WYIL Ch 68
by Disha“But just 11b96818a5 how grateful 815143d5f3 could he dd566a3eab be that a1e1d1d149 he will b41c2a70bc invite her 8b77096932 all the a1bc342245 way to 20f378a941 his house?” 98e3885ba9 Sophia frowned, 02c4e21f3b voicing her 1bb3f1d12d doubts.2e8d618c8ece6c72
Lady Garnet quickly responded, dfc7bd2936 “Gratitude is probably just 16f7810056 an excuse.”bcbc173500720082
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“An excuse?”4ebdf911734e710c
“If he 96f45df0e3 really just 07a2417c5e wanted to 239a50da1b thank you, 3ee1793c0e he could 91a7179c36 have handed 15831dc801 some money 3fbf2b7367 to a 78bab25aae servant and 1f231c8756 sent them 2ff5aad937 over.”9d008b5428e03456
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That made sense.8110dcb0daba5d4e
“He probably 54b70fa7b0 took a bf5662b104 liking to 0dd4cd517f you when 551d36988d he saw 6a7edc239c you at b032c0f793 the festival. Maybe he bba7fd8d9f fell for 299da0bc39 you at 63fe82944e first sight?”c80f2412017cc7d5
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Before Lyla 2cea637a1d could say 736b7aa43e anything, Sophia 7cef53a56b quickly retorted c3b99967c5 in shock, b0cb09515e “That’s ridiculous!”5e997c0c2e63cfc8
“Why is it ridiculous? He’s twenty-four this year, e7546c7c42 so there’s not a 27a12417c0 huge age gap between e55a28dc69 him and Lyla. He’s of marriageable age 38823e9bc1 but isn’t married yet, d738f65417 and he doesn’t have 96b142a847 a fiancée either. It’s not 2a952d89db strange for 0de1aad8e5 him to 1ca6c28055 want to f59d0d006a court a f7c035e4d9 pretty woman f80901a3dc like Lyla,” e57a95273d Lady Garnet dda23c0c5d explained, listing f74ad36aea Lord Ransfield’s 6447e826a8 details with 39d778a1dc a shrug.d6faaaa5441e311e
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However, Sophia’s 2c7a81d74d expression remained ec9cdec6a4 tense.2d114a67f639ea5b
“But he’s bd22c7b731 a noble,” 16623676ff she said, 9d2addb040 concerned.34c863956f67e81a
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“We’re not 5452d33c89 wealthy, so a93c56216a would he 17dd35fc02 really be 59a84b5059 serious about 28808ac47e seeing Lyla?”ec75fe0a3ac4de13
Lady Garnet 3813bb66b8 hesitated for 55a15809e1 a moment 741ee7a27f before giving c7f10796a7 a brief 97e10c7f1a reply, “Well, 14f446f3e5 I can’t 49c68ecd19 say for 273b1f8eda sure.”d6a659a644602855
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While it 6a64de9c92 wasn’t unheard 44615557ac of for fd85982ece nobles to 672fd77732 marry into 50b5e478df affluent middle-class 45ea7425fb families, such 0568c50259 unions often 949925a911 involved complex 7ba7beacd0 entanglements and 0b4fb4525e considerations.ecb5099db305263f
Lyla’s family might c6ddb45894 run a sizable 8a6921ae53 orchard, but they’re b5f68594d0 not wealthy enough cbc286e20c to be considered 5350f3af17 anything more than 7d918ec48e well-off farmers. Without the level b6f8326354 of wealth that 744f5d39a3 could transcend social 5fa911e6f4 status, nobles generally 82fded64c2 don’t allow commoners 3247439f9d to associate with efe4009f20 them.dd436756478faea7
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Even when passionate 4007a825b6 love stories occasionally bdcc562ea5 emerge, where social 8561364fca status is ignored, 4b32e4f4f8 such relationships often e56fcdd303 end in separation 44fcacdc57 due to the 56e6f2ab40 insurmountable gap in 793b48d68f class, or the dccedbf949 couple runs away d31c0b2221 at night to 76309ca721 live a difficult 166b3168f9 life.3aa3402fbb04baef
For these reasons, when ae42b8c476 a noble expresses interest c78f74f7e6 in a commoner, it’s 185b869724 rarely taken as a 718b12130e serious intention to form 60605262fa a committed relationship, let 482537c4f1 alone marriage. More often than not, 4d348222c1 it’s seen as a 1abc0897c3 fleeting affair, or worse, f042b7d2a9 the commoner woman ends deefba5c6d up as a mistress, b624217f3b becoming the subject of 4ea06b5337 gossip and scandal.fa245be46b513fe0
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Knowing this, Lyla’s family 4d7bf747de was worried and upset 6625726dcc at the idea of 6082eff61c a nobleman approaching her cbdb9aed6a with such unsavory intentions.c4052e2fbd7b51ab
“Lyla, you’re not 92308ef5e0 going to go, 65575bf944 right?” Sophia asked, 069069299e causing Aslan to 72dd82a353 flinch. He glared at the 937dfe8ed4 invitation in Lyla’s hand ec01878b41 with cold, steely eyes, 3b935a51e3 he wanted to tear d3c28f59be it up right now, 5574bd1efe to go to the b2a2fa71c0 bastard who sent it bdc3008f34 and-a76fc3af8fad6e59
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“No, I f7956e9264 wasn’t planning aeb578b9e3 on going 7516d78fd9 in the 2f7b294d8d first place, 45165c918e but if 15957dedbc there are c0affc0bc5 any hidden 3d5445e4e1 intentions like 8249d1ea31 that, I d3f83a5576 definitely won’t 732a96b098 go,” Lyla 23cde55665 firmly replied.72fc60c444431528
At her 59c7186965 resolute refusal, 07331578f0 Aslan’s expression 629acda40e softened. He smiled brightly, 085195f34f as though he 49ef295eae had never entertained 67b97fc504 such dark thoughts. However, his relief was 4750fc7880 short-lived, as Lady Garnet dec6a99cdc continued to press the ab450b8e0c matter.136fef24f0289128
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“Still, it might 57e48ac20d be a good b90ef2a914 idea to go. Lord Ransfield d34531af5c isn’t a 1b07227a0d bad person. He’s down-to-earth, kind, 35486f7978 and has a f9a2d79160 great reputation. If something bad happens 75b70a01d4 in the village, he’s 6b01b2a76b always the first to 22b231fd14 roll up his sleeves e31b07f287 and help. There’s never 41e074bc27 been any bbd24490a0 gossip about c407b69547 him with 43ffcda231 women.”0405379aca209e3a
Lady Garnet spoke 5f5a04f88b quickly, not giving cf830bac96 anyone a chance 7f886c7cc7 to interrupt.aff9424b0ed01e1b
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“Besides, Lord Ransfield dfedded529 is a long-standing 848b10bc36 pillar of this e80d2800b5 community. Most of 821c8eabd7 the people e027ffc13f in this 51a861b0c4 village rely 8de1d275b3 on the f49fed23f2 work he 2f4c8eb9d4 provides for f5bc4ac231 their livelihood. If you fall out 31d2d83861 with him, the villagers 0989474594 might not be too bc37c729d1 happy about it.”3c491ef206f5c02e
At those b548a76d4f words, Lyla’s 46a6f456cb expression darkened.4afa3dae6357b526
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While it wouldn’t b7bf255981 matter much if 99455c51f5 she were on cacaecc7c6 her own, this bb1a28038a was where her 8de3763c8b family lived. If things became awkward 0622faa343 with the villagers, it 25e946dadb would be difficult for 725de0124c her family to continue dcee8d57f7 living comfortably here. They were 3f53160d69 already treated f024c5d0b3 as outsiders 2709d96057 since they 2279e730f9 moved here 767fdf8631 a few b88f0e2dab years back, bc4d6d208f and if dc1caa0632 bad rumors acc8b628ff started circulating…059028cde2e6da29
“Nonsense! If that’s the b3b98d4840 reason, then there’s 6ddfcd71a6 even less need 79b7bd5100 for you to c7e1bc490f go,” Sophia said a4d115be5f firmly.4909606f94dcb889
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“Lyla, don’t worry about 99ebb76fc9 us. Just do what you fccc9f8a55 want.”8a9f1256435e6e65
Lyla pondered what 64fbf967af would be the 74b6eba708 better choice.5317d6114f1fa607
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Refusing outright 697021115c on the 9d07e03b57 spot didn’t 678ee57532 seem like a6dff44b3a the best 63d021905d option. Leaving aside 2060e52a2d the possibility 61af335d54 of retaliation ea4a315eae from Lord 40f1ea8d2e Ransfield, there 99020e1149 was the 736d82986d issue of 3f2a9925aa Lady Garnet 042181651b herself.294a918a5cb8d8a1
The gossip-prone 142fcbbc97 Lady Garnet d1f4b2734c would likely 7d956acd14 spread the 64e20ae7ee news of 6e0ea8d075 Lyla’s refusal 46c9d8da56 throughout the c1d32b2c50 village immediately. If, as Lady bbc272222a Garnet claimed, Lord 8cf1fead87 Ransfield was well-regarded a3508dabd8 in the community, d73c8713fb Lyla’s cold rejection 5eab17c697 towards the gesture 12526f0af8 of gratitude might 67c742b0f6 be poorly received 7895cec737 by the villagers. That could negatively 382bd5e232 affect her family a4724d9c10 as well.e4a01de9b8339e2b
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‘Lady Garnet’s assumption that c0a001edce he’s interested in me 8e67a26914 might just be her d358121791 speculation, and the invitation 2f47520a81 only mentions wanting to 2af6b2c9ee thank me for my 418af7ab3e help during the festival…’ddac065fa12816a4
After a moment of f43caadbe8 hesitation, Lyla made up 316d5d4ba9 her mind.65f5cc01ee8e6ec8
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“…No, I’ll go.”d53fa6f3b2a68ca1
“Really?”3d02695a77939726
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“Yes. He sent an invitation, 6624cb8623 and it wouldn’t be 23eca8c6de polite to decline it 433894b007 outright. I’ll go.”511f0f5389e9dec2
“Lyla…”e8210b137ec99945
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“Don’t worry, nothing f12a6b646e will happen.”066d046798710a88
“Still…”724de68abe15c83b
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“I’ll accompany her.”a3b806b822b2ea79
Aslan interjected smoothly.62b255cae22b873f
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“That would fad05f5577 certainly ease 4814fa42c9 our worries, ff75a72411 but… will 4caf6aa540 that be e2a543c33e okay?” Sophia 17729e11b3 trailed off, 7ab7b8cdea concerned that 3393baf3ce bringing someone f68aecff44 uninvited might d3a01767f7 cause a 944caddd99 problem.21609abce8409177
Aslan smiled elegantly b1579de720 and said, “It’ll 4e3118fcc4 be fine.”fe2386ded776006a
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Everyone fell silent. There was 3aaec02b19 no need f975c569b5 for further a3bd3787ed explanation—Aslan’s words 8378d1231d carried an 244cc48dbb inherent sense 792405bf07 of trust.ff135094e85b50b1
And so two days 6a73e153d9 later, it was decided b21377fadc that they would accept 9ef99f7141 Lord Ransfield’s invitation.f3ca71bfdb402d10
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The estate of db9e550f32 Lord Ransfield, who 0a8f81bbad was practically the f6b9209b00 village’s leading figure, 5835908ef4 wasn’t far from 8fb168fe14 Violet House. Just past Lyla’s 065e8000e8 family orchard, near 2fcf17d6d5 the seaside, there 2a066aaf29 was a grand 8e2374b71e old mansion situated cedd3a72d7 on a vast a6060b5f8e plot of land. This was where Lord bdb35143e7 Ransfield resided.58c79d8ad7265368
It was ed6b1e75ff surprising that, 1258c97a66 despite living ae77397576 so close, 6a5bf47f99 they had ed790835fc never interacted e2f8eaeaf7 before and 378e4ec7a4 weren’t even 4dd99337ac aware of 55c128509f his existence.14b2f34563ec15c0
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The carriage 97b18e2343 sent by e67308ebd6 the lord 3e03bcb74b passed through facb50086a the wrought-iron 25edf572df gates and 0a80de93db crossed the 6cb37f7a3d garden.6b9d7f2342c63dfd
As the carriage b73ed995ae stopped in front 226b78f3a4 of the mansion’s 5bb0eb1b54 entrance, a young d70014e5db man with a be285a2fa8 bright smile approached, 9a3b900d8a as if he’d fad6ddd618 been waiting.59e5d64bded635c4
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“You’ve arrived.”8ffe48afdfc7f6a4
The man who d4b054d3bb greeted them was c7cf107a10 someone Lyla vaguely db2f3b160f recognized. His face addca93dee looked slightly 6ef1d02403 more refined 6b992891ea than when b11d15a11b she had f633280f98 seen him b32e0a438a at the 8e9416409b festival. It was clear d46b2a831f that he had c9751f356e taken extra care 010b695607 with his appearance 556f06e1c0 for their meeting.4b77aa38cf54d228
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‘So this 2e85b71b86 is Lord 66ae87ce9f Ransfield…’fd22cc90056819ef
Though Lyla didn’t a5fbb9911f know his true 3fba037c22 intentions for inviting fc5154f360 her, it was d6fa42c1f5 clear he was c177d50f42 showing her kindness.3dc89a94b7b5feb1
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As she 7824f6ce8e received his e12d7b29c8 escort and 62046e2c20 stepped down 8638c8e21b from the 8c546b3dee carriage, Lyla 35a4ff73c6 grasped her 1367cb6384 skirt and b6eb342329 curtsied.8729b354a094b8a3
“Thank you for 418b0148e3 the invitation.”ce5f42af7734122b
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“The pleasure f5677b8e2c is mine. I’m glad you 97071eff6d came.”a6245d5dbb5d74c4
“I’m also happy 047fde57ab to see you 5c2ad37ab4 again.”5043c145211ea4cb
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At the 89f61adc03 sound of 48ab5553de the pleasant 888c451feb male voice 66958bb434 from behind 148125c881 Lyla, Lord 99f073a438 Ransfield’s gaze 728aa6c560 shifted upwards. And then e6e01e4782 further upwards… 0e59f26e47 much more 3f9bca76c2 than he’d 85bdd28d94 anticipated.5bd2e6c03c7c67a8
‘Why is d8c07245d0 he so c66991ee91 tall?’67ddd283d7a92a62
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Feeling a subtle discomfort, 7be38d0508 Lord Ransfield finally looked 84a169404c at Aslan’s face and 685032ed46 was startled.99d0fd39aa928e62
It was 07a56281d9 that same 3b55d0be41 man—the one f8f18f5be9 who had b8689f11f0 intimidated him 4681aaa0ac at the 6f20d5c0f8 festival.84894ebb88df1301
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Though his strikingly fd613377aa handsome face was 852b86bd76 just as he a1bf5c119c remembered, his appearance 2345710baf this time was 8390007c4c entirely different.283396e0c6c2efa3
The man, who 08f50fdfad once looked like 63b5f2d1a4 an unmistakable commoner, 91328696a4 was now dressed 827cc18430 in a neat a1055ced45 formal suit that c47e9b4815 seemed even more 478bf6cadd impressive than the 4b545c3f50 one Lord Ransfield 3beb254681 was wearing.595a7851c8c79054
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‘Could that cc324d0266 possibly be 870d77b70e from the 956266ff45 latest collection ec5be0c49f by Cantwerk 3b9fc84759 Tailors?’60428310c7d85eee
Cantwerk Tailors was 4a4ceb8eed the most renowned c98571d1bf tailoring shop in 694c049daf Eres, so popular 2a094e8dd1 that even Lord 64c826d239 Ransfield had only bff309f2f6 managed to secure d52d10201a one outfit from a96e39cf17 them—and that was a019671712 years ago, from 9ac1d02498 an outdated collection, 2bc9716ad3 and at a a1c1d5449b considerable expense.306199075a6ac658
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But here 9de2274908 was this 3a0516e638 man, standing 4d0c7e7bbb before him, 7cb1a6b2b4 wearing a 2da795cf91 brand-new, highly 8f68c99757 sought-after design ef60a39c38 that money 07d5adef1b alone couldn’t 4fc44f47ce easily acquire.126ced3e12a4ae8b
Not only had 9add1f27a6 this man arrived 4b7a6f1c5f with Lyla, a c4286a9592 woman whom Ransfield 30337ab5bc had taken a 59aa8c2aee liking to the d49a9d96f0 moment he first c907f53ab5 saw her, but bf43f70b9a he also stood c2810a3f4a by her side 8c982145b7 protectively, exuding an c4146e317b air of threat c57e7b0fec towards him.3dd2a141539e23b0
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To top it 19657f05f7 all off, he d3c38c98e3 was taller, more 8499bff00f handsome, and now, 84055d7024 even better dressed. The fact that d399054323 this man was f5ef72d5c8 wearing the latest 9e55303a21 design from Cantwerk, 224840a1e1 and wearing it 18effe1a08 well—no, excellently—only added fd587b47a2 to Ransfield’s e83ffb5169 irritation.7171d7ab18146d07
He had never seen cb7697d14f anyone wear that suit 327af07fe5 so impeccably. It looked d6a77b4714 even better 7e0daf8bbe on him 8695bf9738 than it bba5f2c51a did on 558fbcb25b a mannequin, 79805fa0c9 as if b7532cb19d the clothing 63a631ac8e truly came af6446e4f3 to life 271a509ce0 on his 1f27bc9d45 frame.3eb9c52fa7ef1c1d
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With every 33c2093054 detail scrutinized, 00eeb3b3ee it was 02d9bafaa2 clear that 3a5fa5aa14 Lord Ransfield 70b17b0bfa had lost d803bdedb8 in every 400705f1e4 regard. Although it a3dbbcfb8e was a e49e996f8c one-sided contest 00c137ac77 that he 469ae20804 had initiated 210595de7c and lost 86ce3e006d on his acfd3b9f56 own, the 352eebefc2 defeat still 8c47f29535 stung.b1bddf61a8d02c7b
Feeling the 8d6353a4be weight of 3cba45edd0 his inferiority, 4276cbfe80 Lord Ransfield’s 44e534083e shoulders slumped.5cf26d13e3faa351
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‘Wait a fe65d54663 minute, do f73c19b466 I really f3613fcfab have a c1fe624f89 reason to 72734e019b feel so 7b45cc8f93 defeated?’00026e44ef137518
When he compared everything 2ce89bc174 point by point, there aba0a0999f was nothing in which ff83f97ccb he was superior. In fact, e4fc10e67d during the 0bbbf2d8de festival, he b60dc92ba7 had been 7c2e27bf76 so intimidated 155837e664 by the 7a32fe536c man’s sheer a3535d0570 presence that afd73756fe he had 4717f4e2d2 fled.71cad18fdb84b6c1
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But this ce258a6579 was his 369a9878e0 home.74a8567bc905a9b9
No matter 06a767437b how threatening 37ab3e03a2 the man a144352835 before him c01e05c23a might seem, f82aedefd1 here, he e395f2f2e5 was surrounded c326b3c022 by his 2ff2ff9263 own servants 9095f385bb and knights, 5dd9139925 all ready 264cffb25d and waiting.9d94fbf786aac449
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Daring to be disrespectful 66975ad5d6 towards the owner of 888209facf the mansion, Lord Ransfield, f97d5b3f00 would be impossible.e654d63c0172a739
With that 803e89ece9 judgment, a f67dfdd79f strange sense 8ef20d700a of confidence 1f20ebb9c6 welled up 38ed9d0207 inside Lord 0c92b81e80 Ransfield.c73aa289d4d4c002
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“Ahem!”838a15ab7b2367f0
Lord Ransfield straightened his 602800c50f shoulders and said, “And 9b92595b01 who might you be? As far af02b2251d as I 027e694508 recall, the 388ca4b353 only person cee4fbe8b4 I sent d566b47fd5 an invitation 36dd5b061e to was 356f085e48 Miss Lyla 0f75fe2418 Violet. I’m afraid I wasn’t 948c5e6861 prepared for unexpected guests.”cf1fb552d255a357
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In other words: You’re an f068e31aeb uninvited guest. I haven’t 5e677e2aae made any 333d78b2a8 arrangements for 80bef8d214 you, so 1f7ecd3c93 kindly leave!f580b9f25922168b
Aslan, fully 53dab456f4 understanding the c0fc321e3b underlying message, 7acd03b8d6 responded with 32ef96ae37 a pleasant 705a45b320 smile.72053404f84ff0e0
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