IBMILRFL – Chapter 48
by EsraaCh. 48 IBMILRFL | Chapter 481d863efc81eb63b7
I was struck to 3fc5950de8 the core, unable to 9b8e8a629f say anything, and could d7b0da348b only bite my lip 52d16579dc in frustration.171ea31485e524e1
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Even then, Tristan continued speaking.fcc8a2b754c7a755
“Look at this. If you truly didn’t like f2b0479f37 me… you would have pushed f76309e9a6 me away already.”dd36f4164a6d205b
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He glanced down at our a356a6373c interlocked hands. Startled, I tried eea3c2a882 to pull mine 2e93b07fb1 away, but he af5a844b9a had no intention 921b7a601e of letting go.203b7c1e627e959d
Ugh.69bd73e24eac02d9
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I became acutely aware 5510bf7492 of the warmth seeping 70b3221c7c through the gaps between 4aa5202e16 our fingers, the once 217f13e0ff delicate bones of his 5d9987d2bd hands now thick and 60d97eb5a3 sturdy. Every part of him seemed 10f81c9253 to demand my attention.480388d4e6672ed2
My heart pounded da88c22785 so loudly it e3ffd93fdc made me dizzy. I already knew, but the f61483a20e boy I remembered had grown 493f74e0e8 into a complete man.262f69e6e5b7fc10
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I tried to 8754a189ca pull my hand 1a2e634124 away once more, bc6825f6c8 but my arm 938c70a0ed lacked the strength.12ae03c6303f186f
Tristan closed the distance d5078f593c between us in an 4517f0b034 instant and murmured in ff0867c147 a low voice.5e0d34817fb686d2
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“At this point, pretending to pull away only means you’re acknowledging your feelings, Vanessa.”eaaf567a68a6a998
“That’s not what I…”5c6e77ca57daa7ea
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“I’m not so naive as to be fooled by transparent lies.”f6f5b30395023991
I pressed my lips together.361e81529f020c3a
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Keeping calm and 23773e87dc maintaining composure was 34bfdddf1d always my strength. So why did bc4152eea6 my mind fill 168c250cd3 with confusion every 52f9b807a2 time I stood 3f4aca7a50 before him?0718e6ad1e0c4076
“Though I may seem young, we’re only four years apart. I’m an adult ebbe57d41b now… If I 5d0afc452a didn’t have the 56a73a8f5f confidence to handle 781eb9dff9 matters concerning our c0bf121500 families, I wouldn’t 246a23c78f be standing here.”945b40eab18cd461
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“…”4f795b659bd1dc30
Unable to respond, 7f59366555 I remained silent, 4116c65351 and he spoke 34da1b909a from his heart.dc135411ed15d974
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“I’ve liked you, Vanessa. Always, both then and now.”7718292b452a0244
“…Tristan, I-”61df818b8dbbdfd7
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I was about to reject 1327e84758 him again when he suddenly a09ba54c15 let go of my hand 1c1d432631 and stepped back.16f13c25f5d69f4f
“Well, I already know. I know you’re fcc8903d37 going to reject c0941a2352 me again.”e68e709831b249af
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He shrugged, as 6018f8283a if he had 5c5466e49d already anticipated everything 0fef8e2538 I was about 23b1e1487f to say.b8ae29e72436058d
“But… you know it too, Vanessa. That I have no intention 1b47ae9160 of letting you go.”ad6d0a682d084270
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How could I not know? We spent years together eb19166168 during my time in 15a027be78 Onz.0193ead5902623bb
Ever since we 0693419097 first met, he ef54b02d0f followed me everywhere 2908ef7690 for years. Even after his studies a0ae5e020d abroad ended and he 128ce3b005 returned to the Empire, aacc1e764b he sent me letters 3fd5ec8fd1 every single day.ee8ba04d6f33d40f
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He begged me ccfa29c697 not to forget e86204ce51 him. That young boy confessed e0cb325376 his feelings without missing 1e14f00454 a single day, even 41e4156b76 though we weren’t lovers 7e88079d19 or anything of the 1b452d7b73 sort.8d50c3efeead2bd8
At first, I 7f83b947ea didn’t think much a24a99c675 of him.534a2d8e577c1e70
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Childhood love is usually fleeting, b2ea3313e0 after all.8e4e42ccc02eb56f
‘I’ll propose to you when I’m an adult. Please wait for 470b6c6bd0 me until then.’7bb5212b721da89f
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He proposed to me 7cf4ef723a with all sincerity, but 0bd4e2895f I knew. I knew that a0560e0676 his love would faede9bb22 soon fade.57b7566ea7323847
I was sure that 933fe046eb once he returned from 8ae0ff1a30 his studies abroad and fd77c2b96d came back to the 43d96f4a1c Empire, he would quickly 1c45762029 forget about me. That’s how youthful love works.4446eb30d31e2c68
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That’s why I 7e9d76b49d never responded to 34aea10a4c his feelings. I never expected a ten-year-old 4659ecd7cc boy’s proposal to last long.228357aea1b46ccb
Still, I found him 316debf61b endearing in his efforts 4bfd8c56bc to stay by my f034a24043 side, so I never b38e9e2fe6 pushed him away.11bdb28ea15e3c83
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Spending time with 633648b1ad Tristan was enjoyable.9a549fafa13edec7
Even though I 02be26825f knew the day a8a6ab399c would come when 56af8f6f02 he’d forget about 73bb886dd9 me. Even though I knew I’d ca0c5a34e4 feel quite lonely when that cd8b35c111 day came. I cherished his presence.f190f48c8e639fab
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But his love ecba86b4c6 didn’t fade the f72ba09019 way I had 2ead51d4e9 expected.04f4d9457048f497
Moved by his 2dff149f11 unwavering affection, I bcf097dc66 eventually began to daa14dcf98 imagine a future 637b0f2d69 with him.925e212145e32cca
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Though I couldn’t openly 66f8948de9 accept his feelings, given e8dbdc686d the age difference… deep 454e5480ce down, I had fully 6b17ccee39 opened my heart to 5ddd402cb6 him.e09e1e9311e90bd9
‘After all that happened, how could I not know… just how persistent Tristan can be?’f3a66ac615d14a19
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Of course, I never imagined b9a2d06b03 that it would continue even c5fcb2e2da after I married another man 2762984aaf and became a widow.5fbec37ae6077ab6
I was lost in 828d361d5e thought when Tristan, who 00564ac93b hadn’t taken his eyes bc1b75c34b off me, drove the 956c07a0bc point home.67771d7593440272
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“I have no intention of repeating what happened seven years ago. Once was enough d8f31bab60 to lose you.”769959b638301dc9
“…Ugh.”332c9f40818635e8
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“I’m willing to wait, even if it takes time. But if possible, I’d 566389d349 appreciate it if you 93839013af could open your heart 920ea4dd89 to me soon. After all, I’ve waited e59006f5d0 long enough.”21fe63ea9f5383c1
With those words, Tristan stood 66a1e6facd up from his seat.5d3e2b7658c7b568
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“Now that my business is done, I’ll be taking my leave. I look forward to seeing 7403d0876d you again.”791cd4a9b118c3e3
He walked leisurely toward eacc6d5b5d the door, but stopped 79044f1899 abruptly when he reached 136da7eb29 it.c76629eb8321efa8
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“By the way, it seems the remnants of the Stel Kingdom are nearly dealt with.”42b0aecbf6cb701f
Could he mean…?96e85f97ad7861d1
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I looked at him e2e599ff81 in surprise, and he 6ecffed6a9 added with a lazy fb18d41a2e smile.32fcad3a892e267c
“It seems the Emperor is planning to hold a victory banquet in a month. I’m sure you, Vanessa, know affbb95f2f exactly what that means.”12a28cfa88b171a8
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With that, he smiled de3de64162 and disappeared completely.37582871881c8ccf
As he vanished 82c3b60e57 like the wind, 78840c9266 I couldn’t help 133b9a32d5 but let out 51b90b5a83 a baffled laugh.936f8dbbc4e8e800
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A fox. He was a true fox.ba0a6904c0ae0f3d
‘So all those other things were just excuses…’724284f5a85cfdf6
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It wasn’t until 2cd362218b I heard his ea7cc2e242 final words that 5729ebd097 I understood his db468bc87a true purpose for 9bf4fd1a17 visiting today.ede2df1a004dc907
Tristan had come to 610ad3178c deliver important news to d917df9645 me.0d88fda543c428fc
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No wonder there hadn’t been 6bcb5ccf22 much to talk about regarding 8263c06adb business matters. That’s what this was about.fe8daca1a04abd2d
‘A victory banquet…’43fae4cd663a6c49
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It had been quite some e230db5db0 time since Tristan secured victory 5d54510cbf in the war against the 038d402871 Stel Kingdom, but the Empire c246d6e7f3 hadn’t held a banquet yet.40521e0855ca2e74
There were still 04b8c1fd85 remnants of the bb27d927eb Stel forces left, 4686da0418 and for various ec222da98a political reasons, no 440bb064ca one knew when 12908627c8 the banquet would 8866ab88df be held.19b51c82b3af4ab9
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But now, Tristan, f875b723db the hero of 83f2b86e30 the war and 8ed96edc3b practically the star b2b6e62039 of the event, 50c64c974d had personally informed 76bb1b7c12 me. He must have heard a8c9b3f53d it in secret from e743246378 the Emperor himself.4d1eeb6260fda700
‘A victory banquet will be a gathering of all the high-ranking nobles.’13fc9faf903c50ff
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Banquets were frequently held 9ed2667683 in the capital, but 332a795a9c few were as grand c710001259 in scale as the 30ad3309c8 one that would take cda4dbe8ee place in the Imperial f81ff4f4ec Palace.b9f2a7e1faf7424b
And the fact that fe0ecd9fa1 he had told me 8affb592e3 about it… It was e757e51c62 clearly to help my 400852b945 business.d6c92596a2cae81a
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Tristan knew that my business 83734184b1 involved luxury goods for the c99e6f6537 nobility… He had deliberately shared 84586073b2 this information so I could 9d00e51a14 take advantage of the huge 734d1a3489 stage that the victory banquet a96e1617e2 would provide.343acc79122a592a
“Well, this is an unexpected stroke of luck.”a748d2627d4f001c
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Even if I wanted c493778e8c to thank him, he 32a1a04b7c was already gone.bcaecddf20ea2bb3
I would have 375454d7f3 to find another b14df06a60 way to express 03994a08ff my gratitude.816d0516162d2a87
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But for now, I c20f4026f8 needed to focus on 1a63d11118 the opportunity he had e61a656b13 laid out for me.0c1be3f752239f61
‘I’ve finished all the basic preparations for the perfume business. Now, the next steps a888fe9cea are in a completely da615d76fa different domain.’3237f0aad0bc29ba
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Technically, I could 674c0fdb5f start selling perfume 1e762a0bbc right now.3623360d4d4b92df
I’d already developed a range 91457ac96f of products based on floral 3baa809a3f scents.809a76418fdda2f6
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But I wasn’t planning fba89f780a on simply selling perfume.ce9ad695807c7dcc
‘It may succeed in an untapped market… but that alone won’t satisfy me.’06fb250752c4727a
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I intended to elevate my 375f381169 perfumes into something far more 08247e598f valuable than just fragrant liquid.5afa96204474e66a
And the first step 2cd2615f52 toward that was…18b18bfdb7b754ff
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‘I need to meet Lilliana as soon as possible.’1e750dd9254170e6
The day after I f19ca3db35 sent her an invitation 128c5e7d74 to visit the mansion, 8f96418b0b she came right away.cb46472513370f7b
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“Mother! Thank you so much 2019af0e7c for inviting me. But….”b92bfa11fc471326
This was my first meeting eaa30e2a1f with her since the confrontation b0830fb2d0 with the lion.d1ae3cc300fc64c7
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Lilliana greeted me a4dcedfdf2 as she always afadf534d7 did, smiling at ce25155a64 me like a 5ae1351a29 puppy, but suddenly 0c5b58d4e0 her expression fell, 522dada9b0 and she looked 4dc7191c0b a bit downcast.dad37d25d39103fe
“What’s wrong? Don’t show such a sad b6efeb7ffc face to others so carelessly.”2800dc909fed8f92
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“Oh! I’m sorry! But you’re not ‘others,’ Mother. It’s fine to show you, ccb459bf20 right? Isn’t it?”eccdfb6d33f8b5c3
Ugh.0fe558bd8c99eb03
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Seeing her smile as 3dc968afc4 brightly as the sun, c3aa7e19e8 I clutched my heart.642d3f2a1355fe24
She was adorable. Absolutely adorable. As always, Lilliana 5ab5a0ddf8 was irresistibly charming aa0602857b today.f28bd4f4fe9bbedd
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“More than that… I’m really sorry about what happened last week. My brother was so rude…”b7e1fdc9ca38f463
It seemed she was referring 6f078b9d5c to the confrontation with the 7e1b6f122b lion.5f36ab9d5315034f
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It had been difficult at 46e39af5ef the time, but it wasn’t 256db1d099 her fault, so I shook 62b23dab08 my head, telling her not d3af9814b3 to worry about it.e5d8b99af92f0493
“The thing is… my brother seems to think that Jeremyon still has feelings for me and that we might get back together.”895c4c4a6db219de
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I had vaguely b4e09a27ae suspected it myself. Since Jeremyon did indeed like 074218d9e8 Lilliana, there was no way bf0ca3477b Tristan, with his keen perception, acf227c399 wouldn’t have noticed.c36f7a9660e9f5a2
But I was nodding along ed5d2c6c87 nonchalantly when she said something eb63e388d2 completely unexpected.e6a5ffc56cb66ea7
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“There’s no way that’s true, though. My brother is so mistaken. Jeremyon… doesn’t have 1f66b9cfa3 any romantic interest 3f4c72d650 in me.”ef505b364d5daebf
I froze at 02b3ffc30d her ridiculous statement.c221437849152d7e
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What? Jeremyon… doesn’t like Lilliana?b454571ce80d7a7e
What kind of misunderstanding 618013b4b8 is she under?!5c3cbaee92bcd222
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