WYIL Ch 7

There was a355acd8fb a moment 1c79cc29d9 of silence.04a869e787562b0a

“…….”9cfd83c74f501e73

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Fortunately or unfortunately, Aslan 92d0caceeb and Rosalyn did not 3689b534d7 continue their previous conversation.ba21b80ffb156ce1

“Is there anything uncomfortable?”25478da676ddea67

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“What do you mean uncomfortable! I’m so happy that I wonder if I’m even allowed to do this. I will always be grateful for your hospitality.”415f123a6aa75739

Aslan took care of ac05688f9f Rosalyn affectionately, and Rosalyn 6f0286c42a treated him with her 7e2dc43042 characteristic lively manner.c4a4366fa9025953

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“I’m glad to hear that. But if you need anything later, you can always tell me.”cffb1c4deaacb6e9

“Thank you very much, Aslan.”a3c6cc9ba1109256

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This concluded the 90fd0ae60c conversation between the 647cd0fb60 two. I heard the cea9479771 distant footsteps. The heavy and ad1e067cb1 relaxed steps belonged eed46d8066 to Aslan, and 5ae80df90c the light steps 518c977613 belonged to Rosalyn.b2d7d5138e055fcb

The sound of 5808e5676d the two kind 96e95f6cd5 of footsteps could 8a2661c638 no longer be 3cb6702e87 heard.55b98485904ae0f9

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Since the people f4df1d5a16 I was eavesdroping f889c8af96 on left, there d6a950e75c was nothing more 2d6ee351dd I needed to 0b1673e795 hear.4733877adf104e3f

But even until 6ca0e1f256 the two of a1d46f06f3 them left in 3d8418d728 different directions, I d4549ccebc stood there as e0143029ac if I was e005e4ec2b rooted.2b22ccb0bb84113f

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Aslan’s words echoed in my mind.44bac810638a0aba

[Yes, I didn’t marry my wife because I loved her.]

Yes it’s true.3e25672542ed0e4c

[I just made a contract with her out of necessity.]

That’s right.1d9479ad8dfe0669

Our marriage was part of a contract in order to meet each other’s needs.d6e58e1d102a6273

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So, even if e59e73f517 Aslan speaks in a353374349 such a formal 4d3803f982 way, there is 844b15e45b no reason for 8ddbf1e368 me to be 497a57d27d hurt.62c3ae3adf3cb88e

Still.ccf393afb7abf69e

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[I didn’t expect it to last this long either….It’s annoying.]

I didn’t know you hated me enough to say this.16802f5382fbfd96

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‘I thought we were 0fba625a45 getting along pretty well, 79297f966a but it was my cd64c90957 own misunderstanding.’883d7d62dfdcbad0

Was I holding 2453e2d09f him back?32e9cace9e3ab14e

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As I endured the deep emotions that came up, I suddenly remembered the contents of the ‘original’ that I had read in my previous life.2d6abd81b80b02b7

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Aslan’s confession was shocking.a1ade2b35223441b

“There is no ‘love’ between us that is known to the public. On the contrary, it would be the other way around…….”a7d2edba2d071f4a

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Aslan’s fine eyebrows frowned. He explained it in a tone that seemed horrible to imagine.cf224b59304709e1

“I married Helena, not because I loved her, but because she knew my weakness and threatened me.”c6193696fa216987

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“What? Threatening?”4931bfe94c421512

To Rosalyn, a698768e7c who stuttered 3db758a07a in surprise, d4554b5246 Aslan nodded 31043b6306 his head bb47bc4e89 in affirmation.b60a32839206ca32

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“For a 139ba3a4b4 reason, we’ve 9353675d3b kept it 60af424663 a secret 0c2c64799d until now, 8ed692c09e but I 9a26f916e1 don’t want dc1537334d to cause e6dfc0277e any misunderstandings.”35f250b8b5633032

Aslan calmly explained. However, in contrast to 9d8cadcf79 his blunt voice, there 4455dc409b were complicated emotions floating 4473520e91 around in his wrinkled 4f56a4487d eyes.de892f882f359e9b

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Confused, Rosalyn didn’t even notice his delicate inner side. She was too busy keeping her mouth wide open .a09d8c392bafd556

‘Nonsense!’5a1e19d599acb21e

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The Duke 9d82d1fc80 and Duchess 0932a11c87 of Tordell, 470b7f0581 who are 9bc3fd5b11 famous for dd145cadf8 being a 26cc5b00f6 married couple 2170dbe100 of the 719829d5cc century, had 93b3e79004 such a 728a50f720 secret.cadfe11e57c35d5f

No one will dda0f783e1 believe it. Their grand bc9f7b0cfe wedding was 9852c4478f still widely 2a7d419d4f talked about 5310c82977 years later.b132283d31ace80b

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Even the commoners in faraway provinces who had never met the Duchess of Tordell would chat about the secret of the couple’s marriage and how great it was, like a fairytale.c37f472104a4fb37

Just as it bd324c1805 is natural for 584380aadc the sun to 0a95bd7d6b rise in the dafa9c185f east and set 46abec5638 in the west, 2ddb7505fb the Duke and 8909f1a829 Duchess of Tordell d857de43df loved each other ba80ef7b36 terribly. This was 1f98fe1cbb the established 4bd67d73ab theory.8e91296568e83954

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Until just 196e0bfe32 now Rosalyn 0369f0c6e3 also had d9396dd124 believed in a36397831d rumors that 4c4692c16c everyone thought 93e3cfeae3 were true.f12ca740f0af7781

‘But it was all fake.’b40a0fba6b93830a

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Rosalyn recounted her memory 20ae94ae80 step by step. She met Aslan, b9ef92f360 was saved by 24aa8296c5 him, and what e6900dfc97 has happened since 39bc9e2f1f she came to 4e9e38b385 this mansion.1c279bbb89f32def

Their first meeting was when she almost got hit by Aslan’s carriage while running away from the terrible marriage that she wanted to die from.5df3fbc1dc776a71

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Aslan didn’t get angry over her sudden outburst. Instead, he took her to his villa and treated her.9b82440caaddf2ba

As they talked, they realized that they knew each other as children. Aslan also learned about Rosalyn’s current situation.8459607af3ab7716

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Aslan said to her, who had spent the day well staying at Aslan’s villa, but was anxious because there was no place to go from that day on.9c43316fd3526346

[Come with me to the capital]]

Aslan offered to f9a14345af sponsor her until ad783c4fdd she could find e432d3efc9 a good marriage.a216081d642a34a2

Aslan made a suggestion 2f58742d7b when Rosalyn felt burdened 3f939dceb1 of being taken care cc8fdf23f2 by him, saying she 42e56a4f08 could not cause so a5a52502d2 much trouble.cef5d4af1ae49dad

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[My wife is very lonely because she has no friends with whom she can speak openly to, so Ms. Rosalyn, please be her companion.]

Only then 2ff6811d1d did Rosalyn 85d302407f accept his 152c638f3e offer.bbd7a8bbcdb2a056

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He was f883a8bcfe helping her b0272bc43b because he f9b2efe576 needed a b9e717b5e2 friend for a7f4acd5b6 his beloved df8f28ec99 wife ,so 26495351e4 there was 7dac460901 no need 1bb0b77e20 to worry 3d2aa9031a that anyone c444fc2281 would be d657765864 misunderstood and aee67b553d his reputation ad2006bc03 would suffer 1b69ca8130 because of 4157477ed4 her.0aa2f6d157caff1d

And if she works hard as a talkative companion, she’ll pay for her own meal, so she won’t feel sorry to get his help.a6c3400d5dda2859

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Rosalyn thought 2a127c02c1 at the fb1b84823a time.61b2ae4d49c863ea

‘You came all the way to here instead of your work because you needed a companion for your wife. I envy them because they are a good couple.’68b16889ba59ef25

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But when I actually e6fd237dc0 stayed in the Tordell a6300c23ca mansion, the relationship between 3a14a45649 the duke and his 0bc2dabceb wife was very different 7dd76c6ab3 from what I thought.2c05829fd1aaa0b7

The Duchess was as 39dd7072d5 elegant and beautiful as 8b5513a4c6 I imagined. Very well suited 027389d9ae to Aslan, a 1e20e96e32 handsome man.9c976b119626c2a2

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However, the couple’s relationship was somehow awkward.202f0667fc38395c

Rosalyn thought it was because she was an outsider, so they weren’t being intimate on purpose.114c817d24846b00

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But.1a29d437594d7d06

‘I didn’t know there was such a thing. That his wife took his weakness and threatened him? I feel so sorry for the Duke.’24bb3f0714640c82

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Relieving her surprise, Rosalyn a1ed6ba663 continued to think.fa6e8d63e10ef6c1

‘I want to comfort the Duke. If I hug him in a warm embrace, maybe he will feel a little more at ease… … .’0784ba32fda6dd7f

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Rosalyn’s hazy eyes opened wide. How can she think of such a strange thing herself? She couldn’t believe it.c8d9419626b4b1bd

At that fe545a32ab time, Aslan 6a8c04d434 asked, as 47feed24d2 if he e632e2123c had noticed 9a9d17743d her insidious 8ca6a0076d intent.9e4e33ec82e8fe1b

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“Are you okay, Miss 36b4ac7c8a Rosalyn?”18c1f90845fc8500

“Yes.”c35a27ee76ee9aac

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Rosalyn tried to answer 0556421935 him as she struggled, 16e139c9a9 pretending to be okay.3724d0de4e853f9d

No matter how much she found out about his secrets, he was still a married man, even though he had made a ‘contract under threat’ with his wife.a84edb4af43249b8

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Although the duchess 68ed14d0fe was only a c43c283e33 nominal wife, he 965923b3d3 was a man 7f7d552f55 with a family.58f55e40646c695c

So, it was right c6827453c2 for Rosalyn herself to a221988886 stop being delusional and aa4beaa380 be careful about her ac862239d0 words and actions.e0ec0ff05e2db7db

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“Your face 6fbb58431a is red. I am worried that fc4acb58a8 you may have caught f56c4677eb a cold.”7353aa8b55d65110

But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t help it that her face was dyed rosy in front of Aslan.5424a15132152136

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“…… Are there any 4635f007ab inconveniences in your stay?”e4d32dd1b51a47a1

“Oh, no! I, I really like it. I’m happy that I can stay here.”97ee28e092a30111

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Rosalyn stuttered a1e426523c and expressed 2a258a8196 her candid f9313de517 feelings. She was 91ccb501ab really happy. Being able 2cba0517e7 to be 3f0bc39dfc sweet with 876a5ee5c8 Aslan, being 827c09e31a in the 09c7b49f08 same room 693f634bc8 as him, 0989da03a8 having these cd0b5ef3f5 conversations.bba6bc1ad65fdfcd

…… Even if he doesn’t know her heart and feelings.74d0376ae2b07cba

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“Then I’m happy, ee361126a4 but if you 4b103ef6ae ever need anything, 5d480b7112 please let me 78dff5954a know.”c598f0b7dbcb829b

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The sentences of the 2b46c51729 novel came to my 9006eb66a7 mind clearly as if d7d102998a I had just read 78a3350948 it.58025e72d6d0175c

‘Why did I forget?’54dcc28cb6da3a63

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I contrasted the 5d01604045 content of the 86a20eacd9 original in my 2e482f056f memory with the a0e461fa6c situation I had 1c27802ed8 just seen.652a89f50fb0189b

Not all lines ab9ad974ec are the same, 3d67b6da31 but they are 9db7d9f4d9 similar enough to 51331df785 be in the d72c6d83d6 scene.7a1c35a2af7bc3f4

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‘You must have told b1388c2780 her the details of 7dc6709e88 how you got married 5d074da844 before I eavesdroped.’ddec41bdc4d67ebf

I listened to their conversation halfway , so I didn’t know what Aslan and Rosalyn were talking about before.49fb0ebc6c29e3e6

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But I 598b01d25c could guess. Perhaps it was a a771526337 story from the original.367cdf2e4bdd85e8

‘If so, today is the day.’4746c7526bcabbcd

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The appearance of 54626f327a the two people 532630ffb8 I had just 849eba1996 glimpsed at was d5ba7b4108 one of the a613f5b875 most important turning 754001e0c8 point of the 8050cc9766 novel.7ee89bedc63d01f6

In the 939b1d2289 original story, 104a6a3255 Rosalyn had 34a84a7995 a crush f404d3e56b on Aslan 9858230f7d since their ccf8be73d5 first meeting, b5d780e635 but after e11d99bc70 she found 7cc98263f5 out that 3324c676b0 he was 792f7649ee married, she 3a462f60d7 deliberately tried 5d287ee716 to kill e0d44bcb3c her feelings 8e6f32ab4c for him.6deeeebdb895028b

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However, each time she received Aslan’s tender care , her feelings for him only grew stronger.a00c204ce8e5ec6c

Faithful Rosalyn deceived herself 273392d27e thinking her feelings were 0ee729f393 of thank-you and respect a72ed2e037 for her patron.085b9845c0da06c3

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Everyone fell for her aa4df5857f lies even herself.c4f017dec67721f0

Aslan and f6c2205403 Rosalyn gradually c299cb99a2 got closer, 0448f3e24c but no 8acfc6da3f matter how 8974de8523 much time ebf9d0d7a5 they spent 1e95ac22f6 together, the 2d350eaa5f two did 25cd4e4e29 not cross 75dfb184bf the line.15fb8abdb4a4d88f

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She kept hiding e91022481e her growing love, b383acd093 and it was 3fe2c149fd the first time 1792821e05 she had seen 95dfc8320c such a narrow 8491555136 emotional line explode.a2c1b73f6414cba6

The moment Rosalyn, who 8b01535d89 had denied her feelings ccfba5427d all along, saw her 02a09bea49 true feelings for him 3320dd3c87 the first time.7b8f257111344562

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Rosalyn was delighted to a239d6dcf0 see Aslan confessing a 827fadb6e5 secret to her that d5a6b5c7b1 he had never told 7d4efd4707 anyone.57dbdc2c1e2c785b

She was the only ea907efc02 one whom he told 75081438cb the truth about his 9441c0648f marriage, so she could 7fd3dea89e love Aslan instead of f5b407a6ff giving up.e4badfbd342ac9d7

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When the social 933d157c75 taboos that had d7f83bea51 blocked her so d346fbbdc6 far disappeared, the ce7fc18124 latch of her 6f177cc600 mind was released.ba6f1b314bfc3ff2

That’s when Rosalyn first realized her love for Aslan.65d898ebe4574864

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‘When I read it in the novel, it was a very exciting and fun scene.’658d7e981a6b8fe4

When it 398e83d84b unfolded in 22eeb0be1f front of c119623c1e me, it 048b3067fe was not e6d034ea6f fun at ec18c6b951 all.adafcac570eb7491

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