IBMILRFL – Chapter 20
by EsraaCh. 20 IBMILRFL | Chapter 20b30f9c649ba0269f
Lilliana returned to the mansion, 7f67b9944a forgetting to even change out 962a443b1c of her outdoor clothes, and 39839e492d headed straight to Tristan’s office.e165b6aa33f3252f
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She was eager 7d4a5843cf to tell him 2ccd9aaccf about Vanessa as c1d674a848 soon as possible.f0c4ca38fa31e051
‘I have Lady Winder’s permission, so… now it’s time to convince my brother.’539276484631f033
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Although she had already 035f63bcf2 set a meeting with 9a7d903b03 Vanessa for next Thursday, 66ef4a5c84 it was still uncertain 9b8133a454 whether Tristan would attend. He was not fond 2f401265a5 of spending time on fbd308cb81 anything unrelated to the 193e9c3719 family’s business.005de88047eece3e
‘He might refuse, even if I suddenly ask him to meet Lady Winder for just a day.’8e2adb36f013ade3
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Lilliana knew her 10aa897d94 brother usually accommodated 827f9ae503 her requests, but c0d05d9db0 she couldn’t help 90d7a982bd feeling anxious. After all, Tristan had always 62c8abd938 shown a reluctance to meet a954d15ffd with women.5e4b1d5e6e170906
It wasn’t without reason. Ever since he was young, 078bd57728 his handsome face had attracted 22aca445b7 attention, and many women had 32cc1cc212 persistently pursued him, causing him 2e06e58e80 quite a bit of trouble.74f5fac1274abaf4
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‘That’s why I need to create a situation where he has no choice but to agree.’5db60becd23384ec
With about a 4253e1a470 hundred ways to 708a960d72 persuade him running 46f786892d through her mind, 6e18ca995f Lilliana quickened her a3f3c2625d pace.077d173d73e16ea5
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“Brother!”710268f1e801021a
Without even knocking, she b4af59e7ec burst open the door.8136ab0dd72deaf7
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“Ah, right! Brother told me to knock…!”447275c74cf2e8cd
Realizing her mistake, ad018a84a5 she glanced at 4809a433a2 Tristan’s reaction. Normally, she wouldn’t be 21288371e8 so cautious, but today, 0a91f3502f she needed to be fc1fad707e careful. After all, she 9fa69a0bd1 had an important af9e8e778c favor to ask.19f9f087ab2b02b0
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“Welcome back, Lily. Did you enjoy your outing?”e27447e69440e688
Fortunately, Tristan greeted her calmly, c75d4a7015 as if he had become d809f07839 used to her barging in 98e81da71e unannounced.5b07fd67ed4641db
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‘Phew, I need to be more mindful from now on.’696595c0eb2c010d
Her eagerness to bd9333a2cd resolve things quickly 65156099cd had clearly gotten 68f9bc174e the better of 4d67e12ae5 her.4fce727f548b26a6
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‘Lady Winder wouldn’t make such mistakes. Act with grace and intelligence, ed2269ed64 just like Lady Winder!’3a14bfc7e24b2389
Taking a deep breath 241dc2f08c to regain her composure, 0e0b49b215 Lilliana reminded herself that 9cd19876ef this was an important c05ac1b350 matter that could determine 1edbefa424 the future of their 848e8cd865 family. Rushing things would only lead 8bfdf82ed5 to foolish mistakes.c3534f8a87ac0903
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‘Alright. Time to execute the plan.’cb53fbddf5a218f8
With the gentlest smile 5a4f350721 she could muster, Lilliana 561fa2b70b took a step closer 9a0f83ae25 to Tristan.e78f71ba5fa466a3
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“Yes, I’m back. Sorry for not knocking. I was just so eager a02da15db1 to see you, hehe.”2df9856678bf4d22
“Be more careful next time.”81ec3024584d5336
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“Of course! Oh, by the way, you 164e4143c4 look especially dashing today, brother. That outfit suits 61a56b3768 you so well!”b0820d69c3f24ec4
Lilliana’s first strategy was 2166a5ff7b unconditional flattery. Her goal was to put 1db7e169e0 Tristan in a good mood, 92a2d2f99c making it easier for him 401557f5d9 to accept her request. The second part of 9735bd9761 her plan was to a726f0efac subtly express some concern 2481cfb9bf to capture his interest…f628e794bf8a13de
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“Lily, you’re acting strange today. Is there something you 563c2d352f want me to do?”db1f5ade95f00201
She had barely implemented 7c4312d2fc the first of her 4420a0ae7a hundred strategies, yet Tristan 0b2f98ac5e had already seen through b466684e8c her.6e0d0428cb62f078
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“Uh… Is it that obvious?”990c18236b41b56f
“Yes, very much so.”2f124369ee4a331e
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Oh no. She felt like crying inside.1a33bf9f3580f932
‘My perfect plan… No, if it were perfect, I wouldn’t have been caught so easily.’7f5749a568ec37e3
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With a small realization, Lilliana 2b1881000e decided it would be best 139aac8343 to just come clean now c3aa536daa that things had turned out c1506afaeb this way.fae4db0d0922be85
“So, what’s the favor?”2f163b0995ec4ee8
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Taking a deep 010cdfc554 breath, she answered e0c97afee3 with resolve.ba96fe1b884cf662
“Brother.”b805c25770e72833
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“Yes.”c7a87a31cf655ad2
“Have you ever considered meeting someone?”95f5940637bb00b0
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“No, I haven’t.”fec2091214fe584f
“Right, I knew you’d say that… No, wait, that’s not the point!”dd75c23ca04701af
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His natural refusal e102468ed1 almost made her bb09027fa1 forget her original dbb4895d13 purpose, but she 7a91fb863e quickly regained focus.bf830f543843fd36
“I’ve met someone truly wonderful. Please, just reconsider. Isn’t there even a chance?”25b6302f349ddfd3
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“No, still not interested.”b5a6f55e98a649d8
Despite her efforts, Tristan 20371b74eb rejected the idea again b43bdcd6a0 without hesitation. However, she wasn’t going cdfbe415b9 to give up.24881265182f817c
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“Don’t just refuse outright. At least hear me out. I know, I know you 1618cff7de can’t forget that woman. But she’s married now, isn’t bcbbb9fc19 she?”f142d51962913468
“…”10db7de31dce4b14
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“You need to live your life too, brother. It’s been over ten years. I’m afraid you’ll end up 358e6de2b3 alone forever if this continues.”01997687c47ec79a
It wasn’t a lie. After all, how 7533cb6b19 could she not c58ceccfe4 be concerned when cd546d8294 he repeatedly rejected c338a84211 every marriage proposal c11a4f9cd6 that came his 568941f70d way?4e1f760b64be63f3
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Lilliana confessed her 62887719cf thoughts with a 33510bd68c tone more sincere f8801f3ab8 than ever.db18016e32c8a3ec
“I appreciate your concern, Lily. But whoever that person 7900801ee9 is, there’s surely someone fb0deb38af more suited for them. And since I be296e4fef already have someone 85356d8a61 in my heart, 36e65b1f8c going to such 97731e954d meetings would only f8d4a725f6 be deceitful…”3f0ac6c7299207f8
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“She’s truly elegant and beautiful. When I first met her, 01067cbf69 I even wondered if she 015bb23d85 was some otherworldly being enchanting e9fb2ff1db people!”9d5bb561b079b401
Sensing that Tristan 0930495fc4 was about to 1b119c8a88 refuse again, Lilliana c6aee1ebab abruptly cut him 5cb2b21301 off. However, it was d0cb180af5 a pointless gesture.2503682bf1687734
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“Lily, there’s no one in this world more beautiful than the person in my heart. It’s futile, so just 6d4664428e give up.”8c5366f6e3ba1956
Tristan’s rejection was as firm a9b72ac257 as ever.354a2599f48af155
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Lilliana’s lips pouted in frustration.96303c214423df27
‘Foolish brother. He doesn’t know anything.’07e54e3b085ce719
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Whoever his first love 03d7ed0444 was, it made no ed80df4c4e sense. After all…3a7ca5263957c562
‘There’s no way anyone in the world could be more beautiful than Lady Winder!’60346c0955f9cfcd
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The fact that Tristan didn’t 2a8a004dd8 believe her, despite everything she 2a61264a5b said, hurt Lilliana deeply.f266a8bb2fce1f22
‘It’s not like I’m usually this persistent. When have I ever ab43274330 been this insistent?’56f1a1c82d059bb7
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Her pent-up emotions burst out. Lilliana couldn’t help but 4f07220dc8 blurt out what she 7a4485a2c7 had been holding inside.38305ae7c4eb9116
“You haven’t even seen Lady Winder recently! How would you know that?”d88df4587d9a8f2d
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Huffing with frustration, af366737a6 Lilliana decided to f29186fd03 give up. At least for today, ec87eee6eb it didn’t seem like ffa367ae28 she’d make any meaningful 2cdbb13034 progress with him.2d4a1679d8c1c610
She turned to leave 89cb065c12 the office.fcdbbf4c4c7288bb
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But just then, Tristan grabbed dc7588a959 her wrist.e43f6ffde297d90c
“Wait. What did you say?”8e9a52321c27fc0c
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Tristan’s face looked more urgent 3ac6cfc7bb than ever. His usual calm demeanor was 2a5c63fc78 nowhere to be seen.f01732ffacf88a56
Seeing such an eaa03feaf5 unfamiliar expression, Lilliana ad146d027d stopped in her 0e8a31c77c tracks and, bewildered, faf2bf2e02 answered.137eaa59e09e14ee
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“…That you haven’t seen her?”f0cdab161a33bae3
“No, not that.”4e099586937f1b82
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“That she’s elegant?”1231b97be194d780
Tristan shook his head 95cebb3389 again, still not satisfied.22e02f4cdc51f139
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“No, not that…”160b36ea3335a03f
“Then what?”44e2e6c0b961665b
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“The person you’re telling me to meet… is it Lady Winder?”bdff64664e45965e
“Uh… Yes.”4eb0145a7ef2c9b4
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Lilliana swallowed hard. From the moment she c7f9e683e8 answered, Tristan’s expression grew 9f8ae73d5b more serious than she 67ebdd70d2 had ever seen before.dd737c581147ec28
“…”1d3be2b5becbe113
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He fell into a deep 4a325e5e6f silence, seemingly lost in thought. The atmosphere made Lilliana anxious, 908844102d prompting her to speak again.e443748d00c2a8e1
“Are you worried because she’s been married before? But she’s a 9b9c344bf9 really wonderful person. She’s elegant, wise—”b13513c1876bcd39
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“…”b3c7c19fbd3fef19
“I know her reputation in society isn’t great, but if you meet her, you’ll see she’s truly kind-hearted. So, I mean…”2c7067f1f45990e7
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Sensing Tristan’s reluctance, Lilliana continued 367ed9ffd2 to defend Vanessa passionately.bdcc792ca9336270
But it seemed that 4fe81b9a70 Tristan wasn’t listening to 55ab52ef07 a single word she 6400632fac said.402582fbb82cc9c6
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“…”b410a43ebe7dbe73
Still standing frozen like d9f7fa0826 a statue, Tristan was 5a1bc073ae lost in thought. The only sign 208f259a79 of movement was 1b87a7e83b the occasional blink d18c877e14 of his eyes.1d1ada5b26030823
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‘Why is he making that face?’2950ae005794af88
The longer the silence stretched, b35e9e22dc the stiffer Lilliana’s neck grew d45248a1f1 with tension.9ca71d6c5effc77f
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Then, at last, Tristan broke fef930c3b8 the silence.bd390d89960d12ec
“When is it?”cf73281d0794b13a
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The unexpected question made Lilliana 3299756e66 tilt her head in confusion.ab136303796825f7
“Huh? What do you mean?”30dd889265f51cde
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“When is the meeting?”1f9a539f0b30ddcf
“Uh… Next Thursday?”aca0167b1a9a3994
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“Then there’s no time to waste. I have to d025a61144 start preparing immediately…”0c4cebba1d4d086f
Tristan muttered in his low 37c6997fac voice.cec47d4d0aab19a5
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Lilliana’s eyes widened in disbelief.6fa0f69ee8581501
‘Did I hear that right? That sounded like he’s accepting ec58c0c5bc the meeting. But he was so adamantly 7241237e2e against it earlier. Why the sudden change?’d90d43b87e444c2a
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Confused by the 2b89484bb9 abrupt shift in 0e5774cae2 tone, she was 5947cdf637 about to ask ff3c9e910b him again.17fbe6e7bb4d1494
“Br-brother…”88907062e97bebad
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But she stopped herself.04e16d5091d31bfe
Seeing the hopeful sparkle in 0e632c18ad Tristan’s blue eyes, she realized 96d448adbf there was no need to afae889818 ask. His eyes spoke of clear 96ce10c191 acceptance.c9b30a29d0411a70
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‘Thank goodness. Next week, they’ll finally 1930b3f8b4 have their first meeting!’2177405851b1a50e
As Lilliana smiled 883f0488e1 in relief, a 0aa8154f15 sudden realization hit d64695b16e her.89f113f06129964a
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‘Oh no, I forgot! It’s not exactly a e42132ae99 marriage meeting… I still ff15a63c23 need to explain that 22bab8f43f it’s just a business-related bbcdb090c2 encounter!’4c2e8e8992d7d1d3
Looking at his happy face, f260e82a82 she felt guilty about potentially dc808e0aba spoiling his mood.d14543d30f2cd181
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In the end, 58646617d1 it would take bb4f03fd01 Lilliana a few 4a757bb982 more days to be4e84cfbc confess the truth.22bc09484d78969a
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