Prologue The Stepmother Has Left

Prologue The Stepmother Has Left

It was the day after the youngest of the Dukes, Nick’s, coming-of-age banquet.

The Duke’s family woke up unusually late, as they fell soon fell asleep after attending the lavish banquet. As Nick woke up to the pouring sunlight, he looked for this stepmother for the first time, whom he had never paid much attention to before.

“Where did stepmother go?”

“I do not know. We have not seen her since early morning.”

Nick skimmed the whole mansion, feeling puzzled at the sudden disappearance of his stepmother, who was nowhere to be found no matter how much he looked and asked for. He stopped the working servants of the mansion, but no one knew where his mother was.

Nick, who was climbing down the stairs, feeling a bit uneasy from within, found his father through the open door of the Duke’s office and approached him.

“Father, where did stepmother go?”

The Duke didn’t answer, as he was looking at something of his with an unreadable expression on his face.

“Where is the stepmother…?”

Nick, who opened the door and stood next to his father, glanced at the paper he was looking at, stopped.

Her stepmother’s handwriting, as neat as her personality, caught his eye.

[It’s been a while since I came here as a new wife, a stepmother and Diana’s dear friend. I am writing this letter as Cassia.

As Nick had his coming-of-age banquet yesterday, I have fulfilled all of my contracts with Your Excellency to be the stepmother for 7 years. Even so, I’m glad that I’ve been able to keep this family safe on Diana’s behalf.

When I finally made up my mind to leave, I felt a strange feeling from within, both sad and happy…

Having done my part, I am now ready to leave the Duke and live my own life.

Diana was a beautiful friend of mine and your one and only family. Thank you for accepting me, who was never enough to replace Diana, and will never be.

I will take my leave now. Thank you for the 7 years we have spent together.

May the door of the Whidrian family be constantly filled with divine blessings.]

“…What does all this mean, Father? Has stepmother left the mansion?”

Nick muttered blankly as he looked at his letter with shocked eyes, without speaking any further.

How long has it been?

The Duke finally opened his mouth and spoke softly.

“…Contact your brother. Tell him that mother is gone.”

At the Duke’s words, Nick bit his lip and looked at the letter once, gave a small reply and ran out of the office.

Being the only one left in the room, the Duke looked at the divorce papers laid out as they had been saved for a long period, along with the letter.

A heavy silence fell.

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