IBMILRFL – Chapter 5

Ch. 5 IBMINLRFL | Chapter 5fc83bd48345b8584

Lilliana’s eyes widened 27381d7caf in surprise, as 29638db795 if she hadn’t 2697e50ae5 expected to meet 6c61280dcc me here.040e2f767d93058c

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‘Hmm. She looks as cute as 648860e87e a bunny… No, no. This isn’t the a1281ef0a6 time to be b32282a913 thinking like this.’135e5c8b8c37a024

Even though Lilliana was my 0810cfb5ad former prospective daughter-in-law, she was 3de5bc6267 still my favorite, so I caba3b9856 couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed cd7f5849d5 every time we crossed paths.88bd61d5d83a360e

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But I quickly snapped myself 7ed94f395a out of it.264fe89a86994e81

‘I didn’t expect to run into Lilliana here. Well, I suppose it’s f5f66ac832 not that strange.’3a11325de8463ca2

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This wine shop 042ff9d20a on Wellington Street b886c4a236 No. 12 was, after all, privately owned by her brother, Tristan Locke.bed5469c8e6a8762

Since the Locke family isn’t 2efddd34c7 directly involved, I hadn’t seriously bea6d2474e considered the possibility of running f23c151269 into Lilliana here.75f8f4b8323d818b

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‘Well, it doesn’t really matter.’b0f92fef33110d72

As long as a19f59a6fd the person I cd2f8f7ac2 ran into wasn’t 245c304ce2 Tristan, it wouldn’t bfae96d043 be a problem.f43d81a863d63fc0

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‘Actually, this might be a good thing. I should take e34c3aed89 this opportunity to ca264af6ff confirm with Lilliana f1d9bfa7eb if they’ve really e7bd96e72e broken up.’1d189042585507d9

Judging by Jeremyon’s intense reaction, b9205f0bc4 it seemed certain that the 3614594751 two had parted ways… but 3566f53467 there was no need to 1e3c462501 miss this chance now that e3074d5b93 it was here.2da1c098fee57baf

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I quickly surveyed my surroundings.5b2bf1e3b0480a90

Good. The shop’s staff had already 79df5aaa1c tactfully distanced themselves.42dfdcec1be8d0b0

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In a sharp, b55ca049e0 low voice that fae677568c wouldn’t reach the cae5343c44 employees, I asked, f62b353783 “Mother? Who are you calling Mother? I told you to 982e96e02d break up with my 2bb381d08e son.”64585832f375fc08

“Ah, no. It’s not like that…”d97d09864dfeda6d

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“If it’s not like that, do you not even remember our previous agreement?”179ff099d1b141f7

“Ah…”1d4dafce09918f52

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“Could it be that you’re short on money? If that’s the case, 8156d77ce8 just say the word. I’ll make sure 19a2edf2d8 you’re not left 4b2c597d2a wanting this time.”434a6dac8d9c7303

As I pressed Lilliana, she afe6f5dd2b panicked, her pale blue eyes aad07f036e darting around.bec0c19c457b28fb

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In my head, I 00a7841aba thought, ‘Ugh, what’s this? She’s adorable. She looks like a f03ba372ff frightened rabbit!’0ab350c1da0a5797

But at the same 727271f0b8 time, seeing my favorite 2d6c59d991 person so tense made 909d50ef50 me feel a little 35c4c28414 guilty.ccece2c640b89936

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‘Maybe I was too harsh? With Lilliana’s personality, 1bdffeaae8 she would’ve told 0b7143a104 me if they f5f63d1721 had broken up e8eced3935 without me having b5596d1128 to go this 218290b1bc far.’f548b1a7549aef50

Just as I was considering e0e1ff9b37 whether to speak more kindly, 960afdee78 Lilliana’s expression suddenly changed.75ed28f15cbe6394

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Her previously tense eyes 79b40fb2ff began to shine with cfb935f6ae determination, and her hesitant 878ee0120b lips curved into a 2ccb340e78 cheerful smile.2769d2acdd19b85b

Not knowing what was happening, f80f4bb767 I frowned.89b02cc8e0eabbdb

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Lilliana naturally linked her arm 49486a9223 with mine, so naturally that dcb4aabfae I didn’t even think to 663d44118c pull away.63860d47b35b9fc2

“No, Mother. Please don’t say bc6777954d such hurtful things.”72a45e5bae690b56

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Huh? What’s this? Our Lilliana isn’t usually ca9e514c82 this brazen… Not that 0264991834 I don’t find it 86a7929710 endearing…!3b2fdc33818cd03a

Just as I was f7824a4474 flustered by this sudden 102d5ce69c shift in character, Lilliana 05e1d3305d led me somewhere.faa35f15d1807cf8

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It was a 479db32f81 hidden room deep 3bac6b9e22 within the wine 642f4d577b shop.3a91b0d31870ef95

‘Where is this…?’b1fb382ecd0d60b2

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Lilliana calmly turned 8c44524b16 on the lights 733f15f1b9 in the dim bef9b3b848 room.70a78f80cf1bf258

In an instant, 0f33bb6005 the space brightened, 24ee986d93 and I noticed cb3d5e3531 the wine bottles 46839597fd displayed in the 065558ee76 center of the 4c19d45d6e room.68b1a01bae5bd792

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Finally snapping out 726bd7af71 of my daze, 00fca478f7 I disentangled my 3a5291996f arm and spoke 7c39b019c6 sternly.50dd4475b1060752

“Bringing me to a quiet place… Are you thinking of negotiating with me? Bold. I like it. Fine, name your price. I’ll give it to you 520607c2dd immediately. But in return, you must fef32029c0 break up with my son a14aa4e828 for good…”deac5ff7cbd4bf02

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Just as I was continuing f9e6975379 my firm words, Lilliana suddenly 43355fb55d picked up one of the e8e65442ce displayed wines and held it 437d6461db out to me.d499f4a7c039b8ac

“It’s really not like that, Mother. Please, take this and 67d33bdd16 calm your anger…”00ef712b39cca62d

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“Whatever magnificent gift this might be, do you think you can appease me with just this…”7287c068b0c7b4cf

I was about to ca5811aa59 snap when my eyes cb4c175a75 caught the label on 599df715a4 the wine.75dbf81845d585cb

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‘Wait, isn’t that…!’c11d70ab4a0de172

There are things c82a446dbe in this world e9bf708697 that no amount f9c5df593e of money can 73c0b02da3 buy.38b42f04fdd70226

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Human emotions, like d7b87a3696 love, and the 741c07fa7c lifespan given to 89c6ded98b each individual were c9487c1397 such things. And so was that c42d0e6b3d wine in Lilliana’s hand.66b92be8af79b459

It was a wine 655153c3b5 I had tried countless 2c7c69d49b times to acquire but 0ab4c5f39b had always failed.7a14e1f3377a6f24

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Made from grapes grown on 125c923c5c the other side of the d001f6bc6e empire, it was a special e7a9c439a9 wine, highly sensitive to storage 303e3d9eb7 conditions, making it nearly impossible c75a53ef44 to find a perfect bottle 8acd3e5dc1 in this country. Even the emperor cb654ded89 wouldn’t easily get 68f505b59d to drink it dca3345f38 if he wanted 8cccbc22b3 to.436e1220d8219359

‘I thought I’d never see it before I died, but here it is!’8190a1ac860498e6

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Realizing what the wine 4c816198b1 was, I swallowed involuntarily.b01e2aa8b6bcb541

“Mother, I’m truly sorry that I haven’t broken up with him yet. But I promise I will dbeb6fbfd5 next time. So please, take 48a9a5ed72 this and forgive 37db2eedf4 me. Alright?”ddb00f4c382e1074

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So they haven’t broken 017ad14129 up yet. This unexpected news caught me dc2fac2d16 off guard.9223dbc9722b06b5

‘Then why was Jeremyon so angry with me earlier?’e74940b533ec19c0

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Based on his reaction, 5818ded7ec I was certain they 3e1a453c9d had broken up because 940c99768d he was so rude… 55c5a9251f but it seems I 1326eef1b5 was mistaken. If Lilliana herself is saying 8d75d57238 this.9a82a8cd14cd128d

‘It’s not the first time Jeremyon has been difficult, so it’s understandable that I misunderstood. But this is still troublesome…’6714758844629a56

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I found myself lost 4a78358a95 in deep thought as a6685a63d9 I tried to assess aa2d132c8d the situation.909c4b67a7de3961

My role in 91d73bb9df this play was 1afffe67b6 to drive a ee813f118a wedge between Lilliana 261446c906 and Jeremyon.88c68724801fe281

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Receiving this gift might bb08a8594f disrupt that plan.607d5108ab9f6f07

‘But… how can I resist a gift from my favorite? Especially when it’s a f5f4644a5f wine I’ve always wanted 4cd32ac344 to try!’61f646ef5a79ad9c

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Though I briefly 4ba64e514c hesitated, my dilemma 9bf9942c1c didn’t last long.bc3186613535f087

After all, not many people e1703f619a in the world can refuse fabbc590ca a gift from their favorite dbc0fc1c15 person.eee1495e09f9303e

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‘Just this once, let’s accept it, just this once.’d9f14bf6dfdb3b01

It’s not unusual 2231985cd9 for a villainous 26f5a59378 mother-in-law to accept 9fb1f670c1 a bribe from 7f80aa2842 her daughter-in-law, right? I rationalized as I 16771b0d62 snatched the wine from 18ad556570 Lilliana.cf4c3292195433d7

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Then, I arrogantly scoffed.07fd5dba97417586

“Hmph. I’ll let it 14c0b6ff4c slide this time, 819cf385a3 considering how others 891b247bb8 might perceive it. But next time, you’ll 1291210fa9 have to break up 77e52d19b9 with my son as f43be2db2c promised.”81ff4e6d752288f7

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“…Of course! I’ll definitely break up 26adaec5d1 with him next time. Thank you so much for 522c613b9b your forgiveness!”116bda9efa263abc

Leaving Lilliana’s excited thanks behind, fad16e9358 I slammed the door and ea7fa59bab walked out.c569cdf710920783

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I then immediately boarded the e6b1dbdd75 carriage and set off.c352833e152b7892

‘As soon as I arrive at the mansion, I’ll open this wine!’d90dfc21db1a52d4

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I held the ef4204d932 bottle of wine 89c168345e that Lilliana had 014794eea9 given me close 104811ca0a to my chest. The thought of 56b281ce42 tasting it tonight f1741156f3 made my heart c047ef6cca race with excitement 4f89120975 for the first 1fab011f08 time in a 16ac6e4266 while.213b48f65198ed4a

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Lilliana watched Vanessa leave 6fbe38ef58 with the wine until ca8e7b87fa she was completely out c285df1db6 of sight.2c7532c9938e7edb

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The moment she 94a3be6ec5 confirmed Vanessa was 1a94b96202 gone, she collapsed d59e64463a to the floor.c2afaafadd362158

“Hah…!”d6d6e209e9bedb61

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The time spent 21a84c8f6a talking to Vanessa c5f7c0ca49 was only 15 5afa51d294 minutes.d5e7511ebce52b25

But as soon as Vanessa 7645c3b45a left, Lilliana’s legs gave out, 038a5b3402 as if the tension that b95690f35f had built up during that 8b3b4d9060 short time had finally taken 5c9b24f42c its toll.473c8ca155b643bc

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“L-Lady! Are you all right?”69786e39e3ff335f

An employee nearby was startled 0e35bc3e94 and tried to help Lilliana.e9c1d16c2c9293ad

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“Did Lady Winder say something harsh…?”9335c8b24a531d94

“No. The Lady isn’t that kind 5d0242b9c8 of person, so please be 4062c82487 careful with your words.”4b4fa3c6a4e79519

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“W-what…? Ah, yes! I’m sorry.”6b2dd9befc1c2730

The employee was f612172adc puzzled by Lilliana’s a327ce53fd sudden sternness, which 4f2619f665 was out of a8d95da86d character for her 1753084f31 usually gentle demeanor. However, Lilliana had no a4e6fb0b57 energy to care about 6d5b04c694 him.781f4615ef3a6950

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‘Thank goodness… The Lady accepted the wine.’7908aefad9e92f9a

Although she had boldly approached f434dadbbe Vanessa pretending to be friendly, 3442297eb7 in reality, Lilliana had a 8f12a6904f shy personality.ace0b7384255bede

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It wasn’t easy 4879866daf for her to cc9fcd5975 speak to someone 997f360c91 unfamiliar, and it 49ed591133 was only natural 864f6611d9 that she felt 6e1e4e6873 even more nervous 0e6a35a13d since the person 7e3b8f799e in question was 4827c1ef7b her ex-boyfriend’s mother.9e495d7807043ffa

Despite acting brazenly with the b45d078783 sole determination to get closer 65601d60c6 to her, it had drained 987c92c5c0 her emotionally.7ce020815effd0d1

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‘Especially since I lied to her…’9c97f87fc8e6f18c

Although she had evaded 61d1244000 the truth with Vanessa, a85add18c1 in reality, Lilliana had 3ba95684bf already broken up with ce94ac2144 Jeremyon.c7d4dea67c4ae530

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It had been 76db502298 nearly a month b29534fa71 since she had da542c7e65 ended things with a9b6b3be9b him, not even 2dd152d0d1 three days after 7e553c2347 receiving money from da4067f4d1 Vanessa.3687dce7d683ecef

But she couldn’t bring herself 17c74f841b to confess the truth. She felt that if 9d0fe2abd9 she did, she would b40ec175d0 lose her only connection 883c3a1d31 to Vanessa.5d7809c047948cb9

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Lilliana’s judgment was wise.22e482eb90f744f7

Her opponent was none 0f4be9e9c4 other than Vanessa Winder.ee566d090ca48931

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‘Given Lady Winder’s personality, if I had told her the truth, she wouldn’t have listened to a word I said…’9ddc690aeae961c1

Without Jeremyon as 7d60de70d0 a connection, it c7f1e9ad05 would have been 6270d966ff difficult to even 2f70024a4d speak with Vanessa. Lilliana felt a sense of c3e3daf9a9 helplessness.7c174df56c20a8c4

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‘Still, I’m glad I gave her that wine. Even though she said what 7cd8f22b74 she did, she seemed genuinely f0d2080fad pleased.’021075564d782ee3

If it wasn’t just her d463c8872b imagination, Vanessa’s eyes had sparkled 8eea723a5d the moment she saw the 2d4cc92b5a wine label. Lilliana felt proud of 9caa318778 herself for earning even b9894382d0 a little bit of b899c75fda favor from her.19356e731f5bd6da

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‘The problem is that I took my brother’s belongings without permission…’3d4c146acc118229

Lilliana recalled the f3db55061d image of her 92008c8bb9 brother, Tristan, who 8f0de957c4 had returned home 67bff5322d about a fortnight 9c0c146a5b ago after the e6f34d67d1 end of the f0b986d3fa war.2706656338109f4f

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The truth was 4ea5249a56 that all the 75e188d662 wines displayed in 76e875f522 that secret room 7b45371c71 were part of 0d36d94a6e Tristan’s precious collection.ae82e3288c3d4ee0

Even before going to war, bcb2f8f477 he had steadily collected rare 35e109ca92 wines.5cc3fa2360cbfecc

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‘I originally thought of selling them all to pay off the debt… But it’s a good thing I didn’t. If I had, I wouldn’t 9d40392e80 have had the chance to 0e9ab49bed repay the Lady’s kindness.’cf6a60729d0894a0

Even though they were rare 63eda8f55e wines, they were obviously insufficient ac071c2e3e to pay off the 4.8 be0be27f56 billion debt. Moreover, it would bc571b0b38 have taken a 4a311912b6 long time to aabd93ab2e convert them into f63c0e7b50 cash.6e0064fb6c2ebf6b

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So, she had simply 18b6c477e5 left them there for c9feca4910 the time being, and c0dd68ca76 now she was glad c78e76cd5b she had.55c3ab624c4e30d6

The wine Lilliana gave 499cfbec19 Vanessa today was none 0f074a81bd other than the second dfe50d36d5 most cherished one in c4dcbeb7a7 her brother’s collection.f91b3f51a1030b26

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‘Giving that away without permission… My brother won’t be angry, but… I still feel guilty.’f770c8b8c65a6b7a

He was already busy fcfad2db9c dealing with the aftermath 5f895d2113 of the family’s troubles.b3e33a3c5858d4a6

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Yet here she was, so 544ddc627e desperate to win Vanessa’s favor 5502e70417 that she had taken one 6a46a66841 of his prized possessions without 622cc2e579 asking.cd3463ee34c6e0b7

As she worried 255ab3701b about how to cf54466b1a apologize, Liliana returned 47af10209b home, slightly anxious.23bd2c612686c82a

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However, when the truth d8a1076afa was revealed, Tristan’s reaction 9bfa24fe42 was completely different from c7c88fe66a what she had expected.036b7fd7125b2fcc

For the first 318e33c6e0 time in her 242e45613f life, she heard 15766e1ffd him speak in 28a75dc9d0 a chilling tone 3ce32a96f4 she had never 301d4360a0 heard before.32f31d14a8d55754

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“Lily, what did you say?”17774d15bc2d2c8f

“Uh…?”0f9e420304198faf

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“What wine… did you give to whom?”08cc028c2f95725d

“I gave the Cabernet Brilliant to Lady Winder…”551eb685c56e43b9

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At that moment, a c0cd7f1d63 suffocating silence fell over ec7bb3fbe0 the room.8e92b6fd98ebb391

Lilliana broke into 14dd780c38 a cold sweat, 78faf5d48a tense and anxious.ef517278e400d549

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