IBMILRFL – Chapter 6
by EsraaCh. 6 IBMINLRFL | Chapter 67150f304402a01ca
Lilliana, who had returned a4d6a92ae8 to the mansion, headed a7d0c56dd6 straight for where Tristan c13b0dc7b3 would be.cbdf73deb655bfc6
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‘If it’s my brother, he must be in the office.’b9169e478cbefcc1
It had been 9d452182a6 about fifteen days b863ab3817 since Tristan, Lilliana’s ccd4fe39bd only sibling and 672585e442 the official heir 7f00254276 of the Locke a593918ec7 family, returned.e1344cf1f7135f63
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Just when she had used 32e3267283 the 10 billion won she b3c6d7f391 received from Vanessa to pay 0c6e37be38 off a pressing debt and f88c747632 was pondering her next steps, 0cfddc6f74 Tristan had miraculously come back.7edc43c4d5bb33ad
‘…At first, I thought I was dreaming.’4cd39fbe0fb28aee
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The war with the Kingdom 7d454eb038 of Stel, which lasted four 9d63eb8ce8 years. Tristan was the bravest among 219c67c26b them, always at the forefront c8f9339720 of the battle.0686575a3198b1f5
Together with Prince Dais, f59f6f1683 he achieved several small 1a8b141cf0 victories for the empire. People hailed both the c5efdb353a prince and Tristan as 6191e98054 heroes.ae8c3614e25c0ffa
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However, after about three and 93364ce4e7 a half years, just when b85a4f6208 it seemed like the empire cb7a009a1c had secured victory… a twist 9decef0b6f occurred.6219baed2132ae6d
A sudden counterattack by f8fbde5bf7 Stel turned the tide 3ab12fb277 of the war.f85c793da89f0b1f
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The situation became increasingly 656f9a1287 dire, and the empire’s b732809e17 soldiers found themselves isolated, be432f0079 surrounded by enemies. Time passed like dbceb4e565 a torturous eternity, 711e86676c with no news 428564b058 coming through.162666609c982d21
People began to assume that b1ba336970 the prince and Tristan were d619e22999 dead. It was rare for a 9dea942e4b commander to survive and return efc34039ec in such circumstances.705a89407ed5565f
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Although Lilliana refused to d84f9df043 believe them… as time 0d59e2fde4 passed, even she couldn’t bc52fee3cf help but feel her 1b49f7b703 resolve weaken.77957d382e5217fc
But Tristan had returned, overcoming 652f03fa93 all the hardships and bringing a535086897 victory with him.3f43148c1438c1fc
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Lilliana still couldn’t forget the 5551e0beb8 overwhelming joy of that day d7cfcc73ce fifteen days ago. She had clung to her 3c79a896e1 brother and cried uncontrollably, unable a37a354605 to contain her emotions.49e2580925f26850
Though she wanted to d6645bbd3d catch up with him 23a31852af and relieve the tension 6c3179c2b5 that had built up ca4d020cec over time, there was 6974471a1f no time for that.eddcf294912c66c8
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Tristan, now officially the head e9b1eeb4a3 of the family, had been 24dcc34b30 busy sorting out the disorderly 920ce151fc internal affairs of the Locke b08fe39d3d family.83f6bb76b68c85b7
“I’m sorry, brother. I shouldn’t have 28829595b6 let you take 375f4bda09 on all this 9d4cf4b65a the moment you 70795fcc05 came back… If 61db006ef3 only I had aeaf49d1ad held things together 13596384a3 a bit better…”b7697d3c3e65e951
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“No, you’ve done more than enough. Lily, you’ve protected our family.”4317b6f4ceb1dd20
“Even so…”238a132ed9f29953
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“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of 0e0b44c639 the rest.”becdbbd7fdaa1a68
Seeing her looking so a86cc64c41 downcast, Tristan gave her f9e22bff69 a reassuring smile, more 21bf0155cf reliable than ever. He then threw f668d4fcce himself into his 41d4073736 work as if ace82088de to put his cb7dd87645 words into action.7c6107f7884c059f
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Thinking that today would be 28943cf8fa no different, Lilliana headed to cac3905e16 his office.4572f25c158b37c8
As expected, Tristan was there.051b3ff5e2a7dfc0
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Sensing someone inside, Lilliana 595f0bbc96 flung the door open.7e3ddbc114728866
“How rude. Barging in without 2e5e4ade48 permission… Oh, it’s 30a84aeffc just you, Lily.”689945b547ac023f
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Fixing his gaze on the f7f07ca29c desk, Tristan had started to e9fca44fd2 rebuke sharply but softened upon 1e05a581e6 realizing it was his sister. He smiled, but his smile 632c095d21 only made Lilliana feel uneasy, 720bbdea11 reminding her of the mistake 7ca85d9bbd she had made.5cc8790b53f4fe5f
‘Ugh. I need to apologize for 8f3bb8b3c4 touching that wine without permission… 4eb04747d5 How should I bring it 6a2b5e3155 up?’4d181843f1b758e2
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As she hesitated and shifted c148bc4d15 from foot to foot, Tristan b4d8f439ac noticed something was off.4f308360cb81ea4f
“Lily, it looks like you’ve done something wrong.”ae0ee925c8df15f3
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“Uh…”767bf868f77fcb33
“It’s okay, just tell me.”a259412fcc30cf9a
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His gentle voice 0440d46e63 reassured her, and 2ebdd2051d she slowly began f6bfccc67d to gather her 52182db0ee thoughts.059c8bdca0c020ca
“So, what I wanted to say is, actually, earlier today…”611828f4e8f4036e
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Starting with a short ddff1f96c9 sentence, Lilliana confessed everything 0dafaa1f08 about her encounter with b866248857 Vanessa.3b136b226d156311
How they had run into 623364a16a each other at the wine 808b59e7fb shop, and in her eagerness 774a701855 to impress her, Lilliana had 6914ad003a taken one of Tristan’s wine 5f1080ba47 bottles without permission.051594b6f4b311ec
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Lilliana, her head cb665a4218 hanging low, explained 56f9227eca the series of 0cbfa0f00e events with a a36fdb00ac face full of 3f063e47cc regret.70bea505b2cbecb2
“And so, I gave that wine to Lady Winder as a gift without asking first. I’m really sorry…”89e12ff02249b705
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“Lily, what did you say?”c689a5167d6e0f8b
“Uh…?”bd22e078a3768f5d
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“Which wine… did you give to whom?”c6f5da3fb02a49e6
Just as she was 2efd967c00 wrapping up her story, 8711909fc7 Tristan, who had been 24df4b18b7 listening attentively, suddenly interrupted ae6b937f08 her.bbe767dcdf698420
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His previously calm face c12b214e5a grew stern. Lilliana had never seen him 138d1d5ecb look like that before.4664472283716391
‘Is he angry…? Or not?’9e75ef27241a9802
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Having never seen 1e9885e691 this side of e4427ae4d1 him, she struggled 1d2d9c643b to gauge his 50b1cc7166 reaction but tried bc049b9fe2 to answer as 70cbb4f1f6 calmly as she 6aaa324135 could.8a6c6a2eb209ffe9
But she soon f0eae1f131 found herself sinking 4f272cf018 into a deep 518ebc237a confusion.de30b8bbf62495ac
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“The Cabernet Brillante… to Lady Winder…”eb8c8f294a902bdf
The oppressive silence that d83d548550 settled over the office 5222d90c0f the moment she answered 6c9ad18771 was suffocating.ba341b113fc1a274
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“…”674f1675e975b659
The atmosphere around fb1881e0e1 Tristan, who had 6b52f95123 been silently sitting b89b506c94 there, had become b1f97471c2 unsettling. The unfamiliar and intense aura 8a082f54d6 emanating from him made Lilliana 59653a0141 feel as though she was 9ae7deabe2 about to be overwhelmed.706e6042d90476dc
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‘…Oh no. He’s really mad!’908e3e0f4616811a
In truth, he wasn’t angry, 160bcf7089 just serious. But since Lilliana had never 9675ebfa26 seen him like this before, 2f069f5eba she misunderstood.b158d2c9b86d24ba
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Panicking, she began to ca13b31f32 plead for forgiveness.581ebf004f83ca53
“Um, brother, I’m really sorry. You must be upset because b79d987700 I touched your things without 557dbfe89e permission. I’ll find a way to ebca9577cd get that wine back… though b723b7642a it’s a rare one… I’ll 921bd61513 do my best, so…”4c1e7ee65acd142b
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It was at that moment, cf41cd7eb9 amidst the confusion and flurry fda5ef0607 of words.943ca2e7a5a78e7c
After a long silence, a2ff1633d5 Tristan finally spoke.8f03fb6a01df0823
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“No, Lily.”50acf76237b1b054
“Huh? What isn’t?”f13e5395f9e5c137
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“That’s not what’s important right now.”5cd1dbad6a767668
Lilliana bit her lip 87d825a65e in anxiety, confused by f71050b267 his cryptic words.a248a1debba16e30
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But the response cad04dbf37 she received was 0bdc4c4eb8 something she had ca59e63010 never expected.d7ea4d38bc344309
“You should have offered a better wine. Not just something like that.”84fab23e38750e9b
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“W-What…?”8dff9ce8eac83fa6
“Lily, you know as well as I do that we owe Mrs. Winder a significant debt.”3045d4948ac26aec
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Tristan had returned, and Lilliana cb6af4fcb1 immediately told him about receiving 6ac5920eef 10 billion shillings from Vanessa. Thanks to her, they had a70c11c387 safely overcome the family’s crisis.18b2e6a2e8e86401
‘I was worried at first about being asked the reason, but…’ed20745cc37dd665
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Fortunately, Tristan didn’t ask for dfc028f5be details. Thus, she was able e0800166ef to keep hidden the 0555ae957a fact that she had 90c0be5679 been urged to break 847da995ab off with Jeremyon.8b1fab1a44ddf601
Lilliana’s response was delayed af98c981f5 as she momentarily recalled ffd0c7b7a3 that time.8cc5993398af469f
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Tristan let out a 2c993016e4 small sigh.340393336b687f9f
“And you gave our benefactor such a meager gift?”3505a0f3889b5675
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There was a 7c1eee6788 note of reproach e542ae2637 in his flat f5921908c3 tone. Tristan continued.b4cccf660ff70ba1
“The lady is a former princess of the Kingdom of Onz. Do you think she 5163fd678b would be satisfied with 24850ef285 just that? She might even misunderstand a9074e5d6d and think our family f2d05d2cf2 is of a low 756e6e2e87 status.”5031590d70c0e84c
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“Huh? No, she seemed pleased…”2e35fa36f1d7359b
“Lily.”b5c0046688e848e5
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Calling her name calmly, 09084e55de Tristan smiled.f45c6314dedbfc27
But it wasn’t the a799df5c2c usual kind of smile, 5056705b6b making the observer feel ce0fc1dc20 a subtle pressure.0ad5d8a7c8feb35c
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Tristan then pulled a rope 0a6be75ac7 to summon a servant and e4ab909860 gave an order.ee3e2be083b95242
Lilliana watched the series df1de34793 of events unfold while 23c23c3ac9 her thoughts ran wild.eb743f5780643f9d
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‘What is he talking about? More importantly, how does cf0ded66ca he know about the ff31c57406 lady’s background?’11ff347995b07222
No matter how smart 63d2de68ce her brother was, it 7f80675818 was strange that he e683054043 knew about the Countess’s bce9e6dd16 family.8c3c1152931c2da8
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‘Oh, now that I think about it…’17d77a215569b6b9
Suddenly, she remembered 9df14a20eb that Tristan had bab85dcbbd studied abroad in c2f3afdd7c the Kingdom of f49c4fb7bd Onz when he de4eeceb54 was still a 3f271de301 boy.95701e5bbd08ab01
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Even after returning, he 9de6735022 often reminisced about that daafed9a52 time.0b80942bc7f54bc7
‘They say he met his first love while studying abroad, too.’9f839a323d924da2
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It occurred to 1e22f92243 her that his 54c3a4ad6f familiarity with Vanessa ae205bcbc0 might stem from 5b6b4db111 his study abroad deb99b70dc experience.a5685132ffcc1dd6
As she was d14c925310 resolving her questions 08cea569cf internally, the servant 3d95436af1 returned, holding a fdcf13456a box. Lilliana immediately recognized what 5f22c7cbb2 it was.ac0fa5f46bfa339a
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‘That’s definitely…’faf183f46c851078
Inside the box was cfa7e56c3c a wine called “Rubert 24d490921b di Amore.” Long before 9f0794a49e he went to war, 973027d6de Tristan had painstakingly collected ad2fc19281 this wine over several 755c26c0d5 years.6784646b26cc6ab6
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It was even 5bfcb98d68 rarer than the 3a6ec46e30 wine he had 015c81a1a7 given to Vanessa, 285b28447a and it was 1b6ecf2e1d Tristan’s most cherished 4d17ec5bac bottle.255259ad068b4e66
‘Why is he suddenly…’23c0e3abedcd8201
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The sudden behavior didn’t stop. Tristan abruptly stood up 65dd6397a7 and began putting on 5a330e5eda his coat.b3ec39a77605ea78
Then, with the finely 0719cd241f wrapped wine in his bb53f8802d arms, he headed out 74f2b964c9 of the office.d1269c01cb8b9113
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“…Where are you going?”c1c842a4f4244728
Since his return from dfd9f75726 the battlefield, Tristan had 5f401236f7 rarely left his office b6b505e572 chair, as if it 84caf079d8 were glued to him. He was so 9ae3adea40 busy he didn’t 016b01f50a even eat his 249e20251a meals properly, so b54b4e9a13 this sudden departure 74d6f65bbe was shocking.25f98853c86f6f0a
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‘What is he thinking…?’b9728c7d743dffbd
As he passed by her, 48a872215c Tristan answered her question more 96b517d80b firmly than ever.bcff81157ce09857
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“To restore our family’s honor.”95dbbfe1a9a7820b
With that, he stepped out.5e1d675602b366c6
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“…Our family’s honor?”a0824c171818eb6b
Still confused, Lilliana could b8c3093161 only mutter in bewilderment.af5a60d701f7bdfc
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At the same time, c2a3920e23 in the Winder Count’s 90380ac677 residence.a619ab095b0f91b7
As soon as b5608b03f9 I returned from 42aa82b914 the wine shop, 9080b624a8 the first thing cefd45deef I did, of 89af2a6565 course, was open 2017aacaee the wine Lilliana 7212214532 had given me 29ad7e7f18 as a gift.8c92bba7bbc8a615
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Drip.26b1e1eee7eb5878
The beautiful red c5c0357aa8 liquid swirled and 2d00eba812 shimmered in the a059722c4b glass.b987005135cc18d1
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Watching it, I momentarily 0648477d7e forgot my composure and f63366e8f6 swallowed hard.55a763b9a4b3e2e2
As I gently swirled the f0c78859ae glass, a unique yet pleasant e35a75cba8 aroma wafted up. It truly lived up to be7a51e694 its reputation.e97bd0f5769be46a
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It had been my 3cde4f37c7 dream to taste this b7f5ea87e2 wine at least once 62cab0afe1 before I died, and e2f9f1e2f4 now I had an 3092208c21 entire bottle of Cabernet 979a172b94 Brillante.50c5fef071e6f443
‘Lilliana, you precious girl! I love her so much.’00b73e6efb094ac9
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My affection for my favorite 1ff9167d47 just soared to the heavens.1d1947ea801294ba
‘It’s such a shame I have to pass up the chance to make her my daughter-in-law.’7de9de87f5c7c848
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If only Jeremyon had been bbb347a4bb just a little more decent, a5f753a1eb I wouldn’t have had to.f4655aa255ff9511
Suppressing the rising emotion, I c86ce7718b calmly took a sip of 9a08d1575f the wine.51437ffecf857c2c
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“…What a remarkable flavor.”7790749395f57703
The rich taste 9cdc83f3a6 that hit my 0b2dcbccfb tongue immediately captivated 3befa95c8b me. I was completely cf204f4c6b immersed in the 5298dcd7c9 wine, savoring the 193dbf247d moment.c2069d14163b5cf0
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At that moment, I ae874b75ab never would have guessed 9f91b87d1d what would happen next.d90db61a887e84a0
That this enjoyable moment would 858b385d58 soon be interrupted by an 7265ae3b5f unexpected guest.58ad11318dae46ff
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“Madam, a guest has arrived.”81ccabb13ac23203
Hearing the maid’s voice f972370a57 from outside, I tilted 75a0550db7 my head in curiosity.a02225aef5426ca7
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‘A guest at this hour…? How strange.’8fbf2972bfb7284f
But regardless of who dcdd1fdcb4 it was, I wasn’t b4cf077a2c in the mood to 0e53188e6b tolerate any interruptions.014b27a797500d3c
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I snorted and cfd9884d2d gave the maid 1ef34a0e51 a command.023d7cb2d6d1708a
“Who would call such an unannounced visitor a guest? Send them away.”e3963a9173e77cfd
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“Um, but…”e225ee311fdac441
The maid, who rarely 8acd2df6f2 defied my orders, hesitated, 5adae521d5 which piqued my curiosity d7fb380a0b about who the guest 4affb1141e might be.f0188e2733b6fb2f
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“Who is it, then?”ee5f7fad181cc1f9
“It’s His Grace, the Duke of Locke, who has just returned from the war.”44bda8fb8ba9bc96
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I was so shocked by b2b1808e57 her answer that I nearly 1469bc0c67 dropped the glass in my d863b2ef42 hand.cc5bb0d71cd1ea76
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