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“I've sacrificed so much for our sake, to get this duplicitous act from my husband and my foster sister!” My heart clenched at the sight of their naked bodies. I lacked words to say, My heart felt crushed under the weight of their sinful act! I was about to give Liam the most exciting news of our lives on our third wedding anniversary. The insemination procedure was a success, and I was pregnant with his child. That day turned out to be the opposite of what I expected it to be. I ended up being humiliated in the presence of my foster sister, I was asked to sign the divorce papers, and was also sent out of my matrimonial home that same day. **** “Mrs Sophia, there was a big complication from the final procedure we carried out on you. “What's wrong? I managed to say, without minding the tension coming from his voice. After a few minutes of silence… “A mistake occurred during the insemination procedure, leading to the incorrect sperm being used and….” he took a deep breath. "You're carrying the child of the CEO Williams Corporation.” My eyes widened in shock. “Whatttt!! This was just the beginning of my twist of fate with the ‘Cold and Callous Billionaire’.... Ethan Williams.
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CHAPTER 001 The Unexpected
きらびやかなシャンデリアが煌めき、優雅な音楽が流れる王宮の夜会。色とりどりのドレスを纏った令嬢たちが、将来有望な貴公子たちと談笑に花を咲かせている。
しかし、その華やかな輪から少し離れた壁際に、ひっそりと佇む一人の少女がいた。アリア・フォン・クライネルト侯爵令嬢。
彼女は高位貴族の娘でありながら、派手さのない濃紺のドレスに身を包みんでいた。豊かな栗色の髪も控えめにまとめているだけで、まるで夜会の背景に溶け込んでいるかのよう。 周囲の華やかな令嬢たちとは対照的に、彼女に声をかける者は誰もいない。向けられるのは好奇と嘲りを含んだ視線ばかり。（また、陰口を叩かれているわね……地味だとか、侯爵家の出来損ないだとか）
アリアは小さくため息をついた。そんな陰口にはもう慣れっこだった。彼女の趣味は令嬢らしい刺繍でもなく、詩作でもなく、ましてや流行のダンスでもない。
古い書物を読み解き、屋敷の隅の物置同然の部屋で、がらくたにしか見えない金属片や歯車をいじくり回す「魔導具の研究と製作」。そんなものは淑女の嗜みではないと実の両親や兄弟からも疎まれて、社交界では奇異の目で見られていた。不意に会場の音楽が止み、ざわめきが静まった。中央に立つのはこの国の第一王子であり、アリアの婚約者であるエドワードだった。金色の髪を輝かせ、自信に満ちた笑みを浮かべた彼は、朗々と声を張り上げた。
「皆、静粛に！ 本日は、我が人生における大きな決断を報告させてもらう！」
視線が一斉にエドワード王子に集まる。アリアもまた、胸騒ぎを覚えながら彼を見つめた。エドワードはアリアを一瞥すると、挑戦的な笑みを浮かべ、隣に寄り添う愛らしい令嬢の肩を抱いた。清楚な白のドレスを纏い、勝ち誇ったような笑みを浮かべているのは男爵令嬢のメアリー・ド・ロシュフォールだった。
「俺は、アリア・フォン・クライネルトとの婚約を破棄し、新たに、ここにいるメアリー・フォン・ロシュフォール嬢を婚約者として迎えることを宣言する！」
一瞬の静寂の後、会場は大きな驚きの声とそしてすぐにヒソヒソとした噂話に包まれる。エドワードはアリアに向き直り、冷酷な声で言い放った。
「アリア、君のような地味で取り柄のない女は、次期国王の妃にふさわしくない。俺の隣には、美しく聡明で、愛らしくも華やかなメアリー嬢こそが相応しい！ 私は真実の愛を見つけたのだ！」
メアリーはアリアを見下ろし、唇の端を歪めて嘲笑を浮かべた。周囲の貴族たちも同情するどころか、面白がるような、あるいは侮蔑するような視線をアリアに突き刺してくる。
（ああ、やっぱり……）
アリアは込み上げてくる屈辱と悲しみを必死に押し殺し、ただ黙ってその言葉を受け止めた。抵抗する気力も意味もないことを知っていたからだ。彼女にとってこの婚約は政略的なものでしかなく、エドワード王子から愛情を注がれたことなど一度もなかったのだから。
そう、政略だ。だからこの結婚は双方の家――王家と侯爵家――が深く関わっている。本来であれば王子といえど一人の決断でどうこうできるものではない。 けれどアリアは知っていた。エドワード王子のわがままとも言える主張が通るであろうことを。「……承知、いたしました。王子殿下のお幸せを、心よりお祈り申し上げます」
かろうじてそれだけを絞り出す。深々と一礼すると、アリアは逃げるように夜会の会場を後にした。背後でエドワードとメアリーを祝福する声と、自分への嘲笑が聞こえてくるような気がした。
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