WYIL Ch 26

I nodded 7aa352678f my head 8813a93017 automatically.3f2b6874f3ad68da

It was as he said. I was curious. How will Count Larestine, who values money more than people, react when his dead wife’s legacy gets stolen?4ddce5e55fd5560a

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‘How dare you, how dare you!’dffa6fa697dc5902

I can imagine him 22f99a082b jumping up and down 7968e0225f in anger, but rather 194f0581df than being scared, I e251ba3662 wanted to see and 029787a1bd laugh at him in 745b3b95de person.e095d4d08330d63b

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“And then…….”cc2759d3c86de8ea

After a moment’s pause, he smiled.71b4d2193252a173

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“I’ll let you know more later. I assure you, you can look forward to it.”d046974dfb6f5b39

He added that he would make them think it’s better to live the rest of their lives locked up in a dungeon rather than being outside.960083efe73afb35

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I should have been intimidated by his stern tone, which matched the content, but I was not intimidated at all by Aslan’s narrowed eyes.558766520022cd19

I asked, fiddling bffec7c79a with his handkerchief.d5b486be6c26a23e

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“Will you be 235f49fc52 okay with that?”435f7399f35d2c38

“It’s alright.”58ecff1933411b49

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Aslan replied coolly, 625d59100d without a hint 6b8cd30e0d of regret, snapped 5c5ea1ee71 his fingers belatedly 2b1d0b6cdf saying “Ah”.350adaf1a3169b9c

“I should not be the only one who benefits from this contract. I’m not a despicable human who preys on the weak and powerless.”1579f282353b1f75

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I blinked, trying f89b850207 to take in e14e644b78 what he was 99844f982b saying, and then 4dba5c1728 he added quickly.0da2a5f540fb8c23

“I’ll give you what you want.”d228150b7790775a

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What I want…….147ea1c5329d9c79

Does he even 6dff83acfc know what that dabb89ad49 is?ffea1785761196cd

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I stared blankly at ea43434c37 Aslan, who looked so b2ef8ad640 confident. Our gazes met. His seductive 58aeb112e5 lips moved.fbbabb4fc888844e

“I will find them for you.”8e27d0a5f7cb56d5

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I didn’t need to ask what.5ea86de7e33582cf

“Although Count Larrestine is looking for them, he would not be able to solve the problem quickly because he will dislike the disturbance. The pursuit will be slow. So, I’ll find them first and protect them.”004ed10d4eac2d67

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He mentioned 005ca24efc that he 8a7ab7fd4f would solve 39fb38313e the problem 97216a63c5 that had b97318a681 been weighing 6c81dd6319 on my a86e5eccec mind all 8dd8c284b3 along.905552ad96fb85b9

I couldn’t believe it at all.353f7b2ecfbce258

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Aslan had a serious ab4a83be21 face without any hints eb60c3005c of smiling.333e085aa3522c6d

It wasn’t a joke, it wasn’t a bluff.71ae2161d1f8aed5

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ah ah.0f010527fe0353bc

“Thank you. Thank you very much, thank you very much.”913b4a16da4455b6

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I bowed my head 2176d81dff and repeatedly thanked him 5bc14bb365 in a trembling voice.54080c3e0a41c99f

Aslan’s calm voice came over my head.f867c10321ca6438

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“We’ll discuss other details later, it’s getting late, and you’d better get some sleep tonight.”d9397ce614cf0b90

He rang the 95d59d91e3 bell to summon b2088713da a maid, who 5ad015cdb4 brought out a cdaeb88c19 cup of hot ef63bb6934 tea.d54fc719281b3b7c

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“Drink it.”0b794f3f3a1adcca

He offered 0b03523540 me a 736d082d73 cup of 5beb71079a steaming tea.425818ba83c56eb9

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“When you’re done drinking, you’ll feel better.”cefe03fc5a2bb425

It wasn’t a big deal.d08fa6211799342d

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He didn’t say much.616652f9ab164ba6

Strangely enough, from 71cc366dcc the moment I 91fd4935d8 accepted the tea ac24333dc5 he offered, something 885ac312cc choked up inside 847fd589fc me.60024e751df585cd

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And when the hot 2c4f43a7bb tea touched my lips.dbf9680cbf018e2f

“Oh my god!”7623973b958b7c8b

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Tears streamed down d1f321456f my face uncontrollably.7690c670271ac97f

I didn’t know why I was crying, it just happened.9f8a8b346d698f31

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“Oh, my.”97994dd51773c8a5

He doesn’t deserve this, I came to him, offered him a contract marriage, withdrew it, asked him again, deceived him, confessed the truth, and now I’m crying.e162948582cfa88b

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“…….”afec22fabe477e4f

He patted my shoulder without saying a word. As if to say it’s okay, to cry your heart out.336da304876ac7ea

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“Hmph.”ec1b13c868a295d7

I sobbed into his b54937bde4 comforting hand.65e45c203748c588

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The past years of 7aa23860a1 being kidnapped by Count 45d3348706 Larrestine and then forced b59682c4c5 to live as a 1e7ae19054 stand-in for Helena by 92f01f9f52 using threats.30b47afe6333e940

The tears and emotions 1ae5aabb28 that I endured all 89991b72fa these years even though d5431e4bc3 it was hard and 90b7574514 painful exploded.bb741433ef6a6109

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Why now, 087fbb9f13 why was 4af0812df0 it happening 9a6766ce3c in front 043eb090cc of him?3b68ec5a90ff1559

And why 21e66b78f3 did he 80554c4faa comfort me 69eab6fec6 instead of 72bf46cf80 kicking me e7ab4573a0 out for cb19ab5241 being a f47bf33b40 nuisance?202dbb7adfa3aeb9

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I felt a 843c722ea6 sudden chill as e4a4d3e18b I was touched 12f67f3f6d by a pat.bcbc7d6f5d617b04

It wasn’t the same chill I’d felt when Count Larestine called me Helena when we first met on the road.0fb8aafc485dee10

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Whereas then I 8d1a208f18 had felt an 6db38cbfed instinctive sense of 0da6aafa1c dread, a vague aed96795a1 sense of events 1ef6733b8c to come in d42e9b0df0 the near future, 09612fa934 now it was 9ed5554fe6 similar but different.4f27ae86d2800735

It wasn’t chilly but warm. It felt like opposites that didn’t belong together at all. It was a bittersweet sensation that had been thrilling me the entire time I’d been with Aslan.f0c2a3542f827877

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After leaving the parlor, 94a1cb0311 I was shown to ce599b04d1 my room by Dalton, 4dcaf95079 the butler.894f62d9d9cd00c6

It was the same room where I had bathed and changed into my dress. It didn’t look like it was for guests, so I wondered who was using it.c7ea73907d030450

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I looked around the 6d61a56db1 room awkwardly, which was 97e7d776a0 too bright for me 6930ea1c1b to live in, and 2f456fd51d lay on the bed f65c0ba26b without overcoming fatigue.7006150755ab5114

The large bed, which was bigger than the size of the attic in Count’s mansion, hugged my body with its plushness.d5f663ac024384a1

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My tired body a2aaf57954 cried out for e8a8d49837 sleep, but I 7d5dc1ea8f tossed and turned, 7c5bf58fbb unable to fall 668daa47e4 asleep immediately.4a9adbcf7bd3a77a

So much 0b714a9603 had happened b5370d480c today.169b3160f1eb524c

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It had been painful, 9d5f7ea19e desperate, horrible, disgusting, hopeful, b97c7dec32 and finally relaxing.f9876d23d0bcaba2

It’s been a long, hard day.8dbfed4ffd54e1eb

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As I drifted off b48b0da985 to sleep in the 38492b8e41 hazy pre-dawn hours, I cd34ebcbf8 dreamed.6709f7286bd50cc7

Glock was 7eb40a3b75 found dead 5803c90347 after I 877c421919 left, and aabf0fbc5c an enraged 93fa449c08 Count Larestine 36559c28fd hunted me 02e4c68711 down.526db34181cb0fb1

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I was seized cdcbec377a by the hair 38557d2f1b and dragged away, c21257353a to die a 70ddcdd60c miserable death, just 55a2d96b43 like the girls b89f754836 before me had.8a445eaa2abb278f

Before dying, I was e5295d2902 subjected to all sorts f3f2f99f0c of terrible things, then 0f0544b094 my family, who had 3d3bb1a3b8 run away, were recaptured 7e70ceda20 and tormented before me.e50e5d94eea1fd32

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I cried and cried.f1445309b9c0bdd9

Then I opened 4814a45f96 my eyes, I c245ea4c90 felt relieved that 3bf38fee00 it was all 382633d3d6 a dream.9a96913bce2de253

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‘This is the Duke of Tordell’s mansion, and he has promised to protect me, so no one, not even Count Larestine, can take me away, and my family…… is safe because Aslan promised to find them first. It’s okay.’344a98322a0124dc

I put my hand 71751192f7 on my throbbing chest 2a6f7ce24a and tried to soothe 70c7def23a myself,  I could barely 08813cc532 fall asleep again.7cec378962362825

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But this time again, I couldn’t fall into a deep sleep and started dreaming.8fbf82b235427bc5

“Helena Larestine, Aslan’s ex-wife, gazed at the two lovers from afar.”264422f8b1fb35c3

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In my dream, I became Helena from the “original” and caught a glimpse of the main characters in love.5b963668b724c92c

Aslan and Rosalyn smiling at each other, two people shopping together, a beautiful couple walking with arms linked…….9311d5b013768b3e

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Feeling the aura 1f2c9ec15e of lovers from 68329dda0e afar, I had 6a83f6f706 to fight off 557a2e3657 the throbbing pain 861dd9a7e1 in my chest. I begged myself to 7b952cb855 wake up quickly if a3c9cc0b43 this was a dream.5e8acdd2035c6e52

When I a185ca6966 opened my 44d3a9237e eyes, tickled 96ca43b0ce by the 1568857d4a morning sun, 026204e3a8 my pillowcase 6e05e5c999 was damp.0c0bafc3715cf2e7

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“Ha.”8084122220bdc776

I pressed my 62ea76b64e fingers through my f151e7f8d9 greasy hair and c6726dedca thought back about a47137b204 my vivid dream.b03d966d98e88eda

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Dreaming of the original 3d5243c1a2 on the day I 870c8dd506 had decided to marry 2c8eaa881a Aslan felt like a 138c66e119 warning.1d58f9af42997302

Don’t forget he has a real partner.ec244c1c4e4f0f75

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I’m just a role that stays with him for a while and disappears later, and I shouldn’t hope to remain an important part of his life.e7f1e97cd49e6237

“Yes, that’s right. I must not covet anything beyond my means.”87a6843c2376cb36

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Marriage to Aslan was d10d89c6f4 a business that will 9f667d3180 leave him with nothing.2257acd75e612135

He did say 13f27b2aec that he, too, 3703479f41 had something to 0030bdb58d gain from the e0f0fd0332 marriage, but that 68510f7066 was only to e5d012dff1 reassure me.d6a484ae6304d7cb

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It was not 246d3f054f a great gain fab6773966 for a duke e481c8849c who already had d9fd350539 so much.83cebc71e589cdd4

But I 35594bef09 was different.785ddf9154ca7cf0

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I got 2eff9a669c a new 922f35c335 life through 7bf52df016 this marriage. So it 81101ddd78 was a 553495529a sweet deal.7575f0d11bc318a0

But there was a916a266d1 something that had d2fcab2ab6 to be premised 53de24a188 on.2338cba138211cf7

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It’s the heart.4b68051b21294bd2

I must not give c87409c07a him my heart, for 354716f82c him marriage to me a74887aa20 is only a contract 5fae145003 on paper.4dec7b987e652409

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I must 5a3acee271 not beg 1861675c2c for his e6a8c354b0 love, for 51bc879a39 that would d3fe664ad0 be a b45b25367a breach of 1527a4668d our contract c1c4214bca and will ad085fe0e6 embarrass him, 00bbbc8998 who had 93256ca58a pitied me 3235e3988d and willingly 7701a0b42a agreed to 17d052d382 the extra 2af1484640 bargain.df3d1e9d3d720e7f

“So remember, Lyla Violet.”31ef6cc27dd6e1c1

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Just three years.8fd8aeea5197ee07

Don’t love him, don’t demand love from him.931c4043dbdbfc13

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Quietly, dutifully, 6dc30629f8 and to 480de6c1bd the best c3fc120bea of your 2e5d7f70ba ability, play efc9e3bd41 the role 9566a8c1e4 of the 69bb4f9a15 wife he 340f0f5257 deserves.17510555da2baa70

And then, when the woman of his dreams comes along, you’ll just have to slip away.ba1af9a366d3c032

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Without even opening 202694f172 my eyes properly d8a02a494c I made a f808b327b4 firm commitment.624e2123b6c44068

….. But stupidly enough I fell head over heels for him.3b0bc572d5c79040

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In my defense, it wasn’t all my fault. Aslan’s attitude towards me was also to blame.44251ddb513d7df5

It would have been better if he was full of thoughts of using me. Even if it wasn’t, it would have been enough if he was indifferent or cold to me.b3164da106b920b5

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Then I would 1722a856de have held my 5211963081 heart and when 4fbec9838f the time came, dad58f2ad9 I would have 90b63afae2 walked away from ef10db18a8 him gracefully.2338ca4677da0030

But Aslan was 9d48de18e4 too devoted to 0f542aad38 a marriage of 7f66df8b12 convenience.a185aca186ec9e14

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The next 3fe4b07625 afternoon, after a90b6ee9ca the night 84de6e4afc I fled b21254d8ee to Tordell 78afb54043 Manor.c9dc27634c76d45f

He was too 9ad2e9148f sweet and thoughtful daccb0eef8 every time we 9d73ddfc55 were together.ec8ee6620c35f19b

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He kept acting like he cared about me when he didn’t. No wonder I was falling for him so quickly, like an idiot.c6e727bd18b4bbbc