The explanation given by Renis was like a lifeline to a drowning person for Crasis.
She frantically clung to this logic to justify all her suspicions!
“That’s right!”
“Renis is the one who’s right!”
“You were just trying to use me!”
“Stop pretending!”
Crasis stared at Ron with a face full of rage.
Ron just let out a sneering laugh.
“According to your logic…”
“Wouldn’t that mean I never loved you and only wanted to use you?”
“If I never loved you, why would I care whether I was being cheated on?”
“So, Renis—are you really planning to sleep with us tonight?”
Ron asked with a rare tone of seriousness.
Renis was so furious he nearly passed out.
“Screw you!”
“Who the hell wants to sleep with you?!”
Crasis, on the other hand, silently walked to Ron’s side, staring at him with an intense gaze.
She stared hard at Ron’s face, trying to find even the slightest crack in his composure, any sign of anger.
But unfortunately—
Ron’s calm wasn’t an act.
It truly seemed like he had never loved her.
Upon realizing this—
Crasis, for some reason, suddenly felt empty inside.
What was happening?
Hadn’t she always found Ron’s love utterly disgusting?
So why now, upon confirming that he never loved her at all, did she feel… disappointed?
Crasis originally wanted to lash out at Ron with a scolding tirade.
But just as the words were about to leave her mouth, she instead gave a mocking laugh.
At this point, what was the point of arguing with this useless man with no magic?
Marrying someone like him—was her brain malfunctioning too?
Crasis gently touched her own cheek, regaining her usual aloof, arrogant demeanor.
“Whether you love me or not doesn’t matter anymore.”
“I’ve already applied for a study-abroad opportunity with Renis to the imperial capital.”
“Three days ago, the approval came through.”
“I received an official invitation from Sangoria Magic University.”
Crasis proudly pulled out an envelope that looked very high-class.
“Renis’s application was rejected…”
“But the school made an exception and opened a back door, allowing Renis to attend as my accompanying guardian.”
“Tomorrow morning, Renis and I will depart for the capital.”
“Three years.”
“In three years, I’ll graduate from Sangoria Magic University.”
“By then, Renis and I will probably have become pillars of the Empire.”
“When that time comes, I’ll use all my connections and resources…”
“To divorce you—this worthless trash!”
Upon hearing this—
Ron’s mouth dropped open.
“Under the binding of the blood pact, we can still get divorced?”
Faced with Ron’s surprise…
Crasis revealed a satisfied smile.
“Of course.”
“The blood pact only specified that we had to become husband and wife.”
“It never detailed how long we had to stay married, or whether divorce was allowed.”
“For clauses that aren’t clearly defined, the binding power of the blood pact is much weaker.”
“Once I become strong enough, I’ll definitely find a way to divorce you!”
“Just wait for me to return in glory three years from now—so I can formally dissolve our marriage!”
Crasis spoke proudly, full of confidence.
What she didn’t expect—
Was for Ron to suddenly start clapping joyfully!
“Good, good, good!”
“This is amazing!”
“Do you have any idea how distressed I was when I found out I had to marry you?!”
“I was agonizing over how to pretend to be a loving couple with you… and how I’d ever find a real girl I actually like.”
“But now—this is perfect!”
“You’re going to study abroad!”
“These next three years I can live like a man with no wife—free and happy!”
“And!”
“Three years from now, you’re even going to help me end this marriage?!”
“Thank you, thank you!”
“Truly, thank you!”
“You better study hard these next three years. Don’t slack off.”
“I absolutely don’t want to be tied to you for life!”
Ron excitedly grabbed Crasis’s hand and shook it nonstop.
“Y-You…”
If Ron had been deliberately provoking her, Crasis might not have been this angry.
But Ron’s excitement was clearly genuine!
Seeing how deeply disgusted he was with the idea of being married to her—
Crasis’s face turned black, then white, then red—a dazzling display of emotional chaos.
Meanwhile, Ron, learning he’d be living alone for the next three years and would be totally free afterward, felt utterly elated.
He was truly, genuinely happy.
Now that he was the son of a wealthy family, he had plenty of dark and wild fantasies he wanted to indulge.
But because of his “bargain-bin wife,” and out of consideration for the dignity and reputation of the Castrellero family—
He had to restrain himself, at least in the marital home.
If he played around too recklessly and word got out, how would he maintain face?
Now, hearing that this woman was taking her little lover and flying far away tomorrow—
Ron wasn’t just pleased—he was ecstatic!
Faced with such shameless enthusiasm from Ron—
Crasis couldn’t help but laugh bitterly in anger.
“Just wait!”
“Three years from now, once the blood pact no longer protects you—”
“I’ll repay every humiliation I’ve suffered, a hundredfold!”
Crasis spat out those fierce words and stormed off with Renis.
“Take care, I won’t be seeing you off!”
Watching their figures disappear at the end of the corridor—
The smile on Ron’s face slowly faded.
“Three years, huh…”
“If only, in these three years, I could awaken a cheat power and cancel the engagement with flair…”
“Too bad.”
“I guess I fantasize like this because I’ve read too many wish-fulfillment webnovels.”
“Hah… transmigrating right after the college entrance exam—I should’ve just spent more time reading webnovels in class…”
Ron rubbed his tired face.
It wasn’t like he didn’t want to pull off a classic comeback: Thirty years East of the River, thirty years West.
But as things stood—
He didn’t seem to have any special talents at all.