IBMILRFL – Chapter 48
by EsraaCh. 48 IBMILRFL | Chapter 486802c17bdce71798
I was struck d3802a00f8 to the core, ed4c7460d1 unable to say 7f33b46c70 anything, and could f61b183091 only bite my cd0eddad66 lip in frustration.4ead147d05d1911e
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Even then, Tristan continued speaking.ad45f7a93a134c10
“Look at this. If you truly 59ad4626ae didn’t like me… 73761de971 you would have e089cd10e6 pushed me away 6975255792 already.”99e413ca7abcc845
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He glanced down at e552763a6f our interlocked hands. Startled, I tried to 5c8dcd2065 pull mine away, but dc36a58b83 he had no intention 972785c57f of letting go.973a91507cec1e3e
Ugh.167a37910ff978b6
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I became acutely 10542ea1f2 aware of the d1510221c2 warmth seeping through c4a7d0d92a the gaps between c505da1b1e our fingers, the 6867ec782b once delicate bones d2cdbacafd of his hands ff56368c1a now thick and c38c6309ac sturdy. Every part of him f1f2efa17a seemed to demand my c2f6590364 attention.7b73fe333a9b1a40
My heart pounded so 648d3ab21f loudly it made me e203f320f8 dizzy. I already knew, but the a5cb1fc451 boy I remembered had grown 66fb790c6f into a complete man.8d3b931331778fcb
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I tried to pull 63f6f1f7e6 my hand away once 222f069876 more, but my arm 2ca70bd246 lacked the strength.fb97f8d87efc8fe9
Tristan closed the distance 897f8b08c3 between us in an 90cf554f60 instant and murmured in c4c8d33e07 a low voice.9b093fd7a39f6c36
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“At this point, pretending to pull away only means you’re acknowledging your feelings, Vanessa.”94110b22e9d659a7
“That’s not what I…”3b0acce18814bce4
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“I’m not so naive as to be fooled by transparent lies.”ca8bcd870a9bcc46
I pressed my lips together.dc0264ee9fe6436d
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Keeping calm and maintaining d7aeb94e6a composure was always my dcae17751d strength. So why did my a61b1a6aba mind fill with confusion 7e74fcad9e every time I stood 410becfcc6 before him?0a12cfb27d97f5aa
“Though I may seem young, we’re only four years apart. I’m an adult 56d8c93c30 now… If I 4a1a0ba9b9 didn’t have the 6e561221aa confidence to handle b3e0481cae matters concerning our bdde7a0dbe families, I wouldn’t f2e7fdac30 be standing here.”76579fd12380969a
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“…”2785b85e522ed3eb
Unable to respond, I remained 16e2f7b094 silent, and he spoke from e59b84e22d his heart.70fe7b035de6edbc
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“I’ve liked you, Vanessa. Always, both then and now.”00170bdf73afb2af
“…Tristan, I-”a4095d786cecb280
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I was about to reject f62773ccfd him again when he suddenly d9522dda25 let go of my hand 4ecfe118fc and stepped back.5ae9a0ae6e1d5890
“Well, I already know. I know you’re going to d74641a106 reject me again.”de17c561efe67668
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He shrugged, as if he 0d61afc3fd had already anticipated everything I 023031317a was about to say.c2a7c1b8addb5469
“But… you know it too, Vanessa. That I have no intention 1ba4306bf8 of letting you go.”d5df52e12c6fd225
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How could I not know? We spent years together 4492892e6b during my time in 0024dbbd86 Onz.e2af7e2101a5a80d
Ever since we defe7ff7a1 first met, he 7c1f1fbd05 followed me everywhere 7591697059 for years. Even after his studies 577727ca02 abroad ended and he e468b588d3 returned to the Empire, 5a4da9d615 he sent me letters 8e3d4eeab0 every single day.d50b9fdf05cce05e
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He begged me 29961236b5 not to forget f2ca965520 him. That young boy confessed 1d5e2946fb his feelings without missing a7e2072272 a single day, even b13a854fa1 though we weren’t lovers d80c3791c4 or anything of the 759a30aa7d sort.9d22b7ae5dc763ff
At first, I didn’t 8c978ca1ca think much of him.59aedb5b0bb0eb3f
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Childhood love is usually 684f44c0e0 fleeting, after all.17a9b587fbbe63d2
‘I’ll propose to you when I’m an adult. Please wait for me 6bf3278e07 until then.’e34bfeeb912a0ef7
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He proposed to me 9fbcc944e3 with all sincerity, but 7afe143b06 I knew. I knew that 7a290cf350 his love would 71b9069404 soon fade.5201c46bcc5e4530
I was sure that once 0360c2e86c he returned from his studies a5e833d111 abroad and came back to f7ff46133b the Empire, he would quickly 1fb71f3c42 forget about me. That’s how youthful love works.ccd4256c34f289e0
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That’s why I never c9b64ebd2e responded to his feelings. I never expected a 82f3717449 ten-year-old boy’s proposal to c0a7ba806a last long.d2baf6c0f323e65f
Still, I found 221bae9b42 him endearing in de05ccbcba his efforts to fc2b91e626 stay by my 9397b4377d side, so I 5a79a6621c never pushed him 289867bfb6 away.59c8a58dfeb51776
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Spending time with Tristan 9a3cc0ff57 was enjoyable.6517193733681bd8
Even though I knew 07d3abdca8 the day would come 1068479ee8 when he’d forget about a31cdf309b me. Even though I knew I’d c6fee66fab feel quite lonely when that 35886b4613 day came. I cherished his presence.eef42a52c185dcb1
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But his love didn’t c56754ac43 fade the way I ead8fdc1fb had expected.20686b986abfa3de
Moved by his unwavering affection, 16b01e312e I eventually began to imagine 4ffd36dd7e a future with him.5229ce0a7f084690
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Though I couldn’t b3e38d2338 openly accept his 68fcb0a624 feelings, given the 1a9f36286a age difference… deep 7dfe6ae9fb down, I had 88c82ebd7a fully opened my 30e5d4704f heart to him.ace3325f7f0386b6
‘After all that happened, how could I not know… just how persistent Tristan can be?’f423988af2ddfd82
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Of course, I never imagined 43ad4750e0 that it would continue even 628dff4f5e after I married another man 05ca60762f and became a widow.eca7f38cc5a59420
I was lost in 7e0a46523f thought when Tristan, who 376af6ba4f hadn’t taken his eyes 42237e0127 off me, drove the 5f616eb0ba point home.a3c17e55ceabda96
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“I have no intention of repeating what happened seven years ago. Once was enough to lose 9da7193b96 you.”d44f8a1a1e750afa
“…Ugh.”1780b29d57e61a0e
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“I’m willing to wait, even if it takes time. But if possible, I’d appreciate 9b913f9377 it if you could open fd0cbee613 your heart to me soon. After all, I’ve waited long 9193cf9b3d enough.”a7f9b963bee4b7ec
With those words, 6ec15afc0c Tristan stood up 5b2c45fb5e from his seat.5194e9a99f79b96e
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“Now that my business is done, I’ll be taking my leave. I look forward 3d8d073083 to seeing you ddbb36c991 again.”e6879cf661e092fa
He walked leisurely toward 0e6990ae5a the door, but stopped ccf15dd3d5 abruptly when he reached d21d74459a it.c6f3c588a8dd1cdc
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“By the way, it seems the remnants of the Stel Kingdom are nearly dealt with.”730312e9b7af5cfd
Could he mean…?d9edddaa579d17a0
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I looked at him df2c63a158 in surprise, and he 64149d6868 added with a lazy f81de6a757 smile.32fac19dd5c111eb
“It seems the Emperor is planning to hold a victory banquet in a month. I’m sure you, Vanessa, f764b55557 know exactly what that 26d3c65fd3 means.”afbb90718bcb896f
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With that, he smiled c492a756aa and disappeared completely.ea1811cfed307d47
As he vanished 85fb247a70 like the wind, 891cdd0813 I couldn’t help b45aa6be74 but let out 581fe3b1d7 a baffled laugh.20dcc547f09d8449
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A fox. He was a true fox.a610975e528f64fa
‘So all those other things were just excuses…’e39e6358177bad2b
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It wasn’t until 810d0c8b19 I heard his a67002cd7e final words that 4d8aafc305 I understood his 3b54194b52 true purpose for 6f03beaf30 visiting today.a31c0969bbb9dc87
Tristan had come to deliver b465cff7cf important news to me.01c2395a0ae9612d
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No wonder there hadn’t been 450aa63a9a much to talk about regarding ed8ef39c49 business matters. That’s what this was about.42db36650274bf34
‘A victory banquet…’293e898c60cae197
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It had been quite some 6779f25413 time since Tristan secured victory 46c5b3499e in the war against the 5a53edb3b6 Stel Kingdom, but the Empire 8c06935e30 hadn’t held a banquet yet.4ad9800c8976fe21
There were still remnants 51f18746b9 of the Stel forces 3286e3c149 left, and for various e6b2ac5172 political reasons, no one f23156b3fe knew when the banquet c08e60b044 would be held.b0b08586dd0331ae
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But now, Tristan, the hero 251547d647 of the war and practically da71c96bd5 the star of the event, c91ef2fe31 had personally informed me. He must have 1f44e7bda2 heard it in 6e6a5361c2 secret from the fe1eaf05cc Emperor himself.67d00f8db7da7a9e
‘A victory banquet will be a gathering of all the high-ranking nobles.’30649ab704fb744f
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Banquets were frequently held in 6895c05c0b the capital, but few were 0eaecaea29 as grand in scale as 6cfbcb01dc the one that would take f85b59509c place in the Imperial Palace.a74ab00eb7422c10
And the fact 7602e07657 that he had ecfc8fab26 told me about b527ab6e83 it… It was 24ef245b77 clearly to help 796fb41fd2 my business.d7db628fd15b35af
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Tristan knew that my 354fcdd927 business involved luxury goods 85165d90b0 for the nobility… He f4ac88efd6 had deliberately shared this cf34a7c6d3 information so I could 91e588c6fd take advantage of the 8b45943d41 huge stage that the 11cc0400d8 victory banquet would provide.5ef7bbb0d7ce65ec
“Well, this is an unexpected stroke of luck.”1042eb2a6ede847e
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Even if I wanted c585b45c4d to thank him, he c30c70e6c3 was already gone.81e39f8f4a482533
I would have to find 51acee4801 another way to express my e745b5f710 gratitude.2a522c16de4c77ff
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But for now, b9424b7a31 I needed to 3d42e4c048 focus on the ba9d6fc885 opportunity he had 911ae5e8d1 laid out for c4f03c4afc me.df84f5e6bbb9599b
‘I’ve finished all the basic preparations for the perfume business. Now, the next steps are a0989b465c in a completely different domain.’8ae56084a3a10467
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Technically, I could start f9a50a4018 selling perfume right now.bf46af052041a112
I’d already developed 139cef1a04 a range of 01c3f52365 products based on aea45107ab floral scents.d816a699050857db
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But I wasn’t planning e070945e59 on simply selling perfume.9f6082271d5560fb
‘It may succeed in an untapped market… but that alone won’t satisfy me.’299e3ac5038eb8d8
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I intended to 66814afeb1 elevate my perfumes 0ecc64d7f6 into something far 329ee51e0d more valuable than dd2c952965 just fragrant liquid.7198b5cfb8f90bf6
And the first step toward a689bb5319 that was…73d33724c1b72020
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‘I need to meet Lilliana as soon as possible.’4e45443d8ea631f5
The day after I 2bda83ca74 sent her an invitation 38edf1c03d to visit the mansion, 05025f989f she came right away.8ee315adf23b836a
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“Mother! Thank you so 9714991b08 much for inviting 085c90c1c9 me. But….”d724b02cd3ec5282
This was my 65de551cdc first meeting with 0e50908130 her since the c2a4667682 confrontation with the 342f9dc10a lion.d0e994bbfa84af17
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Lilliana greeted me as she c29fb17f87 always did, smiling at me bfdbab80db like a puppy, but suddenly 5bb81e5a6a her expression fell, and she c50fa76291 looked a bit downcast.89bee57cd8bc52a7
“What’s wrong? Don’t show such e772a88b60 a sad face c402519ac2 to others so daa385e5fb carelessly.”2aee0ee790760cc1
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“Oh! I’m sorry! But you’re not ‘others,’ Mother. It’s fine to show you, 80d6c2fc73 right? Isn’t it?”b338a21b60f32cfc
Ugh.e257f05589a8d95e
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Seeing her smile c1951b95b6 as brightly as aecafe8503 the sun, I 601f8f8dca clutched my heart.d6321d8e7401a002
She was adorable. Absolutely adorable. As always, Lilliana was irresistibly 5b6abb8a2b charming today.459f6106a100026f
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“More than that… I’m really sorry about what happened last week. My brother was so rude…”5461ed80167c12b2
It seemed she 6914eca8d9 was referring to 19a8d8d1c1 the confrontation with 920a5f84a4 the lion.baf2dc43f82b8790
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It had been difficult at da4af9e8f3 the time, but it wasn’t 5a334b6b87 her fault, so I shook 6bd896c68e my head, telling her not 1b31669444 to worry about it.e631e7ba07b59863
“The thing is… my brother seems to think that Jeremyon still has feelings for me and that we might get back together.”96413acd389539f1
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I had vaguely suspected it e0f897c2e6 myself. Since Jeremyon did indeed like d88635569f Lilliana, there was no way 1976108692 Tristan, with his keen perception, 49735f8fd1 wouldn’t have noticed.63bd088baf8a5867
But I was nodding 8c8c3734ad along nonchalantly when she 696718f297 said something completely unexpected.47edaeda8012c3ad
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“There’s no way that’s true, though. My brother is so mistaken. Jeremyon… doesn’t have any bb2c6f0d75 romantic interest in me.”a3f108ce604afe3c
I froze at her ridiculous 142c222cf3 statement.f6ffebce74efb07b
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What? Jeremyon… doesn’t like Lilliana?68dfad1510267c88
What kind of misunderstanding f23bdd72f2 is she under?!f3105d56aecf0f8e
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