IBMILRFL – Chapter 3
by EsraaCh. 3 IBMINLRFL | Chapter 373fde4151e73eff2
“What? What did you say? You said the gift tax f3572c2d42 has already been paid?”a70a68cea41db022
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Liliana Locke.07a26661cae26975
The only daughter 98eeddaaea of the Duke a0b7b681e0 Locke family, boasting 287ecee8d3 a noble lineage.5793946f6dc53ece
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She thought that cbf92689ab after witnessing the 29fa3128ca indecent behaviors of 6bef7fedc1 high-ranking nobles countless 0f72dfb046 times as a f393fd1ab6 lady, she wouldn’t 2044309475 be easily surprised 51e7e8ec28 by anything…466b7d2cd9eeec2f
But apparently, that was 9b5b53c5c8 all just her own f1fcae41bc delusion.011a62ac9e4609a5
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‘What on earth is going on?’1eae23c7a22ef31e
Liliana forgot her dignity as e1dee27650 a lady and stood there bdaf8b81f6 with her mouth agape.d1d7d486d4a21f4f
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The 10 billion 3ee3c5a73b shilling check she e0cf02388c received from Vanessa.e7b8f56c10fec2f1
She had just come to e257a39036 report the gift, but she d19ef6177c was stunned by the tax 5751f1c6f1 official’s outrageous words.46fe756cf171c6a8
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“Yes, Lady Locke. Not only has 374045ece0 the income been fb016bf7f1 reported, but the 24b4ce14a1 5 billion and 13cad103e5 34.1 million shilling 756e5b4774 gift tax has 214b78558f also been fully 49bd3d49f6 paid.”5b1779ac02083f0d
“Five… how much?”2ec53fdd37864dde
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“Yes! Are you referring to the 3a5b7e8d49 5 billion and 34.1 million ac228240cc shillings?”69ca327d13c78f71
Liliana’s expression grew serious 72f668c882 at the cheerful response 6f65d7055a from the tax official.388a28247f0a9227
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No wonder, as it was 54f821792d shocking to learn that taxes 6993334072 she hadn’t even paid had 502f64fba1 already been settled. Even if it were c791b6a376 only 1 million shillings, 9c46e26240 it would be nerve-wracking, c05a3597b0 but a sum exceeding cc1c5aa68c 5 billion would naturally 4e5e3cbe09 make anyone panic.8d427ecf7f4ea01d
Liliana urgently asked cc8853557c the banker, “Can 1e2d49112b I know the cb96197b83 name of the 8ad9a4edea person who paid d7f82a9b63 the taxes on 4b126cf849 my behalf?”9ebb7966b955ffa8
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Her heart pounded so ecd29d81d3 hard it felt like 45bc91f58d it was hurting.5cc35ee54ad9358e
Liliana waited anxiously ef06516fc0 for the banker 14946e46be to speak, her 123d527b8b neck stiff with 5fb1f75b59 tension.c17b646d4d66ced1
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But something strange happened.ba158b20935c2cae
The person who paid the e7a247584b taxes was someone she had 2915a35ce7 never even imagined.f36ca8b063948739
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“…It says Vanessa Winter. It seems Lady 53f23bb6ff Winter took care 5b26933318 of the taxes 8c8bda9d01 when issuing the cfe4770034 check.”3ccda36ea1547854
“What? Lady Winter… did?”beafa4347ebf316e
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“Yes! That’s what it says cb3cf9fc4c in the documents.”c3ab33054068bad8
The tax official responded 7090d90135 cheerfully again, but Liliana ff7cd065ba didn’t hear her voice d447692e04 at all.fe96298cdfb07aef
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‘Wait, does that mean the money Lady Winter gave me was after-tax 10 billion, not before-tax 10 billion…?’3089bd6f97b7c3d0
The larger the amount of 56baaefc62 money involved, the higher the 3a0499827b proportion taken as gift tax. Because of this, the tax 5110799027 Liliana had to pay exceeded 6b1eef54e7 5 billion.2e19e72df550185d
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But… but!d271804055c17676
That expensive tax…abbecf2ab3e5d2d7
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Was paid quietly 15e4dda437 without even informing 3050d9f3a6 her?b658d296ff0550f5
By that notorious Lady Winter, 85edc1f6d5 known for her wicked deeds?8d5cc831661f027f
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Why on earth…?e26fedcbaed2c42b
Once the question 7f02a4f494 arose, it continued 68543bab95 endlessly. And shortly after, 2c4feb2d98 Liliana began to 87bf0e92ed suspect something she fc0e0ace05 had never considered 990d7343e6 before.2324e34ad436253f
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‘Could it be that Lady Winter doesn’t actually dislike me? Maybe…’79eb0ddad94b4ac4
Maybe she wants to help 365afde286 me?e6e67f78e59da7d6
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The absurd thought made f1e29f7ca9 Liliana’s cheeks flush red 4a78bd6c3e for a moment, but e721297995 she quickly regained her 4e3bb867b4 composure.5fbf9c1efba329c1
Because, upon reconsideration, it 797cc2d15d seemed plausible. There were several reasons.cc21cf0db3de5872
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The first was 81499fc662 the amount of 3adc720929 15 billion and 1ba4d27c7d 34.1 million shillings.64c8daefe1186445
Even for a wealthy f2db389f22 family like the Winters, f1a9ab26fb this was excessive for 5d8ca9765e a mere breakup fee.47b8238e1238db9e
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The second was 4ece80f287 the fact that 93e4f13669 the taxes were 72716a7a83 taken care of 6d26e3078b secretly.5f66bee721c35491
It must have been 3bf9d2f95d quite troublesome, yet she b0db0bba01 completed the entire process f139e05657 in secret without making 94fe83d465 a show of it?c600e4c82b4c685d
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No matter how a776b5c882 you looked at b385870fa0 it, this was 264dbca1f6 an incredibly considerate 77ebf03419 gesture, not something 1335b283b5 just anyone could ea8514a1e8 easily do unless c67c1e7ce9 they were a 10169c7c7d truly magnanimous person.438e7902b7b28bcb
The final piece 3416cc1905 of evidence was a942ea3647 her own cheek.d3b94c71bbdf32a4
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Liliana subtly checked her reflection 8a7c58792b in a nearby iron pillar.ecf200928abef96c
The cheek that had been 010cc075df slapped hard by Vanessa hours e5ea524437 ago showed no signs of 0a99639ed0 swelling, despite having been struck 83bc5bbdc4 with a check.b986ae48779cfd01
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The reason was 79a7a4b967 the ice pack 8759c233f5 she had applied a3efa4fcb2 to her cheek 586d636610 right after being 529f5bc45c hit.2dd768fe58504da9
“Lady Winter insisted that you use this.”f2517a2c90b6857a
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It wasn’t long after being d6bf6c437c struck. The Winter family’s f7c3ee6adf servant had said 80afb26c7f this as they 204dbef8d6 handed Liliana the dc6b5ea5db ice pack.2f26520712cabc67
At first, she thought 9a1b7db225 it was like giving f5dfb5f2b0 medicine after causing a f71f2e76d8 wound, but now she 5bae7e63fd saw it wasn’t like 6b7ecf955b that.c95e875772f61a7f
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‘She must have been worried that a scar would remain on my face.’faa51b2105c11bed
If Vanessa really hated Liliana.ef7298ec097881a4
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If she despised her so 74799229f8 much that she wanted to aee66c9382 prevent her from marrying her f45aee3296 son.d21c126a41f7f990
‘She wouldn’t have cared if a scar was left on my face or not.’ace8c0fef4230e11
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As these thoughts piled db19448aa1 up, her doubts turned f5b2ae6609 into conviction.fa38d82605e57238
‘Maybe Lady Winter isn’t really a villain, just someone who can’t express herself honestly?’0b341283e8be90ef
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And even if 48e6debeb2 she were truly 056ac0e9e3 a villain, what aec42fd7ff of it?4875489141a569f7
There are many people in a1b7b9ee14 the world who, despite being f5b49135a2 kind on the surface, wouldn’t bbac1db87c give even a penny when 73a0b06c23 help is genuinely needed. Liliana herself had 0832f1e235 suffered greatly from e40877862c such people.867c1d59338eb7c9
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So, even if af8aa1e490 she did act 3967c8487f wickedly, Liliana believed 3bc69614f7 that a truly ebe31c0317 good person is ea24ed073c one who helps 9cd99ba987 when it really b627341266 matters.773405dff865bedb
In any case, what’s certain e06816b016 is that whatever Vanessa’s intentions 28c685a96e were, her actions benefited Liliana.582dbd8c3f3b4f13
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The unwanted contract marriage with 6726a9c73d Jeremyon, and the family’s overwhelming 8d763bf059 debt.bff7f819b66e84c8
The one who 7f1ea267aa saved her from e968fd9f92 these predicaments was 218c5d8dc3 none other than bb0b677dc2 the so-called villain, 0390af3512 Vanessa.aff5a147b0930cd0
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That’s why.3b5fb78ec19dd60b
Liliana became curious about Vanessa. She wanted to acd06e107f know more about d84cac201d her.a0f22008608dd425
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Even though she was 53bee327ba aware that Vanessa was 312ef0155c the mother of her d07d6b6e70 soon-to-be ex-fiance, she still 4e01112589 felt this way.e7da9a02656795e1
And that feeling… was b26d61867b stronger than she had 76e65172b3 expected.e10d9092837005ed
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It had been over a 53921da5d2 month since I had thrown ed5e3e95a2 a bundle of checks at 59a5672c79 Liliana, urging her to break d2b6bde7ff up.8eb9707778372b36
During that time, I had 0916a943bd holed up in the mansion, d4e2f22625 waiting for her to properly 1296ffa269 end her relationship with Jeremyon.b1427d79e72cb5bc
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‘With things settling down, they should have broken up by now, right?’a462adee4f40cf5d
A significant event c266348090 had occurred in 206dce441d the empire over 102ec386e0 the past month: 400b9a2e73 the end of e675911c00 the war.5b7c1f3fad355492
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The long-standing war abe8c4fa4b between the empire 37a5dfd5e6 and the Kingdom 0440d9aff9 of Stell had 04a5818cd7 finally ended in 910bcd1396 the empire’s victory.dc6bb0857c6eaed5
This event was a major 4b3789d3db plot point in the original a577dc3549 story. Her brother, who had lost dd8c35238c contact, returned after the war 5789367324 ended.4e5740a1387a2493
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Considering Liliana must 3a90fa9a52 have been busy, 0ad3b9bc63 I decided to 83cea1a6f7 give her about 64f4faa5f6 a month.1b63266c845db17a
‘By now, she should have sorted everything out.’efa3bd6c80fe04b5
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Now, it was e5a288669e time to check 4bf4da4088 if things were 417f63963c progressing as planned.439925d9f589c668
‘Judging by Jeremyon’s reduced outings, they seem to have broken up, but it wouldn’t hurt to confirm it once more.’8a865a9b9a94154c
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So, the next step d672a1e54a was… to invite my 8341c5dde1 rude stepson, Jeremyon Winter, e56f78b42f to a meal.381aa97ec2265e21
“Jeremyon. It’s been a a20b4b8eee while since we’ve aebb083cf3 had a meal e97ccfbc88 together. It’s hard to believe 2ad7baa19a we’re living in the 1796b91c06 same mansion.”b989b896d58080b4
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The person who 9b7e4cf0f2 entered the dining 267d076c22 room with the 0cc1fd02d4 sound of footsteps 304fe004a3 was Jeremyon.8542562d7ccf3ba7
I greeted him kindly. But his reaction was 8c372c4dd3 cold and hostile.2520478bb10ed420
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“We’re not exactly in a situation where we need to see each other often, are we?”c3d34370390081a7
“Hmm? If that’s how you feel, 5d8efbb298 you could have declined my 9987973d5a invitation.”fc75b63f07141aa2
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As he took his seat, 5b454956aa Jeremyon seemed to grind his a897b3c8ad teeth in anger. The sound was unnervingly loud.1783f10bf4731f98
‘Oh dear, using your teeth like that will make you suffer in old age.’2fe3b698c09bba82
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I wanted to nag 51061d3e86 him, but I knew 2d83ce7e33 why Jeremyon was acting 598b21ebef this way, so I b853afe1f1 kept quiet.1ee08652790f9211
It was because I 1e4ead74b7 was the one who 9698abde9c had forced him to c48a97ca47 accept the dinner invitation.ae2f53372e69c475
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Initially, Jeremyon had, of course, cab71b0654 declined my invitation. But I used e49354af02 my special skill, 6e1adf7c41 “Acting Wicked,” and 85504dd68c dragged him here b8d8806ae8 against his will.72a6b7017b92dae1
Well, the process 24a7e04cba of getting him 019a9a0e37 here is beside 89316d841e the point.b40b216a246341ec
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The important thing 857610422c was the conversation 8343e97810 we were about 06c5101dbb to have.3b5f5bd2a8032c6d
After a moment b02022f9a2 of silence, the 14f109a076 food began to 2b66f70506 be served one 95a2439d32 by one.bb11df29dc843d8e
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Glancing at Jeremyon’s face, 7eacb06377 I noticed his tightly 3f6b0c10f2 closed mouth. He seemed to 28c3db29d5 really dislike the d4ca16b39a situation.048a8638c00d36aa
‘Don’t worry, Jeremyon. This will be over soon.’8021672dbd19c9c5
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I picked up a steak d53103a958 with my fork and spoke.28488c264ce7990c
“I’ve heard rumors in society that you’re in love with Lady Locke. It’s surprising to 1aedcce325 hear about love 9ec32c0c91 from someone as 9455992ff8 cold as you. How’s it going?”514d8534119c4158
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“I’ll handle it myself.”188b7ac4c46ab25e
His response was curt, 3d6c8ee25b indicating he had no 16bd92348e intention of sharing.1e0376b788d40831
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I sighed softly.29ff936d9b232d6e
‘It’s difficult to find out if they’ve broken up or not.’586dfc347030efbd
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But I hadn’t expected 681f50f34a him to answer personal 13682cfea5 questions easily. He hated me, his stepmother.be956a698318f398
But that’s not a problem.b41557db6a16f5d2
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Provoking someone to reveal their fbf5d730fd true feelings was something I 468403a1f8 was skilled at.255b278c6d00824b
I started to chatter, just fa2d927aef as I had practiced.b2d5fdfd4f9a1764
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“You need to fix your attitude. Being so harsh to 02f30b2f08 your own mother… That’s 052ee6f9cc how you drive women 061e9e1a59 away.”bcfbe872500ff107
“…..”73bf44aaa974ee89
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“You’re uncharacteristically silent.رc4ce805c81945528
“…..”400c623a87701f29
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His face was full of 183eb6ad22 anger and silent rage.86424cbfa2b59033
‘If they were still dating, Jeremyon would have just ignored me. But judging by that expression…’171cc668515adae9
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It seemed like 00ead5477e Liliana might have 2e492fcd04 actually broken up 41707924b6 with him.772444f8eca88bbc
But this wasn’t enough proof. I needed to elicit 507d0a61a6 a more definitive reaction.ae27faa56112692b
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I smiled slyly a4e9c0b3c9 and put on e1d0e62b46 the expression he 45a0124eb6 hated most. Then, I slowly and 199c9c9f6a annoyingly said,23d165295eff0df6
“Could it be… she already ran away? Lady Locke moves fast, c228dc87bf doesn’t she?”d2dd1265f51626d1
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At that moment.56ee22cc90815aec
Bang!510d64de85de2c39
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Jeremyon slammed the table and 9e351a4071 stood up abruptly. The sound was deafening.8acf45b70ac8ab5b
Looking up at e490c8eacf him, I saw 543a8d0bfa his fierce expression, 49cfd6a282 his black eyes 63553c111d like obsidian glaring e67a0d8f7d at me as fbcd0519d2 if they could 73b40bb66c freeze me on 5c065abc9f the spot.3c3361e9790afa0e
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Looking up at him, ff05a53c65 I saw his fierce 4d85c8a89e expression, his black eyes a11cd34893 like obsidian glaring at a6ca4efd77 me as if they af3843e9d9 could freeze me on b7ec339a40 the spot.d6252ce1b863884b
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