WYIL Ch 27

“Here’s a contract written while taking into consideration each individual’s requirements. Please check it out.”5354cc01b3c401da

Aslan held out the 556305d7e5 prenuptial agreement, written in f1e2f2a7ca his neat handwriting.f5e7ee01fc8c5d5d

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I realized it way later, that every word in the contract was in Aslan’s handwriting. It was probably written from start to finish by Aslan. All by himself, without the help of a lawyer or aide.2742748c488d8b1a

Unaware of this, I 5673c2f1d4 was busy reading the 2eb7466370 contents of the contract 3ef045a8e7 he had given me.670bac4912085be8

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The prenuptial agreement he 63716419c3 handed me had everything 725d300a1c I wanted written on 35485ce9f7 it. My safety, the 022479591f whereabouts and protection f218c2fa31 of my family.fa4249626ba11a6a

But he e0ab3715b7 also gave 75a1901c2d me more 587091201f than I 2d23d4b916 asked for.eb26783f8d5a955f

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He promised 85bb3075ee me I b8143d8994 could enjoy 56053a5571 everything as 6d4295ed03 the wife f80973ea27 of Duke a0d9f85141 Tordell. Wealth, fame, or anything 40337272d2 else I might need.6026e0e7c4348056

“I’m asking you one more time, is this really enough?”3176e57749c803e3

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“It is enough, Duke.”40dea9532c31a91d

This enough 6455d555e6 was more 9d6fbf04cf than enough 01217df0b4 for me.dc3e1a3495d231bd

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I wondered if I, who wasn’t even his real wife, deserved such an undeserved treatment.dd5338e766131584

He reread the contract with a worried look on his face and suddenly asked in a low voice. “af2df1fec8ffb08d

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“But how long will you continue to call me with that distant title, will you do this even after we’re married?”b9bb41d34e16d39c

Was it my imagination, fdf7c1471b or did he really 4d40ef8040 sound like a whining bbfbd3f623 child?5112d19597dc76d9

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“But, then, how should I call you, Duke?”e81565a53a3333ed

I asked 667a1d4244 carefully, and f26a52422b he answered 0737a07979 as if ac52b2a220 it were b315705776 quite natural.def118b09e9082fe

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“Call me Aslan.”e47241999b9b9a75

I blinked rapidly. My heart a67913d74c was beating 3fabcae51c fast and 6bd7b211d2 my fingertips 707c166924 were shaking.9212b096e3c02abf

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That’s ridiculous. To be given permission to call him by his name that was only granted for those close to him.62eccadf3b37b88b

I’d repeated his name over and over in my head, but I never thought I’d actually be allowed to say it.64808e4699063544

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I clasped my c409af4085 trembling hands together ed5926f234 and asked, my 3f4d4f5043 voice thick with 00350e1b75 nervousness.0cc3e7fd3e1494ed

“Can I really……?”a2a0cdbbd61d5b04

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Aslan let eb51bb4bde out a 2487de0379 small chuckle 3fd8818e5c at the c98b8f08d5 ridiculousness of 8b148ef784 my reaction.907aa8366d8c15a4

I forced an awkward b8f285c9ea smile. I wondered if 6cd7dac5dd it was silly db1e3f6d39 of me to 730d513c6c be so happy f396b013af to see him 6f04c5d52b smile.2dd49cb65e5afd6f

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But Aslan fb2be52551 quickly composed 3968628864 himself and 359090f038 spoke in ead08cdea7 a nonchalant 5cc2751c77 voice, still b65a93e6ba smiling.7543a07f8ac146a8

“That way, others won’t realize that we didn’t fall in love at first sight and got married.”09dc3dfe64c0ee77

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My cheeks 02d6a199a8 flushed by afe297c87f the stern 168a482fd6 look in e7a5666689 his eyes.9e253a0767c7d31e

“Oh…….”a5306ec7173cf623

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For a moment, 744bd0b0f7 I felt ridiculous 5a821f63bb and embarrassed for 1dcdf07c49 being so deluded.b620b56596847796

I bit my lip and hung my head low. Hopefully, he didn’t see through me.c6d6141fdadc7e89

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And I vowed to 5c0c4fbdbd myself.281177c93982ce7f

I’ll never be so deluded again.7801c8d605b29661

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The wedding was supposed to take place in a grand manner. It was Aslan’s idea.90ce5121ef65cd08

He explained the reason for the lavishness of the ceremony, which would be compared to the emperor’s wedding.7cf3230c9b905907

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“I want as many people as possible to know of our marriage. I want to marry you with everyone’s blessing.”9feebb7b679c03a9

It was a4edbed5ee sweet to 5c8471967e hear at 794204090e first glance, 5c8ed44678 but I abbf19f06e quickly calmed 3f3b2d71db down my bf5d41ae36 excitement.6f3aed9e41d21d72

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I won’t be mistaken this time.264fe78ec94055b1

“So that others won’t discover the secret of our marriage?”1b86621839a26b01

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I asked with a wry smile, but Aslan’s face, which I had expected to be smiling back, hardened.76ceaea680b41e2c

Did I say 46b5c9a722 something wrong?05083ad288f25fdb

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But as hard as I tried to remember, I couldn’t find a single point where I’d made a mistake.06c444bd88f436bc

I don’t feel like I’ve said or done anything offensive, so why?9244c10936baecc6

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After an uncomfortable ef1dad663f silence, Aslan answered.fa76a5ce28125065

“……Yes.”62a596b403f1100b

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After that, 590d36ac3c Aslan remained 60a721646e silent.004114c630c85520

I was puzzled and anxious, not knowing what part of me he didn’t like.89d07dd13fecbe93

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But before the d10e456b6c wedding day, he 21107321f4 smiled at me 2535c111f8 as beautifully and d0717ea99d affectionately as before.6804c7e6b997bb32

Thanks to 8f4379344f him, I 5858bf43f3 was able 3e44fd34c9 to go 5bdf0916f9 through the 8410e41163 ceremony with fb88dc656c peace of 6f04c9257a mind.945af2796e00e808

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The wedding 41bd58dee7 was a 31d7ed325b success.06b9e0bad0cf7694

There was some disruption made by the uninvited Count of Larestine, but Aslan’s knights, who had been prepared for it, handled it well.e9340af1f71e555b

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I wasn’t told what “well” meant.0ade674eab6b89b8

But I have heard 821ee0c6e7 rumors that since the f0817bccaf wedding, Count Larestine has 9d52aa70ff been in great trouble, c4233f20c0 selling his mansion in 3b97a528d3 the capital and fleeing 4ddbe9a31d to a country estate 263a738fbc far away.a66e5d85f6c9f26d

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Even there, he ef2653d941 was not at 1cd93f73a2 ease, plagued by 01efa90619 creditors who kept cb03384e40 coming after him, c571cbad05 and one day, 6fad3de1d9 at dawn, he 28fe72c908 was found dead.8967e5923d1522d6

His wife and d7c947953f son were rumored 63f79edfa4 to have disappeared.51f153c47817e771

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At the sudden misfortune 49bfd9664c that befell Count Larestine, b6b5a4a7cc people muttered that he 63ba928dd3 was unlucky, but no b0108cf1b5 one realized that the 7281b786d3 chain of misfortune was 323278ddfc no coincidence.c37e367d038274f4

Only I had a 7e1f3bafd3 theory. That someone had deliberately fba67d7b27 plunged the House of 65555ef771 Larestine into a quagmire 6d115cb59a of misfortune.9fab39d7e29d57ab

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Aslan kept all 7aaceac420 of his promises 3e925b9eec to me.e5088ad0605a5af7

Aslan, acted 213ae7fd2e so sweet fad1bd43e1 even after dec1db7693 our marriage 29395a7962 that my c1f9326ff0 heart and d2a7977329 decisions were 84695f76bb wavering.427db8b95ca75299

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If I could think of a particular time, then I’d say it was on my first birthday, or rather, Lyla Violet’s birthday.b4f3d0f526c52c30

It was 28e7058a3f raining that 5eaa3139da day.a53ffcf10fd66419

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It was pouring down so hard that I couldn’t see straight.68571d20d5df39c1

It was the kind of weather that usually keeps you inside, but that day, I couldn’t resist my longing and went out into the garden.fab22d92fc0ab1da

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There was a dfad829b61 small hill near 518f47c379 the house I d6cabb5976 lived in with c34398f0d6 my family. It was 3ca80e0ea8 small and 79a0299def not very 55e6666d5a high, so a948e1c154 a slow 58c12cd10f walk up e50d8ba819 the gentle 2a59d29d97 ridge would 8824c6884b get you fda9dec7cf to the 030de57c50 top in 0637fd3df4 no time.af2e82916e718d42

I climbed that hill 355a9ab2ce every day. When I got to 2be65df178 the top, I could 66e5a1e1e4 see a beautiful landscape 4a061497c4 with colorful flowers.0cbf840a5f2c2bcb

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When the wind blew, b81dd7a96d my hair would flutter f78a788599 and the petals would 7fade2e434 rustle. The fragrant smell of daa480bfb2 the flowers carried by 545d5aca1e the wind seemed to db72bba104 envelop me, and I 4f4ba1c49a enjoyed standing there with bd1ad0036c my eyes closed.02437712a105b02d

My family 41d1c51785 knew of bf8fd9ee7e my hobby, 1bc4219315 and they 1dd921d718 often climbed 06d53cdbcf the hill 04a3573c64 to find 2eaddbf2ec me. On holidays when the 0c334e61af weather was nice, we 0d57160292 would bring a mat a4714890d8 and snacks and have f9fe37db73 a picnic up there.e6637823545e2467

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It was a happy a98c8b39d0 and fond memory.1c89b4144090e6fb

I wanted 2d3b517b6b to feel 0b5c8994eb a little 72c1d6e2cb trace of 8e0b3328df that time, f8ad7c11a2 so I f09f136d80 came out de2b837f77 into the f5b5a902fd garden and 8e58bf4347 looked at f2eafe89ce the petals 9e9ce102fb being dripped 24d583e67d on in abde8450a7 the rough a5b0740400 rain.29d49e3bf9e7f553

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But in 1ed6600887 the garden d8ae78d814 of mostly d6ad0f0457 green trees, f0cea62006 it was 6cf2952fb7 hard to baa28bcc88 find the 6c5bbfb1e2 spot I 2c72df761e wanted.dcbd29264b1cd8b9

I wandered to 39f58eef02 a secluded spot 02ed68de57 and found a c68609e1f7 few modest flowers, 78f9fd3eb6 but that was d3233a37fe the extent of 15e75566e3 the flowers.24ecddeb8c9ecdbc

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I thought, ‘Thank goodness I found them’ and bent down, oblivious to the wetness at the hem of my dress.e5bd8532d3ff1380

The rain pounded into my umbrella, soaking my clothes and hair, but I didn’t even notice.db7968ed2e798ae3

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As I stared 0b7ee9b68c blankly at the c677cfdb20 flowers, reminiscing about e5784f84b8 a cherished memory, b18edadd30 Aslan appeared behind caada4a041 me.f068fb373f30f0c4

“Wife, it is raining heavily.”8ceeabf1c70b9dcd

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He frowned as afaf950512 he saw me 91af87ebb3 soaked through my 32bfb7d6ba umbrella.4530c032050761cb

“Come inside, you’ll catch a cold if you stay out here.”1e10d0cfbb829dca

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“Wait, I’ll just watch a little longer.”8bf510b343a05d86

I was uncharacteristically stubborn; c549855bed I had always been 79a11aaa87 submissive to him since 1eaac3ddff our marriage, but for 5c840b937a once, I wanted to c34f842efc do as I pleased.b1713866a5d988eb

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Fortunately, Aslan wasn’t angry with me for not following through.ee52f041e65f2adc

“What are you looking at?”51d0979e268fe15c

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He just thought 77f2a929ea it was strange 96f786c3dd that I wanted decbe6a024 to linger in cdb98f1033 the garden when 00e2764426 it seemed like 0b516c2264 there was nothing dd74adeb14 there.5a8b9c3c81c2ec9b

I hesitated for cc78249646 a moment but bbe939d9e4 then came clean.725deb33b30958e8

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“Them.”a2e49ddd308ef80a

“The flowers, you mean?”5ca262c13817cdee

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“Yes. When I look at them, they remind me of a time when I was with my family.”39cd052e5ee970de

When Aslan came out 124223b923 to find me, I 7c888a0614 told him about my 3eb357f6c9 hometown because I was b7e8a7d4df feeling emotional on a 15639d5b5f special occasion.def0d62681b95037

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“I used to climb that hill a lot, even when nothing was going on, but when I was feeling down, I would always go there, and the flowers fluttering in the wind would make me feel better.”339ef2650055eb7c

It was the first time I’d ever said that much in Aslan’s presence.9585fce5944a6150

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In hindsight, I wondered if he’d gotten bored with my uninteresting story.3b9ff3d9aeb7c8df

I rolled my e617765243 eyes and studied d34c5c6664 his expression.f578c69702426879

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“I see.”ac7135d0dc0afb72

He gave me a lingering smile but didn’t seem bored as I’d feared.f2681043a602a6df

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But I 59394197df felt a 10fdffbdcf twinge of d72d4de4fc unease.6c66ecb768726e59

So I quickly added.ab200348d473d894

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“It’s not that I don’t want to stay here, and I don’t mean any offense, it’s just that I miss my family because it’s my birthday.”b583295c85b283c5

Oh, I shouldn’t have said that last part, I regretted saying it.22737646acdd5833

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Predictably, he frowned and c58ed6d9bc asked.f31e110ba3da07ae

“So you’re saying that today is your real birthday, then what about the one you put on the paperwork?”1bb34a3d95f31f4e

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I replied meekly.4c1a3b21366d156f

“That’s not my birthday.”51743691f70b4667

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“I see …… I didn’t know that.”4fd3977e62ec469a

“No one would know that. No one.”f1e7c40b766fd1dd

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Because I’m only valuable as Helena’s stand-in.985ae5b2ddc2d037

No one c48ef7d9bf was curious 02fc664050 about the 8de427c365 real me, 1273fcb8d9 who was f9775e3647 not Helena.76169145afd5d13d

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I glanced up, bec968f3dd his face was b4f14d8440 unusually stiff.6b07be4c003e6976

He was a 1205556d05 kind man, but e4588585f4 this new revelation 8be5d2be8b seemed to bother 59f3c341a7 him.b80b15cc2cf9fe34

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I tried to open my mouth quickly to say, ‘Even if it’s my birthday, it’s a day that no one knows about, so you can just think of it as any other normal day.’7a20daa771d38d77

But then he said.7eeeace24760c41b

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“From now on, I’ll remember and celebrate it with you, so don’t be alone and lonely on your special day.”8de33aca629c3c8c

He said firmly.5ceca0bd3d9eee17

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“I won’t forget, and I’ll remember it.”79f0c09bff86e8d9