The General's Wife Wants to Leave-Chapter 206: To marry the General

Clara de Lorn heard all the words that were spoken by the lady that had taken her position as the General’s wife, and it added to the bitterness that she had felt in her broken heart.

It was still fresh in her mind how she felt devastated when her father told her that General von Rodega had chosen a lady to be his bride, but it was definitely not her.

The man, who had captured her heart since she heard about him, a young general from another land who led the military forces and successfully defeated the great Valthian, chose Lady Joanna de Lara as his wife, not her, the most beautiful lady in Barasca.

The man that she adored so much and made her heart beat violently when her eyes first landed on his breathtaking figure in the victory banquet had become someone’s husband, not hers, one of the most captivating ladies in Terra.

She wondered what made her, a lady whom so many gentlemen competed to have her hands into marriage, not chosen by him. She wondered what made Joanna de Lara special to be selected as his bride.

In terms of any capability as a lady, Clara de Lorn was beyond certain that she was superior in any aspect compared to the meek, timid, weak, sickly, and plain Joanna de Lara. What appeared in Clara’s mind at that time, as the most probable possibility that the prominent General did not choose her as his wife, was that he aimed for a lady that bore a higher rank than her.

Based on what her father informed her, the daughter of Duke de Lara was not the only higher rank that was recommended by the King as the General’s wife. If that were the case, then it seemed that her luck played a determining role in being chosen by the General.

It was Clara’s thought at that time—a thought that she built in her mind as an effort to appease any disappointment and heartbreak, including the shame and anger when all the ladies that she met in any social gatherings mocked her for being defeated by Joanna de Lara.

Another thing that she believed was that it all happened because the man that she adored had not yet seen her alluring figure with his own eyes. If the King included the painting of the figures of all the recommended ladies as part of the background profiles to introduce to the General, he would have surely chosen her in the very first place. His wife would definitely be her, not Joanna de Lara.

Then, a moment that she had waited for so long finally arrived. Her heart beat so fast when she saw a captivating figure on the sidewalk not far from Mr. Simone’s shop. But he was not alone, and her smile disappeared on her face when she caught sight of a woman walking in front of him—a woman who had taken her position as his wife.

But a few moments later, the smile returned when a thought surged in her mind that it was the last time for that woman to walk with that man.

For Clara de Lorn, as long as she could marry General von Rodega, it did not matter if she did not hold the status of his first wife, as it could not be denied that when his marriage with Joanna ended and she took her position as his wife, she would be recognized as General von Rodega’s second wife.

But then she felt her hope rise high to the sky when her father told her about the rumor of a marriage annulment request from Duke de Lara for his daughter.

She had actually predicted that the marriage between Joanna de Lara and General Canillas von Rodega would not last long. Who would be satisfied to have a lady with an ordinary and plain look with nothing special to be seen as a long-term wife? Even touching that kind of woman was difficult to do.

However, she did not dare to have her hope high for their marriage to end, remembering the fact that their marriage happened because of a royal decree that could not be regarded as a plaything.

But then, when the news that was brought by her father reached her, Clara felt like she was flying in the bright blue sky. All her worry and misery would end soon. The time for her to be able to marry the General was right in front of her eyes. Further than that, she could hold status as his first wife, as he would have his first marriage nullified.

In history, she, Clara de Lorn, would be known as the only wife of General Canillas von Rodega.

Therefore, soon after the news was shared, she asked her father to persuade the King to recommend her as the substitute for Joanna de Lara after their marriage was nullified.

Her father was, of course, against that idea. She was his only daughter. Why did she have to become the wife of a commoner of another land? He was also widely known as a ruthless person. The rumor about Duke de Lara demanding a marriage annulment for his daughter, of course, gave her father worry.

What if it were true that the General was a ruthless person with a short temper that caused Lady de Lara to go back home to Terra and ask her father to plead with the King for the separation with the General?

No father would be willing to have their daughter treated unpleasantly, particularly by a commoner.

But Clara de Lorn did not give up, not willing to lose the chance that she had dreamt of for so long. Then she enlightened her father that this man, although he bore humble blood through his veins, his social standing was not to be underestimated.

He was also the person that King Ordoba favored and respected. She also somehow believed that he was one of the trusted people of the King of Archess. How could he not if the Archess King asked for her King to propose a noble lady to be his wife if her King wanted to bind the General into a political marriage?

It was only a hint as to how important this man was for both kingdoms.

A good-looking, rakish, and manly figure; wealthy; close to both Kings; smart, brave, and strong man were all the qualities that made the desire inside Clara to be his bride soared. If she became his wife, Clara was sure that she would get all the respect and recognition that she might not have received if she became the wife of one gentleman who had sent a marriage proposal to her.

They indeed bore a higher rank than the General, but in Clara’s eyes, it was the only thing they had. And that single thing was not the thing that Clara wanted. She wanted more, and she wanted something that made her more than satisfied—something that most of the Terran gentlemen did not have and could not give her.