IBMILRFL – Chapter 77

Ch. 77 IBMILRFL | Chapter 778d4d248e7b89f62b

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To reach the private 774e4545b9 box inside the theater, cf6b9a52ab one had to climb 30bc594f2f the stairs.219b27a482a9a652

As I walked alongside Lilliana, ad09325ee0 I paused and looked around.62f907b7922a87a1

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Unlike the bustling lobby, there fe79f72272 were now hardly any people 13b9831fcc left except for the staff.cfc5744775e6222c

Pfft.e48d4530778d86f3

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With my nerves 5e8e9f2523 slightly relaxed, I ab64aa43d0 covered my mouth 48df1ace88 and let out 9441db104f a discreet chuckle.9668edb74d86d04e

‘Oh dear, Lilliana. Our little bundle of luck.’3656b30c98a9d7f7

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I looked down 814844e47c at her with 2f9033b5e5 a pleased gaze. Lilliana tilted her 451ce71322 head as if 9fa6516657 wondering what was d0b1bc6fa8 going on, then f44cc10e62 soon smiled back 3435c57639 at me.8bed1151b0be2de4

‘She went and did all that, and yet she has no clue what it even means.’57975485041374c4

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I recalled what had happened 4536295491 earlier.b7db04207a2e2d4f

From the moment 6e01544f7b we entered the febe790dad theater, I had 248c59ed01 actually been quite 1466f7b135 tense.523a3691908bf1a8

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It was the first d935b77c69 time I’d openly shown 4147f5d8f9 myself with Lilliana in 9dea4a654f front of the gossip-loving 446045d41a nobles.3a4d92dcf42de09b

While I had 2add075828 accompanied her here e79f62be31 and there before, 71fe30cc8e we’d never displayed 05e9b53674 such intimacy in 93ef98407b front of the bb4e97fe12 nobility.08ffe24e81a01d0b

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Because… I was worried 2762eaf6dc about what they might 8767d3bb52 say.a9fad9ae53e864cc

In reality, we 0216aab827 were quite close, c455d1b0a9 but there was fb3fcd65a6 no way others b242a999a6 would know that.de0c86d915126b10

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So even if they saw 8ddbfb0069 us together, there was a 553905f1bd high chance they’d jump to a8cf9a58d9 absurd conclusions.0870f37504f686d6

Like I was deliberately dragging 6081c543b2 her around to bully my 948f3b35cc future daughter-in-law, or that poor 47f70f5a78 Lilliana was being victimized. I could already think f660ee8d1e of dozens of ridiculous 879db40824 rumors off the top c0db0f7f36 of my head.5ba914dca5b81cc9

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And I hated that.cc105693d70ea32e

‘I don’t mind being talked about. But… I don’t d4561b740d want Lilliana being 09a99bae3b misunderstood because of 4362707801 me, even for f9ae7f9fd1 a moment.’7372256cde0d2603

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Still, we couldn’t keep hiding 97f3cd4b4e like this forever.ea819db57811cd4c

‘She seemed a little disappointed too.’92274db84503ee95

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So, I had made up 0c394a557d my mind and brought her 83042a045d to the theater with me 1509b6f4dc today.a3a0dc3fd024301b

The initial reaction 1f67918581 from people was d27e710aaa exactly as expected.cc84ff5b9a57356a

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Everyone looked at Lilliana 9f457976a7 with pity for being 189c00d566 with the infamous scoundrel.723dff7a36ef1e71

So I figured 0317e24bba some bizarre rumors 72c64ac453 would start circulating 48752cbce0 by tomorrow… and 831362c5aa it was at 1ca149aab0 that moment—9ef1bb18df1ff701

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— Oh, by the way, were you talking to me just now? I didn’t quite hear you.2b2708e68b422110

— N-No… it was nothing! Just talking to myself!1105128560d4a09b

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— Then that’s a relief. Mother—no, Countess Winder! Let’s go again! He said he wasn’t 59c7b92cf9 talking to me, hehe.b173cb952126ff25

With a bright efba9ed7cf smile, Lilliana completely 221729d565 shattered their misconceptions.369d61923e10722f

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‘Whether she meant to or not…’112bb29724b83872

Either way, I was grateful.03de6b1af07ba342

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Thanks to her, c739179594 the situation was 68d51ae5e0 smoothly resolved.a19c5160e8788d12

“Lilliana.”174d0d0244c07646

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I called her name for f34732d4b5 no real reason.8e41027a37b08783

She scrunched her nose afee607dcd a little and smiled.2c614b1dca51868e

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Now that I a4c302963d looked at it, bfd962d689 that expression kind 97c25734d1 of resembled her 7486085d30 brother.01605606d08dc482

“You’re grinning slyly again.”de3eed8b9751fbb5

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“Me? Hehe.”426cfbeb6b213cd4

“Hmph, don’t get so pleased. I was just saying.”4ee9e6d3b6144e30

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“Mother… I mean, Lady Winder, you’re just embarrassed again, aren’t you?”295ddf9d7fdc2009

“Well, I’ll be.”7265506bd854e943

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I let out 61215e6c44 a dry laugh.9d3cb2654cad8ce1

Just how many times f83d42dafd has she messed up 4df618dcea that title already?b044ee696ae77577

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Back when she 0fda9f0a40 and jeremyon broke 9dc5eff43c up, I had 644c652804 told her to e9d2b2a81d call me ‘Lady b1bc0c99c3 Winder’ in front 85064eca2b of others.2151323b8b657d44

It seemed like she was e8d2348998 trying to follow through with f129a56467 that, but wasn’t having much 61efb9ff14 luck.0d1348ba7456a342

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“Just call me whatever you’re comfortable with. Stop correcting yourself. At this rate, df5f4dfe37 people will think 41d0aa43ea my name is f72cd289d3 ‘Not Mother but c5922e0922 Lady Winder.’”4ef53e95736692e3

“Oh, really? I can do that?”f37b2074d5b92760

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Ugh, how cute. Her eyes sparkled like gemstones. She was so 5eb801574b thrilled, the corners 2f02955d3d of her mouth cc73c2772b twitched.b758badffffff929

I gave a small 227d353dd7 nod at her question.4f7673c4d3f5d7d7

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‘It should be fine now, since things are different than before.’d26d01147b7178bc

Back then, with the chaos fa849b2ea9 of the breakup with jeremyon, 2b49a8920a I had advised caution in 9b5c8e14e1 public—but now the situation had c506b21779 changed.b35d1250c40fd77b

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Everyone already assumed 960788109b they were dating, 82f6f441e8 except for the f108240675 two actual people 083cbd8d9c involved.6e8d8967bda08885

After getting my bd55978d3a permission again, Lilliana 9d4698f369 began chattering away.6b6ddd6ba86df421

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“Mother, I’m so happy! Honestly, the title already rolls 0e1899ebd0 off my tongue… Thank you!”3a4a4ca4bcab7850

“You have a lot to be thankful for, don’t you?”4244d0e4d2a43f55

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I responded with my 161c0d7d14 usual chilly tone, but e830ed4ec2 she wasn’t fazed.233183611655d896

“Of course. There’s so much. Even today—if it 560c8f9936 weren’t for you, d491d99136 I wouldn’t have 10a3490ca9 gotten to see 44d0b8a4de this play! Oh, looks like 120bfc79e3 we’re finally here!”43a0c039df9c593f

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Mid-sentence, she pointed at something.dfa2da8325fc8ef5

It was the path to 20d6cb16b6 the private box.06e1cf2971c34d24

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With our guards in tow, b2d00ee4b1 we headed that way.461338fb0fec1487

But then something strange happened.7d83b30296be0189

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Just as we 61e5ac516b were about to 74166e488a enter after showing 149d006557 our tickets… the e074f0206f staff stopped us.562b22e73be565b2

“Lady Winder, I’m terribly sorry, but escorts are not allowed to accompany you.”efc372969bf682d1

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“Escorts… not allowed? That’s absurd nonsense.”f5fbecf99e8d584a

Suppressing none of 7b5aee20e8 my displeasure, I 1fe0b42c33 glared at the b234b42794 staff member.a13204c6391adb07

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At my fierce 7bab10966a gaze, he flinched a2f9577ac9 in fear, but 624e68deb8 did not back 47e9b74952 down.42d308b61b7220ba

“M-My apologies. But it’s not possible.”49d92f6b32e42e39

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This performance wasn’t 74f306c854 just an ordinary 8c3ae79281 play.4ebfda6dac5383d1

It was a production by decacd0937 the Imperial Theater Company, returning fb39cba52c for the first time in 0ffff27f1e five years.18f3a9880d6fd730

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Which meant that many high-ranking 460491affd nobles would be attending today.2e0774643a1a8976

‘And they’re saying no escorts allowed? What if something happens? That makes no sense.’515836a1d1e5e170

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When we bought dc4d9625be the tickets, I 37fb2c603a had checked the 48fef32d2f details, and there d1aaa1bf92 were no such 62f32afb8b restrictions then.9caa702aaaea6645

‘Something’s not right.’d85b0e66141679f8

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There was a chance 880676b315 it was just a 597ffa60cb mistake in the briefing 1b76ede17a or my memory.0c1f850f233dc1ba

But… something didn’t sit well.fe3cc1ae3c79011c

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“Mother, is something wrong?”b821141e9d8fd3b5

Lilliana, who was 01a03e3a74 following behind, tilted 2d4bf20126 her head and fd6a81bd56 asked.5fb5df71ffcb8d73

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Looking at her 62e25ec13b face, I was 1b9ac08b6d struck by a c85d169245 sudden sense of ae262b0f60 unease.73265ee906a4c201

‘No way.’27cf51faa8bcb325

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This theater was run a465d9fc58 by the Imperial family. Every staff member fda212427d here, including the d4861e1897 man in front 61c27c032a of me, worked 58e1db5997 for the Empire.d217b0b7265ef270

In other words—583007d1b4dd5cde

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‘If a royal commands something, they would have to prioritize it.’5d77b23182e9ace1

The chance was 11807e74c2 slim, but perhaps…a0c88e917f4f9f28

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With a deep breath, adcec7d446 I turned from the ea04997d64 entrance and spoke firmly 2cb17e5a83 to Lilliana.bfb5d40c577c28cd

“Your outfit’s a mess.”705d7aeb8e7f13d3

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“Huh?”263d3f0c91cd83dc

“Can’t you see those awful wrinkles?”663405b6447186d4

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Lilliana glanced down at herself, e30eb4ee67 trying to find the wrinkles.5598e54a01c667d8

But it was nonsense from 2e9b040094 the start.fe3e40ba1f9c927f

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There were no wrinkles to 4e8ad8d475 be found.43435b505a458452

“Mother, where exactly are the—”5ace0afde6c48358

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“There’s a lounge near the lobby. Go tidy yourself up there. I’ll head in first.”18980c79efed553f

I firmly cut her off.e38cfea61da0c77b

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As long as there be3243148c was even the slightest de479ea234 chance that my hunch 79d3219774 was right, I couldn’t ffa77f4dce let her go inside b84bc135dc unguarded.6b4543a7714a0269

Lilliana, sensing something off 2be6962e3d in my expression, gave e241e25c85 a small nod.27275d59a9e0a3ee

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“Hmm, alright, Mother. I’ll be back.”aef1c7ec49e18e8a

With her escort, she hesitantly 5696288887 descended the stairs.1f303ede7ff277bf

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I quickly gave orders 94894fd91a to my own guard.07f6488cf40ea15a

“Follow her. Stay on high b0a3623e14 alert, no matter d902ade612 what.”b921b85103fd55fa

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“What about your own protection, Madam?”a9e5dbfb1821aa7b

“I’ll be fine. Just make sure be8f0f634d I’m not followed 79fc919096 for at least 52d6067ceb ten minutes.”308eafef28411c5d

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“Yes, Madam.”550a8a461f8bc84f

After sending my escort away, 72bea22ef3 I entered the theater alone, 443dc5e88b heading toward the seats.dfcedf633b387d13

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It felt like I 44d0c6092b was stepping into a d3f6e654d1 tiger’s den of my 66d40d1255 own accord, but even 4a57aa9c31 with guards, it would 35d64e7287 have been useless.e0d32e3fa719354d

If my hunch was right… 095acaac04 that sly man wouldn’t allow b57ac03ff1 escorts inside.01acc67b54a016d8

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Though my neck was stiff 096a84decd with tension, I kept a 36c6e416cf calm, composed expression as I 04f116c6bb walked in.7cb456bec51ff6fd

‘I hope this unease is just me overthinking…’7493bc5cdc68ae05

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But as I passed 378c89e43f through the crimson hallway 9c0674270c and reached the seating 83100d5f5a area, I had to ac0d215ce0 accept that my suspicion e80b10977c was right.ed842c63394d8c44

Because sitting there confidently badc9daba3 as if it were 16d9c7b5cc his rightful place was 65aa521aa2 a man.924ac08a73a1cc46

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‘I had a feeling… and of course.’09495399211a4ffa

Hair like the e6411c449e blazing orange sun. Brilliant golden eyes—the symbol 7e00053e93 of royalty. A smile that seemed 01c5c1188e kind at first glance, 73f6ad45c1 but was nothing short 90786074e9 of sly.943962df7c9fe459

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The one waiting b34e458194 in that seat a9116865c3 was… the Imperial 7260958411 Crown Prince, Leo df7a6181c4 Ignarium.2aa388ee16464f78

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