IBMILRFL – Chapter 52
by EsraaCh. 52 IBMILRFL | Chapter 52a6808ce8f241a6d8
After that, a brief silence settled ab7f5caf81 over the drawing f2ff4412e9 room.349c6fbdc1cc3afc
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Instead of saying d89cc95cd7 anything, Vanessa simply ab21a5a441 waited for Lilliana 62eba928f3 to gather her 905485c56d emotions.919b3922847940ce
Lilliana was grateful for that.fd2111b798e2ba17
The act of simply looking at c3c774716f her with warm eyes, without offering e87a1540b6 awkward advice or a2747e4eff pity, was in 6e6fd817ad itself a comfort 2658160a39 to her.89625b2a70c6dd1f
Thanks to that, Lilliana 8d80c24960 was able to regain 2e2cfacf02 her composure.7cc19e91024e98c3
“Hehe…”ee9deab5f59fb8b6
She laughed awkwardly, feeling 62c68f9fc4 a little embarrassed. Vanessa, once again, responded only b3d1e09ff5 with a faint smile.fac5d10e80480db0
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The quietness in the living room 0df75cb7be wasn’t uncomfortable, but 6378c4acbe it felt awkward, 2427c597dd probably because she 39cfd18734 had been on the verge of d7ffa84826 tears just moments ago.
She decided to change the dbe98f2c98 atmosphere a little.0195cd53140803a0
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“Come to think of it, Mother, since we were talking about studying abroad…”4f67b4e4d439163b
“Hm?”704967c329e12d5d
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“Did you ever happen to meet my brother during your time in Onz?”d9f04c6c129142d9
Cough!00242b12e190c0a2
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Vanessa, who had been 2afb5562f1 gracefully sipping her tea, b4154b690b suddenly choked.52819f016983c986
“M-Mother? Are you okay?”6951f1ca543f366a
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Surprised by the unusual sight, Lilliana 701c7c1438 stood up quickly. She rushed over to Vanessa c53f4dfbb5 and handed her a handkerchief.38e8678b65455673
Vanessa, still coughing, 179eeb122d gestured for Liliana 87e7873dd8 to stop, as 84384ae5f4 if to say c183365a5a she was fine.4fc1cb5b7fbba691
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“M-Mother? Are you okay?”
“Hmph, I’m fine. What a clumsy display.”3fed93c1a05e3e66
“Oh, I’m glad… I was worried for a moment.”db34339e0dbf5c0e
Lilliana sighed in relief, b70ff6dcca placing a hand over 858591217f her chest.204b6f83f201a20c
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After a moment, Vanessa’s coughing 90f8b64d3f subsided completely.6e43df2c32feef78
“Mother, would you like some warm water instead of tea?”
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“No need. Don’t trouble yourself.”e0b58981612bdf80
Seeing Vanessa’s calm 2660300589 expression return, Lilliana 349497e534 brought up the 7f5c629d07 earlier topic again.4ed3cb6b7748c28a
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“Ah, what I was asking earlier—did you ever meet my brother while you were in Onz…”997bd6c7f59564b3
Ahem!91a2ab8841230797
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Vanessa cleared her throat again.dc86798c8b4a6f9d
Watching this, Lilliana tilted her 2912c3e498 head in confusion.d026789f1d4a092a
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‘…Hmm, is it just me, or does Mother seem to be avoiding this question?’1232a41636ea23b5
It was probably just her imagination, 3d57ab95fb but Lilliana decided e9389d3158 to drop the 3047552d3a question anyway.9170d99942d666bb
“Oh, it’s nothing, Mother.”dabfd9943098f533
Vanessa’s throat-clearing finally stopped, but Lilliana still felt a bit disappointed.fcfb960eb98be2e6
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‘Hmm, it would have been nice if Mother and my brother had crossed paths in the past… Oh well, it doesn’t matter. I just have to work c83392704a harder to bring them closer now!’
Checking the clock, she noticed that lunchtime was approaching.6a17ceae89e6ecf5
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‘Time to put the plan into action.’
Lilliana smiled brightly, replaying her secret 192d2ae410 plan in her 03922fa8ad mind.8e5721f6186c07bf
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“Mother, speaking of time, it’s almost lunch—would you like to have a meal together?”6eea8a9c30b7dc3c
“Hmph, there’s no need to ask about every little thing.”d6135554ce8d5b80
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At the immediate approval, Lilliana stood up from 61c33e7293 her seat.367d1f0c70632fda
“Alright, I’ll lead you to the dining room!”80943e4f1704578e
As she stepped out of the drawing room, she 0a8b756de3 discreetly signaled to 2068481b60 a waiting servant.728de0448a5a1cc9
It was a signal—to inform 037767b600 Tristan about the situation.2d2273a0993a1c9f
In truth, Lilliana had already coordinated with her brother. The signal meant that Tristan 01e3124336 was supposed to arrive at 83d67a2a64 the dining room ahead of 5e7a39f2dd them, pretending to run into 2585124cf2 them by chance.
Whether Tristan would 58c88a3b81 follow through with her plan had been uncertain, but c825e17378 he had been 9c8920a7e2 unexpectedly cooperative. For Lilliana, it was 4612af5eae a great relief.
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‘Wait, now that I think about it… why is my brother going along with my plans so easily?’3aff1af596e3a503
Not long ago, he had 5aaefcf21c been avoiding women, claiming he 31d1a13270 couldn’t forget his first love. Yet the moment he heard Vanessa’s 3134cf7d8e name, his attitude fe5f6fb112 had changed completely, 7b8f3ed50e which was odd.e907898026b62adf
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‘Hmm…’7dc5407218d7e7cc
Lilliana pondered this for a moment, then shrugged.7d4c22cbdb30c10e
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It didn’t really matter. The important thing was that d873b3ade5 as long as the two 49a63da4a7 of them got closer, she 75d3835baa would get to change how e11a6b2aca she addressed Vanessa!f7620c0a2499ab95
So now, time 86e26b88d7 to restart the 5fc1167233 “Make Mother My Sister-in-Law” operation!5b51bf4c3cb781dd
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Hah…cb1a54ac119accfc
I let out a deep 03b4509c5b sigh inwardly.9a99b28217abc7f3
How did things end up like this?
I stared down at the 4e994b739f dozens of dishes in front 3956f1beae of me for a moment, f8e0bd48ce then lifted my head slightly.3a8a5ded3387c399
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And there, four blue b1e27fb845 eyes were staring intently at me.ed9cf6fd2125e6a0
‘Ugh, this is so overwhelming!’379d70628389e340
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I was currently 2fd60640de having a meal bbf98bc145 with the Locke siblings.6b5de3268e1eff90
It wasn’t as terrifying 1460dfd7c8 as the time I f13f39a83d had to face both Jeremyon and them, but this was far from comfortable.24afd5cdb55ac85f
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‘How did it come to this, really…’c5cad1d1b765181a
Well, to be c607233ee9 honest, I had anticipated something like this. After all, coming to e16304db54 the Locke mansion meant there were plenty of 627a8612b2 chances to run into Tristan.f0c348db1914e506
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Having a meal or tea together was something 39b74511c8 I had expected might 3d6cf7f975 happen. With how persistent he 19890a78fd was, there was no 9e9d858831 way he’d miss such 4bb55bbfe4 an opportunity.89ef9c0d4fc03a98
But… this current situation was beyond anything I could have 7c9d9bc072 imagined.f6913c2620588698
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“Mother, please try this.”03c9123c5b104304
“This will surely suit your taste as well.”2c2ce9452f391db6
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Watching the two of d554cb6c64 them push plates towards b4ac1a46ed me, I silently swallowed 154ff1a3f5 my tears.3cc2fea108eb13e7
From the start, instead e8d2d3233e of eating their own meals, they kept offering 1badc53a72 me a variety of 5f4d3e1292 delicacies, like puppies trying 46639d2f39 to please their owner by bringing treats.0f8e1b4869881534
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Yes, I appreciate it, I really do, but…
‘This is overwhelming!’b2c8a4bb99c2d978
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During the previous tense meeting, 0e83769884 the sparks flying between Tristan 5e10b08004 and Jeremyon had made me feel like I was about 2eba42dce0 to choke. Today, it was the weight of all their attention on 378508998c me that felt suffocating.
I just wanted to 8e88756a17 eat in peace, so e7a4562b38 I decided to turn 821dc5e27b down their offers.f05b81fd4378ae43
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“Hmph, do you think I can’t use my hands? That’s enough.”8e309c2d63a4bb46
When I refused 51212a3b4b Lilliana first, she ec57323ad7 looked at me 266a9a804b pitifully, her eyes resembling a puppy 26fef65629 drenched in the abed08d32d rain.bb108ed6eb742089
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“But it’s really delicious…”
She muttered softly, almost as if talking to herself.7dd114a33d71dd70
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Ugh, she’s cute.889893a06893bf4c
In the end, I couldn’t resist aaf77c4238 the cuteness attack 79b7088d66 and reluctantly speared 2e69339055 the food she 1f719d7de8 offered with my 18192fb1f7 fork. There was no faa841d9ca helping it—I was always weak when 3ef158fb3a it came to 3942e797ca Lilliana.
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‘It is pretty good… The juices burst in my mouth, and the sauce is sweet and full of umami.’
I immediately understood why she f8fd01b92d had been so insistent.038355bbb13fe178
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But while I could accept Lilliana’s offering, there was no 9902ec5a3b need to eat what Tristan 10fd868443 had offered me as well.58ca44f4ee300361
Turning to him, I 353c3cfaea said, “You don’t need 6d8385bfc7 to trouble yourself with 2f2a3eff93 me, Your Grace. I can manage eating on 78b18f55e7 my own.”
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Naturally, he wasn’t the type 6b9c7d0f70 to listen to me right c199e1ed58 away.ba81eb2c5e356950
“It would go against the Locke family’s principles not to properly entertain a guest. Especially… when that e2fbdf5c88 guest is our 47fa949355 family’s benefactor.”33a7d4fe3aa16947
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He responded to my 999d938dc0 words with a leisurely e910f6fb94 smile.a9aff9bb283f0ca6
“No, really, I don’t need—”44da31089afaa25d
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“Please don’t make me seem like a thankless person who wouldn’t repay a benefactor with this small gesture. Unless you’d prefer I repay ddcd83daa2 the favor in another way…”6b0762d636c23969
Ugh.31d545d1f41dcd6f
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Sensing that he was e85088590d about to bring up fce00ddd84 something even more burdensome, 9b17fbed71 I quickly shoved the c5fe9bbdda food into my mouth.54a1f599a69ba17e
Only then did he smile 173dd78df7 with satisfaction.0ccf2f6cb3aa763a
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Caught up in 5312d8ead3 his pace once b16aad1b6c again, I sighed 4c46a99e06 inwardly.2163650c83bcada1
‘Good grief…’
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Even so, the food was annoyingly 04c280ddfe delicious.35226fcee4260617
‘At least now that I’ve humored them, there shouldn’t be anything more uncomfortable coming up.’be1e0285ab9d8b24
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…Or so I thought, but I quickly realized I was wrong.fd45c80c24614f95
Lilliana, for some reason, 8ded6aefb6 seemed to sense that 95cd383aa4 I wasn’t in a 70029f1990 great mood, and suddenly 59cf4ada6d began showering me with 7bc4b105fc compliments. It seemed like she cfedaeb9be was trying to lighten 703c1c30da the atmosphere.cdebc01d44f4a364
I appreciated the effort, but…8380aece7e7fd75e
“By the way, Mother! The dress you’re wearing 45a6689f82 today suits you so well. The deep purple shade blends e599fb5e47 naturally with your hair, and 5add9a9e43 you look absolutely stunning.”5d440601268cbb89
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Of course, it suits me. After all, I was 9bc4c937ed the one who chose it. She’s right, but still…!4bfa7e3fe1e58b49
“Indeed, Lilliana. Your words are spot on. That’s a very accurate observation.”5c99f274e2b97a05
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“You think so too, brother?”e1f48c205cf1d66b
Why is it so hard b6a2512d90 to just sit and listen adbf45168d when it’s coming from someone else’s mouth?974d847c8bf63e1a
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But the two 3d1396d571 of them, as e6f140b681 if fueled by each other’s enthusiasm, 0f9dad8adb didn’t stop with c448eddc96 the compliments.f6514420976d743c
“Honestly, Mother, you are truly admirable… You possess beauty, wisdom, business acumen, and even a noble character… There’s nothing you’re lacking.”a44ffe42512e5471
I could accept most of 7342bad77f that, but “noble character”? That’s not exactly a dc2700fde6 compliment the empire’s most 73eba8a111 infamous villainess deserves.f30f69a9866dad6d
However, Tristan spoke 1e9027be01 with more conviction 55abb21227 than ever.ca9164df0381ccac
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“Lilliana, this is the most accurate and correct thing you’ve ever said in your life.”72f0f60c7a3ceb93
Watching the two of them, I wanted to 93a4434988 flee right then and bbb8ab3051 there.
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Earlier, it was a a661c992a8 food prison. Now, it’s a prison 69ce95d8e1 of compliments.b2a9c77fa9dec021
…Will someone please send me home!7345936d3f4f9cae
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