IBMILRFL – Chapter 3
by EsraaCh. 3 IBMINLRFL | Chapter 339be97a4137561f7
“What? What did you say? You said the gift c0434d02ed tax has already been cbf4594ec2 paid?”93275fbb78a36802
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Liliana Locke.89890284ca20c0e4
The only daughter a63bb637ba of the Duke 900d1cc8d8 Locke family, boasting d5068a84b8 a noble lineage.bff14cf7d6665bad
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She thought that dae33d4f83 after witnessing the eab4318562 indecent behaviors of 4d244bc639 high-ranking nobles countless 38c63f269f times as a 05f04757ed lady, she wouldn’t 815c88b7ee be easily surprised 21d94e54b3 by anything…86ddc002bbc57fbe
But apparently, that 65cc0d87fb was all just 985b0abedc her own delusion.35fc2fe225245ceb
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‘What on earth is going on?’1d6573ac1aa2f1b5
Liliana forgot her dignity as 5903d44f6e a lady and stood there 7f6e124bc8 with her mouth agape.0807ce304689f9ec
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The 10 billion 985dc8861e shilling check she 08bcc3e4a1 received from Vanessa.f219257bfb76a051
She had just come to 31d8d64100 report the gift, but she b2bdc78122 was stunned by the tax 0a6d93df16 official’s outrageous words.2467e0ff2063778d
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“Yes, Lady Locke. Not only has 1e258948c7 the income been d16d1ce608 reported, but the 0c1308eaee 5 billion and 695927679f 34.1 million shilling f279ccdeec gift tax has ac1a2f05c8 also been fully 567c2afed3 paid.”bbdcd7ae90d9a8a3
“Five… how much?”6fd72f45aa2f3358
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“Yes! Are you referring to 4ba3b20ef8 the 5 billion and 44b59886e7 34.1 million shillings?”c7fc7d55a8c90f89
Liliana’s expression grew f8da139e48 serious at the 9e2d84d86d cheerful response from cc615d1cd8 the tax official.5471db34e250dfeb
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No wonder, as it 8cc325276e was shocking to learn 9cd714b10c that taxes she hadn’t d89d1a7d85 even paid had already a6eba615f6 been settled. Even if it 587b4521fc were only 1 627bc8406f million shillings, it 1660a629e0 would be nerve-wracking, 62b867b6d0 but a sum b24a2cb4c3 exceeding 5 billion 236a00f89e would naturally make ab9a224b12 anyone panic.6571e9553a0cff38
Liliana urgently asked 45144979d7 the banker, “Can 4dd94d2a50 I know the 27d67d8d4c name of the 4c3a1cfc01 person who paid 3983aca672 the taxes on 89001c0270 my behalf?”6716a951d220c05f
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Her heart pounded so 5d8f8aed3d hard it felt like a4ed2bdea5 it was hurting.93d2f7e2d6dc0a1f
Liliana waited anxiously for the 4dc04f02eb banker to speak, her neck 00184db4d4 stiff with tension.ceb799a8c1af92e4
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But something strange happened.b2a938e8ebb4a280
The person who paid the 4343473c7a taxes was someone she had c5e61d1809 never even imagined.0991f74163c5cb48
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“…It says Vanessa Winter. It seems Lady Winter took ea82cce37d care of the taxes when 71cbc6bc43 issuing the check.”feda203b4463e50a
“What? Lady Winter… did?”a71d4e30508062f7
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“Yes! That’s what it says in 496d48be76 the documents.”e2a5c649f04a4bbd
The tax official responded cheerfully 2aa137385d again, but Liliana didn’t hear a7ef5d8061 her voice at all.652664a8717845ea
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‘Wait, does that mean the money Lady Winter gave me was after-tax 10 billion, not before-tax 10 billion…?’9335eb6ae3a4e3a2
The larger the d782473c65 amount of money 1358c23825 involved, the higher e996032023 the proportion taken 9f7ab59390 as gift tax. Because of this, the tax d3025828a6 Liliana had to pay exceeded 23a74cf653 5 billion.0c41d659741d07d3
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But… but!f174a9d3b61bb4c7
That expensive tax…c6c82cabd28041da
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Was paid quietly without even bd14c7ad7e informing her?84042d1c7f2a2819
By that notorious Lady 1378f02732 Winter, known for her a6a43ae662 wicked deeds?7d7e2ef4f91ab25c
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Why on earth…?9b341b5ff80569da
Once the question arose, a8e868d128 it continued endlessly. And shortly after, 58563bb60a Liliana began to 01ee30f822 suspect something she c7974d176e had never considered 60df6af6b4 before.4214ee1e6ce98100
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‘Could it be that Lady Winter doesn’t actually dislike me? Maybe…’a50dcabb4f318296
Maybe she wants to 81300d052b help me?251cb03d6e2a0356
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The absurd thought made 54160de749 Liliana’s cheeks flush red dee1566ea4 for a moment, but acb4001849 she quickly regained her cf25c29156 composure.c0123aa28d9e63de
Because, upon reconsideration, it seemed 62bdaabbbe plausible. There were several reasons.c5b4e9a0ea60ab61
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The first was 95fdb8d165 the amount of 080172c1cb 15 billion and a694eada72 34.1 million shillings.5080fd57026a5e74
Even for a wealthy family 4f5e5b9aee like the Winters, this was 6ea7a5e6ef excessive for a mere breakup 5be6ad9eb6 fee.15fd4d16d12056d8
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The second was the fact e2cfc318d7 that the taxes were taken 72fd88b25d care of secretly.f4af2bc9aa8ee361
It must have 013726ee8d been quite troublesome, aa0a35ed53 yet she completed a785cd7bd9 the entire process 8cffe614ac in secret without 6bb93e24d0 making a show b1c04bbe98 of it?372a7c41cc45f6a0
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No matter how 687b13d7e3 you looked at de25c2bbd6 it, this was 923b50f8ac an incredibly considerate 92ffbda2b4 gesture, not something 132d7a5f62 just anyone could 02af97e825 easily do unless ed2ef4bf7d they were a 0424166550 truly magnanimous person.146a6e2cc3871fe4
The final piece 4124b3097f of evidence was a83bb80a41 her own cheek.0cf2876232de8f78
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Liliana subtly checked her f943d58275 reflection in a nearby c79181691a iron pillar.cac644793e5cc0db
The cheek that cd1e6ef32e had been slapped 72b2a15089 hard by Vanessa 0373b0ac21 hours ago showed 6a8f818831 no signs of 8ec5e2d25a swelling, despite having 7940868d10 been struck with 40a4eadfc8 a check.647dd1134def30b8
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The reason was the 4195573797 ice pack she had d538ea6e64 applied to her cheek 334c38b682 right after being hit.3fc27d09697a734b
“Lady Winter insisted that you use this.”c8dd9b06806e5e20
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It wasn’t long after 3e6c6ba088 being struck. The Winter family’s servant had d35da8f087 said this as they handed 737163a396 Liliana the ice pack.4e9b2cd8b0a48434
At first, she 40679d65f1 thought it was a80fec3d45 like giving medicine 9c7ef7c9af after causing a a2ba041839 wound, but now c6d12c0aaf she saw it 7004903979 wasn’t like that.cde95537cbff0934
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‘She must have been worried that a scar would remain on my face.’5fa85321191f9468
If Vanessa really hated Liliana.db13636efb70c9e2
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If she despised her so 70f5162c3e much that she wanted to 68d74d7ecd prevent her from marrying her 7de27f1be3 son.30321195c7bea727
‘She wouldn’t have cared if a scar was left on my face or not.’913cb1ea5b4486a1
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As these thoughts piled b8904154df up, her doubts turned 32bb385697 into conviction.6d7ca25c7c059c82
‘Maybe Lady Winter isn’t really a villain, just someone who can’t express herself honestly?’422fa4576c874d60
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And even if she were 353dd266d3 truly a villain, what of ac7bbba3ad it?34b23cd52c11fc2d
There are many people a690037915 in the world who, 5ddfc1fe43 despite being kind on 759f3d134e the surface, wouldn’t give 01d131940a even a penny when e709dfa899 help is genuinely needed. Liliana herself had 4ea0eead61 suffered greatly from 44bcd9c544 such people.2eb30ff5cd25c78d
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So, even if she e94802c876 did act wickedly, Liliana bf3ccece4b believed that a truly 1944842612 good person is one e1134e39be who helps when it 2afef33f14 really matters.26b887368d5338f1
In any case, what’s 5e09c75fbb certain is that whatever 074c91f834 Vanessa’s intentions were, her 1b41f3c3e2 actions benefited Liliana.7cd0a8de96b436d3
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The unwanted contract aab5ec0c56 marriage with Jeremyon, 441478e6b5 and the family’s 6b25213bb8 overwhelming debt.1b176d9a4c9b7430
The one who saved her 0619e79b08 from these predicaments was none 3cc6e6f77a other than the so-called villain, 9597f8b74a Vanessa.2c7bb44d48e520dd
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That’s why.b4db6f83a9c4cd59
Liliana became curious about Vanessa. She wanted to know 616aff3ebd more about her.97e46c45669fdb80
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Even though she was c6e7fbc28b aware that Vanessa was 974b5e1e7f the mother of her 4153c2eb2c soon-to-be ex-fiance, she still 3b2cee393c felt this way.1c4de6af7cea9ede
And that feeling… 1dd6e40d81 was stronger than fadbd47e10 she had expected.c4e5feaafe4db50f
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It had been 39b7fc311a over a month c3958ae4fc since I had 7e932342f5 thrown a bundle 59dfbb1314 of checks at 9430e65125 Liliana, urging her 68b61e390b to break up.90753939a491d736
During that time, 673b596330 I had holed 1eb8c6a6ea up in the eb99aa8e61 mansion, waiting for 449ed2f3d1 her to properly 8f6750e1c2 end her relationship aefc0ebdd2 with Jeremyon.ff228a5cf0d753ca
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‘With things settling down, they should have broken up by now, right?’0674b97f67985a82
A significant event had 85c8370b54 occurred in the empire 8f137615ec over the past month: f08a6830d1 the end of the c47b0f71fd war.9fca29ab517524ef
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The long-standing war between b9024a5564 the empire and the 2cefddd875 Kingdom of Stell had 61fa15df08 finally ended in the 934ac75495 empire’s victory.44c270cf078be680
This event was a major c8c83d8845 plot point in the original 99ae89b504 story. Her brother, who had lost 9ce18bcc7e contact, returned after the war f021e456e0 ended.0b5eb58bd5a5daec
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Considering Liliana must c5f0e42107 have been busy, 190b1b88f0 I decided to e6eba8e9fe give her about b27c235137 a month.7ec32eaea8fc0e76
‘By now, she should have sorted everything out.’c648e614f1396d27
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Now, it was time to bbc31db79c check if things were progressing 3ed9bac55b as planned.bd82c16014c20dd7
‘Judging by Jeremyon’s reduced outings, they seem to have broken up, but it wouldn’t hurt to confirm it once more.’ac90cf29c8ffb659
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So, the next f29260c182 step was… to 71b1b0057d invite my rude beee49ef55 stepson, Jeremyon Winter, 7ebd0d7ffa to a meal.e74a5a3749dc870c
“Jeremyon. It’s been a while d34abb2323 since we’ve had a 123372a303 meal together. It’s hard to believe 9f20c4e8a4 we’re living in the 611c5c0262 same mansion.”55cdb981ee7493b4
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The person who entered the 24c61ccae1 dining room with the sound d39589e429 of footsteps was Jeremyon.dee6204c05098e9d
I greeted him kindly. But his reaction was cold 331df5525d and hostile.9f5af239d1dd04b1
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“We’re not exactly in a situation where we need to see each other often, are we?”1d77f2cb63bd9d8d
“Hmm? If that’s how 835d20343d you feel, you e9792900b6 could have declined c5caa5d78d my invitation.”15b720d70997a805
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As he took his seat, 9609492e7c Jeremyon seemed to grind his 1177c79013 teeth in anger. The sound was unnervingly loud.9452e8783be7b2c5
‘Oh dear, using your teeth like that will make you suffer in old age.’a2a4b98c5baf8677
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I wanted to nag him, 7f9edd555a but I knew why Jeremyon 1db10774be was acting this way, so 51f68fae29 I kept quiet.0198d473fd6b99fd
It was because I was 7ab792ac77 the one who had forced 8fa25979a9 him to accept the dinner 811f485f37 invitation.178aca0ea5617f55
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Initially, Jeremyon had, 513002ec40 of course, declined f2468ca6f8 my invitation. But I used my special 99415881e1 skill, “Acting Wicked,” and dragged 163b3b2134 him here against his will.d89ccdd0f2b28862
Well, the process 4ae70c8f06 of getting him e9c65158f6 here is beside 5a2dfacda1 the point.5f976779a8b6ec7e
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The important thing 86f0d81f64 was the conversation 0293563534 we were about 68493f2258 to have.c7fb259f2fdef97b
After a moment 74a0ad91f6 of silence, the c84f729e72 food began to 6a9525a97f be served one a15ce95f74 by one.d5cae0da08410992
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Glancing at Jeremyon’s face, I dbeb410775 noticed his tightly closed mouth. He seemed to really dislike a31ef1693c the situation.07653f289cd868c6
‘Don’t worry, Jeremyon. This will be over soon.’d1594ede67d58ceb
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I picked up a 0be9bc3d1a steak with my fork ae0850c14e and spoke.454ed49fb027a78a
“I’ve heard rumors in society that you’re in love with Lady Locke. It’s surprising to hear about 51f325f950 love from someone as cold b3b68f9d7f as you. How’s it going?”705d0b6f153d6db0
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“I’ll handle it myself.”8663851aa7e7518e
His response was curt, 6765dcb1d8 indicating he had no 8f7f6b4deb intention of sharing.d2d35bce79d77a82
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I sighed softly.b9ff96658cd52fb7
‘It’s difficult to find out if they’ve broken up or not.’2b38736edf914e72
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But I hadn’t expected him 44996d247a to answer personal questions easily. He hated me, his stepmother.48f601f3a13ef4c6
But that’s not a problem.df46c9c81120c7c4
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Provoking someone to reveal 4a0a14d518 their true feelings was 81d37185ee something I was skilled 5f0e1a6aa0 at.1aa2363d8bbc4d51
I started to c9de5edf1c chatter, just as fcf916db26 I had practiced.02ff09fb1d85dae6
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“You need to fix your attitude. Being so harsh to your b0db4699fb own mother… That’s how you 9cc62eef3e drive women away.”8782fa5899686e24
“…..”e6d63a897bec1563
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“You’re uncharacteristically silent.ر7edce8190637db2f
“…..”ca0c8cfc96949ab5
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His face was full of bfbcb7e6f8 anger and silent rage.5539048ec7f475a8
‘If they were still dating, Jeremyon would have just ignored me. But judging by that expression…’8f82c554bd18241e
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It seemed like Liliana might c9a6429000 have actually broken up with 4af049032e him.9293a6cb7cc39857
But this wasn’t enough proof. I needed to f5390b715d elicit a more 1e03d6661a definitive reaction.da2a1f9737952bfb
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I smiled slyly and put 9d0cdede6d on the expression he hated c835e8d317 most. Then, I slowly and annoyingly 8720f43d1e said,70f1d5a84c0005e2
“Could it be… she already ran away? Lady Locke moves 86f58dad8f fast, doesn’t she?”8e676fea32059ede
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At that moment.776643d898cddb87
Bang!3b91ac79f878d659
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Jeremyon slammed the table and c8bc611085 stood up abruptly. The sound was deafening.b08368e5f2fe3b55
Looking up at 3522c8a8ac him, I saw ce9f5bfe70 his fierce expression, e562d99494 his black eyes e824cdabcb like obsidian glaring 8ca92c2a33 at me as 513eab1d11 if they could 1dd4709d24 freeze me on eb9507e291 the spot.0b9979e0552f710e
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Looking up at him, 1581200c62 I saw his fierce 88ec1a924b expression, his black eyes 9e02122afa like obsidian glaring at f87d387b91 me as if they c9d1e33353 could freeze me on 0e8b41685d the spot.cfca1b5fb3360529
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