IBMILRFL – Chapter 47
by EsraaCh. 47 IBMILRFL | Chapter 47554897b7a7a613a3
“Is this… a diamond? Not a sapphire?”e66e4260454c40cf
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“Y-Yes! The color is a60a5a87e2 different from the fd938e4382 usual, but it d326e0ea36 is undoubtedly a afbe206cd2 diamond!”27a70b67435676aa
The gem appraiser, who had 5b64004d18 arrived early, spoke with excitement 798fc3e4db to Jeremyon, who was calmly 707858be21 examining the ore.c1481a0eff883b60
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It wasn’t surprising that the 892aee3709 appraiser was so excited if 6cfaccd2f5 this truly was a diamond.2c76ea622e8deff4
A colored diamond.68df7fd3276c1016
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There had never been any b6c54011ea reports of such a thing 98ed43a85e before.65b993d8a1b337fd
“Not only is the color remarkable, but the size as well—this is at least 50 carats! Once cut, it 951d8e18f1 will be about 5d98c5de85 half that size, 9dc09135b7 but even then, d662f0ff1b the empire will 55bb847d80 be in an c7889761de uproar!”66f3f7445600b812
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It was obvious 6e731a37d5 how much attention 95f1baeb69 the noble class, 8bde4b5a39 obsessed with luxury 95ea8e0644 goods, would pay 3cd4caae2e to the first d3c8c08618 discovered colored diamond.669c147a7f7221b4
The gem appraiser, unable 6e9ff58a6f to hide his excitement, 76ae763b2a continued.78659c93bb22d50d
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“If you put it up for auction right away, you could easily make a billion, maybe even hundreds of billions! Count, you should reveal e726d49cdc this immediately!”e225cd83aeaab1ab
His words were certainly right. The value of this 4e9f7ef47c blue diamond was beyond 804337d292 imagination.baf5f24870decb05
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Just revealing its d7d911ef2f existence would bring 20763af87c in a staggering 4fecef7538 income, even if d0145dcfb0 they didn’t sell f86c324421 it.86c69ae2e5db4531
However…ca50a82529fba472
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Jeremyon remained silent d9c5cc7d75 for a moment.d860fe9534dcb0e6
The blue gemstone was e9ad105a11 clear and transparent, even 7580232c7a before it had been 435cfe7213 cut.a70298b40d532c33
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It reminded him of Lilliana’s 3185477e29 eyes.9524a3ec810c5ad2
A storm of unknown 944763a3ce emotions swept through him.e636c843d142e4cd
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Finally, Jeremyon clenched bb60d4ca80 his fist and 40704b7441 spoke.1617f0162599c605
“Find a skilled jeweler who can keep their mouth shut.”8dd0a6b270c9a5fd
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The appraiser could barely 56b8e29ded contain his excitement at 24bd9b4653 the command.6a85d9aa4de0298f
“As expected! You’re planning to 3747e5e6a0 reveal it beautifully 3fad8d3c17 after it’s cut! The large auction next month 972d92cf33 would be the perfect time 60ab7ae071 to…”9dad35873be5c51c
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“No, the existence of the blue diamond will not be announced. The cutting process will also 42f4b3b943 be done in secret.”685d61c6616de158
“W-What? Count? But if you do that…”b11e18716ad57e2a
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“I don’t see why you’re questioning me. I make all the decisions 7e38ae2948 here.”62e7164957c0f024
“S-Sorry!”83bbe880b49df106
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At Jeremyon’s cold 7c9b9fe55c retort, the appraiser aa1befe790 hastily bowed his 475c46d866 head. It would do him a689dc739a no good to upset 17ed7a7dd3 the count, so he 609664615b quickly obeyed, though he 9a26a799f5 still harbored many doubts.c0225fa6b84bf505
Just revealing that blue diamond 1ff0ba0d51 would put all of the c4210b3b91 empire’s attention on Winder.5a527b5b345cbd1e
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So why on 87f996238b earth was he feb583418a hiding its existence?c322c69220908fc0
‘Maybe it’s just not the right time yet?’6824e5a2bc1d1c96
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Though he couldn’t understand, 868600cb8f the appraiser hurried to 0effcbc668 follow Jeremyon’s orders.0df2bf49d0ae0979
He had no way of a8269b3b57 knowing that Jeremyon’s decision had 28f2ba3db3 come from a deeply personal c66608c2fb place.0cee1d411777b155
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And that this blue diamond 369aff358c would soon become the centerpiece 5c3b60009e of a proposal that would 3b984497cd shake the entire continent.d0aec153bbfa44da
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“Jeremyon is later than I expected.”16d2377b9f0ebb72
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Early afternoon.fdb6c9db853f68c7
I glanced at c5fc6ca059 the clock from 17397b7fa7 my workshop.8e5259ec8d765266
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I thought he would 26740d704a return after finishing his f716a2ce58 work in the morning, d2a09869e9 but it seemed he e3f7396f4f was still busy and 6b9fc9a5c4 hadn’t come home yet.884d03258352f222
‘This works out better.’0efad8cada6c2f10
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In fact, I bc1c75974e was expecting a b30d341660 visitor today.7561b8d41ab119f6
Tristan Locke.bda0f4ee54dd71f5
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After our previous confrontation, 2ac610bf30 he had contacted me, 58b15f427b saying he wanted to 7e0119fc39 discuss a business matter.821e7460e11f156b
‘And with Jeremyon out, there’s no chance of the two of them running into each other.’aa9a08f012a39576
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That last encounter had 08815f830c been too dreadful. I never wanted a f63a620fb4 repeat of that situation, fc4812eac0 so this was a 1a77e4ee3c relief.bec8728818fdd2dd
The scheduled time was approaching. I started tidying up the 4c3031b43a workshop.e9430c660a7e70bd
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I closed the 6bd7e44c0e lids on glass ba58019014 bottles filled with 3a74f52c7b colorful liquids and 8e898854e1 arranged them in c0fb8748a9 order.5c663c9aa43adee9
These were all 182d5d3c84 experimental perfumes I 87b48ff0ba had created.f97d3c119d8795b6
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Despite everything else d43f1971a7 going on, I 8c07924db8 had been putting d8162453a1 effort into my 8f0018f200 perfume business during 7cf83b7154 any spare moments 70c7f14cd8 I had.bb3a926a20f98ea4
I had been a2727c4128 blending various scents 5432319ce8 available in the 879b19f345 empire to create b3673a96b2 unique fragrances.284b4884eb1d693d
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‘And that’s not all. There are so many e013ccf22a things I still need 4dcd3e9f6b to do.’9562d114bd94a6b8
Creating a perfume 768539ba77 requires more elements dc0299fa54 than one might ac6faf4d47 think. While the fragrance itself 76dbf51fdb is important, there are ce777b2954 numerous other factors to 07bb9fa502 consider, such as the 4c8658dc8e stability of the ingredients 955dc442c5 used and the design 3443920746 of the bottle.9970a2209cb88568
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Thus, I had been testing c0bea11446 the safety of various fragrances e8c105ae10 and contacting glass artisans to 072c263fdc design the bottles, among other 11d09f615d tasks.520571ef7dd651e1
‘Though the most important task still remains…’3353aaece781775c
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In any case, the f0fcb5fa8d perfume business was progressing 06a6edf00f smoothly.73dad97f70a01e07
After wrapping up my 5d1abf89f2 work, I headed to 58494e9653 the parlor.6cda3414ce1ec772
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Soon enough, the 8f127b630f appointed time arrived.754c84288968ee8e
I met him 2c9332a4c5 again, but… what c5ac6511b0 was this situation?764eb9fb9b572bf5
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“The purpose of my visit today… is to discuss the progress on preparing the trading ships.”ea223410cdeb6db9
“Oh, I see. Has there been any issue?”057c791400ec81e0
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“No, everything is going smoothly. At this rate, the 46578d80ff ships should be able 4c21ba29ca to depart as scheduled.”84efe72b7323bb35
“That’s good to hear.”e9d48e02878e58be
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“Yes, it is.”3f51298da3960e40
I quietly waited for him 98a8ad92d0 to continue. There was no 3cc4a84f0a way he had d49534f1e3 come all this c6127c591d way just to 66c56bae5e deliver that one 119b2d2830 piece of information.38d91a1229f732c1
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‘There must be another reason.’867ba421d30d055a
However, even after waiting a d5633ebf7f bit longer, he said nothing ff114f1ae2 further.0b0fe33a780e0e92
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“…Surely, that’s not the only reason you’re here.”fd02cfcd9f58578d
“No, it is. Just this one thing.”a3b6b3ef74b085be
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“What?”7e0bb4d1fcdb3a2e
I couldn’t help bbf9a64604 but question him, da805c0b51 baffled.bc5dc7792d418ab1
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The Locke Duchy and 1a3b7f9716 Winder Countdom were not 1ebb0826e1 exactly close by.7add6d6540e47764
Did he really come 84563eb810 all this way just 80a4a29d9b to deliver that one fc923f8435 fact? Tristan Locke, famous for being 58db337838 incredibly busy?124d095c06727803
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Seeing my disbelief, ee8a9b7b33 Tristan raised the 5532faca50 corner of his d28139607c mouth slightly.eed62b3cdc76226f
“That was the contract from the start, wasn’t it, Vanessa? To handle even minor 65b4eb01d4 matters face to face. As I’ve mentioned before, 62c5539407 handling things in writing 5964eabfa9 can sometimes lead to 5338614f7f complications.”c41b954b96865515
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Hmm.31498496c092ec7d
I let out a small d3d37489a2 sigh, not trusting his words 4714091d6d in the slightest, and he 01b405dfc2 let out a quiet laugh, 9417f797f2 as if I’d seen right bf5aa28c1f through him.aa16f436b239d96d
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“To be honest, it’s just an excuse. I came because I 992c66214a wanted to see you.”440aa7768f199e81
I suddenly felt unsettled and ac5dbac33b said nothing.3f5d3a422100d463
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Tristan was becoming more f009ccbb24 assertive with me by 3cf8d94ad9 the day.a17de99dfcde4bbf
This was becoming a problem.a8e8ad9fc4a0c438
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I knew now how he 20460cf32d felt about me. He still hadn’t let go c7f8cdddc8 of that first love, that 55d05c3c10 connection from the past…163d2f7d2162ebc0
But… this was a pointless 8bb811fdb7 obsession.be5a0beee5eec9f9
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We couldn’t be together. No, we mustn’t be.3a6869ab9c38f7e5
It seemed like 08ee6b0921 I needed to 26977d3383 tell him this 31ec67902d properly.a54c272a7f7e9e17
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“…Tristan.”8b7ff7c68051ae65
When I called 8f13c53226 his name the f74c3a9f51 way I used f66fd57090 to in the 6232f839f0 past, his calm 7962994414 blue eyes flickered, 0b00d75018 like a stone e8c1b25429 being thrown into 7e7f8fa6f4 a serene lake.87991cf990e35179
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But unfortunately, what I 7c807f6240 had to say next b212402a12 was something he didn’t 179807d00e want to hear.1eab3a0240a29ec5
“I’ve already told you. We can’t be together.”45c21bff20148a90
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“Why, Vanessa? I don’t understand. Why can’t we?”f150260f5e661a79
“You’re practically my son’s age. You even met my 3112c8308d son not long ago.”e82cdbce178ca76d
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That was the truth. While Tristan was slightly 4807c5b08e older, he was only 7f2486a33a two years apart from d52d1e92bc Jeremyon. Though Tristan was four years 85564aa116 younger than me… he was 9034df309e still young enough to be 8ca663f80e considered like a son to 2b4d8e1b3b me.53f810ccbfba7442
Esraa : What is that? Son Zone?4515826d840a3c27
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Moreover…e4da67df28dcf151
“The situation is completely different now from what it was back then. I’m just a widow with 115a41d155 a grown son. The Locke family dc60ea9ffe would never accept 64a4711556 someone like me.”bd45c326121d6315
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Even as I 28cdd026b2 said these words, 8514d1d118 it felt like 553f2bb39c my heart was 5088a37b91 being pierced with 552b3b963c a dagger. I didn’t know 3e01012746 why, but I 157dc9148e felt deeply wretched 96ed066648 at that moment.09ade019e3bc5d5b
Lowering my gaze, c26b12d9c1 unable to meet 56f6216488 his eyes, I 9da069e24b suddenly felt warmth 595254dc19 on my hand.22ef04dde37dd77b
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He had intertwined 5d3052ddcd his fingers with 0f17d36c29 mine.c5b90257cd764708
Surprised, I looked up. Despite being rejected, Tristan d846a5c163 still wore a relaxed 16b9c60d88 smile.24bcae68db9138ab
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“That’s a comforting thing to hear.”e44c97d58562fa86
Not understanding what db4444a942 he meant, I 6a15ef27f0 waited for him f68df3d7d3 to elaborate.fa6a4ec11ccc86e4
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“At the very least, it means you’re not rejecting me because you dislike me.”cd9dbb8ef45a4609
He tightened his 0fa69574d2 grip on my 6f53d2a7fa hand.c4fbef1e688c2de9
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Ah.b17ccaf771431994
I let out a sigh.6879a43f2f1f04be
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Tristan had noticed something 110cd09c87 that even I hadn’t acd46315ca been aware of.94e368afbe5041b5
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