IBMILRFL – Chapter 53

Ch. 53 IBMILRFL | Chapter 53d85988f47ed29737

“Truly, Mother is admirable… She possesses beauty, wisdom, business acumen, and character… there’s nothing she lacks.”b0a43773445a3ba5

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“Lily, that’s the most accurate and correct thing you’ve said since you were born.”54615c3679c3d02c

Lilliana, who had been showering d5be67f995 Vanessa with compliments, suddenly stopped, 29302419ac feeling a strange sense of 1aff54aead unease.c59f722c4eb071ce

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‘Wait a minute… something feels off.’8dddfc83fdc47b2e

Until now, she had 60700d35df been too absorbed in 1fe6c66d05 Vanessa to notice, but dc474a0672 why was Tristan saying 1066d740aa such things?0a4fce2bbbf5ca2e

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Of course, there was no cb413d48f3 falsehood in his words. How could anyone deny how f3e4deda9b amazing my mother was?74d9bcea57bfca40

But…ea266fc7798054b1

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‘Why does it feel like my brother has a special fondness for Mother? Is that just my imagination?’66c662efa9fe6f2e

Suspicious thoughts crept 25adb51635 in, and Lilliana 00582579d3 squinted her eyes, c92f2b703a looking intently at aeb6b875fe her brother.8338fc07f57f2d02

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If it wasn’t c5d4fdda02 just her imagination, bd1333dd4b Tristan’s gaze toward 4df33f28bd Vanessa seemed somewhat f618a61b57 peculiar.ca735cf85989dfc6

How could she describe it… 5b08a8e4d7 it was similar to the ef7f2eaeb2 way Jeremyon looked at her.94849cc152652488

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‘No, that can’t be right. Jeremyon doesn’t have 398872ae7f any romantic interest 7df76ee9fe in me…’37edb12b9c604008

Still, one thing 017bc0714f was certain: there 490399801f was something deeper 09989731fd in Tristan’s emotions cb07d7dfa3 that went beyond da2c74ec72 simply looking at 78ca3a4a2f someone who had 31e40aa326 helped their family.7ba8d0ec31df48ba

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She kept observing her brother.fa4a93eee99a7614

He appeared calm and composed, 23eba61d32 but there was a subtle, 202c6551e1 anxious undercurrent that only Lilliana, be95ca6399 his sister, could notice.35f7debce391c7e8

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Ah, it was obvious. Undeniably so! There was no denying it!c39d6cb2b9ca0bf9

‘My brother… likes Mother…!’86116de92f426813

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Having realized this shocking 44ccfc9d88 truth, Lilliana could no 9183df859a longer keep her composure.d409814bf8b9bc92

She babbled nonsense for c0dd01022a the rest of the 0f8cb80f89 meal, and even after 225ec2243b Vanessa had left, she 33f6a7b0ad remained in a half-dazed 121db75196 state.f4777e9292f4b06d

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Even when she returned to 8f1497b4ba her room, during dinner, and 828a06cb80 now, as she was about 2c19b252d1 to fall asleep, her mind 11cf33aec4 was completely distracted.bbfe95ff81cf8429

Over and over, she 00cb73a672 repeated the same sentence 507c1fd8b1 in her head.42525d46fa5cd8e4

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‘My brother… likes Mother!’db357745d8d7af0a

It was a happy realization. She had wanted to bring 1e726bc2a6 the two together, after all.958e072d534bc35d

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But to think e619e56b20 he had already 2d410c36e5 fallen in love 4e5be3988c without her doing 00577e7d4f anything! It was delightful 675d98aee8 yet bewildering news.29a2e039089075c7

Lying in bed, af6476774f Lilliana opened her 4d395c44c0 eyes in frustration.52721376c67e689c

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It had been c7c03e5179 over an hour 94c7a21438 since she lay 7050c58301 down, yet she 0f731beb7d was more wide 8db38c32f3 awake than ever. It seemed there would be 0e5a20cda0 no sleep for her tonight.6b5d39677d24a902

‘But when did my brother start feeling this way?’f54b53dba9442edb

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Thinking back, from 701863821a the moment she 5bb560b2bb had suggested introducing 2a34d75e3c Vanessa, he had 80acebcbe7 seemed quite pleased. This was the 4461c8d43a same man who 423621c65d had rejected her d35b378a47 offers, claiming he eb507da2ec couldn’t forget his 193a429c0f first love.e0988386e823abe0

‘Wait, does that mean… my brother’s first love was…?’bf94fc7773cab2c2

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First love, his 03e860ecf2 time studying abroad, 03cb44935b the Kingdom of 5390502de2 Onze, a married b01c9e38cf woman.669e9fac332d3150

The scattered clues suddenly dfd5bfc056 clicked together like pieces ba589bb5ae of a puzzle.af46a971734f3d0b

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‘Could it be…?’8458415f94eda29f

Was it… Mother?a8314cdc0d8d6ac2

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Of course, with just 7eb3562b08 these clues, she couldn’t 0e39953533 definitively say that Vanessa 9b9b2268b0 was his first love. After all, there were 8ea2b56f94 many married women from bd83e260f1 the Kingdom of Onze.930b2bfac20728c2

But…9023d6f552cf5fe7

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A memory of something Tristan 05d96ed265 once said came to mind.a732b861e0adf4b4

‘Lily, there’s no one in this world more beautiful than the one I hold dear in my heart. It’s pointless, so just give 6ea39767e4 up.’c0f3b3c381dbd405

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Gasp!6ab1e26f754bc9d8

Lilliana, who had 51e6d8712f been lying down, 48495b268c suddenly sat up 44b508d6c8 in shock.e0f25f4fe9ca9f2f

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It was certain. Her brother’s first 7df898e0d7 love was Vanessa.895e52d1e5bd7f55

After all, there 42af101aac was no one 6a2ba00f8e more beautiful than b88ddad9e9 her!2b76a8496501d05b

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In the past, d6b834c7f7 she had thought 06d466f3ae it was just 7e78a4f81c the rose-tinted view 0743f2163b of first love 74ed39eb63 clouding his judgment, f90216c006 but now it 45679e9048 seemed Tristan’s perspective aaf5c8012c was quite objective.959c6540d79586fb

‘Hmm, if my brother really does like Mother…’c7f88dc8c63ae7ac

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Once the thought 426ada9896 had taken root, d683777927 it continued to 130b707ce9 grow.c18ed14f5799e1bf

‘That makes sense! If it’s true, 4ede126f3f then it explains b9a6c139cf why my brother 43d2dc3697 opened a wine 0c36989bfa shop!’23b4d02fe7ea751b

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Tristan normally never 040dde3942 even touched alcohol. So when he suddenly announced 4087096296 he was going to run c69559a0a1 a wine shop, she had dfc231f10b been baffled by what had 4e941980ce gotten into him.c25db898e1edfc2d

Why would someone 619c773e57 who didn’t even 6b2eedee61 drink start collecting 855ae90717 expensive wines, and daa17b5879 why would someone 3bdb871f3d as busy as 6b1da0050e him invest time 543aa65d47 and energy into 1b03edf214 such a place? She couldn’t understand it.4ce015fb4b601d05

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‘Yes, it has to be because of Mother!’d04d14baf23c0b3b

Vanessa’s love for wine 8d3b0e47ff was famous throughout society.f0c454edb81eacfc

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Perhaps the entire reason e49fb5ffbf Tristan opened the wine b28fc14ee6 shop was to create df41cbba24 a connection with her.fef24c9c332c6c17

Realizing the truth, Lilliana couldn’t 1de53ddc69 help but let out a c57e067cef small, disbelieving laugh.38da85bbba12d309

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Looking back, there had 3359b65ec6 been so many suspicious 26982d6e08 signs, yet how had 4f0af0c4ad she not noticed something f780e87d83 so simple until now?8bc5266d360be37f

‘This is great… It’ll make my plans so much easier.’cf52171b3ad086d9

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Now that she was certain 4e65c6627f of Tristan’s feelings, there was 4740acab42 no need to force the eafce6b3c9 two together.b8864b3f59f7018d

All she had to do 6fe3a04ad9 was create opportunities for them f2e1d982fb to spend time alone, and 96224ba4b5 he would take care of 7e2d0b6434 the rest!14b387d6b742aa2e

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‘Good, very good. It’s a great thing. But…’f285056d90768b21

Lilliana let out a 7be083abdc deep sigh and muttered da3bec6db8 softly to herself.144ce66e2d68eba4

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“…Now that I think about it, my brother’s been rather sly, hasn’t he?”6584fa26b679c0c4

Feeling a sudden wave of bd252d4c38 disappointment, she pouted her lips aa1ffcd30f like a duck. And who could blame 02d061117e her for being a e31e76aaef little upset?7020149327078d41

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After Tristan left for his df85706749 studies, Lilliana had to endure c0526ba05c the loneliness of the mansion 4fa50c5ad0 by herself.9223c30503d060a9

Yet, her brother had already f2ec2026a1 become acquainted with Vanessa back 4dd6f4314d then? And even had 4dbd37fb6c her as his efc6aabe01 first love?!8a8a37966e4d8cfe

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‘Jealous! Envious! Upset! I thought of my brother cada4ab264 the moment I got closer 9627f04bca to Mother…’845e5dca20387286

Yet, despite spending 09f9324b61 all that time 7c895d2eaa with her, Tristan 2735ac5750 had never properly 1011a5c4b0 introduced them or 3fac1e6386 even talked about 829fd91d9a her.3279546a1ea926a3

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‘Of course, my brother must have had his reasons… but still… still!’df38d030cb78035e

These tangled emotions drove 2d7fc445e3 Lilliana to Tristan’s office.cb695c364eea98da

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Bang!87f73c919d7ac0e2

She flung open 9d0ab07b44 the door much 112771e625 more dramatically than f6e00c1db7 usual.1cece941fde3a2bb

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Tristan, who had been c017870605 working late into the 7e3f4ab93b night, looked startled by 2f666d125d the sudden commotion.2921b113c7d90882

“Lily? What on earth are you f6b83afc56 doing here at this hour…?”a40f3366343c4c14

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Normally, Lilliana would have 92b3c57005 explained herself, but today, ee7eefe581 she didn’t feel like dc061dbf3c it.c574d3c6434d70d8

Instead, she blurted out, e59032773f “Brother, I’m disappointed in 11071d85ff you!”d9c2c1f1a525774f

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“Huh? Speak clearly, Lily.”becf172fc77f8056

Tristan’s expression was e0b2a76446 one of confusion, 6c82589497 but Lilliana simply b52fc85711 snorted in irritation.b084a52a370d44ec

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“Hmph!”4f00a63a81bff06b

Then she spun around 1e7250d6fa and slammed the door be6cd35f48 behind her.dcaefdd069fdac52

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“Lil…ly?”7e9ce3841568dbe7

Tristan called after cb70a4e084 her in a 26a5e84e8c bewildered voice, but 2c975bc38d she was already 6e37ce9610 halfway down the ecff4de2fa hall and had 3c15a6992a no intention of de53b6e7d8 answering.624c8b676ece2896

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Ever since returning from the 8db652f930 Locke estate, I had been 8929270893 holed up in my studio.5ec84b359309a494

‘Hmm… is it this late already?’9536e511f41a0273

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I checked the clock—it f61e9c240b was already late in 731aba0b8a the evening. I had been 3f6829ccac so absorbed in 6099b245b9 designing a new 1e0a48b712 perfume that I 907d512d8f hadn’t noticed the f917dae689 time pass.67c3feb9d8889c15

But it wasn’t surprising.9f192dfdf0abecc9

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After visiting the estate 43e2c31ece today, inspiration had been c7e855f23a flowing nonstop.5ba11f344500756e

What I was currently working d0c868ee1e on was a perfume inspired 88f67665c9 by Lilliana, my muse.915c61e6e736505c

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The process involved carefully 3dcf35713d blending the pre-prepared fragrances 5c3bc88daa in precise amounts to ca71c994e2 create a scent that 88abfd74dc suited her.501808ad5c51c6d3

The impression a perfume e09104624f gives can change drastically 29785bdc3a depending on which ingredients d6b3de526a are used and in 902b0141d8 what proportions.68920d4a2ca56114

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It’s a meticulous 0aa0020528 task, but after 48e440888e learning more about 66612fa70a Lilliana today, it 1631b15365 had become much bc32b946d0 easier.9a7bfc5fe9b8b88b

‘She really is a diligent girl.’0bfb503e592a124d

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Of course, I already knew 9078466b6b a fair bit about her b5580cb7a4 from the original story.0b721ae609f67ed4

Even without the story, I 9db508cf83 had heard about her a c32cb3ec7c few times back when I 7519493bff was in the Kingdom of 7cf435b2cf Onze with Tristan.791689c8cb92f929

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But today was the 933d1120b8 first time I had 1499b19da7 heard about her past a43414ddab directly from her.54bd9184415130d3

And my thoughts after b06a2c4eb0 hearing it were…a7c1cb5b5ebd6bc5

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‘As expected, Lilliana is just as remarkable as I thought.’20716c25e82ac032

She brushed it off eac8479a7e as nothing, but I eaf5ac5180 have a vague sense 0a101ada73 of how much she 5e52a6dc21 had been oppressed by ca6b4a8955 her father when she 27990bb6b6 was younger.ab2b8ab9ff00c20f

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Yet, she had grown up 73eaecd6f4 to be so strong and 134e141790 resilient, and I couldn’t help 44fbe421c6 but adore her, especially her 388d8cd6bb determination to do well.1cd5dd4b22513b91

If there’s one flaw, it’s e5e5d711be that she still lacks a a6769b4b3a bit of confidence overall, even ec3618e1fd though she tries to hide 17b5516af0 it in front of me…c1cbe41c37cc0361

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‘That’s something I’ll gradually help her build.’728f5cef18423984

After finishing up c0b37f152a my work for 99d5df4b84 the day, I f63b5845b3 left the studio.a62b5f59f110a620

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But the mansion 152c060ac0 was quieter than 87b74da6c2 I had expected. Had Jeremyon gone out?ad867cdfdbe37511

As I continued walking, a ca3869bb93 thought suddenly occurred to me.0d518905bf6fb007

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‘Come to think of it, Jeremyon is attending a banquet tonight. No wonder it’s quiet.’cd0b8b6e1b4e88b9

It was his first time 5147df3c9f attending an official social event ff2db6aab6 since his parting with Lilliana.92d61a83867f89c8

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Hmm. I hummed quietly to myself.ab7118e7ca6e8cd5

…It seemed that while the mansion was peaceful, a storm was likely brewing in the social scene tonight.b9aa15004e2e6b83

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