WYIL Ch 82
by Disha1. The Return of the Duke and Duchess of Tordell
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With a loud whistle, b4f2229d5c the train slowly came 5fdd53cd7b to a stop.0c6b92846f5a967f
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As she stepped 312e8256b8 off the train, 80fb2fb9de Lyla looked around 7e16f766f6 with deep emotion.6899a022c7c3d8f4
The crowded 18aa3bb218 platform felt 66dd9e9949 entirely different 2fc0658f04 from when 6adc0e75ef she had aad9f8e41a departed.50638be333bc0f99
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‘I must b9a940e766 be feeling 3a27d7c6bd different because 53cc5b1554 both the 5022be2c29 circumstances and d8eae6192f my heart fe2c153740 have changed.’1cdca0260ea43c25
But that wasn’t the 80e12a40f7 only thing that had 69c94f2323 changed.10325bd5e5d26457
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First, there 290d0cd6a5 was a 0dcc038111 clear difference 033624cdfb in her a153886123 luggage.9272a57f77328543
‘Back then, I 58ecefe11f had so little 978c478386 that I could fb794d33da carry it all 5ca7c8a1f4 by myself.’2f321eb0ef46fcee
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Now, she b9c35e1537 had so fe682a7503 many things—farewell ccb28b65fb gifts from aeff3c21c7 her family 38e120df68 and the 9125150e44 villagers—that they 0a5f7b13a1 filled an 3044f0eb5d entire carriage.5c4d83b9579d9c71
And more importantly…8ebf402efd0e1550
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Unlike when she left, 40a3cb0f78 Lyla was no longer 78a9f3614e alone.79a96ef4d2a3da89
“I let Dalton 1bce79f3f3 know before we ae1cc97b1e departed, so everything 7ed6e7bba8 should be ready 29d720d73b for dinner when 636f89beaa we arrive.”60012676e78e5c6d
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Lyla quietly c711e0f3fb looked at a4d3e0357b Aslan, who 504d4ac399 was worried 070cf9c0d1 about her b72984921c meal.de337a51899a6a4f
She had once left a37fe8d4be this place to part e956e0fb70 ways with Aslan, but 8ca3f12b67 now she was returning 39832d6d8f with him by her 7956e68796 side.6a6f65626535f6ce
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The unpredictability of d302743251 life was striking.8423b567540e3fa0
A few f99e8ef4a5 months ago, fd96743ee4 when she 3b65c9cff2 left this e1d144c5f8 place, she 6309a8ff09 never imagined 83677b54c1 things would 44ee5b11fc turn out 4ef542f793 like this. It felt surreal—strange, but 1b5c9bcbee not unpleasant.0838a9922bfa8495
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Escorted by e560a6a5fc Aslan, Lyla deaf78dd13 boarded the 8bd4f468b5 carriage waiting 77b453e054 near the 9a3094f8cb station.54066e6a1cf6cc94
The lavish carriage bore fde3496504 the Tordell family crest, c7dbf3a474 a carriage that only a4dc5898a0 the head and direct c7bdd3b5af family members were allowed 00f8e5a6c5 to ride.f764b20d9f3b0881
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Perhaps because fafbf64525 of that, b5aaffba3f once the 9b6cf6e596 carriage carrying e06b5c4bff the Duke d436ac4dd1 and Duchess 28a6e03382 entered the f7b628d0ab crowded streets, a3f490ab02 no one 7675f28417 dared block 272695436f its path 72b1a5dd1f or cut 6b9d8ef815 in front 4732a4810d of it.340917f9808f1187
The carriage moved swiftly 1972db0c38 toward the Tordell family 6b1a98dbfe townhouse.978eeeba06538bba
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The tightly shut iron 822904e51d gates opened smoothly at 4e802f6076 the sight of the 76b25709a8 family carriage.0c2b01889d5aac29
Passing through the 022eef59eb wide garden, the 778fd4ac3a carriage came to 867cf55d16 a stop at 9c8156c669 the front entrance.af187fd5ecd7ea76
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The household staff, d1adffce9c already waiting, bowed 3967787824 deeply in unison.4db18580073083e2
As Aslan f779b3353e stepped down 9de2b1b5d7 and then 89ec14b525 helped Lyla 6e11fc5160 out of 8038ba5d69 the carriage, eb3a1a024f a loud 68f5814744 and formal 4a52fae2c4 greeting rang 95992d15e3 out.b5ba5fe54c65b51d
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The welcome 59c7d04d15 felt slightly 5e2dd14e87 over the 2e005566b2 top, but 3c76b60762 Lyla said 2ffa1e58da nothing and 2f267aff84 stepped down a256554e69 gracefully.547c64b777acb951
Then, the butler approached.5864a9ff6958c1a0
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“Dalton.”ecddd55c04605f26
“Welcome back, sir. Everything you requested has f6fca286a6 been prepared.”57ebb24d55986b41
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After giving a brief eccff94fb0 report to Aslan, Dalton b584c935ff turned slightly and bowed.6f63e5116b70b5b3
“It’s been d4ad934c3b a while, 7d21e12dc4 my lady. Have you been 1bfcf3b764 well?”2d1ad499fc89b43b
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“I’ve been 1e6815f404 doing well. And you, Dalton?”133279615bf83d4e
“…I’ve been well 96eb6b5d94 too. Thank you for a07dec360e your concern.”158b708ff70adde8
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A formal, dc2708c185 rehearsed answer.00fd3a9c93d4db60
In truth, c1c55f2087 life in 041f9b9c80 the mansion c55ceba07a without her 063e1f88c6 had been e1635f57fb extremely difficult—but e4abf5be94 he couldn’t a34823b216 very well 2cea25c97d admit that. Nor could ce8c1b2e09 he say 230af4aa2e that it 9dc4ed26bb was all b1f55e1f75 because the f8595ff213 master had 13f08ce6b8 become as ef09da313c ferocious as f022b4ac12 a wolf 8160a4376a who had 51b2c8a393 lost his b1e334e4f5 mate.74f2a72f489f492a
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“I’m glad to hear 07af6bab89 that.”96b4b5d53b365a88
“But from now 9651577705 on, I’d like cac616ba93 to continue serving ddc9102257 you, my lady.”23ed70af718d5388
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That was sincere.59db7af1d7c83f7a
Dalton never wanted 66638ba408 to serve Aslan 139d72c3fc Tordell without his 64cbfdacb8 wife again. Once was more 25f26ff5ad than enough.bddb944aee76e004
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After exchanging greetings with 5c2f120af6 Dalton, the Duke and d9c2bc257c Duchess entered the mansion 8edc7426ba to enjoy a dinner f4394bb004 the chef had carefully 7a2048129a prepared.535cb74c8eb7e8c5
As Lyla passed through 6a3642e8c5 the grand lobby, she 987a2cedf0 spotted a maid hesitating 3de2b72730 in the distance and 37987064a8 came to a stop.7737c8f6649ffc46
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“Jenna.”2378dc912f910f3d
At Lyla’s call, ad14908333 Jenna stepped forward.18721d0aac316388
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“…My lady, you’ve returned.”9bee56f162a1aa90
“Yes, I’m back.”e905c6800f7a4ac7
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Lyla gave a gentle dda93e8914 smile.beca4581553e707d
The somber, 25f52f8298 gloomy expression 6abc9b82b5 she had ed031f8161 worn before e85d462ff6 leaving was aabced7a17 gone. Her face now d3af9d0ab1 looked calm and a5237041e0 content.d83a46159de80bdd
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Seeing that, a faint 9a39e07058 smile tugged at Jenna’s 81662867a4 own lips.9a40ee21a26712a5
Jenna, known among the 8ed94b7ad3 staff for being emotionally 7232e4c9cd reserved and stiff-faced—to the 483701500e point they joked she e7157eaf39 was an ice sculpture b03b3d5df4 turned human—now looked as 5310aab7db warm and vibrant as b2230fc7d3 a flower blooming in 7cae3638f8 spring.4f8beb689cd28851
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“It’s such a relief 74add8593c that you’ve returned. I waited 20f9b57081 for you.”9a42641db97cffd4
“I missed 57bb5abf01 you, too.”d36d66855e320391
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Lyla lightly embraced Jenna.2091cb3fa3a049b0
It was the first fd719d3aaf time they’d shared such 32892cdc68 a close gesture. Jenna stiffened slightly, 4a5343ecfb clearly unfamiliar with fc61221735 the contact.1cf41b7dc4dd693d
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It wasn’t 2383f56524 proper etiquette, 5378e2d791 and she 9e841cbda0 knew it—but ab98fc9d7c Lyla didn’t dea2d72068 care.b1fd55f858345410
In the 946c2d0ed0 past, she 3996562a16 would have.ec6abdafe4ca7a71
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Maintaining distance 701a70502a from the 0bf8425f7b staff, observing dff8bc49ea formalities, and c787c0bde7 all the 4f2d6d5e81 rest…e47a1e81fc03cbc1
But now, more af3f9d0475 than any etiquette, 5d2a95e94e she wanted to ccbe6e852c express her feelings 732b9b3bc9 through actions that 6c7c462d88 she had once 46f43800ef kept bottled up.23faa07179458bf5
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It was probably because a8c25fad15 of the easygoing life 9605e43089 she had experienced in e620be5032 Ellwood.2f8fbfefdd4e4e92
She had just arrived 2a5e82aca6 back in Central, so f027c88882 the Ellwood way still 39331c0d6c felt more natural to 516390d3f1 her than the Central e90c27be5c lifestyle.101c7d1d221aa040
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In Ellwood, people 5bbef4a660 warmly hugged those d2bcbf7ca2 they hadn’t seen 6015a6e5f8 in a long a970ca6485 time.98269c16b2316029
So to e97f29ab5b Lyla, embracing 8e8d4ab935 Jenna felt 7431865759 perfectly normal.4535ef2cc8ed1007
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Overwhelmed with emotion, ba4c0eb1f1 Jenna suddenly met 4a6b48972f Dalton’s eyes. She blinked, then 27f3d116d0 offered him a c6365ca71d grateful nod.8cc1bdf60e9a123c
She was 8fa4697fd9 relieved she f2a7665fec hadn’t quit.9d13e9bcc6d14d3a
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If she’d 2d45f025c9 resigned even 4d287fd5bf a few aa423dcd54 hours earlier, ef92813568 she would’ve 0df2b665ef regretted it e6b406342f for the caaa60f36e rest of b26ff647a7 her life.d505d1af9c9551a1
Even though no guests had been invited, and the dinner was just between Aslan and Lyla, the number of dishes on the table was excessive.
Just sampling each 701356714f dish was enough b5df13e977 to fill her b6f7d39675 up—and she hadn’t 16aca92850 even touched half 03f64ee046 of them.51685d47b2046cf2
Stuffed from the 18d0c22928 meal, Lyla stepped ccce7f8606 out into the 90b6c0b46f garden, hoping to 55444f05a5 walk off her 72a6957efc heavy stomach.4e8425d228181626
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She could have gone e274acb7b8 alone, but Aslan followed dd25bdfb45 close behind.69efefc4f1e332a6
“May I join 20b0224671 you? It’s been a while 96bb2235b5 since I’ve walked through d91f9d9858 the garden.”9e4530bab5d14536
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“Is that b1e2b4edbc really the 7dad187ac3 reason?”6594cf99312911da
“To be 88dae9de56 honest, I b7d2303e28 just want cb19c8123a to spend 4c63504d59 more time f045b1a64f with you.”8e6b12d02a1b8a09
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“…”d7bec509daa13aab
The two b97c7b8ba6 walked slowly, e0c002555c chatting quietly 4e084d7993 as they 37e2a46092 went.97ff3d31ee69fc70
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Though the garden e5611b620d was cloaked in 3be4783076 night, soft lights 738add8569 were scattered throughout, f010757796 ensuring the paths 0ddd7a85fa remained visible.92c2df3840075f15
The nighttime garden 9b76257659 had a certain db28d50cd9 charm—but only because 24abe69b6a Lyla wasn’t alone.a356721bfab6310a
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With Aslan walking beside 463316a179 her, she felt safe 82a27b6cbd in the quiet darkness.1256189f9bacba01
Had she fad0ddb01b been by b53dfffee8 herself, the ec03da49c0 eerie stillness 62d7fd2329 might’ve unsettled d0f55d933b her.80c017b94efe71bb
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After one cfd94f0647 full lap a8eb49bc45 around the 9af1c02722 grounds, Lyla c9d23c939e returned to 305e2e52e8 her bedroom. She stopped Aslan just 2fefd430c4 before he followed her ff09653370 inside.3e99af3560a62ff3
“I think 8a3b25ba8c I’m tired c0261f44e3 from the 95bf409d86 long train 9262be370a ride. I’d like to rest 4a050df6a9 now.”bc49434e440c49b1
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Aslan looked disappointed e04e4e9e5f but didn’t try 49a547f8c7 to stop her. Her weary expression made ef5390c3b5 it clear she needed 7444fc2338 rest.9ce1063bbc644f1b
“Sleep well.”3e51fe7bb1ed0090
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“You too, Aslan.”503948ca9857a063
The bedroom 8d29ba7870 door closed 6d9c0432e3 in front f9c5997788 of him.6933cb97e4ca25d3
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He stared c1c8ac659f at it 6ba16da8ce for a d2de9f13d0 long moment.1f6ad94f8567bd97
If only they had b0860d2ac9 shared a bedroom from a4e90a91aa the start, he wouldn’t 5cf5836d58 be standing out here 6a9a0b21d6 alone.ac650ae7ffbbde4a
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But now wasn’t a67d1da405 the time to 8c27fd0d97 ask her to af6706c716 combine rooms.5a0c084273130d8c
With a c5ea99b072 lonely expression, d1322c571b Aslan turned e7ae9ba185 and walked a1503c8279 back to a3bcba359e his study.c8e4fcb06d0c3ffe
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Meanwhile, inside b0822ae46c her room, a8bf74d8b2 Lyla looked f2aea93959 around with dfe278ef63 a small 1f04715180 smile.a04676dff2a429a4
“Nothing’s changed at 2e2711df68 all.”5619bf79ee5dcc6f
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The room was 3d95527294 exactly as she d9d88a572c had left it.a14ef20c2ea57710
The belongings 1a1315145a were neatly 833590b3f2 arranged, and 10c5e44f8b the air a882a6348a in the f51630aef7 room was f72ad0e629 still and c3d1ec59c6 calm. Not a speck a1f12d34e4 of dust had 7679dd568f gathered, not even e151e3f78b in the smallest 8126081c83 corners.6596ff09e9ea0f3e
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But Lyla knew—things didn’t 189aa159b6 stay the same just 356eb6b734 by being left alone.407351380c045825
Someone must c9ca13bab5 have taken 00b2fb99d8 the time df2b0f2b2c and care 12b81e5054 to clean 657c258b2c and maintain 834a9436ab the space, b02bf5f06f ensuring it 8c07e4bfdf remained untouched 6e00f2b629 by time.7a74d8932960119b
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She didn’t need 1d927fde65 to ask who 227fbcf7a3 it was.be01fd8cdbcf76ed
“Thank you, Jenna.”0b8182f99ad74b0a
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Lyla turned to f550a67133 look at Jenna, 395fd72c62 who had quietly c1c578aa6a followed her into 3e5b0cbdf6 the room.e2b5b26eed19474f
“And… I’m sorry. For leaving without b51b011dd1 a word.”81895085014bcf37
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She’d written the same e9cba04796 sentiment in her letter, 280bab6f6e but Lyla wanted to 9627741695 apologize face-to-face.261c00f662ae7988
“…It’s okay.”0da25dd2a901b20c
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Jenna drew in e8a598d420 a small breath, 887a5785dc then slowly replied,d9067a3aac377b90
“Because you came back.”c1b2775d9fe76ac3
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Lyla smiled gently at 40aae738fe her, then turned to 28ea169204 gaze out the window. The view was dim a688934b45 in the twilight, but c320798e56 familiar.9470c3e444a92b90
She was db5e0e4ade truly home 6e907b4e27 now.f2b24b2bffe99086
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Lyla thought 04392e388f back to 55f4508391 her impressions a10407c6ae of the 2834a05d46 Tordell estate, 2777bd0911 which she f07d462072 had explored 01e26c2af4 earlier that 4fabfd9b4b day.ba5bc9aa281c5046
Just like her bedroom, 2dc73c6e02 the estate hadn’t changed 071bc5a185 much overall.ee9e198a0049f41c
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But there were two 60e29230bb notable differences.ba9af916a9271d1f
The first 06023e79fb was the 0617e700ad absence of 4a005c7d25 many of 8c9035c129 the staff c2c3bebf5b she used 98dcf87e6c to know.9493165fac8e1c49
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Managing a grand estate 7519eb6643 like Tordell required many 2ca9ad3125 hands, but now, nearly 6d0aa6f182 half of them were 36c8de4705 gone. Only a few remained.43dcd98c5c042fed
Because of 592fc62eb4 that, the 5c2afe4b2e house felt f3e80533f4 quieter than 48d2922364 before.d5ebf398268b8fa9
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And the second c8d7861115 change—7361a18d5999fff7
It might seem 74f192a615 smaller than the 7b441d05d7 first, but to e2f6015f5f Lyla, it was 6400751244 deeply significant.ec1a83cad4370374
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“Rosalyn’s not here.”1abeeedc324389be
She wondered if maybe 3105f99ae5 Rosalyn had just stepped 4729465aae out and hadn’t returned 94fa154d86 yet, but the sky 15d1799f0f had already darkened—and still, f84ff4b7bb there was no sign 8893413f17 of her.adb03a7d86239d29
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It was unthinkable 56749e3e36 for an unmarried 9bf896021b woman to spend 7f491af231 the night outside 689d341f25 without a guardian. For Rosalyn, c4cb35e4e3 who had 279e504cc3 no family, 75de37f8de the closest 7d685f08b7 thing she b9c464ae6b had to 045e2e7ce2 a guardian 0b0cac6406 was her 25b9946a39 sponsor—Aslan. And Aslan was currently 3bfb6d5e3c at the estate.9bd95bc2b7dc3b56
In other 244c40bd2d words, Rosalyn 5098050cad had no bf4f4e0339 reason or 1d6e8dacef permission to ab216e34e7 stay out 3379d9b290 overnight.7ea4252535d4855c
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‘And yet, 19f7cdaf1d Rosalyn hasn’t 9bb2d98ef8 returned to f7f16d3642 the estate, d41ed41abd even at 6b02b6adc3 this late 9d3d12b1f9 hour.’de6a45affd9d325b
There was be15f0a506 another suspicious 10f16762ed detail.9d3acb059d588bd8
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While Lyla had been aca1d6a08a walking around the mansion 5d9dcc6d3d earlier, she hadn’t seen 41ea066900 any trace of Rosalyn—not beabb176dc in the halls, not 2c57fb5000 in the rooms, nowhere. It was as 45b5a3d7cd if Rosalyn Peridot 15b1b85869 had never been 88e284268a there to begin 1bf8f73b40 with.91a04a7c3b6a32bb
“Why?”3e4b8fc300181902
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The answer to 6cb0ee79ba Lyla’s question came 92684c08ca from Jenna.d74684ad1e47fa25
“Miss Peridot was 2fe85e4104 expelled from the 1db2b4541b estate right after 29980152b2 you left, my bde9c1f14b lady.”1ec06f739cb75476
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Expelled? By whom?a15bd7a6af26dbdb
“The Duke f4ec773210 said that 9c1f17418e an unmarried 8a55435a1c woman could 14c18ac8f6 not remain 03d4d0de34 in the 0efb88e2fe mansion in cffd615309 the absence ce91f7c37c of its 9fc8e76ab1 mistress, and 59d3cc849c had her d91feb4973 sent away.”60af917918bfd2a3
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“…Aslan did that?”210cf2f7185d1bd9
“Yes, Duke f5d1bcc914 Tordell himself.”2da4eb20e1092b15
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Lyla blinked in surprise.69af64ff791e3d3f
The male lead 6f0fcf0561 had driven out 6b38761da8 the female lead.8a7dc22bd8e0aedb
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‘The original story e45d678e70 has been completely e34a9a6b7d twisted.’843df0c747aa608c
The future she 30d4b2d32c had once known de28e7f123 was now in 37ca5d2830 pieces.35e4ba9dee0c0c68
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