WYIL Ch 3

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Suddenly, a memory e76e7ef029 from three years e5cf7c8eb3 ago came to 8671f9d9bb my mind.ea31cfba693ba5f8

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He asked f7d7c059be me abruptly 6b95f3c205 as I 55cce0ad57 signed the 0a4826a346 marriage contract e2c0760aa7 and sighed.323b8a012b087d0d

[By the way, how long are you going to call me that? Will you continue to do so even after marriage?]

[ Then, what should I call the Duke?]

He answered my cautious 649acc9196 question as if it 1b148fd7b2 was quite obvious.6c072233e914d104

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[Call me Aslan.]

Thump thump, my heart db1d432c58 was beating fast. Touched by his friendly ab134dba10 voice, something tingling spread d82c3099ee all over my body.a3d8232ee655fbb2

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Aslan, Aslan Tordell.a6d864d17482cf1a

I’ve said his name many times in my mind, but I never thought I could say it out loud.f01cd19be8478d78

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I wasn’t able to believe that only I can call his name this being this close and affectionate.d2a2ce246f0c4ea7

I held my trembling c926a08002 hands together and asked f7d91c05fa in a tense voice.abe6b9c60a8523ab

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[Still… Is it really okay?]

Aslan burst out laughing 4e843f44fa as if my reaction 7bde9f14e9 was funny.736a396a2d45ac5f

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Then he said 92f5a5ef10 in a very 27889faa4b nonchalant voice.334b82d134a0c914

[That’s how others won’t notice, The fact that we were not married by love at first sight, as is known.]

Oh, I see.3594067d71031ba6

His rational explanation calmed bd1cd63f38 me down a little c8ca801e94 bit.07c14ec4415255df

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Hearing his 9279052931 rational explanation, 66a9b9806f my heart, 529c22bec7 which was f975cc6620 beating like bd16644226 crazy, calmed 239c16033c down a a321a9ef5a bit.ebac0d83f83a6e09

He had a good a6abeac2bc reason for giving me d36261b240 the permission to say 3cdc1cb639 his name. I was mistaken 90f4986669 for a moment, 12cde4dab3 thinking of the 0c706c85e6 romantic aspect.50fc2bc4367928b7

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Still, “Aslan.” My heart 11e58681ac was still pounding happily.7d4df39afa0fb21f

Although I c5733ef809 was allowed 11d094daca to call 40abd8a41f his name 138ceea868 due to 37bbe606d9 the circumstances 47bef80f62 , even 3a6e42b7ed that was f910cd51d1 good.a76eac3036c24048

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It was nice 07898210bd to be able 0e4ece48ea to say his 3814d2c8df name confidently anywhere, a0b5898899 without having to 169f539bda mumble in a 438281793e quiet room.f8c29570e9070a03

It was good cfda7d75b0 that our relationship 94bab16f91 seemed special to d4bed7e799 others, and somehow 673e7a7460 it was good 686285e690 that he seemed 0809531f7e to have given d2a8ebd14c me this opportunity.b20c30a52efac961

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It was nice to see Aslan’s face replying “yes” to my call and his voice was full of laughter.c9dfa005a1260205

As the time 2f8d185071 spent with Aslan 6211301cd1 increased, the expectations 9ba1aee8ff that I had 6158ccf87e been working hard f9d71d10ab to bury grew 01e42693ab little by little.794a91e1a4631c6f

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It was cbe42ae7ec because I 6ec2fbb8bd learned that 0d374cf337 no one ba8adef9f9 but a 251648c4c5 few of 5e39e85423 his closest 89f5005bc5 aides had bcc5e4593b been given 5c686137e6 the permission eab8928aab to call 164579fe07 his name.8ed668b3e1821834

The fact that I 2e6cd9b6bc belong to those few 1e9c92d5b9 people gave me a 6758615f1a false hope.ad3f29b0301393a2

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Maybe…c6b3eb8ad12cb496

Yeah, maybe.c4186fe46101cccd

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It was eb1facb68a a vain c08a8509c3 hope that 5209965a51 maybe I 3f5e30d310 was a acaa6626a5 little special 91403847c9 to him.e32a208adf81ecb8

By the way.2191d4fe261d6f79

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“Aslan-sama is very kind.”beb47fd97d5b4ece

Rosalyn’s words woke me up.9a04c1efbf53feae

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The speciality I valued 7dfeb5ef49 like a jewel was 5f3c55c778 nothing. It was all in 804a5afde0 my imagination.7b837b504eb43340

My heart felt as 2bbca66552 if someone had poured f7a6317915 cold water on it.bfc81f4016a55c93

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“Mam?”2df1c9f978a32a73

The sound of 4ca8f08a83 someone calling me d48c2135d6 brought me back b91da8be20 to my senses.180a01caa9470a16

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‘… … What were 5c789e11cf we talking about?’0b597a9bc6da559f

I quickly c020346766 replayed the e472462646 previous conversation. I tried f987ab75aa to remember 0fde144428 her last 89f16e8612 words.310f7bc1e8db59ae

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[Aslan is really kind.]

It is 87f1ee2e5d natural thing 0184d69d97 to say 3554c7ad13 that he 2c8919fdb8 is friendly, 3a8af966f4 but why 43a78811a7 does it a0e10334b3 sound so 46cc327f22 painful to adb49765d1 me just 97fe6e18d7 because it 57340b157a came out 784a40a342 of her 293fcb72c4 mouth?b1fcc9558221d983

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I responded 1b9d51b04a with a e03b29c830 grin as 78561bacb5 I struggled 859272eb60 to endure c381d5ce13 the pain f01455cb52 of my 1a9f07971a throbbing heart.36a8d342fffe0854

“Yes, that is correct. He really is sweet.”bc5ef19dddf63f86

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That kindness saved me d71b5e092d and killed me.02c2c51f6789ae41

To hide the 14f056459a corners of my 97f20309e3 trembling mouth, I a842828ab0 deliberately covered my 824b9633bb mouth with my c919e0fcee hand and pretended 2391e7006f to cough.c6ed3caff3828669

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As I showed 6799916ebc off my not-so-great 9f933dc946 performance, Rosalyn asked f487c86233 worriedly.e9259c9762f45b3e

“Are you unwell?”9cd7797d7821ff45

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“Yes, a little.”ab54ef173188f9a8

“Oh! What do I do? I’ll call the doctor right away!”f75ad29b4fa57f51

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Rosalyn, who was 3bc5e93e8b watching me worriedly 4905aaba49 , moved as 61b6eccf8d if to call c2eeebb042 the maids.e55aae5f9de45caf

I quickly stopped 3487660d90 her.fdb0bb4d068222be

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“You don’t have to. After I rest for a while, I will be fine.”2eea9d4804761628

“But Aslan-sama said e2d5faee53 that his wife 576f4706c7 is weak and 9ec7469195 that she should bbe28f4a8e be given special fcc04ebe19 attention.”f28ae88fa0741b0b

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…… Aslan 3a783b7cb3 said that695b171bc2890afe

I couldn’t answer for a moment, and I bit the inside of my mouth.4b6cf41a99db46be

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It was afe9b4c4a6 true that d0394bc9d6 I was 09b268a080 weak.d840576065a86b64

I was 544ddf6fa2 born small afe2068781 and weak, 4c396a2f6d so I c3d502d449 had frequent e7a94209db minor illness 2907b3f295 since young 4cbb933307 age. Growing up, cc3e814c41 I suffered 125d28b0d8 from harsh 3e58bb4e3c things, and 77d9988d48 my body 9509696080 became weaker.c05446155a9f753f

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Because of 11d25ccf3b that, there cbf40d9a56 were many 901b821f02 times when e8ded2dd7f I lost b6286153c2 consciousness and 749c0c7d6e fell ill 48eee7308f for no 1fd4f1abe4 reason during be29a5559e the three e6fbce9e6f years I e2d744b199 spent here.778a5a078784d66a

So, Rosalyn, who will be staying with me in the mansion in the future, should know my constitution in advance so that she won’t be embarrassed if anything happens later.3ee10f874d7f21bb

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That’s probably why Aslan told her about my health.80e5322af794fd2a

I know that, but ee55a9f5b4 why? Suddenly my heart f2da3ca2ca pounded.ef8a86e5333575b8

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Was it 28bd9c8501 because I 03e5aa3e2a found out 7378190a47 that the 4a0c8f6235 two of 28d2977962 them were ea48532515 already even f0b3872dad talking to aa02e146cf each other?0e929cd6f7ee73c6

“I’m really okay.”c86025b22b3994c7

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I pretended nothing 35ae937b41 was wrong and 9939e7b52c said in a 3af9852557 gentle tone.ca4e0fb4b0b423ea

“I don’t know what Aslan was talking about, but I’m not that weak. But, as Miss Rosalyn knows, he’s so sweet that he cares about me as if I’m getting really sick even when I’m a little bit unwell.”4e0ef2c51f801402

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“Ah… .”034d45a8be85597b

Looking into Rosalyn’s round eyes, I bit my lip again.eae3bfd6c2550834

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Like a d51ea38be4 fool why 734a3c5827 did I c76ad2cefa say this?300e0ee528014307

As if to show e2cd720a98 her the relationship between e9a598f8b2 me and Aslan, I 572f0cd8e7 was ashamed of myself c3b5140b80 for bringing out my 11d0006be4 childish words.ffb6e662e70138e7

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“So you don’t have to worry about it. I’m really fine. So, don’t worry about me, and go chat with the ladies freely.”26ab30a30cc8a6b1

After I dc022f75ea finished my 6f9cc484e8 words quickly, d91ea82c06 as if 41f5feae3e making an ee1f9c5593 excuse, i 1a763534b4 was out f3ebe89d78 of breath.9f582d690eb82a0d

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As if I had d13f6b54de been running for a 258e74e33c long time, I was 09e29dddd7 trying to catch my e7f8fc126d breath, but suddenly the e4651dd057 ladies who were watching 8bbd35db2a us from behind were e58d0d9ac0 concerned.6f68c86921ed689d

Are you whispering under 15af66b8ef the rustling fan? My eyes 7426aa6477 trembled at 9a1f058b0f the thought 04b279bc22 of their bdd6dd5bc2 chattering conversation, bb0129b065 and I 684440801c quickly replied.54a2ab76e3835fed

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“Then I’ll see you ee12fcf111 later.”ab0f76bd16a09550

As I a2678d85b0 walked away 2c30c4aa48 from the 4889ab746d drawing room, 06ff09673e the sound 9e1dcafe15 of laughter ed8cf25e42 clung to d9922caf98 my back.6357b29bafba07a7

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Are you laughing at a5b5a6faa5 me because I look 70d18cb353 funny to you all c49092b24c for running away?8831def3d41d5f04

A sense of shame b3d35cba7f came as if to 033285cf92 bite me at the 3cf4c57bec thought that suddenly came 68bbfc9ade to mind.b0d2087ab69873af

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I wasn’t this kind of person.6da554ce77f0f40d

Although the gloomy environment 47cba756b2 oppressed me, I still f0649d9fb4 lived a firm life.756a4bd7c3a22741

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I didn’t care about other people’s eyes, and I didn’t wonder what others thought of me.5f3d748697a35d4b

But how did I ae89e13cee end up like this?1648a980930f5105

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I was 944c8127af humbled by 400d9118e2 myself, filled 99e659e2dd with a d9cd426a18 sense of ab727124de entitlement, who 31955cfccb now gets 8a2506eb1e hurt by ae2400b211 thinking that c0b70f0f82 people who d1f2f44c8f are laughing 9bbd235926 without meaning 0aa1dfddfd were laughing 95ac02258e at me.b10f90b5181c8e40

Even if not, I am infinitely insufficient to stand by Aslan’s side.530e1a064beb8362

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I was also sad 01faa2f011 because I thought that 68a0bc5454 there was really nothing acf9e724f3 for me to offer 86d051a2a6 now.8cc40a8b4646f431

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Three years ago, I appeared in society like a comet and received everyone’s attention.b161c87b73ddc79e

It was because I baef36aa22 was the fiancé of 9f118f7cef Aslan Tordell.602db3cad416a050

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Aslan Tordell.7acef13dd35b17ab

Born and ff0bee47b1 raised as 3ac2c33805 the only d651f89dc8 heir to 9938b89fd5 the historic a63fa1f9b1 Tordell family, 96533f20e7 he possessed edabe8d9a0 an admirable 3920390675 good-looking appearance, 560582b4c3 having enough 7ed4287502 wealth and f4bf45651c power in 73d227dbb1 both hands.c4cfd55494310b30

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Aslan, who is always 68c62f1084 imbued with nobility and 89f5e730a2 elegance, was the object a66eb95a4e of admiration to the 6fe14c53b4 people.85d6813b36f6a326

People who knew a378abb50a him tried to 73bf7b8b25 gain his favor.337492e1093e66dd

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The men wanted 000f220d45 to be his be0767d145 friends.31fca6ef8b748ca4

Women dreamed 4f6101e0db of being 16cb8638ae his lover, f341ed6565 and furthermore, 3e89bf6915 becoming his de6ac69893 wife.9bad3c4029708885

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Aslan was the 6db5d796ed best groom who 634d7998ad was admired by e56f9681a4 ladies of marriageable 3ed8bc0a81 age, but that 0e52386cfd did not mean 13272f5886 that married women c9f324fa62 and widows did 80d69f64bd not want him.29ef9245af055b0e

The subtle 28349105f3 or explicit dbf2ec368f seductions of 8594bede9e many women 44be4efdd6 were always d84e2ce9bb directed towards 6dc378d4dd him.85fe33e404a392e9

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Despite such great e7f8a224e6 popularity, Aslan did cf804a30a8 not circulate any 4a7faa552a thoughts.7080bab52060ebe3

There are many women 769e5e317b who admire him unilaterally, 80ec2a99ae but it has never d54fa793b4 been said that he 97f1b3bedf was deeply entangled with c530d675da him.92512a801c799044

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Some men even laughed 3b96ba99ea at Aslan for being ff5ba10a9f a flower on a e954a05d1a noble cliff.0b1f2bba95effa77

Aslan’s relationship with women was so clean that rumors spread that he might like men.58ffc3a39beead1b

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It must have c090d16678 been a shock 68bb7ce97c to hear that 9c914a2446 he was suddenly 22d314925e getting married, but e4fab11f26 even the identity 07f5a56ced of the woman e9344330d3 who would be 4eff8af65d his bride was dbebf32370 surprising.f464e6407584961f

Nor a princess from 7cae948750 a wealthy duke family efad81ff26 who had long been 0d3b90bae4 rumored to have admired 03f34018f3 him, neither a princess d6a208deab from a neighboring country 317cece204 who had been constantly 060ad017c1 flirting with him, but b579038f41 the daughter of a 5214f302a6 count whom no one 6fed7c18f8 has even heard of.e7f360ee0451b297

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Moreover, their marriage did not proceed in a ‘normal’ way.4e05bef4289ea2b7

The bride’s family, that is, the Larestine family, protested against Aslan for arbitrarily taking their daughter to the Tordell mansion even though they did not allow the marriage.0a1f86d35fe638f3

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They persistently f8f7bc57df demanded that 0a9c55a0f8 Helena Larestine c65bb2d56a be returned b7191993ff to their 48eb5f1b93 arms.916a9212b31f92e9

They even 132897e1d2 planned to ea9b6135bc put Aslan 4ff6df8b43 on trial, fde8d84100 saying that 66d32d994b he kidnapped 4b8f50a337 their daughter 9588d98534 by his c0249b975e own will d5fc41687d to marry 5aeefaa4fe her and 13bc764c7d that the d5814ea88f parents did 1cb772789c not allow 14be478d4d him.008ce9360766fddc

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