IBMILRFL – Chapter 54

Ch. 54 IBMILRFL | Chapter 540eb5710aa633a745

Worried about Jeremyon, I decided 773e9e8a5a to stay awake instead of 8e9f9d4782 going to bed and waited 5a6606baa2 for him.4410742393bc477a

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The banquet he attended c53e0c0687 tonight was hosted by 02fbb3fe19 Marquis Charles, and from 8f305f0333 what I remember, it 8f8e54b4c2 was an event where 0ea140dc38 bringing a partner was 7ea775a1ed mandatory.6bf54751b9b067ce

‘A partner, huh. That must have been difficult f38171fe5b for Jeremyon.’ef92256100aad229

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In the past, he would 24b2f3e76d have taken Lilliana with him… 1464bd470f but now that they’ve broken 6ca964d1a3 up, that was no longer 5026224887 an option.4e6561553d976029

And knowing Jeremyon, ab28cfc3ce he wouldn’t have f2c88b63ba brought along someone 919dca8ac9 he barely knew 2ff39d86d0 as his partner.bfe979158395c361

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In other words, tonight e0ca2e4cc1 would be the first f23728a64f time he publicly revealed 8b9b09c410 their breakup.ec046ff37cfb0a29

I closed my 5c3f05040a eyes and could 3e2ad412fa imagine the scene.3b069ca8ed6e99c9

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Jeremyon, arriving alone while everyone 9a04dbe407 else entered in pairs.3939506ef83d1778

People would undoubtedly swarm 33e25572e8 him, asking about Lilliana… b46fbcf01e and eventually, he’d have 07ad5f9378 no choice but to 94ecc35205 admit they had broken 76c991840d up.157dfac41b121e3d

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And after that…d5c99600938067fd

‘Ugh, just thinking about it makes me exhausted.’f3b9c8394f882bb1

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It was clear that f0cf544d9a the gossip-loving crowd would 1d0bb4a6a2 cling to him all 159f9829f7 night, refusing to let 5b02dea3f0 him go.343d26676284f936

I was worried about c010efe463 his condition after going c1db139622 through all of that, 4edd516b38 which is why I 333700891f stayed up waiting for 87bcff3592 him to return.0713624d0fb8137f

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Just as the clock struck 97864c9c77 the hour, he finally arrived a6a8d99ef0 home.695eb40ca3f0fea7

I stood by 3a3c8271fe the staircase that ac1cf8d1bd led to the 9e181a4c61 central entrance, observing 95a33eb7ab the scene.fe2cc5678f903341

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“Count, let me take your coat.”843403a43c90c04d

“The bath has been prepared in advance.”0f1129e21f8ecd43

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Among the servants da4e2538ae busily attending to d361b05794 him, I caught 627dac93ad a glimpse of 0a05986192 Jeremyon’s tired face.33be69b88c946c69

As expected, he looked utterly 5873a522e8 worn out from dealing with b9c68d153a people.7d0c702241bb81ab

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‘He seems… upset somehow.’02bcd527f9ff1db0

I had many things I 2ec719ca0f wanted to ask him, but 8df074a639 I decided to hold back 03dc4bd95d for today.d93f9bc7c1d837cb

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I approached him and offered 54730f89ac a short remark.f7b64aa3e1947700

“Jeremyon.”b4c878cb321f173c

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“Ah, Mother… What are you still doing awake at this late hour?”0ff362515c7894f3

“I’ve prepared some warm mulled wine in your room. Drink it and rest.”658f1f1a9a8abc2d

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On days like fa887bf606 this, nothing is 1aeb3208bd more comforting than ce11bba8db a warm glass c80796260c of mulled wine.bebc3831e15d3ba7

Jeremyon seemed to f59fbd3e4e sense the sentiment aee5d75690 behind my words. After a brief silence, 70c8e6686e he expressed his gratitude.8c1d52402c347de8

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“…Thank you, Mother.”cda4cc3542fc285c

“Hmph. It’s not for you, just 168e4953c7 leftover from what I prepared 531cbbafa8 for myself. Don’t get the wrong idea.”7cc3c722b3a03b1b

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With that curt remark, 70a2c8a4c4 I returned to my ba178b7414 room.e26351295a1190fd

It wasn’t until the next 2adce0b4c2 day that I learned the 2c275930aa full details of why Jeremyon 3086b87081 had returned in such a dd8f852a04 state.e1a1acb517f15e75

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I found out e1b9e7ef42 through the morning 1a74b15ea2 tabloid.c6324c903071ba9f

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New Times Newspaper62027433fb89c51a

Front Page, [XX 7f516ce363 Month, XX Year]2dcc817baeb9414b

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[Exclusive] Jeremyon Winder Announces Breakup with Lady Lockec633c849bd36adfa

On the XXth, b6d4ccac64 Count Jeremyon Winder 081bcae9a3 revealed that he 5201300630 and Lady Lilliana 7deb9b06d0 Locke had ended 75772a6ec5 their relationship.549429291e1903f7

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The Count appeared alone at 813c23f18a the banquet hosted by Marquis 4b64dc1fc9 Charles, in stark contrast to e03881ef53 the past few months, when b86ad08ffb he was always seen alongside 9c855e9b46 Lady Locke at official events. As the public’s interest 56e2b0e21f peaked, Count Winder shocked 3629833ea2 everyone by disclosing the 75c0b89a4d breakup.5bb4f58bda0f6252

The split between the two, 764b5e7838 who were considered one of 243ec2d520 the leading couples in society, 1a89e13123 left the attendees of the 4fdf15746e banquet in disbelief.9ef163c34071f50b

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Jeremyon Winder, head e681bf1672 of the prestigious 3ea9f615da Winder family, known 36dfa37bd5 for its vast 4b6dc7bbdf wealth, had once 806bc98a12 publicly declared his 763d470924 love for Lilliana 88b2e9b185 Locke. In a noble society 780fd93711 dominated by arranged marriages, 28c0500e40 his declaration of love 95bac8ab73 earned him the title a321322bf4 of “Romantic of the 8e75912e7f Century.” However, with the 3541778036 relationship now ending, criticism a7c0d37724 of his impulsiveness has 53c74be2d7 begun to surface.467074b9dbc54527

Reporter Philip Brandt.8dccdf5832b63efd

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After reading that 9e4ba6beb9 trashy article, I a345e19ee1 couldn’t help but bd4d53e0a6 angrily toss the a306cc84ae newspaper aside.5cc0f5da530ad553

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“Seriously! ‘Romantic of the Century,’ my foot!”641764ceeb669624

It was one of 7b592767a3 the most infuriating articles dcfd1f17d6 I had ever read. How dare they mock 09434992b8 my son like this?9df5cca3f6f1c613

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‘New Times, huh…’6afbf86225be2238

There was a time, long b1910030ba ago, when it was known 5040612c86 as a fair and just b1171f0814 news outlet. How it had fallen 6503f748c7 into the gutter like 86163d4759 this, I had no 302ba784fc idea.f2e386a6bb861078

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It seemed I ee22e948bb couldn’t let the 8a7558f2c7 New Times go 231219e280 unchallenged.26730c78987fcc58

But aside from that…1e96a2c03a975b6c

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‘Of course, Jeremyon must have revealed their breakup at the banquet yesterday.’42b1d4e02d24878b

It was clear without 52f7ef4a91 even seeing how much 70dc2c2111 of a stir this 3581322621 would cause in high 97023f62d7 society.56421bfc8a68e481

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In fact, Jeremyon 7bca7801e9 and Lilliana had 9654ed21ff already been the dc10cc21ba talk of the 7617d7b881 social scene.8b5d5f75740f2aa7

Jeremyon, the young Count 3091fed2ca of the Winder family, d78c5686c0 who had recently gained 76cac2dd74 immense wealth and influence.3deedb76f605e63e

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And Lilliana, the sole lady 2f54318a2e of the Locke family, an b8472e6aef old noble house that had c3122a7bdb fallen into crisis due to 9dda2b5865 sudden misfortunes.6882cd5bbe6bfe4f

Both had naturally drawn 767277dab3 the attention of everyone. It was no e7f14788e6 wonder that the 819a4c03e6 press had even 5d4ffa5d31 made headlines out 6f9dd1e9dc of their breakup.0fd2b07046d0dbbb

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Now that Jeremyon f85056cd79 and Lilliana had 2adaf5721d parted ways, it 37391d3e65 was something that 8710635132 would have happened cd1d5eafcb eventually. I was aware 76ba98d140 of it too.309cf8a99b4b8e77

But even though e1324af1a7 I had anticipated 04e250edb2 it, I couldn’t aea639f724 help but worry 187ea70e33 about Lilliana. I was concerned a885982507 about whether she 7227338806 would be able 476e4646ac to endure the f867bbe8cc overwhelming attention that e7eba6551e would be directed cd9ed4a64b at her.fbe31c5220a68cda

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‘I should take extra care of Lilliana for the time being.’02c8a05cb6403be6

However, contrary to 8941465f16 my concerns, even 27b7224c75 after a week eef92fcf15 had passed, Lilliana 298751e4cf seemed perfectly at 69e73543e1 peace.6697814a175160f3

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‘Strange. I thought invitations would pour 5477c39697 in, or someone would at f32ceee021 least come to visit, causing 1774fefb9e some kind of change.’58ecca472e334ed3

Even considering that Lilliana 289f421120 was not one to 855fc77af8 be particularly active in 312e331af4 social circles, it was 7ffb718837 too quiet.feeef996ce283186

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Still, with a news article fe6379caf7 like that, someone should have ecf1da394d approached to confirm the truth.da80a223a200caed

‘But there’s been no sign of that.’1a5567796280f367

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Not only that, 8bf2f922dd but Lilliana had f54cf9cad3 been visiting the 2ba63e518f Winder mansion daily, f3e45760bc cheerfully calling out, e8c012ec96 “Mother!” as if 466466c1ad nothing had changed.6dc746c188edf025

Today was no different.dc9256cc76483471

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I glanced at a6f77347b6 Lilliana, who was 67db557358 sitting beside me, 5f9f0eb1f6 focusing intently on 0ac26f9208 her embroidery.6a4cc8b6fce34731

She had told 82db8324f6 me this morning 2528b7a2c3 that she wanted 7e9a825ed8 to learn embroidery 25f7488d35 again after a 55202ead21 long time, so 9449fe7418 I had been 4db0201220 teaching her.749aaf01e809802c

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“…Mother? Is something the matter?”14dfd92d074d576c

Sensing my gaze, Lilliana 32f43b897c tilted her head in ec60ade64f question.d8c358f3205419dc

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“Hmph, I was just watching to see how well you were doing.”c117388939418163

“Oh! How is it, Mother? Am I doing well?”5fdb45a025b32c34

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It was a ecac29d9b2 question that didn’t 98a90150d5 even require an c8d4f89c4c answer.1fa7cc27c3d5481b

“Hmph! You already know ebd4cbfd5e the answer, so bd38f236b1 why bother asking 590f95cdbd and making me c1ac0a4afd waste my breath?”ccec4732d03c4cad

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“Hah! Is it that bad? Thank you, Mother… I 30359e9e55 worked hard, so I’m 5384aa4a23 glad you approve.”f6769b64863ae6ac

It seemed that Lilliana had 326ec6a2fa now learned to perfectly interpret e07af096bc my words, no matter how 770b18ddbb twisted they were.3ffbb75806324c09

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She continued to 43ce40bb76 focus on her a5ce100e00 embroidery, clearly pleased.f32334ef772e126a

After watching her for 41f0d9e323 a moment, I asked 77becdcd60 her directly.f8d5262d1baa7323

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“Lilliana, have you received any invitations from other families recently?”c050e398023bb1bf

“Invitations? Ah, Mother, you saw the cb044341ca article too.”b15ce7e0a7f7e827

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It seemed she was referring a4129bc74d to the news about Jeremyon 3e518c3040 publicly announcing their breakup at a2ab7b3057 the banquet.70643695f5f065b5

“Many invitations came, probably because everyone saw the newspaper. Twenty just this week alone, 072c0fc6d0 I think? Some people even changed e276c6aa0a the date twice to 26ac32ff22 re-invite me after I 002aa24319 declined.”dad191ef0862346d

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Twenty invitations in just a 74939c6c16 week?192aeb2964310191

“But you’ve been with me this whole time…”846f9700651ebc8b

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I trailed off ae38c9d5f7 in confusion, but 335a5e1a37 Lilliana just smiled 7535f49dd5 brightly as if dd18d18c30 it was no 1daa54f2c5 big deal.b18887c0a39ccc87

“That’s right! I declined them all. I didn’t want anything d9c0d3f61e to interrupt my time 2faf014fab with you, Mother.”4fffb26ca4e72b1a

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While it was good e17ed53119 that there was nothing 860e929b9f for me to worry 9926cf29c9 about, for some reason, 36dc6354de I started to feel 2bee400f63 concerned about her in 6317eab4ad a different way.2d4716234730794c

“Why did you refuse all of them?”3288f528e2c24b18

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“There’s no need to accept every invitation. I don’t want to waste 95aa91798e my time with people I’m 0247c8ee3d not particularly close to. It’s not like they ever 42e2aafb54 thought kindly of me.”bf682ea76f6be964

“…Still, it’s a chance to meet ladies your age, isn’t it?”4634c615915c3a88

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At my question, Lilliana paused.a92093d690808a94

“Do you want me to socialize more with the other noble ladies?”edc0095b732f532c

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I didn’t respond, just 82fb7512cc silently met her gaze.75028aa58bf637a1

I couldn’t deny it.dfe4290d21379a47

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Despite her noble status, f04ea9a167 Lilliana’s position in high cda185c242 society wasn’t particularly strong.fd229788f0606b94

In people’s minds, she was 09963be543 still the shy and awkward 5bd8711ac7 girl from the past.dcdef72676c065cc

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While appearances aren’t everything, Lilliana 8469f56ded had been so reserved that c55aad40aa many hadn’t seen her true 63e5eef773 charm. And there were many 79038b7366 who compared her to 13bfad1362 the ever-impressive Tristan.43765f8b8a442c8f

‘But things are different now.’885e0e68420d07e6

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Since spending time with c5d4b79c07 me, Lilliana had changed 31da4657f6 a lot.6c7775ac6837dc40

Not just externally… I 8927672149 could feel that she b3f4d74d23 had regained her confidence 5e40bd64e4 compared to the past.a5267b0f3818bb14

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Now, she wasn’t as hesitant 11df0e0582 to assert herself. She had matured and become 3558ab847a stronger inwardly.4868873e7ccb1a4e

If it were 7d2ce6abd8 the current Lilliana, 5cf0884cfa I was certain 8a431ae09a she could change fe126ff12f people’s impressions in e175dd7bae a short time.df5d648283dc3eda

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:Of course, the people who sent invitations this time probably had other intentions, so there’s no need to accept them…’f8fcb3f753159243

But I couldn’t help but 486c55ad02 worry that Lilliana might continue 824193bc77 to reject all future invitations.caa85387dcc22c57

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Sensing my concern, she put 5b62eeb315 down her needlework and spoke 7a00258abd clearly.4e28f6442a1d7fb1

“I understand what you’re worried about. But I enjoy spending time d3e9fd350f with you the most, Mother! So please don’t worry.”10c74e61b60427d2

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If that’s how she felt, c3e70cae0a there wasn’t much more I 409b7bc06d could say…d1388284eb6b4322

‘But perhaps offering a little help in my own way wouldn’t hurt.’cbb5e64e51824d43

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Yes, changing her image from 272497a0bc the past could be done af289b2ece at any time. And I knew the 1be2da97ef most effective way to 770d9e6c98 do it.76356b8ebcd5d79e

Heh heh heh…2dfde4e1eb27f93e

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‘The victory banquet. That day, we’ll make 44a2195e7f sure to completely dazzle 5e9997551e everyone.’7ef54568da738ad3

I’ll show them exactly who c3c55f19c3 Lilliana, the one they dare 7eec6191e3 to gossip about, truly is.0b9f0d06c5eb234e

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