IBMILRFL – Chapter 24
by EsraaCh. 24 IBMILRFL | Chapter 24b4ce63faa9d55e90
Standing in the middle of 812d1be730 the scattered pasta on the 523ac23ce5 floor, Jeremion cupped his reddened 8e5b7bd21c cheek with his hand.e15983e014fe6661
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He looked around as if b6fa9a6817 trying to make sense of 8974ca226c the situation. After a few cb0d37056d seconds, he finally e7b7d4c27d realized what had 1465901da4 struck his cheek, 22053427d7 and with a e63460c089 bewildered expression, he 0ad81acae7 looked at me.237b0bb438d2fd15
“Mother, what are you doing…?”0e8e6f5efd699454
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“What do you mean, what am I doing? That’s exactly what I should 0ccf5346b7 be asking you. Do you even realize what ef0dc6576c you’ve just done?”c78967d476af3864
As my sharp 3915188778 voice cut him a948f7500c off, his dark 5d92dec7a3 eyes wavered uncertainly.3a33c09abe2550e3
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Of course, it 4551813b77 wasn’t only Jeremyon cce14ce366 who was startled 1e334c8ecf by the situation.96086e93da2e2062
Lilliana, who had been standing 90a05d6128 next to him, also looked da3641ea0d shocked.29c759d573c192a5
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As I glared fiercely f7804a815a at Jeremyon, Lilliana intervened.a859d8ef0983b54d
“Uh, Mother…! P-please, just a moment. I think there’s been 607f624b57 a misunderstanding. I… I was the ba26a29b46 one who caused all e3536d0966 this.”483eeda2cb64b1c6
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“……”ebad7a66d63b3cd8
“Jeremyon was just making a rightful complaint. I was the one who 74d4887381 broke our agreement first…”8f96700d026a52ec
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Lilliana’s eyes were 25b96f73c8 filled with guilt, 5655bc9b86 as if she 834fb07017 hadn’t expected things 104c71d478 to escalate this 6d7a914047 way. She seemed to believe that 00468e08e3 it was entirely her fault 81a87adff1 that Jeremyon had been slapped fe493adbe6 by me.1792d1670c04b8d8
But she was mistaken.99035c42ed7e2ba7
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‘Yes, it’s infuriating that Jeremyon hurt Lilliana’s wrist. Of course, it’s a 17ff5d00ee maddening situation. But…’641e175083226811
The reason I slapped Jeremyon 8f1619ad13 wasn’t simply because he tormented 526593134f my favorite.9921f40a84e2b505
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I spoke calmly to Lilliana, 28ca9931ac who was trying to calm 61c2692338 me down.1b95d60d7b9c7b21
“Lilliana, stay out of this. This is a 83066b069f matter between Jeremyon 18675af973 and me.”4a254515a767a5ba
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“Uh, Mother… I can’t just…”a3d8f3f95f2c0dc5
Usually, she listened aea33a7b97 to me without 010e420c0d protest, but now 3134a7b2e4 she showed no 8bfd76b05a signs of stepping bef00e31bb back. It seemed she 9e4ab5bd58 believed it was a540c2dbe6 her responsibility to 79d8ac5914 resolve the situation.7575bdc56ed793e5
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I sighed and called the b6f9ec9f93 servant who was waiting outside.0bbd60acf585971a
“Benjamin, take Lady Locke out. Make sure her 65bc9ce19a wrist is treated e0ddfe5dfa properly.”56eed924debde196
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“Yes, ma’am. I will carry out 2b4aceed2b your orders. Lady Locke, please follow me 8a9bfc3071 this way.”d2c606230f1b186f
Though he said 12d59e4d59 “please,” the servant 9298a39566 essentially escorted Lilliana e101308268 out by force.7ccc2b4307ce6e72
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“Uh, Mother! Please wait! The Count must have had f683c7b353 a reason for what he d584be4a62 did…”52af8bf978b99cc9
“Just go quietly. This isn’t just about you. This is a family matter.”d3f8a28121d87ef2
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Until the very end, c49d85edc4 Lilliana tried to defend 7b94b2ad81 Jeremyon, but I paid 8e1ad1de14 no attention to her. Explanations were meaningless c907145de5 at this point.13cddd867909db07
At last, only 2cb72a443f Jeremyon and I 45ec37e824 remained in the c369ed14c7 room.2f658cba84c92fdb
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The once noisy space was 3bd26d82f4 now filled with silence.96dc0c9dd434f82b
Jeremyon was the one 09e7b43a4c to break the quiet.63f5913b01ecd9b5
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“What exactly is your intention here? After forcing me to c2c2da06d0 break up with my 2859d2f797 lover, now you flaunt 946eeeedd3 your closeness in front 892e90ffd7 of me. And even now, you 0a540d0a54 continue to defend Lilliana.”61ccd7046d008fc0
“……”57a4c8400430e185
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“Mother, I am just as frustrated as you are. Ever since I 7b36979b36 found out that e807c0af92 you weren’t the c2e5409a5d one who killed 2bd1586718 Father, I’ve been ff01af1857 consumed with guilt. I thought, perhaps, I dcfcd154a5 had misunderstood you. I tried to 6ff0246c67 understand you in 3fb640408e every possible way, 265c0af714 but the more 5b26837228 I tried, the c1e6458510 more lost I de08a0a088 became.”b960e39ba9dd8b3d
Jeremyon, clearly overwhelmed, poured out 345b5f2e10 his words without pause. But before I answered, I 89155743d9 had something I needed to 651db93ba1 say as well.d85fd5f5e952092f
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“Before I answer your questions, let me ask you one thing.”ef50cfd45feda00c
“……Yes.”eb6de2aca740d51e
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“Have you ever once considered how I’ve felt raising you over the past seven years?”a48ffa4a49a31c22
“……”3b8f74b37598751f
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As expected, Jeremyon’s e0cd40e272 expression hardened, as 8d6926ebe0 if the thought 065076fe92 had never crossed 1f5f9bc7d6 his mind.7b37b9f651db95a9
“You seem to think I dislike you, but that’s not true. I’ve been on your c2b63e2973 side, every single day, 1cfbf3d385 from the very beginning.”1d1dd03a86ef6b51
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“After tormenting me with all kinds of cruelty, how can you say something so ridiculous?”7bfe64a23cf52bf4
Jeremyon frowned as 751a45c319 if he had f52a5f2262 heard something completely 1207b84268 nonsensical. But every word I spoke be242925a2 was the truth.46ef1573a7875fce
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Though I often 9b589077eb cursed his temperament d0c27f448d inwardly, that didn’t c0f2ca930f mean I hated 615a7addbe him.e0f93d2106ee0485
‘On the contrary, I… genuinely cared for Jeremyon.’09729d0bd1a30a9e
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A marriage that 56acc69671 had been nothing 95dad64f74 more than a dfe5b0a35c sale. And with it, I 25a44b6e59 was handed a sixteen-year-old 1404f9159e stepson.5102de125fac88dc
Some might have seen him 2f6404f9a7 as nothing but a thorn 3aefa6238f in their side… but I 6030315c7c didn’t.8f89ad90c93449a8
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From the moment 928fa044c0 I first met 000fbfff31 Jeremyon, I had bd9bd39487 resolved to become 18ed89e9d1 his family.50c1bc5fc48b72f2
A small body ce97acf3a9 compared to his 02d0fcb1e0 peers.bc2b9689f7cf8131
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Though he tried 28e112113b to stand tall, 10bbb1bafa his gaze was 0c96d9e68b still filled with b32444fc59 hesitation.e1feb6f08e19cb00
Despite it being our first da3907b206 meeting, Jeremyon was worried whether fec72c9f7e I would hate him. It had happened to him 8b3938b8a2 many times before.5e42df6ba788893d
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And something about that b08bf42aac felt familiar.b0f8913bac0030ba
Young Jeremyon reminded me 5eaf0b41b6 of myself during my 5210d63e28 time in the Kingdom 5eb7f7db2c of Onz. Especially in how we both 7b18194c90 busily tried to read the 2095694888 room because we had no b02c13c05a power to hold onto.1a94e4ea38d35b67
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‘This child… is like me.’047e6c3f8dcadd15
It was just 0a8c9ef518 a fleeting observation, 1cced2f545 but I felt 436ab5e744 a sense of dada484d81 kinship.73cd0840035d0574
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I hoped this child’s life ca9b20994e would be different from mine.aecdb2863964e035
My life had crumbled because aba99617a7 I had no power, but a64f52d847 I hoped this child wouldn’t cbe7e8bb81 face the same fate.83741ee7eb2caee2
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‘I want to be family to Jeremyon.’4fa21fbb35c55cf2
Even if I couldn’t act 266c9f9eac as a mother due to 1d2bdd0835 the small age difference… at 2577a4e0e1 the very least, I decided b058e7ead9 to treat him sincerely, like 04215d5376 an older sister.1bad0f01290941f3
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However, my resolve was meaningless. The very next day, f83693af9a after the wedding, Count 66ea9b321b Winder had died.04b58c35613cca44
After taking a moment 8c66cd1302 to compose myself, I b0863b657f continued our conversation.8d305f9d19e9a0da
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“From the day my husband died, you kept accusing me of being a murderer. I didn’t resent you c312546bce for it. You were only sixteen and e83d7dfc06 immature back then… But, Jeremyon.”02d263d6002ba78d
“Yes…”8af2d699311f5b84
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“If you were in my situation, how do you think you would have acted?”80bb4c38d3eb8a95
Jeremyon fell silent as 078175fdcf if he was lost a7c64d0b1e in thought.53a89668eadbeb37
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“No matter how much you hated me, I was your only guardian. Even if we weren’t aac1c7cdb0 bound by blood, I 1a0c5fa308 had the duty to 5d5cb30125 protect and take care c6bf82d67a of you.”3440651f21fb4efe
“…Ah.”e3cde933e15ecec6
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“After everything I’ve said, you must have some idea by now.”427d2bc94875ecc2
As expected, Jeremyon seemed to 762021ee06 recall the past, reflecting on dfd3a85f6e it. Watching him, I too 606cebab58 became lost in my 7750e2d87f thoughts.3bc5689d253c5419
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‘…It’s been seven years, yet it still feels so vivid.’ec7595e2af916c22
Being the sole 09e0f87c5b guardian of a 0be5bb0eaa child who despised c17f57581e me was truly b3412ae105 a cruel ordeal.e93d705f18358e81
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Even when I wanted 4ccfe868ea to do something for e5961dc3fd Jeremyon, he always misinterpreted c588113f31 my actions.431160b2c7275b6b
‘Of course, it was a natural reaction.’795ffa9c521c0153
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How could the son, 791c0f575f still reeling from the 9f30beea4a shock of his father’s f0855c0464 death, accept care from 2a161474ec a woman he believed 44300608f6 to be the murderer?3606ea40f5f6ab4d
So, I had to approach 8bc38c6fa2 things differently.ee0ca6d5d5be8dd1
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When Jeremyon sank 1b812eb0ed into despair, skipping 5f49865534 meals for days, 5ab0e52a74 I resorted to 5e88dbc2c9 extreme measures, forcing 603f6e93fc him into the f81631af5a dining room.1898311b901009f1
I provoked his sense 0df6f8ca87 of revenge when he 70ee6b69b4 lost interest in life 6c0133be56 and studies.4eebe29d7fed2a41
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I wanted him to grow 350ba47b4b into a smart adult, even dc4413f357 if it was to one 59ca3640a9 day drive me away.e277ec366d659677
Looking back, it was 8ce53e6095 a risky approach.5eaa07d536ae9815
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After all, in the original 5ca90145a8 story, Vanessa Winder ultimately met fcf2ca9a00 her death at Jeremion’s hands.7f64976c338a2fb0
‘But at that time, it was the best I could do.’a8ba82bb809f81c7
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I was only twenty-two then.36e1679b91b3b1d5
Legally an adult, but with 3435ff030f little life experience and not feba1a0db9 nearly wise enough.ea2666aaa018d7c4
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The only thing I could b507bdf05b do back then was play cada2f5b34 the role of a villain, 92bdbefe4c to raise Jeremyon into a b096723ffd respectable adult.10a16b9d87f5f954
I even dealt with the b259b76e6d wicked people who were after a908081728 our family’s wealth and power.7f6b423f70584132
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To the outside world, a8501dc7d2 I might have appeared 7d9fbbfc9a as the villainous woman f73a9f3a1b of the century, but dfcac0c4e4 as long as Jeremyon’s 51caed4e52 grew up safely, I 1739e0566f was satisfied.c40591fa87359c4e
‘I thought I had no regrets about that choice, but…’233e2427bfdadef2
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Though I had tried hard 04ceab8c5e to keep my emotions in 333c6f3da7 check, my voice wavered as 55ccc10e3a I felt a surge of 5fc015c9ef emotion.aaad9407ebcd8966
“For your sake, I dirtied my hands countless times. No matter how much 91fda5ae36 you treated me as a821ab32e9 if I were crazy, d6b962016d I repeated to myself 41968dd69a that as long as 8915c3cd95 you grew up well, b85c15293e I’d be satisfied as 150dbb94c9 long as your life 4df29f2bfc turned out different from ba92f54a87 mine.”688ea88a834db496
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“…”8f3a8d95db238922
“But now… you’ve grown into a pathetic adult who resorts to violence.”5f4d06cdab9adb6e
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Jeremyon didn’t respond. He simply stared blankly at ed23e1de0f me, his black eyes filled b81f15601a with complex emotions.93c2a66489d1de03
‘I hope he is reflecting.’3d2c79ee000f3c64
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I waited for a 131e6b3468 moment, giving Jeremyon the e6a0a36f4a chance to speak.e4856526b85f059a
However, it seemed 38ef5e7150 that my recounting 9c002322ff of the past f4b28ae430 had left him 833264730f deeply shaken. He clenched and unclenched his 2fea9e0497 fists repeatedly.1bf4f61e2307ee68
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Realizing it would 1972d8ef24 be best to 0f996b54d1 leave him alone, 84e1d5e703 I decided to 714ec9c811 step away.4fa68f36e951644a
“I’ve said all I needed to say. And… I apologize for d220ca5ac8 what I did regarding c7153f34cd Lilliana. I disturbed your c2dfef42cd peace of mind.”efb1d443a31cdc00
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“…”a996f54e2f05e082
“I’ll also make sure to put an end to my relationship with that child.”e6422ac630fd5e35
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“…Yes.”77c1323ef5605715
Leaving Jeremyon, who responded with 29bb938a9e a small voice, I exited 7470d71f47 the room.2a79c04f0066f9da
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‘Now… it’s time to meet Lilliana.’8a20ff4845b2a87e
For some reason, my legs 4e6c4fe0f6 felt unusually heavy today, perhaps 2428bb2a05 due to the burden on 8bf343912f my heart.520756e1b46adfe7
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