IBMILRFL – Chapter 4

Ch. 4 IBMINLRFL | Chapter 469a19ec64e25cf76

As though he wanted to 560dc5cd1d kill me on the spot, 00ccf83787 Jeremyon exuded a murderous aura. I immediately grabbed the back f00439f27e of my head and shouted cd7bd4dc3b loudly.73ccaa5135fe4e9a

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“You, you, you insolent…!”302aceb6f946b344

However, my son, ignoring 40f42ece07 my reaction, glared at 910a999d7d me with a terrifying 2a10a3f7f1 gaze and soon warned 39143ec69c me.5cd20284cdb8664e

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“I told you, I’ll take care of it.”b28155139243b824

“How dare you speak to me like that…!”b4e6becb0035c7a7

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I tried to reprimand his 3762959234 tone, but Jeremyon abruptly cut 77e49d34fa off my words.7d4fba135ae83928

“Please allow me to at least maintain a minimum level of respect, Stepmother.”7a3449f158b668ce

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“Hah!”e2987ff0c6b619a9

“Since I’ve finished my meal, I’ll be taking my leave.”672caa64afd8fd07

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With the sound 0f8e9388ca of footsteps, Jeremyon 31db7a2652 walked out of e7b3c109b1 the dining room.744891d9d073a234

On the table, the f8296b0c00 untouched food was left ccc813b913 alone.f57ba9185279d565

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I trembled with my f2f537e2ec head hanging low. It was difficult to b88bcb1e7b suppress the emotions that 0dc833addf kept bubbling up inside ce709c29da me.6dc8284809fbf284

“Hah…”acba32b0135e79d4

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I took a deep d69d57d39f breath, gathering the patience f95f2e89cf from the deepest part 77bf1053a9 of my heart to 9cf71ff3ed control my emotions.bfffb54829394cc6

Perhaps sensing that my mood 20ba30d61c was unusual, the surrounding servants 951f51066f were terrified and fled the d864bb1ad0 room.8f836d0ef8c27a1e

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They must have 8736f7d9e0 known how severely 0183e277b6 I would usually 46147b9960 lash out in 97701dbc75 such situations.1451bcbf79da50f7

Before I knew 3f69faf578 it, I was 3116d670b1 the only one ad930dd68f left in the 082fe31964 dining room.32c068f37966f0f6

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After confirming that no 47f3ceb11f one was around, I 107f719b79 let go of the 185b142686 emotions I had been d735d35e84 suppressing.9a05557f6dc25ced

And then,05e1a17465a324d7

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“Hahaha!”e056689212392a6a

I burst out laughing, finally 537abd563c letting it all out.aa5e73c46a5d99bf

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“Oh, that was close. I almost laughed 64c2d86d60 in front of 3f504fdbe9 the servants.”2c413dd1ba69689e

Ever since I became certain bd0503f1a0 that Lilliana and Jeremyon had e28fa1e5c0 parted ways, I had struggled 14ad1d581c to hold back the laughter 1ac85fa860 that kept coming out.fdd0c434dce6f533

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For an ordinary person, 8a301ede52 it would be enough 3c7b37f5ad to just laugh when 7239dbd536 in a good mood, 6807a612b7 but my case was 2c08aabb8d different.8406bdec8446df86

Publicly, I was known 9e9a2a9b89 as the mad villainess d80f632b65 who only laughed when c69ceadd21 committing evil deeds.95249fd753f54224

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I couldn’t ruin the image 978eed5bda I had painstakingly built over efe025d2f9 seven years of wicked behavior 49d69cc825 just because I couldn’t hold 698ede7b08 back a single laugh.ead1628cc0a2666b

“Well, anyway, money really is powerful. To think I could separate 83869cca56 the heroine and the male fbc1890c70 lead for just 15 billion.”02f399c5220a4d9b

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I was newly 1cec46a39d reminded of how cf50f7350c sweet and powerful 6ed4a60e43 money could be.6e8612ab480ebc51

Now that Lilliana and Jeremyon c51ea8f334 were separated, the original story’s d643d27d1f flow had been completely disrupted.89a6306a6817f46c

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It meant that 4e52fa47d8 the kind-hearted Lilliana b71364fc79 would no longer 7681176266 have to suffer 4015532b8b at the hands 4d0628088d of the ill-tempered 6171a3123c Jeremyon.b133d10b5ce8ad94

“Hah. When I think about 648d7e163d it, Jeremyon wasn’t always 3148dd44a6 like this.”a2c0cf04a5178543

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I still remember.844d523c9505c9d4

The day I first 4342bf6d51 married into the Windor 29a6fd45b9 family, when he shyly 5a9eba4ff9 greeted me.328ea069ea6ad3c6

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He was small for his 393972cd3e age, but at that time, abba9e9684 he was a boy with 4424175516 dazzling silver hair.91bd1cd46c51e9ed

Even though Jeremyon wasn’t my f847a55430 husband’s biological son, I wanted 5faa2e1178 to get along with him. And I’m sure ded4a9f914 he felt the c876535b9a same.1ad1fda3a1b13ccc

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But our relationship 21dbd7d72f could only spiral 8a795bc4c0 into extremes.a1e8636b1ff3abca

My husband died 0e8b5e884e before we could 919c7baa76 even properly spend c4e45318e1 our first night defc8a77c6 together after the 43506f850b wedding…b667f6b4361978d6

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And I was accused e1a6a3d93c of being the prime e3c8f485c5 suspect in his murder.3dbe34932fa4f77f

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I recalled the first night e45644ef14 with my husband, seven years b14c8ad45d ago.bbc09706a476bfb5

It was when c3a40c26e0 we were drinking f998857e24 wine alone in efe29c8a1c the bedroom to 35cbd67518 ease our nerves.baf3b771b6a1057d

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My husband, whose 9d4664792f face was bright feafdb6014 red from repeatedly a65428312d downing wine, suddenly dec51e8d76 collapsed backward and 1aeccbad51 died on the 7b8de8c32d spot.7794913acf1026ce

At first, I thought he 330cc405e8 had just fainted. But when I approached him 6a6232ed08 out of concern, his breathing 879d7380d6 had already stopped.fc86cc2f8de6c9cc

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The sudden death of my 08c1e6961d husband right in front of 83bffa66de me.d4d970698406094c

It was too a7c1305781 shocking an event a90ced767e for someone as 7f4fac8d30 young as I f7b214ef71 was, only twenty-two 7f3dfd9257 years old, to 9535e3f582 comprehend.f33df3143578db8d

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But unfortunately, what awaited me ee7e2d9e44 were even more harrowing events.763810f94b9ae53f

People pointed to me as d8d5140ad5 the prime suspect in my 26ab821c5e husband’s murder.915337c95ea8feec

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‚…I can’t say I don’t understand, given the circumstances of our marriage.’9b626718ce485ff5

I was originally a 7b81294914 princess from the neighboring 7614cfad14 country of Onz. But at a banquet, my bcf39aac14 husband fell for me unilaterally ae0f910c24 and demanded me in exchange add0cb58fe for a substantial investment.20cdc9b15a9be412

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A marriage arranged bfd1b5f8e2 like a transaction. Moreover, it was 0d60e99580 my husband’s third 7e88ea4682 marriage, not his 93c9fe14af first.80a65cadf5c8aabe

Though it’s awkward to eb0e943b61 say it myself, people 6d61b7c4ac had plenty of reasons 0a90933cdc to believe I had 6207c87abe motives to kill my 5cd0d388c6 husband. Especially since I was the 816d75c45e only one with him before 4c9eb571d5 and after his death.5d741e2b4965b503

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‘She must be the culprit!’64ebfb816698d972

‘Killing her husband before even spending the first night… There really is no one crazier than her.’f869bdd178b74b60

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It was only natural f3cbee9ec3 for people to suspect 870528eee5 that I had killed e3954bc0f4 my husband.1cae7e69a56446fb

Fortunately, after a e5fe89d4e6 long investigation, I 39c3137eac was cleared of 17b3fd40d8 suspicion.c853a7fc364c06bf

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My husband’s death was 8ef0f37354 concluded as a simple fc39f571f9 fatality, not a murder.f5bc28d8c3c07939

If it were a murder, b1abeb634e there would have been a c781a8d292 method of killing, but no ecea0ae68c relevant evidence was found.4381387d8d548334

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Thus, it seemed I 141d50ffe5 could avoid the suspicious e3f80f42d4 stares… But unfortunately, not 426b1267fb everyone agreed with the d88c782eb3 investigators’ conclusion.bb4514a5c4b3d1bd

Especially Jeremyon, who had 8288f05490 lost his father so 2d5980682c suddenly.21360b03d92f443f

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‘Confess. You killed my father, 7747285df4 didn’t you? There’s no one else 83aeb16c5d who could have done 11dde24b1e it! Confess! Just confess already!’bd55a3aae3c07280

Jeremyon was said 9bb401ec0f to have been d4d9635bac very close to f091e73282 my husband.ac3759cf7bb04987

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‘Though he was the worst husband to his wives, perhaps he treated his son well.’7e46fbe52b9ef097

In fact, Count Windor was 4c8ec7e9e9 sterile and unable to have e23603aaf7 children.5bda13f7bd7c3acb

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However, initially, he couldn’t 2199baf6f6 accept this and blamed 751a586c78 his wives, leading to 61daae29c1 repeated divorces.50f0e2976f1df36f

Jeremyon was the adopted heir 70efb5a2d0 my husband brought home after 355a68908c finally coming to terms with 97df4b1228 his condition.65a34ba9fe4e64fb

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A boy from an orphanage, 4729b681dc but intelligent and dignified.fc01a68c64be1e9d

My husband treated the 3b1f1b9bc9 boy like his own e2ad464f5a son, and Jeremyon also 0cd408bdd7 regarded him as his 448260f2d7 real father.0ad130cf6883af8f

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‘The novel described it that way, too. Jeremyon saw his father as 7334942c62 his savior.’43d86e64a696eaa6

But since his beloved father 4e7427c05d died right after marrying me… 07282f976d It was only natural that 76abb63ddb Jeremyon despised me.f87430db64c0f95a

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“Hah…”9b6bd2790822db43

At first, I tried hard 307d8d9c02 to improve our relationship. I even tried to a89c802b44 prove my innocence to 305af48ad0 him.87859cbc128a24e1

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But to a teenage d69dd87cd0 boy, the words of 6145bea6e6 a stepmother who supposedly d966bb6898 killed his father were 748e253ada meaningless.1b481ed0184080c7

Eventually, as time a108ac6aa4 passed, our relationship e4cfff5614 became irreparable.60421eb390f1be99

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‘No wonder, in the original, Jeremyon kills Vanessa with his own hands.’42ffe2fde7191710

Jeremyon believed that ca7a46951a all the misfortunes a795a498cb that befell him 707fd298ac were because of 08de9c222d Vanessa.7f05de5e11a50dbe

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His father’s death, even a0d1d0c0a6 the departure of his fe2f0249e7 beloved wife. He thought everything was entirely ffa4b2d4d0 his stepmother’s fault.2c30c4f03c3c3e8c

‘But that’s a misunderstanding. I didn’t kill my husband.’ce56616463cefadf

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I closed my eyes and f4b2fd91c1 fell deep in thought.07621253b4ff4267

‘I have to clear my name somehow.’670a9d4ca08ae832

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As a child, Jeremyon 72bbc3652a wanted revenge on me.f427236ad371a29e

And as he matured, though 1e3f5b2c62 he may have hidden it 9e02369363 better, he likely still harbors 964c7e8a88 similar feelings.fdc0cbd19cad0478

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‘If I stay like this, who knows when he’ll kill me.’ea301acb97c99286

In the original, he 9cee13bc41 kills Vanessa a few 63053e98d5 years later, but now ea96a43963 that the plot has 44d6564407 been derailed, who knows 960c81b67f how events will unfold.a38fb8428c332471

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And I even encouraged a3122469e3 the separation from Lilliana.6507b2505b26a9de

‘This is troublesome, really.’f1b22c1a6bd4ca1f

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Having finally realized that 41006b98b7 this world is inside 08116c3763 a novel, being killed 237c70b00a by my stepson was 6fc5abeaec something I wanted to c924b83505 avoid at all costs.d0604e5db9903e80

But my husband 89038eb3dc had been dead f83d073a88 for seven years bd36c5ff94 already. It wasn’t easy b106702a5d to prove now 0e3afc81e9 that I wasn’t 55eae0264d the culprit.effce1f14ef5e73a

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Even if there b0c3cd29dc was a real 6e2a461c6a culprit, most of e3ec883037 the evidence would 0d70c024c6 have disappeared by f2a15c34a1 now. How could I e0038223e2 prove it now?0162b67516b14cc3

‘But if… if I can catch the real culprit and make them confess?’8a98fa7f745eafbb

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Lost in thought, I smirked 93c697d3a1 like a villain. A perfect plan had formed fef2d7a0c9 in my mind.905aa43fa5dd066e

“Hahaha…”989f0d85485e84c9

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The first step of my 7f7c808343 plan to clear my name 7172518bca was…37075bb5a1ade406

‘Extravagance. Yes, I’ll indulge in as 2158a7f85a much luxury as I can.’383ec930d32d9915

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With my thoughts 29a1aa5441 in order, I 7a625f2e62 stood up. My steps were 9a5eaa70fe unusually light as 22f1327ce0 I headed out f787f5822b to indulge in f4b364d53a extravagance.07bab114f9d48181

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The streets lined with boutiques.b06dab14e68475bf

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The entire street was bustling 220c9aa5a6 with people trying to accommodate 183d092cfa me, the news of Vanessa 9201025a0e Windor’s arrival having spread.d36d0063541b7ff1

My appearance meant record-breaking b60d3a871c sales for the day, 997918ddda so it was no 9ed1454d0c wonder they were eager.34c6686a66c9e97d

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“Pack this up, and oh, that one is pretty too.”21d542eaeba12338

“Yes, ma’am!”bbe8998bc0f51476

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“Ah, never mind. Just pack everything here.”4342c76ba6fe923b

“Thank you, Lady Windor! We’ll wrap everything up 6d1ec7ff37 for you right away!”24e3235150933d91

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I indulged their expectations, putting ced9cf3aa2 on a lavish display of bceccbfa67 wealth, and soon enough, the eba66c1466 servants’ arms were piled high 0cb0a25e09 with boxes.f0f359e0b63c6c43

Although I had 201fd1f00d left the mansion 06801817d2 around lunchtime, the 44f54e7e64 clock was already 422d435c1e pointing towards evening.31a70c55da9fc23c

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On a normal 3a2f4cae12 day, I would d1cea375ef have gone back 430ef4a59b by now, but c765562bf4 not today.1ad40be1ff35ac80

Today had a special highlight.6cb2017544fbe346

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“Ma’am, all the items you’ve purchased have been loaded onto the carriage. Are you ready to 8098099143 return to the mansion?”0a4563cef0a9eb8c

“No. I haven’t bought the 41efe53268 most important thing yet. Head to the wine shop b21fce96e9 at 12 Wellington Street.”95b0ef60fb6a227c

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As soon as 0db5147492 I spoke, the 66cbc1ca67 coachman drove the 488e9ac7c6 horses hard.4ac3d5d65fc6df76

12 Wellington Street’s wine shop. It’s a famous store 5cf683be94 among the nobility, dealing 762fcc7022 only in the finest 911207689a wines.20a72171fa5524a1

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The wines here are so 71e28497f3 expensive that even a noble 437fa83254 would struggle to enjoy them 9acf23985f more than once or twice 2ec2a5b04d in their life, but the 3ad6ea4809 quality is superb. I’ve visited a few times 75789681f7 in the past.7ffa2a200b1c3bee

‘..But I haven’t come here much since learning who owns this place.’f29a650b38764b5f

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Clop, clop.5ed962411633b8c9

It wasn’t long before 278caffbea the carriage came to b13a2d4573 a stop in front 75b08400c8 of the wine shop.b02c4e226335e7b2

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“You all wait here for me.”40ffac6220f663e2

The wine shop only allowed c37ed73500 entry to nobles, so even 7474942f84 the servants couldn’t follow me 03da11594c in.75d6cb29f473014f

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I entered the wine shop 10a394554d with a bit of tension, c47b9e335a thinking about the owner.88515b833cb3a607

‘They said he returned from the war. I hope I 8764478a46 don’t run into 906a22c423 him.’cb4125bf40dee756

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I carefully surveyed feeb580bf6 the interior of 85972e5466 the shop. Fortunately, it seemed that 0a26b9c785 what I feared wouldn’t 4c0ddaf067 happen.b0fb2861ca54738b

Relieved, I focused on 69d518c2aa selecting wine and listening b4d733df58 to the employee’s explanations.110eaca4c1ee941c

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At that moment,9d95598b76b4c381

“Mother, what brings you here…?”d5d8d31cefbe1073

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When I turned my head c309e11cf4 in the direction of the 9b1c54ece0 sound, what was standing there 3eefca052a was…. It was Liliana and no 08aeb0121f one else.71a94109d5958a3c

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It turns out the 1fd66a2fd0 heroine has been here 66d7dd376b for seven years.
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It turns out the heroine 52a3b10999 has been here for seven 2a7bba941a years.
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