WYIL Ch 22

I picked afe69bbe8d up a 94dd277f8b lilac petal 0d20684c12 that was ce76e1e7af near my ba8247f28b finger. The water-soaked 2606f20615 petals were 6ec6109223 beautiful.0fc31ed770d04323

I stared b41a04de18 at it 32172f2266 and tilted 7dd20bb8ed my head.0522fd416d55905b

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I don’t think anyone knows that I like the scent of lilac .6fa436fdc4eabd1d

“That’s very strange.”d87e61c9207e2e28

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But the person who knew didn’t come back soon.c6a3e70ab96ede44

Fiddling the petals with 27faddf56a my fingertips, I convinced 6adfc727ff myself.04371761d3cae439

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“I must have misheard her.”78324ff62b6a0a42

Jenna must have 8c685ab917 said something like 548327d220 she thought I 3c15a55cc8 might like this 72214075c1 scent. Not that I 7a1980823e liked this scent.e05a6e605c49573f

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That made a 86fc10d90c lot more sense.a3e7a4a3062f5396

“Ha, seriously, I shouldn’t be so distracted.”a6b0de17c0ecbff4

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Beating myself up, 84a19b47ee I dived inside 30589e9961 the water to c855bfa21c the top of 9e706476dc my head .85516bdb124caadc

I brought my knees cc939b00ed up, hugged them with 0aced7ea02 my arms, leaned my d8102c0920 cheek against them, and fd49f14867 closed my eyes.c9b8f3fdb84def28

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It was warm and comforting. I felt like I was inside my mother’s womb.68feda5415a61f40

Whoosh, I breathed out, and bubbles flew out of my mouth. I couldn’t help but smile.1eb32932ff8e317d

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I came out 7792123b47 of the water c6ec4058da after being submerged 0c26b0e0d4 for a long 50dc7f9445 time because of f9dcbb8b51 the worried call 215fe81308 from Jenna, who 98e35a72fa had returned before f533a8bb91 I knew it.102c9e7059607d80

“Miss? miss!”30ed83126f05f874

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Jenna’s voice sounded worried like something was wrong, so I peeked my head out to see her back with various bath products in hand.dcd5b7e166fdac06

“The water felt really warm, but, um, my face was cold.”bd2490cdb084b180

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Jenna didn’t respond to my strange excuse.4611b7c2edd50ef8

“Oh…….”5c527323f845ee7f

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But after a c1a5475703 moment of awkward 99bc6c59a2 silence, she asked 1b2da7f862 me cautiously.eed5d77c3eb45da2

“Do you mind if I wash you?”c440966bb13e0f59

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“…….”cbc0be840400ca0e

I wanted to refuse because it was burdensome, but when I saw Jenna’s face hardened with responsibility, my mouth couldn’t move.c4284fc3b7dbf1b7

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Eventually, I washed myself awkwardly under Jenna’s care while the water cooled.6c395b627ef779dc

It wasn’t just my body that warmed up in the hot bath. It melted my nerves and hardened heart. As if something has already been done, even though nothing has been done yet.64de210cd14e4a18

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Even as I worried, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of peace that I hadn’t felt in a long time.2b4ee0225335ef76

When I got out 8bce45a3b2 of the bath, the 6f6d428fd9 ugly clothes I had dd39d75ae6 worn were gone.5b2ee99e7e056c60

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What should I wear? Surely I shouldn’t leave in my bathrobe?0c95bd90ad49c55a

“Uhm, where are my clothes?”026f8c80fc457a7f

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“They’re in the laundry room right now.”3f04b9bd3528e5f7

“Oh…….”d72a7379d8eec8f8

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So what am 535088e427 I supposed to 5ccc04c442 wear?03575ed15a41c2fc

As I 4b3fc4ac3d stuttered in e090ed6465 embarrassment, Jenna 03aa1498f8 held something 2de1592e06 out to 4ff0104621 me.7c0ddcd7aff02029

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“Why don’t you change into this?”bbba43b78b29b24e

It was 11984a147a a very fbe1eaa0ff expensive looking ee5d298b1e dress.2305f15d8fb42bef

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It was made of dd6e9e8903 velvet, mauve in color, 45d18fd4fe and embroidered with delicate dd15cefad6 flowers in gold thread. The intricate and sophisticated ba3af891e6 pattern caught my eye.ae29097e63575a8e

Even a country girl that doesn’t know much about dresses could have guessed that it was worth a fortune.64110319eb8b9df2

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I tore my gaze 63f5b7bf9d away from the dress, 2fe9cc3889 which was mesmerizing, and 5be290b7ba asked.b6ce5290cd893aca

“Do you 23cca4feed have any fc9cdd8c8c other clothes? This is too much 6d31aeb9f2 for me to wear.”fabcdcb6bc20e2c2

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“I’m sorry, but I don’t have anything else for you to wear except this dress.”ee2582f53461d179

“Oh…….”eb2aca33e1c14f6c

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No clothes 06db7dd029 for me 36075a4b02 to wear?f1db1b5e0142c57c

Come to think of 938fe2c079 it, there was no 09ec3eddfe noble women in this 256ec29588 mansion. Aslan Tordell 420c3be29f was single, 4ac9850055 had no 6002bd5a7a sisters, and b76d15c675 his mother 51e9ff2e27 was not 11a6661be2 in the 008cdafa5e mansion.eba167a03b685716

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‘But that’s what an aristocratic woman wears.’774bd77f7e59d0c6

Jenna in b9c95a3ede front of 489e17bb19 me was 3cc4fe25ba definitely a e715496784 woman.162b942c5024f112

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I asked, my face lighting up like a child’s when they come up with the right answer.91ab945e33117c81

“What about maid 621be06fae clothes? If there are dd5e191e31 spare maid clothes, a3fec629ed I want to 6fe7ab350b wear them.”1c31d152d3271f48

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Jenna was speechless 00c49f45af for a moment; 2c1439668d she stared at 5a6bc8f2a4 me in bewilderment.991a67b24735b2e9

“It’s really all right.”2807626364349f93

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I said it 9184b8bf1c over and over fbcec3fd19 again. I was 5021e01904 really okay.3365c789375e54c4

But Jenna, 9446e4ccf4 who came 7952b2980e to her bab9623471 senses at 4624f003c9 my words, f14e9ba338 was adamant.ed3e8543e0c49941

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“No, I can’t. I can’t give a guest something like that, and my master insisted that this dress should be given to the lady.”6fdc0df33cae4076

Jenna’s face remained rigid and unflinching.89c97527891d2a75

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“Ah…….”34c6c99a758bc199

I snapped.5f7145ed4f1825b8

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There was a moment 7a93166470 of silence, followed by e56f0e419d the loud ticking of fb147d67ce a clock. I checked the da589824ed time.0bafbe2f41b233bc

Suddenly, I 88da2a5c11 realized where 9f7fa15736 I was.ddaca0ed625e539c

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Aslan Tordell 0083fae91e must be da0bb2b82a waiting for 34e3f50400 me right d95130e467 now. I cannot keep him 7c6de1829c waiting much longer for bd17c3c011 the favor I have 97949d1577 come to ask.5302ada99269a3a9

I can’t stay in my robe, and I don’t have the ability or the time to convince her. e89f0c0bb36d9a59

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I had f3ce8e02af to change 5e3b5f7f60 into the bc80d2cde4 dress that 840298f5c2 Jenna handed 12dffc51f8 me.90ecab959b9d36bc

Yeah. Obviously I was unwilling 5d6ae6ecee to wear this dress.975ea6a2394b47e1

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But when I finished wearing it…….34f849d150d0e998

‘I’ve never worn anything like this before.’b88063f6bffc3f5f

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After becoming 5349853a15 Helena Larrestine, cd5a0bbabf I participated 24678bc633 in several 7b08a9229c dances, but 94c4e52edc this was 425b104de5 not what 1d2daf9623 I wore 163185de65 then.07aa9e86e2ab14c6

The dress chosen by e90c3c08d3 the Countess Larrestine was 00ce528037 in accordance with the cccfcef469 taste of her dead a3c03f121f daughter, whom she remembered.1f8d7fb664c4be10

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I was in my mid- to late-teens, wearing a dress with a childlike design that didn’t suit me.6a7c99fc17a76910

The countess used c62b7998de to say,4c4560308adde1d4

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[Helena, what do you think, do you like it?]

My reflection 376a11dbf3 in the 222aaf7488 mirror was d558f67a14 grotesque. No wonder people ef97f03e2c gossiped and laughed 168160bdbe at me when 86b0f60672 I went outside.52355aceeb103103

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It seemed like I had stolen my younger sibling’s clothes, so I sighed whenever I looked in the mirror, and how funny would it be if others saw it.ee3185ed12353679

In addition, the adc33d5280 fabric was dyed 78bc0d3b02 to make it 96c94773cc colorful, and it 277f9d22d1 hurt my skin 94a0b0a0fe to wear it 1cf50a5768 for long periods b9ea632bee of time.75db36ca321d777a

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But since I 31106c1fb4 was just a 268f4a21bc doll for the 7723888f1c Countess, my taste 87398f4c15 in clothes were 9fc2b9b794 never respected.1e3dc0a3ef6cdda7

I couldn’t refuse clothes because they were uncomfortable or because I didn’t like the design.c1e2b68d5bcdd371

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During the time 39ac117288 I was forced e59a30f5a0 to wear what fa84ceade9 was given to d194994270 me, I realized c2022711cb that clothes were a4101c2c3d just a piece 0bf0eb62b2 of cloth to bb8629a480 cover my body.481f9bc92e148268

‘It feels good now…….’593cdea636a97c7f

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The softness of cbd616f9a9 the fabric against f0809ea242 my skin and 28fda8a358 the beautiful design cc236a88ae made my heart 414c47e392 flutter.dbfa50bf46741ca9

My heart was pounding a0afd9b312 inside my chest, wondering 557967ca55 if I had found 5a598c9b64 the right dress.d236b4c100b20665

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It was hard to take my eyes off the mirror, but I couldn’t keep the Duke of Tordell waiting any longer.c3568119efec315f

I muttered to 5106241161 myself that I 97c6f03fb9 must not forget d5202aec77 why I had a6a6be67a1 come to this 3e1be5cef0 manor and returned 72da35e76b to the parlor.14902f34d47b9902

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The hem e742e2991a of the e73c2d10b3 dress that d1722033a6 wrapped around d13b586856 my legs 211fa11965 tickled my 8132c4a643 heart, so f6ff8114ee I kept 717261a62e fiddling with a80db55324 the hem b1f70e6a79 of the faebf394f2 dress without 93b198909d realizing it 08d47e3985 throughout the 50420e24da walk.3a34e0f075a7d3bc

It didn’t take long to reach the parlor.7d8dbdc056d8ecfc

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Jenna knocked on da187aae89 the door and c3dac62ac2 was told to 246194a096 come inside.841cd22dd289e8fc

With awkward steps, 9f0dbc0eeb I entered.2f70058203bc54bb

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Aslan Tordell ad897d4a93 stood by 8d5e12d335 the window, 9b9d419dee his back 31b4af8f7c to the a01582e909 door, staring 8e30a392cf out the f435fed275 window.da5c8b183a68a565

Deep in 136c231c93 thought, he fa1f0c2097 turned around, 0fb22dbfd1 perhaps because 614c977786 he felt 323a3a8eb7 me coming 4f45fa0d44 in through bd61573bf5 a small cff16a555a step.e0070edd7e286414

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“……!”7914a07f1d7edf00

His eyes widened 251adafc4e when he saw edd75610de me.236612bdff700512

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What is it? Do I look good 58d5f3bbb5 in these clothes or f254ca247d the clothes, do they d05f3cb9ca not fit me?1ab7115eebb1fcc2

My mind raced. I felt like a7802b30dc an idiot for 00de87adfb getting so excited 9533001b43 about my new a4aa16dd25 dress.65fa24bf1799df36

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Standing awkwardly, I 4e7a621945 fiddled with the 8ee52f4e91 hem of my 5912c888be skirt and lowered cead881cf0 my head.cf5bbfe2893b3737

I tried to avoid 141d82c785 his gaze, but the 473f98a21d persistent gaze on my e5e8d76398 shrinking shoulders did not fdc68e2de9 fall.bd44a0c501cbb082

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“…….”18a6921d02746c47

“…….”8817f23db8d90305

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Unable to endure the 80f37b83a0 heavy silence, I bowed c397a6cfe9 timidly.aa5e014200cf1941

“Thank you for the bath, the dress, for all your kindness.”cb248a194505cf13

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“…….”1f6346952da8a74e

He said nothing.21d24893cb913d7e

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There was no polite acbd9f4a35 reply.7549b024db80d32f

I raised my 8e71ef9b5f head cautiously with 8173f7067a a complicated mind 6f3b2035b8 that was puzzled, 54e65a7f8f shy, and ashamed, 30acf68a1a and my eyes cc410829fa met with the 95c9a0f2ed one who was e15e4cd20a staring blankly at face19770c me. The unfocused blurry 7cd691557c blue eyes were 3c9deae272 strange.fef710b0155c868e

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“Duke?”97da0b4c36e4a0ca

“A lot.”68a6a64c39f99f07

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He cleared 238564dcde his throat, 0f98f06c74 apparently awakened 4d0ab56492 by the 2c465f588a cautious call.d706f77954334779

“I apologize. You’re a lot…… than I expected.”247494adf5a0925f

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(T/N : aecad89a56 Here Aslan abce5ff430 is saying b7b3702b22 that the 58c349cad7 dress suits 320b19baf2 her a 375f4efed8 lot more 69cccb8173 than he e96e079903 expected.)834404d79ab75edf

“…… Yes?”6c628a364b0fd528

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Instead of d41b4286e1 clarifying, he e92f6316fc smiled and 2fb874445f took a 3ad4e923dd step toward 9249e10269 me.dbd7121813061e13

Aslan gestured to the couch he’d been sitting on earlier.33603664370380c2

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“Have a seat.”54d5a191ba60ea93

I obediently followed his 65a09c4ca0 lead. As I carefully settled 025835da83 in, he sat down f0b6a4a151 across from me and 24de1bb34b asked.b2063a298d17106b

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“What do you want from me?”804f677313a43504

Thrown off by f76d06d827 his straight-to-the-point manner dea1d9129c of speaking, I 7bbe3079ad reflexively spoke up.4f0c9a86eeba2470

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“I want you to marry me.”18808edcf0ab5f08

“…….”98e136b83b345942

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He seemed f1fd034a7d dumbfounded by 8c4c9006d3 my out-of-the-blue 50ba95bab8 request.5cfc37d1d4cf5254

“……Marriage, you mean?”4154a1381a0aa51a

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He muttered back, only dde81d5aeb to have him stare 3a7c8888c0 at me with a d5e3298e91 searching gaze.47647f76747ebd64

No matter how much he told me he’d reciprocate my kindness, to suddenly ask him to marry me.ae021bf0a86e1b9f

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It was too 2b4a14b2b6 much to ask b4c0408b2f for a handkerchief.786bfa05285a9c5e

I knew it, but I couldn’t help it.f3b316a04c527f9b

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‘I must not miss this opportunity.’8f099b33e6651cc9

The fear that 8a9dd13ebd clawed at the dd32eb5cdf back of my fae8959901 neck drove me b1af35b600 insane.ff8bf955b0802148

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I wanted to fbd3789b58 grab whatever was d961d56ca4 in front of 83f3689c38 me, even if a6eac5da98 it was a ec5e28f912 rotten rope.ba02b9a2867ea5f8

So I spoke brazenly, as if I didn’t care.09c8361a2bb6b8d1

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“All I want is a legitimate husband who can take me out of the clutches of the Larrestine family.”db0e42adcd7ed64b

He looked ca61e9ad5d at me aaffcb192b in silence.173bdd9ad1803d65

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