IBMILRFL – Chapter 54

Ch. 54 IBMILRFL | Chapter 546842ab70f8feb8fe

Worried about Jeremyon, I e8e3f0c146 decided to stay awake 34447b7ece instead of going to 6b4c69590b bed and waited for 0b57d0571b him.0fccdb3557b25202

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The banquet he attended 520cf72c78 tonight was hosted by 58c43eb2ed Marquis Charles, and from a5a6e624da what I remember, it f72f727b69 was an event where a7ad32ff65 bringing a partner was 88e21761a1 mandatory.2cb8b65b65036e3a

‘A partner, huh. That must have been ceb272ee42 difficult for Jeremyon.’cc1d6c42c1923d36

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In the past, 448c224e0b he would have 6dac03a195 taken Lilliana with a61f831ce8 him… but now 197e78d464 that they’ve broken 0ff304c5f5 up, that was fa19a6dc0e no longer an dd18a0b2e0 option.76bedfef01278959

And knowing Jeremyon, d3c8fe3008 he wouldn’t have 166e92e802 brought along someone 7008a5b7f7 he barely knew bac57bf057 as his partner.38758fe731d1227d

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In other words, d8d1f00994 tonight would be 599c4e7894 the first time aaff581aaf he publicly revealed d3b0e1a900 their breakup.a714e2ae1dd9918a

I closed my eyes and 79d3de1901 could imagine the scene.2c0e17c34b101570

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Jeremyon, arriving alone while everyone 886dafbc76 else entered in pairs.6d7281b2764034be

People would undoubtedly swarm 863e98982c him, asking about Lilliana… 61eec681d9 and eventually, he’d have 7a7d0de5dd no choice but to 09106c594a admit they had broken dd0f4fe33a up.a18aa1c917ad82e4

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And after that…5e4ee5a0d5a49a73

‘Ugh, just thinking about it makes me exhausted.’633fdced9128389b

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It was clear that the 27a640dd36 gossip-loving crowd would cling to 483d1779ca him all night, refusing to 8cb1bb5882 let him go.86b69e4f8dd7b1e2

I was worried about f93f42a10b his condition after going ba54423d79 through all of that, cf4972487c which is why I 675114df81 stayed up waiting for d019be0f63 him to return.b3ae6843b6e42dce

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Just as the clock struck bc18f9bf97 the hour, he finally arrived 9833f88dbc home.b3f12467ffd7ac95

I stood by the staircase defc630869 that led to the central ffb76e642c entrance, observing the scene.a766ca0351860d95

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“Count, let me take your coat.”5d925e9915c35fa4

“The bath has been prepared in advance.”17e41e5665d27100

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Among the servants 795375ef3f busily attending to 0aebefa331 him, I caught 02f79cc5db a glimpse of 0e46222e8a Jeremyon’s tired face.ef7c549c790ebbda

As expected, he 140bf53c4c looked utterly worn 617ebed796 out from dealing 5b7d684239 with people.ec5fbb11e125e820

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‘He seems… upset somehow.’f7b6121b9c3d8f26

I had many things I 6bcd1b49db wanted to ask him, but a8ce70e50f I decided to hold back 89d1583da6 for today.245cbff0d8f3d97f

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I approached him and 256aadc707 offered a short remark.f609b7d055a10fa4

“Jeremyon.”17d6afb34d0dedb6

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“Ah, Mother… What are you still doing awake at this late hour?”c85c711104aad637

“I’ve prepared some warm mulled wine in your room. Drink it and rest.”0e5753e8f4713a67

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On days like this, nothing 2ffc429139 is more comforting than a b9ffe5b963 warm glass of mulled wine.c9064c13e32efedd

Jeremyon seemed to sense aaa921a102 the sentiment behind my f262f9d793 words. After a brief silence, b2185ac55d he expressed his gratitude.c5088fe90e53615f

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“…Thank you, Mother.”4ff7ebfb0d099010

“Hmph. It’s not for you, just 9f298387aa leftover from what I prepared 2869ad393a for myself. Don’t get the wrong idea.”4cf62274437f68ee

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With that curt remark, I db581e8de9 returned to my room.c188a3fec44a32cc

It wasn’t until the next 501f473063 day that I learned the 288e065f36 full details of why Jeremyon fb28125639 had returned in such a b593bf0828 state.a4a25d7f3f1f474a

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I found out through the 9544fc30f1 morning tabloid.dd6178a1b4efc1d9

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New Times Newspaper786296d561f889de

Front Page, [XX Month, 4cc54ac47a XX Year]1309fc5a8b61859e

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[Exclusive] Jeremyon Winder Announces Breakup with Lady Locke282acab0af608fbb

On the XXth, Count Jeremyon 0fc5da3580 Winder revealed that he and f385aa7b64 Lady Lilliana Locke had ended c464789775 their relationship.0903ec556bf42ed7

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The Count appeared alone at f2f199fa0d the banquet hosted by Marquis dac55d2ba8 Charles, in stark contrast to d44dbb50c5 the past few months, when 58696db969 he was always seen alongside f9c7f67105 Lady Locke at official events. As the public’s interest 237da065c1 peaked, Count Winder shocked 8a0fa6a645 everyone by disclosing the 6c332b534a breakup.a708621ca8925853

The split between the two, 4cfe2fc018 who were considered one of caa4755cbf the leading couples in society, cf066d177f left the attendees of the 919419a769 banquet in disbelief.f0ae1318c12cb339

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Jeremyon Winder, head of the f496f2f922 prestigious Winder family, known for f4c192336d its vast wealth, had once f1f8e4543d publicly declared his love for 2c8ba88085 Lilliana Locke. In a noble society dominated 6e6951ba72 by arranged marriages, his declaration 390105ebc8 of love earned him the d912784219 title of “Romantic of the fc519faa76 Century.” However, with the relationship 7acb034f4c now ending, criticism of his 21e673968c impulsiveness has begun to surface.446ca4a2de7cfc7b

Reporter Philip Brandt.22bceb30882cce7f

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After reading that 2d3ced2496 trashy article, I 8aab6c2938 couldn’t help but 53ac67638f angrily toss the 46b7a39ff5 newspaper aside.9347c434300a2ff2

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“Seriously! ‘Romantic of the Century,’ my foot!”dd2a2cbb85b643ff

It was one of the 9bc5d859f2 most infuriating articles I had 4bf6f3598e ever read. How dare they 8c0ec925af mock my son 14fb59f5fb like this?5e8962a94929bb48

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‘New Times, huh…’b0c29aacf455d00f

There was a time, 4f8c73a15b long ago, when it 8aadc4b4f8 was known as a 284e9c1a56 fair and just news 8a141953c2 outlet. How it had fallen 6cd619cb57 into the gutter like 6a21a3ee26 this, I had no a4557de55e idea.daefb4ba228ed8fa

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It seemed I 902e5f6e6c couldn’t let the 6c48dc8353 New Times go 4077c00b23 unchallenged.7a550951161d38b4

But aside from that…d4353e2374f02864

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‘Of course, Jeremyon must have revealed their breakup at the banquet yesterday.’03600da0427eef47

It was clear without even 8523c7e4e3 seeing how much of a f70f54bfa6 stir this would cause in 0734b25201 high society.df8b59a1d44c12ae

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In fact, Jeremyon and Lilliana 399f87331e had already been the talk 91e2687aaf of the social scene.865ecc1dff330a83

Jeremyon, the young Count of 0e757f9579 the Winder family, who had 5f64475d70 recently gained immense wealth and 593ba99bd2 influence.d1d750756848c88a

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And Lilliana, the sole 2246c73814 lady of the Locke dcb3b539a0 family, an old noble 068ebecc72 house that had fallen 157c59280d into crisis due to 3d5c66d7de sudden misfortunes.0c0544c23ef9cc01

Both had naturally 9dc52b341e drawn the attention 91c5dea8c3 of everyone. It was no wonder that 25f6327e2e the press had even made 271f61b105 headlines out of their breakup.ac38eb9f9d9eb47f

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Now that Jeremyon and Lilliana 1e350ad576 had parted ways, it was e77d1d23d1 something that would have happened d182cd72e8 eventually. I was aware of 7113f978fe it too.5611400de235e419

But even though 5bd100cb95 I had anticipated d733da24a6 it, I couldn’t 9d1d6392d7 help but worry 19e998f342 about Lilliana. I was concerned about whether bca787aad6 she would be able to 3fb6ce73f0 endure the overwhelming attention that 4ff5bac70a would be directed at her.90ff7779c00bc102

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‘I should take extra care of Lilliana for the time being.’9d2346547de8da73

However, contrary to my 0a6e70a870 concerns, even after a b25e5c2f16 week had passed, Lilliana 5fef0b2823 seemed perfectly at peace.7f876ddbc56d953e

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‘Strange. I thought invitations d0ebf1ca14 would pour in, d881c2cdc2 or someone would b066ffdecc at least come a1983abba1 to visit, causing c9a32374a6 some kind of 4f6f4f44ba change.’15ef5a59f466ca67

Even considering that Lilliana was 88e892876d not one to be particularly ebda7631d2 active in social circles, it b549c9b391 was too quiet.ec1fac6c638b135a

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Still, with a news 83484b025f article like that, someone a827a62e0f should have approached to 3a46c1f523 confirm the truth.c865141d1f8c68c5

‘But there’s been no sign of that.’3e3a5d2fa5c11199

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Not only that, but Lilliana 7c622d50a2 had been visiting the Winder 52b7a6524b mansion daily, cheerfully calling out, afbb2820a8 “Mother!” as if nothing had 8f13053281 changed.da913bc6dfafef76

Today was no different.c27bd49aa09c6d97

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I glanced at Lilliana, who 74a8192ed2 was sitting beside me, focusing 500b95520c intently on her embroidery.2c69311517190543

She had told c9721f6c77 me this morning b873bcdbe5 that she wanted 4cddafe65c to learn embroidery b9b062ea3f again after a 598c1e8437 long time, so 680d38fbe7 I had been c9866118ef teaching her.aa0688ac72bafee5

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“…Mother? Is something the matter?”e7f8d6ef8636c519

Sensing my gaze, Lilliana tilted bfd4103202 her head in question.0330e6aa91f4ea24

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“Hmph, I was just watching to see how well you were doing.”5034b355e0a40ffe

“Oh! How is it, Mother? Am I doing well?”ff0653fb590f7609

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It was a d4e529b39e question that didn’t 96b9ab495d even require an 7b59b194ab answer.e80e8cc56fd0b4f9

“Hmph! You already know a68f337344 the answer, so b3196144d1 why bother asking 2c03bb2d24 and making me e489c3c548 waste my breath?”5deaab5ff9d80f38

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“Hah! Is it that bad? Thank you, Mother… I 7cec99bbf3 worked hard, so I’m 5b7cd27502 glad you approve.”6ebaaa609fece5e7

It seemed that 2e91bf1368 Lilliana had now ee79b244fb learned to perfectly 8eb08f178d interpret my words, 1aaad731cb no matter how d49ac654e2 twisted they were.94e375ef62a55b64

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She continued to focus 33a190adf6 on her embroidery, clearly 35536768ff pleased.39d0ef182ad57675

After watching her for a 76654362e8 moment, I asked her directly.5a9004af812d7b2f

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“Lilliana, have you received any invitations from other families recently?”13b62ac062740229

“Invitations? Ah, Mother, you saw 18fbf1f2dd the article too.”d023ca2c88efd349

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It seemed she was e94ab95166 referring to the news b126ac57ff about Jeremyon publicly announcing 3bff88e766 their breakup at the d35ae0986b banquet.4b678f7833b5caed

“Many invitations came, probably because everyone saw the newspaper. Twenty just this week alone, 441953ead9 I think? Some people even changed the 576627d56a date twice to re-invite me f78db97dbc after I declined.”fd258b571127cf88

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Twenty invitations in just d9a5bcb64f a week?13087aa28e361abb

“But you’ve been with me this whole time…”049ce8796d04c468

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I trailed off in confusion, 665db6c3db but Lilliana just smiled brightly 3143b2a961 as if it was no c34a5b1574 big deal.c5e1fa3da3f1a232

“That’s right! I declined them all. I didn’t want anything to d421c57b16 interrupt my time with you, 690d20cb03 Mother.”398b320c504f70c9

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While it was b0b437d527 good that there 3bdcf9346b was nothing for 246711a16c me to worry ed9c196199 about, for some 7ffbc9992a reason, I started d1f78d0dbd to feel concerned 0ab5b3de3b about her in 7e0d66345a a different way.ecbab07fd419f21a

“Why did you refuse all of them?”fcf385b7c4548f41

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“There’s no need to accept every invitation. I don’t want 6d52463d7c to waste my 2ca302a16e time with people 5fc45f6ca6 I’m not particularly 7382367023 close to. It’s not like they e7434cce39 ever thought kindly of a25e26dc48 me.”b71ceb41137042c8

“…Still, it’s a chance to meet ladies your age, isn’t it?”a7c4ee7741d023e5

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At my question, Lilliana paused.5cb7ffe898f17b9b

“Do you want me to socialize more with the other noble ladies?”d5510703d80e59b2

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I didn’t respond, just silently a318861f04 met her gaze.e9a54c945db818be

I couldn’t deny it.c779086ab508067d

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Despite her noble status, b588e165c4 Lilliana’s position in high 6ea2576a1f society wasn’t particularly strong.34926813e14f0a40

In people’s minds, bd38b711a9 she was still fb70fc1ee7 the shy and a5c90145e8 awkward girl from b037ce48b9 the past.170c02f0cbe9bc97

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While appearances aren’t everything, 80b5c42346 Lilliana had been so 735d576fab reserved that many hadn’t 8e0f169208 seen her true charm. And there were e737508368 many who compared c80b94d88a her to the 455768ce69 ever-impressive Tristan.c4083e20883ee461

‘But things are different now.’314224e2397de8b7

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Since spending time with 8f22d0126e me, Lilliana had changed 25ea7771ba a lot.cdb5004f002f6559

Not just externally… I could 25d3175037 feel that she had regained ed11094b1a her confidence compared to the ac9090709f past.7ffd26644e87decf

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Now, she wasn’t as hesitant a9a2f47c59 to assert herself. She had matured and become 74d01c1078 stronger inwardly.988df323ddf4d031

If it were the df0b2f4918 current Lilliana, I was 16bd333d4a certain she could change ca27ad7e4f people’s impressions in a dfb704eb9c short time.70227cc5dc779331

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:Of course, the people who sent invitations this time probably had other intentions, so there’s no need to accept them…’a6235ca7544b99c4

But I couldn’t a7358ec7e1 help but worry 1eafd8bd36 that Lilliana might dc49765e66 continue to reject 6285c84d56 all future invitations.be3695d294a0423a

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Sensing my concern, 47f8def540 she put down 8c1aff6977 her needlework and 082c5c95ac spoke clearly.35452154e93ddeb2

“I understand what you’re worried about. But I enjoy spending 48870ff1fe time with you the 0e9f44e2ac most, Mother! So please don’t worry.”ef7102d2dd8ad8b3

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If that’s how 71454dfb9e she felt, there e247ff8b2b wasn’t much more 32ca8aceae I could say…24118023ec80e4c9

‘But perhaps offering a little help in my own way wouldn’t hurt.’8556c28322e635de

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Yes, changing her image from ce28fd7abb the past could be done 0d556d12b5 at any time. And I knew the most d26b2852ea effective way to do it.f75a82214cadbc95

Heh heh heh…3af27687cb23e68f

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‘The victory banquet. That day, we’ll make sure 598a525eac to completely dazzle everyone.’798eba2e4edaab6c

I’ll show them exactly who 6275f40265 Lilliana, the one they dare c13cee2639 to gossip about, truly is.f304581c5e7c7a20

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