Isaac tried to calm himself down and spoke calmly.
"That, that... You and Chloe are different. You came to marry me, but Chloe is going to be a slave? Don't you know what a slave is?"
"Everything that happens in the Florence household is the responsibility of Josh, the head of the household. Who has the right to interfere with the decisions of the head of the household? Josh has his own thoughts."
"Josh...!"
Isaac couldn't bring himself to say that it was his idea to extort money from her.
Bridget looked at the fidgeting Isaac and thought about the conversation she had with Millea...
"Isaac, that guy would do something like this using Chloe. Josh must be crazy too. Ahhh..."
Millea said to Bridget, who was shaking with anger.
"I've been watching the Florence family for a few days and I've been thinking about it, but I think it would be best to just let them go into debt."
"Leave it alone?"
"It's easier to control that way. Problems that can be solved with money all any time can be the easiest problem."
"Is that really true?"
"I have an idea. Trust me, Bridget."
Bridget trusted Milea.
Isaac was Immediately annoyed, but he didn't show it.
Seeing Bridget struggling because of her family was exactly what Isaac wanted.
When things didn't go as planned, Isaac became very confused and lost in thought.
Finally, he knelt down in front of Bridget.
"I need money, Bridget."
He clung to the hem of Bridget's skirt.
"Yes! To be honest, when I first planned this, I thought I could use Chloe as an excuse to get a fief. But now, I don't even want that. I was a bad guy. Chloe shouldn't be sold because of a bad guy like me. Please help me, Bridget...!"
"Did someone who cared so much about Chloe make her sign such a contract?"
"That's I'm the one who should really kill him. I was stupid."
Even though he said that Isaac wasn't really worried about people like Chloe.
Isaac became close to Josh over Chloe's issues and their financial entanglements became serious.
If Josh lived, Isaac would somehow be able to survive, but if Josh also sank, Isaac would have no hope.
Isaac himself was already a sunken ship. So shouldn't the ship he was switching to be safe?
"It's your family's problem! I won't ask you to help me with my problems! Of course, you are also responsible for the investment in the trade of Cartania! But I won't make it a problem, right? Just take care of Chloe's debt somehow"
"You and Josh had a blast paying for Chloe's ransom. But why is it my job to solve it?"
"Yes! I am a beast! I admit it! But we are a married couple and you are still Viscountess Winston. You are also a member of the Florence family. No matter how much the King favors you when time passes, there is no place you can return to except your family! Do you think the favor will last? The only people you should really trust are your husband and your family!"
"You are right."
Bridget looked down coldly at Isaac, who was hanging on to her skirt.
"Right?"
Hope flashed in Isaac's eyes. But Bridget wasn't trying to give him hope.
"A husband or family is something like that. A last resort. Someone you can trust and rely on in any situation."
"That's right! That's what I'm saying..."
"But you took that from me first."
"Uh?"
Isaac looked dumbfounded at the conversation flowing contrary to his expectations.
Bridget's expression was colder than usual.
The cold air coming from her made the whole atmosphere feel like he was freezing.
"You and Josh are the ones who left me with nowhere to turn. I had nowhere to go. Even before I came to the palace."
"B... Bridget? Now, wait a minute. Listen to me. Don't be so negative..."
"It must be reality, not denial."
From Bridget's shadow, the black knight extended his arm and struck Isaac down.
Isaac screamed, "Oh my!" and rolled over.
Bridget placed the bag of money and the divorce papers she had prepared in advance on the table.
Yeah, it was divorce papers.
In her past life, she was on the receiving end of this from Isaac.
She held onto his trouser leg and clung to him, saying that divorce was unacceptable.
It was because of Josh's threat that the moment they divorced, he would not let her go back to her parent's house and would send her to marry into an even more terrible place.
Now?
Josh didn't dare even approach Bridget, and Isaac was on his knees begging Bridget.
A thrill ran through her.
"Bridget! This is not right! Divorce in this situation, this is not right!"
"What kind of situation is this?"
"I'm broke now! How can you abandon someone who has lost everything? This is too cruel!"
Bridget confirmed with Isaac what she had heard.
"Have you really lost everything?"
"Then what is left for me now?"
Isaac listed them as if he was dying of injustice.
"You destroyed Penelope, and my family turned their backs on me because of the succession war you started! Ah!!
Isaac cried out in sorrow.
Meanwhile, Bridget nodded and took stock of the things she had done to bring about Isaac's downfall.
"It's satisfying to hear you say that yourself."
"What...?"
Isaac paused. It was because Bridget was laughing.
It was not a laugh of mockery, but a laugh of satisfaction.
Hearing the results of her schemes from her own lips was a real treat for Bridget.
Bridget endured until the situation came to the point where he felt she was being cruel.
So finally came the day that Isaac thought was the worst.
Bridget kindly slipped Isaac a purse and divorce papers.
"You helped the Florence family in exchange for me, even though it wasn't what I wanted. Anyway, I'll give you money in exchange for these divorce papers."
"..."
Isaac gritted his teeth...
Even amid the humiliation, he was curious about the amount of money in his pocket.
'If it's a gold coin of that size.'
Bridget, who had read his mind, said teasingly.
"Of course, your past values are different from your present values, so I can't give you a lot of money. But this amount will cover the cost of lodging at a hotel until you find a job."
There was a silver coin in the pocket.
Isaac, who realized that fact, cursed with a face full of tears and snot.
"You... You're a devil! This witch!! Aaaah!"
Isaac, filled with rage, rushed at Bridget.
But the Shadow Knight did not allow him to approach.
"Ugh!"
Bridget asked Isaac calmly, who was struggling in the air with the knight holding him by the collar.
"How about accepting and agreeing to a divorce, or maintaining this marriage? Of course, even if you want to maintain it, it won't last long. The noble council that will approve the divorce will be on my side."
Isaac realized now that nothing could catch Bridget.
The Shadow Knight threw Isaac out the door.
Bridget looked down at Isaac through the gap in the door as it closed.
"Come back when you're ready, either way."
Isaac returned to the empty Winston mansion, sobbing.
There was no choice. The palace soldiers were ready to kick him out at any moment, so if he didn't want to be dragged out, he had no choice but to come out on his own.
Isaac hugged Eli, who was growing up healthy, eating and playing well, without knowing anything, and cried loudly.
"Now, all I have left is you, Eli..."
But there was one thing that Bridget didn't take away from him.
That fact provided only a little comfort.
Isaac hugged Eli and sobbed, wondering how to get out of this situation.
'Let's ask the Duke of Linchester for help.'
The intimate times with the Duke came to mind.
'You never know. The Duke of Linchester might feel sorry for me and help me.'
He was desperate.
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