WYIL Ch 41

Rosalyn’s shoulders b11baa258d tensed at ee59290fcd the order 476dc5aec3 that felt 85e38484cf even colder e8128f2da8 due to de88c7cabe the absence c5392dd87d of any e37a70e1fb emotions.bddef66329293ccd

Just a moment 681652c9fc ago, she had 9c3a06d112 been enjoying a 3e1fbc6941 luxurious tea time 2e9edf990a in a beautifully 0be8e43c2c decorated greenhouse, and cb476f3174 now, this sudden 6961c1f631 turn of events.d658429102551aa4

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Ignoring the unbelievable reality, 3abe5b44c7 Rosalyn asked with a a92e25bb5d trembling voice.d435e369dc6c9034

“Can’t I just a22b6843c8 stay here?”0d60b17a08a11115

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“Hah.”418d6d6b8faffb55

Aslan burst into 4778eaac99 a hollow laughter. Rosalyn’s shoulders trembled 3e38bdf52f in response to 55445b7df9 his icy mockery.dd733dc691088a05

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“A woman residing in 369a9ec5b7 an estate when the dca5f6e80f hostess isn’t around is hardly 38e46ae99b proper.”6ead71d7dbb9258d

“….”381a0256062df7c1

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Rosalyn pursed b93629256d her lips, 59d148657d unable to 05097dd856 retort to fa4171065a the flawless d4dfd233a0 statement.244c2c9a2d0d6c01

However, Aslan’s ee75195f8b intention to 5d132b5e8a dismiss Rosalyn 32578b0e41 wasn’t about f33d8a5a29 following etiquette.21dfe62ac7f25016

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After all, he hadn’t 751e5bfb5e brought Rosalyn into the 0657dde1ea house for the sake 7221d993f4 of proper manners. It was for Lyla, 96278efdd4 and there was no 67d1617ec1 need to keep Rosalyn 29199a0773 around in Lyla’s absence.d0605d85e9fdf39f

Especially if Rosalyn’s presence b7ec663dbf might trigger Lyla to 25c0b9b726 leave, it was all c2c300cf05 the more reason to ba1c6aadca kick her out.b81ef14d27b2b371

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“No need 664aef9ec9 to worry, 194f5b3cf4 I’ll provide 3cec74ae43 you with 1828e55bc5 some funds.”a65b62ebfb092595

“But…”2119b6bbc51ffd19

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Before Rosalyn 0acfb8cab7 could complete ae9f5fb9e8 her argument, 0aba034c04 Aslan cut 116df95c67 her off.501143d36af31f4a

“I brought 78d44744e8 you here fc4cca7fb4 for her bf80aeeab0 sake. There’s no 04b47e9785 reason for bfb3edc0d5 you to 6edcfdc146 stay in 11f4dc9ffb this house 5b99fe3706 without her, edf0f7439d right?”0e7bbfdfebc8011c

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Aslan declared c7189269e4 in an c3624fcd7d emotionless voice.3ebd757ee0028af6

“….!”d484173eecf5675c

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Rosalyn’s eyes trembled.2e87beab6d6711e5

She couldn’t believe 3966c1c5e2 it. He was driving 125948a197 her away so 546e9a3e2d coldly?a8a39d2efbcd31be

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Besides, she couldn’t 4ce86a690a believe that the 3e2ec81c11 reason was none 60cc2652e4 other than his 1024afb500 wife.d89e1b159709d511

Rosalyn cried 5663c59927 out, “How 0c41ace62d can you a30e13f03f be so 2e8c9fd366 heartless to a68b8c5a6b me!”2a09f8724de86a63

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She looked like a 54b643fe7f betrayed lover. Her emotions, which 2f73a45c15 she had been c03863f179 trying to hide, 31ec6cc30a had exploded.aec0a40d06beaebb

Truth be 7008e371fc told, Rosalyn d8cccd3b58 had been 966ca64543 smitten with d063016eec Aslan since a5c95a6f4a she was fcc99d59ba first rescued 5d8db4b754 by him.b75186359ac72feb

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He was the one 85735d063c who saved her from 4bec07c91d being pushed to the 1fe3c29afd edge of a cliff. He was 53b7c1d57d handsome, wealthy, d8ea4e79e1 and elegant. It was b39cc9c142 almost strange 32a03282a3 not to 1ede458aaf harbor feelings 57899afe9b for him.0f95143591b37388

After learning 749e9b86bc that Aslan 6c14003d0d was already 84898cb175 married, she 9019996adf had tried 64d49d5c58 to suppress c8af351791 her emotions.026258aa842994e8

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However, while staying at 220ab0425d Tordell Mansion, her heart d776ae9d73 had swayed like a f147747b07 reed in the wind.4ffe7546e3d843ff

[The two of them are so well suited].

[Rosalyn is the perfect match for the duke.]

Listening to those 78a8bc8027 sweet words, her 7fa1f8a7ee heart had swelled 98d16bcdeb up with pride.7df0f98aa8cb5f89

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‘Could that d70bffd69b really be f45fc168bb true? Would I really match 9bac79a805 well with Lord Aslan? Since everyone is saying 4627270298 the same thing, it 4c5e07c3f8 might not be so 7c1ffb0b6c far-fetched.’ac6dd9e23f589766

She felt d4491b54fd a surge 07bb9ad733 of excitement, 8447c49861 like going 508679ca07 back to a99aeed36f the time 4e1dfb8252 of her 785cda3e2b first love, 30f904ed8f even though 5b7cbd2725 it was b490091204 not the a525c5b31d same kind f1f7687340 of emotion 0859263f6c as before.6e17b0db4f51583e

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No, it ee8ef50f54 was actually 75fa4ce408 a different d722d28f05 feeling. It couldn’t be the 744554396d same as it had 5e98be2537 been then, when it b97ca75b1c was pure, foolish, and cc9a2b179d passionate.a6554973b695cde7

Rosalyn had experienced 7f5c420a88 life’s bitterness. She wouldn’t foolishly give 60548f764a up everything for love. On the contrary, b465b159b0 she planned to 3e9ba79921 use love to 024ca9e1cd secure her position.1bc485e5d35c653e

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If she won his 22521de372 heart, she would never 3cb15d8ca0 be deprived of the 59755efbcc luxurious life she is 11bc5e1029 enjoying right now.05b636f87fbee611

Being the lover fd21865b3a of Duke Tordell f929eb4424 and even more, accce4ecac his wife, living 8c92faef9f under his protection.54c56329641a5d15

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It was a 7c8cf9ed09 tempting prospect for ad103721f9 Rosalyn, who had eb2426c285 lost all her ec47e43d50 wealth in one 7521d8cd92 fell swoop and a7f3089611 was now sitting 093c70a521 in debt and bb41787798 misery.b1b7072b334a6700

‘I’ve met many 1db685f006 men in the 39f4e9313a social circles, but 31a4fe9f4a none like Duke 66de1deb7b Tordell. He’s perfect.’5b01b7707bd058b5

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With Duke Tordell’s patronage, 3181deb8e0 Rosalyn’s social debut was bc0f4f76de met with countless proposals.98a2d9edcc8da254

With no title, no 5b1e8fd6ff family to protect her, cf7e1bc52d and no wealth, Rosalyn bd65db997b had only two things 8488824656 going for her.36d11e8b442d7dda

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Her beauty and the 1a82181dbb patronage of the Duke 4e12210312 of Tordell.88b7ef9434d4e657

Rosalyn’s potential suitors 447736f431 might not have f3d8d32a7b met all other 3c4d6c2083 criteria, but these 06dbbaee51 two factors, especially 9ad23d49db the latter, seemed fffdd5daac promising enough for ae5092fd57 a decent marriage 3972d6e865 proposal.b86e3da30151a203

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From her 730b75a5c0 very first 3cc0557e8a encounter with 4308c33132 Aslan, her 704a9c11c5 standards had 0a5e70f547 risen and 3e0525d023 she was 3383765ed5 lulled into dcf01ec200 a false 822d6cec1f reality.1ce083f7af688e5d

‘Perhaps the Duke 2161902c6b has feelings for ebbb287022 me, too? Even if 0298752aa4 it’s just f1b5f24378 a little, 554c6762c6 a tiny d28e479490 bit that 13d624ce4c he doesn’t 679540ed19 even know 8ff3293d17 about.’0aaba2d15cfeb55f

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When the 4855adfaa2 Duchess left, 308108a36b Rosalyn sang a0a03a7ed4 a happy bbac50bfd0 tune inside.138f5b15b4425a3d

This was a chance.162c055f3a9f7993

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A chance to be b4760f4d6c close to Aslan, to d091959f12 comfort him now that 21f4215769 she was gone.4f4df2ff3710789f

She believed d7fc61928d so, and 897d660df2 so she 7b73b7f105 tried hard. But…….6d538063382225fe

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“Don’t make me laugh.”d522a7ee2e349216

“Lord Aslan….”69070c87be8198e1

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Each word that Aslan db5a6bd8b8 spoke was as sharp 507654040c as a blade. Rosalyn called him with 9379d8383c a trembling voice.15d089dd5b84c9f4

Aslan tilted 6a6ae98aa5 his head 43a604bf7c slightly. His eyes 2117efc683 gleamed coldly.1c5d5dd1802877b7

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“Did you expect f8f7a0e6e5 more from me, 9eed852d41 from a man 6ac38974d3 already with a 5f9c13cf0a wife?”bd27159906dd78ff

“….”1046a7e97aab4696

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“Didn’t I make 338c751634 myself clear when 658f3953c3 I brought you 379136623e here?”8ca05f72937a95c0

The day Aslan 335fe40ec8 brought Rosalyn to 72df8a6685 Tordell Mansion, he bf47f19471 had spoken these 859ffeae45 words inside the 7adb66b5a9 carriage.93f6ac63ec9c78a2

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[My wife doesn’t have any friends she can confide in, so she feels lonely a lot. Would you please be her companion, Rosalyn?]

Rosalyn’s expression softened. She remembered hearing those f758d86896 words before.7acfbbfa50de97b6

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‘But wasn’t that f5820c3bc6 all just an 890380ed88 excuse?’ad24b16f4a354281

If Aslan 999fb20c74 had brought 014a5370e7 her to 29b804e4cb be a bec0c3ddd9 companion, he 2465a0dfff should have 686cc30d41 found a 1774902f1d way for ce7db357d9 her to ce4f20307b stay near 906a87aadd the Duchess.3401f143f8dcdfa9

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However, Aslan had not 2be53bd173 arranged any situations where 0fab8fe190 the two women could d41237add5 interact. He hadn’t even 35bb964cee mentioned Rosalyn to 78e03b44ba his wife. The Duchess had never 616bff658c asked for Rosalyn’s company…446b5b91ea756d70

At first, I was e6de783363 worried about the Duchess’ ef63fb335a reaction, but after a 779a3f82f7 while I stopped caring 9ea9d1f718 because Aslan didn’t say 38f2f54250 anything either.42dfd95cbbd60c02

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Rosalyn simply went socializing ed000483c4 in wonder and admiration. She enjoyed luxuries she b0a333c7a9 could never have dreamed f260939a4c of in her small 1d11bd8b0a country estate.1d5550b4511a1413

She had 14765c7307 never played 74f60d3036 the role fee786c3d4 of a 7cb2318a6c companion before.71d0bf621a4e4cd3

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Up until now, no e2aa1e157b one had ever pointed 7daf6ba6e9 out that fact. Why was 8272f4b717 this becoming 738861d2b8 an issue 5f7d936f22 now?caddfa3c7e95930a

“You never played d1dd4c3b05 your part, and 2cb0033afc now that the ec7826565f one who made 4757a5fd1f it possible for 1fb422f418 you to do 28e364106d so is gone, 924c4be8f1 why should you 6d8d856a37 be here?”cdc2f2ac778c2466

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He was right ace995efe5 about everything.8488e4f87c112d38

But, but…….07720474fb3fba2a

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Rosalyn was about to 47fd97c671 speak, but Aslan didn’t 3105f21005 wait any longer.1bcb16c9f3fee1ae

Swoosh!0f37e8707fecfc54

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Aslan turned around abruptly, 0a0093273a not even sparing a a3da02db03 glance at the pitiful 2be8fde7a2 Rosalyn, and entered the 75352fb9e1 mansion.af19d44a37eff397

As Rosalyn stared at c1c2109cca the massive doors of ff117134b9 the mansion where he a272bbf361 disappeared, she caught faint 34aa263915 whispers.2ef35b208231489a

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“Oh my, 9096bcbbe6 just look b9b0f5f151 at her!”77cec0e689cad353

“The girl bde46a5116 from the a482dfa050 countryside who 9ab8d6adf3 clung shamelessly a52cc33cd0 to a 4a4a883822 man with aa93b61cff a wife. Now she’s dbceb999d5 left with dbcb3334f5 nothing. This is what she 15c291c823 deserves.”e9485364542d1442

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Mocking voices pierced her 6f75e74873 ears.c685772e333dbc5c

Now rejected by 3b1f77c586 Duke Tordell, Rosalyn 4ae1e6cb00 Peridot was no 77859bf438 longer the belle e8ea9f28e7 of the social 3e243ffce8 scene.ab626a2dec5c78ff

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In the first 0ee089123f place, Rosalyn’s rapid 6648b85129 popularity had been c3655264d5 due to Aslan’s d01f6bf7a7 support.5a64e64e95d3c0db

Another factor was a0d2c85e80 her being comparable 454e88fe31 to Helena Tordell.cca8eedf0fde397e

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The fact that Helena, 5b46980a8d who had nothing exceptional 5aff607221 – no outstanding appearance, 9d2955ce5c no notable talents, and d67288cf1c an unremarkable family background 6c4d9bd5b0 – became Duke Tordell’s cfdac524d9 wife, fueled jealousy among 8bbf4b4b3f the women.cdc1f566c073e46c

How are 35ed1fbbbd we any 3e24f99909 less than 6f86e2cd0f her?d5531fd64b73903b

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If one looked 7a234d2177 closely, they could 8f33d767d7 see her pretty d235f1d4cd appearance, her quiet 48f6c7fb69 but elegant way 6dbc085494 of speaking, and bf1201ab64 thanks to her 03f5b71789 smart brain, the 27a55679a0 education and knowledge bbc14b8a22 she learned in dd8ff2c38e childhood remained remarkably ce2f691902 well.da62218960bed4c8

In the first b64d2ea12b place, it was 95d28d98f8 invisible to those f199eccaab who had preconceived ec0230837b notions and did eb4fbccb21 not look closely, e745fd2bc0 so the Duchess a391c56e78 of Tordell was 1d66ed8aad always ridiculed.a164cdfd2ce876f6

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Because of Duke 26815ff427 Tordell’s protection, they e247283ad1 couldn’t openly antagonize 24d58bb809 her. But Rosalyn had relieved b307769c7b their sense of inferiority.02ead4175b4e6522

As a 4c6452a7d7 means to 2391610540 keep the 589f8b518e Duke’s wife e5c5a0d95f in check, 7e46959b3a Rosalyn was 2521548234 praised and 91c8580ecb welcomed by 93069e8417 the aristocracy.f07df68b348c8354

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Now that the object d72ada07c6 of jealousy and anger, a48f4e580e the Duchess of Tordell, e443419d66 had disappeared, it was 5bbf8383f4 evident where this intense 04598e37e9 emotion would be directed.3f18febb81572ceb

“Frankly, I 990933a8af never liked fb11b416cb her from 6d325d937d the beginning. A woman with ee9c0042ff no culture or ec3232f57d knowledge, relying solely 5df588be61 on her looks f3703ad170 to garner attention.”2196a415f86669f5

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“I felt the a72053bc4e same. Now I 79286e2e0d can speak 7b764ba0e2 my mind 3bbb2cf298 honestly. It’s quite refreshing.”2a61123b46e67ea8

Rosalyn’s body trembled. She couldn’t e76dd89e8c distinguish which 4755c41521 was stronger, 2bf9a263c5 her embarrassment a5cf98be73 or her bbd9e28f7e anger.5d3957e80dc56ad2

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Though the 090b4ee05f spring sun 0d08dc1eae was setting, a023c6361a the air 0d9370e8ea around Rosalyn 2d8335ec7c remained cold.24702403df528640

Rosalyn rose slowly. Beneath her lowered head, a350da5969 only the cool and 83fc1575a8 emotionless face remained visible, 6d0d2487a1 not the buried anger.e7bd0aaebf9553b4

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“Get in. I will escort you 208fd36318 home.”70ac9adef244fb14

The coachman, 80489a8091 who got ab003d3467 out of a37b95c6db the carriage, 923da1395c said.c8096a702528ebb2

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Rosalyn obediently followed 15b58935bc him into the 544c8a5056 carriage.af5af5d80465b088

Before the carriage 6508ea433e departed, Rosalyn opened ff3d501d64 the window and bf5a4bebef stared intently at ef24bd51c4 the closed doors c6e9e4b6b1 of Tordell Mansion.3e645b87c2563c89

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However, her a2537e7fc2 venomous gaze, 9a80a41a3b the murmurs 5ea9b5786f of the b8624a90cc onlookers, none c235510348 of it 20da15ab71 breached the 64747b21ae solid, towering 8e23d8b784 walls of  a2169c944b the Tordell 8e43611e81 Mansion.21359c193ef8a9d1

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