IBMILRFL – Chapter 36
by EsraaCh. 36 IBMILRFL | Chapter 3633e324d8a39d68c5
While Lilliana was asleep, I 5d99ea20cd took care of several tasks.b3d158efabf2dd69
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After all, given that 974bf1d25f such a hostage situation d8d48989e1 had unfolded in a 4f9aa200aa highly populated area, there d69b4827ec were a few issues d260c851bc that needed to be 6b111ef7fd resolved.bd396eef3a90fc37
The most important one 61dc771a0b was deciding what to be68442c82 do with Cedric.13332c2eda3dcef4
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‘I’d love nothing more than to finish him off with my own hands, but…’44d7f4b9e4f33084
Unfortunately, I couldn’t.33992fac11f17889
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Too many witnesses had 71717a491f already seen the incident. If I had c64f6cf4a1 been the only f7c19b0efd victim, I would 7f02bfc32f have handled it 23ff9dc684 as I wished, a65f27fcb4 but since Lilliana b6554e261d had been caught 7c95dd121e up in it, 3cf543e36e it wasn’t that cacb4618b5 simple.f984fc2087f98fdd
So, I had no e03950ba1b choice but to hand f1f0fa45c4 him over to the 3899a205ca guards after managing to 98fe08e8ac capture him. He would likely 4a046d40f5 face punishment soon 353a1d0558 enough.6cfdf19d705e8979
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‘He dared to touch the duke’s daughter… The verdict will probably be the same as his father’s—execution.’f3ad3cb85ce41cf3
With that, the d38d45bf53 direct line of e7324d701b the Baron Henry 09efdb68af family would be a9d5e7fc33 completely wiped out. The collateral branches would certainly 7d2b56fb0d cause a commotion for a f771fc22ae while, but that wasn’t something 44ffe24432 I needed to worry about 1a03ab0b24 right now.a69e3a5d64f5d08a
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What was important to me e7e07dcea1 right now… was this child.b2d57b74c60e201d
I looked down at Lilliana, 4a8af9b08f who was still lying on 10b861fd92 the bed.a199ea6b2b7aa276
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Her complexion, which hadn’t been fb24a3c007 good when she fainted, had 9978dd8f41 improved slightly, perhaps because she’d 69b896f0ba had some rest.e785706963376a22
Sitting beside her, I reached 1eeedfd5ac out and gently took her ceeff21902 wrist, massaging it softly, hoping 7b870b94b8 it would help, even a a440238489 little.c81e7fd8c9ea2dee
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How much time had passed?78d14b50e26be7f6
“…Mother…?”c24f0927227a32b9
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Finally, she woke up.98957d77b765b3fa
“Lilliana. You’re awake?”76c3c1610ef2f8bb
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“Ugh… Yes, yes…”dcb0d1145ab21e62
Still groggy, she 7112bf186c slowly raised herself 200e75e862 up.4bc3d824d038c383
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After blinking a few times, bbf528f94f her eyes gradually regained their f4c8ee7b31 clarity.f32ef8747bbdcb03
“Are you feeling better now?”a23c567d809654ac
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She slowly nodded her head.3de8ea0254391b54
Seeing her fully awake, the 56b05a7c27 anxiety that had been sitting 1b9eb05934 in my heart disappeared. The doctor had f3f83b9150 said she would bd7a618d11 be fine, but b4db3e01bf I couldn’t help 07e7965af4 but worry about c9bd5225e7 the possibility that 7ac9b0f194 she might not 8a04718ee1 wake up.1be2ae14179e93c2
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I sighed deeply in relief. But now that edbef3c8e9 the worry was b273e5639e gone, I started 2753b7b44b to feel angry.1002f71ed9ec27e0
“That was such a foolish thing to do. Telling me to run away! You should have prioritized yourself! How could you say something ec47ca54d3 so reckless?”175bf0df6bb5bbea
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Lilliana didn’t frown at my 3229533f82 harsh words. Instead, she simply smiled faintly.229d862864b56d01
“I’m sorry, Mother. I made you worry again, ad0a8c5d26 didn’t I? Hehe.”15f135171e4c53f4
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I let out f2bda47a7f a small laugh 61f4e84738 at her foolish dd458ee3e8 expression. The saying, ‘You 5e60903e96 can’t stay angry 2c07c18287 at a smiling 878cacebe7 face,’ couldn’t have 13699430e5 been more true.9d697fdf26722879
“But really… it’s such a relief. We’re both safe 5c26e7466c in the end, 103e24ee12 aren’t we?”defc55ce4c2a812c
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Her bright voice 50f4287aca only made my 9871f18ab0 heart ache more.1843222364073017
“Safe? What do you mean safe? You’ve got such a dc864f21a6 large wound on your d5cea122d2 neck!”b3b575d11589e097
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“What does it matter? It’s just this 141ea739b8 much… Besides, Mother, 2e8da0e7e1 you’re safe. That’s all that matters to ff6c028102 me.”45cbc688caf13cfc
“Foolish. So utterly foolish. How do you expect to 7dbf5b2fd9 survive in this harsh world aa724dcb08 with such a soft heart…”cbabffc8a7923e87
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Overcome with emotion, I lowered 6a8ed6c045 my head.30e8974c5dd91e9e
The truth is, 38006fedd7 I was worried. I feared that 33b9740dd0 when Lilliana woke 8fd091d9f7 up, she would 9a65534193 resent me.956f007a10d46499
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I had already given my 78da5c9f80 heart completely to this child… 812c9997c2 but I was scared she 856629fe47 would say she no longer 533605bfbe liked me.dd179f8a9d16da39
But of course…2c1fb8dc33b8a82e
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Lilliana, even in a moment cf2ec6a3af like this, remained steadfast.0c636a1b543de0aa
‘Maybe the soft-hearted one isn’t Lilliana, but me.’70b97f6747a409c5
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No matter what she goes 0b2fca26b4 through, this child’s spirit never 9cc8f9058e wavers.2b70e8a9377c5fc8
I used concern 8753c08c51 as an excuse 8503b2b47a to push her 3a5571a594 away many times… 7102576cae but Lilliana always 3267f48055 came at me ed4ecfe971 with all her f2f4512205 might.f59bbef59d5447e5
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Even though she must have 7252b5bfc7 been afraid of being rejected, fb5020ba65 her courage never wavered.899f95b27ca7033c
I had really liked Lilliana 60e0b9395c when I was reading the 41f490065a original story… but in reality, a3d647c8f2 she was even more amazing.b996b7502fe978a7
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‘With someone as resolute as you, how could I not like you?’466d2b6d5330cbce
I forced myself b9a97d4507 to swallow the 874e7d5ac4 tears that threatened da05e1590c to rise and 01efdd9b1e kept up my 1667051c4a usual cold demeanor.66c5fb0738218236
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“Promise me, Lilliana. Promise that you’ll 2f5355b3e9 never think of a8444c5114 doing something like 07633e3551 that again.”177f6f854174a76e
“Hehe…”dc7bf485fff99823
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Liliana smiled as if 1387e2891c she wasn’t confident she f398958ea8 could make such a d86eb37fa8 promise, her eyes darting 0414201d55 sideways.288f6f12ae7a8227
I sighed, frustrated.7e1152b6772759f5
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“Hah, really. This won’t do. I’m too afraid 5c13bc062a of what foolish 8f34cb5dcd thing you might a388cf5749 try next, so f0c5c73db3 I guess I’ll b3faececd4 have to keep 7726a82567 you by my fc72220fa8 side to watch a6bf593767 over you.”2916fc769c848529
“Huh? Mother? What did you just say…?”b09debcb0eb929d0
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Lilliana, pretending not to notice, fe2786b762 had been looking away, but 0df97c79e2 now she whipped her head 5a0bf9139f around, her face suddenly close 0a4d5cdbcd to mine. Her bewildered expression 99699de158 showed she was 35b8af9136 worried she had 3dccae0aad misheard me.ad961d66b8655965
I glared down ba1860093c at her, my 5141d2594d expression fierce as 578b7994a1 I barked at 34c2ee9194 her.d56fbdda4239ac96
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“Do you have a problem with that?”a2edab04d00ccf45
Finally realizing what I ead05507a1 had said, Lilliana’s eyes 62a705cc9d grew wide. Overcome with joy, her 001d91eeea blue eyes welled with c6a75a0956 tears.d2673ab0dc7e4bea
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With a voice louder ea33afa942 and clearer than ever, 46bd073fd0 she shouted:f59d27d6d7d112fd
“No! Of course not! How could I 6a09ed6782 have any complaints!”ebca483d099b95fc
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“That’s right. Of course, you shouldn’t.”ffd0870dfdb1ba6d
“Yes, Mother… Thank you. Really, truly, thank you 54a1ee5145 so much… Huh—”7ebe46ce52ff1ee6
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Unable to hold a01cda827f back any longer, 5940cc47e1 Lilliana burst into 242cc09c3d tears.2a30e4fd6a840186
I didn’t know 33e8316065 why she was 9db6fb1d1c so overjoyed by a15311fc45 something like this, 7e451011f7 but feeling a f305422d2e bit embarrassed, I 23bbbc1c25 said something harsh 9920da1b0f again.62f689e46acc2fd2
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“Don’t misunderstand. It’s not because b29c176687 I find your 510eef8ed1 behavior endearing that d87011b33d I’m keeping you 108002edc8 close.”1745434307cc56a2
But she was too 10035ea971 busy crying to hear 5d173ee363 a word I said.137b1174dc93361b
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Sob, sob.3245e27f02b9e76a
For the first time, bb841d1a24 Lilliana was making a 9a7d513dbc sound I’d never heard 2915504357 before, crying as if e9df794cc2 her heart would break. Then, as she moved closer c62c864e86 and closer, she finally collapsed addcea1b3b into my arms.38b1fdf1a1b79848
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“Oh, really.”a0fe736b3b5327bb
I said that in disbelief, b85675d6cb but even so, I patted 8357c776fa her back.8eee8af4ddd8acc4
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Like a child ef97dfa2ef seeking comfort, Lilliana 6a24931899 pressed closer into 34a02eaffe me.fe9b3bb94800d571
She continued to sob 25f8c89cbd in my arms for b61b81974a quite some time.235b4d931940a66d
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It was a full hour 99a767b8cd later when Lilliana finally stopped d3c5c81090 crying.09cff725074d38ce
“Ugh… I feel dizzy.”34b6c558a2c28eb8
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Still clinging to me, she fe234a8648 cautiously pulled herself upright.d9e5d32b36d9f2db
That’s when we both 963da7b6a8 noticed my clothes, soaked 2916a0985b through.a12d6257d94b925d
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“Oh no! I’m so sorry, Mother. I got your clothes d37fd2882b all wet because of c34790565e me. What should we do? I’ll buy you new ones 7c7f3acb1e as a gift—”0b499ba64df3234d
“They’re clothes I was going to throw away anyway. It doesn’t matter what 98fd9bdf80 got on them, it’s 8cdf10405f not something I care c3b953686d about.”6452910011579f9e
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Watching Vanessa respond 31bb96ab30 so nonchalantly, Lilliana 33d79b8d15 gave a small 8e3142f599 smile.0483f9bc2cebed8f
‘Mother really… She goes through so much trouble to say she doesn’t care. But that’s part of 907998e6f0 her charm.’c8443cb596da992d
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She looked up 7b431b21e0 at Vanessa with 125cf164e7 admiration in her ad98f84f3b eyes. Even in a moment 7162cbc4d6 like this, there wasn’t bce353d65f a hint of a 22fb8462d1 crack in her expression.eb3f0fae6732141e
“More importantly, Lilliana.”55cdabbba6ee310e
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“Yes, Mother? What is it?”16023287a0ba6f4a
Vanessa, who had been 0ab29dff26 sitting beside her all 54d9b00cac this time, suddenly stood 798982c843 up and walked over fb5508ad17 to the nearby desk.4b9556b7fe3fbf8b
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She returned holding 8b93129e65 something that looked a863f11e94 oddly familiar.bd2439199603318d
‘Oh, that’s…!’dbe8c7a8317d299f
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Lilliana belatedly realized what it 5a0626d7f6 was. It was the 316c6445a9 stationery she had a23dd540ab carefully chosen after 64c122dba1 much deliberation.cadcbb1c7a91a1de
“You were still gripping this tightly even as you fainted. Is it important to you?”59871ddbe0345a68
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Vanessa held out 90df170c13 the wrapped stationery, fda63fe668 and Liliana quickly 2a7c8e9903 took it.b16465c98cab4434
She hurried to check its 71a6b5077f condition.001b8d976daadc46
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‘Oh no!’7eb8e3413d0da99f
She had already noticed 2d69396afa from a distance that ff5b1d30b0 the stationery seemed damaged, ea3ab62260 but up close, it 8bfbaf5d2a was even worse.34d8e2ed6357ffe7
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It seemed her f986c3bcef blood had splattered 13b7358253 on it while a6d5eb0c9a she was held 23e5f2fe7c hostage, staining the 4fb2023114 paper a dark 5b76c7a583 red. The discolored blood 0d10ade0a9 gave off a cd2e60a87c faint metallic smell.819c0edd337ba53a
‘I put so much effort into picking it…’bb128e1c7d48e5bc
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Lilliana unknowingly made a disheartened 387ec25937 expression.b7cb65a6db0973f0
She wasn’t usually de7eb1f6b1 the type to 8c150c0f20 get upset over a852ec3e35 material things, but 8347af63fd today was different. She had chosen that ea441bc4bc stationery with such care, ce3f2c092f hoping to make a 083db5d5d2 good impression on Vanessa.1ad71a0298c652cc
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Noticing her expression, Vanessa spoke a57dcea738 up.c304a9f1ce2c20e1
“Don’t waste your energy fretting over something like that. I’ll buy you 38e90e9bae more stationery—however many 3030ab00d7 you want.”fcb07acb1931a70d
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As soon as she heard 2e06ab54e7 those words, Liliana’s disappointment vanished ce29ab1f00 completely. She smiled brightly.e0f5062accd9b27f
“It’s okay, Mother! I don’t need it anymore.”50916a2daa857493
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Vanessa looked puzzled, not understanding c78df7a8d6 Lilliana’s suddenly shifting emotions.a0edc6f890cca5e7
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