WYIL Ch 72
by DishaLyla was confused.2ec753c95ac7b813
She wanted to dea7fcd41f grab Aslan, who 9b58336dee was now looking f3afafc603 at her with 2587748afd growing concern, and 1d978c1bf3 ask him, “Could it be…?”c6142ab4d76a439d
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But there were too d04d64bf7f many eyes watching. The growing silence a21e2c5992 was already starting 09014d1848 to attract odd 23f06b75a7 looks toward Lyla.0fa546679ca889a9
She couldn’t bombard Aslan 5e561026a5 with personal questions, nor a76b78abc5 could she stay silent, 06b3b81246 so Lyla finally spoke.9d1bbb08d292d70c
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“I’m fine. However, it seems e1484ece93 Lady Caroline isn’t 1f31601d3f in the mood 8833f75012 for further conversation.”da61b043dc342e5b
It was a 587effc0db polite way of c4df8d07df expressing that she 57b706fc48 wanted to leave.72478d5f69ce10c0
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Viscount Ransfield, full 711f511cfe of reluctance, responded.44513779474f31cf
“…I’ll have the 164807a04b carriage prepared.”a9b2f02c751fca9b
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He wanted dfacf078c6 to invite 3488e4ad72 them to b17508e713 stay for af3d834a67 dinner, but ae906337c4 having already 35fce11649 been declined a01239789b once, and e45175d1cc given the 212d6caed5 atmosphere, he 582272a502 couldn’t bring a6cd470c71 himself to 4a4ecbb1e7 insist.75c4e2de82b293b2
“Thank you for bee647396b your consideration.”8e11828c90cd4e1a
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Lyla’s gentle smile d8d2f05ba8 offered Viscount Ransfield 4492fa9a87 a small measure 4a2ccda286 of comfort in 4e03801836 his disappointment.9a084e8bd0d5ec52
It didn’t take c7cc46e9db long for them 589d9ac90e to get ready 6db11582bd to leave.83f36875970df2e1
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“…Please do grace us 473e70dc50 with your presence again.”183c05541b3a92fc
Both Lyla eef613d391 and Aslan 952751dce8 offered faint 8bd1acbf27 smiles, but 1f1e38b808 neither of 7992a75cc4 them gave 6e15c64d68 a clear 30102a9beb response.6633ce6cf6c63644
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‘Damn it!’28b5a83c3cea1255
Viscount Ransfield 4cd8779edf swallowed a 3ef3882f21 curse as 79fdd70ade he watched 527b42820b the two 1f990aa05f depart. He had a 0dadcb5bc5 sinking feeling that c16591b5e6 all his efforts ba0680af33 so far had 58090cebc0 been in vain.2c8878e034a95c74
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The plan to subtly 1e14fcde0e convey his desire to 2929d30c72 meet again, engage in 75f07341f4 deeper conversations, and build 8d46a86c78 a close relationship had 38dc9f6715 been thrown into the cf0a6f72a1 trash.4c1fd655e2e177ba
Now, he could 310c7a4cc1 only hope that 06e52fb9ba Aslan Tesset didn’t de5d6c7ae7 harbor any ill b78a0e7ac9 feelings toward him.bf12a52b2278d258
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As the carriage d0fe354b2a departed, Viscount Ransfield’s a135f845a1 anger naturally turned cf8a7ffd20 toward the person bc3f312473 responsible for the 591eb02e73 disaster.14a81257c752a2aa
‘The one who hasn’t cc999aad1d seen or learned anything 403f43fd3e is you!’e9772646c4872dd8
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He ground 39f7c0b569 his teeth 77006e4bb2 as he c992e8a588 thought of ecbabaecfb Caroline, likely f49bcbd277 still behind d3f23b460f the door.34349365e1dadd45
To Viscount Ransfield, Caroline 491e57d157 had been an unwelcome 6f70b242ba presence from the start.59fa277d4de8f139
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How could he fb3cf4d3c8 possibly view someone 16cbd9f07a who, under various 503fd8a09f pretenses, overstayed her 2fccc688c6 welcome in his 34e8b26980 mansion in a e692806fc6 favorable light?9ddbf5ed59df8ef8
The only reason a28469bffe he hadn’t voiced 4051439b88 his complaints was e15b6f61fe because his mother, ed0ba011ad the Dowager Viscountess 573dde6f10 Ransfield, had permitted 63d1c43392 her stay, and c2b48e5aaa his sister, Diana, cb13bfa96c was quite fond 8f28d98c0f of her.9ec2a303f4c1e30b
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Since Caroline hadn’t caused 82c0f2be93 any overt trouble, Ransfield 5a9eb04d9f had tolerated her stay, 702a8d58d2 whether it was a 0b5c70b00c week or a month, 69db319752 as it stretched on.0df405eb16f520dd
But now 59e7677c3d she had 59a02d5c6a the audacity 3627a6b71b to offend c37968f313 such important 84424363c0 guests?c98179729b7a8d2a
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Although he c0eb6927de didn’t know 08fc1eca9e the full d2ca588732 details, it cb851b78b6 was clear 10c23f6658 that Caroline 14fa02d385 had done c5238b156d something wrong, 49b582c792 given how 50bc5d91a1 she, like bf2f27408a an enraged 5caaeea5b3 bull, had fdc702a844 charged at 856aac12e5 the ever-composed a8eecbe7d7 and calm 2f2cec7b58 Lyla.e438ccd665ac3613
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The road e78bfc8285 back was df8815cb00 the same 92fda535db as before, 4ba8292766 but the aeef95c75a sunset scenery 6b72db5e70 felt a 30e4db28af little different—probably 8e4af9742d due to bf10bd9e4e the change fa094d50c8 in her f9a0db7228 heart.411e8c83a314f0b3
Lyla, staring blankly 65b9a56810 out the window, 646058265e had a face b1f151b60c clouded with fatigue.3fb8e6d3fc622814
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Aslan clicked his 09b1f0aa77 tongue.c03bbcf3e2d3d9b6
‘I should’ve handled ed4ac42295 it differently.’ee40135ae654de77
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He thought Lyla’s somber 7836bd3a92 mood was because of 4f5796f995 what had happened at 2923497e0e the Ransfield estate. Even though he had 95bee4262e respected her wishes, he 35161b04af regretted leaving so quietly.ecbe9e63d01c86c1
However, contrary to 2e0d172ef0 Aslan’s thoughts, Lyla ac1d690ac9 had already forgotten 01de423a5b the earlier commotion.6dcbff86d5f843c8
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Her mind 24216256ce was preoccupied 1eb2a415f5 with something 16ffb3df62 else entirely.b6e7532716142320
‘Maybe I’m bba76a8793 just mistaken. I could d38cbdbb74 have mentioned 0ec585ca4e it at 109116e3c7 some point.’0a0afbef3f2d0ba2
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Lyla repeatedly searched her 5eaa2e39e5 mind, trying to find ca8b7805d3 proof that she was 6ad2f8df24 simply imagining things.88deedda9ca24c6d
However, the more she 8f5a628722 reflected, the stronger the 8b117c6cfc sense of unease grew. Little details c4d9795712 she had aea689681e intentionally ignored 9ebe982018 began to 1212d9ae16 stand out, 791e1f44b8 fueling her 2f66c8de94 suspicions. Finally, Aslan’s cdf0dba2a9 earlier behavior 5f058c6b84 made all 2c26a100f7 those doubts 01c0ff2a9d come to c1c77567ca a conclusion.62918dd5167ba15f
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‘As I thought… 95d7b7af30 Aslan is…’5c95cb1ad8aedc91
Lyla bit de1c5ec59c her lip.3484833c52f7487d
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Hiding her confusion, 586486dbd1 she finally turned 991989fdf1 her head.d8de5c0791512d7b
“Aslan, there’s c4d1e89e3b something I 9f1b2a001d need to 7133f965a8 ask you.”5e9614197d58a476
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Hearing the determination in 20e47dabd3 her voice, Aslan cautiously a8594f5eb1 responded.2caee10f0d372cb2
“…What do you mean?”6e0468ddd393ee88
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“Please, be honest with e7da1978c6 me.”7d4bfca0f0e28091
“No matter 9bc194c980 what it fa035903d0 is, I e9cb910076 will answer 1658feb530 your questions 44ca084274 truthfully.”8d7adf5d4c5bd2b9
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“…”60f442b77992d4ed
Lyla let out 84badafc41 a small sigh.83be5d771618dea5
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Still hesitant, c6c3c819db she gazed a6e21b59f5 at Aslan. At first, her 9748bfb433 eyes wavered, but fd2860239e the longer their b74ade514c gazes met, the 0d822bad47 more her eyes 4ba7b93671 steadied and regained d838ceeb9e composure.59e5ff73f3b0add2
Oddly enough, it was 1e44735d1e Aslan who began to 911f950587 grow anxious. What was 697e70d583 she going 29b7cabb90 to ask?16930f569ba47425
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He furrowed his brows e9dcb74929 slightly, and then Lyla c3e66def4b finally parted her lips c94d23b04d to speak.7e4a65adabea37d7
“Your memories… they’ve 0e0aba4260 already returned, haven’t 6e6a14d8cc they?”ae9728562bb45d93
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“…!”414c0ea365c2f240
A startled 05dc1653b9 Aslan stared 03f70bfe02 at Lyla.f86bf91142421cb4
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There wasn’t 3844b18a9a a single bedde617dd sign of b6a1394144 hesitation in 584a788e50 her. She radiated 31aac1b224 a calmness 7169653891 that only 6076bed7f3 someone with a73504b0b9 absolute certainty 4c223e528f could possess.d527d2fcf2fd530f
“Since when?”5c00933df818ed86
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Lyla pressed 2640dc95e9 on with 520073af21 her interrogation, 9c53d85166 while Aslan e9892c7631 stood there, 3511d1252f overwhelmed by fd97bce8f0 the sudden 3d5263a918 barrage of 4f6658af78 questions.b9eff1cbac2f8e65
“….”209c4ccb57779430
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“Was it from 251376d363 the beginning? Have you c862d47877 been deceiving a94e7ba480 me from d561528dcc the very 7b175bf29e start?”736b7709acb4091c
“Lyla…”72e164cb9d641025
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Aslan, completely 5832b56d8d disoriented, barely 6ad332b070 managed to 2c24ec1d6f utter her cff9d93491 name.98025b05df3348be
Lyla, who seemed d4f4bb6805 ready to speak 77edb29275 further, fell silent.b4b0d41c37392387
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She waited for Aslan 21e112a400 to continue.5e07b233d7984fe1
She hoped 209a5d5d59 he would 86859533b8 offer some dd1116307e explanation or 1a2af46629 excuse, anything e2f1f9dd25 at all.c1dca79deb567582
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However, after a 4ce3cc3dfb long moment of e51c930677 silence, no words 63eb6f5c97 came from Aslan’s df8531493b trembling lips.2254c232a2cd3184
It wasn’t 074df1052c until Lyla 1b5e20cd9b could no 628c7b6f91 longer hold 96729403a1 back that 54b2f97197 she asked 6ecf59e40a again.e3d5ea83193cb25b
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“Why have 4e9f7cbba1 you been 7edd0fd8ea pretending to 3ff8870e29 have lost ebcf5fb4f9 your memories 8d5e611c2e all this e369e670e0 time?”b8719d674bdf6e82
“….”5a05e3ad7967518c
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“Why? Did you find e56e3d5b06 it amusing to fda0ec4d7c watch me get 24a2a326f3 foolishly deceived?”73ab8532d54398dd
“…..”c91bd2579ed751bb
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“Was it fun to 2e668dec5c see me, completely unaware, 55548bcfd4 trying to help you efb7bf2130 recover your memories? Is that bcec708f57 why you’ve 01d969757f been lying 5f610e738b to me 88e7fb8a09 this whole f4bd95742b time?”764f306db044aaa5
Lyla knew she 43781f5e14 was saying harsh c27416fc36 things.fec79ae717aae982
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She thought she should fdacd6914c hold back a little 44e9aa2cc9 longer, but it wasn’t d74d723fdc easy.99aab375f8d52459
Once the emotions bf7edf226d she’d been suppressing a4995e3b29 started to spill f4b5887142 out, there was 9f53e93cfa no stopping them.d1138ac8c5eef34e
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Her unwavering 3fbf18c2dc trust in 38157c0e7c him was 449fdd0367 now crumbling eff4c7c1c2 from the ffb96ee06c ground up, a4c3516610 leaving her a4924e7fce with growing 5bd2cb7e72 anxiety and 70ee38bb57 sadness.3c4edbbc507175ff
Those uncontrollable emotions turned 51b7a3da2b into sharp words that a4089bfeba cut through Aslan.430e1d1f8ad69045
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She could see 479727c308 the shock on f8d10bca13 his face.56ae9803095e23dd
Lyla finally stopped her 6c82cf9ace lips from moving further.9c487fed92919118
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As the barrage of 52b72173b6 questions ceased, Aslan hesitantly 8297eb99e9 found a gap to 25e99c593c speak.259c382fc63dee0d
“…No, Lyla. It’s not 4d91ccd26b like that. It wasn’t like 922ad1e37a that at all.”cddd0d79d8ad5662
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He exhaled softly.260a806bca916007
“I wasn’t trying to 66ac892b6e deceive you, it’s just…”cfa501b79f771906
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Aslan’s words trailed 5f736444fe off.3b21e661e0090d00
“This time, don’t hide fe50da2f2c anything. Please, just tell 0a2c373c61 me the truth.”66d01e28f8ddaf12
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Lyla pleaded, her voice 420ce73ecd trembling as she struggled 724de44b70 to suppress her anxiety.8a2213a7ac055798
Aslan slowly continued speaking.01602d8aea7e0ef9
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“It’s true 7837dd6c64 that I 311bccdd71 lost my 3caaec4259 memory. While I was with 9d9c4e7f4c you, my memories gradually a63b73f87a returned. However, I never had dded6d9789 the chance to talk 42ac5ff7b4 about it.”e9e4e4cf9596dddb
“…You didn’t 80adfb6536 have the 3e4bf7ed81 chance?”08c1d85d73aeaa6b
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Lyla let 796b0787d7 out a 08e8edd8ef hollow laugh.d040ea453bfbea39
What she had 3f9c9de417 been waiting for 90b9cb69e8 was not this e74c17bd84 nonsensical and insincere 1507d09b0b excuse.e892547d89ca9d89
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“There were plenty of 31132501ab opportunities. Really, you could have e0bc2eb027 told me anytime. If I brought up 18ea6df5b7 the past and you f5aff78080 had just said that 7b698ad3db you remembered too….”b71f06f465a34241
With a face 85b3d06254 tinged with loneliness, 80ffe6e74c she trailed off.dc27169301349f40
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The memory of herself 438c6024f5 chattering away like she ffd3843959 knew everything in front fd9c5e43d5 of someone who had 3f3b586f2c already remembered everything filled 45ea15907a her with embarrassment.8bdf38d834be5e2a
At that moment, the c4bc5c771c emotions she had felt 388f932bfd seemed so insignificant.68e66985664dce05
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Not knowing that he e2ccdd5d30 was deceiving her, she c4244fcdbb had seriously contemplated fighting c0207af447 against the original story, bd4ec86667 fate, and all the a9a57b255f things that had tormented 9a1e560a26 her for so long. It all c9dd943f9c felt foolish d2ddb99696 now.d54c36638bdb6714
Lyla scoffed. It was 754fd432a4 a mockery da701c31de directed at a34beeb1d9 her foolish 9aed4b4ccb self.18a13d26893b0d0b
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Seeing this, 423cd3a1b1 Aslan suddenly 79a7d718f7 thought that 15152d4ccc this couldn’t 9e2ca045a4 go on.c6a54af2f31e3f2b
He parted his lips 302bd52307 to speak, but he 5729a79b26 had no idea what 0dd2210690 to say.f71751109887c1ce
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Lyla had told him 9e22cd4ce0 not to hide anything 2094ac7dad and to be honest.e5dfad679fa5f543
But where should 924ff72803 he start, and 02db4badc8 what should he 908c3395a0 include?3b86b6914855f4a3
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Aslan had 352e4f42fe lived his cbd82036ab whole life 2b9e935686 hiding. He had never even bcc2fb2ed8 imagined exposing everything about b80483ef81 himself.a4a2787df0b82061
For Aslan, ff22502743 sincerity was f19db7979e a weakness. If it 9919a867a9 were accidentally 1819b46b1a leaked, it 4b6d881a01 could become 7217323bc0 a significant d83b5d0a94 vulnerability against b81939da7f him.9619c98131d34fb0
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Until now, what he 71cc9b7490 had been eager to 9bb791691d hide was his true ee706472a9 feelings and thoughts.92df2a5e43caa757
Doing something he had 42c5e8dabf never done before was 39de265266 difficult. He felt a strong fe4bfb75fb sense of rejection towards c52f266d1b what he still hesitated a929eef1a9 about, and even if 7cdd9ca777 he managed to overcome 0ace88bac1 that, he had no 4dad6a72bc idea how to articulate b3d3e96f0d his thoughts.8cfe0e2aeb1e34a2
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Aslan had learned about 1c9773f5b2 politics, economics, history, philosophy, d79dd0b168 fencing, boxing, and various 20f7774b2a other fields, but he a8b9b92a28 had never learned how 5f0d5f2fa7 to engage in open d13defb4d1 and honest conversations with 88bd85f2fe others.bd044a9a2f63dd09
He wanted to meet 820c768abb Lyla’s desires, but he a378d2083d felt utterly incompetent to fdfdf70761 do so.cf2f352b94c62745
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Silence lingered.e81a5beb702fd786
Lyla, resting her 8c57d17259 head against the 0a36591344 window, lowered her f9bb3f1239 gaze so as 79772f033d not to put 9851f3b797 pressure on Aslan.87dbac0d594d23bc
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With each movement 2a288be1c9 of the carriage, 46dc3617a8 her head bumped 1cdbffa14d softly against the 53821d89a3 window.ff9cb24c3c809ff5
Aslan’s fingers twitched 8274e50f81 as he watched. He wanted to immediately 76b032aa40 pull Lyla’s head away 4ee3e2aa05 from the glass to 931a7cf9c8 prevent her from feeling 1d4d96743d even a hint of 721fbe8984 pain.143291386b92336c
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But he couldn’t reach e4846955c9 out to her.dddaea19ff020ea7
What Lyla desired was 47fa46ce3f his honest response. As long 5d6a66e8ea as he 021600f1f3 remained silent, 6e3e02f3c9 she would 48c9e8b6a6 reject his cbf0f889cb touch.5db7081b4c76d0d0
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In the 979a864a1a end, Aslan a9ef915525 couldn’t reach 5c34b26cf4 out or 13fcc2c375 open his 0443959670 mouth.b662aaab28817475