I’ll Be the Heroine’s Competent Divorce Partner - Chapter 111

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Chapter 111

 

…What?

 

My face hardened stiffly.

 

At the same time, Isabel, who had noticed something was amiss, approached my side.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

“…”

 

After hesitating for a moment, I turned to look at the staff member.

 

“Could you tell the Marquis that I’ll come see him shortly if he waits in the first-floor lobby?”

 

“Understood.”

 

The staff member bowed their head and left.

 

At the same time, Isabel frowned and threw a question at me.

 

“What’s going on? A marquis, what on earth…”

 

“Marquis Bartsen has come to see me.”

 

“What?!”

 

Her eyes widened as she asked me with a serious expression.

 

“Why would the Marquis come here?”

 

“Well, I haven’t heard the reason yet either.”

 

At that moment.

 

Isabel suddenly scrunched up her face.

 

“What a ridiculous sight.”

 

“…Excuse me?”

 

I doubted my own ears.

 

Isabel, who was always so elegant and like the epitome of a noble lady.

 

For her to speak so harshly?

 

But Isabel’s words weren’t finished yet.

 

“I mean, isn’t that right? The marriage proposal is practically broken off since Elodie already left the Duke’s House, so what’s he persistently coming here for?”

 

“I-Isabel?”

 

“The age gap between them was vast to begin with. Really, there should be limits. What nonsense is he planning to spout this time?”

 

All sorts of harsh words poured out from her pretty lips.

 

She was so angry that her usually calm voice had risen considerably.

 

I stared at Isabel in a daze.

 

This was almost the first time I’d seen Isabel get this angry.

 

Moreover, the reason for her anger was…

 

“No, I wasn’t laughing because it was funny. I just….”

 

After trailing off for a moment, I smiled brightly with my eyes.

 

“Isabel is getting angry for my sake.”

 

“….”

 

“That makes me happy.”

 

At that answer, Isabel’s tense expression finally softened a little.

 

She looked at me with complicated eyes and let out a deep sigh.

 

“Haa, looking at it this way… I suppose it’s fortunate that you completely cut ties with Laventess.”

 

Hm?

 

I looked puzzled.

 

At the same time, Isabel shook her head back and forth.

 

“At least you won’t be forced into any more ridiculous marriage proposals, right?”

 

“That’s true.”

 

I nodded with a smile.

 

Along with that, Isabel’s eyes shot upward once again.

 

“Speaking of which, I’ve always hated how the Duke forced marriages on you. Elodie is so bright and pretty, yet he kept going on about repaying the cost of raising you and whatnot….”

 

After raising her voice for a while like that, Isabel suddenly looked straight at me.

 

“Then just don’t go.”

 

Isabel added with a disgusted expression.

 

“There’s no need to meet him, right? It’s a waste of time.”

 

In the past, when I got all worked up, Isabel would be the one to comfort me.

 

Somehow our positions seemed to have switched.

 

I chuckled softly and soothed Isabel.

 

“No. I think it would be better to completely reject the Marquis now.”

 

“What? But!”

 

“I told him to wait in the hotel lobby, so there will be many eyes watching. He won’t be able to act recklessly.”

 

So it’s right to quickly settle this uncomfortable relationship at this opportunity.

 

Isabel looked somewhat displeased but didn’t seem inclined to argue with my words.

 

“Well, if that’s the case….”

 

Isabel, who had been trailing off, suddenly brightened up with sparkling eyes.

 

“But you can’t go alone.”

 

“What?”

 

“Let’s go together. That much should be fine, right?”

 

After thinking for a moment, I accepted Isabel’s proposal.

 

Well, I could just keep some distance when talking with Marquis Bartsen.

 

‘Ah.’

 

For a moment, I blinked quietly.

 

‘I guess I was actually… a little scared of meeting the Marquis.’

 

As soon as Isabel confirmed she would go with me, my stiff shoulders relaxed softly.

 

But then.

 

Isabel beckoned me over with her hand.

 

“Come here.”

 

Then she glared with both eyes and declared.

 

“First, let’s fix your appearance. You can’t meet anyone looking so shabby.”

 

“Sh-shabby…”

 

Of course, I had been indulging in my wealthy idle lifestyle lately, so I hadn’t paid much attention to my clothing or hair arrangement.

 

But was it really shabby enough to be called that?

 

However, Isabel had a stern expression.

 

“You must be perfectly dressed from head to toe. So that the marquis wouldn’t even dare think of approaching Elodie. Do you understand?!”

 

Her voice declaring this so firmly was incredibly powerful.

 

I unconsciously straightened my posture.

 

“Yes!”

 

And so I was dragged by Isabel’s hand to the dressing table.

 

* * *

 

A luxurious carriage stopped in front of the Yusta Hotel.

 

The carriage door opened urgently.

 

From beyond it, a well-dressed nobleman appeared.

 

It was Joshua.

 

He was about to quickly head to the hotel lobby when he hesitated and stopped.

 

‘Oh no.’

 

His reason had finally returned belatedly.

 

Usually when meeting someone, you should make an appointment first.

 

But this time, he had been so enraged that he just came to find Princess Laventess…

 

‘How could he expel his own younger sister from the family?’

 

Joshua clenched his molars tightly.

 

When he confirmed that ‘Elodie von Laventess’s’ name had been erased from the noble registry.

 

The sensation of his head heating up hotly was still vivid.

 

‘Really, doesn’t that bastard even worry about his younger sister?!’

 

Fundamentally, ‘expulsion’ was the greatest punishment a family could impose on a family member.

 

But the grounds for this expulsion were weak from the start.

 

That was because the divorce lawsuit had been ruled clearly as Duke Laventess’s fault.

 

In such a situation, expelling his own younger sister was just venting anger!

 

‘…Is the princess alright?’

 

Joshua’s gaze sank deeply.

 

Elodie.

 

Her bright face flickered before his eyes.

 

Of course, Elodie during the divorce proceedings had seemed very spirited.

 

But still, you never know.

 

At that time, Duke Laventess had even tried to raise his hand against her.

 

“….”

 

Once again, his stomach felt like it was turning inside out.

 

Joshua clenched his fists tightly, trying his best to suppress the boiling rage.

 

‘…Should I at least try leaving a message at the hotel counter for now?’

 

He had already come all the way to the hotel anyway.

 

Even if she wouldn’t show her face, he at least wanted to find out what her condition was like.

 

With that thought, just as Joshua was entering the hotel lobby.

 

‘Hmm?’

 

Suddenly his eyes widened slightly.

 

He could see a familiar figure from behind in the distance.

 

‘That person is….’

 

It was his uncle, Marquis Bartsen.

 

He was sitting in a crooked posture with his legs crossed, staring intently toward the entrance leading to the guest rooms.

 

It looked as if he was waiting for someone.

 

‘Wait.’

 

Joshua, who had unconsciously followed the Marquis’s gaze toward the entrance, soon looked surprised.

 

Just then, two women were walking out side by side.

 

Among them, that Lady with long, flowing pink hair reminiscent of cherry blossoms….

 

‘Princess Laventess?’

 

It was Elodie.

 

Elodie said something to Isabel who stood behind her, then walked gracefully toward the Marquis.

 

Then she bowed politely to the Marquis.

 

The two people, who had been conversing briefly, soon moved to the cafe attached to the hotel lobby.

 

Isabel also followed behind the two at a certain distance.

 

Joshua, who had been watching them, quietly furrowed his brow.

 

‘What on earth is this situation?’

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