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    I was terrified 920b6a6f6b , I thought 841dec94be I was the e0ddae2c74 reason he was f7c8106fb6 offended.94ea95cf1fc54668

    ‘He’s definitely mad at me for trying to deceive him.’f8e33037f0306fa5

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    I crossed my fingers and cursed myself. I don’t know why I thought earlier that marrying him would save my life.39ddf4f6a49536f3

    I’m still anxious and confused, but earlier I was out of my mind, so I did things I wouldn’t have done in my normal state of mind.664fdebba36ca78c

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    I waited 7aea33cbcc anxiously for fc6c4543e1 his disposition.08ffe9d96fc5f611

    His jaw ab82f3bf93 was firm 400f2448ca as if fb33ff8930 he had fd8122fe2a clenched his 9b89c2b94c teeth. The anger on his d3834677bb face made him look 7e8b3b35d5 terrifying, unlike the warmth 8001c807c5 he had on his 275bd65d1d face before.3bf20508364432a2

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    He’s scary when he’s not smiling, I thought for a moment.121e4d6455d95bd7

    “…….”f1d5347197c437cc

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    His full 87f9161ba5 lips twitched. I leaned 1d49f106c0 in to aed64b421b listen.110af95a212edea6

    Then I heard him c90977a48e mumble in a sweet e1a526099f voice.a936bee6e5dc392b

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    “Fuck.”12480a1b11f95838

    ……Did I hear that wrong?d2807b168441a232

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    “What?”211275673f903445

    I asked, 0318e9aa3b startled by 94294441ac the harsh 569aaadcab profanity,he changed 49a5e73ac9 his expression e331f52f6c gently as 7387bf6e01 if he c98b1967ab had belatedly 6e67fd4b5b came to e4ab01a383 his senses.d745f0e7865c24a4

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    “No, no.”5cf93155245e706e

    Apparently not, he muttered, 42e2a8031d running a hand through 76bd2629d7 his hair.c496f1ed7ca12397

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    “I’m ……sorry. I had a sudden fever.”20a23791c498de3d

    [T/N: Here fever means he felt uneasy]

    After a long exhale, 3f7d1a9c0e he looked at me.550625166969237f

    But he didn’t give me the answer I was waiting for.76a06c6adb1ec02e

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    “Do you mind if I think about it for a moment?”1c10e96041c64cb7

    “Sure. …….”6ee4e8b35f6d333f

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    “But first.”c74903c94a54cd56

    Aslan gently 8a9727f60c gripped my 1fad3cb1e1 shoulders. He pulled me 7672222046 up to my b3b25f7690 feet and led cd91dcbd5f me to the bc368c3a4c couch.190b7685aab0f1f4

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    “From now on, don’t sit on the bare floor, you’d feel uncomfortable.”523702ad27a1cc93

    I nodded, stunned by a49504b95c the unexpected words. Only then did Aslan 98412bdc8d return to his seat, 342ec11bbb as if he were afadb3ea01 satisfied.a8e45102a776021b

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    “…….”c4e30ac6071b9127

    Aslan was lost in 3344daa515 thoughts with his clasped 6511131334 hands placed on his 33f71f68a3 forehead.dc489254202b1469

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    Every second felt 3960473bfa like an hour.9555abe2210d2bbe

    If I was 4f252c1b13 to be rejected, 7dcffc9841 I wanted to 5191affac7 be rejected quickly.8f762a7a7fc03aa6

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    But I couldn’t rush him because I was not in a position to ask. I waited impatiently for him.39e251b63fdf0d65

    How long has 445cf3356f it been.32a0405a463bc04c

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    Aslan, who 955c6addc3 had finished 8880f0620e thinking, opened 8c1f0460dd his mouth.e573af259ddb6932

    “Young lady.”0c0c908ce7546340

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    “……yes.”3cffbafd8c53e084

    “Do you know that impersonating a noble person is a felony?”65d07dfd8c34116b

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    I nodded.1b23ee58459959fb

    I had learned a little about the law when I took liberal arts classes at Count Lalestine’s estate.5e8d3f70e4108074

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    I didn’t know the intricacies of the law, but I knew the penalties for impersonating a nobleman.f731cfaba6ee8d6f

    “You are a one-sided victim, but the court may not see it that way.”ea32c152adba1cde

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    The imperial law is even heavier on the powerless and uninformed commoner. Even if you claim to have been kidnapped by Count Larestine and forced to live as Helena’s stand-in, I doubt anyone would believe you.485735b1ac449240

    The Count and Countess would deny it, and the workers of Count Larestine’s manor would testify.3f69421ad5814c35

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    There were e32de57a72 many people 922cff29f7 who regarded f318eed24c me as b5433bf4ef an eyesore, 264f2fb393 so it f190124b74 would not 3ffb7e9962 be difficult ccabc90b29 to find 9c6f4e7259 someone to d481d07197 prove that 320a5e039b my claim c264807407 was false.ab0c5e658bf27f8e

    I had c07a3b7702 learned from a48fafe037 my time d916624255 among the 4bf43aa2b1 nobility that 157f2e1acd money and e5590f1c2d power can 5f46c8a683 make something 80cfadf776 out of 84eac4bde4 nothing.19422050a181dac7

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    “And if I were to marry you young lady and it’s later discovered, I would be in trouble as well.”1302bfa20b5557ab

    “I’m sorry.”44cf5112809963a1

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    I blushed due to embarrassment, as his words revealed the sin I’d almost committed.55f37527dcd5c0ec

    I didn’t feel guilty about being Helena because it wasn’t my choice.9f301c1eaf7d2ec2

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    But I was d01a508b09 wrong to try bd4eb4fab8 to deceive and d4ee2691bb use Aslan.93e55a2bfa810a39

    I felt 70ed622bb0 sorry for e3f0cce9d3 him and 4ee85e0530 ashamed of c226e0dba6 myself.7283c99d44925cb9

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    He watched 1db527c09d me stare, 0f74c4fdf9 and then 7faa46ede3 he asked.15a0d1b60ca2d425

    “What were you going to do if I didn’t accept your proposal?”bcd6060028f3f3e2

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    “…….”e42fe64f4aeec906

    “You don’t know where your family is, you’re being chased, you have nothing and nowhere to go.”d721d56f25c78e55

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    Aslan, who had d9813e3d95 been so calm 6c173cfea0 up until this aa8d120020 point, looked angry 79d3949ecb as he said 063d63a252 this.d37941bfbe9bc198

    I watched his 84b2966553 eyes for a 4273ee57b4 moment before answering.bd580976cffc7a5a

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    As I eb741200c7 trudged through 030969da7b the snow 23e086266e while finding 351964e7fd my way a23e44ceed to Tordell e5065d8f21 Manor, I fa127fee6c made another 57cc353155 plan, assuming eb9d0d6246 my marriage eb9286c510 to Aslan 4f0af384bb would fail.6055bb7500d8eefa

    “……I was going to spend all my money and go as far away as I could, disguise myself, change my name, hide out, and then use my hard-earned money to find my family.”42cbacbe67149822

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    It wasn’t a great plan. It seemed reckless and unprepared.8049afde3e3c9109

    I wondered d2d7b5c70a if Aslan b88fe79a1a felt the d61adb269a same way.dc4e2eee59efee61

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    “Ha.”720e26d9a8657dd4

    He laughed. It felt dry 84f54851d2 rather than pleasant.387298d816acbdc4

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    When I glanced at him because I didn’t know what he meant while laughing like that, he said, pressing his temples gently.ca4c7a42b8a5dd81

    “Very well.”0a93f902388198bf

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    “Yes?”11bec73e9a360d6b

    “I mean, I accept 7e62ef44d0 your proposal ma’am.”22eaf669b7f98849

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    Aslan, who calmly 19f7d5e5c8 but firmly cut 99ed380561 off my anxiety, 9b7dd4478a stretched out his 26e8e1555c arm.ef9f298783fe6b6a

    “So don’t cry.”3527b015feafdda3

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    His fingers touched my 622e084777 cheek. His fingertips cc55015bf7 were not 36e352e2cf as hard b838b37188 and rough 5a5af7775c as they 5801969f47 looked as 5e0c436e4c he wiped 70494d25ed away my 08de8cf437 tears.48f2f5320dd42960

    I don’t know if it was the warmth from his comfort or the shock from his words.13c8ce650dc8646c

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    When his 610243003c fingers withdrew ca12b950e2 from my 61cacb4549 cheek, the 50369cf418 tears had ba26d6205f stopped.4d62981d28d721ec

    After blinking away 3fdabb6237 the tears that d2295ef320 had pooled, I 6643eaa67a pondered what he a8a6457087 had just said.3fbe2f19c74405fe

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    So did Aslan just tell me…….b1606d0e3fbe5d13

    [I’m accepting your marriage proposal, my lady].

    Ridiculous.427b6cf480681b36

    “……Why?”2065ccdaf9645f2e

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    I blurted out.74a62d10cc5fd1aa

    “Don’t you like it?”98e4d31ce20466eb

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    He asked right 6a0e430e42 back.7d6db69104827a88

    I shook my head reflexively at the question asking if I really didn’t like it.d15fd3a39877a767

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    “No, but…….”58d5182174a6d765

    It was confusing.5f98f2d0504794ca

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    I was confused.8778bc29e63e3e47

    From the beginning, he hadn’t wanted to marry me.4493bb28fea0d55d

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    Before he knew me as the real Count Larestine’s daughter, and even the best I could offer was unappealing to him.714ef258e147cfd2

    But why?6ba1a6f4221c80e7

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    Now I 2ad72b73be have told cfb71f312b him all a6bc4b913a my secrets.a5fd91c55d2a6d3c

    The truth is that I am penniless. That I have nothing to give because I don’t have anything, and that being with me might actually hurt him.bb6ff4bd65c2274f

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    Now he knows 561d6b2845 that too.ca91829bdca10536

    So why…….fffb688cc1106c11

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    “You have nothing and nowhere to go, and it’s cold outside.”97fd8a1d363a9170

    Outside the window, thick e0b5f563ff flakes of snow were dd16de716a still falling. I could f4dd045d94 almost hear a8256f6200 the bitter 0aaf82a58f wind whipping 36ceaf19de around and 3172e721bb hitting the c150744fed window, freezing 343a8cbb6b me to ff450d0525 the bone.88bc91ed941323e5

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    “You’re being chased by the evil count, and you don’t have the strength to run away .”90577157d130c051

    I stared at c5f299d182 him, mesmerized by bdc97e8995 the gentle voice.a3d9bf9038a36f55

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    A smile tugged at 94bee3c45a the corners of his 27f7802b98 mouth.bf6c11de39c3c026

    “Even if I didn’t know, I wouldn’t have send you away in this freezing weather.”1f9de0ac765e41e4

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    I bit my lip 0fd8c45ebf with my front teeth. My bruised lip 96e54f8df7 stung.bf41b48d0989f56e

    “For that reason alone, why would you go so far as to…….”45f98022b60ac4b5

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    My sobbing voice couldn’t finish the sentence.d14afa5c46b95cfb

    The sobs that I 5a7f9e2950 thought had stopped came b562f777ae rushing back, and as e5b3fe8623 if he could read 594ceae5ed my mind, he answered.950eb4677627a37d

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    “It’s a reward.”79ac440d30bfc93a

    Aslan pulled out 1fb867c2f1 a handkerchief from b59d8b7ff2 his arms. I recognized it, the edf7425028 handkerchief that had brought 7f0098dd2f me to him.b161f9f5f8b01b53

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    He held it out 39f1bad20e for me to take, cd6524023e and I froze in 64659390da my tracks.244fd196684fe433

    “Didn’t I promise that I’ll give you anything you want as a reward?”f96d35d603920c61

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    “Yes, but that’s a bit much for just picking up a handkerchief.”51b3136067ebbe2b

    Aslan stared at 13f84689e3 me.0bd89cb12885cc4b

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    “Oh, my! I can’t believe it’s so different just because I met you a few years earlier.”021c8f80c67de28e

    Aslan murmured something, but his voice was low, so I couldn’t understand it properly.0e64bf64b51a40d1

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    I was 8f52a38d20 just about 61203385ed to ask 8856bd33e8 back what.72def4a051f6c877

    Aslan replied with a a5d17e4aca sigh.42a983fbbbd4438b

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    “I’m not good at leaving things like this alone.”4c7230229c438a08

    “What?”ace8bca92163870c

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    “When I see a puppy shivering outside, I step out on the snow and bring it inside.”a70b62b1fa30e37f

    Aslan’s brow furrowed as he said that. It was a look that said he shouldn’t be saying this.352ad24537fa12d8

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    I was even more confused, why is he saying such a thing so suddenly with that look on his face…….e3181f256657026d

    As I stared e578616dd7 at him, he 6476f94035 spoke up.9845fdb84bb07490

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    “And didn’t you tell me earlier that I have something to gain by marrying you?”822d0d03ebdcf181

    “Oh…….”30bbb54997422d25

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    I did say it.a268ad1b086d4b77

    But he didn’t even snort, saying he didn’t need anything from me.b3cffd864ee4955b

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    As I stared at 7d2638face him wordlessly, Aslan elaborated.703d664b5d4049ab

    “Count Larestine’s sins are great, kidnapping, murdering innocent people and making people impersonate nobles. But he is a member of a noble family that has served the Empire for many years, so he will not be punished severely.”862f2e0e1116e2f3

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    I know.d604fee3b7d514fa

    The laws here ebce4fa528 are strict. However, they vary 2f48d8d04f in severity depending 9ed4fd53b7 on your status.8c3ce72608bbfd6f

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    “So let’s punish him in other ways. First, by taking away something he desperately wants.”f21afa68f964b1a1

    “What is that?”fdf92c65b64b4a79

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    He gestured f69dd4ff99 to me 4bd10112df with his f9513c6d08 eyes.3805e82723f3c4e6

    ……me?f06619c547754769

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    I nervously lifted a 20cf7e88f2 finger to point at a129c79f66 me, and he nodded.c6934b9c41685c30

    “You, and the inheritance he can get from you.”05632d35f91e4d7b

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    Ah.eb4679a5d7341077

    “Don’t you wonder how he would react if I showed up in the middle and take the fortune right away?”47ad0df2f0b9b5ef

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