The hated wife wants to divorce the Hero General! I don't believe in suddenly returning and become doting

Chapter 03:  A lot has changed in 10 years, for both of us

Soaris Heathlans; 22 years old.
Long caramel brown hair always tied, falling to the right side of her shoulders.

Now I am not the daughter of, but an adult on my own... also, the former daughter of a noble.
After ten years of war, my father's trading business had fallen into disrepair, and the company had gone into decline several times.
It's a miracle that it's still in business.

That's why the Viscount Lindor family has fallen, and now everybody in my family, my younger siblings, including my mother, are working in different jobs.
It's doubtful that they can even be considered aristocrats.

"Soaris-sama, this is the application for the donation."
"All right. I'll make sure everything is in order."

Thanks to the downfall of my house, I was now working in the royal capital as a office worker in the royal castle.
For five and a half years now! I have been the princess's safe keeper for five and a half years!

The budget for the princess is provided every three months.
My role is to take care of it and allocate the budget appropriately.

I'm excellent at math and that really helps!
Did some office work when I entered and surprisingly, I was fantastic at it! Probably because of my meticulous nature.

Living in a dormitory in a corner of the royal castle, but I'm treated very well, and have a private room to work in during work hours.
My simple uniform of a white shirt, blue tie, slim jacket and tight black skirt, really I like it.
It was customary for the safe keeper to be a married woman of solid status, and my political marriage came into play here.

Even a young maidservant could do the job if she could do the math, but it would be a hassle if she marries and decides to retire, so a married woman would be appreciated in that sense.
Of course, it's not like I can do anything about the budget on my own.

The management system was well organized and three civilian officials worked together, so it was a rather safe place to work without being suspected of embezzlement.

For the past ten years, our house had fallen into ruin, we had to move, and we were targeted by scammers.
I've been extorted and kidnapped so often that I've gotten used to serving tea to debt collectors.

My younger siblings don't remember much of a time when they had money, and they have a funny way of getting sweets and playing with the benevolent debt collectors ... yearning for being saved by debt collectors rather than knights.
Haha, I had a funny but clever siblings, too.
Remembering it, even I rode into a moneylender's shop with a ledger and payment receipt in hand when the interest rate was wrong.

I just want to praise my father for not "renting out his daughters" to bad moneylenders who would sell them out.

But the Soaris, who was meek and reserved, has gone away!
She grew up to be a completely rough and decided woman.

I even received a "joking" invitation to be the wife of a moneylender's son.
If I hadn't been politically married to Alendio, I'm sure now I'd be--- ejem ejem.

In fact, the reason I became the princess's safe keeper is because of a miraculous connection I had with her...
Thinking of it, I was almost "tricked" into becoming her safe keeper, but the past ten years weren't bad at all.

Many things have happened, but this is probably the most peaceful time of my life.

Yes, I'm happy with who I am now.
I have a good salary, all my colleagues are kind and I have made friends who are real friends.

I don't have a fancy dress, jewelry, or a pair of shoes that would make me smile just by looking at them.
Still, my family is safe, have food over the table, and we can laugh about trivial things.
There was no such thing before.

Peaceful.

That's the only thing I can think of.
...

However, it fragilely crumbled at lunchtime when we hear the news of the end of the war...

"Hey, I heard the whole army is finally coming back!"

Sitting next to me, holding a cheap pizza in her hand, is my colleague, a civilian officer, Merje.
She is a beautiful 25-year-old with blue hair.
Her husband is also a commander and has gone to the war zone.

Since it is wartime, 60% of the people working in the castle are women.
It was hard to believe that there had been so few women in the past.

The whole army means that the post-war negotiations are over.

I couldn't hide my surprise.

Because even though the war was over, I still thought that the military would not come back to deal with the post-war process.

"And then I heard that they surrendered completely! All the Royalty has fled or been killed, so our second prince is going to take the throne and it will become a vassal state."

"So that's why the negotiations were so quick. Because from now on, they're part of our countries."

"Yes, and it seems that General Alendio's fighting style was amazing, and the fact that the enemy was demoralized also had an effect."

"General Alendio..."

When I heard the name, I recited it without meaning to.

And then, incidentally, I get a faraway look in my eyes.

General Alendio Heathlans, 25 years old.

The name of an ever-victorious general that no one in our country knows today.

And it's also the name of my husband.

This marriage by contract almost makes me forget that we are married, but the declining aristocracy and Heathlans family, which had been subsidized by my family, has now recovered well.
The situation has been reversed, and we are now the ones being helped.
So this marriage has lost all meaning.

"What? Aren't you happy? Even though your husband comes home with great success.."

Merje smiles mischievously.
But I can only laugh dryly.

Glad?
I'm not sure if I'm happy or not... no, let's correct I'm not even sure if I should be happy.

It's just that it's going to be a pain in the ass...

It's not that I've become a heartless wife over the past ten years.
We were never a close couple to begin with.
In addition, for 10 years we hadn't seen each other, wouldn't that be the case for anyone else too?

"He wrote to me once every six months.
Yes, three lines of "I'm still alive" or "I cleared path to the enemy stronghold and took over the fort" or something like that.
It's all, okay?
He also wouldn't tell me where he was, because it was a military secret, and so I couldn't send him any letter of reply, lately he didn't send any again.
I don't see how a couple who've only had a "formal nearly-business contact" for ten years meet again."

"What? But no matter how busy was fighting in the borders, he should have... at least my husband talks to the merchants who come and go and pays to them for delivering me birthday gifts, and-- No way..."

"I've never received a gift from him. Maybe he doesn't know my birthday."

A couple in name only, without love... But I am fortunate enough to have a job thanks to it.

Now he has money, honor, a knightly job, and everything else.

"There are some couples who get along well in political marriages, but it's different for you, Soaris..."

Merje loves to talk about the love life of the people.
Unfortunately, I don't have a story that can live up to her expectations.

"I'm sorry. Why don't you talk to Sabrina instead, who is in a great love affair?"

I spotted Sabrina, the maidservant, who appeared in the dining room at the right time and waved at her.

She was in a great love affair with a knight who works as personal guard of the King, and she was always entertaining us with a wealth of topics.

She was a woman who had already a fiancé and was willing to break off her engagement and reengage with the King's guard.

The great romance that Merje is looking for would be a good story about Sabrina.

"Soaris! No, come back! Come back! It's okay! I'm on Soaris side!"

Ah, finally, my husband is coming home.
I secretly decided that I should get it ready soon.
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