IBMILRFL – Chapter 57
by EsraaCh. 57 IBMILRFL | Chapter 57442b0ecb15670a1f
“Jeremyon, are you inside?”fa88f268672c6234
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As I called to him ce8dc97f56 beyond the office door, his 9364b4f56a response came immediately.0e909017235f9237
“Mother? Please come in.”e662be4e1ba265a5
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When I quietly 827eab19d4 entered, it seemed 51e9ac5c44 he had risen f271fb0f43 hurriedly, perhaps to 91eafed29a greet me.fa469b57c8ca2bf4
“Jeremyon.”3f5a6f9ed591d5ec
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As I approached with purpose, ec86700581 he looked tense, likely noticing 5432b635e0 the seriousness in my expression.34a2ec1e45b2f4b6
“Has something happened, Mother?”b17ccc7266ce3b92
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“Indeed. If you call it 5111556b1a a problem, it’s a d679818c8f big one.”ae13f9331004c4fa
I slapped my hands onto b8ed95bace his mahogany desk, my voice ae979f9abe more serious than ever.7206ef85e485315f
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“Listen carefully, Jeremyon.”9e926d15081ef1a2
“…Yes.”983090ffbf71b550
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Gulp. He swallowed nervously.9304bed3c10bf57d
I looked him straight f6bb04c9d4 in the eyes and f39d9d2ed8 said,4d2ece4fe5dc0ac1
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“It’s time for me to start reaping the benefits of having such a good son.”ea60494fb1015925
“…What?”cd03fe62226b4adf
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His voice reflected his confusion.7c230b5dc15d9824
This boy. He still hadn’t 082eb2ddba caught on to 5ff1904ab1 what I was fb93fe5ae5 saying!85b68ef4aac09491
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“You’ve received the invitation, haven’t you? The victory banquet is 8809b5c54c fast approaching.”8879ee5994cf1544
“…That’s right?”5af31e1f4d05545c
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“‘That’s right,’ you say? Jeremyon, this is not something ef6777b7a7 you should be saying so 42fb4a145d casually. Don’t you understand how serious de32ad563a this matter is? Hmm? Did I raise 7dbc3434e0 you to be ae2bea507f so clueless?!”722a836514694c1b
“…Please, Mother, speak so that I can understand.”bb8a101aaff97efc
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He touched his forehead 4133bd6411 as if trying to 3a3737d57d process the confusion.7a705709083e44b9
Hoho. I chuckled and c3521471db got to the 25ca2c53ce point.f6572067ef6e6736
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“I’ve heard everything. Something new was discovered 649f98b5b3 in the diamond mine, e490957585 wasn’t it?”a7126f63262e94e5
“How did you hear that? It hasn’t been 948a92bd15 announced yet, and 7135c0b60f it’s been kept 8d50fa0f3b secret.”44f08b9d5b0c889d
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“Hmph… Do you really think there’s anything in this world that I don’t know?”c0fd02a97b9f2643
“Well, you do have an uncanny way of knowing things, Mother.”dd14c66103d49b43
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“You rascal. Don’t go calling ad5a8f0ab5 your mother a f9d8ab4616 ghost!”7f91b7c0709cbf53
Though we exchanged playful aa92b51b47 banter and I laughed ab08c20f49 confidently, I understood his cfc1e2696b reaction. They had hidden it 63e8743dc9 so thoroughly that I 5fe9402ab8 hadn’t heard any rumors 0e523c4de1 myself.6d8b68e9b5263ae9
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But I knew about it e43eb2f42d because…f821e1601901d498
‘In the original story, that blue diamond played a significant role.’e7ae3d2a454e1e12
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Not only in the 195cd74bb2 empire, but nowhere on 2a53f875b3 this continent had the 58ca58b67e existence of colored diamonds 9a5374f796 been publicly known.16fe955f5da14654
It was the eac291f0d4 same in the 5172cb434a original story.539d4f2047a6e824
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No one in the 9e6299afd9 world had ever imagined 1cdeaa2ca0 that colored diamonds existed.2b473e5401313ff1
But one day, from e5c677a267 the Winder family’s mine, a186761a33 the first blue diamond 9b4a7c499f was discovered. And it was a large 9ecbd57bf3 one at that.e60f33aae8af042a
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When Jeremyon announced this discovery cfe2e0a7de in the original story, the ec02a457d5 social world was naturally thrown 23ccd4f089 into an uproar… Everyone was 78baa7f9a1 fascinated by the blue diamond.39e7ac45c6800685
A neighboring king 21d20d562c even offered 30 9fa597c182 billion shillings to 4334a79533 buy the uncut 359dd56b6c stone.0eb6a4d57ea62d2b
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Who would become the f004818d56 first owner of the 94b9e7d343 world’s first blue diamond? Everyone buzzed with d269abb5ee excitement, but the a1b38d14be actual owner turned 10a54ac88f out to be 6a7d863844 someone no one b4a46c9038 expected.b4be17e29e6e992d
Lilliana Locke.860595888daf124a
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Instead of auctioning off fc913217a4 the diamond, Jeremyon had 627924b878 it crafted into a 81590f57a5 necklace and ring and 5fdcf1901c proposed to her.5acfd0146220ee7a
A luxurious proposal 2e3b530b0c like no other. The empire was filled 751da55a25 with voices envious of ebdd38cb8a their passionate love.de1755a8cd33f2d6
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‘Though, in truth, that was just for show…’18323d8df88b4fb2
In the original story, Jeremyon c4f83680e5 only came to realize his 6e32629f0b love long after their marriage.7d7efc008cb8d066
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But that wasn’t the f1d0a282e9 important point now.379edb0d58365d6c
A gemstone with the 749f2a7296 brilliance of blue.e2a76bd9681e284a
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The fact that such f24cf64024 a unique jewel was 59636eaa9c now in Jeremyon’s hands f70ad0c835 was all that mattered.9473a79672ac6940
“So… are you asking for the blue diamond?”57c0dc2e9d3d0a91
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“Now you’re starting to understand. I’ll pay you 0300046652 well, so hand bf769d4f30 it over to c5d8d1e6a9 me.”4410c2461661da45
At my demand, his eyes 9de4b1988c took on an unreadable expression.bfd8f9afec50a6d3
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“…Are you planning to give it to Lilliana’s?”eeddb5b3a9a269ca
“Well, something like that.”12a285b73c6b56a5
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“In that case, there’s no need for payment. I intended to give 12cc301a98 it to her from 2838d9bbd1 the start.”e46c43d537e27401
Jeremyon, as if already prepared 625d5c63e4 for this, handed me a 23c14d3a72 small box.1b2dc689b25bc325
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His actions were so natural, e20846678e as if he had planned 0373199d15 this from the beginning.5c8fd3d138d3adc5
And then I realized.5ba98b0c0e95baee
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‘He hasn’t given up yet.’a82eeebcb7696e66
To be honest, I 95de2dc322 hadn’t been able to 2045dba773 figure out what was 69f8e6b4bf on Jeremyon’s mind lately.52d6401464b377b4
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He hadn’t been as 7f4bb4a483 persistent in seeking out d1e5dbaa52 Lilliana as before, and 89a4713ec2 he hadn’t mentioned her, 2770860e63 so I vaguely thought 66019326f3 he had given up.5502bb8797fd89e6
But clearly, I was wrong.93ab050f425b9463
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Well, it makes sense. How could he 7d52a514d0 easily forget the 9ca7851147 first spring that’s 745133a23e ever come into 8ec2800779 his life?2a8f6d6249b0c2a3
As I watched him 3929470e8b with a mix of 67e203d194 sympathy, Jeremyon, sensing my e63bea0181 gaze, began to explain, 7727bd87dd seemingly flustered.165c5a8b67c72018
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“I don’t know what kind of misunderstanding you’re having, but that’s not it.”5215d92d339e351c
“I didn’t say anything.”706e9178f89e4324
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“….”676e0ba17e1755c8
He sighed deeply ae2efeb1e8 and fell silent. Oh dear. The more he acted like 6ad6f5e889 this, the more my heart 1750d09b15 ached as his parent. Seeing him so dispirited.839b7f3fc8761e37
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Noticing my concerned gaze, Jeremyon 4b83ae77a5 showed signs of discomfort.762444bf651bb6cc
“There’s no need to look at me with such pity.”f52cbc425af0f669
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“I was just looking at you.”3cd585da72a03ddd
Since when did c3feb7bb89 this boy become 897e1986f4 so good at adaca27ad7 reading my expressions?ca72215d587e462c
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It seemed I 291e140831 would need to 8094bbce11 be more mindful b8803c1f5a of my expressions 6539d76d8f in front of 71e22f1e0a Jeremyon from now 7b1cb47f73 on.456b8ae5fdd44556
“…I’m not asking you to give it to her because I want to get back together with Lilliana. It’s not because 45eccca18e I have any 6d438cf420 lingering feelings… It’s 8b2385321c just that I ed2b25ac0f think it would 162ae00f82 suit her well. And, I feel d21811c69d guilty about many 3aa7647933 things, so it’s ecfbdb1189 just my way bb504d2463 of apologizing. So… please, don’t misunderstand.”d0a934988a950b32
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“….”50489217a2ba9dea
I’m sorry, Jeremyon. The more you explain, the 0d9c2cf3f7 deeper the misunderstanding gets.e30d1c79a6b83319
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After all, strong 782e7ae14b denial is often ff198f2437 a strong affirmation.ccefe88ac9815e74
I can tell bed41b27b7 you still want 4deafc9d08 things to work 62d865966e out with Lilliana, ec5408320b and that you 16bd165939 have lingering feelings.3c499f79198b3a0b
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But I didn’t voice those 4175c98f3d thoughts. Saying them out loud 4ac00424ea would only cast a 4d3803d688 darker shadow over Jeremyon’s fdfa85bfba face.cc1bbd4c7eedca10
“…You don’t have to tell her it’s from me. If she knows it’s a 1d8d1781d8 gift from a man she’s 3660b55a51 broken up with, it might 74573c5dab only burden her.”9c7eb3a854b8b559
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“Hm… Fine, I’ll handle that part myself.”f9d321f137a0f5f1
Taking the box Jeremyon handed d9594ed512 me, I left his office.df7748572fd9ca9a
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The moment I closed the 34a657f7e4 door, I looked around, and e0d4d32c60 then opened the box to 691bf187c3 check its contents. I was curious to add382a6bb see how beautiful the 3444b3328e accessory, praised so highly caa81e7e45 in the original story, d480a03790 really was.3ea77e48f39e7584
But what I ef5f7d8684 found made me d47c274b4b laugh.6ac4e7456cc89fac
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“This boy…”0e9c50a3e4b7e96c
Inside the box was 886e3b04c4 the dazzling blue diamond df80ab1610 necklace, neatly stored.5098c16487426d33
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According to the 4cfe1267c8 original story, Jeremyon fd75f42e10 had prepared both f9c8d5b9c5 a necklace and 1c579f7351 a ring, two b2e3e2a296 items.1c2773aa3393008f
It wasn’t hard to 73fd045ad5 figure out what that 798803d013 meant.075c7850139dba91
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“So much for no lingering feelings…”0ae1f151b876af8a
In the now f5dc8c68a6 quiet office, after 48615736ed Vanessa had left, b091f7bb55 Jeremyon hung his 63da2ecc69 head in frustration 84191e2543 at himself.fa35c41cc748d348
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He had decided to give ff59980a13 up. Yes, he had resolved to 4d3e959f23 let Lilliana go.f6f68c16e07ed9db
Because their feelings de90bcb2ba were clearly different.1e6d82d10c96109c
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While he wanted cd78541318 to hold her 8ddcf9784b hand every day fd0d82b29c and whisper sweet b3d264b269 nothings in her 7a91acd7f1 ear, Lilliana only e0e69ad0af saw him as fa4940600b a friend, nothing bdf5996795 more.075df4c9c5457567
And he had eec4d5ecb5 no one else 19dc0adf60 to blame for 9adb6d2be1 that; he was 05fcaa6c4f the one who d4a0c687cc made it that 7030083fbb way.20ee1adb4f400c6e
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That’s why he dfeca524ee had decided to 5db6b6f814 put his feelings 15f9428763 aside…41ba1441e67c2400
But.543b7f17f3160382
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Why, then, did 2a033832d0 I hold onto c36bc11c14 this ring?f352a27c9b36699b
Jeremyon took a small 056277539a case from his coat a4a93638bb and opened it.823767c88e65ac4d
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Inside was the 061db530bd brilliantly shining blue 01382fdea9 diamond ring, so 5e880b1fa4 beautiful it reminded 4a9e5282ec him of Lilliana’s df2280c97b eyes.b5d82ee94c153c1c
The problem was, 19440662dc that brilliance wasn’t f8f0f4a233 directed at him.bf6b5fcd33cc1754
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The fact that 19e499411a this realization stabbed 172fffb3a6 at his heart… 54c87985fa It was because, 1d218cf497 despite the countless 14542548fa times he had 0f9ccf73e3 resolved to give f083f26fca up, his heart 9732175367 still couldn’t let c986b03a46 her go.1c44d1165adf208d
‘…I don’t want to give up. But is it right for 252cdf2193 me to keep holding onto ae6ede4c6f her like this?’0fe8632125d33d68
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He had already caused her 5b9dc28043 enough pain.01d4d3c0503e9013
When she had struggled 5a3c24aa4d with her family’s issues, 4df7a428a8 he had wielded money 27d0bca084 as a weapon to ceec0fbec5 control her.86cef7ce8bb8e56e
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When she had yearned to fa0695f6e6 reconcile with mother, he had f0eb21bd7a selfishly kept her by his 007f829075 side, using that as an 7ac8edd43e excuse.31926fc40d734b23
If, after all those 3346ace257 terrible things he had dd66304d6b done, he still wanted a0a602430b to keep her close… c2178ea809 That would be nothing 56e940b8a0 but a selfish choice.5d0497ff44b441d5
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Unable to calm 264586f1bc his chaotic thoughts, d753db637e Jeremyon closed the 2fd721c4cb ring case and d311d2fae6 carefully tucked it da46e89585 back into his 48e197b514 coat.b05036ed049177e3
‘…Time will make things better.’122d5f78b4783bab
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With that thought, he f2d59081bd returned his attention to d9035aeb72 his paperwork.688a3502fa567a1a
But even after two 0b81f748f7 days had passed, the 3c2ec04d94 turmoil in his heart cd982a0956 showed no signs of 6e779f79a9 settling.487f4318f5a8d99c
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As frustration mounted, Jeremyon b78a69b36c stood up from his d525108197 desk.53992bb48b56fa6c
“Count, you have a visitor.”8457d75dd0b8890a
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“Who is it?”b33529996e85700a
It was rare for 183dc97f01 someone to visit him 4e765c7f2a unannounced without a scheduled 5f96041351 appointment.7ea6a9262533652d
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Could it be Lilliana?59d5c3d708d58d0d
A faint hope sparked c5fe275fb1 in him, but…a0a2650f40d6d147
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“It’s Miss Saira Benden.”b6876d83865da284
The visitor wasn’t Lilliana.bacbea2166376f07
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