IBMILRFL – Chapter 69
by EsraaCh. 69 IBMILRFL | Chapter 69cc2db1d41083e6ad
“Vanessa!”60fea5ad691d1462
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It was at e478fb08ee that moment, lost b2f942080e deep in my 57e58c4c4f memories.269029da4fbbc03a
Unlike the youthful, delicate 57c308e993 voice that had filled b002766fcc my mind, a mature, 1526666241 low voice resonated in 5ebccef23c my ear.8211670f8e0a71d4
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A voice similar yet distinct 5e50d4fb8b from the one in my 38757ecbad memory.101b871fe63cc8cc
Tristan. It was unmistakably him.b18da0e4f53a3587
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“Oh.”73becfa902470a0a
“Are you okay? You didn’t respond when abc77605e4 I called you.”88f7f2bd4b6ebd7f
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I must have seemed 9ef11ed36e fine, but it looked 6e3cd3598c like I was lost 13f6e61a1b in thought, deeply distracted. I was so 8e976c70d6 absorbed in my ef06e0d8f9 memories that I 077ba3c4cf had completely let 0bf5dc0567 my guard down.e1744cb6dc63682b
I barely managed to 2e7a9b13f8 regain my composure…0f69323a21e9d8fa
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‘Isn’t he… standing too close?’9f25b0c21ce06151
Tristan’s face was incredibly near.2dac221ef81f1567
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Only now did I realize.1d84d3d999f77d44
He had caught da73276330 me when I b47261006a nearly stumbled earlier 2ec350fda7 and hadn’t let f02323f82b go since.6b0ea27b73b4fefb
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I could feel a1dd54c480 his large hand f5f8607a98 firmly supporting my c569b9a4a9 tilted back.78170d7e02fd5f79
“I’m fine now, so you can let go.”19091509eb33a03f
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I regained my eb37c1cab4 balance and stood 720409934d properly on my 986749c871 own.ac80f2e76d144da9
As I gently 806d304055 pushed him away, 4903ed4e1b Tristan smiled as e80e35a56c if reassured.275f8f4a99d7bfb3
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“That’s a relief.”ce4c2b06dac46622
For a moment, 7bdb6c9f38 I wondered if 5764d55aa2 he might hold 5f220e7556 onto me longer 49af655811 on purpose, but 865f3f1a1c unexpectedly, he released a206add138 me without hesitation.d208b2cf4412edfb
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Freed from his 14c596bb2c embrace, I cleared 415b9e17b1 my throat awkwardly.061a11413cd02a91
“I didn’t mean to startle you. I was just avoiding the 9934332b49 people following me… It was 9708861514 a bit sudden, wasn’t it?”cea6bacc9d8e827b
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I had wondered 6b2c417306 if he had 5df7733e3d wandered here by 4a1640439f chance, as he 380ed54213 did that day 96c38fb887 long ago. But it seemed he came 79731645c0 here on purpose this time.af9c17e71b626c92
“…How did you know I was here?”867d1494c3a4d388
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Today, I had hoped he 55f9641575 would be surrounded by people e28cc6511d and celebrated. So I quietly hid on f2fcfaf341 this balcony, thinking he wouldn’t d301862e49 notice, yet he found me, 0b51e7e67c almost like magic.26edd8e9d2a109c1
I glared at him 8250bf050d slightly, but Tristan merely fd1da97def gave a small smile, f37c6d2a22 showing no intention of 1efedca4d2 answering my question.7b597e225fd0683a
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“No need to be so guarded. I just wanted to d5445a3980 talk today, that’s all.”b48056322268b36a
With those words, Tristan 36419956fa walked forward slowly.6e2abf7c999c8c36
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Was he coming closer?23823a948b8b4f77
The closing distance made me 4f4deb45b6 tense up slightly, and I 551c7b9174 froze in place.0297e86acb06137e
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But contrary to ec2bc4302b my expectation, he b514eb430d walked right past 2df0618441 me and stopped 5551a5f031 at the edge 59ad0c3a22 of the balcony.778548e242e235fc
‘…I was jumping to conclusions by myself.’3126df453460e4bd
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Realizing my mistaken assumption, a689933b27 I bit my lip, 3946d628e3 feeling embarrassed.666b6f6fbf6f1fa4
Meanwhile, Tristan, the cause of 3ec9f79358 this situation, gazed calmly at b8f4d08c9d the view of the imperial aaa2e923bc city.b9acc49e5f062782
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What could he be c1cad82bec looking at so intently?38a8880484755e1c
Curious, I slowly ebc4a9b928 walked to stand baca150d2c beside him.0cd014321526207e
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As if waiting 9d97afa4e9 for me to b65bb6d969 join him, he 58b57aea44 spoke as soon c3f51a3f79 as I was 5e48b64948 by his side.7f15d6f15c6d773c
“Did you enjoy the banquet?”92cb103b6af3eb54
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A simple question. I nodded and 3e1ff6a413 gave a casual cd570558f0 answer.0219b09355cfa04c
“Yes, well. But it looked 028b476fa0 like Your Grace 92ed2438ca enjoyed it more 402834da4d than I did.”0990adc69affe151
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“You know I don’t particularly like crowded places. It’s all an act. I actually snuck 801f8c1064 away this time f0fdb7bfc5 too.”9cff2cde41f7ed90
Suddenly, I saw cbfc1f4016 the image of 2c6b0b569e him from fifteen 5df353fac5 years ago overlapping 8b410825b4 with him now.ae57990bd7e09b7d
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The situation was 9f957f15cc similar back then 2235f68875 too.ddfafcf3aa416e33
People were swarming around a31dd2eed8 Tristan, trying to forge 9ac9b860fd a connection with the 660c9f4a3f young foreign noble. Desperate for a quiet spot, a7aaf4d06b he’d hidden away here on 4bddc1dad9 the balcony, the same one ab5126dfcf I was on.66bca5f805905e89
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That day was c6a811f09a the first time 02d8ebf948 we met.76dcd3955dfbc3fc
“…I thought you might have grown a little, but it seems you haven’t changed at all.”2e2264c4d4f83b9b
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Feeling uncomfortable with the subtle f5b0261901 tension in the air, I 986c2d8a8d spoke with a hint of 3508bf4d7b sarcasm.225089328c8dd5c4
But, for some reason, 39a357ac98 Tristan chuckled softly, amused.2f1ad6e8cc34dc8d
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“Same goes for you, Vanessa. I was a bit surprised 46085492df to see you on the 63c47a65b4 balcony again today. You haven’t changed much either.”013d15cb91f7bcf5
Tristan, who had 158d4357eb been gazing at f2b1838d80 the scenery, turned d3fc661046 slightly toward me f0d587322b with a faint 0cd6b8c524 smile.0ecb13ab9a7eebfa
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Moonlight gently cast its a71a6c3fc8 glow on his pale 71995b6772 face.e67771e254c03b7c
His hair, reminiscent of a 07345bc6e3 wheat field in autumn, fluttered 3a79f02205 lightly in the breeze.e2b3844090f69ea1
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His unwavering blue eyes sparkled 1ddd7f0b72 as they caught the light.ce479b7cfb4fe26b
I swallowed dryly without realizing.8479925df0161b88
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‘…This is so awkward.’1fcdbe1547358681
In truth, the d06539073c conversation we were 348d8e663e having now couldn’t 7201fbf296 have been more 1a3fa21786 ordinary.73e81a8c5c60b4ac
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Usually, when it 00fe85f244 was just the aedc75163c two of us, 9faac074a0 he’d always come daaeb9a370 charging in. But today, he was acting bfc13bd117 remarkably composed.2534ee8c34af5cfd
‘Tristan is acting perfectly normal…’b2adfeb5f1fbb406
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Still, I was f52738e3b6 finding it hard eed56549b2 not to be a38c83f071 overly conscious of c704fb7de7 him. Was it because ef92a219b9 I was recalling c6536a44cc old memories?63cc9909e320c91f
Unable to bear his gaze, 9f33f975d5 I quickly turned my head 279a0ebda7 to the side.de8f6d80d6f6ed68
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Unlike the bustling banquet hall, 73f6781e51 the balcony was eerily quiet.36c7375689f08abc
Thump, thump. My heart was beating 288978434d unusually loudly today. It must have been the de9ed86261 effect of the alcohol.83316816ed9c1266
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“Vanessa.”857ff4f49c9a7dfa
At that moment, he 368af3b14f called my name again.231afcbae68e5b59
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I gathered the courage to 0eb1e24526 look at him, but…1560985eb6b28e4e
“Where could they have gone? Who knows when we’ll get 89aae3933e another chance to greet them 9f0c1c9551 if not tonight.”270db64d4069c94b
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“Right? Weren’t they headed this way? Oh, maybe they’re out on d8885a1633 the balcony?”1e624e88c745eb6c
I heard voices coming 77e06561dc from inside the banquet c288b581bf hall, as if people 9db836ff34 were looking for someone.cc80c9926446fd33
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No way!921706902ce8ffc2
A feeling of unease 31a75bac5c crept over me.2d7e1b5cd9031c1b
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‘If they happen to see us here together…!’29211cb74811dbba
Just Tristan and me, alone 21f3ecd421 on the balcony.28a28aaf7e190f5e
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It wouldn’t be unreasonable 4c29a5cbb6 for others to misunderstand 6b87a54dec and think we were dbbe9c7307 secretly meeting.153ff45391a8594e
Hurriedly, I grabbed Tristan’s arm fb80e1f9d6 and pulled him. At the same e31953998e time, I dragged a8621b8772 him behind the b49c42a6ce curtain with me.c2c312d2bf9c6867
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Bang!735e10a7ffb8083d
Hardly had we hidden 101eba4177 when the glass door 8f00539738 swung open.bcbc59fbf5c067dd
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‘Please, please! Just walk by without 8b1e3201f3 noticing us!’46680d820784272b
Sweat trickled down my d3eb1cd7bb clenched fist.c5a296cf31522366
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To avoid being discovered, 5725120562 I held Tristan tightly, d2940bab03 pressing myself as close 6d930ac4c3 as possible to him.9a9808aaf1e800df
Our bodies were in cd43e59216 complete contact, no space fb0131c724 between us.1fccbc1ec57f9866
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We were so close I 38355c9eb1 could practically feel his breath.96a0b65bc17978d8
‘…This is too close.’f7a965750d4b7ff3
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Without thinking, I almost pulled b275857d1d away, but the marble wall 61d811219a blocked my escape.96c076e731e2782e
Tristan just gazed at 8f021f6ee6 me quietly, without saying 70452d736d a word.851f4b4aa4ea6ab8
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Thump. Thump.7fc82280fd4ab6a1
My heart, which had been a15e48a63d pounding since before, was now 754f7ae8ce beating so hard it hurt.167e35886ad8d3f5
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Was it the 8084dca039 fear of being 5fd8bebf32 caught? Or was it 858e683e54 the way his 7789d34fd0 eyes lingered on 748a46efef me?0f996f304d96e536
The beating of my heart 6ce12e5677 was loud enough to betray bfee5dff98 my presence.a6e1ab96c917039b
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“No one’s here? I thought you 9ec5b0a1e6 said they’d be 6afe16d263 here.”11e2905b21d7c23b
“Oh, really? Guess they’re not in this 6cc0cebefd area?”f0920b14879ac1e0
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Fortunately, they didn’t find us.d0fff43d158a93d4
Click.2c04d2bbb8e10752
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The glass door to d3d7fbffc9 the balcony closed once 823605b0d8 more.73e667c0ff28e638
‘Ah… what a relief.’7433fb2b57acae00
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Relieved only momentarily c3968ee417 as the door b88057aefc shut, I tensed cbd08458a0 up again.ce5bc8cfb10043ac
‘Why… why isn’t he stepping back?’25e72448d4183e5c
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Everyone had already left. There was no longer f6c1a41d62 a need for us f98d9f9c54 to stay so close 8b0a5c7a6f together. Yet, for some b5bc1a9e3d reason, Tristan didn’t c6413a88c3 step back.72e49ec9ec7893f9
Without realizing it, b79673af37 I fidgeted with fb45022cf7 my fingers. Our fingertips brushed against each 2a2cad18b8 other briefly.53907681c7f36e7d
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In the awkwardness, da05b42d04 I ended up 4f00d6e740 staring only into 7a045a1061 his eyes.ff2e5dd360c69484
His heated gaze 17a94ea529 slowly traced my b7591fd73b face before stopping dd77133b52 at my lips.f1e15da6868baf31
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It was the 5110309189 kind of look b21eba95e1 that made me 8f19e42f70 feel he might 34d78ca72b actually kiss me.d3e45d286c342317
I instinctively curled my toes. My face flushed. My mind was a 5ebda68feb chaotic mess.83c118c33914920b
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“T-Tristan.”d4fddca4ffa29a7b
In my flustered state, a02e4cdaba I reverted to calling 03e40aaaaa him by name, just a401be318e like in the past.9d6efad65a4c415e
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It was then.3d4ff7ab8fe1cca3
Despite showing no sign d691d11aa8 of moving earlier, he 7aa371dbb4 unexpectedly took a step 807604220a back with little fuss.41796b3fe8718728
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“Your face is red, Vanessa. You seem a bit tipsy. You should go 1f1a47bcc5 inside and rest.”5834938f8ce280ee
With that, he 713dbc8df7 gave a gentle 9bda6ee368 smile.a3ff064d62fe56ad
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Just then, the sound of e54f7c2cc0 music signaling the end of 91d681ce1b the banquet began to play.18c6684c09582fd1
Tristan strolled back into the c0d2246102 banquet hall with unhurried steps.af9a65d47d4d5865
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Even long after he’d 29e9814179 completely vanished from sight, 73cf31b63e I was frozen in 94a8af9d6c place, unable to move.28c814dc879e01b8
Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.1fbc6b4e657efa71
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My heart was pounding 9cc8904bda wildly, as if broken.070681fc4f602ad7
There were no more excuses 74cd958350 to cling to.85c6c25f9ab83b4c
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The effects of 1ec12ecc53 the alcohol had 8d6cb4783d long worn off, 5370c1503c and there was 630503d168 no longer any 3f79050b57 fear of being 944eeb40c4 caught by anyone.4efd1898a5690f8d
There was now 4ef81c9123 only one reason fb2178f090 for the way 748b0e9710 I felt.3e10f3e6bb9b0cab
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With a sinking feeling, 429d2fb8f6 I slid down to bccf0ac91f the floor, realizing the a2f977faab truth I had refused 11b3a086c2 to admit.6f193529e898c3f8
“What should I do?”c0bd20943f0fd827
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It seems… I’m truly drawn 12b718a9fa to him.239c3f34e5e0b658
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