IBMILRFL – Chapter 25

Ch. 25 IBMILRFL | Chapter 25d393484997c88ddc

I left Jeremion 1114b1da17 alone in the 2dc337ec26 room and stepped 3ab67587b5 outside.d12e1b00b7e4e312

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My steps were heavy 29fa88201e as I made my d9474eab6c way to meet Liliana.ba4fc085fd40f40c

It was because of dd8de7fd69 the guilt I felt 803e43ae68 toward Jeremion.614c57fbbf2d241f

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‘Maybe I was too greedy.’d937d9d54a629efc

Earlier, overwhelmed with emotions, I fdb5ebf726 poured out all sorts of d46e2c8eef things to Jeremyon, but now eec00a2763 that I had calmed down 972100e4be a bit, I thought I 0e7f0c9850 might have gone too far.0d1d14b9c76811d8

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‘After all, the way he grew up is partly my fault.’a5d084185261c5f7

I regretted not trusting fff3990c85 Jeremyon at least once edd903ac44 and confiding in him, 4a610a11a5 but I shook my 7edb13a86d head.f1f9cdb2f5807283

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‘It’s no use regretting it now. All I have to do 0b569eadf6 is guide him properly from dc2d1be5ac now on.’43ebbdbb269c2718

That was the responsibility f5cf7326b5 I had to bear 0b4ee4ac40 as his “stepmother.”52c57174dc847185

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‘Still… I’m glad I at least have a chance to talk sincerely with Jeremyon now.’c2ee9cc21ebfb254

Before I completed my divorce 10767577dd from my husband and left 1a06c5a81c this mansion, I wanted to 00b67fe6a6 clear up the long-standing misunderstandings a5d0420d0f and emotions with Jeremyon.49b4fa18a9cea4ea

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And today was the 1977eb473c first step toward that 1fb7205f83 goal.80f37c11ef08a833

Feeling conflicted but also somewhat 6f8b66340a relieved, I continued to walk.4b65a2584a4b8981

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Before long, I c098059724 arrived at the 8a4a343199 door to the 88676cb4cc room where Lilliana 91dfafa4f2 was waiting.fed8399fba0cb168

I tried to 082fd31e34 open the door 0343891dce after composing myself, fe028ed814 but someone opened 2c586ba923 it first and 2bbd03ffc5 appeared before me.b7f801ae7455257e

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It seemed Lilliana had heard 64d383e3a6 my footsteps.ac36b5fb117c3959

“O-oh, Mother…!”5c67a79f74fabfe7

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Her face was 75fad07396 filled with worry, 580d651520 as if she 7b8b90e16a were tense about 14cecc0916 whether something bad 4ffd2b78c2 had happened between 5b795db827 Jeremyon and me.0ad101147b1e0ef0

‘I told her it wasn’t her fault earlier…’39b1e1c7dde4ebff

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But she still 830e7e67fe seemed to think 714ed768af she was the 4f2b5521e3 cause of what de3afa107c had just happened.d0c671fc2dcf9e9f

‘She really is soft-hearted.’5a794bf192ccd773

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Of course, I c97dd9ef08 couldn’t say it 032041eb4c wasn’t Lilliana’s fault 1487f22c16 at all.12579887920dd3b0

In a way, 1d57d01d18 she had deceived e0f3a169b8 both Jeremyon and c962a1863e me.f9d5ac90c07b362c

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“…”c31e83e6de8dfee3

I hadn’t realized it 86789c6819 until now, but when 702ae25ab0 I overheard the two 81b0164177 of them arguing, I 02d30981fe discovered the truth.cff9e2a603f8ec56

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I realized that 8b77093ad2 the main characters b1e36465c6 of this story 9e79d1f126 had already broken 71cbf35839 up.a97de3deffcaa301

‘She broke up with Jeremyon but pretended otherwise in front of me.’1fa2996652397366

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I didn’t feel upset or 38fe314b13 displeased about Lilliana deceiving me e908359b82 in that way. After all, I 9fe7c5fe53 was the one d879214570 who had told d1436160af her to end f7ed3fbcfa things.998d48d7d0d418d4

But Jeremyon’s perspective b9563208dd was different from 8481bc0cfb mine. His ex, who had e3929bc5e5 broken off their contractual 64c56efd2b relationship, kept visiting the db16051719 house, so it was ff4bdb781e natural for him to 40df635361 feel upset.248a9f1b4d0a6c6c

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‘Of course, just because he had reasons doesn’t justify his extreme behavior.’7888d964e86b637f

After organizing my thoughts ebdf4ce17f for a moment, I dc7c61c032 responded to Lilliana.165a871f94f57107

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“Nothing much happened. We just talked for c0549ce18d a bit. You don’t need to worry 8d82bf0154 about it. But…”ff4399de2f5f3e44

I paused and looked 6b534a873a at her.86c29c9bff840c4a

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As expected, she bit 254221c732 her lip nervously, clearly d5dab086a4 having something she wanted dae3d3bfce to say.e25efe36c1d66709

But I had 4bbfc1886b to say what edd8971e16 needed to be 8c4ae36966 said.ac03316ab5dfd215

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“Lilliana.”5bdb51ac194718fe

“Yes, Mother.”9b924b14fc27b204

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“You deceived me.”29a8dcca718d0736

“…I’m sorry.”207fac04919fd7d4

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Lilliana hung her head low. Her trembling voice clearly showed 85ab3a6edf how nervous she was.4b1135182d527e20

“Mother… I-I mean, Lady Winder. I sincerely apologize for 7a3b5edac3 deceiving and misleading you 005ff6cbe0 all this time.”327fda6bafa74743

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“Hmm.”12c97a71302ad7e1

“I know I have no right to make excuses. But I… I wanted 94c4d1387f to be closer to 0a847dc3b2 Lady Winder…”f9b727d547dd338d

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“So, you know what an excuse is.”a0484b54a5e67209

The coldness in my voice, 7371d670c6 unlike anything she had heard fc77504e11 from me before, seemed to bda23d6aa2 shock Lilliana. Her lovely blue eyes quivered.a9816823a40952a3

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“M-Mother…”37627416ab660002

Her pitiful appearance, as she b164fb1382 looked up at me, pricked ffdfa6d5b0 at my heart, but I 9d4dbfa7c2 didn’t let it show. I kept my cold demeanor.cc68e9deab9124c2

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“I understand you must have had your reasons and circumstances, Lilliana.”48ec8821085d4733

“…Yes.”11688ca5ef9d5e49

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“But those reasons don’t matter, Lilliana.”5487dbc5bfd90279

“…”7698e94e23d25c8a

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“What matters is that you deceived me.”d75128d97de06145

“J-just a moment, Mother. Please wait. Let me explain…”2b1ba917d5e80a90

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She reached out to hold 363d86a30d me, trying to say something.e179595f45e6b685

But when our eyes met, 94a2cc3ac5 she immediately closed her mouth. It seemed she could 7fde87b1a0 sense the clear difference 9051948850 in my gaze compared d1cbe764e6 to before.292767b3d705727e

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She bit her lip tightly.c0dd7fa233eb0953

Although I didn’t hear 0e730ce912 her out, it wasn’t 523fada58c hard to guess why 7eada461ee she had acted that 1237d8426e way.ee6ae4588007c803

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‘She must’ve liked me.’c075c69dcc6831a1

Normally, someone wouldn’t go so 74f6e3a1d7 far as to lie just bfe87ad935 to get closer to their 41c07468ce former prospective mother-in-law, but…0f59c3f5f9545da8

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Lilliana, both in the bca13d4540 original story and now, 71f77077b4 had an attachment issue. Once she set 213e18f762 her mind on 511860c709 someone, she couldn’t 79044d014c stay detached and bfff4ee03f would do whatever ce21894e2f she could to 9225d8c1c6 get closer to aaa420c308 that person.0f27732520637574

In the original story, that 8a282e2672 person was Jeremyon, but this 817252bbac time, it turned out to 56a1c8bfcb be me.a165cb63fe142cf2

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‘And of course, it’s because of my actions.’25366b5f25757a5a

Under the guise of af8adf125b making her break up 83cd75197d with Jeremyon, I had 4db85decd6 shown her too much a39d5eda17 kindness.d90364e78eb6c4c5

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Even when I wanted 167ade08b3 to act cold, her 830a399566 pretty face made it 991dfbb52b difficult.b51779239eb2506e

Even though she 72449f6a29 kept clinging to 936abe1189 me despite my fd8e6f9e7e harsh words, I c8d5a4f809 found her adorable.93d86836aaebc3da

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I knew I had 8deb070da8 to be stern with c5781c8537 her, but I failed 415caae6c3 every time.5c1ff14ea6866284

I only pretended to e7e3029754 dislike her with my a1fdd0951d words, while unknowingly pouring 77efe9e8e4 my affection onto her.c9a4eb4f26333f92

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So, Lilliana must have realized 2924579c3b by now that I didn’t 7cb18c4da2 truly dislike her but rather 64721a0767 liked her.0de788806e5a0ab1

‘It’s not strange for her to crave affection from me.’d3c01d588742c80d

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Knowing all this, 022d543d03 I had been c8e1d866c6 too complacent.e7f1ec82a03025a2

Maybe, deep down, efc66d12e5 my desire to 228d4c3237 grow closer to cc17a354b3 my favorite character e0a62ea5ee had manifested unconsciously.01182b0b7252312a

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‘It’s my fault that things have come to this…’66aed3e7b2053fab

If I were 50d59952d8 just an ordinary c4dc82e179 person, this might 89e26420cc not have been a210208d23 such a big 59871ba599 issue.74f5cdebf639a50e

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After all, to cc223e3d0f think that my 28ee0628a8 favorite character liked a7edf7a9cd me this much 514ce215f7 — if I dd4a0e389c looked at it c02942088f simply, I should 8cc60c5451 be grateful.8e29c31f9441aa3e

‘But… I’m not just anyone. I’m Vanessa Winder.’819239ff532df5b4

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The empire’s most notorious villainess.5bbc280c4ea8a89a

I wouldn’t have earned 3c06d0bc23 such a nickname if 14b2e10a96 I had merely caused 190c3a0724 a few troubles.7c33b0fb2b44c007

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Over the years, I c2a07c92be had eliminated my enemies 42c83a66ee in various ways. As a result, there were 26e8092a35 many who hated me.015997894bc3d28c

Assassination attempts became a7b5daf98e a common occurrence. Many, aside from Zitmin, 7248113577 had aimed for my 4b61f93cf8 life.99b9bf65890955e9

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There was even a time 474de1ae81 when I consumed poison and 61eab986cb fell into a comatose state 67925baed3 for several days.41fa91544b8d271a

‘Thankfully, the amount I ingested wasn’t enough to kill me…’acf88c6b6913e703

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Since then, I developed a 3fd24fcc11 habit of throwing wine bottles 1e02fa7cf1 — to make it harder d9e21aad90 for assassins to predict which 33657b4f44 wine I would drink.f19d60d1d9359c8a

I also avoided wearing the e14e912d48 same clothes frequently. If someone thought I favored 35024e776f a particular outfit, who knows 14eb590640 what they might do to ebb3cb6d40 it.7d3ec1ebb68d02e5

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‘If Lilliana stays by my side, she may end up facing similar dangers.’99e38e60600f5291

For now, it’s dbdd866e78 fine because we 1f30136593 haven’t gone out ab6eeb7251 much together, but caafea3c9b if we continue fb151469f4 to grow closer, 85257bfe54 my enemies will b9feb53b93 soon catch on.ced8465d22343a3a

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They’ll realize that 5999db3cc9 they can use 38dff743e8 Lilliana to threaten d0377c415f me.2f6a18cdb5ffc008

I didn’t want that.0cfead23a1c17bdc

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Moreover…1dd9978c3086b0e9

‘I don’t want Lilliana to be subjected to the harsh stares of others like I am.’323742ad02b87add

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If she stays close 5766a18290 to me, Lilliana might db8c09f99d also face the same 0b628a0a97 prejudices I do.276ab30151476bae

The stares filled with f135b03053 hatred and envy hurt 2a7bcdedf3 more than one would cff3ae7717 think… I didn’t want 5bb0b059d3 Lilliana to experience that.266592647fdc60e3

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So, I had a463983d93 no choice but 44aaa5c62d to push her e9f60598b4 away.ce65bdb62635e9dd

“M-Mother…”d70a0fcb8d126564

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Lilliana muttered helplessly, but I 40b9c35a6e simply said what I needed 2952473024 to say.7d324ead435f30a9

If I continued 07492252d0 this conversation any e1ddc5910a longer, I felt a00d60f2e1 I wouldn’t be 4e6e217e99 able to push 85bf1e407b her away.fdf2a93642299917

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“Your wrist seems to be better now. A servant will escort you 0a5c821e68 back to the mansion.”1c749fd1ce9785fb

With a slight gesture, the 645c2aa827 servant, understanding my cue, approached 0af138bf9b and guided Lilliana out the 6c29750bff door.7536e6e98333f782

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As I watched her leave, 5bd471834e I said what would likely 68c17aa4a3 be my final words to ca5eeb0ae6 her.8bc87ab24edb5c1f

“Take care. And…”db69d04c6ec021dc

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“…”fd044cc0e8d46a65

“I hope we never see each other again.”749c995562bdada1

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I hammered in the fda42fcc4a final nail on our 0dc871b29c relationship.46aac2a03532cb9c

“P-Please… Mother… Please don’t say such things…”398f118dd4e36db2

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Lilliana, now collapsed on the bff0915f3b ground, began to shed thick 19d4d7631b tears.c1fb2e791cfaea21

Unable to bear the sight 2362274365 of her despair, I turned 23d0952b01 away.57f99d0b5a5d0f14

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It hurt, but I had a84699890b no choice. This was the best decision e9ec168803 I could make for her.ecb154e7fe325e46

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