Trading My Scum Fiancé For A Better Life

Synopsis

After my elder sister, Eleanor Sutton, returned home following the dissolution of her marriage, Theodore Crane postponed our wedding once again. He explained, "Eleanor has only just parted ways with her husband. Holding our ceremony now would cast a shadow upon your reputation, Blakely." I, Blakely Sutton, nodded silently in agreement. This marked the third time Theodore had delayed our union. The first time, he spent three years by Eleanor's side in Riverside under the guise of pursuing his studies. After Eleanor married, he devoted another three years to guarding her from the distant borderlands, citing his need to build a name through military service. And I had waited from the bloom of sixteen until becoming known throughout Kingston as a woman well past her prime. This time, I refused to wait any longer. I pleaded with my grandmother to submit my name to the royal court. The princess Giselle, the King's sister, was soon to depart for Serenity Abbey to offer prayers for the kingdom, seeking ten noble ladies to accompany her, a commitment from which none would return for three full years. On the day of my departure, I sent the letter breaking our engagement to the Crane family. Later, I heard that Theodore, ever the picture of restraint and dignity, kept vigil outside Serenity Abbey for a full month, pleading for a single chance to see me.