IBMILRFL – Chapter 18

Ch. 18 IBMILRFL | Chapter 18383089072905cfdb

“Hmm…”b50c79d9ae2871c6

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Sitting at my b36cf193ad desk, I sighed 074bc3fd98 with a frown.560e04e959afa49a

Today was Monday.59cd91ce71050d41

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In other words, df2f241a0b it was the 1e8bd42bdd day scheduled for 085200d108 the second bridal 93c4af0fd9 lesson with Lilliana.c4a6f0bec8b6ae03

Normally, I would wait d2a22201bf in the drawing room a08a13eb78 when I had an e5f69583c2 appointment, but today, I 5d0f5aac2f was spending time in 6bd09f2d88 my workshop instead.44ca1e3f0e827e57

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‘Lilliana was supposed to come here anyway.’d272f1532b50f07f

Although I called it a d0502c06b9 workshop, what I mainly did bec1ecfa08 in this space was embroidery, 4cb4bdfc8b one of the hobbies I’d 6892d9e0c4 had since childhood.220f11eb71b9bdf1

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But what was in front dc4431d030 of me now wasn’t thread a18e5eaf8a and needles.aab3b8b0332d60d1

“Ugh…”a24f55a03e93c165

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I sighed in frustration.4f07a72ca238d57e

The reason I was 2c9fdb57c9 so troubled was because 30c1e93684 of my business plan.ad9cda45d66ce375

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Since the day e9f061b218 the false accusation a6246db6f8 that I had 7cdf5fa4a1 killed my husband a973360198 was cleared, I 946a07b729 had been brainstorming 91225dd81e ideas for a b0d4ef356a fashion-related business whenever de848407b5 I had free aaf7b1e72d time.a3b46b456549b373

It had been a dream 9f94663b16 of mine since I was dc0d7e1d85 young, and it was also 8790c34ad2 to grow the funds I 8fcef65835 had.afe8408fa2232939

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‘I should at least start my own business before leaving Winder.’b184fe45c6efedec

That was how 660aa49584 it began, but 5ec4722834 things weren’t going 1bde95ef6b as smoothly as e511242e42 I had hoped.42f75d5af4008468

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‘The business idea is fine. But the problem ffc1582a2f is that it’s b358ec3f68 hard to get 444845677d the necessary materials.’7883132022666695

To be precise, what I 364a1c7b1f had in mind wasn’t a 37cfc22f8c fashion item, but perfume.2d30221e3350d855

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I wanted to try making 40f176d502 fragrances and needed to procure 8bc2fec0b6 various ingredients, but so many 25f9c992ca were difficult to find in fdbf17ea78 the empire.92f07d8d527d5580

In fact, in the empire, 3b49c6d4e5 they only occasionally used scented a69be5aa60 oils, and the concept of e15dddcf8c perfume didn’t really exist. So, it wasn’t completely 6bf957c866 unreasonable, but it was 7ebdb993f7 still frustrating.03080c24f84f396f

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Even in such a situation, 66996b08d4 I kept putting in the 99cad021ba effort.276a37ede8da1478

I had done b25d348e16 extensive research and 87398f99f8 managed to gather acda62ed1e various ingredients that 778c81caec could be found 4b518f03c0 nearby, and I 194b26e175 had even processed 6dd48f5474 them into fragrance 6fdc659cea materials.b5123f107b3c78fb

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‘Honestly, with just this, I could probably make dozens of perfumes.’a9b56dbfe45625b4

However, I was still e80ff37289 hung up on the 31f8e2d705 rare ingredients that could 16982d65f3 only be found in 7326ae0d05 the East.f2c87f945710435d

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I tried contacting f60afe3ba2 families involved in b7c64256da imports to see a629698d4a if they could 9976699395 acquire them, but 222594453a it was difficult.a92cfa5bae88bbd2

I couldn’t import them 1f91cc8085 myself either. The Winder family 9bd706f697 had no knowledge 21b5b5bdf3 of trade.67d712cc9a142414

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Moreover, the current war 3eaeebfaf2 between the Kingdom of 73d9a1295e Chelais and the Kingdom a17b1072de of Meliden, which lay e85894edf7 between the empire and 701e0e95ed the East, made the 70d8170776 situation even worse.f5b73dc377d03451

‘Right now, there’s no concept of synthesizing fragrances, so without the original materials, there’s no way to replicate the scents…’85bc1cad539a7301

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I was doodling e0cb016b8f aimlessly on some 588f449d95 paper, lost in e1a5aa7800 thought, when someone 77f063d89a knocked on the 7a21b73ebe door.ae4a3f58d40edced

I had forgotten, but when 07d1d53e14 I checked the time, it d37d6fce45 was already time for my 4b9aafb132 appointment with Lilliana.2775839a54929f24

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‘Liliana’s already here!’b45f49088b8d5fcd

I stood up, forgetting a3de58ae12 to put away the 53ccb376ef papers.946f9801388d6cbf

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And, as usual, I 1904104cce put on a stern 9af1bf970f expression.2dceda65d840001c

“Alright, come in.”5a68868097a85ab6

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The one who entered e0f027a3dc was, as expected, Lilliana.4d6be79b7ae38b10

“Mother! Did you have 81678fd67f a good weekend?”cb07e4f904b0b6da

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Her cheerful greeting 5c983ae2ea was met with b51e67236c a face that 0bd07a57af looked less tired e441f452cb than a few d540903d60 days ago, though b67f53de6f there were still 2a471f66ba faint dark circles 6591fd9912 under her eyes.ac404dbb975b6587

‘Did she not sleep well again?’efb71284be9c6a20

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At this point, 4a4b3b0b0b I was beginning b45ce26d45 to worry about e666b1f4d8 her health. I called to 9d56484cfd the servant outside.d47b3a82a96b7236

“Bring us some refreshments and lemon tea.”c5837d4db20c23fc

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“Yes, ma’am. I’ll bring them right away.”2a823c7d59b8b5f2

After a brief wait, 42ba1f5702 we had a short 3ffa69736d tea time together.efdba7c7624965f1

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Fortunately, after drinking the lemon 891880d385 tea, Lilliana’s expression looked much 44768b47a5 brighter.7391d3a3b5314f56

With a radiant smile, 63bf6a2aa9 she spoke to me.2f93e3e7ae9090da

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“I’m so sorry for causing you worry. But thanks to your care, de9e6c83a3 all my fatigue is gone! As expected, you’re 84f63e1218 the best, Mother!”a042e5cd09d4cc3c

“Hmph, don’t be mistaken. I just wanted some tea 828295485d myself. Anyway, enough of that. Let’s begin the lesson.”90ff4c2daede05db

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“Yes, Mother!”1e1a8f55e33eac49

With an energetic reply, 6b673bb84b Lilliana clenched her hands.a3453e2e0019c65e

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So, just like she did 75e13e4a87 during the tea ceremony, she a5c659c5b3 planned to excel in today’s 25b800837b lesson.b4d5ecb6fdcd1d36

No, it didn’t stop there. To be honest, she had ec2e211713 even entertained some rather presumptuous 0da41488e3 fantasies.491a4f005207bb4e

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‘If I embroider something pretty on this handkerchief… perhaps Mother might actually use it?’45d8070147b3929b

Vanessa walking around with a 18b014bda8 handkerchief embroidered by her own 47cc329e2e hands.fd58d7f35b4f00ce

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Just the thought of 230df714a4 it made Lilliana’s heart 49e4964e5e swell with excitement, and 600aee09dc she eagerly set to 672f26a1a7 work on her embroidery.b8ed11b506e67a82

‘If it’s something that would suit Mother, it has to be a grand butterfly and some flowers. Yes, I’ll embroider two flowers f9afb5a2be and a butterfly!’98fa429ad2519fcc

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She carefully selected a deep b0d97634ac purple thread and started stitching 848d5000d3 the flowers. She even added some 398478ba45 details in red.b38a4c1c49606edd

‘Perfect! The flowers are done. Now I just need to 3de805d16d finish the butterfly!’2d5a32c96550ceeb

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Thanks to her full concentration, 50d83d61cf the embroidery, though still in 819f011909 its early stages, looked fairly cc80f5f203 decent.388c6e40a24d9b5b

Lilliana smiled proudly and 3e18429617 glanced at Vanessa beside ed4c9af78a her.01387457c7cd6b0c

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But she soon regretted it.1903a893389ceed9

‘…This can’t be real. What is that?’f8f9b51c9431d28b

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On the handkerchief in front 4b2918eeb6 of Vanessa was an unbelievably f0caf5aadb beautiful lily of the valley.8c6cb5b3e9d05c93

The details were so intricate f30425645f and the texture so lifelike e139a68e0d that for a moment, Lilliana 964e4a419e almost mistook it for a 1c592d9071 real flower rather than embroidery.6616a24dbdf425e2

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‘Of course, Mother… is skilled at this as well!’97dcd3ea8575f893

Well, it was only natural.4ceddd17f70d715c

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After all, who was she? None other than Vanessa Winder 082e23c4e6 herself.4e21e72252957e2f

Lilliana’s admiration overflowed 53553f4fdc for a moment, 8c815c6272 but mere seconds d8adf8898d later, she felt dd9ede565d utterly dejected.6dad40fa104241d8

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Her own work looked so 340e7926cf pitiful in comparison.c2b2a9e04b615760

‘…How foolish of me. As if something 72eae95bbb like this would 7e949315e5 ever meet Mother’s c30b4ea7f8 standards.’0b4d4e87f245a030

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Embarrassed by her earlier pride, 679320d052 Lilliana hung her head low.1f2826297e83fda1

‘Still, maybe if I finish it, it won’t be too bad?’d78d8756a071ec5b

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Holding onto a 942c55c3c7 shred of hope, 684814aa2d she resumed her c05e89c6c2 work and embroidered 9a3fb6e8c4 the butterfly as 4b92808ea8 planned, adding some eb8992858c additional decorations here 45155be9f5 and there. However, no matter d0e7a8e697 how she looked 4a400b7f25 at it, the ad3ecb1f38 embroidery still seemed fbfcb6ec78 pitiful in her 58ce1ea8e7 eyes.f19a7feaa918f82c

‘I want to start over from the beginning. But even if I 7441216c56 do, will it make e697f4eaa7 any difference…?’46ef8276b4fa1b72

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It seemed that no 2eaf70a3bb matter how hard she fa1d6d22bb tried, her skills weren’t 33615b1377 enough to create something d00574edbb Vanessa would be satisfied 0be338970e with.6cbdc732aa23cbb7

Just as she sighed in adaebdbcfc frustration, Vanessa rose from her b8a5a66e90 seat and approached her.b4740fd5edaeea3e

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Lilliana hurriedly tried c0a9563c98 to cover her 66cd9dd49b embroidery with her b598d5e177 hands.7122bbd7e40595c7

“I-I’m sorry! I’ll throw it dd98dcbb99 away and start b5ab3fd53b over…”dc16cf319a557fa3

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“Tsk! What’s this nonsense 9476f1bb06 about throwing it 2b0413a43b away? Move your hands.”fbfd0c2e7aae8e1e

Vanessa gently brushed de7a7ab194 aside Lilliana’s delicate faab4597f0 hands, revealing the bc18db39f1 pitiful embroidery in 638bd3fc27 full view.f9160573ff33a46c

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Lilliana, feeling even e566e91360 more discouraged, tightly f8cdb3b1d5 shut her eyes.fb8a5f2445eba521

‘I’m sorry, Brother. You went through all the fb3bab5f37 trouble to find me a 3aed2dd8f4 teacher… and I ended up af65cd05d6 disgracing our family!’198de508ae3c4a31

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Remembering Tristan’s encouraging words to 3b169345d6 uphold the family’s honor, Lilliana f9fd18b601 felt like bursting into tears.f6550dcfb2e8397b

And then, at that moment…9a8fdd2be1eddb71

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“What on earth is this? It’s a mess, just an 8f847bb9dc utter mess.”ebf6c859536fd95f

Vanessa’s sharp critique 1ca653c4e6 reached her ears.775fed81760b6a3f

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‘…I knew it. I expected this.’fc51b5d38a6d17e5

Biting her lip 03f7b2ee66 in disappointment, Lilliana cd60801366 braced herself for c5c96b9bb5 more harsh words.354bdb4d3e2a6407

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“This is so embarrassing, I can’t let anyone else see it. It seems I have 6714336058 no choice. I’ll have to take 0e0faff352 this handkerchief myself.”d409c396df365e2d

Wait, what?a53c010383313243

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Lilliana heard something she 7d1fea1baa didn’t expect at all.c24c8351a970ed69

“M-Mother…?”6389aca39af32a20

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She opened her eyes 438941b165 in confusion, and there b6a43e2856 she saw Vanessa gently 53a9e2f161 folding the handkerchief and d0157bb588 placing it inside a ef8f8f2361 box.c7e07d320ab44f91

“What, do you have a problem with me taking it?”db5791c9c772dd37

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Vanessa pressed her, almost aggressively.e2bc5883bb00ecc6

It was only then that 651b4b3a1f Lilliana began to understand the 8676319e7d situation.a208a7bfce0f8602

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‘Could it be… did Mother actually like my embroidery?’d6d557907fffacb6

Filled with cautious hope, 557572719e Lilliana’s blue eyes regained 207a98cc5f a bit of confidence.82f47fe524f2a9ff

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That’s when it hit her. The Vanessa translation 4a81f490ff filter in her 0b8c0fe899 mind, which had 73922f47e7 temporarily shut down 94e847c84b due to her 9b4a46ea3a nerves, kicked back 88bb4bd700 into gear.242920e9a8e0a57a

‘She said it was a mess earlier, didn’t she?’089921c60235d0b1

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The filter translated the ec68be9fcd words properly this time.2db70dd87e2100b4

‘Could that have meant… she was telling me she liked it and that I should have more confidence?’bfb0b99d24ea388b

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Realizing Vanessa’s true intentions, Lilliana fa04f48132 felt a wave of relief.e66b058de359dc54

“No, Mother! Of course, I don’t mind. I’m truly, truly grateful. I’ll keep improving so 814ab6941d I can make something b703fedb92 that will please you 3dbcafa928 even more!”6db85295acfa01fe

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“Hmph, still saying strange things. Well, anyway, let’s continue d7c2e84ece with the lesson.”de812d570b6d6354

“Yes! Absolutely!”7b0b793712fe2aa1

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Lilliana knew her ea49ed2762 skills were lacking.9f725032177cb469

But instead of 37ef362fd0 scolding her, Vanessa 6fab1decc9 had offered encouragement.cc6a0785595a8d1b

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‘I was so worried about showing her my clumsy work… but Lady Winder even accepts my shortcomings.’353fbd4749e9f2e9

The truth was, while 59ec51222f Lilliana admired Vanessa, she 34eb6155f2 also feared her.dc9f3b88d24bd63b

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She had been afraid that dfa7c362a9 if she kept showing her 38785d8fba inadequacies, like she had done 9bbf77b516 at the boutique, Vanessa might 13b610bed0 eventually be disappointed in her.e54f3e8251c6b84d

But today, Lilliana realized b8c78678a3 she no longer needed be684d2299 to harbor such fears.dd71b1d352cbed00

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At least now she 3e6d08cd8a was certain that the f868eafa4a person she admired so 25026cebe9 much-Vanessa Winder-would never abandon e968b61d72 her for such a 9b222ae259 reason.51f45db7f8047b0c

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