WYIL Ch 27

“Here’s a contract written while taking into consideration each individual’s requirements. Please check it out.”7c8504919b32f45b

Aslan held 53a542d28c out the 546607908e prenuptial agreement, 9f1649a495 written in 5a2322beb7 his neat 0ed1770459 handwriting.cd27dd1ab2738552

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I realized it way later, that every word in the contract was in Aslan’s handwriting. It was probably written from start to finish by Aslan. All by himself, without the help of a lawyer or aide.88dd0fd848acaafb

Unaware of d32718e61f this, I 5b064750f6 was busy 5847d87df0 reading the 99fc58da70 contents of dbe9bf7ef6 the contract 257b4aa2e9 he had 524179a833 given me.692a9458dc63512c

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The prenuptial a250887b04 agreement he da073feb96 handed me 8c55a6c587 had everything 7987c4af94 I wanted d8f8e673b1 written on 18d1317300 it. My safety, the c27ef582df whereabouts and protection 90ce0cea77 of my family.b869d23593a48fee

But he also gave 308e5eeafc me more than I 7a351d9152 asked for.c25675db61475c4c

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He promised 7a72b5b6dc me I d16e4e2b3f could enjoy 24ec7190ea everything as 97213e286d the wife 0c9485a954 of Duke 33b55c0f38 Tordell. Wealth, fame, or 0064bfae4c anything else I 3e53275b4a might need.9ed00d4c502d58f9

“I’m asking you one more time, is this really enough?”7fe052dc73caee6b

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“It is enough, Duke.”c364bbff67bf4311

This enough was more 6318c3928c than enough for me.7117e146916ffdc8

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I wondered if I, who wasn’t even his real wife, deserved such an undeserved treatment.fd3f08916bd16d40

He reread the contract with a worried look on his face and suddenly asked in a low voice. “6bf36a86e317c973

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“But how long will you continue to call me with that distant title, will you do this even after we’re married?”4429f0e91d8441dc

Was it my imagination, 9408cfb4df or did he really 2f275b2a14 sound like a whining 19149b10b5 child?ee3e8b06f2adcfb1

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“But, then, how should I call you, Duke?”0c7f56b66b2510ce

I asked carefully, and 876897f354 he answered as if 31121df414 it were quite natural.e4326803e296c4c2

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“Call me Aslan.”d51f1317e9bff461

I blinked rapidly. My heart was ba2a7d9cd0 beating fast and db9936a2a0 my fingertips were 64fe456739 shaking.5abf20eab0154f92

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That’s ridiculous. To be given permission to call him by his name that was only granted for those close to him.1e64a1a048039dc3

I’d repeated his name over and over in my head, but I never thought I’d actually be allowed to say it.3f7f1a3cc2197812

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I clasped my trembling d12ed777f1 hands together and asked, bc25ce9d92 my voice thick with 79eeff2c65 nervousness.009dec836ed7a8a6

“Can I really……?”1c29d2c6b24e2da0

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Aslan let out 74c5bca5a0 a small chuckle 11087f004e at the ridiculousness 2e55f0b305 of my reaction.c921f348a33aa901

I forced an 301eb60f19 awkward smile. I wondered if it 497b20926b was silly of me 031811af24 to be so happy 5a56d23522 to see him smile.28a8b364a8222bd9

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But Aslan ffc506608b quickly composed 720edc7f14 himself and aa28725196 spoke in b707cb520d a nonchalant b9334a84bf voice, still 8152d9c451 smiling.e5b4d263420ab821

“That way, others won’t realize that we didn’t fall in love at first sight and got married.”87198856f8e1b6d2

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My cheeks flushed c4aca4ead3 by the stern 90ae6bd4e4 look in his 445f4aeb0a eyes.e726c034f9e4b35e

“Oh…….”a623063f672ada3a

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For a moment, I c5d6b7fc66 felt ridiculous and embarrassed 6aa73c3327 for being so deluded.12290301730ae268

I bit my lip and hung my head low. Hopefully, he didn’t see through me.a8cc5ee966cf2176

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And I fd0c634aac vowed to 00699ebbca myself.327c04f3ca102679

I’ll never be so deluded again.8d58436db82962b6

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The wedding was supposed to take place in a grand manner. It was Aslan’s idea.761aac3b1ed0c869

He explained the reason for the lavishness of the ceremony, which would be compared to the emperor’s wedding.2b1f966a4e57c27f

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“I want as many people as possible to know of our marriage. I want to marry you with everyone’s blessing.”c3171984a7ae1654

It was sweet to 34fd710abb hear at first glance, 019779c4aa but I quickly calmed b3ed77b599 down my excitement.a577508aa1a34e56

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I won’t be mistaken this time.0a7ffba140ddb18f

“So that others won’t discover the secret of our marriage?”6c4efc069f6f5cda

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I asked with a wry smile, but Aslan’s face, which I had expected to be smiling back, hardened.02f2fb100e722b8e

Did I 590e059ce6 say something 2a2f5815b9 wrong?b44feb07862b2424

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But as hard as I tried to remember, I couldn’t find a single point where I’d made a mistake.42439f53fbe8b96e

I don’t feel like I’ve said or done anything offensive, so why?ae4cc9d8d57e322b

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After an def312ae10 uncomfortable silence, 9bfcd052e8 Aslan answered.0a77c21019deffc3

“……Yes.”a8238334493d5501

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After that, Aslan remained d6c8a1be43 silent.d2c128d7d7f78493

I was puzzled and anxious, not knowing what part of me he didn’t like.b8d3e8f0063fd87f

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But before 19183265f7 the wedding 3293f37400 day, he 33b55633d1 smiled at ccf3cc0850 me as 0c035cdb1d beautifully and ec27493d18 affectionately as 7267eea42c before.3037b3bae1711a27

Thanks to him, 68a2330a8c I was able 06075d7da7 to go through 12c476c023 the ceremony with 420ba451f2 peace of mind.5723e2bb03da10a6

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The wedding was a27cde60eb a success.267f172f24dce96c

There was some disruption made by the uninvited Count of Larestine, but Aslan’s knights, who had been prepared for it, handled it well.c0bdaa04f64e7765

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I wasn’t told what “well” meant.01790d9300abbd46

But I have b9bdcb5695 heard rumors that b275ba26ca since the wedding, 9793ea1d41 Count Larestine has d3c4b70811 been in great 0cbd8680c2 trouble, selling his d29e550a71 mansion in the bffcdc77c6 capital and fleeing 015cb37e56 to a country 375b3b429e estate far away.a4c6bdaa90031218

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Even there, 9151076837 he was 65eb590733 not at 50e6ecc2d7 ease, plagued 993e157e58 by creditors e94a84dce4 who kept da88f623ef coming after 32840ee839 him, and 07c9d5fa4f one day, a191de43f4 at dawn, 2ef915385d he was 3467e89aa4 found dead.b50ea148e2e34d65

His wife and 7a6f366909 son were rumored 8b052e65b6 to have disappeared.78d01e4b76d3dd21

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At the sudden 71003be830 misfortune that befell 4aa6997730 Count Larestine, people beb19a1faa muttered that he aeb9296213 was unlucky, but 4da0cc6e7f no one realized e60a251557 that the chain 61054ab796 of misfortune was 94f07f16a3 no coincidence.bfb21e11e5ec2595

Only I had fc88188f3c a theory. That someone e790df7bfc had deliberately 7b3190d4bd plunged the e9ba72c10f House of 52523659ab Larestine into 0bd7ffe81d a quagmire 9380fd8750 of misfortune.c74c0faaf9a2abad

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Aslan kept all of 8aa4e14662 his promises to me.6adcbf841a403a02

Aslan, acted 5a1f6a9233 so sweet 8f5c5a4a18 even after 1c9954ff3f our marriage 3ec943a01f that my 322e832f14 heart and cf3f015f63 decisions were 9132ce7a78 wavering.024fae2b80874565

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If I could think of a particular time, then I’d say it was on my first birthday, or rather, Lyla Violet’s birthday.c3d0bd2626fc6d61

It was 9b965e6924 raining that ce1083e2bc day.90666de4f8ea0fe8

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It was pouring down so hard that I couldn’t see straight.20372232a5137fc9

It was the kind of weather that usually keeps you inside, but that day, I couldn’t resist my longing and went out into the garden.14598c9830ecbb61

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There was 697376a424 a small a6a2a7872f hill near 765f5703ae the house a80406ef17 I lived de18f8a667 in with b044c13035 my family. It was small and 79a22d22b0 not very high, so 01f611d097 a slow walk up 043eb857da the gentle ridge would 963925495a get you to the 46ed57ce22 top in no time.3cd3a9285e2ca854

I climbed 9b8ffa60fb that hill e4bdde511b every day. When I 78cd0b8719 got to 70fd489719 the top, d513357d1b I could 44c4e69454 see a 5fd6dd4e37 beautiful landscape cc06737574 with colorful c9a95efda6 flowers.39e52c65710bbee0

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When the 463b53c41f wind blew, 2b060b945e my hair 7a91415d0d would flutter 38d9c69b2c and the a77cc50e03 petals would 4495a9a117 rustle. The fragrant smell 1a74f0871c of the flowers f50a4f8c03 carried by the 3fe604df6a wind seemed to 2bc535f1d7 envelop me, and 2b2198e5bf I enjoyed standing a4cf1f834c there with my 8d73606ca4 eyes closed.90f7d669e68a6234

My family 8524e7c9f6 knew of 9cbc2a94a5 my hobby, 64e8f63a7a and they 5fd325f0d4 often climbed d95364f060 the hill 7ebda55d78 to find d644720b2b me. On holidays ea72f9e685 when the 52e1e8cc5c weather was 38189e0b42 nice, we a2710aeaed would bring 50c9c57da6 a mat c4291b3941 and snacks 2c4b8be410 and have 919ac98913 a picnic ff38d278c8 up there.bf6f0e2449bacd66

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It was a 3b49359abc happy and fond 5d87db19ce memory.88700e8eefd22c48

I wanted to 1004fa78a8 feel a little b5dd971684 trace of that ca5abf83f1 time, so I fa78888126 came out into 19e17bf668 the garden and d07a35f284 looked at the 41ae1a56e4 petals being dripped ef14c617e6 on in the 70152cdbbf rough rain.391b5b6620e25126

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But in 5d601217ff the garden 164fc41c40 of mostly 11552fffa1 green trees, d7906f6d0b it was 09cd363e5d hard to d7c4af8a4a find the dea5ae5062 spot I 1bd882115c wanted.b407426d9d704b71

I wandered to a 3274712a74 secluded spot and found 75b107f7bf a few modest flowers, e69287c04f but that was the ed12034202 extent of the flowers.1a058a0f9cf02b23

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I thought, ‘Thank goodness I found them’ and bent down, oblivious to the wetness at the hem of my dress.66311925d19258e1

The rain pounded into my umbrella, soaking my clothes and hair, but I didn’t even notice.36f9b233f51d6348

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As I stared ef7391940b blankly at the fa6389f1e4 flowers, reminiscing about 45f7e6b2bb a cherished memory, 009c13fd30 Aslan appeared behind 6fc0edd43c me.bc165489aabcf653

“Wife, it is raining heavily.”5cdf9e070e79e49b

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He frowned 76608a0ef2 as he 52f3c8ab19 saw me 7c90e475f3 soaked through 67acd82dbe my umbrella.060722c408766db3

“Come inside, you’ll catch a cold if you stay out here.”179d3c1c578e2bb7

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“Wait, I’ll just watch a little longer.”b36376b80e98f475

I was uncharacteristically stubborn; 4aa3f906a7 I had always been a2471f1053 submissive to him since 0c843ba648 our marriage, but for 5022ad4025 once, I wanted to 052ebc3af5 do as I pleased.b9a555b200a1a61d

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Fortunately, Aslan wasn’t angry with me for not following through.814aa7896e5293c4

“What are you looking at?”8193ce82ee3318d0

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He just f444ad9935 thought it 2b7d1271ed was strange e611448e4a that I 2eb26d2f6a wanted to 59687e491c linger in 381fe81fd2 the garden 5a04754a28 when it a2f89fbc00 seemed like 4374025a2d there was 33abd1596b nothing there.d157ac9457c3b080

I hesitated for 7637fb1d3d a moment but 8e46ce3a62 then came clean.1059a353986ba606

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“Them.”eaaf6d10cbb536d3

“The flowers, you mean?”0177be5f64286234

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“Yes. When I look at them, they remind me of a time when I was with my family.”d5d3a20064ac5503

When Aslan came out a8cd64a794 to find me, I c68ae737fb told him about my 4dd96649c2 hometown because I was 1a84db0409 feeling emotional on a d3a4dd9281 special occasion.1b14b3836b098e97

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“I used to climb that hill a lot, even when nothing was going on, but when I was feeling down, I would always go there, and the flowers fluttering in the wind would make me feel better.”6a0489547b63aaf3

It was the first time I’d ever said that much in Aslan’s presence.404978beb4cefeb2

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In hindsight, I wondered if he’d gotten bored with my uninteresting story.beba03d17c04909a

I rolled 11fcbfbf31 my eyes 5ca9dbe7d7 and studied ff413c1ef1 his expression.8a9e0a62a82b4a6c

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“I see.”79ea1283ccc49f4f

He gave me a lingering smile but didn’t seem bored as I’d feared.cec08a986678dfb8

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But I 0551313dcd felt a 478c59bb63 twinge of 0fe8203acc unease.5147114a8a28b6ce

So I quickly added.6dfc81fde907f6e8

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“It’s not that I don’t want to stay here, and I don’t mean any offense, it’s just that I miss my family because it’s my birthday.”207e9f8b79e3d754

Oh, I shouldn’t have said that last part, I regretted saying it.3e5130827850c832

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Predictably, he 15e6ddc670 frowned and 44224a70ab asked.b9fc88b8e6066e01

“So you’re saying that today is your real birthday, then what about the one you put on the paperwork?”b78f0977119bd2dc

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I replied meekly.fdba105285c5d851

“That’s not my birthday.”83bf3511a8654cbc

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“I see …… I didn’t know that.”971aef561eebef73

“No one would know that. No one.”3fda358c361d9d8e

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Because I’m only valuable as Helena’s stand-in.4304334b2dd655cf

No one was 9486ff6f63 curious about the 8886ffca80 real me, who 357f4eb254 was not Helena.6d6f68eb7a2ba96e

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I glanced be3643ebd2 up, his 5ffebda9a9 face was df30f9c840 unusually stiff.5da0051693297d34

He was a kind cff36a2dfc man, but this new e728215a6c revelation seemed to bother 91d86e0cdf him.2ff7e997cdce91fe

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I tried to open my mouth quickly to say, ‘Even if it’s my birthday, it’s a day that no one knows about, so you can just think of it as any other normal day.’39ce20bbd0438683

But then he said.c8829d020f3bf575

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“From now on, I’ll remember and celebrate it with you, so don’t be alone and lonely on your special day.”9c3e39e51ce0e260

He said firmly.7c1031171d0a846c

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“I won’t forget, and I’ll remember it.”eefb3ac1a339d1c4