IBMILRFL – Chapter 51

Ch. 51 IBMILRFL | Chapter 51cf82697bfa5f80bb

“Mother, was your journey here comfortable?”6fa3cbfa5114e10b

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“Hmph, that’s none of your concern.”ffe5abd71cbf6a44

“Ah, I see you had no issues. That’s a relief, hehe.”6e651315b0779959

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Lilliana naturally guided me into b9256090ad the mansion, chatting away as 6d5dff1218 she did.e1e6eac495740bfd

I followed her, d0efb36bbc watching her with 006705c062 a satisfied expression.2e2628d89e9d3247

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Today, despite being in fa388151d7 her own home, Lilliana a312c4b2e3 seemed unusually tense rather dcf89e3804 than comfortable. It seemed she had prepared 4d1c8d41eb a lot for my visit.dce01fb18dbae411

“Actually, last time, I wanted to give you a proper tour of the mansion, but it ended too abruptly. Today, I’ll show you e2cc6042bb my room and other 9122e0087c things!”638bfd292d920afb

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Now that I f5acce894a think about it, e83ff04f7e we did take 0de6dc9acb a brief tour 1ec2e966b3 of the mansion b7377a0c69 when I visited 1485b65296 Locke before.205ef05454025706

‘But I couldn’t focus properly because I was too preoccupied with Tristan…’e734f3357852e5d0

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I had mentally prepared 1778fc1b99 myself to avoid anything 3a026b3780 like that happening today.59fcbbf8ca328031

“Mother, should I start by showing you my room?”bf509d6130d1d65a

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“Don’t ask so many questions. Just do as you please.”592b075eb586ecb7

“Yes!”62846721e0894b43

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With that, Lilliana 9d7ea479e3 proceeded to show 20601e78d7 me every room 8026c92c80 in order—her bedroom, f40b2ec280 study, hobby room, f30ef0dd82 wardrobe, and more.090aeda1f753ae51

To sum it 11b5766ff6 up, it wasn’t a239fea393 very different from fb6087c5a1 what I had 1a0eaeaa8c imagined.cb640e53e89b5ad6

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The clean, organized rooms bfed36976a and the cohesive furniture 1fff258ba9 gave off a distinct 7542c1a288 Lilliana vibe.6fc8d1d6d468adcc

However, in her wardrobe, I a3d0f2aeed encountered something I hadn’t expected e4d9c99a8e at all.1affff4c91e3d16a

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‘What is this…?’8ef3a7c50388173c

I had been 11d79c20a6 casually observing her 0e371cfcec dressing room when ca12defaf5 something unexpected caught fcca97437d my attention and e8dc29bab9 made me stop.12f09f9e050384c8

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There were an 67565ae31d unusually large number 1a69ffc6c6 of blue dresses, 5fbccb1d8b and I had 71dcb2f592 just discovered the 773cd6ce65 reason.f1c351872bdfe185

Suppressing the urge b65600402f to chuckle, I d849fefbf7 looked closely at d02690eb2e a frame hanging 9865d84b67 on the wall.219756097a191205

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Inside the frame wasn’t 7e32bb1180 a beautiful painting or e53eb97b81 someone’s portrait, but a 7d80e45b7b note written in large 093b98dcc8 letters, like a family 4546df3272 motto.a066bedefee47ce3

—a28b2d197f8a469e

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[Elegance!]18261a39c0f995fd

[No extravagant ribbons allowed.]060c0065d207e220

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[One accessory, and only one.]152eb3aab00be1db

[Blue tones suit you well.]4616f25700926650

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—4912bc415f350b55

Each sentence felt oddly bea239d2c0 familiar to me. It didn’t take long 59c5098511 to realize why.206580ccef9282ea

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“Pfft.”d63a9f3a197196a5

This was undoubtedly… 7226545fd4 advice I had 24a227752a given Lilliana when a78d854afc I took her bc39f28d79 to a boutique f5a899390b to buy her ca88124036 a dress.a6516bec9df021c6

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“Elegance. You need to 69ca9d5c94 focus on that 8e0b067523 word. It’s your greatest strength.”ce0dae636d7506a8

“Elegance…”4f8710b39dd937f3

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“in other words, the extravagant ribbons on your current clothes are unnecessary. They ruin the mood 14562be37a and make things look 006bf5b7bf messy.”e333451d1d59aebf

I had given her a 3b4019b96c few pointers that day because a9764a00c1 I couldn’t stand to see 66a4ce310d her wearing clothes that didn’t 76cdbcaf37 suit her charm.72660e8a119deb08

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‘No wonder she’s been dressing so beautifully since that day…’297afe4278d502b1

It seemed she had neatly 3999f4916e summarized my words and put ea8b4e67f9 them in her dressing room fa1447c08f like a cherished family motto—framed, f6e96b43c6 no less.22690723d44122e1

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Despite my best 9d668bbcf7 efforts, I couldn’t 9f24f0268f stop the laughter 61054337e3 from bubbling up. Had Lilliana been choosing c3af94e93e her outfits every day c34ba16ea7 by reflecting on the 0c3e5e197b sentences in this frame?2dfc3f0cbd415380

Just imagining it made her cb660653fe seem so cute and lovable 8335953842 that I couldn’t help but 967aed9345 smile.2854583d2813e1ef

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“This dress is the one you gave me last time, Mother, and… Oh?”27c147a69987c737

Lilliana, who had been 168ba3006d eagerly explaining her cherished e6b7edf5c9 dresses beside me, widened c3582afda5 her eyes in surprise.7987c71fa38243ae

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“Wha-! Why is this here?!”59f8a1f2d17ed300

Her face flushed red, all 2003d4de7d the way to her ears, cb02758c83 as she hurried to block 5292549d67 the frame from my view 8bbf3b7dd5 with her body.72963c1e823c8e1b

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“The content seemed quite familiar.”3ba6845455c01aa8

When I hinted that ed2d6ace8b I had already seen 1d590caef2 it, she looked like 12c99ec774 she was about to 36a58016d1 cry. Her delicate hands 8f1485880d fidgeted in the 5f0f7fabe5 air, unable to aafe89e23d find their place.01e5593a76e06f0c

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“Mo-Mother! I mean… it’s not what a32b626155 you think…”399085da5dd6600f

She stumbled over her e4056b9e10 words, looking utterly embarrassed, 3bdbe0eaa2 as if I had c9ed8637da discovered one of her 9204388b23 deepest secrets.8a9d7edcd3e0aba6

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I understood her embarrassment, 2ded8cd6b8 but there was no 1a35dad17b need to make excuses. She hadn’t done anything wrong.d166ed5ea8746779

‘If anything, it was commendable.’156b38198fad2f8e

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I firmly told her, still 12481299ed looking at her tomato-red face.5216f7fbf93b242e

“I don’t dislike people who put in effort.”2c74e1b1e921e96b

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“Huh…”275650affbbd9799

Not wanting to embarrass 81e1dc5a76 her further, I quickly cc926f8550 turned my body in 0880422efa the opposite direction.fa3cfcd87ed56ba3

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After that, as if aae6ac84ec nothing had happened, I 45333c8e24 briefly looked at the ea6838c049 dress hanging there… and 4bb205a1bf then I heard her e5d0ebcf1c muttering softly.752efc22de9a2b0b

“…Yes. Effort… is a good thing.”5e5cdf52adef77a6

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Startled by the slightly choked abf7c16fed tone in her voice, I aeced5cfe2 stole a glance at her 65fd1e3a7a face.f0d142d98fa84441

Lilliana was wearing e932f586f1 a radiant smile.8639fe888b27c055

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After finishing the tour f6a2672f2f of the dressing room, 77cca454be Lilliana led Vanessa to 558da3935c the living room.32b5b085f48e51ba

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Although there were f7d6ce8668 more places she 0740ad73e5 had planned to cc7926ce6a show afterward, she a6e69f82f3 suddenly felt like dc14226f86 having a quiet 1ff4db83da conversation with Vanessa e8faf89312 instead.6020409e2cff7d07

In the quiet c53114f45a living room, where 291df75a87 only the two 18dd9a3469 of them remained b7085a6c78 after dismissing the 38b4022cf6 maid, Lilliana carefully 8b0edfa359 poured tea into da2d502d0e Vanessa’s cup.cf2405c679301aa5

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“How is it, Mother? The fragrance of the 10b70b348a tea is nice, isn’t f514906781 it? My brother drinks this often.”3095d71acc277eb0

“Yes, it has a pleasant aroma.”975866e9435280ff

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Vanessa smiled faintly. Fortunately, it seemed the tea 860140180e recommendation was to her liking.82c0d091494be43c

“I’m glad you like it, Mother.”7c1a42c1824f60df

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After enjoying the peaceful silence 3753f8522d and the tea for a e5ea3a2ba0 while, Vanessa broke the stillness.eee5201512fd5f9f

“…You two seem to get along well.”4367e77bff500f57

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“Oh, with my brother?”4e27d3ff93d0bf05

Vanessa nodded calmly.dedcf5e7a993856c

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“Yes, hehe. We’re pretty close. I’ve heard there are d60b9e0d80 many siblings who don’t 31e87dc3ca get along, but my 2a5e0c65a8 brother and I have a4f4a5ca21 been close since we 8fc16b89f5 were young.”aabb8fe03b3c60d9

As the words a0258037fb brought memories of d5de4e6143 her childhood to 345f9301fb mind, Lilliana suddenly e56a9439d0 recalled the past.83c043d0f89ffb06

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After being lost 025e29e96f in thought for e02d92fce0 a moment, Lilliana 747e5a0988 slowly began to a889fdf6f8 speak.071d9d25067ce131

“In truth… there’s a reason why my brother and I are so close. When we were b28da35743 young, he was b77afa53fb the one who 267a194fe5 mostly took care d0d9a487ee of me.”cfdd052ea3ef0693

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Vanessa didn’t respond but ca6e918d68 met Lilliana’s gaze.9a98b3931b19be79

Her warm eyes seemed to 7c5ab51a7f encourage her to continue, as 9a8382b1f1 if inviting her to speak 018b62cb0c comfortably.58f2a5d7c5cd359b

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That gentle gaze felt like 39a89613cc it was softly embracing her 8af18f1e0e heart.591f13f32d5a6b96

Lilliana spoke of something e6d480e7e0 she had long buried 2ca239afe4 in her heart for 4b5675bf73 the very first time.fb70083fe6c301a6

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“Our family wasn’t particularly harmonious. My late father… he b1ee91c3c4 was rather indifferent.”9a235e6af6964299

To be precise, “indifferent” 6d0da0733c wasn’t quite the right 2c7f91a1b7 word—”oppressive” might have been c99244edc3 more accurate.dd4c59e4b3a7b0cc

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‘Don’t waste your time on unnecessary things. That’s not your role.’2ddd7cf1f41c0cfc

Just the thought 61f11207ff of her father’s 30d213b1af face made it 304d6f4639 seem as though 4bfe599985 his voice was d5d34256e7 echoing in her 38102b6df4 ears.a46658a23a9c268f

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Those were the words she’d a8d795b65d heard when, as a child, 099d52e666 she had drawn a picture 084dca1003 for her father.c9246be508b34777

But it wasn’t just 8c751f6ff9 that time.25d68d01a8b6db7d

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No matter what she did 5b66ca7561 beyond the tasks he assigned, b1e58cbd75 her father always responded in 81df397191 that same dismissive way.6c459f9fbeffc32c

He always loathed e331e1fb79 it when Liliana 8af928aa34 devoted effort to 7c6572d8bb anything he deemed 199f63fbfe unnecessary.292df75326ba8df1

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Thanks to Tristan’s 869a53ea25 support, she had 45f22a5998 managed to endure 47aa111ed0 it well during 07cb2a0f0b her childhood, but 7070e59048 that eventually came fb64fefbcf to an end 03fe93e145 when he went b42e151ec9 abroad to study 9eefbb077f in the Kingdom 383a9c6ef6 of Onz.ff4458ff36ad70f9

Though he returned a few 657a960dcd years later… Lilliana had already c6a3bd558f changed significantly.2150c92740e508ab

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Her once lively personality had d9dcb92256 become timid, and her confidence cf0ddf3e69 had diminished.ec9352143657955a

Even as she grew dc9d39ade1 older, that didn’t change. It just became harder and 61f48d13e0 harder for her to know ec0efa4bf6 what she wanted to do.cdfc6d2ff962440c

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“The truth is… my brother going abroad to study at such a young age was also something our father forced him to do. And during that 93f9cb679a time, I was 80cf81d437 really lonely…”c8397d28b310acbe

Although Tristan sent letters 5e55b6bcb9 often, those few years 9dc9a21f7b when Lilliana was left 8c746a0a56 alone in the mansion 72482c4788 with her father felt b40ade59b2 suffocating. The air in the 452a8dec20 mansion was stifling, no edfc9e5061 different from the depths 83519236ae of the ocean.7aab7ba88a4baca7

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As Lilliana poured 94b8de19cd out the past d47aafada1 she had kept 4435f47fce deeply hidden in 0365d607a1 her heart, she 0869fbbe7f suddenly hesitated.894690e966f2f9f7

‘…What am I even saying?’40c4158bea7c3838

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Though this was a 36f4f00195 great burden on her c00e4a7298 heart, to others, it 71c2591d9b was likely nothing of e13e227473 significance.dc4832bc52f5a068

Everyone carries a burden fec8ee86b1 of this kind in 4b06ffff16 one part of their fe572e7620 heart.8b4b32254126bec4

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Yet, here she 75aeb1206a was, saying these cc6ff34994 things, intoxicated by f2980bd353 Vanessa’s warmth.795982024b14a1f5

Even if Vanessa found a9d913a884 this uncomfortable, she wouldn’t 5865219eaf blame her.8a302aeda35f5e8c

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Lilliana hurried to wrap up 3ca3bd0d36 the conversation.a80ad9359259c7db

“Hehe, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to talk 702b4fff54 about something that would make 131dab4152 you uncomfortable… It’s really nothing eba8cc88b7 special, but I—”dc7e5f3ad8db6886

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“You persevered well. It must have been difficult.”27158e9ebad36eb2

“Ah…”ccf90b1fc750d566

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Vanessa interrupted her e9f31873fa softly with a e512d6c793 few words.cb0d503d2bfaa650

But instead of feeling bad… ee35070c01 Lilliana felt a lump in d23bdb8d9a her throat, and tears welled 7fb58575b9 up.e67297bf0b99c4c5

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She lowered her head, ca7ae6c266 swallowing back the tears d3c14438ac that threatened to spill a7bd6b9ae8 over.2e7df4d52a4e81d3

Even though she didn’t 3f53217dff understand why she was 8d5680fafc suddenly on the verge 6d7bc406d6 of crying, Vanessa’s gaze c2b9d153fb seemed to be telling 59c5e711be her that it was 808a3da71b okay to cry if ebb0d8bb51 she wanted to.d977f3ea2dc198a6

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‘As expected… Mother…’278b7f13e2d80357

Lilliana knew. Whatever pain she c595fd4a5b carried, it would 00d635a836 never compare to 653a135e67 what Vanessa had 8495bc8b30 endured.e3c28731093e9b75

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Right after arriving in a 0b0b4eeeaf foreign country with no connections, 5f9604168a Vanessa had faced unimaginable hardships, abcccae1be starting with the false accusation 66a9324831 of assassinating her husband, among f67578b64d many other unjust situations.456e800adc454677

If Lilliana had been in 5dc3522e9f Vanessa’s position, she wouldn’t have b66682b2ae been able to withstand it.5303351bac1f94f2

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Yet Vanessa had never once 8df5ba32df faltered.a37d345924142abb

And more than that… she 7c5dd26a1c acknowledged Lilliana’s pain. She didn’t belittle it ff39dbb2d2 as something insignificant.60583e3179ce0022

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‘…She’s truly incredible.’28a2eac0d1158a62

And how fortunate Lilliana was 0807936028 to have such a person e52fcd5e1b by her side.3e54481f348ecb71

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Swallowing her tears, Lilliana smiled c06ffb0f9d brightly.66ddbf856f0fdb3e

‘I really do love Mother so much.’897ceca400465398

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It was a fact she cc78b98f92 had only now fully realized.c3bc62d8f3b81b9a

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