I’ll Become the Heroine’s Capable Divorce Partner - Chapter 19

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Chapter 19

‘Really? Really 100 million?!’

My pupils shook as if an earthquake had struck.

“Here, please take it.”

The Crown Prince, who had finished signing, tore the check from his checkbook.

Then he placed the check in front of me with an elegant motion.

‘This is insane.’

I felt my mouth go completely dry.

Of, of course, the more money the better.

But I never intended to borrow this much?!

“Y-Your Highness. I, well…….”

I opened my mouth with a trembling voice.

Then the Crown Prince gently narrowed his eyes.

It was a dazzlingly beautiful smile.

“Don’t feel burdened. You don’t need to pay it back.”

For a moment, I doubted my ears.

“100 million gold…… you’re giving it to me…… just like that? Without any conditions?”

“Yes.”

For the original extravagant Princess Elodie, this might have been just ‘a bit expensive’ level of money.

But as a commoner, I felt like I was about to faint!

However, the Crown Prince looked completely nonchalant.

“This was an amount I intended to give you from the beginning. The circumstances weren’t favorable, so I’m telling you belatedly.”

“Why?”

“Although we signed a 5% profit-sharing contract, Princess Laventess hasn’t actually received any benefits yet.”

The Crown Prince said calmly.

“But I have already received something from you, Princess.”

“Something you received…….”

“The solution to the disease.”

The Crown Prince answering this way looked truly happy.

“It’s uncertain whether the New Trade Route development will succeed. In such a situation, you provided a precious clue to cure that disease.”

“……Your Highness.”

“This is a token of gratitude for that. Thank you so much.”

Having finished speaking, the Crown Prince bowed his head deeply.

Startled, I waved my hands frantically.

“Goodness, please raise your head!”

I understand well that you’re grateful to me.

But it’s a bit burdensome for me?

More than that, there was something else I was curious about.

“Just to ask, if I receive this amount, will the profit-sharing ratio in our contract be adjusted or…….”

“That won’t happen. The contract conditions will remain as they are.”

This can’t be.

I think I might die from happiness.

I pressed my chest firmly with my hand.

Otherwise, I felt like the sound of my pounding heartbeat would reach the Crown Prince.

But that was only for a moment.

“Then…… what about gift tax?”

I need to be clear about tax issues.

Gift tax is enormous too.

The Crown Prince chuckled and answered.

“I’ll cover that as well, so don’t worry.”

Perfect!

I desperately put strength into the corners of my lips.

Otherwise, I felt like I’d keep grinning like an idiot.

‘Wow, I never thought the money problem would be solved so suddenly!’

Only then did I have the courage to touch the check.

With trembling fingertips, I quickly picked up the check and hurriedly stuffed it into my handbag.

The Crown Prince, who had been watching me, made a strangely apologetic face and spoke to me.

“Your advice is truly valuable, Princess. If I could, I’d like to reward you even more. It’s just that the circumstances don’t allow it…….”

More rewards would be really nice!

Honestly, those words rose up to my throat…… but!

‘Still, I have my dignity as a princess.’

I barely held onto the thread of reason and put on an elegant princess smile.

“Not at all. That Your Highness values my advice so highly is a great honor for me.”

This was sincere.

How should I put it, after only dealing with the trash of the Laventess Ducal House.

Having a conversation with someone rational and reasonable like the Crown Prince was somewhat moving.

Most of all.

‘He didn’t ignore my words at all.’

David, who wouldn’t even pretend to listen to a woman’s words.

Marisa, who only pretends to listen to my words on the surface but is always scheming something else inside.

But the Crown Prince was completely different from those two.

Although he might have been fed up with the original Elodie, he still listened to my advice without prejudice.

……Somehow, I was very happy.

“Now that the contract is finished, how about having some tea and resting a bit…….”

Just then, the Crown Prince politely suggested to me.

It was a flawless attitude of a host treating a guest.

But I shook my head.

“I’m sorry, but I think I should be going now.”

A strange light flickered in the Crown Prince’s eyes.

“Right now?”

“Yes. I have urgent business.”

I quickly gathered the contract in front of me first.

It’s true that I have urgent business.

No, to be precise, urgent business just came up.

‘I got much more seed money than I thought?’

So I was planning to use this money as efficiently as possible.

“If that’s the case, then it can’t be helped.”

Instead of holding me back, the Crown Prince stood up and saw me off.

“Please return safely.”

“It was truly an enjoyable time, Your Highness.”

I gave a respectful greeting.

The Crown Prince’s lips formed a pleasant arc.

“I feel the same way, Princess.”

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Finally, the conversation with Elodie came to an end.

‘Well, this is quite unexpected.’

Joshua, left alone, let out a hollow laugh.

And for good reason—today’s Princess Laventess was truly unpredictable.

No, to be more precise.

From the moment he first met Elodie at the National Scope Medical Center, it had been one surprise after another.

‘Feed them fresh vegetables and fruits.’

She had provided a solution to the difficult problem Joshua had been pondering.

‘You can pickle the vegetables in vinegar or salt before loading them. Sugar preserves work too, but sugar is expensive.’

She had also smoothly solved the new problem that arose.

That wasn’t all.

Honestly, Joshua had mentally prepared himself today.

He was ready to let whatever nonsense Elodie might spout while flirting and putting the contract on the back burner go in one ear and out the other.

But Elodie didn’t do that.

Instead, she focused solely on the contract process.

‘The concept of treatment that Your Highness proposed is too vague. We need to define the terms more clearly.’

‘I agree with clarifying the terms. But if you set the concept of treatment this narrowly, wouldn’t it be too advantageous only to Your Highness?’

The endless debate and negotiation that followed.

He never expected to engage in a war of words with Elodie for a whole hour.

Moreover, Elodie’s criticisms were quite sharp, making even the Crown Prince, who had been seasoned by handling state affairs at a young age, feel stung.

‘I didn’t know the Princess had such a meticulous personality.’

Especially when she systematically refuted each point regarding the contract’s subclauses, he truly wondered if the Princess before him was the same person he knew.

Even after finishing the contract, Elodie acted cleanly.

Gone was her usual clingy attitude,

‘I’m sorry, but I think I should be going now.’

‘I have urgent matters to attend to.’

She drew the line like that and left.

Elodie seemed interested only in the contract.

The impure feelings she usually subtly showed toward Joshua were nowhere to be found…

‘I only thought of her as just a luxurious and immature noble Lady.’

It seemed he would need to change his thoughts about Elodie a bit.

At the very least, she was someone who got things done when it mattered.

‘…That aside.’

The way she looked bewildered in front of the 100 million gold check, subtly rolling her eyes around.

Elodie at that moment was like a little kitten cautiously reading the room.

The Crown Prince couldn’t help but burst into quiet laughter.

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