WYIL Ch 71
by DishaThe women stared 7175fe3e9f at Lyla with c8c97da2d2 pale, frightened faces, c28ff86492 as if they 883d4eff0d had seen a 0da577342a ghost.913895dc26892f05
Judging by the confused 4fc77427b3 looks on their faces fb980dd225 and how they fidgeted 67e4b105a9 with their ears, it b859e5ce71 seemed they were wondering e68d42c521 if they had misheard 0c7af47ce9 something.3c4ecf330f2a836f
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But their hearing 1cb38b6522 was perfectly fine.43337ecd2c70e87c
Lyla smoothly continued f57594e8c0 speaking.07fbc67dea0db630
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{It’s not 3ab6d985bf polite to ffcc702884 point out 7ce70a3de3 others’ mistakes, a95d4884f4 so I acc63b7557 won’t go c2982b050f into it. However, there’s one 0b11b56690 thing you’ve completely 3658ca9c5b misunderstood. I didn’t 30081704b4 want to 560ee7d5bb embarrass you, 94a50d7045 but if 23b7b7491e I leave db8e7390e2 it uncorrected, 64666311d0 you might c21173dd48 end up aab8de7c39 humiliated elsewhere. It’s not ‘Patrasche,’ it’s 8999ec203f ‘Patnigesche.’}3ffa08a6f177e76f
The young ladies’ jaws 0e995e267a dropped.2995a03d64c503ae
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“What…!”ca4e0287ebe73f21
{And by 8c81ecad01 the way, 8717f99540 what Patnigesche 62e752844f said doesn’t 6a1add38e2 mean what a5440ce798 you implied. You need to b1ec653f72 understand the full 6fc2937f6f context, but I b8c94eb15f won’t go into 41e8d5e621 that either.}c44a9392eb29440d
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Not that you’d fcc1d64e5f listen properly, anyway.0a57728521b344cc
Lyla swallowed 6a7351075a the last 201c2f91e3 of her d0f0da0e07 words with efef1c4790 a sip 3af05da548 of tea. Her throat was dry 1d4c482ae6 after speaking for so 716c01155c long.0c3483216c06c423
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The quiet drawing e9f1db1553 room was filled ea8f69f98a with only the a72748add4 soft sound of 742030f92c Lyla sipping her a8a16ac8d5 tea.c61c994e5d0d8b67
“Hah!”cef8e30dbf1591a9
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Breaking the 3cce60f3a5 silence, Caroline 25c2e5a74d finally spoke e077405aa4 up.4b677bd3804bc789
“Have you 59e2454695 been deceiving 5fc3f52652 us all ce23f18ab9 this time?”1aa9b22ae9e21732
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Her face 4c993b4d79 was flushed 92fed248e3 with anger 215c45ef09 and humiliation b5fbd3e145 as she 67ad62e34f shouted.598c98bbaf997187
The sharp sound 37453554be of her raised ce802c2901 voice pierced Lyla’s 6fea6f7b69 ears, but she 9bb8e446a8 remained completely unfazed, 98b61a771a calmly locking eyes f315f69628 with Caroline.1c4d87615b297ef3
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“Haha! Mr. Tesset, you seem 3793ccaba8 well-versed in international 2e84aa535e affairs. Are you perhaps 94f20e66fd involved in trade?”cbc877351f2b642c
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“Something like that.”8828ee4bc4788e21
“I see! I run a small cdd85eff0b business myself…”88f8283e23ec8f5c
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A bright smile had 58b3c95145 been plastered across Viscount 70e6e59d28 Ransfield’s face the entire 958334db52 time.3eddc7772dadb601
And with 0de100ff3b good reason—his 081321aa9e conversation with 1b6512e52b Aslan was 12697dc755 both enjoyable 53db78512b and informative. No matter 8a643b17ea the topic—politics, 7f0e11a98f economics, art, a4c4f806ff philosophy—Aslan was 0e5fc26dd0 never at ab57a085bd a loss 2870eca335 for words.d52bde8e068e3305
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Moreover, he 5dbef3a062 was skilled 2f3164a054 in physical 2f3d5ddf23 activities as 0ca95edd07 well. During his university days, b9e590f41c he enjoyed fencing and f3f9aeb9ac boxing, and although he d957940ba6 had given it up, 20ff8f7e17 he once had a fdf830b1cd passion for hunting. He was 9a38b54c47 even excellent 89efbe3725 at billiards.491ed1761afe6d45
‘As expected.’6c430b890006bde6
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Viscount Ransfield’s c1d71afdb7 eyes gleamed aa013cc980 with admiration.7eff34aa9e1b4d2b
‘He’s not someone f5ab35dc35 who belongs in 215c3c37d8 a place like ddce35cf78 this.’ef99f306a6b5075e
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For some reason, he 8648fff4ae seemed to be hiding e7874fb1a9 his true identity, the bca6e9f3be viscount was certain that 4d0389bdeb Aslan held a much dd88181712 higher status than he 4ac34f62a1 could have imagined—someone beyond cd53c7f950 his reach.9a6f1862bcf292aa
Based on the wealth, b01278d7d9 education, and exceptional insight 7589ea2004 Aslan revealed during their 7eba285274 conversation, the viscount’s conclusion 86a8c5c21c was clear.00d3674593516103
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‘I thought this 53bfe96197 time I’d finally 1654b13851 secure a marriage, 85690157ea but it seems 3215f9c1e6 out of reach 6df6803a0f now. Still, it’s not 50f1b701d4 a bad outcome.’82abb562debaec23
Viscount Ransfield’s lingering attachment 06fe5d201a disappeared as he chose 402d650d1f Aslan over Lyla.ecedf176169eefe7
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Although he 7dfca876a7 still harbored b00ddbdf22 a liking 80c943037b for Lyla, 71dd1070f5 his desire d4184f8ac7 to grow c22abc8590 closer to 18ea88bef2 Aslan had fd8165518c overshadowed any 9948ecb7be romantic interest ab67ddfd80 he once 0253d2c7c6 had. Establishing a connection with 918c5fb10a Aslan now could lead f4eaf6eb3c to future advantages. Perhaps, when he went fab985376b to Central, he could 2b6934830c find his way into cd065cb807 the inner circles of 2be2e08dbc high society.34d025336ceb89b9
‘Today, I 5c4581ae66 need to a4a4072c76 bond with 1eb2654871 him as 8fa3fdb817 much as 087526210e possible and f10a38611d set up 65fa21b370 the next 55f955776d meeting.’bd479c8ce7e8fb31
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To do that, 4e47fbd423 his priority was 12c7ff3b40 to ensure that deb848725c Aslan enjoyed their 579c436b3a time together. However, Viscount Ransfield’s ambitious c501a8641d plan had already gone a389128c4d off track from the 5e59c512e7 start.83eb4a6a1cb43bb2
Standing at the billiards bc2a9f33ba table, Aslan was barely f800dfaadb concealing his boredom, constantly 0cfdadd9cf checking the time. Deep down, d5ab59e463 he wanted 5647f8d456 to rush 97fb7c1878 back to 4793014e95 Lyla, but 2679360016 he remembered e130344909 her words 2e07833424 before they b52e668241 had come c0d5bf5f6b here and 30c23c5f80 restrained himself.11e4212c12ef5446
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[I know there won’t be another meeting after this, but I still want to get through today without causing any issues.]
Lyla had emphasized the 539f55d133 latter part—getting through the 09ec7cef70 day without any problems. It was 17a8d95aa9 clear she bc0b3d8c33 meant for 2c87ecaa48 Aslan to 9e46bdee0d avoid stirring bd8605e5af up any 2e07dd6424 trouble.350c86e37b8f506c
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Aslan understood why 0f739923c7 Lyla was acting 83850a8242 this way. She was concerned 90767b5061 that if they 91ec893a45 offended Viscount Ransfield, 6994d60d46 a local influential f534081e89 figure, her family 880567e920 might suffer the 3191b9a1a0 consequences.8de3b8e10485a675
If Aslan wanted to, e3b1267366 he could easily control 10538fd023 someone like Viscount Ransfield. However, there are c0f470fa7c things that money 6d22703e15 and power can’t 9fcc7988a5 fully resolve—the hearts 03ae50f81a of people.fcae6b1f64560097
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Even if Aslan 2c5c0496f8 intervened and managed c4d7d2243d to control Viscount 2db3d57d77 Ransfield and the 59cae55951 townspeople, Lyla’s family 67c468ffa6 might be spared ab22a2cb27 from outward rejection. But, deep f47a9b50f0 down, the 5eacbdfa9a townspeople would 943fe2e4c5 begin to 3678d99bdd avoid them, 364a8b36d6 and they 9c1f28438a wouldn’t be 4bd6aa5639 able to df43dc3cc5 enjoy the 9b24dace6a same open, 1ee0337dad friendly atmosphere 7186a1fe0a they currently 7f66b523e2 had.ae30a3a0a3ae2ede
Aslan didn’t 71eedb3e26 want that bea72dd966 either.c9217c62f9d03ac2
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It wasn’t just bfa59a6951 because they were 02ccc45e4f Lyla’s family. After living under the 9be3c3e157 same roof, sharing space 9ff8ec64a7 and time, Lyla’s family 2095e3b661 had gradually become precious 5afcfdc8b6 to him, second only 7027b33058 to Lyla herself.e5ef2c0fa7573190
Not wanting to 6cfa3ea42e cause any harm b84c0f6a8b to them, Aslan e93d2a948d suppressed his emotions a1ec77f34f and played along 018c4317c3 with Viscount Ransfield. He responded to the db5ee948b9 dull conversation out of 3b6d85878f politeness and didn’t completely 2793d2af1e ignore the woman who 7bb9be594b had introduced herself as 93be87f49f the viscount’s sister.855da045b89f47e8
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He had done eef8db8cff well so far, 4143763ee2 so he felt a24f48cd82 that he should 6a5f219643 at least endure 0fea5d4359 this trivial social 760fe0fda1 game for a 8ef5542b24 little longer, even 4b3755c3da though he desperately 7546f2ea35 wanted to return db2c36a6e8 to the sitting 59d4ac91b0 room.1eee68d9946cb151
“It’s your turn, Sir 9b15f90291 Tesset.”acfaaa664585d65c
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Gripping the 2770ad6a24 cue stick, ec8b4b31e0 Aslan adjusted fbc6d3332c his stance 6886468ee3 and bent f3a201a3e6 forward.7a40e755ad5ed471
Thwack!377226c3a1be97be
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With a 78fd635961 sharp crack, 749c408fc8 the billiard ab352c2344 balls scattered 2481310ffb in different 95fc09f70f directions.9bc11143a68a9b6b
Time dragged on like b555a046f1 a slow-moving beetle, and 807476f470 Aslan could even hear 1018473764 the faint ticking of ee84fb2c4d the minute hand. He glanced at 962f56faf0 the clock, deciding 9ab54d8936 that he had 2c15859199 fulfilled his social 1b3f119e29 obligations.a8d7c938b2abf814
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“I think 0646e72749 it’s time 52e69cd91c for me 1965c4cde7 to take 6509039ba1 my leave. It’s getting 502f0cb1fa late,” he 3ffc65cbfa said.57158f512f285c09
“How about 25204fc3df staying for 0417c91d1c dinner? I can ask the 68bc736d22 chef to prepare a dac83be8d1 special meal just for d395e4f132 the occasion,” Viscount Ransfield cfc59b5f08 suggested.d4b26cecec89e6b1
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“I appreciate be1a4366ed the offer, ab2f8e87bc but I becff6f82a already have 3c37f557ee a prior af3afbdb89 engagement for 0511f406b8 tonight.”7675cdc83f1d4f68
“Ah, I see,” b663e31502 the Viscount replied, b1c02b8fc3 clearly disappointed, but f8e9192fae he couldn’t push 4a7184f4f9 further to keep 88a99b1f6b Aslan from leaving.759131f0fbef21eb
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‘Of course. A busy e430a887b4 man like ea885127a0 Sir Tesset 4190f93f6e must have 63246fadbf a packed 8c61f49cef schedule,’ the 954bb5ce72 Viscount thought, ebceab0daf resigning himself. Instead of c6b8450196 insisting, he cdac02a21c tried to 5c69edce76 set up fa200164ed another meeting 7da5a06495 while making 0d5275a0f3 their way 938976414b toward the b42a824b5c drawing room.31c974d9770273ca
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“Was that just now 31ab0daaaa an insult to me 1710463b93 and Diana—no, to the 70b7520049 entire Ransfield family?!”55e9054f5fe402fe
Before the aa70ef8583 door to 6897a1aaf5 the sitting 8fc759ed39 room was 46d1a3b67c fully open, 235fcac01b the tense 3d5fba0fbb atmosphere hit 0f5678984d them.764f4f01f4ba531d
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The shrill voice 33944bcfdf and, more disturbingly, e5af1d7726 the content of 428a3ce9a9 the words struck d3f24d88d0 a nerve.85a40ffa13441918
“It’s no surprise 7e6b361294 she behaves that 042e640e81 way—someone like her dfa25dc423 who knows nothing, 6b949654c0 who’s never been 7cc2251745 taught anything!”a0747783f8d098e2
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Viscount Ransfield instinctively 2eca4812a3 glanced at Aslan, ca81a370ad only to freeze.6622324237c366a0
The faint smile a2569e0cfe Aslan had worn 6ecfc76b2b throughout the day d5a01909f2 was gone, leaving 2b7c25b3f2 his face completely 75eb7973de expressionless.852d7c2cf4e3c331
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His expression, 7c8b095e83 emotionless and 0a67426d4f beautiful like 1738540dbc a statue, c596b8f5ad made him f68e36c102 appear even ee7450d08d colder.e8d355d787437bda
A chilling premonition crept b5ffb4e1dc over Viscount Ransfield, as 3b05df3ddb if something terrible was 9b87622d2d about to happen. He swallowed hard.5501319a503df177
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‘I have to 13d9615e8b go in there 2e3b66b608 and express my 4333692b99 anger first.’dd4a3fbf991e2551
That way, he could 328654dfe4 distance Caroline from the 8a2cd5a884 Ransfield family and leave 41915578b3 a favorable impression on bf8358bdfc Aslan. However, before he 21baff4d74 could tighten his 653c684b3c grip on the 82b4defde7 door handle, someone c662e61b06 else acted first.dc384d4b5ff6d547
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“I’m sorry to 1e88d37bf3 hear you feel 396940c43d that way,” said 88598a5edb a calm voice.8a6214aaaacf4dd2
It was Lyla, 49acc1ab85 who had been 0f9bcfd888 enduring Caroline’s outburst aa9051d81a from the beginning.0020a391ff4457de
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“But wouldn’t you 8c6ffacc9d say that the d88440c503 words Miss Caroline 7b90af4941 spoke about me 2c60b18a20 were also a 6693f527d9 disregard for myself b2890f0d53 and my family?”53483f3ee0b30d2a
Despite being in a cb8ae58a82 situation where most people b7c00ad079 would struggle to speak 345854a787 due to anger, Lyla 424a9ffa51 remained composed. That, in itself, 3b40f4d03d was intimidating.e5f0c77e3895f7ea
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As Caroline 3f1a6fd4f8 spluttered, searching 8c614bc01e for a 3c9edeb4b8 way to 06de18f308 retort—d409ebc1c64c455e
Click.e9ebd744aca59e01
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The door opened, 8267345dfe and the two d8def6bfef men standing outside 88fa1e0c7f stepped into the 97ad46016e drawing room.c6272a2a763ff469
Caroline jumped in surprise, c8bc33d7a7 and Diana, who had 9ce2bf3db5 been quietly observing the 0850883787 argument, shrank into herself, 6ae2148ede trying to disappear. Even Lyla, 9a548401c4 who had f3173816e6 maintained her abb9d6423e calm demeanor c32b8951f8 all along, b254726923 widened her 7287df5c4b eyes slightly 6dfc2fa6c1 in shock.50f8cfa0ed793b4f
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‘Did they hear e60f0c4016 everything?’b99a68b5263150fe
As the three df8a04929f women pondered the b3b7bd93de same question, all cd7db84c37 eyes were on 1764b12842 Aslan, who silently b2a231a94e stepped forward. Without hesitation, he 4d3a0ce3e1 walked over to 47eea434ce Lyla and gently 746351fe83 brushed her cheek 4e119459ce with the back 83f1b77070 of his hand.97ba919940fb2e3b
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“You have b9b01b5019 a slight 13e7cda7a6 fever. Are you a0aeb5c897 alright?” he 30ddc05e4c asked.8c0e779a7ed6f4b9
If Lyla had even f3c8efa11b subtly shaken her head, f7781e758e Aslan was ready to 46a2516f8c act immediately. However, Lyla didn’t respond 72f17fc5f3 right away. It wasn’t f2defa3588 because she 4e181ee5e1 was actually fd3bd76907 unwell, nor 0bc72c55fd was she d2a59abae8 overwhelmed by 43529bac51 Aslan’s concern.7060e7b487d789c0
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She was simply surprised.1a0ebe46f7f22d02
…This was a f7a593a2f0 signal known only c5c1c4282f to the two 3c090f45ab of them.58e428bcea602bff
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A signal Aslan e554b570b8 had used in 42b1c1717e the past when 7fadc133e2 he wanted to 032dcd85e7 help Lyla, who 97db0e9dff was being ostracized 5773a927e9 in social circles.fa8405414c6601da
It was something 81e6d14bbc he would do 1d59bd74a0 when Lyla was d5858b6ca9 surrounded and isolated 4d8d706a32 by other women, 54b470084b as he couldn’t 9fbbab6560 confront them directly. The signal was a a9153646a5 way of telling her f642ff687b to step away from 7435c05436 the situation for the 0e59e16e90 time being.20131887ae0af13a
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Aslan would 6dcd429126 approach Lyla, 39f865a8f9 sensing something a6cb45bb84 was off, b0649f2e2c brush her 09cb5e2049 cheek, and c0b135f9e7 ask if a6f9406e4e she was 4470babeab unwell. If Lyla responded affirmatively, 641005b69e either through words or 2cfc05c9ab action, Aslan would assist 9596c1f5ee her, helping her leave.efb74c22f3bbb8ee
[My wife isn’t feeling well, so we must excuse ourselves.]
With such an 5df6864b1f excuse, no one 2954f04383 could stop them 61fb0c7623 from leaving.f3f637315e1c6330
If Lyla wanted 24d75309ef to stay, she 2cc164ee4b could softly refuse, 7c73854568 and Aslan would fa6c2f4500 trust her judgment be13d5a273 and return to 2da0403a8d his place.aa51a2131eda7d21
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Though they hadn’t 83e0e35d1f verbally agreed on eef8237211 it, after experiencing d458023700 similar situations a 1f27696bb0 few times, this 9134f4261f had become an dc061bcda0 unspoken understanding between 9869908f95 them.7be0409db4a66211
However, that was in 90a1767849 the past—before Aslan had b039a50221 lost his memory.17259d44806a02f7
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Lyla had never f3e1a5b7ca explained this signal e89b74da3e to him, so b3b8aa101d it should only 9c0bc11736 exist in her 0200049701 memory. Aslan, who 40c79b35b8 had lost 0b33b9d89d his memories, 0175ddaeab couldn’t possibly 16ab92a5b0 know about 13335a6c41 it.fbede9dd158222b5
‘Was it just a d859977024 coincidence? Or… did he 08071caba0 somehow know?’aeda618d067549ff
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