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“She did not come to stay here. She came to get you to sign divorce papers, sir.”
He was silent, and his eyebrows furrowed together like he did not understand Ersovian anymore.
“Divorce papers? She wishes to divorce me?” he asked again.
How many more disappointments was he meant to have? “Yes, I gave her my number so I could arrange for you to meet tonight after dinner, and she could present the documents—”
“Hmmm.” He chuckled at first before he broke out into full laughter, neither sound I had heard from him in months.
“A divorce?”
“Yes.”
He took a step back, looked at me, and then laughed again. “Odette.”
“Sir?” I did not understand why he was acting this way.
“Pardon me.” He held up his hand and tried to regain his composure. “Tell me what she said exactly—word for word.”
“She said, ‘I’m not trying to make him feel anything. I just need his signature so we can divorce,’” I repeated her words to him.
“What does she mean she is not trying to make me feel anything?” he questioned, more amused than I had seen in such a long time.
“The princess and Wolfgang were under the impression she came here to be with you and were hoping she would help lift your spirits.”
“Ahh.” He nodded, understanding now. “And what did Eliza say when she found out that was not the reason she came?”
Did he want a record of the whole conversation? From the look on his face, that was exactly what he wanted. He stood, waiting for me to tell him everything, so I did. He did not say anything until I finished.
“She does not change,” he whispered, taking the gloves out of his pockets and sliding them onto his hands. His shoulders were relaxed, his eyes soft, and the corner of his lip turned upward into a smile.
“So, when she calls—”
“She will not call tonight,” he replied, looking over at me.
“Sir?”
He put his hand on my shoulder. “That woman really is hot and cold.” He let go and walked to the doors, knocking for them to open.
What had happened?
Was this not supposed to be bad news?
Why did he seem grateful for it?
I did not understand.
I did not understand at all.
But I did have the urge to smack Wolfgang.
