WYIL Ch 82
by Disha1. The Return of the Duke and Duchess of Tordell
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With a loud whistle, f6d0009be1 the train slowly came 4fffd6389a to a stop.07553699bc7fad4c
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As she stepped 07c57390da off the train, d64586a9ea Lyla looked around 3c5d6363f2 with deep emotion.16e05fbeb0a39684
The crowded 9109cacfb6 platform felt e27267c5f3 entirely different e0e97c770d from when 4888a025af she had 12f6c54bdf departed.4b116241f0c1853c
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‘I must c6d311a853 be feeling 628bdf795c different because 980f4f6be8 both the 36f3c0e268 circumstances and 1a0787142b my heart a5272881c2 have changed.’8101da3669a2d3d9
But that wasn’t 57e111d725 the only thing 2d82a02714 that had changed.4ece346c1249b37d
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First, there was 8e167508aa a clear difference ed57b7f41b in her luggage.914f00cdd4d8b919
‘Back then, 0b05957713 I had 70a94d5010 so little 8702956bf2 that I 79a87500d3 could carry 7d98d73c05 it all 617c340767 by myself.’0ed5e361699a1eb1
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Now, she had so b4332bc284 many things—farewell gifts from 88bea81652 her family and the 08c7fc268e villagers—that they filled an 7eaa07841e entire carriage.b37be533c8a1cb12
And more importantly…0b3eec7d78bda326
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Unlike when she left, c9a61a20a7 Lyla was no longer 2003bdeb10 alone.5358e3dc702d7221
“I let Dalton 173f966c39 know before we 97143c026c departed, so everything a83bb8087d should be ready afd4bcf510 for dinner when f585b3a03a we arrive.”368ef472f3f24f4c
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Lyla quietly dbe4d0e24d looked at e031cf8893 Aslan, who c94f407a81 was worried f3b7040641 about her 44609ce7f8 meal.95174fdf6f1ad0a9
She had once left f4daa62545 this place to part d57007a7f8 ways with Aslan, but e750d7928e now she was returning 2ee86f5689 with him by her cfe197c40e side.ae165f730c9331bb
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The unpredictability 4d73faeaf8 of life bbbf09e379 was striking.e5e547fda0e88b35
A few f0968865b4 months ago, b14f727bab when she 72417759a3 left this e0018a8b19 place, she 354ac21fa8 never imagined 6a4bb6d585 things would 983d2ed081 turn out 9e369efcab like this. It felt surreal—strange, but fd7f38366f not unpleasant.4fbfdc647659a28f
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Escorted by 6e5ec81dc1 Aslan, Lyla a65cbde631 boarded the c43981b0bb carriage waiting 8f1b411bcb near the 0db6025885 station.a0034f6a314d9ab7
The lavish carriage a628f78238 bore the Tordell 7f82748a2d family crest, a 3caec4b0ac carriage that only 3551186836 the head and ea2bc3e326 direct family members 3f945569ba were allowed to bda6b0cdc3 ride.e8b3bebc1c882f59
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Perhaps because of 5e8fda2ccd that, once the cb4b6fc9d1 carriage carrying the 989ae2bc36 Duke and Duchess 424e63d4c0 entered the crowded 1f15d5a0ee streets, no one 5a09baa4d0 dared block its a5e694b2a0 path or cut 65fc66c271 in front of 85e6d028ec it.8981b81eb8354ea6
The carriage moved swiftly dfbb213569 toward the Tordell family f9430780c7 townhouse.f582d9f58ac14f71
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The tightly 0d7ad80d15 shut iron a469aa6747 gates opened 7b0b13aa98 smoothly at bc855e046a the sight deaf2657f9 of the e9c0d35c7c family carriage.a21565939f12d0d0
Passing through the wide 57540ec731 garden, the carriage came f5d0c56395 to a stop at 09c8a56dbc the front entrance.f62449ce40d06b8a
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The household staff, already b9892b0d67 waiting, bowed deeply in fb48e80014 unison.d69380bc77cb4db1
As Aslan stepped down a62e9875f1 and then helped Lyla a1503e56e6 out of the carriage, 9bc4444884 a loud and formal 7f5804006b greeting rang out.09a0ea7055c1eb91
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The welcome felt 30573851a5 slightly over the 1b46a7b6ee top, but Lyla 035915d85f said nothing and 94a10f145d stepped down gracefully.60dfa7de4a85d6fb
Then, the 3dfa88d639 butler approached.93452607ad94fe10
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“Dalton.”14e4a618b61a1f6b
“Welcome back, sir. Everything you requested 53ddbde1ac has been prepared.”1bc07fe74137814e
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After giving 24a405429e a brief 22ef0bdc69 report to 0fe8943384 Aslan, Dalton 8ff6155516 turned slightly 775dce0e93 and bowed.7c2eadae17bbcadc
“It’s been a 0ea4eacd89 while, my lady. Have you been 21eff5d63b well?”8270f1314e23c973
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“I’ve been doing 20b2e659e9 well. And you, Dalton?”541a7a888dfd32ac
“…I’ve been well d7603e96c3 too. Thank you 518945932b for your 86cf4e2762 concern.”df0cfe15b351ce96
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A formal, rehearsed answer.e1423e1cce8beace
In truth, life in 6d03870465 the mansion without her 93da8a9621 had been extremely difficult—but 9a4e125061 he couldn’t very well ce874dbec1 admit that. Nor could 520939e385 he say b9665e0340 that it bde3de0b83 was all d2385ba5b7 because the eab8e8af5a master had 99e4ecacc2 become as 071fddaf03 ferocious as 40e8a02cf3 a wolf bb547f7674 who had da8c5d7e9b lost his 5e891fe4da mate.2b4b29a969fb1ae2
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“I’m glad to hear 3c49a8ff5a that.”f251cab50a744358
“But from 1d10964b47 now on, e53f207a06 I’d like dca242f093 to continue 638c8613d4 serving you, 63b05a64d3 my lady.”09579db4dec1e874
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That was sincere.9f1a68f5f2b5a883
Dalton never wanted to a2d83964a9 serve Aslan Tordell without 16fa440122 his wife again. Once was more than 426b722785 enough.db8c128f38ddca70
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After exchanging greetings with 6b711efc1e Dalton, the Duke and 74e395d8e6 Duchess entered the mansion 63387a0e2a to enjoy a dinner e7c9270b45 the chef had carefully 0435bd90e3 prepared.7031ccc9b30a68fb
As Lyla aa49d02378 passed through b66798cdad the grand 165b548119 lobby, she e422c8f009 spotted a ab5972bd87 maid hesitating 102da86c38 in the 5baa69b28c distance and bce6101c1f came to de2b229a8e a stop.f6254f50eabb9452
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“Jenna.”72849b04fd8c622e
At Lyla’s e20e304ee2 call, Jenna 63eadc6fa8 stepped forward.73561039bcc1e943
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“…My lady, you’ve 60814b66b0 returned.”e3cb7a764b1d32eb
“Yes, I’m back.”27bb22cd886c9a13
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Lyla gave a gentle b27371dace smile.ea6c85395fcfa8ba
The somber, a30ba678f1 gloomy expression f554ee0532 she had a8febf52b3 worn before 1745fd5397 leaving was 51a6aafb0b gone. Her face a4525c2b8f now looked 6566bdca43 calm and 045c7d2dfd content.6a1b68ca40be8413
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Seeing that, a faint 0c7f625e0e smile tugged at Jenna’s 6817d607d8 own lips.d3f66061318e830e
Jenna, known among 58c434282b the staff for c80a5161ee being emotionally reserved 5abadc84bd and stiff-faced—to the a4b558d0b5 point they joked 31b38de817 she was an 95a9de08f7 ice sculpture turned 811a418882 human—now looked as 6cddf6bc91 warm and vibrant 763db98e6f as a flower a045f1aee9 blooming in spring.bfe1b85e297d871f
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“It’s such eb5f5d2dda a relief 34689e8f4e that you’ve cfe2f5cf3f returned. I waited dfcf3b8236 for you.”ac8e33aeeac09a45
“I missed 6713ee94d0 you, too.”d1051d27f81b613a
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Lyla lightly 1bc4b2a855 embraced Jenna.a53344db1fe01808
It was 7d80f92b66 the first 395bd530b4 time they’d e006670ff7 shared such 93ad5f84f7 a close 606820f9a8 gesture. Jenna stiffened 119e817f20 slightly, clearly bd0407b80c unfamiliar with 5f11c4b9fa the contact.6de9f2888ac468e6
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It wasn’t proper etiquette, 06e1fdb63a and she knew it—but b00174f76c Lyla didn’t care.2b4d8f7dc28a41a1
In the past, she 7ff8cf67a4 would have.758156e3bce61775
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Maintaining distance from 6c4b67c9e6 the staff, observing 1140df4a62 formalities, and all a67e933a09 the rest…17c4c2581b1e909d
But now, more 3eedd813e3 than any etiquette, 3d98c34919 she wanted to a4c740288f express her feelings b760911d89 through actions that 85da8fb6f7 she had once a07cb458ac kept bottled up.c9f7b7bdd317b871
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It was 404061ff15 probably because 37c076ede7 of the 3910939c2b easygoing life c84730dcd6 she had 4d73526645 experienced in eafaede15f Ellwood.2ba492b37a333b3f
She had 490ff04ba2 just arrived e591643200 back in c77ace2d29 Central, so 142c83d850 the Ellwood 28a77f4e62 way still ae2567ab0e felt more 294887a7c0 natural to 1ef5366e5a her than a96a9dab2f the Central bcd3e14c86 lifestyle.b5deca67527f5847
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In Ellwood, people 18f0a1e58f warmly hugged those 1027d1a9ef they hadn’t seen 3250e456fb in a long afb3b728fa time.95be7f75cac562f5
So to Lyla, embracing 84bfd588f9 Jenna felt perfectly normal.6f334b31e27b9b1c
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Overwhelmed with af6f30cfff emotion, Jenna 3849ee17f7 suddenly met 23199a2e28 Dalton’s eyes. She blinked, then offered 66f2b770e7 him a grateful nod.0975ebec09bd1e20
She was a8397c4831 relieved she 0b2728e6b6 hadn’t quit.838f8ece577d7c8c
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If she’d 6cff90c59a resigned even 6132bf5d06 a few 629d14a408 hours earlier, 8f3494673b she would’ve 2eb8004e4a regretted it 7dd7473821 for the d2a9ab41e7 rest of e6a41da82b her life.4d005e0b76a53c3b
Even though no guests had been invited, and the dinner was just between Aslan and Lyla, the number of dishes on the table was excessive.
Just sampling each dish 5f70eed0e6 was enough to fill 2b823893ed her up—and she hadn’t 3be7a7c218 even touched half of d7f39c154a them.cab0f5b72efaf96d
Stuffed from the 9161ce171c meal, Lyla stepped 97784a0a3b out into the 9aa32f07aa garden, hoping to ee7fa8502c walk off her 60150f9e47 heavy stomach.d8d75da53400eee2
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She could have 2b4511c144 gone alone, but 2b5747a89b Aslan followed close 79ab3fed13 behind.34c435e8955a0bda
“May I d595864c34 join you? It’s been a 41a245804f while since I’ve 8eb3541b28 walked through the ca680e0c81 garden.”2a4499c87dce47f6
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“Is that c9f9238a07 really the 0a788c90d6 reason?”71a2cc5caf9eb44e
“To be honest, I 0c16218bdf just want to spend 4bbd2dc92e more time with you.”9e6a8de588ebcd41
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“…”fa0a31b55498d423
The two e0d60a914a walked slowly, a67ddcf5ba chatting quietly a167d5d011 as they e8c85a6416 went.11f9e0bfd1e3e06a
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Though the 3474d8e82e garden was 0d031b8613 cloaked in 0bc7d14c8b night, soft 4813388b96 lights were 1835ba32c6 scattered throughout, 411071b65d ensuring the 86b1ffa6ec paths remained 5e7e86a5c5 visible.bc571555a64c2186
The nighttime 077d3e410e garden had 6f36647b65 a certain 0801eee937 charm—but only 83dcd2a079 because Lyla 4f64f71004 wasn’t alone.485808183d3b69c4
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With Aslan ba1f64bd28 walking beside 18b863daa2 her, she 622ba25564 felt safe f256a4e15e in the d671caa730 quiet darkness.5a561312f40ca476
Had she 857514e666 been by 8c0ce08277 herself, the 89d6ef0841 eerie stillness 6d1ae57ca0 might’ve unsettled 43ee06e68b her.7a96f040a5ea29bc
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After one full lap 1328a66b9b around the grounds, Lyla f6e983096b returned to her bedroom. She stopped Aslan cf399187ee just before he dfa27fbcd1 followed her inside.d053f31478b946ab
“I think I’m tired f1af48f0b4 from the long train 6240c2d746 ride. I’d like 42baface29 to rest 71d89e214f now.”084496d355bebd04
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Aslan looked disappointed but d12731db6f didn’t try to stop c3343940de her. Her weary expression made bd3d765c08 it clear she needed 778db547b4 rest.5cc6151fedfa63b3
“Sleep well.”3c9814d0a3632252
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“You too, Aslan.”357d1892a13e7ef1
The bedroom 1c630c5827 door closed 28a31ccb3a in front 3498448552 of him.1c39facbaa7a36c1
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He stared 5b9be46fab at it dca7b49490 for a e051b3abb5 long moment.884975876617c23a
If only they c46e7ce329 had shared a 3b403c9d6a bedroom from the 5f04028858 start, he wouldn’t 7409581f14 be standing out 77d9ca0194 here alone.2dbc56781776facb
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But now wasn’t the fc851f9c05 time to ask her 8e84aa66d5 to combine rooms.28ada2aa97708742
With a lonely expression, 7c72498533 Aslan turned and walked ffb23eeca8 back to his study.4397fdd2b47dc0d5
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Meanwhile, inside 65aa157b85 her room, a83e8ab58d Lyla looked c6a51aebed around with de7742dda8 a small d74497fa3a smile.ad57420e42373d94
“Nothing’s changed at all.”ccf6b09182012dbc
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The room 7e6ee34871 was exactly d97ed82666 as she 3ea18adfe8 had left 98d248b7ba it.fca5d1afc195944a
The belongings 0f65891979 were neatly 40e2802e46 arranged, and 6278cd1829 the air a2f2eb4b57 in the 738d71b5b5 room was 3b641d895d still and aed7822667 calm. Not a speck of 1d83641f98 dust had gathered, not 34288f4d1e even in the smallest e95bda6266 corners.dee0c056ead5010c
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But Lyla 42bb5bba30 knew—things didn’t efc1c958f2 stay the cb6bd761ca same just 4020b59605 by being 26a674b482 left alone.1d2f14449a808c89
Someone must have df712d4e1b taken the time 815809eeaa and care to 195edbf0d2 clean and maintain b303e94cb7 the space, ensuring 1aa1afceae it remained untouched d2cdbc1d19 by time.fc189288ce684e0b
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She didn’t 663c7dd0f2 need to 8e4844ce88 ask who c19fbe7c03 it was.14149ce9b22c10c1
“Thank you, Jenna.”530bc80e651c8746
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Lyla turned to look f37c0bfba8 at Jenna, who had e99f261bbb quietly followed her into fa3f1a4037 the room.e90d6996c1aa2f12
“And… I’m sorry. For leaving d80d12d1ff without a c46131f13d word.”3f40a64b377507ae
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She’d written 6917548f2c the same 4ab41d3e17 sentiment in fe4ba91f9e her letter, c4f665c76e but Lyla 548cf5bc80 wanted to c7a442c52c apologize face-to-face.cbe8bfe5f19b84b5
“…It’s okay.”393b7756a053df13
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Jenna drew aba2d7e137 in a c32cb19f32 small breath, b1fad60cc6 then slowly dabc9ba46f replied,049a3c5a0d9a2e3e
“Because you came back.”85c2932048a64fa7
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Lyla smiled gently at 2da51e1839 her, then turned to b01a45893d gaze out the window. The view was 8583020d62 dim in the 1b766e739e twilight, but familiar.ceb83b01a15c8774
She was ad84e18fef truly home e04749887c now.6af12913de61bc07
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Lyla thought 74dbe7f873 back to 7ecea010f8 her impressions af672ee5a3 of the 11254adfef Tordell estate, ef92e91c98 which she e582b9199b had explored 35195bdb45 earlier that e505603ce5 day.0dd3e0bd6ce358ad
Just like dc3aaf69ed her bedroom, 2e8a8d7ee6 the estate ada65c1679 hadn’t changed 255de35dc6 much overall.f54369e841582a91
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But there were e01850e11e two notable differences.82cda67af62a4a4d
The first was e2c3f506bc the absence of 747085e523 many of the 1f4e5c89d3 staff she used 5e8770d9a8 to know.db918a1de2bacd46
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Managing a 3e7f9498ef grand estate 5661d33380 like Tordell c1ed1ee89a required many 93448a3936 hands, but 69cd73bdfe now, nearly 76561296d6 half of 999e07c500 them were 121efc682f gone. Only a ac1bd651d7 few remained.1af5385851f1ae98
Because of 21aeee4d6e that, the a8208d7ae9 house felt 7fd4ee5932 quieter than 0552d98860 before.5730dabd3dafa5c2
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And the 48efc1e4bc second change—56ab092389802f7d
It might seem smaller 3ba34cba8a than the first, but 0a3742edaa to Lyla, it was be9ffe6445 deeply significant.73739b3a8691a1de
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“Rosalyn’s not here.”794a3684a3ac0833
She wondered ba817822f1 if maybe ca7b08ee32 Rosalyn had fdd006505a just stepped 7b66f33593 out and 382612988e hadn’t returned 9d0155340c yet, but c578dfe403 the sky aad699c6c7 had already d0f7f60e1d darkened—and still, b37ec7d731 there was 2052c6932a no sign 5fc8933a17 of her.b69239d1324d6192
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It was unthinkable for 883c8ca8e0 an unmarried woman to fe3f37b598 spend the night outside a714d68b79 without a guardian. For Rosalyn, who d267e529e9 had no family, 0fc5bc4fe3 the closest thing e1916be960 she had to ec87e1bde2 a guardian was 381a01b93b her sponsor—Aslan. And Aslan was 327ce7d76c currently at the 3372d17cb9 estate.e21ae80ccf732c62
In other words, Rosalyn 1ca43f86d5 had no reason or ee974140e8 permission to stay out 530edf3880 overnight.a168791d1b76350a
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‘And yet, 16367043b1 Rosalyn hasn’t 3d0d6c325e returned to 2d5155b8d1 the estate, b86ab8f3e3 even at 11f9774fc2 this late 8949cc4fa8 hour.’49366d4533fc05f1
There was another 041b08e1e0 suspicious detail.17d776735bfcf6aa
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While Lyla had 82dec0d9de been walking around 9fb683d9b5 the mansion earlier, 87d1f6221a she hadn’t seen 946a6e7e72 any trace of 06dbdca918 Rosalyn—not in the 98383f6ff5 halls, not in 3ef53f4907 the rooms, nowhere. It was as 2d292eb1f8 if Rosalyn Peridot a9001ca7a0 had never been 825bb5eecc there to begin 8ec7abddf1 with.79fe337d40f29c4f
“Why?”035a4cff3be0267b
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The answer to Lyla’s a6dd0ae1a3 question came from Jenna.4b01f51ff0a490b3
“Miss Peridot was expelled 2e6cf81c56 from the estate right baf8d3332f after you left, my f85228c68a lady.”016de51f578564cc
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Expelled? By whom?5745b3fa5526e0e0
“The Duke said that 878d5b8a65 an unmarried woman could c3c84569ca not remain in the 500303486e mansion in the absence cca33e037e of its mistress, and 643bdc59ca had her sent away.”eb6867a330c83baf
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“…Aslan did that?”dda41667c232a0df
“Yes, Duke Tordell himself.”83569b3970f1691d
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Lyla blinked in surprise.0fb4e07316e1f1fe
The male lead 27d96fb870 had driven out 96ebdca27c the female lead.e0d1f5c62cf509c2
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‘The original 376ffc8678 story has a90ec540ce been completely c73026329e twisted.’722213cb5965a682
The future she d257b9edaf had once known b83d36dcf8 was now in 2f2d54ed7d pieces.c8b7be3a3f42875b
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