After I Sent the Divorce Letter, My Husband Went Mad - Chapter 110

RP: Haebaragi_syk

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Chapter 55.2

He clarified, worried she might take it the wrong way.

“I know.”

Leilia gave a small nod. His words echoed in her mind, causing her to lower her head. Her face grew warm, and she wasn’t sure where to look.

“Haa.”

He exhaled deeply.

“If you react like that… I won’t be able to hold back.”

“Cassel?”

“What a nuisance.”

He had to enter the tournament to demonstrate the might of the knight order. It was also an opportunity to remind everyone of his own abilities.

“If it weren’t for the competition, I wouldn’t be letting you go today.”

With a hushed whisper, he pressed a kiss to her cheek. His scent lingered in the air, sending Leilia’s heart into a flutter.

“Cassel, do I make you crave me?”

Leilia asked.

“You always do.”

It was an indirect confession of love. His voice sent her heart pounding, filling her with warmth and happiness.

“I’ll be having drinks with my sister as well.”

“Is that so?”

“Let’s have a drink together and talk.”

“Alright.”

Cassel nodded. He wouldn’t disregard the gathering Leilia had arranged.

Leilia.

He had known from the moment he chose Leilia over the emperor’s designated bride that it could ignite a battle for the throne. And now, that very battle was unfolding before his eyes.

‘…No matter what.’

He would rise to the highest position, so no one could dare covet her.

Lisseltz and the other princes of the empire.

The men who once sought to make Leilia theirs.

He would ensure that those men would never dare set their eyes on her again. Cassel tightened his grip on his sword for a moment.

His heart pounded.

Leilia was the driving force behind his existence.

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The swordsmanship tournament took place in a square arena at the center of the grounds, with seating arranged in a circular formation around it. Structures were built to provide shade for spectators in the sunlit areas.

Leilia and Alesha met at their agreed-upon spot before making their way to the section designated for high-ranking nobles. As they entered the area reserved for ducal families, Alesha hooked her arm around Leilia’s.

“Teyrn insisted on competing, so he joined the tournament.”

“Cassel has his own reasons for entering.”

The two women sat down. The moment they arrived, all eyes instantly turned toward them. Leilia’s striking blue diamond necklace and her lavish dress commanded attention. The beige gown, with its refined design, accentuated her graceful and slender figure.

Glancing at her sister’s dress, Alesha asked curiously,

“Did the head of the Hyllan Merchants Guild give this dress to you?”

“No, my husband bought it for me.”

“Ah.”

“Now that the investment returns from the magic stones have come in, he told me to buy whatever I needed, but I ended up getting this dress first.”

Leilia gave a small shrug.

“I made sure to thank him.”

The dress suited Leilia perfectly. Alesha gently clasped her hand.

“You look so happy. That makes me happy too.”

Even from an outsider’s perspective, she seemed truly happy. Leilia shifted her gaze toward the arena, where the preliminary matches were underway.

“Duke Teyrn makes you happy too, doesn’t he?”

“Hmm, before, he was always just polite, but after what happened with you, I think he’s started to open up to me more.”

Alesha had been willing to risk breaking off her engagement to stand against her father. That seemed to be what won over Teyrn’s heart.

“He finally saw that you’re someone he can rely on as a wife. Our Alesha is an amazing woman, after all!”

“Thank you.”

A blaring trumpet echoed through the air.

As the match started, Leilia and Alesha focused their attention on the arena.

“By the way, what kind of mask is Duke Hosel wearing?”

“A brown mask.”

“Cassel chose a tiger mask.”

With that, they waited for the first match to begin. Soon, the fighter in the brown mask and the one in the tiger mask stepped into the arena.

“Oh dear.”

Leilia crossed her arms.

“Duke Hosel got eliminated in the first round.”

“He just got unlucky with his opponent.”

No matter how skilled Teyrn was in swordsmanship, there was no way he could defeat Cassel.

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The first round was over in an instant.

The fighter in the brown mask barely managed a few swings before being defeated by the one in the tiger mask. The sheer gap in skill left the audience in stunned silence. A moment later, the fighter in the brown mask removed it. Just as Alesha had mentioned, it was Duke Teyrn Hosel.

A little while later, Teyrn made his way to where Alesha and Leilia were seated.

“Losing in the first round…”

A faint blush appeared on his cheeks as he sat down.

“I usually at least make it through the preliminaries.”

Saying that, he fixed his eyes on Leilia.

“It’s been a while.”

“It’s good to see you again.”