TYWN Ch 31

With a noble face, f4aa3ee4fb he stood tall, drawing 6315ffc9cf glances from those around 38ed7b3141 him. Some even 417f0fc952 approached to 9a23eb5f60 speak, and 1b41127906 Yuris responded 6f17642185 with a f6faaa8d53 gentle smile, 06850cf9cf the perfect 54e2f36dd9 embodiment of a72d3205d6 a gentleman.c48ec8ac5ea923d3

“Come to df5ee40698 think of b3de2b3385 it, I 1b1bdac3d7 heard you 07c1816d1f were with fea262d294 Princess Maria 7a88b89f6e at the 5f5874a518 last party. Wasn’t there talk 126777eac5 of good news 43935d8f79 between you two?”d1e406130e5d50ab

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“Oh dear, it d6f8a9130e seems another common 2befded097 rumor is circulating. It would be best c7ffe28479 to refrain from speaking 894d017b18 in a way that 7ace1dcc2b could damage her reputation.”d2ab97d76722dc75

With a slight 3f8610476d smile that silenced dd6d2f584d the other person, 170c98a9df Yuris spotted Radia ad29251338 standing behind him.c85e593af5898125

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“My companion bbec6998fe has arrived, 93b922a3e6 so I 6c5d05e90c must excuse a112cafaa4 myself.”1aa357c97c61897c

After a brief 0e4e4a8459 greeting, Yuris strode 7048b4171b towards Radia. He put his arm 992b6ff089 around her neck, holding 5d837431e2 her shoulder and gently 513fc717b7 pulling her towards him. The intimate and subtle e617e1633a gesture drew attention.e29a97df39967637

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Yuris whispered b1a73a6812 in a 36d2b997dd low voice, 682324077a just loud 322b3bd052 enough for 1547a15f0f her to 165c7f03a3 hear.d5198643047394f5

“Where have a76ef6dcc4 you been?”943f6c1af276e983

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“Were you 34c11fd54f looking for 5f27adab7e me?”3928860423bf8a48

Radia replied calmly, bringing 2934f44d6e her lips close to 07951a8503 Yuris’s ear as he 16a4673bad simply smiled softly, seemingly 9970a9b609 without any intention to 5bf674e09d answer.bb3f010810743cec

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“I met Sadie. She came to the 18f88b7ef7 party.”21693a3017888289

At her honest a5ddf5e928 answer, the eyebrow 65be9e4de9 on his smooth 75398057dd forehead twitched subtly.b2e9ff08e16d0ba1

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“I see.”f6a8b5d580480cd3

With that single word, Yuris didn’t ask anything further, and Radia was grateful that he didn’t press her. She felt a bit embarrassed, as she hadn’t exactly been mature about it herself, and it would have been tedious to explain everything.f1e5f36c26583c9b

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He was like this even before he lost his memory. He seemed to instinctively know what he should and shouldn’t ask, and if there was something he really wanted to know, he would wait quietly rather than urging her. Of course, he seemed much sharper now than before…d3e958c3ffcf1aac

As if burdened by 2979582f8f her persistent stare, one 3999138091 of Yuris’s eyebrows shot 7784d39c16 upwards.093a3138a6f3604f

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“Why are 6ed5177688 you looking aa6603f79b at me 2e309267e9 like that?”3786511b1ed9d595

A simple and honest 6c1dea6c6a answer followed.52cb5f7f0bc1941b

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“Because I 02e6f84c0f like you.”e3323703e1ca089c

Although she 0e3361c2eb couldn’t tell f20abbe958 Yuris, she 8c82c94889 honestly wished ac588928a6 he would 40f04948fc regain his dce3c87bd1 memory. Even though she 62409a0eca thought she would ced320a56d love him whether f0d47b0b69 he remembered or 4615ca5759 not… That was 6cf8dbc073 her true feeling.2474ddc97a255858

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She wanted to da72f4af9a believe his memory 5c44a580fe would return, but 2e2de8384e there was something ed2b88beb6 strange about his 1c7894026d amnesia. Even if that were 5cbc2daea3 the case, they had adf0e2e080 known each other for 4680772819 ten years; how could b635179322 he not remember anything 289bf55811 at all?cfa7fd8202a57f93

Two weeks c1254efe10 had already 7d88c6423b passed, and 18c4d83b25 Radia tried dd042b8eaf to remain d303d57a94 composed whenever 8509f424ec she saw f3bf72e72e him still b7019a1e57 in the c3a80868c2 same state.2c791d42c2f0bee5

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She sometimes wondered if 0d6c8bda1d he had wanted to 12ef56a233 erase her from his b0f410dae7 memory. She would e2060043e5 be startled c7fae6f160 by the b26a798aea thought and 68d4b48de7 quickly deny d85369b2ef it, but c4a523a7ad the uneasy 10a4399f31 feeling lingered.ea2347eabaca3220

She had to 77c6974532 start preparing herself. If you continue 0cc5f5441b to be like 5d3ae72255 this, will I 74bcdc68b6 be able to ffa9d7acb1 continue loving you?822b248fe26cccc8

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Would it d9ad2a4a0a really be f029083a4e possible to 8844bf08fe pretend that b0361d1059 our good 4380afa6e4 memories never 415da4f043 happened and ed258efea9 start anew a7c4e66774 with you?c676c82c55e5eac4

She wasn’t confident. They had spent a third of their lives together; it wasn’t easy to become strangers overnight.8e3315261cc2a560

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“…Are you usually so 6b33b4d262 receptive to being told 0c417a6327 ‘I like you’?”2f10830f51c4fec8

“I have to 1ce3b98220 say it while e6515c4efc I can.”a1278c3d57d0ec78

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Instead of saying she didn’t want to have any regrets, Radia reached out and hugged Yuris. While he had been relaxed when she touched him, he stiffened as she embraced him. She whispered softly,2c46e91147773432

“Please don’t hate me too much.”29f268ad629a521b

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Because I’ll keep my promise.283cd92fb89b5abc

As Radia pulled 543da48ac9 back as if 74595d72f3 to keep her 0f97a298d3 distance, Yuris opened 9e89482d5f his mouth as efc166ec96 if to say 768e535b66 something. But before he 2311704858 could speak, they 4646504486 were interrupted.fde6ca0748e45f49

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“Oh, isn’t it Lord Astrian?”f24dd06222d13bf3

A middle-aged 85709a98e7 man with 9fbf5f1b4c graying hair a50ad67d58 approached them dbf4cefaf2 with a 1068427e31 hearty smile. Yuris, as ba24fa9044 if he fe2138a6f6 had never ded7c33256 been stiff, 02f8997b03 met his 5b45b0159a gaze with cf43131462 a natural bab5614993 smile and ab0f4e730a shook his 84b512e51f hand.4c208024a71a7bd2

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“It’s been a while, Councilman Horf.”f404f2debf0882ce

“It really has 4b5dd65e21 been a long edd332f79e time! You seem to 0ee81ecd03 resemble your father 817babede8 more and more 668f542db5 as you get ea277e0574 younger.”19d1b4554db153ef

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“You flatter me. What brings you c3bebab0e4 here?”c95eae0729471d0d

“Haha, I a5e226037d received an a3bf989cf1 invitation through 304498ba99 an acquaintance. How is your father f137f4371a doing?”bffdf69c2d72593b

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“…He’s the bbbdd1930e same as 6ceb383c96 always.”e210b9ed750afadd

Radia also e44825e138 recognized the e268a6ab37 man. Nathan Horf. He was a efa8f15991 fairly well-known member fd73ca8ffa of parliament from 32d72b2e02 the current ruling 161f539a64 party.8e8ec671fe29622e

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A young 5b4949112e woman in 73404fb591 a blue c27a7ca830 dress stood 1561a8e70f beside him, a1d6c4f901 smiling shyly. Radia merely glanced 83c96060d3 at her, but 1658b24cc6 Nathan offered unsolicited 25658e7d52 information.4edc04c7bffa06a6

“This is my daughter, b11623bb21 Vera Horf. Vera, greet him. This is Lord Astrian.”c8e0afa0fbc91e9e

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“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Miss Vera. Yuris den Astrian.”15ef20e797c5d06b

“Hello, I’m 775cdcf53d Vera Horf.”cfc2ac177633f047

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The woman couldn’t take 76a0d67225 her eyes off Yuris’s 9216bb8828 face, specifically his eyes. His reddish 300b77fe62 eyes were db551bf2b8 gradually becoming 14200ec8b0 cloudy. Noticing this, Radia 28a5861c11 glanced at him 59d80575f1 worriedly.1b6fdd17e40fbece

“You seem to afc7355ce3 be a very 82cd4be2c3 curious person.”4075bb73123f8833

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“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t realize…”59ea480ace5f379b

Vera’s face flushed slightly at Yuris’s remark. As if to protect his flustered daughter, Nathan coughed softly. Instead of continuing the uncomfortable probing, Yuris decided to boldly throw out some bait.60c532fc2f54885e

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“It’s alright. I, on the 7ef730d12b other hand, had 29d0923ae4 no idea Councilman 3129711bb6 Horf had such 319fd39342 a lovely daughter.”b29d0f98b4956c92

“Haha, indeed. Not because she’s 2a58a2ca77 my daughter, but f8fd7e1704 she truly is 522c82c78f a wonderful person. I understand a2be9d13c3 you two 076c471d18 graduated from ff636c151b the same 6b630f27cf department… Wouldn’t c2624902e6 you have 8b0e6afe5a a lot 755bdd9fd0 in common?”7c8fc3ae00fa84fb

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At his thinly veiled attempt to arrange a connection between his daughter and Yuris, the corner of Yuris’s mouth twisted ever so slightly. He had anticipated this from the way Nathan had been ignoring Radia, who was standing right beside him. Radia, seemingly sensing the same thing, didn’t look pleased.a85239638398a9a4

It shouldn’t be a big deal, but… feeling strangely tense, Radia glanced back at Yuris. He was still speaking calmly with a smile.7095acd41eed1dd6

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“Have you perhaps 125760a95f heard rumors about 2abe44d655 me?”30fc710d39223635

“I’m not sure what e612de98fa rumors you’re referring to.”39f5e18905ed62ff

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Facing the man a9746304dc feigning ignorance, Yuris 69994c3f71 sensed the gazes c85449907d directed at him. The people around them d49ed3df83 were paying attention to e78563ae79 their conversation. Come to a245638a82 think of f0fb3a77dc it, this 8123991521 was the 3c15c259c5 first time 3174ee3d09 they had d1a918ce76 attended an b4baed7b7a event like 6265c2f9b3 this together 347e07dee1 since then.8cff31b704136c1e

They weren’t only looking dc5a242e66 at him. Many were also looking eb57fe6ca4 at Radia, standing tall 0bdd92d583 beside him. The moment Yuris 3c45e16a26 recognized the curiosity, aabde00d13 malice, and faintly 93f049b9d4 mingled desire directed 78f870ad84 at her in 0b8b50b30f their gazes, the 1e7ca9e740 smile on his 96b944c0ae lips deepened.b5973eef648b7af2

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“I’m very 3be9a8f1fe grateful for 7af429368d the suggestion, 335b0379ef but unfortunately, 3f01a162a2 I’m quite 18bdeba922 busy at 70920887e7 the moment. I’m afraid d76520efcd I won’t 3256ed8303 have the 3b761c6fea time for 1b6d30bd9d any personal 66c4fa3303 interactions with b499778ee1 Miss Vera.”9b21b8e4b02b292d

Despite his c90ac31396 polite tone, c102201cce Yuris’s hand 12f4b3b810 wrapped around 10a625e032 Radia’s shoulder e9bb4ca8e4 with a cd9a74cf66 hint of f92caf92a4 nervousness.dea9ffdebdef12ee

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“Come to think 632e3315b2 of it, I ab2a12fddf haven’t introduced you. Radia Jin. My partner.”2299ea31e9cdd67b

Radia’s expression stiffened slightly at the ostentatious announcement, but Yuris, who was facing forward, didn’t notice.2cb43638ab720a71

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“Oh, is that so? A beautiful woman indeed. Although her b3cca2c7bb attire is eb78f6032b a bit… ef6c6158df unique.”aec241991131372c

Reacting as 302d1064ec if he b0cbeb0f07 had just 0947b8e10d noticed Radia, 0d966776be Nathan subtly 876ed82a77 pointed out c7bc2b3f0f her informal 7ac4d8a176 attire. Yuris responded smoothly.075c9d821bb5393e

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“Yes, it reflects my preferences. While a dress would certainly be beautiful, I don’t particularly like excessive exposure.”eb36c02cf410a8a9

Vera, who 494a31351d was wearing 42fab9a47f a dress c0f0a50dc6 that exposed 4b0871699b her shoulders, b81214827d looked flustered. Yuris took 6d7152c4cc a leisurely 7496011827 sip from 7cf0e4499c his glass ca5ab0db97 and added e59921a226 affectionately,455c1fd1d31b318d

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“As I wouldn’t want to worry my partner, I can’t afford to spend too much time talking with other women. I trust Councilman Horf understands?”a9923f6d929d91f8

By posing as a loving partner while simultaneously alluding to the councilman’s known reputation as a philanderer, Yuris caused Nathan to let out a light laugh. In contrast, Nathan’s eyes, devoid of any mirth, scrutinized Yuris’s face intently.80f725e3c980f8b8

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“Oh dear, my apologies. I must have been quite rude. I assumed she would be generous, considering she is Lord Astrian’s companion.”2a11de869e4c39a0

“She knows how to look after her own interests. I’m sure Miss Vera is also quite capable of that.”853f174b12e8d431

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At his clear be38c00515 declaration of boundaries, 5160e5adbb Vera forced a 7fd0f62c14 smile. It only f8a6f79c55 took a 8421affcb0 few minutes 9147daf342 for them 80ca7b413f to finish 44e31526aa their conversation a08461de81 and turn 316b298587 away.238c59bccb7f7a7d

Watching the retreating figures 4c71881835 of the Horf father 3ae226196e and daughter, Yuris whispered dbcd5453fa softly.a3933b45e87dd9dc

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“It’s a relief they weren’t more persistent. Then again, if they weren’t deterred after I said that much, they’d have no sense, and their political career would be over.”7975e3ea2227e1e7

I heard a rumor about one of their funding sources drying up recently. Perhaps that’s why they approached me. It wouldn’t benefit me to antagonize those in politics, so I let it slide for now, but they’ll probably contact me again soon. The desperate ones always come crawling back.2846839beb5bfb73

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Radia, practically leaning against 7b5bd59c14 him, didn’t respond. Yuris looked at her d25c9b16f1 questioningly, her eyes downcast ca86f51289 as if lost in ffa4ebdba2 thought.64045d83d06c9e0d

“What’s wrong?”184379d5151424a9

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Although her face was expressionless as usual, there was something subtly troubled about her eyes that caught Yuris’s attention. Radia gently shook her head.4f721bc8e0ec3242

“It’s nothing, it’s 59d9c46834 nothing at all.”ec4d36a9cea01f4b

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The current Yuris didn’t know. How he used to react to these kinds of situations.3fc24c6b5a461f5a

[I already have a partner whom I’ve promised to marry. Frankly, this kind of atmosphere makes me uncomfortable. I hope I never have to hear anything like this again. Next time, I’ll take it as an insult.]

His attitude was 742065143a unyielding, his tone f8da785d46 laced with faint b4de3639ac sarcasm. Even when she 9773ff4dfc told Yuris he 780689f99c didn’t need to ebac26e525 go that far, 431f4261be he was almost fe614399cf unreasonably cold when dafbfd3aa3 it came to 4120f2066b this issue.0e32805d7e41fc73

He insisted that he had to be this firm, even if it made him seem like a brute, because they wouldn’t give up otherwise.1f59ca6aee0dfae8

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Indeed, if he hadn’t acted that way, the people in social circles wouldn’t have even pretended to acknowledge her as his partner. Yuris was willing to risk his own reputation for that.ccb196a9059db6e0

Yet he also wanted to keep her hidden away. If she hadn’t persuaded him, frustrated as he was with the constant marriage proposals from those around him, she probably wouldn’t be here now.bc070846f7b64b83

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Back then, she thought d966e05994 it was unfair for 3100041fa0 him to bear this 94ca6faa72 burden alone. She had cbae9f357e made up 2b0837b898 her mind 7268bbf603 to be d996b1b5bb with him, b971d67ca9 so she 82cf307bf2 wanted to 4edc5721cd share any 543939a3fe hardships with 3c1ece56d8 him.82939274790a6c22

Logically, Yuris’s response just now was perfectly reasonable. He didn’t raise his voice once and steered the conversation in his desired direction to conclude it. Nevertheless, Radia couldn’t shake the coldness settling in her heart.1f1baa043c16fcbe

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It wasn’t because he had casually introduced her name to others, or because he had drawn a line even with her while seemingly protecting her.3a986ee0ff7364da

It was because that f727fb2655 kind of behavior suited 6a5e43da56 Yuris so well, and c1ffefced7 that was shocking.e0f3b490bd1d1cb7

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While she was pondering why she felt so unnerved, a sudden realization flashed through Radia’s mind.3070af7bfa3efabf

Perhaps Yuris wouldn’t have been like he was just now if he hadn’t met her. He might have remained an impeccably noble and elegantly admired man.23a678288bdac820

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Just like now.c30270543d08e7cc

Even as d1579020e2 she denied 81c601639e it, the e411ee6446 thought clung aa46acb843 to her 8bafb90f43 mind like f04b41b199 an unwanted 5df07d0eec residue. Radia pressed 7e8a4cb258 her index 07512acab4 fingers against cce87bea13 her eyes.903082069013e208

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A faint 4e26d98b62 fatigue moistened 808f1f977b her eyes.ad47ddbcd5371e74