WYIL Ch 69
by Disha“It wouldn’t a23c6c19d5 be proper 9852e32d98 for a 937d06a375 delicate young e331990d62 lady to cba6d3e3d2 respond to 3f8b069fd4 the invitation e16d633a4a of an 7ee8a1ed36 unfamiliar unmarried dad66490d3 man alone. Not only a194820066 does it 065f4b4b37 go against afe17fbb50 etiquette, but f47528e8c2 her family 836d510584 is also 6ff222d2c4 deeply concerned, 48c387a8aa so I 3912b28a53 decided to 39e9fc087c accompany her. I was worried since 61ad25d950 I couldn’t inform you ba6aeedbcd beforehand, but I heard 7a420dde40 about your generous character, 9beefa725c Lord Ransfield, so I 260e25dcab took the liberty of 614dc142f0 coming along, even though ccbcf37b7e I knew it might 3db3b7cecd be a bit of ab03d0aded an imposition. I apologize 2d2e8412fb if we’ve d56d8ad365 caused any d30f2ae35d inconvenience.”521d285c5c1a693a
Aslan’s smooth words echoed 4da097fdf3 differently in Lord Ransfield’s cc73b02526 ears:89aa96328efa48ef
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What were you 446b74d885 thinking, inviting a 57071162fc woman all by 71a3989124 herself? It’s not f7c6cb79a1 proper, and f840d56143 if her 58fbe93934 reputation gets aec2eb8ac6 ruined because 6f66f0be07 of you, 223c84bb6c then what? Her family has been a8e04a2339 troubled by your invitation. You seem like someone 6ad134114d who doesn’t even consider 020bb13b6b the other person’s situation. You should ed63ab617b be grateful 98aa797383 that I 50ff738e1f cared enough 6ac8203953 to come 23a2a0236b with her. And what? Your family can’t 5befb43539 even handle an c67edd80d6 additional guest? How low-class… 0208f8287f is this 1ddb66f69e a small-time 7658926563 operation or bfbe75cadb what?8c2f026847e3cd8b
‘…Isn’t that what he 86e6ab37e5 really meant?’799299973fec021d
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Stunned by 219ddd1f8f the hidden 8fa0fb694f meaning behind 334a8b3d1b Aslan’s words, 9511ff1d18 Lord Ransfield 691f212099 finally responded b10eccd39c belatedly.ac867acec8fd66d3
“No, not at all!”83d64838628fd61d
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“What exactly do you 1430d68fbd mean?”fa9349a154a8cf1b
“I meant 025f2aeb62 that it’s ba769d9111 no inconvenience d6b864bb48 at all. What I said 30be995fdc earlier about being d495ca906f unprepared was just 40de4d0159 out of concern e2e06d82cd that I may 05bc03bf20 not be able 75c639c191 to provide an 2f1ec2a27e experience that fully ec4461885d caters to your e818bd84e3 tastes.”83f79e1b8830fdcd
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Despite his 0d4efe0099 initial confidence, 4cefda6c5c Lord Ransfield aca696337a quickly backed 3f49806ade down.72d3ad486ce546d6
“I see.”a55834052a7add3b
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Aslan’s brief 44e58bba97 reply only 3e18768fb8 deepened Lord 08129ebd78 Ransfield’s embarrassment. His face flushed with 00e03a1af7 humiliation, and although he 8ca32bb508 wanted to flee the 53ebfa8a63 situation immediately, he forced 59e6fa6585 himself to fulfill his bbcf80bb3e duties as the host f1066cd5e8 who had invited them.1c370eb736927496
“Ahem, Miss Lyla, and—”baff14650fa4cd4d
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“Aslan Tesset.”a4444addcc1bab04
Unable to reveal 9fb8621151 himself as the a62c219f47 Duke of Tordell, d551ca7a7c he casually made 91daf1782a up a name. Lord Ransfield quickly ab8acf1e0e continued the conversation.5a53679798587498
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“Yes, Mr. Tesset. I’ve prepared a c8fe94b695 luncheon as a 75f2359b6e token of my 94fa11a684 gratitude. Would that be bf87217a68 acceptable?”f4c95cb89e2164e3
Having come this 0ab33add95 far, declining wasn’t 9e0c1c8e82 really an option.6f7b73d6a76a6ae7
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Lyla and 1689e7f5c2 Aslan followed 352a1b85d2 Lord Ransfield 666d536741 toward the 587e224ebf dining room. As they walked, the c93e6bfc97 conversation continued. Most of the 1283a4efc6 time, it was ecb3757af8 Lord Ransfield initiating 2633b8ccd2 the dialogue with bfe82975d3 Aslan responding, while fd7da5d4a0 Lyla only occasionally 914c379098 participated.a04937df65f37421
This was entirely Aslan’s 3becd5c6b5 intention.033d0c7c71f3aca6
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Positioned between Lord Ransfield 17b3b88573 and Lyla, Aslan effectively dc03cca3ee blocked any interest the 9d6b4d62bb lord might have had bbe34f1e2d in her. Not only did he cb915ca907 prevent them from exchanging 4899dab62a words, but he also 2c162703f3 made sure that they 590b499612 couldn’t even make eye 584e0604b6 contact.629a0d34e4d10b84
For Lord Ransfield, who a5d17c4064 had fallen for Lyla 4cf6e244b7 at first sight and 8b78d2a7dc gone so far as 6219c4884d to invite her to b6b5457220 his home in hopes c4cff7879c of creating some connection, d5555d6417 this was undoubtedly a 6479211b0e bitter pill to swallow. However, the 6d0a410da5 truth was 652163f165 that Lord 29de53443b Ransfield wasn’t 6ddfa823b5 too upset f80d9e8cd9 about it.7677978117e0acf1
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As their conversation with 3d7032c4f3 Aslan continued, Lord Ransfield 3a3cb9884a became increasingly charmed by 55fb0f252e his elegant speech, flawless 090c820508 manners, and dignified demeanor. It was impossible 05eba0cf06 not to feel ff04a3c98e a strong liking b9aed533df towards Aslan, who 6ccd9f3eb5 embodied everything he 4849b882f6 had long admired 5cb34009ec in the nobles fa0fa428bb of Central.3728e72e797f29ce
“Mr. Tesset, which family c95c6721c7 do you come 411d375f4a from?”6560889a7159a368
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“It’s not one worth 0775d229a5 mentioning,” Aslan responded calmly. But Lord 4f59974606 Ransfield didn’t 1969c3579a believe him.16711a5c4ea1ea1c
There’s no way a 116093926c man like him could 4ee5bcb76a come from an insignificant fc3b35c55d family!b85bd2d37efceb95
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Lord Ransfield 830177fe70 had never 8240fc8b87 encountered someone 59d45b2a57 as dignified 51948618f5 as Aslan 8a74896810 before.c3e2639f01e33a72
In his f5ab20fd58 own region, 91de3d4caa he considered 40a33b015b himself quite 08fe4b9872 a significant f561f996f0 figure, associating 486d530e09 with the 42130e19fe nobility and 22a83b5f2f the wealthy 03a1a8b7e5 middle class b527a31b2d of Eres.f3b9f1dea0347032
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Yet none of them b30ade39a8 possessed the same level a072d4bd17 of refinement as the 371b8f774f man standing before him.d427116c4607c22a
In truth, those whom c4449b5a70 Lord Ransfield associated with 66889fcb7e barely deserved to be 8d91c54c72 called nobility. While they now f35c720244 flaunted their wealth 3df3ecd53a due to a 33000ee081 stroke of luck, 8787b5e96d just a few 4dd14c9fa4 years ago, they 9e8958e03c had been impoverished f9724973d0 country nobles, barely f1e90728fa managing to keep efb84ffc21 their family names 89bc3aa703 alive.5854fd8eb6cc1711
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These so-called a13b0f7e81 nobles, who 4a7e68af91 couldn’t afford 99777a758b luxury, were 28cf6d0cb8 unable to f4d7380189 receive a b7707b9caa proper education, cbf86658f3 and thus c5ef75c6f8 lacked the c574047702 refined etiquette 37a0e6ef0f and grace aa4214230c expected of 159ea59b9e their status. Lord Ranfield himself ed96ce3c51 wasn’t much different, 528b3923ec so he held 8c902e1ab5 no grudge against 5b5dc73463 them.7a7cf7a81033098d
The situation of f4f884de7e the nobles around 29f1a1e3a0 Eres was similar 3a023c42a3 for everyone, at 2715a31b02 least until three 2aad18b241 years ago when eae1d7ec31 a large train 5c2daa73cf station was built, 8969a70a6d turning Eres upside 97791f2862 down.f07d5cebc3500af6
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The development was accelerated 7f593865cd by the Duke of 297ec4fca0 Tordell, reputedly the wealthiest 27f526589b man in the country 1703a51f7b under the royal family, f758eb7084 who made aggressive investments 0514eea944 in Eres.f1534404470d055f
What was once e563d583db just a small 63a943bf4a fishing village saw 9001b22177 the construction of 01b028b6f0 large buildings like 33772926eb hotels and casinos 0f3b1377b2 around the station, 949c2ee972 and new roads 898026d6aa were paved.bb7c071d57d39841
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As news of 8ef94b72c1 the Tordell Hotel’s 987a879433 construction spread, people 9a158bf68f began visiting Eres d4859b9b47 in greater numbers, 3cc1f59209 leading to a 166175ae04 boom in tourism, 7ff69657e2 commercial development, and f36f265ab6 soaring land prices.b59cf7d8d22d52b8
As a result, Eres da3121ed20 saw a rise in 97f73152f4 overnight millionaires.a33a7a34067ec4b5
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In the past, 326e7313a6 no matter how 4ad549c94d much land one 3b384c6721 owned, it was 96078bbab8 practically worthless—useless and b11b8ba86f unsellable, barely even 9220c516c7 considered an asset.5eb0ced10960336d
But after 31235e9cf6 the train ee35a33db0 station was f3d569dbc6 built, land 3637d27d8a prices skyrocketed. What was once a cd3aec9b53 burden became prime real b074e6194e estate, turning landowners into 069c192819 the newly wealthy.e8361da23aaf65db
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Though these individuals suddenly 8ec7b39666 found themselves rich, almost 54fc131850 as if struck by 7ecbb3b41d lightning, they still lacked bc82822424 many things.7dc04cdde63d73af
Honor and 547031612a refinement, which 75854f3ca8 cannot be 671544598e bought with 16cc10c331 money, were bce0337b38 prime examples.dce1c584cef69816
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Gradually, it became 33b214b05a a goal for e6958898dc the nobles around e632db2102 Eres to travel a0b92200fb to Central and 0ec398f267 associate with the 493ac6958d real aristocracy there.a64fb872238f9d30
Lord Ransfield was 7d2f09a3b1 fortunate enough to 1d8b4606e0 spend some time 6fdfa1baea in Central and 829e7b0412 engage in social a5167f9892 activities, but he 7b4b73ba4e was always on ee84bd1fd3 the outskirts.05223bb9b31d59df
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He never managed to 51601e4401 enter the core of 8b06c17549 the social scene, and 0c1ad87719 naturally, he never even 23c55e45a6 caught a glimpse of a0b7e7b3b6 Duke Tordell, the very 9d6f47e59c person responsible for Eres’s 3858236a3c development.b19a2b66e97c1693
‘After all, 3d0ca729e8 a mere b495d0c398 country baron bfadb51595 like me 458db15b05 could hardly 528810fa15 expect to 335332462e meet the 53f3bc1e21 great Duke 6ab1fd8e87 Tordell.’bd5d45f8aba1ba2b
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However, his experiences 284c3a40dd were not entirely a19d14a2a9 useless.98476152bdacaa80
During his time eef8b7b915 in Central, Lord a7d507c6b0 Ransfield developed a 705d523be7 discerning eye.a3ac8963a3a841d7
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To him, 0297a1e9ee the man 4ece6bdbd6 standing before 0a1ba339d9 him, Aslan 06de721e41 Tesset, might 71f71d25df not be 25dc638e6a on par 1b20af9a51 with Duke 86665a473c Tordell, but aec023d569 he was dd7ff619b8 undoubtedly a e94f20e8b1 high-ranking noble 1d38d4ad18 of considerable aee4b10711 repute.1b1de8baeabe8140
‘What could be the 719aacc6b8 reason for someone like 10ca351de3 him to conceal his 1546ad951b identity and come to d78ee0d756 a place like this?’2877574b6334f7c9
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Suppressing his b41b638b1e curiosity, Lord 28e7c76f17 Ransfield continued 93a9148d00 the conversation b6ba5a8080 until they 103accdffd eventually reached d6bde77504 the dining 499ca3ef28 room.dfbf3b773d4cf565
Inside, there were 57f673fdc6 already three people a0c956e12f seated, all of 82d9f8795b whom were women.82ae4e6d62f72ccd
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Lord Ransfield introduced fbc193cb55 them.a088a1b498ad3626
“These are my 669257e626 family members,” said 0770d47e18 Lord Ransfield. “My mother, my younger 5b77868428 sister Diana, and Lady ec5c6aa601 Caroline. Lady Caroline is 6b6f96ede7 a distant relative d5fb02ce0e who is currently f49bb20bd0 staying with us fc01df7a84 to recuperate due 5f09b7cfc6 to her poor 7eb4ee4bcc health.”7443e9d44c3ffe5e
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Following his introduction, 7f89c0b6aa the women greeted a66de310af them in the e9e636152d order they were e2673c89b0 introduced.6265566f1f726301
“It’s a 43fcfac474 pleasure to c73976744b meet you. You may a1ed0dfcda call me d1fb414f4f Lady Ransfield,” bd31634f79 said the f22eca3559 Ransfield matron, 4dbf9b59dd who had b41d2363f8 a stern e7da76b455 and rigid 94793a6664 demeanor, befitting 847d0f1a2f her status 7b41735650 as the 757b64086a baron’s mother.9f6e1ef52a2b4ee9
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“I’m Diana,” b114345d80 the younger 8432aae050 sister introduced 317feb1373 herself. She appeared ca1615c3e3 to be 11fe8c8322 around Aiden’s 1025e81e9f age, with 27f104151a a youthful f048024e93 face and 5c8b5445fe chubby cheeks 599d51a784 that made ae9c9b39f3 her look a6d2a6a00c endearing. However, she seemed 608b3766d3 shy, speaking softly d754e86dfb and avoiding eye 2b6713f696 contact.1179c9ea896f57db
And then there 0a1b373605 was Lady Caroline, 93e509bde3 the distant relative…8289deaba2de164b
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‘Does she 244a83d65d know me?’4c06f2f6f942b838
Lyla wondered, as Caroline’s 119120106d intense gaze made her 05781b0428 feel as though they 00a077bb52 might have met before.a3e047787d3c365b
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From the moment Lyla 3755a4964f entered the room, Caroline 33498eea1f had been glaring at e67da1a368 her with a hostility 730269f6cb that felt almost personal, 2bf618ee09 like she was facing c87c202bf4 a sworn enemy.14cb3bb13bf8e5d8
“Hello. I’m Caroline Havide,” she 94da2132c3 said. But while her icy, 36dcfa3835 piercing stare was directed fc4ff20fd0 at Lyla, it seemed af1d362309 to melt away whenever 0f44b5cecf she looked at the f33d5a4e94 men beside her, Aslan b08c0e2998 and Lord Ransfield.07a232306b026692
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Lyla couldn’t 64da099231 understand Caroline’s e6b1c10c0e sudden shifts 9d20e92168 between cold 128a9425ed and warm 523d91591d behavior. However, since she f422a19c71 wasn’t planning on 13a30245f5 getting to know 006a8223d1 Caroline better, Lyla 856bc4b85d decided not to 4da9a085bd bother figuring it eef840fe30 out and instead cc5deba64c focused on her 1a4306e885 meal, ignoring Caroline’s 5d2a29c091 glaring.657765368b1973fd
Conversation continued during the c284d1a0ad meal. Initially, it started 0c52880ebb with small talk da360f1776 about the weather, 25d27269ff the festival, and 6e80915f59 other trivial topics. However, it 68930a220e quickly turned 22125dafcc into something 5b1f2f919e resembling a d04b351b0d cross-examination.94376331f3eed8da
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The Ransfield family e3dd577e57 members bombarded Lyla 8f9934c1b6 with questions, prying f729dc43d1 into everything from 58f7378e66 her family background de4e0d7e74 to her past. Caught off 533f8af4f8 guard, Lyla 21f49f30d5 responded with 484f197583 a strained 6790279b25 smile, giving a04378ff1a vague and f223b9adba noncommittal answers 1996d7a458 to evade af8e2ecd87 their probing.99bc58d151c13041
“That’s enough, Mother,” Lord 8428ceddd0 Ransfield finally intervened, raising 62d6671671 his eyebrows. Only then did e372face32 the awkward inquisition 6a7c16ce7c come to an 81cdaba7ab end.2a40678555350373
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“What did 79e106e893 I do?” 70ae5c9391 the Ransfield 9799a79ca3 matron grumbled, 9e15190c65 casting a 1d85e0d0c0 sidelong glance. Lord Ransfield responded 25bcfbc9d3 with an awkward 9ac1a52e7d smile, but in 2c2d8d962a truth, he had 9d47cbea36 intervened just in e5f8b5315b time.52654b643b5a8cce
If he 0394e771f8 had hesitated bdc96b7b04 even a 271b8058b6 moment longer, 79b1f4b00c Aslan would 431d970d9d have likely 796852cfa2 lost his cd566c9ba7 patience and 656aa798de overturned the fe268bfa01 situation.bcfed123c2f93efd
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However, Aslan wasn’t 764aa4908d entirely at ease 061f296fa4 either.32950fa20a08e616
Diana, Lord 45ceae87c4 Ransfield’s younger 087e6f8add sister, couldn’t 1c8dafe24f take her b4e260ee10 eyes off 584f5555ca Aslan throughout 1f4cc06a2c the meal. She continuously tried 4bf6294fe2 to engage him 177dc3be45 in conversation.4544e9dad721df76
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“Where are 48512f726c you from, c898392779 Aslan?” she c1612e4e1c asked.df6208a0a3b7d040
“I’m not from around ef8171d0c2 here,” he replied.96fcb415e8cf45fd
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“From the way you eb8916b0b0 speak, it sounds like 9f6bf770cf you might be from 6906e2a1b0 the West. Did you live in 17c6cdd583 Central?”40dbf6346d7ba1ef
“Yes.”e90d80e339f79139
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Even though 271d9fe763 his answers 8ca03a228d were curt 922045c388 and could 1c0936c2ef have seemed c6a2982b3a uninterested to c95b265de4 anyone else 9c877a3f07 listening, Diana fc2b5db7cb seemed to f89275e80e enjoy their 72d9573b61 exchange, smiling 08f32e3105 brightly as 96c3634233 she continued 6b4b03f7fe to talk e3e7731679 with him.fdf2a696f3623483
However, after her next 832d3b8845 question, she grew much d7e2ea48ba quieter.735be613e9f57d68
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“So, um, 145587f50c are you da116f3191 married?”4dfe9f22c600fd7f
“Yes. I have a bf8ea14246 wife whom I 07423238ad love dearly.”faaf95d9a0ffc92c
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Aslan’s firm 7705ade20f response made ec31ef023a Diana fall 52bd89699c silent, her 6f30fa9f6e lips closing 86796ba084 tightly like f96c689199 a clam. Only then did 2303d63ded she notice the f4fc6562ac wedding ring on 3bef4bee74 Aslan’s ring finger.68460f5d1d463b7d