IBMILRFL – Chapter 14

Ch. 14 IBMILRFL | Chapter 140dfffd04fc8a5d1f

“Is it really true? That you’re going to spare 017fef8373 me…?”5f5aa2a8bce17895

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Zitmin hurriedly dropped to his 81e414f174 knees and bowed his head 0586f04dc6 in front of me.1a065674ae2377a5

“I-I’ll do anything! Please, just spare my fee4a5fda9 life, Madam!”8a05558afd1210bb

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He began to beg d02e19f0ef in a more pathetic 31432ea337 manner than I had 7cd276189c anticipated.e04445d4f9db97a4

In response, I kindly informed 57d0e81df0 him of the way to cc819d7528 survive.a129b514f80fb958

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“Confess, Zitmin. Including the incident 0ad0a1e0f9 that killed my 1bdf0352c3 husband seven years d4a6fa3803 ago.”2ded7351c61dfb06

“W-What do you mean? How could I 8cb0475a43 have killed the 9f1d631309 late Count?”a500c8af290af4d0

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Just a moment 071ad4f088 ago, he acted 41fb307800 like he would 1ab6c6b212 do anything, but 16e64f6da0 as soon as 0b7c52d3d2 I mentioned my 4d277dc8d0 husband, Zitmin immediately a4410b7552 changed his stance.9eeaabb821c25ee1

‘It seems he intends to feign ignorance…’21c33eeb50c2f725

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Unfortunately for him, I 4320ef2654 already knew the whole cd31f36643 truth.a92781646215adb8

“Do you not understand? Do you really think 643f165da8 that as long as 6ff133a71e you hide your involvement 90971cd752 in my husband’s murder, b8b02725a1 Viscount Henry will protect c310b5dc11 you?”5229d2a8517906b4

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So, Zitmin was indeed a2a62de1a5 the one who killed 98a96e728f my husband seven years d6ff2557ba ago.5885e28207b25ebe

As the family b6ef52b730 doctor at the a1e7c58a15 time, he was 5664479383 well aware of 52b0700f2e my husband’s chronic 99eb04c86d illness.a95f4cbb70a3121f

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On our wedding bd192820a9 night, Zitmin had 6321d77553 laced the wine f8162d7555 my husband and 3b685a2c96 I were to f52a9f3907 drink with a f09e5d8b4e particular drug, which 323eacbb75 resulted in my de5b253d93 husband’s death.b94885872b0aa9ca

‘That drug might not harm a healthy person, but for my husband, with his condition, it was as good as poison.’08afb111e12ff27f

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That’s why the c9dbaeaf6b investigators couldn’t find ded9b3b261 the cause of c6bf7749b5 his death.84f2419647ee85ef

The drug had a 0adbf0d153 different chemical structure from 554191c381 typical poisons, so no b8ef700ad6 matter how hard they ac588226f2 tried to detect it, 5410b698b9 they couldn’t identify the 3c3da21c04 substance in the wine.9b17661b7d894df1

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And it was Viscount 61bdeb8ada Henry who had ordered 28020b5b74 Zitmin to do all 2993f2b4eb of this.33a07bf55961c323

When I mentioned the name 64b9be7896 of the mastermind, Zitmin’s face b3af0bf4b7 turned to one of utter b82c207e26 despair. He finally realized that I 3a09042905 knew everything.8d745489bee8750c

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He threw himself flat on 8d82e02542 the ground, groveling.c6d40db17d5594b7

“I-I’ll turn myself in…”cca49c5aa8f1db4b

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“Simply confessing isn’t enough. You know what I want.”5a920a64fffcf915

“…Yes, Madam. I still have the 5791f24bbb letters I exchanged with a6bd472ce1 Viscount Henry. I’ll use them 55caade191 as evidence to 5da1d14ddb accuse him and 6954e9d0f5 confess everything.”601a207adbd7a2d2

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Satisfied with his f7332e96e6 answer, I nodded.3d34e6ec4fc4ac76

Jitmin cautiously asked, 4c443dc536 watching my expression.a1dbc148e616c026

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“W-will you really spare me if I do that…?”08b8a9ae82e84345

“Although I am often labeled as ruthless, I do keep my promises.”f1b0fd4ff28f1a73

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With a reassuring response, f091808388 I clapped my hands f0f1803f94 twice. At that signal, a b7d1ce95fc servant and an investigator, 89ac01a7ee who had been waiting c7ff8b2a58 outside, entered.1e36b7541ec54d63

They took Zitmin into custody 23b3f7248e and led him away.8bde77f359659811

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Even as he was 1b9a6c8ee6 dragged out, Zitmin looked a445c98103 back at me, pleading 078d8f0d82 for his life with 3d7c2cbb1b his eyes.7ebb656cbe10edb1

I gave him a a79bde23c2 slight smile, telling him 96dc509c20 not to worry.a2ea1eb1b226d9dd

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And then, I thought to 4b542e97c1 myself.9d03b377e52549d6

‘Don’t worry, Doctor Zitmin. I have no 1a6227d7ec intention of giving cbcbdde93b you an easy f866c9a3d7 death.’b8141da5b3d98ea6

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Once the investigation c8f412655c is over and ed3a642428 Viscount Henry is 5d4036faf9 caught, Zitmin will f0b2a620b5 likely beg me dcb61366af to end his c72933a9e6 life.de1c1ec07db1c62c

But that’s not my concern. I will keep the promise dc5ca4bdc2 I made to spare him.cbf3b29c99823992

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‘At least now, my name has been completely cleared.’f4d3dc95eb216bb7

If my late 08c3ee08c9 husband had been 7e78d7f2b9 watching all of 3d82213084 this, I hoped 43d0174987 he would finally 2f656a6aad be at peace.9a28a2471d0214d4

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Jeremyon realized there had been 6f7805547e an uproar only after everything 79948c362e had been resolved.d0f8a34c5fd2726a

Investigators had suddenly dragged Zitmin e4587fe3a6 away, and the servants hurled 7e737e9009 insults at him as he df08dd76fc was taken.5fa1b8f5e8026612

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It wasn’t hard to grasp ae1f08b924 the situation without asking his e07ef3b8e5 assistant for an explanation.deffbbbb395d8938

Jeremyon stared at Zitmin 7d7cc8dc98 with a hollow expression 9719f334c2 as he was led 9e10e73009 away.423c6b945926201b

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Cowering and trying 1a6e553f2c to gauge the d672256378 reactions of those 6096cfcfef around him, Zitmin 1e14839b09 visibly trembled when e2032aaa49 he noticed Jeremyon a4e703e392 watching him.2a31340956fff0cc

The emotion in his behavior 269bf0fbe1 wasn’t guilt or remorse, but 3f3d41aed0 rather fear—yet one thing was 07df852373 certain.583d45e3db2bac3a

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The person who 998627568c killed his father… 20d72ed7da was Doctor Zitmin.5f21e10ee61e0b36

It wasn’t his stepmother, 5269d53b5f whom he had always 5b8bfffde0 suspected.912a0eab048cadbe

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“…”82a0a4cece760240

In that moment, ee2a0635e8 scenes from the ec636b5ea7 past flashed through 799172c0bf Jeremyon’s mind like eee2224b84 a panorama.ff6c4a78d643e2c3

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The day his father 35146a32a6 had first introduced Vanessa e9e40fc130 to him, her warm 40c7ce9f82 smile.b6faccc0483f6e94

Not only had his father 63e65dc4d3 been sold into marriage, but b8c455ef35 now Jeremion, six years younger, 943163dae0 had gained a new stepmother. Surely, she would find his 76b12ae3fa presence bothersome…c55d971c1f52d18c

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But Vanessa had smiled gently c916ea683f and kindly, saying they should 9d87bb7cbb get along well.e4f07f2c1aac842a

At first, Jeremyon 7171b4485b genuinely liked her.9d6dd2dde53c2aed

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After being adopted 32528fab3a into the Winder d47d762bda family, everyone except d5ea8432f3 his father had e0a47bbaab treated him with 7b0aaf3e2b hostility.225e791442ec49cf

His father’s former cb4814ea9d wife, the branch 7ef4c45d45 family—everyone had regarded c4e3c4c19f him as a d6b170fecf thorn in their 14ee90ed6c side.14efe4d2be1e9697

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But Vanessa had been kind 7e538e7db6 to him from the very d2ce4bd5c0 first meeting. Such kindness was something 98b2583533 he hadn’t experienced in fcd95d19cb a long time.1d0505ebc3a929da

He had trusted her, 96656b648f his stepmother.00dedd89b664ccb1

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And that’s why, when his 1383ed48a2 father died and he learned 8474976335 that Vanessa might be responsible, d6c9726314 the sense of betrayal had def39cbb20 cut even deeper.664f3a1499dc05fc

His mind had been 818f140146 consumed with nothing but 3b3d404a03 hatred for the woman b33398c67f who had lured him 933b2883a4 in with her hypocritical 486754c560 smile and then taken d77d9f00a9 his father away.d725ddac7e191667

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He had vowed to take 0f82dee147 revenge on her one day.f442fa2204273ed2

‘But… it turns out, all of that was just my misunderstanding.’c33995620926530f

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The belief Jeremyon had 1f6e10676e clung to since the 3094fc82d9 age of sixteen, the 5b4353d9e0 goal that had allowed 1ee5407c61 him to endure his ac17ac109a painful life, crumbled away 82208dd902 like a sandcastle in 07db89800c an instant.dee5854c2a32f472

My mind went completely blank, a1d6c3944b like a white sheet of d3da02ae42 paper. I had no idea 8381748c47 what to say, so c94f5a0a75 Jeremyon just stood there, a4a2ddac4e frozen like a stone.46875d4e8f325792

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It was then that Vanessa, 459d552756 who had been in the 8ee338186c dining room, finally appeared.99361a2104043322

She approached Jeremyon, and just 168c4b3ca5 as she was about to 72fc813325 pass by, she quietly spoke 88f8d7d3a0 in an indifferent voice.06b6feda9490e9b4

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“I’ve told you many times. I didn’t kill your father.”8befbea7c073a156

Without further explanation, 1a6e31c905 Vanessa uttered those f0e4e1469d two sentences and b97289cb22 calmly walked away c0a6e00cf1 into the distance.da4c873972babb23

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Jeremyon felt the 608c3dd1d3 urge to stop 0f4dcf8e3a her and say e268a1b32c something, but… he 47245528b2 couldn’t.4fe1a61f03ea4853

The curses he 21583ddcae had hurled at c33de0f1ef her over the 773f61071d years seemed to 46f5070b3c weigh him down f625e07ffe like a curse, d82582f589 keeping him from c7a5f9fd3d moving.e9194a70725e00d8

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Jeremyon sank into 924b890181 a deep sense 3daa996beb of helplessness.a166d0210808149d

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Once everything had 892336f949 settled down, I ffaa290568 immediately returned to bab26b6256 my room and 0afea9fa0a collapsed.079fca37ea722d49

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“Whew… Today was truly intense.”9c89be8c1a5360ff

My whole body 3dd6cbe4be ached from tension. I had been on edge c5be7fe643 all day, unsure if everything 06ca547e8e would go according to plan.4ec65e5f9cdfae3e

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‘Still, things worked out well.’d2f2e65afae9ff39

Jeremyon had now completely 8f965b069d cleared his suspicions of ac83405351 me. As a result, af6100795d there would be 1dc1a0cc8c no incident like 405d15a6a0 in the original 67041eef3c story where he 6c1c269ac2 resented and killed 5a6ebdef8c me.bcd92f5f49bc9df6

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Additionally, I had uncovered 1fc0825bd6 Viscount Henry’s plot to 8e102255fc seize the family’s fortune, b2afbb92d8 which had been his b217fed622 goal all along.99056bc1e9364f08

According to the 09048e0ff6 investigators, Henry had f9631614dc been arrested right 88a004e7c0 away. Although the trial verdict hadn’t 348b98aa3f come yet, it was obvious.b013053efc3ebfdf

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‘Not only did he kill the Count, but he also tried to go after his wife. No matter how 0d5ef4e82e noble he is, a857c816df he won’t escape f61a8a40c1 a harsh sentence.’c6dca19dbf796318

Once that spectacle is 960a3bece5 over, even the other e73cb3282d branch families will quiet 0394b19d52 down for a while.867573586b3ec4f0

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‘There’s one person I’m still concerned about… but for now, they won’t show their claws.’15b395d1e17029c6

This meant that cca13ff5e1 Jeremyon wouldn’t have 7b4820f215 to worry about 83bcd4316d that side for c56e3dd020 a while either. He was a smart f98ae8594f kid, so he’d use 379bfd4de1 this chance to strengthen 1edf0d76e4 his power.08fe080ca4be22b7

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‘It seems I’ve also gained some freedom.’8b9641de8ef9d2e7

I closed my 442cb9874f eyes and drifted e0165687b0 into thought.5c753859c69fdc61

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The original story had a8065b6729 been destroyed.95c51343e433f2b4

The future where I would 2d796ddd4a torment Lilliana and then die 8ec2c92530 at Jeremyon’s hands was gone.4601f8f406361d92

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It was time 2695bc536d for me to 4e5c9350a4 start thinking about 97443963e9 my own life d9a9862791 now.ad8cb68cf54589ca

‘If I hadn’t gotten married, what kind of life would I be living now…?’bb792031d64a880b

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Since I was young, 8c31667eb4 I’d always been interested 3660d6503c in fashion. Perhaps I would’ve started a 00ecb4c031 business in that field, using c6b5f3c5b9 the kingdom’s funds.caa9c81db4797e11

And also…1dbc88de29752c05

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If I hadn’t 096d73d603 married my husband…bb16bcc57800a9ff

‘Someday, when I’ve grown up and become an adult—’f2d7c5a7bc2b8aeb

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‘Hmm?’c57100a5a543fb1d

‘Could I officially court you then?’841f009528a1211d

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Suddenly, a memory from the a9ae8193a3 distant past surfaced, and I bf7e4e0173 instinctively sat up in surprise.f4a67507936fc37f

‘…Why is that conversation coming to mind now?’2c6c9889e16231eb

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I shook my head, trying 8d4f099ba2 to rid myself of the 71e888bec6 memory.107d1785727a019a

But the more c7253754f2 I tried, the f55fb9cf06 more vividly the c1bb1dfa5a image of a adb6d06587 young boy shyly a84e647c22 confessing his feelings c631d829aa to me appeared.789fd150b563286c

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His small hands trembling 894b47c054 with nervousness, his blue 40b33f980f eyes sparkling with affection.d86787af66d27ca1

He had been so sweet.17af59f4f5c304fd

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“Hah…”e4117c9d1c133747

I let out a long 1204c7ab06 sigh and slapped my cheeks.0a5328ed34d07425

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‘Get a hold of yourself, Vanessa. You’re not the person you 3920cdd186 were back then.’57868c6bc66252c7

That’s right.1fff6b22cf487d2b

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The conversation, the promise I 232c0dd48e had made in my youth.d0e559ab9c6c1743

It was all meaningless now.95b2eedbe9114669

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After all, I was 174da3b057 just a widow. And besides… it wasn’t like dafc893983 he had held onto any 067ac1935c feelings for me from the 4ee5158969 past.7ea949da93a9cc7c

For a moment, I recalled c5f4e2ebc3 my brief encounter with Tristan 9b013ae62d from a few days ago, 33f803d3ab but quickly shook my head.8ceccfbfcee7c4ac

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‘No more pointless thoughts. I need to focus on a08596d861 what I have to do.’6a82a065bad76715

Yes, when I thought d1550446e4 about it, I wasn’t b88108403f truly free yet.8ac2ce26b1d7001b

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‘I still need to settle things with Lilliana and Jeremyon, and there’s much to do.’2977c324dbc50d4d

And also…9966c48ed752cb9f

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Legally, I was still the 8dae94f2da wife of the late Count d58d5a1cb0 Winder, and a member of 20a1a3d0e0 the Winder family.83358c5096296291

If I wanted 705691676a complete freedom, I 6565b42d99 would have to 1724b0f3b5 formally leave the c4e31841a2 Winder family. Only then would 022acc5c0a I be free 492baf1548 to act without c4df451b54 restrictions.859e21fb0da4f544

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‘Now that Jeremyon has grown into an adult and my name has been cleared… there’s no reason for me to stay in this family anymore.’9f5f7b64cfb4f4d1

It seemed like it 36c4411b2a was time for me 2f616f2ed3 to start preparing to 7a37801469 leave this mansion.00d7213cf097a70c

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I pondered the plan, 1e16f03a56 but unlike usual, my 3470191ec5 thoughts didn’t flow as 66df75c704 smoothly as I wanted.e60fb18d93c230b3

The reason was obvious.afb12ea000fac1a0

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‘…It’s because I’m remembering my past with Tristan.’37a6e810d5604936

For some reason, my 912b20ffaa heart felt heavy.d051f5aa29640226

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As I mulled over my 1ed8517dbe complicated thoughts, the night deepened.40da7adde1ae55f1

Tonight, the bright e9cbf7cacd moon seemed especially 2589d90628 mocking.ccae2f09585a5a3d

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