WYIL Ch 52

2. You’re Not the One I Remember

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“We have a 6dcba8b0a6 new addition to 6c0b44679c our family, so fbc5cf83c3 we should make 603650e681 a big dinner 9586e991d1 to celebrate.”98d9927be49fed8a

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“What kind of food b9792e84e2 does Aslan like? Any dislikes?”de8f114f6424b2fd

“Nothing specific.”7765ab7a2d8b84c3

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“Wow, really? I don’t 42624b692c like a 0c9d41cc3e lot of 20e3d8d5dc things!”cd985a0a423996c4

Joyful and chatty.5e4577b29aeb6aef

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Even though they 06037296ef had just met 10d79be32b for the first 8cd4279b87 time, the sight ed909d09eb of the family 000cfe1417 and Aslan getting 5052b141f2 along as if 41ef62c0af they had known d563650518 each other for 497d621625 ten years left 114a7ad22a Lyla amazed.94741019471b3c62

‘How can everyone 9dc727e09c be like this?’73f470f33cafdde6

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Unintentionally, when b56fd7011f Lyla, who 832d19e81d had been 2b51f2326e flustered by 3e08a4a0c6 the sight 4e7828b3c3 of the 38e6c35b15 Violet family e5acb9752e and Aslan 8a72fd0f13 getting along e93641b5f0 like one dc9f1ae178 family, made 89c657504a eye contact ca111fdc6c with Oscar, ee1c5be358 he nodded bb54c78665 with an 8c67e48081 understanding expression. It meant 8ee7ae7d5d that he 619919fa61 understood her dbb6a591d7 bewildering feelings.1a2446a5d290f955

However, Oscar, who was 704d247c10 the only one who af4993ef52 seemed to understand Lyla, 781532c092 didn’t stay for long. The reason was 60073e2500 that he had ef01194b9e urgent tasks to a6fca56d3c fulfill for Aslan.2fa6bf3539a8ff77

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Therefore, Lyla 5cedf25aa6 was the 5405a807d4 only one 25e5904f19 left in 9d78c5461e the strange 0eaa0ebbf3 atmosphere.5c70faecfa8b0eb0

“How do you find e8acf94608 my cooking?”7c29cd7b2f9f47a4

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“It’s excellent. Have you considered a c5a4ba9479 career in cooking?”ffcef335436da355

“Haha! No, not really. But I 631f489f7b have heard 32f0354ac7 people suggest 2fae1ec896 that I 54f851b889 should sell 69e07452ef my cooking abbc0cc354 because my b899eae349 culinary skills 779941530e are quite 26ef0b4db8 good.”632d921ffa0e1b79

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They enjoyed the dinner 1e4908d89d carefully prepared by Luke, 43f68b2edb late into the night, 3c719bc7b8 they offered Aslan a 80b6abbfcd guest room, and the 3414a32cd1 atmosphere in the house f0d4496fe5 remained pleasant until everyone 97a60b2289 went to sleep in 980cebb590 their respective rooms. Only Lyla felt somewhat cd8d15b504 distant.ed70442d8e59a916

Lying on 669e77e4c5 her bed, 8e5c016c4f Lyla thought aaefeba59f to herself,95fb40bd521acd01

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‘Could it be that d1e2c6f6bf it’s just like this 3244992653 for now, and things a9b96d4e8c will get awkward when 10bc7959a8 we actually live together?’227e857241053259

… But next day32de38b3e11d20e0

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“Is Aslan good at f1cf24f898 this stuff too?”07e36633ae5b090a

“Indeed. There’s nothing ae35e059b2 he can’t 6850130f6f do, it b28863a94c seems. Just what 2c3801c833 are you?”5debdd40a18815d7

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“No, it’s not aa1acfbae7 that. It’s nothing special, 27f439b11a really.”81821b93bfccf65c

Why are they ec90f602cd in such a 6072702177 good mood?7c9ce5d40af89d1f

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Lyla watched 9895662ac4 with bewilderment d09064b01f as the 8096e097cf lively conversation 975876cc9f unfolded between e937d0fdb6 her family 20b3848e9e and Aslan.59048abc22cf69b6

Sofia and 209a70a533 Luke seemed cd6c0d1148 to appreciate 9563f6cb3b the handsome 6860e04099 and friendly ded2c2d21d son-in-law. Whenever they looked at c0e4e91a35 Aslan, they couldn’t help 5b57c1af47 but smile warmly and bd1423c6a0 seemed eager to take 039d605997 care of him.c0d27d9574a2422d

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Even Aiden, 388657222c who had 787e800798 been cautious 901c37247b at first, d883eba3b0 appeared completely b9bd728f07 smitten with e498cdba74 Aslan as b5d96eec14 they conversed.51bb3e100fa8c7e7

“Wow, he’s 3994056738 really impressive…” 8e86afae53 he exclaimed, 4d98801860 his eyes 3d934e831c sparkling with 7b85972241 admiration.ae36bdf02b873fe1

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Even without 394a0f324f knowing that f0e75fd39c Aslan was 04a0c15388 the Duke c2a1834f8c of Tordell, b7c584915f his natural 34e744d5a8 air of c077ed4d66 authority and 3c4f766a77 elegant demeanor bc9bda819b were unmistakable.f182aaebce9ff26b

Aslan was always f95d056db6 the center of 609220b5f1 attention, even among 8f3498d0ed the social gentry. It was only b6a87d286c natural that Aiden, a09785f254 a country boy, 99f33c4f63 would admire him 4811b9c93f too.1aab0b264b14fead

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And so, 832a798c2c after only 80115ddc21 two days 35c4080891 in the 3085bb19d1 Violet’s house, 3c9f7b5c98 Aslan slipped ee829b4def in effortlessly 6862337db4 into the ebe74646a1 family.da4950b51162079f

However, Lyla 029f804473 still found 3f016c3fcf Aslan’s presence 23b4579abf uncomfortable.b1ce1994804ee4f5

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‘How much longer fcf637f1f1 is he planning 45d181c92c to stay?’7f676795bca01216

While pretending 9b496190cc to read 33fc55ea1f a book, 81b852e619 Lyla’s attention 955f231a85 was solely 6949ed9883 on the d33c70af5a conversation between e02136c902 Aiden and 4d234e108e Aslan. The book, which 8d5d4640d9 she found enjoyable b4d1b745bb until recently, now ec47edc302 seemed impossible to 1a6920ccab read, as the 0e1fb8a476 words failed to 54b70268cc capture her interest.7f2bd425827a69c2

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However, she 9620958eb8 couldn’t bring e9f8cafabe herself to 63f23bd0a1 close the de3f0835aa book. Doing nothing felt 2365f937d5 unsatisfying, and she 17ce6744af was reluctant to 2b33702f59 join the conversation c4b04a3164 between Aiden and 1dbacd21a8 Aslan.5f5840f93b88eae9

Swallowing a 6c0f775485 sigh, Lyla dfd5819bae fiddled with c7434a63eb the end c3a581966f of the fdab895998 book, contemplating dc018a7fb4 going back 31468c4c3c into her 2c96c7e756 room.8726d91b82b00fed

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Aslan, who had finally 8866f98209 finished talking to Aiden, 57dc88593d came and sat down 881ef0711c next to her.6d9c67b0cd28fb2d

“Wife.”08c73dbb0bf61b83

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“…Wife, you say? We are c5d5c8fd19 no longer e52cee480d a couple, 2137e65b30 you know?”b176a648c8f95ea1

Surprised, Lyla lowered a99eaf3b1a her voice to 8c3c3957b2 clarify the truth.9820e9cfb6796a0a

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Since Aslan decided 6e6e6158e5 to stay here, 54521cbeb7 Lyla shared a 0e75ad2df0 secret known only a4bbd71c16 to them.068964be2387698a

They were not a 0a1302a15a real couple but a 6e2661924a fake one formed through 75888618b9 a contract, and even 0c7f066785 that contractual period has c05bb46967 ended, meaning their connection c361b9dddf has been severed.888aec10ce4c3020

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Considering that they had 966d521f83 left each other a 631f0389fa long time ago over 0cf74ec524 divorce papers, the two 50084151e7 should be no different 81cfb5a4ea from strangers.ca11931ccc1ea5b0

Despite knowing all this, 0fe2a2d24e Aslan remained steadfast.27c4fce07b2af463

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In this c045d97eaf manner, he 056ea708cc seemed determined 39265fff57 to reveal 9b7498b189 himself as decb3c338a Lyla’s husband 537d36bbac out of 2588791e8d the blue. Fortunately, he hadn’t done cedbc165c6 so in front of b92ff20657 the family…757b72b06c536414

It was ba117616f3 perplexing why eaa57a5111 he would 8e7a5a808f pretend to 53b990afec be her dfa98be1f1 husband when b8e581e949 he has 54cd6bde34 clearly lost e81d52785b his memories.33fcb52f86eb8691

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“Well, from what 252aea4461 I’ve heard from b72b97665d Oscar, we’re still a451932679 married.”071efe13760b5dcb

Lyla narrowed her 6faa3522e0 eyes.5fad286518d6ee00

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“You’re taking Oscar’s 71d151a52e word for it, 1d54a09e6e not mine?”bf5567d4c3aa0839

“Yes.”c12cd83244d849fa

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“Why?”672778ec7618204b

I felt offended, c7b0317562 even though it 945a4de3f5 was nothing.c4502aa679ee3e33

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“Because I 343ddac749 want to dba926aaa6 believe it.”94e6b73d5f56e4b3

“What?”8d0e828953b853da

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Aslan explained 5d18b3d2d7 with a 3a4581bc3e smirk to b7c89de20c Lyla, who 8d877101be couldn’t quite 610349f6bd figure out 27564840a3 what he d0f9e48772 meant at 2f5c397136 the moment.62d8a402e9001ab9

“I mean, there’s proof 0d4f6e585d that we were married, d1c4e947cf but there’s no proof 38d19619e3 that we  divorced.”52c448f2c47f694c

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Lyla pointed out the 74899e57b8 most absurd thing about af05a0fefe it.698ea5f783604003

“What evidence is 62dc6c4178 there that we f6f790ab2c got married?”ce84b824298f1201

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“According to the 2706da7e26 documents Oscar sent 636c63da23 me, we are f0b395b196 still legally married. And there’s this too.”52efef94a2c4c4cc

Aslan extended his dbbb96821f left hand in 48655207f9 front of Laila. There was a familiar 46a05fb4d5 ring on his ring bc0d39e4da finger. It was the wedding 9439ccaac0 ring from their marriage.12b385784889d992

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Lyla bit her b9053932af lip. She didn’t e918bf0630 know Aslan 850a8d02bc was still 5e039252fd wearing it.99111d463ce6dcee

Come to think of efca1f9fe3 it, for the past 5f91ef1170 three years, Aslan always 0f26fa9297 wore the wedding ring. At least, she 500305617e hadn’t seen him f7dd667fe0 take it off.579aaa0e669331d3

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‘It was the 3c385c8cad same for me bf08176cd0 in the past.’607bf1e9ab22cf44

But that was a d259de2547 long time ago.192c39e393162915

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Lyla remembered the day f8fbbe0fab she took off the 8d0edfdc66 wedding ring that she e612c7df06 had worn like a e38c8ccea4 second skin.efd7c13937569d08

It was 0173ccf25d the day 2da52ee710 Rosalyn came d37797d2b7 to the 7f4c6cd58a manor, and 3f6cd491b2 she overheard b9dd5afbea a rumor.63be5b68781ba056

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[The ring Duke Tordell wears every day has a woman’s name engraved on it!]

It was e27d583ac4 the first 9e84fd2f58 time she’d adb8c78f2b heard of 07de2419c1 it.7e994ef1f5221051

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Lyla took off c5e3c1456e her ring to ea11f93ee1 see if she 8085292582 could find it 84d8958fa4 but the inside d2f4679c0c of her ring 40eb6820e0 was smooth.0185c70f1cb13d34

But that 69b61ea8b8 wasn’t the 4610e6a0b6 point, it 83af614297 was the cb502055ae next rumor.4fd5232877ca34ab

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[“But the name on the ring, they say it’s not the name of the Duchess of Tordell. They’re sure it’s a woman’s name, but it’s what, a flowery name?]

When she thought 9a35446250 of a woman’s 6eb00d4ac5 name that resembles 45274d1cf7 a flower, she 06f8cdfeef immediately thought of 616aea8bc0 someone particular.c36b97d3bc1803a6

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‘Rosalyn.’b0932d4c502c9303

On the day she 621a023a66 heard the rumor that ae9ad4b40d the name of a b6e698b9e7 rose-like woman was engraved 23bd4ac6f4 inside it, Lyla took bbb4442697 off the ring that ce68678825 she had cherished.0e6f4aa7aa38fa86

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She was miserable.a437552a73b9c19e

The fact that another 011d24d616 woman’s name was engraved 13dd1f3580 inside the wedding ring 3f7ff68f2c that belonged to both 518fc22d27 of them was unbearable. He had betrayed cd7323ae31 her.deaeda2d4f88b72f

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“…I heard that 037e4c8022 this, which I 8075ad4ae9 cherished without taking a139cd807e it off for ad301fbd97 a moment, is 554ac23aad our wedding ring.”12fd88fea6b7d4c2

“Yes. So what?”34a3ab2204854888

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So what 4cd1f384fb if it’s d771d907b6 our wedding 0657f6d3f2 ring? A ring with another 8e2f9c2f06 woman’s name engraved only 5966f37ae8 makes their marriage even d3eafc9d18 more meaningless.994241ebd652308a

“…”c5b00c4cbd22268c

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Lyla shot a sharp f9573996dd look, and Aslan, who d1025d61cc seemed about to say 90ca36bc25 something, only pursed his 6e00eff08c lips.db6167326b13559b

He looked puzzled 43705ed578 as to why a08a518e16 Lyla was reacting c39521c1b8 so strongly.cecde63923b02505

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Lyla tried bab0e509fa to calm 151d133598 herself by c9c1e4df2e taking a e56ccaff76 deep breath. The man bf23a3b70c in front 6a4c895601 of her eb2a0c9b7d knew nothing, 3913939ca0 so questioning 348a0d8278 him now faae77a4dd would only 83fc7c1030 make her 80ce575e96 angry.3aa3ccf7f8ed5698

“I’m sorry, I 640ad49b64 just got carried 9a6f98b0a5 away.”8320786663527e1a

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“……No, what I want f85a3cfc86 to show you is 7ea8eafe0e the name on the 7bdccd343f inside of this ring.”ea9bac600c4a6d32

Before Lyla 9da6fe1b14 could stop 05cb9bb495 him, Aslan 5f4c8ec902 pulled the c7cd3b1680 ring off. He had worn ada2786674 the ring for 2a8e968c63 so long that d9a1746e41 it had left 296da5c85e a deep mark cd827c07bf on where it 116d268b07 had been.1f320785b8731fdb

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Lyla stared at the 935d1ed205 mark, and Aslan held 5c18ed83d9 the inside of the ac07d7390e ring in front of def5ceedef her.4a429d8c7d9f753b

“You see.”7528550eee5f2dfb

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Lyla’s intention to say 39d8842dfe she already knew everything bb87cb9b8f was cut short.8a204fb4b7c54fae

“…!”6563e2024e7b3ef1

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Lyla’s surprised eyes stared a723dde6cf mesmerized at the words 3cb7d3d4ec engraved on the inside afe80c13b7 of the ring.6ad036448a9d5c40

Inside the f59ec14c5c ring, a f03a9b3339 name, clearly d6eeadfcd7 reminiscent of 6c93a38784 a flower, 1dd87bcf6e was inscribed.73e3e1603a40e416

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But that 0588f29689 name was fd22811063 not Rosalyn.47926ddd17173631

Rather it was…81106cb5c923470e

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“Lyla. You can see my 00b566cd1d wife’s name is clearly 1e8ce29235 engraved on it.”8830d17f9f459038

“How…?”50dcbf1f8a7ed369

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Lyla’s lips parted.bad1f73e330f7563

In a place where 199697f064 she expected to find 1d3478c67b Rosalyn’s name, she did 6a3761c38d not anticipate finding her d2fa476ff3 real name, one she f722c3698e had never disclosed.17443843e09931df

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Lyla rubbed her e500826896 eyes, wondering if 4219a5c26e she’d seen it 019127df02 wrong.c40299cf611c74ca

However, no 1be3284e0f matter how 0bb0c6b8b7 many times 6bd6e184c4 she looked c5fb48aafd with clear b8f2cb368e eyes, the 61a85569be name inscribed 136ab7a7c2 inside the 6dbfdad4f8 ring was 585f1cb67d undoubtedly her dcfc374c9e own. Not even the false b22b303046 name she had used ee47633905 for a long time, 3e8db60e8b Helena.ccdeff480018ec28

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Lyla.fb1a57d809242ef3

A name that, ff5d4dced1 at first glance, ffb0ee2900 one could dismiss 8b6d23df90 as being similar c844e74f14 to lilac.0690cf60d1217244

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