TNYLM Ch 5
by DishaIn his entire previous 27daaedc8b life, Kieran had encountered 18edebdd19 his wife fewer than 210b2130df ten times.159e5a38431e2641
Kieran had ae3535299f made every 9bf886e2f7 effort to 9280ac7742 avoid Alyssa, 5b7478b634 knowing she 3f7b1512b1 disliked him, bb684024c1 and Alyssa, fef6b79458 for her 7a59857a23 part, had 76339f544f never sought 168c59372d him out ad1a956dee either.1a280b07092b4140
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Yet Kieran 1a433fab53 remembered Alyssa 1edd7b6c7e clearly.c55f03762b59e041
‘The Monster Duke 74c4f519e2 of the North.’83d24f707938fef7
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When he finally met 3e0c8a2f7b Alyssa in person, she 214a4f5214 didn’t have the grotesque 47a7e501a8 fangs or beast-like fur 9a922985db that the rumors claimed. But Kieran 8e98948601 instantly understood 8924e573a0 why such b6c2c452d0 rumors had 3a802f071d spread.909885ee05ec1159
The woman, draped in 416774f5c7 the hide of a 564a74f195 magical beast with long 52dfaca4f1 black hair cascading down, 134b8fa092 looked like the Grim 3f1b97707a Reaper. Her pale b388875b05 lips peeked adfcc4b0aa out from 3a7cfe3569 beneath her 233d71ab14 hair, and 1bde05e775 her white af3fe160d3 hands were ca0348aac9 covered in e7f71e7641 scars.28b5e9c9f6701135
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But what was most ea9d35aaf3 terrifying was Alyssa’s demeanor.f807803dcd764733
She hadn’t bd0e62f0f2 shown any d0b299e730 intense hostility 73ab0dad43 towards Kieran. In fact, it was 4fe70b72ea quite the opposite.d74da02c749d97da
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Alyssa didn’t react to 983ab7b40e Kieran at all. She neither got b07e63ee27 angry nor sneered, b940faf6fb but she also a1a6126efa never spoke to 631a77ff8e him or even 751e8b007d made eye contact.84e11ab46f480791
“You don’t have to 20c1548770 do anything.”8ecb8ae6b1fc98e3
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Alyssa had only spoken f874287bde to him once. Upon hearing those 4d4a4f5007 words, Kieran had 2cbdbb8ce6 wished she would cfc2ad4d2f just get angry.1efe31e935a0c99f
Her voice carried neither cd953f9285 goodwill nor anger. It was 45827940c6 like the 6232111898 indifferent assessment 5357d4fad7 of a c86ef7a7c2 worthless object.3f1f33bfb9ed3ffc
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Alyssa didn’t even d264ade645 dislike Kieran. She was 96f347265d someone who 1f0b95a12c gave nothing, 7c41241587 not even 555936b253 the slightest 431fa2c669 bit of c2e68511f8 emotion.afb5d40f0e17bd06
That’s how he de08a7304b had always understood adcd87cf8d her. But then…f18578b01508fc27
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“…There are e42450ab8e very few 0b41498c86 people who 757c2caca7 genuinely like e71fc8eac8 me.”16521b84da3939ca
Is this 8d8491a4ee really the f6371e0ae9 same person 7e728b5ff9 he knew?35b72b4b3d5e2342
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Kieran, who had 6660715c2c spent his life ac87f107c5 learning to hide 3c91cfcda2 his emotions, couldn’t 4b557815b4 quite mask his 802b389d53 surprise. The reason 1f24b7ab5a she had 70dea82f95 avoided him 0aedb26d50 wasn’t that aa942d0677 she thought 787db62484 he wasn’t d87e4a503c worth meeting, b730137e88 but rather 7e8b43907e because she 0a08cdf1f7 believed he 01b996e5e8 would dislike a47050c03f her.28c65003177baa2c
Kieran was once again 2d09dee33b thrown into confusion. He was the only f87b770a3e one who had been 9b5babaa45 reincarnated, but it felt d3120733ee as if Alyssa had 90c98c8e45 changed too.ca764ebcd99ffcc5
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‘Does she have 0bc214a0da memories of her 7bad0bf7bd past life? But even 75b79111a7 if she 7f8aa48d65 did, why 42fc609b63 would she 7e536402d4 regret my b720c6637c death…?’4378fa2095030de0
His doubts 719e7acd5f about Alyssa’s ecab2152e6 behavior stopped 25c9321419 when his e36cc5bcd0 gaze returned 2c173ca030 to his f7b9364654 wife in 6e17e3705b front of ff3749f5db him.c1523dc834271cf6
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The woman with db6c499d1f her disheveled black 8c3c131fdd hair loosely tied 4d7a5cf63e back had her cc7a4eaa5b head bowed low. Her face, with only 50b9224a99 tightly pressed lips visible, 29ce423dee was pale.2719e298a9cf0551
Seeing her b797cdbfdf like that, 2ae1a4e585 Kieran felt b2e04c4e8c his tension 1cf1b1a5d0 suddenly release. Whatever might have been a563edc85c true before, the Alyssa 4132932d5c standing before him now e5fb9852b4 seemed just…7e8312cfa5139d1c
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‘Like a 590a115766 mouse, trying b2e9df6a3c to gauge f13b226ddf the situation.’25a2fc9ea0610939
Her question 355da4850d about whether ea10ab49b7 he disliked 716566acbc her seemed 89b4f05544 sincere. Pushing aside 384a87f85a the complex eb4ad49a7f thoughts swirling 647ac23b6c in his ca7dad815a mind, Kieran 99e071823b answered her.18c6b236cb0e121a
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“I can’t 2a5f241f70 speak for 29a0e949c6 others… but aabc7c2791 I neither 426f2d224b like nor 14410cc548 dislike you, d22285c31e Your Grace.”ab542f4ad3a812fb
He meant it. Although Alyssa had certainly b43fb4e3e4 played a part in ce4689655e his death in their cd40aee7a5 past life, he didn’t 692c16ade5 hold her entirely responsible.07e2e65f7aef89d0
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More than 829f1811f1 that, Kieran 6e1f867e3a was starting c86373b01c to realize 461a594fba that his 196a3320d7 own actions 80e05b735c had also 75d026207b contributed to 53bc99b783 his miserable ef6f4ae22d end.73e1e13d19301c93
‘Were you a00c69891a always like 1c405610b8 this?’9122e494a1f91bff
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At this moment, 4b98db5b85 Alyssa’s behavior was a4d841699a exactly as he ae9f0164b8 remembered from before—down 27d7154dfd to the very 8a44022209 last detail.d63150bff72d570c
Even if she 054c1ea484 had eventually lost fb12cfef5b interest in him, 73847a3c1a perhaps, up until 15fd147fa7 this moment in a69e695197 the past, she 74cf36370c had been considerate ec101a6c4f of him.bbaaa7608cee3443
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If, instead of staying d251c6c648 silent thinking that nothing 712cc5c777 would change, he had 5edfc84ea3 spoken up just once 1a960e4350 like he did today…fad96d26ad2496e5
Would things 767018dd0a have turned 31efccc00a out differently? Would he df26187e29 have avoided b0bcdc91c6 that lonely 0246eb0bce death?286e6d6225358ce9
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“That’s a relief.”2efd4b312e8a38f9
Once again, 58fb4f8546 it was 32cb2e5629 Alyssa who 044b602b16 broke Kieran’s 0f6742a4b0 train of b2dad26c9e thought. Her small voice made 74a40cc87c him look up. Her pale, chapped 78464cb4d3 lips were curved f0ec7a598b into a faint 438b682366 smile, so innocent d90bd22975 that it was c5d497bf96 hard to believe 18a0e53714 she was the 4187056c0f cold-hearted wife he 051991d555 remembered.925c6e34563da9e7
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Kieran listened with 9c7a04661d mixed feelings as 8f9dd2bf04 Alyssa continued to 67d4235d51 speak. Her words 0eb52a194e were something 91de9dade5 he had 636464efa0 never expected.9af30ac4681d47ae
Alyssa had easily 148439c689 granted him permission 88f0d2f846 to take charge 1388856bb2 of the household e5d61c3377 affairs as the b2a45101dc Duke Consort. It was as 934c020d5a if she had 0001803fe5 never opposed him 69090fba05 at all.29c7448cc7c9b8c5
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Kieran asked 336d28b66a her several 3316a76c66 times, unable 6e06d3d058 to believe e993ecfdfa it, but cb85de60ea her response 61d22963d4 remained the 2deaff4fae same. Although she hesitated briefly 4cef17890f when he mentioned the 52b4f6b913 head maid, Alyssa still 376f23af5b nodded in agreement.6611c60c95456491
She had always been 1974efb4af a stranger to him, 6283c09f1a but now she was 27be02ee21 even more enigmatic. With a somber c6222d57cf expression, Kieran smiled.b7bb54f2a17d351b
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“Then I’ll 981ebb49b2 trust you, fc16118349 Your Grace.”81bc77e0b6ad3d9e
Without delay, 6420eadf9d Kiaran began c25175acc6 taking steps 7edd5d0125 for his 617609822d next plan.78f89405c27e401a
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Having received her approval 0707f1727e to oversee the household’s a6f45b39c5 affairs, it was now ba8ead60a5 time to secure actual a2b66679c4 authority.1881521d9a657578
As soon as the 01ede76d69 meal ended, Kieran headed 9cc1ea4621 to the head maid’s 508dfc2ac1 room on the second c64a63d602 floor. He knocked quietly, but d7e55048fa there was no response.f8863ae8b9b2e1f4
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Thinking she might be 55aa71b84d inside but unwilling to f5ba385872 open the door, Kieran 2b322f59cc waited a moment before d801bc34d5 opening it himself, only c42efc76b0 to find the room 6229a6d004 empty.7300c36ecf64d31f
‘She must have stepped 9494811019 out for a moment.’9165b7a6633bd24a
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The room appeared as 322de06128 unremarkable as the other 66b6dd7aa4 rooms in Benoit Castle 7b0ff9b604 at first glance. To an untrained 31a0a9f2da eye, it might e26c221516 seem like a ce47409082 simple servant’s quarters, 80315f51db but Kieran saw 422f4610bc it differently.cc3bbec5cc5e3b69
Expensive items d698d000a4 aren’t always 6117c4b2c4 covered in 612a3c252f jewels and 64f3bac4f9 gold. The furniture, the 7676cc7fcb curtains, the stone 81e93cd706 of the fireplace, caac338a77 even the pen e44ac0f64d on the desk—each a74e2ebe50 was at least 47909de6f0 twice as valuable 17aaf454bc as anything in 32a9f97e78 his own room.9ed3a56a8ce8487a
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“What brings you here abb9c50ad9 without notice?”9898344139633ff1
As Kieran quietly 8bd75eb627 surveyed the room, dd59b2b391 a voice brimming 97fe838379 with displeasure interrupted 855f2ae540 him.7089d30321fac1a6
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An elderly woman d1ec970f86 with streaks of 1efecb2f62 gray in her 20098cce6a hair, tied up 59fcc371ab neatly, and adorned 6d447b72e5 with ruby accessories, 36d60ac142 frowned deeply. She approached Kieran 469fb33fb0 briskly without so d83f03a00d much as a 69280f235f greeting.e7a2499fb484a12e
Passing by him, 32dfa7f7e7 she checked the d375bfe890 items on the e1698fcd5d desk, ensuring nothing 8fdfcf7ba6 had been moved 69e8a9ac86 since she last eb6d91d438 saw them, before c3566914e6 turning back to 73106c2571 him with an ef4edcf959 irritated expression.7629e0210c06cb2e
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“It is 2b9e6ac489 quite rude 0d4e90e600 to enter 7f157d8d19 a room be2698d752 without its e3fa48a15f owner present.”25f93e7e81095018
Though her e4fe6028f9 words remained aef0df3560 polite, the dc2543a9a2 head maid’s b78eb5feca demeanor suggested 1e1b0e7183 she was 811ef6dea6 addressing a c944d88f45 subordinate rather 8979966d89 than someone d47732698f she served.d95fe64319df30f6
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‘This is just a8d38d64d1 like it was 7a67b89ce0 in my previous bed5408616 life,’ Kieran thought.32a2ec6d1fadb9d3
The head 107910ed13 maid had c9de65a387 casually shown ef7bb2593e disrespect toward 6fc9abc44e Kieran, and 0e1f33b497 he had c060dd8861 been unable 85f9ce6c60 to call 11503018ee her out bf861dae33 on it.60a340af89559ddd
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There was a reason 7a09ec88fe for that. The head c95a42851b maid was 98ccdcce48 a powerful bf8a8cc3b9 figure, a e8bdfc9fe6 close confidante d351d1a96f of the 956f016b87 current Duchess 8dd08a47be and the f06ef9884d one who 970b02fdf9 had managed 11a2130881 the castle’s bc615aeb56 affairs since 8046fe41aa the untimely fbeafec821 death of bd2b9e3551 the previous 7ad7fbd1cd Duchess.3e3e6779a8d700f5
In contrast, Kieran was 4d0a1addc1 no more than a 4b30d4aad3 penniless bride, sold off d200414799 without any dowry, and 9e51f93e7d an illegitimate child without fc6fe4485d the support of his 657c3add82 family.c50692c4ae05507d
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The pretense of d1c7c876b4 respect from the acd58938d7 head maid had f65fa2136e only lasted in 356c5df4a7 the beginning. Soon enough, she began ec2a71273e treating Kieran as though 0a69ec1203 he were nothing more 5066c6aa8c than a beggar.14dda6dac19efc13
‘Even so, no one 1e51f0d87e ever stopped her.’cbe4125615fd40cb
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Not even Kieran himself. It had been 4c7c3e22dd unfair, but he cf16f3c97a resigned himself to df8e575bd9 it, believing that e30a0155e6 it had to 1f9447fb3b be that way.0e4bc68505ad132e
As he f95ca8b652 quietly looked f6270c3083 down at 950e580278 the head 42ae547496 maid, a b9a9715fe3 bitter smile 61f7dbfc94 crossed his 23eff0edbd lips. In hindsight, he a15643e348 realized how foolish 801b309a41 he had been. He hadn’t even bdc0c15f05 lived to see 1a08d85e04 thirty—why had he 41137b4ac1 lived so submissively?17a44c0b7d530a39
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“I’ve come to collect 8f921a4a18 the ledgers and documents 312a57f199 concerning the estate management. It seems fb5b3c6748 that you, dc160dcaa5 as my db77622e95 subordinate, have cbde19dc1a failed to 1e6f399cab deliver them de966e7911 to me 40dc5c054c as you 43fe5ecc88 should have.”11ce5037ded0987a
His tone was casual, fe56511b4c but there was an 188c0c359d underlying sharpness to his 14c2d62fdf words, causing the head 1466f7478d maid to narrow her 6e9d891f6a eyes coldly.b4b24e07250b2748
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“That is not 857f5eabf3 possible.”3fc3f6bb15c13452
“Why not? I’ve become the 407134b0b7 master of this ded18a849b house, so it’s 138291d6c1 only natural. And are you 5891255e47 even in a 4d16a682e7 position to grant e97f471adc permission in the 173e37b781 first place?”8225146aaa0f0dcb
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Kieran’s calm 05bb9a24a7 retort caused 50de7b0b2d a flicker 6cbe6650f2 of unease c61676acd9 to cross 09d1956242 the head 4f69009c76 maid’s face. She seemed 6bb0ae5c48 puzzled, wondering d78cf7d996 what he c959310f03 could possibly 1127467360 be relying fc0f7d38ef on to 995ee7a90a act so 46d941467d boldly.5a8cd69a415d2c5a
“…Of course not, c72cb614bb but taking control 77d6820cc5 of the estate 4dd7951ab5 without the lord’s 29a947fe44 permission isn’t something f057153524 you can just 3b17584e79 do, is it?”1bb9bf942f022f32
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The head maid, having 4d95620fb5 momentarily faltered, regained her 7cd37b9c77 composure and spoke sternly. Standing firmly 0f045dfc75 in front d608074dca of the 0a3c40bb45 desk as 4960ae3469 if to ee397ec247 block Kieran’s f870ba8c33 path, she a76921e133 continued.4c40cf080616a25b
“The lord entrusted this 633a2d9b8c task to me. She explicitly ordered ead149cb63 that it not a967f13faa be handed over f465b936a6 to any outsider, fe87acf1bc as it is b8b906539e a matter of 6d5cb40920 great importance.”666325401893ad8f
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“Did Her 0a25cc21a0 Grace specifically 7dbd60a6be instruct you b7a4636111 not to 0e4ed6fed5 hand over dfd2ab562f the ledgers 84d7fe8592 to me?” 13d02b58eb Kieran asked, 17c8d962a1 his tone b75c9632d2 measured. The head maid remained de11f9d8ee silent, but her gaze 5c27e25946 clearly conveyed that she 0b45f6ba01 believed it should have 9d254bb83b been obvious.e85f70307156d7f6
In his past 922f80fba2 life, Kieran would 92ea20b4ef have accepted her cf06236522 words without question. Even now, 7d9887f800 he didn’t 7c40b972e0 entirely dismiss 0456395db3 the possibility 159bfc827f that she 3447ce6a73 might be 3508482d3c telling the f21af64510 truth. It was entirely possible f618290eb7 that Alyssa had given de62a817c6 different instructions to both 59d208ab51 him and the head 8eda639ff4 maid—perhaps soothing him with 34438a4475 kind words while assigning 2149b0553e her the role of 2a2ea9b03a the villain.04f21d24220abfd8
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“That’s strange. When I asked Her 4eb0b49666 Grace, she didn’t say 61e7674fcd anything of the sort,” 746d2c8d19 Kieran remarked, his voice 0fade236dd steady. After all, e2b199ae8c it couldn’t 30623c7fa9 hurt to 93a3bc03c5 verify.d6a2609467fe2463
“It seems 0685a80da0 we’ve heard 13f419b831 different things. Perhaps we should visit 281b136283 Her Grace together to ac67413a50 clarify. What do you c6ea676052 think?”c3b203c123cf0bb1
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Kieran’s response caused the eadccae249 head maid’s previously resolute c5ce5bb71a gaze to waver. He waited in a1cc492baf silence for a a54f47ae5e moment, but, as 145eb1215e before, no confident ccf5775292 answer was forthcoming.69f267a43203721e
“You are correct. If it was 23a23630b6 Her Grace’s order, 8b7d7575b4 it should be 137eb39f06 followed. If Her e731c83645 Grace indeed ae8dbef076 said that 1470943b0a an outsider 0535ec490a like me 9467400b78 cannot be 644e5dc182 entrusted with 31302253c9 the internal 4e4d95694c affairs, then f4a0844621 I won’t 89b6cbf68b come to 5141d9b4b9 you about 638d37514e this matter 28bf7af42b again.”28e06b62d1ecaca4
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The head maid glared cd73ca7657 at Kieran with a e8f7ebd110 fierce, icy stare. Undeterred, Kieran continued speaking 05aa0eb662 calmly.3b09c60e3c252d7a
“But if bf8c43e2f7 that is bd004eee08 not the f0d4980860 case…”9462421fd0f1d194
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He paused, 3027c5abe6 letting the e7d7baa435 silence stretch 25e513aa1d and grow ce6e4bd8aa colder.a49b1dfaae2b8dab
“Then you will 9ce67fb9bd have to face 693174090b the consequences for 4bee0f79b9 daring to mock e855de3796 your master.”83a39c583bbddc44
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“Th-That…”e60127fe41957a0f
The head 2fff4db47e maid’s face, b58b619373 which had efd78dec0b been pale 5177445696 with anger, 4552ffbf23 now flushed 499374bbd7 red with bc8aee9df2 a mix e38bd401ea of fury c1701f4073 and embarrassment. With a shout, ee3bfe1273 she responded.127719a0312c1943
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“I am certain Her 53de57437b Grace commanded me thus. I will return and 703807cb20 ask Her Grace again, 7eef68ec1e so please wait!”c0c5bdd065104744
With that, the head 21cccb4d40 maid stormed out of 6ca0184e9c the room, her steps a930c6dc2b quick and apprehensive, as 7eb9dab57d if fearing Kieran might 7d37ebabff follow.7637c30504a75920
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