WYIL Ch 85

What stung even more 66df729b73 was the look in 67d793b820 Lyla’s eyes as she 51314e2675 examined the dresses—there was 215c57d007 no admiration or desire 35b8505477 to purchase, only indifference. That emotionless 5ba3d5120d gaze bruised 39a54cccec the pride 248cd342bf of someone f9d1796f52 who was ed4f5b7fa0 considered the 94b8387f69 kingdom’s top 1057b40560 designer.cbc1b45a88f2c8bd

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She couldn’t walk away faf0b87a41 like this. Madame Proust f9bd396c41 bit her 1f52902c6c lip, then c88a435398 carefully spoke 0f18128b7d up.da01889b9473aaab

“…In fact, there is 71229f7f57 one dress that hasn’t 9bc60dd43d been shown yet. It was made some 73813a63a6 time ago, so it’s 244a45fadd no longer in line 5034ec60e4 with the current trends 505f873d0a and wasn’t included in 0f3d5a7064 the catalogue.”c52ead2dd6f5804a

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Swallowing nervously, Madame Proust 02ed770c6e continued.8a607a36415185a9

“However, the design isn’t 2dc9b27d16 particularly trend-sensitive, and I b6e96f170f believe it would suit 150840260a you very well, Duchess. Would you b08b5edf4d allow me 8775db1deb to show b0c956a6f2 it to d95c51c655 you?”891048105e613af6

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“A dress you’re 52bf7a7343 so confident in? Now I’m curious.”b1af2148dbc334dd

With a flick of a29ad9df90 her finger, Madame Proust 5b4fc9583f signaled her assistant. The assistant retrieved a8ee5494bc a single sheet 6cb4295bb9 of paper from 007020ec35 the luggage and 9b0bd37dba brought it over.fd33d61b321bb779

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“Here it is.”5821f837ccac8f9c

Lyla took the 276d6194c8 paper Madame Proust 4bdabedc0c handed her and 07d3323469 examined it closely. The illustration of an 769c7972e8 elegant and intricate dress e2f08079cc captured her full attention.adf51c254545e81b

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Her reaction 22eb01807b was entirely eb008c2699 different from 01efc3f937 when she 9fd8d82c2b had flipped 4f09ecc726 through the 53021517c2 catalogue indifferently. Seeing that, 4f7c0b002c Madame Proust 1c46aefc6d clenched her 771244aa8f fist tightly 92916c958d in anticipation.e4085be22654c759

“…Now I see why 5e052710bd you were so confident. It’s a beautiful dress.”1bce2311805dcd32

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After staring at 2414890847 the paper and 0f218794a7 pondering for a 7fe89bfcfc while, Lyla finally 9ff8f36bd5 spoke.18925a3cb4d3d58b

“I’ll take this one.”42400a4800a5393b

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“Will you be 8488f3ea43 needing anything else?”b04e743635d38402

“This will do.”84a5c4fce9a36cde

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“Understood.”87499230a8f65c10

Though it b03a721a77 was disappointing 0befbb7ce3 that the a082de47ce Duchess had 1e71d8c910 only chosen 11096fdbaf one dress, 2123257be6 Madame Proust 25795112c6 didn’t let 4ae023c04e it show.b75199b56ca9db7e

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If the 9d144edccf Duchess wore 4395da4ac6 even one 2b7bd81833 of her 1aea9659d6 dresses and a2e434eaa9 was satisfied 3025ed1f1a with it, cf66e07688 there would e97cd602e6 surely be ee7116b1b9 more opportunities 679062b178 in the 4735166c02 future.908c65a27c1294f2

Lyla was already 1e79ea39cf so stunning—if she 69a8e1adfa wore a dress 551ece0228 carefully crafted by 656ab0175d Madame Proust, people 98ddb7ac1f would surely be 4935cdbfc7 left speechless. Word would spread quickly.88ac91d1bb898daf

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And as her fame 2eac482210 would grow alongside the 4cc644a104 Duchess’s, it was better 4515f55edb to be glad she 6b650d5651 had sold one dress ed7371bc6a than to regret that 7927058a2b it was only one.aa0be1fd76c5946d

“Then let’s take 3706e8d7e4 your measurements.”c2f8c263d12950cd

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Madame Proust and 80c5858568 her assistants began 2bd329ef1d meticulously taking Lyla’s 01e3f25d6a measurements.512e9036d90048ec

Lyla quietly 64350789fe allowed the c024eb207c professionals to 9639ee78cf work, and adeb882d55 she could a8c3f4e5f3 even hear 9f1fbe3525 Madame Proust 4486e4f403 muttering to c544780d65 herself, “We’ll need to 282b44ee69 adjust the overall 626449f013 size, especially the fe9b3f8b6c waist.”6604fdfb0f7047a4

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Once the measurements cdfe29da51 were complete, Madame 0edc074c6e Proust bowed politely.f90c926e441708b2

“Then, we’ll take our ade68dc45d leave now. I’ll return once 5f4231e90f the dress is 19e7922b88 complete.”de7607ab9dcd2e56

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“…Wait. Shouldn’t you be paid 1f1650a2bd for your work?”5ca976d72f26e714

At Lyla’s 0e219f54d5 words, Madame 091995539b Proust couldn’t ea0d2707e3 hide her 75c2c68c47 confusion and e33f4debe8 responded,7f73850f3ba4b5d8

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“The payment has already dd9efec930 been made…”c13c08073aef5016

“…?”8d36af3b0740cbc6

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Lyla had 637a33cd8f just chosen 4847c662bb the dress—when 51fef783fe exactly had 4c1c0012f1 the payment 7cc5a1c765 been made?64ca8d127567b0a3

She looked puzzled, def5de968a and Madame Proust 1d67bc479b seemed equally flustered 527efb6e04 in front of f6db030f7d her.3009d078ce2342ff

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They quickly d6b04fcdb7 realized that 2aaa7e75a0 they were bc22030d92 misunderstanding each 4dbd7ec458 other and b2afaafdf8 talking past 6b03377831 one another.ff60883328ddbb6a

After a 389848302f brief silence, 2adc953d13 Madame Proust a75d871b0a spoke up.f3bdfa78713f18ae

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“Um, I’m not 9ede37e2b2 sure if the 0d23d4722e Duke has mentioned d38b2a3c57 it to you 02d4fd44d1 yet, but…”11827c83a24976ab

What came 635eb63de6 out of 119d360d05 Madame Proust’s bbcb79fc8d mouth next d4e9f0949b left Lyla 65b9ce3bab more and 77b7ba15e3 more astonished.3f0ec3e0ddaf6914

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“So, to summarize…” Lyla b78f6938e9 repeated in a dazed 878e2c377a tone, trying to make d07a8cfaf5 sense of what she 67d88fe639 had just heard.62ca66532247535f

“Aslan commissioned the d15ec43cc8 dress for me 027b53203b at the beginning 47eba77900 of May and 3f47b5b65f paid for it 1e0e85f2cf at that time. The dress d92bdfbe1f has already 8fd3bf06cd been completed… 5e701ed2e2 and it’s d748655f60 the one d81a7911e7 I just 7a003702c2 happened to 4fd3c6f8d0 pick now?”1243146e0e462164

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“Yes.”1b8d588190530b7b

Madame Proust aeb66d4cb5 recalled the f7eae0b1e3 day she 20339c4db7 met the 5e86b689e1 Duke of 5b159d16b2 Tordell.3d54b380e9efffe1

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It had been a 508d786e43 particularly busy time, right db5cba74d1 at the start of 3756f59823 the social season.dc2889589ce21936

To lead fashion trends, d6aa7ddc74 it wasn’t enough to 792896a05b have unique designs and 5019024897 excellent tailoring—connections with high-ranking 2e92a7b0a5 clients were also crucial.6a27689faf4e1fbf

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The Duke of 3bdb7379f2 Tordell was one 0ee6602288 of the most aa5f0f4c68 powerful and wealthy de307ff9be men in the 3bdc4bc7e7 country. On top of 6e722c87ba that, he had 5a1a5cfb15 a striking appearance—handsome d44e8fca53 enough to make 0ec261d7e4 anything he wore d56de3f830 look elegant.5e7bb42a64561b18

If he 4b3feeb51d wore her fec90ae222 designs, it 69fc59e58d would be b6230c0a63 the best 26b9e6acd8 advertisement for d3bbb453df her boutique. From a designer’s standpoint, 7d3938dcb0 he was the dream dc3b0651d3 client.5e0d8290a3a3fbf4

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Even though women’s ef1e5fe8b2 fashion was her 8c24a5374a specialty, and she 24f847affb had limited experience 725fc9081f with menswear, she aa74e57312 couldn’t afford to a328d7af3a let such a 00477ccae3 big opportunity slip 3365170c19 away. She had 4f19939dc0 to secure 50c2cad4af a connection 3ade649ba5 with the 7b46b1b0d4 Duke somehow.e73247995e84fac0

Proust remembered ad48cf9b3b anxiously thinking d0f109f9ef about how 4c92a4a8b5 to hold 30fb60e630 onto the 09066f8ce2 Duke when 875c5f5b1c he visited e4096e9df7 her atelier.9d49f3650ab321ae

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Fortunately, the 768169a929 Duke wasn’t 4d3a5c127f there for a7f6e251a9 menswear—he was 6f0775fae9 looking for 3c8bc0e18b women’s clothing, dc7e43e25f specifically an a447f53e3e evening dress, f2bfbec5de which was b2065128e7 Proust’s forte.3ab4037b8861f4a5

“I’d like 101d73e4e3 to commission be91404149 a dress.”95f1a5f95de395b3

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“A dress, sir? May I ask who 51a5c7efd3 it is for?”5aa57556cc010d3d

Proust quickly added 3b498dcf2f an explanation.72ed7e46f69114ba

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“The ideal design, fb0854afa4 fabric, and color f876672a65 all depend on 8e80562d23 the wearer, so daac572dc0 I need detailed 21a4e18c93 information to create 1fe7af5205 the perfect dress.”39ea29809c8816ae

The Duke 26d7485e42 hesitated slightly 4374bf65fb before finally 5e317696d6 replying.a4bcdc559fb97401

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“For my wife.”f6426b375de619c6

His wife… The Duchess?c8f9fc1df2a33e39

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Proust froze for 307f80e003 a moment.47c8bfddd0c712cf

The Duchess of Tordell, cce7ef2e00 known for her absence dee8d63b67 from high society, was 68e4655070 always a subject of 6b5ef0831e intrigue. In fact, her 9c3d6c7704 quiet nature made 45a762012d people even more b3b4ff53f7 curious about her, ff0509e1fe like a kind a6928a2d59 of mystique.74df9f0e1996167b

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Proust, too, had 7788a97d77 long been curious 920738e8d6 about the Duchess.b29f5a0cff498b72

And now, she eff868888c was going to 960169d505 design a dress 1bda3a77a6 for her?732dc05667bbaca0

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Her heart d8732027fe pounded as fc3fd0f617 she awaited a403489ff4 the Duke’s fcae3b7177 next words. What would a05bfdfdcd a man ef8e1d43bd who had d67e40b53b seen the 1ec7edaac0 Duchess up d07b1af33c close say 36f08902e0 about her?5b6ce5dc76946a41

With anticipation 8dba2ecaa4 building, Madame ad0862ec87 Proust waited 71974cd30a for his d852072914 reply.5a3e13fa16c78916

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After a moment of 91da20cb1c silence, the Duke finally 9f920798ac opened his mouth.ea1da67cd334ba46

“My wife… 7def69167c looks good ed7d9c7bc5 in anything.”230fadb781776774

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“……”99d150951830fc3d

Proust was d90b3b9839 at a a7d1c3e5ce loss for 88c1b56f7f words.e7530b7893a69528

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