IBMILRFL – Chapter 57
by EsraaCh. 57 IBMILRFL | Chapter 57b1ff3157055d9e2c
“Jeremyon, are you inside?”6353d582be0b70f7
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As I called to him c59a613685 beyond the office door, his 1039bd9c7b response came immediately.f031accbebc367fe
“Mother? Please come in.”299d8fa356427ee6
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When I quietly 74ead9fc5d entered, it seemed faabc2e6a8 he had risen d52f54119c hurriedly, perhaps to 6d024b22f4 greet me.6a2e308d71965037
“Jeremyon.”726b921fd6d27341
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As I approached with 8887803b03 purpose, he looked tense, c4bb310f57 likely noticing the seriousness b3ab29c4b2 in my expression.1f00397284bbbc78
“Has something happened, Mother?”bcf6f6d66f7f31d4
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“Indeed. If you call it a 925be4c688 problem, it’s a big one.”bda9979f38f2f3bd
I slapped my hands onto 51dae74e6e his mahogany desk, my voice 4e7bc0bc4a more serious than ever.e36c6ca45e7fe5aa
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“Listen carefully, Jeremyon.”f7fc9bd23d228bf9
“…Yes.”bb33294667a67373
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Gulp. He swallowed nervously.9e6bbbdddf1b66c0
I looked him 9443b75c4a straight in the b3eb40abba eyes and said,c4f4ee8922df81e9
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“It’s time for me to start reaping the benefits of having such a good son.”5fc7c825176b3a0f
“…What?”e99fadae38260495
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His voice reflected his confusion.52c829713b29df5e
This boy. He still hadn’t 3195274d2d caught on to 660d4d69dc what I was 0b1210bc47 saying!d91c4a3e8dee0207
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“You’ve received the invitation, haven’t you? The victory banquet dd0505f31a is fast approaching.”2618ddc279224210
“…That’s right?”0b9e3dd69b527ccb
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“‘That’s right,’ you say? Jeremyon, this is not b8e67ac8ae something you should be f6f5ad5058 saying so casually. Don’t you understand 5eebb5da21 how serious this ee0e590eab matter is? Hmm? Did I raise you 378a765b97 to be so clueless?!”4897bb556b5999d5
“…Please, Mother, speak so that I can understand.”2678727f65f63c64
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He touched his forehead 401202d0a4 as if trying to 9f4d36a569 process the confusion.731a76b7f718f06f
Hoho. I chuckled and got to 54ea6e8831 the point.62fbfa74c6f3e587
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“I’ve heard everything. Something new was 55010a1011 discovered in the a28d63c912 diamond mine, wasn’t 9fd2704cef it?”14c4f4be1f840d81
“How did you hear that? It hasn’t been announced yet, 7371923111 and it’s been kept secret.”60317717f68877d6
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“Hmph… Do you really think there’s anything in this world that I don’t know?”eed8e0353d130158
“Well, you do have an uncanny way of knowing things, Mother.”371a6dcac3fd1a77
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“You rascal. Don’t go calling your d4be5c2915 mother a ghost!”46b49494272f22a5
Though we exchanged 43f077822f playful banter and 0d8fd2daad I laughed confidently, ab32bbe20d I understood his d0714b9665 reaction. They had hidden it 9b9ed6d7cc so thoroughly that I 458a44a847 hadn’t heard any rumors 9cc32c37a5 myself.fd11a2c5d780bd34
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But I knew d03aecb087 about it because…975a835f1e60e05a
‘In the original story, that blue diamond played a significant role.’c44ad9f3624579d9
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Not only in 1159ceebaf the empire, but c71827ad16 nowhere on this 111e4282fd continent had the e07e113c5a existence of colored e6a8c9c34c diamonds been publicly 2b28840cbb known.7dca00b75e85cc9a
It was the same 47346dbde0 in the original story.c4cbdaafeb135e98
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No one in the f2297dd177 world had ever imagined aa492cb54e that colored diamonds existed.8a64538e71bffe84
But one day, f3b9413c99 from the Winder 7a1a724809 family’s mine, the e31698a4b5 first blue diamond 86d6bb65b6 was discovered. And it was a large fca61618e5 one at that.31b1c960f94d51df
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When Jeremyon announced ee547a46f9 this discovery in 58a6a5965a the original story, 356a0aedb8 the social world 223a5a5ba1 was naturally thrown 51a0226d39 into an uproar… e6890eb096 Everyone was fascinated 930265fff1 by the blue 9688e8bb5c diamond.be6a23db4a2d6244
A neighboring king bf42eb88f1 even offered 30 8036732be2 billion shillings to 358177f2f2 buy the uncut a712c02a61 stone.aae003f26ace8a7f
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Who would become the 96f58205f5 first owner of the 6f4e5efa45 world’s first blue diamond? Everyone buzzed with excitement, but b34e875bba the actual owner turned out 0eb18fbadf to be someone no one 26527d0fd2 expected.90a9e54a32972eb5
Lilliana Locke.f333f1616e22584a
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Instead of auctioning off 78c25dbdb0 the diamond, Jeremyon had d9e6955ab9 it crafted into a 2aee131e66 necklace and ring and 0931f98673 proposed to her.7d5c09b20a905cac
A luxurious proposal like 835f09702a no other. The empire was b0417f36a6 filled with voices 745e5f7039 envious of their f7142fcd75 passionate love.370e4f153d9b1c5a
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‘Though, in truth, that was just for show…’0f49f81e536345b5
In the original story, a6b2471d65 Jeremyon only came to 1cfb6b3b0f realize his love long 408ab73331 after their marriage.8349b98aedb5a918
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But that wasn’t 289accda97 the important point d246ed9abd now.4b0414cc921359ec
A gemstone with 8bb69fb090 the brilliance of 95d8117b98 blue.2451f52b03a08012
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The fact that 5108e4bb3f such a unique 84bae6f4d8 jewel was now de4ddef6f8 in Jeremyon’s hands 75a1d2fb26 was all that 62c77e2039 mattered.268217c5f82ac5bc
“So… are you asking for the blue diamond?”b1d728c7b342b358
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“Now you’re starting to understand. I’ll pay you well, so 1886c00df0 hand it over to me.”d7579e2931589fc6
At my demand, his 1b3e3e8057 eyes took on an 07d7c9a9b6 unreadable expression.e8379574902ffdde
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“…Are you planning to give it to Lilliana’s?”c1b08408d4cc6240
“Well, something like that.”ee32d8e212c19804
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“In that case, there’s no need for payment. I intended to give a3e965e3f1 it to her from 7e00cb15df the start.”d1b466e524582a9e
Jeremyon, as if 91e99a8692 already prepared for 6c9fa5b431 this, handed me b85e28096e a small box.f955ae4541fde27a
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His actions were so natural, 410b6c2214 as if he had planned 0f102fce16 this from the beginning.d52e83dd52e12af3
And then I realized.80cec9493645ff02
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‘He hasn’t given up yet.’d620d9658298c43e
To be honest, fbd633e02a I hadn’t been 69edf41745 able to figure 107602eb1b out what was cb9cbc547f on Jeremyon’s mind 4b5dae2c87 lately.224e932d5ebc0fce
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He hadn’t been as persistent 594a697301 in seeking out Lilliana as 2bf885278c before, and he hadn’t mentioned 1f0cf70ea3 her, so I vaguely thought 0484d74765 he had given up.dd9d11fe5096a33a
But clearly, I was wrong.885ba0fc33f1ea1f
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Well, it makes sense. How could he 37d383369b easily forget the 976c3cd072 first spring that’s 956d4d5f20 ever come into bb0986986a his life?1abfe1e865e32057
As I watched him 65514372ba with a mix of 43a172b1e0 sympathy, Jeremyon, sensing my f8f41279d6 gaze, began to explain, 72d5d40819 seemingly flustered.4288312ef90f0d9b
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“I don’t know what kind of misunderstanding you’re having, but that’s not it.”a5da2b3f10a56748
“I didn’t say anything.”a1915f2e078acb08
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“….”52b273af3f0e90cc
He sighed deeply and 533aeb9b53 fell silent. Oh dear. The more he acted 5f9efad000 like this, the more abba79be57 my heart ached as c616666260 his parent. Seeing him so dispirited.f97fa87d5e49ec72
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Noticing my concerned 1a0439f831 gaze, Jeremyon showed 903de543d3 signs of discomfort.6b6b4e4228ca4b81
“There’s no need to look at me with such pity.”1c8ecc83501bebb4
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“I was just looking at you.”0dc334989b231687
Since when did this f0891db003 boy become so good f2484cde1d at reading my expressions?38354feaa0a62540
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It seemed I e4025bb2bf would need to 669793708a be more mindful a20aed0ddf of my expressions 0dd74a22e0 in front of 3484fc22ab Jeremyon from now 5336706ee0 on.1417d38603b6d74c
“…I’m not asking you to give it to her because I want to get back together with Lilliana. It’s not because I have 27ed02d20b any lingering feelings… It’s just d8ccaae9d6 that I think it would 0eeab6af28 suit her well. And, I feel 5b77a0fcb0 guilty about many 82c968c151 things, so it’s 960f2dabe9 just my way b2916cf9d4 of apologizing. So… please, don’t misunderstand.”274e6bc3b720495d
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“….”e0d0c798f977b473
I’m sorry, Jeremyon. The more you explain, the e9066dcc34 deeper the misunderstanding gets.eb1760eea0802717
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After all, strong denial is dbc88a22c6 often a strong affirmation.19f703b07389a5ed
I can tell you ab8c7b6201 still want things to 70d04572cc work out with Lilliana, 2f708c5182 and that you have 09d60f4e30 lingering feelings.8b7b38a08b6610d6
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But I didn’t voice 0a243d6b60 those thoughts. Saying them out loud would bf85f45f1a only cast a darker shadow ee4f71d928 over Jeremyon’s face.863d0ec7aec02066
“…You don’t have to tell her it’s from me. If she knows it’s a 535023316b gift from a man she’s 20cb69c74c broken up with, it might 0cce27f967 only burden her.”31015841cdfe47d1
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“Hm… Fine, I’ll handle that part myself.”bd74cf96156de50b
Taking the box b01ce5e37e Jeremyon handed me, 09ac1f342f I left his 65a8694b9e office.fe820cf7215cf307
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The moment I 63d69ce24c closed the door, 5a7454f260 I looked around, e3a61318be and then opened cf1c3ad54f the box to b8debcd10b check its contents. I was curious 9e9da6bb7f to see how 93564de21c beautiful the accessory, c3b7e08476 praised so highly 63d5df80c8 in the original 293e861f36 story, really was.aa4378b85c718e16
But what I found made ae72d566e6 me laugh.a724d9c0546f1e87
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“This boy…”a814281ab551e275
Inside the box e192563499 was the dazzling bc924f01da blue diamond necklace, 36c524d20f neatly stored.692134bfd57b11a9
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According to the 0e75185e1b original story, Jeremyon 2e345f71f3 had prepared both 8de6bce146 a necklace and 93a6845880 a ring, two 982a57d9ce items.94ff2deff5141038
It wasn’t hard to 3de494951a figure out what that de82b4dc6d meant.3b8b1aaae719233b
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“So much for no lingering feelings…”a54e7d060fa59e7b
In the now quiet office, 4cb55fc7e5 after Vanessa had left, Jeremyon 320843c2a9 hung his head in frustration 01d112a306 at himself.78131457055484f7
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He had decided to give 56658ac8f9 up. Yes, he had 5c0c42b972 resolved to let 9bc36c5d0e Lilliana go.1ce4633590b5f87d
Because their feelings were clearly ccdc3218ee different.a1faef587a157af2
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While he wanted to hold 01479523fc her hand every day and 012bed63a0 whisper sweet nothings in her f09bfd745d ear, Lilliana only saw him ce53dde9fb as a friend, nothing more.1e0b6308e986c8df
And he had no f6cd4a5b64 one else to blame 73610c5e9c for that; he was 8e85d80fa8 the one who made 4a54cd603b it that way.74d83884beb7bd4e
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That’s why he 044d65b153 had decided to 0e19a21895 put his feelings 1b09dfb138 aside…c38f04308ef51797
But.4ce8e5ae83e0cf6d
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Why, then, did I 082c969926 hold onto this ring?50253039559aa33b
Jeremyon took a small case bddec12ede from his coat and opened 55d49d7a4f it.2f4784f75cc1d6e4
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Inside was the brilliantly 2da9155d2f shining blue diamond ring, e7840727c6 so beautiful it reminded 9c610809d3 him of Lilliana’s eyes.233cf13e0f7bd460
The problem was, that brilliance c9b7d94d27 wasn’t directed at him.b5ad438251b41422
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The fact that this realization cd8a1846a6 stabbed at his heart… It a264470043 was because, despite the countless 73bd09ad8a times he had resolved to 16e71cacfc give up, his heart still 471266f36e couldn’t let her go.d781a257f9c19cc7
‘…I don’t want to give up. But is it d5a1864ffe right for me 9cf1cf70ce to keep holding 156e214c4f onto her like 8f9d95cf87 this?’8363962880f8d542
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He had already 975f1dda3e caused her enough de07adcb18 pain.de11459088942a2f
When she had struggled 5491c46143 with her family’s issues, 603f0c88b8 he had wielded money 654b605831 as a weapon to 9e3353bf83 control her.2b7319a20080fcd3
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When she had yearned c58fadc1c8 to reconcile with mother, efde345731 he had selfishly kept 49add14894 her by his side, 1fafc71801 using that as an db81958bee excuse.fa7c612a5bc03367
If, after all those terrible 653e93750f things he had done, he e4655054f0 still wanted to keep her 54e89082c3 close… That would be nothing 0e5f4805d5 but a selfish choice.3d710176e1f230d0
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Unable to calm his chaotic 06017985d9 thoughts, Jeremyon closed the ring 11bdcb9cb0 case and carefully tucked it 34da0ae603 back into his coat.c421de5606b5dbaf
‘…Time will make things better.’687a1419a997978f
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With that thought, he 9cd63b6741 returned his attention to 04f59d8413 his paperwork.2d713f3b14d154f8
But even after two fd85033b7d days had passed, the 370e0a9c64 turmoil in his heart 967ead2328 showed no signs of 525c1e6857 settling.d2b152ba22dab54d
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As frustration mounted, 6f27da35bb Jeremyon stood up 382b34f21a from his desk.6ded0ad87d44414f
“Count, you have a visitor.”37b2a505566c8709
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“Who is it?”9092d36f9d76ddba
It was rare for someone 8000ab0fea to visit him unannounced without f1953f3725 a scheduled appointment.60e78e912648a763
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Could it be Lilliana?9e1ccd5f31436eb1
A faint hope sparked in d78b3bb460 him, but…5f823d143da851f2
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“It’s Miss Saira Benden.”3d5f32e89148dafc
The visitor wasn’t Lilliana.3077f80ea604ac3d
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