I’ll Be the Heroine’s Competent Divorce Partner - Chapter 101
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Chapter 101
‘…What on earth is this?’
Meanwhile, Isabel felt a sense of unease once again.
Clearly, the atmosphere had been favorable to Isabel’s side just moments ago.
Both witnesses and evidence had been prepared much more thoroughly on this side.
And yet.
‘Why do the jury members seem to have turned toward Marisa’s side?’
This ominous feeling that the atmosphere was about to flip completely…
Isabel gnawed at her lower lip.
“I object to the testimony.”
At the same time, Isabel’s lawyer urgently interjected.
He had noticed that the way things were turning was far from ordinary.
“Honorable Judge, I request permission to speak.”
“Permission granted.”
The judge’s approval came down.
The lawyer glanced at Marisa out of the corner of his eye.
‘What nonsense is she trying to spout?’
At the same time, Marisa recalled the advice from those around her.
She had been told never to show signs of being intimidated or crushed.
‘In that case.’
Marisa arrogantly lifted her chin and faced Isabel’s lawyer.
At the same time, the lawyer opened his mouth resolutely.
“The Duchess of Laventess is telling lies.”
“Can you take responsibility for those words?”
Marisa sneered audibly.
“The person you’re slandering right now is the Duchess of Laventess. I’m asking if you can take responsibility for this.”
At those words, the lawyer flinched and stiffened his shoulders.
The Duchess of Laventess.
It was because he couldn’t help but feel pressured by that name.
However, the lawyer quickly regained his composure and countered Marisa.
“The Duke’s wife has sufficient capability to perform duties, and she already has experience running internal affairs from when she was Baroness Delainey. Related documents have been attached as Evidence 3.”
“Evidence 3. Confirmed.”
The judge nodded.
At the same time, the lawyer turned toward Marisa.
“Also, I have one question for the Duchess of Laventess. How many years has it been since the Duke’s wife formally married the Duke?”
“Three years. Why, is that a problem?”
Even at Marisa’s sharp retort, the lawyer tried hard to remain calm.
“Your Grace stated that you didn’t entrust internal affairs to the Duke’s wife because her work performance was lacking. If it’s truly as you say, and Your Grace really cherishes the Duke’s wife for that reason.”
Through the thin silver-rimmed glasses.
The lawyer’s eyes flashed sharply.
“Rather than neglecting the Duchess for three years, shouldn’t you have hastily taught her duties to help her establish herself as the Duchess?”
“What, what…!”
He had hit the mark.
Marisa’s face turned bright red.
Seizing the opportunity, the lawyer continued eloquently.
“The Dowager Duchess’s words only mean that you yourself did not care for the Duchess that much. This is also evidence that the Duchess did not receive proper treatment in the Laventess Ducal House…”
“Objection!”
David’s lawyer, who had been watching the situation, interjected.
He shouted angrily.
“The plaintiff’s lawyer is now leading the defendant to give unfavorable answers!”
At that protest, Isabel’s lawyer closed his mouth with a displeased expression.
“That’s all.”
Meanwhile, David, who had been closely watching the current situation, sharpened his eyes.
‘Not bad.’
Though David was a novice when it came to trials, there was still such a thing as the atmosphere one could feel.
At first, it seemed like the atmosphere was completely shifting to Isabel’s side, but…
‘Everyone is wavering.’
The jury members had been especially helpful.
They had pointed out that Isabel filing a lawsuit itself was unbecoming of a mistress who governs a family.
From that point on, the atmosphere had reversed.
Although the gallery still didn’t seem favorable toward David.
Even so, the atmosphere on this side had also split somewhat.
“Honestly, the sight of a woman filing a lawsuit isn’t very pleasant to see.”
“Usually, the virtue of a mistress is to live with some patience and compromise, isn’t it?”
“If they file lawsuits over every little thing like this, how will men be able to handle outside affairs in the future?”
Such an atmosphere had formed, centered around middle-aged men.
‘Yes, even just this much is quite successful.’
After all, wouldn’t it be enough to just win the trial?
The trial results would be decided by combining the opinions of the jury and the judge.
But usually, the judge tended to respect the jury’s opinions, and it was rare for the judge to make a different ruling from the jury.
And the jury members…
‘Just keep doing what you’re doing now.’
David wore a satisfied smile on his lips.
A moment later.
The judge opened his mouth.
“We will recess for a moment. We will resume the trial in one hour.”
At that declaration, the spectators all rose from their seats in a rush.
David glanced sideways at Isabel.
Though she was pretending to be calm on the surface, her flustered expression was still clearly evident.
‘Now you finally know your place, don’t you?’
David’s smile deepened a little more.
It was a sinister smile.
* * *
And so the trial was adjourned.
The surroundings instantly became chaotic.
This was because the spectators and officials were all rising from their seats in confusion.
“So was there really no affair with Viscount Scofield’s daughter?”
“Who knows. But seeing him deny it so vehemently, I’m starting to think he might really be wronged.”
One side cast sympathetic glances toward David,
“But the viscount’s daughter wearing the duchess’s necklace before… wasn’t that a bit strange?”
“Of course the dowager duchess explained that she had lent it to her, but the fact that even the duke didn’t recognize that necklace is a bit…”
“I heard he said the necklace suited the viscount’s daughter very well?”
while the other side supported Isabel.
As the spectators each voiced their speculations,
David strode out with impatient steps.
In the distance, he could see Isabel and Elodie together.
Whatever they were discussing, they were whispering continuously with serious faces and lowered voices.
“Isabel.”
At that call, Isabel’s face hardened stiffly.
David wore a bitter sneer.
“What, did you really think you would win?”
“…”
“What big dreams you have.”
David’s sneer deepened a little more.
“Do you know who I am? I’m Duke Laventess. The only duke in this Empire.”
“…”
“What do you gain from filing a divorce lawsuit against me in the first place? If you had just stayed quiet, you could have lived comfortably as a duchess.”
Facing the pale-faced Isabel,
David spoke each word clearly and deliberately.
“You’ve been living a life beyond your station thanks to me all this time, yet you don’t know your place.”
“Elder Brother.”
At the cool voice that interjected just then, David frowned and turned to the side.
It was Elodie.
“Don’t be so overconfident. The results aren’t out yet, are they?”
Elodie wore a meaningful smile.
“You only know which is longer or shorter after you measure them.”
In that moment, David became so angry that his head felt hot.
Elodie was his one and only younger sister.
He had taught her all her life to obey the head of the family.
It was so that she could elevate the family’s name in the future by marrying into a good household.
And yet she stabs him in the back like this?
What an ungrateful wench!
She had even appeared as a witness at the trial.
She would surely be rumored to be a troublesome girl, so what about marriage in the future!
“…It seems I’ve been too lenient with you until now.”
David lifted his chin and looked Elodie up and down.
His eyes were as cold as a lake covered with thin ice.
“I’m truly disappointed in your actions. How dare you betray the head of the family, the family itself.”
“Betrayal?”
Elodie asked back in a bewildered voice, as if she had just heard something truly absurd.
David’s brow furrowed and wrinkled.
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