IBYSRHML – Chapter 49
by EsraaCh. 49 IBYSRHML | Chapter 4921c1f300f2eeef5b
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As the sun set abb0b9ff8c and night deepened, Alice d1c2bd6c5a entered the bedroom and bd4428c4fe narrowed her eyes when 7d305f0be5 she found Marius reading a3b1b6ef21 a book upside down.1d0e7d4e7e042120
He might act frivolously, 99be7c3f13 but in truth, he 2ae6aaed4c was a man quicker 1bca3cc0c7 to calculate than anyone 9ba8569765 and had a heart a176bb07c3 as cold as ice.29a123b2ab100060
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It wasn’t common 8a78b6143a for such a 096b767f66 man to be 772ca5799f so deep in 0245787bae thought that he 2564e819bf didn’t even realize 2b7f42c62b his book was ace7650b96 upside down.c54596ccd91b8cea
“Is something wrong?”d09c58249fd596f3
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“Huh, ah. Well…….”e617bbf673d9548a
His attempt to 64386aae72 shrug it off 7d6f496da9 like it was 079b686b9d nothing was clumsy.0628234f7dbddb7d
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He wasn’t this 8f7d4185ba unguarded in front 09a9425472 of the nobles.1eb1060930ac3aae
“What would you do if Lilliana grew up and stabbed you in the heart?”4c38d47abee03b64
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“What?”56eb03cd9c717f5f
“She might try to take your life or do something outrageous that would disappoint you. Would you still 4d0c2c60a9 love her like 4e69eec2f5 now?”f738912055c6bbe5
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“That’s such a strange question out of nowhere.”beb9dcb9753cd523
“Wouldn’t you regret putting everything on the line for love in the past? A child and a younger d30aba48da sibling are different things, after 25480d0362 all.”e395bd6144e14ef3
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“I wouldn’t regret it. No matter what kind 7167f5c69b of wound Lilliana gives dfc0b768d1 me, I was prepared fc74466c11 the moment I came 9cc16037cc to love her. So I think 2f16222045 I can endure c6a3a33bf1 whatever comes.”02e2da3ad6b7b3f5
“You’re mature. You really are.”dbb8c3a76c69c7e0
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Marius rubbed his 5f0e32adb1 chin with his 670d379879 long fingers.911410d8e2a95308
I should’ve had that 5f5a540312 kind of love, too.90e1c1f335ce4722
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Feeling that his own shortcomings dd3f31485c had brought about the current afb72fa612 situation, his chest felt heavy.71d9e8df33ab708f
“Have you ever had a fight with Lilliana?”ec4b9b4d96c76365
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“Of course.”091556b01d0c8c87
“Really? You don’t seem f6aa02b610 like you would.”d40b479316721cd3
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“Don’t even ask. We just fought over snacks 222515ca0b recently. She refused to take f5427186d5 her medicine and only d77d114f39 wanted sweets, and I b0b7a67519 got so angry in a879816137 the moment.”5bc460d8f0af6ae1
“Not something like that, but a fight serious enough to make things awkward for a while?”c3e4f5aecbc87887
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“Do you want to make up with Edgar?”c446510db4d666e8
There’s no way she wouldn’t fd1e5e4873 know that Edgar was blatantly 8d86446986 avoiding Marius despite living in 531e6ae754 the same palace and sharing 9dfe8eee1a a room.174498a74094b927
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“I don’t know how to make up with him.”1e104e6a1c2992bf
“Why did you fight?”ca7be8b5c36b00c8
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“It wasn’t a fight… It was one-sided. I was just ad3bca0be7 in the wrong.”47db84ab3a611b13
Since Marius had returned through ed17974791 time, the wound from raising b4e5857403 Edgar until he was fifteen 4394261ecc only to be betrayed still d8fbe9e885 lingered.60fec13ddf79467e
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But Edgar was different.66208f525405c7f3
From Edgar’s perspective, the brother a4e5ea5b42 he’d gotten along with suddenly 41d3699fd1 began keeping his distance one 533a9bdf51 day, so he must have 2d687e3fd2 been deeply hurt.2bb66ce16a5e7930
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“Hah.”7026cf71e44302c8
He let out 03a3bc35e1 a heavy sigh 3f0ba9bd8f that didn’t suit cb657c96bd him and scrubbed 9bab897c93 his face with ee889a84a8 the palm of 5644bb2fd2 his hand.91d5e6b5ff528dd9
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He had kept his 737991e2c7 distance to avoid hurting 457582ce03 the child, but now b52336cc2f he had no idea c301218b24 how to reconcile with cb3a76eaf0 Edgar.ddf92dd2a95271ad
‘If it were Lilliana, her anger would ease if I played a prank on her, but Edgar is different.’8322b6962c070a57
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Edgar was a 068246135d mature and sensitive ab0f50de8e child for his c93af1d059 age.6c6ff0c8eedc9f80
So if he d4a557a476 tried to smooth 2ac4a84514 things over half-heartedly, 99056098b9 it could lead 136f5d2223 to a point 14239075cd of no return.14b4105209be859b
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As Marius remained lost, b6f855c60c unsure of what to aa8940fd8a do, Alice approached him.fb7c3684dd1b91e5
“You can make up with him, so don’t worry.”08bc04a1eb65569f
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“……Do you think it’s still possible?”83940cbce5596df5
“It is. I…….”0e5a949129b5a75a
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Alice bit her lower lip a3e431b159 hard.2f2254ec920a0b62
Unable to reveal the unspeakable a0de73fbb8 past, she shut her eyes b85abe191a tightly and changed the subject.a4956b857e5e9393
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“I wasn’t close with Lilliana from the beginning either. So it’s possible.”ae701b1bb3c597e0
At least you probably never b3f6e06895 tried to give up like 03f5c630f5 I did, so you’ll be 2ee0da6789 fine.991552a405f68e24
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But since she 2a69a4da86 kept those words d2e4e58ccb to herself, no 8164c8b0cf one heard Alice’s 23e52a8eb0 confession but Alice.66877d4d9165f0f3
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“It’s already been a month since the wedding. That woman is gradually gaining bf69399fdf control over the imperial palace—are 46bffb51fd you just going to sit 3328f20ba2 back and watch? The scholarship foundation the bc789963f8 Empress established is running f967ebd25c quite smoothly too.”f407fcea6a875537
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Count Ruman anxiously scratched d6bbe28c44 at his nail.ea3a449cae5367ad
It hadn’t even been e2e5190b05 a full month since 164e483bca Alice’s wedding, yet she 051451d5a8 was quickly solidifying her 6b2b9fb4f9 place.d0e12198af807b59
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The leadership and charisma 50110dad62 she had cultivated in 0fbc998f9f Trovancia had come to b06f2dfaea shine.0a233940a9197fb2
Because of that, the palace 325dd32eed staff no longer treated Alice a3038df7b0 recklessly.de7ddcffc909b029
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They no longer 86d1b75be7 gossiped or mocked 2bb7a469f3 the Berchio sisters be89e8ca44 or the foreign 667865b620 Empress behind their e01aa9f8c2 backs as they 1b7ff967fb had before.4d2c9966c26a5edf
But the nobles were different.9515ad65642c81f1
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With their inherent status f4fcb696d5 and power, they weren’t 29ee94d2e6 willing to accept Alice 3f49e79d45 so easily.03fa697fc24b5dd9
“We need some kind of strategy.”7edb5cdd6bcc33e4
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At Viscount Gressley’s c97d9da66d words, Duke Berg 2e5db67fc5 nodded.3d06241f196bbf04
“She may be married now, but since she hasn’t fully secured her place yet, we still have time.”f96c7ec330d0e3d4
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“I still don’t understand why His Majesty chose such a woman. Especially the way she f70f9a6598 disrupted the soul vow…… 5e0ca84eb6 He must be completely 7e8ab85896 taken with her!”e3f3404e0a0540d1
“Count Ruman. That reminds me—I’ve always d38f553316 been curious about one b908e25410 thing.”8ce3584811645d53
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“What is it, Duke?”15fb8dce86275ee3
“Regarding Her Majesty the Empress. I heard there’s only 9b6bfa5e5e an eighteen-year age gap 2b2f5c0d63 with her so-called youngest c285385136 sibling, who was born 50c0cdb0fb late?”689ffef5b70338aa
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“Eh? Yes, that’s what I heard.”aaca8adb4ce24c2b
“Wasn’t her name Lilliana? They say there’s a e4404301c2 twenty-four-year age gap between ffd7bfc923 that child and the fe95e73702 Empress’s older brother…… Isn’t 7b7f10e98e that quite an extreme 3e7e7c8675 case for a late-born e0b08dd843 child?”412ac706cf808d7a
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“I thought it was strange too. A very late birth, 2672966d01 even for a late 82bb168a29 one. But why do you ask……?”80fc24c37ff12e17
“Eighteen is old enough to have a child.”5d91f4b684a47275
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Sensing the impure 631582b3a0 implication, Viscount Gressley c6c87f7426 sided with Duke 923c905fd5 Berg.99ac86f336ef0f1f
“She should’ve been properly verified. We’ve been too d14a05e161 gentlemanly, and we 50e2291a00 didn’t realize just 024007bd9a how vile barbarians 6528a3e9c4 could be.”5348d82c8c8f8927
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What they meant was d332fea8a1 that Lilliana might actually badd1b275b be the child Alice d87a028fdf had given birth to 83f8eddad2 in secret before marriage.ff0a6ebb1ddd22a0
To others, this c85477c29c would’ve seemed laughably 6f6325c0b7 absurd, but they acb6a256cf were deadly serious.07aab628eade21b0
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Duke Berg wielded f1dc110074 significant power among 45bdd24ba9 the capital’s nobility.3c87fb38334ab778
Count Ruman, who flaunted 41e841adcf immense wealth, was the ba8cb420f3 duke’s solid right arm, bd812b4749 and Viscount Gressley was 8cc5a225fc the capital’s networking king cd97ec66ea and field operative.856e0dcc74f8d0f6
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Thus, when the b7822dd5e1 three of them 74290315ea schemed together, the 3303480c78 conspiracy snowballed, easily 6c340038b4 swallowing whatever target 161edcd78b they marked.eff8661cc3553f5b
Even last time, if 99fd797e48 Marius hadn’t stepped in 458cc5339d at the last moment 09fb778772 to add “a few 29075ed050 conditions” to Alice’s soul d2bd3846f0 vow, things would have bd3974dcc0 gone their way.c619152174cd0a56
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“Viscount Gressley. Isn’t your wife quite popular 1bf65a55b0 in society?”67d74b2210f150f2
Rumors that began dae5b824d9 with the discreet feb4c888e1 chatter of noblewomen 722c8e36dd would soon turn 2c1197adef into accepted truths, 63c3d1f9bf stirring up the 9403171912 world.819c9796550e7b47
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Eventually, it would 8514fffc08 surely lead to 3eb1687a19 political conflict.a58b96620e9e62c2
Sharing wicked smiles, they sounded c8a1c80ca9 the bell for the beginning e264d1f6de of chaos.c7ea6c5c8e293c50
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“A soulmate means your soul’s match. Someone even more precious than d7806f691d a mega best friend, someone b7235fbea7 you love so much that 5ad30ff095 your heart feels like it 1fae00eea2 could burst.”32ed46434f118792
“Huh, wha—?”797fbfb8826fb843
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I asked my big 49b794f47b sister what a soulmate 886f692648 was, and her answer a3b5a58037 left me completely flustered.02209b1157e8a923
I thought it 54206f9167 meant someone you 0279e57f7f wanted to be 34c131cfe8 friends with even 1dd5d1833c as a ghost!1ddf805d6a98f0d4
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But someone you love so 2121dc0803 much your heart feels like 0e0f80b736 bursting?021c44b8cd2c92be
Did I promise something like 9841bca68c that with Edgar?532bfd2149cfae07
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“Lilliana. Do you have a soulmate?”d177f820ec3458dd
My big sister patted my a03167c2ea head and asked.5be7d44ee8e53d24
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I shook my head vigorously.f46deaa21b73c1c9
“N-no. Nothing like that.”6348b38f0eb73c7a
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“Seems like you do. If you get 66c32a2164 caught lying, i e47db2805b will scold you 836adb2ee1 real bad.”8c7757593cde7af5
“It’s really not true!”5f5924c58445ec69
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What should I do? I promised to d30f43edcf be soulmates only 14a4584d49 with Edgar.91910719f26c596c
That means I’ll dd9157126e have to stay bef78f42cb his soulmate for 9b7344535b life, but what d4586a4094 if my real 12e254eae1 soulmate shows up 0ece3f0b50 when I grow 0c6eda3959 up?321fb60cb1b6fe03
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What if someone I d77c8ae149 love so much it 9c2465f8af makes my heart burst 4e2d47629b asks me to be 2b6fa907ef their soulmate, but I 7287e42932 can’t because the spot’s 55e474bc38 already taken……?1135c6d8b60d55b3
“Our little sister-in-law’s gonna cry, she’s gonna cry. Who did you make 9aeb9b2b4c the soulmate pact with? Won’t you tell your brother-in-law?”554013ba77e77fe2
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“No! It’s too embarrassing—wait. I mean, I didn’t! I didn’t make any kind 1fe5d7f10f of pact like that!”f0fa86c0bc7b6dd6
Marius, who had been de8162171f quietly listening to my 1d632c4dde conversation with my big a2a7582326 sister, suddenly asked.986714fa3dedde13
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I was so 4dfaf14c83 caught off guard 583c2f370b that I almost 9ecbcf0b8b answered without thinking, 684519f194 then glared at 6390008c6a Marius.2abc24ca8ab2528a
I slapped his thigh 8269713856 out of annoyance for 2a271aeb69 tricking me.1e0b4b3f02b962dd
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He didn’t seem to d2f4d778bd be in pain at e1a47161e9 all and just giggled 786e6a6b99 as he teased me.b1b1a5c071b69e58
“Then how about you and I make a pinky punch pact, little sister-in-law? Hahaha.”e72c332c4f364d21
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“You’re not my brother-in-law! You’re just an old man!”e84988dc856235c3
“You have to say brother-in-law. Lilliana.”6f9794395673100b
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My big sister 6a747f3b57 gave me a 1461e760a3 stern look, and bb64a09e9f I instinctively averted 4a5285ad89 my eyes.eb7aa892aa63ea48
Beside me, Marius grinned mischievously.e37ffb2b2cb1a2a6
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“Okay. Repeat after me. Bro-ther-in-law.”a5b3fc5ed53b7716
“…….”54532200f0cc6825
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“You have to repeat it. Bro-ther-in-law.”6cf5a3587dce62cc
“Br… br… bro… bro…… Pffffff.”7cf14593aaa30062
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Hmph. I can’t. I’ll never accept 0eb301709e that this rascal dd8abdd07c married my big 6dba1202a5 sister.5339c04e092a7447
“Pffft is fine too.”ae3d93a21dc45263
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He bared his white a7efba7867 teeth and smiled as ca4e53928f he patted my head, 8c23ad41b4 telling me not to 3b6916aa69 feel pressured.173f53417fc949b5
I looked at ca351c3f06 the invitation my 7d20c1c1d3 big sister had f49918d735 been folding.6907194445e97ac2
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“Who are you sending that to?”8290490dd0e2bbdc
“To noble ladies and young misses. I’m hosting a tea party.”dbe8a65a0fe6915d
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“Can I go too?”82cd1a83563ebd81
“Children aren’t allowed. But I’ll invite Helen instead. This time, you can eat c14870564a cookies together and draw pictures 2593f25f84 and have fun.”fd5be59c578c294b
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“Okay. Sounds good.”59829897b16d9835
I blankly watched my big 40c93ad714 sister melt sealing wax and 1175ce99b8 press a seal into it, a54f6e4444 then suddenly thought I wanted df35313e92 to send a letter with ecac165b7e such a cool seal too.61bfb087979c6877
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I couldn’t take my 6f58c35791 eyes off the sealing 08d48bb981 wax, and then my 6744c52fa5 sister suddenly turned to b2a606be55 me.5cd28e2bdbee43b5
“Lilliana. Big sister has 967ef5f33d a favor to 6219c99d5c ask. Will you hear me out?”970773cb8ce40821
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“A favor? What kind of favor?”26c15ce3afd74087
Big sister’s asking me a e3fe191e4a favor?ff9f8181ed38e2c0
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I always beg her to b5fc4e5c10 buy me this or that, 2a35f04512 but it’s rare for her 7073b8b0be to ask me something, so 8b57d838c0 my eyes sparkled.43ecd374dfbfc5d0
“Your brother-in-law wants to have fun with Edgar and you. But Edgar doesn’t want to a551967014 play with him, so could c26aea35b0 you try to convince him?”3bb6fa974204ed67
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“Hmm… What are we going to do?”399975db81c7437c
“We’re going to the circus.”9a87c75cf2c6d304
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“The circus? Gaaaasp!”e7a6be093bc220b0
I clamped my ffd03b41ec mouth shut with 7f4f878184 both hands.d9e26f9aff8804aa
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Oh my gosh! The circus!fc92a74e38a506db
My heart pounded e29d2665d8 so hard I 8b6fb0eb0d couldn’t contain it.1b4c88a0cc5959d2
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Back in Trovancha, we bfdf902121 were going to see d013e55188 the circus, but I 76db452059 couldn’t go because I 6ede215f3c almost got hit by 3663203617 a carriage.1c1a8e353111fd6d
Now the chance was finally 21269db3e6 here. But……4d58b5a202c26a15
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“If Edgar says no, then I won’t go.”f8014dafe17eb06a
If Edgar didn’t 6edbb67ff3 want to go 944c14d804 with Marius, I 6f612d6d3f wasn’t going to 25a77396fe force him.f2b685efbe885220
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And I didn’t want d242fc16fe to go to the 6c6dc26d18 circus alone with Marius 729c468070 either.beac7c0765970a5d
Even if we bicker 873557a552 every day, we’re still 461c52cb52 friends.5809a29b1e6bdddc
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