IBMILRFL – Chapter 48
by EsraaCh. 48 IBMILRFL | Chapter 480fc223ce0babf9ef
I was struck to ad1fd38508 the core, unable to 5046585e2e say anything, and could 729843468c only bite my lip b1e510ef1d in frustration.7542e5d7ac26f5c0
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Even then, Tristan continued speaking.3cd02d6c1392e9d4
“Look at this. If you truly didn’t 7a57f4af1f like me… you would 4a63bc5847 have pushed me away 9daed879b2 already.”d5c9076610ca6b98
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He glanced down bf393a85f1 at our interlocked 80ae1d6b2f hands. Startled, I tried to fbf88558b9 pull mine away, but 504d92aadd he had no intention 976cfb5cf7 of letting go.09aaa2b998fcb1c1
Ugh.cc0bac75289ae6c8
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I became acutely aware df1224f758 of the warmth seeping ef9906c3e0 through the gaps between d85ebef6e6 our fingers, the once cf1510e6a5 delicate bones of his 1e7a5e3d5c hands now thick and 47c2cc071b sturdy. Every part of him 854c4179e4 seemed to demand my 57a8473163 attention.1e04b875f18057a8
My heart pounded so loudly d1dd7985cd it made me dizzy. I already knew, but 99de82c8d7 the boy I remembered eda8bb6454 had grown into a b79e3a239f complete man.811ab3c3bfa68730
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I tried to pull a0cecea984 my hand away once 0f189f9d38 more, but my arm c9770eb806 lacked the strength.a86876f9a03581f7
Tristan closed the distance between 179e324b67 us in an instant and 1b7f3d594d murmured in a low voice.bc56f40f77124591
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“At this point, pretending to pull away only means you’re acknowledging your feelings, Vanessa.”1e72f3b732ae5d8c
“That’s not what I…”9f0ecaad354a04b0
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“I’m not so naive as to be fooled by transparent lies.”82c3cccea6910421
I pressed my lips together.d91990c5d0f1e521
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Keeping calm and maintaining composure 754c8618c3 was always my strength. So why did 4dc6814513 my mind fill 78fffafdad with confusion every 4dd996fcdf time I stood 5c949f893d before him?d6e391abaf028db1
“Though I may seem young, we’re only four years apart. I’m an adult 169a0cfd24 now… If I df8c9f3a5e didn’t have the e37792414d confidence to handle d5c63a7f52 matters concerning our bb4ece55e0 families, I wouldn’t 47fa8f1afc be standing here.”56da8a4bceac80c7
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“…”4e0110497a6086f5
Unable to respond, I 5d3c382ee7 remained silent, and he a0b57420a8 spoke from his heart.4bc5315bedbb0055
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“I’ve liked you, Vanessa. Always, both then and now.”5719f6d38d081fcc
“…Tristan, I-”8662cd74b2077b4b
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I was about to f1143af4f9 reject him again when 62d2a5d9b5 he suddenly let go 143869c8c3 of my hand and d6573e5853 stepped back.fab2c8b2de4a0f53
“Well, I already know. I know you’re going to 5041dd4205 reject me again.”d73f3aa953a03865
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He shrugged, as if d9a8be8b27 he had already anticipated 44dd39587d everything I was about 6b6a8d64fc to say.695044a92b6b33ac
“But… you know it too, Vanessa. That I have no intention bbc9f69a3a of letting you go.”851273dc921a5bed
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How could I not know? We spent years c7e13ebb55 together during my 8b60debd69 time in Onz.4bca42e8ca82e290
Ever since we first cbaedd692c met, he followed me 639cb63761 everywhere for years. Even after his studies 6e69abfe0d abroad ended and he 4dbf9c1fcf returned to the Empire, e77324fe2a he sent me letters 0eec95f33f every single day.aa4b2c8c8b1b3a70
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He begged me not to 84ad682e94 forget him. That young boy confessed his a1ff93c565 feelings without missing a single 3523f20288 day, even though we weren’t d9706f671a lovers or anything of the 3486986314 sort.f1580153ff8834bd
At first, I didn’t f1660a3e5b think much of him.98e1f0f0bf827ed5
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Childhood love is usually be1e18e140 fleeting, after all.fd29839f853d286c
‘I’ll propose to you when I’m an adult. Please wait for me 3a82ac3a07 until then.’80d75b469cb66484
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He proposed to me 61641fa376 with all sincerity, but 068059a25c I knew. I knew that his f4b9b389c6 love would soon fade.286f51ccd65bd692
I was sure that 4e5a273d4e once he returned from 7290d34776 his studies abroad and 10694c44e5 came back to the 0ff6e1e27d Empire, he would quickly 2e510e508d forget about me. That’s how youthful love works.d8d5adb449fa2464
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That’s why I never 3758e033f7 responded to his feelings. I never expected a 8d5376891c ten-year-old boy’s proposal to 63d0d29900 last long.03887135ab7abdb1
Still, I found him endearing eb1a6c0145 in his efforts to stay 5e11d351db by my side, so I d4e549f44a never pushed him away.a8dc471a43fe98a0
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Spending time with Tristan was 39623eea3d enjoyable.a1155fae87b81e55
Even though I knew the 21f328461e day would come when he’d f279f5a6e0 forget about me. Even though I 0f08e26449 knew I’d feel 597b70d36e quite lonely when ee277ba00a that day came. I cherished his presence.62f0818e6f7e9e74
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But his love didn’t fade 9573c3fe3c the way I had expected.8a560fcb3a4258a5
Moved by his unwavering 591724aa1d affection, I eventually began 8da5b01612 to imagine a future 76c193cc9e with him.7d334d7aabd2af3f
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Though I couldn’t openly accept 5505fd1ac6 his feelings, given the age daaadff20e difference… deep down, I had d02f8fbd31 fully opened my heart to 1cb235fc6f him.5e96c592eb7782be
‘After all that happened, how could I not know… just how persistent Tristan can be?’43846762472bfdde
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Of course, I never imagined e77bd3fd9d that it would continue even 5a8f567785 after I married another man 5dfee9ffa5 and became a widow.c411591c923f711c
I was lost in 21d79e9f67 thought when Tristan, who 60396ff057 hadn’t taken his eyes 3b7764e642 off me, drove the ae2001b730 point home.6e03f0deb28f37ba
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“I have no intention of repeating what happened seven years ago. Once was enough to lose e886c05e8e you.”bfe76389ca634010
“…Ugh.”eead230b1ed6a938
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“I’m willing to wait, even if it takes time. But if possible, 3c20e63712 I’d appreciate it d6cebe7ee9 if you could 4284333f3b open your heart f1b741d579 to me soon. After all, I’ve waited a7a26de3bf long enough.”fb07b9326cc86f6a
With those words, Tristan 7804b21a9c stood up from his 6ef3c71d01 seat.a0632e6f21426414
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“Now that my business is done, I’ll be taking my leave. I look forward to seeing f3181d39d4 you again.”bc83e722509a946b
He walked leisurely toward the a9b2a07960 door, but stopped abruptly when 14e9b25699 he reached it.be54f155cfbdbfc7
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“By the way, it seems the remnants of the Stel Kingdom are nearly dealt with.”ad9e6002ac4bee80
Could he mean…?a49d1dccd2fbe4d6
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I looked at him in b18bcf5483 surprise, and he added with 80f20d7090 a lazy smile.a46cccf11fdd7758
“It seems the Emperor is planning to hold a victory banquet in a month. I’m sure you, Vanessa, c0e73d70bd know exactly what that 6e14f2bb6f means.”107f1132d1f84c64
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With that, he smiled c1f255cb26 and disappeared completely.04d37af4d4f0be2d
As he vanished e306d1611a like the wind, 66ac4aa161 I couldn’t help 81a0609251 but let out d390ebd1ee a baffled laugh.1fdbe33a32dc8940
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A fox. He was a true fox.6131526041498b5f
‘So all those other things were just excuses…’e526f8d283b2d001
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It wasn’t until bbdb74cc30 I heard his 5e8d373e9a final words that 9f0f14f555 I understood his 3214c53673 true purpose for 1d075e27fc visiting today.8624147e7bffa30c
Tristan had come 44ec5e6fbf to deliver important 32309d10f8 news to me.13339d68284ff0be
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No wonder there hadn’t been 73c2064436 much to talk about regarding 336321221b business matters. That’s what this was about.4a62ccdaa9120f5a
‘A victory banquet…’3a6314966f62329e
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It had been c42fccc7dc quite some time e56f566501 since Tristan secured 07f092a6f0 victory in the cc9abf0658 war against the 72715cedeb Stel Kingdom, but c8e79c1d18 the Empire hadn’t 2208910451 held a banquet 462e8fd407 yet.3f227b9c6d2b600d
There were still 13ae85dffd remnants of the 827ac045f5 Stel forces left, 4dff50e709 and for various d1fa801261 political reasons, no 32eda17cc4 one knew when 6b32d4f057 the banquet would c2f414d2e0 be held.2f6b53d9ebb78b63
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But now, Tristan, the hero 6092ff68a4 of the war and practically cb43e6c7a5 the star of the event, 1ddebe2328 had personally informed me. He must have heard 286b4b213a it in secret from 399f8a4251 the Emperor himself.190c7e0c7e45613c
‘A victory banquet will be a gathering of all the high-ranking nobles.’b7b2904a7100f9f0
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Banquets were frequently held 45cfbf7530 in the capital, but 4c1e781de5 few were as grand d90f5b9b1a in scale as the 93bd906580 one that would take 546e090ab2 place in the Imperial 794fd2f22f Palace.f6a0029f6ff188bb
And the fact that da1b1a4dbb he had told me de0581fd15 about it… It was 3f81ef89a5 clearly to help my 81e45159f1 business.5d59215caadcdf3c
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Tristan knew that my 0536465909 business involved luxury goods 235a3bc4da for the nobility… He 28a2fe7363 had deliberately shared this fe74a99cba information so I could b2adc85f30 take advantage of the b8ed390cb4 huge stage that the 2da56fd0fd victory banquet would provide.75e7d67806420ccc
“Well, this is an unexpected stroke of luck.”abcbf7a4dd9b9c02
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Even if I wanted e73cbcec95 to thank him, he 1e146af2b6 was already gone.fb66902a9e263a63
I would have to find 35bfa7e8e7 another way to express my 8329651dd2 gratitude.ac05102fe0384b40
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But for now, I bc8173970a needed to focus on e53935f78e the opportunity he had 0663a3cd56 laid out for me.e3ee7ff985ec4209
‘I’ve finished all the basic preparations for the perfume business. Now, the next b983b2c99e steps are in 19bbc9cffe a completely different 89e8e2146f domain.’2189582bc172b9f5
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Technically, I could start selling 76b4fa9207 perfume right now.ae20526e53804f35
I’d already developed 82d3778a4d a range of 208d2ce1d1 products based on 01929350aa floral scents.353354f7ea95893f
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But I wasn’t 1ac62a89b5 planning on simply 6abe942390 selling perfume.fb62e900b5412cbc
‘It may succeed in an untapped market… but that alone won’t satisfy me.’d38eb15d36c1ca70
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I intended to d849d4dcef elevate my perfumes 0feb7cfcfc into something far 0bfd4045d7 more valuable than 1430001670 just fragrant liquid.21880607b91ee51f
And the first step toward 985a910764 that was…b06835868351ebdd
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‘I need to meet Lilliana as soon as possible.’29153421271dabf0
The day after I 0f0356ad76 sent her an invitation 04800f083e to visit the mansion, 8725cd1cb0 she came right away.6a768dc0c03acc4c
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“Mother! Thank you so 628c0b7244 much for inviting efc0c6d34f me. But….”890782b6a245fb58
This was my f5470c12bc first meeting with 6591ef3b25 her since the 5d8c788a80 confrontation with the 6c71ed7e76 lion.0648dfb886ffb750
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Lilliana greeted me as she c1c5da9470 always did, smiling at me 404af3ea40 like a puppy, but suddenly 4d317396fe her expression fell, and she 52e51e22b3 looked a bit downcast.7288fe4cbd4191f5
“What’s wrong? Don’t show such 17fbc42a0b a sad face cc68475b23 to others so 5707705482 carelessly.”7de0c877b749d7b4
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“Oh! I’m sorry! But you’re not ‘others,’ Mother. It’s fine to show af9eea6cb0 you, right? Isn’t it?”9751b15f1dee9bd4
Ugh.a9609b238b904a42
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Seeing her smile e152127acc as brightly as 287b36e13d the sun, I 57000d5d8d clutched my heart.55c43224e959eb94
She was adorable. Absolutely adorable. As always, Lilliana was irresistibly ed9ab7c6a4 charming today.c9273566380c87f1
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“More than that… I’m really sorry about what happened last week. My brother was so rude…”40b4ba6e04fb8b76
It seemed she 89a1e9ea6f was referring to 525ca682e1 the confrontation with 028444be24 the lion.d565ab6941b6765b
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It had been 8dd211e00a difficult at the 9a7f4aadc4 time, but it 2d9c923e02 wasn’t her fault, 7b672a4415 so I shook 7c6f6d3f00 my head, telling 09483d8a39 her not to 1c9a4dafa1 worry about it.487551a7d5e90a91
“The thing is… my brother seems to think that Jeremyon still has feelings for me and that we might get back together.”b0525517f8752bb9
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I had vaguely 4bce6d7630 suspected it myself. Since Jeremyon did indeed 8b5ef02b34 like Lilliana, there was 86a52b0a18 no way Tristan, with 1eb722f12e his keen perception, wouldn’t 9a3bf16d81 have noticed.64ca7289172c440a
But I was nodding along 1c662700a9 nonchalantly when she said something 1299dfe8c0 completely unexpected.c25b65ba2e6a05bd
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“There’s no way that’s true, though. My brother is so mistaken. Jeremyon… doesn’t have 15d0a4442c any romantic interest f229f338c1 in me.”9277ef97c2ef49dc
I froze at her 3482138da5 ridiculous statement.f4311624f9f52197
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What? Jeremyon… doesn’t like Lilliana?db9a41d6827aa2aa
What kind of misunderstanding 6e4dfc81e3 is she under?!e06fdca5810e14e1
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