IBMILRFL – Chapter 36

Ch. 36 IBMILRFL | Chapter 36643983aecc726d7e

While Lilliana was cd675ef075 asleep, I took 8211f29977 care of several aaf812315a tasks.2a047275b980a995

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After all, given 785b6d4849 that such a b7e80e69d4 hostage situation had 0f21441ada unfolded in a 7a3a30a4cb highly populated area, aaf83e6338 there were a 694655c0ec few issues that 719ebd93b9 needed to be 2453d32eb9 resolved.c336065dee00d14b

The most important one was 091a715ae1 deciding what to do with c3c336aedf Cedric.acc20c0e1d21e9ce

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‘I’d love nothing more than to finish him off with my own hands, but…’733ddc3f762618a1

Unfortunately, I couldn’t.f0333df45fd41aad

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Too many witnesses had already e63b51a9f2 seen the incident. If I had been the eca85f5317 only victim, I would have 0e1038e9c0 handled it as I wished, 136aef3c43 but since Lilliana had been 0c494a592e caught up in it, it 322e8e0f8a wasn’t that simple.dae48681d4121bd1

So, I had no choice ab755e6285 but to hand him over 87d11bd2da to the guards after managing 9fe763fdf4 to capture him. He would likely face 04c13987a6 punishment soon enough.2c2643c95cc34dbd

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‘He dared to touch the duke’s daughter… The verdict will probably be the same as his father’s—execution.’8928f75bedca6fc9

With that, the direct line 81ca5a129a of the Baron Henry family 1a1374520c would be completely wiped out. The collateral branches would certainly 6f85380241 cause a commotion for a b14db81822 while, but that wasn’t something 30b8e620a1 I needed to worry about f9c2023436 right now.fb67d0fc4ad8a345

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What was important to e937e91d56 me right now… was 3a44cfbf8a this child.fa15c18c3c0649ed

I looked down at c83913556d Lilliana, who was still 0357fc3c84 lying on the bed.4ca84537029dbad1

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Her complexion, which 333f49c7a9 hadn’t been good acc01dc6a3 when she fainted, 72bee773ac had improved slightly, d87f083838 perhaps because she’d a2f079f8b3 had some rest.8a6a4f5892fa1390

Sitting beside her, I d994c527ee reached out and gently c525c84771 took her wrist, massaging 75b83ed17f it softly, hoping it 5a48814365 would help, even a ad0bc5b1a5 little.74eee99c2c1b27df

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How much time had passed?30e5768a6c7c14c4

“…Mother…?”087e9667db60a858

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Finally, she woke up.1aed5d4ffa597dc1

“Lilliana. You’re awake?”26b1a89d9a27b4c9

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“Ugh… Yes, yes…”edac914fb60600ba

Still groggy, she slowly 97b809e4bb raised herself up.269724a9d854f4db

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After blinking a few cdcdb4c673 times, her eyes gradually 3b1fdf650e regained their clarity.b5e58a51a05b957c

“Are you feeling better now?”e4467249e35420b1

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She slowly nodded her head.4d93b78426164df8

Seeing her fully awake, the 3da6716fc8 anxiety that had been sitting f90bea7c19 in my heart disappeared. The doctor had said eee846b602 she would be fine, dd0f2d739d but I couldn’t help 8825cf89c7 but worry about the 7bac4fc6f2 possibility that she might ba94e1cf95 not wake up.22a3faf3f62b3e92

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I sighed deeply in relief. But now that 255df32822 the worry was da2b734810 gone, I started 80a0b682d5 to feel angry.0631ff7a0d4def53

“That was such a foolish thing to do. Telling me to run away! You should have prioritized yourself! How could you say 631f9af7ce something so reckless?”3a14682e398bedf7

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Lilliana didn’t frown 04124926a6 at my harsh fa90e8d741 words. Instead, she simply smiled faintly.239d5bb9b7fb4823

“I’m sorry, Mother. I made you worry again, 33ae1cd181 didn’t I? Hehe.”33b2db54cf399225

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I let out a ad4c6a4330 small laugh at her 3dfa5b1ac2 foolish expression. The saying, ‘You can’t stay 50e551cc4c angry at a smiling face,’ 25ce1c0e8c couldn’t have been more true.9843b389a5c4a5f8

“But really… it’s such a relief. We’re both safe in the b935f51d6b end, aren’t we?”df2de809388d6b79

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Her bright voice only made 0327f3fb29 my heart ache more.bd05a3f20b67110a

“Safe? What do you mean safe? You’ve got such a 0143a99c8c large wound on your 9fa0847680 neck!”32284d807c5ad634

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“What does it matter? It’s just this much… Besides, cc3f357629 Mother, you’re safe. That’s all that matters to d4091077cc me.”005ddea913418d32

“Foolish. So utterly foolish. How do you 432933a6ef expect to survive a4b20c9384 in this harsh 25967c8eff world with such bd6e2e0a59 a soft heart…”6d579dee4fb23e66

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Overcome with emotion, 69a3738dfd I lowered my 39d8e4238d head.fd322c8a8f94bc28

The truth is, 9fbb4b7658 I was worried. I feared that when 5cae4590d9 Lilliana woke up, she 10f388fd14 would resent me.64a46a101f08a695

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I had already given my 9b3476d4ee heart completely to this child… 234fe14ff1 but I was scared she a87fe076e8 would say she no longer cde08adb14 liked me.0e47690d95d79e60

But of course…49fb1a7625332de9

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Lilliana, even in a 69fce1c3bd moment like this, remained 57d72cbc84 steadfast.d1021278aee4525a

‘Maybe the soft-hearted one isn’t Lilliana, but me.’1d67dbb89819f398

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No matter what she dec13c0f04 goes through, this child’s 1ee4c0d01e spirit never wavers.47f3f29679946884

I used concern as an 31d8c0b0f3 excuse to push her away 71f9e1180f many times… but Lilliana always 64b645c435 came at me with all d10b3ff6cc her might.e5eb6acaa03c66d8

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Even though she must a5be59cfa1 have been afraid of 70af275a6c being rejected, her courage d93de1b934 never wavered.0e8217ab544693d1

I had really liked Lilliana 85418ba2b3 when I was reading the 6f2ab41df6 original story… but in reality, 0b79b99950 she was even more amazing.29b737a6861d885f

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‘With someone as resolute as you, how could I not like you?’05fd73748006b6ad

I forced myself 3b00bbd5bc to swallow the da54814870 tears that threatened 80800a7766 to rise and 936c1f0623 kept up my c34865651b usual cold demeanor.36316c327c18a696

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“Promise me, Lilliana. Promise that you’ll never abb4f6671e think of doing something 4191ec89d0 like that again.”d0b7997e9aadb0d5

“Hehe…”db9eb5312dd46ec1

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Liliana smiled as if 32c6232b2b she wasn’t confident she f72defeff1 could make such a a8414910a0 promise, her eyes darting 535452d8e6 sideways.a3917722f37accea

I sighed, frustrated.cdd86156fad205a8

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“Hah, really. This won’t do. I’m too afraid of what 7fa30a5687 foolish thing you might try 1278f3e41e next, so I guess I’ll ce551cfea7 have to keep you by c480736003 my side to watch over 02222eb8e7 you.”3e5f53984373a555

“Huh? Mother? What did you just say…?”ec6248d857dcfb7f

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Lilliana, pretending not e72df29918 to notice, had a36c33113e been looking away, cc1e0cf4de but now she e4fd25ce7a whipped her head 8938afebf9 around, her face e789109eb9 suddenly close to 9fce7b3ef8 mine. Her bewildered expression showed 96dc4af19e she was worried she 8c541b8009 had misheard me.fa55f8b6f0d9acef

I glared down at her, 12fefbde65 my expression fierce as I c89ae21dc7 barked at her.57f9fe5b1f769b82

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“Do you have a problem with that?”4df613a0358c015f

Finally realizing what 84484e4064 I had said, 8cabef0b50 Lilliana’s eyes grew aac698a7f3 wide. Overcome with joy, her blue f6ebbf0ccf eyes welled with tears.c5705b9471daba36

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With a voice louder and ee3738a29e clearer than ever, she shouted:64fa483802d85e34

“No! Of course not! How could I have 2babb3ba20 any complaints!”0e06274af9ce5259

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“That’s right. Of course, you shouldn’t.”e4b5067218136173

“Yes, Mother… Thank you. Really, truly, thank you so a7792933c8 much… Huh—”a4b078a02fdbee8d

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Unable to hold 53b5c0ffc9 back any longer, 0f8225c2fd Lilliana burst into fe6b432e73 tears.4bbac5a40d9afb48

I didn’t know why she 91f6597be1 was so overjoyed by something b348235d08 like this, but feeling a cb6a6c9176 bit embarrassed, I said something 8a290c3dab harsh again.ee92755ffdfa344f

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“Don’t misunderstand. It’s not because 11d5399ac6 I find your d3626760aa behavior endearing that 38ba083a50 I’m keeping you 6a3320d07e close.”073e6d3c5a7f2a88

But she was ec61d276f2 too busy crying 5b462517d2 to hear a 82779d543e word I said.3ca792f258606a2a

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Sob, sob.88ac0542584b3c6d

For the first b267e66067 time, Lilliana was 994532625a making a sound 7e3f316231 I’d never heard 1678a1bdfb before, crying as d98457150d if her heart d919ea2d81 would break. Then, as she 980ad8e4dd moved closer and b98c90620f closer, she finally 746924f686 collapsed into my 3e0899549a arms.c8f672474cd985f3

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“Oh, really.”2b80400620337077

I said that in disbelief, 81add6c796 but even so, I patted a2570ae817 her back.88ef3312f205bcdc

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Like a child eac8da42d1 seeking comfort, Lilliana adfe878c1f pressed closer into 46d7ef139c me.bbbfd18a51c76743

She continued to sob in dbfbf11770 my arms for quite some 68db6f8b7f time.060f15a0723e8bb0

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It was a 5604d37b5c full hour later 9c448b3ee1 when Lilliana finally 8f9a26e7aa stopped crying.d320275ef0183e88

“Ugh… I feel dizzy.”0e8e2ec4a8fbac83

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Still clinging to me, 681b03b9a8 she cautiously pulled herself 8297e15e9a upright.e94eaac2c3d5805f

That’s when we both bba0752fc2 noticed my clothes, soaked c642fe719c through.46eec0a055f2853a

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“Oh no! I’m so sorry, Mother. I got your clothes bf004748a6 all wet because of 1a32721097 me. What should we do? I’ll buy you bd0fbdc845 new ones as fb23b5217c a gift—”7e06862f18920c70

“They’re clothes I was going to throw away anyway. It doesn’t matter 7a0b1dd3d5 what got on e51be0ac1f them, it’s not 9aaa62eae0 something I care ca65e8b5f2 about.”dd653cc55f4acc55

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Watching Vanessa respond so nonchalantly, 4f57193947 Lilliana gave a small smile.5d440cb3ff69d816

‘Mother really… She goes through so much trouble to say she doesn’t care. But that’s part of 1f11fe9d59 her charm.’8062529ce059c4b1

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She looked up at Vanessa 945984b6e5 with admiration in her eyes. Even in a moment 0a1a24205f like this, there wasn’t a2d325b55b a hint of a d59f01df3d crack in her expression.32231d1eebe90d00

“More importantly, Lilliana.”7438d3475233b59a

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“Yes, Mother? What is it?”6a7e59a5d96932bb

Vanessa, who had a9bfc87642 been sitting beside f03113fb93 her all this a437f81c5c time, suddenly stood b3f04adbe7 up and walked 4ad04256d1 over to the e2e0cea923 nearby desk.c4b9d1deb3f986de

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She returned holding 227641580f something that looked c7ad6d50f9 oddly familiar.44babb3742c451ef

‘Oh, that’s…!’fc63f539ab5e255e

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Lilliana belatedly realized 61496948d3 what it was. It was the stationery 7cf018c652 she had carefully chosen 1eabfec426 after much deliberation.d7ef7e22478d2993

“You were still gripping this tightly even as you fainted. Is it important to you?”2700bbe84b69e90b

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Vanessa held out the wrapped 92dee95a9b stationery, and Liliana quickly took bd1eee3fbe it.0d7610b88d7a35e0

She hurried to check 770afcfe20 its condition.7aabf90b32f15dbd

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‘Oh no!’a2b0abfb291982c0

She had already 464d60c81c noticed from a 6e5ca18027 distance that the 0e95f81f20 stationery seemed damaged, 6c238e07aa but up close, 5c4e9d9551 it was even fc32f0eec9 worse.0e0311cfd77c876a

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It seemed her blood 9f35a93ddf had splattered on it 978ee18d3b while she was held a8bf677267 hostage, staining the paper 69cc21d344 a dark red. The discolored blood gave e51ffb1e7b off a faint metallic 568de30b6a smell.0cd57f71187ef8a7

‘I put so much effort into picking it…’654df9847ba7ccd7

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Lilliana unknowingly made de767380b3 a disheartened expression.61915882caca8aab

She wasn’t usually the type 9088c7fede to get upset over material 101c6f30d6 things, but today was different. She had chosen that 1e9c6ac585 stationery with such care, d52c5bf799 hoping to make a 001663703e good impression on Vanessa.edb7b08d23bf6e5f

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Noticing her expression, 54d3b1b381 Vanessa spoke up.2e2506943639ccb8

“Don’t waste your energy fretting over something like that. I’ll buy you more stationery—however eeea182d54 many you want.”35171f8a7d1006e5

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As soon as 6b1d65e01c she heard those 8b4aedaa6e words, Liliana’s disappointment 8b169de04e vanished completely. She smiled brightly.5d14296cad194c97

“It’s okay, Mother! I don’t need it anymore.”2451ddd19c4f090f

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Vanessa looked puzzled, 0b74c28298 not understanding Lilliana’s 4713d06135 suddenly shifting emotions.762903aafd9b1dea

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