WYIL Ch 12

Gold hair shining like b1d4951a06 the midsummer sandy beach, 4dd57dbab1 cold blue eyes like 1c394b0903 the winter sea, smooth 1310a88f82 and white skin like 7c75f72abc marble. a sculptural face that a763432328 is not buried in 989f6c36b4 fancy colors.3212396735590316

Was it 340eea1690 because of 73fa3e2573 the high c429f5ae5f nose bridge 36dcd59ff1 and sharp a90a96a6e6 jawline? The handsome 0af5e631af face, which 071de0185a seemed to fcdefe2971 have been 382de55e77 carefully carved 08647e4369 by God, 75204e545d was both 9a557b9bb0 manly and f121fb44aa beautiful.5f8968a36f33e7e1

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“Helena Larestine, right?”38b16f50365c4660

“……That’s right.”675c83726c513032

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I answered 6164c90bce his call e937841d77 a beat 76afc5fa59 late.6d9901019d376aef

It was because I was distracted by his beauty, which was hard to take eyes off from, and also it was still awkward to be called “Helena.”118ceec51fcb6598

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Even after being called ‘Helena Larestine’ for 4 years, the feeling of wearing different clothes did not disappear.97fc59422c81b1c4

So when I d0b2636f8e was called without 585a26d0d7 notice, I would cfc1cd48f7 ignore the person 6cbf9f5016 who called me 8f96f9adb5 as if I 308e39c6af had heard nothing.744fc5c710f03529

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I didn’t mean to, but this behavior has already caused my low reputation to fall further to the ground.301773ea13eec4fc

Maybe this a190575ce2 time, too. I looked 5e8287b1ff down because 5897379e28 I was 9a73467ad4 too tired 0f3198a135 to deal 8813645628 with someone 3bb98eba16 who would bf65a79d80 shoot at fabe144260 me with 22afd4c227 a hint f8f46c09ca of displeasure.320f24bec1a2f79d

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When I a37b5fc837 looked down, e5ab0b785b what caught d55e5a7af4 my eye 0937eade23 was the ad94eb40bb wide chest. Wearing a 452528c51f three-piece suit d018f271d2 under the 6353f327dc coat, his b35aea357e body felt fc71b5fa00 solid even f5d9c38ee7 though it 657a9a01ab was covered 55df9b15a6 by clothes.16a0fc90a63d854f

“My name is Aslan Tordell.”f9680518a15dfdd6

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The voice that didn’t seem offended at all, even with my response, which I also felt was rude, miraculously made me feel at ease.b5c96e10b87f222f

Due to the constant threat, if it was an adult male, I would reflexively warn him, but it was a strange thing to say that this guy’s greetings relieved my tension. Still, thanks to him, I was able to think calmly.70125df95625ed26

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Aslan Tordell. It was a 729b63cd53 familiar name.2c6bf92afad6060b

Who was it?d4cb84e402db5b89

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I rummaged through my ce7ae14dd0 head looking into his 9911d8da80 eyes staring at me 8e67814170 in silence.bd666f9b2d3dd729

I was usually confined 7bf46758be inside a mansion and 477738bec1 knew very little about 9dff285397 the aristocracy, with no f7ba144815 one to talk to, 6a6a60797b let alone friends in c3ffddc5f9 social circles.4c1791b06f8ef9be

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Still, if 58e710bee6 he is 334e513dce such a c59d68dad0 handsome man, feffb792c1 I probably b1168ce4d5 would have 565b09111a heard of 760a4c3430 him from 204ed6ac55 somewhere.2ac74308788da12b

While I was a2bce97a84 recalling the information 9ff3f9d23a about him, he d551165332 opened his mouth 5cba3b8add first, looking carefully f76f8feade at me.cc175f580f4d50da

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“This.”1b925eb46bb3f8b3

He took something 08d1c48bab out of his 923872ab9b pocket.0e5dbb2f6a976cab

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“I heard you 5cb99cfdd0 picked it up 38961de345 and returned it.”d5f486c123fdc0a5

It was a clean but old handkerchief with someone’s name abbreviation skillfully embroidered at the end.c40e970141dbc972

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I remembered it 34ece4c608 belatedly after staring 65edd0f90e at it for 2335c74ce0 a few seconds 3df3b9c171 ,it felt strangely c82e602949 familiar.5d311d987cbdf29b

“Oh, that.”99c623dfbc0a3038

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A few 6593dc2401 days ago, 29d88d48cf I went ef37194922 to a 6201b4ceef ball and 2d9651811a picked up 4438332f06 a handkerchief 8e0a148394 which was 029398d764 lying on e18d410001 the floor.14de0e534ba96a5e

I could have just fc6df6ab5c ignored it, but when a5636d47e2 I saw a handkerchief cccc5c543e with embroidery on it, a909fd8cf6 I remembered my mother.25089337af5338d0

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My mother, who was sad that she couldn’t buy me something precious because the family situation was quite poor, prepared with utmost care what I wore and carried with myself.b848252292fc1fc3

Each of her handkerchiefs were embroidered neatly, and it was nice to be able to feel my mother’s love in such trivial things.fae6e60c9bb700f3

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Among them, the a964cf540d handkerchief embroidered with 9c7302932f small purple flowers 956d90a1e1 was the only 1b515acf91 and precious item 43aa642a89 I had which a08aa8241c helped me get de846b1545 through the hard 80378d4af5 days at the d0713feba8 Larestine mansion.255154762ab3f893

I lost it two years ago, so I don’t have it anymore, but…….a9725d4933b58d54

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Maybe that’s why, the handkerchief that had been lying on the floor caught my eye even more.8d749b6d6fc7deb0

Unlike the handkerchief 0e33d64edf in my memories be2769f93e made of easy-to-find 3e60cb81ca fabrics, it was f2707d9fe8 made of expensive-looking, 93617ad248 but I was 3efa6c25ac more concerned about f5e6ce633a the simple embroidery 1ec4da2a84 at the end.179a18ab69f44002

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It must have been 8a7e7fccda embroidered by someone with eadd579035 sincerity. Like my mother, 878d24a5f8 like a mother 45bcc50991 who poured her 7a7fd9f8a5 heart into thinking dd72e1a142 of them… … bd52a64f19 .9bd9b169f0b78ffb

So I 7446ea51f7 dared to 10281c88b9 pick up ad58c459bc the handkerchief 7c9acc084f and called c233e2ffc9 an attendant c1ef31f1d7 to find 1c9d93eaaf the owner.e676f2b86967ce20

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I didn’t know if it would go to its owner, but I didn’t take any other action either.e94849ac842695bb

With that 70df10c0bc alone, I 111c35cc41 thought I ae7daea3af had done 26d1caa8b6 my job.9c34be3a8c868034

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It wasn’t a big deal, so I forgot about it even before I got back to the mansion.1a4228b5cfc56e1b

I thought it wasn’t enough for the handkerchief to find its owner safely, but now it brought its owner to me like this.4ee835808ea5aa74

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“It was precious to me. When I came to know I had lost it, I started searching for it, but I couldn’t find it, so I was discouraged… … .”8ef105caad159044

He bowed his 73d30999df head slightly.f51ff3c9aafe4583

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“Thanks to the Lady, it has come back to me. Thank you.”ebb51fa4849f16e1

“No. It was no big deal.”fbf03a69d17f490e

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The polite thank 82c5880a61 you was awkward 2199ed2200 for me, so e88a7bca01 I waved my 2f4b2d929f hand, and he 6339680830 looked down at dc27385030 me.db695e1167d5f72c

His clear 6ead1f11e1 gaze looking c7fe45d430 at me a3da2e8e6c was burdensome.179dedd58578f554

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‘Does he know me from before?’0c3e6d49eb6e2444

The eyes 3529cc47c5 that searched 35a7fb46e2 thoroughly enough 41d658f39e to raise d255da722e doubts were 46059ea50c as if 24ad0d3d84 they were d90f7c4719 unfamiliar with 68f9156208 the different e2ae811468 aspects of 7b02130069 the person 4a58e749d5 they had 2dd438d8b0 met a 1269654c38 long time 38dcbfee0f ago.74c2f9f5b4471747

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But if I had b2fa19fc08 met such a person, e30c8cec97 I would not have 2268c66f15 forgotten.ba3ad01fbe380e0d

‘Did you see me from afar when I picked up the handkerchief? Or is it because I look ridiculous now, so he keeps staring….’6724733117714662

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Come to think of it, I didn’t look normal right now. The colorful and ridiculous dress, which is likely to be worn by young children, was thin for this season, and even short enough to reveal the entire wrist.7f234d3e4715db82

This is because b53566db1f I have never ab113eccd7 gotten a new fd558afa57 dress since the 42c5581102 Countess died and a7349b4b13 was demoted from 667ac89ed4 fake aristocratic Young-ae 2c58039526 to maid, so 807d4fbaf9 I wore only 7600344579 a few dresses 3df5db8ac3 that I got 68a57f3540 a few years bc88c4a77b back.e1f8b33c03d0dbb0

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I lowered my head 03071b4c2a further and bit my 071cb23532 lip. I shrugged a0592d9eb7 my shoulders bbf55d0fc1 and grabbed 572a99e562 the hem 67d60e8ef7 of my 501eb5386d skirt, wanting b2cc03ef18 to hide 01eda28fcf myself even 990cef1799 a little.4d565eba9360e0de

Then he c7ba280ab0 spoke slowly a470c224ed over my 6890c5cd82 head.3f08028f3793dc97

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“It was a big ed5ea72669 deal for me. It’s one of the a685913ffd things that I want 539cc37f92 to keep for as 583911f90c long as possible.”023eb0d26ee6a7a7

“Ah……”0729259c27b35dcc

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I shook my 63ee3faa80 head abruptly.aae948e8ef2f3fae

My lips dried f4fa6916fa up at the 2100ba105a thought of making f2d9ac0336 a slip of f761fb519b the tongue.a6fa073076114c38

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“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to ignore your precious things.”b3018244677c71f1

When I apologized 508e3ebb5d timidly, he said.cb3aa425b9305977

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“I know.”22ceef3384e0e13e

Then he added.2e117bdd619ed04c

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“I’d like to give you an example by giving you a ride, back to your home.”2bb49627ec6a8bb3

“Excuse me?”064deed7301bc08b

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“Yes, I want to repay you for giving back what is precious to me.”491df832b8864cba

I blinked c33faddaeb as if 1bc14706e9 I had 13f3da8530 heard it f0ff848669 right.f0e810fc59d6407f

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Are you teasing me? I thought about it for a moment, but for that to be said, Aslan Tordell’s expression was too serious.b51691ab830286df

I hesitated to answer.7863efd2944601c5

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“It’s all right.”baf9b6a733013474

“I’m not okay.”df91c58c041c9dd4

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“It’s really okay…….”d24d3dc045fdea00

I refused 9999fd37fa repeatedly, but 77509ba0bc his attitude 02e343b836 was stubborn.9e738b89d0e7180d

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I shook my head saying I didn’t want anything, and after thinking about it for a while, he took off the cufflinks and held them out to me.2e96e2a7fb5059f0

“Take it.”41db23f70394754d

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I took a46dbef3e1 it in a3f38e0fad bewilderment. Perhaps his temperature 23e48b155a had shifted in 1a464678c4 that short time, 559166245a but the cuff 0ce6d4fd21 buttons on his a7fc527da4 hands were warm.eb5701d8026d5899

“If you have something you want later, you can come to the Tordell mansion and show them this.”61fa67dc2001a41b

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I stared at the 31014ab0e2 proof of his promise. It was 2fd4c3f079 so pretty 4dc69097a9 that my 440ddf39f9 shabby hands 03b1e2e2be were ashamed 5db5c9068a of itself.e4bdd5c4c04cc253

“Well.”ae303b377b4537ad

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When I hesitated to 530de3b13b speak, he first said ff89202d40 as if he knew 5a99112d62 I was going to b02af0462e say no.d83de6f320198cb3

“Any time is fine. So don’t feel pressured and come to me if you need anything. I really want to repay you.”1b5e5520b3fea9ae

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He bowed his head bb1c93c287 with a straight gaze. I wanted to 6c66d34654 give it back, 397e5cf515 but he never c3845581ce seemed to want 0120ea834f it.f2778a97409e548a

I hesitated b40de6d601 and nodded fe3d192eb1 yes.47606db5f2d3489f

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Then he laughed.ce971f0a00a0083d

It wasn’t a bright smile. But it was a clear smile, with the ends of both lips up.cca513acc0162a22

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Even when he stayed 1f655df7f8 still, his handsome face 93b306cec6 looked breathtakingly beautiful.3f4aaf62e9b0810a

I stared 8cc032ddc6 at him d52aa5c466 as if cc1c840169 bewitched and 5a651659d6 bit my b0b392d593 lips.dd1de36e67def57b

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“Well, then, I’ll be on my way.”b9d87c25ed350384

Bowing down, I f518da1646 turned quickly.022efe978b401bae

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I heard him say something behind my back, but I ran away as fast as I could to not get caught. A Lady’s dignity, which she learned, didn’t matter now as if she had completely forgotten.c684fa62de375fd2

I didn’t stop walking until I was out of breath.7819952a30c09b3e

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I hesitated 67a0ec138f and turned d1cb60adc5 around. His beautiful figure was 5d5f694fd0 nowhere to be seen, e00841f0c1 nor the tip of f559f3e2aa his hair.f220f31c6bc20201

My stomach felt nauseous. It must 1c521916ac be because a865a5eb45 of the 316b855db2 sudden walk.a5e045779973db47

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Neither because I 4d1c31e5d1 regret that he 71305a37e1 never followed me, 5b2ec3eff1 nor because I 4eb005c021 regret ignoring his d109cc8972 promise to take 08b7dac2fc me.ebd3cdd44b0cc29e

It’s just that I was so breathless that my head was spinning.3c78cb7dfa0c2b4b

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I slowly closed my 0215a785ec eyes and opened them 190c829d3d to organize my thoughts.6a1edecbf7999b43

“Sigh.”d9d15c76b48ab419

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When I exhaled, white ae50b77a2f steam came out.8a01ca3b9f3812c8

The sharp winter wind, b25a36abd5 like a knife, brushed a8cdbea1a7 against the exposed skin.5680434f66dde302

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I felt 50be482578 my toes 8a90bdfd34 getting cold 17dc4742a9 from the 439f988da9 wet shoes a5c5dbc7c4 in the 653b22fab6 muddy snow.03b30bad483fd824

‘How do I 44b4c25ab7 get back to 6cddf79017 the mansion?’de0519d1f24dad15

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I looked around 10ebabec89 in a daze. Luckily it 91d2c9b15b was the ff3efb5b2c way I cd17fd65aa knew it.b6dba2848316bf0c

It’s been a while since I came out, but nothing much has changed. Looking through the familiar streets, I slowly started moving.7ff1bc4f42546ed6

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I couldn’t ride a comfortable family carriage except when there was an important meeting.375312fb449aec7c

I rode the family carriage only when I was Helena Larestine, Count Larestine’s only daughter.ca18c3b80833738a

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Helena often 897cb45d92 participated in 40a08607ae important social 8d0195e8c6 events to 1c70367fb5 show that 500e7b99ad she was 4137133cbf alive and 9ee0e58de4 not dead, 1e2f648d35 but at d9b9c890f4 that time a761f1887b she rode 38a8d45aa5 a family 606137322f carriage to e435f4d4f9 show others.9bbeadccaf4a3f6e

However, as it f1d71a9663 is now, when 5d42ad7c0a she came out 9ba99b7f8d to run errands 7bfed87e84 that even the 2fe452919a maid did not 35aa3e5361 want to do, f3534fb09a she was not e154f2c80b even given the 15bcb4ef24 convenience of riding 9290115ea8 a carriage.910a68db0147f925

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Count Larestine did not allow me to ride a carriage, which is less than enough to feed a horse. The coachman didn’t particularly like me, so he also didn’t necessarily show kindness to carry me behind the count’s back.a3cca17424844e46

However, I had 5295f083d2 no money to 13bde29f20 ride a wagon, ceedb2ac7b so I had c0f80fc826 no choice but f2a78a63ff to move my 69f13a960e healthy legs hard.84cecc3b895ed7b2

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That was the c475fc7bde reason why I 3f3b361a63 walked around outside 1dd6fb4cbf trembling without wearing 55b36c0ec2 a proper coat f4963c99d9 in this midwinter.a1aaaf38cbe40896