Chapter: 783
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Kaizen was sitting in his office with complicated feelings.
All the way back here, what the Marquis said lingered in his head.
“Her Majesty the Empress truly loved Your Majesty throughout the engagement period. I’m surprised you didn’t know at all.”
When he heard that, he couldn’t give any answer.
For a moment, he felt as if time had stopped.
On the day after his wedding, he remembered Astelle, who agreed to the divorce without hesitation.
How was Astelle’s expression at that time?
“Yes, Your Majesty. I agree to divorce.”
Astelle looked rather calm as she agreed to the divorce.
After burning the firewood in the fireplace, his mind became clear as if the dust and ashes that had accumulated for a long time were gone all at once.
Kaizen realized at that moment.
The past decade has been a difficult time for Astelle.
As the prince’s fiancée, she faithfully and modestly fulfilled her duties, but she also had good feelings about her marriage.
“……”
Kaizen didn’t know how she felt at that time.
He also felt a little guilty when he suddenly demanded a divorce.
It hadn’t even been a day since the wedding was over.
She hadn’t even had a chance to stay in the Empress Palace, but instead, he made her pack up her things.
How could Astelle accept his unreasonable request?
She must have suffered a lot.
He planned to give Astelle a huge fortune if she didn’t accept the divorce, and if that still didn’t work out, he even thought of forcibly sending her to a separate palace.
But Astelle agreed to the divorce without a second thought, with a nonchalant expression as if she wanted that too.
“I never wanted to marry you either.”
In front of the calm Astelle, Kaizen felt both relief and betrayal at the same time.