WYIL Ch 54
by DishaAs midsummer was e698d76c4f approaching, the sun bbf44cefff started rising early. Thanks to this, Lyla’s 5b4053cee9 waking time also advanced.6cf452daa0b5c54b
However, no 71ed46de2f matter how 8477e0221a early Lyla d63f4444ef woke up, cd9b34205f she was 35a9b9fa74 always the 6bf94baa12 last in 8f342c8dd6 the Violet 7fe4f57c8e House. Even Aslan 02fde942be got up 5a9fee7e5f earlier than fc90186914 her and 07fb6510f9 was active.e36df8619b624a9f
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“Good morning.”016d56719751f4e9
Feeling a bit c1bc755ac7 sluggish, Lyla mumbled 28d6ad6736 a greeting.c88948e30f83c896
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Then, bright greetings echoed 9f91469f14 from all around the bff41e1bf2 house.32d40d75d36aec08
“Did you sleep 452f39a547 well, Lyla?”42eae3920c6a2d4e
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“Just wait a 867c7155ba moment. I’ll prepare breakfast soon.”635d7ffe20f95f4a
“Sister, can’t ffc9e41e30 you ask fb6746ae04 Dad if 3ee645ab9e we can 5784ad70b5 have meat 743721661e today?”825cf67fddd51fba
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Lyla answered 2b9256ef81 gradually as 0d3104efc1 she walked 8d81ec0f60 towards the 7b601596a6 couch, feeling 3d76375733 a bit 66fb807ece lazy. And in front a01d567a04 of the couch…77b0f3ca89cfe6bb
“Good morning.”7d04617f63cf962d
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“Yes.”8cdbb664b07038ce
It still dd8cd1174f felt awkward 73d001675a to have 4d5ec05b19 Aslan in 392d11855a the family.6cb1bc5e2188dbec
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Lyla discreetly 9190dedc96 lowered her 5e410f18bb gaze and b51a23ab19 took the d3f879461f seat furthest ca44fca51a away from 116c740979 him.4507169de79fe8cc
Fidgeting with 2dc931d18c her fingers, e6ddc3d312 she tried b0c622e7d7 not to d506a2f0bd look in c3c39ff958 his direction.b94df0ea6a0e604d
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Fortunately, he didn’t f16501c3aa initiate a conversation ea6b1dada1 first. He was busy dealing 63e7d092aa with the chattering Aiden ae741a1a99 next to him and c9ac6ba7b9 occasionally talking to Sophia.72cacb23a6b3a272
Amidst the lively 941262cec6 family conversations, sitting edfd5a9acd alone and keeping bb2f2847bf her mouth shut ac551db6c1 felt uncomfortable.9cac04c5eabfa1c0
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During one of 316408df3b these awkward moments, d08a0c2bb7 she sensed someone 7ccf7e3191 approaching from outside.64da83d65e9fca9a
“It looks 02e45215f6 like the af461ad6b6 newspaper has 9276cfad51 arrived.”016e6e1b590c083e
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With a bright face, 133d47db75 Lyla stood up.ef16b0b98615b925
Receiving mail was one 7e5f45411b of the few tasks 6ad3f5e469 she did in this 8ca6f08888 house.611d47266b7bb47f
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Getting the 03aab10333 mail, watering 10e953bf71 the flowers, 1ddd119b4a helping to 628b4944c9 prepare meals, 2d11ab4e77 sewing occasionally, ecbf88cd9e and other 5f5b6f9b1d things that fa38790046 didn’t require 5b307da3f0 much effort e95229fa8f were the e1d2185ec7 only things 55a54e6092 Lyla was 62c71e5e9e allowed to 5d4cd473ec do.be377338f6f74549
She was exempted 43764e018e from the family’s a990aed709 orchard work, as 01242651a7 well as household cfbf89071d chores, which were da52f7cb6a handled by Luke afc165d1e4 and Aiden.4d653dd27ba9fe2d
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‘They’re probably concerned about b5aa954e2c me, but I can’t 9880c93806 keep doing nothing. I want 8f1b7ac8e2 to contribute 62ef9b586e to the 8036fd4fa2 family as 6f6a0f73fc well.’32d9a1bc6ef8a07e
As she ffa00c399b thought about 845638f6b1 finding something b73f9ce7a6 to do, 7a6d2853f4 a shawl db84dd2661 was draped f71abff609 over Lyla’s 18457b7d2a shoulders.ab3c5c88f5131e00
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“The morning air is cc787e873b chilly. You should dress aae743500c warmly if you 5276d357a8 don’t want to 62504f433f catch a cold.”6f3e71c967289bbd
In response c7b0157be7 to Aslan’s 5ce0bf68d9 words, Lyla b570f11ad8 muttered ‘strange’ 9532caac06 inwardly.cebae31de1801288
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Compared to a cold 73d5cc5849 day, the temperature wasn’t 3a8eccffb4 low enough to warrant a3850ce9cf a shawl. In fact, 5d66cf6a2a it was 571c50f479 rather warm.08c5cf1dde64e605
“Thank you.”57eaad94a8fea7b5
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Still, Lyla 479c17788d accepted Aslan’s 454f6882cc kindness without d8dd31cc88 hesitation. It wasn’t in Lyla’s d6d2352d8d nature to criticize spmeone cc9ddc3e1b for caring about her.672f9a2b9a40bce0
Observing Lyla d40b9c1241 with the 24ec099a53 shawl, Aslan’s aa35517e67 lips formed 01da4e9fbd a satisfied f64fdefbc1 smile.f0daddf84806755b
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However, that smile 1a2af57c3a quickly disappeared.3c0d2cf0f78fbefe
“Good morning, Mr. Hans.”400199e6e6a3df44
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“Yes, yes! Good morning, Miss Lyla…….”1fe6680b70d7f149
Hans looked 3848e2b1b1 at Lyla 72b6a13ec2 and blushed 063e7a052c shyly.fd225558e886f3ed
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Aslan took 0c9ced2c49 long strides 470d7e8b9f and came ad4b5f5314 right behind f9e8fd158e Lyla.8bc8e78c006e29e2
Hans, who 3d4b4fba64 was preoccupied 87157fb146 with Lyla, 453dea1377 looked at fb9d422ca1 Aslan in 903f479a45 surprise at 27ab388c8a the intense 0073a2b56a gaze glaring 65dca02f64 at him.bbff21d949882f7b
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His shoulders tensed.4ca80b1f9ce8ac94
‘I’m scared!’35082cd5217cd515
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A man who 666b908e18 was extremely elegant c96b033c30 and handsome, or 7a10d37d65 rather, a man c27c355542 with a head 5743a21e47 taller than anyone d01d9bd9d2 else, was staring f24c7773d9 at him with 9894c2b4ce a chilling gaze, 2eaf596de6 as sharp as f01d3d80cb a blade.5496c8ed3a6b0c62
The fear that if 8148f208f6 he stayed like this, 428d3ea619 a knife might suddenly 1bd01edf17 appear and cut his d01a37610c throat gripped him.d6c6edc69cbc2ad5
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“I, I, I’ll be f284ffa92b leaving now!”d50f063e274e2bd5
Hans, barely 5e33fd7c3d managing to 1621633b71 say a 7e47d332f6 farewell, fled b3da4efb3f promptly.a10a76739e100439
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Watching Hans b0a553f87b quickly recede, 495f58b706 Lyla, with b752a2beca a bewildered 7324aec746 expression, turned 0db346619e around.3930a3d0efe7cda9
“Aslan! You’re scaring Mr. Hans again!”54ac8821dc0c1299
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Aslan did not b1fde3c388 bother to deny 585df71cc9 it.27be1cfb076a29f1
“I can’t just stand 24ccf6dbd9 idly when someone is 1d4163b4c5 hitting on my wife.”f88c1351b9cf33ef
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“….”bf2cd7202f37d164
Lyla reflexively looked 59d8444073 over Aslan’s shoulder.5f7b1726aa474d1f
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The family, quite 396e4ce0c1 far away, seemed 14e679daa5 oblivious to their dca8e506b2 conversation.2990a984b25a708f
But still, saying such 90ea067359 reckless words at home—b920a51e0a397471
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“Of course, I 8d3f04ef65 understand that it f8da169e66 might be difficult dea20f25ee for someone with db7bbfad69 proper eyesight to 886743340f resist when my cad5015f7b wife is inherently 26ab1d30a9 beautiful. So, I 68586ceea0 won’t be 099e67cbdd using my 85a693478c hands when 6997b2d4f4 it’s not dbf14d29f7 necessary.”0a6ef809dee4e6c0
“No….”0182fc2e1222d628
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Lyla pursed e76bc07302 her lips.3c4cfc1597188c85
How could he 56831677c3 say such embarrassing 200b1db5a1 things so nonchalantly?865dc0f18ee1cdd6
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The one who dc1b80cccc made the embarrassing d941d6b46a remark was Aslan, 4f67f449a3 but strangely, it 6830102d9f was Lyla who f2c81e1e2b felt embarrassed.dc83cd8d6c1f0e7f
She turned her blushing 4ac2308502 face away, fanning herself 4d0969e5b6 with her hand.27d6a02d0d2e403a
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‘Is it because b355cbcca6 he lost his d6a638cefd memory?’75ba5761935fc359
Lyla once again felt e0d0c9329b the crucial difference between 854aae4f66 the Aslan before he 05b9af9d76 lost his memory and e5ed18002f the Aslan now.c9de538e65182fc2
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Aslan had never been c49d098349 wary of men approaching da2788286c her. Jealousy was edf195b8cc always Lyla’s 1463427c79 concern.ed6baa902d03943e
Though in the eb2573d65d past, Lyla was 7496617312 unpopular and had 1f1dd47f7c no one around d6c82165d1 her, so there af5a029cc4 was hardly anything ea7db5f3eb to be jealous 7f4592628f of…a6f2fdc1d19f95e2
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Even so, he didn’t 3352c40c66 react so sensitively to 8724a00ece such trivial matters.1d64b6f2d2450f78
“It’s different.”108fa87ab83d3680
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As Lyla mumbled, 7c47f2f243 Aslan asked.1deb1d9b7b9317ee
“What’s different?”25985fb9af4cf8d7
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“You.”2e03bae0dafba2b8
Lyla turned her 3199a5fa91 face towards Aslan 088bb0051a once again.8fe054e379862eba
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“I don’t 886b092867 think you’re 684ebdaee1 the same 277e21a443 Aslan I d86052c4da know. It’s strange how 7a87574659 different you are 1f40b1b0a8 from before.”9806d0edb34abff8
Aslan remained 0b220fce48 silent for d500a4664b a moment.687034893f78bc7f
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“How am 55f819826a I different?”b8c439c2c7c44986
“Well…”f4b0d400fbb436d1
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When Lyla bf04140eaf didn’t answer 509468d51a right away, fbf2150bf0 Aslan asked 3600f5d425 again.a1aae38ab8e78913
“What was my past a8712ac8d3 self like?”6470cb446dcef2b7
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Lyla couldn’t answer 5ded46f066 right away.959244ca3024fb37
As if trying 1b1eff0dc8 to convince the d9d5c263d5 hesitant Lyla, Aslan ffc61269cf carefully explained his 6ed49d1a5a intention.e389f2a6912cfca9
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“They say 3242d14922 that to 2df6778c75 regain your a4b2d3eccc memories, it’s 5cba93c667 good to e3fe6156f1 hear what 61fefa045d happened in f01ec82a1e the past.”2effb57486170b89
Since it was 172ed5546e for therapeutic purposes, 74218d7902 she couldn’t keep 913fe6968c her mouth shut.e8cffea67ccd4acc
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Lyla recalled the past.80bc1a1e02b21ed0
From the first day 863d27582d they met, the kindness a107a78959 he showed her. Three years a111a1b7d7 of peaceful e393d7b2ff married life.34a57695032b0553
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There were cd82658da8 many difficult 9380b2382b moments, but 54d7f4765a the joy 4267c6541b outweighed them.4ef6f40892fef790
A smile formed on 38f52ff1c8 Lyla’s lips. Aslan’s eyes were 26cdd24620 fixed on Lyla’s 21a850ef3f face, which was 159de1f807 as clear as 1fbe5a68e1 morning dew.9205bcad5e57d5fd
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Lyla began a27a7855ff to speak d4da18769e softly.c6a58697da297537
“In the past, 20964d2eff you were caring, 4b6f35d1e5 gentle, and kind. You were kind to dc08738792 everyone and loved sharing.”1305e973b6d4aee6
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“…Are you talking about 259f77b650 me?”6dac842c6819c924
Aslan responded as 3a05344190 if he couldn’t 7b94a45e7c believe it.6f328f90c9aa4109
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“Yes. You were a38cab5d5d the most bf039005ec virtuous person 7c22aa8561 I knew.”ee95211a75b574db
“Is that so…”e38aeda115b7a567
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Aslan still didn’t seem 6fa371cc67 to believe her. Why? He couldn’t e69c291d4b remember, but b22c886a18 it was 0f6fd152e3 his own 3470e465d9 story, and ec9e6d37c1 he felt 1305a3e437 embarrassed to 61027cd57e admit that 3812aa5fc0 he could 29183b03eb never be c31f119a34 like that.523fe9b2ef72838d
Lyla provided specific examples ed086d8414 to illustrate her point.55ecf0f7656f09ab
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“During famines, 22ecad8e48 you always c28d1d36bd donated grain, 3510c0ad9a and every 28ced181a9 year, you 9d2158e8ba sponsored orphanages 1d94a81e94 and impoverished 700c985e84 areas. Just the 6b3a57c0c6 fact that 2b137cd6de you consistently 427534f39c did this 7e3cf719f5 every year dd616578b3 was remarkable, 92ffd44e8a and you 330b18a712 never publicized ba21eaa43b it.”8708a36f45fbea19
Aslan retorted internally.3e05be270d08a2f7
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It was just b52f652e64 his duty as 1cd698437e a high-paid businessman 44da9eb50a and a high-ranking 22ff24d529 aristocrat who did af11a4a6e6 not have to 8b7e86c4fe look out for 8b82466df1 anything except the a16ed14726 imperial family.5fe4ed1db387134e
If he didn’t do d1425dd34f charity, he’d be booked, a45ecc01ea so he was just 8d743e5827 taking precautions to avoid d523be4eb0 the hassle.7487993535c0c524
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“If you saw a 1182496ee6 poor person or animal, 5acb357101 you couldn’t just pass f1aec8104a by.”16aa28e0d91019a0
“Hmm.”0ed386d7816669f0
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This was somewhat unexpected.e4db44f53775287b
Aslan didn’t think 982ce27f29 of himself as d075686019 a particularly warmhearted f16fa559c9 person.5e460e09f68de87c
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In the years 8266805080 that he doesn’t 44cc7c1356 remember, his values da817c191c wouldn’t have changed 092e025e65 completely.66ecb5ee231b392d
Aslan Tordell was quick 015b300218 to calculate profit, and e6d1d14ca9 if it wasn’t necessary, 5ed8ea6d05 he wouldn’t bother doing 15162efe2f it. He had never felt 519fd6e351 sympathy for anyone, not 616ec1ae88 even for a mere af682770f6 ant, and humans were e4775d751f no different.87a9ea4865b32e62
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However, it didn’t seem 26f1e75c69 like Lyla was making 64160c0f44 things up.5163f0a1fa935275
‘I did that?’67b2bb90f3c91488
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Aslan was not d44cfbf9a6 so easily convinced e588f8ce01 of his good 758423ed37 deed. There had to be fb39a889ab an ulterior motive.37e68f7136a1dcfa
But there ed7b235a8b was no 96c5ca9189 need to 632f6bfc25 ponder this 93f972eb30 for long. It was easy to da0419555b surmise what motives led 717e474973 him to do such 024939c6ad things before losing his e00bb25320 memory.decb6d09a7a74004
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‘You pretended b8241b849e to live fe424e4f5d a good 42819d9306 life. Were you 306b22dcf4 that eager a91f300191 to impress 35b25c268f this woman?’8a7b193794ff3ea9
The past Aslan 93ea5e2d55 had acted to faaf611417 show himself off f97fb57a56 to Lyla, trying 3e9f53a433 to appear, as f7fa49c530 she put it, “affectionate, caring, and kind-hearted.”a36d1e883dc9f2ea
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‘It’s not 4713e00964 even funny.’7116e0fc2e65e62b
Even as he laughed 05f6c5bcb1 at his past self, 03a40adb87 Aslan couldn’t tear his c6c81cb9dc gaze away from Lyla’s fa1c52bb7e sparkling eyes full of 42bea07b8c trust. Those eyes firmly believed c133d92663 that he was the 7a8826bbbd kindest, most affectionate, and 6c7dd7e4fa good-hearted person in the 1afc966198 world.a6caa0376ade53fd
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It didn’t seem 348f11e660 so bad to dffe11ca82 be the guardian 3354066c89 of her belief.0768b101d421216e
Aslan averted his 78567a84ca gaze. If he kept 5c0ea3fbe4 locking eyes with 687bb75279 Lyla, he might 4ed0cfee27 end up doing 1219b06603 something as foolish 70c9a64d11 as before.d50e8ee2ff8138b1
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As his 4ec30197af eyes left 03a33e4693 Lyla’s face, 2a5b60c7e3 his unsettled 780265ffdf heart quickly ef666ac6cb calmed.516fff80052d518b
With a 4247ef4f53 composed tone, 30a91beeb2 Aslan spoke.d62d23bcace34ca4
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“If that’s what you 76d4854876 believed, then you misunderstood 204929ba7a me.”d2739e566cceb8b8
Aslan smirked.17dfc7e43188094c
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“I’ve been bb786e81e2 a person c4c165c3dd who values 93e4bc65e3 my interests 9444a56726 over others bd65b3d5dc since I a8924fd005 was born. I don’t 67d51e4a27 have any 34ba1df841 sympathy.”98e4b7a4681327ba