I’ll Be the Heroine’s Competent Divorce Partner - Chapter 85

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Chapter 85

“Until now, we’ve been forming our own evaluation teams to review things, but it feels like we’re only reflecting the opinions of a few.”

Well, that could be the case.

Of course, they would invite various experts to form the evaluation team.

But in the end, that would still just be the opinions of a small number of experts.

It would be difficult to gather opinions from a broad range of perspectives.

At the same time, the Crown Prince posed a question to me.

“So, what do you think would be the most reasonable method of judgment, Princess?”

“Well… unless we ask the people who actually wear them to vote for the better option…”

I hastily shut my mouth after answering carelessly.

This… might be too radical an answer for the Crown Prince?!

But then.

“That’s a good idea.”

Huh?

I looked at the Crown Prince with a bewildered expression.

The Crown Prince looked refreshed, as if he had just downed a cup of cold sparkling water.

“We’ll show samples to the staff of the Defense Materials Support Division within the Procurement Office and conduct a vote. Then we can add the evaluation team’s scores to that.”

Oh, really?

“Technically, it would be right for the soldiers who will actually use those items to vote… but realistically, that would be difficult.”

The Crown Prince saying this looked genuinely regretful.

“As a compromise, having the staff who frequently handle the materials vote would be the next best option.”

…How radical.

Even so, I didn’t expect him to choose voting.

The Crown Prince was someone who had lived his entire life as a leader of the Empire.

Even if he gathered various people’s opinions, he would be accustomed to making decisions himself.

Is this the quality of a wise ruler?!

“Then how about calling some soldiers as well? Including field commanders.”

At my cautious suggestion, the Crown Prince thought for a moment and then nodded.

“Certainly, bringing that many people wouldn’t be too difficult. Ah, that’s right.”

The Crown Prince asked as if he had just remembered something.

“In addition to that, how about having representatives from each company attend? So they can check the voting results in real time.”

“That would certainly help them accept the results.”

Then the Crown Prince looked at me with eyes full of anticipation.

“Will you be coming, Princess?”

“No, since I’m hiding my identity. It would be a bit difficult for me to come directly.”

I shook my head and answered.

“I’ll send Penelope.”

“…Is that so? Well, I thought that might be the case.”

Then the Crown Prince’s face became strangely dejected as he muttered.

‘Hmm, I do want to see the voting results right away too.’

Penelope might feel a bit nervous going alone.

More than anything.

‘The Crown Prince, he’s strangely concerning.’

I glanced at the Crown Prince sideways.

That expression that looked strangely disappointed somehow reminded me of a greatly disappointed puppy…

“Um, do you accept observers too?”

In the end, I asked casually like that.

The Crown Prince’s eyes widened.

“Of course.”

A refreshing smile spread across his handsome face.

And my oblivious heart began to race wildly again at that one smile.

‘Really, why is this happening!’

But then.

Knock knock knock.

Fortunately, a knock came to rescue me.

The cocoa had finally arrived.

I took a quick sip of cocoa to hide my reddened cheeks…

“Cough!”

…and ended up swallowing it wrong. Life.

The startled Crown Prince looked toward me.

“Are you alright, Princess?!”

“Yes, I’m fine, cough, cough cough!”

I waved my hands dismissively while coughing violently.

The Crown Prince hurriedly poured me some water.

“Here’s water. Try drinking some.”

“Th, thank you…”

I paused while drinking the water.

Those violet eyes fixed only on me.

That gaze that worried only about me…

‘Ah.’

My heart fluttered once again.

It was really strange.

I had clearly drunk a whole cup of water.

The taste of the cocoa I had just drunk should have been washed away by the water.

…Yet strangely, my mouth tasted sweet.

* * *

At that moment.

Penelope was crossing the street with quick steps, carrying a heavy bag on her shoulder.

‘Ah, I’m running too late.’

Today, Penelope had stopped by the fabric market early in the morning.

Normally she would have sent someone, but this time she was making functional clothing.

She wanted to carefully examine the fabric and create the best prototype.

That’s why she had gone personally.

‘Still, I think I got a lot of good fabrics.’

Penelope quickened her pace with a satisfied expression.

Just as she crossed around the corner of a building and entered the main street where carriages and people were coming and going.

“Kyah!”

A hand reaching out from behind pushed Penelope violently.

Crash!

She staggered greatly and tumbled into the middle of the main street.

She tumbled so badly that people around began looking in her direction one by one.

“Hey, are you okay?”

“Oh my, she fell so hard?”

At the same time, sharp pain shot up from her right arm that had hit the ground hard.

Penelope collapsed on the spot, letting out a shallow moan.

“Ugh…….”

The pain in her arm was definitely not normal.

Even Penelope, who usually endured pain well, thought she needed to see a doctor immediately—that’s how severe it was.

But then.

Suddenly, the surroundings became chaotic.

“Miss!”

“Get up quickly!”

People around her frantically gestured at Penelope.

‘Why is everyone acting like that?’

Penelope, who had struggled to lift her head, opened her eyes wide.

“Uh, uh…….”

A carriage charging roughly toward her was reflected in her wide-open pupils.

* * *

Finally, after parting with the Crown Prince, on the way back to Bella Dress Shop.

“Let’s meet again next time.”

The Crown Prince, who had courteously escorted me, whispered softly at the end.

My face turned helplessly red once again…… Oh, really!

As I sat alone in the carriage like that.

Finally, a long sigh flowed from between my lips.

“Sigh.”

What on earth is wrong with me?

Every time I face the Crown Prince, my heart keeps pounding on its own.

Heart, don’t you have any principles?!

But.

‘Isn’t this partly the Crown Prince’s fault too?!’

When someone so handsome to my taste keeps saying heart-fluttering things all the time……!

‘Enough, enough.’

I smiled bitterly.

Anyway, the Crown Prince is Isabel’s destined partner.

No matter how much I worry about this and that, it’s just wishful thinking.

There’s absolutely no need to be unnecessarily troubled.

While I was lost in such various thoughts.

A familiar scenery began to unfold beyond the window.

It was the shopping district.

I could see Bella Dress Shop in the distance.

But.

‘Huh?’

My eyes widened a little.

Because there was a notice hanging on the door handle.

But I hadn’t heard anything about Bella Dress Shop being closed today?

Even Isabel seemed to be absent.

‘What’s this, did something happen?’

Flustered, I hurriedly got out of the carriage.

Then the dress shop door opened roughly and one of the seamstresses came tumbling out.

“My goodness, is something wrong?”

I asked in surprise.

Then the seamstress shouted in an urgent voice.

“Penelope was in a carriage accident!!”

I felt my blood run cold.

* * *

I don’t know how I managed to get to the hospital where Penelope was admitted.

“Penelope!”

Bang!

I threw open the hospital room door forcefully.

At the same time, a woman with bright blonde hair sitting beside the bed turned to look this way.

It was Isabel.

I walked briskly toward the bed with an extremely agitated expression.

“Are you okay?! My goodness, a carriage accident. What on earth happened……!”

“Calm down, Miss.”

Isabel hurriedly held me back.

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