Selected as the New Stepmother (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 117

The Crown Prince stared blankly at the torn divorce agreement. It had been sent to Rodead Island, and this was the tenth one.

“Did it look like I had no intention of signing?”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

The Crown Prince tapped his fingers lightly on the desk. At this rate, divorce seemed impossible.

“Take her belongings and the seeds for farming. And if you tear this agreement again, forcibly hold her down and make her sign.”

“I shall obey your command.”

The Crown Prince grabbed the knight preparing to depart for Rodead Island. Then, with a cold, stony face, he spoke:

“No ant, not even one, is to leave that island.”

“I shall remember, Your Highness.”

The Crown Prince placed the torn divorce agreement into his desk drawer. Inside already lay every single agreement Hegelia had returned.

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Hegelia sat on the beach, watching the approaching ship. She hoped it might be the Crown Prince summoning her back to the imperial palace, pretending this had never happened.

At first, she had returned the agreement with a detailed account of her current situation written on the back, hoping he might feel pity for their years as husband and wife.

When the second agreement arrived, Arion had torn it to shreds—because the supply of provisions would cease if divorce were granted.

Each time an agreement arrived, Hegelia tore it up and sent it back, clinging to the belief that one day she might return to the palace, enduring this living hell with Arion.

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