WYIL Ch 27

“Here’s a contract written while taking into consideration each individual’s requirements. Please check it out.”9026899092b98f77

Aslan held c584e0bf0c out the 75b30c6cd7 prenuptial agreement, 875c38645d written in 9718097317 his neat 63174b1752 handwriting.f0837bacf3e455e3

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I realized it way later, that every word in the contract was in Aslan’s handwriting. It was probably written from start to finish by Aslan. All by himself, without the help of a lawyer or aide.6500d8823400a66c

Unaware of this, 5e6ec8359b I was busy 924c008582 reading the contents 0519d908aa of the contract 5da1d6adba he had given 4328034186 me.ef188f4ea3f2a09f

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The prenuptial c05e663c99 agreement he b75e993b1a handed me 0f4c8502bf had everything ff04f9e99f I wanted 43102d7132 written on 180a7bd05c it. My safety, the 75004f178e whereabouts and protection 0cc44abdd9 of my family.53f4ef4ada220c9c

But he cd7e425a6e also gave ef6c6c58ba me more c7c3dc4516 than I 51cf78496f asked for.00955f17e88317cc

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He promised 24cfe125ac me I c535389a73 could enjoy d13e4c34a4 everything as b4063ba80a the wife 71db00cb64 of Duke 094cbb3655 Tordell. Wealth, fame, 1449993719 or anything 55e3def48c else I f85a01b825 might need.47f9f0cfa908afd4

“I’m asking you one more time, is this really enough?”9964237e45d10689

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“It is enough, Duke.”6b14a80afeb4b692

This enough 3a4b9fc89b was more 79db0d0497 than enough c1b41c0234 for me.3a6fb9bdd9443e8d

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I wondered if I, who wasn’t even his real wife, deserved such an undeserved treatment.95963ec1878ce67a

He reread the contract with a worried look on his face and suddenly asked in a low voice. “8ebff8df3d805ca1

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“But how long will you continue to call me with that distant title, will you do this even after we’re married?”cfff683d29a83780

Was it my f8f416143f imagination, or did 1a8c03caa8 he really sound 2303eecf89 like a whining 5b1dcfd698 child?2519cf0012385efe

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“But, then, how should I call you, Duke?”900bb6b0b9513e6a

I asked carefully, df47c4dbe4 and he answered 28f6d37e42 as if it 3562cda566 were quite natural.b9e20fcf355e20a0

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“Call me Aslan.”e9abc0d9ce1c6e0d

I blinked rapidly. My heart was beating 6f60ec8d12 fast and my fingertips f7e5350efa were shaking.90af8d45d15c18ba

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That’s ridiculous. To be given permission to call him by his name that was only granted for those close to him.a72596425130c2bd

I’d repeated his name over and over in my head, but I never thought I’d actually be allowed to say it.5211dec426b13808

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I clasped my trembling 6142222f56 hands together and asked, e071d0e5c6 my voice thick with 003937dd4a nervousness.8af36b7f21c7ed48

“Can I really……?”c9a551a6b2ea7586

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Aslan let 4bd5ff7689 out a b043dfa0b7 small chuckle b3098ac518 at the 477d7cc15f ridiculousness of dcc171fbd1 my reaction.0c9c15d6de1c54ea

I forced an awkward cc7284ce11 smile. I wondered 64d14284ab if it d29a71015f was silly f4505089e8 of me 826f9519ef to be 49133e4038 so happy b834f2c92a to see 6a5696c8cc him smile.d0390e6495d93745

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But Aslan quickly 171468ffdc composed himself and 6260982812 spoke in a 6c860b36c8 nonchalant voice, still 7acd6fdb10 smiling.67a77f0e98481b76

“That way, others won’t realize that we didn’t fall in love at first sight and got married.”24433c03d45b5a1f

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My cheeks flushed by 9814cd1dc0 the stern look in e97c8a870e his eyes.c6b7b48319e0063b

“Oh…….”c8c14fe3578684cc

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For a moment, I 258e6d721b felt ridiculous and embarrassed 97a32cfe4a for being so deluded.9bb647dc48c92a4b

I bit my lip and hung my head low. Hopefully, he didn’t see through me.6625c4df3a302aa9

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And I vowed to 246cacf0db myself.c8cb436d6c924f7b

I’ll never be so deluded again.ab80322bb6756f1c

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The wedding was supposed to take place in a grand manner. It was Aslan’s idea.ca0d820e75156f13

He explained the reason for the lavishness of the ceremony, which would be compared to the emperor’s wedding.0c1fa3411f07d933

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“I want as many people as possible to know of our marriage. I want to marry you with everyone’s blessing.”eec333225b9fc6fe

It was sweet 54baf41883 to hear at c0402abbb0 first glance, but f3c5fa6c3c I quickly calmed 228055f874 down my excitement.ca639df997f04b39

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I won’t be mistaken this time.8de4573e13dddc11

“So that others won’t discover the secret of our marriage?”656325bc15c3bb26

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I asked with a wry smile, but Aslan’s face, which I had expected to be smiling back, hardened.a1c3ae364d2441d9

Did I say something d7b4e773dc wrong?ce54d5be6d4ca9f5

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But as hard as I tried to remember, I couldn’t find a single point where I’d made a mistake.1b13cfdebfd38747

I don’t feel like I’ve said or done anything offensive, so why?be6bb1a286c54e9d

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After an 99143f42ba uncomfortable silence, e7e6c10792 Aslan answered.2934cd2ad5957c4d

“……Yes.”dc35c1cba417f19c

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After that, Aslan 9f4cf9f57f remained silent.03a10740edda3750

I was puzzled and anxious, not knowing what part of me he didn’t like.32a43cb867eff717

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But before the wedding cec3871845 day, he smiled at d7c88dade5 me as beautifully and 52ea56156b affectionately as before.5c253b9f2c64bc83

Thanks to him, I ef1cf31130 was able to go efcc57f6a0 through the ceremony with fbabd753ee peace of mind.b95f5f49d8141441

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The wedding was b3435dce03 a success.bbbfe1ee9cb160a5

There was some disruption made by the uninvited Count of Larestine, but Aslan’s knights, who had been prepared for it, handled it well.168ee9f9fc3c9d30

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I wasn’t told what “well” meant.26e2b16af712aca7

But I have heard 7a1e6506bf rumors that since the 2ae3e85baf wedding, Count Larestine has e5b549b169 been in great trouble, 362dd0d4c7 selling his mansion in 322b5e903b the capital and fleeing 22d7ccbded to a country estate 6054723ad4 far away.ebe197941754c9a8

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Even there, 2b7ed0618c he was 39260ed38b not at 6fdfff80e7 ease, plagued 3311f25cc3 by creditors 65a274a543 who kept facbc5b37f coming after 9c5855d9a8 him, and 60f43d90d6 one day, 8103ddb7bf at dawn, c0739375eb he was 9fa8d7e922 found dead.28bd45183afb4c31

His wife and son 9fea2c665e were rumored to have 3a9b4bdbaa disappeared.470982b2bf311e3a

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At the 7e85c6685c sudden misfortune 7056feb665 that befell 047ea71d76 Count Larestine, 645685bb14 people muttered 86e6a67083 that he 26680bc7ee was unlucky, 383f964957 but no 6fa141deaf one realized b94a2e5316 that the d56726393e chain of 3b2ebda633 misfortune was a02b45ac8f no coincidence.e1fc530352367025

Only I had a 3691a32f91 theory. That someone had 76db44a0c5 deliberately plunged the a589eb3cdf House of Larestine c49966b32b into a quagmire e3bda94bc3 of misfortune.5c0aac303cf6eed4

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Aslan kept 845f94daa7 all of 001be73b4d his promises 42911fcb6e to me.7bcbca1afa13c8c4

Aslan, acted 3d295570ac so sweet 6b92cfa271 even after 3067bdf13b our marriage 33670bb1f1 that my f7389fcd3f heart and 2c8b759559 decisions were 02142cc931 wavering.acce058b415a4d20

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If I could think of a particular time, then I’d say it was on my first birthday, or rather, Lyla Violet’s birthday.3c190f6e8aa8c916

It was raining that ce174335fa day.e92b9a7849d1840c

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It was pouring down so hard that I couldn’t see straight.97b991d6db583d7a

It was the kind of weather that usually keeps you inside, but that day, I couldn’t resist my longing and went out into the garden.844ce223dfefe7e4

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There was b525fcb83f a small 4995678f6b hill near 23c3d87da3 the house c4e22ddd18 I lived 09e93f84b7 in with 0f1f584a48 my family. It was small 87fd78596c and not very 3253de2c60 high, so a c6853c9465 slow walk up dd959860c5 the gentle ridge f800af5f77 would get you ccead49984 to the top 60d0765284 in no time.982da7d19e7497b1

I climbed that cc07884889 hill every day. When I c9c5487cc8 got to 196354896a the top, 65e51beb10 I could f039878548 see a 9f6da8b03c beautiful landscape 13e12ce4e4 with colorful e71df4d81a flowers.9ba3696b58771a5a

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When the wind blew, 5e1b811c45 my hair would flutter 2521b035a7 and the petals would b1c41d477a rustle. The fragrant smell of c955da20fb the flowers carried by 593aa1b597 the wind seemed to cbe1a7f1ab envelop me, and I 5592fee076 enjoyed standing there with c3f6002594 my eyes closed.11ee59fbb8c6c8cf

My family e9b3c6b6fd knew of 4c8bba2685 my hobby, bb829e1796 and they 0db9471069 often climbed 315cabaec7 the hill afe027a64d to find eac9b82978 me. On holidays when 542544ffcc the weather was e4245a28ab nice, we would 405b267200 bring a mat e6d0837ce0 and snacks and cf15c95cff have a picnic 8242d40f8a up there.49da169fd9226b53

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It was a 956b7688c8 happy and fond 7b8d98ad00 memory.c7f8b6d34bbc0ef3

I wanted to feel 4509abe020 a little trace of dda5e517f0 that time, so I 8140c7f470 came out into the df3dd44fbf garden and looked at d18492cb64 the petals being dripped 6440f4a6ca on in the rough 66d5cc3eb0 rain.e0c379e0b63057b6

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But in a561ee5edb the garden 5b39a5e82b of mostly 973b1892c3 green trees, 5954b7b0b3 it was 7fc5922e52 hard to fe13485a99 find the dfaeb6d195 spot I 3f2848141f wanted.24fe8122e59d2a9f

I wandered c13d348353 to a 98860f4e2c secluded spot 694197cd72 and found 192a032696 a few b8128124b8 modest flowers, 306fadfc7e but that 783dff7a2c was the 2032467c83 extent of 722b49aea7 the flowers.8454fa52b1c2119d

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I thought, ‘Thank goodness I found them’ and bent down, oblivious to the wetness at the hem of my dress.9596d4011d040571

The rain pounded into my umbrella, soaking my clothes and hair, but I didn’t even notice.9bd669749e731ac0

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As I stared blankly 3bf72bae45 at the flowers, reminiscing 516689de55 about a cherished memory, 4636e0c415 Aslan appeared behind me.8411d1105bacc272

“Wife, it is raining heavily.”da637f18c754c660

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He frowned as 00e70419de he saw me 7d583e4f05 soaked through my 43ac2b5ce3 umbrella.fcc03c2d57946f1c

“Come inside, you’ll catch a cold if you stay out here.”aba4d6392c24c7dd

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“Wait, I’ll just watch a little longer.”aeb07f21f9cd2204

I was uncharacteristically stubborn; 3704b306d0 I had always been 173465c0a4 submissive to him since 10baac2c9f our marriage, but for 43184a211d once, I wanted to ec1a685933 do as I pleased.d0afccbcee389756

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Fortunately, Aslan wasn’t angry with me for not following through.688a12b82817d472

“What are you looking at?”08d5242053f4f8d6

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He just a69e2ca44c thought it fcafd5c037 was strange 8e01d72d94 that I d24abd4062 wanted to 74599fb929 linger in d5a85a4dfb the garden 7c8a714a93 when it 5a3549ef9d seemed like 57de708068 there was e09f971b20 nothing there.0971be8a381913d1

I hesitated 50ce063b7d for a a24750d619 moment but 7b493a61bb then came 48294e6054 clean.951973f6c6ca325c

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“Them.”4d3478a0689b69fd

“The flowers, you mean?”384626f21b3c6a0e

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“Yes. When I look at them, they remind me of a time when I was with my family.”b89c67d7efc3450d

When Aslan 37d9c51451 came out d6024c9dc0 to find 905da67bd8 me, I bd0eae2912 told him 7fa07fe2b9 about my c064d8a503 hometown because 29a89b8aff I was 1d361b7a80 feeling emotional a7372f0511 on a 42f1875fa5 special occasion.f0b8d2c012b00983

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“I used to climb that hill a lot, even when nothing was going on, but when I was feeling down, I would always go there, and the flowers fluttering in the wind would make me feel better.”788c0716dbc6ec00

It was the first time I’d ever said that much in Aslan’s presence.74ec4bf3f7d62cfb

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In hindsight, I wondered if he’d gotten bored with my uninteresting story.62bfb11533d4902d

I rolled da98405451 my eyes fb3a5afd88 and studied ab8bbc0bfe his expression.ba9f29671b9b14ae

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“I see.”036d47ccd919c6fa

He gave me a lingering smile but didn’t seem bored as I’d feared.9ac8da9147973d2d

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But I felt 7cd46d80f2 a twinge of f97a271065 unease.e49cad2d1fee8085

So I quickly added.cd7debd3b1e71255

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“It’s not that I don’t want to stay here, and I don’t mean any offense, it’s just that I miss my family because it’s my birthday.”62f8b7e18a1e4fb6

Oh, I shouldn’t have said that last part, I regretted saying it.066685302970ae04

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Predictably, he 71a24da3fc frowned and 2c921690b6 asked.cdff4edfc0785289

“So you’re saying that today is your real birthday, then what about the one you put on the paperwork?”2a9b4773565dbbb1

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I replied meekly.3f8e0d805145a90f

“That’s not my birthday.”14472f65576d2b01

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“I see …… I didn’t know that.”244fce9f17f31f23

“No one would know that. No one.”b87e26146b5ac793

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Because I’m only valuable as Helena’s stand-in.8bc90e5c7466bbf2

No one 2457369cbc was curious 66d8f6bca1 about the 86c6389a41 real me, 063ca34032 who was 7f1f5c93b5 not Helena.fc966bdff0ee1b30

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I glanced 4287d93998 up, his 423151d4dc face was 861c4915a3 unusually stiff.437399417f1ff894

He was a kind bd501e636f man, but this new 1718b3b929 revelation seemed to bother 2328d2a222 him.52639f46c0f8897c

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I tried to open my mouth quickly to say, ‘Even if it’s my birthday, it’s a day that no one knows about, so you can just think of it as any other normal day.’73c5717d157eb992

But then he 39fd2672b0 said.93ab9c2c3e86e682

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“From now on, I’ll remember and celebrate it with you, so don’t be alone and lonely on your special day.”3117412a90f61c9e

He said firmly.e9392bf72befa961

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“I won’t forget, and I’ll remember it.”805a319225b3ab65