IBMILRFL – Chapter 54

Ch. 54 IBMILRFL | Chapter 54ca6386a78ad88f33

Worried about Jeremyon, I 21abd3a610 decided to stay awake 9f92f198ca instead of going to 36131d478a bed and waited for d2cc35b1a8 him.92679d2c1a08416b

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The banquet he attended 80b54c0914 tonight was hosted by 23e35c9b8c Marquis Charles, and from 293f7cb8e6 what I remember, it 92cafbe1d5 was an event where 944fecb4ae bringing a partner was 13a65047bd mandatory.ba1c3031df96566d

‘A partner, huh. That must have been 7eb8b99d6e difficult for Jeremyon.’573a49cc65f950dc

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In the past, he would e53c33e712 have taken Lilliana with him… d29c64b417 but now that they’ve broken 1fe7fae4e0 up, that was no longer 41523d652f an option.55fb9c7ca73bc0f5

And knowing Jeremyon, 45490a5afa he wouldn’t have b5ec22fa89 brought along someone f87b6f2b5f he barely knew 7f1c58054d as his partner.01a223c065c6e4f5

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In other words, tonight would deacf02dde be the first time he 8cc5e19dba publicly revealed their breakup.32324694bac97d68

I closed my eyes 2ded912e36 and could imagine the 0bcc091a12 scene.ba335994ac3492ee

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Jeremyon, arriving alone while 49bfc46715 everyone else entered in b4107f1b34 pairs.da3144b9e2861e2f

People would undoubtedly 3cd563e139 swarm him, asking b70ed7ec13 about Lilliana… and 169f30a830 eventually, he’d have ff7fddf743 no choice but 7a84422990 to admit they e4a7dd650d had broken up.a825eca92703e975

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And after that…ad95e224bf2a6ac5

‘Ugh, just thinking about it makes me exhausted.’cb276e8f75294de0

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It was clear 439e0d6f3c that the gossip-loving 15a4ceaf35 crowd would cling cfee1fa59b to him all f37d58b8e3 night, refusing to eb53b822de let him go.d41f53517e7a6840

I was worried ef5c1a3414 about his condition abaa24b8a9 after going through 2b0be9fd5e all of that, 06bd644f64 which is why 2f6c959705 I stayed up 97865de176 waiting for him 381748dbc5 to return.9ad2ee6778b41b6f

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Just as the clock struck bf870cc641 the hour, he finally arrived 2832c497be home.992dcb08eca10795

I stood by 18871af48e the staircase that eb53eeb6b1 led to the 4f304ea1e2 central entrance, observing ec1f666c48 the scene.379b015aeb705b11

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“Count, let me take your coat.”b5678b77db3f9d9b

“The bath has been prepared in advance.”603934655c01e5b6

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Among the servants busily 79e5108bbd attending to him, I ff27d26576 caught a glimpse of 8588993306 Jeremyon’s tired face.f777a40b5f957002

As expected, he 7cdf4fda87 looked utterly worn f9208def51 out from dealing 34af832031 with people.3ec540e276888cf5

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‘He seems… upset somehow.’e439456babeb2ccb

I had many things 5cf493ffbe I wanted to ask 74b330237a him, but I decided 36432916be to hold back for 6ee0d6b1cb today.f07c641b3d52f9de

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I approached him and fb397bae67 offered a short remark.53ffdd25bb154dbd

“Jeremyon.”184deed5413f573f

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“Ah, Mother… What are you still doing awake at this late hour?”a638d5f9cb8e0819

“I’ve prepared some warm mulled wine in your room. Drink it and rest.”408373d5e8c99815

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On days like this, nothing cddf1904af is more comforting than a c056eab56b warm glass of mulled wine.5cb69909fe994ee5

Jeremyon seemed to sense the 247d546896 sentiment behind my words. After a brief silence, bedb109310 he expressed his gratitude.408ba131fbb46f88

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“…Thank you, Mother.”6bef407b5b231278

“Hmph. It’s not for 99ae65b04e you, just leftover 08fd7156ee from what I 7255b549b5 prepared for myself. Don’t get the wrong idea.”f1b52262589b3660

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With that curt 69517281d6 remark, I returned bf8a13ffff to my room.ba7eb7f5e47d7fe1

It wasn’t until the next 0316dfe404 day that I learned the e3ae8f0005 full details of why Jeremyon d8e54b969c had returned in such a 5e267ee8a2 state.c8090f4b0e803261

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I found out through the 95ed3d3cc6 morning tabloid.a142618159184ebe

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New Times Newspaper8486d44365df6f7d

Front Page, [XX Month, a583909eb0 XX Year]da5024e58079a1d6

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[Exclusive] Jeremyon Winder Announces Breakup with Lady Lockeba30183d48978207

On the XXth, Count e266cccf35 Jeremyon Winder revealed that 0bcbaebba0 he and Lady Lilliana 8888d66486 Locke had ended their 2769413d36 relationship.84c7e67c69890a3b

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The Count appeared alone at 9cccb97fe9 the banquet hosted by Marquis 204b36839a Charles, in stark contrast to cdd7e964a1 the past few months, when e47bad6c42 he was always seen alongside a84256c51d Lady Locke at official events. As the public’s interest 0b1b247bf9 peaked, Count Winder shocked 02438f168b everyone by disclosing the 825a8cf905 breakup.9947b6e7792a5a0f

The split between the two, ec23bd0ea3 who were considered one of 848016678c the leading couples in society, 645bf697d3 left the attendees of the 86896c9fde banquet in disbelief.906a814187c1060b

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Jeremyon Winder, head of the 096a2d2904 prestigious Winder family, known for c8b003bb9d its vast wealth, had once c171e1fd85 publicly declared his love for cf83d86f8c Lilliana Locke. In a noble 3c1f7655c5 society dominated by 1e25b01955 arranged marriages, his 546c30b3fb declaration of love 5c9c23a2fa earned him the bb011a06b7 title of “Romantic 1de201a508 of the Century.” ba6fad2be6 However, with the af66554ee3 relationship now ending, 5ef6ccd7a3 criticism of his c4e17550c5 impulsiveness has begun 00e7444597 to surface.7b12c6ee92397564

Reporter Philip Brandt.359a8699ad788a45

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After reading that trashy ea2dea92de article, I couldn’t help c03184bde9 but angrily toss the d9c4500cac newspaper aside.3d489e91d4f21a8d

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“Seriously! ‘Romantic of the Century,’ my foot!”c020bd47a0261972

It was one b5f9dea327 of the most f5bc1ae22b infuriating articles I 5934d3df31 had ever read. How dare they mock 3232153a55 my son like this?3b304099b26573d1

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‘New Times, huh…’4e0ffd0f7bcc6bd5

There was a 14867063a6 time, long ago, 7d5fdd78fc when it was 6149fcf4e7 known as a a5fb7ece1b fair and just a5cd603324 news outlet. How it had fallen into 75cb817165 the gutter like this, I b0f7223337 had no idea.1dba95a604cdbf2a

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It seemed I couldn’t 1530c22955 let the New Times 80f120904e go unchallenged.77938fa544779db5

But aside from that…23edc42b9f084c08

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‘Of course, Jeremyon must have revealed their breakup at the banquet yesterday.’6627fc578abfcb26

It was clear without abd7d8f66d even seeing how much e5901e06da of a stir this e9ecb23d65 would cause in high ed4c48f31e society.bd7f31be6d2fd79f

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In fact, Jeremyon and Lilliana 57346454dc had already been the talk 0cdb93aa46 of the social scene.efe2d875ef563bc1

Jeremyon, the young Count of 2066d6d0ea the Winder family, who had 78dbbc2c3f recently gained immense wealth and a06610d65d influence.b0ebffc304bbc44b

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And Lilliana, the e5d7b0d30e sole lady of af78b650de the Locke family, 22ace20a49 an old noble 14806ce9d4 house that had e8d12efa10 fallen into crisis 8221451dc5 due to sudden 918bf8de90 misfortunes.e2ac5126f6d3a22c

Both had naturally d94c9ae4ff drawn the attention 8beb9d25fb of everyone. It was no wonder that c0a9ba6b34 the press had even made 3fb123d6fc headlines out of their breakup.2095993b3685a3fc

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Now that Jeremyon b2a4b1f5a7 and Lilliana had 005e59d5e3 parted ways, it 703fd31701 was something that d4e6128c37 would have happened 4ac4e99b84 eventually. I was aware 6e02ea412f of it too.631c53ebe27fdeb9

But even though 4539cc1ed2 I had anticipated e11bbb1d97 it, I couldn’t 138a454ab2 help but worry 98aa245ee4 about Lilliana. I was concerned about whether cb1e5d30b6 she would be able to ceca91b2a3 endure the overwhelming attention that b2054eaba4 would be directed at her.cf0c8de9d6353ac0

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‘I should take extra care of Lilliana for the time being.’421021f45f2d83cd

However, contrary to my 8c2c2195f3 concerns, even after a f0dd67e612 week had passed, Lilliana 6904a310ab seemed perfectly at peace.8cb5306f6f5f2261

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‘Strange. I thought invitations 454c89028f would pour in, 4c4a3fa877 or someone would 09de64ef65 at least come fb9757122d to visit, causing 839e10c6bf some kind of c118edcfd4 change.’086a8d2137378bee

Even considering that Lilliana 96064cf9bf was not one to b0d9cf0248 be particularly active in 6c08e7831c social circles, it was 224d663807 too quiet.051dac2a8ff51df6

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Still, with a 3a13638cff news article like a6aec04d14 that, someone should 187bbff9dd have approached to be47626e10 confirm the truth.8c38ea4489de1622

‘But there’s been no sign of that.’5db4edfcea4febb0

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Not only that, 8479077258 but Lilliana had f9908a35f5 been visiting the 756c9d980b Winder mansion daily, 2a26134599 cheerfully calling out, 2238b16545 “Mother!” as if 9bbe2fb83e nothing had changed.d1aa3a6d8a8c97cf

Today was no different.b20d7d88d04e912c

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I glanced at Lilliana, who 3383377a01 was sitting beside me, focusing 2723df8e89 intently on her embroidery.1cf1324a15d62fd5

She had told me d42a5e16ba this morning that she 9d7a695f57 wanted to learn embroidery fc72d54874 again after a long dedddfc966 time, so I had ba3712e23a been teaching her.983152a558aef61e

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“…Mother? Is something the matter?”6e72f9286b8d1eb4

Sensing my gaze, c98b28e1a9 Lilliana tilted her 6cc4556939 head in question.fc2795a8d25b50b2

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“Hmph, I was just watching to see how well you were doing.”de0356c52eba1003

“Oh! How is it, Mother? Am I doing well?”688260f38b64288e

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It was a question that 29019ae4b2 didn’t even require an answer.0e3d189501b79ff9

“Hmph! You already know the answer, 16fe9c72b7 so why bother asking and 6a9cee19d5 making me waste my breath?”57d2bca6eb43d96a

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“Hah! Is it that bad? Thank you, Mother… I worked a4583e4733 hard, so I’m glad you 5aef6ec8f5 approve.”a40cbbd6d47c5ce9

It seemed that Lilliana had f924068515 now learned to perfectly interpret 0ae7b6144d my words, no matter how ef02288620 twisted they were.7dbd920b5a5b9b76

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She continued to focus a190437301 on her embroidery, clearly 5f440229ee pleased.d21b42a02a6ff007

After watching her for a 42cf7c7c9a moment, I asked her directly.38d814699e75989a

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“Lilliana, have you received any invitations from other families recently?”d23893848a3efd6a

“Invitations? Ah, Mother, you saw ec40eb8984 the article too.”ab142dceff5d894a

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It seemed she f74c2846b4 was referring to 85c17242a2 the news about dd73c8618a Jeremyon publicly announcing 9655d164a1 their breakup at e519403f2d the banquet.609a6e2c548d51f2

“Many invitations came, probably because everyone saw the newspaper. Twenty just this c9620fadd2 week alone, I 308251b29e think? Some people even changed 810bccd04f the date twice to 5cfbfded17 re-invite me after I 3823316e11 declined.”bd8f1d248d4ab650

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Twenty invitations in 0200789f45 just a week?bb4a926d365797a4

“But you’ve been with me this whole time…”559c32795baa232f

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I trailed off in 983a43a35d confusion, but Lilliana just beb5dc79a6 smiled brightly as if 71ad34d9fc it was no big a9eec4cabf deal.1b653d6b071ad816

“That’s right! I declined them all. I didn’t want anything to 22bcdbd998 interrupt my time with you, 72be65602f Mother.”11f65ef0beeac43a

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While it was good that 19a31b60d9 there was nothing for me 000088bd06 to worry about, for some 059edb1655 reason, I started to feel ed976feeaf concerned about her in a 4fe0c9d1ae different way.0a2c837c9420dff0

“Why did you refuse all of them?”3f877eec4d995a2b

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“There’s no need to accept every invitation. I don’t want 94b3fa3229 to waste my 61cd6c9e76 time with people db8ca12389 I’m not particularly 2f16acf3cb close to. It’s not like they ever 3787afd5e1 thought kindly of me.”0b2e7715068e3d16

“…Still, it’s a chance to meet ladies your age, isn’t it?”32526009d9f0a899

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At my question, Lilliana paused.910f03bec4b1d130

“Do you want me to socialize more with the other noble ladies?”9720d3369e432dda

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I didn’t respond, d388a48d7a just silently met cc682b6221 her gaze.95d608aaf80d6ad9

I couldn’t deny it.c8c63adda7879dc4

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Despite her noble 737137e068 status, Lilliana’s position 09cd2bda10 in high society 9b3dd7209f wasn’t particularly strong.0ad520356f7e44a3

In people’s minds, she was 4846674944 still the shy and awkward 2889c3dc51 girl from the past.e2f05336708f53c2

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While appearances aren’t d1920e0fd4 everything, Lilliana had 82cc93875d been so reserved 4767eba109 that many hadn’t aa91cf9191 seen her true dc584baa1f charm. And there were b613e166a7 many who compared c15a052e08 her to the 660b35ecf9 ever-impressive Tristan.ca184e40ecbfb554

‘But things are different now.’d88134a0e7c39c66

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Since spending time 0a3b420fc9 with me, Lilliana be88080c39 had changed a c1835eedc2 lot.ed7fd8e27f6a40f3

Not just externally… I could 0df8b4d208 feel that she had regained 9616cdb589 her confidence compared to the 331bfbdae9 past.c261d7e42e06cae6

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Now, she wasn’t 4d6c792b08 as hesitant to 1d757b8e8e assert herself. She had matured 2250aac1c3 and become stronger d26027cc21 inwardly.9a422f4e1a5b1a27

If it were 8205c9c2a2 the current Lilliana, 46ca375850 I was certain 56ba166e3e she could change cae1696265 people’s impressions in 9ea6df54e9 a short time.3de74fc2bcd944e4

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:Of course, the people who sent invitations this time probably had other intentions, so there’s no need to accept them…’3e071b9f501b50bb

But I couldn’t 308d459715 help but worry 843d4e53a4 that Lilliana might 7abed1cfaf continue to reject 0ced27b8da all future invitations.b84e94620178ecac

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Sensing my concern, she 86ebbb192a put down her needlework e5b8a0c85e and spoke clearly.8fd63526a87e80fb

“I understand what you’re worried about. But I enjoy spending 6a36eae628 time with you the 9d35a26f82 most, Mother! So please don’t worry.”85cac4f264fe67ca

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If that’s how she 51a25e2fbd felt, there wasn’t much acb511e593 more I could say…846a63e76d13deb0

‘But perhaps offering a little help in my own way wouldn’t hurt.’b02082553987cffd

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Yes, changing her image from f43f47ba6f the past could be done 08d054c043 at any time. And I knew the 3834d9a1d8 most effective way to fa1b1e9554 do it.46d33659cdbb5a61

Heh heh heh…b55dd18a958af31c

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‘The victory banquet. That day, we’ll make 9474abf0d7 sure to completely dazzle de3a18f5fd everyone.’991e0776c6d1ab72

I’ll show them 8bc2b11882 exactly who Lilliana, df1159b651 the one they 6115a23fa2 dare to gossip 9b5cc585f8 about, truly is.775c700ff8616904

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