IBMILRFL – Chapter 51

Ch. 51 IBMILRFL | Chapter 515f2f0bdf61c9c034

“Mother, was your journey here comfortable?”41224185baff4db0

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“Hmph, that’s none of your concern.”05e2e6c4ee861d88

“Ah, I see you had no issues. That’s a relief, hehe.”a5412531d2e2f159

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Lilliana naturally guided e3c2d043b1 me into the 737b4cca16 mansion, chatting away c55ba7c4c4 as she did.16b266d05db3ff0c

I followed her, watching 7163c08e99 her with a satisfied 40b5b9952a expression.4fb2f4c6e8298aa3

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Today, despite being in e376a6829b her own home, Lilliana 0b180e347f seemed unusually tense rather a55e7a9771 than comfortable. It seemed she had 2f786ac42b prepared a lot for 041d1bd39e my visit.a9a16167cb7b3592

“Actually, last time, I wanted to give you a proper tour of the mansion, but it ended too abruptly. Today, I’ll show you 7c06165b43 my room and other 8309cb58ba things!”7077acfbdf2444c2

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Now that I think 217ffed0d6 about it, we did a4e9c7e462 take a brief tour 1a3a5a86be of the mansion when 3f864c8cce I visited Locke before.aa17259ee3240075

‘But I couldn’t focus properly because I was too preoccupied with Tristan…’22857933db12856e

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I had mentally prepared myself 937beec625 to avoid anything like that f7d6f11821 happening today.0f584497ef05d610

“Mother, should I start by showing you my room?”18c3efb295d3d16c

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“Don’t ask so many questions. Just do as you please.”62beecbd3e35ecad

“Yes!”4b0b241672eab39e

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With that, Lilliana proceeded to 31b63accf8 show me every room in e97883eb10 order—her bedroom, study, hobby room, 18f7e2df89 wardrobe, and more.655fea35dd223555

To sum it up, 71a40aca1c it wasn’t very different e0c9a3c2d5 from what I had 3dbf1b0392 imagined.1c0965d8f8fc74d6

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The clean, organized rooms and d11e187202 the cohesive furniture gave off 26608e020d a distinct Lilliana vibe.5ddc0eaaf6ff70b0

However, in her wardrobe, I 5563d5f137 encountered something I hadn’t expected 38925f024d at all.b79cc02796b7a160

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‘What is this…?’3dc8b9fc8512e425

I had been casually observing 9390aa04cb her dressing room when something de41259cac unexpected caught my attention and d84834c65c made me stop.4c0c373b9d6e6f2f

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There were an 7491d4a8d0 unusually large number 4aea65d3b5 of blue dresses, c84ff10e45 and I had aa19beb62f just discovered the ba80ee173b reason.ded362655386611e

Suppressing the urge to chuckle, 7cf95d3961 I looked closely at a 80011a6972 frame hanging on the wall.c1d0277452a83e47

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Inside the frame wasn’t e2b4d2b52e a beautiful painting or f9642e2ab3 someone’s portrait, but a 3b67b9cadd note written in large 057786d046 letters, like a family 7232581a89 motto.6cda8fa05a4f0f0d

—8d0b6066fc3c92ce

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[Elegance!]f6bf4b840b44ad11

[No extravagant ribbons allowed.]46bbb31d1319416c

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[One accessory, and only one.]2fd78b387a55a62e

[Blue tones suit you well.]837d05628be505f5

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—3ea4357aeec3fea3

Each sentence felt oddly familiar 8b2191dcaa to me. It didn’t take 6fa069a13a long to realize ff1a1da736 why.8bd3c4f97f39552c

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“Pfft.”5053c5444a7bbfe8

This was undoubtedly… advice I 17b215feb8 had given Lilliana when I 4fd85d29e2 took her to a boutique 3645eb38e9 to buy her a dress.7a06e1f3321fc09d

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“Elegance. You need to aa73e22803 focus on that 80d54a075c word. It’s your greatest strength.”a5013bed2d79d79f

“Elegance…”4c18f1335ac95047

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“in other words, the extravagant ribbons on your current clothes are unnecessary. They ruin the mood and 26dab2f213 make things look messy.”55d35b8c55b64f2e

I had given 79dc9d50c3 her a few 4db698b2db pointers that day f7266f67b4 because I couldn’t 837a7514a7 stand to see 00f434b649 her wearing clothes 71864edbe2 that didn’t suit 503ddc5fef her charm.5139a1b979c347ca

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‘No wonder she’s been dressing so beautifully since that day…’19e9e569de6927c2

It seemed she had 6822388ebf neatly summarized my words a1c77ce084 and put them in 46b39de53b her dressing room like c5e349f2f1 a cherished family motto—framed, 64bc1f63dc no less.9ea2291645ac398a

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Despite my best 4b5abcbafa efforts, I couldn’t a449d4426f stop the laughter e899338292 from bubbling up. Had Lilliana been choosing her ea26c6c1f4 outfits every day by reflecting 597fe761e7 on the sentences in this c09cd0802d frame?5339f101d6687f62

Just imagining it made 59e78db733 her seem so cute ecab9f5bc6 and lovable that I 4550021cb6 couldn’t help but smile.050a85d3d19f302d

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“This dress is the one you gave me last time, Mother, and… Oh?”91527803ef4c1517

Lilliana, who had e90f1f25b3 been eagerly explaining 826bf49498 her cherished dresses 723999f4b2 beside me, widened 2202823ef7 her eyes in 90d4332973 surprise.0c7bed6fd6dab149

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“Wha-! Why is this here?!”45fbbc41200acb6f

Her face flushed red, 9d59c7b9dd all the way to 2c31f958c6 her ears, as she 931db7a23b hurried to block the 3b14033d0d frame from my view d3478eb4ae with her body.4f882214cafdd2b0

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“The content seemed quite familiar.”1daddc8933ca3150

When I hinted that I 4c91809540 had already seen it, she 0f6938a73a looked like she was about 6c18e84eeb to cry. Her delicate hands fidgeted 6d92be1a68 in the air, unable b1a58eb9cb to find their place.bd251f0399f3419e

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“Mo-Mother! I mean… it’s 1cd751a9ec not what you 3061c392ee think…”c5915c552aa0abd4

She stumbled over her words, e288e004bc looking utterly embarrassed, as if b69f23ab28 I had discovered one of 7241f4ebc2 her deepest secrets.3fd5d107395bd067

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I understood her 36f21bfc70 embarrassment, but there 015e5e2a63 was no need d34b7cad81 to make excuses. She hadn’t done anything wrong.980d35efd176bc79

‘If anything, it was commendable.’9f1b2abcc142b4b3

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I firmly told her, still 5113e09719 looking at her tomato-red face.58026f8b12d1f719

“I don’t dislike people who put in effort.”5450fa7a03e2ee11

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“Huh…”cbc29ff7db6c4bae

Not wanting to embarrass 8fa25e5643 her further, I quickly 4e577e245b turned my body in 18bbc3177d the opposite direction.86f30bb794be7aa3

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After that, as if nothing 6d57f9e537 had happened, I briefly looked 08b08366d8 at the dress hanging there… ef81c9508f and then I heard her db44519960 muttering softly.1734dd45be8a6db3

“…Yes. Effort… is a good thing.”21ea07b6dab95b83

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Startled by the baf573d0fe slightly choked tone fe5dce3699 in her voice, 75b6ce05a5 I stole a 4a20d985c2 glance at her 44135cef23 face.118c4ed924fa63c2

Lilliana was wearing a radiant 523669988b smile.606c01bacfe9b75a

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After finishing the tour of 57f0c25105 the dressing room, Lilliana led 1adbef1edd Vanessa to the living room.51cf2675befa4639

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Although there were c764867909 more places she 86b5c17f17 had planned to 70aa45d0a2 show afterward, she 2bb56223aa suddenly felt like f4c2415ad8 having a quiet b5bca6be58 conversation with Vanessa 12a24f03df instead.3649d678d5a0907c

In the quiet living room, 9fae6936d9 where only the two of acf0fa8e98 them remained after dismissing the 8b9221bfe4 maid, Lilliana carefully poured tea 67cd72d9f3 into Vanessa’s cup.45b0d7bf929a3214

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“How is it, Mother? The fragrance of the 93c5596569 tea is nice, isn’t 3feb80b19a it? My brother drinks this often.”7755f7dea8930a62

“Yes, it has a pleasant aroma.”4f406e5a394b73eb

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Vanessa smiled faintly. Fortunately, it seemed 3377dda285 the tea recommendation 5b95df1228 was to her d0ad03da67 liking.544feba11fd71aa4

“I’m glad you like it, Mother.”21468e521849a9e8

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After enjoying the peaceful silence 8f6945d74a and the tea for a 57b516e734 while, Vanessa broke the stillness.1bc1a40f1e14fca3

“…You two seem to get along well.”6c700fe344194f22

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“Oh, with my brother?”b14c70cbf75e5fbd

Vanessa nodded calmly.1fd10e3cea43d1be

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“Yes, hehe. We’re pretty close. I’ve heard there are 81649c2dc7 many siblings who don’t 096f764006 get along, but my a14499023c brother and I have 5f3da3a465 been close since we 7c6663b507 were young.”e05f49b29b55d8dd

As the words 8eb92ee894 brought memories of e709de044f her childhood to ed5056f1eb mind, Lilliana suddenly b328db106d recalled the past.794aba1e82192832

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After being lost 6637f50d66 in thought for 7b1c45b0c4 a moment, Lilliana e937f2ad96 slowly began to 92bf98589d speak.1e9686dfb1f5cc86

“In truth… there’s a reason why my brother and I are so close. When we were 180edeb6b8 young, he was 4bdbe5cca4 the one who 8d47833875 mostly took care 7787c6ca27 of me.”fa0885ac39d7782a

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Vanessa didn’t respond but 3d855fed84 met Lilliana’s gaze.020867de4bafc259

Her warm eyes f9db711780 seemed to encourage b2a4dbec01 her to continue, 808d89d5c4 as if inviting 7c28d01071 her to speak df5521563b comfortably.c7413228f9104154

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That gentle gaze felt 193652d7aa like it was softly 8aa5b4f7c3 embracing her heart.1b78201d240e128f

Lilliana spoke of 77a1541089 something she had bb02b6da9c long buried in 87bb57a17f her heart for 01996772e4 the very first 93ddc9f5af time.8c3b6fdf640b5a55

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“Our family wasn’t particularly harmonious. My late father… he 11e6c0957c was rather indifferent.”d734c2348b03ba85

To be precise, eb0f238b78 “indifferent” wasn’t quite bb7fcb639b the right word—”oppressive” fbaa3b435d might have been e4297627ee more accurate.1c9a2d3060ac8fe1

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‘Don’t waste your time on unnecessary things. That’s not your role.’90960c48f09a9fe9

Just the thought of her e11b1b175e father’s face made it seem 700f797822 as though his voice was bf6b4f235d echoing in her ears.9ada5041407f8553

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Those were the words 5a6c539500 she’d heard when, as d6c7f2a2d0 a child, she had 80b9f933c4 drawn a picture for 115a19b54b her father.470be657b978b007

But it wasn’t a360e75f60 just that time.a10a71feb187d79d

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No matter what fd3163ee9d she did beyond c4a0cd54be the tasks he e78b1b3187 assigned, her father 092d1653bd always responded in ce7212eef9 that same dismissive aec141ba48 way.5c0032fa3f3ea06c

He always loathed 6ad940dcb2 it when Liliana d0f6204ea8 devoted effort to 077f9e9c80 anything he deemed cd387a8f90 unnecessary.326440a2d476054b

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Thanks to Tristan’s support, she 7549c5e440 had managed to endure it 53cb810123 well during her childhood, but ef411b55e4 that eventually came to an 9ef9f513ec end when he went abroad 10e7f85144 to study in the Kingdom e19452b594 of Onz.84f66859c333abfa

Though he returned a 05c0854e1e few years later… Lilliana 258dfd3992 had already changed significantly.97c54f97510d8f41

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Her once lively personality 770b1a6520 had become timid, and 4cf5f79650 her confidence had diminished.fe0e95876459eadf

Even as she grew older, 5590aa5881 that didn’t change. It just became harder and e439de67a1 harder for her to know 168618196f what she wanted to do.7943d5d1a5bf7f38

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“The truth is… my brother going abroad to study at such a young age was also something our father forced him to do. And during that time, d2cc1b3170 I was really lonely…”8cb46f52cc7b6539

Although Tristan sent letters often, e115be01ee those few years when Lilliana a5348bb3a9 was left alone in the f7420275b2 mansion with her father felt 5abd70d8fa suffocating. The air in 7b21911c60 the mansion was ad9e517d57 stifling, no different 7e3ab29460 from the depths 414561763c of the ocean.ad7722c32a078a4b

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As Lilliana poured out the 10c0959790 past she had kept deeply 7aa5a93fb9 hidden in her heart, she 0df0ad2824 suddenly hesitated.24dd2d6958d235cc

‘…What am I even saying?’8def2402fb142c55

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Though this was 35eb3f7ee7 a great burden a823dcbdc3 on her heart, 0a857a30b8 to others, it 8839f44ce0 was likely nothing 847eb26c15 of significance.10d56cec49f87014

Everyone carries a 71985e858a burden of this 82acb9714e kind in one 6247ce97ab part of their f09a9ecfe2 heart.59597adfe248fc80

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Yet, here she was, 19711de7e8 saying these things, intoxicated 2b6a3f7af5 by Vanessa’s warmth.a3cf50579d5bea21

Even if Vanessa cf11ee0e5b found this uncomfortable, ad0f458d58 she wouldn’t blame 92757c208f her.428fa8ce472df8cc

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Lilliana hurried to wrap 6776f294b3 up the conversation.b6409c1258e18b07

“Hehe, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean 76f820d8b6 to talk about 154c55d696 something that would a80f905258 make you uncomfortable… a1dfc52fed It’s really nothing 48ea141a85 special, but I—”4a43e71b72f82104

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“You persevered well. It must have been difficult.”8c5e36dd74276381

“Ah…”0a37c64ca6d1ad04

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Vanessa interrupted her softly d043b5766f with a few words.ba3768545da56195

But instead of feeling bb24f6b3f5 bad… Lilliana felt a 26baaf3faf lump in her throat, be56a6fe06 and tears welled up.48147fc675f73ce3

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She lowered her aa47474c08 head, swallowing back a5f4066e53 the tears that 29795e3995 threatened to spill ec41c10928 over.91da53d4045a5401

Even though she didn’t ccc6807527 understand why she was a365fbe101 suddenly on the verge b1151e1924 of crying, Vanessa’s gaze f17773f6bf seemed to be telling 12f179f9d5 her that it was 17e7cb5ace okay to cry if f960cb7b3c she wanted to.aba2811a4df25d58

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‘As expected… Mother…’217f435b0639bb31

Lilliana knew. Whatever pain she e56f14a744 carried, it would eb15ced78e never compare to 25d42860c9 what Vanessa had 9967471b0d endured.1c518fa5ee8cdd65

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Right after arriving in a 58430dcacb foreign country with no connections, 9b06a7ff9b Vanessa had faced unimaginable hardships, 659b98dace starting with the false accusation d4934e26c1 of assassinating her husband, among 87788da033 many other unjust situations.4b77ae24c41c9196

If Lilliana had been in dbb2415d29 Vanessa’s position, she wouldn’t have dd72cc6737 been able to withstand it.443991296bd450d6

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Yet Vanessa had adae18e8f8 never once faltered.7e7a2544267c7b59

And more than 967cc7e375 that… she acknowledged f90752dbee Lilliana’s pain. She didn’t belittle it e4f6334069 as something insignificant.cb01f49fcccf04c7

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‘…She’s truly incredible.’b13ab5f1eb3defd0

And how fortunate Lilliana was 6c975c3e76 to have such a person 4e7496a3e0 by her side.3d6ad02eae11a684

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Swallowing her tears, 60f97fa326 Lilliana smiled brightly.2f21753b49c2981c

‘I really do love Mother so much.’2e09da4b32f0f11f

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It was a fact 52d2ebd56a she had only now 0c1aef230c fully realized.b30de1bc87b7bc61

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