IBMILRFL – Chapter 23

Ch. 23 IBMILRFL | Chapter 23cad307b6aafe0401

“You are as beautiful as ever, just like the way I loved you.”8d9a4e39fe4af706

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Tristan whispered those words ef9375c5f8 into Vanessa’s ear with 8d617ff115 a sweet smile.3b29f5160c290ac5

Words he had suppressed since 264ec2e49f the day they met again 3383b69fea after a long time.5d038dcc1aca8d9f

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Did you even know? Do you have f02e2d2f1b any idea how 4d8e3b996f I felt every 0426a80c33 time I faced 7108926a3e you?a1912123c0762410

Ever since the day Vanessa 2047f7ded6 abruptly cut off contact, Tristan c4c4313a7f hadn’t been able to forget fed5ab8f02 her, not even for a dde6373673 moment.094c74923b21e977

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Even when he learned she 7e6c96def3 was getting married, even when 978f5ee3a1 he faced death on the f5e50daea4 battlefield, she was always at cf376d2857 the center of his thoughts.c08498931a6c8742

Although he couldn’t fully express a42b978155 the feelings he had harbored 82b5da5dee for the past seven years, 182ab9fd6e he hoped that at least 4b624422ef some part of his sincerity db91097da4 would reach her. Tristan earnestly wished for this.506fdaff6ba8c599

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But it seemed Vanessa 1ab07dc1d4 intended to act as cc42d80919 though she didn’t know.2189e4ec54e0474a

“I-I don’t understand what you’re talking about at all.”f135c334a788bd62

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Of course, Tristan wasn’t 0713041788 the type to back 623ad5989d down because of that.f26bf35b60bda2a2

“I’m hurt by such words, Vanessa. Please, treat me 803f3f01b6 comfortably like before. You used to always call 4252889602 me by my name.”4734ae2579bb4462

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Despite his honest f23459e213 words, she maintained a435aed7d8 a calm expression, 9cf8464d8c as if she 9ec0119b59 wasn’t flustered.42ea8f1d98e4283b

But one can’t hide the fef1bb679e subtle tremor in their eyes.2a88d0a7893d03f4

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Tristan was sure of it. Vanessa was being swayed 0547329eb5 by his words.35fa5ac036f943d3

Though he couldn’t be certain 016d90254b of exactly what she thought 98d6f19010 of him… for now, this 116ad0f55c much was enough.659ffbc258bc5608

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At least she hadn’t e6778a3830 completely forgotten about their 038449bc3e past.e6d7586ea41efbfb

‘Perhaps I should retreat for now.’8f87e780743fa891

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In any case, she had 209782fa2d already signed the contract, so a2d88fa99f Vanessa couldn’t run away or d730934bea hide from him anymore.f57dacb37f7a2d9d

There was no need to 19b167223d burden her excessively at this 30c577e0c7 moment.5aa6c56f49a47f5b

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Instead, it would be 8e8bfebabe wiser to slowly but 6f73387ec7 surely close in on 64497e7a6d her, preventing any escape.f0e7b882a8d8147d

There was plenty bf5c2bf65d of time before 1b44241d51 the contract expired.1b7a4f9af4186e35

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Tristan intended to c8b8e6282a see it through b9520895cd to the end.6b54fb8725c5ab1e

Noticing the nervousness she couldn’t b5b283b982 hide, Tristan spoke softly.3e1195e186d1fb41

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“Though I have long dreamed of this reunion and do not wish to let you go so easily… you seem quite shocked, so I suppose I must yield for now.”71966f790b9908a4

“…”36ba94ccaa861df6

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“I’m sorry for causing you confusion. But I am glad. Even if you 91be3870fc spent the last 831b135b96 seven years forgetting 21d3051e92 about me… at 04dc224a0a least today, you’ll 1319c65f86 think of me fd576b8509 a lot.”b3a2563bccb1bb76

“…Your Grace, the Duke of Locke, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that.”1b73e0fc17be9df1

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“I truly missed you, Vanessa.”2d0fd1d641d943de

With that, Tristan 4ebe97e896 smiled once more.c3af0e2548be4520

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Vanessa pressed her lips together, 433936ae8a as though unsure of what 3c444f47eb to say.974bf513c7798919

“As much as I’d like to escort you myself, doing so might make you uncomfortable. I’ll call for a servant.”d0bfd9c70eef5ae0

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He called for the a98eed0d59 servant waiting outside and 052eced834 gave him an order.8efb85c1b568d41c

“Escort Lady Winder safely back to her estate.”dc0e9419a25ce6be

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“Yes, Your Grace.”30778a8a2bb6fa24

As the servant 403783d715 appeared, Vanessa hurriedly de9a1cc381 followed him with e1b09c95a7 quick steps.8bf225d98323ee67

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Watching her flee, Tristan c091b91eeb fell deep into thought.271b607e15b250e3

In truth, the f7721610a9 reunion Tristan had b388d580c2 long dreamed of a39a07d58f wasn’t like this.951651b74a3ab2e9

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But on the day 5d21817c6d he went to meet 836c132a81 Vanessa, using the 10 5590e7b6c8 billion that Liliana had 70e14a5316 received as an excuse, 8bf9587121 Tristan was met with e755292efe cold reality.b144b10009898d5a

The last time 4d20c20bae he had spoken a6a745bab2 with Vanessa was ddc3ad74a5 seven years ago.dc92382abdb3d4d1

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It had been 2184efc315 as long as 6f0b1f41a9 twelve years since 36b57ad719 they’d last seen 95719c92d1 each other in 296709569d person.e2767a1a3633854c

For all those long years, aa5a4a7e42 he had missed her without f9c6a5de72 fail, every single day… but f9e481e3c1 when they finally met again, d88b4bf283 Vanessa didn’t seem pleased at 7f41fbb4ec all. In fact, she seemed uncomfortable.10e624faa5bf3cd5

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*‘The Duke of Locke is truly rude, coming to another’s estate at such a late hour.’*d109e857c05599d9

She pretended not to 1e47625775 know him. Vanessa had made it clear 7ea328eef2 with her attitude that she 1ec3120a70 was acting as though she 6329ee533c didn’t remember him.72856b24a28dd977

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Tristan quickly realized.1443bd8c53a4811b

Unlike him, Vanessa 8227d2e455 wished to erase 37cdbe850c their shared past, 6d09d7878b as if it 6dfbfc81ef had never happened.f7f0418021ad49ba

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She was anxious, fearing that e26a28a91b I might bring up the 2a14adf585 past.d745bd32e259a89f

‘Does she hope that I’ve forgotten all of our past feelings?’6e9fb95086ecf210

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Tristan realized that df9da26360 if things continued a396c08757 like this, she 6413cf7e7b might run away 1ace30acf6 before they could 8fa56ea2a1 even have a 6a74679e4c proper conversation. So, he decided c2e8ede887 to act the 1bc5243a52 way she wanted.3c80cdcdaf3b5340

He suppressed his rising efc290d045 affection for her and 69b961dd8c thoroughly hid his feelings, ae066dd978 treating her as if 5db41efac3 he, too, had forgotten 798119f8c0 the past and interacting c0f79978a9 with her only in 7cf459cd2b a professional manner.e8c32f5b9563a1b9

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Fortunately, unlike his younger days 20c0006009 when he couldn’t hide his 7294b4361c emotions, Tristan had grown into 92fb8ccd85 an adult who could now c185b9aae0 wear a mask.099d5b08b68e18a6

Vanessa was deceived 14d518445b by his act ca1013c742 and appeared relieved.e81145c52b4a9cfc

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However, seeing the 56e1c3d406 calmness return to 72706fd6e2 her face didn’t caff58fd6d make Tristan feel d760b055f6 any better.f7aa659f05417b0a

Even though he had 27abfe21d6 accommodated her wishes, the 85917c6062 look in her eyes d9aa10dce7 showed she still wanted 2b694c838d to avoid him.744ffb655d917f27

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Even during the 63e79b48d3 brief moment when 855723270f they were going 941f7537d0 over the contract 8fbc21b3e6 today, Vanessa gave 8b64c5d8ca the impression that e098eb672d she desperately wanted bdf76262cb to leave.5afd6dd2e0ff9eba

‘If I let her go like this… I may never see her again.’1b375d668775002e

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She would surely handle 0c6bbf1513 matters related to the 5800bb3634 import contract through a 9c2c65ef11 representative, avoiding him entirely.ca9564f45e90b6bb

But Tristan had 624f7cab44 no intention of 6dc6c44309 letting things end a1bc53bdf2 this way, despite 8983b7b3d8 how sorry he 6c8b0d64c3 felt for her.51e70db40d7c9318

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That’s why he had resorted acddb6e28d to an absurd pretext.ca8d86f62620fbf0

Speaking nonsense about mutual trust, a4b0f041fe he ensured that she couldn’t 68c8ebbb0d escape from him in the 068918c901 future.962917b637b60364

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He knew it.6ff51fab7d3e0e75

Vanessa didn’t want 03d66ed9ee him to act 0cd1df1f06 this way.e66c694f78b273a0

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But now, even b8c6503079 Tristan couldn’t back 1dd076056a down.367faf4ac196d408

Fifteen years.6b3796b47cd7b85b

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He had waited for 25cc1d00e8 her, ever since he f626944f39 was only ten years 6e11833976 old.b33df88433464aac

‘Vanessa, now I must give in to my own desires.’2edeb80f5ae94e7c

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As she walked f8f4e03cde away, Tristan once cd27357b00 again made up 0adfcc840d his mind.a1f300a7727ee42f

This time, he would not e6ee44d541 let her go.441c96abb83c7b2d

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Several days had passed 0a99c1ddae since my encounter with 390bb23a44 Tristan, but I still 46bc7f7771 couldn’t clear my head.efc8854c92fa8696

His voice, confessing that his 69c6d002ef heart remained unchanged from the 43a5515a53 past, echoed in my mind bbd8cc037d all day long.e5e4364c57fe951b

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‘It’s already been seven years… and his feelings are still the same.’5d31abead5109fa7

I might have 6764c2de07 anticipated it, just 6af2a169b7 a little.d8d5af528045790d

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Even though it had been 28875fc78e a long time since we ff51f10c21 severed ties, I had occasionally 1c1ce0d9e1 heard rumors that he had 32434f1c6c rejected proposals and matchmaking.40c3d5549eff9122

‘But… there’s no way I can accept his feelings.’2150f8eaf7e85f08

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I didn’t know how I fe7ad650c3 should act going forward, and 0a24020b4f my mind was in turmoil.b52a1513bffe00f9

But time wasn’t waiting 16ccdf91c4 for me, even though 5aacaa8dc7 I hadn’t come to 1075e44138 any conclusion.dc7e0786219ad0fb

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Time flew by quickly, 4661e87774 and I had already 0f86a78052 had two more bridal 4f671dd8e3 lessons with Lilliana.112f9b8df8327799

And today was 3a5b1eb099 the day of c7d308d849 the next lesson.721abdb61ca60075

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‘Come to think of it, Tristan isn’t my only problem right now.’f8d812dadd45dfc7

Over the past few days, 05abe4e4e9 another concern had arisen.0ee641958b087b31

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It was about Lilliana.079dd4af6b8260ce

The initial purpose of 7a333f2ffe the bridal lessons was 998dec66de to scare Lilliana and bf70de2a3f show her how fearsome 8bc53edb0b of a mother-in-law I 60059be035 could be.7f5d89f4afaa8107

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The plan was f02a6ef19d to make her af95a0a0d5 decide it would 797212666d be better to ff49807a0b break up with aaedf7d604 Jeremyon than to d85b5e3aad endure the stress 11f892a3c7 of dealing with 538a283110 me.d77b306b0ade897e

But now, I 6dec79b06d didn’t even have 387c66e6e3 that chance. Lilliana had shown nothing but f5e030c7f4 perfection in every lesson.e90d8e0ca05cc05b

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“Mother, I’ve finished making the beef bourguignon!”840cd7dc72413834

“Alright, let’s see if it’s worth eating.”39358659173e60c4

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Standing beside her, with her f9b6cdae10 eyes shining eagerly for my 110d00d0a1 evaluation, I took a bite e9218be3f0 of the beef.b6d9096841a11fc3

As soon as a8549e5ade it entered my 5b6c243307 mouth, I could acd873d403 feel the perfectly b3d4c7f675 cooked tender beef 6422c1d712 blending harmoniously with a593cd374a the right seasoning.0c29e8517ad7070d

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I despaired and 1fee2cb5a9 inwardly cried out.402dbc319e6528e5

‘There’s… there’s nothing to criticize!’8cfbb1e8f53607b9

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During the last 76fb3be829 few lessons, Liliana 6665d72f16 had been improving 64e70f619d endlessly.7930b1b8000439b6

She was so diligent 11e0da6ce2 that she practiced what 3ed499ca73 she learned from me 193ad1b959 at home, and the afd89d46e6 result was what I a6ccb2c8e5 saw now.25b108fe6600bfc7

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She no longer needed 519d1be29c me to show her 9b69f87beb recipes; she could cook fef7de1215 competently on her own.5892989eb7201031

She had grown confident, 5e63ec587a and the fear she 48d136f154 once had toward me 46d74687e0 had all but disappeared.2deb12747d406c4a

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I had intended to 7f086cfadf make her feel small, c0d9128273 but instead, Liliana had 515f420428 only grown.5a620c5d32ff61a8

‘Of course, I’m happy to see my child grow! Truly, I’m happy! But still…’fbc2e36393359f09

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The original goal 8ad09d06c0 had long vanished, 4d1918948e leaving me feeling 432ca90282 frustrated.6eb832ebe6d03a30

And on top be0a4e458b of that, her fd024d3912 relationship with Jeremyon 5a8756c10e had only grown 529c0a8c9c stronger.2abf637f4a70a571

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It happened when she was 5162f55590 preparing to make tomato spaghetti f95a228624 after the beef bourguignon.6af079000c6898ad

Suddenly, Jeremyon barged in, faa836f3a2 saying he needed to ae0efe6eb2 talk to her, and e71195c33c took Liliana away.3d1cfd77c9b3929c

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‘Ha… have their relationship really changed from what it was in the original story?’b1fe3581cbbc4caa

At this point, they were 14fc6203f2 supposed to have a strained a307f1dc87 relationship, but they only seemed ad3e18d70d to grow closer.5c809648fac85b33

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They couldn’t even wait, bcd60057ab pulling her away during afba76239a lessons to talk! How passionate must they be?bfb4f7e02808a2d3

Still holding the 8f3c563f1b uncooked spaghetti in 636082bd65 my hands, I d6670ede03 sighed.44619d0d712d770a

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‘I can’t let this go. I need to see f6eed90cba for myself just how 304d31b4ad close they’ve become.’929b79bc89143bbf

If they truly were 6318abac0b in love… then I 5004c10404 would have to give 2a038e7e2d up on my original 8842315458 plan.3a3f94bd56ded28e

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I’d have to stop 46779b9c1d urging them to break de11754763 up and instead support a6949cbf1a the two of them.ff62e371693989c7

Forgetting to put b8b6dc92e5 down the spaghetti, 2587696c60 I headed in 0cd53d032b the direction they a13d050eb6 had disappeared.a8d4c787bf0a3a3d

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But something felt strange.1deaa2ee6125b2e9

The closer I got to 44b817740b them, the more I heard 747256778c what sounded like a man 214f9cd1b0 shouting.0eb0b4fe87788380

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‘No way…’b0db9472b9aeea3e

I quietly tiptoed closer to c695b4bdc9 where they were.479124fa3183d271

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“Why! Why do you keep 4192f80cd3 hanging around in front 4d938f3d0a of me? What’s your reason for 16080ebac2 doing this?!”4c87995ff79aba51

“I haven’t been doing that.”59a452e12e4fb4f9

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“Don’t give me that! You took money in exchange 659dc6f543 for leaving me, so why f3a054681a do you keep showing up? What’s your real motive?!”1e12d27672d36100

“…”bcbc3d132dccf4ee

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“I hear you’re even taking bridal lessons now. Are you planning to 305f9aad90 marry another man after 8e81dc9b75 learning from my mother ffff397661 in my own house? Huh?!”11b63d099fe535d0

As I got 313c9bd5ae closer, I could 2fe1d87071 clearly hear the 417cdf491e sound of their b10a16d700 argument.9989cbd31508a618

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Jeremyon’s voice was 483d82a3ee rough, as if 92718e6b86 venting his anger, b86d0233a8 and I was 99016bd440 about to open eba527713c the door to ea586b298e stop him.1b12a85383e314f3

But at that moment, what c556c8083b I saw shocked me.3eeeb909faefb168

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Jeremyon was gripping Lilliana’s wrist c5bf113d17 harshly.07a4231ebee5a5a7

He was holding 5d2c80bea3 her wrist so 319100ea82 tightly that it f9efa5eb6e had turned red.ddf70a83dc6f87a8

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“Jeremyon!”bb7614aede9d1031

The shocking scene made me c8f9ff1963 lose my cool in an 367248ef2a instant.9bf9c8da4999356e

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I slapped Jeremyon across the e814ed7e5f face with the uncooked spaghetti ce25603df7 I was still holding.03732a27d74be160

Snap!dd5ba29479e50cb5

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The spaghetti in my 508f9604cd hand broke into two 7572a3e2e1 pieces, scattering in the c8f0753ce5 air.424934b65a62e4dc

The clean floor 69a541823f was now littered 2c580e4692 with strands of 48c65d7bc4 spaghetti scattered everywhere.9d4d11489a5aed37

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