IBMILRFL – Chapter 76
by EsraaCh. 76 IBMILRFL | Chapter 7625481beb79a1e85c
Episode 76acb907c352db6588
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The next day, at 30df36e3c9 the Duke of Locke’s bb96e625e1 residence.23c1f66b4a01c94b
“Lily, where are you going? You seem so 6c91fc115d excited this morning.”22bf31a1eb6af3b7
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“Hehe… You’ll be jealous if you hear it. Do you really fc5b3678b3 want to know? Think you can handle it?”51e77d644de90fa5
“Do you have an appointment with Lady Winder or something?”710b2cef922439db
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Having finished getting 428c990ff7 ready to go 0a00993514 out, Lilliana stopped 1084af9187 humming and lifted 26e7c8cd35 her shoulders proudly.431efb6cc7ed50ab
“Actually, I’m going to see a play with Mother! Jealous, right? Just the two of 46c120f445 us, in a private 3b9cc84a3b box! Bet you’ve never done anything e6b82ecce2 like that, huh?”bc15152ac440bc8c
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“A play…? Which one?”483f3baba24e62a8
“You know the one that’s all the rage lately. The one performed by 67b4207ae3 the Imperial Theater Troupe. Mother got us cb1523b1e1 tickets, so we’re 1beede3d5e going together.”9a6ff6c055cd7c81
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The Imperial Theater Troupe, huh.6d8c148476d15028
Tristan murmured to 07095e2344 himself with a 0cd22a3bb8 somewhat uneasy expression.a68e77e71fc3d315
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‘What’s with him? Is he seriously that jealous?’279dd85be90c08ef
Lilliana tensed for e1f610307b a moment at 6d06459823 her brother’s subtle aee6f2c122 expression, but soon fc48915b78 decided to ignore 09c29a634d it. His face had quickly brightened 44535fffa2 again.803ec190faf2ca33
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“I’ll take you to the theater. Let’s go together.”21e2885d550aa0ea
Tristan suggested with a soft 5942b90f95 smile. But Lilliana rejected him outright.4200e27789c8d5df
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“Mm… No!”dc2ccd570d0326fd
Normally, she wouldn’t say 6fcfa6de96 no like that, so 808315cc9d Tristan looked surprised at cba9f93612 her unexpected response.47d7f6d86706876a
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Lilliana did want to fd435178ac accept his offer… but 1291f8f847 she had a reason bb5dc7a0f4 she couldn’t.ccca0a2ed1001b04
“Be honest, you just want to see Mother, right? I get it… 8df8896e79 I support your 394860118a love, really, but…”610589d973a98889
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She paused for 2d61d8597a a moment, then f2c8cd8b37 grinned mischievously.ce030a1adfee0b68
“Not today. I’m spending time with Mother, a67957c188 just the two of us. It’s kind of 8a0f9eb42c a special day.”4bf86cc0bfc68a3e
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A smile lingered 70b578ade5 on Lilliana’s lips b28652c2f4 as she boasted.be76148c208b81ec
She had gone out with 4bcc737c48 Vanessa a few times before, 638b3a666b but today was different.160f6972628390eb
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‘It’s the first time we’re going somewhere crowded.’2a16c61776ca5b62
Until now, they had only 95552baca5 visited places without many people. Even at restaurants, they 3513a00df9 always dined in private 6c8c6a1db3 rooms.d84abb90d23e34d6
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Not that she disliked 8e6855c7c4 it, but it had 67cf4a1eb4 made her feel a a7adc383f4 bit sad.e3da8ceb59f9c7f1
‘Could it be… Mother doesn’t want to be seen with me?’df9961e9137dd40c
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She had occasionally wondered that.54972720178a26d8
At the victory 6458002414 banquet, Vanessa had 7a0a327df9 seemed reluctant to b233a5957c introduce her, which 80c27c1a00 only deepened the c52fc61858 feeling.4b7acda55a261142
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‘But even if that’s true, I know it’s for my sake.’837e9e1e413be147
Vanessa had long 38b23374f1 worried that her d8db10a1f1 notorious reputation might 9a6688b25d affect Lilliana.baa67e7db9cff4ee
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But Lilliana didn’t care about 7f4bcbe8b6 something like that.e7bf30f88f3ab3d2
The chance of getting caught e73c53f121 up in danger was slim. And now she always had 320325526e escorts wherever she went.816ecc95ea8bcf97
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Even though she understood 69aae25616 Vanessa’s concerns… it was a37bec7f20 frustrating to think it b02f1b531e might go on forever. But today, that frustration b972ee118c would end.40cb529ccab5be5a
‘From now on, I’m going to go to all sorts of fun places with Mother.’66910a16cc6072d4
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She often went e0e2bb97bb out with jeremyon d34439d2b7 too, but… it a218dcef85 was always most 17577d1d37 fun to be 49860a3cab with Vanessa.3a92a6b612d7c1b8
Whenever she went somewhere nice 2f2c52db35 with him, she would end 37e7357e88 up buying something for her 2f2f2f26e7 mother out of habit, thinking, ceaf90e588 “Next time, I’ll come with 0c5db8f950 Mother.”7239b83cda3f0800
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So at least for today—the 524daea7b0 first real start of that—she 09e557b4dd couldn’t possibly give in to c33e7091e5 Tristan.2cf948ce7c7b7841
“That’s how it is, so give up for today! It’s just me a59e62b8c4 and Mother, okay?”353a7260f1d2632f
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Tristan looked down at 9c67bc892f his cheerful little sister 85c00b1825 and fell silent for 96ab3409c5 a moment.3c69f66bcc31fa80
Then, as if 1adc08e35f his thoughts had adbfa48258 settled, he gestured 76241453e9 to one of 9d591af0d6 the knights.5301f6a05f219038
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“Alright. But take an 044b04e030 extra escort with baac75fbd8 you today.”9721e25db6058ba5
“Hmm? Why?”bb8e438da17ffe0c
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“You need to be careful in crowded places.”6fa7924219df216a
“Hmm, okay!”feaae5db351bb6a7
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Lilliana stepped out the front 1f31b8d678 door with her two escorts ec1d875fc5 following behind.4ef6ed3851796e27
“Then, I’ll be back!”458a7ed363594b8f
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“Alright, have a good time.”b9d4603b83cbc85b
Tristan smiled and waved e8ac05a312 as he watched his 486c9f28ab sister walk away.be352e3ce24c6ccd
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But the moment the 1cd6497f72 door closed, the smile 69ebffc49b vanished from his face. With an emotionless expression, 9c1ecd9296 he turned toward his b3e19f3453 office.b33b6805971be2f2
His assistant, following behind, cautiously d0bdb526e2 spoke once the door shut 634fb5cf0b and only the two remained.411af6d9dbe99a05
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“Your Grace, are you… on edge because of that matter?”ebc893282a515a9a
“That’s right.”d2cb640b2d6fd855
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As the immediate 84843f350b reply came, the dc693fcaeb assistant paused for 05b298b52d a moment, thinking, f5028ce24a before suggesting,2a4fa430da12a045
“…Wouldn’t it be better to tell the young lady the truth?”7f9945e507c45e61
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“No. Be careful not to 79c1cb67c7 let even a whisper 21b4bdd6e0 of it reach Lilliana.”2d54042e312f2737
Faced with Tristan’s firm gaze, 5f72b8fc59 the assistant quickly backed down.b909da94fd0293ab
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“My apologies, Your Grace. I spoke out of turn 4800d7719a out of concern.”98d2be14fab257da
“It’s fine. You can go now.”3ac2a2a974430127
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The assistant, reading efd17bd897 the mood, quickly 83e523c43a left the room.9d701b98830b9eb6
Left alone, Tristan let 5630d60c1f out a deep sigh.d301ab1e9ac4a0cc
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He didn’t disagree 83c356be46 with the assistant’s 3224891870 words.baa1913d3ff7b417
It was true that Lilliana 9dc052a383 knowing the exact situation might fe88f87537 help her be more cautious.03542561a9f3f96d
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‘…But I don’t want to give her something else to worry about.’a7d37d7d7677ca9e
Whenever he looked at Lilliana, ac1e47d413 Tristan always felt a sense 1ddaae90ad of guilt.180a9131942f35a8
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Leaving her alone ca7cfaf291 in a house 9575def519 with only a 342030642f cold and overbearing d20ede7bad father.d634c67cae991863
Burdening her with the 26c189e594 weight of the family’s 8291b77df3 collapse while he was c367009e2b gone.b09efa33e86f2240
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She had endured everything too 7cfd9a8357 heavy for one person alone—and 4f709e7586 only now had she finally 2405c765aa regained her cheerful smile.91503338093cc730
So how could 08a62cb4a7 he tell her?e8ff8d21e400146e
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That everything Lilliana thought d046f0b107 was just a string 022a4bcd31 of terrible misfortunes—c0aa187c80e173b4
That the fall of b9ada31d76 the prestigious Locke family, 8d5f5e6c3a which began with his b3b0a7b236 disappearance, had spiraled so 1c8e7d1294 absurdly—e013edafa2d06c32
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That all the pain that 6bdea2de08 delicate girl had endured… had 5eb8cfa96b all been the scheme of ebaddc3c08 a single person.00528b7bacf9b836
With his fingers pressed 47d5110bb9 to his brow, Tristan e4e635d3a0 exhaled deeply.3f57cf2508d9d17b
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‘If the Crown Prince applies pressure, then I’ll just have to be even more cautious.’4b909a2e5d6668ba
He would grow 51a548506c stronger so that 2e40a88265 no one could eba88f426d toy with the 339298a06e family again… assign 68fe63cfdd more escorts if 85550b328c needed, and stay d8c2cb207f on guard himself 65af7a3c78 to ensure no cc4e536ae1 one could target 3028837d33 Lilliana.810905878be2b36f
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‘She’s an innocent girl who doesn’t know a thing about politics. There’s no need b227ec46a9 to let her 1697b6319b know these dark 4fab6b0e4a truths.’b55f756ea1fa3445
Of course, the time 4c65dd8ba3 would come when he’d d352f17221 have to tell her.0f0a8a6dc0189f59
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But not yet… not just 4354dd77aa yet.98c1e8ebc60f2699
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Hehe.c62df932478b69a6
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Hehehehe.da2c548e92d520e6
Sticking close to Vanessa’s 34726d987d side, Lilliana laughed sneakily b647a98e27 to herself.6f8ef1737629da6f
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‘Ah, what do I do. My heart’s racing.’cfcdab412e9f961c
With equal parts nervousness e69a660c76 and excitement, Lilliana entered 3ad841b53d the theater lobby with 2294f680fe Vanessa.9fd2281a5afff92e
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Perhaps because it was d1dd2b7ad3 the most popular play 8716179892 of the moment, the a6c7c08614 front of the theater dd6a4d6171 was crowded with nobles.20d37384c8830604
At first, they 38e672e6c4 were all busy f76298e950 chatting amongst themselves—but a6286c5b63 the moment Vanessa 67959ba18f and Lilliana appeared, 425df20b34 all eyes turned b436cebf0f to them.8f67e1de2e9f0f40
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“Wow, look over there. It’s Lady Locke! Is she with 2a0bdd551d Countess Winder… wait, 04c2648050 huh?”0fafaf2b5c233814
“What is this? What kind of pairing ffad887cef is that? Countess Winder and Lady Locke…?”03eb9a529267f310
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No one seemed to have ece4241d07 expected the two of them 9e20a62719 to show up together, and d9a7e69faa the whispers didn’t cease.b83746c0ad5e3430
Normally, being the center of 677bf2d2dc such attention might have made a2157d06af Lilliana shrink a little… but 4c6f4f8bbf today, she was nothing but 3b6dff50b9 confident.c24a2c2694bd03c1
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She half misunderstood the e17e7ff9ad reason for the stares.d3c4445a35e13e6a
‘Is it because Mother stands out? No one can take their 28f13e2fba eyes off her. Well… who could blame them?’6185e05969eea6e1
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Lilliana glanced at Vanessa e40d3c906b beside her once more.101941380b339185
With her hair pinned 2d272f9b93 up in colorful jeweled 4d83a25126 clips, Vanessa looked as e636ac36db radiant as ever.83e5e5e94c047f6a
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The navy dress 8730dde102 she wore highlighted 5e96057801 her figure and 47eec0bf6a exuded a sensual ac97e3d715 elegance.1fe96500c36384cd
Lilliana had been 3463f28529 by her side 05b2ee42a9 long enough to ce2fbbbf52 be used to fccc20a627 that beauty, and 95812ea024 yet…6aeba2b927029ddd
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‘Mother really is the best. Thrilling. Always fresh!’732b220ba48140f0
Unable to contain her excitement, 89b503d8e2 Lilliana grinned and skipped ahead 345818bdcb a little.bfaa9d89d5dfc48e
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Vanessa immediately called out sharply,3195fed0d38d2e68
“I told you not to be so reckless.”3f0259228c8f8c9b
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Her sharp voice 9f9675038e rang through the a5fa80d074 theater, and the 4cbd90cc4b noisy crowd instantly 777fc2ca93 fell silent in 0ae2e4e2d0 shock.ae1abe9e4d96bee9
People began whispering in hushed e3919c3dab tones.e445a3b6ef4f6066
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“Look at that terrifying glare. Is she about 03dd2631c1 to cause a f3de8623fb scene again?”9ddf11a4c508285c
“Someone should stop her. I feel bad for 2c4bdd387b the young lady.”662ea732bfa35a7e
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“Last time it was Lady Rint, and now she’s going to make Lady Locke cry…!”1c1394c07136d271
Vanessa was infamous as 751620be3d a brutal troublemaker, while 16cc82a152 Lilliana was known for d901b45a84 her timid nature in 9bb0bdfe61 society.3360de370f69a620
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So it was only natural b665a155c4 for people to tense up 197ec97df7 and panic in a situation 7ff3d5d3d7 like this.c5f16901b39b48d5
Their minds filled with wild 6a74f36245 speculation.8b491d174c45668c
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Why had the 723cc1637c two appeared together 763adf86e7 in the first 2b5edafb58 place?9499da8551960abd
Could it be a3096ce16d that Vanessa Winder f90b8ad94d had decided to 96cc51dfba torment her future 88c0a65ed9 daughter-in-law?3affdb5ba0781553
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Was the gentle-hearted Lilliana being aaf63159b6 dragged around against her will?b3eed170c3f07113
As their imaginations spiraled 7233ca1ed5 out of control, one e2ffce381e noble finally couldn’t take 29c31c1352 it and stepped forward.f59c12f863ee63d0
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“Countess Winder, no matter what, that tone toward Lady Locke is—”27396726ecfee26a
But he couldn’t finish his 4c3185e243 sentence. Lilliana interrupted him so 1423d0f7e4 brightly that he lost c138739558 his words.26ba93d84bb091a8
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“Oh, I’m sorry. Mother— I mean, Countess Winder! I’m just so excited! It’s my first 48e802051d time coming to db531a8974 a place like b811640e4c this.”2a171123b5899658
“Hmph. I meant don’t embarrass b9206949c2 me, not an excuse.”180010b5af8f1dd5
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“You’re worried the floor’s slippery, right? Okay! I’ll be careful!”6df96867b9647600
Giggling, Lilliana clung 6ccfb50fd5 to Vanessa’s side 58fbcfd4a2 once more.98c50145fb067e9e
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People could hardly f97185701b believe their eyes.0b5d0ff224bca6b2
They had thought the 078ccf9604 poor princess was being a106ae49a2 held hostage by the 2bc282487b wicked witch… but clearly, c278bffd28 that wasn’t the case f8983da5b3 at all.988a2e7a702b09a8
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Then, walking beside Vanessa, Lilliana 34a31a5271 suddenly stopped and asked the 8d134a4fa4 man from earlier,5e6bb84eaeebbc60
“Oh, by the way, were you talking to me just now? I didn’t quite hear you.”e90c41059d9a268e
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“N-No… it was nothing! Just talking to myself!”d0644c380ab85231
The man awkwardly scratched the da6ed8b837 back of his head.da8888e95d3757e5
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“Then that’s a relief. Mother—no, Countess Winder! Let’s go again! He said he wasn’t 9e4c11735e talking to me, hehe.”f028ecfbb53e7b52
With that, Lilliana 89336626cc cheerfully entered the ecf6c883c0 theater with Vanessa.ee6079bc601b5fd5
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People stared blankly after them, f3eb0c8389 mouths hanging open.3b5284d0812c1d53
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