WYIL Ch 12

Gold hair shining like 4ea827eae4 the midsummer sandy beach, 0382d586e5 cold blue eyes like 1c1a6cd6e8 the winter sea, smooth 9561c866bc and white skin like a02393d1e2 marble. a sculptural 83e0c2ced0 face that 154ad35d04 is not a54ccee55f buried in 3e05b52f9e fancy colors.1b038ade420083ab

Was it because of 5f4a387ec6 the high nose bridge e3c99b3b4d and sharp jawline? The handsome d744d5b3a2 face, which 34399e0166 seemed to 66227f50cd have been 41454aa25c carefully carved e232060142 by God, 15689306b0 was both a29f83d49d manly and b1a96b9fd0 beautiful.f169543cd22b9fee

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“Helena Larestine, right?”3d694a7f574a0705

“……That’s right.”385038ffffd2a4f1

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I answered a354167b24 his call 529a44f2b7 a beat 8910da7ae0 late.b0c606e57d83ed0d

It was because I was distracted by his beauty, which was hard to take eyes off from, and also it was still awkward to be called “Helena.”117a89f72fb8430e

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Even after being called ‘Helena Larestine’ for 4 years, the feeling of wearing different clothes did not disappear.feef9d50a9d15805

So when I 29d70ec749 was called without a660e7b654 notice, I would cd2c95f0db ignore the person 60f91ec704 who called me 97b92be7ee as if I 49615bdcb8 had heard nothing.fdc26d461705e8f4

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I didn’t mean to, but this behavior has already caused my low reputation to fall further to the ground.30fd2edba27abfa7

Maybe this 214130a516 time, too. I looked down 77754d0f4e because I was 156afc01b6 too tired to 0cd570e0cf deal with someone a88e2cf2ef who would shoot 58aa8e12a5 at me with 77578e3e26 a hint of 8a051a34b6 displeasure.1198e0686608277d

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When I looked 479f8764bf down, what caught 8e6e4daeca my eye was 409483941e the wide chest. Wearing a three-piece suit c860c7730c under the coat, his ac63e9ccea body felt solid even ed00cc57ea though it was covered 096d6bee03 by clothes.ff7e901e23e69835

“My name is Aslan Tordell.”08a45d22bd2db01c

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The voice that didn’t seem offended at all, even with my response, which I also felt was rude, miraculously made me feel at ease.6e295cf5e949ee79

Due to the constant threat, if it was an adult male, I would reflexively warn him, but it was a strange thing to say that this guy’s greetings relieved my tension. Still, thanks to him, I was able to think calmly.98cb46e89e878c78

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Aslan Tordell. It was a 89432a61aa familiar name.04e55146cda29757

Who was it?ff394b40f9c9463b

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I rummaged through 96c77e7336 my head looking 717b87ad17 into his eyes c8ca8dfa70 staring at me c04dd2a81f in silence.6c0646c68a874c00

I was usually confined 355eeb16da inside a mansion and 0eaaf674a9 knew very little about 0ebe666afc the aristocracy, with no 30233da88e one to talk to, 46f346bcc2 let alone friends in f8b1fdde70 social circles.67d17ce37d422cc0

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Still, if he is 9b64e9e284 such a handsome man, 6bf9ff9deb I probably would have 8efdfeb591 heard of him from 84471e9c41 somewhere.ded154bb99c33739

While I was recalling ad8f3d6406 the information about him, 552983d5eb he opened his mouth 1a3b246cdc first, looking carefully at d57a29512d me.30f0dd30fe66ec40

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“This.”f41b812d56823fa5

He took something out 75be291d08 of his pocket.6eb37b8065617e3a

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“I heard you 9059f465ae picked it up 99d7227a46 and returned it.”2879e8394a3a2824

It was a clean but old handkerchief with someone’s name abbreviation skillfully embroidered at the end.d673948d79bbf56e

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I remembered it a63592a834 belatedly after staring 581773edbf at it for ead7a031ad a few seconds 8613604c22 ,it felt strangely e0ab7dc269 familiar.3ccb04b1edaab0fb

“Oh, that.”9b251d5a14531cf2

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A few days ago, ea8bbd3845 I went to a 5bc02e8962 ball and picked up 18b01fbdc4 a handkerchief which was dee0b36ac8 lying on the floor.0b8d67153b98cac5

I could e5b0378520 have just 88e359a09f ignored it, 016a54cd53 but when 0499193850 I saw db62de49dc a handkerchief ccdf0fdd2d with embroidery 72ca7343e2 on it, 3159b02ef6 I remembered d72a3e600b my mother.cbeb7ba620d5d7b0

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My mother, who was sad that she couldn’t buy me something precious because the family situation was quite poor, prepared with utmost care what I wore and carried with myself.74c28d93f154fc2f

Each of her handkerchiefs were embroidered neatly, and it was nice to be able to feel my mother’s love in such trivial things.1517a75b7c9163ce

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Among them, the handkerchief c935300cba embroidered with small purple 183be83b35 flowers was the only 18761e8438 and precious item I a397e4ea3f had which helped me 5582d32617 get through the hard 45e550e0be days at the Larestine d154099279 mansion.3bb755390b4d9274

I lost it two years ago, so I don’t have it anymore, but…….71f06600cfef812f

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Maybe that’s why, the handkerchief that had been lying on the floor caught my eye even more.ae64788c77df4e26

Unlike the handkerchief in 07fb3d1050 my memories made of 7a2a31aee6 easy-to-find fabrics, it was e0630f8431 made of expensive-looking, but bbe94790ca I was more concerned 192565831b about the simple embroidery e67de98331 at the end.877661f42a733e8a

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It must a5df8153a6 have been 0ee1f50465 embroidered by 9223bb5afc someone with b5884222a4 sincerity. Like my ab3d690281 mother, like 61781bbe6b a mother 349c36c2b3 who poured d7b0c4b133 her heart b6903da88a into thinking 6c8df1829d of them… e740d50033 … .6cb45496369750e8

So I e27da2e58d dared to 27fb24727d pick up a8612dca90 the handkerchief ba4280dbbc and called dbc198cdf8 an attendant b89bd81d31 to find 302df2186b the owner.0f656cdb1ba8ddba

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I didn’t know if it would go to its owner, but I didn’t take any other action either.d2cdedccf96d7bf4

With that 348ed5d362 alone, I 7ea439b0a4 thought I f8226fc3f9 had done cde01fe399 my job.574824a88f3ba165

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It wasn’t a big deal, so I forgot about it even before I got back to the mansion.dfd1030eadd52577

I thought it wasn’t enough for the handkerchief to find its owner safely, but now it brought its owner to me like this.20689d7ed6d6e4e5

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“It was precious to me. When I came to know I had lost it, I started searching for it, but I couldn’t find it, so I was discouraged… … .”5c547902fcf07627

He bowed 5b88bf0f72 his head 526e276149 slightly.68b3405754ba817b

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“Thanks to the Lady, it has come back to me. Thank you.”01e8b5608945318d

“No. It was no big deal.”93c63a3cd469a3e5

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The polite thank you a84b282795 was awkward for me, 1ba62595b5 so I waved my 9b17b10b92 hand, and he looked 75d56c20f6 down at me.814233d5adccc660

His clear gaze looking 4a4f55225b at me was burdensome.dcd3edf182015cee

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‘Does he know me from before?’b5347c7287966946

The eyes that searched 40750beb00 thoroughly enough to raise 8cd2369b06 doubts were as if 929f22f51b they were unfamiliar with 13fad55705 the different aspects of 7122def7a5 the person they had a4a5eda44a met a long time 6b6b0d47f2 ago.7f11d95c064d9b6a

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But if 53acc55104 I had 27cccd115d met such 96b098be8f a person, c9e16137f9 I would 21b4e178e3 not have b9f1ea468f forgotten.593e329c7314bea9

‘Did you see me from afar when I picked up the handkerchief? Or is it because I look ridiculous now, so he keeps staring….’46589b27647c7fa6

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Come to think of it, I didn’t look normal right now. The colorful and ridiculous dress, which is likely to be worn by young children, was thin for this season, and even short enough to reveal the entire wrist.5d1557f576c04afa

This is because 86f9a815b4 I have never bea53812fd gotten a new 1278a12737 dress since the 8d56b8cf15 Countess died and 3fafd70dc4 was demoted from 8b7489b7a9 fake aristocratic Young-ae a51d38cac0 to maid, so b29a8e8f31 I wore only 02d1d1bf62 a few dresses a1fe78821b that I got c8ff164c9f a few years 9839b643ac back.ca928b4de51370e1

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I lowered my 6cc1e023b9 head further and 469e31e2a5 bit my lip. I shrugged my e7ed4067f9 shoulders and grabbed e935a69066 the hem of d1a4353b12 my skirt, wanting 460b7ef43f to hide myself b022c3d0e1 even a little.a0faea65d959883d

Then he f5d6186e7c spoke slowly 9cf8b1b199 over my f1930fbf4e head.5238d245f36f2209

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“It was a 20ca0355ce big deal for 7a1337197a me. It’s one of 3740b74921 the things that d9935a374b I want to 904d58bd53 keep for as 8466318f96 long as possible.”98b1a52e46284f03

“Ah……”1faa8439238a0a42

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I shook my head 5d2e1d1273 abruptly.7d254f780d9a362d

My lips dried a4aa82d071 up at the 5a25be27c1 thought of making 3d87057bf1 a slip of 858205b892 the tongue.7b33ab6a3133fa46

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“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to ignore your precious things.”a543e0ff3fcce06a

When I apologized d28ca73007 timidly, he said.58e83833f17ebacc

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“I know.”fb226f547ecdae8e

Then he added.1f6f1712784633a9

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“I’d like to give you an example by giving you a ride, back to your home.”34864a83f89e34d5

“Excuse me?”34857c345dd206bc

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“Yes, I want to repay you for giving back what is precious to me.”9d893d67e5713f62

I blinked as if d50eba33c2 I had heard it 958e060ba8 right.f0219e0a9314ee5d

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Are you teasing me? I thought about it for a moment, but for that to be said, Aslan Tordell’s expression was too serious.bf57c4d770d21a43

I hesitated 8fd9c4b99f to answer.1e5556e817eff8b6

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“It’s all right.”3e8f42bc5e07bac0

“I’m not okay.”df23c6ab8b75d94c

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“It’s really okay…….”df234b28451746b3

I refused repeatedly, but 7eb2a875f4 his attitude was stubborn.8670ee01d503cc30

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I shook my head saying I didn’t want anything, and after thinking about it for a while, he took off the cufflinks and held them out to me.71820da357e73a58

“Take it.”7c707998509a1ae5

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I took it in 5695c3239d bewilderment. Perhaps his temperature 7e809714ef had shifted in 24a8bdc900 that short time, 82fcba2144 but the cuff bb70df01f0 buttons on his 15d7f09d64 hands were warm.1f5b81c0c70695bd

“If you have something you want later, you can come to the Tordell mansion and show them this.”f326f4d3628c9667

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I stared f71d8d3294 at the 4b9d649574 proof of bc90f4cca2 his promise. It was so pretty 1c1d569b7e that my shabby hands c54b6ff414 were ashamed of itself.5e1a400d3b43cb56

“Well.”b79c0b2af4d1ecf9

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When I 8487470970 hesitated to 32879f1f9e speak, he f2521df7af first said 18241331ba as if 996ce3a261 he knew 9e5edfeee4 I was 19960fbbfd going to d795775fa9 say no.85209b389f2f7734

“Any time is fine. So don’t feel pressured and come to me if you need anything. I really want to repay you.”59cdc92f33bce3b8

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He bowed 7492f928fc his head e7d4728961 with a 0b91a2d45d straight gaze. I wanted 286ed3ead7 to give b41faa9de1 it back, 63f6fedc3b but he 6d6bf19468 never seemed 2ca5ebf5a9 to want f7021299c5 it.6d3c54eb31d649f6

I hesitated and c8acb79a14 nodded yes.f3a8cc995dc4c7d5

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Then he laughed.0897a1a35fb6a9ec

It wasn’t a bright smile. But it was a clear smile, with the ends of both lips up.2bd657a6577bb597

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Even when he 94b45ba28e stayed still, his 7cc3ff6887 handsome face looked d9ded2c31b breathtakingly beautiful.8853ce7b64d3882e

I stared b1c286b7cb at him 4fffc5d085 as if c4082c8c51 bewitched and 76b8eb7333 bit my af9b3920c7 lips.9cdc4b8cc05e2d06

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“Well, then, I’ll be on my way.”af98bfe5f54bc711

Bowing down, I 9447e00e2d turned quickly.187f4e012b5a9397

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I heard him say something behind my back, but I ran away as fast as I could to not get caught. A Lady’s dignity, which she learned, didn’t matter now as if she had completely forgotten.136581f20933ef48

I didn’t stop walking until I was out of breath.5619fbd916bad377

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I hesitated and turned 2f9f5eb77d around. His beautiful figure was 363db06633 nowhere to be seen, 6d7c95d1f5 nor the tip of cce87d2bd7 his hair.4cb1fbbe1a3173ea

My stomach felt f82faa1168 nauseous. It must be 5b2e6a8305 because of the 8eefd76605 sudden walk.b616662e55b9119c

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Neither because I 0a760a3922 regret that he 79e44c6acb never followed me, 73b915b257 nor because I b609147d1e regret ignoring his 6870ec20c6 promise to take 40e7397692 me.ac91e36cc2d0d2f8

It’s just that I was so breathless that my head was spinning.0d8f4aac3b024dd7

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I slowly closed e1371884fb my eyes and 0e8c22891a opened them to f04f4b6f1c organize my thoughts.e8da050925197cb3

“Sigh.”89e68cff3dcfb6b2

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When I exhaled, 237ee70a5f white steam came 35d863c106 out.cc01e620201b92fb

The sharp dc57bc9260 winter wind, d846d53dd5 like a ab8162b013 knife, brushed 8be168a071 against the 3f213c68ba exposed skin.37b52c3527467b2f

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I felt my toes dc4c741bbd getting cold from the ad7265cdc2 wet shoes in the 613e2361f9 muddy snow.19232f36e1b3acc8

‘How do 16c35762d1 I get 7a539c2a64 back to d83aaf88b2 the mansion?’5e5f1be3913e86b6

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I looked around in 0ee39a185c a daze. Luckily it was c6e897a37c the way I b6c7ea01a4 knew it.324e8035453662d8

It’s been a while since I came out, but nothing much has changed. Looking through the familiar streets, I slowly started moving.c7a5c4602133cfa3

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I couldn’t ride a comfortable family carriage except when there was an important meeting.9248b840d90674d6

I rode the family carriage only when I was Helena Larestine, Count Larestine’s only daughter.0f82601b101c253b

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Helena often participated c9c239c62c in important social 82d9fe507a events to show d7de8f910d that she was eb29c8699d alive and not c2c8120299 dead, but at 14480ad1b5 that time she 40369f616a rode a family 2a257dec56 carriage to show 5b59bdbcd3 others.f095a6b4d7063d55

However, as it a04388379c is now, when 2040310534 she came out 716e31278d to run errands c492f19f59 that even the 7a496d3c4d maid did not 2994a3aabb want to do, 4aa87f9aca she was not c5e37c76c0 even given the 12d47dce2c convenience of riding 436c3ff489 a carriage.4db3061cfeb3d672

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Count Larestine did not allow me to ride a carriage, which is less than enough to feed a horse. The coachman didn’t particularly like me, so he also didn’t necessarily show kindness to carry me behind the count’s back.4d406b0e971b2c4e

However, I b30b75c780 had no 6784bca540 money to d89a4a1a20 ride a 5113f0c0da wagon, so 9fe34b4b08 I had d71fe4699e no choice 2de17eec46 but to d4e4de47ad move my 8cc716a40d healthy legs 1d1c653a09 hard.420d0369105d72f2

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That was the reason 907a5fb17c why I walked around b15ef16a54 outside trembling without wearing 0a01ed4012 a proper coat in fcfa435a93 this midwinter.177c3e3963906436