I Raised the Child Born to My Husband’s Mistress for Seven Years, So My Role is Now Complete

Duchess Serena knew everything from the day she married: about her husband’s mistress, that the child she was raising belonged to that mistress, and that her husband was stealing all the credit for her hard work. Knowing all of this, she still stayed for seven years simply because the child was innocent.

However, in the spring of her seventh year, the day her son declared, “I want to meet my real mother,” Serena smiled and handed over the divorce papers. Without shedding a single tear or showing any anger, she left him with just one sentence:

“Please handle the ledgers for my seven years of work yourself.”

Waiting for her at her new destination was a clumsy Earl—whose marriage proposal she had rejected eight years ago—and a mountain of deficit-ridden ledgers. As she spends her days rebuilding his territory using accounting as her weapon, a warm cup of tea is delivered to her desk every night by the silent lord, who remembers all her favorite blends. Meanwhile, her ex-husband was left crying in regret…