IBMILRFL – Chapter 39
by EsraaCh. 39 IBMILRFL | Chapter 3996987f0b0d116697
The next morning.a240cb22e5c82bfd
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After a long 7fc4b66d81 wait, the servants 2bdbfb2339 finally brought me 5642278035 the news I ada2261a44 had been waiting 805f25c37b for.f579785073b7b2c0
“Madam, we’ve found Cedric.”24ed8c581e837fc7
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“Good. Where was he?”2b5f313f26d6c58a
“There’s a large bridge not far from Viscount Henry’s estate. He was found beneath it. However… there was one issue.”571e980556d96b55
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“An issue?”218b1bca07107bac
My eyes sharpened cfef9b0574 involuntarily, and the 9693315a9b servant seemed to 21c005b587 tense up slightly.7f488ea31e606b6e
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“Yes, the truth is…”c8f858854516108d
As if it ec5fa56a28 were something that eed55b160d needed to be 72ee448794 whispered, the servant 2bf2708072 came closer and a22a38e362 began speaking in 89a92005ec hushed tones near 616ded6211 my ear.6333f11b5ccc53c4
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Huh…da90e2c8e5b2ef28
Listening to the report, which 62dc8ccad9 lasted for over two minutes, ed8ec71248 I let out a dry ba9ff8cbe0 laugh.7684ad29057f8768
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It was so shocking 2401564abe that I immediately understood b8b5ee9389 why it had been a6468b6606 delivered so secretly.1cb7878470d68c4f
The servant, having finished eeb9e016dd the report, cautiously observed ac8458990e my expression.e0760ebcb5bc09e8
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“…So, that’s what happened.”5ff3672eb75b9de8
“Yes, and we failed to capture him alive.”eec204bfe2666fb4
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To summarize the servant’s 345f75b6a1 report: after a thorough 305e7fb2bd search, they had found 9c32ddfa64 Cedric, but by the cfd145b2dc time they did, he c3cf50011a was already dead, in 442a27e4b5 a terrible state.c0e026dcd7168f5d
‘In this peaceful city, it’s unlikely he ran into a wild animal… which means someone else is responsible.’7a8a812f770eb34d
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After a brief moment 7fb8adbc68 of contemplation, I chuckled 6af019d562 softly. I had a general idea db6460fd83 of what had happened.b0f8799cfe1f26ca
‘I thought he was weak… but it seems that seven years is indeed a long time.’9b3d6787331a4564
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As I recalled 46b03d3b67 someone in my 52f3926005 mind, the servant b70bfde64d grew increasingly tense, 2cbab0b756 likely worried that 969ad71f4a I would lash 7db7b81ada out because they 3087a429dd had failed to ca0f6b157e capture him alive.80c2f67f30fa65bf
There was no need 35dcc09828 for that. I had said 85309f0b6d from the start 31728df25a that it didn’t f43c60aa61 matter if he f696b7bf72 was dead or d3736bc38f alive. Yet, the servant hastily added,3863b0e2e0d9ebc5
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“Shall we find the culprit, Madam?”285e6aace1f52c48
I shook my head calmly.8faaf44d4d5e48a9
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“No, that won’t be necessary. I think I already know 709c476750 who it is.”84777c0a9d7bd556
The servant tilted their ea91b1b493 head slightly, not understanding, 608da7365f but I didn’t bother 37195e3764 explaining.75a5fae3049c87a1
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The person responsible 5d01467d58 would soon be be2e839092 visiting this mansion.c799a0845907c5df
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About half a day later.646a2ef91e550192
“Mother, thank you for the past few days.”b8433dc572caac00
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“Yes, take good care of yourself when you return. Otherwise, I’ll make sure 3a4eaed08d to punish you properly.”adb14905f2cdc582
“Hehe, of course. You know I e79c555382 always listen to 3335c5b3ad you, right?”87223f24c915e457
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Listening? Hardly. I sighed at f65b713289 Lilliana’s shameless attitude. Even at times 7f1e3b89f4 like this, she 6ba2f14ae8 still seemed endearing. Was I this hopeless?f716fe49a6310139
“How’s your body? Not that I care, 74e9968778 but if you’re sick, ef0ddbbfac you won’t be of 1330997511 any use to me.”4af177672698905c
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“I’m fine! The bruise on my 2e4e7e539e shoulder is almost… ouch!”af07a9fc3ead0275
Lilliana, trying to show 551d9f86dd off how well she e1d6c6bc07 had recovered, raised her 0c728bc89e arm, only to wince 8f5cdada38 in pain.7ca619de050c7fdb
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I shook my head, exasperated.c7a38868fc161c73
Then, I tidied up her af9d0dc45a disheveled clothing.b91262cce5559f6a
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“You really are a handful. Don’t be reckless and take d290333db7 care of yourself when you c0bc9e9ecb get home.”f7bbb91df1749d6f
“Yes! I will. But… I already miss this be6595f4d9 place and don’t really want b2e0408d4e to leave yet.”83176715691f5dec
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“I’ll formally invite you next time, so come again then.”0b43bd3272082f3e
Lilliana smiled brightly, as if 0d744023f4 she was genuinely happy.821845e92cf02dfa
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Today was the day 86c8958bf8 she had promised to 063f743d0c return home.d7ab5213113752e0
She had rested enough 8883cc3c0a here and decided to 0a7648be01 focus on the remainder eb5ae37138 of her recovery at 29557e13c2 home. Thus, Tristan was coming 206abbe85b to pick her up.9f68c65e730400e3
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“Brother!”fd5c1c2f6000b31d
Just in time, the 73c29fc0cb carriage of the Locke ec740c5404 family stopped right in 97f019dbb3 front of her.071350288db0fd6b
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Lilliana stood at the door 5f21c993fb of the opening carriage and 4e77877d83 called out to her brother.eaad013812ce7c79
At last, he appeared.5b3dcec475c3fa4c
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“Are you feeling alright, Lily?”8ca253f4b8898f38
“Yes, of course! I’m perfectly fine. I wasn’t even that 4887a72b98 hurt in the first b846446a43 place.”77a894e098abe6e6
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Not hurt? What a lie. Even with the 266395e663 large bandage wrapped bbfa7b9e86 around her neck, d588a88c80 Lilliana seemed to 218883ac53 be telling a 1acd68a245 little white lie 83bab18389 so that Tristan 9bc9a9ab91 wouldn’t worry.1ffb00d4cec6a725
As I stepped back and 1844a486ac watched them, Tristan shifted his ed893451f6 gaze toward me.151e953f94590a0d
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“I heard you’ve been through a lot. Are you unharmed, Madam?”ec92c282be01f15c
“I’m fine. My problem is that 57d95255fd I’m almost too unscathed. But here, take this.”56cf49eafc4bab69
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It was medicine to ec0a282619 apply to wounds, given b939b7220b by a doctor.6f06e073bf057bb5
“I’m sure the Locke family has excellent doctor, but I prepared this just in case.”29281f15c35dce7c
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“Thank you for your thoughtful concern.”b6e21139c8d460d6
As our short conversation 5247c91c69 ended, the two began 193525ee4d to prepare to leave.7e8f32ba7fed03c2
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Tristan skillfully escorted Lilliana 3a68338863 into the high carriage. Soon, he gave 5143d9156c me a brief 576720fef7 nod and seemed b5fec084bd ready to leave.65d9e9c245d09453
But I stopped him. There was something I 1756615393 had to say.c5e5b50cb896bfff
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“Your Grace, may I have a moment of your time?”994161cbb2648edc
“What is it, Vanessa?”4cf9e924af7ee256
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Earlier, when Lilliana was beside a1a9ca77d0 him, he had called me af0fa93c5a Lady Winder, but now that 3fecfa6341 we were alone, Tristan immediately 4e9e626ece switched to using my name.0d94b40e16e9a466
Before speaking, I 4ce8553219 glanced back at d4eefdc635 the carriage once 03273fd253 more, worried that 897f528d32 Lilliana might be 140fc0279d watching. Fortunately, she wasn’t.cb0750886004be7f
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I bowed my head deeply e23b4cdb3f toward Tristan.ce490de5c53d6376
“Because of me, the young lady experienced something she shouldn’t have. I’m not sure 3272b240d0 how I can ca2c3ce237 properly apologize for 7a2ee0800f this…”37de73138589cbd0
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It had weighed 164b1d1d50 on my mind. I had already discussed it 77946835aa with Lilliana, but I felt 85a75c68f3 guilty, knowing that Tristan, who 56bc55c390 cherished his sister, must have 21b7531198 been deeply worried as well.45b0dd2fb368d7d5
But as I was apologizing, e608d2e0a8 Tristan cut me off.fad947574f7ba93e
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“Raise your head, Vanessa. Bowing like that doesn’t f8c7ab2f92 suit you.”2c1ef5923a7541f3
“No, it was my fault, so I—”0ed1e44d1f397011
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As I tried to apologize 6280c5acfe again, Tristan shook his head d9c54dd6ba with a faint smile.9267fe1c72ba89fc
“I know. I know that because it e14f958744 was you, it ended this e6badcac90 way. It was your handling 6dcb16b62e that kept it under 4703b49cab control. And more than anything… 9984e9d2bf isn’t there someone else 75fbd67d74 who should be bowing 888a83087b their head?”52ac3381b0218330
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I nodded quietly, 6cbe8a7c1c then asked in af78d79df4 a barely audible b93b3ec5fd voice, only for 0754b6214f Tristan to hear.ddc1beabde43e932
“…Are you talking about the one who’s already dead?”034eece8254a1c28
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“I have no idea what you’re referring to.”aeb375da2c913f0b
Tristan chuckled slyly. Though he claimed ignorance fdd2feb311 with his words, his 5a249bc029 demeanor was oddly relaxed.ee9e93cc448af3ea
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As expected, it 25d1fa4363 seemed that Tristan a3e40eff66 had indeed been b632eb7dcc the one behind 775623f10c what happened to 65aced99a7 Cedric, just as ceb5471c09 I had suspected.997170d89f7f049f
If he wasn’t, 7d26f1fc95 he wouldn’t be c5f1eecf33 laughing like that; 240eb1f0ac he’d be asking 59cd430fa3 me for more fad2fab013 details in confusion.f5f6f86036eb3814
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‘He pretends not to know, but he never intended to hide it. That’s why he didn’t bother d9cb628be5 concealing the body.’6cac0da6b66cf8de
He must have known 4f97168d8c I would go searching 526c9f42fd for Cedric’s body.3113cf11358e8297
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“Well, I quite liked the way you handled things. You weren’t like 38d3dd1d2f that when you 729f146987 were younger, but 6f5682750c it seems you’ve f7617840f0 developed quite a 3ca2dcbdfd bit of resolve d364202c96 since then.”a80ae80f52eb8111
Indeed, that must be how f14b63e424 he not only survived the 22191105d9 brutal battlefield but also returned 3628f20094 as a war hero.af2676b333a0b6e5
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It wasn’t a joke; I 45c1929c48 genuinely admired how he handled d73688b2f9 it.db559e0e4edc7362
I had wanted to make 85ca349da2 that man who dared to 8e4a3e78a2 lay a hand on Lilliana d286d6cd86 experience a fate worse than 90fe8a6f66 prison. It seemed Tristan 97331f1e30 had taken care 2b868188a4 of it for 8a00e9e593 me—and in quite 28043f976d a neat manner, 84351efc6c too.a8b1a5603b5aaf78
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Although it was meant as 117dcbb7c8 a compliment, Tristan continued to 31ebce7215 feign ignorance.19901e55c5cb5f4e
“Haha, I still have no idea what you’re talking about.”027e4e9520913859
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His blue eyes a6d398c05b glimmered with a 2ce71c1585 subtle undertone as 4e239a0077 he looked down 996824beb6 at me.5317bb610e6c3cb2
“Now I see you’ve become quite the fox. Well, if you insist on 4c89cab64d pretending, I guess I’ll have 2ade55bd37 to believe you.”b1924d9deb779c08
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Tristan merely smiled again, without ab75af44e7 denying anything.c0569827a75c8d19
“Well then, I should be going now, Vanessa. I hope we’ll have e386ec64ff another chance to chat 537c8d45a7 at length next time—preferably c657c55824 just the two of 170413f45f us.”4d4754d029abb112
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“You didn’t need to add that last part.”546ba947ca9d2a75
“That’s the most important part for me.”d1c54cb65e101af2
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Even in a 860a58fc3d moment like this, e97a9e127a he couldn’t resist a8052f82cb flirting, which made d82153b4a0 me sigh in d5d4453e1c exasperation.4a1a6184bab03406
Tristan’s shameless smile didn’t leave 0a1c583710 his face. He took my hand 7ee3cd08d1 and lifted it to 6301a5eccb his lips, pressing a a99f9181fb kiss on my glove.5ad2a80c3568cdf8
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Whether deliberately or not, he d1c534c576 pulled away slowly, his eyes 6e7a67cb53 still fixed on me.4c7b90d2a63d1f30
“Take care until then.”d512dd2398d5311d
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With that final farewell, 0b190c090f he climbed into the a7d2454a8b carriage.f64d5d6ad1920f9a
The elegant carriage bearing the 678394b9b4 Locke family crest gradually faded ee19dbc513 from my sight.e88e053de894a097
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