WYIL Ch 26

I nodded my d4f532d35e head automatically.9f6a206ac4f3557c

It was as he said. I was curious. How will Count Larestine, who values money more than people, react when his dead wife’s legacy gets stolen?a65fed6239bd629c

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‘How dare you, how dare you!’afa5b7561283bc00

I can imagine ba67738486 him jumping up c8be731dff and down in c8601be457 anger, but rather 3e52f3c707 than being scared, 2f09e6e565 I wanted to 19ff6ec9ff see and laugh 50027aa259 at him in 76b55537f4 person.db1c526216bf9f2c

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“And then…….”21c407a792b38528

After a moment’s pause, he smiled.dd063fc7d5fccbf4

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“I’ll let you know more later. I assure you, you can look forward to it.”94d3b8eab4927964

He added that he would make them think it’s better to live the rest of their lives locked up in a dungeon rather than being outside.9cda73e68735b3e1

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I should have been intimidated by his stern tone, which matched the content, but I was not intimidated at all by Aslan’s narrowed eyes.8bfcbbe2d266b65c

I asked, fiddling d5c6710ba5 with his handkerchief.a57093353685d6ee

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“Will you 2d499bfe60 be okay d2bdfd082a with that?”d34ea9383a286231

“It’s alright.”69c359b6724a943a

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Aslan replied coolly, without e162b59757 a hint of regret, 686f9f1977 snapped his fingers belatedly 74a25b937d saying “Ah”.a00e456fb9b71d98

“I should not be the only one who benefits from this contract. I’m not a despicable human who preys on the weak and powerless.”2cbcd815ff693bc0

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I blinked, 1559e6e604 trying to 95b7f11070 take in 958d4bf33a what he 08acf567b1 was saying, 7c12519830 and then bfbbe79547 he added 9cb324e923 quickly.d1d8e904c957c79e

“I’ll give you what you want.”73e22015d7f7964d

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What I want…….72edbe8b9f092152

Does he even cab159501b know what that de64cec0aa is?1ba30dc1aa8c61ca

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I stared blankly c7366ed85e at Aslan, who 3d6ab6c0a7 looked so confident. Our gazes met. His seductive lips moved.c7814b024d82467f

“I will find them for you.”18f3b4007a761a7e

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I didn’t need to ask what.d8161ce312d2f355

“Although Count Larrestine is looking for them, he would not be able to solve the problem quickly because he will dislike the disturbance. The pursuit will be slow. So, I’ll find them first and protect them.”3a3b7585679c001d

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He mentioned that he de1dc57be1 would solve the problem 7604f07a59 that had been weighing 0cdc6e92f6 on my mind all fae4a22104 along.1fd62e5fdcc5bf62

I couldn’t believe it at all.1c086cee4c6f61ca

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Aslan had a7620dcd18 a serious b59f52d234 face without c685fe5a1a any hints 89be95dd9d of smiling.3940eb49dd032bca

It wasn’t a joke, it wasn’t a bluff.50031fcc469fde76

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ah ah.2ca1a1556484ffa1

“Thank you. Thank you very much, thank you very much.”e1b4f2b8d8fc7a0d

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I bowed 30abe6dda3 my head fcaae9c5fb and repeatedly 22524054c7 thanked him 7bc1723c5b in a 34fb87ef2b trembling voice.c4a07996374fdf76

Aslan’s calm voice came over my head.03608b6faf61bd1b

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“We’ll discuss other details later, it’s getting late, and you’d better get some sleep tonight.”9ef74c98158f47cf

He rang the ffacca96d4 bell to summon 26bb4c0973 a maid, who d1998f2b3e brought out a def2a1c46d cup of hot 27500ceeda tea.97446096fb4ccb16

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“Drink it.”67962a2bca201102

He offered 7c45650ac6 me a 77ef9a1a09 cup of bf506401ed steaming tea.c96223b5e78ad2bb

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“When you’re done drinking, you’ll feel better.”21f1e6e77bd9673a

It wasn’t a big deal.ea8e86ea321c7083

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He didn’t say much.f13734d6181a6361

Strangely enough, from the a472dbbfe3 moment I accepted the c37b369063 tea he offered, something c7121aab64 choked up inside me.41d41327bc77e829

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And when the hot b9e9347007 tea touched my lips.36513fa6146820e7

“Oh my god!”520388654cb01395

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Tears streamed aad6800bea down my 76f7756d56 face uncontrollably.87e6bf8735d0ae89

I didn’t know why I was crying, it just happened.19b7f148a4e23e41

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“Oh, my.”803c84f10317011a

He doesn’t deserve this, I came to him, offered him a contract marriage, withdrew it, asked him again, deceived him, confessed the truth, and now I’m crying.df7ff2403a561369

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“…….”9e1cfa2c8016634d

He patted my shoulder without saying a word. As if to say it’s okay, to cry your heart out.b810af12ac4020f7

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“Hmph.”7ab6442d689c2e09

I sobbed e17faa1f9f into his 3a0e73f2f3 comforting hand.1151687985409d05

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The past 341ffa6968 years of a8a4149a39 being kidnapped f0ad1d7155 by Count 923c5c6e95 Larrestine and b24be45c57 then forced ab2dab691e to live cf5d731431 as a 55ac459eae stand-in for 0edf92aa22 Helena by 2c3fb7afe3 using threats.a663961b06ecfaaf

The tears and 1bf82ad818 emotions that I 240c3a2198 endured all these ec6a7c1278 years even though 9d64c1cb99 it was hard 45de644d86 and painful exploded.9fb1f0bdc11e4216

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Why now, why was 86c4435075 it happening in front 28bcf8b099 of him?7eec4f37f1f60e03

And why 171a277940 did he 19fdd80d1d comfort me 73021e9c0a instead of 1c3aef899d kicking me e8a39bbef4 out for 15274af51b being a 88c54d290a nuisance?759d29e1f3f67f04

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I felt b8c13d35df a sudden ad4b681dd1 chill as 02790e128d I was bf89add433 touched by b2dd270843 a pat.5e36c19c8218b583

It wasn’t the same chill I’d felt when Count Larestine called me Helena when we first met on the road.20b2691b183d533a

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Whereas then 1d06f918f4 I had f0f02d2d96 felt an 6714cce348 instinctive sense 280591accd of dread, 87701c6285 a vague 425fe2c049 sense of 47ccf5b511 events to a9af7f69ab come in d327ecd161 the near 98fb8dbe0d future, now 37fb5a2d5b it was bb50641b74 similar but 648d148259 different.f907215b31d539ca

It wasn’t chilly but warm. It felt like opposites that didn’t belong together at all. It was a bittersweet sensation that had been thrilling me the entire time I’d been with Aslan.1f9677841b7a4a2e

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After leaving the parlor, a9d78eea43 I was shown to c981742391 my room by Dalton, 6639bcde76 the butler.0eb0e36fb58311db

It was the same room where I had bathed and changed into my dress. It didn’t look like it was for guests, so I wondered who was using it.b7b129f4f452504e

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I looked 83d0fc8f9e around the af30ced658 room awkwardly, e2916a7641 which was 9f7880926f too bright 62fae9c214 for me 8fe15e4254 to live ebbb645d61 in, and 771a03c089 lay on e1437c945a the bed 91edf1a7c7 without overcoming f4c90605d1 fatigue.ed86401ab10901d1

The large bed, which was bigger than the size of the attic in Count’s mansion, hugged my body with its plushness.7f8bd3aec64061ef

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My tired body cried 684cafdaaf out for sleep, but 6454edcc75 I tossed and turned, f09f43dbb8 unable to fall asleep 428fd85cdd immediately.30536d72b6ec9871

So much had happened c1c2070fdc today.401c98ee20b34dfa

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It had e01a2c4509 been painful, 06350c8552 desperate, horrible, a1574e1b84 disgusting, hopeful, d8a1bdb57d and finally 34886132c5 relaxing.4a77972a1e06b4c7

It’s been a long, hard day.70510d25308a8a27

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As I drifted off 2bb2988b9c to sleep in the 2def2dedb8 hazy pre-dawn hours, I 2e68627b28 dreamed.28b5ea85b1986684

Glock was found dead 530ea136b8 after I left, and cac063db09 an enraged Count Larestine 7cf1876c1b hunted me down.69354b06adcad1af

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I was seized 7c885996d9 by the hair 8e309f2484 and dragged away, 201b58861d to die a e497914019 miserable death, just 5ff4ee5109 like the girls 3a26020c52 before me had.c4e77c7da6768c5a

Before dying, 08b07ce33a I was f59fa5d9a1 subjected to 765d909166 all sorts 82c8cc65d0 of terrible 664ede9317 things, then fc69090ba2 my family, ed0c2996d6 who had 61ec789d25 run away, 2e8b8ec38f were recaptured 8d2d0fc2a8 and tormented a5d8a1e806 before me.aa8eb7c53494af0c

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I cried and a5cc1a8075 cried.bbdee049f118b0c1

Then I opened my 22f09747c2 eyes, I felt relieved 13d7fb1e48 that it was all 1ae613e344 a dream.b1d6dcdc28551d8e

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‘This is the Duke of Tordell’s mansion, and he has promised to protect me, so no one, not even Count Larestine, can take me away, and my family…… is safe because Aslan promised to find them first. It’s okay.’8c9fcc983b75f5c9

I put my hand f66b639a7b on my throbbing chest ff485709c3 and tried to soothe f8a6282342 myself,  I could barely 9b27202469 fall asleep again.77a6a8b2c78695ea

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But this time again, I couldn’t fall into a deep sleep and started dreaming.32209204673ea4d7

“Helena Larestine, Aslan’s ex-wife, gazed at the two lovers from afar.”9b8c8d4e86ec9ec3

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In my dream, I became Helena from the “original” and caught a glimpse of the main characters in love.6b60744a126830e9

Aslan and Rosalyn smiling at each other, two people shopping together, a beautiful couple walking with arms linked…….669fef1bbffdd210

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Feeling the 1676246748 aura of f2b47b9ad4 lovers from 662d476858 afar, I 17fc7c8585 had to e0283b4acf fight off f5040d1468 the throbbing 4f50b6dbb4 pain in d5935c51dd my chest. I begged myself 349376e8d4 to wake up 3bd5ec6d55 quickly if this cd60281ad5 was a dream.88a4a0c8eb2a3cbf

When I e9da8290e3 opened my 3c3e79cae8 eyes, tickled e3ae5e54a1 by the 73c81773c0 morning sun, 77cf0fecda my pillowcase 0567d42ba9 was damp.fe416d7bc0fb4fba

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“Ha.”0c434a1c2fc911e6

I pressed 4ccd44f56d my fingers 5358ad456e through my e5113eaa3e greasy hair 4a6f65cc3c and thought b240311396 back about d0925bf804 my vivid cf5283d67c dream.41518a77f980ba4e

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Dreaming of the 5266042396 original on the 8e4dca9de0 day I had 42861b7daf decided to marry 84c9cdc07a Aslan felt like f43e399fbf a warning.3c9b9435bb0da54d

Don’t forget he has a real partner.888ee1c7832c4c2a

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I’m just a role that stays with him for a while and disappears later, and I shouldn’t hope to remain an important part of his life.072441a480fa9796

“Yes, that’s right. I must not covet anything beyond my means.”23648381ffcea1e6

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Marriage to Aslan was 05087ad840 a business that will 053ab5d2ec leave him with nothing.51766799ef24c208

He did say 001388fcc1 that he, too, c1f2cb0744 had something to a6bdd1843c gain from the 9ba1bd5c5c marriage, but that 3c4ad87223 was only to a6928bf3ca reassure me.a4ad28f74f5ec155

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It was not a 7ec0a65467 great gain for a 006247edab duke who already had b4cb34fe64 so much.a41d8afe7929ec09

But I was 3a46b173eb different.e38ce42b4a3f148d

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I got 27debc5878 a new 23e88a24fa life through 712f3c7a6e this marriage. So it was a75f66d7a6 a sweet deal.334254c9114b6529

But there was something 37fac975cc that had to be d20f6033e6 premised on.2e834c576989380b

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It’s the heart.c038dd8d7c786860

I must not 56d786b4ab give him my be3e0912d6 heart, for him e56f227d65 marriage to me d07898ddcb is only a 86fa7a1799 contract on paper.ae7de1b8891292db

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I must not beg a8c9f46554 for his love, for 39ccc2fcd5 that would be a 8d8635747e breach of our contract e65f8c1f22 and will embarrass him, 9865a765c4 who had pitied me 51dd5f96a4 and willingly agreed to c124389eec the extra bargain.da13a969e29db140

“So remember, Lyla Violet.”0b3b34a84fcb05ea

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Just three years.ed4c0978726721f2

Don’t love him, don’t demand love from him.f7721c166118809f

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Quietly, dutifully, e7ec388ac8 and to 99ef9121ad the best 5aac095a4c of your aeaa927631 ability, play 78cf3aa9ad the role 4448ee5398 of the 30e38dce8c wife he 2b6806f237 deserves.6f2849e60e0a9d6d

And then, when the woman of his dreams comes along, you’ll just have to slip away.21510a1d65ec1b12

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Without even opening my 4927e5b567 eyes properly I made d9ca34d3d6 a firm commitment.2595f0813d2b2d00

….. But stupidly enough I fell head over heels for him.af6ac6f158501b1d

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In my defense, it wasn’t all my fault. Aslan’s attitude towards me was also to blame.d6ce717f6e1afb0f

It would have been better if he was full of thoughts of using me. Even if it wasn’t, it would have been enough if he was indifferent or cold to me.cfb96785ac855c56

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Then I would have 6febbd54b0 held my heart and 66340e6a9d when the time came, 7cb2d82d10 I would have walked 7a441776e4 away from him gracefully.c666f82bb80cac28

But Aslan was too a6339e0757 devoted to a marriage d602834113 of convenience.52382839a48dd804

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The next afternoon, after 3b94784562 the night I fled 57163416cd to Tordell Manor.c1d32087502dbecd

He was 3063d3b0b0 too sweet 673b8c2bb7 and thoughtful 2202a7032f every time 535759c673 we were 29a32910ec together.bb62db47f1caccd1

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He kept acting like he cared about me when he didn’t. No wonder I was falling for him so quickly, like an idiot.df9bb04526f13b24