I’ll Be the Heroine’s Competent Divorce Partner - Chapter 118

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Chapter 118

 

The Crown Prince, who had sprung up from his seat, looked around at the children with wide eyes.

 

Then he gently narrowed his eyes and smiled brightly.

 

“Let’s ride the swings and go down the slide. How about it?”

 

…They say the younger you are, the more sensitive you are to a person’s beauty.

 

This was exactly that situation.

 

The children stared at the Crown Prince as if enchanted, then quickly got up from their seats.

 

At the same time, one of the boys raised his hand high.

 

“Me, me! I want to sword fight too!”

 

“Are you sure you’ll be okay? What will you do if you lose to this big brother?”

 

The Crown Prince deliberately replied arrogantly.

 

The thoroughly provoked boy clenched his fists and shouted.

 

“No, I won’t lose!”

 

“Good. If we’re going to settle this, we’ll have to go outside first, right?”

 

The Crown Prince, who had been skillfully coaxing and soothing the children, suddenly glanced in my direction.

 

‘Ah.’

 

Our eyes met.

 

The Crown Prince moved only his lips and whispered softly.

 

‘Please have a comfortable conversation, Lady Elodie.’

 

With those words.

 

The Crown Prince led the children out of the Dining Room.

 

The voices of the chattering children gradually grew distant.

 

Esther, who had been listening to those sounds, smiled faintly.

 

“He’s really so thoughtful.”

 

That was right.

 

His Highness the Crown Prince had deliberately taken the children outside so we could have a comfortable conversation.

 

Just before leaving the Dining Room.

 

That gentle violet gaze that had looked back at me was still vivid in my mind.

 

“Yes. He really is…”

 

Somehow my heart was fluttering.

 

I quietly clenched both fists on my knees.

 

To the point where I sometimes doubted whether I dared to hold that man in my heart.

 

Yet someone I absolutely never wanted to let go of…

 

“He’s a good person.”

 

* * *

 

Evening, when the sun was slowly setting.

 

The seamstresses who had finished work at the dress shop came to the childcare facility one by one.

 

They were there to pick up their children and go home.

 

“Oh? It’s Mommy!”

 

The little girl who had been playing dolls with me for a while practically threw her doll down on the floor and jumped up from her seat.

 

“Mommyyy!”

 

“Jessica!”

 

The child quickly leaped into her mother’s arms.

 

“Our Jessica, were you good?”

 

“Yes!”

 

The seamstress who had been hugging her child tightly belatedly noticed me and her eyes widened.

 

“Oh my, Lady Elodie?”

 

I greeted her warmly.

 

“Are you getting off work now, Sarah? Your child is very adorable.”

 

“Goodness. My child didn’t do anything rude, did she?”

 

“Not at all.”

 

I smiled and shook my head.

 

The child who had been clinging close to her mother looked up at her mother and smiled brightly.

 

“Mommy, Sister Elodie played dolls with me!”

 

“Is, is that really true?! Oh my, when you’re such a busy person…”

 

The seamstress turned pale.

 

I waved my hand lightly to indicate it was fine.

 

“Go on home quickly. It’s already evening, and Jessica must be hungry.”

 

“Ah, thank you. Then I’ll see you again.”

 

The seamstress who bowed to me quickly took her daughter’s hand.

 

But instead of leaving with her mother, the child suddenly stared at me intently.

 

“Sister Elodie!”

 

She ran toward me and clung tightly to the hem of my dress.

 

Then she lifted her head up brightly.

 

“What I ate today, the chocolate bread with cream filling! It was really really delicious.”

 

Her sparkling eyes looked up at me intently.

 

“You’ll come play again next time, right?”

 

It seemed she had grown quite attached to me in that short time.

 

The child was so cute and adorable that I wanted to tease her a little.

 

“Jessica doesn’t like me, she just likes the eclairs, right?”

 

When I deliberately made a hurt expression and asked mischievously, the startled child jumped up from her spot.

 

“No! I like Sister Elodie too, and the eclairs are delicious too!”

 

I burst into giggles and nodded my head.

 

“Okay, okay, I understand. Next time I’ll bring you something even more delicious.”

 

“Really? It’s a promise!”

 

Only after we hooked our pinkies together and stamped it.

 

The child left holding hands with their mother, face bright with a cheerful smile.

 

‘In that case, Your Highness is…’

 

I couldn’t help but burst into laughter as I glanced sideways at the Crown Prince.

 

And for good reason, since His Highness wasn’t in a situation much different from mine.

 

No, if anything, he seemed to be even more popular than me, his popularity reaching sky-high levels?

 

“Big brother, next time I’m going to win at sword fighting!”

 

Under the Crown Prince’s careful guidance, the boy who had achieved a record of 3 wins and 2 losses shouted with wide eyes.

 

Hmm, our little gentleman will need to practice quite a lot.

 

His Highness is skilled enough that he wouldn’t lose even when crossing swords with the Imperial Knights’ Commander.

 

“Big brother, you’ll push me on the swing again next time, right?”

 

And there was even a little girl who couldn’t hide her wistful expression.

 

I watched the Crown Prince surrounded by children with a smiling face.

 

‘Really, His Highness the Crown Prince is quite guilty of many crimes.’

 

Following all the Ladies of the Empire, he’s now stolen the hearts of little children in an instant.

 

At this point, doesn’t His Highness the Crown Prince emit some kind of pheromone that enchants people’s hearts or something?

 

Meanwhile, the Crown Prince responded to each of the children clinging to him with a bright smile.

 

“Let’s meet again next time, children.”

 

After exchanging farewells with the children like that.

 

Finally, the Crown Prince and I boarded the carriage.

 

Throughout the carriage ride to the Yusta Hotel where I was staying, the Crown Prince sitting across from me had a face lost in deep thought.

 

‘What could he be thinking about so seriously?’

 

I tilted my head and looked at the Crown Prince.

 

At the same time, as if sensing my gaze, the Crown Prince slowly lifted his head.

 

His violet eyes were deeply sunken.

 

“I’ve been thinking about this for a while, but when I’m with you, Lady, I seem to learn many new things.”

 

“What do you mean by that?”

 

“Take the childcare facility we visited today, for example. To make it easier for women to engage in work, they take care of children for them… I’ve never once had my thoughts reach in this direction.”

 

The Crown Prince gave a bitter smile.

 

“Actually, this is something I should be thinking about more.”

 

…Well, it’s not something I came up with entirely on my own.

 

Since I have experiences from my previous life, I simply referenced them and adapted them to fit reality.

 

“Actually, the Empire still has certain stereotypes, doesn’t it? The feeling that men go out to earn money while women take care of children and are responsible for the household.”

 

The Crown Prince continued speaking seriously.

 

“But you, Lady, don’t seem to be bound by such stereotypes at all. That aspect is amazing, and I want to learn from it.”

 

The Crown Prince saying this truly had eyes that showed he thought I was remarkable.

 

So despite feeling awkward, I was also a little happy.

 

I mean, well, why.

 

Where in the world is there someone who dislikes praise?!

 

…Separately, since it wasn’t even an idea I came up with myself, continuing to receive praise felt quite embarrassing.

 

“Well, it’s nothing special. Isabel and Esther worked much harder than I did….”

 

“Pfft.”

 

At that moment, the Crown Prince suddenly burst into a short laugh.

 

I looked at the Crown Prince with a displeased expression.

 

“…Why are you laughing?”

 

Did I say something funny? I don’t think so?

 

At the same time, the Crown Prince hurriedly composed his expression and spoke.

 

“Well, this might sound a bit strange… but it seems like Lady gets embarrassed every time I compliment you.”

 

Did, did I?

 

I blinked my eyes blankly.

 

The Crown Prince still had a subtle smile on his lips as he continued playfully.

 

“Well, of course other people worked hard too.”

 

As if he were telling the most secret secret in the world.

 

The Crown Prince lowered his voice quietly.

 

“But in my eyes, Lady is the most wonderful.”

 

“….”

 

I was momentarily speechless.

 

That affectionate gaze looking only at me.

 

Truly praising my achievements and telling me I’m wonderful.

 

…A man who acknowledges me as a person.

 

“Thank you.”

 

I unconsciously replied quietly.

 

At the same time, the Crown Prince’s face brightened cheerfully.

 

“A, anyway.”

 

Somehow feeling ticklish in my chest, I hastily changed the subject.

 

“I’m planning to look for a townhouse soon.”

 

“A townhouse?”

 

“Yes, I can’t keep staying in a hotel forever.”

 

I nodded and continued speaking.

 

“I’ve already narrowed down a few places, but I haven’t actually visited them yet. I’m torn between the Norwich district and the Wignot district….”

 

“Well, in that case.”

 

But then.

 

The Crown Prince suddenly spoke up.

 

“How about staying at the imperial palace instead?”

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