IBMILRFL – Chapter 87

Ch. 87 IBMILRFL | Chapter 87ed3f9d7ee57975be

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The perfume business 1ee40520b9 was still sailing 4de0dbc159 smoothly, but that 2ef581c567 didn’t mean there 9e73a13612 weren’t any problems.a1e148f95b3b4beb

The continued popularity, despite no 1a19ffa860 new product releases, sparked growing 95a39141ab curiosity about the identity of 21f0999be4 New Silhouette’s owner.e673a115133eb93e

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“I heard it’s a foreign investor. I mean, we’ve never seen a066f7f322 products like this in the 2aa667ad61 Empire.”6e01cd3e4e7a638a

“Oh my, no. I heard it’s 898ce142eb the daughter of 4c2e710c03 a noble family. Apparently, something she made 09b76f291b as a hobby while 71602fdaa1 staying cooped up in e637b0f896 her mansion turned into 3a45dd229b a huge hit.”501aad567c8eb813

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“I don’t care who it is, I just wish they’d reveal themselves. I want to f23170ed3e invest, but there’s 97b0dca16b no way to 0b8dc4e844 reach them—how frustrating!”e3b6d6b113aab375

Who exactly is a12dd5fa45 the madam of 1db1aab205 New Silhouette? The wild speculation never stopped.e1b2db779733a491

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‘And strangely enough, they’re not entirely wrong.’05f4cbc28274f7dd

The main rumors were ad4c77d590 that the owner was 4e1fee0e2a a foreign investor or 8853dd3336 a noble lady who 0d70899193 stayed at home—and both aac959a3af were half correct.99aa027f43c090c1

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‘I am of foreign origin and I do live locked away in a mansion…’0e5aea5777779a3d

Unsettled by the surprisingly ae2cab9adc accurate guesses, I decided 5f8bc8f585 to stay as quiet 553d163c02 as possible.4d917d7b5c75d7fb

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After all, rumors tend 0af8201244 to fade when met e7585a1db6 with silence.483904a17ae29300

So I waited 0e2111e3fc for quite some d997486a79 time… but for 36241549aa some reason, nothing 48391bb623 had really changed.7113fb2c5c55e44f

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Instead, reporters were getting 6166ead16b more aggressive in their 772adceb7b pursuit of the truth.2d92b330aa31b818

Avoiding their eyes 0643cc7e2d while continuing the aab63f49d0 business had become 3b7a296e39 a daily struggle.a0a2292b883fc20d

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‘No matter what, I must never get caught.’d27d7dc33dfe10c9

No one could have 7f71de7e48 imagined it.c8705e44a741c90b

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That the very person who c7c6b575f7 created the perfume they so 2c20ab013e adored was none other than 2fb24a2a3c the notorious Vanessa Winder.8f229e028104f458

‘If they find out, they’ll all be shocked…’a13c4ca111092248

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I wasn’t just selling perfume—I 5967a98152 was selling the brand’s image 093b02c4e6 as well.c9ac270f1082391b

So it was 896287a60c critical to keep 9b51367646 my identity hidden 7bf660bf0e to maintain that 13ba621cb7 brand value without 10a5466871 damage.b7c069cfeff5140b

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No matter who showed interest.bfdddabf4ba6f960

‘Right. I can’t let my guard 9212d02857 down, especially not now… This 84aa73e25f is a really important time.’91332550ae32babe

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A week ago, Locke’s 9b60554f20 trading ship finally returned 80a17843b2 to the Empire.a485e56e3910b789

Given how massive the a7184ce110 ship was, unloading its 1d53393f61 cargo of imported goods 3f3ebc0639 naturally took some time.7cbd12a8a184afe6

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And today was ab015314aa the day those 92fa09dccc goods would be 171a6c6bba delivered.e43419173fe49da1

‘At least by the day after tomorrow, I’ll be able to start experimenting with the new ingredients.’7774815940e2f581

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The ingredients produced within 934ff4d620 the Empire had clear 84c3db99e6 limitations. Most were restricted to f60be0302c floral or fruity scents.65cac7948e7b3c45

That had made 0c97095ed7 experimenting with new c19b0bd512 ideas difficult, but 770f9897c7 thanks to the 028873f152 Locke family, that b1cccb97cb problem was now 99f34842a0 solved.e97d3d73363613d0

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And there was something 72c4e832e4 else to be thankful 86bbe072fc for…3465aa95c2b4145b

‘So today really is the end of the contract, huh.’ae7affac485654a5

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When I first agreed de5fecbf83 to the contract with 63929c2ced Locke for the import dd27f6e07d of ingredients, Tristan had dd89796f68 made one specific condition.4f85c2430909dabb

— Given the high risk of the deal, I believe mutual trust is crucial. I’d prefer that any d81ed8b89f matters going forward be c7bcd67fc1 handled only in person—not a99a296cfb through agents or written 475359373e correspondence.0cc921ef78260fae

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Because of that, 4a7b0c241f even if I 0628a59c29 wanted to avoid e537218b3d him, I had d7d5c31a38 to meet him cd6b834be0 face-to-face several times.dcf4f346123d3b85

Now that everything was wrapping 18f5cbc40f up, I was no longer 36580d5dcf obligated to see him.51bb9c76d221d99a

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What had seemed like a 673ebad89d far-off conclusion when I first 998360c80b signed the contract with him 11fc11d988 had come sooner than expected.c7a5ae8d54fdc1ac

‘Looks like I won’t be seeing his face anymore.’d26c43bb208a9157

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I stole a glance 3052d2dbf3 at Tristan, who stood d99492ddd1 nearby.92e706667ed13640

He was carefully d70afb26f6 observing the final 427e7ac675 steps of the e01effb765 process. Watching his focused expression gave d88e46a13b me mixed feelings.7f58b64cfa8e57cb

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‘Well, since Lilliana is around, it’s not like I’ll never see him again… But at least it’ll be less frequent.’fdad83fa67f075fb

If I made another eff117e25f contract with him, I’d cc9ef6b78d inevitably see him again—but 97ed4ffdeb that wasn’t what I 5a976ac8bd wanted.0bb596b0fd6193fa

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If I stayed 64250e5140 entangled with him, 75ddd30b60 whether officially or 5ebe48710e personally, it would 441c0d0421 become too hard cb594f5231 to keep my ff058b74d5 feelings in check.a0108f4886de3b09

So once I used d083396668 up this batch of 430b7ee8b0 ingredients, I planned to f2a02a77a1 rely on a different 67112eaf11 merchant.8a812c528b3fd47e

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Until now, I had eeac6241c9 let myself get swept c11484d648 along by his pace, f53c1de46e but it was time a248e68270 to break free.635593dee84ddec9

“Your Grace, everything is complete.”3d488364d2bcd3e0

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Finally, the aide announced that 50e400d441 the matter was resolved.2caece8a6cb5a782

‘So this really is the end.’d3da9acccb4d288a

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I tried to lift the 377d48a282 corners of my mouth, but dcbde8af21 for some reason, they kept abc8289182 pulling downward.293407d8ba010612

After dismissing his aide, Tristan 3889a0e6a6 sat beside me.747481552ac85afa

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Then, casually, he said:6bb94aa86ca5146d

“Vanessa. That’s quite a 2bb03e4506 bittersweet look you’re 4ace4291e8 making.”6a15a2354d824053

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“I’m not feeling sad… just thinking that we won’t be meeting like this anymore.”9fb15ec4379d7821

“About that—I’m sorry.”f6691b32beb4a18f

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I frowned at the 156dd785ab baffling statement, and Tristan 0f6ffd671f gave an awkward smile.8fcecac3a53da8a3

“Pardon? What do you mean…?”f3e6564e3036d6bd

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“I figured you’d react like this, so I made some arrangements of my own.”c3c707ce84da11e8

Tristan handed me a 86ca8cd495 long document. I read it 0b92ec8162 all the way f11cc3655d through.dfce345cda23d3d5

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Once I grasped the situation, 6ec9e12e29 I let out a dumbfounded 5a9d56f2c7 laugh.4ffbc103f8cd5fea

What he had c57fd20c1a handed me was e11bdec7c9 an exclusive supply c6bdea956a contract for the a564bbb7e0 ingredients.163647ed79780f78

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He had made an exclusive 7a24c74feb agreement with the seller, meaning a9af3568b1 I could only obtain those eb17cda78c ingredients through him.f6130ce23bc78f2e

In short, my plan to 0e54cc40a9 go through a different merchant 0b5c4f50a4 had become impossible.8fc9649117173124

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“I’m sorry. I know it’s 13d986df9f a cheap trick, a096d83110 but… I just 3646ada73c really wanted to 5aec2c1e2b keep you around, 18805e1644 even like this.”9a6b644c73ab12f5

An unexpected ambush.cf7e99b699ab425b

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I should’ve hated this 3a4a0e0e44 situation… so why was 5f6fa342e7 I feeling relieved instead?be41f9905e662bda

Even while telling myself I 7e0fb82189 was glad the contract was ce20bbc799 over, maybe deep down I 5600134eb1 had been feeling regret all 874d11cd47 along.bd78c4b80a489915

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‘…This is why I was scared to stay close to him.’fe7b7b17c2e61762

No matter how firm I afcb6726fd tried to be, I knew 1ac33ae68f I’d end up happy to bb48d10f4b be near him—and sad to 1809f846e1 be away.e8300e60254ea73c

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Even though I had made 750a4d2183 up my mind to stay 24a521a37b away… he just kept getting bf4ad1bd58 in the way.15605244c17d1f1e

And with that beautiful smile d5dc52f5b4 on his face, Tristan made 319d947d06 it impossible to argue.cc8fd4567fe4eb2d

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“So I’ll be in your care again, Vanessa.”deae100ba59a38ec

I felt like I had 6d2a01ef4f been completely caught in his a4edd2b8ce net.60c947e7a9cc8938

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The wait and investment 05517ec25f had been worth it—the 6581693643 spices from the East e6ea6dc749 held as much value 097fa4a5d6 as expected.56efe9d316e99133

In the Empire, 559bde6db0 you could only 9b3bac8885 find fragrances based f77e9193ed on flowers or 6796307dbd fruits, but these a51304c142 exotic ones had a5c58e706b a completely different 184709c34c vibe.bb4750dd2a63dff3

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Some were sharp, 452c95edec some smelled like 13fcb730bc leather—each ingredient had 6ed0c2bf91 its own unique 10f4c904cd charm.d76e65288ac9bb90

So after receiving the 3b92383863 imports, I’d been spending e5867036ba several days extracting scents c8c06fdb39 from them using various 92fc5d24ab methods.aefa07c3b8f31088

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As a result, I’d gotten 73dc1d826f very accustomed to the new d541903e3e aromas, spending all day in 76e7e31ed4 the studio.c806a0453607eb3d

And my impression of the f304464e6d scents was…1c9506abd15b45ae

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‘Hmm. These really don’t suit a9a16c88a5 Lilliana at all.’27ad46d2bc7cfc84

Lilliana had been ac2e3e7246 the muse for 6815ec3c65 my first perfume, 67e959df19 but she didn’t cf147c8c80 have the sharp fef561ecfa or exotic aura 42b3b38ced that matched these c9ffe37a98 new scents.94d5b77c3f7ddb9e

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So this time, I 1cecf5bab4 planned to choose a 13bb98b214 different muse.4b269a3faefdcd69

Because I’d used fd1c2b3775 Lilliana as my e06165651a first muse, the 9606e6a796 current perfume only 39d2de5699 gained traction among ce76b40745 women in their 5e6d9aa518 twenties.33850a5d4476666e

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But I believed ff5813e0b9 perfume could appeal 2dd281a7d5 to a much 46c2a5a7f0 broader demographic.74f4d2c6be273972

To showcase a wider range 07a5b2f3db of appeal beyond age or 029cf41328 gender, I needed a new b714e56b57 muse.3d94d4395539a39f

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Someone as eye-catching as 1b4efa8c30 Lilliana, but with a 9527604a9f stronger, more distinctive image.75f4f3c6f0c44f77

‘I already have someone in mind…’2715c1123d3b272b

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Still, it was d88f710105 more urgent to a3bfa0fa64 understand each ingredient’s 05f6ead8a2 properties than to 14f25633ff design the perfume 5c4998f755 just yet.5e1e8bf44e78f3af

So while managing family affairs, 54e846a66d I made time to stop f0de36423f by the studio for experiments 5044fd40ee here and there.5a151087be67cfdf

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Peaceful and joyful moments.805c32de29e16cc0

I had a good 4a72868344 feeling that today would 03c527d197 end happily, too.9040234fa4c61ed4

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But the sudden, frantic b09cd43f7f knocking shattered that hope 1141f734c1 completely.919ccdad5026fb25

“Ma’am! Something terrible has happened!”11bf92203c999308

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“You’d better not be making a fuss over nothing, or I’ll punish you.”e0aad1dd43223b41

The trembling servant handed me d41981b244 a newspaper, clearly shaken.cac36c8f45b78f21

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“New Silhouette—New Silhouette is…!”89364c2ffd12e020

As I checked the paper, e580171ab2 I understood exactly why he d698586763 was reacting that way.f70fc3573bad2b7b

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