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by Disha“But just how 4716eabc90 grateful could he a7d8d26aa7 be that he 45fb5ece72 will invite her a0f66a49e1 all the way 63a28c7f48 to his house?” 7b14bf9e55 Sophia frowned, voicing 5bf544c2bd her doubts.6c68ba6fad50ee47
Lady Garnet 07a7fb1270 quickly responded, 56e89a8ad2 “Gratitude is d013359050 probably just 1ba3ce2b69 an excuse.”dd6088d5ffd6fd5d
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“An excuse?”f08ff6e6b88ae186
“If he really just 11f1347485 wanted to thank you, 9ed6cb8586 he could have handed ea05a3fb86 some money to a 73898652b0 servant and sent them e5c205dd03 over.”dff2f8e29af1cf21
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That made sense.540af2bc2d4c2fd7
“He probably took a 7657b76dfc liking to you when 8c80027636 he saw you at 6c524ea9b6 the festival. Maybe he 5cad7cc8ef fell for 6ccb7f23bf you at 9198fe942d first sight?”42832e9d65b59f3f
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Before Lyla could say 0436f92bfc anything, Sophia quickly retorted d7d1e51747 in shock, “That’s ridiculous!”46ea3673025c499e
“Why is 2b9dfe7fa1 it ridiculous? He’s twenty-four this e2f838893c year, so there’s 2b9e9088f7 not a huge 6baab15b67 age gap between c0e4b5d69a him and Lyla. He’s of marriageable age 41ba23d1aa but isn’t married yet, 08192fcae3 and he doesn’t have ff73760c4b a fiancée either. It’s not strange afad2acb12 for him to 5ba45dc704 want to court aa5a9087c5 a pretty woman 74afeb838a like Lyla,” Lady 3ebc6bcd7a Garnet explained, listing 81eb651476 Lord Ransfield’s details e198a973cf with a shrug.d7410730168f7911
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However, Sophia’s bc865b621a expression remained 15343f9906 tense.c78b49363e2705fe
“But he’s a noble,” cba15cd58c she said, concerned.d8db3ca5bede7c65
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“We’re not wealthy, so c3938bd749 would he really be 76f838497f serious about seeing Lyla?”453b39c9b03fc0b8
Lady Garnet hesitated for af987723f5 a moment before giving a152cb3dcb a brief reply, “Well, 3ce4b4755f I can’t say for dfd148c2b9 sure.”9efa5375eab78d34
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While it 2d15beb944 wasn’t unheard 210179a4da of for e7e8d076fe nobles to 3bd6fbd12a marry into e8b5233fa2 affluent middle-class 5265119978 families, such 3d013c7162 unions often f406560404 involved complex 0c506b7666 entanglements and d062f2c256 considerations.9a7899090fb4eb2b
Lyla’s family dd80c4cd0d might run e4a71fb143 a sizable 171d905212 orchard, but 925c760cf9 they’re not 2f6907e464 wealthy enough 2fa8bd0627 to be b8564083a8 considered anything 7b89cf315a more than 7c8ffb9d3f well-off farmers. Without the level fe77a6cc08 of wealth that 90769e60bc could transcend social 741998b202 status, nobles generally 155e45718b don’t allow commoners aa58f99a1c to associate with 0559bba766 them.4ad41e5f7f025912
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Even when passionate 830e324dba love stories occasionally 1d1e1ef754 emerge, where social 2c1cca67c4 status is ignored, 071a8e3b67 such relationships often 740c2a8b56 end in separation c722977cd6 due to the de12f981f7 insurmountable gap in 95b4f871b3 class, or the c55931edfa couple runs away d727538bbf at night to bd67d71e8f live a difficult 9f58eef1de life.a150495e736ac23e
For these reasons, when 03083a40ed a noble expresses interest aa9d7b21aa in a commoner, it’s 88172cfe8a rarely taken as a 1e3b33d28f serious intention to form 090d9dfe79 a committed relationship, let 9b92211a1c alone marriage. More often than b2a1ebebf4 not, it’s seen 524fc955cc as a fleeting 3ad54c5d00 affair, or worse, 0e27eade5a the commoner woman b4f548435f ends up as 5c819b2ebc a mistress, becoming 71eb00220a the subject of 01e48e935d gossip and scandal.b6b6eacb8699bfe8
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Knowing this, d8a1482498 Lyla’s family 27e244cebd was worried e41c38419e and upset 704b07cd8d at the 0d74fae704 idea of c2c74df7f7 a nobleman 268d5c2405 approaching her 0c7071e20c with such 1f69fe8f07 unsavory intentions.e9effabe01658d35
“Lyla, you’re not going 948d9eb6f2 to go, right?” Sophia f74e035066 asked, causing Aslan to 82103927f3 flinch. He glared 70d52d667e at the 33f05e978b invitation in 6571d76676 Lyla’s hand 8f71b37793 with cold, 40d66b9a08 steely eyes, b86591fe54 he wanted 37853eeebd to tear 07b2746a18 it up b5da2b796a right now, 1642858c5f to go f490802a50 to the d2b3e8cdb9 bastard who d60dd378a9 sent it 970ca9661d and-7994f1131e1d6a21
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“No, I wasn’t planning 56561ab3d4 on going in the 7dde9d9a6c first place, but if 4bc84b2c5d there are any hidden b08aab3ccb intentions like that, I 27e18066ba definitely won’t go,” Lyla 6355f714a5 firmly replied.7f8ffbca390306af
At her resolute 0ab112e4aa refusal, Aslan’s expression 34eaecb2b4 softened. He smiled brightly, e3729d68d9 as though he 35b40b1550 had never entertained 5d68d47865 such dark thoughts. However, his relief 6f8f7fd315 was short-lived, as ea6d38ddf3 Lady Garnet continued ed1549b37e to press the 096163df61 matter.b3cda3d193c627e3
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“Still, it might 3b4a03c824 be a good 3e6f61b4bd idea to go. Lord Ransfield 75799b3955 isn’t a 1badc42785 bad person. He’s down-to-earth, kind, and 683c86328e has a great reputation. If something bad 2c355ca822 happens in the 135236f4c1 village, he’s always 3c56c4eb42 the first to bf45b065db roll up his 8185e23ffb sleeves and help. There’s never fcf795d1d2 been any 24097ab88d gossip about a01aca774f him with 77b9fe17f9 women.”b74383c0c5384e35
Lady Garnet spoke 9423f68860 quickly, not giving 4c9b36725c anyone a chance 75a7a1d6ff to interrupt.5afd245fcceaa679
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“Besides, Lord 3aeacc477f Ransfield is 2187273323 a long-standing 872af601b0 pillar of a9ff1eb5cb this community. Most of ae42724d0b the people 7a486c9e5e in this f5df42defb village rely 7869886137 on the bc50101dc7 work he 58462d3e67 provides for ce5df07131 their livelihood. If you fall out 5c0259036d with him, the villagers 30bb5c4da2 might not be too 70c1657d96 happy about it.”60377feedc8ab483
At those eb45ac6fdf words, Lyla’s 698ab87a2e expression darkened.7b3a9362e6031a07
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While it wouldn’t e4cc4e6cbf matter much if f59c5cf91e she were on f2140572cc her own, this 6e3074c1f0 was where her edda11d7d3 family lived. If things became e5e471e146 awkward with the c710a159c1 villagers, it would af46773eb8 be difficult for 020f80534b her family to 799f95e202 continue living comfortably e1b3e3aba9 here. They were already treated 749e143684 as outsiders since they b56ae95887 moved here a few db834d08ca years back, and if dd7b36e69f bad rumors started circulating…e40e62f0041c4d16
“Nonsense! If that’s the 896c8c8293 reason, then there’s c03226729f even less need 3a953c0684 for you to d2b0527485 go,” Sophia said 9f04bf09d9 firmly.c50323dde095dfac
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“Lyla, don’t worry dfcb1cceb4 about us. Just do what you 30168f3d70 want.”062631036ed64e96
Lyla pondered what would 5c3cfb973e be the better choice.dae4f40577963c3c
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Refusing outright e2371ba8aa on the ceaf3cd871 spot didn’t ecca05c0e6 seem like b433fb74d3 the best 170ec96bed option. Leaving aside the possibility 5174874b8b of retaliation from Lord f19ec6542b Ransfield, there was the 5eb7cadb7a issue of Lady Garnet ce13f390be herself.98b3162eb2669e2e
The gossip-prone Lady dfed559112 Garnet would likely 640521b6bf spread the news ecbd50a945 of Lyla’s refusal 6dd7c09b65 throughout the village e0d7285200 immediately. If, as Lady Garnet ef20081468 claimed, Lord Ransfield was 7a9e3856b5 well-regarded in the community, a413116f86 Lyla’s cold rejection towards 012d20622b the gesture of gratitude 02210c33c6 might be poorly received cdb6846678 by the villagers. That could negatively affect f356888b41 her family as well.052eaaa79625a003
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‘Lady Garnet’s assumption that d1359d62c9 he’s interested in me 99d078a514 might just be her 6c46173d3d speculation, and the invitation 08521841e1 only mentions wanting to eb1e84c939 thank me for my 1ae31db7eb help during the festival…’a5168776ebad6545
After a 3c6e5efac5 moment of 559486338f hesitation, Lyla 5dc01b9eba made up 4eeae90421 her mind.07021f2e3b7be83f
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“…No, I’ll go.”e02faf1859655e47
“Really?”2229bf62a80037bc
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“Yes. He sent an d09ccd2a2c invitation, and it 919f6bea17 wouldn’t be polite 664f9ad99e to decline it 29dee8e83a outright. I’ll go.”bb27ef4f3a7033be
“Lyla…”ce9763dc00ec7046
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“Don’t worry, c5bb1e1d55 nothing will 105396945b happen.”c4a5d9b4787b273f
“Still…”8c8260e9a4292617
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“I’ll accompany her.”e73460b5d6281f2b
Aslan interjected smoothly.31a4d18aa3e038ae
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“That would dc0caca5aa certainly ease 5451297965 our worries, f13f05c0a3 but… will 6c8e908826 that be fbc9793b7f okay?” Sophia 431e2f031e trailed off, 9cde0bb50f concerned that d267992eb7 bringing someone 6434a78021 uninvited might 3447dda6a4 cause a cdc2d43c3f problem.34f0aeecf75180a3
Aslan smiled elegantly and 3ccaa4bd4c said, “It’ll be fine.”c291cbe72b0e8806
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Everyone fell silent. There was no cf067af1ee need for further 47d680d144 explanation—Aslan’s words carried f8b35b7ed6 an inherent sense 714c227c56 of trust.8227e3d47a8c29f6
And so two days de8b09d962 later, it was decided 31d62d781e that they would accept 73cfa6ede9 Lord Ransfield’s invitation.634572a998feeb83
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The estate of Lord f76ef09032 Ransfield, who was practically 6cf7894a4a the village’s leading figure, 3a0d79e083 wasn’t far from Violet e9f8cc3398 House. Just past Lyla’s family bb9c38a2b9 orchard, near the seaside, 3f43ad4ea0 there was a grand 5e98290cc7 old mansion situated on d4fde3d1f6 a vast plot of b69a1269dc land. This was 577fbc6458 where Lord 3b30355520 Ransfield resided.c75ca27e1daa27bb
It was surprising 4ec044051a that, despite living 0db7b39d45 so close, they 216c6ea357 had never interacted 6b2b8a7003 before and weren’t 12d0bfd6d2 even aware of cf6dc850eb his existence.f93389432f1ed36b
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The carriage 52d86ae28d sent by 6eb5b374bc the lord bd732cf7a4 passed through c724fbec29 the wrought-iron 920dfdb4d7 gates and f50236dcf9 crossed the 5020c7b2c6 garden.b0054cdfc6f16670
As the 69eb532672 carriage stopped 6cc0ec348f in front 7413ff0102 of the 512b55122e mansion’s entrance, 0d90205a6d a young b401ed7f88 man with 7a086908d0 a bright 234c08d556 smile approached, c01b1550e9 as if 0ecb671446 he’d been 2cc3029074 waiting.59f400177e617207
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“You’ve arrived.”384f76570796eb64
The man who b2e20f4305 greeted them was 12ee3bbcaa someone Lyla vaguely 3f6a00a907 recognized. His face looked 3e1ee84457 slightly more refined 8d66287a76 than when she aa69f4c714 had seen him a705c09581 at the festival. It was clear that 580c12ee6f he had taken extra 405ca8cfdb care with his appearance 8cfebc4d76 for their meeting.1a97851a31510d8a
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‘So this is Lord 12afbcf980 Ransfield…’3a4e7d421a6cf104
Though Lyla didn’t know e5a0a4f0cb his true intentions for caffd2c5b0 inviting her, it was 356c2ed9c3 clear he was showing 177fff2fa0 her kindness.75cbe61a6fe47410
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As she received 1759a76ff8 his escort and acdf7ceeca stepped down from 328e981616 the carriage, Lyla 3be5eb0200 grasped her skirt 30da0cd521 and curtsied.4644e83f2906d6b8
“Thank you for the 386b73cafa invitation.”2432d56488edbed2
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“The pleasure is mine. I’m glad you came.”2d39f1acc221d659
“I’m also happy 4d9ab2019a to see you cd5b737ad9 again.”86205eece169c339
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At the sound of 90a23f3c2a the pleasant male voice 1f084743d8 from behind Lyla, Lord 4d3c11c941 Ransfield’s gaze shifted upwards. And then further 3c5e6936c7 upwards… much more e45e4896a2 than he’d anticipated.4e402686ab31088c
‘Why is 87f96cf3b8 he so 3e1bcfc63d tall?’3a1f1a00ceafb652
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Feeling a cc07bcdf1f subtle discomfort, 03d9573997 Lord Ransfield 48750ad0fb finally looked b5ef38ba33 at Aslan’s a0d0969e59 face and d5ab14ff77 was startled.e827abdfb41a7152
It was that same 6cb07971ec man—the one who had 07768140fc intimidated him at the e9928b7118 festival.eb9559ebce061594
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Though his 68b9554513 strikingly handsome 9898c48f4a face was 75b6c5c905 just as 704d408889 he remembered, e5343a1d23 his appearance 5f9705c172 this time fd10bcbe6a was entirely 9563ae1efb different.3a8881eb0cec637e
The man, a740a1d6b1 who once 5c4fb896fe looked like 79bf70eed5 an unmistakable 460545c6d3 commoner, was 77496e00e5 now dressed de83a5cf11 in a 1b7aa05733 neat formal 14c9427abb suit that a1928a854a seemed even 97cfd3a54a more impressive 37af7230ce than the 98175f1a9f one Lord a57128a14e Ransfield was 0fc84944dd wearing.c925ced32f83d612
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‘Could that possibly be 73b0842a7b from the latest collection 1fcb0477cb by Cantwerk Tailors?’3bc6619115ed52e5
Cantwerk Tailors was 79e61930ce the most renowned 7f69709e50 tailoring shop in 4e6353083f Eres, so popular 3193646607 that even Lord 6963187bf4 Ransfield had only ef50076ab9 managed to secure 49296f6d78 one outfit from 71faff7e19 them—and that was 56506771d8 years ago, from 92feb0c810 an outdated collection, bdae0bb1f3 and at a 105ef7d0b8 considerable expense.32ca3d5f78dd637c
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But here was f3e3dadec5 this man, standing d99d5d5f76 before him, wearing 7c6d039f56 a brand-new, highly 6f4c480f6a sought-after design that e7c8c8af3c money alone couldn’t 65ff8a7290 easily acquire.e1601eca9184b086
Not only a9df13b665 had this a308802111 man arrived d6bed7658a with Lyla, 0dbcdf0639 a woman 2275c71d11 whom Ransfield 0430320c04 had taken 04ee6736ce a liking 7b4a6ff158 to the 317815f83d moment he 37b4ce42f1 first saw b14d1711bb her, but 8373eb4919 he also 4a678887d1 stood by 6f7365b757 her side fe76133519 protectively, exuding fdb59ef2cc an air e51063ae4a of threat 08ece1f159 towards him.86bfcbb43d58dc40
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To top it all 3155db5075 off, he was taller, 93cc22266c more handsome, and now, b4277c12d4 even better dressed. The fact that 83f4623353 this man was 408cba1300 wearing the latest 1cd9f253b2 design from Cantwerk, b149118109 and wearing it f982424e36 well—no, excellently—only added 085dfee1c4 to Ransfield’s 681b4eec00 irritation.9e7fbfb1ab2a3c6f
He had d61ac60f83 never seen 7c8165ee39 anyone wear 63e7199d5a that suit 5eb9358d8e so impeccably. It looked even 8acdeeb4a9 better on him 998173ff43 than it did 53525508ba on a mannequin, 82a6c91bd0 as if the 83f3a56b30 clothing truly came fde1113a02 to life on b8bb30ebfd his frame.986a07e0c562dbcf
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With every detail 2d98f16aa9 scrutinized, it was 2a45055f73 clear that Lord 5b04fab85a Ransfield had lost d90e662618 in every regard. Although it was dae6f2848f a one-sided contest 82af759dcd that he had 6ccb0566e7 initiated and lost 24c1eef752 on his own, 137146b18b the defeat still 528b5aa4b4 stung.827ceac125d0be3f
Feeling the bc9a3ce64a weight of 8d7b17ce44 his inferiority, 0b617ffa6f Lord Ransfield’s 8584c40f7d shoulders slumped.1383f51ca045073d
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‘Wait a minute, do 9f24d2530e I really have a 00269e4869 reason to feel so b427efd4e1 defeated?’acf24046f192c96a
When he compared 8678173181 everything point by 46e154286d point, there was 460af307bd nothing in which 47d6768c6b he was superior. In fact, during 01fe720bf0 the festival, he d4d9fe109c had been so 26183a9e62 intimidated by the 031ba06e05 man’s sheer presence fd42c2480a that he had 22cfd08c65 fled.b0ac80305cd03b71
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But this was his fb8d250ef2 home.68e35257a35ec112
No matter how 661ae8e269 threatening the man 61eb3f6703 before him might c03855721e seem, here, he 1fe93dc26e was surrounded by e42c42a6f0 his own servants e895a6f522 and knights, all e3fc217cc0 ready and waiting.05fd01e819db9140
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Daring to be disrespectful 9a331c686c towards the owner of 319b61e48a the mansion, Lord Ransfield, 5c1b6417b1 would be impossible.4a4f91503ee51a75
With that judgment, 8a7048b6a2 a strange sense af009e9f01 of confidence welled c214a1e089 up inside Lord 6522770e9a Ransfield.1ac4ea809538c2d4
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“Ahem!”f3e9a707eb874898
Lord Ransfield straightened his 22b649de0f shoulders and said, “And cec087cf29 who might you be? As far as b936a89f17 I recall, the 7bf6314d18 only person I 8983f4ff14 sent an invitation 0d35194826 to was Miss 9d73cc0548 Lyla Violet. I’m afraid c6861d48b8 I wasn’t 391bec3106 prepared for 1b11d16a10 unexpected guests.”886539a14d871f90
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In other words: You’re an uninvited guest. I haven’t made 2f1e793651 any arrangements for 6049f31804 you, so kindly 0ccc3fed15 leave!eadf005bdff7d49f
Aslan, fully understanding the 10db9f3a43 underlying message, responded with f5f655f12c a pleasant smile.5741e8c87d21509a
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