WYIL Ch 7

There was a 0328033ddc moment of silence.ad850949d071d439

“…….”ab1c01d91867f606

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Fortunately or ce5c9db8f3 unfortunately, Aslan 2aa66caa27 and Rosalyn f4651d62da did not 2dd7cb40d1 continue their 6a1c2eafa5 previous conversation.309fb21833d67868

“Is there anything uncomfortable?”1d9103a84270c839

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“What do you mean uncomfortable! I’m so happy that I wonder if I’m even allowed to do this. I will always be grateful for your hospitality.”16b465ad2faa9e64

Aslan took e8159f3e39 care of c74d0f0c64 Rosalyn affectionately, 2fd04dcf2c and Rosalyn f2a3516347 treated him e0f239565b with her 5150d3dd3f characteristic lively f52b1029b6 manner.92cd12d5db5fd577

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“I’m glad to hear that. But if you need anything later, you can always tell me.”cc34a08ec6d5319f

“Thank you very much, Aslan.”660051f73944d30e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

This concluded 7367722704 the conversation b65aeda852 between the 4d5eb5e82d two. I heard 555cfb6553 the distant f428b8da13 footsteps. The heavy and 2adf8cc9fb relaxed steps belonged 4d1176c425 to Aslan, and 4381770945 the light steps 864e6a070b belonged to Rosalyn.9fba60c45aa5dbd8

The sound of the 48380304ac two kind of footsteps 4a5b4e6026 could no longer be 4a9ef3ddb6 heard.280b2b70af1c8b7d

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Since the people I 36533c6900 was eavesdroping on left, 16766264fd there was nothing more c8c2782c32 I needed to hear.96dbf7184f303ab0

But even until the 1aacced369 two of them left 23c77cf180 in different directions, I c69fcd316e stood there as if bd62f65e3b I was rooted.3f7435f50c4fba72

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Aslan’s words echoed in my mind.0934878ae3dc72c7

[Yes, I didn’t marry my wife because I loved her.]

Yes it’s true.df34e21995cdf94b

[I just made a contract with her out of necessity.]

That’s right.648627fc728e878c

Our marriage was part of a contract in order to meet each other’s needs.8e1a3129d9ab61f5

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

So, even if Aslan 35e87fabcc speaks in such a 37f3ff4951 formal way, there is e736e24786 no reason for me 36f612051a to be hurt.763f61309d1b5f66

Still.4dfcf2ffd793a62e

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

[I didn’t expect it to last this long either….It’s annoying.]

I didn’t know you hated me enough to say this.25b8616a7b38f2e2

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

‘I thought 27dee29dfd we were f337603806 getting along a9b19d1b7e pretty well, 9366d4bc41 but it 6e32a16c54 was my 09d6808fa9 own misunderstanding.’6d8f33b7d55038ea

Was I holding him bf2550f8f5 back?9e35cf3f15b5a421

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

As I endured the deep emotions that came up, I suddenly remembered the contents of the ‘original’ that I had read in my previous life.7917280d21a31530

*3a5d4ba18ea1996e

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Aslan’s confession was shocking.d51d0f2405d8dceb

“There is no ‘love’ between us that is known to the public. On the contrary, it would be the other way around…….”bb1946fc89ddf3ad

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Aslan’s fine eyebrows frowned. He explained it in a tone that seemed horrible to imagine.cce11a2bf057b079

“I married Helena, not because I loved her, but because she knew my weakness and threatened me.”c2c1c0da8cb33d17

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“What? Threatening?”a400b5bd6843791f

To Rosalyn, who stuttered f675f5722a in surprise, Aslan nodded 1d8380a5bc his head in affirmation.1120269a112d9778

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“For a reason, we’ve 20bedfab21 kept it a secret 2ad9e71e5b until now, but I dd753a92bb don’t want to cause 7fb7b8aba0 any misunderstandings.”45c13beafc3d1676

Aslan calmly explained. However, in contrast to 004b98f833 his blunt voice, there 8b4c1f6b71 were complicated emotions floating 4e9dac766e around in his wrinkled 17c990bb9e eyes.a55bf94846f16e04

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Confused, Rosalyn didn’t even notice his delicate inner side. She was too busy keeping her mouth wide open .b182fb90031ae400

‘Nonsense!’336adf846bb6c43e

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The Duke and d0a9443471 Duchess of Tordell, d256d840b5 who are famous bbb934eac2 for being a 439d622946 married couple of b07884acc1 the century, had 1266523ae9 such a secret.b4b324e4de893fd2

No one will cb508bce84 believe it. Their grand wedding cb85ea297e was still widely 49edd66d56 talked about years c15f97b712 later.f9e8d17818c56a11

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Even the commoners in faraway provinces who had never met the Duchess of Tordell would chat about the secret of the couple’s marriage and how great it was, like a fairytale.eacb1fa8c231a807

Just as it d6f76c01dc is natural for bd0a39cf70 the sun to 6e3c4ee937 rise in the 8a52443f93 east and set f85318ad91 in the west, 08351d6238 the Duke and a97ccbb4cd Duchess of Tordell e20001a7a8 loved each other b0f02610c0 terribly. This was the 71b18dcdac established theory.7eb6ec12f27056e0

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Until just now 905db33280 Rosalyn also had 8aef59c0c2 believed in rumors 6bc1b9297a that everyone thought f0bfe7ec81 were true.5209d5bf52c06eee

‘But it was all fake.’6a5f2a9ba602eac8

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Rosalyn recounted her memory 206bf6a0dc step by step. She met Aslan, was 09a3648c7f saved by him, and 1d746a81a5 what has happened since d7133913f7 she came to this f43e9adb01 mansion.9fcd55a2b91aea2d

Their first meeting was when she almost got hit by Aslan’s carriage while running away from the terrible marriage that she wanted to die from.13968f88121d7abd

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Aslan didn’t get angry over her sudden outburst. Instead, he took her to his villa and treated her.6fa3ddd6112f8b91

As they talked, they realized that they knew each other as children. Aslan also learned about Rosalyn’s current situation.333e2f5a24a2e32b

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Aslan said to her, who had spent the day well staying at Aslan’s villa, but was anxious because there was no place to go from that day on.9c246d8c3d76b5c5

[Come with me to the capital]]

Aslan offered to ab6e7003d7 sponsor her until fad2b64f15 she could find 105424dfe6 a good marriage.3c708106d89dcace

Aslan made a 727f928e7d suggestion when Rosalyn 104e6debbf felt burdened of 1a7298d29e being taken care b142100723 by him, saying 97f8b5b197 she could not 2de76d9992 cause so much 49f76143f4 trouble.0b3a08ea9415f232

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

[My wife is very lonely because she has no friends with whom she can speak openly to, so Ms. Rosalyn, please be her companion.]

Only then c61017c484 did Rosalyn d57b49129e accept his 9a28d390bf offer.f9f58ba4fc4917f6

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

He was d5ff3fcb8f helping her e02819fd91 because he 4783ce7f38 needed a b60b0ddb59 friend for efcdd5b02b his beloved b6b1e0f477 wife ,so fe140fdad4 there was 29080f9a01 no need ea175b8c9b to worry 96777dd4a5 that anyone 01412ab6ef would be 9cc862082a misunderstood and 4561ce9fe0 his reputation 7336e38f28 would suffer e4c4695ef1 because of d146fdc84d her.7d906b7c8131d60b

And if she works hard as a talkative companion, she’ll pay for her own meal, so she won’t feel sorry to get his help.b5359ebc1f3ca1e2

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Rosalyn thought 748f784005 at the e7e4f5e3a3 time.a74fdd53d0c54c88

‘You came all the way to here instead of your work because you needed a companion for your wife. I envy them because they are a good couple.’c3b9af238e76d73e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

But when I 78dff7574d actually stayed in 4cd9cc7700 the Tordell mansion, 5906d40398 the relationship between 30b76bcb26 the duke and 8ff6ea061b his wife was 5069ace352 very different from a965b9ece0 what I thought.042087c2ded4d8cf

The Duchess was afe9ed0b34 as elegant and fa43f116dd beautiful as I d0b63cc060 imagined. Very well e80949ebcf suited to c8870d2dc3 Aslan, a a2d9854e97 handsome man.ab910369579609f8

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

However, the couple’s relationship was somehow awkward.7be97cc9d673bc83

Rosalyn thought it was because she was an outsider, so they weren’t being intimate on purpose.50e3d1a911290750

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

But.51fbd3dc86a12511

‘I didn’t know there was such a thing. That his wife took his weakness and threatened him? I feel so sorry for the Duke.’572cf84e69f4f255

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Relieving her surprise, bd925a7d95 Rosalyn continued to e97313b009 think.d352218c0d252980

‘I want to comfort the Duke. If I hug him in a warm embrace, maybe he will feel a little more at ease… … .’5afdc719f5a1b292

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Rosalyn’s hazy eyes opened wide. How can she think of such a strange thing herself? She couldn’t believe it.42af84b4ed2c0c12

At that 70181a5838 time, Aslan f679b1db07 asked, as e3c45c9f80 if he fe54f20654 had noticed 75f1b03039 her insidious a0d743644f intent.495c76bb97529cce

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Are you okay, Miss 752fee0db8 Rosalyn?”70c9c658d8df1246

“Yes.”e871a44462f6fc06

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Rosalyn tried b5d934ef6e to answer a65466327e him as 63512628d5 she struggled, 335ab8368d pretending to 413e140b8e be okay.586bd132d17d4ab9

No matter how much she found out about his secrets, he was still a married man, even though he had made a ‘contract under threat’ with his wife.3120d28634bd7372

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Although the duchess was 7ba796dbbc only a nominal wife, 752fbdedad he was a man a659a9b07e with a family.1b72368432edf566

So, it 58ca22896b was right 562ab37861 for Rosalyn 395b80edf1 herself to 0f0ad58a41 stop being e4060070ca delusional and 5c38c23149 be careful 4f6f03816f about her f2af95710d words and ce7886cc70 actions.301dafa0898a0082

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Your face 693b71a173 is red. I am worried 390f5ffeb8 that you may 52731c39ee have caught a 48cd135980 cold.”ac133cf782eeff27

But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t help it that her face was dyed rosy in front of Aslan.ec311131ed8adfbb

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“…… Are there f2b9b9923c any inconveniences in 13e36cb5a1 your stay?”e5d9befe98e2d6f1

“Oh, no! I, I really like it. I’m happy that I can stay here.”bfb724a9fb7aebeb

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Rosalyn stuttered and expressed 87cc5c93a6 her candid feelings. She was really 8c22812332 happy. Being able to c8733f2778 be sweet with d39ef634ab Aslan, being in 284a3c77f0 the same room a66cd6c8b7 as him, having 4939815ef0 these conversations.1886ce2373569623

…… Even if he doesn’t know her heart and feelings.1dccf8e9375b6a0a

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Then I’m c59f7aa9f3 happy, but ae86751f2a if you e059005b31 ever need ac0d96dc03 anything, please 0bf54c7752 let me 836f75ed2f know.”3023a2733930a2b6

*12033aeb79058064

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

The sentences of the 9a0026b62f novel came to my 741d121f99 mind clearly as if ddf0691bb0 I had just read c72e233033 it.13fa2f7c1872c3f6

‘Why did I forget?’4856a866115df319

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

I contrasted the content b84a922863 of the original in fb7ee698fb my memory with the 7d56786cc9 situation I had just b47d4725e9 seen.64d4256ce34c8728

Not all lines 0066c21bc0 are the same, 3716cc00f5 but they are 7f272bbfc6 similar enough to 62d5a75ec9 be in the 404ce39ede scene.25d53ded09a4c1d3

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

‘You must ba61b23042 have told f0e5b06cc6 her the c9f386945d details of cc44614ebd how you 1c272a05ea got married 3f829cfe72 before I 9824c43b4f eavesdroped.’e160a5b82ed6b4be

I listened to their conversation halfway , so I didn’t know what Aslan and Rosalyn were talking about before.1f0c1dc7d2e226bc

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

But I 2e9a699e30 could guess. Perhaps it was a 1df09885b1 story from the original.7a901b29392bb3b6

‘If so, today is the day.’89aa0795a64b3eb7

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The appearance of the 864cbf66bd two people I had fbf8e3d9c0 just glimpsed at was 8d7b3a8cf0 one of the most 1ad0826588 important turning point of dbf5fa8d41 the novel.5597504639933e4f

In the original story, 3ff03c4f64 Rosalyn had a crush c39b4434fc on Aslan since their 5459f183ce first meeting, but after 4520c81018 she found out that 6b28922cf5 he was married, she 1c1a0d04d7 deliberately tried to kill fdab28ed16 her feelings for him.de291a21f270dcf1

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

However, each time she received Aslan’s tender care , her feelings for him only grew stronger.6de3c19cdb1fabe1

Faithful Rosalyn 912cb1d9d9 deceived herself 5945f48eca thinking her 8430980b6b feelings were bb081498f4 of thank-you 75437f99ee and respect 7c963700f2 for her 62bc3bd42a patron.c147cdc23934ee12

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Everyone fell for her 4814a831d3 lies even herself.fff7d672ab00f491

Aslan and 54a94a61ca Rosalyn gradually b898e05919 got closer, a3a6b2365f but no c2295880b5 matter how 5b8d417cb0 much time 814e6174ff they spent ca57b16365 together, the 565ae922fc two did ae8cdc9b41 not cross 60c1b42148 the line.e8ad73a9e890548e

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

She kept hiding her 26ced23680 growing love, and it 5a85672335 was the first time 16dde2dc41 she had seen such efc5d6aa6f a narrow emotional line c1400d6f2d explode.9e35bf4d2110e9aa

The moment Rosalyn, who 7d0f23b49c had denied her feelings 61dd60c192 all along, saw her 676c470542 true feelings for him 882a00cab5 the first time.3ea32d2ecbd4f716

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Rosalyn was delighted c7b6a9e947 to see Aslan 0c75b978de confessing a secret 5b32fa9af0 to her that d0cfebe648 he had never fd00e7484d told anyone.2c9e392f67e8cc06

She was the cdf0c4a494 only one whom 2926685c28 he told the 8e73f83faa truth about his d9d3a439fa marriage, so she f998ce871c could love Aslan e6da1e6593 instead of giving 76b3308d30 up.d9133366ac1e2261

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

When the social taboos aa777ec5c2 that had blocked her 255f7ffcd2 so far disappeared, the 4618a5a6ab latch of her mind 56ed587eab was released.b363fe9cc35cfa58

That’s when Rosalyn first realized her love for Aslan.c8a3df3ea1e871b5

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

‘When I read it in the novel, it was a very exciting and fun scene.’6700c26565868c50

When it 4344539da4 unfolded in c516bb170d front of 1f548b270c me, it 2599952e42 was not a3e855cb5c fun at 748e2e5c9e all.96f78a9df128594a

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish