IBMILRFL – Chapter 52
by EsraaCh. 52 IBMILRFL | Chapter 52626fe7f1655a711c
After that, a brief silence d400985d3b settled over the drawing room.59c1fa2166e4325c
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Instead of saying anything, Vanessa simply waited for Lilliana to gather her 522a3a6370 emotions.
Lilliana was grateful for that.92b8d86edd1a03eb
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The act of simply looking at her with warm eyes, caf9145d0e without offering awkward advice or pity, was in itself a d7d7d1bae9 comfort to her.af23eb6eb7416daf
Thanks to that, 6b452f0a06 Lilliana was able to regain her composure.89ae53c9d32b511b
“Hehe…”4ba750d72dcdd3e1
She laughed awkwardly, feeling 1674759d80 a little embarrassed. Vanessa, once again, responded 093f4c8772 only with a faint 31fc752fc6 smile.7693933cc75edda7
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The quietness in the living room c399fb8757 wasn’t uncomfortable, but ac76fd85b0 it felt awkward, c13bb47d3b probably because she 3cec437bc6 had been on 6861051c7f the verge of 73eb51dae4 tears just moments e01de88385 ago.de87cd64a1af35e8
She decided to 3f073a0400 change the atmosphere a little.5ade3fc813bc143e
“Come to think of it, Mother, since we were talking about studying abroad…”b615bf2cb030ad4d
“Hm?”a05dc2c3e77d7912
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“Did you ever happen to meet my brother during your time in Onz?”8c809433e51d8206
Cough!35cb256a0953e18e
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Vanessa, who had been gracefully sipping her tea, suddenly choked.
“M-Mother? Are you okay?”de811b366953a3a5
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Surprised by the unusual sight, 939d3bdd8b Lilliana stood up quickly. She rushed over to Vanessa fa7dbc963b and handed her a handkerchief.65f4eca4a15c5647
Vanessa, still coughing, gestured for 6f80b90c54 Liliana to stop, as if 4ae35a091f to say she was fine.
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“M-Mother? Are you okay?”6f319f47391dcf90
“Hmph, I’m fine. What a clumsy display.”aa9d8770fe36d639
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“Oh, I’m glad… I was worried for a moment.”d31d571d9da2e4b9
Lilliana sighed in relief, placing a hand over her chest.f1e2a0eac610a6d5
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After a moment, Vanessa’s c8036af75c coughing subsided completely.8242808e70f544f3
“Mother, would you like some warm water instead of tea?”
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“No need. Don’t trouble yourself.”4035d01396abc779
Seeing Vanessa’s calm expression 5e479cd105 return, Lilliana brought up cb98fcd05b the earlier topic again.c5b2f2d3dd3b378e
“Ah, what I was asking earlier—did you ever meet my brother while you were in Onz…”b8e29c7371784413
Ahem!3bdaaad599564de9
Vanessa cleared her throat again.b018e87b583f117b
Watching this, Lilliana tilted f540f75bfe her head in confusion.3821f1c7874b5b24
‘…Hmm, is it just me, or does Mother seem to be avoiding this question?’712c244032094df9
It was probably just a75aa72add her imagination, but Lilliana eb3bad1636 decided to drop the 8832e91242 question anyway.f11ec52a051eb5fd
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“Oh, it’s nothing, Mother.”
Vanessa’s throat-clearing finally 57592cdf79 stopped, but Lilliana 315ba9f103 still felt a 67b2ea0c9f bit disappointed.4f9cad92f1b2d5b5
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‘Hmm, it would have been nice if Mother and my brother had crossed paths in the past… Oh well, it doesn’t matter. I just have to work harder to bring 079507ce9c them closer now!’
Checking the clock, she noticed 74efed245f that lunchtime was approaching.deb489d1cf27ca90
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‘Time to put the plan into action.’e4cddf589f168e6a
Lilliana smiled brightly, replaying her secret plan in d68d3fcdd3 her mind.e5fdf4d0531162f5
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“Mother, speaking of time, it’s almost lunch—would you like to have a meal together?”3bda5cdca7f156ab
“Hmph, there’s no need to ask about every little thing.”b9d09aac3b699e23
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At the immediate approval, 37e7a9a556 Lilliana stood up from her seat.0feceda91f582e61
“Alright, I’ll lead you to the dining room!”271245c8874bf95b
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As she stepped 46cbb77bde out of the b662a099b8 drawing room, she 5e8c6ed385 discreetly signaled to 556f9bb7ef a waiting servant.
It was a signal—to inform 2ee505ab2e Tristan about the situation.1a1451a9f0c6d62b
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In truth, Lilliana 7e558588eb had already coordinated 05fad14a74 with her brother. The signal meant that eba3407a16 Tristan was supposed to 028ee62b8c arrive at the dining dc78666f8f room ahead of them, ee1e6b6dc7 pretending to run into ff3db377f2 them by chance.4c2b0720aab3951a
Whether Tristan would follow 3558753b2e through with her plan had been uncertain, but he had been unexpectedly fec503d093 cooperative. For Lilliana, it was 1bff9b6407 a great relief.
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‘Wait, now that I think about it… why is my brother going along with my plans so easily?’5edf5c0c70b6b9fe
Not long ago, d625b209f5 he had been 5fbd94d02f avoiding women, claiming he couldn’t forget 31e1636f3a his first love. Yet the moment he d0a42b05b4 heard Vanessa’s name, his b2681aabea attitude had changed completely, 033422f0b8 which was odd.366cbe637a6dce08
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‘Hmm…’c223765aaeb2950d
Lilliana pondered this f0c828a81a for a moment, d242fcea4f then shrugged.8da1cd6ed544025d
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It didn’t really matter. The important thing was that 2180857292 as long as the two 5c98b418d4 of them got closer, she 959a629dac would get to change how 95ee3cfe6e she addressed Vanessa!ace6c462d216ba1a
So now, time 5531a1c8cc to restart the “Make Mother My ee2671efb4 Sister-in-Law” operation!cbc7ae12bffa2130
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Hah…78799a100025faa1
I let out a deep e42eec534e sigh inwardly.
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How did things end d32c3a94a0 up like this?4a88600d344396c6
I stared down 952d0fc150 at the dozens 742feb9ad1 of dishes in 58912cf45b front of me 9390f3f58a for a moment, df0bcf63d6 then lifted my e808c8f0ec head slightly.9fca32f69d508ef5
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And there, four blue 0f10237c48 eyes were staring intently a02969d81e at me.
‘Ugh, this is so overwhelming!’1f07a43643604867
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I was currently having a 0398fcfab5 meal with the Locke siblings.11bf26b486fc3348
It wasn’t as terrifying 1595d3f56b as the time I cbe823daca had to face both 2ee6ea623b Jeremyon and them, but ec16e13002 this was far from 690de0891b comfortable.57e50a77581c6117
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‘How did it come to this, really…’af09b78ecb64a3a2
Well, to be honest, I f60ca7a577 had anticipated something like this. After all, coming b303ea235d to the Locke 2e62191b98 mansion meant there 8bf92c99a4 were plenty of e5bc1ebc52 chances to run 3a14bdabf7 into Tristan.34bdbd9b129e566e
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Having a meal or 05154d2130 tea together was something I had expected might f2d7c76037 happen. With how persistent 6b0dce2b0e he was, there 9305f26a08 was no way he’d miss such 6b5093341f an opportunity.a311b076f84503d4
But… this current 9f0926c04b situation was beyond 9543579b6c anything I could have imagined.f6b1acc6c8ef5a1a
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“Mother, please try this.”b07c4a9603259895
“This will surely suit your taste as well.”d15e3f2043deef84
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Watching the two of them f21fe458ea push plates towards me, I silently swallowed my tears.
From the start, instead of eating 26eb80a5da their own meals, 4a44a3600e they kept offering 512401ccdd me a variety 29475b9e62 of delicacies, like b56706a66a puppies trying to a272e66a1f please their owner a87807df14 by bringing treats.69d9918d0760f4b0
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Yes, I appreciate it, eb0abac4e9 I really do, but…fc4226046f3c132d
‘This is overwhelming!’569c86074c65b77c
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During the previous 5f1123d4bd tense meeting, the 766d3a8327 sparks flying between Tristan and Jeremyon 0ea790c8ca had made me c4159d119a feel like I was about to b5e90b4b0c choke. Today, it was the b0399542a2 weight of all their 782e938830 attention on me that b44a9783bd felt suffocating.f2239ee932d8ea34
I just wanted a154c9d2db to eat in b6acc1a135 peace, so I fb8c7b13c0 decided to turn down their offers.c9c572def9474586
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“Hmph, do you think I can’t use my hands? That’s enough.”b18049f5265bf238
When I refused Lilliana c315dd14a2 first, she looked at 41a58d4518 me pitifully, her eyes 08c36e8193 resembling a puppy drenched 0047bad906 in the rain.a2037218f00fcdc4
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“But it’s really delicious…”50b5b8fac113f300
She muttered softly, almost as 666fb8c73e if talking to herself.
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Ugh, she’s cute.35504f9d93c625ee
In the end, I couldn’t 82776a8360 resist the cuteness attack and reluctantly speared the food she offered with my fork. There was no helping 8db1635159 it—I was always weak 83b358b9e2 when it came to Lilliana.882649fbd9ca04bd
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‘It is pretty good… The juices burst in my mouth, and the sauce is sweet and full of umami.’d54eb1c9c261041c
I immediately understood ea1a814170 why she had 49d2ee3f49 been so insistent.a9a45091734f9c8b
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But while I could f5c42fa536 accept Lilliana’s offering, there 9a2c680186 was no need to 0c18e1298e eat what Tristan had 1ae98e0954 offered me as well.
Turning to him, I d5a3908287 said, “You don’t need 5b0f5cd192 to trouble yourself with me, Your Grace. I can manage 6c73425a2d eating on my own.”
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Naturally, he wasn’t the type to listen to me right away.
“It would go against the Locke family’s principles not to properly entertain a guest. Especially… when that guest 27c8151a08 is our family’s benefactor.”d4637435fab624ea
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He responded to my words d332c960ad with a leisurely smile.b4fec98eec4c6e16
“No, really, I don’t need—”f06e42ecc533cd39
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“Please don’t make me seem like a thankless person who wouldn’t repay a benefactor with this small gesture. Unless you’d prefer I repay the 8ac7591a02 favor in another way…”8198745f3b918b90
Ugh.ffd4b5ef8b653ef9
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Sensing that he was about eedc77c813 to bring up something even b4f005df6d more burdensome, I quickly shoved de43a86610 the food into my mouth.6223be82bc076844
Only then did c89290cbbe he smile with 95a3bf40c5 satisfaction.50095396d1b3e867
Caught up in his pace once again, I sighed inwardly.0bbe9baf687e78fb
‘Good grief…’100a60b1d273c46d
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Even so, the 247fdb7b66 food was annoyingly b7807fdf19 delicious.801f20837ec2d4d8
‘At least now that I’ve humored them, there shouldn’t be anything more uncomfortable coming up.’9de5d20a1e592d0e
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…Or so I thought, but I quickly realized I was wrong.d74d453b35aff6b2
Lilliana, for some reason, seemed 58a820ea60 to sense that I wasn’t 5e732d235a in a great mood, and 57ca7b9072 suddenly began showering me with b7f7a0327c compliments. It seemed like she was dc6315aea1 trying to lighten the atmosphere.95e5697d0a054d14
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I appreciated the effort, but…
“By the way, Mother! The dress you’re wearing today 1b56f1c6a8 suits you so well. The deep purple shade blends naturally with your hair, and you look absolutely stunning.”
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Of course, it suits me. After all, I was the d5021ed169 one who chose it. She’s right, but still…!5c284291493b12a0
“Indeed, Lilliana. Your words are spot on. That’s a very accurate observation.”f9c1ec77bd3c6fc5
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“You think so too, brother?”d321371a42e41475
Why is it so 134860d9d5 hard to just sit 4f4ad26307 and listen when it’s ea5e93b708 coming from someone else’s mouth?ea578b6d8572d650
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But the two of them, as 27d626db1e if fueled by each other’s enthusiasm, 0ce682cb6c didn’t stop with 690dc9ef51 the compliments.7b33f8dd45f4e683
“Honestly, Mother, you are truly admirable… You possess beauty, wisdom, business acumen, and even a noble character… There’s nothing you’re lacking.”e5b26e46638e6bdf
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I could accept 57607ef5b3 most of that, 0704ef0dd2 but “noble character”? That’s not exactly a compliment the empire’s most infamous villainess a56d68f396 deserves.
However, Tristan spoke a2a088db75 with more conviction dfabb899cf than ever.f43d642060acb002
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“Lilliana, this is the most accurate and correct thing you’ve ever said in your life.”2c6d1fb5fbf57449
Watching the two of them, I wanted to 5794b9f9a6 flee right then and 4c7f11bdf9 there.
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Earlier, it was 4564c041a4 a food prison. Now, it’s a prison of 677dd68b64 compliments.63941312c3c95e86
…Will someone please send me home!0bd2c91c4f03dea0
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