I'm Going to Change my Husband with a Predatory Marriage

As soon as the throne room door closed behind her, she unconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

 

“Ha…”

 

If she had been a little more relaxed, she might have sat down. But that could not be done where the eyes and ears of the emperor were sure to be. Trying to keep her posture as upright and confident as possible, she patiently waited for Arpad.

 

‘Anyway, if I try to walk alone to the Crown Prince’s room right now, I might collapse.’

 

A large and strong cane(?) Arpad was a must for her. Plus, they have to officially play the role of a lovebird couple blinded by love. Sometimes it would have been better to just stick together and move. Besides, she made a promise to Arpad with her own mouth.

 

“I’ll be waiting quietly outside…”

 

No matter why, she shouldn’t break the promise she just made. But things in this world didn’t always go as planned. Because she couldn’t directly control all unexpected situations. For example, if her ex-husband and ex-fiancé suddenly appear…

 

“Hylia!”

 

Ludwig, who always prided himself on dressing up smartly and elegantly, appeared in front of her looking like a mess.

 

“…Ludwig?”

 

Why was this person suddenly popping out here? But his appearance was truly worth seeing. In many ways, this was her first time seeing it. His hair, which was always neatly combed and oiled, had become completely bald and covered in dust. His clothes were also torn after being rolled in the dust 10 times.

 

‘Ah, he followed the bait I laid out and came back when he found out it wasn’t.’

 

Considering that, she would say he arrived quickly. About five people set out bait, but it looks like they only checked one or two. To her surprise, he strode towards her with a slightly pleased expression on his face. Calling her name once again.

 

“Hylia! I finally found you!”

 

While she was hesitating for a moment about what to say, he was already in front of her. And he quickly stretched out his hand and tried to grab her wrist.

 

“You can rest assured now. Let’s go back, Hylia.”

 

That moment. The memory of him betraying and killing her three times struck her head like a thunderbolt. 

 

Ludwig’s face looked down at her with mockery and disgust.

 

“It means your usefulness is over now, Hylia. I have never loved you even for a moment from the beginning. Do you know how ugly you are now? Please die peacefully.”

 

A feeling of extreme disgust welled up in her throat. She hit Ludwig’s hand away.

 

Widely!

 

Then he seemed embarrassed.

 

“What’s wrong, Hylia?”

 

She took a couple of steps back without saying a word. Then her back hit the wall. Ludwig didn’t seem to be able to properly accept the rejection and disgust she showed him.

 

“Oh, it’s because you were so shocked. Don’t worry, I’m here now.”

 

His talk was like a dog sound. But Ludwig’s barking continued.

 

“Can you see my face now? Can’t you see how hard I worked to find you? We have to go home now.”

 

Even to her ears, an answer as cold as ice came out of her throat.

 

“No.”

 

“…what?”

 

He seemed unable to accept her rejection. And speaking informally too. SheI nailed it again to the guy who seemed not to understand properly.

 

“I said there was no way I was going back with you.”

 

After she exhaled it, her heart felt refreshed, even if only slightly. Ludwig still looked like he didn’t understand what he heard. Afterwards, she also corrected the mistakes he made.

 

“By our house, you mean the Duke of Delphine’s residence, right?”

 

He actually occupied her father’s room. And Evangeline used the best part of the guest room as her own. In fact, the fact that the Duke of Delphine’s residence was like their honeymoon home was not a self-deprecation, but a fact.

 

“Now you have no right to stay at Delphine, so pack up and leave quickly.”

 

Ludwig’s face turned bright red, almost as if he had heard a verbal abuse. But he soon adjusted his expression and tried to comfort her by acting as friendly as possible.

 

“Hylia. As expected, the shock was so severe that he seemed to have lost consciousness. I’m asking you to go somewhere other than our house.”

 

“So, I’m telling you to go back to Archduke Kieln’s residence, which is as small and shabby as a mouse hole.”

 

She laughed like Ludwig, who had mocked her in her memory.

 

That moment. Ludwig grabbed her arm roughly and shouted.

 

“There are degrees of caring! You can’t do it in moderation!!”

 

That moment. The closed door of the throne room opened, and a tall man slowly walked out. The man’s red eyes look towards her and Ludwig. The inhuman vertical pupils narrowed, giving off an icy, murderous look that sent shivers down the viewer’s spine.

 

She called him for help.

 

“Arpad!!”

 

As if answering her call, Arpad’s new model disappeared.

 

“…?”

 

No, it wasn’t that it disappeared, but it was accurate to say that it moved that fast. Before she knew it, he was right in front of her and Ludwig. And he grabbed Ludwig’s wrist, who had grabbed her wrist.

 

“What is this? Ludwig?”

 

“It’s you, Arpad!!!”

 

Ludwig gritted his teeth and cried out in a tone full of hatred and inferiority.

 

“His Majesty will hold you accountable for kidnapping my wife. I will take Hylia!”

 

A sharp smile appeared on Arpad’s lips. It was a smile that would stab anyone who saw it.

 

“Your wife? Where is your wife here?”

 

“You bastard! No matter what you’ve done, Hylia is my wife! His Majesty the Emperor has decided so!”

 

That moment. Arpad’s grip on Ludwig’s wrist tightened.

 

Crack!

 

A strange sound was heard. It felt like human bones were breaking. At the same time, Ludwig let out an ugly scream.

 

“Ugh!!!”

 

As Arpad pulled roughly, Ludwig’s hand that was holding her fell off. He just threw his cousin on the floor like trash.

 

“Keuuk!”

 

Ludwig grabbed his wrist, which was rolling awkwardly on the floor and twisted in a strange direction. A desperate scream rang out.

 

She covered her mouth with her hand. It was definitely not because she was surprised or scared.

 

‘You can’t be seen smiling.’

 

The corners of her mouth curled up without her knowing when she saw Ludwig lying around in a terrible state. And Arpad seems to recognize that. The angry expression on his face eased slightly. He hugged her with both arms and whispered in her ear.

 

“Do you want me to break one more leg for you?”

 

“That’s Okay. This is the royal palace.”

 

She thought she heard something like, “Tsk,” but she guessed it’s an illusion, right?

 

Ludwig screamed as he rolled around on the floor, holding his broken wrist.

 

“Your Majesty, your Majesty will not leave you alone! Who could be such a ruthless crazy person? …!”

 

Arpad answered while holding her up and laughing at Ludwig.

 

“His Majesty left Artanus Hall a month later and gave it to us as an extension of my wife’s blood.”

 

To be exact, it was a month and six days later, but that was it.

 

“What?”

 

Even in the midst of pain, Ludwig’s eyes opened in shock. It means that the emperor, whom he clung to as his only companion, recognized them.

 

“Well, that can’t be possible! Your Majesty wouldn’t do that!”

 

“Your Majesty seems to like my wife quite a bit. Perhaps that is why he himself gave us permission to use Artanus Hall.”

 

And he said something as if he was being generous.

 

“If my wife allows, I will send you an invitation too.”

 

“Arpad-!!”

 

Mocking Ludwig’s desperate struggle, Arpad passed by him while holding her. And near the end of the hallway, she encountered another familiar person. Standing there was Evangeline with her fiery green eyes raised.

 

“Brother, is what you just said true?” she asked, chewing her lip.

 

She called not only Ludwig but also Arpad her brother. After all, she was the empress’s daughter, so it may be correct to call brother to the two of them.

 

‘Because she’s almost like a step-sister.’

 

But the way she looked at Arpad and her was never the way she looked at her brother and his wife. In fact, it burned even more than when she saw Ludwig and she together. With obvious jealousy.

 

‘What, didn’t you hit it off with Ludwig just like before?’

 

“Your Majesty the Emperor has granted Artanus Hall permission for her reception?” she asked again.

 

Her gloved hands were shaking.

 

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