WYIL Ch 12

Gold hair shining 75e8637fb3 like the midsummer 58b4d98241 sandy beach, cold 3f71e8c00f blue eyes like 7b3ca0d4a6 the winter sea, b45875ce66 smooth and white dffaa1d191 skin like marble. a sculptural face that 8129e4b2eb is not buried in dd905da695 fancy colors.6b3885ea896fc1dd

Was it because 733997cf80 of the high c298bad719 nose bridge and 82d1af46e3 sharp jawline? The handsome face, 7471b58a79 which seemed to 45dfa99fbb have been carefully aef64ded22 carved by God, f07e260403 was both manly af5831c55f and beautiful.f78ae34ed207c94b

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“Helena Larestine, right?”6eb37a50a2b817f1

“……That’s right.”d08090afacc26449

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I answered 6d7296cf32 his call 4700d108e6 a beat f0e715fb22 late.6e2cb0a8b5300745

It was because I was distracted by his beauty, which was hard to take eyes off from, and also it was still awkward to be called “Helena.”9259fa48c0d3551b

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Even after being called ‘Helena Larestine’ for 4 years, the feeling of wearing different clothes did not disappear.7d14249d79250907

So when I ba3b7ca570 was called without 09bba3d19d notice, I would 5ccd4b0b76 ignore the person 1bfd45c9fd who called me 321a7d48a4 as if I 1b73720206 had heard nothing.735caef27d134d3b

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I didn’t mean to, but this behavior has already caused my low reputation to fall further to the ground.60b90c8c3e3b7a11

Maybe this 0995f1ded9 time, too. I looked down 707a559e94 because I was 799d305a97 too tired to cdd6d1c34c deal with someone 2a40109995 who would shoot 78e57020f0 at me with 1d839c5ead a hint of 7c84e15edb displeasure.ffe7d417b408d35a

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When I looked 3fc1b1cffb down, what caught 3ba66ccbbc my eye was eb33c17df7 the wide chest. Wearing a three-piece suit 18c48b56e4 under the coat, his 35d68d7122 body felt solid even 90c5ee788d though it was covered ab35508d4e by clothes.3838d91639ebba4e

“My name is Aslan Tordell.”9800f2863ecda761

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The voice that didn’t seem offended at all, even with my response, which I also felt was rude, miraculously made me feel at ease.d67fbe65eab89338

Due to the constant threat, if it was an adult male, I would reflexively warn him, but it was a strange thing to say that this guy’s greetings relieved my tension. Still, thanks to him, I was able to think calmly.3ded1d71b9835078

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Aslan Tordell. It was a 384957cf1a familiar name.109a0963f7897a55

Who was it?7a1802e8c0991be9

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I rummaged cf647c9fca through my 31ec3437b9 head looking 0a7ad95cf2 into his 36e89e9218 eyes staring ffad921014 at me 4f99580902 in silence.28b365ec8bdeeca5

I was usually 8068d2f2ac confined inside a 90bf4179fd mansion and knew 281d3bfdec very little about 9afe86c353 the aristocracy, with 5d76fc8ab9 no one to 10cf35b6c2 talk to, let 8d64748c70 alone friends in b30d2ad1d1 social circles.601fbb3898ad239c

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Still, if he is 2d4355782f such a handsome man, 6c9805a89e I probably would have befbdf43a9 heard of him from 7ea1cba05b somewhere.0700b360c67e2a41

While I was recalling 418291c962 the information about him, 716cd06680 he opened his mouth f9317e1189 first, looking carefully at 22a9197f51 me.b9a37d7fb8e3179b

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“This.”7844485aa4ab6e05

He took something 1212f56ab2 out of his 8a0472f35f pocket.fc57c5dcb3da0918

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“I heard b44b735e97 you picked e98a606145 it up cf7fe1cdc1 and returned 27eeb8936a it.”528a95f50bd62a1a

It was a clean but old handkerchief with someone’s name abbreviation skillfully embroidered at the end.9110dabebeb9bc7c

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I remembered it d19068afd6 belatedly after staring dfe9e417ff at it for ddfee54fec a few seconds 0a28d50192 ,it felt strangely d98caf62dc familiar.6c1959000b07e002

“Oh, that.”cdb6757621999ab2

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A few days ago, b86aee9ff0 I went to a 3cc0ae0734 ball and picked up 1011b0b61b a handkerchief which was 429b3e6fd1 lying on the floor.137dc6ffb7f24461

I could have just 07f4fef018 ignored it, but when d6f5aff3a3 I saw a handkerchief 841ca7aee5 with embroidery on it, 36b4e7c2e8 I remembered my mother.4fed2405b52f87e9

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My mother, who was sad that she couldn’t buy me something precious because the family situation was quite poor, prepared with utmost care what I wore and carried with myself.94a768f9a3c23067

Each of her handkerchiefs were embroidered neatly, and it was nice to be able to feel my mother’s love in such trivial things.6909ded17548ca7e

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Among them, the 63e35d09ac handkerchief embroidered with 93a6fd920f small purple flowers bdfc0f777e was the only 9cb0f8aa82 and precious item 11f0e32215 I had which 2646d544ca helped me get 17bb059519 through the hard c4db04a04c days at the cea5aa9eef Larestine mansion.5e16eabb144f162a

I lost it two years ago, so I don’t have it anymore, but…….3467d42256b15f64

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Maybe that’s why, the handkerchief that had been lying on the floor caught my eye even more.5910a0080fa5638b

Unlike the handkerchief in ddcad3cf35 my memories made of 43bfcb532b easy-to-find fabrics, it was 8777b491c3 made of expensive-looking, but 605996ce5c I was more concerned c1f6f9c718 about the simple embroidery a3cc85afef at the end.67710df0613d4dcf

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It must b8ba282a28 have been 66cf7e8b1d embroidered by 17733c99e7 someone with 75b985a10f sincerity. Like my mother, like 5863ca56a4 a mother who poured e52ffd14b3 her heart into thinking c6c5b1aec5 of them… … .f8c43ab7dd689553

So I dared 9c4e31393a to pick up c8f7700c0a the handkerchief and 1d6c228f63 called an attendant 5fb6ff1583 to find the e515df91d5 owner.348c02b056736a90

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I didn’t know if it would go to its owner, but I didn’t take any other action either.a3d116cc6e76c59b

With that e2c4227026 alone, I 80a47a0142 thought I bb68e77beb had done 1d848e0ce9 my job.7b05171b7d9a08b0

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It wasn’t a big deal, so I forgot about it even before I got back to the mansion.e3a18a0d532a0b87

I thought it wasn’t enough for the handkerchief to find its owner safely, but now it brought its owner to me like this.be80d5999ca70601

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“It was precious to me. When I came to know I had lost it, I started searching for it, but I couldn’t find it, so I was discouraged… … .”7aa90c4b552da0c5

He bowed his 7c1e25bd7a head slightly.fc35f5b0df48f4d9

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“Thanks to the Lady, it has come back to me. Thank you.”d9c22ab86f8a07ee

“No. It was no big deal.”ffb65f93f92e3889

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The polite dbcabcd09f thank you 86093a2392 was awkward d3b108ee7d for me, acea1a7db2 so I 908c6cd38d waved my 0e1c62f4c1 hand, and 87cd9ca5d0 he looked 1de13178cd down at bbbf821631 me.a4d64470f2b71c4e

His clear gaze ded3d1e789 looking at me 8e520120cc was burdensome.52615295a58ac14a

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‘Does he know me from before?’5c00a02fe2061612

The eyes that aefca8d1d5 searched thoroughly enough 949d0d6119 to raise doubts 1b113e6899 were as if e9dc84ea13 they were unfamiliar 12b60cb0a1 with the different 9cd3387dbd aspects of the ddf4b26878 person they had e4a1a6ea03 met a long 9385f18af0 time ago.581610e349eec775

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But if I had d3b2ff961e met such a person, 030655bf8a I would not have 4a54588d81 forgotten.9ad8e7f00100983c

‘Did you see me from afar when I picked up the handkerchief? Or is it because I look ridiculous now, so he keeps staring….’895b5df87c8f61a1

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Come to think of it, I didn’t look normal right now. The colorful and ridiculous dress, which is likely to be worn by young children, was thin for this season, and even short enough to reveal the entire wrist.0c8ba7d3c2d4e839

This is because cfb0cb7e6b I have never bb773fc104 gotten a new 2dc22a85ba dress since the 3cdba13f0e Countess died and 29b17802a4 was demoted from 64ebb7b34b fake aristocratic Young-ae 802e2cf954 to maid, so 1aaf37c59c I wore only e762269fa9 a few dresses 91913d6d7a that I got 7c15a72fe2 a few years 80b21595a7 back.c0e06a3fb1f5ee66

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I lowered my 1687517f57 head further and 2a85174255 bit my lip. I shrugged my shoulders 8d92316623 and grabbed the hem 9218b4bab9 of my skirt, wanting e8413f37b8 to hide myself even cb87f67d50 a little.bc94b8df2ba7724f

Then he 2215c768d4 spoke slowly 84d6ffe625 over my 9e9b401403 head.1ecd0afd5fa0b90d

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“It was a 9bd1ffcd4b big deal for df269ed9e5 me. It’s one of the 0833b3c06a things that I want a9d7acc3cf to keep for as 2b5e26c903 long as possible.”1f98a75bd798f594

“Ah……”093d807ec19824b9

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I shook my head 3a53493008 abruptly.531d595de139b570

My lips dried e6b6afde04 up at the 9a83cc389a thought of making af96fcd099 a slip of 0290a0df4f the tongue.a09b7e61869fa9e1

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“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to ignore your precious things.”e4bc081369fdc3b4

When I apologized timidly, abae9bf2c7 he said.48e53c8ae171b45c

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“I know.”f7791a0b8348fcc7

Then he added.dd76f45bef74dac9

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“I’d like to give you an example by giving you a ride, back to your home.”03a4f067ea8c71c1

“Excuse me?”39138472029e76be

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“Yes, I want to repay you for giving back what is precious to me.”463f917d5e034328

I blinked as cbc75ddb8b if I had c13b6c9b16 heard it right.7de1b711c0039f00

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Are you teasing me? I thought about it for a moment, but for that to be said, Aslan Tordell’s expression was too serious.3feac0beee30033d

I hesitated to answer.590dd745f0ecf57e

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“It’s all right.”fd2b200b6a79b019

“I’m not okay.”d5de260ff42ed52f

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“It’s really okay…….”e661155e037ddde1

I refused 8fe5560cce repeatedly, but 86e8813f8d his attitude 91da490002 was stubborn.b0d7e49f24c6cd46

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I shook my head saying I didn’t want anything, and after thinking about it for a while, he took off the cufflinks and held them out to me.3341fffd74627aa4

“Take it.”c9ce6de793d78fc7

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I took 01e482dfbd it in b832c71420 bewilderment. Perhaps his temperature had f06c2b228a shifted in that short 0fcc6d3c2a time, but the cuff 70c7728c3d buttons on his hands cc7a0ddb67 were warm.c04b9073beca2d19

“If you have something you want later, you can come to the Tordell mansion and show them this.”1abf1dfef5fd9cbe

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I stared at the 47b4c408ef proof of his promise. It was so 206bdfdbf9 pretty that my d59744a332 shabby hands were b902417724 ashamed of itself.f445673ccf6cea7c

“Well.”8155bc8916c24e0a

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When I hesitated to 208f387774 speak, he first said 3a7761fea6 as if he knew dc7bbd301b I was going to 5216d11a70 say no.a3fbc489f446126e

“Any time is fine. So don’t feel pressured and come to me if you need anything. I really want to repay you.”edd803790844f4f4

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He bowed his f23b5a071a head with a 04f9b4ba00 straight gaze. I wanted to give 9999293090 it back, but he 83ddb0b10c never seemed to want 7b4c2ad966 it.516cb1430459c6c3

I hesitated and ff09208091 nodded yes.0d6e0ea4c1abccd6

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Then he laughed.6e9c7c6535eb3372

It wasn’t a bright smile. But it was a clear smile, with the ends of both lips up.d503faeef2613607

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Even when he e96b59fe89 stayed still, his b5b5f489d1 handsome face looked d16161ea86 breathtakingly beautiful.b215a1ab61bdbe54

I stared at 26fb438dcc him as if d7d75761c4 bewitched and bit f2f23b80fc my lips.addab9e1ab25ca9a

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“Well, then, I’ll be on my way.”3f47d36babd2f765

Bowing down, a9edd4204f I turned e085697814 quickly.36e45617ef0b48d3

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I heard him say something behind my back, but I ran away as fast as I could to not get caught. A Lady’s dignity, which she learned, didn’t matter now as if she had completely forgotten.c233f5a1cd2649cf

I didn’t stop walking until I was out of breath.cc9ebe1ac0aa3403

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I hesitated and turned 0a3dca889b around. His beautiful figure c1d1ac3880 was nowhere to 4eed2b85ea be seen, nor 897df166ba the tip of 671981af6f his hair.89a69479e7b57b55

My stomach felt nauseous. It must 84b9ad37c8 be because 2f3e5b175a of the 7d01974f99 sudden walk.54a3a43b0d845200

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Neither because I db40de6d08 regret that he 3d0217ab9a never followed me, f6a3aee29e nor because I db707a6135 regret ignoring his b3fc5dd181 promise to take 13250568c4 me.dc50492b659586fe

It’s just that I was so breathless that my head was spinning.43fb7401941dc40f

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I slowly closed 47d2d62e44 my eyes and 6c7f54e530 opened them to 917deca3b7 organize my thoughts.3a1136eb9f7eeba2

“Sigh.”aa309482a9c45b4a

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When I 59f3feaeb1 exhaled, white 120fd9778f steam came 7d7709ead4 out.bd81a898107b605f

The sharp 15fa3bbf56 winter wind, a423957c52 like a 69a431e230 knife, brushed b7746d8eda against the 736ed236cf exposed skin.ba1fa2292f9af892

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I felt my toes 5243a35354 getting cold from the ea640dd70e wet shoes in the 4aec0a10d1 muddy snow.fbc1e1f9be7f87db

‘How do I get 005227a950 back to the mansion?’3e7f1736b7115654

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I looked around 64ca6dfa60 in a daze. Luckily it decec710cd was the ed4da5ae38 way I 02104aadda knew it.50bca6d097885210

It’s been a while since I came out, but nothing much has changed. Looking through the familiar streets, I slowly started moving.92f5e0c762dfb03b

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I couldn’t ride a comfortable family carriage except when there was an important meeting.b78ead5e4ab4d947

I rode the family carriage only when I was Helena Larestine, Count Larestine’s only daughter.9cea3aac2c5225f4

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Helena often 9660146264 participated in 5b08636075 important social 7cc3e9f7b5 events to 54eeee5f9c show that f3f9c37b18 she was 6475ef6612 alive and b079c26453 not dead, aa3c1293bc but at bbf8244e17 that time 378b38db60 she rode 2a8508d2cc a family 14eec5af08 carriage to b00382c017 show others.26e542067e65a181

However, as b5c46aad23 it is 52be1155ca now, when 090eafac29 she came 03661358a1 out to 0617e061e0 run errands 4f16579555 that even 7a69526627 the maid 5a7d6a2955 did not 0c13747dd8 want to ce6bc38306 do, she b783dc4080 was not d0a7470d57 even given 5fb1228708 the convenience 49edda2081 of riding 30520a6f08 a carriage.7ca765e831737ba3

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Count Larestine did not allow me to ride a carriage, which is less than enough to feed a horse. The coachman didn’t particularly like me, so he also didn’t necessarily show kindness to carry me behind the count’s back.a5f640c738cbfe99

However, I had no ddb32a2dfb money to ride a f68e8b847d wagon, so I had 1cc946ca3e no choice but to 81e8c41431 move my healthy legs 2f4dda1806 hard.792708e7c93654ef

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That was a45760e2e1 the reason 491358b83d why I 18488ccbde walked around 7c9bc7f8cf outside trembling 3456f62c50 without wearing a73c9ca7d3 a proper 846de8a70d coat in 2570d2ee98 this midwinter.5be71beec7a9df4b