IBMILRFL – Chapter 39
by EsraaCh. 39 IBMILRFL | Chapter 39fcb6174bd9d26e51
The next morning.e5b0d04d221d068f
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After a long wait, the 9d5296ce13 servants finally brought me the cb8aeaf889 news I had been waiting f7def692e7 for.64360c02593b0839
“Madam, we’ve found Cedric.”af1f9576f523a3e5
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“Good. Where was he?”5ae0104d2b35ed95
“There’s a large bridge not far from Viscount Henry’s estate. He was found beneath it. However… there was one issue.”a8e20d742ca10e7c
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“An issue?”d70211b2dfefce48
My eyes sharpened f1624930cd involuntarily, and the 2ef20fb022 servant seemed to 8c7d08e269 tense up slightly.10d54dc3a28e084d
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“Yes, the truth is…”8c45ecc432475f77
As if it were something c3edfad65c that needed to be whispered, c337735886 the servant came closer and 318346127a began speaking in hushed tones 2e2a839022 near my ear.39cce4321ed31ea8
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Huh…cf30a266b5c750dd
Listening to the report, fbbbe6f73e which lasted for over 508b943f64 two minutes, I let 4345a603a1 out a dry laugh.72cd21203562b23f
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It was so shocking that fadda99689 I immediately understood why it 3ca567e857 had been delivered so secretly.6345225819afc451
The servant, having finished 9f56031e90 the report, cautiously observed 6521d23b84 my expression.509532016233f019
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“…So, that’s what happened.”126c5bba46cf8957
“Yes, and we failed to capture him alive.”45e5fa0ff3c1e310
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To summarize the servant’s 949e977682 report: after a thorough b16cdc96b9 search, they had found 792240eb0d Cedric, but by the 23c405ca6c time they did, he 520d5fa274 was already dead, in b364f11202 a terrible state.84696c75f97f5a23
‘In this peaceful city, it’s unlikely he ran into a wild animal… which means someone else is responsible.’90820c7726b8fa38
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After a brief moment of 683046b8f8 contemplation, I chuckled softly. I had a general idea b8f2b79dd5 of what had happened.8ecbcbaa97883b81
‘I thought he was weak… but it seems that seven years is indeed a long time.’df984ce6a9018ae2
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As I recalled someone b99e7fc683 in my mind, the fdb0634cfb servant grew increasingly tense, 151c034d9d likely worried that I f623c7f32d would lash out because 15e5eb3875 they had failed to de54c3a232 capture him alive.43d0e9698f1fb0a7
There was no 27b1de4dec need for that. I had said from the 15d9dd8637 start that it didn’t matter 359e054c83 if he was dead or 2c12deb700 alive. Yet, the servant hastily added,fc056c55cab8b9a2
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“Shall we find the culprit, Madam?”6039a16a7adbc408
I shook my head calmly.19d6b957d91a971d
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“No, that won’t be necessary. I think I already 701aeb738d know who it is.”cd7bb342a785c9a4
The servant tilted their 11b95321b8 head slightly, not understanding, 7e2d512fa0 but I didn’t bother 0ac293497d explaining.4ff810ef1ffb5cfc
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The person responsible 50fd7c32ae would soon be 95208d4a23 visiting this mansion.08be156b54931e5c
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About half a day later.f25232c7f5fa016c
“Mother, thank you for the past few days.”f2d5999cac501500
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“Yes, take good care of yourself when you return. Otherwise, I’ll make sure 1ac7dcbe67 to punish you properly.”abdfa4985c4666ad
“Hehe, of course. You know I always listen e636de48e4 to you, right?”75482da20ff36e16
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Listening? Hardly. I sighed at 7f9d8905a5 Lilliana’s shameless attitude. Even at times like 21db8d05bf this, she still seemed 8bff1b4c69 endearing. Was I this hopeless?582a94f58404d576
“How’s your body? Not that I care, 04d55b039e but if you’re sick, 144fabb65c you won’t be of 9c8ce4a7eb any use to me.”24d77c4571239c4d
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“I’m fine! The bruise on my b5012b1c54 shoulder is almost… ouch!”13b45cd72aef5a1e
Lilliana, trying to 58cfbe5d76 show off how fb138b1acb well she had e861c3c221 recovered, raised her a1a1538b6f arm, only to ef751791f2 wince in pain.254bab8de2ce1447
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I shook my head, exasperated.ad7ae997a0969df2
Then, I tidied abe1a07486 up her disheveled b1eb360ba9 clothing.ec83608e382413c4
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“You really are a handful. Don’t be reckless and bdc23550d0 take care of yourself 9260cb6dd4 when you get home.”778d30fd34554ae0
“Yes! I will. But… I already e3299f3068 miss this place 1ee8f1807f and don’t really 78a71ecfd3 want to leave dfb65c1915 yet.”1cc00d95c57f14ba
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“I’ll formally invite you next time, so come again then.”f390474bb29bcb84
Lilliana smiled brightly, 3432c6b115 as if she dba9a68870 was genuinely happy.3859a4636c483d74
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Today was the day f922b7a462 she had promised to 90620f5257 return home.6de0b8faa662736b
She had rested c3652369f9 enough here and 8e2f81de54 decided to focus 643e2cb712 on the remainder b1f6ee5d4d of her recovery 5df1cc0089 at home. Thus, Tristan was a7cdfea814 coming to pick 394bf8e7ed her up.1718c4d200ba00cd
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“Brother!”f50d3c005a550923
Just in time, f9e758312d the carriage of 566888af95 the Locke family 9f8f4106b0 stopped right in ad93248e3e front of her.e0746ac289ceab6e
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Lilliana stood at the 016426ca2f door of the opening b78de8743d carriage and called out e8d0e2c773 to her brother.ba3be488923aafe3
At last, he appeared.95bea7aeb3f6fc7d
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“Are you feeling alright, Lily?”127ae57edaf9f4af
“Yes, of course! I’m perfectly fine. I wasn’t even that ea0f6e1dda hurt in the first cf58ce1232 place.”0fd8e1c6be0a7ea8
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Not hurt? What a lie. Even with the d6cc27dc78 large bandage wrapped af79d8f63a around her neck, bf1e63ac97 Lilliana seemed to 7011b81c89 be telling a b9357435d5 little white lie 67d9ee2ff1 so that Tristan 70dd5775c0 wouldn’t worry.f33eb87111aff768
As I stepped back 00ce5068c1 and watched them, Tristan 302ac14baa shifted his gaze toward 688515664c me.bc1cc525a1f434a4
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“I heard you’ve been through a lot. Are you unharmed, Madam?”7634f47bb09c7ca8
“I’m fine. My problem is that 6e442d5704 I’m almost too unscathed. But here, take this.”7f6fa89d9d7010d2
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It was medicine to apply d9b2b1f6f0 to wounds, given by a 5195e52490 doctor.1edc955019362865
“I’m sure the Locke family has excellent doctor, but I prepared this just in case.”673542a78a8d3da1
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“Thank you for your thoughtful concern.”9aeec4572940d96e
As our short ce812d5749 conversation ended, the e08b7400f6 two began to f07317eb19 prepare to leave.efbcbbbaf508fe70
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Tristan skillfully escorted Lilliana dc5944fe24 into the high carriage. Soon, he gave me a 76113c9501 brief nod and seemed ready 3f9ee4ed56 to leave.ee86abdf263cb037
But I stopped him. There was something I 2b4ff2df3e had to say.3b208cc148594241
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“Your Grace, may I have a moment of your time?”9317243223a051ed
“What is it, Vanessa?”2d7f584628915245
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Earlier, when Lilliana was cd54526430 beside him, he had 58ba4b21d1 called me Lady Winder, fffc32a5d1 but now that we cc436d9fc3 were alone, Tristan immediately 8071e8752e switched to using my 5ecc0e09af name.79e09ad16b88f740
Before speaking, I glanced back 5f6f4e8fa5 at the carriage once more, 7f12ac5377 worried that Lilliana might be 68f871cc28 watching. Fortunately, she wasn’t.e021cda8e5e4e0d9
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I bowed my head deeply c8fb415758 toward Tristan.0425895b48f76b17
“Because of me, the young lady experienced something she shouldn’t have. I’m not sure how 723c599a99 I can properly apologize 872229549d for this…”f69f265dd617077f
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It had weighed 384bdf8b27 on my mind. I had already discussed a41e498b1e it with Lilliana, but 720783bc5e I felt guilty, knowing 174964bba5 that Tristan, who cherished 7b0e4bddcb his sister, must have ba409ac50c been deeply worried as f307254884 well.045ad4d55e5f599d
But as I 8aef480c1a was apologizing, Tristan 82aeb7d610 cut me off.32392ea10932ae51
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“Raise your head, Vanessa. Bowing like that doesn’t suit 0138212e50 you.”a8bcbef69b71302f
“No, it was my fault, so I—”f9cefa70bd23a62d
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As I tried to 25c9ed93d1 apologize again, Tristan shook b555b74f21 his head with a 32a1579fa1 faint smile.95829074a8f37843
“I know. I know that 73af1ef379 because it was 7312be2095 you, it ended a7bea20561 this way. It was your handling that 99d726bb1d kept it under control. And more than 2dfb28b19f anything… isn’t there d8937576e9 someone else who 357e65529d should be bowing 3c01f56c48 their head?”1293b3659d38ea67
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I nodded quietly, then 2ddcbd867f asked in a barely f91931f6a6 audible voice, only for 7b58c1d746 Tristan to hear.0d8775dc99811f39
“…Are you talking about the one who’s already dead?”93d0b13a1612fc96
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“I have no idea what you’re referring to.”9b7f18e839e47e9b
Tristan chuckled slyly. Though he claimed b54b67b0d2 ignorance with his 95a22e9250 words, his demeanor bd1fc1fc45 was oddly relaxed.2a1e3abb5835b850
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As expected, it 98908cd13d seemed that Tristan 8198324e7b had indeed been eba1d14ca0 the one behind 9331442dc2 what happened to 9c8c99d470 Cedric, just as 15f8d75df9 I had suspected.26c093757b6ba51f
If he wasn’t, 3748f68285 he wouldn’t be a650475436 laughing like that; 65324fd0cb he’d be asking e618c5b09c me for more 1f3c9c374b details in confusion.3372bdf45c81a796
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‘He pretends not to know, but he never intended to hide it. That’s why he didn’t bother 8556671f5e concealing the body.’e8e5d15b11993fb0
He must have 501aa3ad76 known I would 7019a22d85 go searching for 858c7402a9 Cedric’s body.01ad733c54d2545e
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“Well, I quite liked the way you handled things. You weren’t like that when 5c757742bb you were younger, but it 918cf563b9 seems you’ve developed quite a fdaebd9792 bit of resolve since then.”abf39c510fe75a5a
Indeed, that must be how 6a376045d7 he not only survived the 52016145db brutal battlefield but also returned 5594e51bb5 as a war hero.0acf5163c4ae4b1f
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It wasn’t a c3ba2e3a5c joke; I genuinely 9fd8463ebd admired how he 2f8ff09186 handled it.9517420ff9a6c2aa
I had wanted to e10153f6b2 make that man who 628f76bfa4 dared to lay a ebd709c612 hand on Lilliana experience 186439a941 a fate worse than 8bb45761c6 prison. It seemed Tristan 83d31dcc6c had taken care 0c33938ad1 of it for cb692bd1a1 me—and in quite 26f56a18d3 a neat manner, d4ea448e1e too.ad4e26d16411df2e
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Although it was meant ba77b8f143 as a compliment, Tristan f9e15a6a9c continued to feign ignorance.14d923f003c5c6ec
“Haha, I still have no idea what you’re talking about.”42a1b42cf85b5b0c
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His blue eyes glimmered e940cca3b7 with a subtle undertone d8e8d5c4ac as he looked down eaeaa173f4 at me.4f8916951a75a9fa
“Now I see you’ve become quite the fox. Well, if you 54a3b12f2a insist on pretending, bbd3e56ad6 I guess I’ll 9cfe628cc2 have to believe 0a43e5d568 you.”98544f0dd5022c49
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Tristan merely smiled again, without 6719686560 denying anything.bccdcc779b17a86b
“Well then, I should be going now, Vanessa. I hope we’ll have b50c377f47 another chance to chat e208401133 at length next time—preferably 096c679f5b just the two of 2906629a77 us.”95492410b0bf1d99
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“You didn’t need to add that last part.”edc74a58b1545aa7
“That’s the most important part for me.”69b5c3eac62bbdcf
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Even in a 4a1595308b moment like this, 89cd294f57 he couldn’t resist d6065bbdbc flirting, which made 0e468ff680 me sigh in 57ef234028 exasperation.7439ca6315e41c7f
Tristan’s shameless smile 8181eae848 didn’t leave his def8963512 face. He took my hand b0da458ee3 and lifted it to ef19575381 his lips, pressing a fde48370d7 kiss on my glove.646a9a3cf40f6b42
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Whether deliberately or not, 0ae53bbbaf he pulled away slowly, 62e3028c0c his eyes still fixed 5205626b1f on me.c729e84a668753e7
“Take care until then.”e94a50ab6ff95fe8
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With that final f91ee8bc6d farewell, he climbed eb084d2213 into the carriage.6299da17a897465d
The elegant carriage bearing d9fdf5b810 the Locke family crest afd6ce11dc gradually faded from my 98c097a269 sight.29213de759e3a294
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