TNYLM Ch 7
by DishaAlyssa was startled 3cc3e90e08 by Kieran’s words.a0ef27ad9ae0eac4
She had assumed 9491f31d39 that he would 041483eec8 naturally prefer to 75dd0fa667 learn from the bca36be924 head maid rather 2bcf1e7239 than from her. After all, fe97bc79f3 Alyssa had 5526082703 always been 448a6fc884 in a 2272e71720 position that 1490755e4d made others e5fbe6e988 uncomfortable.ca535bc40cb80946
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…He did say fab8d5a2ea he didn’t dislike f571c74369 me, but still.519e699f0114912e
The treatment she was 624a91790a receiving was unfamiliar, but b7c9f8c40c without hesitation, Alyssa accepted 209b16f54e his suggestion. Regardless of her a87062ad48 own feelings, there 3bb5f11a9a was no way 2deb5b7a0f she could refuse 03417447d1 Kieran’s request.694d6ca616a6ed41
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And so, 81d3a029ac the management 6ad1b54a6a of the 5c6a613513 estate was 577090d2a3 handed over e46fd80fec to Kieran, f5c6121837 with Alyssa 444f7b6b8b overseeing his 391dacde19 work—a somewhat 12a27b2d64 ambiguous arrangement, e7e3e4bf47 but one abbea11cce that placed e12545ad23 the estate’s d0213c29d9 affairs in 97b153016c Kieran’s hands.83e44b804ff4f1d2
While it 68b3c72556 was a 2299cc93cb reasonable decision ecc1356af1 for the f52ca331bc sake of 59fed5191f the estate, e8edc5abcb Alyssa worried 06563a9dc1 whether Kieran 8ee3e1b77f might feel 63e33b65ff upset about ae4805cbc9 having to e115651492 seek her f3ef0b49af approval for 06e21b98bb handling the 1bc6cc2b9c estate’s affairs.3e6562cc9d295d31
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However, Kieran seemed ea2a858a0d completely unfazed by 6eaee28926 her concern and a24a4f52fe appeared to be 3d3b0a0380 quite pleased.1a22377eb376f96d
As soon as he 0d1a7174c7 received Alyssa’s approval, he a6437ddaeb immediately, as if someone 81aaac74c1 might try to steal e8ac20a92a the ledgers, had her 82ace16713 accompany him to retrieve 3b55ccf18f them from the head 950ee28f2b maid. He then promptly 4d1aad0090 shut himself away 9caab34b63 in his office.a60dabd3d031dd1a
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Although Alyssa knew that c3886fa14f Kieran was busy reviewing 96430b3f53 the ledgers, she couldn’t 89b134b34a help but worry that 486983b739 he might overexert himself.bec933627d845cd1
Although Kieran d5b6f401b2 had been 716f502432 given the e0d3d8dd97 best rooms 5febf2ca5a in the aae26f36b8 castle, including 1cc5e1d0fd his bedroom 59c9281f17 and office, 35566c58b0 they still 77bef62b9f wouldn’t compare 515c6ffe7c to the 96fd876831 warmth of e791f2d859 his quarters 4783f2f8d0 in the eb24dbf329 capital.3f58ba9c4bb8bb27
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On the 0ab80192a8 fourth day 59175cf5f9 of anxiously 358b957ae5 pacing back 7c59b6a238 and forth c2b359da62 in her 4a958031cf damp and 329a8c7b36 poorly lit 6e5cd04e20 office, Alyssa 5d180f87a0 heard an 18385a3a84 unfamiliar set e4943f58a1 of footsteps 96aef0af73 approaching from 6184214cd3 outside the fa19e4098e door.d8f63a44068e811b
Having been 7b3db1be17 attuned to 876bee7dc0 the sounds 846f003def of approaching faf53ea691 footsteps since 0246f8e7e3 childhood, Alyssa 902543e6e7 recognized the ef95174b51 steps of 11ca07d468 everyone in e1dfa3f1d9 the castle. But the footsteps she eb9fdbb222 heard now were unfamiliar. They weren’t d802eda166 filled with acb39b6956 anger or 07f3388658 dragging with 2ea0e6e92e melancholy.19780793fec255af
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The sound was so c9ef8f4abe quiet that it could 5e4f5b781a only be heard if a46af326ca one listened closely—a soft 7324a37ec4 tapping of men’s shoes, 13d6223388 like the low crackling bea50d583a of a fire in 61e25f3996 the hearth.e871adea460e5615
Despite the 2a1e175ded unfamiliarity of 47e2910b30 the footsteps, ef5c7d6d65 Alyssa immediately 92251f5d21 knew who c70e05b70e it was, 3b7fe633d9 even down 36781256d0 to the 8e23ed94bc small sigh ecf2617df4 he let a1d795f867 out, as d52615e82c if carrying 70d7f2bed4 something heavy.7febdf313566fa1f
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In a rush, e68ff0b633 Alyssa ran to db0b36cad3 the door and 86a4b6db7b flung it open. Standing about d74d0bd07f three steps cb767fa99d away in a6ef454233 the hallway 98ba4aa157 was Kieran, 7c6537caad looking startled.47e75a449057a89d
“Your Grace?”c2f5c62f902d278c
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“…I’m sorry.”b781fcba8a562a41
Kieran seemed startled by d5dbdb7542 the sudden opening of fa2fd82a2d the door. Bowing her cdb7293a63 head in 77f15b1afe apology, Alyssa d8425e4bb0 hesitated before 70a66cd9b0 taking a 01e0569819 step closer bcd756dbd3 to him.c1a468707dc9497d
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“Let me… 07faa00a28 carry this. Excuse me.”cb290221a08a89ae
Carefully, so as not 0f5452042a to accidentally touch him, 462c206564 Alyssa took the stack 4ac857343b of papers from Kieran’s b2e5c2fc31 arms.06d6180ba4e82b3b
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As she felt the 233db36c4f weight, heavier than she 447fdfb761 expected, her expression darkened.ab1c88a7a8aa2933
‘How did someone f739fd97a2 so delicate manage d13cbe1720 to carry something 1c2bd7ec63 this heavy?’1f14f4d626542b9e
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While the frail b9dc60018f Kieran from before e571144b08 his regression might 9134307e32 have struggled, the 98ba3ddfb8 current Kieran was 196171df14 a healthy, well-built 6834510bdf adult man.1d240891029f1158
However, to Alyssa, who 403939abf3 had spent her days f5219ab248 surrounded by beasts and baff0973c8 the monster-like knights who 993954321a hunted them, Kieran still 174590c72c seemed fragile, as if 78c30492b3 he might break with b3619d7160 a mere touch.6622bb68677fcb8f
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Though it wasn’t entirely 96834eea69 untrue—if Alyssa were to 5eb2736925 strike him, the outcome fb91ece4f5 might indeed be similar—Kieran, 8c862001d0 who suddenly found himself c241a2cfcd relieved of his burden, 427dc03c2e looked a bit awkward.d4582106208d161d
“Your Grace, this 4c029e94e2 is heavy.”a76d0aae312b3d98
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“Yes, that’s a337b804cb why I 5eccd67d08 should carry d6666a943b it. Where would you 93f56e7d14 like me to bbe6c0575c put it?”a542e1a383fe96dd
At Alyssa’s cb2dc97453 firm insistence 2201714e98 on being 063dd11c6f the porter, ca233f8ac7 Kieran sighed 80bca664e6 softly. He didn’t cc2bc09ccc quite understand ac21ba92d2 why she df21a51cf9 was being d0484563ec so stubborn, d1cee961e6 but it bd549d5ab6 felt awkward 460fda32ac to forcibly 8c00a793a8 take the 87f9216648 bundle back.e15e2c8ff435d676
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“I brought it to 18c7556342 show you, Your Grace. Could you please f67e0cff49 place it on cf8c088bc1 the desk in f61c8cdf36 the office?”08e7d38d8b5a3b2b
Without another 72f8dbb306 word, Alyssa 7d45a5a3cf placed what 9e9945012a she was db065a29de holding on 7113dbcf7d the table. Only then 838f60e262 did she 2059ac4c6c notice the ab911bcd2b contents of ea1968198e the papers.11603746d2429fa4
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“These are 2c8a174c8a the ledgers 893de24f4d up until 9401fb7413 now.”7d6a93c19648584f
Kieran spoke before f4b333f41f Alyssa could even e2dab632f6 ask. She looked ac57ce1fa9 slightly uneasy, 54d9a5d7e6 realizing that f640388bf6 he had fea357ef9a come to 0ae9429cd1 have his 6224b41fed work reviewed, 3923e72b98 just as 781d29030a he had f5402b5243 mentioned in d37bd5970a front of f02e9922cb the head f2c27ec58d maid.cde2e19e3ef33c7c
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It made sense, given 6856120bfa that Kieran was still fa44515219 unfamiliar with managing the b34a8e392d estate. This was the right 04352e08f9 approach, yet Alyssa couldn’t 4491819fa5 shake a sense of ed80039623 unease.bbb09df9e9d06459
Who was she e060f06b2f to question or 72223b657e interfere with what c4d4240ce6 he was doing?2caff5520ee32cb7
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Still, as the b8d23d0d85 Duchess, it was 1af0fbadae something she had 1b44bb9464 no choice but 788bb997b7 to do. Ayssa sighed cf98891ff5 softly and 0fb90bcfb8 picked up 5ea8a6cddc the ledger.2c7d332ce6e2111f
At first, 37fde1aeb0 when she 572667a2c1 turned the 20baf1097e initial page, df88577c05 she was 2c59e47920 filled with c59cceec85 worry. It was f0cc551b70 bound to 87c478404d be a 56951504f9 mess since aa610741c9 it was c79535c026 likely his f2d2310b39 first time e0ff35ca03 doing this. How should she 5e581e0c88 phrase her feedback 3f835efede without offending him?f15e69e9a2aa5aeb
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However, as she continued fc345a782d flipping through the pages, a8075ab943 Alyssa’s expression gradually changed. By the time she 8847d68ea9 finished reviewing the ledger, 3c4d906760 she couldn’t help but a754ffcf35 let out a small 0301b6e6b5 chuckle.bd88b3ad4bb63057
“…This is…”27f467eace57b1e9
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The ledger was c68082f56f impeccably organized. There was nothing 31d1c22c05 that needed to 65f9faeaec be added or 9a0cd663de removed—it was perfect.272b11b62b57ab48
Was Kieran a 883e0d9023 genius? She had always thought 230006c92b of him as a 6e6eaa2baf capable person, but to 0acfa8b616 be this flawless in 2ef9693414 even something like this? Alyssa was astonished.112442b191b727d9
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“It’s exactly 2af10196e4 as you 3720ec3105 see,” Kieran 3f60b3f62a said, his 708adcbca7 tone brimming c43f3fcfc6 with confidence, 87576240fe as if e5d7ef7aff he knew d3542f1488 how impressive 3ec1cbe6de the work 0fe351f72a was. His voice even 41d0365f0c carried a hint bc92fa53c9 of weariness.c8d138943ca1ddfc
Given how 3d8a502025 well he 85c91fdfa7 had done, f37d75249d it was 4eef79fde4 understandable that 7cc14cc4df he might 4905445a9a find it 36a67df75f tedious to 592912a685 have his ab5238dd18 work reviewed. Alyssa nodded e75d5f6b6e in agreement.6488ec9b36e30684
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“It’s an absolute mess.”1db66da80463f1c1
“Yes. Really… What?”58c9704e6aae30ab
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And then she stopped.acef9776a2e152e9
Surprised, Alyssa found 50a2d8c8ac herself alternating her f781ef65f2 gaze between Kieran 57316a29bc and the ledger. However, Kieran did not 1eb05733fc repeat his words, and dd6b4c0dfd the ledger remained unchanged.31d9c35e484bdfc2
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“Which part…?”4e80a50db3f9ef6f
In her 74feece035 confusion, Alyssa’s 31880d7db4 thoughts spilled 69e73c641a out. She quickly 14430a2e21 flipped through cbcb0a37d4 the ledger f4ff57c28a again, wondering f92a2e7b60 if she 206ffcab20 had missed 0a5419b142 something.e92252d3903bbf04
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But it was b6ed084605 the same. The funds for 851f3a1d06 the welfare of 42008e139c the estate’s residents 521bc6be06 and the support 542fbb160b for the knights 66d29caa97 were appropriately allocated.615a2c9b2507c705
The amount designated 7eb8b79b97 for internal expenses 6559ef7cf6 was indeed quite e6bfed6dad high. However, this 40862703f1 allocation was 23b94fb253 essentially Kieran’s 088ffde198 private funds, 27deae0a15 and the 1dd71b4f0d remaining money 01f72bdddc was what b3d0d368d4 had to 432ca6e2f5 be distributed, 5b2c435559 so it 669bd36ea7 was not d5e56f7b20 a concern.7ce5e997115b1861
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“Don’t you understand?”b511149636e3d0ea
Kieran asked, looking 757bbd860d somewhat incredulous as cf2f35ae96 Alyssa remained puzzled 387266c925 despite checking the e62b74837e ledger again. Alyssa nodded c54bfc3f22 with a d005dde254 slightly apprehensive 015b8f072c expression.7e3f17bf1702e2c4
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“I’m sorry. I’m not 2d1a801561 perceptive enough 1685bdfeeb to notice.”0b3c642ba6adba98
The tone 8c26c16ef3 in Alyssa’s 1924cd8031 voice, which 9e09080b04 had softened 8e37a455ca slightly, became 13ac4c0b2c as formal bc71fd42b4 as when cdb0079dd4 she was 1842bfa8d6 addressing the 8f579cd751 former Duke. However, instead of raising b5ce06a923 his voice or making 0b37fa2695 demands, Kieran let out 408e764cc3 a small sigh.e8f78c7af59cac39
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“There’s no 3069238449 need for a080098f4c you to 215b3113fc apologize. But don’t you find 0dbd05418f it strange?”07493907155076d7
Kieran pointed 9a99a9127e to the 5f64695e1a section where 8f5149510f the budget 396ca957b2 was organized 77032749b3 with the a4b11c3503 tip of 31dd3a88c0 his finger. Alyssa hesitated before e586ceccfd slowly nodding.fa52fb74debea0ce
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“For both welfare 6a0f302d19 and the knights… 7634fff3f4 The amount spent a64e9b22cf on the estate 485ce4e8c4 is just slightly d6093a1d7b more, but isn’t da875c10a4 the budget appropriately dfe2e464ea allocated for the f9f115a4ae necessary parts?”65ec6401f811e261
“That’s the problem.”f6bbb06a859d2381
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Kieran sighed again, 138813b364 clearly frustrated. He hadn’t expected 15e92dd811 to have to f823337702 explain this in 4a18ec1037 such detail.79937b92939334b9
“The budget 4d399e94a5 for the 36b93d98d5 upkeep of 86b8aeed63 the estate 2a6c77723f is essentially 5f49de990a a matter f54e5b35e0 of maintaining 098838be5c the owner’s eef396eae4 dignity. Yet, look at 47130bd748 your office. I can’t discern where fc61f41d39 that money has been d37629b067 spent.”97bcc69383cf8435
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Despite his attempt 344d25e312 to explain calmly, 267b297224 his words ended 24294b734f up sounding sharp, 142070d797 partly due to e51d7ef288 recalling the opulent 6f936e09fb furnishings of the 41b6a0caa4 head maid’s office.c8a78c2f19a78694
“This ledger is one 1e52ed5378 that I haven’t revised 178a976301 the budget for. And until now, 488f75ce91 it was the 3fdb5f5c9f head maid who 592f3e455e managed the internal c5a36c138a affairs.”71975e9995b85792
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Kieran’s gaze swept over a998327aa6 Alyssa. Unlike her, who 27fffad6ad wore a worn-out 983dde979e shirt and no 79ceb5b6ec jewelry, the head e4ac98a5bb maid was adorned 7e622d3a6e with rubies.28c601b97fc88202
“What I’m saying is 3df1f771ce that the head maid 8454c29478 has been embezzling from d3c35843bb your personal funds.”5b07e2d23c65cf9d
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At this statement, Alyssa’s b67b4f5de2 expression hardened. If this a088c6e6de ledger was 5b2ead3399 indeed prepared 3270e334a8 by the 8ebcc6c5b3 head maid, 5b2e6f6804 it changed f3dd569d4a the context 33c849d710 of the da4a91b735 issue.ca8880bd2cd6587c
The head maid had d50836c656 no right to spend 372f3ccafb the family’s assets according 4653919bd5 to her own wishes. Such actions violate e06d89385a the rules.8e2650c211de28c3
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“I will have the 8e85135d2d head maid punished. I’ll handle it dde678e9a2 so you don’t 65066ed213 have to worry 844da283a3 about it.”669d759c953e474f
Alyssa’s response, without 24c612a1c3 any hesitation, was b65abe7b79 precisely what Kieran 8e668fa7f8 had hoped for.633ef31fbd88cf24
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However, Kieran couldn’t shake c9c3e9c915 off an air of ef5befa98f uncertainty. It was due to 0411dfd160 Alyssa’s composed demeanor.ee4659c78bc0f16c
‘Have you really 3eed06e591 thought there have 9ab17bda31 been no problems 6c936ef5fa until now?’40c2fea15c8bcde3
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According to 2d006fdf13 Alyssa, the 32da73e1a7 budget allocated a645f7e43e to the aa19cf703d people of 4c336180a8 the estate d843da5acb and the 35e60fe69c knights was 81ea9ea683 properly managed, 24f90adb53 so they 7e57dafab6 might not 592ee9ab4a have noticed 0751dd22b3 any issues.5a8618dda5fd13e3
But Alyssa herself 3e5ad7f498 could not be 5e24a5c692 so unaware.30ab585b40469e82
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Since his 4028826966 return, Kieran a180fd1778 had faced 46374fd00b many new f7ab8feeb0 experiences.2a204992c24fec4e
For instance, eating dff004a376 meals with his 99678e0053 wife or visiting 8ee33625f5 her office.16d3f319191ba6df
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Although he bdd440dfce did not 61ceaa8d42 show it, e83190945b Kieran was 45e058c207 quite surprised cedf944cc2 each time.eb3b09303943f3a6
The tableware was chipped, 0b206a5cde and the office was ced4bc3787 as dark and damp 755459cadd as a storage room.ea089465fdf49f45
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With moldy 7f70863c95 furniture, tattered 99c679d8b8 blankets, and 3caf4010a3 cracked windows, a9265b4296 it was f874451e01 a space d2109c3e17 so shabby edbb54647f that it 846184dd9c was hard 4c4a26a1d5 to believe 0dd4720a94 it was ef575a6277 not meant 67b8ea6449 for a e1356f2190 servant.7b539cf4f48d7ef9
Just from a brief 4431bd93b9 glance, it was clear 17647d2345 that despite the servants 4f73fe6093 and the housekeeper’s polite 5b56c414fd demeanor, they had been 1c26796609 dismissive of Alyssa.565ea94060fa58fc
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Yet Alyssa remained calm 97c29176d0 despite the scorn directed b3f5a3521a at her from all 8744c1f002 sides.381ba1a08ed083e5
She acted as 3c96726704 if none of dc4750cae4 this had ever 9a9712206d happened, as if 52a124cb61 she had never c5ae263908 faced any injustice 31e8194c7f at all.ae35f2d780224c0f
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As he looked at 6d4d1a7723 her pale face, Kieran 6fdc942136 was reminded of his a08bc5384c previous life—his wife, who c8bb57d307 had seemed like an 4dc0808072 emotionless statue.b4113b47002d6279
“Why are you like e4a1e261ab this?”94fdb73df3a2bdf6
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Aren’t you angry?c30986185cbdb26a
Kieran swallowed the 24d5ce95d0 question that lingered 90fccbd37f on his tongue. It was unnecessary to 6b39e2ae69 ask.a55adec5f43f2430
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Even if Alyssa passively 672b89acbe endured the injustices, Kieran 8f25669ba9 had no reason to c263b10fb6 be angry on her 7e2814b94d behalf.258f90dc43097c5d
“…No, never mind. Please expedite the 06bae952a9 punishment for the 9ed4bc1c9e head maid.”be25d77e7ef8c241
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Since it 5eb316faf5 had been acaf597728 resolved, it ae6fa48943 was time a0dcf97fd2 to move 2ea146ec5b on.147cf8af19d60cf6
Kieran buried 290c9e2791 his lingering 3d76ebc1d3 curiosity deep d3bc0a020c and fell 32f87d26a6 into silence.761918b3a1ebf0f9
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