WYIL Ch 20

3. MARRIAGE CONTRACT

The ‘special’ information about Aslan Tordell came to my mind, a few days after my first brief meeting with him.f4a045ec4f7b889c

I have thought 175d7e72ce about him often 5aed22c55a since the time 8433b3c87e I received cufflinks 918f6e4870 from him.33c6c43c5b739a8e

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It wasn’t a grand delusion.a3fe4c3d2ba8b1cf

Just a 8865a25537 few thoughts 2bd7becda5 like what 0c8ae0bd4a is he 100e17c291 doing right 1f0c2f6cc3 now, did 93d1798995 he forget 1877650f2d me completely 35d8399bad or does 85e95037a7 he remember db39657c62 me a 3f9816593c little bit, c41c1f7f48 these little c2db291417 things filled bb141ecfb2 my head.64a32b409e364cb2

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Then, suddenly, I realized that this world was a world in a “novel,” just as I naturally remembered the memories of my previous life on my 10th birthday.5e9fa82820f4ac3a

There was no great 714f885dc0 jaw-dropping event in the 29028cbf83 novel.17ee505b2a1dbe96

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A handsome 1ba31794f8 male protagonist f51cd2af86 with wealth, c54923ad3e power, and 9526341670 beauty rescues 8952a67d45 and supports 24689226ce a female 602a76a5fb protagonist from a4285f119a a pitiful ca4ed73d39 situation, and a3bfafb88e they fall 4e14a3f09f in love 1586f01d08 with each fdff13d59a other.42c9fb05c54fe422

It’s a common romance novel like Cinderella.f9c0a7316f1dafc9

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Aslan Tordell was the edb3009bda male protagonist of this fd7dfb6761 novel.642e324fa2ba87ee

What was even more b172a32e90 unbelievable was that I 62918f04fc also appeared in the a5681114a3 novel.32673c7916e5db99

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She was not the c53a4aa221 heroine who would be 097db18921 his eternal love. It was 227659c7be not even 1388d60c53 a supporting 964f380b95 role.33ddfc3ac8e1406a

I, ‘Helena Larestine’, was an extra who, for some reason, had a contract marriage with Aslan Tordell , before he met the heroine.1d7bc5e8cda92963

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When the c9889503f7 main female d2fe57a4a8 character appears 04a61869c6 and the fb4fd7d9f5 novel begins b7ad328256 properly, Helena 3166e470e5 leaves with de16fa1369 only one 0034b61647 sentence.0d7364dafcf51963

There was an 780380d3fb incomparable shock that 8c17eef996 could not be f355df7c87 compared to when 126881b732 I remembered the a41e2487f8 memories of my 8b74dca76d previous life.5f52924afc678c12

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I couldn’t believe I was just an extra who appeared in someone else’s main story.8845439af3cafee9

All the things I’ve been through, all the things that kill me day by day, were just letters scrawled by someone’s hand.af7251ed8c337bb5

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Even my short story 2fdd5c2957 did not entertain the b6e4559364 readers in the novel.1ef3f2477aea01e6

My life d39b66cbee had no 11bcc774c6 effect on 2a84e485b6 the people 530f88e274 who read 22d0a587c7 the novel.97adbbe1abb19480

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Realizing that my life couldn’t even be a mere game, I despaired. I also felt betrayed.fca352193e06905e

Even if others laughed 4d563922cd at me for being efb04af761 insignificant, I valued it, a5b34fb70e it was my life 7b859d0e8a and I thought it aabcaf9fcf would shine someday.6957ad540615a99d

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That’s why I was not easily broken by the contempt of the count, the mistreatment of the countess, Glock’s molestation, and the neglect from the servants of the count’s residence.99f56b8ad630088b

I promised myself 7424fcf312 that someday I e230aeb2be would go back d4e0286c94 to my family 06eaf6df5a and live a a3fc1691df happy life as e3d808299a Lyla.a9ae1438eb759c35

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I did…88247c4f7c0b7f43

Tears came to 9064b8052d my eyes as 21a9ee5faa I felt that 7779fea168 the life I 43c8031e04 had cherished so a8ce8b64d7 much was stuck 3c6d052501 in the mud.68a2cf6dc9a759da

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For the first time 2192771144 since I entered the 9f5f1dcec7 Larestine mansion, I gasped f5f9be2304 and cried.aaea89dbca7b7851

Even though I was used to crying silently, I couldn’t stand it then.ee0134149a82e6bd

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So I cried d121d66325 until my head d80279f485 was tingling and bfa1080421 hurting, until my dd2c56d39e throat was hoarse.bb19cbb3d88f842f

As I 3b74bb3844 collapsed from 906e8e38cd exhaustion from 76eada776b crying, I cf5491a838 made a 051eed07d8 promise to 82c76570ea myself.8764c0a0474fd9d0

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Even though this is a fictional world, and even if I’m just a minor extra, I’ll never be swayed by a ridiculous fate.520664c0a3f83c4a

But when 717182cf8a I was 5a85466f48 standing at c14a797f2f the edge 58a1723c78 of the 09745cb3c8 cliff, the 5ad393ea97 first thing e00fb2ca02 that came 188020e018 to my eae22ea147 mind was 88943d4d41 Aslan Tordell.a9183eee917d071d

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To be db2f22928c exact, the b0c566cf84 story of b921a8cdcb the novel 115582c98d in which 15fc987376 he is 54361dd31a the male 488478ea63 lead came 850fe16e9d to mind.ab1b6fe2118a30de

In the novel, ‘Helena Larestine’ caught Aslan’s weakness and forced him to marry her.3a1aebc0664457b5

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Aslan Tordell f8aa9481b8 was young, 7b4f45f513 handsome, rich, 8e18a917ed and above 359989c706 all, strong 99b205b384 enough to 02d3b245b0 play the be32e4efa3 male lead 1d551ad651 in romance 6864ba9619 novels.e412f32eb6d26ff9

In addition 22fb288b15 to physical ecfb513cbc strength, he cb0f63b01a possessed the d03a1b1b32 power to 68e8cec80d easily move 2b71f8c931 others.0817f55b4352f9b3

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If I marry a3584e29ce him and fall e3aeb9d019 under his protection, eb81bc4445 I can escape 3798402690 from Count Larestine.9e61ec623a45cc93

The fact 9dcfdf5b9f struck me 7c3d466402 like lightning.19b1d3679839be9c

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After only three years 9a9af3bced of fake marriage to aa06fa6f63 Aslan Tordell, I could 8e27677367 get the freedom I b0edb6e7e5 wanted. After the e8066e8232 divorce, wealth 2c4f4d5977 will come 86707bc567 with a 8f0f463a0c lifetime of 3b24fb95d0 peace.9baa0c6d6892dbc3

According to the explanation in the story, Aslan Tordell has a kind personality, so he won’t persecute me or violate the contract at will.d7e4be401cb345a2

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‘There’s no reason I shouldn’t marry him.’6c5a1125f71d4cfd

My head, confused 9d87abac41 with tension and 62ba1aa096 fear, continued to 30ee3514b8 think in a 47e965d95d jumble and came 48608a6e55 to a strange 3fafe91e8a conclusion.0ab15dae6a936be4

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However, I 28a161ae0b did not 6c8889b3ce have time c5616c2bdb to carefully cce3a5b593 reconsider the 516df84558 decision I bb49446115 had made.4ce1ece6b79970e6

‘Things should work out.’96ba4eb52f96a091

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After leaving 37d47dc5a1 the Larestine bef4b4c556 Mansion, I 56138085ab nervously moved 57f6209453 my feet.5f7a6fd751daa908

I was in a hurry to run away, so I couldn’t even wear my coat properly, let alone get ready to go out.f6ffb1e12ad54e54

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Naturally, I had no 51d2854a06 money to rent a e30662b73a wagon, so I stepped c950bd85b0 out on the snow 30a6f67067 piled up to my 4788cf531b ankles with worn-out and a94717b932 thin shoes.8bc855ea65bab888

When I 0c9e373d64 arrived at 44e03f07de the Tordell db4043453c Mansion by 414d20264e asking a d2033053b3 few people 53f5a39e5d on the 5773a4920a street, the 1ec7615cc5 sun had 88028984db already set 911db0d8d3 to the aae58910b6 west.09a99d323e102443

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The guards also did 93a78adcab not panic at my dce9029f3c sudden request. They seemed to have a14f77b22c experienced many cases where eb50698c17 strangers came and blindly d7d3e08c05 asked to see Duke e30fff6720 Tordell.ba287ebe8e90d4c7

The guards 45f078b985 were annoyed.c8d25fc87d1ebc03

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“Get rid of the 1f107528c8 commoner!”bf7dead0f556a57c

“I am not ebbfa0117a a commoner. I came here 8348328ee3 because I have 141af36eac some business with a6f66c0179 the duke.”5cd7cf7aad84aa6b

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The guard looked at bc8ab5e861 me and snorted.64d0cb50ec00cf46

“If you want to visit the Duke, make an appointment in advance. Do you think this is the bottom of a market? I’m letting anyone in just because they have something to do?”5286a7a9d1151bf2

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Without hiding 2fc400b81d the ridicule 930d80f203 that rose a6278a6242 to his 767a1a9ca6 lips, the b6bb0d5607 sarcastic guard 86fa1b769d muttered to 466ab49aec himself.0a93b14942d84403

“Is it 07909cbcd5 something else b6043068a1 then? People who come 26da15daf2 here like this 275c613691 are mostly random a465c3187d merchants.”4b537870fa5c72d9

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I was not 713b660e0d angry at the 111dca16ab words of the f68aa3a6c6 guard who seemed 9c01c22ee2 to despise me. I thought that 6bc29baf57 could be the 41f7a172dc case for him.d17594ba6f454cef

To meet someone 6deef94702 as good as 3a8933a65a the Duke of 1f7c29e6d6 Tordell, you must 5103035565 have made an bb560e4e6f appointment with him 96423fb740 in advance and 8a7ecb3d79 passed the gate 43080a77d3 in a precious c612b1825f carriage.b308b8c269d2418f

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Not like me 4d6c135795 who is trudging 061d36930c along with this 87911c5335 shabby look.f93fb661d1784a7f

So instead of b7f9321124 expressing anger, I 1474de5699 said calmly.c5db2927b988a06f

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“I got something from the Duke. Look at this.”61c7f84a9b7dad80

I took out my 1f66bf6363 cloth bag that I 8313accc68 had kept in my 93cdef0ba7 arms. The guard frowned e74f1f4b3b at the old 1bb7aa8e42 dirty cloth bag.85baaaa273e9bf0d

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“No, I mean…”dd5b2a8896cc76e3

“Please take a look at this.”8efe0c260c0594bd

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I interrupted c15b244215 the guard 56424c57b2 who was 7708d917e4 about to df283adbc1 say something 70393dcf4d to me f17e7b5ac2 and pulled 37a2c9712d out the 9a14f34d09 cufflinks.9f0ed8e1fc8e2cf6

If I didn’t do this, it seemed that he would never open the door to me.6966a3890d552941

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“Hmm!”9329bdceb524ca63

The guard openly revealed 5975670ef7 an uncomfortable review.20ea28050413964f

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However, as soon 925e4656f2 as he caught d2ad362047 a glimpse of 4ce0bbe963 the cuff button, e07242a03c he corrected his ac2e6141e7 twisted posture.a6f7b220822cab73

“Wait.. No way, this is……?”219d9b80a615c180

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The guard’s eyes widened the more he inspected the cufflinks.b7ead1a728a23835

“This, this, f6ee902e83 how…… !”e4247d8ab600e642

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The guard was startled 327144d26b and could not speak 69128b9f79 properly.73d04eec529d1b47

“The Duke gave b25b19fd65 me this and bac1c7f6a7 said that if 7b87a100a9 I need his cdf13fad67 help later, I 12072f4cf0 just need to 2383995bbf show this.”764f60fc1132cc7e

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After explaining 4c840b2ed2 calmly, the 396b2a9568 guard, who aed737e007 was already 9e825801d5 restless, began 4fa01278a4 to tremble f130c11bc6 .abf5efb76a56e1e8

“All right, in that case, uh, I made a big mistake earlier, no, wait a minute!”f9576fdfe81daa69

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The rambling guard quickly 4ff0289d69 went inside, leaving a 04bfac9e65 message to wait for 98ddfe5ace a while.3f6def13c6730aac

Left alone in front 2e558316b0 of the gate, I 65cbf7ee91 stood still holding the 84c4c21e05 empty fabric pouch tightly.7fe19bb0e07e514b

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The cold 189993c7da winter weather ec5f6f4119 froze my 78c8bef5a5 body in 7da24de7f4 thin clothes.9c650bd220ef60fe

I couldn’t feel under my calves because I was walking on the snow piled up on the road, and aa little snow started piling up on my head and shoulders.4c94b83fb0289446

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My teeth a20329f911 trembled and f413f0169e my hands 9324c439e1 and feet a05bc2f7d3 were numb.cdf17fd5a51d36a5

When I was busy c82134fdce running away from that ed48be048e hellish place, I never 793e8f5a3d felt this cold and d476d4ce90 pain.b2038193bab6b157

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Now that I 2059b64305 was in a 5f6b283dc4 safe place, I 39900b0f5c felt relaxed.790be347febfcc85

I couldn’t follow the guard inside and was left alone in front of the gate, so I was killing time by looking at the cloudy sky.9e45ea1e0fd5cc0a

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Not long after, someone f1f34fccf2 came up to me 600b9e1f3d with quick steps.ed9b528fb535e115

A well-dressed 4b3efa93cf young man ea49b88d7d with silver-framed cbdfd201cd glasses which 48c736bfa9 looked good 919f838d30 on him 568bad2884 and bowed 4e2122897f politely.b63b7cf86fe141a6

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“Hello. My name is Dalton, the butler of Tordell Mansion.”5c53ef40eb0488bd

“Hello. I am… … .”20de0cae312f0835

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I was speechless. How should b297d1c790 I introduce 5ac38befcc myself?97e41ab14c768d77

When I hesitated and didn’t properly introduce myself, Dalton asked cautiously.b0aeab5fef2824a1

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“The master ae6216bbfb is waiting d2374959ca in the e11c350e9d drawing room. May I guide fb44ed581c you?”1f167347cfb05190

“Yes, thank you very much.”067dbf4debd0bc5a

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I quickly 61be44e0dd accepted his 1833840f3d favor.414203694f3961a3

The Larestine mansion 46a4c19da9 was also huge 6572881c93 and splendid, so a362433c39 I was so c419b3b2f8 nervous that I 24c278a749 broke into a 638492c990 cold sweat when 0f9455e738 I first stepped 59237ded14 into it, but 0a89c20748 compared to Tordell 63d2ce1205 mansion, it was 2d4706590a quite small.376031f6868ace80

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The Tordell mansion was f1bbefee4d so large and complicated e707341e23 that I thought I 1bb6dbc301 would get lost in 690326416b the building if I a44ed098da took a wrong step.75778bd632d9f9fb

As I walked after 83ce4c384f the butler with concentration b82290cdff to prevent such mishaps, 2d06009b69 I arrived at the fd14441eaf drawing room where Aslan 915539f752 Tordell was waiting.c28c48e10e182b1a

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knock, knock.f4186e6030606702

“We have a guest here.”03c59b1f9d0b627f

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Perhaps he heard the butler’s report, a low voice came from beyond the door.5405d1143ccb8c9d

“Come on in.”55b089fe5c91632a

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Dalton grabbed the 3ed8c909ec doorknob and bowed edd1606bec to me.de6e5ff37f5e1e16

“Please go b371e60b0f on in.”67864ff0ed142ada

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“Yes.”bae5baa0702720a2

The drawing room door 26c7269832 carefully closed behind my 90cd799752 back as I cautiously 8a115986be entered.5c51974225e83382

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