IBMILRFL – Chapter 25

Ch. 25 IBMILRFL | Chapter 25facf27cf2e08ae9c

I left Jeremion alone b63b92086b in the room and 199d35bac8 stepped outside.3c545cc1358b3db0

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My steps were heavy as 7c83bbe00f I made my way to 67c184622a meet Liliana.800eb34c3cd7aedb

It was because 12cdba828d of the guilt e5a4ebeae7 I felt toward a1aafe5909 Jeremion.002d43266e38fc35

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‘Maybe I was too greedy.’3970a7d03826aa73

Earlier, overwhelmed with emotions, I ac84235535 poured out all sorts of 230472ac78 things to Jeremyon, but now 38b1e68448 that I had calmed down cb0bbe8cc6 a bit, I thought I 4fc223c246 might have gone too far.165d0e11bbabfcb8

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‘After all, the way he grew up is partly my fault.’c478558029777419

I regretted not trusting Jeremyon 76b677a856 at least once and confiding bb707ecab0 in him, but I shook 2ad55b615f my head.f8bb0887059bb120

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‘It’s no use regretting it now. All I have to do a57ce6606c is guide him properly from 820cdfed4f now on.’37d47dc27f95d9e3

That was the b6129350b6 responsibility I had 1e600faa5b to bear as 1fb25c19db his “stepmother.”a3f0f10c14d4cfaa

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‘Still… I’m glad I at least have a chance to talk sincerely with Jeremyon now.’a8bc5c97cc904c44

Before I completed 1cf96e3cef my divorce from 49a4028307 my husband and e85955449b left this mansion, 153ad27355 I wanted to 84c6ac48ef clear up the c16a77c11e long-standing misunderstandings and 425709019e emotions with Jeremyon.03ec87b2c5fc6614

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And today was 6bb55ed822 the first step f996eaebcf toward that goal.43bf4d36a4d4d9ee

Feeling conflicted but 11e52b63ae also somewhat relieved, a90af674b5 I continued to 3678ea1d39 walk.2dc5ad0f67229444

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Before long, I bdd4b77490 arrived at the 622cd0a2c7 door to the b7d9d1cbf7 room where Lilliana 617464fea2 was waiting.a095e31da42f2638

I tried to 4dbc2a752f open the door af3b363bc1 after composing myself, 99bf3c86ac but someone opened 74ab2e06bd it first and a9ff1ac90c appeared before me.aa2aa2a2647bbed7

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It seemed Lilliana had heard 37cee04cf0 my footsteps.e386fd6890207434

“O-oh, Mother…!”51cac815636cffdc

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Her face was ede67db2b6 filled with worry, 2112c462e7 as if she 3274046f0d were tense about e78d344691 whether something bad 4ef7ced6ab had happened between d0adea49bd Jeremyon and me.125debbf7499c2ba

‘I told her it wasn’t her fault earlier…’7c5236097bce327a

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But she still fd9493d2cb seemed to think 0616928216 she was the dab405a600 cause of what 867e990035 had just happened.46d4649a40ff97e5

‘She really is soft-hearted.’a52b0f1919ddcf22

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Of course, I couldn’t say 3de46bf5e3 it wasn’t Lilliana’s fault at 97de84ef3e all.3406ee78fd030c95

In a way, f604f4a443 she had deceived 12b38a7af5 both Jeremyon and 062e6650c7 me.6657c67db446f469

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“…”6354f4e6445a05d9

I hadn’t realized 3c6ecc3d20 it until now, 54eb1f74d2 but when I 318fc4f560 overheard the two 9a60d1355f of them arguing, 9c817a29a4 I discovered the 2c2667ec1b truth.549c3ca2d24897f5

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I realized that the main 8dfe1953d5 characters of this story had e56d28257d already broken up.1203a51468d959eb

‘She broke up with Jeremyon but pretended otherwise in front of me.’f020de4bdf3ba1da

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I didn’t feel upset or 96f6df78d8 displeased about Lilliana deceiving me f181bfb442 in that way. After all, I 97574d3bcc was the one 0588ebf3c5 who had told a46fc4f949 her to end 9e22c33d6b things.312190ae7f4ad4e5

But Jeremyon’s perspective 6212e9c611 was different from 9246569f3c mine. His ex, who had 8386377b46 broken off their contractual f4c2f7577b relationship, kept visiting the 17d005bf78 house, so it was f61cdb3aa9 natural for him to d79c035ac4 feel upset.78df37d31a578ee6

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‘Of course, just because he had reasons doesn’t justify his extreme behavior.’cd975e9815dfa0d6

After organizing my 111c1fb473 thoughts for a 2a0aaa14ec moment, I responded fd37483bfb to Lilliana.295e2b52f966e0e4

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“Nothing much happened. We just talked for 43c669a66b a bit. You don’t need d73060c839 to worry about 48e8d8d309 it. But…”bfd2bb3a57bb0163

I paused and looked 741edf3a59 at her.62feb499eb193388

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As expected, she bit 83e8057081 her lip nervously, clearly 6e5e333461 having something she wanted a3cf40c1ac to say.892acc952a6e4f47

But I had 1bc6ffc97d to say what d717371367 needed to be 449ed682a4 said.d8002b69dbfb6f13

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“Lilliana.”da9596c71eb0399b

“Yes, Mother.”1f2a37a7856ff47a

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“You deceived me.”2837be14cf8820bb

“…I’m sorry.”d9a9187656a41310

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Lilliana hung her head low. Her trembling voice clearly showed 22e70c774d how nervous she was.fd8e1c496136c968

“Mother… I-I mean, Lady Winder. I sincerely apologize 38815c2fd5 for deceiving and 825edec026 misleading you all 0e25ba4aa0 this time.”90570c1143826e2f

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“Hmm.”b8bcbbf92a92617d

“I know I have no right to make excuses. But I… I wanted 3929b8d5d7 to be closer to 011760f8c5 Lady Winder…”0a28f91c2c847a7b

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“So, you know what an excuse is.”ace0c2ed12bc36cf

The coldness in my 7756e35e5e voice, unlike anything she 61cd966b73 had heard from me 8c3cdafd3c before, seemed to shock 4c4e85c889 Lilliana. Her lovely blue eyes quivered.9d683eef638d3772

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“M-Mother…”87e98131ec582eb2

Her pitiful appearance, 68e75856c5 as she looked 4c8a7f8c2e up at me, 10e8694ad9 pricked at my db62ba975f heart, but I c8912f6e30 didn’t let it a703181480 show. I kept my cold demeanor.2be55d75c3796511

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“I understand you must have had your reasons and circumstances, Lilliana.”0e7d1ee47dfc6fb6

“…Yes.”a7e1e6bc6b282de3

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“But those reasons don’t matter, Lilliana.”2603ef7b4d9b27d6

“…”ba05e4859ea95f47

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“What matters is that you deceived me.”2ed338d66f918881

“J-just a moment, Mother. Please wait. Let me explain…”d863fec5c63d47ba

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She reached out fca876eeca to hold me, 7a84948b43 trying to say 6979309647 something.7a590e85c1798b53

But when our 72071bee96 eyes met, she 02c7e7e56b immediately closed her ee8041c972 mouth. It seemed she could bfb894fa4b sense the clear difference e021b30e6f in my gaze compared 222c3335cc to before.c189afbf67a02a87

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She bit her lip tightly.6a9e874389ce0f9a

Although I didn’t 89d4988455 hear her out, fdcd4a803a it wasn’t hard 399310dae6 to guess why 2e0abd237f she had acted 08bc9a0790 that way.83ad8002c1779f46

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‘She must’ve liked me.’746ecdcfa027d3cd

Normally, someone wouldn’t go 0315dcbe50 so far as to 18baf2efa6 lie just to get 35efe378dd closer to their former 5c97823573 prospective mother-in-law, but…146778957c4673c2

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Lilliana, both in the e2f74de3d1 original story and now, 17e51c90a2 had an attachment issue. Once she set her 307b07f245 mind on someone, she eb83fc73b3 couldn’t stay detached and 09e4dd03b7 would do whatever she d3a953bdf9 could to get closer 91f9f328cc to that person.01559c6ada655568

In the original ae17425192 story, that person 36455e90da was Jeremyon, but 06d3684c8b this time, it efa69766db turned out to 55d0791f6b be me.3f202d80664075a2

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‘And of course, it’s because of my actions.’dc1adc0d6ce27b5d

Under the guise cdd634a730 of making her 2bc38f26e0 break up with 344baa94b9 Jeremyon, I had 2c57ca225f shown her too 545ea49709 much kindness.92713592ee52a128

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Even when I wanted 622517dba7 to act cold, her bee604d58e pretty face made it 0be9fdd8f8 difficult.c8a9cb4565a0664b

Even though she kept clinging 4417702410 to me despite my harsh af8fa2327a words, I found her adorable.db23b35a27e88d89

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I knew I c3be1308ce had to be 22c623d35d stern with her, 59b498efbc but I failed bcad52437c every time.5023f1272c298651

I only pretended 1805a4e1fb to dislike her 937f85b0d3 with my words, 9aefab0355 while unknowingly pouring af94d110b8 my affection onto 646f2a03e9 her.71923a5e3fb6b9f0

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So, Lilliana must have realized 637aab2777 by now that I didn’t 29586cd4ec truly dislike her but rather 143635047a liked her.217fc46a9b9352c0

‘It’s not strange for her to crave affection from me.’1f5ed8d46f9d36f2

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Knowing all this, I had f28a22f8e5 been too complacent.dd002e1a3f980b46

Maybe, deep down, 4f8452232e my desire to 05733d18d6 grow closer to 8485378ee6 my favorite character 969f27c727 had manifested unconsciously.5adb25954da93f34

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‘It’s my fault that things have come to this…’128c8d8741c3975f

If I were just an 394f6030aa ordinary person, this might not e2a23e4957 have been such a big bce6dab27c issue.75d074f3150a0f69

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After all, to think that f06b55e83d my favorite character liked me dc580c532e this much — if I f239ba8551 looked at it simply, I f5df4856db should be grateful.5349a925ab69685c

‘But… I’m not just anyone. I’m Vanessa Winder.’1c06914a5617477b

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The empire’s most notorious villainess.ef5a075ae5ac21e1

I wouldn’t have 939ce84847 earned such a d1082e7a40 nickname if I 9d44c70776 had merely caused 274ce54fbb a few troubles.b679c73783e9b046

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Over the years, 6bdf30d67f I had eliminated 031f055c65 my enemies in 455db1d3ee various ways. As a result, e258169f2e there were many 042429d024 who hated me.a63a3437e0e7bdf1

Assassination attempts became f826599f8e a common occurrence. Many, aside from Zitmin, had e3869760bb aimed for my life.fa87570fbb535405

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There was even a time 0e7db25e8d when I consumed poison and c04a43fa92 fell into a comatose state 74c6a5f4f6 for several days.016ea33f7186659e

‘Thankfully, the amount I ingested wasn’t enough to kill me…’f9d710e857b4755f

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Since then, I 14fc225bf0 developed a habit 07e7cd5602 of throwing wine 22db663f9e bottles — to f17461616d make it harder 8c29339ce4 for assassins to c3aeee050e predict which wine dd3421a827 I would drink.57014cf56a2e1649

I also avoided wearing the 45db61a1e2 same clothes frequently. If someone thought I 42415cb78c favored a particular outfit, 58f33a2892 who knows what they 00f02109a6 might do to it.34809f337fcbfec5

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‘If Lilliana stays by my side, she may end up facing similar dangers.’a4e6ee3dcf3aaf44

For now, it’s fine because 3c7c6eac9c we haven’t gone out much 09e5fa46e2 together, but if we continue 959e5f5436 to grow closer, my enemies 29379a9c45 will soon catch on.91a3351870e77f27

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They’ll realize that they can 7f1b8ef13c use Lilliana to threaten me.d9f90d628b96c984

I didn’t want that.05f9a19aad32977d

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Moreover…005e92dfce3e3db9

‘I don’t want Lilliana to be subjected to the harsh stares of others like I am.’94caa3364f05edff

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If she stays close to 6f375d034a me, Lilliana might also face 57cb4642e4 the same prejudices I do.5d81162193ba3efa

The stares filled 3ec805f56d with hatred and 4cf62c5aa0 envy hurt more 4aca14632b than one would 8469ecfcb4 think… I didn’t 79241e027b want Lilliana to 638eecb548 experience that.9629317016aecc2a

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So, I had 4a3b160b8e no choice but b7c8ac2e50 to push her 1612ee43cd away.5b5d4ebd80013996

“M-Mother…”f9c3424785ab29fd

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Lilliana muttered helplessly, c8db108aa2 but I simply c973f4c0f6 said what I 1e8e029e38 needed to say.90ad3b54a1e2c65e

If I continued this conversation 476709636b any longer, I felt I d71b94dc73 wouldn’t be able to push c88a929530 her away.c323c01d8be12cef

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“Your wrist seems to be better now. A servant will escort 9096bce2a6 you back to the 2ac0a22e21 mansion.”b7e81d421a2e64f6

With a slight 4ff73ad938 gesture, the servant, e9035d86aa understanding my cue, 5d4e220eb0 approached and guided 1201152ab7 Lilliana out the 3e79246df2 door.021a9bdf4b255a49

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As I watched her leave, 7c4b16d3cc I said what would likely d1da6c1e09 be my final words to 52ad8ce463 her.2a98c3bf5d98dd24

“Take care. And…”37eb87d7980a9c17

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“…”0e1de2cd2f833927

“I hope we never see each other again.”ecf7b8f0d1717fcf

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I hammered in the final 884ec0c913 nail on our relationship.1e210ca127cfa2ab

“P-Please… Mother… Please don’t say such things…”62073bbd2e4f7937

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Lilliana, now collapsed on 2b6b4f8873 the ground, began to ce2b7f43d1 shed thick tears.dd1f0f613e2c880c

Unable to bear the cab4cbc906 sight of her despair, 5de4e576f2 I turned away.97384c6dd27f99ac

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It hurt, but I had ab2b8a0e29 no choice. This was the best feabff52d7 decision I could make de5af8708b for her.4e035b85aa4fb479

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