My Ex-Fiancée Is the Female Lead in the Romance Novel

8 – Divorce (4)

I don’t remember exactly when, but I think I was about 12 before Seria and I fell out.

The two of us, who participated in a festival where each other’s family members had to participate, once had to wait all day in a space full of adults.

Even I, who was confident that I have a lot of patience unlike normal children because I have memories of my previous life as well as normal children, I felt tired from waiting for a long time under the pressure of many people, and in the end I cut Lia’s knee, who was sitting next to me. I was asleep.

But even in the midst of that, Leah didn’t change her posture, and she had been sitting and waiting for her parents for over fourteen hours.

As if her stamina and patience were still the same, Seria, who had visited her house countless times, did not seem to be tired at all.

“Lia, you’ll be tired, so let’s wash up and talk.”

Even if Seria did something she shouldn’t have done if she didn’t meet her fiancée who waited for hours in front of her mansion, negative public opinion about me and public opinion of sympathy for Seria might be formed.

It was essential that Lia be brought into her house, whether she liked it or not, because the breakup trial might turn against her.

“I hate it. It’s not hard at all.”

After Seria gave a plaintive answer, she sat down in the seat in front of me.

“Cesar, what are you busy doing? Not even meet me I told you I was coming today.”

Seria complained to me in a slightly annoyed tone. At her nuanced words, as if she said she waited because of me, I answered her words while barely holding back my momentary anger.

“Seria. If I don’t have you, you can go back. And I am not obligated to see you all the time.”

“No, I must hear from you today.”

Are you sure this is an answer to what you said at the end of yesterday that you would have to change your mind?

“Cesar, are you really going to break up with me?”

“Lia, you broke my trust. I can no longer envision a future with you.”

“Cesar, this much doesn’t matter. Besides, the photo is a manipulation. He deliberately adjusted the angle so that the picture came out like that. Why are you fooling around with such crude pictures and ruining our relationship?”

I felt confused when I saw Lia repeating what the 2nd prince said yesterday. The picture was taken too realistically to believe such an impenetrable lie. Of course, even if it is really an angle manipulation, it is an undeniable fact that she was held in the arms of her second prince.

“Seria, I was wrong from the thought that this much was irrelevant. I’m sure I’ve given you many opportunities. You kicked it off.”

“Cesar, I think there are too many misunderstandings between us. I really..”

“No, there is no misunderstanding at all. Even if there is a misunderstanding, my decision will not change.”

When I cut her off and denied it, Seria raised her head and looked up at me.

Looking at her now, her face was lightly made up. The makeup that wasn’t too excessive and the clothes that were appropriately modest were making her look shine.

But I already have no feelings of loving her or trusting her. Deep in the heart, there may be some lingering lingering feelings, but those feelings are so deep that it is impossible to break through a hole in my feelings right now.

The fact that she worked hard to decorate was not that important to me. Originally, it was not easy to see her properly dressed in front of me. Was it because she was comfortable with each other or did she feel that she didn’t need to decorate in front of me?

“Seria, it’s late today, so I’ll give you the guest room I used often. You can sleep here.”

“No, I don’t need it.”

Seria spoke to me in a somewhat angry, exasperated voice. The fact that I treated her in such a cold, businesslike manner seemed to increase her anger.

“If it is Cesar’s choice, I will respect it, but don’t expect me to take anything connected with our family.”

Her eyes were staring at me and her hands were holding my collar. She didn’t feel particularly hurt when Seria, an ordinary woman with weak powers, grabbed her by the collar, so I waited for her to let go.

Seria continued to stare at me as I replied in silence, then turned around hard enough to hear her stroke.

“Sir, let’s go back.”

“Yes.”

Calling the knight who was accompanying her, she quickly left the drawing room without even looking at me.

Seeing her like that, I felt the strength drain from her body.

Only twice. It’s only been two days since I’ve neglected her. Of course, her attitude towards the future will not change, but seeing her change her attitude in two days brought back memories of her past years.

While she has changed her attitude only two days after I have neglected her, I have not told her that she has neglected me for more than two years and has been dating her other guy. I’ve never once said anything I didn’t like about her.

If one side of a couple loves the other more, the relationship is doomed to ruin. It is said that you can maintain a long-term relationship only when you maintain a balance of affection for each other.

But it seems that the pendulum of affection between the two of us was tilted to one side. As much as I love Seria, she couldn’t give me affection. Rather, she would have looked at me as if she were looking at me, who loved her infinitely.

That’s probably why he was able to leave me and meet other men.

I felt sorry inside and regretted my actions over the past two years.

I can no longer turn back. It would be the best way for each other to complete the divorce cleanly and break up.

“Haam…”

I did too much work today. He met the 4th princess and was promised to get the emperor’s help for the marriage breakup, and had an unexpected meeting with Seria.

It’s not the usual time to fall asleep, but the aura of drowsiness began to surround me.

“Chief butler, I will sleep a little early today. When Dad gets off work, tell him he went to bed first.”

“Yes. All right.”

I had to tell the butler that I should sleep before I could finally fall asleep.

* * *

Even after Seria returned to the duke’s residence, she was still kicking innocent pillows as she lay on the bed.

Seria climbed as high as her cold pillows could touch the ceiling, then she came down.

Seria thought to herself that she wanted to match the ceiling once more, and she kicked her pillow hard again.

“Ah.”

But contrary to her intention, the pillow flew to the wrong place and landed in front of the door.

I knew I had to go pick it up, but she just couldn’t get up.

Of course, I could call the servant by pulling the bell next to me, but I felt sorry for bothering the servant with this, so I gave up and got up from my seat.

“Ugh… It’s annoying.”

Returning with her pillow, she decided not to kick her pillow now. Instead, holding her pillow in her arms, she remembered what had happened today.

César met her after waiting for more than ten hours and treated her with the same cold tone as she did yesterday. She almost shed her tears talking to him because he had never treated her like this before.

However, Seria did not want to give up the initiative to Cesar in a relationship with Cesar, who had never given up the initiative since childhood. If she cries there, she will let Cesar take the lead in her relationship with Cesar.

Seria was still convinced that the Lombardy family, which could not endure the food or financial difficulties of the territory, would eventually ask for help from Argenta.

That’s why, while there were some things she had said loudly and emotionally to César earlier, there were also some things she said intentionally.

Cesar wouldn’t know that either. However, Cesar’s attitude, which came out so confidently, made her feel uneasy.

The Cesar she had seen so far wasn’t the stupid one. However, in a situation where the future is clearly visible, the fact that he neglects himself means that there may be a plan for him.

“I don’t know…”

That doesn’t mean Seria can’t figure out what the plan was. It is impossible for her to find out, as César has so thoroughly concealed that he is a top lord.

Seria tossed and turned, unable to sleep at night due to her tightness in her chest.

The night between the two opposites was passing by.

* * *

It was an instant that the marriage breakup trial came the day before.

While the nerves of the entire empire were focused on the sight of Argenta and Lombardy, two strong-looking allies running to catastrophe, I headed to the imperial palace once again to register evidence to be used in the trial.