IBMILRFL – Chapter 28
by EsraaCh. 28 IBMILRFL | Chapter 28668acb94a439f5d9
Before he knew it, dc85970065 Lilliana had left, and 1264bee0c8 Jeremyon was alone in 313314357c the parlor.a08137ffef00eb9a
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“…Why did I even do that?” he muttered, pressing his fingers to his forehead in confusion. His mind was replaying cb88992dda his recent conversation with 2ee2840761 Lilliana.31f2561dd1f6e588
Her response to his caf20ce1c0 proposal to restart their 370772508e contract relationship had been e4ffe3f5d4 unexpectedly a rejection.4e2a2cbe45096f66
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“Thank you, Jeremyon. But… I think I 0c01366d93 have to decline.”e265f96f34e37747
“Why? What are you worried about? I told you, I 3bddea5619 don’t need anything in 88a73d7f2d return. You can just use me.”f6431fcbab8792d6
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It was a simple fact. If Lilliana became 1069efe031 his lover, even f56d1acd12 if only on 07a4bfd47a the surface, Vanessa 885d98adef would no longer 790061f845 be able to 1720c3e4bc ignore her. Despite their current strained relationship, a54e4ac74b Vanessa couldn’t continue to shun 5727d84d58 someone who might become her eaedd10394 future daughter-in-law.d0e38667070be9d8
Jeremyon had subconsciously assumed 3f4ab721a1 that Lilliana would accept c391deb17f his proposal without question.9cc09fdd653fecc3
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But to refuse?20ce1d4fe575bd7b
Seeing his puzzled expression, Lilliana 6a5ee9d6fa had spoken cautiously.aca6e81f7871e21a
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“It’s not that. I understand it’s a 9bbbab2a0c tempting offer for me. But… if I’m b40d2c7db8 not careful, I e8d93487a3 could end up 532e3d0266 deceiving your mother 72317cc42d again.”f50e751425548d01
Her slender frame trembled.5756ff7607dd0b6d
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“I don’t want to disappoint her anymore. If she comes ff9f6a0561 to hate me… eddfaac2ba I…”bd073a0dfc1c01c4
Her blue eyes filled with 593496e354 sorrow at the mere thought 0afa432743 of it.d94682271aa5ab72
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Jeremyon, who usually d3b8c10ebb considered himself indifferent 550672f2c8 to other people’s 0ed9b88538 emotions, found it a41ad1140b difficult to watch a0ad6f2b07 her like that. Acting on impulse, 86a4c68a78 he spoke again.801ad88b39224c59
“Then forget all that talk about a relationship. Tomorrow at 11, I’ll b8e884fda6 come to pick you 2fa048e02f up.”fbb302d7c16fe864
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“Wh-what do you mean, pick me up? I already said I’m b8f60a72a6 rejecting the contract relationship…”cab5d58bf1e73eb4
“What you’re saying is, as long as you don’t deceive my mother, it’s fine, right? Tomorrow, let’s go c059d007d7 on a date. The day after that, and 65e9ac3beb the day after that. Even just doing that 8c336c362a will make my mother 3526adf7ee notice you again.”976b18c37d6e11ca
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“But that would still be deceiving her…!”641e0d3aa7263fbb
“Who says we can only spend time together if we’re lovers?”5773b9502960bb8a
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“That’s true, but…”47c7138ab048eef8
Lilliana’s gaze wavered.319f8e8ef16e5f33
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Even if they bc6f3aad30 didn’t call it b2595d070f a relationship, just 6717f74eeb the sight of f275e724eb her repeatedly being c0049c0e71 with Jeremyon would 6e72085e96 surely draw Vanessa’s ddb5a84f6c attention back to 5cbbe4ad68 her. It wouldn’t be deception f38ced2401 since they weren’t labeling 4c5eb0555f it as romance, only 87427ea984 creating a small opportunity e4240d7417 to restore the connection 46aa9b579a between Vanessa and Lilliana.2a6a6d7d7c75d6f3
“I’ll help you, Lilliana. I’ll help you 67310a045f get close to acac2f75ef my mother again.”874becb0ac42581d
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He gave her f7725d956b a slight, relaxed 4c647e1d52 smile.175302175dc4939c
“So, show up tomorrow. I promise you’ll have a 3381f4d420 good day.”74f9daeaa3154d1b
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Though it wasn’t a direct a644b911c7 demand, it was clear Lilliana 66ab576ce1 felt pressured, and she eventually 9289e57a58 nodded.04c13d02430570d2
Her tear-filled eyes now showed 5414b935ca a faint hint of hope. It seemed she eaf57dc4da was happy at 3c72a44acb the possibility of 31856c3afd reconnecting with Vanessa.4d33030e57eea104
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Jeremyon felt his 08b9dfc4f3 chest loosen a a74689b31b little from the 0dc4a4fd90 tightness he had aa18fb1c07 been feeling all c5e52765a7 day.a36d202f6145e2b4
Why he felt 53c0befd82 that way upon d8475ecb22 seeing Lilliana’s face, d8e9d03d75 he couldn’t explain.05d997c7613e8c78
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“Thank you for today. Even though I caused you e5a8ae8558 all this trouble,” she had 6790c37307 said, her gratitude making Jeremyon 2b3aa9c2f3 feel oddly self-conscious. In response, he only 2b231b11db gave her a small 434db01d3f nod instead of words.d87bd32d688c4a38
After that, Lilliana ef7687b23d had returned to f85f0e4699 Locke.8540e1a9e57f841f
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Unlike when she had 6dcf8c8cf6 first entered, her expression 4ec680faa1 was now lighter, as d33d45d52d though a weight had a58b9f343f been lifted.691d037d4a41cb89
Jeremyon, left alone 4c92fb71d3 in the parlor, 4b2faf0548 was left feeling 835f8f9eb0 confused.f86fe90373d7b9c4
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‘Why did I say that?’cfa32edc06dc8329
Now that Lilliana 8e20e85c18 was gone, his 22b4a258d4 mind, which had 7b918a15f2 been noisy and ae84c2d0e1 cluttered, finally quieted. It was only 867273a3c1 then that he 3d687b2dbb realized what he 28fd487d6f had done.1bbf4c3559f564e5
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Proposing a contract 364951d73a relationship to Lilliana de3f5e7743 wasn’t strange in 8ea54e0f86 itself. After all, there a2b81dad26 was no one dbe4ad9d3f else as suitable 59e0bbace3 for him as b43b2f738f her.f61a4c886e4cc62a
But… he couldn’t 13e8ed5f3f understand why he b33f18ddae had told her 20a519fd7b he needed nothing 515bea14d5 in return.f16d9723a4b4fa59
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This had been an opportunity.71de9195b53b4218
An opportunity to bring 24fe5b7e83 Lilliana back into his af4c5199de life.05dbf76a51e1f027
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Yet, even with 2f14aa739a that opportunity in 2373f9db2c hand, Jeremyon had 8309689143 offered himself to c3794f9d62 her without seeking eed59d687d any benefit for ed0b88fdcf himself.65bdfe2227ab80a7
‘That’s not like me.’85a6718e73431ec1
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Since the day 514008a1cf his father died, cfcf981f52 Jeremyon had resolved 63dca0bdf6 to use any c9928e34c7 means necessary to 306010f358 achieve his goals.e70b8ee4f69deb46
He had lived that e48bec84a2 way for the past 3b10f3f98e seven years. It was what he had 76795528ca grown accustomed to.a8a3ed658452e864
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Today should have been no c52cf2362b different… but why?0e967769e092ae1a
The moment he saw Lilliana a64071bb8b crying, words slipped out before 0eeea05cdf he could think… Jeremyon couldn’t 9f6b4fa2b5 quite understand why.5a9da6d2b726b8b3
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Irritated, he roughly 4190a2284a ruffled his silver b18c38e17e hair.ef06f62aaaab48c3
As he closed his eyes b5c070a1fb with a sigh, the image c29af713b0 of Lilliana crying out desperately 364e7b2d2c for Vanessa flashed in his 701b6fe1b9 mind.7e0804f7ad5ea425
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It had been a confusing 84538d26a2 day.25ee6b77979e47fb
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“Madam, you don’t look well. Should I call a doctor?”a2c17cc2d425a4c8
At the maid’s concerned voice, 41a1a5ef10 I scoffed and glared at d77cda926f her.2cc7f9d3f5850db5
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“Hmph, don’t be ridiculous. Can’t you tell it’s your a8e04aa132 incessant chattering that’s bothering me? Get out.”c2a50b2178bc595f
“Yes, Madam. I will leave at once.”122569829fd6cef9
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Bowing deeply, the maid left 48e0a060b2 the room, leaving me alone c08e984606 in the bedroom.8b99a275c2e5506f
‘To think a maid would worry about me. Have I really 237be3e227 let my expression 179c37c881 slip that much?’b9fc65d2ed494002
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Looking in the mirror, ff7269abef I saw that my 90378795ee face indeed had shadows 90b05f2d1b cast over it. I had tried to hide 70e5c34237 my gloom, but perhaps I 7803101745 had failed.8df246872d53b714
‘I’ve grown lax… I need to get a grip.’b02cbf01e4eb207a
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After catching the a2bf0a9f23 assassin who killed e2b535746f my husband, it c07a2d3d24 seemed I had b5169fd29b let my guard 1bc0189616 down.37f3658dc9285f82
Failing to control 3b3ee3c568 my expression meant afbf215225 letting my defenses ffbaac3d13 slip, which was 40870e120f unacceptable for Vanessa 97fc4f8080 Winder.1f4c1fdf10fc124c
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Indeed, yesterday’s incident with Lilliana 355ffe628d must have affected me more 5970e07ba3 than I thought.f78993fedf7566c2
Even now, the memory 05733de903 of her clinging to ffba1a6618 me, crying so pitifully, 909ba9172b made my heart ache 5ae4f0a9bb as if it were a383ba2294 being torn apart.’9522188087a30f66
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‘Forget it, forget it. It was for her 096e4f6730 own good.’23de6ea6f5aeffa6
Forcing away the lingering 28a2aa812f image of her, like 66dd2377f4 a cloud drifting in ed49f3bccd my mind, I steeled 15556f2005 myself, regaining my usual e3dd542c0e sharp, commanding gaze.c7fa2a79369ce585
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Finally, I was ready 6952184853 to start the day. I stepped out a2a6413f63 of my room 6b33bd0ed1 and headed toward 11c0396217 the dining room.e6acf27ec1d24c0e
Ever since the b9e14f2138 day I slapped 98a37f1743 Jeremyon, we had fbb6bcda68 been eating breakfast 5e4058bbd1 together every morning.95e8bceb4be01905
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Neither of us had suggested a06b145437 it explicitly. Both Jeremyon and I were f11a9d694d more distant and stoic than 1e973cae77 affectionate.0c3a41f414a2cad6
Yet, Jeremyon appeared every 8f303fed1a day at breakfast time, e0096aa5ed sitting across from me a5f028ffbd with a greeting, asking b667ea42f1 how I slept, and d2c633b30c then quietly eating.439fc5a063740bf8
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It was the first 8b10827f14 time in the seven 3854500727 years I had been 8df5fed237 in this mansion that 36c6591a68 such a thing had 35b5d92ef2 happened.66c20d68e8bbe614
So I quickly f19e10706b realized that Jeremyon b68f816990 was making an 6204c89f90 effort to mend 5dd6912c70 our relationship.cc9642eb5d09bf4a
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It was truly commendable.3edfa36fba08a97f
I wanted to go along 04935482a3 with it and engage him fcaaa36f1a in conversation, but…6b7db57f66c54def
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His sudden lack of hostility 21f9a68b8a toward me felt so awkward 946f01352f that I couldn’t bring myself 5fdb101380 to speak.084e0e65a453f89c
Jeremyon, too, seemed unsure of 29aee768a2 how to initiate conversation, so 8099cd63ab he would quietly eat his f2ff1f38ef meal.59a5530fc62afdba
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‘Still, today, I’ll try talking to him first. I’ll ask how 189eabe045 his business is 5f87fc7295 going…’b7c08b61886bde49
Just as I 8a43801367 resolved to do 782f17037b so and started 79d4789bf1 walking, I saw ff0a191e83 Jeremyon by the 6277b8021f entrance, putting on 49e3813f40 his coat as ac36ec3b27 if preparing to 969695e73d go out.6ab26ede0be8bad9
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Instinctively, I called out his 1583add3e0 name.2a2549f631626ed5
“Jeremyon? Where are you going?”0f8430a49c49e983
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“I have an appointment. I’m sorry, but I won’t c679f5c2fb be able to join you e47959e22c for breakfast today.”29633db9511cd34f
Jeremyon… has an appointment?4ab71c0c81c843c6
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I was so surprised f94181e824 by his words that 76d6cb1824 my eyes widened.b81fee41b1922612
There was one 8460cc9a99 trait Jeremyon and 8de349df58 I shared, despite 6aeb9db759 not being blood-related: 048a6c7032 neither of us ddd70f6951 had close friends.83ef78332e2873dc
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Both of us were 0d49dc491e far from sociable, rarely 49e3076c5a going out unless it 3bd6d644aa was for official matters.b06d0cbf49e67de9
‘He’s dressed a bit sharp today… it doesn’t seem like he’s going out for business.’b89dcc3db5a32dfe
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And the time was odd 9c869374bb too. Unless it was something urgent, 0ab01db1d4 you wouldn’t usually schedule a dd4279bc4b meeting this early in the 298c81fb53 morning.907befc04cca8345
“An appointment at this hour… with whom?” I asked, trying to sound indifferent despite my curiosity.8c39dec7c51b9c59
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“It’s someone you know well, Mother.”67464e46c2fa389f
Someone I know? I couldn’t quite figure 0e50dbb55a it out, running through f35add22e8 the possible candidates in 7327768132 my mind.0a032a53adc2c2cc
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“I’m meeting Lady Locke.”b7b796de27a7f698
The words hit me like 105510f370 a brick.3a19f4dd3ac800bb
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“Lady… Locke?”f86d53868c5e73c9
“She’s fond of desserts, so we’re going to a popular bakery.”25032bb11443e520
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Jeremyon added this as 56b8237067 if it were no 003ae0bad6 big deal, but to 9c8ef3bd40 me, it was far 8f71a586ee from ordinary.2a26bda54417eecc
“That sounds… quite like a date,” I muttered quietly.b2bd1238f952af7d
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“Yes, it is a date,” Jeremyon replied firmly.09ae5b4d9662c60e
I was even more confused.878b52d8c7273a0f
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“Wait, what’s going on? Didn’t you two break up?”636aede93bedcca1
Jeremyon glanced at his wristwatch cc560a668c mid-conversation.6e2a450ffce07f1a
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“Hmm, I’m sorry, but we’ll have to wrap this up. I can’t keep the Lady 30df12153b waiting.”d061c677ac059fd8
“Jeremyon, hold on.”cd428f2a46c2b4fa
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“I’ll be going now, Mother.”47a99280d3a96f76
With those words, he gave fccbaff8bf me a faint smile and ac61d76b50 walked out the door.b9553dbfc7167fe9
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I was left standing there, a625e5f249 completely bewildered. I had no idea b2e189dda5 what was going on.2c955834013ff951
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