บท 516: DETHRONEMENT AND DIVORCE (7)

"FILE a divorce?! Your Majesty, you're being cruel!"

It was Marquis Vincent Lennox.

[Of course, it will be him.]

Nikolai already expected that the first person who would react strongly as soon as he mentioned 'divorce.'

"Your Majesty, do you hate Empress Juliet that much?" Marquis Lennox asked angrily. "How could you throw my granddaughter away like this?"

"I'm not throwing Juliet away," Nikolai said firmly. "In fact, while our divorce is being processed, I will step down as the emperor. Then I will let Juliet become the empress regnant once our divorce is completed."

The entire room fell silent for a moment.

Only for a moment, though.

Once everyone had gotten over their initial shock, the entire room boomed with several voices speaking at the same time.

"Your Majesty, I strongly oppose this," Rufus Quinzel, who wasn't aware of the entire plan, said firmly. "Please rethink your decision!"