I’ll Be the Heroine’s Competent Divorce Partner - Chapter 98

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Chapter 98

“Isn’t that a men’s suit?”

“It doesn’t look like it. Did she modify it for women?”

A women’s suit.

The spectator who had casually uttered those words couldn’t hide their surprise at their own statement.

Until now, suits had been the exclusive domain of men only, and even then, only ‘some high-ranking men who were said to have received excellent education and possessed broad knowledge.’

But with that one outfit, Isabel had completely shattered that prejudice.

That confident appearance was like.

Rather than a mistress managing the internal affairs of a household, she looked more like a family head representing an entire house……

“Isabel.”

But then.

Someone called Isabel’s name with a sharp voice.

It was David with a completely distorted face.

“Are you really going to divorce me?!”

Isabel glanced at David with an expressionless face.

David raised his voice again.

“There’s no need to make such a big deal out of this. What, should I get on my knees for you? Huh?!”

His attitude was as if Isabel had filed for divorce because she was being overly sensitive and dramatic.

However, she was no longer swayed by David’s unreasonable attitude.

He wasn’t even worth that much.

Instead.

“Isabel, you say.”

After savoring her own name for a moment, Isabel slowly narrowed her eyes.

It was an ice-cold smile.

“Call me that plenty now.”

“……What?”

At those somewhat unexpected words, David blinked.

“From now on, there won’t be any occasion for Your Grace to call me so familiarly……”

Her blade-like voice settled down resolutely.

“Ever again.”

Even David flinched and stiffened his shoulders at that cold intensity.

But that was only momentary.

“Are you done talking now?!”

David’s face reddened as he raised his voice furiously.

He had been overwhelmed, even if just for an instant, by a mere woman—and Isabel at that, the wife he had looked down on his entire life.

That fact wounded his pride terribly.

However, unlike the agitated David, Isabel maintained a calm expression.

A moment later.

David, having calmed down slightly, let out a derisive snort for all to hear.

“Fine, go ahead and try.”

“……”

“Let’s see if things will go your way.”

After snarling viciously, David whirled around.

He strode toward the defendant’s seat and plopped down heavily.

His posture, leaning back leisurely against the chair, seemed quite relaxed.

Isabel felt a faint sense of unease.

‘Why is he so confident?’

The current situation wasn’t particularly favorable for David.

Even considering just the evidence submitted to the court so far, Isabel’s side was overwhelmingly superior.

Even the conservative lawyer had cautiously predicted victory.

And this was against the powerful Laventess Ducal House, no less.

……Yet he had such an attitude?

But then.

A court official raised their voice.

“The jury members are entering!”

There were seven jury members in total.

They were mostly middle-aged men dressed neatly in suits.

There was one noblewoman mixed in as the sole woman among them.

Confirming the jury’s entrance, David’s eyes sparkled.

At the same time, a jury member who made eye contact with David smiled faintly.

‘Just trust us.’

As if saying exactly that.

The jury members strode forward and took their seats in the jury box.

Watching this scene, David thought confidently.

‘Right, as long as I win somehow, that’s all that matters.’

His blue eyes curved gently, filled with a satisfied light.

‘This time, Marisa really came through.’

Marisa.

Though it was true that she had contributed to all this trouble, she was still useful.

She had given him the idea to bribe the jury.

She had even felt a sense of crisis about this matter and ran around everywhere to arrange meetings with the jury members.

‘Your Grace must be truly worried.’

And so, when he first met the jury members in a private room.

The jury members all said exactly what David wanted to hear.

‘Good heavens, a woman filing for divorce.’

‘They say the world has changed a lot these days, but isn’t this unprecedented?’

‘Just trust us. We’ll speak well to the judge.’

Thus, David had bribed a total of four jury members.

Though the amount he spent entertaining the jury members and slipping money into their pockets was quite substantial.

That much was fine.

As long as he could somehow make Isabel submit.

‘I’ll definitely see Isabel crying and clinging to me.’

As David glanced at Isabel from the corner of his eye.

Once again, an official loudly announced the judge’s entrance.

“The judge is entering!”

The spectators, lawyers, jury members, and even the plaintiff and defendant.

Everyone rose from their seats to show respect to the judge.

After taking his seat, the judge spoke.

“Please be seated, everyone.”

After confirming that people had returned to their seats.

The judge made his declaration.

“We will now begin the trial regarding the divorce lawsuit filed by the Duchess of Laventess.”

The judge’s gaze fell upon Isabel.

“First, we will hear the statement from the plaintiff, Isabel von Laventess.”

“I, Isabel von Laventess.”

Isabel gracefully rose and spoke in a clear voice.

“As I stand before this trial, I solemnly swear before God to speak only the truth without a single falsehood, according to my conscience.”

After completing her oath of truth.

Isabel took a short breath and calmly began to speak.

“I stand here today to request a divorce from David von Laventess. Furthermore, I assert that the fault for this divorce lies with David.”

“Ha, Isabel. Aren’t you being a bit too shameless?”

David spoke loudly with sarcasm, as if wanting everyone to hear.

Isabel’s face hardened slightly.

‘Why has he been acting like this since earlier?’

That relaxed attitude.

As if he had something to rely on…

At the same time, the judge frowned deeply and calmed David down.

“Please maintain order, defendant.”

“It would be better if you remained quiet for now.”

The lawyer beside him also restrained David.

David, who had been glaring at Isabel with a sullen expression, snorted and closed his mouth.

Isabel continued her explanation methodically.

“First, the primary reason for requesting this divorce is the personal humiliation I have had to endure at the Laventess Ducal House until now.”

“Ha, this is truly absurd.”

David didn’t even try to hide his scornful laughter.

However, Isabel was not shaken by it.

She simply concluded her statement calmly.

“I believe my lawyer has already submitted the relevant evidence.”

The diary that Elodie had been consistently recording, proving that Isabel was receiving inappropriate treatment within the family.

The diary that Judy had recorded while working as a maid for the Laventess Ducal House and Catherine.

The letter where Marisa had only informed Elodie of the dress code at the garden party.

The romantic letters in newspaper advertisements referring to Catherine as C and David as D were all adopted as evidence.

Additionally, regarding the necklace incident at the charity recital, they had carefully gathered and submitted testimonies from people who attended the recital at that time.

“Yes, it has been confirmed.”

The judge nodded and looked intently at Isabel again.

It meant for her to continue her statement.

Isabel straightened her back and opened her mouth once more.

“Also, the second reason is…”

Her deep green gaze swept past David.

It was a completely indifferent look, devoid of any warmth, as if looking at a pebble rolling on the roadside.

“The inappropriate relationship between the Duke and Lady Scofield.”

“Really, the more I listen to this, the more ridiculous it becomes.”

Suddenly, David shot up from his seat.

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