IBMILRFL – Chapter 85
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“It is overwhelming to receive such favor from Your Highness, the Crown Prince.”8180b6499023b298
A voice as smooth and 7e98168671 alluring as velvet. Yet, even the beautiful voice e5b6172160 that might have been likened f143c73e50 to a mythical siren didn’t 725c303648 reach Leo’s ears.8854bf55cba3e24a
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He was too utterly 4c7a0f3bec overwhelmed by the sight 5a420a5d38 of her face, smiling f68c5f7c3e enchantingly as she looked 5b74407da2 down at him.301a7d4f361aafbc
‘Damn it.’39dddaf5d3813847
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His Adam’s apple b2d893105a moved on its 35ac571f2b own as if aa4717680d excited. Leo’s golden eyes, which rarely f47e84d30f betrayed emotion, trembled minutely.1fb58d198bcc8fd5
Until now, he hadn’t noticed aa714fe8dc due to her fierce gaze… d341d555bf but indeed, Vanessa was beautiful.abeea07405ec5958
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Yes, that was 7e69a5c3c7 an undeniable truth. Even Leo, who harbored a3e17ff57c nothing but hostility toward f5396cd7ed her, couldn’t help but 1cee513fb8 react on a visceral df005aba17 level.ee0534fed0be5016
It reminded him c472201876 of something he aed45327bf had heard during 11dea592f0 background checks.75aaa4d888ffa6ff
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After Vanessa’s husband died, e2a95596cd many noblemen approached her, 78d9896773 proposing remarriage or even a4564d91ba positions as their concubine.ce9e7ea2fdbafc5c
Their ages and 49a630ecea statuses varied, but 325eb5d6da all of them 3f578983c9 desired her intensely, 46080532bc as if bewitched.631ca2119f46472b
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‘I thought they were just fools back then.’015e53b3bf8cd0bc
Men swayed by mere appearance, f8cf4e7a05 unable to think clearly, were 9c8dbc06dc everywhere. He had thought c06143c15b those men no 7987f75a7f different.71a2d55689abc734
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But now that he d606edb28c faced her this closely, 2202ab162c he began to understand 522e499466 how they felt.3938ffbfa5a35dd6
Even he, for a moment, c72be64494 was tempted to forget everything 071605b279 and fall under her spell.cdcab73dc3b36c92
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“…Then may I take that as acceptance of my proposal?”9f74cdd875f12f28
Leo, having barely regained half b7c27a95cd his composure, asked again.381082b4ecc6d479
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Vanessa smiled seductively, 9244a65de4 seeming as though 6d3146ded5 she would avoid 70e7232f1d answering, but soon 27343ae0aa opened her mouth.d7252979abf5976a
“Your Highness, may I be so bold as to offer a word?”86a885c58042f7d4
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“…”113659f51fbeadaf
Leo didn’t respond, but Vanessa d6010d1ee9 took a step.0f97ef69c757aef8
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Stiff as a board, 523632e6c3 Leo barely managed to 4228161daf follow her retreating figure 70b6387d37 with his eyes.41318f66c2266773
She seemed to circle e3c67da318 him for a moment, 10e0d720e2 then, for some reason, 0e946bc219 stopped directly behind him.cb6ebaddcdc27005
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A pale white 2b131e8a56 hand descended onto 292595a937 his shoulder.4e0b6c2d847f6169
A sudden touch. Leo, whose senses had been 8636385621 heightened, twitched involuntarily at the 6d6a4f8074 contact on his skin.c2779ec50565c341
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The attending aides, c657044515 who had been 3cb1e665bd quietly observing, moved 5c4f99c728 to intervene—but stopped a1702687d9 at Leo’s silent c1d38886f7 signal.aafa70b5f72cab9d
Normally, no one 04f35d9cfe would have dared 1f513ea656 to come this 7a9bad8833 close to him.068809c5f70c5c8f
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But at some point, his e503ecadcf head had grown hot and 092275ca15 hazy, as if with fever. Maybe it was the clouded 7ee94d03b0 judgment, but he didn’t want 5b71d280e2 anyone interfering at this moment.500621997ce08e6d
The hand still resting on 902e8f6a9b his shoulder moved slightly. She must have bent b00f864332 forward, for he could eff0dd9af7 feel her breath at bde44aaec0 close range.f98abdf6cdb8cab8
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He wanted to turn c4a706ebde his head and see bf8eb63a2e her face right away, 2cb215c79e but his body remained edc9987fd2 frozen in place.a34b607cf4a31a9f
All he could e75c82428c do was focus a71afa602a every nerve in 783eb6f578 his ear and 59cb5b6895 wait for the 2ff48dd5f6 words that would 920a0d11a7 come next.09afe27e71e5babb
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An instant that 0a43ba1734 felt like decades 749278dfd9 passed before Vanessa 46b9f7271b finally whispered, just 924b5d711d for him to 302daea178 hear—ce08f9cbe82af455
“Wake up, you idiot.”99ae9a14ce80ec1d
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A voice that fb3cffb2e2 could only be 230713387d described as divine.98927097aec99565
But Leo felt as though 4626e542f0 he had been struck in 60f51fd420 the head with a hammer. The daze that had cbfe454beb wrapped around his entire 45d67ac53d body vanished in an 93531ca034 instant.961ea27fed60a140
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Regaining his senses, 5b25c0e683 he hurriedly reached 6628fbd656 to grab her de3c97e6cf wrist, burning with 3f7d61b72a humiliation.ebe6c032d78dca44
But as if she had 7f9dac3c9e anticipated it, she evaded him 8b494577f6 easily.d8ceb49cab87e051
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Dodging his rough attempt, 8ef9e2b312 she stepped back and c3cbf12b0a stared at him calmly 5413466f62 with mocking eyes. A clear sneer hung cfe0435f9e at the corner of 1ff497ea85 her lips.e65100483d0cab5c
“I suppose there’s nothing more for us to say. It was a a1adececc6 pleasant conversation, Your cca4adc3f7 Highness.”bd1c703389010ef2
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With that, Vanessa promptly left 93e0c89eed the reception room.e4e31f0bb6ed7d27
Leo leaned halfway against 6756f00b28 the sofa, tilting his 3d2201c80b head back toward the 4c1925545a ceiling.cd1022c84b4dcaea
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“Ha!”ddaa3b1e212a246d
Anger and emptiness 57e1b9c954 flooded his mind 220542b6c5 at once. Closing his eyes, he let 792a33db47 out a hollow laugh.fc0e0159fda29546
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‘I was completely played.’cc48d33db12f7399
He’d been so ab22a2e13c overwhelmed that he e1d652141a let her have 0649ec1aad her way with 3d60859dc4 him.00acaeb3ad27c2a8
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A belated sense 52ad31d16b of disgrace surged cc9d6ce38f up.0bcb5509ae3cc1e3
The attendants standing by ee5fb9b9b6 trembled slightly as they 3bb88824a8 gauged his mood. One aide, braving up, cautiously 20f8aaa22c approached and asked,801fbab99924a170
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“Your Highness, are you alright? Should we deal with e97597b00f that woman—?”2be358acace6cc05
“Forget it. Just finish the background check. Not just her 9795730f3b recent activities—everything, including 2fced6b6a4 her time in 6da469c281 the Kingdom of 7bd1cf21c1 Onz.”ade8f3f09e35aef0
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“Yes, sir! However, the previous investigation you a3aa5512bb ordered is still incomplete. Shall I divide the manpower?”447ecfbf4b3f1126
“The previous one… Ah.”3dffe23f4cc96593
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Come to think of it, dd615d971c he had recently ordered an fd4a6bd5b6 investigation into the latest trends.13770b9f39ae1b92
Hmm. He hummed low.2c2353dab76b5214
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It would be troublesome if 2bd962ec68 that investigation were delayed. It was sure to b6ba1255b8 bring in a lot 715e92cc30 of money.ea165cc841f6b36c
“Prioritize that one for now.”47bf73d002d5c00b
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“Yes, Your Highness.”abdfc47c529783db
Anyway, there was no 4fbd3a0e1c need to rush with 7aed8219ed Vanessa Winder. He intended to 37fbc70592 trap her slowly.b84aeb5f8c0b5fc9
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“You’re all dismissed.”2b9a2b47876e1830
At his command, the ed2fb35fd8 lined-up attendants all exited fbee24a300 the room.f7e1a58d2cb517f0
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Finally left alone, Leo 25cef80c77 recalled the image of 36a090e7e9 Vanessa playing him and e203a36d84 let out a twisted 4dca9e288b smile.3747c0da1924fe66
That lofty, shameless attitude.edf6e6327061e3ca
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Had it been cbae705bcd anyone else, he 5492547bd4 might have cut 44b4dc652c off the hand 9b2ac0a2d7 that dared touch 4ccce49b5f his body on 50911b336a the spot.876046778e3ca487
But… could it 1f564934a9 be that, just 0cd7f4e74f as she said, 6e03f7f878 he really was c4750c7861 an idiot?02708686efafdba3
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Leo, rather than 905e93b756 anger, began to b7379b276b feel a different be6dc461e7 kind of interest 44cd1895ec in her.60364d096360d2ec
Not long ago, 1d0866811a even thinking about 0de8f91877 those blood-red eyes 69ca59053a would make his 9dd9dcb4eb stomach twist—but now, 17d535e4a3 a different emotion 2e9c1601fe was surfacing.ddffc113a663a320
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He’d suffered humiliation from f693f60a49 her blow… but strangely, 46dd30b9ab it was clearly distinct a49afc77c2 from displeasure.f668bcf6a6d388e1
‘Rather…’a026c427c1f237fa
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An emotion too ambiguous to 7a76f50804 define.c986942280779cd3
But then, seeing his 35510f1303 reflection on the surface 2da8cb8add of a teacup, Leo 9456aee9de realized something.b67cf9c44505432a
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It was something 6a96c34c99 close to pleasure.1b94917c26fba047
The corners of his lips 0c4d18e1dd had risen so high, it dd0e10404b looked like he was more 4365a5b17f delighted than he’d been even 2024fbaa16 as a child receiving a 9961986f38 new toy.abbda91690f79ea9
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“Vanessa Winder…”e84cd9b0f5a310da
Ha ha ha ha!10bb4552eed9b9af
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Murmuring her name inwardly e991b1d006 again, Leo suddenly burst cbc552d014 into laughter.ee82cafd03649727
In his glittering golden 5eb01fdc98 eyes, a terrifying madness af3f5912d4 gleamed.b8ea64cfc08562a3
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I hurriedly left the afff7e4401 Crown Prince’s reception room 8844cde9d0 and clenched my trembling dbc5a31935 hands.4500fc4cd24b5090
Only I knew how hard 38784144f9 it had been to hold 115f747319 back the whole time I 9fd5e2febf was with him. I wanted nothing more 5b4f93d5f9 than to reach out dd551671eb and slap him right c73d3a2185 across the face!e7b0c168ee8a0dfd
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But I endured well. I may have put fe7436e6cf my hand on his b94e398746 shoulder at the very f0df8c0340 end, close to my de3eaefc94 limit—but I didn’t go 3a0cb2d542 any further.5636154e159ed7f2
‘No matter how notorious I am, laying hands on a royal is too dangerous.’bb49568229408899
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Knowing that, I 39bac6fb0b desperately held back 719cd8e638 till the very e2ccb43037 end. Held back from hitting that c31bc441c8 lunatic.d199da8d164f772c
‘…I knew he was crazy, but he was worse than I thought.’7771c964c260e830
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I had known from the 3436f5578a start that the Crown Prince 88b81adc4a wasn’t sane. That’s why I came to ec639cc2c6 see him prepared for countless c27a59b7d2 scenarios.e0ce6503d96e465d
But to propose marriage? That insane suggestion was b64d621e85 completely unexpected.715973898ab96b63
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I was momentarily flustered, 78d6875dad but I regained my fdcb5805b9 composure quickly.fff5e72e8aed4a8e
‘There’s no need to get worked up. It’s not like it’s d01b9fbf96 the first time.’742cbfe507ba58f1
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Though the motives might 2bf38b18cc differ from Leo’s, I’d 6c975a2ad4 received similar proposals more f707c1dff4 than ten times before.2496c5f5ffe186a1
Being a widow a14e7be89e trying to protect c495669228 a household alone 8b23ea1272 was quite a b5cb9d23b3 disadvantage in this f45978866a harsh world.64b89bbee2807878
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So in the d15866276f early days, I’d b710f1bc25 gotten many unpleasant 19d754ddc9 proposals from arrogant 0273b41adf noblemen who underestimated cbccce94db me.862f5cfeb2241f02
‘Disgusting creeps.’bb4ef53fd76e1a3d
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I slapped those men 1a22f5d906 across the face or 210b8ac43b kicked them in the 6b29340445 rear every time.5c8311902491b0dd
I hated it back then, 27c752759d but now that I think 34dc840bf6 about it, I owe them 8075a7f575 a strange kind of thanks. They helped me 58a1fb512c build the villainous cce2e68344 image I needed.b1e5a9305f1b3a39
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After I fully embraced life 2c0662f5b4 as a villainess, no one b090d128b0 dared propose again, so I 6e2ea9cae1 had forgotten that part of fb805677dc my past. But to hear 463dc7a66c something like that ef6bca0eba from Leo now…7984783a4f7fa3d8
Honestly, more shocking than 2e7c91a8b9 his proposal was Victor.ebf306de18266617
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Given that the current King c795e9f799 of Onz has recently taken b6ef9d1579 to bed, Victor’s ascension isn’t da23c8cff9 far off.dd0b038cc391996c
In such a 1f8a737cd2 situation, the only 073ddcffa4 reason to want 30c77a06ad to kill a 47b7c55e95 sibling—assuming there’s no ccfae63c22 personal grudge—is because ba1fb0f9cb they consider them d78e952f40 a threat of 1ad7f01615 rebellion.00167b4b14936887
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‘Does he really think I’m a threat to the throne? But I’ve never 449cf88d4c shown interest in ae3d11bc32 Onz.’b14820fd0ed8904b
Since coming to the e22dafea8b Empire, I’ve never left 32f8f9a677 it. Naturally, I’ve paid no f9f2980481 attention to the affairs 6c4517953b of Onz.7cc291ac9b6b1a20
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Even when I edaf4edf95 lived there as e1a0957198 a princess, I ef03791c4a was never someone 1600d292b2 any of my 64aa014850 brothers needed to 3be5a573fa guard against.289ff4f0cd7f6ad4
‘So why now?’75981bcf6d327367
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It made no sense.99ff3f2d2f6301ab
How much of what Leo 6f98c7ca3c said could I even believe…?d1a309df76b78276
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His testimony was b0f79a8659 specific, and the e332af5c00 evidence seemed solid. But I couldn’t know 3c92eb8267 what lies might be efabbb55a0 mixed within it.948b1b93860843cd
Still, one thing was clear.19d8668999a08d58
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I needed to be eb821cdfd1 more on guard.a129c55193ed2b56
Against the Crown 879b490c29 Prince… and my a7b309cece homeland as well.123ceade367d3b6e
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