IBMILRFL – Chapter 53

Ch. 53 IBMILRFL | Chapter 53038df020062fed5b

“Truly, Mother is admirable… She possesses beauty, wisdom, business acumen, and character… there’s nothing she lacks.”1ee905b94c6a0209

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“Lily, that’s the most accurate and correct thing you’ve said since you were born.”a3ffc5eb54b02762

Lilliana, who had been showering 7e073c5edd Vanessa with compliments, suddenly stopped, 3b571d0bc8 feeling a strange sense of bb2ead4fe6 unease.a9db027bed8ef506

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‘Wait a minute… something feels off.’cc3b6a7b1ad9781b

Until now, she 3734bc28b5 had been too 4794b9f482 absorbed in Vanessa b1fee2b5ba to notice, but 7812f01748 why was Tristan 9d6a470497 saying such things?8011cc86ef7ebab1

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Of course, there d354232afc was no falsehood c542574390 in his words. How could anyone deny how 865b7c87dd amazing my mother was?85ad7ce41d02cc43

But…13cf8106c602f0ea

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‘Why does it feel like my brother has a special fondness for Mother? Is that just my imagination?’a0aeb710f025f1ac

Suspicious thoughts crept in, and 73ee3569bf Lilliana squinted her eyes, looking 4591b22178 intently at her brother.bc5b30fadecfeeaf

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If it wasn’t 4a20c73786 just her imagination, af81d86298 Tristan’s gaze toward 99eaf052f1 Vanessa seemed somewhat 51430970f0 peculiar.099eac837a8de620

How could she 1681fce6e6 describe it… it 1fa868175a was similar to 5fa03e75d6 the way Jeremyon 019c719136 looked at her.e92c8a07e0ce7d25

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‘No, that can’t be right. Jeremyon doesn’t have any romantic 8a81d1236f interest in me…’87c95ca6688fd4b8

Still, one thing was 780f9b59fc certain: there was something 4437330825 deeper in Tristan’s emotions 1ded0b7733 that went beyond simply 3d4bc8ffe2 looking at someone who 20d7edd41c had helped their family.47d0460c2d720b60

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She kept observing her brother.9e4c1fbc45e56c43

He appeared calm and composed, 92c785091c but there was a subtle, 6a34f95342 anxious undercurrent that only Lilliana, bdd103c387 his sister, could notice.30db3614ed7bdb77

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Ah, it was obvious. Undeniably so! There was no denying it!68475f7195d0e32e

‘My brother… likes Mother…!’08fbeed69209accb

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Having realized this shocking truth, 0b724c36e1 Lilliana could no longer keep 3b1ffba2d3 her composure.4663e176cf3bd9b5

She babbled nonsense 8416035804 for the rest 1c11f1e47e of the meal, d95a332d7b and even after a5800d1e87 Vanessa had left, 5e83219e3f she remained in 6f95a51dbd a half-dazed state.2d2058dbe30bf77d

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Even when she returned to 5b91c9a50b her room, during dinner, and 4715e405df now, as she was about b4f9cab9e3 to fall asleep, her mind 78f8b42191 was completely distracted.30deb110b6ddfe76

Over and over, 4c405e5a32 she repeated the 2bbca6962e same sentence in 2d1806f355 her head.13c6ca2c094721a8

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‘My brother… likes Mother!’ecbb4aea1023649b

It was a happy realization. She had wanted f495234039 to bring the 3401d60156 two together, after 08d5569f4e all.9afe2ec9b7f4e19e

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But to think 81066c671d he had already e9359667ea fallen in love 1e556b6f19 without her doing 275d1761fc anything! It was delightful yet bewildering 2e4941b799 news.6dda7b7260527c6e

Lying in bed, Lilliana 0fd42cdab1 opened her eyes in 3e7d9c037d frustration.c512df1785a717ca

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It had been over an b64a16f1b6 hour since she lay down, d82c30dd85 yet she was more wide 9f3de6de30 awake than ever. It seemed there would be 00e41387ed no sleep for her tonight.6d7d9394c94ffb36

‘But when did my brother start feeling this way?’f484fa11b17241c7

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Thinking back, from e62a78d0d9 the moment she fb55b33ebe had suggested introducing 750513660e Vanessa, he had c32a60ac2a seemed quite pleased. This was the d39f8921ab same man who e9661cbd5a had rejected her b583b3b16c offers, claiming he 0d6da57fc2 couldn’t forget his c4f230d70f first love.b3a8ccbe12625398

‘Wait, does that mean… my brother’s first love was…?’cbeaa784d47e406f

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First love, his 114c9b19da time studying abroad, 1997e4daf7 the Kingdom of 5d290dfda9 Onze, a married 598aa936f6 woman.2dfb1c98eef3bd07

The scattered clues suddenly clicked df48d9fe03 together like pieces of a f5c25562ed puzzle.009442977ccd21da

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‘Could it be…?’0a765ca4210b21af

Was it… Mother?74f7d8d67ce5d79f

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Of course, with just 07eb3cb711 these clues, she couldn’t ab627c3fcc definitively say that Vanessa c8321cb00e was his first love. After all, there e85be6e3c7 were many married 71d601ecfc women from the 640bb07995 Kingdom of Onze.ce2813f6238853f0

But…8514375dddcc3e61

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A memory of 1a21a3cc12 something Tristan once 6b54203c2d said came to aaf5656535 mind.1666f5e98156ac41

‘Lily, there’s no one in this world more beautiful than the one I hold dear in my heart. It’s pointless, so just give ae9cb85129 up.’bcd7347f528b7734

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Gasp!e0c2ff8d00be2a54

Lilliana, who had 411195b800 been lying down, b6e7f8ac7f suddenly sat up f0decfb363 in shock.b163c83c8554581c

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It was certain. Her brother’s first love 90e4bb08ce was Vanessa.4bd420182c5a9e67

After all, there was 4498cc66f6 no one more beautiful 485fd52512 than her!3c881ac2a8352c19

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In the past, she had feb90e47ec thought it was just the 90eaccd02e rose-tinted view of first love 48cfef4007 clouding his judgment, but now df79ac1347 it seemed Tristan’s perspective was cd7a210167 quite objective.89de64c4d76e8c1a

‘Hmm, if my brother really does like Mother…’a3cb84315fa723cb

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Once the thought had 8e825b2af4 taken root, it continued 5212333c1b to grow.e484d4901d4141e9

‘That makes sense! If it’s true, then e74218b2bf it explains why my 3baf93d29e brother opened a wine dfa2ea6a68 shop!’36cd405835339099

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Tristan normally never even bad5d706b5 touched alcohol. So when he b981de3ce8 suddenly announced he 919c87e51d was going to 9ad93a170c run a wine 56c7fdc0d4 shop, she had 1118b25082 been baffled by faab55e7b5 what had gotten 4c0cfd68ac into him.dcb1c4b4e83ecec5

Why would someone who 8de221c29c didn’t even drink start 2d513f11ae collecting expensive wines, and 3c208f8944 why would someone as a0b28a0f16 busy as him invest 75b072c203 time and energy into f37fea31a7 such a place? She couldn’t understand it.0be4bb30d2b64735

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‘Yes, it has to be because of Mother!’c2d71796fa800701

Vanessa’s love for c9be6f42a0 wine was famous bbc92a0c2d throughout society.76a168677c2650f4

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Perhaps the entire 2a72055ec4 reason Tristan opened bd67329dfc the wine shop 9ba68d8663 was to create 2a57f62b19 a connection with ecda649394 her.2deeeb667d715e0d

Realizing the truth, Lilliana d1a570f91e couldn’t help but let f35f1e249c out a small, disbelieving a9338d4d5c laugh.1a57d52dc4e1e6f5

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Looking back, there had been 709b63f4ee so many suspicious signs, yet 70ea2a0b26 how had she not noticed cc48d41d6b something so simple until now?68a96ffc8db141d3

‘This is great… It’ll make my plans so much easier.’bfc388c39823693c

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Now that she a2d7064761 was certain of 851fad2919 Tristan’s feelings, there 65a87b444f was no need 32fa0547b8 to force the b20fbd81bc two together.0ba8b41d033549b9

All she had to a2ab292b5d do was create opportunities 4c2527b819 for them to spend ffe358e21b time alone, and he 820d11f320 would take care of 7e3858138e the rest!927b8e15f1745251

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‘Good, very good. It’s a great thing. But…’8383824f6b76f439

Lilliana let out a c1aec93d76 deep sigh and muttered cd34491c71 softly to herself.95986b825cb59343

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“…Now that I think about it, my brother’s been rather sly, hasn’t he?”5aaa75c3fc7b8096

Feeling a sudden f3bb5e87fd wave of disappointment, cc0247952d she pouted her 031729b379 lips like a 8f50808df3 duck. And who could 96e58f4c81 blame her for 9c949f068b being a little 75decbd67a upset?1e150e02810e3bdd

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After Tristan left for 649b53026a his studies, Lilliana had f940adb0c9 to endure the loneliness 0d66fd5735 of the mansion by f3f30f8475 herself.bd524028e5ba639b

Yet, her brother had already 37c6dd8fe2 become acquainted with Vanessa back 7605d73f2f then? And even had her as 20c268da54 his first love?!661d32ed68d099cb

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‘Jealous! Envious! Upset! I thought of f2696e20d0 my brother the 7348f920c6 moment I got 9e46257a2b closer to Mother…’ef8b1bf3bc1055d1

Yet, despite spending all 9693061310 that time with her, 1c6da5533c Tristan had never properly 3cf5c4395e introduced them or even f4202a765d talked about her.31b86405343b4f4a

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‘Of course, my brother must have had his reasons… but still… still!’64f5530cbe670bef

These tangled emotions drove Lilliana 61e2619245 to Tristan’s office.c6b93f053b38f0b7

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Bang!87402559ab667b1e

She flung open the door c887bf89a2 much more dramatically than usual.cab646ebe91333ff

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Tristan, who had been working 5a2bb3eec8 late into the night, looked 72788c540b startled by the sudden commotion.ed358f0496951325

“Lily? What on earth are you b93773f786 doing here at this hour…?”9003e2076869d994

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Normally, Lilliana would have explained 36472eb54f herself, but today, she didn’t a17f87c8a4 feel like it.34d8bc5e5b22cbde

Instead, she blurted out, “Brother, 646544280d I’m disappointed in you!”9489b80683dbf341

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“Huh? Speak clearly, Lily.”5f4adbc66cade6c5

Tristan’s expression was one c5d337b4f9 of confusion, but Lilliana 9acb59a5c0 simply snorted in irritation.53dc9ba5fda8b20a

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“Hmph!”9f966492dd41d3a4

Then she spun 53ef5bce21 around and slammed 6ffb668b3c the door behind 502580713f her.fbfdc64e67075734

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“Lil…ly?”109d228449066354

Tristan called after her in 720a1cf953 a bewildered voice, but she 474b10afb0 was already halfway down the 0ef2a24c0c hall and had no intention 2eab005096 of answering.da1f66b99ca0d137

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Ever since returning from the 708f5f8871 Locke estate, I had been 2dac32fc16 holed up in my studio.873b77a25cad2314

‘Hmm… is it this late already?’312f0b0fd57c3684

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I checked the clock—it was 92f0c07dba already late in the evening. I had been so absorbed 2335f086a7 in designing a new perfume 0a47dd92c5 that I hadn’t noticed the 3367b1c939 time pass.5858aa3611f6195d

But it wasn’t surprising.e2e1dbc998e2d707

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After visiting the estate today, 8aeafe1ee7 inspiration had been flowing nonstop.aded6a6a6fcd7d6f

What I was f2efb1a9b5 currently working on ac5bb92b72 was a perfume 08bdca5465 inspired by Lilliana, cb8ac3d0e5 my muse.83d2c43c265c37da

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The process involved carefully 42f27f31ca blending the pre-prepared fragrances a28e9f5a06 in precise amounts to 869846b996 create a scent that 409792d4bb suited her.bd86b93d9b65e97a

The impression a 92c4671e3c perfume gives can 036eb86598 change drastically depending 21108cf8c7 on which ingredients baf1cbe193 are used and 799192370a in what proportions.46f337618b974b1d

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It’s a meticulous task, but 130ed60ace after learning more about Lilliana 3b6c31b872 today, it had become much 0d0ba860e8 easier.8beab54e2394cfcf

‘She really is a diligent girl.’c75d26a8ee0b7ae8

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Of course, I 7a84925017 already knew a 1dea699310 fair bit about 41bec9f60f her from the 09b13b7413 original story.2443e9f98740cf4d

Even without the f6c50b08f0 story, I had 98dd0c4695 heard about her aaf0dea035 a few times c80569513c back when I 302fa9fa49 was in the 1ba9d6ee1e Kingdom of Onze 7f954b1294 with Tristan.222cbe9d1d31e9f2

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But today was the 84c14eedf7 first time I had 6b58625a42 heard about her past df121952e2 directly from her.cdb6cdb2b6614f98

And my thoughts 051ca8fa97 after hearing it 3c8526d450 were…5c95a776d8094a20

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‘As expected, Lilliana is just as remarkable as I thought.’da271c03f462515b

She brushed it off as 7178197b5f nothing, but I have a 5004275146 vague sense of how much a08bc435ba she had been oppressed by c0dba413c8 her father when she was 3d04049790 younger.27a3ce026fda3b68

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Yet, she had grown d6d55cf371 up to be so f827068273 strong and resilient, and cdf375844d I couldn’t help but c6acb90ca9 adore her, especially her f5120a9f31 determination to do well.45c0ca31e78409ef

If there’s one flaw, it’s 05ffd0b156 that she still lacks a 41d661f45f bit of confidence overall, even 1b9d7e85ef though she tries to hide 1d9effb88a it in front of me…10fcbf64fd010fe6

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‘That’s something I’ll gradually help her build.’0aa53dedf950cbf0

After finishing up my e82c8adf3b work for the day, 7d267105eb I left the studio.0198d975c1be5525

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But the mansion 91861b4243 was quieter than e712d4e4bb I had expected. Had Jeremyon gone out?a258ea808e71b1e4

As I continued walking, a f605a8ca3b thought suddenly occurred to me.fc4e3ba233743a9c

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‘Come to think of it, Jeremyon is attending a banquet tonight. No wonder it’s quiet.’a1b02bbbbc9dac10

It was his first 5823a29cd6 time attending an official 5fed537f40 social event since his 17abbc4aab parting with Lilliana.368af4ff63709abc

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Hmm. I hummed quietly to myself.3f43b41b255492e9

…It seemed that while the mansion was peaceful, a storm was likely brewing in the social scene tonight.93aa8a9ba64c9a49

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