The Ugly Wife of the Shady Duke

Despite having nothing special about herself and being aware of that fact, Grace Felton, who was affectionate to everyone, was easy to sympathize with.

And Grace referred to such a person as, “Grace Felton.”

Of course, it was the former Grace Felton.

The current Grace was not as kind as the previous Grace.

“Madam, are you going out today?”

“Yes. I should at least take a walk.”

Grace got up, feeling lighter than before.

The new dress made by the new tailor was an optimized garment with minimal jewelry and lace frills for ease of movement.

‘I can’t exercise right now because my body feels heavy.’

She didn’t want to strain her body and risk damaging it. Grace knew that once a joint was dislocated, it was easy to get injured afterward.

Therefore, Grace put on comfortable shoes and dressed simply. Although she ordered the new tailor to make shoes, he didn’t ask why she was ordering such simple shoes.

Even though she was a lady, he didn’t ask anything, even if it was something he would ask if someone else ordered it.

Of course, Grace didn’t have any doubts because it was convenient for her.

The only question that came to Grace’s mind was this.

“My Lady, we met again today. It’s a coincidence.”

‘Why does Benjamin always appear when I am taking a walk?’ 

“Oh, Your Highness is also out for a walk?”

“Yes, the weather is nice these days.”

Grace used to take a walk at a set time.

Benjamin wasn’t there on the first day. But he appeared on the second day of the walk. After meeting every day, Grace became a little uneasy and changed the time, but still met Benjamin.

Benjamin always smiled brightly and added that it was a coincidence.

Grace thought it was just a coincidence because she believed that Benjamin, who was noble, great, and busy with the duties of a duke in the empire, wouldn’t have so much free time.

Above all, if it wasn’t a coincidence, ‘Why would he come out for a walk with me?’ was Grace’s main thought.

“I’m thinking of planting new trees in the garden. My Lady, you liked peaches, right? How about a peach tree?”

“Ah…”

“Oh, do you not like peaches anymore?”

“No, I will eat it, If you give it to me.”

She would eat them if they were given to her.

Benjamin’s expression darkened openly at those words.

“But a peach tart would be nice.”

Benjamin’s expression brightened.

“Even though, I can’t eat it because I have to lose weight.”

Benjamin’s expression darkened again.

“Then, do you have any favorite flowers?”

“I like flowers, but I don’t know the types well. I don’t know what’s what because I don’t know the names.”

It didn’t matter that she didn’t know.

Grace had no intention of becoming a gardener.

She had no intention of going to a remote place in the countryside after divorce and running a flower shop, and getting involved in a novel prologue-like situation with someone who hid their name.

“I see. I haven’t considered such a problem.”

Grace, who was planning her life after divorce, didn’t notice Benjamin muttering with a serious expression by himself.

The servants who were watching the two of them felt like they were about to burst with frustration.

Although they couldn’t accurately grasp what Grace and Benjamin were thinking, it was clear that they were thinking completely different things.

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“Oh.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Look at this, Sally. This blouse has been around for a while, but hasn’t it become a bit loose?”

Grace pointed to the blouse she was wearing and smiled.

It was definitely looser than before.

“I guess I lost weight. As expected, just adjusting my diet makes me lose weight, right?”

Of course, since Grace had a lot of fat on her body, just adjusting her diet made her lose weight easily, but after losing a certain amount of weight, she had to do more intense exercise than walking.

Sally smiled warmly as she watched Grace, who had the brightest smile she had ever seen.

‘About 7-8 kilograms? If I lose that much, I should suggest divorce.’

Not knowing Grace’s inner thoughts, Sally could laugh.

“Are you going for a walk today too?”

“If I skip it once, I would just want to keep skipping it.”

It was difficult for Grace to do it every day. She would think, “Should I take a break?” and if she did, it would stretch to two, three… four days and she would end up taking a long break.

‘Then the suggestion of divorce will be postponed.’

Yeah, that’s not good.

Grace nodded her head.

Let’s think about Benjamin’s perspective. How much would he want to legally date Aria?

Of course, Benjamin was once really her type, but when she found out he used his wife to gain Aria’s favor, all her feelings for him hit rock bottom and went underground.

‘And that wife is me.’

That wife died of an unknown illness.

“Darn it.”

Today, Grace only thought about getting divorced as soon as possible.