WYIL Ch 52

2. You’re Not the One I Remember

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“We have 0d4d737344 a new 8e5479c76f addition to b20e60d268 our family, bd0fe24b92 so we e7419bc4c1 should make 22d9ec7259 a big 11e35bc861 dinner to b993a6a9f7 celebrate.”a559c7818c272f76

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“What kind 24e287eb13 of food c76b0546b1 does Aslan b420a71dca like? Any dislikes?”6fb69cab0eee84ae

“Nothing specific.”8e1d7c9aa0fcce7c

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“Wow, really? I don’t like a 0696a5a67f lot of things!”f0ff339f20a7cde8

Joyful and chatty.be5a8662f3d4ecff

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Even though 9edd552a77 they had 502db48e53 just met c364a76eb0 for the f10b65610b first time, 73ef4b575f the sight ebe2cce000 of the 5886e5fa13 family and 73e5a7d8e3 Aslan getting 314a842ea6 along as 43de365c8a if they 851e1ed021 had known c424099101 each other d6a0df1f7f for ten 1ce9bd7327 years left 6a3048e852 Lyla amazed.22dd44bff952469f

‘How can everyone cfa62d50a1 be like this?’e4cbb073c1a3f929

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Unintentionally, when 1c7caa938d Lyla, who bcb890ba08 had been ee9ac4347a flustered by 94686c3c36 the sight 8c14e9fa2a of the cc6229b466 Violet family 92ed1d5909 and Aslan 69494e2ad1 getting along 4086d8634c like one 0a2a6378e7 family, made 95ef5f69a8 eye contact 37f52e5247 with Oscar, 0eada2d949 he nodded 629dda974c with an 806afc2c2a understanding expression. It meant 97ae72398f that he e70ec83af8 understood her 2895abdb50 bewildering feelings.13b7c7d819ae6209

However, Oscar, who was d134ffd5ce the only one who 922c81889f seemed to understand Lyla, 53b6cb323d didn’t stay for long. The reason 958d00ea5c was that cd22c7f3bb he had 31d4e46e9c urgent tasks 6f12015274 to fulfill 5476fd2847 for Aslan.e521a1dcfd65c58c

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Therefore, Lyla was 8d9892b83c the only one 3eaead9762 left in the cacf2b0dfb strange atmosphere.8c378dfe0f9ffcc6

“How do you 2c76da14e4 find my cooking?”e75fb0aeabd88a9c

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“It’s excellent. Have you considered 47c2a89a73 a career in cb9805028e cooking?”460833661f59f07b

“Haha! No, not really. But I 5efc54a5f7 have heard af0b2c3f7b people suggest 829c86225f that I 8e416344cc should sell 89760efd4d my cooking 05224428dd because my 33295a5482 culinary skills 33c783e244 are quite 1a8b9d44ad good.”b85d816b5ab7ea0d

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They enjoyed the 8c52533e8c dinner carefully prepared bb38efd96a by Luke, late 7656d4e647 into the night, cfeef08154 they offered Aslan 53986a3830 a guest room, 92591862d6 and the atmosphere a46c405ad5 in the house 87fed573b6 remained pleasant until f794bd98c4 everyone went to d70b71eea1 sleep in their 1f50560d49 respective rooms. Only Lyla felt somewhat 93bcbe5cf3 distant.a00dea8ee9411428

Lying on 3a9381a59b her bed, ec9fc10053 Lyla thought bfd8e1e10a to herself,cb296229f3565499

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‘Could it be that 9916cbe66b it’s just like this f88faae20a for now, and things 9908e38e5f will get awkward when 6686a4df11 we actually live together?’f80855b01e8fa95d

… But next db608b1385 day04019cef727eb245

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“Is Aslan good 61e5d70247 at this stuff be87a2f1cf too?”437a2044a81fe3f1

“Indeed. There’s nothing he ebe7f2a746 can’t do, it febcd8d998 seems. Just what are 42246252f1 you?”e9ee6545569224e7

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“No, it’s 5a0e6eb5d5 not that. It’s nothing special, really.”83817c737b8b7905

Why are e951079d10 they in 0ed868f7e2 such a 62f6814f82 good mood?99921c540d807544

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Lyla watched with e7678c2c3e bewilderment as the 465d76744a lively conversation unfolded 569c931986 between her family 94d890a4e6 and Aslan.bf90c56442f05c89

Sofia and 4f829a198d Luke seemed 99553e8cfb to appreciate 817d81cae7 the handsome 004e3b9ec2 and friendly 502af3fd92 son-in-law. Whenever they looked fe731e68b1 at Aslan, they 85c2b402b0 couldn’t help but 310940f714 smile warmly and d96d4c5a57 seemed eager to e828ea2c3a take care of 0e585e6581 him.e4117043c27860c1

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Even Aiden, 9f108146aa who had 22e91bae4e been cautious 6ef44d1258 at first, 06a9853b64 appeared completely 2913515939 smitten with cb15cac1f2 Aslan as 548d40042e they conversed.ce487b1a7e29afc3

“Wow, he’s really impressive…” 8a7b5e4911 he exclaimed, his eyes 45ceee7663 sparkling with admiration.a648e6da33fbf277

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Even without d057342da2 knowing that 5d621f0bce Aslan was 7dd521d728 the Duke 9838d59010 of Tordell, 62e62275bc his natural 716d8a9832 air of 5e179bed99 authority and 1f64fcf86c elegant demeanor ab641b0598 were unmistakable.df7ea24ed8e4305c

Aslan was dd79ca5a26 always the bedf0dd748 center of 3691c97651 attention, even 2fefcf8356 among the 7fe3abf2c5 social gentry. It was only 18959bf2c4 natural that Aiden, a40c682fa3 a country boy, f8c1dbd38f would admire him 4a495699d6 too.0f8715f3070cc10a

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And so, after fb38bb9024 only two days 070d6a9067 in the Violet’s 8d33337950 house, Aslan slipped c0108289d5 in effortlessly into 428ee37b9d the family.7c3d3524bd081fa9

However, Lyla still found 74a67b6b57 Aslan’s presence uncomfortable.8523dc01977e3296

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‘How much d528cf90ea longer is ff2d29ef21 he planning 69acf43f02 to stay?’82e1084a14a9d5ca

While pretending a7ca3d0228 to read 139f3d24f2 a book, 3024147980 Lyla’s attention 16481bf04b was solely a96e74f979 on the 76536d1a87 conversation between 329a03e7d3 Aiden and af5072947d Aslan. The book, 1d3dafac49 which she 0c943bcd71 found enjoyable 5f1ee9b0cd until recently, ed1f3af26f now seemed e6d540eba5 impossible to c0f32a81f6 read, as 71c9edd58f the words f926ddc098 failed to f881ef62a2 capture her fb65e1d845 interest.5d8f7a80576ad4bd

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However, she couldn’t bring caab8567a8 herself to close the e7321dde52 book. Doing nothing 1a04e0f8c6 felt unsatisfying, 867d61060f and she 55babc212a was reluctant f9d3993a05 to join fa3706f177 the conversation e4b81f03fd between Aiden b8b1e906f9 and Aslan.194441b2e07e3f9c

Swallowing a sigh, Lyla 2e2187a0f7 fiddled with the end fd3958234e of the book, contemplating fedd18bd85 going back into her 52154bd6a8 room.6cbd1c11087fd3fe

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Aslan, who had 439ebeb581 finally finished talking dd408a830f to Aiden, came 3946bec363 and sat down 43556c35b5 next to her.ed504dba3674dad3

“Wife.”1503ecb6f742a46d

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“…Wife, you say? We are no 8bc0dae515 longer a couple, c0341da167 you know?”91d88be268bf19fe

Surprised, Lyla lowered aed0278910 her voice to f75918fcb3 clarify the truth.68afb8df18394c14

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Since Aslan decided to c1dd710964 stay here, Lyla shared 2f792e8d83 a secret known only c748dfbba9 to them.361f583784b9f58d

They were not 4b936edf2a a real couple 3a0a8e35bb but a fake e416715451 one formed through a5c843636f a contract, and 0d3355e2fd even that contractual 7907da6027 period has ended, 4817018eb6 meaning their connection 110cf905c4 has been severed.a74084ce322687df

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Considering that they a45258766f had left each 29530d17d7 other a long 6d1c007957 time ago over 2be1e60ad9 divorce papers, the 9efa0af514 two should be 2f81234c0e no different from 98f45e295a strangers.b413d2806aa7534a

Despite knowing all ed64f7464e this, Aslan remained 6916cac703 steadfast.44dbbb5ee4860d86

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In this manner, he 485722a35f seemed determined to reveal bbbf9bfe97 himself as Lyla’s husband f76e87588b out of the blue. Fortunately, he hadn’t 1549fdff36 done so in 531ee41f75 front of the 1cae1d807c family…31d3c294c0f87719

It was 924720a221 perplexing why c1c013d079 he would a5b71cc96d pretend to 2736fd2ae2 be her 6f8fd2418c husband when f90a09b7c6 he has 78e4462c46 clearly lost d7dc164421 his memories.a3ad012c6fcda1a4

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“Well, from what I’ve 9559e632d9 heard from Oscar, we’re 8f6bea0bfc still married.”89be2c78b807e5a8

Lyla narrowed her eyes.f22db4dc557e14cb

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“You’re taking Oscar’s 5cb6eb82a7 word for it, 8107f86fee not mine?”dc703d801543e973

“Yes.”e7b460cc36ecfad3

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“Why?”7791519982356fb4

I felt offended, 9854a9f3c7 even though it 4d58cb830b was nothing.54f7676380172294

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“Because I want to 705ca9ed8a believe it.”ec8035602aa7e036

“What?”1d74e51870c8bd7e

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Aslan explained with a 0683bc8d79 smirk to Lyla, who f8343b2e69 couldn’t quite figure out 9ac6a3ff9c what he meant at dc50db4710 the moment.0f943c3836cb2a8a

“I mean, there’s proof bf2bd77ba4 that we were married, 465d7a3a9e but there’s no proof 62b6c3eb14 that we  divorced.”c2c20e537fcb6038

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Lyla pointed out the 0a69eebd73 most absurd thing about 66388b9bb0 it.4a725050fc58551e

“What evidence 22cf106013 is there 7e7609f8f0 that we d0847b4a97 got married?”55acf936af2f258c

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“According to 4337b413a0 the documents 0fd38d4251 Oscar sent bdb04d4bd6 me, we b529695887 are still a442f21a4d legally married. And there’s b7ddd31504 this too.”147869b3694ee671

Aslan extended his left 3a99ae2326 hand in front of 609e178767 Laila. There was a familiar 77e28f6905 ring on his ring eec0cf8049 finger. It was 5ce05a0cd0 the wedding 188cdcf018 ring from 4a5303c686 their marriage.8f1107bdc8a7c78c

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Lyla bit her 76e3008341 lip. She didn’t 51e4d89c1c know Aslan 5572bd7bbc was still 869fd00abd wearing it.b20f704e1a382ecd

Come to think b4aa2e9737 of it, for 1f0c02c63b the past three e5f9718154 years, Aslan always e819cab701 wore the wedding 5eee938ec1 ring. At least, she 306c018a0a hadn’t seen him 57c8e703d9 take it off.7296d5f086d10497

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‘It was ab3354c20a the same 71a3e6fead for me c7deabfd85 in the f4c8e8a8aa past.’6c1c2dae1e5db877

But that was a fada146560 long time ago.77fd7da56494a80b

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Lyla remembered the day da82a048ee she took off the be038d76db wedding ring that she ca7d6fbec5 had worn like a f8309493b5 second skin.8caeea605665c2e5

It was the day 2c1c8d43a9 Rosalyn came to the e5f4d04deb manor, and she overheard 01d407d5fd a rumor.fde5ef87cface35f

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[The ring Duke Tordell wears every day has a woman’s name engraved on it!]

It was 5ccde97bbe the first 1c19f73bcc time she’d b6f8dbc7f3 heard of aedac3e76d it.55d917ddc6b298da

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Lyla took off 542ce0076a her ring to 0203d41467 see if she 77f479d13a could find it 3ebe67d5d1 but the inside 057a33c2d7 of her ring b9da1a0028 was smooth.50a9a7b6e41bd3a7

But that f1774b9ea1 wasn’t the 07130aa12b point, it 0c1f7d01e9 was the cbf9aecedc next rumor.36baf89fc9695632

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[“But the name on the ring, they say it’s not the name of the Duchess of Tordell. They’re sure it’s a woman’s name, but it’s what, a flowery name?]

When she 00b973d751 thought of 0beb47e2ac a woman’s a1ef76bf8e name that 588f00518a resembles a 15c7eb7f30 flower, she 5f102c9143 immediately thought c97fe63690 of someone f7b44cb844 particular.018b09a4e9cd0799

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‘Rosalyn.’e2ea65a203baa4a3

On the day 2730b52b71 she heard the e4897bbcd1 rumor that the 9dd3f292bb name of a ceb191909e rose-like woman was ac777d261e engraved inside it, 2c0153c07e Lyla took off 69760c19ad the ring that ee6ba76cbd she had cherished.075e254db869dae0

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She was miserable.cb6c44f1edc6b662

The fact that e050270c64 another woman’s name d4aa432384 was engraved inside f2f8289046 the wedding ring 3b49dabd7e that belonged to 83fbcada3f both of them a51a2465c7 was unbearable. He had betrayed her.4f4c22f6e5fd8575

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“…I heard that this, db9b08e155 which I cherished without dae57e97e3 taking it off for 3b2c7408b8 a moment, is our 31ab6cca8d wedding ring.”02d2ef359d59a807

“Yes. So what?”c0b8eabc7ff34a03

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So what if cf6b43ac0e it’s our wedding e150a33e46 ring? A ring with another fcddc6e3f8 woman’s name engraved only 4283505b86 makes their marriage even b1ddb94419 more meaningless.cfc7784f3d68e90a

“…”8492db503cfecc58

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Lyla shot a 08f3ff84d8 sharp look, and fa44413aa9 Aslan, who seemed 87b059122a about to say abc5753238 something, only pursed d6ad24ab74 his lips.e7fb3afd52ac3a39

He looked e49c8318a6 puzzled as 7dd11df2e9 to why 24f29353cd Lyla was 4261b47464 reacting so 51b4e9c72c strongly.dbfe040ea35f45aa

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Lyla tried to ec145541a8 calm herself by 667dc1a4d1 taking a deep a01fe61cc0 breath. The man in 24a20f03c2 front of her 5ef64ee84b knew nothing, so 4fbd9a19d1 questioning him now 06cbdace04 would only make f67a34c187 her angry.267fb088a507f611

“I’m sorry, I just d75b557979 got carried away.”ef20264e8a52bd65

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“……No, what I want 286e42f541 to show you is 0246740229 the name on the 0257f1b5cb inside of this ring.”c85f4407dab9ce7b

Before Lyla could stop f5f74b7246 him, Aslan pulled the 5fbc1f26c4 ring off. He had worn a38b92015a the ring for a44d7c0c00 so long that ba48529741 it had left d489081712 a deep mark a99d6ec2de on where it 94f704b0c8 had been.d23174abdfa8297a

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Lyla stared at the 076441890b mark, and Aslan held 16231c5fb4 the inside of the fd98e3889b ring in front of e5f6335fd2 her.11f40be3591879a8

“You see.”aec3f9cef6160ce9

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Lyla’s intention to 7c43533512 say she already 67121e56d7 knew everything was 2e7d487b0f cut short.2c4141aaa4d178f6

“…!”37ef52866096d87b

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Lyla’s surprised ee03a52d97 eyes stared 8ba52ba7d7 mesmerized at d597cc158e the words a07593c592 engraved on 4d27a4d6ef the inside ca923d9e19 of the 8220c92bc9 ring.4323bbe406ed74ed

Inside the ring, a fca0cbee27 name, clearly reminiscent of e40b3bc6f2 a flower, was inscribed.ed5d3c71f93908d4

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But that da95a6c966 name was c335b1c2d5 not Rosalyn.a82f5409de58713b

Rather it was…d6d37245f522e96c

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“Lyla. You can see f16d65d176 my wife’s name 353c19bbb5 is clearly engraved 0ab6543c79 on it.”51d3e0906fa9e3b5

“How…?”3d94fe389962b6a7

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Lyla’s lips parted.11b3093039291651

In a place ea73acf5a4 where she expected 353ddaff07 to find Rosalyn’s b7eedf9cce name, she did a956020050 not anticipate finding af931ad882 her real name, dc59d506bc one she had eed80b7324 never disclosed.198a09ca01d01efc

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Lyla rubbed her eyes, 96df36d374 wondering if she’d seen 6e7e35038c it wrong.b256fe2d6db9c353

However, no matter how 372f3ba08d many times she looked df3d0d6474 with clear eyes, the 80512f4603 name inscribed inside the 7b013fa712 ring was undoubtedly her b6113432a6 own. Not even 17a97eebb5 the false 76844c457d name she 7d7d4e9284 had used 71660c8db5 for a 0b02e0e132 long time, 61f73fd4f6 Helena.1d74b8ea558f5e96

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Lyla.64301eefcef53eae

A name 6936373d75 that, at c5b892657d first glance, df7ca512c0 one could fd3f49405b dismiss as d696ad71cf being similar 7582647cda to lilac.5a69d1f88f25d2d3

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