I’ll Be the Heroine’s Competent Divorce Partner - Chapter 108

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Chapter 108

David’s face looked as if he had been struck in the head.

“What?”

“So are you going to use that evidence to accuse me and our family?”

Marisa stared at David with a crooked gaze.

It was a look filled with contempt that she had never shown even once before.

“Go ahead and try if you want. But you’d better be prepared to enter a prison cell together.”

Now Marisa didn’t even use the title “young master” anymore.

She sneered again.

“Bribing jurors, that’s a serious crime, isn’t it?”

David’s eyes widened.

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After that.

House Scofield became entangled in various incidents.

Specifically, a tax audit from the Empire’s tax office.

The tax office viewed the money that House Scofield had been receiving as illegal profits.

They particularly took issue with the fact that proper tax returns had not been filed.

As a result, House Scofield was forced to pay a massive additional tax assessment.

However, what was unexpected was that Duke Laventess did not file a lawsuit against the Viscount House.

Rather, he was quite generous, saying “We were once family, and I don’t want to make the problem bigger,” and showed leniency.

Thus, the members of the Viscount House were barely able to avoid becoming beggars.

Separately, House Scofield became unable to set foot in the system for at least several decades.

‘The Duke handled things quite mercifully.’

‘Indeed. If it were me, I would have extracted not only the amount lost, but also compensation for damages.’

But Elodie snorted.

‘Mercy, my foot. He just didn’t want to get caught for bribing the jurors.’

Catherine had quietly tipped her off.

Through Marisa, they had contacted the jurors and actually succeeded in bribing several of them.

Only then did the jurors’ ambiguous attitude make sense.

At first, she had considered stirring up that matter again, but…

‘It’s fine. I don’t want to be involved with the Duke anymore.’

Isabel shook her head.

‘And it’s true that Lady Scofield played a decisive role in helping with this divorce. If this gets out, she’ll be in trouble.’

‘But…’

‘I don’t want to be tied down to the Duke anymore.’

Isabel smiled brightly.

It was a smile of pure relief, without a speck of doubt.

‘I want to move forward toward my own future now.’

Since the person involved was saying such things, Elodie had no reason to insist on exposing it.

Elodie also decided to bury the jury bribery matter for now.

【Duchess Laventess Finally Stands Again as Countess Delaney!】

Meanwhile, Isabel truly became the center of everyone’s attention.

Every word she spoke in the courtroom, every action she took, all adorned the front page of newspaper society sections.

Besides that, the fashion Isabel showcased in the courtroom drew attention.

【Investigating the Duchess’s Attire!】

A suit that exquisitely combined women’s clothing with masculine features.

In fact, not everyone showed positive reactions to that suit.

‘Even if it’s a special occasion, there are perfectly good dresses available, so was there really a need to wear such clothing?’

The opposing side subtly revealed their uncomfortable feelings.

‘What’s wrong with that? It’s not like only men have to wear suits. I think it’s good that the horizons of women’s clothing have expanded.’

People who supported that outfit clashed sharply with them.

However, whether in a good way or bad way, people’s curiosity and recognition were tremendous.

Besides that, attention was once again focused on Bella’s Dress Shop.

‘This outfit is also a work from Bella’s Dress Shop, isn’t it?’

‘It’s quite a groundbreaking move in many ways.’

‘That’s right. They also won the winter clothing competition project before.’

‘Well, they certainly seem to have ability.’

And so, at present.

Richard was looking at a corner of the newspaper’s society section.

At first glance, it seemed like he was interested in Isabel’s divorce, but that wasn’t actually the case.

The pale gray eyes were fixed not on the front-page article covering the Duke’s House divorce proceedings in full, but on a single article in the middle section of the newspaper.

【Duke Laventess Enraged After Losing Divorce Lawsuit】

Below the headline was a detailed illustration.

It depicted Duke Laventess in a state of extreme agitation, confronting the Crown Prince who had grabbed the Duke’s wrist.

Behind them, Elodie was shown with wide eyes, looking at the two men.

“….”

At the same time, Richard’s gaze deepened.

In truth, he had deliberately not gone to the courtroom.

Lately, whenever he saw Elodie, his emotions would stir for no reason, and he thought the same would happen this time.

But.

‘His Highness… went.’

Joshua protecting Elodie despite risking media exposure.

That meant Elodie was an important person to Joshua.

‘Then Princess Laventess is…’

Richard, who had unconsciously been trying to gauge Elodie’s thoughts, soon smiled bitterly.

…It seemed the time had come to make a decision about his feelings.

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