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ITAYA 02

ITAYA

Chapter 2

When did I first write the divorce papers? I think it was about two and a half years ago.

It was six months after I realized that my married life with Egbert Graham was completely different from the dream I had as a child.

That was also the day I realized… I was the only one in love.

Before my grandfather passed away, Egbert was loyal to me. Even though he avoided being intimate, I was the only one in his life.

He gave me flowers, spoke sweet words of love, and gave me his everything.

“Just like you’re special to me, I hope I’m special to you too, Anais. I’m ready to accept everything about you. Can you do the same for me?”

“We can be the perfect couple.”

“I want to save our first night for a special day. I’m waiting for the perfect moment.”

“I love you, Anais.”

But I was basically alone. My mom had been sick in bed for many years, and my dad only focused on taking care of her.

Maybe that’s why I was easily fooled by his sweet words. Just a kind look, a gentle touch…

The warmth of his arms when he hugged me.

But after my grandfather died, Egbert completely changed. It was like he had been pretending all along—and then started acting wild and free.

“You said you’d understand everything about me, right?”

The warmth he once gave me now belonged to every woman.

“We’re special. You help grow my wealth, and I give you a mansion. It’s a win-win, isn’t it?”

The sweet words that were once for me became sharp like thorns.

“Sleeping with a woman like you? I’d rather roll around with a homeless person.”

The loving way he used to look at me turned cold and empty.

“If it weren’t for your grandfather, I would never have ended up with a disgusting woman like you.”

By the time the truth came out, I was already broken—like torn rags.

My grandfather had known what kind of man Egbert really was.
That’s why he made me that deal.

“Three years. Just three years. If you can live with my grandson for three years, I’ll save your parents. Of course, your three years aren’t worth just that. I’ll give you my life as well.”

At the time, I didn’t understand why he said that.
Because I truly believed Egbert and I were in love.

Even my gentle grandfather probably didn’t imagine Egbert was the kind of man who would bring a mistress and an illegitimate child into the house he shared with his wife.

It was six months after our wedding. Three months after my grandfather, who had protected me like a strong wall, passed away.

I was wandering outside in the rain, looking like a wet mouse, when I went to find Janus Vanderles.

After my grandfather died, Egbert changed so much that he crushed everything I believed in.

It was deeply humiliating. I felt worthless. My heart collapsed like a sandcastle hit by a storm.

Janus Vanderles was the lawyer for the Graham family.

I think it was the first time Egbert brought Sophia into my bedroom.

“I’m really curious what the Marchioness’s bedroom looks like, my lord. Hmm~ I heard her bed is really nice. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if I could serve you in such a lovely place?”

Egbert, swayed by Sophia’s whispering, dragged me out of the bedroom right in front of the servants and his mistress. He threw me outside the room.

How could I ever forget that day?

I still clearly remember the way Janus looked at me with pity when I showed up looking like a wet mouse.

“I… I want a divorce… That’s why I came.”

I was only 23 years old at that time.

“…It hasn’t been three years yet. You could leave now, yes. But if you do, you won’t receive the things that were promised. Are you okay with that?”

I wasn’t okay. Of course, I wasn’t.

Right then, my mother’s thin face came to mind—how she finally got proper treatment after I married Egbert and was admitted to the hospital. And my father, who had started to smile again, even just a little.

Back then, my mother still needed a long time to recover.

I was worn out and lonely, and I couldn’t abandon them too.

I was too young to understand what I was agreeing to.

I didn’t know the contract would be like hell—that it would slowly eat away at my soul.
I didn’t know that everything I believed was love… was nothing but an illusion.

I still remember the taste of the warm black tea Janus gave me as I cried in front of him.

He placed the divorce agreement in front of me.

“At least you can enjoy the feeling in advance, Marchioness.”

That day, I wrote the agreement together with Janus. And just like any regular office worker with a job contract, I held onto it and endured those 3 years.

Counting down the days, one by one.

Watching my mother slowly get better.
Thinking about the final victory trophy I would receive in the end.

At those times, this divorce agreement gave me strength.

I looked over the papers again.
The only thing left blank was the space for the date.

So today, I filled in the date.

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I’ll Take All of Your Assets as Alimony

I’ll Take All of Your Assets as Alimony

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Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Artist: Released: 2025 Native Language: Korean

Plot

I thought getting divorced would bring me peace. But the husband who never paid me any attention suddenly changed.   > “I can’t live without you, Anais. Please… if not for me, then for my grandfather’s sake—come back.”       To make matters worse, suitors started lining up almost daily. It was enough to make my blood run dry.   Fine. Then I’ll choose my second husband myself.   Baldwin Constantine had a bit of a problem. He had lost his hearing, couldn’t speak, and was supposedly infertile. Compared to my ex-husband, who went wild at the sight of any woman, this seemed like a much better deal. A relationship born out of necessity—a business arrangement.   But then...   > “I don’t like waking up without you in the morning.”       His low, husky voice whispered in my ear. His passion, day and night, was draining my stamina.   Infertile, you said?   > “If you kiss me first, I’ll do whatever you want.”       Mute, you said? Isn’t this a scam marriage…?

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