IBMILRFL – Chapter 28
by EsraaCh. 28 IBMILRFL | Chapter 286fb47a7fd7bedd29
Before he knew it, e8a6dc403d Lilliana had left, and 098f149379 Jeremyon was alone in 9fe7aa9037 the parlor.c30eb4e0a4343140
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“…Why did I even do that?” he muttered, pressing his fingers to his forehead in confusion. His mind was replaying his bba96788c9 recent conversation with Lilliana.f886f85b437fe121
Her response to his proposal c278a4c3e7 to restart their contract relationship 5e01b1b9cd had been unexpectedly a rejection.380ae87c098e3ead
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“Thank you, Jeremyon. But… I think a7950263e6 I have to e0b4c49377 decline.”2e0b29116ddcf40c
“Why? What are you worried about? I told you, I don’t 02f7968aa5 need anything in return. You can just use me.”dd7d42d41283461f
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It was a simple fact. If Lilliana became his lover, ccf9b6b220 even if only on the 4aab2ab23b surface, Vanessa would no longer 9e5e7bd0f6 be able to ignore her. Despite their current strained relationship, d2292b8d5a Vanessa couldn’t continue to shun b7b0f02b44 someone who might become her 128cf0045b future daughter-in-law.39c37f3525fa34f5
Jeremyon had subconsciously 5c318c7dda assumed that Lilliana b21ad5a9b8 would accept his fd15330888 proposal without question.f68cb2aefdfe6141
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But to refuse?b562da5b6b9adcc0
Seeing his puzzled 7862f09ab0 expression, Lilliana had 58c715d08e spoken cautiously.cef1682041812d45
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“It’s not that. I understand it’s 270495b394 a tempting offer 789fe5fe70 for me. But… if I’m not 65839736e7 careful, I could end a896292626 up deceiving your mother ebc9b81567 again.”9c679bd96280be50
Her slender frame trembled.ea674454008f90ac
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“I don’t want to disappoint her anymore. If she comes to 39cd5c6ac4 hate me… I…”04529a71cc066c06
Her blue eyes 7bbb73b98b filled with sorrow 14b3ca58aa at the mere c9ba8de8a1 thought of it.0025b3524f733ac4
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Jeremyon, who usually considered himself 9a8f26292f indifferent to other people’s emotions, d77f499f8b found it difficult to watch 1595a47fc4 her like that. Acting on impulse, he spoke 4c3c7a0da0 again.cb40701887c8b6d3
“Then forget all that talk about a relationship. Tomorrow at 11, I’ll come fa0fd2b41f to pick you up.”0175eaa2fdcf7588
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“Wh-what do you mean, pick me up? I already said I’m rejecting 302a19b2f6 the contract relationship…”a584fff6c6a64c51
“What you’re saying is, as long as you don’t deceive my mother, it’s fine, right? Tomorrow, let’s go da956e0567 on a date. The day after that, 850ea94653 and the day after 1516154e55 that. Even just doing 84b9f83207 that will make 42c38b96eb my mother notice c29781d3c9 you again.”5d839fd55addc5b0
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“But that would still be deceiving her…!”cdd13f02ed3f8bdc
“Who says we can only spend time together if we’re lovers?”3a929811b89e24e8
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“That’s true, but…”2dffb96bbbe42677
Lilliana’s gaze wavered.f993efddf73ddb1c
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Even if they 70031bb767 didn’t call it e7fca68066 a relationship, just 6ce2e20c11 the sight of cccc0ae2b9 her repeatedly being 2435f745d1 with Jeremyon would 15246fdcd3 surely draw Vanessa’s dc73eb204e attention back to 0daa8858b7 her. It wouldn’t be 809356ea15 deception since they c8aad99a7c weren’t labeling it dc0fcead88 as romance, only f0b4222fed creating a small 75a7a8fb64 opportunity to restore bb15142967 the connection between 906f4556bc Vanessa and Lilliana.008e3227e687afc9
“I’ll help you, Lilliana. I’ll help you 6aa1f158d5 get close to 173c921fcc my mother again.”253e1ce85711a43f
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He gave her 6e24c2d14b a slight, relaxed 74f18d61a2 smile.4e6c365d6dc982b9
“So, show up tomorrow. I promise you’ll have a 4c81986aef good day.”ef63bf436cf0a921
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Though it wasn’t 4b450b6b26 a direct demand, c96db280ca it was clear 25c1e74cec Lilliana felt pressured, b8454f7e62 and she eventually 56e9fc8ab7 nodded.75aac69c5b9e9266
Her tear-filled eyes ff1bd7d40e now showed a c103d5b9ba faint hint of 1fbe900019 hope. It seemed she was f1ab698680 happy at the possibility b9e727dfe0 of reconnecting with Vanessa.4d4e9b793fe11bf8
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Jeremyon felt his chest 9f79d0dfcc loosen a little from 08bcc2c580 the tightness he had 53dc2f0049 been feeling all day.810cca636e2fa54d
Why he felt aaa3c51a0c that way upon 6a59e3dc7a seeing Lilliana’s face, b91ae69b38 he couldn’t explain.c4ed59065c76805c
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“Thank you for today. Even though I caused 8e783f0527 you all this trouble,” 38d2e7efe7 she had said, her 0f936b1913 gratitude making Jeremyon feel af570d9855 oddly self-conscious. In response, he 4bc7a1c532 only gave her b97e233870 a small nod 6d1d1be7a3 instead of words.a38d10816b60cad5
After that, Lilliana 357a0611bc had returned to 400d75f4bf Locke.e2d116d778e46b1e
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Unlike when she had first dc6cfc0cc6 entered, her expression was now b2d8c6b7bf lighter, as though a weight bc444de4cd had been lifted.6665750743f8133c
Jeremyon, left alone 7879391f8d in the parlor, b494049aad was left feeling 75d6afefce confused.31e57d5a14c420b5
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‘Why did I say that?’76c18c27aa157675
Now that Lilliana was 26ffc24f44 gone, his mind, which dedc6b2c0b had been noisy and 598937fad4 cluttered, finally quieted. It was only then 6e11962232 that he realized what 2cc35afade he had done.58e7da677d086aa4
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Proposing a contract d5c46a72ca relationship to Lilliana fd3314afe3 wasn’t strange in fe4b66efc2 itself. After all, there was 851a35c67c no one else as 2cc5fdf837 suitable for him as dfafb5f4d1 her.01d57d03f876bead
But… he couldn’t understand why 0d042625d0 he had told her he 57216b87cb needed nothing in return.1d3c5d76f5be8ecf
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This had been an opportunity.10f91abac9e70f94
An opportunity to bring d0d822d56f Lilliana back into his 8d94a9ff20 life.d07fc07c18ab22c5
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Yet, even with that c8bccbdbe8 opportunity in hand, Jeremyon d638079173 had offered himself to 424b68e1ed her without seeking any f7d374138b benefit for himself.b7312403664738a9
‘That’s not like me.’d7b59e3105ecd398
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Since the day his father 5c388be5f5 died, Jeremyon had resolved to fb44f29423 use any means necessary to ac9680ffe5 achieve his goals.5536d5405554bcac
He had lived that b5c56f2451 way for the past 8b524f7e10 seven years. It was what he had 3c4523f5f3 grown accustomed to.480df5121d57c712
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Today should have 833ce0fa0a been no different… ac414b76be but why?0f2a2adccd82ef6d
The moment he saw 5e9cdb16b1 Lilliana crying, words slipped 0f6eab75e5 out before he could d58bfcf566 think… Jeremyon couldn’t quite 894a4268f3 understand why.46e0c503886cd8b0
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Irritated, he roughly ruffled his f87e279848 silver hair.4a052f9ca3e874ff
As he closed abb56e7abb his eyes with e869bb2be2 a sigh, the 6e187c5ce2 image of Lilliana 366d99072c crying out desperately a467c6c996 for Vanessa flashed 3b0fbab768 in his mind.97180174cb6fbbb5
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It had been a confusing c382519724 day.1dc725fad4ab7f32
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“Madam, you don’t look well. Should I call a doctor?”f40dad2788a90472
At the maid’s concerned 256cc38090 voice, I scoffed and 0edce371c6 glared at her.08363623de2b9d2d
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“Hmph, don’t be ridiculous. Can’t you tell it’s your e39d368606 incessant chattering that’s bothering me? Get out.”8e67546eb39ab939
“Yes, Madam. I will leave at once.”22e8833a16d37d2d
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Bowing deeply, the maid left 84df58c1c4 the room, leaving me alone 84f2ab974e in the bedroom.f377d016ba73c262
‘To think a maid would worry about me. Have I really let my 8eef8e7a82 expression slip that much?’b62a2bcd2e6f65f6
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Looking in the 0d089aa86b mirror, I saw 46bb1b736e that my face ed1cd15c36 indeed had shadows 5ee0601684 cast over it. I had tried 404dcaf8e1 to hide my 4866364853 gloom, but perhaps 7c622bef3d I had failed.1a06129f0d8d4c27
‘I’ve grown lax… I need to get a grip.’0edd8586a3e21ef6
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After catching the assassin who 6ac0ead2ff killed my husband, it seemed 9fb70fd763 I had let my guard 966dea4bda down.04ef5dcba8892c43
Failing to control a4eea56ad0 my expression meant 976e09617f letting my defenses 718e5d27d1 slip, which was 5e124eddf9 unacceptable for Vanessa d43fc3a094 Winder.c4d626fea37e8a86
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Indeed, yesterday’s incident 04abfae8f0 with Lilliana must 1e7a7e0983 have affected me 9534b11093 more than I 3bffd8dcf3 thought.f88dc881292e74b5
Even now, the memory d6cf7021fa of her clinging to 3e4dceda70 me, crying so pitifully, de3b3983a9 made my heart ache bcd62748e3 as if it were 8867f8d28b being torn apart.’c49576516a226065
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‘Forget it, forget it. It was for her own d9996dee92 good.’bd2e9e3c5eff1b6e
Forcing away the lingering image 11415e4495 of her, like a cloud 2e18c13cf4 drifting in my mind, I 0476f009c4 steeled myself, regaining my usual 869461046a sharp, commanding gaze.d6fae848d89b1821
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Finally, I was ready bdeebe7958 to start the day. I stepped out of f61bee512b my room and headed 8fddf4e526 toward the dining room.91e026dfe48cea9c
Ever since the day I 825fe92bd9 slapped Jeremyon, we had been 9303bf3fd7 eating breakfast together every morning.a88b83a25cc710d8
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Neither of us had 0b926b3f0c suggested it explicitly. Both Jeremyon and I were cea02d6438 more distant and stoic than 5d8288afa7 affectionate.4ffdca2d6d248224
Yet, Jeremyon appeared every day d9d5c0bd49 at breakfast time, sitting across edaa35db1c from me with a greeting, c226b044f3 asking how I slept, and e617a8c993 then quietly eating.d8bb43c192688960
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It was the b74b3a13d8 first time in b33fd7099d the seven years d8d93fdbf0 I had been 7b52890485 in this mansion 0ccaa8c365 that such a 8b82670a47 thing had happened.5170ca8338c8ecfa
So I quickly realized 36643ed595 that Jeremyon was making c7b5b62a3c an effort to mend b780f64329 our relationship.25385c45a7c8e818
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It was truly commendable.8a9c46b66e8f4f30
I wanted to go c87d16706a along with it and 735e488403 engage him in conversation, 8b6565de81 but…019e1b6c77d2e9d2
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His sudden lack of hostility e44a865891 toward me felt so awkward 847200cd37 that I couldn’t bring myself 207e2d14d5 to speak.fa1602769a7a2bb4
Jeremyon, too, seemed a4df5b0b91 unsure of how 4044908c9f to initiate conversation, b430aae256 so he would d55cc55068 quietly eat his 4919165063 meal.08489411cbf45e6c
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‘Still, today, I’ll try talking to him first. I’ll ask how his business 6b98a2720d is going…’2e3eae16a1f5269d
Just as I resolved 78d3e4012d to do so and a2e508d1fd started walking, I saw 1adcbe3693 Jeremyon by the entrance, 62ed77b4ba putting on his coat 6a5174de3d as if preparing to 4b59c0233b go out.0df2e328e64afcdf
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Instinctively, I called out 1fa7396867 his name.e343899d6c0c778b
“Jeremyon? Where are you going?”4cfd697813f3d002
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“I have an appointment. I’m sorry, but f83169801b I won’t be 1cbc56bcc5 able to join cc9fd1e9b5 you for breakfast 59c6f84ae1 today.”9bbc4ffce022bc70
Jeremyon… has an appointment?59f21c982aefe21b
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I was so surprised by 8cc8c95562 his words that my eyes 0c87c89d08 widened.cb7151d6050928d7
There was one trait Jeremyon 61966390e2 and I shared, despite not 7900a441e1 being blood-related: neither of us 93905bb34e had close friends.af7d3c98543fe67c
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Both of us were 78842d86d4 far from sociable, rarely 5f387d1b62 going out unless it bd43ea2368 was for official matters.6829c61b6036e703
‘He’s dressed a bit sharp today… it doesn’t seem like he’s going out for business.’0d2a10a3c998ee3d
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And the time was odd 9dd710d567 too. Unless it was something fc9e1532ac urgent, you wouldn’t usually 3818b7ac57 schedule a meeting this b0269d321a early in the morning.db87a142edafd14a
“An appointment at this hour… with whom?” I asked, trying to sound indifferent despite my curiosity.b89db46bdb608a72
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“It’s someone you know well, Mother.”4c89b8f0b678dc33
Someone I know? I couldn’t quite dd7fe860eb figure it out, 104bb5c8ea running through the dbfcf41762 possible candidates in 2b47062285 my mind.e653bab46c9ff245
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“I’m meeting Lady Locke.”f98883ced0a09403
The words hit me like cca59b883d a brick.5dc2fd8205aedc51
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“Lady… Locke?”79ba7afea8e01362
“She’s fond of desserts, so we’re going to a popular bakery.”4522596b25954fe9
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Jeremyon added this as 97e3d4f508 if it were no ed22219ee0 big deal, but to 690c9e4363 me, it was far 160787cb00 from ordinary.b6e47c2ca53d8602
“That sounds… quite like a date,” I muttered quietly.b8c32e74d0846e19
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“Yes, it is a date,” Jeremyon replied firmly.dffb1d1487989eee
I was even more confused.5a4f281d5f3757d8
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“Wait, what’s going on? Didn’t you two break up?”b02843f461f96bcf
Jeremyon glanced at his wristwatch 26f1148398 mid-conversation.00ac606f28280077
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“Hmm, I’m sorry, but we’ll have to wrap this up. I can’t keep the Lady 21e2fda1cb waiting.”b25d5fe9aede3310
“Jeremyon, hold on.”bc03a55ec169d97f
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“I’ll be going now, Mother.”ebf422a855e12f1f
With those words, he 1d0a3a1490 gave me a faint 10bf8cca0b smile and walked out c921f63bcd the door.4d5ab3cc1a34a60a
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I was left standing there, 2ec9c58f72 completely bewildered. I had no idea 627d865202 what was going on.70237d82e8495126
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