WYIL Ch 44

Despite their virtue 7ae7b6db99 of faithfully obeying 447538fd18 sudden orders under 4bb62ab7a4 the Duke of 73a72b5aea Tordell’s command, this 0a4dd8ca18 time, they couldn’t 5156e20491 act immediately.63d25e54c80a4f81

“Are you sure you 680809e611 want to go today?”3177e116ae4aee92

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Aslan’s eyebrows furrowed, his 609f8c80eb lieutenant spoke apologetically.c0ccd81043f112d3

“You have 611f1ae353 an appointment cc91a11411 with the 5e2aba3c7a Metzett Corporation cfe95fe071 tomorrow. It’s something you 9658f97fb6 can’t postpone any a5f9725526 longer.”3e70fb5fecb94ad7

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“I thought I 13ac4a62d3 said, immediately.”6a27a9d145295d25

Aslan didn’t 1c7c37da0d like repeating 56ee4eb932 himself. The lieutenant, who a49825d01f had been hesitating, 8b5a21a747 eventually made the 0beb9a4886 decision and booked a0ae381c39 the earliest train 1b050d8190 ticket.e78cb8651e6fd624

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Even though 8d1017ce74 he was ed684b4adb reserving tickets 8ecfa57ac7 for the 8d53f7aa79 next day, 73e250c4c9 the lieutenant d081e24a6b couldn’t shake 051096d377 off his fdf59db14a worries. Tomorrow’s negotiation with the a360957437 Metzett Corporation held astronomical d71b73937c benefits.44537a3caa2caca9

Ever since the railroad 9f8776ebfc industry was discovered to 431394bd94 be profitable, new routes d00b0e7b2b had sprung up all 7c6e152a74 over the empire.f5c70ffc2be4b4b6

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

There were 236bfbdc59 countless others df78230062 who tried ea3e3dc511 to invest a631a747d4 their money 95b00bf5ad in the 4304c598ba railroad industry, ddbe3273a2 hoping to 9f70e16df6 make a 39445b8ce4 fortune.37a6cb3fb7de202a

However, they couldn’t 28ff25cf48 outcompete the railway b58ee0a1e4 companies that had a06f944d39 entered the market b4e4401c22 early.90de90534f0dfeba

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Currently, the empire’s railway fa887aa825 industry was divided between 15fb63f211 the Tordell family, which 08374c0c65 controlled the eastern and 58fcbe3938 northern routes, and the 69e9825dc4 Metzett corporation, which had 030c398975 developed most of the 433a69ac4f southern route.1640ce81bf32447f

All that a260472d77 remained was d9fcc91614 the western ceb2df551f route.3db497cce9b21d02

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Tomorrow’s negotiations with 44dfaf6dc0 the Metzetts would fff822a0a8 determine who would 267bdb8bab develop the western f1868815ef route which was 606fa2079d nothing short of c69ebf6514 a golden bonanza.91681f3acaf25afc

The Tordell family had fe94b051ae been working on the 6d90769273 project for months.93b87d0f048061f5

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

‘If this eab06fb709 matter doesn’t e4ac19c133 go well c72641a80f and the af2ff6df03 business suffers, a1df4ec51b there will 07df286e71 be criticism 5005092906 even within 17c1360a90 the family….’7616789d728709e4

It was ecee5d26a4 natural for 282b050c29 the lieutenant d4792756b8 to be 1921fba0ee worried like 4c898fb00f this.35312929750b41f9

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

It was b453f246ae just that f4d587e0fe he couldn’t 9f0dd87b4c voice his 0daec3ce4d worries because 212d0f6d73 of the 07f2e4109f Duke’s sharp e09f2a5252 temper.dc3f6ac97ff9e5ae

Criticisms of a53e183f7b Aslan had 816edc0518 been accumulating 3b42eda67b from various 42bda96411 quarters, primarily c1fe4ac33d regarding his cce4de96f2 cruel methods acb00d0284 and the e65b56033a suffering of a5183762e9 unfortunate people fec4c3b40e as a ddae62518e result of 0e1e3f8ae9 his actions.b9ce55faaa8926db

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The current 8fd19b79f8 Aslan Tordell 7ccb23a740 was even 4bafb5c114 more precarious 25951e4b86 than when c045df26d6 he had 0dc2ef0a82 first become 02c96f53ba the Duke.1432ed3e981940ab

But regardless of the 85aec99358 lieutenant’s worries, the train 076d5547bf raced through the downpour.7482e4265e61a8e4

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Patter-patter!dff5648ecb61c1e2

The heavy raindrops drummed 2658084654 against the window.461d043ec82ff6c6

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Aslan gazed absentmindedly at 3f96a705de the nearly invisible view ec45a3dcfd outside the window.8cdd0e38a3802ff9

There was urgent work e0ad6293c7 awaiting him, but there 38ce6398e1 was only one thing ebd1b1f9c4 filling his mind at 489800370b this moment .122e72ffff02db19

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

‘Lyla.’751d4d0236adf19c

A name he 7c6e90529d had never spoken 6d5413b270 aloud before. Yet, he whispered it f175c2700c repeatedly within himself, anxiously 39275d99ee awaiting for the train 7f21a1413d to come to a 8149049492 halt.3bb7bcbd5b330fe6

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Fortunately, the weather improved 4e9c6849be before the train reached 71b370d67b Eres Station. Aslan’s subordinate looked bf7ba1aeba up to the 70cfbb60a4 now clear sky.a18212c8466e635c

What was a fd36ef7c32 dark night when 0264f1f431 they departed had 811ba66219 transformed into a 6f1b2570f5 purple-hued morning.fb82fb3c4ec472ca

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The subordinate considered it fe09f961ec fortunate. If the weather 5de8a34af6 had worsened, the 1ed3d8ed0a train might have 8365511fa6 stopped before reaching ae92447123 Ellwood.9217e7a4a618b818

Normally, they would have 691c3226c7 rested there for a 9a25349010 while, waiting for the eea4631908 skies to clear, and c8af95534c then leisurely continued their 6d423edde1 journey.51c4da2bc9653048

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

But right now, Aslan 26d18b6c49 was determined to reach 01a2ed2703 Ellwood at all costs, c6c0448ea2 even if the train 7cae7d955e had to stop. If it did, he d65225db46 would have found a 90e965245f way to get to 34cff6d598 Eres Station, be it 20dc26ce41 by carriage, horseback, or ff5c885a54 even on foot.f7c5afabbb1b007f

‘That would 49cf7fa3f2 have been 628b9efdfc a bit 0f875b30f9 tiresome.’e1cdc9195fa54ffd

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Aslan thought.06d44ffb252a0896

He was 0cbbb5ff7c relieved that d27469396a they could 7566b74375 continue by 93c9fa4c61 train.a6c1f859e7b4847b

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The train e94800462a proceeded smoothly 0c539978d1 without stopping 1317ced0f2 until it 739a8b5c5a reached Eres 26b9dcb35c Station.922756937d524301

Like Central 56f8827f37 Station, Eres adcd3e07ee Station was 2f15b75206 also deserted 4caa3ed55f right now.291a86b79986a46a

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

There were bc9f85da57 no people b3f63fc68e around. It was close to 6ea0722784 dawn, but still too 9efad6e3de early for anyone to b6a199b7f4 be active.e7769ca591232d81

Even the most diligent 950d59db77 laborers would be in 69a582f802 Dreamland at this hour.ac3e35c3342e1c71

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“I’ll find a 075c9af233 carriage. Please wait a 3b8d15c0b0 moment.”7f8d9fe471cac0fc

Aslan’s subordinate 5fdc5e92d8 sought his 3d93732a5a permission and 45daf9bc28 hurried away.fb88dbc90a5faa9e

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Alone now, Aslan gazed c464f778f0 at the dim dawn bbf2bf9768 sky and the cityscape cead55da90 beginning to emerge bustlingly. His fingertips still tingled d18483e9e3 with anxiety, but the 7a56d60520 thought that he would 75be9fc66e soon see Lyla provided 88dfc34a9d some relief.14d1c25938efce17

When his subordinate a509eea86f would return with 5993769317 a carriage, they 70b3dc911d would head straight 9585267656 for Ellwood.5fa2e583bc55fa9f

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Then he’d get 371913a63f Lyla treated right 3529999496 away.13033cd83b531bc7

“Doctor.”d3c8b8531c814a14

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Yes.”13302acd9297a339

Dr. Chamberlain , the a26dc3971f family physician of c9195dd206 the Tordell family, 2d682cc267 responded politely.08be143e9f6332a4

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

He had been in 9704ab9f5c deep slumber and was d6144ab178 hastily summoned by the 2e7359e513 unexpected call from the 7fb542dade Duke.5645fa5558771626

Consequently, he was in 5952c62149 casual indoor attire. He had no idea 73f325da99 he would be coming 2729986f82 this far; if he 0af0c608e2 did, he would have e56e1642b0 prepared himself more thoroughly, 1b58b7ee21 perhaps even bringing outerwear.c768552d9397ff2b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Once you arrive, 7d2903ec0c please treat the 249fb58f50 Lady immediately. No matter 01fbc6392e what happens, 09417f58ab remember to 7c2222e30a prioritize that 9a7b6b9880 above all 95bc081d2d else,” the 0a72de03d0 Duke advised.266646bd257bd8fd

“Understood.”bd9dd80bb58bf109

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Fortunately, Chamberlain 6668d2e5dc had brought ec0a676a44 a bag 0f48083146 containing medical 13fbfeaff2 equipment.752867e29f46760a

Taking in the 29a159802b cool dawn air, ae80647c48 Chamberlain surveyed his 615b0d241b surroundings. Since he had come 0043a81853 this far, he figured 6a98dc65f9 he might as well 5f2ca4a2ec treat this unfamiliar city b138a5de50 as a travel destination b384af89cf before joining his family 57c5f7cd7a for leisure.8ad27d2f5d9bbe69

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

‘I heard f5ff25d44d Eres is b714d22727 a popular 2c0aee90cb vacation spot 12c7230db5 these days, 7532a40093 so I 4c8c0e8c87 suppose I’ll 55334e6e88 do some 39b44f096e exploring before 9bb1a0cdc6 I bring 0f6d7e8595 my family 5635533633 over.’c6a04d666ad502a8

However, he soon 171ea44393 noticed something rapidly 132cdb091f approaching in the 98277909be distance.6e6ab4a4c23c7a60

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Huh?”0df1edca57fcb7aa

The sound d16ea84ba0 of hooves c28293c5e7 grew louder.d81b8c1f78496649

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Now, not only d41ddfd2a5 Chamberlain but also 4cae7bab58 Aslan and his dd7b2b924e knights could see 0988d20955 it clearly.ea276bfe5f952f02

Hee-hee-hee-hee!bde0af683b856114

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

A large carriage was 8f8935b160 rushing towards them as 854dcd1b80 if it had gone b3e697f14d mad.4a19431447d65f8c

“Dodge, damn it, why 869bfaf665 are you coming here!”5a1350e41fa4d4b2

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Instead of 2c912ecd88 taking the 2bfc74eec5 well-maintained road 97289a32c0 right in 750dd7e9da front of 0197432dc7 them, the f723de83b8 carriage was 7f28022f2a heading directly 4c540c9b40 for the 8c210c9e75 people in da5fb3d93d front of aedee8b5c1 the station.dd4c6a7a8e8028ee

“…!”f68864992fc05611

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

The inference 5b8effe078 that this 88b645ed46 was an 8f5c6078b5 intentional threat 45445f8c18 flashed through 40aa300909 Aslan’s mind 1e2452760a instantly.ddf85023ee9f2840

However, it was difficult b43571b094 to discern who the 0534fe9ae2 culprit was.61b087a28066888b

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Ugh!”a3c0aea7ccd84f73

Barely managing bb36dc19a7 to avoid 8075179bdd the charging d71e9de82d carriage head-on 078ca097b2 was all cfb3fd6b84 Aslan could 6b02fa5910 do.8cb376db0dbd4fb5

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

As if driven by bcafcf835b malice, the horse persistently 3ba6af23d8 pursued Aslan as its d5b6dd0b08 target.6d26c71d8d641aa0

Aslan was tossed into 0781db7414 the air and then 27868c9378 tumbled to the ground.26325d15f6bd53c9

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Thud!3d098796fe3cb503

The sound of his c346fbf9da head hitting the ground 2820d736f3 echoed in his skull. He felt warm blood cbf1e385cc spreading.e8e63f940ad90b1b

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Milord!”7f02a12fba2e0d9f

“Your Grace!”248fbd821b798735

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

The voice calling 8cb387854e him grew distant. His vision blurred.9aa541b5afa557b5

Aslan tried to hold 0b27615cc2 onto his fading consciousness, 3d39dc21cb but it wasn’t easy.a3231a4c1ce31b8b

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

That’s when b63137a48e it happened.269006127acb9d97

Something that could be 83e6630762 called a flash of d0b21e05ae light passed before his 05e8d7254d eyes.28f47ccdf8f371b6

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Memories from his ecbc7c7f22 childhood, which he 7fc1b3920f had trouble recalling, 7ecac4903f raced through his 5b0e28cead mind.d561633db07746c8

[Mother! No No, don’t hit her! Stop it! Please!]

His childhood 07130e0de7 was filled 812c7f225c with violence 9613c6fb39 and pain.70f69d43b67b7b32

[Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!]

His mother’s 988e904bd8 moans and 9c24c364db cries, which 11c44a418e he had 67714ea2f6 always heard, f3f323dd25 were buried 2bccc95e20 inside his 4d29caa506 head like 66df05d372 background music.6aef953bfd6b929a

His adolescence 2235b8bee0 passed similarly, b2a2b0290b but what a9a1cfabf0 changed was 988dc8fb8d his expression.9cbb6954e6425df7

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Aslan’s face, which d0ce1acfab had been stained 1d6ff869d1 with various emotions db31ecccd2 like anger and 6a7e89df43 fear during his c09539037f childhood, now showed 0f5b5dd32b no emotions at 764bfa4716 all.4b31089dcb5f9876

His youth was marked 6f0771a920 by numbness, living as c7cc5c2ba2 if he were unresponsive 03e410df49 to the world.6a94d0255f60ef57

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

It was 15f49d3704 a time 361f4569c3 when he 3c2c5edea9 could die 4a37c4b506 tomorrow and 163d0b7132 it wouldn’t 44806d4a1b matter.9cffd2fe4727d9fe

The end of ca7a3cbc81 that era was 07eeb0369e marked by his c3ddd55437 birthday, the year e5f58878a4 he came of c7193e085f age.b66c590f0dc7d128

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

[I am free now! Aslan, this mother is finally free!]

He had 0d1766bff8 to seize 12c801c41d his mother, 883baa2bdd who was be0f41878c shedding tears 488308e637 and threatening 72ef6431f9 him with ecae0940c6 her own 74130c7f99 life. He had to force 4f69a690e5 her into a monastery.22298a3151b0b4de

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The death of 2d2f3d1589 his biological father 3850cb0d27 was disguised as 6442ac7080 an accident, and 8eb4ed5cf9 the vacant position 809bbcd080 of the duke ca97b2796d was taken over 3cf3d284c4 by the newly e9a9cad571 adult Aslan.237cf0e3d48fd801

Despite opposition from the 65de1c60ac Council of Elders and 6550e1d8e7 the disapproving looks of 022085f20d society, he carried out aceda0f0e7 his duties as a c0a4a115a0 duke.f1d08d1fbd3cd2fa

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

He attended 8b739071f0 the council 0e0bde7b78 meetings, made 769a9b108f important decisions 92e0748472 for the 88603181c8 family, managed 6d49b8baa3 the estates, faad567059 and initiated 5a1606cfeb new businesses.746dc681a7af45de

His entry 52cc020cc1 into the 4bdd496dfa railway industry 208ae80b61 was impulsive.086f80ca7e6332b6

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

He wanted to 6cfdb37520 tarnish the family’s 7b294c7580 prestige by behaving 7bcf7c1945 like a businessman eb17060484 his biological father 3d5be7dfc4 looked on as a8b90d0485 a base.e5946a3bd2296e89

He also had dc42b63db4 a desire to 458e55e1aa waste the Tordell bdbf6f7814 family’s enormous wealth a7f982a23b by investing a fffd3cfa79 huge amount of d38823f525 money in a 8dfa7962cc new business that b80cb40af7 was sure to 38d36c1be9 fail.0fb3a410851d6780

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

However, the 85977de5d2 railroad project b6ed40812a that everyone 5139892112 predicted would 691585fa3d fail ended 6205bb891c up being c53b2b5d23 a huge 5e2218facd success.004748ae11cec201

The Tordell ebd75b4be1 family’s power 02120fd2ff had risen 9d2a7693ad to new b86c875c4a heights.e0064f3873625ef4

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

It was 7ed4321aef a setback e0a7433e16 for Aslan, 4608b1b2ca but it aae701bfb2 didn’t force 13545bae4d him out 1ceb2f4814 of the e6d2edd41d railroad business.4dafaa2148ff2dc6

That was a 076f47bcd5 good thing.1851eb70c40daede

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The wealth and 7bcaf2d2e0 power he had cf25640cf5 accumulated had allowed 64d6c84f98 him to marry b70d65bee6 her….d1034ce17263ee5d

Lyla.9ed1c60ab21d559c

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Now Aslan’s mind was c0532903ca filled with thoughts of 53fd487861 her.334054f3dd4c68dd

He had gone 82baad3eb5 against the family’s 72864b8e12 opposition to marry 2cb7b28fc5 her, and he 779a7a644b had silenced the 741eff47c4 family elders who 9cdfd83ebd had persistently voiced ad65638cc2 their objections.100ff05fbf1e775d

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

The scandal caused by 6a129f4e6b Count Larestine’s disturbance would 22a1a2fd26 have made their marriage 57e634a170 unacceptable to the royal 35baece200 family.5770d2e0e0fff259

But Aslan’s fortune, a01717cac2 and the long 31424252a3 history of the 78686cc846 family he had c71fea5ad4 cursed till now, 0a83fb3c95 broke the royal 7b75201681 tradition.16982c8c25a1f7aa

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Lyla was able to 100d56ef64 step out into the 6aac4e8097 society as his wife.b89d89ea6f8dd8c1

It didn’t erase all a969197ca0 the ugly stares, but 591e26963e it didn’t matter.51688ac2ede3c93d

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

She was his wife.cd49f748f7aa8818

‘Lyla, my wife.’303da2707c09ec24

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Aslan had 31938e79a8 always contemplated 836808b207 death. He believed that it 9469dba5ce wouldn’t matter when he 837c12fa71 died. However, when the time e65fa2e412 came, the attachment to 20848da9c3 life suddenly gripped him.6f7f968890cfb15f

He wanted to live, 228ddb74eb to see her again.5cc5c6e013efad61

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Regret remained, the regret dfd69490cf of sending her away, ae9475fa9c devising unnecessary schemes, and d365ebee9c hurting her by not 0e1066b39c expressing his feelings honestly.d99c5e35da9ffa4c

In the f18b3ac153 end, he 2a2aaa50a1 realized that aa7e702032 the entire fee8a0f66b deterioration of 82e6c20331 his relationship fb3ffa828e with Lyla 8d37dfdf1a was his 88010ae182 fault. At the end a1ddf8ec82 of his life, 9bffc0d91d Aslan repented.e5b4e67158ba4f75

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

‘If only I could ba7eeb9314 see her again…’4dde1345331fb4bd

He wanted bbef4b185e to smile 99d272ab6c back at 4a29f9d7ec Lyla’s bright aa73972b5c smile and 619c118b44 that was 34055869dc his final 86480a5f22 thought before 84b7603e10 the suffocating 0b841ccaa8 silence enveloped ff3e3aef5b him.1ba02ba498d456fb

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish