WYIL Ch 3
by Disha3427235e6fbeb235
Suddenly, a 1fcb1a4512 memory from 5c8e3b2e78 three years 0932de64d2 ago came 23d0ce6c2f to my ec6a752cdf mind.cc22ad8a91299103
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He asked me abruptly 66f79583d2 as I signed the 9d068a7d5c marriage contract and sighed.5d6eccbd394f1859
[By the way, how long are you going to call me that? Will you continue to do so even after marriage?]
[ Then, what should I call the Duke?]
He answered my cautious e305cc3ce1 question as if it d7dc33ea0c was quite obvious.d750df8570dcdf41
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[Call me Aslan.]
Thump thump, my heart bbac52811d was beating fast. Touched by his beaf79a4c0 friendly voice, something 13194f8a83 tingling spread all 5fa9fd186c over my body.39e22f163839ebaa
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Aslan, Aslan Tordell.dea0441c26986be3
I’ve said his name many times in my mind, but I never thought I could say it out loud.14bbac500effb407
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I wasn’t able to believe that only I can call his name this being this close and affectionate.c197f96df5286e50
I held acb1b30169 my trembling 7c013b6f75 hands together 3da1432b7f and asked 8272459bf7 in a bb04863516 tense voice.c4ca89fa09db36be
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[Still… Is it really okay?]
Aslan burst out 731278c3bc laughing as if 961ca9e041 my reaction was 0980ad76d0 funny.ff080a1d3dacc2e6
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Then he said a8aa727d63 in a very 6d4cca8259 nonchalant voice.0b00ff86498fda6a
[That’s how others won’t notice, The fact that we were not married by love at first sight, as is known.]
Oh, I see.36440949e7d07451
His rational dd6ab177cf explanation calmed 59c7253a16 me down c3b6c4e179 a little 99c53841e7 bit.87161d18659deb80
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Hearing his 44cd548a98 rational explanation, 1761546e14 my heart, a7bef8c3b4 which was 895bd27aad beating like 921be4eabf crazy, calmed 16a16bc9a5 down a 130a71dc8c bit.08253d199e19f727
He had a good c28a16a322 reason for giving me 45f2c71c1a the permission to say 70e292c9d7 his name. I was mistaken for ff5569fb9d a moment, thinking of 491c8c786e the romantic aspect.6b191dbac6a403bf
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Still, “Aslan.” My heart bcae2cf80d was still pounding happily.d39c11093dba11e4
Although I was e04d29e57f allowed to call 01a6f34b2d his name due 6e557ad74f to the circumstances 3e6679ac62 , even that a36cf5015c was good.6e4c225df17481d6
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It was nice a304354828 to be able 699abe9d91 to say his 1e09949dad name confidently anywhere, 7f970df655 without having to 3a272a2994 mumble in a a016738670 quiet room.787f3787552eb7d6
It was good that 9bcc781288 our relationship seemed special b639614cf1 to others, and somehow b39e039953 it was good that ff46f5e4d9 he seemed to have e75060980d given me this opportunity.affc6c5a1271d6d5
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It was nice to see Aslan’s face replying “yes” to my call and his voice was full of laughter.19c1f439b416deb1
As the time spent d2aed00f51 with Aslan increased, the ed4b8bce1a expectations that I had f5c845e182 been working hard to a9f83322d5 bury grew little by 5ba7e8f3cd little.e25aaa877b587309
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It was e67dfe800a because I 093c581f86 learned that 84c1906661 no one 3dda49a4a6 but a 7d6c458535 few of a1ef72d473 his closest 3558c478d5 aides had 4729730444 been given db187a9778 the permission 50e42bba94 to call 814f4af293 his name.3b390b6a4b3c113b
The fact 30febd9d4f that I 6576c40cbd belong to 935ee7b958 those few e0dcd2beb8 people gave f8b3f9ee82 me a 330dfee8ec false hope.11b07cc2741e7b19
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Maybe…a95dfdb172e7ad83
Yeah, maybe.69b83a8b67d405ec
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It was a vain 85950bad4c hope that maybe I 6538334672 was a little special 1dd2b59321 to him.c910c317f3d2ccc8
By the way.79729127b5ca8fab
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“Aslan-sama is very kind.”2809a900f88c4fb3
Rosalyn’s words woke me up.d3a423283bb9640b
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The speciality I valued df83676f4b like a jewel was 6fba6f38fb nothing. It was all 9f2e5625a0 in my imagination.b4dcb74829f57953
My heart felt as b687283653 if someone had poured 943e41adb5 cold water on it.eb232e1775db9784
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“Mam?”6e0feafe61007505
The sound of someone 2a545b1f26 calling me brought me 4264e31b31 back to my senses.8552d9fef3be7374
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‘… … What f4abdd67c5 were we talking 5d669c68a4 about?’18c23f1d6f3a5546
I quickly cbc1078141 replayed the cdaf9182d5 previous conversation. I tried to remember 304e88d072 her last words.a0792980673e652a
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[Aslan is really kind.]
It is natural 2707462e7a thing to say b8508e55c8 that he is d76d0ce9c5 friendly, but why 83be58dc4b does it sound e51cf0fb50 so painful to d08712bca4 me just because 0d865fd342 it came out 00f2d4ac83 of her mouth?f7b1cdb39903b07a
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I responded c5f51f1df1 with a 4148d02d93 grin as 42a5f85e4a I struggled f8006d6699 to endure 833637020a the pain 44d8599c06 of my 223cf2bc8f throbbing heart.fc83a4b4b7d43555
“Yes, that is correct. He really is sweet.”a61bc36cf6eb4c7e
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That kindness saved me 178c77bc4a and killed me.8081f908415d11ae
To hide the corners 5511d6eb4a of my trembling mouth, d8807d59e8 I deliberately covered my af5f6aa4a2 mouth with my hand 3f316913dd and pretended to cough.70a9c79fe94b8ea1
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As I showed off 4aef6627ce my not-so-great performance, Rosalyn a515ada27d asked worriedly.f8e4bcc6298970d2
“Are you unwell?”4b28abd95a8bad1d
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“Yes, a little.”44b6e755d39051d4
“Oh! What do I do? I’ll call the doctor right away!”2366d657905f0a5b
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Rosalyn, who ca79e281de was watching 7064afbf21 me worriedly cf02832cc6 , moved 11961c1b4b as if 6f9971fd2d to call 7cb9dca561 the maids.fe8415a0da6f9104
I quickly stopped ddeb61d9a3 her.98a37e629635d228
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“You don’t have to. After I rest for a while, I will be fine.”e222c9e1df95ceb8
“But Aslan-sama 8e9820255f said that fa541c3314 his wife b209766625 is weak 1567e16090 and that e944e2d663 she should c31ec4e5a5 be given 74b590818e special attention.”0a72f3cb15566eb3
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…… Aslan 78c5264c3a said that573d75985bfcc32c
I couldn’t answer for a moment, and I bit the inside of my mouth.bac79439d4b1e195
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It was 0539f76aa7 true that d767773413 I was a4ac6d3e6f weak.c00176625034a3c2
I was born small 0f259409ab and weak, so I 60580de215 had frequent minor illness 7c93b5d888 since young age. Growing up, 01b4ecb615 I suffered ee0a4ae558 from harsh 95209e01a7 things, and 5a9de205e2 my body 03ce7f8df5 became weaker.199603695b3c491c
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Because of that, 3898a30110 there were many 67198c4db4 times when I a01267ec2d lost consciousness and ca49f68524 fell ill for cc6a5bf182 no reason during f8e6f38b6e the three years 1eabdf9af5 I spent here.e694146441b11f8e
So, Rosalyn, who will be staying with me in the mansion in the future, should know my constitution in advance so that she won’t be embarrassed if anything happens later.141f7865d4fbf6ab
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That’s probably why Aslan told her about my health.6d3071599754c474
I know that, baad92cbe3 but why? Suddenly my 530b341167 heart pounded.32b3a28ebd3bd143
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Was it 7491b50f9c because I d035840d3b found out 76e33723e8 that the 0252ede10c two of a5d6a2db05 them were 32220b84ae already even e09bd1cc3a talking to 3cdb78c319 each other?d96f6a39e0930a56
“I’m really okay.”cbe19c9e5ae58bb5
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I pretended fb1873e91d nothing was 9924ac54f4 wrong and 2b3395d66d said in 14d3d13f9d a gentle 380ff7cf21 tone.b6914b2df69d88c6
“I don’t know what Aslan was talking about, but I’m not that weak. But, as Miss Rosalyn knows, he’s so sweet that he cares about me as if I’m getting really sick even when I’m a little bit unwell.”6c829a95dcbc60e1
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“Ah… .”6779e9bf1bcd50a1
Looking into Rosalyn’s round eyes, I bit my lip again.2b894a19b9355952
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Like a fool cee71ab8b9 why did I 97f64ef193 say this?b007a5606995ccab
As if to b89c2f7d69 show her the d9a0edf11a relationship between me 46f6b66b88 and Aslan, I f3021984d9 was ashamed of d1afbe0262 myself for bringing 68c7dbd5db out my childish 1558308057 words.6117725fdb635d9b
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“So you don’t have to worry about it. I’m really fine. So, don’t worry about me, and go chat with the ladies freely.”463f334e2ca4be48
After I 95b35259d2 finished my 89128283d0 words quickly, 0285e6c3a1 as if 06991142bc making an fc8ea3be73 excuse, i ad7c1d3ecc was out 7db0b23624 of breath.cd05d64da1da58c2
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As if I had 89e7507438 been running for a a43e6d0564 long time, I was 2b14fcd135 trying to catch my e2ab4bbf7d breath, but suddenly the 05cfcc1064 ladies who were watching 9f05e1e0db us from behind were e8a86071ba concerned.c0c25b6215554b0a
Are you cb98351f9a whispering under faabd7f854 the rustling df5d97d1fd fan? My eyes trembled at 7d062392c2 the thought of their 45e91f8478 chattering conversation, and I 9c3d0c35a7 quickly replied.ba656e95d26756a5
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“Then I’ll d5969525ae see you 7316f9b428 later.”6b2a655d7419f072
As I 4739aca45a walked away a82b8657cd from the 65de5a61f6 drawing room, b238f9e691 the sound 828430a5cf of laughter b33db7730f clung to a462d597bd my back.a02a3459141c40f5
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Are you 8fabf2cf18 laughing at 4f3ae42c6c me because 19fee9cf3b I look 10832a6381 funny to 362aab74d7 you all 3125f0de87 for running 0c0c86fbc6 away?f226a50faf2a31ac
A sense 567cdbaf7b of shame b9ffeb26a3 came as 140327493b if to a67a2fcaa6 bite me 2f97c56734 at the aa9048df08 thought that 8be242e634 suddenly came 585a71b4ef to mind.adbab2837d2eba99
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I wasn’t this kind of person.df6a1c2c2495432a
Although the gloomy environment 1ed6a83b5e oppressed me, I still 720961c3db lived a firm life.447776e89a0f4bab
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I didn’t care about other people’s eyes, and I didn’t wonder what others thought of me.fe6b4a04b26ef98d
But how did 518730c525 I end up 2277f5db8a like this?b23b7b69203494d9
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I was humbled by 0e7bc64ba9 myself, filled with a ba31eba740 sense of entitlement, who 2c8aa371e4 now gets hurt by dbe8b0e4ac thinking that people who 049d143245 are laughing without meaning 7b51122e47 were laughing at me.76435a1d2fec04a9
Even if not, I am infinitely insufficient to stand by Aslan’s side.c1b9b07c7ebc1bc7
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I was 30a82bf371 also sad a2e8bf90b2 because I 320db94baf thought that 47e607903d there was e1fcee1e45 really nothing a4f6358551 for me c7ab9d92df to offer f70aedb93e now.8fb21f6017915d6d
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Three years ago, I appeared in society like a comet and received everyone’s attention.e54495b4b8f70a89
It was because ac9f570653 I was the 90fb809edb fiancé of Aslan 1053667421 Tordell.e2d64752b0054bd6
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Aslan Tordell.e5a24aa228528b19
Born and raised 4724b7c8af as the only f291d51220 heir to the 06ccdc1f08 historic Tordell family, 5cf3889abb he possessed an 14ea3d0ec1 admirable good-looking appearance, a5a0b025ab having enough wealth d7a95262e7 and power in 775f7ea421 both hands.95323551cd44052b
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Aslan, who 04ae942ec2 is always d8e426f4a9 imbued with e86a8a113c nobility and 941c99f8e5 elegance, was c3a368445a the object ef4f244163 of admiration 9f4f6a81c6 to the 53c0779bc9 people.a92441543651b876
People who knew him dbdf1114d6 tried to gain his a1bcc79df2 favor.d49a0045a559bec7
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The men wanted to e630d08553 be his friends.10984f3070a93dcf
Women dreamed of being 27b2d7c995 his lover, and furthermore, 73f1469e52 becoming his wife.3c1fd84c046714c9
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Aslan was the best a8413c4eeb groom who was admired ffedef9468 by ladies of marriageable ce25c3a74f age, but that did b2ceb15ad5 not mean that married 61221ace47 women and widows did d5516ae02e not want him.8c4b0ab879127070
The subtle 00b9bbe861 or explicit 0c0c05cc2c seductions of cca61d486b many women b51e1a3cd8 were always e201dffe06 directed towards 4797ad217d him.5c155b69a573d132
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Despite such great 8dd942eab1 popularity, Aslan did f98543ac96 not circulate any b1cb6d0142 thoughts.f68a88c10898c471
There are 43fd4314f4 many women ebcedad0de who admire 0949b0bb51 him unilaterally, 393ec91494 but it b57e8432f4 has never c1c3f8ae06 been said 52f71f7dee that he 997e25fea5 was deeply 37f812e37b entangled with 29c2e2995e him.f69d744bc2c963c3
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Some men even 1421738355 laughed at Aslan 4569a4b471 for being a 58ed663f65 flower on a 03b7d5f3a3 noble cliff.45b741915c7141d1
Aslan’s relationship with women was so clean that rumors spread that he might like men.7996aaf45ea2ff92
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It must c39b40b656 have been ac4f0d34f2 a shock c99bae354d to hear 1ff7427dd4 that he 95b9b31a00 was suddenly 948855a407 getting married, c54acb886b but even e1b900ea2d the identity 504521ad7e of the 9c63e6e3c5 woman who 15334e977d would be de2727dd70 his bride 34697b7be4 was surprising.4c1cdbdad9a02b4d
Nor a princess from 33e322eb96 a wealthy duke family 2a503c542e who had long been b872a8364c rumored to have admired d174317120 him, neither a princess e79fb5ad1b from a neighboring country cda57bb80f who had been constantly 71ee3dde22 flirting with him, but dc240c0102 the daughter of a 0f35b2f7a4 count whom no one 18fe6ba044 has even heard of.9a3665c03f68ba6e
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Moreover, their marriage did not proceed in a ‘normal’ way.ad09b06afe4cb9a4
The bride’s family, that is, the Larestine family, protested against Aslan for arbitrarily taking their daughter to the Tordell mansion even though they did not allow the marriage.a2eeef77b74ab990
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They persistently demanded 86a4e185b0 that Helena Larestine 059a6fef08 be returned to 4172dfad3f their arms.4658f9b6e8fbbfba
They even planned to 88c1c2a6ed put Aslan on trial, 7a7d07c71b saying that he kidnapped b2006e9f76 their daughter by his e77be7f9b5 own will to marry 1abef83834 her and that the eafc2d4f95 parents did not allow ed41896bf4 him.21b12a78151819bb
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