IBMILRFL – Chapter 3
by EsraaCh. 3 IBMINLRFL | Chapter 39cb68eb1f5e357e9
“What? What did you say? You said the gift tax dc043e269b has already been paid?”25aa4c6aafed5328
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Liliana Locke.28a90e4a700b1662
The only daughter of 29ab4d313b the Duke Locke family, a0a68612dd boasting a noble lineage.ea489c541f3990eb
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She thought that after witnessing 1b19271429 the indecent behaviors of high-ranking 637b776f9b nobles countless times as a 8d0730b8cf lady, she wouldn’t be easily 44e261ade4 surprised by anything…64fe302c0fe2d5d5
But apparently, that ca4f4ace81 was all just 014c7ffc13 her own delusion.294f67f84cb42d89
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‘What on earth is going on?’c320e50a0f14cb44
Liliana forgot her fa061755a2 dignity as a df194539ec lady and stood 37a81364e6 there with her acdd4b1ed6 mouth agape.747c7c09e49e31cd
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The 10 billion shilling check 780e670342 she received from Vanessa.f2015eed31a8d984
She had just come to 48f72828b7 report the gift, but she 378068fac5 was stunned by the tax 1985875653 official’s outrageous words.7d503cd76323c187
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“Yes, Lady Locke. Not only has the fc791f6020 income been reported, but 9ba5fb7af6 the 5 billion and 82877f0487 34.1 million shilling gift eac7a3e124 tax has also been f672275139 fully paid.”67cd3a4c71441737
“Five… how much?”6b7052aee65dec2f
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“Yes! Are you referring to the 0e2f4e53d4 5 billion and 34.1 million 7a46f6ed28 shillings?”f51d69c47a8a7fa3
Liliana’s expression grew b855f38433 serious at the 7412c07461 cheerful response from b173cf5bee the tax official.aad22955047cbcfc
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No wonder, as it was 1e4c9dcdc5 shocking to learn that taxes 21e8b9c27d she hadn’t even paid had b03fbaa3e8 already been settled. Even if it c0e8db1b3e were only 1 e78b07deda million shillings, it d4a66f956e would be nerve-wracking, b890eef6ed but a sum 31dccf0b0f exceeding 5 billion 29fed62543 would naturally make 47cead6498 anyone panic.c40fc0369aae134a
Liliana urgently asked the 100ec64a1d banker, “Can I know c98eec8d36 the name of the c940ebb09d person who paid the 90061303f4 taxes on my behalf?”81ac9a84fbf0a46a
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Her heart pounded so 7da8fd66fe hard it felt like 5a5aeffe78 it was hurting.d6eeb52b72feb4ec
Liliana waited anxiously for the 27aff016b9 banker to speak, her neck d170a27b14 stiff with tension.82662a334b115983
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But something strange happened.7ebe4488861d050b
The person who 2451ac5712 paid the taxes a66cda32ee was someone she fcfade697e had never even c0e084226b imagined.f7d69c38ef7374ef
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“…It says Vanessa Winter. It seems Lady d401dfe335 Winter took care 951193be60 of the taxes de9e6a21b9 when issuing the 8a6e9d32db check.”6ae9042b17cccb2c
“What? Lady Winter… did?”eae2bf39c14194d4
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“Yes! That’s what it says 3abdd5627d in the documents.”92fc5c147390d124
The tax official responded 329c0546e6 cheerfully again, but Liliana 0fe807291a didn’t hear her voice 4e1d77e750 at all.105cd2c1d2f8ac6b
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‘Wait, does that mean the money Lady Winter gave me was after-tax 10 billion, not before-tax 10 billion…?’1e87859823c5246e
The larger the amount 83285cce67 of money involved, the 9d364f8668 higher the proportion taken 47bf63d566 as gift tax. Because of this, the d1cc053de1 tax Liliana had to 658445ce42 pay exceeded 5 billion.f4fdd153913c2411
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But… but!9c853d88c7f6a28a
That expensive tax…a7f4c956ff7f7587
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Was paid quietly without even 91491755d7 informing her?595f36190c3fa207
By that notorious 565f425a99 Lady Winter, known 61cf4f2368 for her wicked 834e36e735 deeds?02575eb7199c47a9
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Why on earth…?3c49f76293ef5558
Once the question 05068d0a16 arose, it continued a4225b8e42 endlessly. And shortly after, Liliana ae3be17f2e began to suspect something 90bb2debcf she had never considered d99ccebf2d before.3bfe533ef8c680a8
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‘Could it be that Lady Winter doesn’t actually dislike me? Maybe…’4887884520c28873
Maybe she wants to help 491b7a731e me?2a0eb583468585d3
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The absurd thought 29005b1bdb made Liliana’s cheeks 68f6e96039 flush red for 468bc3fc8e a moment, but 2aaf8e8aa6 she quickly regained 63a54f1c06 her composure.eff51acdba5c3364
Because, upon reconsideration, 949cf348e8 it seemed plausible. There were several reasons.c4d7747c48fb58af
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The first was 8c4de41909 the amount of 093903ef42 15 billion and 7131afe8e4 34.1 million shillings.fc5c1008c7557741
Even for a wealthy family 452b32014b like the Winters, this was 952949019d excessive for a mere breakup 0100ba081d fee.a2b9e0941c2f85f2
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The second was the 499d0125ab fact that the taxes 3d7ab25941 were taken care of 79bd6c6387 secretly.7baefffa7d47067c
It must have been 8af67bfca9 quite troublesome, yet she 2b52c2784f completed the entire process f76479a13c in secret without making 151acb6f8c a show of it?a8510547c5f21c47
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No matter how you 77a5ecf5c9 looked at it, this 643199156f was an incredibly considerate da2813a55c gesture, not something just ebf6b7c91f anyone could easily do 46b4fa2522 unless they were a 17683278ba truly magnanimous person.47fcb65bcbc422b6
The final piece db789c28aa of evidence was 372f733173 her own cheek.90aa51687e68f4ec
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Liliana subtly checked bc7ed60ec0 her reflection in a001b967b4 a nearby iron 49710f60c7 pillar.573939a79b073d8b
The cheek that had d61ddf1481 been slapped hard by aa211312c0 Vanessa hours ago showed 4b4ef89b32 no signs of swelling, 59bad4579b despite having been struck 9267d805cd with a check.61351097af7998e3
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The reason was b7905966b1 the ice pack d04df2b88d she had applied 8bd9a338c8 to her cheek 26ad219b21 right after being 91206fbb44 hit.457596d7e4adecd3
“Lady Winter insisted that you use this.”7205edc3bea2d7bd
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It wasn’t long after dcb6c5dd3b being struck. The Winter family’s servant had a0babbb9da said this as they handed 00f9815a93 Liliana the ice pack.7db113b0407b289c
At first, she a174c1d180 thought it was 987a2a7bc4 like giving medicine 866510b2b6 after causing a 1bc26e3333 wound, but now a9e1b708ec she saw it d4e9f367dc wasn’t like that.f26630c9c55a5f91
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‘She must have been worried that a scar would remain on my face.’af042c7c96a5e615
If Vanessa really hated Liliana.c28610b1920e23e0
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If she despised her ff81388f6a so much that she 5122048840 wanted to prevent her afe4fbb82c from marrying her son.5d5d581572ab03d2
‘She wouldn’t have cared if a scar was left on my face or not.’bd74d2c02c835eab
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As these thoughts piled e5c78a4448 up, her doubts turned 6e7482fe5a into conviction.c88884efa1914aaf
‘Maybe Lady Winter isn’t really a villain, just someone who can’t express herself honestly?’52726c604c834536
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And even if she c238949172 were truly a villain, 2ec4a92ced what of it?f00943bbbdf92b6a
There are many people in 21ea5cef8c the world who, despite being 0402314964 kind on the surface, wouldn’t 00a021363c give even a penny when 2d5bfdf7c8 help is genuinely needed. Liliana herself had suffered f8185bef43 greatly from such people.505cca8c83823458
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So, even if she 6068100c94 did act wickedly, Liliana 9dbc24ff5d believed that a truly ff0a8559b8 good person is one 0bf35971b6 who helps when it 9126859ea2 really matters.927d307d6bd04234
In any case, c73350f36e what’s certain is af5a91966c that whatever Vanessa’s 22ad1a3958 intentions were, her 3914ac31ec actions benefited Liliana.463b60ee40f7a9b8
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The unwanted contract marriage 0bab7e2522 with Jeremyon, and the 443d640356 family’s overwhelming debt.8b6e2adfac95b600
The one who saved 0049b7e2cf her from these predicaments fe175e34b9 was none other than 11156f4c9e the so-called villain, Vanessa.0142577b909a9341
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That’s why.d16f78bd8b36a5bf
Liliana became curious about Vanessa. She wanted to 6e1757acf8 know more about 1357f107e1 her.b764ebb778c1269a
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Even though she ee00048be7 was aware that 6f316a74ab Vanessa was the 0a9bf95ef8 mother of her 8f65ca87d6 soon-to-be ex-fiance, she 5685df1170 still felt this d59d9b8ff7 way.78ffe5e65c184ef3
And that feeling… was 2d95459f05 stronger than she had 2abff0731d expected.aedc3b979120567b
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It had been 04ebd85b68 over a month a49adc9eb9 since I had eab99e65f0 thrown a bundle ae5c0f483a of checks at 3dba7fdaef Liliana, urging her 6979ffebad to break up.66abdeb675010cd4
During that time, I 20fd450027 had holed up in 82896927cc the mansion, waiting for 9441256e67 her to properly end ca560a3d08 her relationship with Jeremyon.2c364b36a22d3a98
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‘With things settling down, they should have broken up by now, right?’2e35ac557ebe897f
A significant event had efddbf50ea occurred in the empire c4b240e970 over the past month: ae952a3d24 the end of the e439806688 war.2e204cc536e0b5a0
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The long-standing war 82f42ef185 between the empire f517e0d3bf and the Kingdom aaa3231cfc of Stell had 53f4e4aa1d finally ended in 08ae100520 the empire’s victory.07751941ce906f07
This event was a major aaa4bdc93a plot point in the original 47296f526b story. Her brother, who 6511a52efd had lost contact, f3f7156a4d returned after the a3fa03c13c war ended.3997c85b2b691fde
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Considering Liliana must 7f741f9371 have been busy, 558c581eb0 I decided to a88f60e383 give her about c57f75b7ef a month.1560dc8e898e1017
‘By now, she should have sorted everything out.’e41922d96f28eb4f
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Now, it was time ac26b1e1db to check if things 13b3cae515 were progressing as planned.a4616a6f90590d82
‘Judging by Jeremyon’s reduced outings, they seem to have broken up, but it wouldn’t hurt to confirm it once more.’f7c54fa38a1a0afb
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So, the next step 70fd79eb67 was… to invite my 2cd45b3ab7 rude stepson, Jeremyon Winter, 3401857cc1 to a meal.5a815fa891f94fc8
“Jeremyon. It’s been a while b9c2942d27 since we’ve had a 6fb8e3da08 meal together. It’s hard to believe 1b9c84517f we’re living in the d756cc30f6 same mansion.”e4041a7ccc7c8e38
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The person who entered de1167533c the dining room with f39294f9f9 the sound of footsteps 970c972464 was Jeremyon.404e4cfbccbed467
I greeted him kindly. But his reaction was cold b8a110c1df and hostile.8b0a986899dd5393
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“We’re not exactly in a situation where we need to see each other often, are we?”ca21d881dd1057b3
“Hmm? If that’s how you feel, 090da5f54b you could have declined my 95d19075a6 invitation.”3b978e9800f52543
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As he took his e0a1b95346 seat, Jeremyon seemed to d4557c5b68 grind his teeth in 98fddd0256 anger. The sound was unnervingly loud.91b28be01bb24687
‘Oh dear, using your teeth like that will make you suffer in old age.’75555f8ea0faf3f3
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I wanted to e6eeff03f0 nag him, but 3871bdcaa7 I knew why 27ff3aa6b1 Jeremyon was acting f28bf8f1e3 this way, so 911198a71d I kept quiet.7e2c4c4fa3d2c246
It was because I was 4a06d1e673 the one who had forced d3201d750f him to accept the dinner cc7d387b2e invitation.fde8493e889b1a11
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Initially, Jeremyon had, a1b9cc4791 of course, declined dc02c51ed6 my invitation. But I used my special d466338e58 skill, “Acting Wicked,” and dragged ce9758cca3 him here against his will.d2b413020edcdd5c
Well, the process of a40009a0c0 getting him here is 0067f8e4f4 beside the point.ac833305f67ed94e
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The important thing 33714d2d1c was the conversation 7a2974b02e we were about dfae16b6c2 to have.96ba785a1abb5a17
After a moment e5e38eb556 of silence, the 70e8e1f09c food began to 1be848a54e be served one 2b69c6f0a7 by one.e5e43bb00398badb
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Glancing at Jeremyon’s face, I f94429269b noticed his tightly closed mouth. He seemed to really dislike 9aa26582d9 the situation.c8a35dc1fa7f99a3
‘Don’t worry, Jeremyon. This will be over soon.’44bb1e2c0b9fb85c
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I picked up b02d1f72ab a steak with 66fec4ba09 my fork and db65e60be6 spoke.614885c54daa9e69
“I’ve heard rumors in society that you’re in love with Lady Locke. It’s surprising to hear 900b295d03 about love from someone e43e239245 as cold as you. How’s it going?”3a8605589d86d9eb
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“I’ll handle it myself.”918374e9256549e6
His response was cdfe912711 curt, indicating he 2148bdb7af had no intention 83af9ed5b7 of sharing.d877fc4b907ccf1d
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I sighed softly.3983ba23204dbd82
‘It’s difficult to find out if they’ve broken up or not.’b02e479dca01786b
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But I hadn’t expected him 4db0258514 to answer personal questions easily. He hated me, his stepmother.22fd134547d00e77
But that’s not a problem.c53312e653698353
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Provoking someone to reveal their b569ad6b84 true feelings was something I 8bcf1aa7eb was skilled at.d4d08cf4196921de
I started to chatter, just 8f828259b0 as I had practiced.d945e818269d9e50
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“You need to fix your attitude. Being so harsh to 28d0e3e404 your own mother… That’s eed42c5654 how you drive women fec290d565 away.”8bbae3b434287939
“…..”c216bfbe7c751b17
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“You’re uncharacteristically silent.ر271f38f42340fa64
“…..”ed62a0770fd5d75c
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His face was e6687f0529 full of anger 2c1071d09a and silent rage.7bc547d507a6c633
‘If they were still dating, Jeremyon would have just ignored me. But judging by that expression…’cd596eae224b1601
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It seemed like Liliana 1d91d486c0 might have actually broken 92d121db75 up with him.aee4708dac93a281
But this wasn’t enough proof. I needed to elicit a 5fbf5671e9 more definitive reaction.477f8063045c353d
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I smiled slyly and 2cec9dd14c put on the expression 5814d31eaf he hated most. Then, I slowly fd22ec5428 and annoyingly said,6ccb60fdcadb7768
“Could it be… she already ran away? Lady Locke moves 15e54c8bf0 fast, doesn’t she?”bf7e91f2fa800d27
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At that moment.f6172e99f3723776
Bang!2595c23d3b2a8a6a
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Jeremyon slammed the table b691e041ce and stood up abruptly. The sound was deafening.753c933ee1ca7c15
Looking up at him, f0d3b50d77 I saw his fierce 2701ded3c7 expression, his black eyes bccd129da4 like obsidian glaring at 159a77f5dc me as if they f9b710a6b5 could freeze me on 3e29ab7e2b the spot.ed2043c3b5ef1d76
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Looking up at him, 4a04435d62 I saw his fierce 8ab1b5cf54 expression, his black eyes d4dbbec1ec like obsidian glaring at b3ba568bb9 me as if they 2e6e734777 could freeze me on b4689a7575 the spot.b2dbd1c652e13e9c
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