WYIL Ch 24

I had 2eaf393e7e to take 3f54596b62 advantage of c215f8e7f2 whatever was 83599a77e3 available.b5a0a47d1fa22d3c

If someone was willing to help me they would have done it already, I can’t let this chance go to waste.ce1589b6e9e9c87b

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So, taking the initiative c21a195115 with what I knew 22fb123589 was not an option, 3464f52441 but a necessity. Even if that ebdb0eef7f information was the c80d917c54 death knell* for 7cba53b708 a man.f46d43a8baa11eb8

[ T/N : *knell – an event or sign that warns that something will end or be destroyed very soon]

“I…”93908368cdebe70a

My dry lips 62a2fce71b parted and a 67767419ba hushed voice came 7e18c032fc out.6433c4222aa6ce59

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I stopped speaking, 46b22ec399 not wanting to 8ae3198161 say it.3d9530084878f628

Aslan jerked his chin a455627617 as if asking me c966b0407f to say more.eb65f3ee2b82d3e0

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I gathered courage 1a7fa1a513 and opened my 1c325c2018 mouth again.0a0be32765e76002

“I know what you are hiding.”28d081a0de638fd6

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“What I’m hiding?”b14605313c49078c

He repeated after me.b242cddefcfe99ce

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“…….”90ddbde8d4ad9c84

Aslan, who was looking at me with a relaxed expression on his face ,gave me a leisurely look that urged me to say more. I couldn’t form a coherent sentence, my mind still torn between the choices. .ba9e841a7b6b0419

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Biting my lip, I 7229ff525d closed my eyes.250efcba79b06cb3

Then he asked.2cefdf1d6cb7d6b2

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“Are you sick?”704b548b8e067f1b

Was it just me, 5fa5d88ecb or did I hear a25e64944b concern in his voice?62331ecfec29b292

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I don’t know.8393c93ac89a3acf

Unless I could see into his mind, I couldn’t tell if it was an illusion or not.9021a31f79862eb1

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But one thing ebb001e33f was certain.2f5e391bad3aa970

“……No.”9f2b8ecb3774e370

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I couldn’t follow the original.449d1a4573ef20dd

I couldn’t take the easiest, fastest path to salvation.f848d84444c7e52b

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Because if e810b78d71 I did, 115202fd25 the man 44ce574e52 in front c30996ea42 of me 93a93aea86 would be 2e96168a14 bleeding from 654c1e465c the inside dd93b6ad9c with the 1345d7e8ab most painful fafcd210c5 wounds.2f80f18d39f38cce

I didn’t want to hurt the man who had been so kind to me.dd7c1a65dfc8d653

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I couldn’t let him fall off the cliff just because of the thorny path, I took.16bbf8531cad15c8

So I was 9aba11c03b willing to fall 6ca1d3f5a9 off the cliff 04d2f87abf .588591966d1faf3e

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“I made a slip of tongue. Forget everything I just said.”7840ad265fa0f4f4

Silence filled the parlor.ff0e8db6d4f92169

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I meekly placed my 1ea9e9d8fb hands in my lap, f4dcfb81e4 waiting for the words 6d607c17ea to come out of 73d15306a5 his mouth.f079d3c42ef21a47

Would he e1cd4f2669 be mad b635d42312 at me fae279707f for wasting 68ab6372c9 his time 4aa038dada with my 2246f0aad0 nonsense?57c71b7137343b13

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I didn’t mean to tease him, but here we are.d681982b8f89f553

I sighed automatically, 6a10176787 but I had ec37cb2f9b no regrets about 70f6f595f8 my choice.1aa10f9c537df94c

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But I was 363baab350 at a loss.dae7a8e7120a7b33

What should e43532f827 I do 65890b8bc5 now, where ff702ff846 should I 7d3e643e3f run to 96abcb5840 get away 8fe018affd from them?8b53e647b9ada922

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I was lost in b4e862685d my own thoughts when b03459197d I heard his calm dd9afa3b7e voice.2e660214f4f86b16

“That’s enough.”34635a81702ae505

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“…….”a497b50794ceaa34

“Let’s do it, the marriage.”46bb6ca1fe0012e5

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“What does that mean-“12cc684349e565e7

With a a28a2cc68a snap, I 523d110409 raised my c04ceec780 head.cd94e4a7c0e01ce2

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Aslan, who had been c53a19662c watching me for some 2817722330 time now, met my 9464c11b9e gaze affectionately, his lips 5ac5a9b4b6 forming a pretty curve.f0c3400918b0ab55

He didn’t look angry. In fact, he looked pleased.34b49f4f429d95b2

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……Why?30f6d9cb4ef52177

“Let me ask you a question instead.”b377405c1c9f5467

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I didn’t know what the hell was going on. I nodded hesitantly.b62eb9edf754573a

Aslan stared at 1b09e17291 me and opened 3fd29a5ae2 his mouth.73f6fa14680c08b0

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“Why?”bcfc5dfc8e0fec82

“…….”8314f4e447b78800

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Is he asking ,what’s the reason?da70a287bd3e0a5f

It was difficult to guess the intention of the question, so I couldn’t answer it right away, and when I hesitated, Aslan stretched out the same question and asked.d34b1de8f0286b3a

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“Why would you marry me? It’s also a marriage with a time limit of three years, where there seems to be nothing in it for you?”73de41563099f759

He looked at de22518257 me curiously, as a9dca08151 if he really 044babe9b3 wanted to know.c2faa2592cefcbb0

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“I find it odd , you wanting to woo me , then propose to me with a three-year deadline, giving me your inheritance and then leave with nothing.”cbac2a5ac9a8573d

Tap, tap, tap.1be2f2627e1d9db5

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He tapped f46864a474 his fingers f564c1c6d6 on the 7ff50b4df0 handle of 8facebd4d9 the couch, 3062c641f2 the small 99ec515801 sound seemingly 6378eae1ec urging me 74933879f4 to answer.3547e2aabb48fcc7

“…….”280017bfbb4070be

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He asked, not a9b55ca9f0 taking his eyes 4c6241e556 off of me.e4e6816b2897e25b

“I’m curious as to your real reason for wanting to marry me. It can’t be that you don’t want something from me.”6a3da0851f073aab

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Do I look d5779e1b14 that much suspicious?bf346226e9d4f81d

Indeed, it is a valid question from anyone’s point of view.8a89a7f0a75acdc4

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It’s not like any rational person would come and ask him to marry them when it doesn’t even provide them a little bit of profit.0721ca01a4ae539a

“…….”2069d00dca2e4959

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I understood the meaning and intent of his question. But this time, I didn’t have a straight answer.b41db9967115f269

I couldn’t open my mouth.6d55d339273c4a54

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Shame, self-blame ,remorse, and 5b0d19b0fa a whole lot of 992b71229f other emotions rushed through e3f746dbf8 me.4b0ee9f0257825b5

 The last thing I wanted to do was show him my deepest wounds, so the last thing I could do was…….756a1abf0d42db55

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‘I’ll beg.’0d6f5f1277ea4171

I wanted 426e7f72bc to make 170bca048d it so b701e2ec6e that I a4e5c51054 could get 4230c723bf sympathy, so 0002975232 that I 9acecfedc8 could be 5fbcccb515 guaranteed the c2e842fd46 safety of 8f59f47123 myself and f7dcf5ca15 my family.9326dcbc55532eb6

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It wasn’t hard to do. I didn’t have to exaggerate, I just had to be honest about what I was going through and the situation I was in.8a3448f12a279eca

“…….”f096dbdee14f60d1

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Still, I hesitated because 3a4d926931 I still had some 6824862ee6 pride left.155acfed196d8a00

I don’t care about others opinions on me , but I wanted to be seen as a decent person, at least by him, and that made me hesitate.c3b6ccd8c502a0f9

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…… I hated this part of me.2bca48a82e03f108

I balled my 91ceade363 fists and bit e9746cec1d my lip.c8cba4fc42fcc15a

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Observing my pale face, 50505e12f7 he said.595596751aa7304f

“Tell me, what is it you want so badly that you’re willing to make such a big deal out of a marriage that doesn’t benefit you?”66e8c8ee98de2467

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His voice was 0d35c2820a soothing, like a 5de731a26a caress to my ab9e6a9922 hardened heart. My fists relaxed.c0a67ff602ec1e90

I stared 7ebfcbfced at the 99a4050bb3 crumpled hem e512aaa6aa of my 972a0a9ef1 skirt in b45bbb7956 dismay. Looking at the 06a197fcc3 tattered, wrinkled mess 1c962795d8 I was now, 24c959657b I felt unbearably c1f0fed9ec stupid for holding dbe9331443 on.2c21d636d84e0df7

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He gave me a lifeline again that I thought I had already missed. Is there any reason to hesitate when it’s a chance not to go there again. Even if there is, I should think there isn’t.cc829dd210f0865e

I slowly 7d64c1bf3b parted my 4f2c9b8efe dry lips.0bd648a1384a19e3

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“The reason I want to marry you is…….”19b40ca53794efa9

I paused.d70afa0037b6ffaf

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It wasn’t for the reason I’d expected.fb5deba14e23de59

Now I was determined to earn his pity by telling him all the musty secrets I’d been hiding inside.c719267ce893e8aa

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But how far 69e118dbfa should I go?24b12cafce2ff4bc

I can never say that I have memories of my past life and know the future from the ‘original’ story.4306ac88af7e15d3

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I’d be seen as a madwoman and immediately thrown out or locked up in a monastery, and even if that weren’t the case, the credibility of anything I said would be lost.4e626c518858e11f

But what else?dbcf9b03203333e9

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If I revealed that I was Helena’s stand-in, I might lose credibility for my terms, for my offer to give him all of Helena’s inheritance.7e0f029b98497c4a

No.73f543c1a653b667

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In the 76fe897f4f first place, d9441ffa8c I was 8364892f11 a commoner f20498a441 girl, and 0b2709587d he would e76cc7c52f consider it 3341e01b90 abominable* in 56ffefb43e itself that ce9aea8205 I dared 7150daca47 to deceive 23751edc80 people by a74f37f2e0 standing in 4e0633ba23 for Helena 743fe42ad5 Larestine.23c8aee7c132cb94

[ T/N : Abominble* – despicable, horrible ]

My heartbeat quickened with nervousness. I could feel the sting of Aslan’s gaze as he stood still, waiting to hear what I had to say.8dcff8175c5a9880

So far, he’d given me more than I deserved. But would that change after he hears my story?f1146d3bb222996d

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The more dbbba29d77 I thought 55dce177be about it, b1d0c8047c the more 059a8968d9 I hesitated, a690452261 but then 64a05cf2e3 I decided.6b47d2ab8dfe78a1

‘No more tricks.’efef81eadda0b528

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This is a man who has reached out to me time and time again. A man who gave me a warm smile and words, unlike the people who hadn’t treated me like a human being for four years.ea0851731f2987ae

I couldn’t care less what his attitude would be once he knew the real me.fedda99331c445fd

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What I need 66d5307fdf to do now 682657c67f is not to ee1e59defc imagine the unforeseeable 08ca3cc997 future.134546daa1e4c663

Shake it off!dfdcd8edf055086c

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I jumped 81565c7d9f off the 2251284147 couch and c8adc3f300 fell to cc89c17c84 my knees.c1596872855af9b3

“What the hell!”e5872c255eb2fc87

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I heard him jump 3fa2c22d29 up in surprise.3f976a63b1557793

But I didn’t look up. Rather, I lowered my head even further and spoke pleadingly.f0383b3c8ad55076

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“Help me, help me.”76551828b050ceae

The trembling voice was c6b8e4a4e4 unappealing even to me.c10fb455e71a3696

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Maybe it’s for the best, these things will come together and make him feel more sympathy for me.dc4cbd22f0222fc0

……I hated feeling like a weakling in this situation.b6991a3262d27436

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My hands were 660f77736a shaking because of 06f8e52cd2 self-loathing, then a fe141eb553 shadow fell over 3594b19944 me.1cc84afce1f5581f

Aslan, standing before me, 3805e57598 leaned down. He too knelt to b867e37492 make eye contact with e91c39f341 my kneeling form.1b2412afeb56d044

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“Young lady.”068d99f62c8755f2

He raised his arm as if wanting me to get up. But his hand stopped near my shoulder and couldn’t reach me.213e8c0c4326894c

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While he f6dd47eb32 hesitated for 28df44acf0 a moment, bdde050467 I spoke 9e7358444f quickly.e110d08ff1c8dcba

“I am not the real Helena Larestine. Four years ago, I was kidnapped by Count Larestine.”e42e1b6507db8942

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He paused.95c94fbaa4d94ee8

“I was taken to the Larestine manor one day and was forced to live as Helena Larestine because I resembled their dead daughter.”cdc5fc0c904629fa

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I stammered 13c8b567da out what b508f2f06f had happened 3d238481d8 to me f9b9f37143 over the 5d21dc8aed past four 2163ffeb5f years.90c873424d68a6ef

The fact that I e804aa3c63 became her stand-in because d5ff1dbeae I looked similar to 1ff71cfd01 the dead Helena.e0d53ddea6b43ae3

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Not because I fd682a12f5 wanted to, but 95e60903c2 because I was 11b812058f threatened by threats c76445de18 of the safety 2ff41038aa of me and 903c0b6fb1 my family.80ed4b7ecd7d487e

How hard and painful it was to be Helena’s replacement at the manor.f3700dee8e4e1e54

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And how my position had changed after the Countess’s death, and how Glock had gotten his dirty hands on me.ec1bc69592e0b0e1

“After ……Glock fell, I ran away because I didn’t think I could stay there any longer, but with nowhere else to go, I remembered…… the promise the Duke had made me, and I came here.”b5bd40a3405ddcdb

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What followed was a ad5562c63a story he knew.507910336bff7a5b

“That’s what I’ve been through so far. The reason why I asked you to marry me is because…….”18687a51467cd643

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I licked my a677b8326e dry lips and eaee215277 finished talking.d350ad5ad21bbe5f

“It was because I couldn’t think of any other way.”9790a29a402ea807

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After revealing everything, Aslan didn’t react much.5b575004ea91b2aa

“…….”a09f8b443f46ad03

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Unable to 0aa142e26f withstand the d305fa48e4 silence, I 163881310b raised my f7bb9f85f5 head.975c3eb6649cd9fb

His face was 78ff120c7d horribly distorted.f3eb6fe41bf692a3

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