My Contract Husband Demands a Divorce - Chapter 29

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Why was something like that in Arpeggio’s hands? No, before that, why had such a notice been delivered in the first place?
I had never filed a divorce lawsuit.
Did Scheit file for divorce behind my back?
I hurriedly took the documents and scanned them. My name was stamped clearly in the plaintiff column.
It had to be forged. Otherwise, there was no way such a document could exist!
I checked it over and over again, but the seal of the Legal District stamped on the paperwork was authentic.
“Ha…!”
A hollow laugh escaped my lips.
Scheit was the only one who would do something like this.
I had been completely blindsided. When on earth did he plot this?
He had been stuck to my side constantly these days.
As I sat there dazed, Arpeggio’s hands came down on both of my shoulders.
He leaned down to meet my eyes.
“If something this important was going on, you should have consulted me first, Amarynthis. Prince Kildian was very angry about this matter as well.”
Was Kildian’s anger what mattered right now?
My inheritance was about to vanish into thin air!
Scheit Huniswald, that man is going to get it!
I wanted to go find him right this second, grab him by the collar, and shake him violently while demanding to know why he was going this far with me.
Trembling with rage, I lifted my head.
“Did Prince Kildian catch any weakness of ours because of this? Did he demand something unreasonable, or…?”
“He just expressed his regrets and left. It was, well, a bit frightening.”
Should I consider myself lucky that it ended with just that?
“Arpeggio. Where did you get these documents?”
“I found them while sorting out the real estate properties this time. You know that villa that was practically abandoned in the Southern Region? The paperwork was piled up there.”
It seemed he had intended to proceed with the divorce lawsuit under my name without my knowledge.
He had carefully chosen the Southern Region villa, and Arpeggio just happened to go there.
“…I’ll withdraw the divorce. But I think it will take some time. Arpeggio, please convey the message well to Prince Kildian.”
Arpeggio nodded, though he couldn’t erase the worried expression from his face.
“But why did you suddenly try to get a divorce? That fellow Scheit Huniswald didn’t do something to you, did he?”
“No, it’s nothing like that. I’ll tell you later, much later.”
Arpeggio couldn’t hide his disappointment.
However, knowing my stubborn personality, he didn’t press any further and simply nodded.
“Still, if anything happens, you must tell me.”
“I understand, Arpeggio.”
He tapped my shoulder lightly and let out a sigh.
“I’ll be going.”
When I tried to get up to see him out, he pressed down on my shoulder to lay me back on the bed.
“You’re injured, so what do you mean see me out?”
“Even so, how can I let a guest leave on his own?”
“Since when am I a guest? Honestly, you never change.”
He roughly ruffled my hair.
“Arpeggio!”
Feeling my hair turn into a mess, I called his name in displeasure, causing him to burst into laughter.
“Just stay here. Sindy will see me out.”
Faced with his firm attitude, I had no choice but to nod and ring the bell.
Sindy came inside, and upon spotting Arpeggio, she rushed over in a single breath.
“Lord Arpeggio!”
The corners of her mouth were raised as high as they could go, her two cheeks were flushed bright pink, and her eyes sparkled.
Anyone looking could tell she was a person deeply in love.
The expression on Arpeggio’s face as he looked at her softened instantly as well.
“Sindy, have you been well?”
“Of course! Did you enjoy the macarons I brought you last time? You always look for sweets when you have a lot of work.”
“You remembered.”
“How could I ever forget anything concerning you, Lord Arpeggio?”
Sindy smiled shyly, her fingers fidgeting.
I waited a bit so the two of them could exchange greetings, then spoke up during a brief lull in the conversation.
“Sindy, could you see Arpeggio out on my behalf?”
At those words, Sindy looked at Arpeggio with an expression that screamed how desperately regretful she felt.
Her voice trembled slightly as it came out.
“A-Are you leaving already…?”
“Yes. I only stopped by for a brief moment today.”
Sindy made it obvious that she wanted to stay with Arpeggio for even a little bit longer. Even so, she couldn’t bring herself to hold back the busy man and forced a smile instead.
She merely followed Arpeggio as he gave me his farewell and turned to leave.
The door closed, and I was left alone.
I pondered in the silence.
Submitting a divorce petition under my name wouldn’t have been difficult.
The nobility generally wanted to get divorced quietly, so they submitted divorce petitions through agents or servants.
Receiving official documents related to the matter at an rarely used villa was also a frequent practice.
‘He tried to use this to proceed with the divorce lawsuit behind my back.’
He hid those dark intentions, stuck by my side, and pretended to attend to my needs?
It was my own fault for trusting him.
For some reason, my tension always melted away whenever I was with Scheit. I easily showed my true self, forgetting that I needed to maintain a flawless appearance.
Did he feel that too, and thus find it easy to exploit me?
I bit my lip and clenched my fists.
It wasn’t even like we were that close.
Tossing and turning until late into the night, a sense of betrayal washed over me.
Unable to sleep, just as I was about to open the window to get some fresh air,
Thud.
The sound of something heavy dropping reached my ears.
Holding my breath, I peered out the window.
Someone was standing in the garden.
A pitch-black outfit wrapped around the entire body, and a mask that barely revealed the lips and the tip of the chin.
That mask, I had seen it on the night of the rainstorm. It was the one that had been in Scheit’s wardrobe.
The gray hair swaying under the moonlight was soon concealed beneath a hood.
‘Scheit?’
Where was he going at this time of night? Is he doing something dangerous again?
I watched him, biting my lip.
Scheit watched his surroundings warily and quickly vanished between the garden trees.
And he didn’t reappear for over three hours.
In the end, I fell asleep without seeing him return.
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Even after witnessing Scheit’s late-night outing, nothing changed.
When morning came, Scheit would come to me and attend to my needs as if nothing had happened.
Yet, when dawn approached, he would secretly slip through the window again.
The next day, and the day after that.
During the day, he stayed glued to my side as if everything was normal, and at night, he seemed to make secret excursions.
I didn’t know exactly what time he returned home, but since the servants started working at five, he must have come back before then.
‘Even if I ask what he’s up to, he’ll just play innocent, right?’
Whatever it was, it certainly wasn’t a normal or safe matter. If it were that kind of work, he wouldn’t be roaming around secretly at dawn.
Curiosity flared for a moment, but I quickly suppressed it.
Instantly, the memory of someone throwing a stone at the horse came to mind.
‘Let’s not get involved in whatever is happening. I almost got severely injured. Next time, it might not end with just throwing a stone at a horse. Perhaps….’
I didn’t even want to imagine anything worse than that.
I needed to create a survival plan for myself too.
When dragged into the throne succession battle, I could either survive by handing information over to Kildian’s rivals, or survive by holding Kildian’s weakness over him.
Either way, I had to find out something.
And as it happened, Scheit was the one who handled Kildian’s dirty work, and his room was empty every dawn.
‘If I rummage through it, something is bound to come out.’
My leg was almost completely healed now, so there was no issue with moving around.
I gathered the necessary items, lit a candle, and quietly stepped out of my room.
Before entering, I pressed my ear against Scheit’s door. As expected, there was no sign of presence.
Carefully, I placed my hand on the doorknob. When I applied pressure, it refused to budge past a certain point, only rattling.
The door was locked.
‘I anticipated this and brought the key.’
Inserting the key I had prepared into the keyhole and turning it, a click sounded, and the door pushed inward.
Just in case, I gripped a dagger in my hand and scanned the interior.
After verifying once more that no one was inside, I stepped across the threshold.
Quietly opening Scheit’s nightstand, I examined the bookshelf.
Because it was dark and hard to see, I brought the candle closer.
On the bookshelf, there was nothing unusual, only the prenuptial agreement he had left discarded carelessly.
Moving my feet, I headed to the desk.
Looking closely, I spotted scratch marks around the ornamentation. It was evidence that the decoration had been moved.
‘This is it.’
When I twisted the ornament, a small click echoed, and the entire side section of the desk swung open.
However, there was nothing inside.
It was completely empty, much like a plundered grave.

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