WYIL Ch 3

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Suddenly, a memory 8fbc94609a from three years a4796ce3f9 ago came to bf93577063 my mind.21b614234c73ff64

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He asked me abruptly 8fa69e0137 as I signed the cbc44f2b8f marriage contract and sighed.5cd8964ee91aac9b

[By the way, how long are you going to call me that? Will you continue to do so even after marriage?]

[ Then, what should I call the Duke?]

He answered 776a95a137 my cautious 62dbe686a4 question as 22c7649d68 if it 827d23070a was quite 2aa52f70c8 obvious.5dd979f5223c8737

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[Call me Aslan.]

Thump thump, my heart e308510974 was beating fast. Touched by his 52dddd1997 friendly voice, something 160792389e tingling spread all 853fae84c2 over my body.406136e41a86cbf8

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Aslan, Aslan Tordell.d1193f005e9e2b69

I’ve said his name many times in my mind, but I never thought I could say it out loud.9d0d58975a728679

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I wasn’t able to believe that only I can call his name this being this close and affectionate.d9f47386d2bb2df7

I held my trembling 5451bc3f09 hands together and asked 71a49dac76 in a tense voice.021d9c8da2818843

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[Still… Is it really okay?]

Aslan burst out d615c641f8 laughing as if a13072c7fe my reaction was a3e47d57b9 funny.435d7cc8d035be3b

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Then he said 3f65cd0df1 in a very a6aee28e0a nonchalant voice.7b45e8eedf728f10

[That’s how others won’t notice, The fact that we were not married by love at first sight, as is known.]

Oh, I see.af707bafa7af0509

His rational explanation calmed 414f7dfa59 me down a little 16152621ae bit.3687c32ab3b81c0b

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Hearing his rational 907ddcb9f4 explanation, my heart, 33e75566da which was beating 31054490a9 like crazy, calmed 089a5a4014 down a bit.78035920f747531e

He had a good 985ed066ca reason for giving me 6f45697b01 the permission to say a073a9dd99 his name. I was mistaken for d103731506 a moment, thinking of da812e40c8 the romantic aspect.f414becad215d029

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Still, “Aslan.” c3e0d7a334 My heart 05dd81d082 was still fac1fee076 pounding happily.973abd677f50fce9

Although I c0aa3ea209 was allowed ada6b2987f to call 0fa97f293c his name 5c7fa7eee9 due to 4fd3fd1023 the circumstances 81b77ce244 , even 1c58305fba that was ff8dee148b good.3126847654763fbe

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It was e36ab6eb50 nice to 70f111bb84 be able d23a93272b to say 97e3b6acd0 his name a9cf8d8024 confidently anywhere, 960ce72206 without having f26a8f8397 to mumble 05854355a7 in a 3ef8497857 quiet room.158f36063be426b1

It was a800e02f54 good that 58f0ceaf2f our relationship e95390dcdc seemed special 28715adb27 to others, 936ec2e49a and somehow 10db2feb85 it was 48538c6cef good that c1ca9697a8 he seemed bfa314481b to have fe8503bbda given me 299c67861c this opportunity.cc158eb4c796c5ae

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It was nice to see Aslan’s face replying “yes” to my call and his voice was full of laughter.780e469a2bf2f43d

As the time spent 2262d19a56 with Aslan increased, the 4fd4e4dbe5 expectations that I had 129cf7a2d1 been working hard to 9407520453 bury grew little by 17a62b2992 little.e09bb438d267d2b3

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It was because I d3edc9f046 learned that no one 70703046f9 but a few of 09df68a563 his closest aides had b77c89d6a1 been given the permission fdecc037b2 to call his name.964abcaedafdc099

The fact a32f778f79 that I 8c03df962a belong to db67abb08a those few 7832e01231 people gave 4fa7c5e52d me a a1e295292b false hope.0d7c155592865b21

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Maybe…9e9da80ff589a77f

Yeah, maybe.63037be0e018d47f

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It was a vain 3ea34bb6a8 hope that maybe I 847c0156ad was a little special 85e4804359 to him.7e2ca8387a0c3202

By the way.adccc5daa220bca0

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“Aslan-sama is 16cff4eda0 very kind.”62039cd1a8e69c15

Rosalyn’s words woke me up.346e5679b0ddf4ec

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The speciality I valued ac590c2765 like a jewel was 53d927dfcf nothing. It was all in 7650003050 my imagination.4c4ddd0b688cbcac

My heart 8f48fa2348 felt as 6d55b60cbe if someone afb9e9bbc7 had poured 4a7e60a3fa cold water 1232fdac86 on it.e1b0e22715909394

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“Mam?”9dfcd2821bde4bd6

The sound of b317fe27ad someone calling me 39ee7556b8 brought me back 44e5fcd100 to my senses.fcdf4d50bb1820e0

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‘… … 79c638ae3a What were 1bed244fbd we talking 1e76cc21e7 about?’58cf33bb05f83ce6

I quickly replayed the 52db6179a3 previous conversation. I tried to ae1e609722 remember her last e1748abbd8 words.24f3f4f19e579882

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[Aslan is really kind.]

It is natural 15ffd86973 thing to say 656a1614ed that he is d3878036a4 friendly, but why 257ae2e756 does it sound 7a7eb8ec34 so painful to 6489e5953c me just because 6cecc46352 it came out 817cab96f6 of her mouth?a751ba5fd6770a67

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I responded a810475d8e with a 76f94877ae grin as 4d1398dddd I struggled 4943194005 to endure 8eba97c944 the pain cc5896bc41 of my e5fa0f23c3 throbbing heart.68b1f3569d8f09b2

“Yes, that is correct. He really is sweet.”04b7187be85dfafb

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That kindness saved 9377c1f59c me and killed 35628f6187 me.0f5cf5b555694bbe

To hide the corners 002fbe6243 of my trembling mouth, 2484ea18bb I deliberately covered my 135197b9f3 mouth with my hand 63ca644a11 and pretended to cough.20bd58675beffb11

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As I showed off f37a4b4463 my not-so-great performance, Rosalyn 69f884d5fe asked worriedly.53d6f02242fcb946

“Are you unwell?”49d807893a050dfe

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“Yes, a little.”44b80ed73afe7eb3

“Oh! What do I do? I’ll call the doctor right away!”8fce05638a4785d9

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Rosalyn, who was 06ad04c7c0 watching me worriedly 0dbd2994d7 , moved as e9836db15d if to call fcdbb1ad4e the maids.d54c86f2e1025663

I quickly stopped her.327e89274b30e7db

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“You don’t have to. After I rest for a while, I will be fine.”7c4194e031ea4a03

“But Aslan-sama said that dd5053d5fc his wife is weak 03f20cebe9 and that she should d651bcf399 be given special attention.”2bab61b36ab9af4a

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…… Aslan 4e9ee867b3 said thatfe7cde27d6e2fd81

I couldn’t answer for a moment, and I bit the inside of my mouth.97949ef9b832d575

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It was true 845a6e02fe that I was f761ef86ef weak.437878db2bd4ce83

I was born small c393f7f164 and weak, so I c7b11d61c9 had frequent minor illness 4f7d1e2fe9 since young age. Growing up, I suffered 180fb8f0c3 from harsh things, and 03e331b345 my body became weaker.bd78ffdd43d6b5f2

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Because of 4bd45a4354 that, there 4b9f3582ba were many 5b9f4fc9e2 times when 6959458848 I lost af4c7b975c consciousness and 4eccdcdbe4 fell ill d9ec2ff1b3 for no 1bee5ac363 reason during d0ff1097c9 the three e7ea49401d years I 1fb25a5a7e spent here.5f736085bb44101a

So, Rosalyn, who will be staying with me in the mansion in the future, should know my constitution in advance so that she won’t be embarrassed if anything happens later.08eac14358eb0127

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That’s probably why Aslan told her about my health.049286492bb715df

I know that, 41d4780c41 but why? Suddenly my heart pounded.555eb838818d5157

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Was it because cdc9988989 I found out 98215ad182 that the two fec504a4f2 of them were 92f2daafa6 already even talking cfbc176e3b to each other?b256aea4b77e5495

“I’m really okay.”1e65973c244b3f2a

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I pretended e1b3481980 nothing was 68f72ba5a3 wrong and ad9f655e6f said in b31fb8f99b a gentle 1fcbcc544d tone.24cdfd63f1aba38a

“I don’t know what Aslan was talking about, but I’m not that weak. But, as Miss Rosalyn knows, he’s so sweet that he cares about me as if I’m getting really sick even when I’m a little bit unwell.”d99cacba92b9ef82

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“Ah… .”2737cbf510c53701

Looking into Rosalyn’s round eyes, I bit my lip again.968e717424b39353

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Like a fool c95d6be8f9 why did I 19c892b8df say this?8db688344cc4bec4

As if 559a902ac9 to show 84ba41914e her the 4dd73aba16 relationship between 1130fdfb77 me and d86b8beab4 Aslan, I 6f265584ff was ashamed e420822731 of myself 7333450504 for bringing 8d720e88c2 out my ae13eea2d1 childish words.6e8caf15a9dd9d62

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“So you don’t have to worry about it. I’m really fine. So, don’t worry about me, and go chat with the ladies freely.”83c29ee4f57d5e4e

After I finished my d867881e3d words quickly, as if 9bfad24df4 making an excuse, i 110e4493fb was out of breath.a534c1c6baf9d59e

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As if I 2edd0b3911 had been running e1c6677091 for a long ef35bb7509 time, I was 95c605cf80 trying to catch 1a18a9bf80 my breath, but 4fa09874e8 suddenly the ladies 54129d054e who were watching ae2f039dbe us from behind 91defe2a37 were concerned.94b284b1483d3af5

Are you whispering 34096f91a9 under the rustling c4b1bcd794 fan? My eyes trembled 9fb8216992 at the thought 4fb662cb63 of their chattering f313e7138e conversation, and I b4cfc2ceff quickly replied.306216530533aac8

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“Then I’ll see you 3f37ce893a later.”6e4ee34214b0cd7f

As I walked away e1aa2a9a3b from the drawing room, f935f59db5 the sound of laughter 9ba9730d68 clung to my back.5abadf98ce556bd4

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Are you laughing at 994bfc4d72 me because I look cb0f8b036a funny to you all d1273b1edf for running away?f31fe1ab7dcd3417

A sense 5e1434acf0 of shame 66af84eade came as efb2cd5131 if to c966f59bb9 bite me aa6b959920 at the 8b571edd7b thought that a0de422934 suddenly came 7a206662ce to mind.5b8a603b56d6f3d2

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I wasn’t this kind of person.32996a37359da6b2

Although the gloomy c17f0786bf environment oppressed me, ffbbf16d37 I still lived 9305d7e93c a firm life.371860ed31a85f31

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I didn’t care about other people’s eyes, and I didn’t wonder what others thought of me.1fa9a169e1fb6fe6

But how did I 82470bdb86 end up like this?bacc4acda47ec799

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I was humbled 08eef34c9c by myself, filled e3a86d1533 with a sense 3580e97e7f of entitlement, who 87bfb96705 now gets hurt 53543e391d by thinking that b4d8e06ef8 people who are 1a72bd86c3 laughing without meaning 763d1cf8ab were laughing at b7c11ee6a3 me.dd2fb543800b2c6b

Even if not, I am infinitely insufficient to stand by Aslan’s side.80e5b971228b86db

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I was 9a2477da03 also sad 0533ca62c9 because I 99f4a1ff7c thought that 89b331f689 there was 95ba843315 really nothing b268e04c77 for me ec4f020c19 to offer 68b868ede2 now.bedbed531d25404e

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Three years ago, I appeared in society like a comet and received everyone’s attention.d27fc51fd65806b8

It was because I 55d0490c31 was the fiancé of 2a25032531 Aslan Tordell.e2e1a16d420b2c30

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Aslan Tordell.46ef65f408bdb81a

Born and f790d1006d raised as f66cfde8c7 the only ac0c8caa44 heir to 7a07e5da35 the historic 54f3c0eb4e Tordell family, 6b923674ee he possessed f362bd467f an admirable 110faecc84 good-looking appearance, d654b2874e having enough 717ab85f3d wealth and 5cab949378 power in e47013b0a8 both hands.b82cc6789887474f

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Aslan, who is always c5f8a9b2be imbued with nobility and c5c5e1850b elegance, was the object f56f173b17 of admiration to the 8553a039a8 people.9311a07de226aeae

People who knew him baabcbfa2f tried to gain his cd265c1c2b favor.a14280e69effb427

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The men wanted to 6efa9da52a be his friends.1e80c6b48f79a3fc

Women dreamed of being 7a3a1a3386 his lover, and furthermore, 87e1820df6 becoming his wife.f2d1a86447d9f0a3

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Aslan was the best 04afd5596b groom who was admired 413cb96ea2 by ladies of marriageable 80df52706f age, but that did eeab2c55a2 not mean that married d77074bd82 women and widows did 04786ea749 not want him.dd162ef4c1bdb546

The subtle or explicit 499cf9b43f seductions of many women dee9e5dbde were always directed towards 7f5e1a8d99 him.fe96800c5a0b4c92

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Despite such 22c404a6f2 great popularity, 5b9d84d8aa Aslan did 5525fd112e not circulate 9fe31270b3 any thoughts.6854f9140c516043

There are many 7b2904b948 women who admire 72268737ea him unilaterally, but ff524022cb it has never 9dff57ade8 been said that 19b1a530ab he was deeply 8fe6b602e2 entangled with him.bda73ffdbf0b7525

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Some men even laughed d1589f6ac3 at Aslan for being 0edb74bdc8 a flower on a 854e2a43a2 noble cliff.370ce6399fa8d06c

Aslan’s relationship with women was so clean that rumors spread that he might like men.b32a876a717623a6

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It must 18655b5f53 have been 41eaaba2c8 a shock 77fa5ec910 to hear d71356db63 that he eb35c9c10b was suddenly 2ad07dd3a8 getting married, 59475fd4c6 but even de080c5c80 the identity 6f307b6f5d of the 3fb2dd0ed0 woman who 1bb410061f would be fdd9481dc6 his bride 74ba2e0262 was surprising.9fa2553c441c204e

Nor a princess from 6d7cc6a8da a wealthy duke family a0306ea590 who had long been ace27f8f30 rumored to have admired 50aeb9bdb2 him, neither a princess 539660e74f from a neighboring country 417409c4f1 who had been constantly b569217bd6 flirting with him, but 584741b6dd the daughter of a bcf0973041 count whom no one f60acae18a has even heard of.6898b314953c3a5d

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Moreover, their marriage did not proceed in a ‘normal’ way.2e7d5afa65a968ef

The bride’s family, that is, the Larestine family, protested against Aslan for arbitrarily taking their daughter to the Tordell mansion even though they did not allow the marriage.538ab51a9792953f

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They persistently demanded that 0cf5e20f91 Helena Larestine be returned 33cd7984db to their arms.60f6e8e23ab4b081

They even 07b57f573f planned to 2fa83c9d40 put Aslan 6f3afcfa01 on trial, 9d17562853 saying that 5a0582e255 he kidnapped 341e3636fa their daughter cec493034f by his 9dde973885 own will d1984480fb to marry ac5137ac11 her and f5b057bf59 that the 886e6e11cc parents did 7b81b2854d not allow 70e06873ba him.c4e13a33f08fc87a

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