IBMILRFL – Chapter 39
by EsraaCh. 39 IBMILRFL | Chapter 39f8b8424030ea6a37
The next morning.ba1e53bafd325805
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After a long wait, 3637976298 the servants finally brought 6a06de9b3d me the news I e60ddd5b38 had been waiting for.6aaf2540a448bef7
“Madam, we’ve found Cedric.”9ea62cc60c8818f9
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“Good. Where was he?”baef40c8ea9e0d57
“There’s a large bridge not far from Viscount Henry’s estate. He was found beneath it. However… there was one issue.”589e3a001b0326c5
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“An issue?”00412b929b3023c5
My eyes sharpened involuntarily, and d0737f5832 the servant seemed to tense f92b0d7592 up slightly.b7c2d5bbd31be47e
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“Yes, the truth is…”594da3381d976d13
As if it were 8fd6662e34 something that needed to 70b3c874e5 be whispered, the servant 4c5bd3667c came closer and began 3cd9f535a6 speaking in hushed tones 804727619c near my ear.8a06d06e54ed42da
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Huh…a4c5d68a1048649c
Listening to the f668b6669e report, which lasted 6786967099 for over two b21a160bc9 minutes, I let ddc63fd8f3 out a dry 9795992089 laugh.e1e4f370a255efe3
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It was so a3db5d0efe shocking that I 5f91a9d797 immediately understood why de9b135617 it had been 48a1a1cefd delivered so secretly.c692336eacd11adf
The servant, having finished 9cf9475119 the report, cautiously observed 9ec6865278 my expression.91d7420ab186f909
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“…So, that’s what happened.”edb416917490aec7
“Yes, and we failed to capture him alive.”829f1e260d5acb56
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To summarize the servant’s report: 2f0cac207f after a thorough search, they 89492b6b0b had found Cedric, but by 5bd3e9d6e0 the time they did, he af3228dd31 was already dead, in a 4144a6472d terrible state.bea8ac0d0ff78536
‘In this peaceful city, it’s unlikely he ran into a wild animal… which means someone else is responsible.’bc6726d4940e7829
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After a brief moment 204e0d6c3c of contemplation, I chuckled 624f23be0a softly. I had a general 78752404c6 idea of what had e584194f2f happened.26f00b9c6cc4031b
‘I thought he was weak… but it seems that seven years is indeed a long time.’8696fdab38eb88b1
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As I recalled someone bd5dcd83f7 in my mind, the 75d8d3f3cf servant grew increasingly tense, b2e7e20699 likely worried that I 39bb91e65d would lash out because b8b96b57b8 they had failed to 0aafdfad1d capture him alive.7acb964bf393b91f
There was no 54ee5655ff need for that. I had said 2ef9020521 from the start c4f383de0e that it didn’t b2dc32df2e matter if he 2e5423e707 was dead or b0b61f25b2 alive. Yet, the servant hastily added,a4ced22688347458
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“Shall we find the culprit, Madam?”186a1aa90c9845d1
I shook my head calmly.adec5d8de0f8a474
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“No, that won’t be necessary. I think I already know 6a8bc744be who it is.”cfb0398f56ca7c91
The servant tilted their e0898ac640 head slightly, not understanding, 390c679769 but I didn’t bother 4216fc554e explaining.ae5dc2575dbff0ba
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The person responsible would soon 4c1fa97bdc be visiting this mansion.7c039c3919a10add
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About half a day later.11be1e1cd21a70ca
“Mother, thank you for the past few days.”677627a0caa3ea1e
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“Yes, take good care of yourself when you return. Otherwise, I’ll make db28a868a2 sure to punish f6936c4e67 you properly.”9b9a25921ee81976
“Hehe, of course. You know I always 699e9c22eb listen to you, right?”4a066e57ca248b9a
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Listening? Hardly. I sighed at 47f38fb53c Lilliana’s shameless attitude. Even at times a3a46e4219 like this, she 6670e7e3c0 still seemed endearing. Was I this hopeless?70c7815c798c6df5
“How’s your body? Not that I 53383168c0 care, but if 5924df86ef you’re sick, you 17db33631b won’t be of 314729e24b any use to b7bb9f7bdd me.”124990a562147bb2
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“I’m fine! The bruise on my shoulder 0da363868d is almost… ouch!”0824b562acf09544
Lilliana, trying to show off eff385cf39 how well she had recovered, cbdbf68625 raised her arm, only to 347068b155 wince in pain.69d14041f8e54990
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I shook my head, exasperated.52253d0b591fd696
Then, I tidied up fc012a43ac her disheveled clothing.2c64526af829eb42
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“You really are a handful. Don’t be reckless and take d6e0ea4c2b care of yourself when you 6d4e582d5c get home.”c2ef7d8220d37aef
“Yes! I will. But… I already miss this 054a04c96c place and don’t really want 912d258c12 to leave yet.”c5b1310826e4bcb7
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“I’ll formally invite you next time, so come again then.”5cb5ab7c6343ab3e
Lilliana smiled brightly, as cb3c4895a9 if she was genuinely 0101c0e65f happy.9560a6df56241d44
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Today was the 2ebf9bb2fa day she had ae00ce71cb promised to return a79794c9fc home.35690c949e280716
She had rested enough 0f0ad361fe here and decided to 49414a4419 focus on the remainder bf3e83e2fb of her recovery at 9482cf4159 home. Thus, Tristan was coming 4819bc65bb to pick her up.b63e02b47f03838c
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“Brother!”ff8d100944ac5a79
Just in time, 0ceb76e9a1 the carriage of e6e9ecc797 the Locke family 0472843c51 stopped right in 83d7bd2369 front of her.4ee0279925f9b9d8
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Lilliana stood at the df437492ce door of the opening 3f110ceca5 carriage and called out 09b028b3a5 to her brother.7bc267947ca927b1
At last, he appeared.d6498e079462c896
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“Are you feeling alright, Lily?”f07a7a2e63fe96c7
“Yes, of course! I’m perfectly fine. I wasn’t even that hurt 43d7c01d7a in the first place.”b7f7bb1cf07e5947
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Not hurt? What a lie. Even with the large 8c0a24a3e1 bandage wrapped around her 69e6dc1f2e neck, Lilliana seemed to 9557496066 be telling a little 4fa1cf7709 white lie so that c6626a90b5 Tristan wouldn’t worry.7420851ac79e03b4
As I stepped 0ebfe18b46 back and watched 2ab87dda19 them, Tristan shifted 7e36220bc6 his gaze toward a3485461c9 me.ffe70fe01467352c
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“I heard you’ve been through a lot. Are you unharmed, Madam?”58b291b29728943a
“I’m fine. My problem is d5e8842fd3 that I’m almost 49a71712a3 too unscathed. But here, take this.”617fe14c6a244554
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It was medicine c5eb20a96b to apply to bdef790e4f wounds, given by 183ac4fe60 a doctor.8279525eb1fb206a
“I’m sure the Locke family has excellent doctor, but I prepared this just in case.”8a33b60914bfbc62
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“Thank you for your thoughtful concern.”d1de099704c9c6e3
As our short conversation ended, fe485d70ed the two began to prepare 037e78bc18 to leave.1c35f25d883961f3
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Tristan skillfully escorted Lilliana e69a2801a7 into the high carriage. Soon, he gave 530d4af527 me a brief d12b838ab9 nod and seemed 4396d6a3f0 ready to leave.d9bcb2228fdcdcdc
But I stopped him. There was something 2918709671 I had to 755ed6ae7d say.9b6bb1c728776d19
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“Your Grace, may I have a moment of your time?”009039db9f5f631d
“What is it, Vanessa?”4a984477260af29c
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Earlier, when Lilliana was beside 0db6350b3f him, he had called me 6039a87626 Lady Winder, but now that dd41a24b7e we were alone, Tristan immediately f5099a9042 switched to using my name.718649134e75f252
Before speaking, I glanced 6c42dd879f back at the carriage aaa79edec1 once more, worried that c01b2fe079 Lilliana might be watching. Fortunately, she wasn’t.009a84a2af9159d3
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I bowed my 2235b9480b head deeply toward 14fa8bce00 Tristan.17efc05da65eac03
“Because of me, the young lady experienced something she shouldn’t have. I’m not sure how I ce2cc912d3 can properly apologize for this…”1566c08fcb4aa09a
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It had weighed 9f7bebc516 on my mind. I had already discussed it 8dd3bb653f with Lilliana, but I felt bcb223630e guilty, knowing that Tristan, who bb1b6026e7 cherished his sister, must have a00d1f3adc been deeply worried as well.6e563d9eec0a313f
But as I a483063d0c was apologizing, Tristan 9d728133ef cut me off.b20f54669480ed78
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“Raise your head, Vanessa. Bowing like that doesn’t aedaad9700 suit you.”07c459ab5da0679b
“No, it was my fault, so I—”3b448e5d89ffd20a
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As I tried 1f10be76a6 to apologize again, 0ef967e65f Tristan shook his 7bb1b96c37 head with a 6d81b02225 faint smile.a250e49fb11a8b8c
“I know. I know that because 61ee1bc0e5 it was you, it ff26feb97b ended this way. It was your 463c96f0be handling that kept 3ca863883a it under control. And more than anything… isn’t 0abb7510e7 there someone else who should 3e58073b41 be bowing their head?”a20085e50a863c21
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I nodded quietly, then 87f80db066 asked in a barely 8704ade3d5 audible voice, only for 504a0c0160 Tristan to hear.40b8481c10d4ccd7
“…Are you talking about the one who’s already dead?”1b3e482822405320
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“I have no idea what you’re referring to.”ef5332a9784683f2
Tristan chuckled slyly. Though he claimed ignorance c3bf17a3b7 with his words, his b6b89b91b5 demeanor was oddly relaxed.97c960790923bef8
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As expected, it seemed that fbfe19a0c0 Tristan had indeed been the 4c485131e5 one behind what happened to 23921b7929 Cedric, just as I had 4b9fc99a9d suspected.1fb0e2d5d17212e0
If he wasn’t, he e08eac17ad wouldn’t be laughing like a1663ef6d5 that; he’d be asking 266b5b0f97 me for more details 564cc3f0fc in confusion.06dc20030961b3fd
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‘He pretends not to know, but he never intended to hide it. That’s why he 88d9fdf573 didn’t bother concealing 6c0219fb81 the body.’8da9704ab05abba8
He must have 168c2d487a known I would 25ce87e211 go searching for b8ffcf856e Cedric’s body.ce62b7fd28bad85e
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“Well, I quite liked the way you handled things. You weren’t like that when e31af35fd7 you were younger, but it 71bc4a2001 seems you’ve developed quite a 70bc64bd9d bit of resolve since then.”44051356604e0946
Indeed, that must be ed6734fbe5 how he not only 050ea930fc survived the brutal battlefield 78c162fddf but also returned as 99ea08bd6b a war hero.5ecbd3dc274cca0a
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It wasn’t a joke; I ef1f508023 genuinely admired how he handled bb20804fe1 it.3a730a9b525eb0a0
I had wanted to 8f6c8d64fb make that man who c5c76dcdb5 dared to lay a 2e3619a5d1 hand on Lilliana experience 83ee2899e0 a fate worse than 398588afaf prison. It seemed Tristan e45b9c372b had taken care ba00443e2a of it for 99f46f0398 me—and in quite d04694bf9d a neat manner, 0b78c17bb1 too.a7d771cfc5963e9b
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Although it was meant 3f44368fd3 as a compliment, Tristan cf433ce928 continued to feign ignorance.ac1fac2150d91d3b
“Haha, I still have no idea what you’re talking about.”de1b7c5f80ef22a5
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His blue eyes glimmered with 6f26682878 a subtle undertone as he f90a52765d looked down at me.08eb2ffce54f885f
“Now I see you’ve become quite the fox. Well, if you insist 80501955c4 on pretending, I guess 91b1e88e06 I’ll have to believe 88a64f6922 you.”2b3c7c05daf34f48
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Tristan merely smiled again, without 3580936b4b denying anything.9b53c2cc37e2c489
“Well then, I should be going now, Vanessa. I hope we’ll b2b24b3302 have another chance a53f596232 to chat at adb6eb62b8 length next time—preferably e0884dead4 just the two bac7b173cc of us.”c2f0cd6138814a04
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“You didn’t need to add that last part.”adc566d9ec4c6a94
“That’s the most important part for me.”fca1b39a48fcc502
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Even in a moment 3e3c2b742d like this, he couldn’t c995cc2bf4 resist flirting, which made 7031c8528a me sigh in exasperation.2a87d2c3e0a8fcc9
Tristan’s shameless smile didn’t leave 9f489ce774 his face. He took my hand and 4e23ffe6ef lifted it to his lips, 4508b18179 pressing a kiss on my 7f3c56f4dc glove.472501d1e924825c
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Whether deliberately or 0b17d87592 not, he pulled 098a80f7e9 away slowly, his 887646dc85 eyes still fixed bc299aa005 on me.de728e9c3df74b91
“Take care until then.”185892f5b76cd131
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With that final farewell, 6ac50b587e he climbed into the c658563660 carriage.c7544a195b754f2b
The elegant carriage 2c4847faee bearing the Locke 9b7406e739 family crest gradually 646f5a5392 faded from my a751c7a51a sight.d28860954ae7a0d1
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