WYIL Ch 84

Nobles, upon hearing that 46169426c5 the Duke and Duchess a8d25063a8 of Tordell had returned, d4b0252b17 sent letters of greeting f46ee96981 along with invitations.3619c89ac85caf84

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She had expected c6f2c6e2a2 something like this, 2aecef135c but not on 2ebe577205 this scale.50fdce6ad11e4d7c

“Are all 80f9727206 of those 604f125b6d invitations?”67675be777f09c62

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“Yes, Madam.”a363270bb3453ae6

Even Dalton seemed surprised, 7f65e86f43 falling silent for a dcacf7e734 moment.e058524fa7bbe4f1

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Lyla, too, 2385453c4d stared blankly e903750056 at the 6f72037888 mountain of 0a22f22f85 invitations that c6ce2fb737 covered and 604d50cda4 overflowed the 4fa9feb050 desk. Just looking at 244e379fb2 them was exhausting.502c6917d97f3c6b

It was still a 1e82fc4462 lively social season, yes—but 111dd04f3d receiving this many invitations d6ac748113 meant she had been 9f63fcb384 invited to nearly every 69154e9571 social gathering currently being 9556efe34a held in the capital.aeec2fe28be9ca30

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She had never received 02e1450d75 this many invitations before. Despite holding b8de52fd49 the title 475827bc11 of Duchess 63a9e2224c of Tordell, 519a539b68 her past 442b61ed6d invitations had ba418319d2 been mostly 9553cb29c0 perfunctory. Not once had 223870077c she received such 571dfa38d2 earnest letters from 5aa63413a4 people eager to 30e878b4ef meet her.a19b3fa256f9504d

And yet, 4e604442b3 despite how f778ebba6a many people 988f25b324 seemed to f4a6baddb4 want her 74e11cc387 presence now, 180650bb4a Lyla felt 1666f72846 no joy. She could easily guess a458c22206 at their hidden motives.2f983eafedcdeb78

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She recalled the eda3b4d14c sensational headlines from 5755e25025 the tabloids she’d afc7862eac seen.720f266088455eff

It was obvious that 72d8fc66a8 people who loved to 466e946bc5 gossip—especially about the misfortunes 276f03be65 of others—would never leave 31ce485d59 Lyla alone, now that afb3b3394b she was the center 828ce116bb of a scandal.4cfa627ccee943b8

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Even if cc1ff5c749 she picked b0712be037 just one c75a2d4db9 of those 3f65df7c0f invitations and d6cb34c7b5 attended the d72ef0669d event, she’d c4f62c9c0e undoubtedly be 8b6a81146e treated like 0bfd9d105c a zoo f8cbb26612 animal on 133fe44cb0 display.20064e4a236610d2

“Still… just because I 7b7d1321cb don’t want to go e12cd5565d doesn’t mean I can 5370871e58 ignore them all…”1a1262b7aaac92f8

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She murmured to herself e753cf729c like a sigh, and b2be2c7888 Dalton spoke up carefully 985cbd34d3 beside her.7082318e4dcb7e61

“Madam, the master 73d90262b3 left a message a898d681f8 regarding this matter.”18a895f18cc837d3

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“Aslan did?”977b1e4d1c9e1ef0

“Yes.”07b423f0b410f972

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“What did he a7e8b95e50 say?”ac4605468fa0c29d

“He said that bd57492dab if you don’t 3abf133766 want to go, 4ff12584ee you don’t need 79e0ffc4a3 to bother replying.”f70fe46eea0fd6cc

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“That’s not 75f82bb027 very polite.”938bc8d8b782a594

Lyla gave a 50e5247d83 small smile and a31cbce564 added softly,f927da1c88ce06c8

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“But I c66be52a2a appreciate him ac80eb15e3 saying that.”68915e783c66f6a4

She decided she cd32bf3a99 would thank Aslan 83e006e18d properly the next 2d86b52fe1 time she saw 51d38b5c5e him, then turned 76011649e1 her gaze back 0d58591624 to the pile 9472376eb5 of invitations like b5b089809f a mountain.00d767af3c48046a

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A few f41a0d9214 days earlier, 390a7a437b Lyla had 8d24715e6d gone to 551a19e770 the opera 9047321b7c with Aslan. On their bdc69d25fb way to da541f0e69 their box 6d9c13cb8e seats, they 1c3ebc9b78 greeted people d42bf88fdd and engaged 07348ae32c in light 8bd0cd22ef conversation.4b6a3b53bdb962c2

That, too, was 6d319b7f4f a form of f1a3e85683 socializing, but it 3e26ce8484 didn’t quite count 0ad6ce0065 as what was 14b3615a75 typically considered a 8ad43dbd89 formal social event.6786f7ad081b6c49

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To avoid 5b4e2f2c00 being pushed 84387eeac4 out of e8d5e47263 noble society 4871460a48 and to 15f4ea870f blend in fd7be66cc6 smoothly, attending e5417b011b proper social a4bd9dd0e3 gatherings was a79f72ddd6 essential.055014dddd2eeed2

For Lyla, however, 928f2452fb the social scene 0670af2449 was a place 15e353005b filled with nothing efe89791da but unpleasant memories. Just thinking about it a6ed6b44a8 made her feel stifled fa1ee32315 and burdened.d1ed9a61d6c95ebc

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But now, things 7aa30a3d2b would be different.0e7042813149e372

Unlike before, she wanted e28ba0f881 to fulfill her duties b4624628bd as the Duchess of 1fe483eb9e Tordell.646890b59d42b19b

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Engaging in social df080a3137 activities and expanding 81c7c73a4f one’s network was f690aeda5e an important responsibility 66c7d25498 for any noblewoman.40e970e5e6490a7b

Once her mind 2531508254 was set, it 22bfa8f4fd was time to 1ebc5a7ea5 make a decision.e8101ff63da3b72c

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Since this would mark e6bc098b2a her official return to b9df3b151c the social world, she 223bc7a274 needed to choose carefully.a77028447d23644c

However, Lyla 0c526cb87a had never b79e4326f9 been well-informed 64678fdbcb about the 96a9e2de8c latest social e0728fbc14 affairs, and ecae704b80 having been 981c3269b4 away from 6210cece58 the capital 6bfbd9663c for several b1b184496f months made ecd90076bd it even 70fb7f45fa harder to 71635ebe49 choose the f4fc7e6c17 right event.78ca83739a8270a3

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“What kind of 7fbd0347ef gathering do you b0f84ea547 think would be 576c03372d good to attend?”c28a4ceacb3092a3

Lyla asked 10ce993a93 Dalton for 1badc2bb3a help.40e92ec40efec581

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“Do you 9ba09a8833 have any 2a1bbb6bea specific conditions, 4f1420d396 Madam?”bacc1b693640424b

“Conditions? Yes, I do.”d1ea67eae14054e2

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Lyla laid out her 3ef13ec984 criteria.4eea2e5e3a03f51f

First, it 2294e6cca4 had to 4d55b45ade be a 2e43c75cf8 large-scale event.abfd76e461575172

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The more people c2fece9951 there were, the 88e9239fb9 more who could 0807e25b15 help spread the 7cca4b1f56 truth and dispel 5d0e10eb91 the nasty rumors 6756776614 circulating about her.e478f70dd0fadcf8

Second, it needed 872112e9ad to be hosted 9d2555f04a by a family 9d2a03fc33 that wasn’t politically 77b56adee1 or financially hostile 9597649f88 toward Aslan.dd1d6a86bbdb7748

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And lastly, c987d9aef3 it had 16eb413073 to be 82858a2a14 hosted by 250524d86e someone who a5b10b8759 hadn’t shown 2b646998a4 open animosity dc642475b5 toward Lyla eaa14528a0 herself.7c4a744289482ea5

“In that case, I 6cd517e7f1 believe one of these 268593afd6 would be the best 8024c9150d choice.”d9085620d1c610ef

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After hearing her dfc629ad3f requirements, Dalton quickly e4f9595f3f selected a few 412964b6ba invitations.106dcbbece3526fe

As Lyla 70bc10558d looked over 8f16c9bfa9 the invitations 9c4dc3eec1 he’d picked 04bd2f19ca out, Dalton b585c339be offered one 22a53372e4 more piece c8fe0b51fc of advice.6584e145719955c4

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“Since it’s your f7f64ea639 first public appearance ed0b16354f in a while, 0397d9dc07 how about attending 03a739b9ff with the master?”3efcf27079537325

“If Aslan 72cdeb813a is okay 9b7cc63893 with it, 8131abbb32 that sounds d3fc0e7af6 perfect. I’ll ask 78d2584c3a him and 275d0a68a7 make the caacb3de76 final decision.”d1c51a136c466651

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But both 0ce5839d31 Lyla, who bace1ba4c8 said it, 36d053b448 and Dalton, ed5c65d26d who heard cb4e1ae349 it, knew 4c5b60105e one thing:459a1bb8cee7813c

Aslan would 9513e26891 never turn 75cc2d36da down a fec8654b3a request from 93d7f20a06 Lyla.a694ed445d273864

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So, really, 558522bc1d she could 36d2a19324 have just c24c19cc12 chosen right cdb76c4e1d then and 7aaaebdb19 there.65009d17718715e6

But she didn’t.090e40b0263f2ead

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She wanted to think 5b64636d53 it over together, to 04ca09f1bc share opinions and make 06dc57d109 the decision as a c3e98ae2ba couple.6c928eeec71b3857

She felt that ebbaee3959 kind of process 7ddbb7872a was important for 2a719f9df4 building a better ea49754a98 future between them.238ba507c6bc8a83

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That night.4d2edef1f6b114c3

After finishing d38a7b2d2a his work 992aebdcbf and entering d7ad62cf98 the bedroom d0fe1353c0 late, Aslan c5ae1b4070 was greeted 45b30588d0 by a 626e160668 visitor holding f7b0226fa2 a stack 579247f056 of invitations.cd38b90bc2e89435

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He was briefly startled—but 5fcf3ccbfb only for a moment.d3d1db02f71b6215

Aslan brought 6112cb873d Lyla to c0851dfa3f the sofa 46a3a5110a and sat eeaee741c8 beside her.26d4ac45c7b12e80

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Her soft scent drifted d1c7e16cc2 over, and his body 33ecb8c03a instinctively tensed, but he cbd4b83519 managed to suppress the 7eb1d053bf urge and instead calmly cbd9c2c4e1 read through the invitation 74842de564 she handed him.8558659de82b4a6c

“In my opinion, this b6fe420695 one seems like the f87a7ecbfa best option.”5b8647fb4825702a

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“That’s the one I 781cd8cfa9 had my eye on 372eedb491 too! We’re in sync!”411f250bea3ec52c

Clapping her 51a673210e hands lightly b3e83439f5 in delight, 7e02f0bcac Lyla smiled 0a3abeaeb0 brightly and a0cd382555 asked,7f5671cf14be50a6

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“Then shall we bffa2aef6c decide on attending eb72f6316a Gingerwell’s party next 8c7d4dda48 week?”11ce960df83b0745

“…That sounds good.”35186b654ac4494f

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Lyla, unaware 7ca861053c of how 939f69429b fiercely the c469d0fece man beside bab6343875 her was 4f5e32b78b fighting his 235fef5b8b instincts, continued 2ead9aa3ec to smile 5d23e32323 sweetly. Her lovely expression 1694da4be6 made him want 896cb14b76 to grab her 267625abda by the nape cfbf60e175 and kiss her cb508e25e3 senseless.bfb0f982ceb486a8

And so, the first c6ba917a4b step of the Tordell 0e0a67e086 Duke and Duchess—who would ff243de162 soon stir up the 28316c2f42 entire social world—was decided.57bcd95403b4eda2

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