WYIL Ch 40
by DishaWhy did she leave?cd87989481656fdb
After the desolation 7d0e297dbf he felt reading 676dee7624 Lyla’s letter faded, a868e480f8 Aslan’s thoughts were 6ee81054fd consumed by that f915fa444d question.cd288626cf69e650
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Restless and anxious like da3e841606 an abandoned child, he 27586a15d7 harbored a slight resentment ea8e3c6e53 towards Lyla for leaving 92a4640a8d him, and was also a634dc35ae suppressing the desire to 719549d4b7 hold her right now.719aee46ec159944
Aslan kept contemplating 97cd4608bd the fundamental reason 93a87898ad that made her 8c2b162f6e leave.000394babb856772
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If he wanted 7424daafe8 to prevent her fcfd0e89ed from leaving again b791276a82 when she returns, 661ac11b9d he needed to 4865ace053 find and eliminate c90e76c1b2 the cause.9e0699259fa3c070
So, Aslan overturned bb7c9f7081 everything that contributed 32b4d631cf to the reasons 5d20a9c325 for her leaving. He couldn’t b3ab54a1b2 leave those e0b22290de who made 546f42177f her suffer ab60ee2b00 unpunished.0d097bcce9963da2
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He knew it well c0666ac2a2 himself. There was a d59c5e4f7e separate reason why 2babf9c368 she had left.6cdc2e562189ffd8
However, he directed cc983de0e6 his arrows of b215af8cbc anger outwardly, refusing 11fcf895b8 to admit that b7bfd6d9f4 her departure was 12cb1561e4 his own fault.518f1b3072c4b777
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There were many who 782720b45d fell victim to his 4142ea522a anger.4a0b9ab00f184f85
From the e0e7c1eae2 servants who eabd2dad5b dared to 25f86746d2 gossip behind 5fb9a25d26 his wife’s 7ad486291c back, to 034d78876a the nobles 26fa3967be who openly 049c087878 ridiculed her.7e48a9af9a026e6e
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Uninformed servants were a1b19139c4 fired, never to 747ccde829 set foot in 8e985e41ac the city again.71daf7b0cf901521
As for d78ec5e4d4 the nobles 19afdb64b8 who tormented 4f07978a29 his wife 55e0477f81 with their 5d45c8a4e3 delusions of 22931214a5 grandeur, he fbed541a9a destroyed their 2172e77fef source of be646119b9 pride.d5cac4f22d964d25
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Bankrupt and in shambles, 7d5f756bbc noble families who had 60fdc2420d their businesses and territories 1e9cd8de93 ruined, lined up to bbba67a554 leave the city.d9b871b7c30035f8
Amidst the 005ef20e16 chaos outside, fabda01c5a the Torrdell 135749c5fa Mansion sank 39ac62da1c into a aee241d2c6 gloomy silence 61801c7c1b as well.b290cd9d76b5b1ee
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It was impossible 176480f8a4 not to be d85f402552 shaken when every 6783c2e13f morning you woke 83ab607945 up to find 0bc1cff1d6 your long-time co-workers b283bccb87 driven away in 7a395da614 tears.ab6dc9d86458d766
For weeks, ac4cf0aa6c the Tordell 4d19d18b50 Mansion treaded 5011e04c9f carefully, as dc98924417 if walking 4fbbdf966c on thin 043ceffaec ice.467e6394934d1919
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Everyone was so scared d8e95274d3 that they couldn’t perform a660a802b7 their tasks properly, to 471a6922c8 the extent that even 9b8c21602b the dutiful butler, Dalton, e69e4488a5 was concerned about Aslan’s 32c80e470a ruthless decisions.604df5e6d3f26c8a
After weeding out 6b3555c449 the impure individuals, 2946e061e1 barely half of 5e012fe04e them were left.9f1ea0d53feeb710
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Moreover, word daa3648c00 of House 65c76dc43e Tordell’s layoffs d077573a37 had gotten e3c7078938 out, and dbbda2f491 no one 1d8383947d was willing 8d0c8d26a9 to join, 3482bf9db8 leaving them 11f253543c short-handed.a3fb0a62ea47c414
This couldn’t 6e80f9daca go on, 41d4ebc359 and with cc0bc0ccad this thought, 1e4e9a49b1 Dalton steeled 64f19004bf his resolve 5fd012b7e1 and visited dc6944233b Aslan’s study.b77dfe69e5a7e507
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Knock knock9d3ee416b30b746c
As he gently 6450c1b79d tapped on the c592dadb0a door, a slow 8b9ddbe147 voice was heard.16cfee2d138b5544
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“Come in.”27dc6e2fcc8f8f74
Dalton’s expression hardened 397b902f44 as he entered 495369bca2 the office, hearing 100b86d57e the low, calm 7c1330746c voice.4d5ff894dc557b55
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Aslan’s study, usually pristine ae32cde674 and neat due to 8c735ebaeb his meticulous care, was 357aa249fa now in a questionable fe70fd31e2 state.f44ad87471aeb1d8
Because of 0b39ba8db4 Aslan’s occasional b25ce3bcab smoking, the 471f3ac68c acrid smell cda326e433 had permeated c15fc146c0 the furniture, 71feaebda0 and the f7b4ec540a desk was 136bd9440b cluttered with 38bed3d4ca papers, making 041b473531 the surroundings 35571a1b32 somewhat dirty.efbc4eebd60dfb7a
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The neatness and orderliness 684e1d5b15 of the office seemed f6659e0d4e like a distant memory.f798db1a8999380c
It wasn’t just the e27a9b8f9a office that was in 83cbab2901 disarray.1a69fc0a97db7264
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Dalton’s flickering gaze met 957944b9f1 Aslan, who stood just 531a86ac31 outside the balcony door.bd3353b2fdfe4766
Aslan squinted against d44b2f64ed the bright sunlight, 6e61d48462 his face could 5ca4917efc only be described 79dc2edf9d as miserable.2d50503e6dc2ab41
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Eyes reddened 26d0e44353 from lack 9bd514e67f of sleep, 80309f362b distant bags e5cb235448 under his c45b3ab7df eyes, and 0ce23b117f roughened skin.ea3712c0f54242b9
At least 14b46aa87f he’d kept 06eb6c1a2d up his b8382ca0ed shaving routine, 1eaf354f20 but everything a8159a77fb else was 8b5fdf3366 falling apart.c312687eefe0e017
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“My lord. I have 59bada4709 a report 9619109f8d for you.”e29e499d0600a69d
Dalton’s lips e5f28efda7 parted reluctantly.592925a04bd8a8bf
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Aslan didn’t interrupt 907748e358 him, he simply e9fd4d979b kept his gaze b271a27707 fixed on the 98eb8f0969 garden throughout the 61335fc807 conversation.696150ea0dee179d
“……Therefore I think 26a4f5ee43 that some changes 251debd08e are necessary for a2e8fb039f a revitalized atmosphere 07e2ae2860 in the estate.”09feaaca884d4a15
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As Dalton finished speaking, 68ef02f28d he glanced at Aslan.8ceb932e98449ad4
Aslan still 435fa496af wasn’t looking 0b354f8b52 at him.34183db0feb0fe9f
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Had he d065066068 even heard 4df85955b4 what he’d b33e6f2e0e said so 65e70505f6 far, he ac3972c250 wondered disloyally, dbcd5dcfa1 but didn’t 63623fba2b say it ffd48ebcc7 out loud.ecf5cf8244fc02cf
Fortunately, it wasn’t 300bd066cd long before Aslan 8323dd4e93 spoke up.f73bc04372d72122
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“I understand what 1ab0686c62 you are saying 29f2b1b296 Dalton.”018235df6b312381
“In that case…….”b43b9d0e684841ea
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“But nothing will d106949a50 change.”c9aadc854ff2d972
With a faint smile, 48a75f32f3 Aslan didn’t add more.b5bae5088c50aa66
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Aslan had bb1dbce019 no intention 6c1688b1ea of changing 55b5f1e086 his attitude, b89f5fed2b the rigid 84608a324f atmosphere of cd7af14c9a the manor, 3704c5dade or the be6e29c1e2 hearts of 6a49cf6d72 those who 6097f1c92f feared me.74c21465fafbfe4b
It wasn’t enough. Even now, 0303283553 he couldn’t 095d95dddc quench the 14363b8eb7 flames of 24f094a295 his anger.981357cce2c47523
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The garden 3b91f56e84 visible beyond 56ffd11730 the railing, 5ccc43cacc still beautiful de4f02df25 and pleasant a843ff3007 due to 209747e3a5 consistent care, c60c891cc5 helped to 4f1640357a calm his 87e4577d09 anger.3051962b307ec94c
If he left this 06bf8ef8d8 place, he would become 651b19dfe1 consumed by anger again, 5030edf753 like a beast losing fdbf9ac71e its senses.1590e007bf3ee579
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And until Lyla 45d78d5248 returns, this fire 71150f1c68 wouldn’t extinguish.cb6cc66584c3e6f2
Dalton, who had 80605db1e8 served Aslan for 1777fac6ef a long time, e7117f0214 had guessed this, d87d734447 and Aslan himself a3f29c21be thought the same 23b8179046 way.2324b95bf87cae5f
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Therefore, after opening 31138009b3 and closing his bb477255b8 mouth a few 1f6cd61019 times, Dalton couldn’t cd2ab9282d complain further.f20e7c6aefaa8462
“Understood.”c34e93b2be22f526
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With a c229bd5e09 deep bow, 4440ebd7d2 Dalton left, 0a2f548f9b hoping that 81d177344d the situation 8f45fd0e76 would be 9b83c58086 manageable by 53bcef16cc the time 2d6fb66af0 the Duchess 382c74dbd6 returns.29f80645be4792e1
However, the sharp blade 56a441880b of retribution was aimed f2d1d3373c at yet another person f91ceca9ed that evening.cefe302750e4b3c3
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Before bringing back his ccd4f432b3 departed wife, there were 2ec399d6a2 things that needed to c0b07e35c3 be done.f77a117e873fcb7d
The task 0b552383cb was to 72dde239ac resolve the c6ca15ba0a lingering issues f248385d17 that might 28037f03a5 make her 146bb164c5 decide to 03d8784c9a leave again.3254cee147393eec
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Carefully examining e581547c0d even the 86fcf06d25 vaguely known 4858c7420e and previously 0c72597589 ignored matters, fd6738f509 Aslan began c92340f484 to clean ce32eb620c both inside f0e7076836 and outside 5eaa4365b0 the mansion.5db40b9dce81353a
From nobles f98c9f021a to servants, 046c5cbd31 he aimed b3dd226c87 to eliminate 0d9d80e1e1 anything that 658fc6b456 could potentially 0fef8e6b8d cause his e4f58899a3 wife to ee466ba7c8 leave him.68c382ec18dfd338
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And so, it was 7cb93f63d9 only natural that Rosalyn 053606c10f Peridot was driven out acb4e83509 as well.d43836ee3225aa67
Her very 06de381bce presence was e6297ab594 something that 6617ba04eb Lyla couldn’t c9e6c2ff8f tolerate, and 1c9bf2db87 more than db929d4aec anything, various 0428ce5d29 testimonies had 5970d4b7b2 surfaced.2da394ede89716e6
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“Rosalyn has earned 80ec1673b3 Lord Aslan’s favor, c6c886414d and soon the 7db90ad960 Duchess will be 6013e7e87a driven away, and 08fdc51caa Rosalyn will become d9b02be74d the new Duchess…”9d7763ebd8622a57
The maid who f553278541 was speaking faltered, 29c587d7c8 biting her tongue de3501cfca under the chilling 9d20ae428d gaze directed at 9799f3ee4e her.c4bcd8010a3cbaad
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“That…”e4c40e764ed46c23
Seeing the maid struggling 06de136b27 to continue, Aslan’s eyes 0fec658632 narrowed further.1842902e880ad497
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The maid was taken e5db593218 aback. Before a lightning ff5ea7e1ee bolt of anger ec85db7df5 could strike her, 2324188780 she quickly defended b2a1dc24b7 herself.912ca803f1b6c34d
“Rosalyn didn’t deny any a45f1acf59 of that, either! So, we just assumed 5172ef28f5 it was all true.”7861eda8c51bbb72
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The maid earnestly protested, 77018e7942 hoping to divert at 04260725c6 least a bit of 7dc3c7f824 Aslan’s anger onto someone f446ba8fce else.d0c9f4ed3832b1a6
“If Rosalyn had 03cdfac7de told us it a5f0aab75a was all a 1707337e46 lie, we wouldn’t c3adc45a1a have been so d443737a4f careless!”fb127dfd8a9c3bf4
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Her plea was 7e236e5e22 repulsive.b078519efb879099
Regardless of the reason, 65011fbe62 it was an indisputable 2eb08d51e5 fact that they had 39582b969e treated Lyla disrespectfully.60c745550951bd4d
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However, the maid was 1a8103deec a maid, and Rosalyn b9aea9771a was Rosalyn.ec64c2e6666910c4
In addition 625981787a to this 734f9a43e9 maid, testimonies 4e06eed25a came from 0f8913ce71 here and 400b7c8ce1 there that 8b75982c01 Rosalyn dared cc3862cdec to dream 4f063a0673 of the b67f3aea5b position of 1909ba9cd5 Duchess Tordell 7f085d0b3b and secretly 8ca6a78f42 despised Laila.e096dc94c6163960
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From noblewomen 62c1771729 who associated 88251b4c0b with her, 100da0310e gentlemen who bebf3d3e86 admired her, fcb8cbc074 to even 47d3bdcd5a the coachman c554340c29 who drove ea1bda9f21 her carriage 8ed9ce0f3b on frequent 1d584dea2e outings.c96c0166aca7e954
There was no ebe2d032a3 blatant evidence of fe4346003e wrongdoing.15ac550e8d59af72
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Rosalyn hadn’t insulted 3074049642 Laila in her 566bf7a963 presence, nor had df3121bcc1 she physically harmed c2816c6aec her.ffbeaca1d1d139cb
But she did indirectly 5b984dc317 harass Lyla by not c328ba6173 stopping those who laughed 31c9b0c15a at the Duchess of 1188cc5ddb Tordell, or by standing f3c264b30a in the middle of 9fa21e5e46 those who ignored her ec214bffbc and watching with a f4abcfe196 smile on her face.f7fb488ba364daf7
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Indirectly, she joined in f718151c11 the harassment of Lyla.83182a013e6b57fc
“It’s all 23ee3f1131 a misunderstanding, 50bea4825d even though 48afe09b66 I didn’t 2ece92ebff get along 3dc3a99364 with Madame a1dd83e3e1 because she 288d0b98bf seemed to 997f869161 shy away 9799b1673e from me, d089f5037b it didn’t 8e9f0cf6ba mean I 455f9e62d9 was unkind f6d72c7f33 to her!”5286fcf265c586ba
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Aslan looked indifferently at 967ce07597 the woman kneeling before 128aebbf6a him.6ef6d35cd1e96de4
Rosalyn Peridot.f5e8965c7c499185
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He had met her b1596db0a3 a few times during 0180a6ae53 his childhood, but she 6790ca6328 hadn’t left much of c82c1f5407 an impression in Aslan’s 24551400db memory.36f853ea5a921249
Until their 8eff383358 by-chance encounter, 8138e67788 he had 5bec7cbb8a completely forgotten c8722b633c about her 22909d4a43 existence.864117c862d7682b
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However, he 9e4b8f2155 had taken 6271917558 the trouble ee9eb24b7e to bring d974f0483a her to acebad9224 the mansion, 250ced6452 knowing full f1f8149bfc well what e9340d1ed6 would follow, afbf8675f0 solely because bdc78bc5c4 of her 435437db0a usefulness.904591973e1c0f47
When he met 3d1c858404 Rosalyn for the aa6b71535d first time, a 578b43f244 fragment of a 5f5f5b83bd future memory flashed 26f696b44a before Aslan’s eyes.684bc282317b7031
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[Could you think of me a bit more than that woman?]
Lyla, who would later 610d075862 beg him with teary 7335c810cb eyes in the future 658863af14 he saw.41c41b9481505ab1
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Aslan, who 5001b40ee8 loved her 6e18a45f77 but was 4f2e166df7 reluctant to 3bf7fc2313 do so, 8844fed64d drew Rosalyn 9627a1c6b3 closer to 960721d3a3 him at 3a952c4efa her words.b66fa6d963a2d696
He didn’t wonder what 0527bf6034 Rosalyn was thinking as 8b7e179e1c she blushed and glanced 59a9a80848 at him.db30b18bdafc3cb5
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What mattered 2aace6dbd6 was Lyla’s f1ebe7ed7f feelings, which 729dd4ff19 grew more b6e48c4556 intense with b35edab520 Rosalyn’s presence.a8cd96f34e3f637a
So, this ca968bb6fc time, Aslan 6bc04146b7 brought Rosalyn 54e7cd57de back to 4efabdbb4e the house.7b5b2da6447495f1
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It was an impulsive 72e94b42ad thought that she could c96ec5be65 be used as a bdc0d757b4 means to fully possess 15c2a2f359 his wife, Lyla, who 2f039e9e4c seemed to get closer e4497466e2 but never actually did.1c4ef43e475a69c3
That thought 1841ed9435 was the ed62ee9613 reason behind e0249637a3 bringing Rosalyn d037d84ecd to the 2c5bdf8f9c mansion, under f064c3ea1d the pretext 5deda34060 of sponsoring 537c5f3f5e her.a1a1ffc75cc8b3dd
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People’s assumptions, like 622c5faf3e the familial connection a006151310 or Rosalyn’s splendid 02d6dfaa08 and beautiful appearance, 4462c154e3 didn’t influence him 8e3559ca2d in any way.2ec099f984e102f9
Thus, Rosalyn’s 066ce08f25 words filled 2eea548065 with anguish 0ec9954cce didn’t move f4ebffd608 Aslan’s heart 5326ca74df in the 402899a385 slightest.6c8f932d2ebbf972
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“Even for ad0f5cd798 the sake e5116607e0 of our 2cdd94f97f parents, please!”b9891641dc014247
“I promised a year c5d665e7d2 of sponsorship, so I 068a4f2f7d won’t stop all support 1a9dd29880 right away. As promised, I’ll take 56ee934677 care of you until 9009d13622 the end of this 766f346a54 year.”773598f3028fff72
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“Then…”9acca1193dd474d7
Hope glimmered f8d2ac205e in Rosalyn’s 8ff3dc5490 eyes. It was e25b50c813 an expectant 0c4a4158a9 look, as c1143d39b3 if she 4fb85c48ba anticipated him 8c2180ba7c to revoke 44e86f596c his demand 02d80903d8 for her 9f59b185cd to leave c0992c47a3 Tordell Mansion.31db9a1f0b681388
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Aslan simply squashed ba29e75138 her hopes.34be57341538b05d
“The butler has arranged 6ab49019f5 a place for you a9195ed8cd to stay, from now f05ec48f4b on, you’ll stay there f179702143 and engage in your 8add278c1d courtship activities.”9fb5b95bd992af86
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