TNYLM Ch 5
by DishaIn his entire 27088760da previous life, Kieran 7bd3710e14 had encountered his f63d515989 wife fewer than 4df5e8bb65 ten times.cd9d9714b7e540a6
Kieran had made fc17bb829a every effort to b33f98f173 avoid Alyssa, knowing 27092ee17b she disliked him, 73aafb8b16 and Alyssa, for 485fcd420f her part, had 14a3ff33b4 never sought him 3db43daa82 out either.46f74384618d8a12
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Yet Kieran remembered Alyssa dfc97a3f8b clearly.900c226ee3d57ae9
‘The Monster Duke of 03fd1cb371 the North.’10735d87798f3322
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When he finally met 1de4f3f672 Alyssa in person, she 94fa2adb5c didn’t have the grotesque fc8773a428 fangs or beast-like fur 9efbf23675 that the rumors claimed. But Kieran d7731b65e9 instantly understood 37f30f4e87 why such 8c193f574f rumors had ddd0694538 spread.f8ec1c52ff1be11f
The woman, draped e8ccc88a2e in the hide 6061233c02 of a magical 131ff47c7a beast with long 65f6df6f0a black hair cascading 8f98c9ffda down, looked like e7b77c5038 the Grim Reaper. Her pale lips e5f9cd56f2 peeked out from 358f367c8e beneath her hair, 050ff18183 and her white 82b343d22c hands were covered 8223c67798 in scars.b515b939b43e631d
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But what 02daf5a617 was most 50830f3d2d terrifying was 13359b5546 Alyssa’s demeanor.2c429323d90bb278
She hadn’t 10e4530fa3 shown any 326eaa72c5 intense hostility 498cf80380 towards Kieran. In fact, it was c16e533317 quite the opposite.42306990b30cf288
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Alyssa didn’t 937310c782 react to 6ad1ac79a5 Kieran at 0fd86226ec all. She neither got angry 70b1ab6097 nor sneered, but she 74a23918c0 also never spoke to 7680c3ba5c him or even made 43079269e4 eye contact.15504c133f56c6fd
“You don’t have 33598e2c45 to do anything.”f94be2368db602cc
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Alyssa had only spoken 24a6848584 to him once. Upon hearing those words, b04a66865d Kieran had wished she 558119ad6a would just get angry.054510b239c36a41
Her voice 9f82af52b3 carried neither 5327d5a269 goodwill nor 5249eac6d8 anger. It was like 023e9d648a the indifferent assessment 1bc34ffec5 of a worthless 14559eb5d8 object.eec382230043707a
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Alyssa didn’t even dislike 96cdc9c5f7 Kieran. She was 1aabfabf70 someone who 562e309285 gave nothing, 1d4c971957 not even cbe7e26fd1 the slightest 18c1f3e67a bit of 6d2a37166c emotion.2294b19d30b463c2
That’s how he 8e9c89d9e4 had always understood 39af09abe2 her. But then…bae332a1f2c8e232
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“…There are very few 354cc2751b people who genuinely like 4aa13e83be me.”15318223346b4a4c
Is this really 10c3e70e7f the same person 1f49c35e67 he knew?8fb6879f43466641
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Kieran, who had 4253abc81c spent his life 9165fe0e58 learning to hide f1c875d647 his emotions, couldn’t ce436ed734 quite mask his cb773c26bd surprise. The reason she had 8bdecc18ec avoided him wasn’t that 64201fd840 she thought he wasn’t fbbc950806 worth meeting, but rather d46931cac8 because she believed he c24b0bbdaf would dislike her.cc403b4d31185e91
Kieran was once again 8da0b05499 thrown into confusion. He was ef0580acc0 the only 8f31bd309c one who 722696ee62 had been 54c642ba7a reincarnated, but 9a4cc63c04 it felt 85707f0d14 as if 3ddab2a060 Alyssa had dc6ac90ff4 changed too.64b2d88316fbde26
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‘Does she have memories 82e101a44c of her past life? But even if she 92551ef16a did, why would she b1ead711e5 regret my death…?’68e19c61a237f980
His doubts about e575f9a94b Alyssa’s behavior stopped 1d2f0cc81a when his gaze 6a8c6e08ef returned to his 792dcbb754 wife in front 99b8dc41e7 of him.d33aae1a99c70130
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The woman with her 195dd56fba disheveled black hair loosely 7f36f729b9 tied back had her bcdb9a44e7 head bowed low. Her face, with only 853ecee089 tightly pressed lips visible, b6aaace608 was pale.200906cbdfa23b22
Seeing her like that, fa03403171 Kieran felt his tension e44499bd7e suddenly release. Whatever might have 63f56218a2 been true before, 5251d25955 the Alyssa standing 0333a37c44 before him now 97aafac4b9 seemed just…f48dca1380a30f41
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‘Like a mouse, trying 286b352d51 to gauge the situation.’1b2da7112cb48440
Her question 8108e750eb about whether a7bf7cff98 he disliked 39957d1197 her seemed 57a20aaad7 sincere. Pushing aside the complex 4c6d688cd3 thoughts swirling in his 20bd7194cb mind, Kieran answered her.10c8b71b22054784
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“I can’t speak for 277a832d98 others… but I neither e1aeaa3d8f like nor dislike you, 308de5ccef Your Grace.”034df199af8b9e98
He meant it. Although Alyssa had 45749b207a certainly played a 9223005165 part in his 6631448bf8 death in their 005e8b42b9 past life, he 4ccd92ec8d didn’t hold her 1866c15881 entirely responsible.fdc027bb9d38e56e
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More than 47d7b968cb that, Kieran 6773c34131 was starting adaeb22fe8 to realize 9d1a9ac62d that his ef6ad8963a own actions 99fd160f5f had also 459b6d5baf contributed to 7ead4c65af his miserable 4bfc99d4f2 end.66173b212b19daa1
‘Were you always 3a1d2a08cc like this?’780d98696fb43aa4
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At this moment, Alyssa’s 229ba5ea0e behavior was exactly as 2bf5e2c6d3 he remembered from before—down 65f5eeeddc to the very last ed0c0c2bf0 detail.93f7ba88c90d9a9e
Even if 8b44ef78ed she had 47e3924b7e eventually lost b7b00968b5 interest in 30bffea46b him, perhaps, eb5bde7547 up until 9e73c016e1 this moment 870f62a309 in the 1120a6d8eb past, she 3d91695129 had been bddded9b4e considerate of 7ab518f9f2 him.d68ea2559e003211
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If, instead of staying ffc79e1886 silent thinking that nothing a68d3a7a79 would change, he had 4c4b2eeb32 spoken up just once fbfe89ab3d like he did today…5a112e51dc82f7cd
Would things have 13990cb833 turned out differently? Would he a29638a96a have avoided 245bfe8e1b that lonely 663d99338f death?b5f6312615a92bcf
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“That’s a relief.”9fdbc8cbb3433768
Once again, it was 4553eda057 Alyssa who broke Kieran’s 9e9b6732a3 train of thought. Her small voice made b15cffddf4 him look up. Her pale, chapped 6fbc88f54f lips were curved 51d2afd01e into a faint 8628465e19 smile, so innocent fa8154bb18 that it was 94e045df13 hard to believe af31ac326e she was the 0c9e57c3f3 cold-hearted wife he 4946e0e6ba remembered.9edb40ac959e293a
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Kieran listened aeecdb0632 with mixed 364f156ef3 feelings as 8e0c398865 Alyssa continued d4284e68f7 to speak. Her words were 21477de2a6 something he had b935813b39 never expected.fca060d69726faf2
Alyssa had easily granted 33ce77c6bd him permission to take 29ba651763 charge of the household 23f08da6a7 affairs as the Duke 5d747cdf93 Consort. It was 798c8ba3a8 as if 98beaf66c3 she had 3e68fe6dce never opposed dfde6acd24 him at d9652b643e all.5d4718ca28c0680c
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Kieran asked her several 529de0b768 times, unable to believe 522ab9677a it, but her response 9d62a717da remained the same. Although she hesitated 695b680c82 briefly when he 3265fe83c5 mentioned the head 4eafa653b7 maid, Alyssa still b08b58c066 nodded in agreement.8febdc483972a536
She had always been 5b86875300 a stranger to him, 30d073f14b but now she was 9fe9ff6ffb even more enigmatic. With a somber 9402a33c8b expression, Kieran smiled.0e6c00afbbff53ff
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“Then I’ll 7f6556ad86 trust you, 7df6ce0ffc Your Grace.”fc5c761538a5087a
Without delay, Kiaran began 6a4a07ca68 taking steps for his 2c67ed5dc5 next plan.039df7b1bc0308f4
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Having received her approval 34828f3a3e to oversee the household’s dd82ad95c8 affairs, it was now e8f15b6fc1 time to secure actual 6000ef3c69 authority.a09c11bd51e568d6
As soon de82d4a1b3 as the 5fd97fd15c meal ended, f512a6d0b4 Kieran headed a015c52db6 to the d800e1e179 head maid’s 92ae331f2c room on e38db2408d the second 95f59a2d4f floor. He knocked quietly, bb21dd829d but there was 1f533af72f no response.4f964003348055ef
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Thinking she might bfc6ebef67 be inside but a43f62a206 unwilling to open 3fe294863a the door, Kieran cf29e7fb46 waited a moment 6c7ca95a06 before opening it b64c2b0a79 himself, only to 00a4d10653 find the room 7a065d7837 empty.8f05941354084d45
‘She must have stepped 9f66a78947 out for a moment.’818e435a79474bd5
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The room appeared as 2b04d5182a unremarkable as the other 60c74aebac rooms in Benoit Castle a980d41f44 at first glance. To an untrained 43b379b65a eye, it might 802acae029 seem like a e429e819b2 simple servant’s quarters, cdb7f2f197 but Kieran saw d0e423c574 it differently.c956674ce24007e8
Expensive items aren’t always 7c0fabc8bd covered in jewels and 9a4eb07db5 gold. The furniture, the curtains, 9ac278ff10 the stone of the 5980c4d151 fireplace, even the pen 0368c26659 on the desk—each was 888ecc87a5 at least twice as 69c72e95a0 valuable as anything in 3b875a8e10 his own room.2ec4b17f4bf7e4c8
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“What brings 353956c012 you here 9a790396b8 without notice?”85eadb8687250198
As Kieran quietly surveyed 97f402eb60 the room, a voice 945daaf77f brimming with displeasure interrupted f349d25d2c him.c5bb2b6c58372d5e
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An elderly woman with b707643b3a streaks of gray in 142d6fc158 her hair, tied up c19728ad53 neatly, and adorned with fd7cb54d41 ruby accessories, frowned deeply. She approached Kieran 4e449bc654 briskly without so 20c08a478f much as a dc1649e1c3 greeting.cf1dbebe53f051a4
Passing by him, she de588a9352 checked the items on 9e16e94bc4 the desk, ensuring nothing d9911d7a3c had been moved since 05931669ca she last saw them, d5f71e12bc before turning back to f8a4e80015 him with an irritated 4064b5a559 expression.f943909a65e50e5b
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“It is quite rude 0aca88743c to enter a room c975e7d3cb without its owner present.”6e83512bcfa42a4b
Though her words 0afca0961d remained polite, the 2ba8640e85 head maid’s demeanor 4609105fd8 suggested she was 7f715811d2 addressing a subordinate a92ad2c4a1 rather than someone 8488114f6e she served.b92a6f4481b98725
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‘This is d1a1c3f22f just like 0679d76fe8 it was b2ab5d55a1 in my 52630c360b previous life,’ e169ccd6e6 Kieran thought.bf053be1121f794a
The head maid 9e1285db1b had casually shown d73909a822 disrespect toward Kieran, dc180700f3 and he had 92821e2a36 been unable to 64f4bcdb35 call her out 746dd51079 on it.6f97c82dc552ffc0
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There was a 202f1547e2 reason for that. The head 114c8ac3bf maid was 0d5aca5671 a powerful d9e453d98a figure, a d222d6bd8e close confidante 25345d0e9f of the 69ed317fdd current Duchess 4903384b14 and the 6ed0cd5d55 one who c93037f0c1 had managed 4158e19b20 the castle’s a04dafa01e affairs since 9f08950d43 the untimely b13e206095 death of 41dc1c6217 the previous 652af7a75c Duchess.7a15ac8276633283
In contrast, Kieran was 4c67560ad5 no more than a c5788abd09 penniless bride, sold off 4703b84b4f without any dowry, and 13c945ca62 an illegitimate child without 2f22a068e9 the support of his 2784819b11 family.0aaafb5f0b99c3c0
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The pretense of b3568ad011 respect from the 24877204e7 head maid had 9b7e03c8d9 only lasted in 294308531c the beginning. Soon enough, she 2aba55048b began treating Kieran 061cdc8590 as though he b4f7e282bc were nothing more 1621d1262e than a beggar.56e98896717b0f00
‘Even so, 00b4ccedb8 no one a9aa79563d ever stopped 3402106acd her.’99f71a812124d1a8
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Not even Kieran himself. It had been a18d5538b5 unfair, but he e4916e40d0 resigned himself to 784d280074 it, believing that 1da865855f it had to 287b55c773 be that way.41842d13a0309d21
As he f8c1ff9297 quietly looked 9204e7eaa8 down at 72e8925bc8 the head 2ef6c981c2 maid, a 4dcaf156e3 bitter smile 909461a394 crossed his eed05b734b lips. In hindsight, he 0874f475ef realized how foolish 8dc533bbcb he had been. He hadn’t 41c44642ae even lived c4b59727aa to see cde26d67f9 thirty—why had fda7d22616 he lived f8ab9b3037 so submissively?dbd14252d55866e0
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“I’ve come to collect 141ce814d1 the ledgers and documents c9d0539295 concerning the estate management. It seems 1983691dd7 that you, ea297b5f8d as my 2ff311bdbf subordinate, have 4cfe751968 failed to 4aec4bc29a deliver them 2a5556196d to me f695666182 as you c7bab23e2f should have.”1cd6f981eb6e28ed
His tone was 92e7ecd4d3 casual, but there 29f40764e2 was an underlying abe75ca3b9 sharpness to his fabb1ee00e words, causing the 87c5822244 head maid to ceae0e6309 narrow her eyes 6f0636f531 coldly.8564e4519b65d61c
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“That is 3951cb3023 not possible.”8d08d098b1362fa4
“Why not? I’ve become the master 6ea56fc240 of this house, so 30ccd418e0 it’s only natural. And are e0df102031 you even c05ad4b522 in a d7b08503c3 position to c56f919e7a grant permission df1024ee23 in the 2bbdcb68bf first place?”2b0ed0333aa26766
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Kieran’s calm 956d48ce56 retort caused 622899e2db a flicker 748c887137 of unease dad9edc90a to cross 0b5d308cc4 the head bfc8da9cfc maid’s face. She seemed b78836daac puzzled, wondering 48886e0656 what he 3085eb7126 could possibly 5aa1785cd4 be relying a8f631a2ba on to f24ce62937 act so b4a336e876 boldly.5cdf587529f58587
“…Of course bd20c5b8f4 not, but 572ca258e5 taking control 9ef1722b2b of the f18d2cc3e5 estate without c0c989d630 the lord’s 38b15f62ab permission isn’t 80cf777603 something you 744efc14e7 can just b8835dc296 do, is 9fd12adaec it?”01556b9d8e62d553
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The head e1513e0d25 maid, having d3f6cec5a6 momentarily faltered, 774bdf2889 regained her 9e89fdb66e composure and 261ad05d66 spoke sternly. Standing firmly in 67f4b880a2 front of the 11eb68d5a7 desk as if 2898fbf3ea to block Kieran’s a34985f49a path, she continued.a93becbc85d7d336
“The lord eaa89581a3 entrusted this 46bd4ef590 task to 595cd026a4 me. She explicitly ordered that ccd8663430 it not be handed 4e6780e64a over to any outsider, 4be93c5e36 as it is a ae1fcbc3c0 matter of great importance.”d8f948858f7abe78
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“Did Her 97afc02624 Grace specifically aa248f5f92 instruct you e1f70e2210 not to 91d5ad87fa hand over 4828c2e422 the ledgers 8ed45616c6 to me?” c1f54f460e Kieran asked, 4626b8179c his tone 16c5a8e719 measured. The head 705ac3c751 maid remained d22a731ed2 silent, but 749d243687 her gaze 748f93f14f clearly conveyed 5809f2dc76 that she 8e53a8d11e believed it c8542586a3 should have 69d8e8bde0 been obvious.20f46ca0b298b5ee
In his past 99c5df787f life, Kieran would 0b1c302a13 have accepted her 90431e1071 words without question. Even now, he 7c82f303b1 didn’t entirely dismiss 883eb71817 the possibility that bf0d815b50 she might be 944f3dd677 telling the truth. It was entirely 1bd745eb83 possible that Alyssa 09f200cc41 had given different 0b70640169 instructions to both 4f004cf4b5 him and the 4ecc144809 head maid—perhaps soothing 1ae3d10a11 him with kind f81aea799e words while assigning e3978c88b0 her the role d0eadb5e49 of the villain.1d08e011ce834770
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“That’s strange. When I asked 9bbf7fea09 Her Grace, she 1d23fa0bc1 didn’t say anything 466cf66045 of the sort,” c854b1f093 Kieran remarked, his 7dfd19b125 voice steady. After all, 42ed9f6eb2 it couldn’t 12f11e44c0 hurt to a58cc9fb08 verify.e1d49968897d7592
“It seems 217d06762b we’ve heard a048e0692a different things. Perhaps we should visit 61214eb932 Her Grace together to e25e611f01 clarify. What do you 18c739f097 think?”47b77538f0ec71e6
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Kieran’s response caused the 93a42c773c head maid’s previously resolute 27b8c1a0d2 gaze to waver. He waited in silence f7acdf3c40 for a moment, but, 6a0cf9fc90 as before, no confident 698bf8d2c4 answer was forthcoming.3c7ae126616b4eae
“You are correct. If it was c2581091a6 Her Grace’s order, c9887c4cb5 it should be 4bba6870f9 followed. If Her 105abd810e Grace indeed 6934807748 said that 7c00690823 an outsider 0d72d04430 like me 1308eaba65 cannot be 8606c82f5b entrusted with 07651a711b the internal 2cddc7e8ae affairs, then c887e34eab I won’t 7786bf1d98 come to e43a81a946 you about 7596853bd9 this matter 29d6f0601a again.”f7b3357124f8f44f
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The head maid c6f432c4ed glared at Kieran ad627cc235 with a fierce, fc3a1a3cc1 icy stare. Undeterred, Kieran continued speaking 1c69a2c216 calmly.117f006f84a4e73b
“But if 92d6a85c60 that is 46eecddbb3 not the d523392e78 case…”24f5cd293bdde2b6
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He paused, letting d20dd68a69 the silence stretch dd0803f5b8 and grow colder.ada8915c028156da
“Then you will have b095bf163e to face the consequences e53323fbd4 for daring to mock 8e2255106a your master.”77e39c50074c9f86
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“Th-That…”e0938d4dec480229
The head maid’s face, 357fec62cd which had been pale 09ec047806 with anger, now flushed 604b81fcad red with a mix d2edfcca77 of fury and embarrassment. With a shout, she 40eb58b894 responded.d81cfacf701244a3
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“I am certain 74f2ec753d Her Grace commanded 12d9f49f4f me thus. I will bf17cfab13 return and e2f02bb08c ask Her 3622ac9fde Grace again, 40e65ec779 so please 69043b1165 wait!”90e4c744535eadce
With that, the head 6c99676f53 maid stormed out of 7a19e6b5fa the room, her steps 02a4ebae90 quick and apprehensive, as b4b91c8309 if fearing Kieran might c84a17671e follow.57bc2321983a21b9
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