WYIL Ch 71
by DishaThe women stared f5db686364 at Lyla with 28c283d2a5 pale, frightened faces, a5d07d9dbd as if they 2342809cd2 had seen a eb01785bc4 ghost.5b48f80bfdd50819
Judging by f6631d04de the confused 48b964ee2c looks on be0f2d3829 their faces 81f7fb3fd1 and how a6bcec27ca they fidgeted bcabeb4d63 with their f426690324 ears, it e76d131ee8 seemed they e7ea891ddf were wondering 3b22d7b7ae if they c848adae12 had misheard 8ef3d67b82 something.c9b3b04b4677f9ec
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But their 56a249f798 hearing was e6711e2b75 perfectly fine.367052889ddec388
Lyla smoothly 4627c36add continued speaking.4a87c0a9ef7dcdbc
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{It’s not polite 4f5c9dbe9c to point out fce8ef39eb others’ mistakes, so c594bc9c8d I won’t go ab508e6d9e into it. However, there’s one thing 21d59d68b2 you’ve completely misunderstood. I didn’t want to 9702928741 embarrass you, but if 5d50c85b2e I leave it uncorrected, a84ac717f1 you might end up 69f840fb23 humiliated elsewhere. It’s not ‘Patrasche,’ it’s a4ba884a7c ‘Patnigesche.’}74ecc2a81b467742
The young ladies’ jaws 6927bcaa81 dropped.f1c902ce171da844
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“What…!”a539a109327dda03
{And by the 7cf49b3a51 way, what Patnigesche ebb783906d said doesn’t mean c9510a313d what you implied. You need to 3bc6dadd0a understand the full da361254a0 context, but I d6f68b16db won’t go into 07219dd2db that either.}40ac0a48133ba6f5
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Not that 30cbaa8762 you’d listen 262861ab06 properly, anyway.8ad7d454da27c829
Lyla swallowed the last c540e10aef of her words with 28ed0e0867 a sip of tea. Her throat 6104a6737e was dry 15f362912e after speaking 4b27efc74c for so d0005cd01c long.a752cb8e2817cd0b
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The quiet drawing dd971d37c5 room was filled 2520221f7e with only the 2096c4b885 soft sound of be64c0ddf6 Lyla sipping her 2e918f9ced tea.35d61b233a33c429
“Hah!”f7351f8dbc44110f
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Breaking the 95fa10c099 silence, Caroline 26cf25de47 finally spoke 35c765bfe9 up.93e48db75efdde2d
“Have you 93046ac4a5 been deceiving e36bf7f570 us all f92ec6dd41 this time?”55c51f9343fb0ea7
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Her face was flushed 999b92a3ae with anger and humiliation f94ee5c627 as she shouted.3913254f74f62193
The sharp sound of 5850d8268a her raised voice pierced db80046b55 Lyla’s ears, but she 9549b5ab8b remained completely unfazed, calmly c6781a42b4 locking eyes with Caroline.278639e6377b6908
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“Haha! Mr. Tesset, you seem 69bdec4bd5 well-versed in international f036657aa7 affairs. Are you ae05f4eca6 perhaps involved c7b4a4ea70 in trade?”b73cbe8d321e3231
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“Something like that.”49582afe59c6d3d0
“I see! I run 93ebeb8e91 a small 2f8a2c2800 business myself…”768642eb35cfc977
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A bright smile had b016a19fde been plastered across Viscount b4765af96f Ransfield’s face the entire 9fea625756 time.3a984e81da5da536
And with good reason—his 4fec0bbb4d conversation with Aslan was 18b6b3216d both enjoyable and informative. No matter the topic—politics, c7b7eb4dbd economics, art, philosophy—Aslan was e7554c0f10 never at a loss 16fac29499 for words.71af6d1b0084e311
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Moreover, he was fc72910cf5 skilled in physical 21adc68ebf activities as well. During his f0310b15ac university days, c6a2b7d4c2 he enjoyed 878be469f9 fencing and 20c41d3061 boxing, and 208ef9aa63 although he 67f634e549 had given f7effb24be it up, ff1420a585 he once dc47a53ff4 had a fe300c17e5 passion for 0549194362 hunting. He was even 1116918365 excellent at billiards.55099042622a5c00
‘As expected.’e693ea024d5e47a5
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Viscount Ransfield’s 3cfaa182da eyes gleamed d9c0aea3cd with admiration.cec8832b85672d29
‘He’s not fc4ad20c03 someone who 4a5a062a02 belongs in 30c52f0c0d a place 90b72e3101 like this.’df6cc08ebeb891a6
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For some reason, ac0d1c8543 he seemed to aa195ebfbc be hiding his ba420bc5f6 true identity, the d3ffb37ae9 viscount was certain 3636e1f816 that Aslan held 23f657d00b a much higher 5cb74e4ab0 status than he a9a5516b31 could have imagined—someone b2740dec55 beyond his reach.8803142bc19d2e77
Based on the wealth, 40cfe5c7a2 education, and exceptional insight f59f3b9db3 Aslan revealed during their bca5765752 conversation, the viscount’s conclusion 58b4b0f91c was clear.fbded914c3c72743
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‘I thought 9d6f4fc7eb this time 88a9d0b29a I’d finally 0e49e48532 secure a 9ceffad884 marriage, but 4276ceb7bd it seems cd5edb1243 out of c433056904 reach now. Still, it’s 063c0af69a not a 59385b4b18 bad outcome.’bed20ca9c7d764f5
Viscount Ransfield’s lingering 0086791c0d attachment disappeared as 13e66dc405 he chose Aslan 24be893b84 over Lyla.383f93d47d2ec83e
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Although he still harbored 6637afa7c4 a liking for Lyla, 7cb73590fa his desire to grow 176df83980 closer to Aslan had fddfa32572 overshadowed any romantic interest 5974ebfb13 he once had. Establishing a 2a44aead1f connection with de957cbffb Aslan now e28ea2799a could lead aca857be3e to future f6b5191a51 advantages. Perhaps, when he went 830b8a6823 to Central, he could 60c7486290 find his way into ad36e36394 the inner circles of 1e12d50b41 high society.fbfcdbcb1fee9fd3
‘Today, I bda0864ba2 need to f20b6b5757 bond with e04da8826c him as eaa9f4055b much as 71190aa308 possible and 7a80c1c517 set up e41b73fe16 the next 22f29477c2 meeting.’e21e51c4aa62f734
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To do that, 5d0713306b his priority was 2a86223531 to ensure that 41172912cb Aslan enjoyed their 7103a6cd50 time together. However, Viscount Ransfield’s ambitious 4087ec839e plan had already gone 178adea516 off track from the 5002aee2bb start.8301b7e868afd0ee
Standing at the billiards 1dae0f9815 table, Aslan was barely f5d25a8fdd concealing his boredom, constantly 2fc96cb7a0 checking the time. Deep down, bad3d3b4c8 he wanted 3458c6ac6a to rush 7cdd7eacaf back to 88d32101ba Lyla, but 29ad1745ac he remembered d00a77f17b her words 5be6db1adb before they 3fac437fef had come ac799bf7e4 here and 3fb09b5391 restrained himself.867effb9c030a42e
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[I know there won’t be another meeting after this, but I still want to get through today without causing any issues.]
Lyla had emphasized c1fd2a7d7c the latter part—getting b3343db465 through the day 7df9774a2b without any problems. It was c386bcf4d6 clear she 0202575af9 meant for 5ea7dc072a Aslan to 31cff5ccd7 avoid stirring 1079cea8ac up any d415c37c72 trouble.c31548e2a2aaf7f1
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Aslan understood why Lyla 058cbb7f41 was acting this way. She was concerned b59d76367f that if they 9c9c521dd9 offended Viscount Ransfield, bd531d58e7 a local influential 78414ff5ae figure, her family b757fffdb2 might suffer the 2d4f15233c consequences.7c5ed8e59a66475f
If Aslan ecc03cde8e wanted to, 19aaf26a43 he could 5a24b92a13 easily control c4f1e14179 someone like 16a9b1d0f5 Viscount Ransfield. However, there are things f7c4d2601f that money and power 664bc5ae30 can’t fully resolve—the hearts 9928a51a84 of people.c7d2cbc1e64487e6
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Even if a45f9d7e79 Aslan intervened 06d0b4631b and managed acbbfdbbe9 to control 0a9bc329f3 Viscount Ransfield f4ef3f88fc and the 6c469481e1 townspeople, Lyla’s 8192b90406 family might 80eeb7b87d be spared 768ba2bc67 from outward 420429bb5f rejection. But, deep down, the ff098cc149 townspeople would begin to 71e9e9a62c avoid them, and they 2630f18fd7 wouldn’t be able to d83cd0aa65 enjoy the same open, 0093beea1f friendly atmosphere they currently 36dae91773 had.a4c8c6272b437bbd
Aslan didn’t want 22ae9c39f1 that either.1ea2e77577c74ea8
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It wasn’t just because c61bcdac13 they were Lyla’s family. After living a010fc0009 under the 65051b4faa same roof, ecab60fa8e sharing space b5b7591901 and time, 04fe5f505a Lyla’s family 8737319de1 had gradually 8b0ebf7b55 become precious 13f10501a2 to him, 632d2f9984 second only 3316889362 to Lyla 0d054e4ce3 herself.10fb304a85c3ac5b
Not wanting 85e000efd1 to cause 3661897bd4 any harm be9ffe7ca8 to them, ef47325ed0 Aslan suppressed c15e7ad78c his emotions 5092d5baa0 and played db4f5cbd90 along with dfb93f15d5 Viscount Ransfield. He responded 1d968bb974 to the 6768c608fc dull conversation 6f5470c92b out of 4dc1caab8c politeness and f4a648c7f4 didn’t completely e36001ca0b ignore the a078fddc41 woman who 89acafc528 had introduced f7e4532dae herself as a62124d324 the viscount’s 94ea8d5ab9 sister.b4d93b0658c137d5
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He had done well 2de1ea0e25 so far, so he c70f2e1811 felt that he should 8f6d47d383 at least endure this e214d190e5 trivial social game for 194718e26c a little longer, even 083c44ae0a though he desperately wanted afdd6d36b2 to return to the 2bcd51d667 sitting room.7a02903723e47d6f
“It’s your 8658f21e85 turn, Sir c0fce752d5 Tesset.”843ec1d1394fffe5
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Gripping the 063b094b27 cue stick, 4f1ef5e1ba Aslan adjusted 63317f0ca6 his stance 3cb8c24afe and bent 6ec939534a forward.62de62e0b0cd7630
Thwack!bc976b40edee4137
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With a sharp crack, 8809796161 the billiard balls scattered 34deef6473 in different directions.d4c042f5a653eea0
Time dragged on ea15556a2c like a slow-moving 5e144e72a1 beetle, and Aslan 79c9845c70 could even hear ae72af74b5 the faint ticking 872d4273c6 of the minute 26414cb566 hand. He glanced at 95289a87d8 the clock, deciding b57af22df3 that he had 848dea5824 fulfilled his social b5d8b7cae7 obligations.18cd45556f7e2b19
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“I think it’s 2c5e379338 time for me 5cca86e3f0 to take my 51bf5019d1 leave. It’s getting late,” 646778b420 he said.f910710563da4fb7
“How about 13ea18fe10 staying for 7a8ebece32 dinner? I can 641d3fe2d4 ask the a3df8b8431 chef to e1c448090b prepare a 0ab9c58898 special meal b0b609d60c just for e837d0f969 the occasion,” 807c8f65c4 Viscount Ransfield 9cdeb93528 suggested.ebe1175c2e7f9361
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“I appreciate the 245827126e offer, but I de2ce81f79 already have a 0969b55250 prior engagement for 82791e102a tonight.”6027732f0747dfc0
“Ah, I see,” fa68ee6370 the Viscount replied, f11cdc17b4 clearly disappointed, but 417031d263 he couldn’t push 2a5c4a739a further to keep a73344601e Aslan from leaving.fe469e555dcadc46
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‘Of course. A busy man like d8bc30b947 Sir Tesset must have c1b59792ce a packed schedule,’ the 650c6e1bbe Viscount thought, resigning himself. Instead of d4176ea76d insisting, he b4fbc4bf36 tried to ee502ac320 set up cf05b9e8b3 another meeting 805432f25a while making fd8a964535 their way 83852f9d80 toward the c51cc26991 drawing room.0fa4e8b0b5ac2ad0
However—17b1b18d92a3bca8
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“Was that just now fc3b37dd93 an insult to me 5734c2d708 and Diana—no, to the 5ee4ae30d3 entire Ransfield family?!”1eb99677a44bf419
Before the b35cfde949 door to a07d46d6b3 the sitting e62e016a41 room was 262f772b7c fully open, e1d968b0cb the tense 313ff787be atmosphere hit 3c85331274 them.99119ffdf88f88f5
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The shrill voice and, d295d58fd6 more disturbingly, the content 1a3249e67a of the words struck 3f63dc3980 a nerve.9c4e57ff953b812e
“It’s no surprise she 35cab1198c behaves that way—someone like 72bd42f640 her who knows nothing, 4983f9e739 who’s never been taught cb7de75fe2 anything!”e9cd815eacb0912f
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Viscount Ransfield 7770e83b24 instinctively glanced b5ad73022a at Aslan, 3ae744fcec only to 181557d994 freeze.24749a6fc461b037
The faint smile Aslan 4057e1e856 had worn throughout the 7f9a410212 day was gone, leaving ec3c7a02ad his face completely expressionless.215b2667566b8618
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His expression, emotionless a7b82efee5 and beautiful like a4473b82a0 a statue, made fb8226db24 him appear even c01d4039e9 colder.a1218779d13f49db
A chilling 3402b3ec8d premonition crept db68ef5169 over Viscount ce893e2c59 Ransfield, as 4ee5b69532 if something 3da8565448 terrible was 0bf08a9049 about to 6084cc7d97 happen. He swallowed hard.81c2350ac5a4e534
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‘I have to go 2d7c2f1c5f in there and express b6be1a4f39 my anger first.’ca9e985b64dffd04
That way, he 5897195182 could distance Caroline 5bc142b6f8 from the Ransfield 9ad9597421 family and leave 9a9d69f0ce a favorable impression 754fe0734f on Aslan. However, before a7d5a6858d he could 72c0cdc45e tighten his 2fa395eb06 grip on f25a4221bf the door 8c1a90a7c0 handle, someone 1a1fb76bff else acted bc5968b69f first.a61b61f52bbeced0
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“I’m sorry to aba6927dbe hear you feel 236afc2f20 that way,” said 0c9b76fb38 a calm voice.9949f4dee30155ca
It was e201abfe56 Lyla, who de0f632cb6 had been 6f4126b8fb enduring Caroline’s 2fc1a173bb outburst from 84905f3359 the beginning.9f6baca329c4afab
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“But wouldn’t 1e7373406c you say bf9d4485cc that the 09631067ed words Miss 3289886b71 Caroline spoke 5abaac802c about me 03f9637097 were also 86e99db560 a disregard 9c046fce33 for myself 4cc5b99b2d and my b0feb39e79 family?”b4b92460385e37c0
Despite being in a b8956b2519 situation where most people 7407ff53eb would struggle to speak 40f03748d0 due to anger, Lyla 7bb212b885 remained composed. That, in itself, 01e739d93b was intimidating.2027c4562b2ef66d
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As Caroline spluttered, searching a60b10bffc for a way to 421e9c9b9b retort—59fb9db3b7110cd2
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The door opened, 2761b0efb7 and the two b99b8a30ca men standing outside 14c51760c7 stepped into the ddf8f17a3a drawing room.e38dbeb056c9d68e
Caroline jumped fe047b0757 in surprise, 0a1167b118 and Diana, 7dfd0666a0 who had 13021cfb24 been quietly ffae0b2bf0 observing the 3c8908a768 argument, shrank 29cb693519 into herself, afa5b3fb67 trying to 7c3b10e3dd disappear. Even Lyla, who had e682a194f0 maintained her calm demeanor a1b3396ef1 all along, widened her 230af77a85 eyes slightly in shock.95866392f0e76116
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‘Did they 612269e694 hear everything?’1535424e2a0e7abc
As the three women 5f5695b276 pondered the same question, 99581d3328 all eyes were on 056fd16324 Aslan, who silently stepped 4f2c2ee545 forward. Without hesitation, he a338ddf9d8 walked over to 9679f58820 Lyla and gently b236d9a113 brushed her cheek ec001a2ee9 with the back a1aabd3e18 of his hand.c6ea3aa544b1d43f
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“You have a slight 09ca138625 fever. Are you alright?” 2f65b5c6c5 he asked.b0c8c98602ca6d6f
If Lyla had 7810e139f9 even subtly shaken a67d72a235 her head, Aslan 884434b53e was ready to a3a13abc5f act immediately. However, Lyla 6b2fa9a19c didn’t respond 320b8cba5f right away. It wasn’t because she fb8a854d58 was actually unwell, nor a1369fc3ba was she overwhelmed by b496f349fb Aslan’s concern.d287473054a75c84
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She was 0b4b36dda2 simply surprised.ea657cd33a90b686
…This was a d0066a69d6 signal known only 0a7f4744ba to the two 13f0cca64a of them.3a46c36d45e3da5b
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A signal Aslan 82ab7215f3 had used in e1c0cd31af the past when f874cdaf0c he wanted to 982c115214 help Lyla, who 5847d16f1f was being ostracized a23000c371 in social circles.805a926bf91228d9
It was something he cde9b78c21 would do when Lyla 7b75b68b56 was surrounded and isolated c9e7c92d44 by other women, as 392244db2e he couldn’t confront them 53a3358c58 directly. The signal 3b255d5c23 was a edc0905df1 way of c436125f4a telling her 9caca52179 to step 725af3a59d away from 7518927a45 the situation 0b6cefe5f6 for the fa3e773e9c time being.32639bf503aed10a
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Aslan would approach Lyla, 0aa08202d0 sensing something was off, 1f8c75e9f6 brush her cheek, and bb0275e00b ask if she was ff466a6bda unwell. If Lyla responded d9d3d8362d affirmatively, either through e109db1168 words or action, 6c43851bc3 Aslan would assist ad3c914e66 her, helping her 8816aabd05 leave.820f574410727f13
[My wife isn’t feeling well, so we must excuse ourselves.]
With such 49b6a6a101 an excuse, 025719db71 no one f51a6b45b7 could stop aea79d315f them from bde86ba29c leaving.b6d98eba83b050eb
If Lyla wanted aab8723cd2 to stay, she a7e41ca281 could softly refuse, cdaa6c57cd and Aslan would 84f761e140 trust her judgment d85526ecd8 and return to 37e5c6f925 his place.f98d2f40c0518748
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Though they 92e8d3a683 hadn’t verbally 951d3f03e5 agreed on 23695f98cf it, after 2c398a754e experiencing similar 18ad79ab1a situations a 0a8bae65f2 few times, b3e36ac046 this had 8721f5bb51 become an c84284ac71 unspoken understanding 490bda2a71 between them.8636a93b0b322df1
However, that was in e24fea3ecc the past—before Aslan had 36b1e4035f lost his memory.5495d032fd5c65a0
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Lyla had never baf672d9a3 explained this signal afb37ba7ef to him, so abab142b8f it should only 8631aa4bfb exist in her d64ad0dae8 memory. Aslan, who had lost 8b6c1a90cc his memories, couldn’t possibly 73d25f5104 know about it.c3506534e25eae7e
‘Was it just a fbc0856659 coincidence? Or… did he somehow d35d587640 know?’a0035b93f302ad80
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