WYIL Ch 20

3. MARRIAGE CONTRACT

The ‘special’ information about Aslan Tordell came to my mind, a few days after my first brief meeting with him.8a31d281598197cf

I have thought cbbc66f913 about him often b1552f7af1 since the time 8461d7dc35 I received cufflinks 379e9abe4c from him.2efc1ba2142daa96

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It wasn’t a grand delusion.4ec3d3ca01fda9ca

Just a few 8e22beaf96 thoughts like what a34fc33926 is he doing 0417cdc9fb right now, did fb0ce0c6e2 he forget me 4ffd35f7f4 completely or does 632a1700bd he remember me b0b0aacdf4 a little bit, c348aba686 these little things 0613a7e788 filled my head.bd6fad81b2fab5ee

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Then, suddenly, I realized that this world was a world in a “novel,” just as I naturally remembered the memories of my previous life on my 10th birthday.2843d86531cd1d86

There was no 0a08dd1fa7 great jaw-dropping event 40a0dd175c in the novel.94086cdbd555ca09

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A handsome 3e338cafeb male protagonist 580dddf36a with wealth, 506cffc12a power, and fb5ec77a7d beauty rescues eb5a202db1 and supports 9375d0535e a female bc81a7d446 protagonist from 1af82da087 a pitiful 0512fc43ea situation, and fc7af0fbef they fall f38b5ca5c3 in love 49691a7f2a with each 1d916cebe3 other.656ca443caf2a1ea

It’s a common romance novel like Cinderella.d3b0b6b296f24c94

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Aslan Tordell c991320c7d was the e52f119a6a male protagonist 1d07213757 of this 5b5b19c436 novel.47b333c59920b577

What was even abccffd6a2 more unbelievable was 067244b10b that I also 7f621342c7 appeared in the 9931743ed7 novel.f83336f333262395

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She was 1c7e8d7e9b not the 61e2e0b620 heroine who c544c111fb would be d570c874ab his eternal d6fa7be25a love. It was not even 2da89ee1e7 a supporting role.cce84342bdaf1916

I, ‘Helena Larestine’, was an extra who, for some reason, had a contract marriage with Aslan Tordell , before he met the heroine.19fdf8383c0484ed

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When the b08c1ba609 main female c7ff3fa168 character appears e11ddd7b8a and the ca5a806892 novel begins d2628729f1 properly, Helena 5afa733025 leaves with 0b260e4121 only one fbbe14d638 sentence.d9fbe8203061b6c8

There was an incomparable 2ca8c0e886 shock that could not aafb808005 be compared to when 3157994e0f I remembered the memories 982347db02 of my previous life.421cd522664fcfc9

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I couldn’t believe I was just an extra who appeared in someone else’s main story.ee0f88289b6dc2c0

All the things I’ve been through, all the things that kill me day by day, were just letters scrawled by someone’s hand.adc4553c7e563926

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Even my short story 0d5b99b51c did not entertain the 3c2d5cb82d readers in the novel.551a9d35141a5d70

My life had 8a9de4c2a4 no effect on 9c82775949 the people who dc5d2b22fb read the novel.03cdbdf3fd3820a8

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Realizing that my life couldn’t even be a mere game, I despaired. I also felt betrayed.6614dfb3a5f70af3

Even if others 81b729ecf1 laughed at me 4f9ea71c12 for being insignificant, 91e40e28c0 I valued it, b75ed1db33 it was my b1e141138c life and I d143499277 thought it would 1c462f7384 shine someday.e6bfd4281a9a9cb7

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That’s why I was not easily broken by the contempt of the count, the mistreatment of the countess, Glock’s molestation, and the neglect from the servants of the count’s residence.2bc200c2179983f8

I promised d665d61720 myself that 709ade3f91 someday I 319439b521 would go 6be7ef8979 back to 198df22d53 my family 65cc4f9be8 and live 177bdddca3 a happy 342d227e6e life as ba582b686e Lyla.8ed67962e0a02e6c

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I did…590bb175a45108e7

Tears came f801c48767 to my 3d298b0238 eyes as 74d41be343 I felt f36742475b that the 23da39e5ff life I d0bb3ab1a4 had cherished 7ec76ac3f6 so much 65cffaba1f was stuck e6e81d4a7b in the 821094c584 mud.11d5a9104200250c

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For the 9879dba7b5 first time 8f807a7a0c since I 59bf5c544e entered the 56efeca4e2 Larestine mansion, 2fb1900932 I gasped 3cab2b6a40 and cried.e7471c320b5102fb

Even though I was used to crying silently, I couldn’t stand it then.75e6940f67319999

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So I cried 68515bc4d5 until my head b8baa55af5 was tingling and b357ae5ca1 hurting, until my 3f691c04f0 throat was hoarse.4b0ab5547aed8c36

As I collapsed d756f6b188 from exhaustion from b218ec8a37 crying, I made 4e0ea90a74 a promise to a7fb73374d myself.9239361ad1d85ecb

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Even though this is a fictional world, and even if I’m just a minor extra, I’ll never be swayed by a ridiculous fate.4dfc17d90fa1f573

But when 2e463b6923 I was fced31fd19 standing at 67e716d5ad the edge c0777e3167 of the a2f679760e cliff, the 2b6e0c10b4 first thing 6ff4077f3a that came 5c717cc41b to my 6b2eb68bc8 mind was 25c0a520f2 Aslan Tordell.abb10d1a7aac8abb

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To be exact, a0353743ba the story of 9a2b7350ec the novel in 296295226a which he is 444d765a9c the male lead 06b3a923b8 came to mind.0b5849dc6e3e4cb4

In the novel, ‘Helena Larestine’ caught Aslan’s weakness and forced him to marry her.e70a0c52776bcb60

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Aslan Tordell was 6cce28887b young, handsome, rich, ac2e63c218 and above all, 826a8d03da strong enough to a9b51f4c38 play the male 1840c06c40 lead in romance fb5108436d novels.34e712b3ca5ca291

In addition to d4a83be4ba physical strength, he d82874b7ac possessed the power 70e056cba6 to easily move 852896fce8 others.a8676fb65fce3bb8

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If I marry him 5def93e2a0 and fall under his 9a8cbc9672 protection, I can escape 67c6a8d8be from Count Larestine.435ce861b90f7c90

The fact struck me 06602f8d83 like lightning.186c707837f64d2d

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After only 747c0dc070 three years f09bc4d2c1 of fake 95f46f69e0 marriage to be18653be6 Aslan Tordell, 7c8b88b1d4 I could 0496a3b898 get the 9c113a2fe1 freedom I 155f60def5 wanted. After the 74c19a74f6 divorce, wealth 54c5f8c13f will come e8612aaf9f with a 1a655394a3 lifetime of 8d25171ee9 peace.006042f3b9775f3d

According to the explanation in the story, Aslan Tordell has a kind personality, so he won’t persecute me or violate the contract at will.96adc41bfeb65062

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‘There’s no reason I shouldn’t marry him.’643753b8883c3c43

My head, 05d1e46f88 confused with 8c1c2c23f4 tension and 726fa1d0e0 fear, continued 77a793795f to think cc8b7beb61 in a 462122d26d jumble and 95d791f1ff came to 02958619a0 a strange ebc4a7a4d9 conclusion.4a746708051c51e1

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However, I did not 2de4ed6b8d have time to carefully 3fc20e8f26 reconsider the decision I a86bfb6efa had made.17f355020fce0d70

‘Things should work out.’e85b2a1f02501c38

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After leaving the Larestine 94aa30125d Mansion, I nervously moved 7309c6ae7a my feet.121091c4d7502fc8

I was in a hurry to run away, so I couldn’t even wear my coat properly, let alone get ready to go out.687a2c872897218f

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Naturally, I 35b2f7a87f had no 00e77e9bfd money to 04373050c9 rent a 7541daf8a0 wagon, so c6a33a7c04 I stepped dd4077d9e0 out on 6af88fffda the snow 03d2c4ee48 piled up 61f328ce0e to my fcfa60d9ce ankles with f68f219920 worn-out and 1c9e7e2854 thin shoes.163d8a60637ce450

When I 1ea393c245 arrived at 5c11ce342f the Tordell 68132e4c98 Mansion by a2494ca731 asking a 7e2489b1e6 few people 6295cbe45e on the ac30d09f38 street, the bfa7576c0a sun had 36f1951279 already set 4d2b1933b3 to the 11144a771d west.e1f6f728534c0e27

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The guards c4dc435548 also did c6ef52119a not panic 01ca63cdc1 at my 54af584c4a sudden request. They seemed to 7bbae13c93 have experienced many ae1bd2cce1 cases where strangers 71f63bf5d6 came and blindly 5d72524e5c asked to see d07c8e83ba Duke Tordell.a18d18d7474957b7

The guards were 95fddd5e68 annoyed.c5d4244e40b40e49

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“Get rid 04a038c966 of the 1f07368f3f commoner!”8ce85b51ccff582f

“I am not 1ff962c611 a commoner. I came here because 2268419164 I have some business a1e11e0c73 with the duke.”e9ca963bb7cff71a

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The guard 182cb3e98c looked at 6a0ace79f9 me and d11f5fbddc snorted.abf06e2a125a1e9e

“If you want to visit the Duke, make an appointment in advance. Do you think this is the bottom of a market? I’m letting anyone in just because they have something to do?”5b05a1d1a5c9605d

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Without hiding the ridicule c6b34a5fd9 that rose to his 1e09c2fe53 lips, the sarcastic guard 422f0659ce muttered to himself.a759d82d20ab5e9c

“Is it d7729c42bc something else 10192b6d0e then? People who come here b2135d973e like this are mostly ff9d1d8a21 random merchants.”5f6b5595a2dd26d9

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I was not 341dac365c angry at the 8d3ccd223d words of the 798e93d525 guard who seemed 85b46d5773 to despise me. I thought 82c8572951 that could 8acc6694f7 be the 304eebbb4b case for 5cb7535d15 him.58f5b434c3b37b9e

To meet someone acb78d3163 as good as 47c206e9ef the Duke of 36ed67b0c3 Tordell, you must 84e5b2aca3 have made an 792532e861 appointment with him a1df1de134 in advance and f8b1eafe34 passed the gate 931942fe6c in a precious 4f302a24ae carriage.f9ad730a13a8ab7e

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Not like d58ceda5fd me who 2f89b0e696 is trudging d22f4aaa2b along with 83e832eb01 this shabby b3ff5ff85c look.4603c9ee75206c4d

So instead of expressing 8b3319edc3 anger, I said calmly.5928f6f541ad7640

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“I got something from the Duke. Look at this.”fe10b867e71dffb8

I took out 13736561cc my cloth bag 569f012598 that I had 0ac6c934e0 kept in my 176ae7554e arms. The guard frowned at 58d2724edd the old dirty cloth a896279477 bag.a8b74260a1577cdd

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“No, I mean…”5ee33aa74cba3cff

“Please take a look at this.”80e2beef1297a946

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I interrupted eefba781a6 the guard c24270f9b6 who was 402adefcf8 about to ba9f5a1f97 say something 9f2418d4bf to me a05affc6c6 and pulled dd358eb7bc out the 42a406a995 cufflinks.f39819946bf0aee5

If I didn’t do this, it seemed that he would never open the door to me.bb98fc4969b1c7cb

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“Hmm!”b5cda7e0496d2b91

The guard openly revealed e0587ab66b an uncomfortable review.6aa2d663475d7df6

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However, as soon as cb1f05c6fb he caught a glimpse cfeef8fe9b of the cuff button, 1440d70eb7 he corrected his twisted ef0546785a posture.091095cb979b8869

“Wait.. No way, this is……?”69d45a6027752011

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The guard’s eyes widened the more he inspected the cufflinks.a56cd2423e6b8641

“This, this, how…… f7ea6c24a4 !”e4f815e00ce7b293

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The guard was 563744424e startled and could d9ec9831c7 not speak properly.7d00981a61307a32

“The Duke gave 68979e4a29 me this and bf8ec7e54c said that if 1ccab4cc80 I need his 1b0fafcfc3 help later, I 26cf343de0 just need to 6c9c29035c show this.”a5183fc7618dd230

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After explaining 1f06fe93a9 calmly, the c226a225d0 guard, who 489bfd79bb was already 1eb85470d3 restless, began 5f289a081f to tremble 26a0a85a39 .a86b06732eff1b19

“All right, in that case, uh, I made a big mistake earlier, no, wait a minute!”ff6e8b9bb7637474

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The rambling guard ef0bb7c142 quickly went inside, 8791b06934 leaving a message 606fe34123 to wait for 0f1d965c49 a while.ce735578decd20b2

Left alone in front b77bd1a072 of the gate, I 9fbcef4561 stood still holding the 3e4a74d723 empty fabric pouch tightly.08bb31e908d86675

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The cold winter weather aa03e1ca22 froze my body in bd0c874721 thin clothes.9fce9e2c1c8f5d0d

I couldn’t feel under my calves because I was walking on the snow piled up on the road, and aa little snow started piling up on my head and shoulders.efe60f2bd703af2b

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My teeth 74dbe9ddbe trembled and 9a9b0f181a my hands da293bd3f4 and feet 20b3b49f0a were numb.1b4061cbe659cf8c

When I was 92c254420e busy running away 687fc9131c from that hellish dd69637da4 place, I never 123e7c4d61 felt this cold f382e091ad and pain.842f7f276902fe85

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Now that I was 5ad8f1fd05 in a safe place, e7e1d35c84 I felt relaxed.927d756726bf7989

I couldn’t follow the guard inside and was left alone in front of the gate, so I was killing time by looking at the cloudy sky.cbb1140b890e6571

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Not long 736cc02edf after, someone 45dd8373f3 came up d97c484d58 to me da521b2d55 with quick 5c834191d6 steps.9843d54e009b1fc9

A well-dressed young 36555246fc man with silver-framed bb03ccd8dc glasses which looked 58d0bdaa77 good on him 848d0a293c and bowed politely.e9484ca0d82a59a9

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“Hello. My name is Dalton, the butler of Tordell Mansion.”44b028677c6e14b2

“Hello. I am… … .”b2dc1a00323441a8

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I was speechless. How should 1e18d08b45 I introduce 14fe3cc172 myself?853911ccfb727374

When I hesitated and didn’t properly introduce myself, Dalton asked cautiously.1426365e3615bbf5

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“The master 33b110e9ec is waiting 14e3248e0b in the faa9985ac3 drawing room. May I guide 5852f6172b you?”f4f4c5fae753e033

“Yes, thank you very much.”bdb688cb4c6875d8

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I quickly accepted f0442ee420 his favor.44ca8fe65821c73f

The Larestine mansion was 71b9254021 also huge and splendid, 18f95a2f4e so I was so 4b40a00594 nervous that I broke 4479b8c41c into a cold sweat 26dd7ef23f when I first stepped 1bc6cbd455 into it, but compared e4fcd76c31 to Tordell mansion, it 602f00af8f was quite small.918fbda1410871d9

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The Tordell mansion was 0540a1ad95 so large and complicated 528c66d201 that I thought I 6be5164797 would get lost in d9a47b3d01 the building if I d0b62d69c8 took a wrong step.83c5bce2bd7e96b1

As I walked 76469b2c0a after the butler a59caf7e8a with concentration to c4c15ac574 prevent such mishaps, 3bc4798421 I arrived at d866ba5328 the drawing room 59ae1e9945 where Aslan Tordell c2ac3a36f1 was waiting.59bd0bdc9b88b0d5

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knock, knock.6e87905ae3b2eecd

“We have a guest here.”751aa9e607f18ada

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Perhaps he heard the butler’s report, a low voice came from beyond the door.381e0c10d4a5c308

“Come on in.”14c9d88e4144d835

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Dalton grabbed the doorknob 5dd293b1e6 and bowed to me.bbde133af49ffb82

“Please go on in.”283cb899366b0ed5

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“Yes.”9fcb98fc77388f04

The drawing room door 8e50eee457 carefully closed behind my 41d98693f5 back as I cautiously 9f7a1a0e23 entered.e74b0df543c89928

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