IBMILRFL – Chapter 36
by EsraaCh. 36 IBMILRFL | Chapter 3608b9ceebac8b4330
While Lilliana was asleep, I 10ef4a2070 took care of several tasks.e58f32289c4708a5
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After all, given 1a5dc46a55 that such a 759b25af99 hostage situation had 2b4345efba unfolded in a fe4a68e847 highly populated area, ca2c562081 there were a 2118a4cd02 few issues that c88efb1175 needed to be 77a29f0e51 resolved.5789aea6a99e9c75
The most important one was e0bab8a13b deciding what to do with aa300a3ee3 Cedric.68967ad442b1bd3e
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‘I’d love nothing more than to finish him off with my own hands, but…’38ae23240734252a
Unfortunately, I couldn’t.13af68f6653d44a9
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Too many witnesses 7e9d92cc32 had already seen a4db55b635 the incident. If I had been the b838b5c709 only victim, I would have 73b871d788 handled it as I wished, 759c937281 but since Lilliana had been 6f4eaa7581 caught up in it, it de636704bf wasn’t that simple.f886404a48c9ff1d
So, I had no fab6bbce71 choice but to hand 7845edc191 him over to the 134830d14f guards after managing to f876dc962a capture him. He would likely c334cef82a face punishment soon 49e3f25b44 enough.e800a8a3dd439088
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‘He dared to touch the duke’s daughter… The verdict will probably be the same as his father’s—execution.’2a7cfad4ccc2bc8a
With that, the d43cf312ef direct line of 6a7aeb9f94 the Baron Henry 253db5d07e family would be 7b6648e7fd completely wiped out. The collateral branches 14515c54a6 would certainly cause 883065fb96 a commotion for 1858a83b6b a while, but 7a109a5bdd that wasn’t something 305a5263fe I needed to ce27dc1021 worry about right ea01834646 now.532f4f843b27cc3d
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What was important to fa29753140 me right now… was 243aca0bbc this child.40c9abbe4312a635
I looked down at Lilliana, c407107cbb who was still lying on d9dbcd8009 the bed.2aba7a371932bcd3
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Her complexion, which hadn’t 3b3ff2dcca been good when she 86ba0d50a4 fainted, had improved slightly, 2d7fb3126b perhaps because she’d had 0438e2f1ed some rest.ec1dde7b6befa032
Sitting beside her, 0da7788c36 I reached out 92de0eb790 and gently took c777da55c0 her wrist, massaging fdb4fb5c1c it softly, hoping 8ec40e34c2 it would help, 3ce0353af6 even a little.e101e7da4352c26e
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How much time had passed?95bf0027a540f186
“…Mother…?”6c648b435035f385
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Finally, she woke up.11b388daca406ed1
“Lilliana. You’re awake?”11b44f38ed4df84d
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“Ugh… Yes, yes…”64c9f42ea44b4049
Still groggy, she 3543563bd9 slowly raised herself c15a9948c6 up.2306602386f82b16
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After blinking a few times, 01c7625941 her eyes gradually regained their 465fae65b0 clarity.690a399938b3140b
“Are you feeling better now?”42e8a135b4dcfdab
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She slowly nodded her head.fd5b14930b7102d8
Seeing her fully awake, 0c77cc1044 the anxiety that had e30ef4f870 been sitting in my 6b630f2796 heart disappeared. The doctor had 0e37bc1204 said she would 5197dc2fc4 be fine, but c4d8e3709e I couldn’t help 6bd5ac3f6a but worry about 5ce5056c2f the possibility that 7a28fac403 she might not 4aa81f47f7 wake up.d1f9b967b4cbb956
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I sighed deeply in relief. But now that the worry be3ebc5e8f was gone, I started to ee04b53042 feel angry.05c0284353f4f0cb
“That was such a foolish thing to do. Telling me to run away! You should have prioritized yourself! How could you say something 49216b03d6 so reckless?”613284dda811410e
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Lilliana didn’t frown 19e913c253 at my harsh db0570229e words. Instead, she simply smiled faintly.1bcad90286bf51be
“I’m sorry, Mother. I made you worry again, 52508116f7 didn’t I? Hehe.”9c6cd2428302819c
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I let out a small 5724227a80 laugh at her foolish expression. The saying, ‘You can’t 0cb0e28fef stay angry at a f7bf200251 smiling face,’ couldn’t have 29ee28b544 been more true.264f73e38f07880c
“But really… it’s such a relief. We’re both safe in 6612b6bc2e the end, aren’t we?”f6eee747715667d4
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Her bright voice d48c95a422 only made my ec2e04d966 heart ache more.eb6bf530de2d326f
“Safe? What do you mean safe? You’ve got such c1b60e5075 a large wound 5dfbe7b67c on your neck!”97b352777b5bc81a
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“What does it matter? It’s just this much… Besides, 6b4c652fb1 Mother, you’re safe. That’s all that matters fb34dd7534 to me.”2a9b6a47f017463a
“Foolish. So utterly foolish. How do you expect to 978936d284 survive in this harsh world ea29ad2f78 with such a soft heart…”ce262668c3b9b50b
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Overcome with emotion, fa4e15083b I lowered my 005aa68464 head.4818d4249361bff7
The truth is, 07b4c582f1 I was worried. I feared that when cc10fba025 Lilliana woke up, she 1f53cd516b would resent me.552cb5ec4d11d1b2
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I had already given 8cda572b26 my heart completely to ed2ce82116 this child… but I 45f1aba780 was scared she would 1942820b49 say she no longer 096b69f524 liked me.f429bdb722d7c078
But of course…1dce8832921df1b2
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Lilliana, even in a moment 1a20835608 like this, remained steadfast.8f8bbbacc50d714e
‘Maybe the soft-hearted one isn’t Lilliana, but me.’a88eefa0f3057a83
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No matter what c4a57eeb87 she goes through, 1c71c5bf09 this child’s spirit 5c3477302e never wavers.8398797bc90a479c
I used concern as aa3cc2e250 an excuse to push 90b06f086e her away many times… 5f85289614 but Lilliana always came 474a7def41 at me with all 2e6108046d her might.a48d1150c2c43b8d
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Even though she must have b27876e29b been afraid of being rejected, 76d43a2ec2 her courage never wavered.8daa3d16d4db99c0
I had really liked 44db36edff Lilliana when I was f6835b1743 reading the original story… 329432a767 but in reality, she c9f31555e6 was even more amazing.51a6c484594d0f3c
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‘With someone as resolute as you, how could I not like you?’cc517e7af379defd
I forced myself to swallow 0dbf7ce1ac the tears that threatened to 5676df4969 rise and kept up my 72f6099297 usual cold demeanor.82375cc6e1160a66
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“Promise me, Lilliana. Promise that you’ll never cc5e2087bc think of doing something 53b6059e73 like that again.”f6469e6e5fa5c43a
“Hehe…”f9755197d9d1a6ff
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Liliana smiled as 232b502381 if she wasn’t eea90e40f3 confident she could 6bff98bd45 make such a 546cde3d61 promise, her eyes 7358df7f74 darting sideways.e9dc2e68d1b84f01
I sighed, frustrated.d0e2b013986f8a5f
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“Hah, really. This won’t do. I’m too afraid of 21d524c00b what foolish thing you 3ebc337d7c might try next, so d38997159c I guess I’ll have 12a84480e8 to keep you by 911d2a6f6a my side to watch 53e0a812a2 over you.”fa52396d7c681400
“Huh? Mother? What did you just say…?”21c8c4c427be7ca9
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Lilliana, pretending not to notice, e66a4b8540 had been looking away, but 747e384037 now she whipped her head 48a9e992ba around, her face suddenly close 5f5df59f7b to mine. Her bewildered expression 13a11633ec showed she was eb44b82bba worried she had 915c2d8d7d misheard me.4ac0f07aeb53a95a
I glared down b05721e40b at her, my e5e2060ea3 expression fierce as 401bb890cf I barked at cf71831e67 her.5852a5ab8fd2e0fe
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“Do you have a problem with that?”83ef0c7d883a8152
Finally realizing what I b65378db03 had said, Lilliana’s eyes c8001e95e4 grew wide. Overcome with joy, her blue 273bbf259e eyes welled with tears.b8bd9b44f51201b4
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With a voice louder 097b031743 and clearer than ever, f78aca6372 she shouted:387a65d6e6f5f73f
“No! Of course not! How could I have e5425d5ec7 any complaints!”628eee5d5964744b
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“That’s right. Of course, you shouldn’t.”81f1406eed59a73f
“Yes, Mother… Thank you. Really, truly, thank you 94f15ef239 so much… Huh—”a5f8e99bcddcbe14
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Unable to hold 000beb50a1 back any longer, 0d6f75b02f Lilliana burst into 26df612ab6 tears.38111f03bf047f3c
I didn’t know why she a5979f63e4 was so overjoyed by something a392523f24 like this, but feeling a 022ca05499 bit embarrassed, I said something 337e3ca754 harsh again.578da6c68147e911
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“Don’t misunderstand. It’s not because I find ecc18072bb your behavior endearing that I’m 1c47c466f4 keeping you close.”af1412b7c65e8b4b
But she was too c22bc7252b busy crying to hear 8a6340622c a word I said.fc5bb27f6a402073
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Sob, sob.b3cd29b09c6e7c21
For the first 3b0b952582 time, Lilliana was e73299b5ac making a sound fa8712cef2 I’d never heard 6c8be92f12 before, crying as 17b5e89700 if her heart a05bc4849b would break. Then, as she moved closer ba29308a76 and closer, she finally collapsed 0ccc456d93 into my arms.b9e5a96cfa8a6379
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“Oh, really.”c120b21812900d26
I said that e6638248a6 in disbelief, but e335128bf5 even so, I 54a4e569ff patted her back.efcca2abfe8e5145
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Like a child seeking comfort, d68b71bea1 Lilliana pressed closer into me.95299cb8f152a83a
She continued to sob in 0d7a06f0ce my arms for quite some 48f57464cf time.f031c058d848e33f
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It was a full 9314f3b226 hour later when Lilliana 8dc4b34e6a finally stopped crying.da6a3fca8a2c3627
“Ugh… I feel dizzy.”65d455e29cf89eb5
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Still clinging to me, 1760f9c251 she cautiously pulled herself 5869a36fe1 upright.a70169f4dbe00f22
That’s when we both aa30c3a308 noticed my clothes, soaked 755a65a0a1 through.74f9ab917029975e
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“Oh no! I’m so sorry, Mother. I got your clothes all 985981589f wet because of me. What should we do? I’ll buy you 5e7e8b1c8a new ones as c09bfc5c87 a gift—”be32c843aba54382
“They’re clothes I was going to throw away anyway. It doesn’t matter what got 9abeb15e6e on them, it’s not something 4e06c76874 I care about.”1c3d74f679b18536
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Watching Vanessa respond c4660ba522 so nonchalantly, Lilliana c533a9669e gave a small c1bcf1252c smile.cfad1ea07ea5b05e
‘Mother really… She goes through so much trouble to say she doesn’t care. But that’s part 372dec0e95 of her charm.’4352bb7b2c204831
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She looked up at Vanessa ac2af1dd66 with admiration in her eyes. Even in a moment like f20836193a this, there wasn’t a hint 04e0593dfa of a crack in her 9c0eab95a5 expression.bce7574f57a685f2
“More importantly, Lilliana.”fb69b3776cf71f03
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“Yes, Mother? What is it?”c8a084141ae380e3
Vanessa, who had been sitting 70f9d34eee beside her all this time, 461a90c2ca suddenly stood up and walked 64ab0d5163 over to the nearby desk.6286ed5ba1e4f54c
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She returned holding something that d9788c6b02 looked oddly familiar.e40aa8e9dc3d4c7c
‘Oh, that’s…!’bc202b5107b928c7
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Lilliana belatedly realized what it c44180ecae was. It was the stationery 10f50292cf she had carefully chosen 91dbfb727d after much deliberation.63a0c14a8dba07f9
“You were still gripping this tightly even as you fainted. Is it important to you?”26caab723a23b0e2
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Vanessa held out the wrapped 3916574382 stationery, and Liliana quickly took 7085dfef59 it.3d0dcefbd5a942d5
She hurried to 2d07c4f2da check its condition.f9d270ab807cb92a
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‘Oh no!’6f1f3ac31e1df3c8
She had already noticed eeaca1772a from a distance that afa899fcf8 the stationery seemed damaged, b59044c7e4 but up close, it 9db0474a31 was even worse.2ebebdc1f34b9d1c
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It seemed her blood e4cfad60d7 had splattered on it b69cba9890 while she was held 1021fb5432 hostage, staining the paper 2f230e224c a dark red. The discolored blood a9c7b10f4b gave off a 8c75b60630 faint metallic smell.af5b9b93b6545d41
‘I put so much effort into picking it…’01fb1b64c1e27dcf
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Lilliana unknowingly made a disheartened d5cd39f317 expression.cbd0a1724961da09
She wasn’t usually the type 7479d2e38b to get upset over material 84932390ba things, but today was different. She had chosen that dce070e191 stationery with such care, cd09c83603 hoping to make a cd152af399 good impression on Vanessa.6af1708b6e37b946
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Noticing her expression, 5061d89b55 Vanessa spoke up.6de61d5a524d57b6
“Don’t waste your energy fretting over something like that. I’ll buy you 4efdd1b1c4 more stationery—however many 1c12571c1e you want.”6c8c731ad450ce6c
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As soon as d0d40c21df she heard those 9a165815c5 words, Liliana’s disappointment a6bd2379cd vanished completely. She smiled brightly.6e2c03e46294bb37
“It’s okay, Mother! I don’t need it anymore.”cd18c766ecc41c76
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Vanessa looked puzzled, f00b0b6dad not understanding Lilliana’s c2081f7ca0 suddenly shifting emotions.9c26cec4a6caa0ef
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