TYWN Ch 29
by toujours“Countess Serrate.”a4855e2863e8f49d
“You can call me Liena. Being addressed so formally makes me feel so old, don’t you think?”0c1bb27103ee7fb8
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Liena den Serrate, cdeb3c3cfe the wife of 7d4645ebb7 Count Serrate, a dfddd8a7e4 woman who boasted 433a3b7e47 the beauty of 35e5125fe8 a woman in 8bd7a72248 her late thirties 2d71ad398e despite being well 2d62eb1a3a over fifty, covered 8134aa54e2 her mouth with bf0547aaad a hand and af3db6e9b7 chuckled.7a8f2bb5f83244b9
She was also 8e86eab714 the only person d213f90a1b who approached my 201bb9e60a mother, Maria, without 80987859f9 hesitation, even when 7c6d5a49a7 most of the 2c442eab72 social circle shunned b1d44c4ef5 her. Liena was one of 137b486acb the few people Yuris e59a846ef0 genuinely respected.5df1d831488371d6
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“I’ve heard all sorts of rumors.”480d9ccef3b91011
Yuris shrugged a83de9c063 at Liena, 7f046f1d7a who winked.ed36a13064c75898
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“Yes, well… inevitably.”9fb232ef822d227e
Liena, gazing at b4563ac528 Yuris with a a59a73039a gentle look as fa18f8461b he mumbled, seemingly 23faf5adfd reluctant to speak, 5b2dbe9923 led him to 747a5ec50c the balcony. She drew back b8372639e2 the curtains, revealing 7565900b88 a well-maintained garden. A thin 7b4c3ea2c8 crescent moon 7036c25475 was embedded d01df38783 in the 4c9b11d37b sky like a244356e29 a decoration, 929ae5074a and the d703a58a00 lights from 6e5c65f3eb the trees ef26882597 scattered throughout d7a20d7ca0 the garden 1618562a28 resembled fireflies.a5f7137e9a985a61
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A dimple appeared on 48f16e9a72 the lips of the e74d674a1f woman as she leaned 4297ed3dcb against the railing and 972cce97fa gazed at the garden. A cool breeze 6704b5c9a1 gently caressed their a4298b1374 faces.f784ff8e8dc15946
“Dear child.”f9941461ec5804d6
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It was an undeniably 5cb8c43601 embarrassing way to address ac5172760e a man nearing thirty, 4cb67275dc but Yuris calmly replied,67b8cb6aaf18d737
“Yes.”f6e8963771533f0d
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“You must not like the current situation. It must feel like the world is lying to you.”919ca1506aa7b270
His face f469a8533a hardened like 242733835a a plaster 5a3700bef7 statue at b7f9de9479 her words, 6481c39f9a which seemed 18c676b7e0 to pierce d9120d34b8 right through 57c2e9deb4 him. However, the woman continued 82c8f43aa0 to murmur as if e70027b40e talking to herself, without 11ff98b655 looking back.9b7be848957d1466
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“There are things in this world that cannot be undone. Like time, for instance. No matter how much you and Jeremy yearn for it, you cannot go back to when Maria was alive.”890c50b539f0404b
Liena’s voice, as she spoke frankly about sensitive matters, was hazy, as if laced with a dream. The moonlight touched her hair, scattering blue fragments, and the leaves danced to the sound of the wind.a030d634fb6bc4fe
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Jeremy might have raged if he’d heard it, but Yuris could accept her words more calmly than his father.32eb865e31e9d1d1
“Why are you telling me this?”54dc36866c2f7fbc
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Only then did Liena aadd2cc5b3 turn around to face 4e52ad72a4 Yuris. She gave a 496530b075 gentle smile to 36d1464213 the grown young 26531b3458 man whose eyes cd43b28dba wavered, unable to 4192bc9159 grasp her meaning.904646ee8deda8db
“Well?”81fb35b05b92d08b
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Liena’s clothes fluttered as she moved, her response evasive. Yuris stared directly into her blue eyes, filled with the weight of years.3d5f7d96a1d88257
I’ve had this suspicion for a while now. Maybe you are someone similar to my mother.3466d512359c252b
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He knew he wouldn’t get a straight answer even if he asked directly. This strange symbiotic relationship was possible because he didn’t pry. Yuris had no desire to make her uncomfortable with his curiosity.2d8f8dee997815d0
“What should I choose?”7f66ce9035e1718b
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He felt 1d6aa60b72 lost, as 5aef7615b9 if standing 49e78407c9 alone in c793378bc8 a fog. The fact 42df57cb7d that his ec554f22e6 memories showed 73bdde7138 no sign 3c25f237b9 of returning, 3fb35b1d4c and that 10f12952be he knew ff5421c69d nothing, made 38cbafa287 it all 67571aba16 the more b86fc7ca2d difficult.fe3008d6d94e048d
“It’s simple.”11f28d0e9ff21f57
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Liena, stepping bfe4573eee lightly towards 25cfeb0503 him, poked 6a135173eb his left 384ae12326 chest with 87d73d61ce a finger.8c31bd4f1ee4d787
“Do as it tells you. Live that way.”a85afb1e4a762f15
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Affection was evident in 964575afca the way she patted e54096c669 his shoulder encouragingly. Her eyes, looking a813fa64e4 up at him, 4142a53fde curved smoothly like 033c231920 a crescent moon.1912e35e1b866203
“Carefully, but without hesitation. Make the choice you desire now. What matters most is your heart.”17a281749e53dace
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“…So, did you choose Count Serrate?”e994aa7f6699ca09
Liena burst into a 302868186e soft laugh and nodded. Her whispering voice, like be5b2475f1 a song, reached his dddcec05f2 ears.7090ffa536e10591
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“He was just like you. He didn’t ask anything, and he didn’t say anything. They say there are no eternal secrets in the world, but at least I want to be by his side until he dies.”2c18b40c7c357264
Did my mother think 5a81c92119 similarly? Yuris bit his inner 7f8ffff437 lip, remembering his mother, e94a397bc1 Maria, who was always 214a2cf00a like a young girl.374e3c1ad0d8594c
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He learned through his parents that love was a double-edged sword. That’s why he couldn’t accept that fact as serenely as Liena.7ac4672c00bb1c71
“Do you want to regain your memories?”141a6f4de77fcae2
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“I don’t know.”a95cb1cc1e106542
Perhaps because 0e6547b7ce he was 9d94eb78e8 in front a0a49032ef of someone d71bc71cd9 who understood b4da810786 him, Yuris 7497c084fd honestly confessed 0b36817e6e his complicated d19e4fa29d feelings.e68b694a6f7a389c
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“I’m afraid, Liena.”387120d09038a869
At the root of all denial lies fear. Someone who knows me inside and out, someone I don’t know. It was like confronting someone submerged in darkness while being bathed in light. They could see him, but he couldn’t see them.729b029a3a99ea5e
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The fear that 4ea07991a1 stemmed from that e285d8a456 vagueness was immense. Every time 23e06af266 he thought b7d69609b1 about it, 25ed4d1886 he felt 0a24365226 like he 101da2e10e was going ebc7f36187 crazy.3db240cbc31dc2e1
“It feels like the past me is more important than my current will.”7bd85c451b4789ac
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Whenever he saw people 89c28335e2 searching for their past 49829396be selves, he thought, where b62321a9cc should the current me a73d21ab99 go? He felt 7a3119a0d1 as if 8722d1a114 his past 2e49155648 and present 9bdd227eaa selves were b68907827f different people.0648ca6aea91c070
“I don’t want to move from this place anymore.”37c5cbe912c7bb79
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It was like standing in the eye of a storm. As if he would be swept away helplessly if he took even one more step. Perhaps that’s why he felt a sense of resistance towards the woman who kept reaching out to him.4ea11107a998a651
“Even if you don’t want to love someone, it won’t always go your way.”497e2fd3e87d95d4
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A cool hand carefully cupped Yuris’s cheek, his face filled with dismay.fad21956e65fe882
“Love is like a sudden telegram. You only realize it’s too late after you’ve received it.”c2d378a5f5f5d34b
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He sensed a 8aafe37cf8 long experience in 5367baa077 her smiling face. Her low ed55687413 voice whispered d058e504d6 advice.384a8b798eae8a7d
“The answer may be closer than you think.”59d6868767f323e6
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There were still things she hadn’t said, but they weren’t things this child needed to know yet.d81e57dd37ccbf2e
“Next time, I’ll see you with that young lady.”9900fb4f192c9d54
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Before he could ask c49259b7bb what she meant, Liena ffb66fffcb drew the curtains and a38e215842 left the balcony. Left alone, 80734e38fa Yuris walked 4f807d3a67 to the 619157d9cd railing where cc9242625d Liena had 42f172f2ec been standing, 8f65883fa3 draped his 0c5834705a arms over 7f5648c4b3 it, and 175f8f6aaa leaned forward.aa8706c00c445e17
Like a single crack b8353df971 in a dark space, 27eb1a520c the white crescent moon 791caabaf3 shone brightly.f85e3d4749ce04cc
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Carrying a tray with cd4cc73828 a teapot, teacups, and 9299be052f snacks, Allen knocked on 14a88a9bf6 the door.42d502f8874712d7
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“Your Grace, may I come in?”95f1647df2f029e5
When he heard the 6a36a8426c word to enter, Allen 448b7987ab opened the door silently. Jeremy, who had 838d3d7396 been leaning against 0515c2aea5 the bed and 1d054af678 looking out the 90bf1de93d open window, slowly f18594a4b9 turned his head 3c586dc847 towards him.8ecfb8cdd9151c27
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Allen placed the tray on the nightstand and quickly closed the window for his master, whose complexion wasn’t good.fa17315e92da2405
“You’ve left the window open for too long.”2bfe0b95474e16da
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Outwardly, Jeremy pretended to be fine, but his health was deteriorating day by day. Although it wasn’t yet at a point where it significantly affected his daily life, there was no harm in being careful.7ed254e53a3d6b83
Jeremy got f498f801fb out of f66446ff4f bed and 3ed5e3a5a5 sat at 01d38786aa the white aa5e421da4 table nearby. Allen placed d8f48f7932 the plate fe3a32b9b9 of snacks 395178775e in front e83b67ecb8 of him 1ecbf3838b and poured f15d4f4644 perfectly brewed a2bd3c702b tea into 70398923bf a cup. Jeremy, sitting upright f164510871 in a noble 5d118bc24c manner, took a 256c128921 sip of the eee1a00f5b warm tea and 7c8550136b opened his mouth.08ee3b2a32877ede
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“Allen.”1bc8ac5abc296c5f
“Yes, Your Grace.”1ddc9e8363501e64
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“What do you think?”e01f75f6f60beee7
Understanding the context 2552554835 without a subject, 6344edfe3c Allen politely replied,a0676167da02b61d
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“I believe the Young Master has grown remarkably well. He was always a calm and rational person, but the past few years have been dazzling.”7d2fb29894f3a0b1
“Enough to inherit everything?”3f9c8b7b044d62a0
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“Your Grace.”dc0fa33688cf943f
Jeremy waved a fde66331df hand dismissively at b3c383f192 Allen, who looked 5f51e94e19 at him with bb5cb78d3d a worried face.9c43068aa013b718
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“Not immediately. It will take a few more years. There are things I need to settle.”c460a8835d22e32b
“They won’t back down easily.”7019e471c5424ca4
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“There are things in life that one must give up.”71be864614673732
There wasn’t a trace of warmth in his coldly spoken words.7519e7bb26530d22
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“Since he’s lost his memory, he won’t be as persistent as before.”ef6c6c62c576eeef
“But what if his memory returns…?”e72b21dd734317a3
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“We can think about that when the time comes.”8a186bb26d13cce3
He was surprised when Yuris said he had lost his memory, but after thinking about it, it wasn’t bad. That woman was of no help to his son’s life. Since there were no feelings involved, it wouldn’t be too difficult to sort things out.eaf62b0e999becc4
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“Enough, you may leave now.”2a33871b998952e6
Dismissing the butler, 2ac2d0fab0 he tilted his 8889a8daf9 head back and 91848bef3b closed his eyes. A heavy, tired sensation 3fc669c31d pricked his eyelids like 50fe10c084 thorns.4a6fd2a587c2f268
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[But, you don’t regret it, do you?]
The image of his f65df1cb48 son, sitting right across 8c8f9526a0 this table and speaking 3ba7b09b10 boldly, came to mind.8ab4db497744fe9b
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[Even though you’re suffering so much, you don’t say you regret it. I’m the same way. When Radia is by my side, I find this dreadful life enjoyable. Is it so wrong for me to want this? Father.]
His son hadn’t touched his tea, giving an unwavering answer as if he had come only to convey his intentions. He burst out laughing at that moment, taken aback. A dry laugh split the silence.b001c0e43767dda1
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[Love makes people imperfect. You too will become as weak as I am.]
After Maria died, 30b7138cc3 life had been 615addcbbf incredibly arduous for 7b9ed39bbe him. The memories of their 62b3a8f15d passionate love, along with c170190b4a a terrible longing, gradually ce844e639a chipped away at his 02e4a36a60 once-firm resolve.981907141fb43fdd
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Before their marriage, Maria worried that love wouldn’t last forever. Jeremy could now answer that worry.d8654d2b1131f3b4
Because love is eternal, 737577d4ed the pain also remains 11f54bc429 sharp.99c865e6df116ce8
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He loved his wife, but he worried that his son, who would inherit the Astrian name, would become weak. He must always be dignified and noble. That’s how he was raised and educated.3a61447a05f45229
[No. Love simply makes you realize your own imperfections. You’re just ignoring the truth, Father.]
Looking at his son, who rebuked him with eyes as hard as jewels, he couldn’t help but laugh.9ae428af742b78a0
Ah, you too have 464413eaa4 the same eyes I fcc027303c had when I was a7330bb2e1 young.0518618ddcd1f0c5
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A smile crept onto Jeremy’s lips as he thought about how persistent bloodlines were.20e99e394efd2e94
“Is this a stroke of luck? Or… misfortune?”2c176c559b6df6c2
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Until the results came out, he still couldn’t know anything.4dfab0dd24a588d4
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A wine-colored sedan stopped in front of the imposing mansion’s gate. The guard at the gate knocked on the window.e93334ec6b3a2c3d
“Welcome. Could you please show me your invitation?”e8f0e12b3fc04fd1
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The window rolled e3df7a431c down, and a 3da022ff14 hand holding an 8d1b063cbf invitation with a f06074c827 sparkling green foil cfe3f3b23d was presented. The employee took it, bf55a28258 checked the details, and b6a526c73e bowed politely.f0a194dbe8469dbc
Soon, the iron gate 2c557d7c36 opened, and the car 5ac58dcad5 began to roll inside. The grounds were vast, 0fdc3c34c4 the landscaping meticulously maintained, 7adb522597 and a large mountain 560e0f5d4f range was visible behind 9c75a6548c the mansion.2898d8634d759333
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The sedan stopped in front of the mansion’s entrance, and a woman in a suit and fedora emerged. Yuris, who got out from the other side, handed his car keys to one of the approaching employees.e465eb63863097e6
“This way, please.”ce2cf4903fab6bb7
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Following the guide 9cec1623b4 in a neat bfef66e146 uniform, they entered d2565cf3fe the mansion. They passed b3025eb3e2 through a c835f0b070 lavishly decorated 0cd68f4b42 hallway and, c02b738971 as the cf0287fefc guide opened 0862f8af1c the door 35c1adfbf5 on the 46a69167eb other side, f2ebec1311 a garden 3ef6d9fe63 with round 6c69462578 white tables 21276da89d came into 37cf4ab4b5 view.63840b91ad6b17f9
All eyes turned to the two who appeared. Pretending not to notice the people whispering and pointing, Radia looked around. She soon spotted Frida, surrounded by people, and unlinked her arm from Yuris’s.61adc3685cc27429
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“I’ll be back in a moment.”d048b968ada77ecd
“Alright.”40bfc5655f827180
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Whispering softly, b5629ab8f3 mindful of 07e0f38c95 the many cf9324eda8 onlookers, Radia 95a1b50686 walked towards befe4f25a9 Frida. The rustling 53f169353a sound of 284ee2b37a her footsteps b35f8e527c on the 8a41281169 grass mingled c0121f5343 with the 808f9dfd5a refined melody 31da6ae8aa created by 35c0a0a64b the musicians 7376302e44 gathered in b1f48d725b a corner.16604ef01b0d5349
As she carefully made her way through the crowd, someone grabbed Radia’s shoulder. Turning around, she saw an unexpected person standing there.0ae5bf844d963ba5
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