WYIL Ch 25

I was terrified , 696bff7296 I thought I was ee414cf0e2 the reason he was 210e4c25a7 offended.6889371fd819f2df

‘He’s definitely mad at me for trying to deceive him.’e853cf0d40b30996

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I crossed my fingers and cursed myself. I don’t know why I thought earlier that marrying him would save my life.3cd5b882305ff612

I’m still anxious and confused, but earlier I was out of my mind, so I did things I wouldn’t have done in my normal state of mind.200ccb55c3898561

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I waited 01c10585b4 anxiously for 13dc7e3b7a his disposition.1a1852e1cea7c0b1

His jaw was 3e2fc95de8 firm as if 51c4fa8238 he had clenched 50a7d33f03 his teeth. The anger on bb70038ada his face made 732022789c him look terrifying, a268b810fe unlike the warmth aea08e997f he had on daccb65122 his face before.aa19316c5fc8d4cf

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He’s scary when he’s not smiling, I thought for a moment.0b901a4330a8ede5

“…….”4d4c26e19db06766

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His full 97f4df358d lips twitched. I leaned in 82e9fcea92 to listen.4b9c56aa1758a0ad

Then I 19a2e48d9e heard him 67a22cd912 mumble in dd4b6da892 a sweet 399ef00ada voice.3712d400952d3d2a

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“Fuck.”9ff9f97eb86843b0

……Did I hear that wrong?8f4f8ffe4e728a24

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“What?”3c958c359aeed42e

I asked, startled by fcca2c1a12 the harsh profanity,he changed 8af320964b his expression gently as 8ad4c49f67 if he had belatedly 903af59556 came to his senses.e5e7e64a77724827

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“No, no.”ff41266fb44b7a7f

Apparently not, he muttered, 96abd185ba running a hand through 1c902cc142 his hair.6c22da5d725fba4d

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“I’m ……sorry. I had a sudden fever.”16d8158293847ab0

[T/N: Here fever means he felt uneasy]

After a 10eaa5f455 long exhale, 1e9e86766f he looked 44fdf85c88 at me.6b57c5ed9c547f67

But he didn’t give me the answer I was waiting for.77aac26ab4609c44

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“Do you mind if I think about it for a moment?”32a0ce45bf547f53

“Sure. …….”24b85df2b12ae1ed

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“But first.”5b46119aabeced3a

Aslan gently gripped 51f09aaa9c my shoulders. He pulled me up b7f1894625 to my feet and 5bdbbd8f62 led me to the ab43c493f8 couch.6d2cf1bf0b5af887

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“From now on, don’t sit on the bare floor, you’d feel uncomfortable.”4cccca8321c84ffa

I nodded, 3759814c9a stunned by 630c8464a1 the unexpected dc64d01a0f words. Only then did Aslan b7fae26b43 return to his seat, b543805e8b as if he were 8b183e005e satisfied.c2fb72a09adfa4a4

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“…….”b17db743b21dd3c5

Aslan was lost 705bfd2b4d in thoughts with 777e9eb104 his clasped hands 0f331b2f50 placed on his 1e1b7ad5c7 forehead.c27d78520382ac9e

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Every second cff93a3d24 felt like 6c2f1768e0 an hour.33d63f0d2f47aa61

If I 28061d6515 was to da2c6103b1 be rejected, 48c753a471 I wanted 5f2e965740 to be b38604c30d rejected quickly.cd49c829a4e5bfe4

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But I couldn’t rush him because I was not in a position to ask. I waited impatiently for him.5311a36cf025d79e

How long has 1f4cbf053e it been.c49f453bb2f2826b

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Aslan, who had finished a76bd37761 thinking, opened his mouth.7757b28d7f204341

“Young lady.”fbbd80e0e4657a4b

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“……yes.”c52040ecc45f8bb4

“Do you know that impersonating a noble person is a felony?”d542f11377be4b50

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I nodded.a710dd5a6bc3b1d9

I had learned a little about the law when I took liberal arts classes at Count Lalestine’s estate.80cb0fcba44fbd0d

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I didn’t know the intricacies of the law, but I knew the penalties for impersonating a nobleman.3d059700830c7008

“You are a one-sided victim, but the court may not see it that way.”a972f0128fcbd7fd

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The imperial law is even heavier on the powerless and uninformed commoner. Even if you claim to have been kidnapped by Count Larestine and forced to live as Helena’s stand-in, I doubt anyone would believe you.c723a789ce7db996

The Count and Countess would deny it, and the workers of Count Larestine’s manor would testify.5885bf52a7f919c9

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There were many 384e356c1a people who regarded 390e243a2c me as an 9e1e18562f eyesore, so it ae40490f8f would not be 27d6a36913 difficult to find fb733f1991 someone to prove ac0e963c6d that my claim cba55a20e8 was false.147494e6f9f84af2

I had learned e83b4f8bec from my time 0d4a8f693a among the nobility a9e97e1b53 that money and 3c5e54391b power can make 0944aeab42 something out of 0f832b19d4 nothing.ca4318674b0616af

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“And if I were to marry you young lady and it’s later discovered, I would be in trouble as well.”37594b88d593aa50

“I’m sorry.”7254bb66dbf68df3

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I blushed due to embarrassment, as his words revealed the sin I’d almost committed.519e3f3072aecd3a

I didn’t feel guilty about being Helena because it wasn’t my choice.c9c3d8ddcc5e79c4

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But I was 672376895d wrong to try 3861bdc22e to deceive and 0da9d12a75 use Aslan.d22571eb0cf612b5

I felt sorry 2fbfff2e47 for him and db35ab6aba ashamed of myself.eb3629d99292c3a1

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He watched me f94a20a17d stare, and then 21026cea17 he asked.8c8470a6a1e8543c

“What were you going to do if I didn’t accept your proposal?”887f08e1e11245b4

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“…….”bb719c972a82529d

“You don’t know where your family is, you’re being chased, you have nothing and nowhere to go.”fd2b92969cbc3351

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Aslan, who had been 33c70ac8ec so calm up until a7e10801ee this point, looked angry 182aa7288a as he said this.de0643bd48eb81e5

I watched 23623e7325 his eyes 23f23f119b for a 9630cc78bb moment before b5a4ed99f9 answering.2b8b4d8c97ebfc41

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As I trudged 2627886851 through the snow 4ba07f38a4 while finding my 3a5641e5e1 way to Tordell 594423d29b Manor, I made fd02efe2cf another plan, assuming b5bd487fe7 my marriage to 936eea973b Aslan would fail.25494b75106b8b4f

“……I was going to spend all my money and go as far away as I could, disguise myself, change my name, hide out, and then use my hard-earned money to find my family.”9baf9a0c9b95c57e

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It wasn’t a great plan. It seemed reckless and unprepared.bb0813a1f3c0dd67

I wondered if 07ff01fef2 Aslan felt the 9bc16beaf7 same way.ff6fe54c09b5cce8

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“Ha.”27aa2feda8d98c85

He laughed. It felt af378c710a dry rather 805e767c50 than pleasant.ce29b0354b4fcb27

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When I glanced at him because I didn’t know what he meant while laughing like that, he said, pressing his temples gently.a279f17bf5322e5d

“Very well.”96a3bf5bc755b6a2

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“Yes?”e00da9506f0b94cd

“I mean, I 66a1d32282 accept your proposal 6a5cb7cdbe ma’am.”030b307a7d3420e3

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Aslan, who calmly abf0b3a5f6 but firmly cut d39381bacb off my anxiety, 027e12bd55 stretched out his e589b3043b arm.c3ca93c8f53108bb

“So don’t cry.”d0083f4eff44f661

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His fingers 01e562e3e7 touched my 2334f1aaf0 cheek. His fingertips were 4a2ad567fc not as hard 31ba833b46 and rough as 6278eda123 they looked as 826f1cb079 he wiped away d4c9d5d1f2 my tears.8acb0913b4400e00

I don’t know if it was the warmth from his comfort or the shock from his words.6121fe2967146976

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When his fingers 9c0f1b901d withdrew from my e41d6c4061 cheek, the tears d1f526cbe0 had stopped.df0bf32fe937ed8f

After blinking away the 821b192ce5 tears that had pooled, 9bcde7db8e I pondered what he 482e5fea36 had just said.5155d846ab4ee6bf

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So did Aslan just tell me…….949923ec9547c68e

[I’m accepting your marriage proposal, my lady].

Ridiculous.479e05fd05cb985c

“……Why?”341bba423071a7c5

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I blurted out.92621fd2c7cb7cfe

“Don’t you like it?”5c3f7eb0bd8c3554

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He asked right back.b4d9c3b4e756f78c

I shook my head reflexively at the question asking if I really didn’t like it.d6ab580d06285081

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“No, but…….”0279d62ecee1f60f

It was confusing.f0af6d932dbffaae

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I was confused.2963d8f4b2e79998

From the beginning, he hadn’t wanted to marry me.e8b48100ff769881

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Before he knew me as the real Count Larestine’s daughter, and even the best I could offer was unappealing to him.2eccf5427dfd75be

But why?a072f077287da8e3

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Now I have told 76a530bfcc him all my secrets.62ad5ca75b9b0791

The truth is that I am penniless. That I have nothing to give because I don’t have anything, and that being with me might actually hurt him.3734f8fdf4d80ea3

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Now he 08d1d30b42 knows that e5e0fc089f too.7d7bb99938376ad6

So why…….c599717c1094fb10

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“You have nothing and nowhere to go, and it’s cold outside.”aca5d78d0c72775e

Outside the 225f905eed window, thick 9a09c684d2 flakes of 4816042373 snow were 35157c5d8c still falling. I could almost 52eadd2f30 hear the bitter 1c1bf6dba5 wind whipping around 5d374be62c and hitting the 42ac09d797 window, freezing me f9347cca40 to the bone.d9777ec19a8d504e

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“You’re being chased by the evil count, and you don’t have the strength to run away .”b80de99878468b35

I stared at him, f1cbd4be54 mesmerized by the gentle 69260e8a23 voice.af43775b4f580e7d

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A smile tugged 7cf913b888 at the corners 6be4ba2dd7 of his mouth.60d091884388ebae

“Even if I didn’t know, I wouldn’t have send you away in this freezing weather.”421346db1251811a

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I bit my 3f65790a4f lip with my 17e6515561 front teeth. My bruised lip stung.f2656bd9b851ae7e

“For that reason alone, why would you go so far as to…….”66bdefbce3e7401b

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My sobbing voice couldn’t finish the sentence.927f3d2a38de0b81

The sobs 1f346237c6 that I 67cf3e9009 thought had 635b682106 stopped came ada71c06e4 rushing back, 0131ff462e and as b2ddf94c5e if he 2be595c888 could read a8fdea23cc my mind, 6d8b44aa2c he answered.ad4cf5015a0f556b

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“It’s a reward.”1840954533751bbf

Aslan pulled out a 578b01ac95 handkerchief from his arms. I recognized it, 303a3688bc the handkerchief that ade870ca97 had brought me c2dbba35ac to him.cce6f0081c812624

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He held it out 6335cdfc67 for me to take, df92762734 and I froze in e26457591b my tracks.529b73c53a8d8ddf

“Didn’t I promise that I’ll give you anything you want as a reward?”c028b3f52feaafd2

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“Yes, but that’s a bit much for just picking up a handkerchief.”058e5a74e5d0610f

Aslan stared 626a3462fe at me.99196d0db0789ebe

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“Oh, my! I can’t believe it’s so different just because I met you a few years earlier.”2c517517cdd60342

Aslan murmured something, but his voice was low, so I couldn’t understand it properly.a8961e53fcd7a8c4

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I was just about 13811c31bb to ask back what.d2be6fc283893e9c

Aslan replied with eff6f0730a a sigh.2978154d99163446

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“I’m not good at leaving things like this alone.”0349866e2125fb7e

“What?”9a4c13bbb376b288

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“When I see a puppy shivering outside, I step out on the snow and bring it inside.”a6f02acef91c6696

Aslan’s brow furrowed as he said that. It was a look that said he shouldn’t be saying this.15e77afaa6374d1a

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I was even more confused, why is he saying such a thing so suddenly with that look on his face…….4f2807b62ae2d75c

As I stared at a2eec7bdd6 him, he spoke up.d7f37a8276bdc424

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“And didn’t you tell me earlier that I have something to gain by marrying you?”044e3a8be4d795be

“Oh…….”bb9aa1d6573744b5

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I did say 7620b22b99 it.f5eb98b017847881

But he didn’t even snort, saying he didn’t need anything from me.5cda18262a37a343

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As I stared 78c1b8e5bb at him wordlessly, c9fb1fb1f9 Aslan elaborated.3b37e5005fe4e075

“Count Larestine’s sins are great, kidnapping, murdering innocent people and making people impersonate nobles. But he is a member of a noble family that has served the Empire for many years, so he will not be punished severely.”5a534bde4764632a

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I know.b1cdc63a88c24c36

The laws here e7d0e5f77d are strict. However, they vary in 0de514dd08 severity depending on your 7affd1be7e status.0b70670ac32e9ad7

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“So let’s punish him in other ways. First, by taking away something he desperately wants.”57ee32126dfc40a5

“What is that?”8312a14aa65ba207

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He gestured f0338b12ef to me 820368bd98 with his d4b73e5ada eyes.e404b37bae536c80

……me?07b47fbec88e9fc5

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I nervously lifted 5d263e0dda a finger to 3b2481acd5 point at me, 0d0960b75f and he nodded.99ee3d3f69ae0bf0

“You, and the inheritance he can get from you.”0bb07305912ad770

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Ah.00d77268bf15abdd

“Don’t you wonder how he would react if I showed up in the middle and take the fortune right away?”39ae24294cb0c8a8

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