The Son-In-Law Of A Prestigious Household Wants A Divorce-Chapter 37: Marital Quarrel

“...”

“...”

Two red-haired individuals lay side by side on the bed.

Though they were sisters, they had never laid down together like this before, so there was an awkward atmosphere hanging between them.

At most, the only memory of lying down together might have been when Sharen had collapsed after being one-sidedly beaten in a duel by Rianna.

“...”

Gulp!

Sharen, in particular, was extremely tense due to her freudian slip back at the tavern.

What should I do? Sister doesn’t seem to know yet...

Should I just confess right now and ask for forgiveness?

But if she hits me here, I might die without anyone knowing!

The two of them were the only ones in the room.

In other words, there was no one who could stop Rianna from killing her.

Should I wait for tomorrow before saying it?

While she was contemplating like that, fearing for her life as if the one beside her was a wild beast...

“Can’t sleep?”

Rianna asked softly with her eyes closed.

“Ah, y-yeah.”

“If you’re uncomfortable, I can go sleep somewhere else.”

“N-No! It’s not because of that!”

Sharen grabbed Rianna, who was slowly getting up.

I-If she goes somewhere else now, I’m going to be even more screwed tomorrow!!

“I don’t mind sleeping with you, Sister! I-I just have a lot on my mind!”

“...”

Rianna slowly laid her body back down.

Then she cleared her throat awkwardly and asked.

“What’s on your mind?”

“Huh? W-Well...”

Sharen hesitated for a bit before glancing at Rianna cautiously.

“Y-You know... I-I think... Silverna likes Isaac...”

“...”

“D-Do you think so too?”

In her panic, Sharen just blurted out whatever things that came to her mind.

Hearing her sister’s answer, Rianna just stared at the ceiling expressionlessly. She blinked her eyes, not giving any hint to what she was thinking.

Then, in a really low voice...

“Yes, I do.”

Her words flowed.

Sharen’s eyes widened.

“Really? You too?”

“Yes.”

After all, Rianna had heard it directly when she was still disguised as a maid.

[I... I think I l-like him.]

Silverna had whispered those words to Anna, while hiding her embarrassment.

Rianna had a lot of things going in her mind when she heard that, but in the end, she came to a single conclusion.

“But I don’t have the right to interfere with that.”

Hearing the sadness in Rianna’s voice, Sharen unconsciously turned her head to look at her.

It was the first time she had seen her sister being so emotional, so she was bewildered.

“Sister?”

“We’re divorced.”

“B-But you’re still his wife...”

“For now, yes.”

“You never know! Isaac might change his mind and decide to stay!”

Sharen actually found it strange that she was comforting Rianna like this.

But, she still did it anyway, as she didn’t want to hear her sister being so negative.

“No, Isaac has already decided.”

“...Sister?”

Sharen unconsciously grabbed Rianna’s hand at her tearful voice.

“He said he didn’t even want to receive an apology.”

Sharen wasn’t blameless in this matter.

After all, she used to treat him like a slave for the longest time.

“Sister...”

But, there was also the fact that Rianna had only been standing by and watching it happen.

“Why did you let us bully Isaac?”

Hearing Sharen asking that question, Rianna exhaled.

“Does the reason matter now?”

Then, she closed her eyes tightly.

“I made a choice, and it was the wrong choice.”

“...So are you letting Isaac go now?”

“Yes, so you should stop asking me if I still have feelings for him or not.”

Because it’s disrespectful to Isaac.

Rianna added.

Sharen nodded slightly before saying her next words in a low voice.

“Since you said you’re letting him go, I’ll make one honest confession too.”

“...”

“Actually... I kinda told Silverna... About you and Isaac getting divorced.”

“...”

“But since you said you’ve already decided to let him go, it shouldn’t be a big de— Aaaaaaah!? It hurts! SIIIIS! MY HAAAND!!”

Sharen was no match for Rianna’s grip strength.

“YOU LIAR! YOU HAVEN’T LET HIM GO AT AAAALL!!”

*   *   *The next day.

Isaac and Rianna were summoned separately by the margrave for the interrogation.

“...”

“...”

Although, the place they were called to was more suitable for a meal than an interrogation.

Although the room itself was somewhat cramped, there were warm lamps illuminating the interior. They even served snacks like sandwiches and jerky on the table.

That wasn’t all, they also served a bottle of alcohol, making the pair wonder if they really were going to interrogate them at all.

The pair sat side by side.

Due to what had happened yesterday, there was an awkward air between them.

Since the margrave hadn’t arrived yet, Isaac cleared his throat and broke the silence.

“Yesterday... Um... Did you sleep well?”

“Yes, I slept in Sharen’s room.”

Rianna answered expressionlessly.

She was acting like usual, so this reaction made Isaac let out a sigh of relief.

That’s good.

He had actually been worried about her since he had rejected her heartfelt appeal so coldly.

But, he had no choice but to do that, even if he ended up feeling sorry for her.

After all, if they had stayed together—

“Ahem, that’s good then.”

“How about you, Isaac? Did you sleep well?”

“Me? I did. Well, I was so tired that I fell asleep right away.”

“I see, that’s good.”

Rianna returned the same answer.

She kept looking at the entrance with eyes that showed not a hint of emotion, as if urging someone to come quickly.

Yet, no one came, so she just let out a soft sigh before glancing at Isaac.

“If you need any help, just ask.”

“Help?”

“With Aura. I can even teach you here if you want to.”

“...”

Aura.

It was something Isaac couldn’t handle at all.

[Aura? Are you kidding? When you reach the pinnacle, you don’t need such things.]

Recalling the Grandmaster’s words, Isaac answered.

“Please do.”

If the Grandmaster were here, she would have pouted and said, [Fine, whatever! Make her your master for all I care, hmph.].

But she wasn’t here.

So, he figured out that it would be best to learn something while he still could learn.

“...Alright.”

Seeing how Isaac easily agreed to that, Rianna’s eyes widened slightly.

She was forcibly holding back the corners of her mouth from rising, but that was when Uldiran Cardias finally entered through the opening door.

“More Demonic Beasts are gathering near the wall, so it took me a while.”

Uldiran sat down and immediately put some jerky in his mouth.

As he chewed, he took in the sight of the pair and tilted his head with an ambiguous expression.

“The atmosphere is stiffer than I thought. And here I thought you two’d spend some tender time together while I’m out.”

“...”

“...”

“Was that an unneeded consideration. Or are you two just nervous?”

He then took a sip of the alcohol and joked.

“No need to be nervous. Just answer my questions, I won’t be reprimanding you. Although, I don’t know how Helmont might think about this matter.”

He picked up another piece of jerky and pointed it at Rianna before putting it in his mouth.

“I accepted your favor since you asked as ‘Rianna’, but you know Arandel won’t take kindly to a Helmont kneeling before Cardias, right?”

“Yes.”

“...Kneeled?”

Isaac looked at Rianna with a bewildered expression.

But, she didn’t return his gaze.

“You kneeled for me, Rianna?”

“I see, so you haven’t heard about it. She was quite desperate back then. I even learned a little about how beautiful ‘romance’ could be.”

Uldiran chuckled as he said so.

Meanwhile, Isaac stared at her with an incredulous expression.

“What were you thinking? You know what the family head is going to do to you if he were to hear that, right? Not to mention that he should already be angry enough over the fact that you came here behind his back.”

“I know.”

“If you know, then why are you... Haa... Forget it.”

Resting his chin on his hand, he said so grumpily.

Seeing this, Rianna widened her eyes before adding.

“I was trying to save you.”

“There’s no need, the margrave would’ve come instead.”

“That would weaken the front wall’s defense. The margrave shouldn’t leave his post carelessly.”

“You’re so good at looking out for others, why don’t you look at your own situation better? What are you going to do when you go back to Helmont?”

“I’ll handle it myself.”

“Sure, I’m sure the family head will give you a warm welcome.”

“I told you, I was trying to save you.”

“That doesn’t excuse you going that far. Do you even understand how big the scale of this incident is?”

“I saved you, didn’t I? Isn’t that enough? If I hadn’t gone, the damage could have been worse. You can’t even use Aura yet.”

“Is that how you’re going to talk?”

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“You’re the one who lashed out at me first.”

“I’m saying this because I’m worried about you. The family head won’t be pleased to hear a Helmont is going around kneeling her head.”

“I kneeled because I was worried about you.”

“If you are, then you should have worried about me earlier.”

The pair’s conversation ran parallel.

Uldiran just nodded blankly as he watched them.

Is this how they show concern for each other?

Though they seemed to be quarreling, it was obvious that they were both worried about each other.

Helmont is quite peculiar.

Thinking that they were catching up, Uldiran decided to wait while eating some jerky.

*   *   *Having finished her duty, Silverna nervously entered Malidean Castle.

The interrogation had taken longer than expected and wasn’t over, so she came to check on them.

[Like, why would I go around talking about their divorce anyway? There’s no reason to! They kept on telling me that! It’s annoying!]

Sharen’s words from yesterday kept echoing inside Silverna’s head, making it hard for her to concentrate on her duties.

Moreover, seeing Sharen looking deflated and low on energy today, it was clear that her words weren’t just some drunken nonsense.

They’re getting divorced?

If that’s really true then...

Maybe... I...

“My lady?”

“Eep?!”

Silverna, who had been so lost in her fantasies that she couldn’t properly see what was in front of her, jumped back in surprise.

Anna was standing in the corridor.

With her arms crossed, she gave Silverna an intense stare and asked.

“Where are you going?”

“Huh? Ah, n-nowhere—“

As Silverna stumbled over her words in embarrassment, Anna asked bluntly.

“You’re going to see Sir Isaac, aren’t you?”

“U-Um.”

“They should still be in the middle of the interrogation.”

“I just wanted to check on him. I-I mean, he’s still a member of my team...”

Silverna’s voice grew smaller and smaller. Anna approached her with big strides and sighed, reaching out her hand.

“I’ll unbutton a few of these.”

“Huh?”

Saying that, Anna unbuttoned two buttons of Silverna’s shirt. Then, placing her hands on Silverna’s shoulders, she declared clearly.

“If you’re going to do it, do it properly. If you’re going to steal him away from her, don’t hesitate.”

“...Anna?”

“My lady, do you think opportunities like this are common? The man you like is married but it just so happens that he’ll be getting a divorce? This is no coincidence, this is a God-given chance!”

“Anna?!”

“Hurry up and go! Lady Rianna Helmont might be pretty, but you’re not lacking anywhere either.”

“R-Really?”

“With that, most men would fall head over heels for you. Especially since Lady Rianna is severely lacking in that regard.”

Anna gestured towards Silverna’s chest with her chin.

Silverna scratched her cheek with an embarrassed expression, but...

Anna just ruthlessly pushed her, so she had no choice but to enter the guest room that was being used as an interrogation room.

“Let me win just once.”

“No.”

She expected that the room would be enveloped in a tense atmosphere, but...

For some reason, three people were enjoying a card game at the table.

“...You used to let me win in the past.”

As Rianna puffed her cheeks, Isaac clicked his tongue and retorted.

“That’s because I was single then.”

“...”

“Stop pouting, it won’t work on me.”