IBMILRFL – Chapter 24
by EsraaCh. 24 IBMILRFL | Chapter 24258ebd3fcf6b17df
Standing in the e7c1860efc middle of the 6c78d2b8ba scattered pasta on 1f437bb315 the floor, Jeremion 8e496b02ab cupped his reddened 046be8c4f9 cheek with his 8697c8a244 hand.f68e1521a3fb83cf
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He looked around as 0bc530d42d if trying to make 4d423852b8 sense of the situation. After a few seconds, 0d6cd14ece he finally realized what a412d439be had struck his cheek, dfe8860438 and with a bewildered 4466cbedc3 expression, he looked at d88633a2af me.856dc51baa9f34eb
“Mother, what are you doing…?”28d78c7fa77085f0
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“What do you mean, what am I doing? That’s exactly what I c3888951ad should be asking you. Do you even 8997e2de67 realize what you’ve 0e2c11970e just done?”720f0656cd109b0d
As my sharp 9edcb9c65f voice cut him d595650b49 off, his dark ddec0b27ca eyes wavered uncertainly.6c864f2cc34da02f
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Of course, it wasn’t only 679b3c2e25 Jeremyon who was startled by 85c9ea05ef the situation.e595e1570435407e
Lilliana, who had 776d4d2d23 been standing next ebc0e39ffc to him, also e07f2d599f looked shocked.3b5bdd32f104e10c
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As I glared fiercely at 50c8e1baf0 Jeremyon, Lilliana intervened.586ba38258517a0d
“Uh, Mother…! P-please, just a moment. I think there’s been 6e1d5e06fa a misunderstanding. I… I was the 0baf95c3a9 one who caused all 625508ffa5 this.”e95c8cb9c4c6bb4e
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“……”0b332cd4c001fc4e
“Jeremyon was just making a rightful complaint. I was the 6d050e5eeb one who broke ec28717f36 our agreement first…”c8610d827cc7fa12
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Lilliana’s eyes were filled with e9d16501cd guilt, as if she hadn’t 9b40b569af expected things to escalate this 29a929890b way. She seemed to believe 1fb9ff5a03 that it was entirely 98258ccb1e her fault that Jeremyon 42db9b0f1b had been slapped by de3f6f617e me.98398ee3ec10509e
But she was mistaken.b4f19ff863b444a3
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‘Yes, it’s infuriating that Jeremyon hurt Lilliana’s wrist. Of course, it’s a 8013ff9d70 maddening situation. But…’6254b235677b9c80
The reason I slapped Jeremyon 20f4d5cae1 wasn’t simply because he tormented 035f5d0348 my favorite.aa9437549ec4fd6b
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I spoke calmly e73801779f to Lilliana, who f57882c800 was trying to 847354065a calm me down.ef33c9262a50b5e0
“Lilliana, stay out of this. This is a matter between 4075506637 Jeremyon and me.”5f7908a58482315f
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“Uh, Mother… I can’t just…”83120e7209178078
Usually, she listened 1858f36f64 to me without e6774f192b protest, but now 4a0b976aa3 she showed no 35eef26e58 signs of stepping f12719f1cd back. It seemed she believed 8f78fafa0f it was her responsibility cc919b0d2e to resolve the situation.27df75d84bfbd01e
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I sighed and a32fc6eae9 called the servant b25d6a8b9f who was waiting be00cc40b6 outside.897f57c645409968
“Benjamin, take Lady Locke out. Make sure her wrist is f6f2a1f937 treated properly.”fb45559718d5643a
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“Yes, ma’am. I will carry out 85b218f1ce your orders. Lady Locke, please follow me af3b52f68f this way.”73cc273734e95c62
Though he said “please,” the 7ac854e4e6 servant essentially escorted Lilliana out d608a32d38 by force.1def03992c77c5d2
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“Uh, Mother! Please wait! The Count must have had 1fa0907443 a reason for what he 2c403b46f8 did…”2bebfad958294c02
“Just go quietly. This isn’t just about you. This is a family matter.”60d970cb5f464961
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Until the very end, fdb039557d Lilliana tried to defend 29298f0d47 Jeremyon, but I paid a95adbffc8 no attention to her. Explanations were meaningless at this 922535d94d point.439628859685a79d
At last, only 3155e37c53 Jeremyon and I cbed0d80bc remained in the 7f87fe9b6d room.db70ba79081a32df
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The once noisy 872f8c7a29 space was now 90a713e8e4 filled with silence.0c80d74ff8775ab9
Jeremyon was the f06da01bd1 one to break c5c18d291f the quiet.4af623ef83383987
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“What exactly is your intention here? After forcing me e8ba16f3ec to break up 2a7f659deb with my lover, 6c2322e359 now you flaunt 7971326099 your closeness in 7d3e3b11cd front of me. And even now, 01adcee12d you continue to d67c5bf374 defend Lilliana.”ab930eb82f7f05a7
“……”4f73fd8b6fa4a13f
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“Mother, I am just as frustrated as you are. Ever since I found out fa89291b6c that you weren’t the one 861ed32b76 who killed Father, I’ve been 9d94a8a154 consumed with guilt. I thought, perhaps, I had f4eb6f1a63 misunderstood you. I tried to 2152539529 understand you in 317b4e783a every possible way, 3d6a82061f but the more eebbaa0562 I tried, the cd746d01e9 more lost I 272cd75051 became.”992441b93ac54d8e
Jeremyon, clearly overwhelmed, poured 85edee40c1 out his words without dad9c2b2a9 pause. But before I answered, I 39d5eb9595 had something I needed to 71fb05309d say as well.ddf32992ba7a5cc8
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“Before I answer your questions, let me ask you one thing.”01ac58ea86c6894f
“……Yes.”73f1413a833dac81
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“Have you ever once considered how I’ve felt raising you over the past seven years?”8d02e90442fbc0f4
“……”98fcd7204a1b94d9
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As expected, Jeremyon’s 1bbb611993 expression hardened, as 58951336ba if the thought 128ab08afd had never crossed 0e0b5cc823 his mind.599d0102b132d09f
“You seem to think I dislike you, but that’s not true. I’ve been on your side, 808bc31841 every single day, from the 1f4ca6a433 very beginning.”147a3c9fec324971
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“After tormenting me with all kinds of cruelty, how can you say something so ridiculous?”804c4cb7f6e5235e
Jeremyon frowned as if 9bda1ebab5 he had heard something 08cc5ab0dd completely nonsensical. But every word I b7beaba445 spoke was the truth.1a3114fb64d5e0b6
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Though I often d827a958a4 cursed his temperament 576e800d8d inwardly, that didn’t 032267c990 mean I hated 9ff99447ac him.c60031d08332906f
‘On the contrary, I… genuinely cared for Jeremyon.’71b1c31386e5bf7b
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A marriage that 7f9dd14552 had been nothing 3bb43a00b7 more than a 142807b453 sale. And with it, I was 17783a3519 handed a sixteen-year-old stepson.50a05d2607378c32
Some might have seen him 6ea31f8a21 as nothing but a thorn 02f719a320 in their side… but I dfe50a9e96 didn’t.bc8abe6219f15b21
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From the moment 9b2a171069 I first met b8383c6cf0 Jeremyon, I had ae3a2ac130 resolved to become 0d0b5dfeae his family.22b280ef063fb07d
A small body db6cf16432 compared to his 027ad45468 peers.64a676a7f8da656f
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Though he tried to stand 458e49a559 tall, his gaze was still 777297e1b1 filled with hesitation.e01fd85fa1f943bf
Despite it being e8198b27cf our first meeting, 646ffde958 Jeremyon was worried 4bc1a6261c whether I would 9280d65adc hate him. It had happened to 3bf09086c0 him many times before.b0121cd6383de65b
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And something about that felt e8c3d098d0 familiar.b3e150018140e7b6
Young Jeremyon reminded me of 835b232fa6 myself during my time in 98299c4c44 the Kingdom of Onz. Especially in how cf79653aea we both busily d53310e90b tried to read fc7a3d4123 the room because 460a9a9f78 we had no 273c662abc power to hold 66499cc5bd onto.3dac83cf07ae5130
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‘This child… is like me.’1eba76d830164580
It was just a 4414eb2bac fleeting observation, but I bb53fca430 felt a sense of b49d875066 kinship.57fd98ea3d60a63f
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I hoped this child’s life c2439b48ba would be different from mine.e60bdd20ee542eca
My life had crumbled because 7af146fe70 I had no power, but 25130ba370 I hoped this child wouldn’t 574e12d7ab face the same fate.63c2faa1192cf2e7
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‘I want to be family to Jeremyon.’ad8eb66f1eb441a0
Even if I couldn’t 11fd85c797 act as a mother a8d70fac0f due to the small 2d2b8ee7ca age difference… at the d72889daef very least, I decided 2030c7f346 to treat him sincerely, 972192c893 like an older sister.8eabd2b6ca6c7b60
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However, my resolve was meaningless. The very next 88777c6891 day, after the 66a14d9f9e wedding, Count Winder 35f284441d had died.ea7ad13773547911
After taking a moment 31057596bf to compose myself, I 775c0b91c9 continued our conversation.809ad6e36072bb5d
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“From the day my husband died, you kept accusing me of being a murderer. I didn’t resent you for 6d83dc81e7 it. You were only sixteen c69c6833c5 and immature back then… 813285de3a But, Jeremyon.”c705cf82007bcb05
“Yes…”5f5b3be4983f4c86
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“If you were in my situation, how do you think you would have acted?”16ca43f8d018ecb4
Jeremyon fell silent 0662680b02 as if he abe80c95e5 was lost in 0571bdb62c thought.5b93a35809a979cf
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“No matter how much you hated me, I was your only guardian. Even if we f1424b63b7 weren’t bound by 5bed48baf5 blood, I had b3d9ea9128 the duty to 0d925e60b1 protect and take df6ff2956d care of you.”d14e99ba623247ae
“…Ah.”68d726c21b7a2f56
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“After everything I’ve said, you must have some idea by now.”45e6d57f42825d1d
As expected, Jeremyon seemed 57bc7be813 to recall the past, 9504b13597 reflecting on it. Watching him, I too 4b36c3c8fb became lost in my 8a0e5860d2 thoughts.c52ed41e1d82e12e
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‘…It’s been seven years, yet it still feels so vivid.’a4081adeed668f75
Being the sole guardian 8980bcb3af of a child who 97ae34fcad despised me was truly 80be5ffb52 a cruel ordeal.3b1ac9c3e3eef534
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Even when I wanted to 47a2fe8bcd do something for Jeremyon, he 306a4a59c6 always misinterpreted my actions.d0f06d314d695492
‘Of course, it was a natural reaction.’cc093707aa75716d
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How could the son, still 98897b340b reeling from the shock of 1ee3affee8 his father’s death, accept care eea987ae6a from a woman he believed 0b031664a0 to be the murderer?63fd2b971026a937
So, I had to approach 759e0c4460 things differently.325f60d03ca12cd9
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When Jeremyon sank into 3fef51beaf despair, skipping meals for 5660fd7c56 days, I resorted to 45ceb115b2 extreme measures, forcing him a4d8c791da into the dining room.ac4a7ec11c4c7d7b
I provoked his sense c3b8afda2d of revenge when he 6fff018fc4 lost interest in life a0b9527556 and studies.9e6d52a125bdbff0
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I wanted him to cbfc394b60 grow into a smart 0ff77a8bb9 adult, even if it e1c9536760 was to one day de81514ca3 drive me away.c76b132a2801f3f5
Looking back, it was a 62da9ea740 risky approach.2d1712d3fcf27413
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After all, in the dba0aada0b original story, Vanessa Winder 62e6b243c6 ultimately met her death 0dd74ee2d0 at Jeremion’s hands.cfdf280c91f37472
‘But at that time, it was the best I could do.’4b9600132e07c998
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I was only twenty-two then.9c81045c025a71f5
Legally an adult, but 141db5d925 with little life experience 708731e3b1 and not nearly wise f369e93bb5 enough.b114e54da108a5ea
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The only thing I could 07c228960e do back then was play 1a4132f4d1 the role of a villain, 90fc77962c to raise Jeremyon into a 9f12d4d11b respectable adult.041833882f38abb0
I even dealt 7b178ba9e4 with the wicked 36fb8431e2 people who were 799795e22e after our family’s 76b9c803c4 wealth and power.9f67d9f12a001230
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To the outside b58f6c042f world, I might 43ed7a5641 have appeared as 58b67d8021 the villainous woman dfbe2bf2a7 of the century, 344808157e but as long 7e50feb4aa as Jeremyon’s grew d99bff5c67 up safely, I d9aa61cd4f was satisfied.4da3ea5586f570d0
‘I thought I had no regrets about that choice, but…’68410e3a53f85163
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Though I had tried hard 476dbdcc68 to keep my emotions in 7db3c2a921 check, my voice wavered as 3bb33adb67 I felt a surge of 36efd39475 emotion.ca52ee7c2e25943c
“For your sake, I dirtied my hands countless times. No matter how 68690c5377 much you treated 67e6e7b8af me as if 835939977c I were crazy, 77167ac68b I repeated to ee4cb2734a myself that as dc605337fd long as you d493d3da7a grew up well, f3e905ad04 I’d be satisfied 9a4c406fa1 as long as ec8739a129 your life turned eee5832081 out different from 0d85878ca5 mine.”cd43495cf764f7b4
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“…”52508206c206a0c7
“But now… you’ve grown into a pathetic adult who resorts to violence.”d49af0cedd47747b
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Jeremyon didn’t respond. He simply stared blankly at 70f51617f9 me, his black eyes filled 79428aeb2e with complex emotions.8b04ca45bd353662
‘I hope he is reflecting.’4761a8a6237df4e2
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I waited for a b1b1562cdf moment, giving Jeremyon the 4f303098cd chance to speak.89cc05795bdc2dce
However, it seemed that my fbbe9c24eb recounting of the past had b3e615bdfc left him deeply shaken. He clenched and 2b7f47282e unclenched his fists 50a791f1dc repeatedly.c66b4a7195cd7bb9
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Realizing it would be 814c20279e best to leave him a20c8365e5 alone, I decided to 016a2454bc step away.6a8f7db78c75f7cf
“I’ve said all I needed to say. And… I apologize for what 209b9bdded I did regarding Lilliana. I disturbed your ac0daa6420 peace of mind.”c66fff3cafd06904
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“…”f19081efd57cafa7
“I’ll also make sure to put an end to my relationship with that child.”08846b6789918bd2
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“…Yes.”f29e2f4835e3e1ae
Leaving Jeremyon, who responded with 0da37e1513 a small voice, I exited fdf8c78405 the room.83195d379e239251
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‘Now… it’s time to meet Lilliana.’780b0f7b0ee5d204
For some reason, bcf0ae348c my legs felt 1278659e5e unusually heavy today, 96ba825d5c perhaps due to 16b0a398bb the burden on eafa51cce0 my heart.192d8e49fb9f6faa
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