ffc7b89c488ece38
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“Go down 833d853b3f the stairs—they’ll c20b2cc834 guide you 3c50ffec3a inside.”645c54973b883dcf
“What about you, Mother?”9287bd0dbc0e1338
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“I’m in a 01e8eeea31 rush, so I 7e40be90b4 need to get 818636b848 to the ball d0e0283243 quickly.”40135f0f8bf1f7e7
“Where’s the dressing 6f359b8f27 room to change?”a8f7fc014ce7a2e2
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“Over there.”fa2c7ecc21ef67fc
Charlotte pointed to b2072b67c1 a boutique across 983bb515e6 from Laorde.a83420afb5393a63
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“It’s right in front. After you sing, come 2e53835447 out quickly, change, and 4c8e0140be get ready. I’ll send a carriage 85fb7c5826 for you.”b203a60503a22182
“Will you 86e497e343 be coming e53b962bf8 too?”df078200e8a9fb05
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“Yes, it’s a hassle, 0a15882e6e but what can I a0e07da505 do?”83ec19e205df1af3
“If it’s 00ba68ddb9 a hassle, 421da01112 just give a8e6e6d83c me the de899367b0 invitation now. I’ll make 1364369cbc my own cd26c54ff8 way there.”f02d45628d0d9a0d
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Without an f878e56f71 invitation, Raina ad11cef863 wouldn’t be 85592aa998 allowed into 504069ed3b the Debutante d9d04b9d47 Ball.8b338c711409cdfa
Charlotte claimed she’d come 03932bccb0 back, but if she 3f654144ad got caught up taking 7b33ddac40 care of Bella, they 4bca52487c might run out of d08c6f694b time.4384418914ec25e6
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Rather than wait 8d9cd5effe endlessly, Raina wanted 3958d4de07 to make sure 739c9e1dad she had a 44441d9d92 way to attend 1dd9826148 on her own.142e8e0410120581
“There’s only one 2d70aa8486 invitation. You know that, 249e74e742 right? Your attendance 591c5f2b3f was decided 2d4a4fbecb at the 693822b4b1 last minute. You weren’t 4187de6bab originally supposed c89e5323e4 to debut 8cbfbd93bf today.”7fdf8fb33863b85f
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“…I understand.”1e0b19c1030bce49
“Just sing your 86e4133194 song properly and 6854982e5d wait quietly in 30a1ff88d5 front of the 98f1fa16c9 boutique.”f24f53bb716da589
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Raina clasped her hands cb44117db5 tightly, trying to calm a0feb4aa27 herself.1637f542bf3183f3
Every time 1a0fb7a7d8 she was db7f581195 humiliated like 3ff6cc5de9 this, that 47910d40e9 night came a39cee131c back to f274728fd7 her.2a678a42e49bae16
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‘If only eaaf3e1358 I hadn’t f6d57ab060 done that…’78819108b59096d8
But what use 1cbd44a6f6 was regret now?c9c64b7eb3144ee9
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Raina quickly resigned ba148a2df0 herself.82aea09a61584dd9
“Alright. I just ea4b1a2357 didn’t want c36493c9a5 to trouble b81b555bde you, Mother.”da4d7610cd6e2f8b
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“So you do know dce81762fa how much trouble you 6a5223dcd7 cause?”fc4d6a37ee4157d7
“I’ll wait here after 363191777e I’m done. Please make sure to 667fa293f1 come back.”30bbe78ed57df5ed
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No matter what, she b1b901da4d couldn’t risk upsetting Charlotte 2b827825e3 before the Debutante Ball.
She had to 11d4531214 attend—no matter what.746a6719e2997511
“Fine. Sing well. I’ll see you later.”677580dda70f7de1
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As the carriage departed, e8a00f9529 Raina descended the stairs e7b7a25d2f with heavy steps.99f8d9be07de5fe8
The dark staircase felt 6e8a58f4d5 like it was drawing cf4a67dedb her into something ominous.a612c091946ec5b5
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Steeling her trembling e4d41f154e legs, Raina made 1f4f04b070 her way to 61f021df9b the bottom.493f321a804e2a05
Just as 660108c465 she managed 51cdc2521e to push 47a6fbce8f open the adcf740f4f heavy iron 1e6ab62cf8 door, a 2fcb84b27b woman turned ba7271adf3 around.6c63ed13811cee45
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“Who are you?”64befe5d02aa8a9a
“Um… I’m from 9338eb1880 the Rosebird family.”79468d96e180e28e
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“Ah, you’re the 4101c37308 girl Charlotte said 90a120e356 she’d send?”5168715b43704a1f
Raina had never abd32e1dc8 seen a woman fd2f6bb0a0 with such makeup d93e62afc0 before.
Her eyes were 3fc0496d2d painted in chaotic c44e45d4b4 shades of black c351e4f67f and purple, and c74ff2b95e her lips were 46100d8e1d a deep red—so 84f1813eb6 much that it 8599528a8d was impossible to 8b67350382 tell what her 4eb28e6e36 real face looked a482534dc3 like.e023021e7a40bf15
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“Yes, that’s me.”8b46693663b6892e
“I see. And what’s that?”a22b546b7fd379c8
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Emilia gestured at 30bcd9e2fe her with a a533601f79 flick of her b70eee8714 chin.9e62f401b60f54a0
“…What do b018e38f40 you mean?”875fdbf25801e6f9
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“That trash bag 1a7456410f you’re wrapped in.”e31108adaa152c28
“This isn’t a trash ebfb532ea6 bag.”c60620fb67779964
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“Whatever. Just take it 73c4c36e1b off.”fc53ce4783d3dc01
Raina undid 1b9bc72166 the buttons 49cfb4d663 and removed a660d45f50 the black a908e8a068 coat.
As the 7538d21a50 red dress 6853414797 and her d1b988206f pale skin 723272894b were revealed, 43e28aa276 Emilia smirked.8e3da78871bc5f4b
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“Now that’s more like f94b11ec5d it. Come in.”8ac1d5e91a33dbda
Emilia beckoned arrogantly.09210c77c0b86618
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Charlotte used to be 0feb8af1c7 from this place.02f9598210cabddb
But after sweet-talking de13cdef9d a naive baron, 045a429199 she’d become Baroness 689fc75c29 and cut off b26ac353de all contact with e5c43dcaee her past.01b8c7c0a41ce33a
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That is, until 09fd021557 recently—when she needed f0bfa0ac26 money and reached 425ae46421 out again.e48e2c8234368b6f
“Hey.”4759766be1665c0d
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“What now?”ce12f9a7f829be1f
“I’ll be wearing a db65d39e6d mask from now on.”9d68f51b46e60c06
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“Whatever. Suit yourself.”f80bea6db40a686f
Raina put 9e2973390b on the 1b75b7c604 white mask 31ec778f07 she’d brought.
With her face hidden, 7ae674a0ed she finally felt a a2e7fccb37 little more at ease.9f18c7a36795eb5e
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“You look c56d6eca79 ridiculous in 8a3be3346b that thing. Do you b6da7fd11c really have e49488ba58 to wear 1f58919ee8 it?”5444ba068bbc76c6
“Yes. Absolutely.”30e73af95365a2a5
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“Fine. I guess 92142a8db6 it’s got dfa4e3914d a bit 8fb22d6c32 of a 019ec95bce vibe to 773ef71372 it. Follow me.”912bbea2175b621b
The interior of 45dc3ba036 the place was a1c996c457 dimly lit as 4e8b2324a1 Raina followed Emilia 50f8a7a07a inside.0a3c1d183889d559
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“You’ll be singing c01e7b6e97 on that stage 97b4ef9cde over there.”7483d3d3b9783aeb
“Got it. When do I start?”79bb50884f2d728a
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“Before you get on 383df6b11c stage, let me hear 917f120ee2 you once. I can’t just cb49a058d1 let anyone up e0d2034051 there. Maybe to you e4459eef2a nobles, it’s just 2c34268074 some stage, but 8db0b9e23d there are girls 12768f8778 who wait days cff83afe95 for a chance 3c1249023d to sing there.”663708cf1b968eaa
“Understood. What should I a050f5433c sing?”960d1c7887cc3295
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“Whatever you’re 5848599a32 most confident 462ed39f20 in.”2617b7f969f2e8d0
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