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CHAPTER 019 "Ha! Did you just say everything you wanted to?" Lady Pattinson, known for her pride, raised her voice. Just as it seemed the argument would escalate, the expressions of the indignant ladies changed. "It's getting noisy, so shut up." Lewis emerged from the room where he'd been sitting on the sofa, making his presence known. The ladies, who would cower before Bella, were even more subdued in front of Lewis. Seeing their surprised faces, I clicked my tongue inwardly. They should have been more careful with their words. Did they not know that Lewis was Bella's cousin? "Marquis...?" The first to regain her composure was Lady Pattinson. "Marquis, it's not that—" Lewis didn't listen to her excuses. He muttered a short incantation, and Lady Pattinson's mouth clamped shut. Huh? It wasn't just that he had closed her mouth. I saw Lady Pattinson's eyes glaze over. The focus in her brown eyes disappeared as if she ...

CHAPTER 018 "If it's about Bella's past again, let's not talk about it today. She said she'd kill me if I did." Despite the death threat, Lewis smirked. "So not today. If you want to ask, do it next time." Next time? His ridiculous statement made me laugh wryly. "It's not about the past. It happened today. Well, it does involve people from the past, though..." Still, it should be fine to talk about what happened today. I told him about the incident earlier when I saw Lady Pattinson's group. "I should have just stayed quiet when Bella asked what was going on. I feel like I made her upset for nothing." "Don't worry about it. It'll pass." Lewis gave me a look as if wondering why I was so concerned. "But Bella is visibly shaken. Aren't you worried at all?" "If they try to mess with her, Bella won't just sit back and take it." "Still, Bella seems unable to forget what happened ...

CHAPTER 017 "Did Lewis badmouth me?" Hmm... Lewis did badmouth you, unlike Mikael. But if I tell her that, Bella will go straight to Lewis. I don't want to see that. I quietly shook my head. "No, it's just..." Bella looked at me with a puzzled expression, then lowered the intensity of her initial reaction and asked, "What happened?" "I'm really glad you're my friend." "Suddenly?" Compared to Bella, I lack both courage and strength. But still... I can be someone Bella can rely on. We are friends, after all. And I was grateful. Despite the gloomy memories, she was holding a party just for me. "I feel like I know how much you care about me. I will never forget it." "Well, that's nice to hear." Bella smiled as if pleased, without asking any more questions. * * * I wonder how many will come this time. As Lewis predicted, Bella was worried about whether the invited guests would attend. Her miserable 12t...

CHAPTER 016 Lewis said something like that was unexpected. After the conversation, I returned to my room, and Lewis's words echoed in my mind. "It feels like you're constantly drawing a line when someone tries to get close." "If I can sense it, others must have noticed it long ago." How did he understand my feelings? To Lewis, I must appear like a pebble on the roadside. Did he pay attention because we were bound by noise? It was an unexpected realization. So I added a new impression of Lewis this time. More perceptive than I thought! It was a day I learned something new about Lewis, whose personality I thought I somewhat understood. The next day, a new chapter of my life at the Duke's mansion began. **Chapter 4: Bella’s Past** "Let’s have a party!" It all started with the Duke's sudden declaration. "A party?" The Duke, making me bewildered, explained, "Selina, you’ve decided to stay with us. Of course, we should celebrate....