IBMILRFL – Chapter 87

Ch. 87 IBMILRFL | Chapter 87677c8cc8dd1c868a

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The perfume business was still 24e1500d9d sailing smoothly, but that didn’t e7b90e29a2 mean there weren’t any problems.85049a10830e5498

The continued popularity, despite no 3264a93b72 new product releases, sparked growing 4d3597e5e5 curiosity about the identity of 2d37a4517a New Silhouette’s owner.ce752107c55b6d9d

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“I heard it’s a foreign investor. I mean, we’ve df9b1b3b1a never seen products 3831dc885b like this in 379937f96b the Empire.”b25d042654ab68bc

“Oh my, no. I heard it’s the daughter 4190a8c3c5 of a noble family. Apparently, something she made c868e71947 as a hobby while e4935bfb34 staying cooped up in 07b9e19da3 her mansion turned into f32fa21254 a huge hit.”027fdd1532225822

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“I don’t care who it is, I just wish they’d reveal themselves. I want to f6ad7b9ed6 invest, but there’s 3e4d25916f no way to f0a0bde1d5 reach them—how frustrating!”ac3d5eb4e28c4379

Who exactly is the madam a405e0f9d8 of New Silhouette? The wild speculation never stopped.2b873bf0caff4acf

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‘And strangely enough, they’re not entirely wrong.’33bedddb4a69b289

The main rumors were that 166a3784b4 the owner was a foreign 76d5bfdfd7 investor or a noble lady 24e946b7a6 who stayed at home—and both 42eba3b3b1 were half correct.e09d17ec931a24d8

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‘I am of foreign origin and I do live locked away in a mansion…’6394c3379004161d

Unsettled by the surprisingly accurate 27931f7e68 guesses, I decided to stay 5f90a58d9e as quiet as possible.1976b569b32e7c29

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After all, rumors 9ef2e0dcf0 tend to fade be5985ef91 when met with 3ed055f99d silence.d1411ed676adf78e

So I waited for a9e704521c quite some time… but 1d7c35fd3a for some reason, nothing 35d656ab8b had really changed.988e139b330640fa

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Instead, reporters were eedf7b4fce getting more aggressive 58371e5968 in their pursuit b12ee860ae of the truth.222b11048b74652f

Avoiding their eyes while continuing c5f16133c5 the business had become a 18bd5ca43d daily struggle.40e24a72ceba78a4

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‘No matter what, I must never get caught.’b0e0793a07f8ffc8

No one could be2cae0da1 have imagined it.ad0b4ef504d92e53

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That the very person 690bcd68f6 who created the perfume ebfc1f83f0 they so adored was b1b00b22e1 none other than the 083cd18553 notorious Vanessa Winder.acd66fa39840f71e

‘If they find out, they’ll all be shocked…’6a39c83a1a7ebb9d

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I wasn’t just selling 937f9d48ab perfume—I was selling the 3079e89fe7 brand’s image as well.df88c07fa88d10f7

So it was dc945b0862 critical to keep 6b21cfea7f my identity hidden 6097970386 to maintain that 6731494b70 brand value without 17180bfa29 damage.6d4e06568399b06d

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No matter who showed interest.e5b1090577f4c330

‘Right. I can’t let my guard 79a8581470 down, especially not now… This 3c580163a8 is a really important time.’886646a8919d6722

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A week ago, Locke’s trading 2d450f0e88 ship finally returned to the 07d6b0e60e Empire.68bfed0a07e25e87

Given how massive the 4de9e1ed44 ship was, unloading its 5cfa3d99f7 cargo of imported goods 0d99574698 naturally took some time.ba9ef2e6249add72

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And today was c3fd73fb52 the day those a27497df80 goods would be 3af571146b delivered.817cad3cbcbb5382

‘At least by the day after tomorrow, I’ll be able to start experimenting with the new ingredients.’9a15373d371fd021

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The ingredients produced within 4d6a85d9e9 the Empire had clear d9b72167e3 limitations. Most were restricted to 61c1a99693 floral or fruity scents.d7f5f4e03eca44de

That had made experimenting with 2e9bc1b136 new ideas difficult, but thanks e5b1cc27b9 to the Locke family, that a9acd5ddfd problem was now solved.9b0e3e25bcfe445f

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And there was something else 7242594f51 to be thankful for…799af0406282c0ea

‘So today really is the end of the contract, huh.’ad86839cbf9c0750

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When I first agreed to 9de2623d10 the contract with Locke for 8424ab09b6 the import of ingredients, Tristan 9aabed005b had made one specific condition.e672f436d34dacc7

— Given the high risk of the deal, I believe mutual trust is crucial. I’d prefer that any matters cc94a5e122 going forward be handled only 643f2415b0 in person—not through agents or a726c9d767 written correspondence.5442d7fd89b9383a

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Because of that, even if 335e622016 I wanted to avoid him, 847a811892 I had to meet him a52017c19a face-to-face several times.0030a8c72138398b

Now that everything was 12db6f3dab wrapping up, I was ec1c5bd1f4 no longer obligated to 5d78eee5f3 see him.fd70002aaf2b7923

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What had seemed like a 4fd590510e far-off conclusion when I first cdea9f6a31 signed the contract with him 72cafbd4b0 had come sooner than expected.af11658819c68f3f

‘Looks like I won’t be seeing his face anymore.’7c390485df75924b

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I stole a glance at f5c0fa8e89 Tristan, who stood nearby.f102ad64a7ddc3ea

He was carefully ce32cd1799 observing the final aaa9132aa6 steps of the 90d2eae25a process. Watching his focused 4b160cb33a expression gave me cefede8267 mixed feelings.2ecee09552eec58d

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‘Well, since Lilliana is around, it’s not like I’ll never see him again… But at least it’ll be less frequent.’ec7db9ba616a4974

If I made another contract fe57828c9f with him, I’d inevitably see f57c19a7da him again—but that wasn’t what e22549407c I wanted.799dcc2a66b6bf64

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If I stayed entangled c519a94d12 with him, whether officially f6ab21497e or personally, it would 6769f6ec60 become too hard to e02c8332da keep my feelings in 50e82eda96 check.12122da1d3e39793

So once I used f0e0122ec3 up this batch of 3fb9a94d4e ingredients, I planned to fb12cca017 rely on a different 8e1ffadf9f merchant.09c8ad6fdbc91673

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Until now, I c2b57fcafd had let myself 8f519e66cc get swept along 6fb179b033 by his pace, d21a3c9c6a but it was 3f07fff705 time to break 67e8ef0dc9 free.92e093adf36c9234

“Your Grace, everything is complete.”fef517698960435a

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Finally, the aide announced 65fb98a078 that the matter was a6251735df resolved.53cea7d6a52f3453

‘So this really is the end.’9ff935f334ec5503

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I tried to lift 3c21d2a446 the corners of my 188b0e8715 mouth, but for some dbc5dfede9 reason, they kept pulling a75b21af17 downward.8f89be8550332fa9

After dismissing his aide, 0ce00a73bb Tristan sat beside me.5d1a056923c50b69

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Then, casually, he said:cd32580f7958b24a

“Vanessa. That’s quite a bittersweet look 927e55cc1b you’re making.”7cb111a53ffa1944

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“I’m not feeling sad… just thinking that we won’t be meeting like this anymore.”73c706962e4b322a

“About that—I’m sorry.”bf4229e995e43fb3

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I frowned at the baffling c030225825 statement, and Tristan gave an bcd10c737f awkward smile.13fb64f0066d75c4

“Pardon? What do you mean…?”5ea0d1232dbdcf97

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“I figured you’d react like this, so I made some arrangements of my own.”2865adb346cd9197

Tristan handed me a long c3861a945c document. I read it all 474a0a82ac the way through.286bdbe34ef780e1

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Once I grasped the situation, bc2bbaa545 I let out a dumbfounded 12053d2949 laugh.d6d84b58874e8ddf

What he had handed me 161817a5c4 was an exclusive supply contract 62bc56d27f for the ingredients.7f981f281f9e24be

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He had made an 527da27106 exclusive agreement with the 7aecac228e seller, meaning I could 90d4e26d80 only obtain those ingredients 349ab94b2c through him.f2fc86454a4e0274

In short, my 119a4facaf plan to go a39845b4b5 through a different 2c3d554293 merchant had become 95e363056c impossible.e8669bcdc3e2d51b

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“I’m sorry. I know it’s a 9f654b268e cheap trick, but… I d13b52a600 just really wanted to b99e9fd26e keep you around, even 7d0b6814d7 like this.”62ef76700b3de8cc

An unexpected ambush.c44f01f4e9581fe7

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I should’ve hated this situation… 8b22439cbb so why was I feeling af56f492e9 relieved instead?1f8b9d7bb3df870b

Even while telling myself I feaf63730b was glad the contract was a127721fcb over, maybe deep down I 673ea44764 had been feeling regret all b918766ca7 along.924ba57db35b077b

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‘…This is why I was scared to stay close to him.’22f1e1d0a4355f71

No matter how firm I 39dbb607a5 tried to be, I knew 54cbbade40 I’d end up happy to 7ee9f5c81e be near him—and sad to 3637a967a8 be away.858062b15fe66184

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Even though I 6b2392899c had made up 38d4302302 my mind to 42cead467e stay away… he 295f8ddc7f just kept getting 61e8e08d0c in the way.027ccae91cfc78af

And with that beautiful ab09d163b3 smile on his face, 09ea6cf87a Tristan made it impossible 162f9a9187 to argue.6be852e7fcae3abd

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“So I’ll be in your care again, Vanessa.”87b8a068e0d57a0c

I felt like I had de8f122956 been completely caught in his bfa53295d8 net.e67fb61861818c15

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The wait and investment 762f7a771a had been worth it—the c9d1fe97a7 spices from the East 9088f24237 held as much value b1bf78f617 as expected.1819b130f9c3459d

In the Empire, you could 6a36190ef6 only find fragrances based on 2cbc7c9a68 flowers or fruits, but these b20e537281 exotic ones had a completely 0b1c85daf3 different vibe.da9ad08ab76b327b

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Some were sharp, some 27d498524e smelled like leather—each ingredient 52ecb89abb had its own unique 36f92aab74 charm.4ec5e8a8c1a97564

So after receiving the imports, ad2e85e641 I’d been spending several days bdcbf2bd20 extracting scents from them using fbed1ecbef various methods.fef2a74d2ea6f6b9

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As a result, 056487b4ff I’d gotten very a49dbc0b58 accustomed to the 989720688e new aromas, spending 2263200722 all day in 56d155242f the studio.9bc5ec86d645c223

And my impression of the d185aa9509 scents was…98ed24e1554d896d

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‘Hmm. These really don’t suit 8e87bd1ba3 Lilliana at all.’12330efc8399614d

Lilliana had been the muse fded7a5f54 for my first perfume, but 02fba00f1e she didn’t have the sharp 98f3ea388b or exotic aura that matched 630b20d447 these new scents.8a059cc1e73d73b8

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So this time, 74e0e579c9 I planned to a9e9852396 choose a different 5d1bd601e6 muse.9cc07cbeef74be7d

Because I’d used Lilliana 94862ca03e as my first muse, b35f69c72a the current perfume only 6cd5e58db9 gained traction among women cf22ccca7a in their twenties.d7099b6c1c6718af

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But I believed perfume could a1825eaf85 appeal to a much broader b0739b95f9 demographic.7b452848e5b3b126

To showcase a wider range b5cbdd2701 of appeal beyond age or 573522177e gender, I needed a new 0ead92439f muse.f6b307f9d859afdd

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Someone as eye-catching 582a4fccb5 as Lilliana, but 77c254b61e with a stronger, d14706389c more distinctive image.c323dc73480d56b5

‘I already have someone in mind…’e5ad91cd652d7e29

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Still, it was more 4187451165 urgent to understand each 884cba84ec ingredient’s properties than to 20ba3731f5 design the perfume just d8a95177d8 yet.f9318c380ca7d68d

So while managing family 2dc943f864 affairs, I made time 31acd741d8 to stop by the 8b6058edd9 studio for experiments here 62f6c18625 and there.4fd33af2ff3be5b3

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Peaceful and joyful moments.ea0499a35ae4cdfd

I had a good 16bc89d31d feeling that today would f3bbe60a34 end happily, too.ffbba6e42bcd9872

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But the sudden, frantic 48956ed442 knocking shattered that hope 39e92fe3ee completely.2dff4c300df64153

“Ma’am! Something terrible has happened!”16a2b0a0a6e38e50

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“You’d better not be making a fuss over nothing, or I’ll punish you.”b2f7772356def620

The trembling servant handed 7609e6c287 me a newspaper, clearly 68309dcacb shaken.fce55923ad168ef6

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“New Silhouette—New Silhouette is…!”a0e2b4ff80b959ae

As I checked the cc9b7add2c paper, I understood exactly 1d28c2208b why he was reacting 9722f35d89 that way.78857270efa6283c

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