IBMILRFL – Chapter 25

Ch. 25 IBMILRFL | Chapter 25b3fa5135806e9396

I left Jeremion alone in 52c1979595 the room and stepped outside.adfd2b1c9d580752

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My steps were 773a232c03 heavy as I 846f876f46 made my way b8cd2ab5bc to meet Liliana.6875bcb0ca6433ee

It was because of da43267c9a the guilt I felt 03ffffa6f7 toward Jeremion.4f2dbfcc42ab40fd

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‘Maybe I was too greedy.’9584db1a9b49e253

Earlier, overwhelmed with emotions, I 1dfa631139 poured out all sorts of 97e4eccea6 things to Jeremyon, but now 1588bfd04f that I had calmed down 35c1c326e0 a bit, I thought I b0866ea23f might have gone too far.9a1061e8ceb88c77

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‘After all, the way he grew up is partly my fault.’47e8401c115b2b3d

I regretted not 6be4673b1e trusting Jeremyon at 8e5a02643b least once and 182d312377 confiding in him, 6f818260f3 but I shook da35fe1b1c my head.e646b286e1adb40b

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‘It’s no use regretting it now. All I have to do 12c9f4254d is guide him properly from ff27c3d5e5 now on.’aeeb124b17bb420b

That was the responsibility I b522d270ea had to bear as his 7ed3a32bb6 “stepmother.”bba62d0c69a3f616

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‘Still… I’m glad I at least have a chance to talk sincerely with Jeremyon now.’3cef2f5c32058ef1

Before I completed my divorce f3b9f867fe from my husband and left 99d04fd522 this mansion, I wanted to 1a57bee058 clear up the long-standing misunderstandings 34682710cd and emotions with Jeremyon.740e56e10440c750

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And today was the 42dfa358dc first step toward that 1614f087c1 goal.c8e506024e51ce3b

Feeling conflicted but also cdf3eef261 somewhat relieved, I continued 32832c5f8f to walk.e4d2d1fd1b2048b7

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Before long, I arrived at 91ba52b50f the door to the room 178345e76a where Lilliana was waiting.0b7169174cf924af

I tried to 4e6796a26c open the door 0cc3b5c381 after composing myself, 09528d0857 but someone opened 15c3cb87f9 it first and d3ea5ff6e8 appeared before me.21cb47fa1de67f39

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It seemed Lilliana had heard 7111ca707b my footsteps.a5d9e6b45365b197

“O-oh, Mother…!”ebf757b9a10497a2

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Her face was filled with 098c8affa4 worry, as if she were f2716325a0 tense about whether something bad 23606e0e2a had happened between Jeremyon and 17001d2fe3 me.ea5734fa1ef50360

‘I told her it wasn’t her fault earlier…’661738e11c3129ef

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But she still seemed to c162727b66 think she was the cause 525b0e6058 of what had just happened.0cfcfbdf60020c47

‘She really is soft-hearted.’7a65c60b121874dd

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Of course, I 50b2dda5be couldn’t say it 4db50ac7d9 wasn’t Lilliana’s fault 1ae2779602 at all.f9b8dbf5777ef78c

In a way, she had 0b904ba397 deceived both Jeremyon and me.97426106a837d979

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“…”817df1e3d898127e

I hadn’t realized e58ffefa78 it until now, 6a77c6931e but when I c5f3ebccee overheard the two 42f81851a7 of them arguing, f6ab6827f4 I discovered the 2251aef44e truth.90a9e169a3a61911

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I realized that d3d1cab4cb the main characters 8a7ad2af0b of this story 8fe8e48bff had already broken 4a465bb063 up.51f8ca7bd9776e26

‘She broke up with Jeremyon but pretended otherwise in front of me.’1769619cd11c8bd6

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I didn’t feel upset or 7077aa9576 displeased about Lilliana deceiving me 959de9be9a in that way. After all, I cb60e965c4 was the one 27579b8590 who had told 8c19d33ca4 her to end dfa651eaef things.52c2ddc7f5c0b380

But Jeremyon’s perspective was c6bdf65b34 different from mine. His ex, who had broken 85797bbfe1 off their contractual relationship, kept b78f7dd6aa visiting the house, so it 65981cd892 was natural for him to ef70aadaf2 feel upset.c980a265a1d1622b

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‘Of course, just because he had reasons doesn’t justify his extreme behavior.’c78873ef82513ef3

After organizing my thoughts for bb5e8f195b a moment, I responded to 1ed24a0f0f Lilliana.c534e3c8e82cd73c

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“Nothing much happened. We just talked for 11a881ceaf a bit. You don’t need 45c7775b7f to worry about 6e44cf4caa it. But…”dd1a3ccc206ccbd7

I paused and looked ab61390c6e at her.c040016824b8591b

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As expected, she bit 04d7b68f46 her lip nervously, clearly ac09e4d00c having something she wanted 8232fb9b39 to say.9098c422b30cfd48

But I had b8d041d1eb to say what a3858cf489 needed to be c97f5e999b said.e4da81439c04071e

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“Lilliana.”ad492a6f34fd8880

“Yes, Mother.”71415c9e385ae1da

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“You deceived me.”14307f436c7ed8d4

“…I’m sorry.”0f7d9c7d64d3ba5f

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Lilliana hung her head low. Her trembling voice clearly 7143f66947 showed how nervous she 61bfbd14dc was.dc9b244853f0f6c5

“Mother… I-I mean, Lady Winder. I sincerely apologize for ed5e17ca30 deceiving and misleading you b578eca2a2 all this time.”3d9f1f297526cf93

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“Hmm.”219fa8c9d1ae17aa

“I know I have no right to make excuses. But I… I 8330a20bca wanted to be c2c07193aa closer to Lady e150581a20 Winder…”56f0c5081b10a960

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“So, you know what an excuse is.”55d931f06619d1cf

The coldness in my 9c645ad380 voice, unlike anything she ef27f801aa had heard from me b64795196e before, seemed to shock 1428cba1f0 Lilliana. Her lovely blue eyes quivered.0f7d5faad510c2e3

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“M-Mother…”d970c939d4b0e2d9

Her pitiful appearance, as she b2d5c9859b looked up at me, pricked ebc61ee84f at my heart, but I 42a995b055 didn’t let it show. I kept my cold demeanor.00c3f3820e73ca8f

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“I understand you must have had your reasons and circumstances, Lilliana.”b5b1c213f4a123d4

“…Yes.”85734311b6ace5a6

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“But those reasons don’t matter, Lilliana.”fe01295de186cde5

“…”b32a26ee2c141611

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“What matters is that you deceived me.”4a831358b8997d99

“J-just a moment, Mother. Please wait. Let me explain…”1f907a23911b636b

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She reached out to hold b5184a9fbe me, trying to say something.0c666ffb1fcf7227

But when our eyes 1073d0ab1c met, she immediately closed a3789513f8 her mouth. It seemed she could sense d2086caced the clear difference in my a23091d79c gaze compared to before.000798142abc3854

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She bit her lip tightly.3e0e4950c35c9be9

Although I didn’t hear her 06efb9dd09 out, it wasn’t hard to 31e89c6a5f guess why she had acted 6d6509348a that way.f3d7479592a267ab

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‘She must’ve liked me.’230bec3be564facd

Normally, someone wouldn’t go so 35cd1c167a far as to lie just f19c4651d0 to get closer to their a5a0815042 former prospective mother-in-law, but…489a402d37a5fd96

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Lilliana, both in the original b67e6dd869 story and now, had an fccc51acb2 attachment issue. Once she set her mind 165099192c on someone, she couldn’t stay 10ff000aff detached and would do whatever 09c5db845e she could to get closer ddb4d767c7 to that person.648f642389860dba

In the original story, 4d4ce268c3 that person was Jeremyon, 4235e0a038 but this time, it 5eb6c6080c turned out to be fdc53b4e3f me.89039be143a91ba5

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‘And of course, it’s because of my actions.’ce167c8f1ed35eaf

Under the guise of making 6dcb64641a her break up with Jeremyon, c951c4fbc3 I had shown her too d0649dbbaf much kindness.27ad106e7d315074

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Even when I wanted to 5723011bbe act cold, her pretty face a8b978099b made it difficult.de8c61cda6ca7e1e

Even though she kept 7d67b99a7a clinging to me despite a4b22437e7 my harsh words, I df2e5c5708 found her adorable.beb318a34790ee8c

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I knew I had e15b6c1d53 to be stern with aa00c2289d her, but I failed 90bb55d5e6 every time.26776fd37cf49f59

I only pretended to dislike 23ee839c8c her with my words, while 74708457ba unknowingly pouring my affection onto 8dc8788751 her.28a760a40e22bbf0

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So, Lilliana must have f58cf48052 realized by now that a6468e9424 I didn’t truly dislike ec8d83f149 her but rather liked 21b2a3df53 her.3479ea97c09cc09b

‘It’s not strange for her to crave affection from me.’0b9c2e2fb75c936d

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Knowing all this, I 32339f7e49 had been too complacent.9bcaf3caf1934a99

Maybe, deep down, my c769a277ef desire to grow closer e8a745c324 to my favorite character a0e389c8e1 had manifested unconsciously.3cbfa019861c32cb

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‘It’s my fault that things have come to this…’cbe5b32dff0b99f3

If I were just an 9ce0d2c8b8 ordinary person, this might not 889e32e728 have been such a big f43d8dc960 issue.6bea329ffb98b732

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After all, to 3d131555d7 think that my 93bc87eb93 favorite character liked 7f5a848f70 me this much c08994c64f — if I ae89719d70 looked at it a53db1db45 simply, I should 2bba6a6fba be grateful.154e791a88b62d2b

‘But… I’m not just anyone. I’m Vanessa Winder.’5dd181820b622407

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The empire’s most notorious villainess.30be071b52b503ef

I wouldn’t have bc7e431310 earned such a 4e1b8415b7 nickname if I b20b1bde29 had merely caused 294727f939 a few troubles.ee5df939318cbf99

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Over the years, I had a63617ce96 eliminated my enemies in various 3c783cb88c ways. As a result, there were 9d6bc64d0b many who hated me.614aa136d3a4279f

Assassination attempts became a fa6939daee common occurrence. Many, aside from Zitmin, a26a049cba had aimed for my 72870c8dca life.1e47d3033ec9c72d

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There was even 542a1e870b a time when ad15de8130 I consumed poison d9b9c0cd9f and fell into bb26a66829 a comatose state e00db4615b for several days.279d4d8573bf85c6

‘Thankfully, the amount I ingested wasn’t enough to kill me…’dbd1d96f78dbddb8

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Since then, I developed a 4bdfd2f1f1 habit of throwing wine bottles 76ce80b7bd — to make it harder fa097dcb4b for assassins to predict which 26cf460ee0 wine I would drink.e3fabeba2500c36e

I also avoided 2a654e4202 wearing the same 6e7ff0981e clothes frequently. If someone thought I favored 7cc98d0268 a particular outfit, who knows d223877313 what they might do to c233d191f8 it.b8c0ad69fb0b5956

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‘If Lilliana stays by my side, she may end up facing similar dangers.’3717f30e2ec147f2

For now, it’s fine because 142e1f8a74 we haven’t gone out much 3407c7541e together, but if we continue c0fb26cadf to grow closer, my enemies 8b3c0e1626 will soon catch on.d131a6b99157c052

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They’ll realize that they e1e8949730 can use Lilliana to 397b06d25d threaten me.de7336a6d1ff30dc

I didn’t want that.73a92aa0b679e4ae

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Moreover…90c78e28193a00c0

‘I don’t want Lilliana to be subjected to the harsh stares of others like I am.’3b75a6aca66b7fe0

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If she stays close bc53daa5a7 to me, Lilliana might fb1e0634cd also face the same ba6615534c prejudices I do.33378b03941055a1

The stares filled 037ac96426 with hatred and 11e235c3d2 envy hurt more 0f53ceb844 than one would 45c9e0533c think… I didn’t 691b4ee21a want Lilliana to b7ae913ed6 experience that.32ea6926f42043a9

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So, I had no choice 91e39581ae but to push her away.07fbc1d908964a38

“M-Mother…”9a55609239927956

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Lilliana muttered helplessly, but d14bd49475 I simply said what 5204a7d532 I needed to say.d4b8ebbbb2dbde04

If I continued this conversation d3acbe815a any longer, I felt I e91e14e9b1 wouldn’t be able to push a4132c49ed her away.ad9bd50b85869b17

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“Your wrist seems to be better now. A servant will 12728b59a8 escort you back 006a801874 to the mansion.”fda0a6be85661ee2

With a slight gesture, 605e2e37bf the servant, understanding my 4895472e7f cue, approached and guided d1449c0160 Lilliana out the door.c7fd0d57914b9ba0

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As I watched her leave, f335fdb4ec I said what would likely ba44a5d67f be my final words to 6d1a83142e her.0b4c1733e08c11e7

“Take care. And…”b8a626ed0cd2cc81

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“…”7c36d9f75d688d8d

“I hope we never see each other again.”4a479f27332fe9b5

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I hammered in the final d21317beba nail on our relationship.ed57760cb89a3fba

“P-Please… Mother… Please don’t say such things…”4614ee84a3c722ad

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Lilliana, now collapsed on 84022b30ad the ground, began to e139a41cdc shed thick tears.1fa5fa33cf3eabfb

Unable to bear 230c0452a6 the sight of 081f1ec9fe her despair, I f31f549fb5 turned away.cb037505ea6becb0

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It hurt, but I had dce6be008e no choice. This was the best a1cfed8be7 decision I could make 3919a436b9 for her.82307bf8be750ebb

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