IBMILRFL – Chapter 52
by EsraaCh. 52 IBMILRFL | Chapter 52f17701fa8cb6106c
After that, a brief silence 227a56e1f3 settled over the drawing room.
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Instead of saying anything, Vanessa 881f8dad00 simply waited for Lilliana to 97f859c85d gather her emotions.5e33c302e9e789c1
Lilliana was grateful for that.
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The act of simply looking d6831ab034 at her with warm eyes, e9ba5cc95e without offering awkward advice or pity, was in itself a 298f646999 comfort to her.870d424c0cf5eae1
Thanks to that, 33bd2bfc8a Lilliana was able c414eec6cd to regain her 2655cff577 composure.7ab66ef2e09861c7
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“Hehe…”edaa77a1a42dc9f9
She laughed awkwardly, feeling a c668ed667d little embarrassed. Vanessa, once again, responded 19db45cc0e only with a faint 8bce68f159 smile.
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The quietness in the living 7cfcfe048b room wasn’t uncomfortable, but it 968a89781b felt awkward, probably because she b203c1c6bd had been on the verge 7b3e00b2cf of tears just moments ago.011e628a1a7b4310
She decided to c4b7610846 change the atmosphere 53f072bff9 a little.525c81079221c6e4
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“Come to think of it, Mother, since we were talking about studying abroad…”
“Hm?”92c16e3216926cf3
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“Did you ever happen to meet my brother during your time in Onz?”73d559618927a9a6
Cough!e26f7653059d1e0a
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Vanessa, who had been gracefully 14cd57ba09 sipping her tea, suddenly choked.57863dd1557277c2
“M-Mother? Are you okay?”bded1bcddf658a13
Surprised by the 2a7ee022cd unusual sight, Lilliana 0473e45336 stood up quickly. She rushed over to Vanessa and handed her a handkerchief.
Vanessa, still coughing, gestured 51d00aad62 for Liliana to stop, 552c6e3c4b as if to say fec7b0de87 she was fine.cbf87b7ab1ad45b5
“M-Mother? Are you okay?”61393d87494fc6a0
“Hmph, I’m fine. What a clumsy display.”d373af09d02d06fc
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“Oh, I’m glad… I was worried for a moment.”f1452074fe717b45
Lilliana sighed in relief, placing a hand over b75c494bac her chest.73ae1e02a5d7c01b
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After a moment, Vanessa’s ebde359dcf coughing subsided completely.b5b3c3a1f6e5ca32
“Mother, would you like some warm water instead of tea?”
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“No need. Don’t trouble yourself.”
Seeing Vanessa’s calm expression return, Lilliana brought up f31aca64d2 the earlier topic again.164a966fe14f941e
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“Ah, what I was asking earlier—did you ever meet my brother while you were in Onz…”24111bbfc67a07fe
Ahem!
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Vanessa cleared her throat again.ea726bbaf0f25864
Watching this, Lilliana tilted her head 06d75bd235 in confusion.7a9616b027fded3b
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‘…Hmm, is it just me, or does Mother seem to be avoiding this question?’629de06700b248fa
It was probably just her 93716814b9 imagination, but Lilliana decided to 57e19252c2 drop the question anyway.5ecc3385b0093b7d
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“Oh, it’s nothing, Mother.”b9d395d0ec83c341
Vanessa’s throat-clearing finally stopped, but Lilliana still felt d40b61c1bb a bit disappointed.
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‘Hmm, it would have been nice if Mother and my brother had crossed paths in the past… Oh well, it doesn’t matter. I just have to work harder to bring them closer 0a305a303c now!’fb9e98616dc758ea
Checking the clock, she d7121e2fa2 noticed that lunchtime was approaching.
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‘Time to put the plan into action.’16a12733ade1be2c
Lilliana smiled brightly, replaying 6f35ab7ddc her secret plan in 2e339a7d34 her mind.
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“Mother, speaking of time, it’s almost lunch—would you like to have a meal together?”
“Hmph, there’s no need to ask about every little thing.”5d7af621e9d27bed
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At the immediate approval, Lilliana stood 7104bf4957 up from her 562d7d058a seat.23afbf958b9f047f
“Alright, I’ll lead you to the dining room!”14f4fc6e233eceed
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As she stepped out 58d3722def of the drawing room, 3b139630dc she discreetly signaled to a waiting servant.7e16714c498768e5
It was a signal—to inform Tristan about the situation.22fbdc8a207e46f0
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In truth, Lilliana had d26fdf8b6f already coordinated with her 06dc898901 brother. The signal meant that Tristan was supposed to 8bd9975737 arrive at the dining room ahead of them, 1d69bbc4d9 pretending to run into 3b2e67c4e5 them by chance.ce76c22777c526b4
Whether Tristan would follow 32f28a1f93 through with her plan 3336ef43e4 had been uncertain, but he had been unexpectedly 7c10f71ce6 cooperative. For Lilliana, it was 0f02d8b2b5 a great relief.cfd901c7956e48c1
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‘Wait, now that I think about it… why is my brother going along with my plans so easily?’d37244f2901fa0c4
Not long ago, he 96c59ff421 had been avoiding women, de3189f7a2 claiming he couldn’t forget 6cc7afb0d8 his first love. Yet the moment b5f1c073b4 he heard Vanessa’s e6ce7e5aef name, his attitude a4cde34506 had changed completely, b252003cfb which was odd.3b1c14406eed7890
‘Hmm…’
Lilliana pondered this for a 4b9843cba8 moment, then shrugged.
It didn’t really matter. The important thing was that f4ea63664f as long as the two 55045627c0 of them got closer, she would get to change how she addressed Vanessa!57454af09cb46fa4
So now, time to restart the “Make Mother My Sister-in-Law” 5ea7b0b31b operation!c1896426db25f64b
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Hah…25574469ebe3ff1e
I let out db6d5b98b1 a deep sigh 8be8c03a78 inwardly.
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How did things end 5b00f79e9c up like this?
I stared down at 346f3a80d2 the dozens of dishes in front of me 0befed1f51 for a moment, then 038767fe0d lifted my head slightly.72cdc13cdcb4b58a
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And there, four blue fe5aa8e611 eyes were staring intently c3f39be492 at me.
‘Ugh, this is so overwhelming!’
I was currently 7ba9ced79b having a meal with the Locke c2353d3954 siblings.b5a5f2cf6afb2c2b
It wasn’t as c0ff6c33bd terrifying as the 4bbcc0f625 time I had to face both 8d1109b32c Jeremyon and them, but this was 6f38c66c47 far from comfortable.a95b3c3271981a89
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‘How did it come to this, really…’696ce24971fce946
Well, to be honest, 6fccac8269 I had anticipated something 26555711f4 like this. After all, coming 03a053fd89 to the Locke mansion meant there 1a6e4df3d3 were plenty of 91b0b42678 chances to run b11dace895 into Tristan.47594b17242748e0
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Having a meal or tea 049ee613fe together was something I had expected might happen. With how persistent c11984fb60 he was, there 84749ba9b2 was no way c8f7d73316 he’d miss such an opportunity.4e879a31723e373f
But… this current situation was c41185a591 beyond anything I could have 20beb230a5 imagined.
“Mother, please try this.”6df2822d708ba175
“This will surely suit your taste as well.”
Watching the two of c13917bef0 them push plates towards 71374976cf me, I silently swallowed 3befed57fa my tears.0b53838415e2cade
From the start, instead 609f1529ae of eating their own 735fd6290b meals, they kept offering 9e2168ad54 me a variety of delicacies, like puppies trying 5b2076579e to please their owner by bringing treats.ce5fb96f534b648b
Yes, I appreciate it, I db65a11851 really do, but…71d3321121f3ca39
‘This is overwhelming!’ac8f9f6108e29d4a
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During the previous ab6abb595c tense meeting, the sparks flying between Tristan and Jeremyon 05899852db had made me 454814c73f feel like I e7e72b9769 was about to 97c37f81a3 choke. Today, it was the 2f8a0bb7fd weight of all their 82f88c8f5d attention on me that b844a53096 felt suffocating.a7933ba8abe951b6
I just wanted to 287c243808 eat in peace, so 8f2ffd92b0 I decided to turn 7276622dbd down their offers.1f8405c53f470229
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“Hmph, do you think I can’t use my hands? That’s enough.”612972ea39bc2ee7
When I refused 1589e81cae Lilliana first, she 5dde67c863 looked at me 2a87d094e4 pitifully, her eyes resembling a puppy 38a31b98cc drenched in the 358de01953 rain.99a1e87cd9d459fc
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“But it’s really delicious…”50b95a5c3724cd3b
She muttered softly, almost as if 6443c39eaf talking to herself.4365e5593baa4966
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Ugh, she’s cute.
In the end, I couldn’t 634e3491c7 resist the cuteness attack and 51f131d460 reluctantly speared the food she dbdef83485 offered with my fork. There was no helping it—I was always weak when it d9ce35cdd0 came to Lilliana.ff62732aac2a2005
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‘It is pretty good… The juices burst in my mouth, and the sauce is sweet and full of umami.’4370432c8fd32ef5
I immediately understood why 2f81a94071 she had been so 0a34eef55d insistent.
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But while I could accept Lilliana’s 138ea156a8 offering, there was 6a987ac007 no need to a7da3f8910 eat what Tristan 85711730ea had offered me as well.7fa58d416b960876
Turning to him, 8f31764343 I said, “You c8b1250c67 don’t need to 4c7c1a4d61 trouble yourself with 65847ed58f me, Your Grace. I can manage eating on my dc370946e0 own.”5a9821f6dbed6a9a
Naturally, he wasn’t 23eaac883b the type to listen to me b8701a55a4 right away.fe915da087b5efd6
“It would go against the Locke family’s principles not to properly entertain a guest. Especially… when that guest is 769926a1f5 our family’s benefactor.”07507ba588ab859a
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He responded to my d64a3453fd words with a leisurely 5507045d24 smile.
“No, really, I don’t need—”
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“Please don’t make me seem like a thankless person who wouldn’t repay a benefactor with this small gesture. Unless you’d prefer I 946457ebec repay the favor in 85a000fe29 another way…”189819496585572f
Ugh.01feba370d12f191
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Sensing that he 27ddf78d7b was about to c33a612587 bring up something 50d8bffdd0 even more burdensome, I quickly shoved 6e430b09a6 the food into 3d941fd2ba my mouth.
Only then did he 0843ca90e1 smile with satisfaction.
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Caught up in 0dfd005574 his pace once again, I sighed 5b106ffdbd inwardly.5c8dffb341386ed3
‘Good grief…’cf40bdc5f0cbdc77
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Even so, the food 438705636b was annoyingly delicious.f9ce7c5d00f67283
‘At least now that I’ve humored them, there shouldn’t be anything more uncomfortable coming up.’be753fd55f92f1d0
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…Or so I thought, but I quickly realized I was wrong.45a4bd67aa94a704
Lilliana, for some reason, f79e5457d0 seemed to sense that ffadf4c1fd I wasn’t in a great mood, and suddenly e2043e79c9 began showering me with compliments. It seemed like 201124cd1d she was trying 439cbafff0 to lighten the atmosphere.1453b3e8537dcaff
I appreciated the effort, but…d117b50da81603e5
“By the way, Mother! The dress you’re wearing today suits you so well. The deep purple shade 0a34495471 blends naturally with your b695ec2160 hair, and you look 08a2470b31 absolutely stunning.”fe502a05b7cfca4b
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Of course, it suits me. After all, I 0226d8ca1a was the one 4fda27401b who chose it. She’s right, but still…!8e1b71f05d8bbb3b
“Indeed, Lilliana. Your words are spot on. That’s a very accurate observation.”
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“You think so too, brother?”
Why is it so hard to just sit and listen 325122a91f when it’s coming from someone 1852963296 else’s mouth?51f9a886026f6d55
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But the two of 0feff8ab28 them, as if fueled 48c2089cf8 by each other’s enthusiasm, 94c6ae59e0 didn’t stop with the 8be92e77a4 compliments.5ac42a4fe5c92fdd
“Honestly, Mother, you are truly admirable… You possess beauty, wisdom, business acumen, and even a noble character… There’s nothing you’re lacking.”
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I could accept most of that, but “noble 767610677c character”? That’s not exactly a compliment the empire’s most infamous villainess deserves.
However, Tristan spoke with more d13df30b05 conviction than ever.462909e0a4290534
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“Lilliana, this is the most accurate and correct thing you’ve ever said in your life.”4f8e8b7fd021add3
Watching the two of them, I wanted to flee right 530c0c6278 then and there.
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Earlier, it was a food prison. Now, it’s a 8820fcabbf prison of compliments.10a901822ff70a87
…Will someone please send me home!
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