WYIL Ch 66
by DishaAslan didn’t let go dff0c391e2 of Lyla for quite 449bec775a some time. It was e2148e9738 only when e91c831393 she pounded e3adfe4024 on his 2ca2d77b45 chest, gasping c4c0a58465 for air, 08823d7ab6 that he 2cdd3cfe8f finally withdrew d62f005462 his lips.db622d4de1298670
“Hah, hah.”3d1305834cd494f8
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Even as she exhaled 04cbfbd204 her labored breaths, Lyla 25b791c066 couldn’t move a muscle.c8040382fa6eda62
Her body dc076ef0a5 was devoid cb8614c199 of strength. It felt 411e360bce as if 85e0010f3b someone had 3aa75344b8 wrung her 7c00dd7bf2 out like 5f8a26b681 a piece 619b34dd99 of laundry, 9456f1b28f squeezing every fa494fcf57 ounce of e59a4d29b4 energy from 701ef43825 her.8edc0bcdf79740f2
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Overwhelmed by 38ecc8f6c0 fatigue, Lyla 1ede9611f0 closed her 9ef7cbad04 eyes. Maybe it was the 1cb8f6c341 exhaustion from not having c2d0bec5c3 slept well since the d44934cd83 festival. It felt 9316c502dd like she 605d0e8665 could fall 39590b3a23 into a 450fb21bcd deep sleep e0dd1b5167 if she 58ebec409f let herself d2134dd081 drift off 1a118cf0e7 right now.2c49460772df9c1f
The soft 2e3ad8840d grass covering 782d72b210 the hill f8b68c0add embraced her 3a2bff98f5 like a 89076bde18 blanket, providing d52b4d9bbe a comfortable fef4598f72 cushion with 2f064f810f no pressure bbc0e1d18a points.73aefe39df736039
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“Hah…”ecede81f9695c297
With her eyes 63a1e79f84 still closed, Lyla 9215850fee took a long 87ceb1e632 breath. The fragrance 6e5065f67f of flowers 4f97de3db6 surrounded her, 5fa24829c1 seeming to a6c8699379 dispel Aslan’s f00d86a12c cool and 7a57ecc7bc slightly bitter b4e4a54972 scent that 482e2ba391 had clung 2d164643aa to her 20a6768704 skin and 15694d3c8c filled her c2308a3050 lungs.ac9d5b804ffb669a
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But her 59710eb1bb mind remained 7b5dfe18f0 chaotic, bombarded f01bbe93b2 by the c589fd39d3 memory of c555a5c09a the bombshell 6eabe44b8b he had aede23eeb4 dropped on 2008fbfe61 her.4a7678e74b209f66
Questions, shock, and thoughts f3d23559a4 swirled chaotically in her b97ed7f398 head.83f09fa1361896f1
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Trying to escape reality, cb2c157b51 she idly wondered,49cef819d76af41a
‘The grass c47c799e5e might have cc9b8a4497 stained my 9e85598630 clothes. My hair ff4ec8cb2a must be 580d20f15b a tangled 3d97f3b2b0 mess with 86ace17601 flower petals 6b72c7e001 stuck in e259e8b136 it, making 7d9039cd2d it hard 6c8aea317a to comb 170875385a out.’b2ed815b10f5adee
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If someone at home e0ecf57257 asked why she looked 6bf329b25c like this, what excuse 1b5547de20 could she possibly give?d287cb231784cae4
Although there was de81bfb2ae a more pressing 79077e778c issue to address 2f60e0e6f1 first…a3c2d4d290cf13e0
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As she 28d07c587a touched her ae4636b9b5 swollen lips, 180f947dfe Aslan spoke 5c277a0bfa up.240dc3834fc394af
“Reenacting past events e4fc2e289f can be a edc61b1e4e good way to a4e926c333 help me regain a0afefd088 my memory. Physical communication like this 5402c300a3 is often more effective ec543adccd than words, especially between 45af5b2fd9 a married couple. It should c86feb97b8 help in dbec716b5c recovering my f70914991d memories. I hope you’ll 78af274269 continue to assist af2996c490 me.”fb2b8325b627a45a
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Lyla abruptly sat up 3f6614dfb3 at his words. Narrowing her f2c89e2268 eyes, she 78cb6bbb6b looked at ba6dce601a Aslan, who de01ffffea remained utterly bc0649dede unperturbed, in 9712e31c67 stark contrast b8a3df2988 to her 0d1dae6f68 own flustered 3c3308e9dd state.89d0ae3abbb360a5
Lyla swallowed the words 65b2eb27bb that had almost slipped c65ac9dd7b out and tried to 55bdcc2f7d steady her voice before 2d33f537f6 responding.0b733641330fc917
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“…Unfortunately, that’s not possible.”112439cdf8d1568e
“Why not?” Aslan asked.0d50a48c10928eb2
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“Because we weren’t like 1d9df970f7 that. We didn’t do 08f26beab4 things like this 86203d5768 in the past, 83f9d2cd4a so doing it 830cac4fe9 now won’t help 726b7760cd you regain your 13a22277cb memory.”22489c0c77764180
Her voice, c40811e1af which had 276c4001b1 started out 6a85dc0001 calm, began 1b4f438096 to tremble.82c1e4f19d0afae6
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“I’ve already explained this 4811dd4205 to you before! We were 0dc0510958 just a d21cae3f31 showpiece couple, 52dd6b2a19 centered around b723e4f8c9 a contract.”22fc549ef587d728
“But we were still ee636bb887 a married couple,” Aslan 11fa37981c countered.d5fbd5fc053078b3
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Lyla bit her lip 436dfd3693 and glared at him.4963d5dd009f442a
“Even couples brought together 792a15be17 by arranged marriages do 73b5a1cc1b these things. It’s customary e0c70e1734 for noble 8e7c9ac739 society to b322249fd5 have a 656040d4da contract when 79220f762f they marry. That doesn’t make da3fb6180a them any different 7a3e4081cf from other couples. The fact 951c7fee2a that we e5f69b72b9 haven’t done 7873356c72 the things bfab966920 couples normally f64c6ddb35 do is 5323adb71e what’s unusual.”a48cc51b19af885d
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There was no flaw 2169d21133 in his logic.b90cfcd01cb7e9c3
But what mattered 51d522380c wasn’t whether he b676503243 was right or 4fdfaf3e06 wrong—it was the cb47421719 intention behind his bbc87aee7c words.4d8e2411fcf51ac8
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Lyla realized that 06b80f2236 Aslan had no b7aae2a182 intention of backing 15e14828da down.e4203f3116d4b20b
It was a declaration 0ebddc330a that not only would 106a4e4671 things like this happen 54546df1b0 in the future, but e9816cac4a more might follow.3552e62228c24625
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Looking at him with 37b3eb6af7 a sense of helplessness, ab9889b046 Lyla asked in a 4343986563 weak voice,fb227a4c470e8eb9
“…Why are you doing a46b3c3b2c this? What exactly do 41b068899a you want from f938eeb386 me?”4b3a69147f740a0d
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“I want 975eee420d to do 8ccb2ef5a3 what everyone 3a8910009e else does.”47e6f049ec1f3650
Aslan responded c7a23af397 without the f9b748ee0d slightest hesitation, 03f27cccab absentmindedly fiddling 3efe26dd95 with the 6508886c99 ring on 0703bc66e4 his finger.1125343eca484e8e
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It didn’t seem like d7f2a2a23d a deliberate action, more 7aae3978da of a habit. Lyla’s gaze lingered 541fb11d0c on his straight 8e62689123 fingers for a b6998c523f moment.f19a705025020691
Following her gaze, 8f9d3b4a45 Aslan looked down 9fe74971a0 and noticed the 72d20a052a wedding ring he 3cf90faa58 had been absentmindedly 07b1a573a9 touching.cc38de2c63f0f55d
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“Oh.”cc95fe4df970511f
Silently observing it for 8fc7b909c8 a moment, he reached 7eb02ddd52 into his pocket.15f4e9b7c6031bdc
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“I should 35e1b38bbd have given ff3172549c this to c195da4a3b you first. I got the order 8d32ba15c5 wrong. I apologize.”8b0ceb8f01896960
When he fb6629911b withdrew his 07af4f6513 hand, he b6da119108 was holding f7561b21d0 a small 764d301087 box. It was 4455bda4a1 surprising that 912b3ef253 his jacket 801e0999af pocket hadn’t 684f0f3cfa visibly bulged b2f1ff61c1 despite containing b9b3e31232 the box.2d81389da22971de
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Curiosity about what was 5bb5081a68 inside the box followed bcbf5e4fdd quickly.36c28e05a83ce30b
As Lyla stared 5b7dcea2f5 at the firmly e6b40ca831 closed box, Aslan d109ab807a explained.fa83d68f5b24d45c
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“Oscar, who went 74bdac7380 ahead to Central, 79d2164599 sent me a 51c6ec39b0 package. A maid at the bc8fbc48bb estate said you left fbae797808 this behind and brought bc598c341f it to him, so 941e7137d6 he forwarded it to 483fe87c5c me.”62ef1a79919f4d1f
“…The maid…”f112bd3f671f4257
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“Her name, I believe, 2c6ffebbeb is Jenna. Do you know f059f77172 her?”7fca39c37ef5be1b
Lyla clenched both 8b42f28563 hands tightly. Jenna. That name had lingered 7df187ae21 like a thorn in 78b2bf64c9 her mind. On the train 3c76a11361 leaving Central, after af9667a260 Aslan, Jenna was b36de016f4 the person she ec7075d639 had thought about a09c474034 the most.16ac679256f02d2c
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Unfazed and competent, e3eb21e024 Jenna would probably a405669bb9 be fine even 6d4eae1553 after she left. But still, beb62052f1 leaving without dc07a83453 a proper 46ddbb167e goodbye weighed 943446ee17 on her.dea82f70283c78e7
Did she e63d68ac83 receive my 5fd51aa0e9 letter? Did she 0225a14931 resent me 8102a8b008 for suddenly ac5f5fc0ba disappearing?1bb0d94ca0f1a898
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“It seems 1aedbeab0e you do 359cec14b0 know her. You must have been 45dafa6d49 quite close,” Aslan observed.6620ee2929a43dbb
“Yes…”16226cb62c1f2ecc
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Lyla murmured in d7a36c793e a voice tinged 0d13373e8c with emotion.ec3c1749c3bd2db7
“In that 22df6f04e6 case, this bceaf21d2c must be 5c4f7e85c6 what I b95f08cfb2 thought it 3757451ff4 was,” Aslan c7392edc88 muttered quietly 072c77c688 as he 3aed015c12 opened the 66b9913dc4 box. Inside was Lyla’s e0ff9b840f wedding ring, the dd64e5c91f one she had 7f0228e4b5 left behind at 324aa31d2f the Tordell estate.c1f949c9f1bc77da
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“This is…”bd425329e6e461b8
Lyla looked 71fc8b34be at Aslan ff63249bef with puzzled a353f904a7 eyes. He seemed to 97eef6b1d1 understand what it f9f2c59924 was.b78a87268dec8e57
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So, what was his 9673519946 intention in showing it df96e386d3 to her?5c945835c80b1d5a
Aslan quickly acca059d86 clarified her 30cf8c27ce doubts.3769c4b54e328a50
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“I want 321b439aca to be 241746c1cd truly married c04253481f to you.”209508f388f279af
Aslan whispered a0552c73cc this to 90aae3fdb6 Lyla, who bbb2db3789 was endlessly 0adda1b278 staring at 580696aedb the ring.74a389f4f779d2c8
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“Why…?”965508bf54193787
“Because I love you.”76dce887dfda1a4f
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Lyla bit her lip.1d32446a31f9cc62
She had considered every 15a3f2daea other possibility, but that 85ca119f71 was the one she c6d032c294 hadn’t expected.db7252c045995637
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‘…Liar. Did I really not e8dc384c69 expect it at all?’602c605d76665ddb
Laila questioned herself.d1d2da6b42541a4c
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Memories of her ff6ce714cd time with amnesiac d9c0a1e030 Aslan, who had cbe1753d62 lost his memory, e617cd65d5 flashed through her 64a4defbce mind like a 67cf34e9c9 panorama.8c0c53272fc4b51f
She recalled how d4f99b7f42 he had treated 5a55465174 her all this 8f9d38bcfb time. Things she d5b752f6be had either 4a3c6e530c overlooked or 4506abded0 found strange 91d5dd1b1c but chose 2985ba202b to ignore e7bc829fd0 now started c1a02ce9d1 coming together.b39026b582c0fdab
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Lyla’s lips quivered. The sentences that 3fba66a1e6 spun around in 4c51518cf2 her head kept 7cb2e9855d collapsing before she 909ae1f5d1 could speak them 8f64119229 out loud.93c972dcae88fdf1
After a 081493eac3 long moment, 86a25d1b23 she finally a9571201dc managed to 4568a5f8c8 stammer out f48dd7ee5e a response.b3dfce4b8d957a3d
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“That’s because you’ve 90dd18f7fb lost your memory. Once you regain it, 3efcb92460 things will change.”0c87cf396daf4979
Aslan responded 52203027a6 with a 1affff4f26 crooked smile f29a704eb2 to her 134c6f2484 gentle reasoning.b9ac73fd09d7e1c7
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He looked at her 8a3ba12f0d with intense eyes and 9787819a5b spoke clearly.205baad630cadf1e
“No. Even if I c8b4e4e389 regain my memory, 06d06058e8 I will still 14ac633118 love you.”735bc002db193913
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“That’s not true.”8c6d642e4e155713
“Why are you so 9358a6c32d sure of that?”79db6a195cf399d5
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“Because, because…!”bf5da972e1812853
“Because?”54d2a3341af99a5b
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“Because you didn’t love d657f10613 me before!”6f335b2b6e080ab0
“That’s not true.”cd6da23ec3abfd28
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Aslan quietly muttered something, 585c987410 but Lyla, who was 530b32c22e panting with agitation, didn’t 54cc6683da hear him.0810807ce689645a
“If that’s 7164264730 the case,” f34372ef0e he declared 27cdab5bcc firmly, “I 43c0c5c74b will lose c09a5c2f10 my memory d5db6b7a8e again. I’ll lose it as c12e33dec2 many times as it 61ef2d3554 takes, until I return 2636794433 to being the me e429144df1 that loves you.”461a9707253ffc22
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Lyla squeezed her 47221bc951 eyes shut.e8195f5844c8e3a5
She hated herself c960961f82 for crumbling so d168a5ef90 easily in the ad366d1311 face of his 19deb55608 relentless confession, even 49d21777e3 though she knew c76391bb84 she shouldn’t give 6d5913525b in.f7a697b92918e1e0
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Aslan didn’t a3fdce0565 rush her 6812385a24 for an cb1694b820 answer. But the longer the 1e7fad1efe silence stretched, the heavier e1843d4d07 her shoulders felt, and 68a6102c83 the more anxious her 315f5007bd heart grew.25f776c3288da103
She despised how cowardly 15ffb66dc1 she was.29490dd4d9ba0654
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But this was who 1c810771d6 she was.0f58f6c1b24c9c41
Someone who couldn’t 8a5f65ba1c simply accept what e0154b668f was given, who e6ea9a4a38 constantly worried about 73bee1790a things that hadn’t 9d3a11fc64 even happened yet, 4d89c9a1cb and who endlessly 5ce90dbbf6 looked back and 11434d9218 regretted the past.2b6a54983530f993
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Even she wouldn’t want ce292c9a63 to be around someone bf6cb3a4ec like that, so why 5b2c25f68f was the current Aslan f05f3b2fcd confessing his love to d55f1dfc48 her?3e20f971072e7d4c
She wanted b36fc65109 to stop 264cf7d235 him. She wanted 538ce5523e to tell efebf3b430 him that 93766131e8 someone as 0a1ae900c4 great as 19a52691d6 him should 33a499a3d2 meet a 1c7ae97675 woman recognized 92c64d1ac7 by the 884c07e215 world, someone 5de06b5ea5 like the e3d668e928 heroine of 251a6fc247 a story—not 0759dd9b90 her.d7804d46749848f9
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But at the same f1b4e5245b time, she also wanted f93b3dab39 to simply accept this ccbf6979a9 unbelievable situation, something she 00edf6020e never dared to dream 433deb4f15 of.411944a6b66daad6
Even if it 68ff8e8c12 would all dissolve 62b6103a70 like a bubble 5e5eab9a7b when Aslan regained cbf5196931 his memory, a d610a09559 part of her a711433f95 wanted to enjoy 5ab75435f8 this moment.519a53831f365196
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And perhaps, just 3a072e9a2f as Aslan had 0ce1c5c0be confidently claimed, even fe368c83b4 after regaining his d966b5fc87 memory, he might d3b9d44494 not leave her.16adcfc35648a31d
However, the rotten 683c0036d3 stench of long-standing 1f337de343 worries held her 288c8e0201 back.080c8887b738db3b
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‘But if 4cf3fbf42e he regains 12456b35b1 his memory fecc347923 and still ac58ee9cb6 doesn’t leave c6c8ddf099 me, wouldn’t 8ffb5dd249 that be 432d27d7bf an even 6d3e60b960 bigger problem?’72f0f5e836bf9421
Aslan could 2dc7680e3e lose his a36894c655 feelings for 16cb506ea4 her once d21f60d390 his memory 56b4cf0a59 returned.7bc87f003dca5bf5
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Yet if he 2385957eab stayed by her ea8a5e9443 side out of 1d44f4595c pity or obligation, fa54a623a1 choosing to remain 8c57b00763 on purpose…469f615c4e97ec4c
If only the 552f7ebb18 shell of Aslan 93ddba5275 was left, trapped 67dc3858ae by her side…8612b5d639d6ecde
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Lyla squeezed 62405e504c her eyes e9716c1478 shut again.8c0f13755500520a
‘Absolutely not.’1b2ff59644129522
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She couldn’t allow ae08239aa8 that. That’s why 7f641a3ce4 she left 6eda66c422 the Tordell adc836c82e estate in ddaabcaeaa the first 542c23052b place—because she f9d742a507 couldn’t bear 1089aace20 the idea 048d74de11 of Aslan, 41814d56f0 who loved ad9aa83edf Rosalyn, maintaining 949d0821a9 a hollow 50a6418a51 marriage with 626ea23801 her. She didn’t want to 5be96bee95 be a burden that f4d53384e9 he felt obligated to 6907ef3208 carry.11f58c1b01a2d46d
After all the hypothetical 3cbff7d29b scenarios had run through 34c326eab3 her mind, Lyla finally e53e0f9ee6 spoke in a trembling 4b9cff806e voice.9bd0ee4e4ea142aa
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“…I’m scared.”780ebc324e4fe2ef
“There’s nothing to be 2c9b616d22 afraid of.”769fe4c5a5fdc859
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His steady, 61e3c4724c firm voice c05673d04d made her 5196bc2667 want to 09efd06679 trust him.3d3531ab3448faea
But trust wasn’t something a8a4e05802 that came easily.1d40102023fa4312
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The anxiety and distrust 38108b3b05 Lyla had built up 58e1e0f36f over the years couldn’t 8eb8089a4d simply vanish overnight…82df07f0cc0c3c4a
“…Give me time.”ec28736de0c2d3d6
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Lyla opened 2a5def4e8f her eyes. She quickly stopped Aslan 1fd6cb2ec3 from immediately responding with 9fe33889f3 a rebuttal.7bc0951ed7428b76
“I need 103bb2663e to be 9513e86c21 ready.”94c22d78c98bc242
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She continued speaking 11542033c2 without hesitation.e0ba314a4bbcf2dc
“Let’s talk again after e89b1e86bf you’ve regained your memory.”55df310f69a324d6
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Growing impatient, Aslan 3246e2a1cd asked, “What if b023f0fb38 I regain my 1b5ef0b12f memory tomorrow? Will we a765d0525e talk again db7a2a4db5 tomorrow?”bb8deeeece984f9b
Lyla let out e8a77dcd77 a deflated laugh 4433dee36f at his words.9f9dfd1f4aa1381b
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“That’s not going ba470cfdae to happen. If this isn’t 168d9ffe77 some made-up story, 3f4ff31754 such a conveniently 101efc5cc8 timed event won’t 4a3e27e639 happen.”2dda490b4108fde9
She looked up at 7ad060c548 Aslan again, her gaze 32a7ebcd2e steady as she repeated, 03471000ce “Right?”3c4d73b007aaa5ae
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Aslan suppressed a sigh.52be3342e5de1705
“…Alright.”c92d8e7ed579c93d
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He smiled. The gentle, kind a5ac7bf90e smile was one c3c5fbdeef Lyla had seen 6b6cfaf356 many times before.72426d0023192a21
However, the words that e7a0afb28e came out of those 81f9a604d1 perfectly shaped lips were b722c6a5a9 different from what she 378d9fe055 was used to hearing.c3b2c983fab141de
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“If I want an 50f260f976 answer, then I’ll need b68a06f7dd to regain my memory 5da9a219ac as soon as possible.”c7675518c4999a0d
Aslan, who c45b4b76ce had just 8d50afa549 spoken in 3b8719628d a tone 976d531e87 that was 17c54fd5c1 more challenging, 68f3b07fee even provocative, 2bea0ee75f reached out 2ecbe936c8 and lightly 4287be5ab3 brushed Lyla’s 77f3d05e12 cheek.5f6e8a59a77a1fb5
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