Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Chapter 2266 The Dance of Deception

The sight of Gautier made Aora and Gwain furrow their brows.

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It wasn’t that his skill was particularly formidable. Rather, they were all too familiar with his energy flow. His inner strength stemmed from the same lineage as theirs, yet his mastery seemed even purer.

“Mr. Gwain, Aora.”

Gautier clasped his hands toward them with a smile. “Both of you stand unmatched in martial arts. Now that you’ve joined our assembly, one of you will take down Emmanuel tomorrow, and the other will eliminate Yorick. You’ll be hailed as national heroes. What could be more glorious?”

“Hmph! Even if you hadn’t said a word, I would have killed Emmanuel to avenge the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce!”

Aora gritted her teeth. “I’ll handle Emmanuel. As for Yorick and all that patriotic nonsense, none of it concerns me.”

“That’s excellent!”

Gautier beamed. “With a warrior of your caliber in our alliance, our chances of victory have only grown stronger. And what about you, Mr. Gwain?”

Gwain let out a cold snort. “What grand hunt? All I see is a pack of misfits and fools running wild. If I want someone dead, why would I need the help of a bunch of nobodies like you?”

The remark instantly ignited fury among nearly everyone present.

He was even more ruthless than the martial arts masters of old legends.

Gautier’s expression tensed, but he forced a flattering smile. “Of course, we all know your prowess is unrivaled. You’ve always stood shoulder to shoulder with the Northern Wolf Warrior, and everyone has high expectations for you. No one is more suited to carrying the banner of the nation’s martial peak. So perhaps

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Just as he was about to persuade Gwain to target Yorick, a melody drifted down from higher up the mountain.

The hauntingly beautiful strains of music pulled everyone’s attention upward, disrupting Gautier’s

momentum.

A grand wooden pavilion stood perched on the mountainside, an exquisite structure that seemed to float above the cliff

of Divine Mountain. Recently built, it was a marvel of craftsmanship, as though an ethereal sanctuary had taken shape in midair.

To ordinary onlookers, it was a mystery. But those in the know understood that Isabella had constructed it. And as for her

even fewer were privy to that knowledge. purpose

“Look! There’s a fairy up

there!”

“What’s she doing? It looks like she’s dancing!”

I’ve never seen a beauty like this

The a

fall the hearthealing for

dalanath.

The

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so–called unrivaled skill. Their gazes were locked in fascination, their awe- struck expressions verging

followed their

It was Yuna.

dressed in a way that left little to the imagination. A sheer silk gown draped over her frame, whispering against her skin with every movement. The color of her undergarments was one thing, but she had also left her pale, slender waist and navel bare. She exuded an

counted among the Four Beauties, the one who felt the most threatened wasn’t Yuna herself. It was Chiara–the only one among

“It’s Miss Yuna!”

is she really about to dance in the sky

pure

of ecstatic voices rang through the crowd,

been on Gautier was

a grand entrance, her every movement exuding grace as she struck a series of elegant poses. Yet, she did not begin her

what is that woman up to? Did you tell her to do

stood behind

“I did not.”

moment before letting out a

“Her mother?”

red was visibly startled. “Master, you know who her

faintly. “If she weren’t my sister’s daughter, how else could she have inherited nearly seventy or eighty percent of

“What?!”

been a woman who loved to put on a show, rely g solely on

may long to follow in my sister’s footsteps, but she lacks the talent to do

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just hope she doesn’t disgrace

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to leave. She remained behind, determined to see what nonsense Yuna was about to pull and just how far she

timing. Just as the restless murmurs in the crowd reached their peak, she

of the world, our meeting today is truly a stroke of fate. I

“Miss Yuna!”

you up

are you trying

up a conversation. After all, the charm of one of the Four Beauties was impossible

unspoken rule–when two women were equally stunning, the one with more boldness

“Good question!”

smile at the men below. “I wish to perform a dance for everyone here. If you find it to your liking,

“A dance?”

“Support your uncle?”