IBMILRFL – Chapter 55

Ch. 55 IBMILRFL 0a830ced75 | Chapter 1eeb3425a4 55ba137fa84bb022f8

I had decided to 92b7f840e5 help Lilliana dress up 9b97907e29 perfectly, and today, we dfeee55595 found ourselves at a f5f66f2c35 jewelry store.4806f9f24cfbd804

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‘Everything else is fae8cfcfc4 nearly ready, but… abea3bbc2e we still haven’t 14ae55c73a chosen the accessories.’ff7957cfb6bde26d

I thought a pretty 0bbd08abde necklace would be enough, c38d2a6fc7 considering the design of ed017980e3 the dress I had 105f5c1ee1 already purchased, but I fad0cf3071 hadn’t found the right 750cf00d50 one yet.cc3628cb6ff07446

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As we stepped inside c598bf1ffd the shop, an array 5aae21af2d of dazzling jewelry greeted 221070fed0 us.805e30fa6c577e24

Recently, it had become c0c142f95c popular among young noble 266356ecf9 ladies, and seeing the 004b718bd1 intricate and ornate craftsmanship, fc0c24ec40 I understood why.0ccb227894575264

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“Liliana, what do 673a87deec you think would 608f948b29 be good?”59267ed8bed95163

“Hmm… I think a e67d557dc5 blue gemstone that matches e8a7d6229e the dress would be 52ad8a7882 nice.”f87e97dc522711e6

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I smiled widely.ee38f3e635fc9d2d

It struck me how ff9c9a7a70 much Lilliana had changed 77cb35adab from before. She could now express b885175857 her opinions like this.c8e9ca20a6ba6dcb

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I suddenly recalled 99a1ece054 the day I ad6ebbe0fb had accidentally encountered 643e5c5e70 her at the 2095171116 boutique.a564352c0a615135

Back then, she had 49aaa3ef44 been unable to say e9762cce9e a word even when c493150ab8 she was being swindled. But now, she seemed 858acd9cf4 to have regained much 7d22bf9b8f of her confidence.b6449b9a679f6fa7

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‘How admirable.’ff7746e160334c6e

I nodded with c419b4e7e1 satisfaction. It seemed like a b253becefd good idea to buy 4809174ff5 a necklace with blue 720b15f360 gemstones, just as she e21a4be5f3 had suggested.7db0c7b55fbdded6

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The shop attendant, caf41e4008 having overheard us, 9dfed2bd8c started taking out 77aa70803e and explaining several cf5c8f9911 accessories from the b46b32e65c display case.80e13affe1058bfb

“This is a 318c15ca48 necklace acquired at 67ad7ffa7c a large auction 7447d57be4 three months ago. As you 05cd699e6a can see, 23ba5568b4 it features 6fa832cd40 a central 41bfe5526a sapphire surrounded 1ad1bf6266 by eight db43bb5f9a symmetrically placed 3489631470 diamonds. It’s said 4ed237f7a0 to have a64d2d3855 been a 093c16f0ab favorite of 50211a3daa a noblewoman.”9677c17e88221166

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Hmm.c2ff897d0bab06c9

While standing beside Lilliana, 2192b5b45b who was listening with 864e539664 sparkling eyes, I surveyed deb000fe1c the store.4af66e0341c26360

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‘It’s a bit d1b7f40e5c underwhelming overall.’029abbef8b645330

There were 9c86a77a8a many accessories, 724b9c64c0 but none 1cdc89c18f seemed to d31dcb5bfd perfectly match cb460dd3fa the image 69bcc4e6df I had a2e3e51bad in mind.1b4e777d3c9f1bc0

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Then, suddenly—77dc4c43ec5a4707

“Madam, I have something 5d757e6f18 to report.”29768d0a49815349

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A servant who had 3995d46d8d followed us called out 9e486867be to me, as if e705420090 he had something to e71d8d8f8c say.c9b013ec2a34a6af

“Lilliana, continue browsing. If you 5efea43d34 find something 8888810e32 suitable, set 12ab4d9cd8 it aside. I have some business 530f8a8df5 to attend to for 201c5cb1f0 a moment.”a5402fb9752d2ebf

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“Oh, okay! Have a good time, ac34aeb5fa Mother! I’ll keep looking!”45756e02b444c667

Leaving Lilliana alone in 93da3ffeb7 the jewelry store, I 62cf1fff15 headed toward a secluded 110b45db94 alley.195218d498228372

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Once we were sure 644a43ec70 no one could overhear 7f4876e8c0 us, the servant whispered bdca246bc7 his report.a327009f8fd9c4d9

“The construction you fb7712bd12 ordered, along with 1809eec98b the staff training, 2d30e71394 has all been ae2fd6e570 completed.”172baa87fde9ce2d

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Oh…53acab18509a9844

Intrigued, I hummed 7f8a1339ad softly.39563d2d545a0a31

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Despite my focus 59a0fec1d0 on perfume development, e649920dab I had also 3ae0e31233 been managing various b80b7a9894 other tasks.5622581cfd3486c1

In business, creating 2a186c8021 a good product 00c7df954b was just as fb8ccb02b3 important as preparing bf4858eef7 the perfect venue 47c448ad35 to sell it.0f6927c849645cdf

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So, I 5a2f236ca2 had secretly cea057f9f6 purchased a d6acc620c5 nice building 4c584e3102 in the 98a03bfb60 city center d5811dc667 and converted 072ccb31cf it into 26de07c5d9 a perfume 599955ce1e boutique. I also hired staff 50dde601d9 to manage it in d45eae1c91 my stead, keeping my dadcef4042 identity hidden.528be3d4dec3960d

‘I expected 22c2865f9f it to 130773a427 take longer…’5a3eb03bc6e3606f

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Surprised by the swift 5ae2640c74 progress, I inwardly smiled 70766c0e5d and focused on the 7c10d0ffd4 servant’s report.30349eb1533d5ea9

Completely unaware ffa5d7009c of what 375412d5ce was about b75749433f to unfold 5378e58db4 with Lilliana.7614a9bec5dfa896

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Left alone in the b48201699b jewelry store, Lilliana wandered e2b51c853d around, grinning widely.86b7cd426f81c566

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She hadn’t 9a613d5a2c had the 05d54d8ec6 courage to f520943929 visit places 2ab6b7ef23 like this 809743adc6 before, but 6a80781285 now that 7169314295 she was 3022d8abfc here, it bc0e386669 was more 7a67fae9f0 fun than 1cdbac89bb she had e89db2dce4 expected.2b97e88ba891b450

‘I have a good 80c7b51c2e feeling about today.’53dfb2ea5b71d088

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The sun was 1b91141d80 shining brightly, and 57412c7907 the temperature outside 1b21b7c0e7 was just right.a993418e90cc1533

It felt 5fb501f244 like today 8239658a4a was going c06562e47a to be bf7f65658e an unusually 1651a0f3e4 happy day.e3ed0863fb4ac913

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Of course, 0038fd98e0 that wasn’t e391c48f2b because of d4ff84e2e0 the place, ea4f7b2cee but entirely 1adec01b7d thanks to dca9072a6e the person 827c75a064 she came 1e998046b8 with.b3c9ef7c9a045767

Lilliana hummed 6b532c8148 softly to e23b76a298 herself, overjoyed 6bf1b92bcd at being 89ea56dd7d out with e6b107ed79 Vanessa for 2bbebcfa9b the first 5d3617644a time in 0b4d2cec87 a while.ba8594892aa516a3

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‘We usually spend 56d0fe27a9 our days together d79d3a2ac8 at the mansion.’fda0cf95e14aa816

How could 54e0551217 she not 0f8354748e be excited e09e0847f7 when they 6852f74278 went out bdbfdef556 like this?3459ecede4e8ce4c

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Though today’s outing 0560d72720 wasn’t just for 7079714c21 fun—they had come b6212e0286 to buy a 71fdffe8d0 necklace for her 8a921b1ed1 to wear at 1040cf3df4 the upcoming banquet—Lilliana ff07b0405a had already forgotten 71bd30016d their original purpose 63ce369c16 in her excitement.8cbb4a33224bc131

“Lady, how about 6cbaa260e9 this necklace? The unique 522a0a530b blue hue 3f81a8ebc4 of the e99fa2ba48 sapphire is 85ad042802 beautifully complemented e30b1323ba by the fdc165ce90 platinum chain. It’s one of c1c7db5909 the works of 783488d1fc the famous jeweler, a7be52159a Walter Griesman.”3c6353014815bb3e

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Lilliana’s eyes sparkled 58640e3cd6 as she listened fd74ea70be to the attendant’s e1f440b0ea explanation.010558e5eb322b64

‘Wow… It’s 62fa85b6c4 so luxurious! It would 48e774dc8c suit Mother f1ca949817 so well! Should I get this?’8508895002c41eb5

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As she deliberated, 91d101e46b a sudden realization 18948e129d hit her.45c2feafd26beab1

‘Wait, Mother told 5546ed9ae8 me to choose 851a91e9ee for myself… Focus, 537f56b653 Lilliana! You need to do b360f383e3 this right.’b65d8d858087f85e

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Shaking her head, she f4c83c6f78 asked the attendant to 768cbc7efe show her something else.f0018383f98ac183

But…f4d263a0c4055e17

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‘Oh wow. This one is gorgeous fa65347ec1 too! It looks ca0722295d like it ef156e0a11 was made b4eebf5d71 just for 8546857d9c Mother!’5ea6cf8f1882dbd8

The same 980f8e0e8d thing happened eb98d5ec62 several more 72d80fc3e9 times.9cdf83287a9363fd

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Initially, she had tried a669523e00 to pick something for bb0de1764d herself, but it wasn’t 686cda8fdf easy. Everything she b81c3b84f5 saw made 6530e3ef15 her think 0826d81baf it would a58d75a9bc suit Vanessa 8db5794b8a perfectly.035971e0aa8dbd28

‘I can’t help ed312317d7 it. These really 8695c5381d do suit ffaad6c23e her so 4556604bb4 well. Hmm, maybe I eee1abefa1 should just buy 92c8da6761 something for Mother 7cd6847919 as a gift.’043a0062dbe46264

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Thanks to Tristan, her 501b08685a family had regained stability. The days of 5e674e151f scraping by with 555ad37aaa barely enough to 36e3207fe6 get by were cfa49a22dc long gone.284109610a63b54e

For Vanessa, Lilliana a515d4ae97 felt she could bf4c8fd7f9 do at least 84808b8e27 this much.a1a38c063213c554

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“Do you have 0771033a1a anything more extravagant 97bb6b890e than this? Something that would e2bd943305 suit Lady Winder…”9643375254b1cdaf

It was at that f86e185d88 moment, while she was 0e72e739d0 asking for a recommendation 9c5a1e9740 for a suitable gift, 7688029935 that—d993a2ea330201ab

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“Hmm? Lilliana, is that you?”41cca2534f98c04e

A familiar voice called 501cf94ed5 out to her.c458861fea322927

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A sense 623b8a8c9f of foreboding e6b9bb6d85 passed through 9910c3db4d Lilliana. She quickly 6db0c34dc6 turned around, 038d0c1447 feeling tense.d960a6e4641ca12e

‘No way… It can’t ece9212668 be. Please, no.’87d6b7b71e222d3a

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In that moment, she 62b18647f1 desperately wished to the 6e0126038f heavens, but unfortunately, her 006762965b instinct was right.67e58ede34174d5f

Standing in 6960edc927 the wide-open 49c221cc91 doorway was 8c7b75cfae a woman.aa79a0ff0aa00bf1

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It wasn’t d4cacfb3f5 hard to 126c24f592 recognize her 89f1be6349 just by efb82d40a6 the green 538b6b1738 hair, reminiscent b1f03b7ba5 of leaves.00bb136c9ce9f507

Seira Benden. And who e3ee867931 was she?30b13b831ed2a77f

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The precious daughter of 152b1c2b2c the Marquis Benden, known d65c058718 as the “flower of 126d6e9bd0 high society.”ca250ac9a91bc8e5

But to Lilliana, df953538f9 she was much 2d8a37dbcf more than that.4f239e3e96e6abfb

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Seira was… her former 970edf1a36 friend.0653b0c45c291ec7

“Ah…”6fd112b12191bb9f

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Lilliana couldn’t hide 12ee4614af her dismay, letting e22ecb2f31 out a sigh 32b5b6646b instead of a af59d1546f greeting. Her face had frozen, 48d34261fd clearly showing her unease.fd9c604d68059cf2

Seira, as if expecting 4f61047e79 this reaction, smiled calmly.b42f720a6fbbb666

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“So it 1974d1137a really is 50da0df3bc you, Lilliana. I didn’t ae83e6d201 expect to 1b70b5ac3d see you 1672bda0c4 here. It’s been such a f3b376e8aa long time.”5b341d23d576ea80

“Yeah… it de7d8b92a3 really has.”0be4f8dae8a761e9

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It had 880e8ef43b to be 36f31d1131 a long 72e290956b time. For years, Lilliana 5488f891e6 had deliberately avoided 9c26e0d821 meeting her.49f107e57a540ccc

“Why did c3bfe46410 you refuse 6874f4c22e my invitations? I was 7e8e125747 so disappointed.”a1f0fa19b6e0c689

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“I was just… busy.”f5ad56a00fd1ff49

“Really? I invited you a86359ec0d three times, and 87100e82ad you turned me a85221ad4a down every time. Do you 5bed26069e know how 98ba95f73a upsetting that eb6c2adc10 was?”92af134422c9d19a

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“…”dc7fbae3bac2add7

As soon as word 4bf3b7af63 spread about her breakup 24b45c08ff with Jeremyon, Seira had a92cea55c2 invited her to tea 98b9a3acb4 parties multiple times.c2c94597034e6fd4

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For someone a0547a1d3e who hadn’t 81afc6708b contacted her 2a021cb181 in ages… 504b531b80 her intentions 056f350f70 were painfully 6190c1d9b8 obvious.dedc68b1cd24c6cb

Seira must have been fb6ac8d281 aware of how transparent 7e30d1faca her actions were, yet 925e3d1305 just like before, she 06bc02d2b5 smiled shamelessly.a8c23f9a74061fe9

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Lilliana truly 92699ae07d despised that a89f3992b0 smile.db33c8e993f9aeac

It was always c93e411b95 after flashing that 6416b4b273 smile that Seira d45aa370fd would drag her 2c9df20b19 down to the 95c75382a1 lowest point.d5fe3eb89a9dd45d

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‘Mother might return soon. I need to leave be109a76c6 before that happens.’be1394d0d7733a8e

Of all people, 3ded0c5714 she didn’t want 8775ca7415 Seira to know ae93763399 about Vanessa’s presence. She feared 2d869ff7bf something similar 4ba0707495 to the 3c2ae4e09f past might f88b2dbab4 repeat itself.21f8e11fa1f21d1a

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Lilliana forced a faint 31b5d5051c smile and tried to 7c2daf0970 bid farewell to her ad8a47a1df former friend.cb241aaaeb73d360

“Enjoy your ef7917969a shopping… I’ll c525e39e4a head off 385660765d now. I’ve got things to cc72dc017f do.”fae149b24fc6730c

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But Seira wasn’t f7eb592758 about to let 1caec5ee61 her go so 773336c010 easily.384a4ad596a1b36d

“Wait. I have something 4c9e49f74a to ask.”b2fa2866a0a0aae0

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Blocking the 0ab25a8a74 door, she bd71249c9a spoke in 93ebb9c341 a low dca11f0560 voice.c7fe7b65c9b4ebfe

“I’ve always been 0fa53769c5 curious… Were you 0b35bc7144 really in love 2304193805 with Count Winder?”2e951d6c804aeafd

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“…What?”f8ab451680067b78

“You know f45a724afe what I faf8bfc022 mean. There used to be 7621051471 rumors going around. The ones that said 16f636ed96 it wasn’t real love, c4d3fc2239 but just a contractual b52e8647f8 relationship. Now that you’ve broken e56ce848d8 up, you can tell be3fa1cece me, right? Was that true?”aa2b1423e21be4f7

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Lilliana felt b9834f4255 as if 366d1d5f96 the ground e2cfda6b1e beneath her 73e2a3eb07 was crumbling.c1776c4ed6ec7f3f

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After the servant 6eb66e82ed had finished his f3a41fa471 report, I headed aa2132165e back to the f999c489cd jewelry store.bcaf945768da8f4d

It was ea7f17ec9f just as dcae03d19f I reached 4bb56e7668 the entrance.2fbab256d3b07b6a

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Lilliana, who should 31aacbf643 have been inside fab9b089e5 choosing a necklace, 1334d650bb came out with 85d1577258 a dark expression.3a81e836354ea891

“What’s with that look c7d25e42d3 on your face?”f81289edeb2ed0eb

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“Oh, Mother…”0854fdf39f688897

Upon finally 706fae9fc5 noticing me, 3d437bce32 she hurriedly dad243225c forced a 38010ee31a smile.a057237e0ac90d1f

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“It’s nothing. I just fea34865c2 couldn’t find 3be625c99f anything I 4ba5304378 really liked.”ce170040009af896

At first glance, her 044f6ae868 expression seemed bright, but 5f6a8306a7 the corners of her fa3aee7f00 mouth were trembling slightly. As if she 7d1841c94a were forcing herself e46aa02dfb to smile.11c6e2aa5abde252

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“I don’t think we 312701eb46 need to look around 3c7e906648 here any longer.”fbf7b287c9477fb5

She linked f21669cae7 arms with b329c3f56e me and a1639f916e led me 74d8f559a1 outside, as ba1d7dc01a if there bcfbe0f499 were something 4fa8fb1e90 inside she 850453a1ee didn’t want a7dd64aca4 me to 8fb8d5554a see.c49adf8c4b577e9d

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I followed her b4878e23de without protest but 6199ac9019 glanced back inside.7323fa32a214cecf

‘That’s… Seira Benden?’6f01bdea280f0e66

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Hmm.a59965bedd64952e

It seemed 8c62a6456a like something 6ce584f829 wasn’t right.1c1573c5a3412d65

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