WYIL Ch 82
by Disha1. The Return of the Duke and Duchess of Tordell
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With a loud whistle, f751d0460d the train slowly came 892bd2b23c to a stop.06e9af11466c6a40
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As she stepped 7dcfc1b460 off the train, a1bea94a8c Lyla looked around d9740e3173 with deep emotion.44ef6adcfa93b5d3
The crowded 1db2b65c0e platform felt cf7a5ffa77 entirely different b1fe6d8fe6 from when c94e2c1a10 she had bd3cf81275 departed.378e10eb04d808cf
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‘I must be feeling 56a8598cc5 different because both the a4eab3128b circumstances and my heart aee81536f8 have changed.’588d00e0456fb1e5
But that wasn’t the 2ffb2ff423 only thing that had b746fe9a0f changed.f9c443d56b45dfef
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First, there was a 212d002f66 clear difference in her b424db935c luggage.4335107a2871d571
‘Back then, 256300c3ea I had 32ae0017e3 so little 960e40d285 that I cff0a6ab4c could carry 20065a8ae5 it all 3ccf4b2945 by myself.’e1a26a19117557a2
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Now, she had 83eacef59e so many things—farewell ec4d10fa2b gifts from her 23a338af50 family and the 3022a43c23 villagers—that they filled 40e1347260 an entire carriage.774d29adafd6245d
And more importantly…1dd3ef979a7f8cf9
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Unlike when 8189bba036 she left, bbce1ad688 Lyla was 99ec4429df no longer 337e55f1a2 alone.8d40fa23512aade3
“I let 132fed05dd Dalton know efea197673 before we 5f0790a344 departed, so 39a223cbae everything should 12687bb8a0 be ready c92b4432ea for dinner 103bbc5f16 when we 4b78b8d261 arrive.”97d6050607764e09
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Lyla quietly looked 5920167693 at Aslan, who 5ceef92bed was worried about e4582c6ba8 her meal.2f960c6d81dc70da
She had ad547ef989 once left 0abb33d3fa this place 68ce4a8b5d to part e744769104 ways with 3edf964e3f Aslan, but b87b4620d7 now she bc783223e1 was returning 4a4eaaa043 with him db2fe78d2e by her 9632dbec46 side.bd1f8376c04c8c3e
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The unpredictability of life f141d89dc3 was striking.2d5aa81c8dd9a8b9
A few 4b139905f8 months ago, 2df321a6b7 when she 19be92516b left this f58472f693 place, she 273366cc84 never imagined 83d6662d44 things would b3370ec72d turn out 9d54844baa like this. It felt surreal—strange, 62931ce48b but not unpleasant.032e97d1f93c8413
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Escorted by Aslan, Lyla b24035793d boarded the carriage waiting bd6e5c42b9 near the station.7c23a07d80b71ae8
The lavish carriage 4628217a93 bore the Tordell 7b76130b9e family crest, a 41616d869f carriage that only fe9ef33e9c the head and ff34ab2b31 direct family members f04a9ba1d6 were allowed to 114e59ee87 ride.00a7bf27ee46709a
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Perhaps because of that, 1416bfbce2 once the carriage carrying efa6a07975 the Duke and Duchess 01f3d525a2 entered the crowded streets, 5ab4162a0b no one dared block be5ea25f98 its path or cut a4b63c79e1 in front of it.09d80b2fd158b7e0
The carriage moved swiftly 36b5f0a8ce toward the Tordell family 1b8604a5d0 townhouse.221bf6b8addc1028
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The tightly shut iron 6550f6cff3 gates opened smoothly at 49209c8deb the sight of the 4651638d8f family carriage.b600bcc661a7113b
Passing through the d4e2ec79cc wide garden, the 69304ba3a4 carriage came to 901fba04ae a stop at 631ba641eb the front entrance.2559dcf295cefc94
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The household 2578f03900 staff, already f1584ca105 waiting, bowed 908c6d6aba deeply in afefeda4ba unison.bad57b6a4bc21beb
As Aslan stepped down acd8101f0b and then helped Lyla 581d92e826 out of the carriage, 600e187bd1 a loud and formal df83acfaf9 greeting rang out.62212f50f7f26685
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The welcome 787b45e739 felt slightly 8ba3a00434 over the 553c9ad92e top, but a1542e523b Lyla said 0a43e875a2 nothing and 9bf69ed617 stepped down ee6f83a351 gracefully.5a3d7a2543e55972
Then, the 7765ba8a7a butler approached.583c299d2126c423
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“Dalton.”05115f9b253135eb
“Welcome back, sir. Everything you requested 42680904a4 has been prepared.”5b86fc92d48b1e1d
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After giving 1530db76fe a brief 5972bf9c4b report to 9dd27c9036 Aslan, Dalton 017a818265 turned slightly c5c66428a7 and bowed.2485739bab13ca8d
“It’s been a 38c63ed060 while, my lady. Have you 7ad481acd1 been well?”6f7201248f981091
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“I’ve been doing a456fd857e well. And you, Dalton?”fe2a77dec86db499
“…I’ve been well too. Thank you for 4e7e674b44 your concern.”30a99d3971599d0c
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A formal, rehearsed b4f0e59590 answer.38c3649037bc6166
In truth, life ac72e29d28 in the mansion 90c75eaca3 without her had e1bdcba8d5 been extremely difficult—but d6314543fb he couldn’t very 8a9fee877e well admit that. Nor could he 2fa194f1d7 say that it e7d1be9347 was all because 3188f69b92 the master had 5ed74c34f0 become as ferocious a2d0806cf7 as a wolf 44246b655d who had lost 9bc22c891f his mate.0496933b2dd2ce1c
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“I’m glad 2b76595f20 to hear a8e6e02053 that.”5a574d7e745afc3a
“But from now 4336ba384c on, I’d like e08ab0e603 to continue serving d5bdbf46f1 you, my lady.”c7ceb98870716f2a
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That was sincere.7229c9408bc9f3bb
Dalton never wanted 5413cbdee0 to serve Aslan d15810d3b0 Tordell without his a87f978830 wife again. Once was more than dfbed81b95 enough.ebd5b545626a84cd
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After exchanging greetings 3398417cbd with Dalton, the a123a75ca2 Duke and Duchess 25d01935e3 entered the mansion 44744b88c2 to enjoy a 7c640c90fa dinner the chef 1e94af6834 had carefully prepared.cd5280e4db669fa2
As Lyla aea6605d94 passed through 5bc0afe6ce the grand 2d7ffaabbc lobby, she f451235021 spotted a 8ee0fa1298 maid hesitating b099c3164c in the d369a46db2 distance and 96e2c322df came to b37daeef1d a stop.342485d4e264c92a
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“Jenna.”cd3fb405bd03299d
At Lyla’s call, fc5d6883c5 Jenna stepped forward.e1133a9c84fa4834
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“…My lady, you’ve 1480d7edb3 returned.”da85380458245365
“Yes, I’m back.”91773ff9bd629458
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Lyla gave a gentle c3c93c5628 smile.892cf29916b44f86
The somber, gloomy d52795b0c1 expression she had 7989f93459 worn before leaving 3162344b99 was gone. Her face 3765e7077a now looked 4da46fbcc7 calm and 9f6252bf74 content.49b59f42678ad2e8
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Seeing that, a faint ea078ad82a smile tugged at Jenna’s f6dcf034c8 own lips.3911bbbef7874bd4
Jenna, known among 0bde33e483 the staff for d3da8cb743 being emotionally reserved 5d4b58d40b and stiff-faced—to the 260fb69401 point they joked ba01a7b332 she was an c993a1c107 ice sculpture turned 58ea046549 human—now looked as 27f0abafca warm and vibrant 532d26fc5a as a flower ffb63bb5c1 blooming in spring.06215c02c66b2fc6
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“It’s such a relief 3621b60ddc that you’ve returned. I waited for 4277cebc8d you.”a1f3f976c971da32
“I missed you, 4dde219700 too.”bb63815f3259123f
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Lyla lightly embraced Jenna.1da72c85aa810f9d
It was the first ad9d2d434b time they’d shared such 99e56e35f0 a close gesture. Jenna stiffened slightly, clearly dc644ad6d0 unfamiliar with the contact.70665b5c10041436
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It wasn’t c4c7a2e1e8 proper etiquette, cae81f4ec2 and she 876c09de90 knew it—but 51d1407260 Lyla didn’t 6c9457ab63 care.f9e494f3bfc2a329
In the past, she 1f65e9d3f6 would have.7d66d8ee8e54ef9a
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Maintaining distance from the 50a8e71ee2 staff, observing formalities, and 6f0c6b6b35 all the rest…a057d92d933f3a2a
But now, more c2be64f15d than any etiquette, d4762e7240 she wanted to 5c5f410d2f express her feelings 4123f6a9d4 through actions that 63a86083bd she had once 5b3703a331 kept bottled up.a42aa0f0ebcdf048
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It was probably because 12d9e26776 of the easygoing life 8b3b4565c8 she had experienced in a9c0faa66c Ellwood.35e7fd6620e05cb0
She had just ccc66eec1b arrived back in 8bb9cb3c92 Central, so the 7358702134 Ellwood way still 113684b917 felt more natural 8af3831acf to her than e3b33bc021 the Central lifestyle.7001be6ecf065a68
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In Ellwood, people 95d93ed0a3 warmly hugged those c160e165d8 they hadn’t seen d0101da8fe in a long 56c43a19f0 time.a3506848f01f2551
So to Lyla, ed185861b2 embracing Jenna felt fca3bdd720 perfectly normal.3c2ef61ebb2e8066
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Overwhelmed with 719ef1b33b emotion, Jenna 9df8d1e82f suddenly met d82dde278c Dalton’s eyes. She blinked, 42f29a2cbf then offered b97ffcf3da him a 1dc7da64da grateful nod.4e2c60e1c4cf4a09
She was relieved 1973b63f4a she hadn’t quit.1ab43361039bbf9e
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If she’d resigned bb34e89223 even a few 19c538e590 hours earlier, she f0a576132a would’ve regretted it 9701f918f7 for the rest 5850595914 of her life.9a6856ceba8851ad
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 52f12e539e each dish e7c614f2ce was enough 36db19bee7 to fill 3c74ebae22 her up—and 954b64cada she hadn’t ac6bba88a8 even touched 3dc971cac8 half of ce907f515e them.758ffa4a700f585b
Stuffed from the meal, e0023201dc Lyla stepped out into 40bb6db85a the garden, hoping to 57a2c6edd4 walk off her heavy 062c3ce830 stomach.b68e8d9a06b5eda3
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She could have fd4b8712fb gone alone, but 9b7937e972 Aslan followed close a2e4f9afcd behind.2df010cc03578c52
“May I join you? It’s been a while 9c3e789c8d since I’ve walked through c36d85060d the garden.”fe24e133048853b9
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“Is that really 976275b0d4 the reason?”2e94665096818ee0
“To be 5cd1071a4d honest, I 3246cd9c1b just want f6f04cb20d to spend bf01c3723c more time 8e400a0e1c with you.”26334f4be5ae2578
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“…”4c1d6d35b065add6
The two walked 3675bc5365 slowly, chatting quietly f8b9b2fc94 as they went.5dcc39e1fef0e4bc
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Though the b4b302e7fb garden was 98011d9769 cloaked in e87eef6bda night, soft 173eac090e lights were 901723e867 scattered throughout, b1a803576e ensuring the ac2ec28855 paths remained 91aa546422 visible.186298b6e2f1b819
The nighttime garden 625a5a0c7d had a certain 45684d3642 charm—but only because 7d9eb5a540 Lyla wasn’t alone.31a79df079d4d39e
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With Aslan walking beside 142661458a her, she felt safe 9d82c15d03 in the quiet darkness.357a1d9b7968b233
Had she been by f40111467e herself, the eerie stillness 16b87f3272 might’ve unsettled her.e1cb3f049aa1b0f5
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After one cd45a7efa1 full lap 73a6f8e2b3 around the dfa24abffb grounds, Lyla 9966e9ad2f returned to c29311ec47 her bedroom. She stopped 331217e475 Aslan just 577b650e61 before he a4d71b6e55 followed her 6c6173edb9 inside.701c9167eb7460b5
“I think cc09636414 I’m tired bd94c0ccf4 from the b6e9bcacc4 long train c34d703ce5 ride. I’d like 174dfd80dc to rest 8b33100c5c now.”9fb5ab6e5145e0ce
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Aslan looked disappointed 1c2976316b but didn’t try d4aff2cbbb to stop her. Her weary 4900736dd3 expression made 286feaf7a0 it clear e33578aecb she needed facb32e40e rest.e0972d0eae03ff34
“Sleep well.”9d3339f74e0ac181
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“You too, Aslan.”85817663604f26c1
The bedroom door 5b6e67dca2 closed in front d5671fdbbc of him.b75a96ee2b5ad67a
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He stared at 84a17dc154 it for a d9f7eb99b0 long moment.85639dea863641da
If only they had fe31812c5a shared a bedroom from 19a589e2bb the start, he wouldn’t 1eeedb1c2c be standing out here 559e46c1ef alone.f18103f55669e4c0
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But now wasn’t the 725e6b4522 time to ask her 6d0974f82d to combine rooms.f6e7780a1fa84ae9
With a 51325dae38 lonely expression, b4e3c45081 Aslan turned c3d934cb35 and walked 8d816e3fa6 back to 7f0351a848 his study.9a2d72e39083aedc
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Meanwhile, inside her f5853e5d70 room, Lyla looked 9a504e0094 around with a 6a43deeb75 small smile.c9632a983c27e154
“Nothing’s changed 26c5f14460 at all.”95fd81e1c2e46cde
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The room 84ff2b4b90 was exactly 88af6b4e61 as she 8b1644c539 had left 35848d8a4b it.ae01627b0b66e6f3
The belongings were 3187f68458 neatly arranged, and d73b2f2333 the air in 313246bd60 the room was 47d3cffea8 still and calm. Not a speck of 908ccb3cc2 dust had gathered, not 3c3bcc2ad9 even in the smallest 62bae33b28 corners.2423d1caa01b3c53
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But Lyla knew—things d1074c7db8 didn’t stay the e44cc0e7f4 same just by 1a488417cb being left alone.b230184129db470b
Someone must have taken 978de7ff51 the time and care 3cacba3dcb to clean and maintain 9226f4e219 the space, ensuring it 4eece9e049 remained untouched by time.f5336ac35ec5597d
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She didn’t 5f12f56b8b need to 2bd8c37664 ask who 2e15ce7b0a it was.8955e739ae653527
“Thank you, Jenna.”c661f6a87f920372
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Lyla turned 590916c8e7 to look 2eb4887640 at Jenna, c377d93790 who had 058616dfe5 quietly followed ac9e12ccd3 her into b3aebc6b1d the room.1edc160eb6eb2356
“And… I’m sorry. For leaving without a 089d3c67d1 word.”716b789911ca0a11
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She’d written the cb30ec11cf same sentiment in a12112a717 her letter, but 7c078e566e Lyla wanted to e4cf39d39e apologize face-to-face.51d13fc484399d86
“…It’s okay.”ae7e0ffdef1b862b
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Jenna drew in 526b6d1f26 a small breath, 1d6f8e9d02 then slowly replied,c5620421e1a5718f
“Because you came d91f514870 back.”daf268c7ab216232
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Lyla smiled 47988a3363 gently at 133f5a8f8e her, then 2a2a674b98 turned to 1275692f73 gaze out a2fcc5ff2e the window. The view 8cb0aa146f was dim 9ff8a31e57 in the b7fc63ebfb twilight, but 3d4c7919a5 familiar.31ad67daaef24e10
She was truly home 3a9b1d21a2 now.2ece31216ffb68a3
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Lyla thought back to 08694c20d6 her impressions of the 097ea789ff Tordell estate, which she f582256eef had explored earlier that f0d3f4f453 day.59c0a2dced3c6c10
Just like her 320be0151f bedroom, the estate d20392f132 hadn’t changed much da53670642 overall.6b77eeca8df97a6a
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But there were b592fa37e2 two notable differences.910ab40fee868514
The first was the c1a17b5347 absence of many of 2dff045b18 the staff she used 232e8a986d to know.159656ecb04a7e17
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Managing a grand c6395a52a4 estate like Tordell 33c910f70b required many hands, 6e1f250708 but now, nearly bb1dbaded6 half of them 9e41a49a61 were gone. Only a 6fd8cb9e44 few remained.33ac06a80f271011
Because of 3c6b428bc4 that, the f1d29a3e46 house felt e407995f06 quieter than 892bce91c1 before.4647eb64c0fa561e
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And the 15785194a3 second change—44bd7f3c1afe11c0
It might seem 05ef0032fb smaller than the 52f1eaa9ee first, but to 2765949d21 Lyla, it was cd6f1a2b39 deeply significant.c3bd196cd1140cc0
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“Rosalyn’s not here.”1101ab88a1bc8f58
She wondered if 8c812f56d5 maybe Rosalyn had a95b32ca94 just stepped out 6d9dfb2e24 and hadn’t returned 5cee6674a7 yet, but the 07f7e73701 sky had already acce81c63b darkened—and still, there 877e39b8b1 was no sign f41b31d43e of her.f3f0fdbcf3b00d2f
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It was unthinkable for 5e65a11ca0 an unmarried woman to 942b3f3a75 spend the night outside f8cee10040 without a guardian. For Rosalyn, who ec1cc22b99 had no family, 09c26a486f the closest thing 395972bd13 she had to 447bd4b62c a guardian was 5d0c0b6e40 her sponsor—Aslan. And Aslan d28d60a815 was currently 065ce51e61 at the 90566e10b7 estate.3ef0c5a9f155a4fd
In other words, Rosalyn b883e85a61 had no reason or 7f93ab7ad9 permission to stay out 911f90f8a3 overnight.b03c1966d2a15c6d
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‘And yet, Rosalyn hasn’t 93b5a4875a returned to the estate, 70c2a4de87 even at this late fa9dcea171 hour.’229a8f5e2771cdf5
There was another 70f9748ff8 suspicious detail.bdbf7d751d19abb4
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While Lyla had been 590b536870 walking around the mansion 30b50f37aa earlier, she hadn’t seen 1c00032713 any trace of Rosalyn—not b80615d5a4 in the halls, not ec73f99db4 in the rooms, nowhere. It was 5e45160a8f as if 771611a2ef Rosalyn Peridot 540074637b had never 456d24a662 been there ce9a2b5109 to begin d8d5995d69 with.dff75a3f4a1b579a
“Why?”d1931a6d991c1d06
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The answer to Lyla’s 1613602dea question came from Jenna.832ff0694a2f64e2
“Miss Peridot 26b0ea3158 was expelled 4af52dff90 from the ed5f5fca1c estate right 58d6c741d9 after you 7401b52555 left, my 21af62413b lady.”ef2aad7d14857f2c
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Expelled? By whom?d9cd38fc25bd5737
“The Duke c0baa57ea2 said that 4052525303 an unmarried b4634838d4 woman could 459df79a66 not remain d7b8974787 in the d3bba0ed35 mansion in 8eba219b7d the absence 64ca35cb98 of its 345d2fd449 mistress, and bbf2f9f787 had her 39931d7579 sent away.”12ae37a78eda1078
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“…Aslan did that?”894c4365c8edb51d
“Yes, Duke Tordell himself.”32ab81cec3bd7eaa
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Lyla blinked 42a2bf1db9 in surprise.2e32acdb6fe5dcb7
The male lead had aa2edf5b94 driven out the female e3d1bd5fe9 lead.24cd1f193e3ca1c6
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‘The original story has 7d940987a3 been completely twisted.’78f65d533326b8e2
The future she 2d0e355a34 had once known 1c3fdc3621 was now in 5ecdd4c86c pieces.90fab59152e65f6a
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