I’ll Be the Heroine’s Competent Divorce Partner - Chapter 100
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Chapter 100
“I, David von Laventess, solemnly swear before God that I will speak only the truth without a single falsehood as I face this trial according to my conscience.”
David, who had rattled off his words, suddenly turned his head to look back at Isabel.
“I never would have thought that my virtuous wife would believe the words of that foolish baronet’s daughter.”
Though he was addressing the judge, it was essentially criticism directed at Isabel.
David crafted his voice to sound as sincere as possible.
“Even if I may have been somewhat blunt until now, my heart’s love for my wife was genuine.”
“……”
Isabel gazed at David with a cold stare.
David continued speaking in a grave tone, as if he were some affectionate husband.
“I understand now that my wife may have been hurt. I acknowledge that I was somewhat neglectful of the household due to my outside work.”
And at that moment.
David’s tone, which had been somewhat softened, suddenly turned sharp.
“But even so, how could you think to file a divorce lawsuit against me?”
It was a tone that made it seem as if Isabel were the main culprit who had destroyed the family.
What was most surprising was that David was truly trembling with a sense of betrayal.
Isabel was the most excellent wife that David had carefully selected.
Quiet, obedient, dignified, and beautiful in appearance as well.
Truly a woman who fit perfectly into the position of ‘Duchess of Laventess.’
That’s why he had paid a high price to purchase Isabel.
And since David had paid that price, Isabel had the obligation to obey him meekly.
But.
‘How could Isabel file for divorce from me?!’
David pressed that sense of injustice firmly into each and every word.
“Isabel has always been a virtuous woman devoted to her family. So I thought Isabel understood me. Even the weight of being a family head who must be devoted to outside work, all of it. But now……”
David trailed off as he looked back at Isabel.
“I know very well that this was my mistake.”
Yes, it was a mistake.
Allowing Isabel to hold her head up so high.
Letting that girl Elodie conspire with Isabel.
It was a mistake to loosen the reins and allow women who would be nothing without a man to dare run wild.
So if he could just win this trial.
‘I’ll have to firmly discipline the household so this never happens again.’
David’s eyes sank coldly.
However, his voice addressing Isabel remained appealing.
“This isn’t like you. Hmm? Come back home to your family.”
“……”
Isabel did not respond to those words.
She only stared at David with eyes full of disgust.
The judge asked David a question.
“Have you finished your statement?”
“Ah, yes. And I would like to call one witness.”
“Permission granted.”
Once again, the door to the witness waiting room opened.
Marisa appeared from beyond it.
Though she was trying to act composed, her nervousness was clearly evident.
Looking at her, David clicked his tongue inwardly.
‘Damn it, I should have gotten Catherine to the witness stand somehow.’
He had already secured Catherine’s promise to ‘testify that they were not in an adulterous relationship, and that she had merely harbored unrequited love for him.’
So David had requested that Catherine visit the courtroom in person, but.
Catherine cautiously expressed her refusal.
<I'm not in good condition in various ways, so visiting a place with many people would be difficult.
Instead, I’ll submit a written statement to the judge.
Given our past connection, I hope Your Grace will allow at least this much.>
So they had agreed to submit a written statement.
‘That incompetent woman, she couldn’t even bring Catherine.’
David glared menacingly at Marisa standing at the witness stand.
Honestly, if only Marisa had kept Catherine in line properly, or rather, if she hadn’t done all sorts of useless things trying to discipline Isabel unnecessarily.
Things wouldn’t have gotten this tangled!
But that was only momentary.
David shook his head inwardly.
‘Never mind, I can win easily enough even without that woman’s testimony.’
Though it was true that David had provided various financial support to Catherine.
He had even sent invoices claiming it was support for Mother’s niece.
He had thoroughly arranged the situation so that Catherine could no longer be a hindrance to David.
Besides that, there was unfavorable evidence and testimony that Isabel had been humiliated within the family.
But what did that matter?
If the situation wasn’t favorable, he could just overturn this entire trial.
And David had already laid the groundwork for that.
His gaze turned to the seven jurors sitting in the jury box.
On the surface, they seemed focused on the trial.
They appeared to be quietly whispering to each other, sharing opinions about this trial.
But……
‘How much money have I fed them so far?’
As evidence of this, the jurors’ expressions were distinctly different.
Several jurors were looking at Marisa with serious faces.
On the other hand, the jurors David had recruited in advance seemed to have almost no interest in this trial at all.
As if their minds were already made up.
The jurors’ opinions didn’t seem unified yet, but……
‘Even so, more than half of the jurors I recruited are on my side.’
Out of seven jurors total, four supported David.
Even if opinions were divided internally, it was enough to sway public opinion in David’s favor.
Just as David was feeling reassured inwardly.
Marisa opened her mouth with a clear voice.
“I, Marisa von Laventess, swear that I will give only truthful testimony without falsehood according to my conscience.”
Starting with that witness oath.
Marisa continued speaking calmly.
“Honestly, in my opinion, Isabel, that child, seems oversensitive. I merely took over the household management temporarily because my daughter-in-law was inexperienced with housekeeping, but for her to interpret that as persecution is absurd.”
Her desperate effort not to lose her composure had paid off.
She could feel the audience gradually paying attention to Marisa’s words.
Noticing this, Marisa’s voice naturally gained strength.
“And an inappropriate relationship between my niece and His Grace? This is also an insult directed at me, the elder of Laventess, namely the Duchess Dowager.”
An insult to the Duchess Dowager of Laventess.
Having no words to refute, she decided to lean once again on the authority of the Laventess Ducal House.
“Even if a young lady caught up in the fever of unrequited love caused trouble, connecting that to an inappropriate relationship with His Grace is far too dangerous.”
Marisa raised her chin as confidently as possible.
“If His Grace’s honor is damaged because of this incident, how will you take responsibility? That is all.”
With that, the jurors on David’s side began to echo Marisa’s words.
“Honestly, the Duchess Dowager’s words do have merit.”
“No matter what, the Duchess Dowager is a person of common sense, isn’t she? If there really had been such an inappropriate relationship with her own niece, would she just stand by and watch?”
“Actually, the Duchess is being rather sensitive. Instead of focusing on managing the family, she’s filing lawsuits.”
“She should know how to embrace and cover a man’s faults. Aren’t the virtues of a mistress of the house originally gentleness and virtue?”
Moreover, the pieces David had placed performed their roles splendidly.
They subtly added words that favored David.
“Everyone please be quiet. You are disrupting the trial.”
Though the judge belatedly restrained the jurors.
A sense of victory spread across David’s face.
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