WYIL Ch 84

Nobles, upon hearing f375802f4a that the Duke c426b7d7b6 and Duchess of 9bb9867c5f Tordell had returned, 2ac9117212 sent letters of ddd3682524 greeting along with 53076e5d1a invitations.feb2352c9a3eb5b7

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She had expected something 9a97b67740 like this, but not 51289e14ef on this scale.20c6961433422263

“Are all of those d749d8934d invitations?”cdffd1436aed8652

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“Yes, Madam.”3e43e9c41b2599b3

Even Dalton seemed surprised, 6357594703 falling silent for a 4abbc73c0a moment.5353fd09ac2fa100

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Lyla, too, stared 47dd592940 blankly at the d5965e5e13 mountain of invitations 7935f48951 that covered and de6f2bed2d overflowed the desk. Just looking at them 99b0a1f07f was exhausting.36e756a805b79abc

It was 2eda822f64 still a 7952b6461c lively social 33d8c914e1 season, yes—but 3e592c49c3 receiving this b78b59efef many invitations 664146b4a0 meant she 3e1023a89d had been a633e62b91 invited to d8adcd0a03 nearly every d14b57b9f4 social gathering 2bd0ece10b currently being f9e717d0a1 held in 728827e1f1 the capital.62a68c796f0dc953

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She had never 913720ded1 received this many 6d49f62ce5 invitations before. Despite holding the title ef4551afd7 of Duchess of Tordell, 1ce40fe861 her past invitations had ffbb9fbb09 been mostly perfunctory. Not once had she 455a28ac14 received such earnest letters f0da848e57 from people eager to 29105b32d0 meet her.e65844245906c639

And yet, despite dcffc8eef0 how many people b20d5d2183 seemed to want a1eaffb220 her presence now, 9918e6afab Lyla felt no 805615c0b2 joy. She could easily guess 4e9a3a55e8 at their hidden motives.cd870f128fc9a549

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She recalled the d566b535b5 sensational headlines from 748cec6976 the tabloids she’d fa7f000043 seen.6be03e2ab5bcee04

It was obvious that 25477bfb7a people who loved to 52355c947d gossip—especially about the misfortunes 08aa2e4d76 of others—would never leave f09b30bcff Lyla alone, now that 2740e5f7e3 she was the center cb685a7a7d of a scandal.34fea2dd07a216bb

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Even if 77058c1ef0 she picked 66530139cf just one 89a48c7bd5 of those 90338dacaf invitations and 006d51fc03 attended the 2c62256548 event, she’d e7bde83531 undoubtedly be 09646cf81e treated like 1c3620bf55 a zoo 27598ba94d animal on 0aff46a07f display.28533caf125b4e45

“Still… just 37b9b88c2d because I 87d137801b don’t want 737bf3715f to go 6e3212fa89 doesn’t mean 532c409ecd I can f2286b598c ignore them d380189dc8 all…”d4c9a712b9a84881

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She murmured 2bd186fb0e to herself 3e5b57dcb5 like a 5fd0c3ceaa sigh, and 75dc103bcc Dalton spoke 3eefc8d374 up carefully c34574cdac beside her.73225ef5e3240432

“Madam, the master 8ba7c4c2c7 left a message d8b7979e51 regarding this matter.”b778710af3eca7b3

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“Aslan did?”2e10e3c2731bf75c

“Yes.”2b28502ac674a1fa

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“What did he say?”ccc3a6417a19a268

“He said that 22bb1107c2 if you don’t d10794edec want to go, 8ea18eab8a you don’t need 338002dc69 to bother replying.”fe22c7f172af14b5

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“That’s not 33bc71a677 very polite.”fa293686c4551f61

Lyla gave a small 60c07e9345 smile and added softly,0b7707655c0e19aa

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“But I appreciate him 62a275934f saying that.”56b57fd2787b7588

She decided 45406caea6 she would 9918224f17 thank Aslan 3a3c4d7afb properly the 9bebacf99a next time 1afc1894bc she saw f4b1037131 him, then 601a1d02ad turned her fdee4550dc gaze back 868b8a5cbe to the f3db4967e2 pile of 1ae15f1b97 invitations like fd6a5ff063 a mountain.285de930fcd8766a

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A few days earlier, a0ae368723 Lyla had gone to 1827502be1 the opera with Aslan. On their way 4520c3caf9 to their box b21c6bddfa seats, they greeted 9b3db161ff people and engaged 36e47b594b in light conversation.a56c7e5f755b9396

That, too, 5fc0ec5fcf was a 2cf9cd264b form of ee97b992a9 socializing, but 3798569acf it didn’t a3df6ba1f5 quite count df748ff8b8 as what 846d643d90 was typically e400479910 considered a f87fd0b2ce formal social cb9c76c2e6 event.85e687d4a6c3e4e1

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To avoid being pushed c1b196596d out of noble society 485704d20e and to blend in 7cc833012f smoothly, attending proper social 5c305419f7 gatherings was essential.06a142a903bf813f

For Lyla, however, the 58ca463288 social scene was a 2143edcc30 place filled with nothing 2fba6ec6d6 but unpleasant memories. Just thinking 7d0ff1177a about it 86bc1975d0 made her 3c1f7136ae feel stifled 60b9721c17 and burdened.ada27036ec06de5e

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But now, things would 5d3e35aefe be different.9a6fe0f83eb89190

Unlike before, she wanted 42b6cd9240 to fulfill her duties 7c687893ca as the Duchess of 2a15c62842 Tordell.15ec835a9412ffeb

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Engaging in social 935e8cd553 activities and expanding f35a22a48c one’s network was 352496a845 an important responsibility 625fea0777 for any noblewoman.ca87b78daa149a6f

Once her mind was 59ad886b8a set, it was time 7d52d13dc0 to make a decision.ebb6b3519c285121

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Since this would mark bf50535a7d her official return to fce5e42fca the social world, she 3ec5e8f5d7 needed to choose carefully.b3545e215263db8e

However, Lyla had never 963c107de6 been well-informed about the ee96a21053 latest social affairs, and 54ffdf4c1f having been away from 559b0008cb the capital for several b451845ae0 months made it even 96305a89d6 harder to choose the 35f4bca80c right event.02a2a6ada9adce80

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“What kind of 650a669eae gathering do you 62c8fb54d3 think would be 376e3e4237 good to attend?”f385f1e17205928d

Lyla asked faf0e04cca Dalton for e2587975b2 help.bc8d2b891115b48c

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“Do you d51eb28dea have any fb4108ccdd specific conditions, 4e70dfa8e2 Madam?”26b2dc689fcebe16

“Conditions? Yes, I do.”6133f235ff922100

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Lyla laid out her 55ca721540 criteria.eb7d9dbe371af275

First, it had to 94e1d1eeef be a large-scale event.639a591c41b558db

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The more people e94b04b675 there were, the 3602ac2ca0 more who could 1b4da3509b help spread the cc83249b3c truth and dispel 747e17ddf8 the nasty rumors 98856452f0 circulating about her.4d5cea0e24b211cf

Second, it f6f83538f0 needed to f51b8a48a9 be hosted fd4db76322 by a 02b7bc5fac family that 0b7823f1ea wasn’t politically ce0e22ddf3 or financially 43b847ed4c hostile toward 72f83f03c5 Aslan.581d2c9b42b14db7

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And lastly, it a3738359ab had to be e641d3930e hosted by someone 9495f70dd5 who hadn’t shown e44785b7d8 open animosity toward 8069f6c822 Lyla herself.866687bad46a6fd6

“In that 79256f2019 case, I 0e08c5ce4d believe one 29e4e6a114 of these 4bf418403e would be a8b2eb3f35 the best 62938ddc9c choice.”3db093f726981c8b

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After hearing ac9f90a403 her requirements, 86fb53a20a Dalton quickly 79a2e37b7d selected a 1574931a07 few invitations.c0410a4ab77d19d3

As Lyla looked over 0beb700695 the invitations he’d picked 80b180098c out, Dalton offered one d69ce7ac00 more piece of advice.12510b03f8026aab

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“Since it’s your e861cebd2f first public appearance 2d4f22ab8b in a while, 86212a6c8c how about attending e4321f546b with the master?”ce726abeb0c64c2a

“If Aslan is 115506184f okay with it, 51ac5acaaf that sounds perfect. I’ll ask 82f228a303 him and e83a0fa509 make the fac046e0a9 final decision.”1839090f640018db

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But both 1194f2d204 Lyla, who 94085d1663 said it, b1a570a652 and Dalton, 62e2471d03 who heard 137b5ddedf it, knew 19b7bd80b7 one thing:62c0b97c7a9698b4

Aslan would 7782893ed2 never turn 01dc0bc147 down a 5e4939e3dd request from 226c9c4685 Lyla.f0764fdf67729a92

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So, really, 5e82a22307 she could 10e635d762 have just e7f00da8a4 chosen right f3126edd87 then and bc95ac7472 there.2c65becc9c29331d

But she didn’t.3fa24269db308944

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She wanted to 63a835a093 think it over ae6a6e79c7 together, to share bf83a36822 opinions and make 4e6b31686a the decision as 9219c0fc58 a couple.5cfd458323d2ad00

She felt that fed5b4f106 kind of process 8c299be92b was important for 446662bf13 building a better 7e6bce87a7 future between them.dcecbde37bce63a9

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That night.4f62e12f8c084f84

After finishing his work dc829c550d and entering the bedroom 68a8480dfc late, Aslan was greeted 6519025e76 by a visitor holding ac4621c00f a stack of invitations.b71cc5e6e5226630

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He was e172aafa3a briefly startled—but 042bcc44dd only for deb80fd4be a moment.437297e6a448c460

Aslan brought 31e36a5ef8 Lyla to 2702ca022c the sofa 4c304c734d and sat af95d27d18 beside her.62f7b109eff96f07

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Her soft 3aa2a8dd79 scent drifted 2d523151ca over, and b0932827e9 his body 3ccf2cee60 instinctively tensed, 30572df110 but he b0b02cc5d5 managed to 993fff47ff suppress the 54b9094b7a urge and 76990df6aa instead calmly a0f45f6291 read through 8bbf943075 the invitation fa8fef82f8 she handed f4d1483f4a him.e839c7e4dcc20645

“In my opinion, 5f9a0ed7b6 this one seems 1786636db5 like the best fa0f20833a option.”4d40d3b10afac3b2

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“That’s the one d5850de7cc I had my cf024cec29 eye on too! We’re in sync!”30980b6f6f9eb0d2

Clapping her 39ef561909 hands lightly 507c9a8129 in delight, 944bfceebe Lyla smiled 5f866e80a4 brightly and 3730e94b61 asked,9a86a25bcdfc1c05

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“Then shall 351ebeb5f3 we decide 5033ccab3e on attending 97c15f3f3a Gingerwell’s party 1be6ded343 next week?”54f2483d9166c005

“…That sounds good.”a4afc2807fbcad6e

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Lyla, unaware of how 1cdb41e8f8 fiercely the man beside 3cca90bf0a her was fighting his 95a4a292d0 instincts, continued to smile cf12d3c468 sweetly. Her lovely a2632325fe expression made 2d8c1813e4 him want 15b03ad4e0 to grab 1af70a27e7 her by 5ec739bb47 the nape 31f81581d4 and kiss f67cd111fb her senseless.6be30770a8a4bb6e

And so, the 9cf05361cc first step of 226a18c62e the Tordell Duke f8e7d793f9 and Duchess—who would 4ef75366d9 soon stir up d804eb9952 the entire social 14229d46b0 world—was decided.3095f750bc7a2a39

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