The End Of The Special Contract Marriage (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 67

But when he actually opened the door, the office inside was pitch-dark and completely empty.

Damian hesitated just as he was about to step in, then naturally turned his gaze toward Aracila’s desk, which had been thoroughly cleared.

“…Ah.”

She had truly left his space in a neat and decisive manner. Though the desk remained, her usual pen and glasses had vanished from its surface.

Without anyone explicitly telling him, Damian roughly grasped the situation and understood.

In truth, returning to their separate spaces just as before they’d become business partners was, in a way, only natural. After all, even if the venture had succeeded, things would have eventually ended up like this once the work was done.

Damian leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

Perhaps it was because the business he’d been certain would succeed was now heading toward an unfortunate end—suddenly, he felt an inexplicable sense of emptiness and bitterness.

‘I thought we worked together rather smoothly…’

‘It’s strangely disappointing.’

Unaware that they were each having similar thoughts, the two spent the night wide awake in their separate rooms.

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Within the Mage Tower, Aracila’s laboratory was among the few boasting exceptionally brilliant achievements.

Whether in research or external assignments, they consistently delivered outstanding results.

Many resented the fact that a lab led primarily by a female mage, staffed with common-born mages, dominated so conspicuously.

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