IBMILRFL – Chapter 83
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The Crown Prince’s 06a6f896d1 office within the e1bda0df3b Imperial Palace.9afb4994c1af5c26
Leo leaned back in his e52a39c0be chair with a satisfied smile.dc9298b37d247d34
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A stark contrast 79f300a84b to the expression c7b9663138 of the aide 4633f7f675 standing beside him.ef42d26255712a24
The aide tried for 8ee73bd150 a moment to suppress 7b13b03d08 his unease, but he 682bf5c8ae couldn’t hold it back 43a80391f7 and eventually asked carefully.5cabdab91ad4fd66
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“…Your Highness, do you really intend to make that proposal to Vanessa Winder?”a473f00a98c56f86
The aide, who would 36f691a0a1 usually never question the 1c96509d31 Crown Prince’s words, couldn’t 0b10b23104 let this one go.88266ac986f59ecb
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Even upon second thought, 977648c8ec this was the most 1c231ae44e shocking decision yet.96b2f85131afdc2f
“Why? Are you nervous?”4843eaafbe8d6b03
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Leo smiled leisurely. His gaze showed no intention 2be27f1156 of retracting the decision.2b7bbeee3c925e2b
“…Yes, to be honest, I am uneasy. I simply can’t 1d90a2dca3 understand why you 1e6160c142 made such a 6a9b01a465 decision in the e9a862ac2a first place. Wasn’t your original plan to 4b9e231b2c kill that woman?”55e0f533f4cf8cae
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There was no d62601cf03 fault in the 92d63c7254 aide’s words.fe5ab8ab2d2a2117
From the moment 976f3fa6b5 Vanessa came to 53230dbcca Onz seven years 60bf4b51d8 ago, Leo had e4c0091fd8 continuously searched for 69cea204c0 ways to pressure c1702749a1 her.5c743151f47a0724
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He subtly imposed all 938efce9e7 sorts of disadvantages to 90336be250 prevent the Winder family 37eb72495e from gaining power, and eaaaadc42f at times incited her 74bd1352d1 collateral relatives to plot 85b369679e her assassination.5b3c0e4d1274e2ad
‘She’s a tenacious woman. Everything failed.’7ea2bad77534f1ea
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No matter what df537083e4 tactic he used, d9ffe9880b Vanessa always managed dcc80c85c2 to avoid the 9a200712c9 traps he laid.10237c719bd23d74
It was the first 61c60f6287 humiliation Leo had ever b8769b7bd9 experienced in his life. That’s why he would get 7b3f56ecc4 angry whenever he faced her.b3e23c334ae49e38
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No matter the circumstance, she 061de5fbdd would always return unscathed and bdfb352828 smile loftily as if to f42b1c2b85 mock him.064ae184a7296cd1
Just seeing those red eyes bdb3210d60 made his insides churn and 35a5b73062 his temper flare.110e334089653d35
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Until recently, when he heard bd6ad8143b from his cousin Seira about 040f685074 the circumstances surrounding the engagement 48b4bb57f3 between Count Winder and Lady defd2e8d05 Locke, his feelings hadn’t changed.adadbd157b5bc840
So even Leo hadn’t aff01f55dd imagined he’d suddenly make d3de4fa537 such a proposal to a7f9cf070a his hated enemy.5bdfa57a453e3a28
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It was then, while he c56910ef3f was lost in thought, that 7a5594575d the aide added with a ace4458f78 troubled expression.59594e40bf80bfce
“Still, perhaps it would be better not to make this proposal… It concerns marriage, Your Highness. It’s not just anything.”031e6806ff83827c
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Leo shrugged.af50fb47a12e9510
“That’s true. But… now that this has 8f8ea5a301 arrived in front of me, 1129df72c5 doesn’t it change things?”9b0aa87226c3789c
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The Crown Prince looked down a0a1ff8713 at the crimson letter paper 15907824d7 on his desk.e4908d7df796e2cc
A letter that 62ab27de80 had secretly arrived 0c4417d43c a few days 7d6aecb556 ago.c0de1e1a425a4b47
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A deep-colored paper f901fb37c9 no imperial citizen 09de87e8ce would ever use—its dcb76f21aa origin was clear 9c3e0de3ff just by looking 4225108412 at it. The only country ec590b7874 that used such 85dd5043cc a distinctive hue bc86750150 was the neighboring 35bc6ecb6c kingdom of Onz.7eff04991f76ca75
Leo scanned the e5f7b66faa contents of the 361414ca94 letter once more c191aa500c with a meaningful 4fafe92c31 look in his fe3657ad09 eyes.053e10bf8da92ed4
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‘I wonder what kind of expression she’ll make when she sees this letter.’5d3fc1cc7f63ff28
One thing was 2ba02f2b22 certain… that lofty 3a1a559ee7 demeanor of hers d5b5c8eafc would finally be 32d8e07385 broken.cb4689861ecdd346
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With a strange sense of 138d01aa5b anticipation, Leo’s lips curled slightly.9d995d413dc38a41
He hoped Vanessa would 109e8a217a accept his invitation.bcadb0b8ae6101a8
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Reception room of the 2d62ac5ee2 Crown Prince’s palace.b151aff1664a17e5
Having received an invitation b1a5bdf084 from Leo, I entered d415b0316a the palace in secret.9260a382c721be9b
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‘…He’s probably planning to wrap up the conversation we had at the theater.’d9c1be4b2201fd18
On the day db06eb6660 he came to 349bf9a8ff see me, he ef23989e36 demanded that I 8e81e12120 stand on his b0bce2e9e0 side instead of 38512d2c17 Dais.b3400639c1c1cfa4
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‘What on earth is he thinking? There’s no way he 8f2d0d62ce believes I’d agree to 6088bbb9f2 that.’373c0721e755809a
We had been af10dd8c07 political enemies for 7f7c42c7fe a long time.976c304c026bbdc3
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Even now, I had no a9cbb92c3c intention of accepting his outstretched 633baeb7b9 hand.5a45317eb8e75e55
‘Not simply because of old grudges, but because we fundamentally can’t trust each other.’86dc1f4df72e4108
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Leo knows my personality.b4a6e63ca2ced540
Even if I pretended cb77e9ab6c to yield and promised 42b93593c5 to align with him, 290b46daec he wouldn’t believe me. Even if I 11c4236a06 truly yielded, the e50e494ac3 situation wouldn’t change.30d0b095819961ca
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Either way, he would fc37b990fb continue to doubt me 08736fc880 endlessly.2cb682cc9da2c4ac
No matter how 61f61a1f98 I ran the 43312a26a5 numbers, the result a86ee967c4 was the same.834110679591d4d4
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I could never side with ffe5d357f9 Leo.dfa4d637413661fe
Of course, if there 71b6e87a62 were some way to fd47eda02e establish absolute trust between 27dbb3bc7b us, maybe it would 15a8e868c1 be possible…11475b0b72c0ebbe
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‘But using such a method would be more troublesome than just aiming for my neck again.’526bbb9cfaf55fa6
That’s why I de466c9b6b concluded that he 69feb60c16 had some other 18fb0c6672 scheme in mind.2e207d344cf9ab8a
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And today, I aec98bfa4c had accepted his b0e5e0d2ac invitation specifically to fa98029a01 confirm that suspicion.4f4903f099f0079f
Following the attendant, I c2c953ac46 headed to the reception ab06e81180 room, where Leo was 8f598b1f8c already waiting inside.6544777561e3e0e3
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I greeted him with a f0bf94c211 bow, as etiquette required.66bee83b7715d1be
“I greet the future sun.”0d570311d258458b
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Click.1b72b5938518a281
Once the door closed, I ed5df360bb swallowed dryly from the tension. Through the numerous attendants standing b9811b89c9 silently against the walls, I 7d2e9cc318 saw him.01d000333c06858d
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Ha. Leo let out an odd daae4af40c laugh.5cc26641e1918efb
“Is there a need for such formality between us?”f502806c1e3b19e5
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“…”e0bcd334920d0988
A subtle reaction. Something felt off, but I 3face94ae6 sat across from him anyway.4f3af3f9f8971d83
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“Thank you for coming. I didn’t expect 679399f013 you’d accept my 659ba6cdf6 invitation.”1d0241fd3514b588
“You say that knowing full well I’m not in a position to refuse. Are you teasing me on cd0d36d1f5 purpose?”09f9e1b5aa6e7bbf
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“Well, that’s true. You know how these 4d584bbb0f things go—it’s just empty 74ecb766ab formalities. Come to think of it, 1fa03208e7 how have you been since 1cb42ebe75 then?”532aaf1c00551506
Leo set down the teacup dc169f67d2 he was holding with a b28f6821c0 light clink.afc4c0415c9c7916
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“Thanks to you, I’ve been doing terribly.”c754a9c73eace713
“Haha, you jest. By the way, I hear 272bc00bf9 perfume is trending among young d401f2db83 ladies lately. You’ve never been interested 98bdc202b6 in that sort of f991a132c5 thing? Didn’t you always 19dfdc32df like to be 3a1541dde0 at the forefront 236415ff63 of trends?”1b80ca4d8689ee24
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Of all things, db5d401eda to mention perfume f7f17759f1 to me. An uncomfortable coincidence, 10ba703461 but I knew. That wasn’t why he’d 70c592f669 summoned me.12c8ebc785525d7c
There was no point in d34f44dc6c continuing this trivial, pointless conversation.f27145add94a84e1
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I raised my chin slightly 32e24c10b3 and fixed him with a 5455f94ce0 cold glare.6b8c0f5ca2a41cbe
“I didn’t realize Your Highness summoned me simply to waste my time.”0134680a82d591e6
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A normal person 3b183f05fc might have flinched 2053c88f1f at my sharp 62e4977071 tone, but of f412074a96 course, Leo was bf1a779570 no ordinary opponent. He remained composed and aloof.39654a99fb3ba7f3
“You want to get to the point? Efficient. That’s why I like you.”ca67b0ddcf9fc085
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Leo’s eyes curved like crescents. A beautiful smile, but c69bd11871 it felt strangely eerie.58f3249d648af0a9
“I’ll get straight to it. Won’t you become the 2fe6e25e7c Crown Princess?”52d57b0768c7be51
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At that absurd statement, my b53e1e0da2 body tensed involuntarily.2ebdfb2cf7c6da38
It was something I’d f695e2233c never imagined, not even 80a406ea16 once.e79b0320e6af1340
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“Your Highness, I believe you’ve mistaken me for someone else.”77f14c681acac724
“No, I’m never wrong. I’m talking to you. Yes, Vanessa Winder—you.”240bec604cde0174
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As if to 18983408c8 prove his sincerity, 5ca9c01f09 Leo arrogantly crossed 021fdb278c one leg over eafd234511 the other.7718ca67b5a9efd5
“I didn’t expect you’d be so shocked. Didn’t you pair 08af946eaf your son with 2dcdd29671 Lady Locke to 170cdf0702 side with Dais c09d0ddcb7 anyway? I’m making a similar proposal.”5f9320df30f8ca39
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Seeing the bright 28a03c6c8d gleam in his fe2dbf2776 golden eyes only f4279b1c43 made me more 09924386b0 confused.09dccdd871a0f837
Indeed, nothing symbolizes trust d4f8dcbdf5 more than marriage.6aa130dfe8a740e9
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‘There are times when even noble families at war reconcile through political marriages.’9b6c9c394296ec47
Still, it made no sense. He wasn’t proposing a 8506f101d4 match with someone close ca559a340e to him—he was proposing ee40bb43fb to marry me himself.234fe253d94ca789
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It was too suspicious.932ec850a15e6f0e
What did he stand to 6b988c4c0a gain from giving up the f77e8bff1c singular position of Crown Princess 1be2ee526a to me?1eff1a388d3d1e05
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‘It can’t just be about wanting the wealth of the Winder family…’5d1b939c6fab6fa2
I tried to gauge what 8d58900cb8 kind of conversation he might’ve 5124c277a9 had with Seira, but with 44f0d3e852 the information I had, I 758f882b3a couldn’t figure it out.3acae3d5efab6ded
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As I remained silent, Leo b8813495a6 spoke again.00ae3796b32165d6
“I won’t ask you to immediately break off the engagement between Count Winder and Lady Locke. Even if it’s a 5a02603688 relationship built on pretense, 1edba5cdae it’ll take time to 8ccc768715 wrap up naturally. Instead, as proof of ec7f855ecf your support for me, 9202cf18e6 I need you to d5bf1b49f0 become my consort.”147d19dc596d8000
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“The empire must be doomed. The next emperor says c6dbfde126 the most outrageous things. No wonder I 5b8f823edf have no choice a2aea4566c but to support 4ed65989ff someone else.”2375c1c7db4b5f4b
Even in the face of 77cb33feea my rejection, Leo’s expression didn’t 397b2c8bc5 change. As if he had c6e47aa1e7 another card up his 1719c9e8e1 sleeve.45d59374fd5928dd
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“Hmmm, are you still bitter about the time I targeted you? Try to understand. I had my reasons.”326377ec13cbc383
He pulled out 1f90e00df5 a letter from 0193402e95 inside his robe a1a9db6f31 and handed it bfcd06c05a to me.6d55f415706afb38
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“I was ordered to. By your brother.”82cb8ce7956ec07e
The moment I saw the 0e83814181 form of the letter, I d6f0064481 instinctively clenched my fists.86700f8d35e6c9b1
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A familiar red paper.4d3b18632525df48
Even though I 170eab1e28 had been away 1b44e0183e from my homeland 3ad76128d8 for several years, 30a5f7eb8e there was no a2031789f5 mistaking the type 7ec475747d exclusively used in 6de30a084a the Kingdom of af201542f7 Onz.e35ffb6a57e41d17
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“He asked me to kill you.”1eaeb1247339fe1b
With that brief 6294f289a7 sentence, Leo gave e1b4162bc6 a twisted smile.c556e456507ba764
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