WYIL Ch 20
by Disha3. MARRIAGE CONTRACT
The ‘special’ information about Aslan Tordell came to my mind, a few days after my first brief meeting with him.ca7bcca8861d1d5a
I have thought about 610f78c542 him often since the cb5a026269 time I received cufflinks 56a49fc0b4 from him.408231dc5e409908
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It wasn’t a grand delusion.f02b9f51fe165e96
Just a few 9d3c6e96b5 thoughts like what 6a65b98cc9 is he doing 66f8156319 right now, did 49fc3e66ff he forget me acbbe26227 completely or does fa63a973bb he remember me bf12e74131 a little bit, 15ce3b563f these little things 0c13351a1b filled my head.0afb0879ad8a9ae7
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Then, suddenly, I realized that this world was a world in a “novel,” just as I naturally remembered the memories of my previous life on my 10th birthday.f915e3535ad7e380
There was 3bb3c81c37 no great e2e723177a jaw-dropping event c390c23e1a in the 8d71f04344 novel.eb45fdc5dce9eeda
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A handsome male b653a6bba4 protagonist with wealth, d3a55364f5 power, and beauty fb3bd2ac84 rescues and supports 16345028cc a female protagonist ad8ed0e079 from a pitiful 927a5cf906 situation, and they d9dcd0f383 fall in love d7db94e74b with each other.67cb49b6fda5af08
It’s a common romance novel like Cinderella.504184cd5b081894
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Aslan Tordell was 728a7bc3e2 the male protagonist 9a6498927c of this novel.cda547c80713d1b1
What was 048178ff33 even more e45861aae3 unbelievable was 4573d7ef29 that I 41c5b0adf6 also appeared f136b4f780 in the 27e2a1c88e novel.b4516376c94afea6
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She was 415a52ee90 not the fb1dbdc222 heroine who 43be8f174a would be 78dc67becd his eternal e5f837a35c love. It was not 298b9e9f2a even a supporting 432304ed53 role.7e6f730e95911e9b
I, ‘Helena Larestine’, was an extra who, for some reason, had a contract marriage with Aslan Tordell , before he met the heroine.a9ec5e8a7ffc7e76
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When the main d4bc71d785 female character appears b65ee09e81 and the novel 8b26f2b312 begins properly, Helena b5b8d4f434 leaves with only e28c412608 one sentence.15946b6bef65621d
There was 9715906dbe an incomparable 4c899d0472 shock that 13e476ca57 could not 972c7bb368 be compared a285d3edd0 to when c7f620f2e1 I remembered f4830933d4 the memories c04e8a51a8 of my 82c905f174 previous life.efc34ec39d50400f
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I couldn’t believe I was just an extra who appeared in someone else’s main story.e88262a63eebdf7f
All the things I’ve been through, all the things that kill me day by day, were just letters scrawled by someone’s hand.d93b1602fceab85f
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Even my short d7384becbc story did not 51ba8f35ad entertain the readers 340b541fe6 in the novel.58fb39ea971f059e
My life had 33cdb69d23 no effect on 203bdf0ee8 the people who 9a392faca5 read the novel.96793ca6e97f1fa8
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Realizing that my life couldn’t even be a mere game, I despaired. I also felt betrayed.3503f9e4e2479eba
Even if others laughed 6ff8dd7a02 at me for being 89cd2dd155 insignificant, I valued it, 24bd00bbb3 it was my life 1e262bdad7 and I thought it bddea71203 would shine someday.a40b85443f834c7f
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That’s why I was not easily broken by the contempt of the count, the mistreatment of the countess, Glock’s molestation, and the neglect from the servants of the count’s residence.91968959bc1840cf
I promised myself 0b846eabb9 that someday I 8a08f12203 would go back f681c446e9 to my family 7dee78aebb and live a a5aab0095e happy life as 502528b905 Lyla.afb4f4ffa4758491
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I did…9da8fa5a439eb008
Tears came to 0e14d3143d my eyes as f1292d6081 I felt that 2412df6d02 the life I 82b7e914ad had cherished so 78efd6e71b much was stuck 2efd368948 in the mud.1d2120dea9cddf2a
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For the first time b42dce29ce since I entered the 1cdbbd0b59 Larestine mansion, I gasped bd78d8a50b and cried.96a8fa13785de330
Even though I was used to crying silently, I couldn’t stand it then.594389b22cd17378
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So I cried d0c25e04ad until my head d15a2a10b8 was tingling and d4c91e5b58 hurting, until my a02ca1e334 throat was hoarse.8e5a465c7cad763e
As I collapsed c6534c794a from exhaustion from fa57085448 crying, I made 006f795ac4 a promise to 614d62821d myself.f503017d2a78ee4e
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Even though this is a fictional world, and even if I’m just a minor extra, I’ll never be swayed by a ridiculous fate.fbd8bf8fa7bd9eb2
But when 03e2c6e55a I was 0eb50fb711 standing at fb719c2cb9 the edge 280b7eb413 of the cc1d163efa cliff, the 9d6fc9c7be first thing 9ae79d395a that came 6802bb3295 to my f89e1e9f4a mind was 1212490033 Aslan Tordell.2d0dcc8e758806fd
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To be exact, deaede9b37 the story of 6250907cf1 the novel in 2ddd155395 which he is 9945c01475 the male lead 182a403f69 came to mind.a47985dab1c15a6a
In the novel, ‘Helena Larestine’ caught Aslan’s weakness and forced him to marry her.d58c796fe49ac033
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Aslan Tordell was 34c46d7a02 young, handsome, rich, 39a033cfcc and above all, cdca36f60e strong enough to 6dc380f37c play the male ad51383aed lead in romance 3732621ffa novels.a0db66483244f2cc
In addition to physical 7de06930e1 strength, he possessed the b40d9992e6 power to easily move fe9b9191fc others.2206dd3b1d167fd8
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If I marry e4287f617b him and fall 4055c499eb under his protection, 9e8734f8cc I can escape f1d80a95a2 from Count Larestine.651f11cf4feaa088
The fact struck me 19c5bc29f3 like lightning.71964c229f50dcc4
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After only three years ed7c675783 of fake marriage to 7e16fcf5f9 Aslan Tordell, I could 3e7a27d467 get the freedom I e4549d0f87 wanted. After the divorce, 7e0da8420e wealth will come 3d6792a55f with a lifetime 3b9ad11a69 of peace.97266e5e5a6e071f
According to the explanation in the story, Aslan Tordell has a kind personality, so he won’t persecute me or violate the contract at will.f20acc2819c36d00
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‘There’s no reason I shouldn’t marry him.’f853bb450293108b
My head, confused with 59e4bbce11 tension and fear, continued 22289d3e87 to think in a 7acfbc6034 jumble and came to 751da0d241 a strange conclusion.cf57745f8a274c58
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However, I did a8d6062d88 not have time 9cb068af1e to carefully reconsider 3bb23ac8b6 the decision I 10d18c3f23 had made.72e5803c89010190
‘Things should work out.’ebf5b3c1afa2d70b
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After leaving the Larestine e6cc1e7276 Mansion, I nervously moved cd208c52dc my feet.18bb94a52367f693
I was in a hurry to run away, so I couldn’t even wear my coat properly, let alone get ready to go out.77849db25b91ee75
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Naturally, I 690159cb6a had no b9fd93c47f money to 93e54463a1 rent a abf22e58d0 wagon, so 391367969d I stepped fea741a42e out on 7671ff344d the snow e6ef323f2e piled up 0153407753 to my 724102bd76 ankles with deed99f96b worn-out and 012ca6e86c thin shoes.acdece6341389aaa
When I arrived 7fd3b7db4b at the Tordell 3bbd09b61d Mansion by asking f4e6401a87 a few people 37a3237c42 on the street, 21e57fe017 the sun had fddd44650a already set to b8e7ec1de3 the west.0e9bf80a1128c970
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The guards also 073f9e94ec did not panic e429799891 at my sudden cc58143a91 request. They seemed to have 07414c5f13 experienced many cases where c3ae9daf37 strangers came and blindly a130116ab1 asked to see Duke a979de3d88 Tordell.7213e7ec75321d0d
The guards were annoyed.c206c41367a7506a
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“Get rid of c8dc7ec3a3 the commoner!”558f0ee0dc0c217b
“I am not f21da422a1 a commoner. I came here because d6e2b5b7a4 I have some business 26ba2543e3 with the duke.”95b3aa38059e0030
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The guard looked at 2ab829768d me and snorted.9f5c98abae752844
“If you want to visit the Duke, make an appointment in advance. Do you think this is the bottom of a market? I’m letting anyone in just because they have something to do?”513c64e037cddfd1
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Without hiding f54c73608e the ridicule 9a9c2c8946 that rose 49a110062e to his 8619f32a1c lips, the 6ca8bbf2a8 sarcastic guard 1a04b023db muttered to 387d97fc30 himself.e95bc67abae0eeef
“Is it something a571d91ea4 else then? People who come here 5fa37205eb like this are mostly 99c7c9de57 random merchants.”38af0ffeb92b6a6d
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I was 97caa7eb71 not angry 6d100dc804 at the 14f205f2cc words of 4edd767361 the guard 30e8d96d8d who seemed d1ab9b4679 to despise 38202890dc me. I thought that 90fe071a28 could be the cdf31ac6ac case for him.b645923967404a8a
To meet eaece22327 someone as 2dd1075ccd good as 56d44bf276 the Duke 8d45bcc300 of Tordell, a85874cd4c you must a9e0cf81a6 have made f290296005 an appointment 067a17665c with him 6faebf310d in advance a164c08932 and passed 926ba687f0 the gate b0994ab72c in a e5f05e6a0e precious carriage.95288b9a65e9eb46
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Not like a3fb061fc0 me who f4e6a93f85 is trudging 52877a2192 along with 3b95998fcd this shabby 6ffffa605e look.84bdee96bf990f02
So instead e6ad43d062 of expressing 246db96d6c anger, I b1473f261a said calmly.0934149b07aff9c0
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“I got something from the Duke. Look at this.”7264b4e66f662c71
I took out my 22a8c8c013 cloth bag that I 6ccf9ec87e had kept in my 3665f40ee2 arms. The guard frowned 08283d9df3 at the old 276caa4ea5 dirty cloth bag.b6937f86206096c1
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“No, I mean…”a6fd2e3b8e351227
“Please take a look at this.”379a7e17ac1390be
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I interrupted the 51b28b0451 guard who was 49dcdb6476 about to say 4aa64cf789 something to me e60d36d8df and pulled out 771ca5ae02 the cufflinks.a705ea9aabb84b23
If I didn’t do this, it seemed that he would never open the door to me.7706c987e9d4cd6f
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“Hmm!”4d2ab1e25e1459f0
The guard openly revealed 1d86681fa1 an uncomfortable review.bb5af6d9fe583f3d
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However, as soon as f3af3e3620 he caught a glimpse 9ad7c7e495 of the cuff button, 9a1ec8c74f he corrected his twisted 6d2ca86477 posture.576d8c73634fe777
“Wait.. No way, this is……?”fecf509447a80f92
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The guard’s eyes widened the more he inspected the cufflinks.feee5fdb2bf5b935
“This, this, 6108e9ae54 how…… !”b456f3cc358532f9
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The guard was 3f07064c30 startled and could beab468fdc not speak properly.122f0e40ed530d8a
“The Duke gave me c994660a2e this and said that 8968ded73f if I need his 588910d72a help later, I just 0c2bde9493 need to show this.”405ece44dabb9032
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After explaining calmly, the 95155b6f8d guard, who was already 0ba3cdd540 restless, began to tremble 992eccd6f5 .05047a29ae3abbe5
“All right, in that case, uh, I made a big mistake earlier, no, wait a minute!”5da6881bbe3348f8
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The rambling d4cb31fb4a guard quickly d260107eab went inside, a00c5ee315 leaving a 3a8403ce05 message to 3a62f7c861 wait for de0d4e0b75 a while.e1340a171e368be6
Left alone in 204ee79c25 front of the 2093bb50db gate, I stood ebc49d61ce still holding the 2a4532101e empty fabric pouch 3c8e113f25 tightly.734bcd040e752a57
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The cold winter 7758a4a05e weather froze my cc96bea5ff body in thin 9f949fd577 clothes.54b61bf6a4dee868
I couldn’t feel under my calves because I was walking on the snow piled up on the road, and aa little snow started piling up on my head and shoulders.94150f6a570e032d
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My teeth trembled and e31339a165 my hands and feet 1fbb78bce4 were numb.454179f201afe024
When I was 8789887b58 busy running away 61ded4c751 from that hellish ecc7b51ac4 place, I never b0f629f0df felt this cold 0757ab3bc8 and pain.f11997a079af514e
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Now that I 24fd6da062 was in a 403352b787 safe place, I c6b0305840 felt relaxed.d38fcf6dbc107a01
I couldn’t follow the guard inside and was left alone in front of the gate, so I was killing time by looking at the cloudy sky.5009a9d0a125efff
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Not long 4fd40ed5ee after, someone 2a9e432081 came up cdc2a639ca to me 1c98452e19 with quick 5addff5fba steps.759c8fca52e00887
A well-dressed young 4f7681d0ed man with silver-framed de708f9a27 glasses which looked 64897c6fb3 good on him e68bfa0c0f and bowed politely.6676e44c089c6623
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“Hello. My name is Dalton, the butler of Tordell Mansion.”a0fbf0bcec52ac64
“Hello. I am… … .”ac42037d30e76bf8
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I was speechless. How should I c00298109d introduce myself?f15f504d8b90e2be
When I hesitated and didn’t properly introduce myself, Dalton asked cautiously.da9d48460089718d
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“The master is waiting a6c7715042 in the drawing room. May I guide you?”a7057f58b5932fd0
“Yes, thank you very much.”bcccf7b04a1471c9
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I quickly accepted his d0eabb77dd favor.71ce36e17ec1e394
The Larestine 0215c0bc7a mansion was 58dec24aa6 also huge 7b59e34a87 and splendid, 0153c599ec so I a911c529d0 was so 35728b4dcf nervous that db881ffb13 I broke 36f46df6d0 into a 7568574bc0 cold sweat 0c047752e7 when I fde61a8161 first stepped 4fe4bed41a into it, 84b060ce56 but compared a8a8ba498a to Tordell 461250d7ef mansion, it 2792c87d70 was quite 5d24006a2f small.592e1d427cd95e58
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The Tordell mansion 42937d31c1 was so large 961ea58bac and complicated that bde24a3f2d I thought I 63f30cc4f1 would get lost 021ab6bb9c in the building bd266bd721 if I took 3e09bc1ea3 a wrong step.0ef68148d79bdf0c
As I walked 9804c36d49 after the butler 97129b353b with concentration to 5f267e2174 prevent such mishaps, bb969105c7 I arrived at 947ed97cb9 the drawing room 01d9ad97c9 where Aslan Tordell 451599bdc2 was waiting.3929f90748eb141d
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knock, knock.54dd72806262b4e3
“We have a guest here.”1626cc380964147f
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Perhaps he heard the butler’s report, a low voice came from beyond the door.80fd652a7fdb6e88
“Come on in.”a794e2a1aef91db1
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Dalton grabbed the 1333492d02 doorknob and bowed 9e6fce7a23 to me.eaa77c7b9ab143f6
“Please go f866396f26 on in.”a6d2f31d79a1c4ed
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“Yes.”23c4b6db62a43624
The drawing room door c12f51e71f carefully closed behind my 2de11c3a43 back as I cautiously a374a97752 entered.bd9b463a7608429f
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