IBMILRFL – Chapter 53

Ch. 53 IBMILRFL | Chapter 53118afc2ee93cf367

“Truly, Mother is admirable… She possesses beauty, wisdom, business acumen, and character… there’s nothing she lacks.”5a493c022572646b

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“Lily, that’s the most accurate and correct thing you’ve said since you were born.”609c7a989773ea55

Lilliana, who had been showering 4f939559be Vanessa with compliments, suddenly stopped, 7446916f37 feeling a strange sense of e01d2c711e unease.873741550952c194

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‘Wait a minute… something feels off.’9b5210a8b2d164d6

Until now, she had been 449a5d515a too absorbed in Vanessa to e28b8d0446 notice, but why was Tristan 8bff9e614a saying such things?6daea9bc962877fb

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Of course, there 5e74b48797 was no falsehood 08cd516e02 in his words. How could anyone deny how 758dfc87d8 amazing my mother was?786ed73f2ee1d124

But…f325b3adbfa841c4

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‘Why does it feel like my brother has a special fondness for Mother? Is that just my imagination?’3480c0cb03b6d392

Suspicious thoughts crept in, 8c69b8c0de and Lilliana squinted her 68cd868830 eyes, looking intently at f4b837ab9f her brother.3357fae80d2439c2

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If it wasn’t d72125f741 just her imagination, 6d73c2d325 Tristan’s gaze toward 08f4185fad Vanessa seemed somewhat a697b326d7 peculiar.bb9782a89a8a39cb

How could she 41f23de31c describe it… it 250d1b58d4 was similar to 200d8cfa23 the way Jeremyon cfa3af78b9 looked at her.b9a011e4dd021a93

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‘No, that can’t be right. Jeremyon doesn’t have any 8a7e0ccba8 romantic interest in me…’2de0ea58032e7e87

Still, one thing aaaf3fc5bc was certain: there d99f280c2b was something deeper 3afcaf7cd3 in Tristan’s emotions dac30ace16 that went beyond 6df8c95baf simply looking at 7e342fa9ff someone who had 52cf7c6863 helped their family.25fdd4c3692df64f

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She kept observing her brother.40e1c7313e2a2ad6

He appeared calm and composed, 40a7caa319 but there was a subtle, 62de1e27ce anxious undercurrent that only Lilliana, f710bfd3bb his sister, could notice.4f68f6587aa87069

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Ah, it was obvious. Undeniably so! There was no denying it!e82cb3dd4bb609af

‘My brother… likes Mother…!’237778151fc2ca40

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Having realized this shocking ff6d0020bd truth, Lilliana could no 8baede09ee longer keep her composure.92fded80a9d403a6

She babbled nonsense for 5f17415a0d the rest of the d5f2582439 meal, and even after 2f595cb676 Vanessa had left, she b132ed6e43 remained in a half-dazed 20942c1da9 state.29644ed826a6c254

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Even when she returned c9ff5e07b3 to her room, during cb3fc4c810 dinner, and now, as 955c626e76 she was about to 9c871d3d9c fall asleep, her mind 17c6d270fc was completely distracted.a19c1a923bff8d8d

Over and over, she repeated 7df924f321 the same sentence in her c9c5e5fe81 head.e82e6f2b981daaa2

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‘My brother… likes Mother!’10bc11d30e8c5ea1

It was a happy realization. She had wanted b9ca70a052 to bring the 0748a74e3f two together, after 07d6eba79a all.7002434674d1b341

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But to think he aa56fa22ae had already fallen in 865e352304 love without her doing 8dfa38083f anything! It was delightful yet efb7b89630 bewildering news.897ec300146d40db

Lying in bed, Lilliana bb307e21b4 opened her eyes in 8e8de16175 frustration.bd4afe30c7e0187f

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It had been over an b2cc4ab671 hour since she lay down, 75245330a3 yet she was more wide da2d08f69a awake than ever. It seemed there would be 4ff43442bb no sleep for her tonight.87840c35a13d17fe

‘But when did my brother start feeling this way?’9b79227e0150e015

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Thinking back, from 9332987d5d the moment she 39e8d23747 had suggested introducing 97b2c29f5a Vanessa, he had a20837d984 seemed quite pleased. This was the same man f9d30c0278 who had rejected her offers, bc371be127 claiming he couldn’t forget his 32df6d839a first love.35e7e62991cf6c91

‘Wait, does that mean… my brother’s first love was…?’8156e6d0438eadec

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First love, his e185972306 time studying abroad, 8a3ef09e6a the Kingdom of b293230e45 Onze, a married 9a9432e205 woman.3499a0a3b5ed2127

The scattered clues suddenly c384905252 clicked together like pieces cc9d2c4f9e of a puzzle.4bc2dfd6ee6e4367

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‘Could it be…?’8dab69336366d2bb

Was it… Mother?00ff3a96cd29c465

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Of course, with just 2bb24f4021 these clues, she couldn’t 09eb2b478f definitively say that Vanessa 09ea9979d0 was his first love. After all, there were many 74de17e81d married women from the Kingdom 5bfbf8afdc of Onze.6808f864eb35c12d

But…cffe47fc47312ac2

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A memory of something Tristan acc1a84771 once said came to mind.9c1728a65b547387

‘Lily, there’s no one in this world more beautiful than the one I hold dear in my heart. It’s pointless, so just fa6d016735 give up.’f9b3f66c3bb09da2

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Gasp!c0456038e379ffae

Lilliana, who had 517035305f been lying down, d0e620a661 suddenly sat up f2d6a1e80f in shock.53bad8d1cd96cb19

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It was certain. Her brother’s first love 95de3a9874 was Vanessa.0bf7992f7be232c9

After all, there was no 7630b9c243 one more beautiful than her!ebfe5e8c15dc26f3

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In the past, she acaeb963c5 had thought it was 1eba802337 just the rose-tinted view 1213380d78 of first love clouding b59ce70d34 his judgment, but now e6383416d2 it seemed Tristan’s perspective 3d03ca1802 was quite objective.c30e5429ee598820

‘Hmm, if my brother really does like Mother…’da49d3c068d92e27

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Once the thought had taken edaa82bcc4 root, it continued to grow.6a79bf82b4ac995f

‘That makes sense! If it’s true, then d6d63a95eb it explains why my 4a53628c0b brother opened a wine 98617b1d30 shop!’45539a22bfaf72ab

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Tristan normally never 654a0f673e even touched alcohol. So when he suddenly announced b50fd3baa2 he was going to run 5f4329d09b a wine shop, she had 9b98ba3258 been baffled by what had f6d41b96e8 gotten into him.946d8346389ec064

Why would someone who c78d50d359 didn’t even drink start d243657516 collecting expensive wines, and 0363039e3b why would someone as b51b97d6bb busy as him invest 3a516a0514 time and energy into 2456a08b80 such a place? She couldn’t understand it.38c3624964eb8c35

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‘Yes, it has to be because of Mother!’dbb1f678b2089490

Vanessa’s love for c76d6c3432 wine was famous 5442cce1ec throughout society.b64099840d564624

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Perhaps the entire 0001f5a538 reason Tristan opened 71972ea42f the wine shop f276a8eeea was to create 388714799e a connection with c8303f5dab her.98307fbd2f77541e

Realizing the truth, Lilliana 8f0e3ea7fc couldn’t help but let f668641f38 out a small, disbelieving 4ab2a8da49 laugh.201571c7ffdf2177

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Looking back, there had been b4973da757 so many suspicious signs, yet 862517bc60 how had she not noticed 0dbcb17368 something so simple until now?d349895dca740049

‘This is great… It’ll make my plans so much easier.’6f7e536b24c0fef9

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Now that she c88b9f948a was certain of 3b5f275c27 Tristan’s feelings, there 64ee4ac373 was no need c81ebc7b1d to force the 8d571c93b0 two together.3bcbfcd30e43a3c4

All she had 7c6a3dd2c9 to do was 5186becec1 create opportunities for 5c30beaf87 them to spend 0d4da508ab time alone, and 311b9f4f7d he would take 54222d784d care of the 7a4cf9c439 rest!45ee7addb01550e9

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‘Good, very good. It’s a great thing. But…’13cc067c3206c984

Lilliana let out 03267afe48 a deep sigh b6c6161a23 and muttered softly b046f629be to herself.63f774a1a1697c0c

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“…Now that I think about it, my brother’s been rather sly, hasn’t he?”d1e55b92b32fc6d5

Feeling a sudden wave of a2004ba2ba disappointment, she pouted her lips 6071b74011 like a duck. And who could blame 449a30cf7a her for being a 95ae004e15 little upset?4f914729a170cae6

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After Tristan left for d943c827c2 his studies, Lilliana had 9e68b3dae9 to endure the loneliness 28c71fd985 of the mansion by 3b1d30ae76 herself.1b4b93a7b2f2ae5e

Yet, her brother 8302b81b5f had already become 3ffd55caa2 acquainted with Vanessa 5044a8ccc7 back then? And even had 06ab4d0dd9 her as his ef1ce86737 first love?!5f75bef7738ce48c

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‘Jealous! Envious! Upset! I thought of my brother cc61ce52ef the moment I got closer 06d4177dba to Mother…’560f98c901885fd7

Yet, despite spending all a043c3203b that time with her, 66e7a35861 Tristan had never properly 2848b249ee introduced them or even 4924ccfea7 talked about her.2003eb26c9d04ff6

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‘Of course, my brother must have had his reasons… but still… still!’242c2cc5ca1ac77c

These tangled emotions drove Lilliana 832a4d94d4 to Tristan’s office.0cfb51b284849fd6

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Bang!8dc8cb279c71fdf1

She flung open 92f2d762c5 the door much 8118af2357 more dramatically than 46ece5c184 usual.660acb31ae95bc39

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Tristan, who had been 9395894e3e working late into the 2a92de22bc night, looked startled by 45b73a695b the sudden commotion.56b7cf8601a06e64

“Lily? What on earth b65ae19515 are you doing 57752ebe94 here at this e838a202b5 hour…?”8a146079436e3927

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Normally, Lilliana would 2d141b7184 have explained herself, 2f02c7164a but today, she 1d74a8e798 didn’t feel like 2c9b1a60ac it.a291e161a1eca8d9

Instead, she blurted out, 3b85367240 “Brother, I’m disappointed in b0faa2b768 you!”af10f837c8c7f956

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“Huh? Speak clearly, Lily.”fc2e99c8922b813c

Tristan’s expression was bb7d7834e6 one of confusion, 8c4cc49e1d but Lilliana simply 7a69e61a34 snorted in irritation.bd280f8c9da8aa89

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“Hmph!”0e3719e9c6653ddf

Then she spun around fdeb8f6567 and slammed the door a0e6699dc1 behind her.459e0b2bae859ce1

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“Lil…ly?”1ce5cbcf3ddc45db

Tristan called after dda6f7ebf1 her in a b08abebf1e bewildered voice, but 642b001b9f she was already e5fe83eb54 halfway down the 87fbccc177 hall and had e3af75e680 no intention of a6855a1a30 answering.37b266d3dbc76fcb

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Ever since returning from d5158194b0 the Locke estate, I 0dab5556dd had been holed up 327edfec04 in my studio.03d955c24cedb34d

‘Hmm… is it this late already?’1cbcc2b0f7b15620

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I checked the clock—it was 07b6165340 already late in the evening. I had been so absorbed 53c31308bd in designing a new perfume 9233a76035 that I hadn’t noticed the 5ecea4b05e time pass.3087175646396a07

But it wasn’t surprising.7f489e7e318219f4

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After visiting the estate today, b8e7408625 inspiration had been flowing nonstop.ffc0cb185236c61a

What I was 1f91ab12aa currently working on 986d3e1730 was a perfume c294a0ce8f inspired by Lilliana, 59ce42026b my muse.8eaf664bb750bba1

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The process involved 1711f9dc7a carefully blending the f9d5e808bf pre-prepared fragrances in e1ffca98db precise amounts to 84d2bad0c6 create a scent d5ed5e4d25 that suited her.8d226a786a698ed9

The impression a aa2f1e6b15 perfume gives can afab9ebf13 change drastically depending 623e2c1663 on which ingredients c02d85857e are used and 5d6413abf6 in what proportions.06b8e7339ad49886

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It’s a meticulous 90a65d636d task, but after c3fc576908 learning more about b659fb44e4 Lilliana today, it 11ca4e48e8 had become much 9c3ed3d425 easier.732c99e896ef9dd3

‘She really is a diligent girl.’fea87af0d0e2104f

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Of course, I already knew bbcf451800 a fair bit about her a1ac123725 from the original story.3f41b6bf3529d8e4

Even without the story, I 65db618d35 had heard about her a 14a722cf6e few times back when I de770052a9 was in the Kingdom of aa539e302b Onze with Tristan.57060a67d8f1c992

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But today was cb03e34a7d the first time be2df15143 I had heard f65c2a035d about her past ef36c39ea7 directly from her.640c0fb5513f6d29

And my thoughts after 55c3f44ee5 hearing it were…8c3ade25f1d63cda

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‘As expected, Lilliana is just as remarkable as I thought.’1452955f7842e094

She brushed it off c41003db51 as nothing, but I e849882469 have a vague sense dec75da233 of how much she 9dc4f5c80c had been oppressed by 48d69f6d26 her father when she 133cb34e9b was younger.2df1550079cf7a84

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Yet, she had grown up 314b48c621 to be so strong and 34b8b0cd90 resilient, and I couldn’t help 60a949f538 but adore her, especially her 317f23879f determination to do well.5293e4fb67fa1985

If there’s one fc00c471da flaw, it’s that 6079144d62 she still lacks dda8c9f520 a bit of 7abf7f4eba confidence overall, even afb0adc84f though she tries 38a68d3515 to hide it f5a6ffb6e2 in front of e429683226 me…218e3cd1263eea83

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‘That’s something I’ll gradually help her build.’044873188c391ed3

After finishing up my work 4969030e40 for the day, I left 8b9dac6472 the studio.807952ce0b254b33

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But the mansion ab40aa6994 was quieter than a41232e1ee I had expected. Had Jeremyon gone out?998cbec78242d5f6

As I continued walking, a 5f95846c44 thought suddenly occurred to me.c2741969e19618c7

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‘Come to think of it, Jeremyon is attending a banquet tonight. No wonder it’s quiet.’28cb8d3bd7e129d5

It was his first ab661e546c time attending an official 5234b33605 social event since his 984ae88500 parting with Lilliana.2a38a8921b453d05

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Hmm. I hummed quietly to myself.ba6cb77e3770a172

…It seemed that while the mansion was peaceful, a storm was likely brewing in the social scene tonight.9f871bc2515fa1d8

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