Goodbye Saintess (by Edelweiss W.S.) novel Chapter 108

**The Unseen Kingdom That Followed Me Into Every Dream by Alyndra Meron Valeen 108**

The men surrounding the stage slapped their thighs in a collective gesture of disappointment, their sighs echoing the weight of their regret. What had once seemed like the ideal son-in-law had now spiraled into a public spectacle of misfortune.

A low murmur rippled through the crowd, a cacophony of discontent. Yet, amid the sea of frowns and furrowed brows, one pair of eyes sparkled with a mixture of shock and uncontainable joy. Hera stood apart, her heart racing as she absorbed the moment.

She had triumphed. Sebastian, in front of everyone, had declared her his wife. He loved her, after all, despite the shadows that had loomed over their relationship for so long.

Hera’s heart swelled with a joy she had not felt in years, a feeling so pure and exhilarating that it almost felt foreign. A smile broke across her face, lighting up her features. ‘I knew it! He couldn’t just stop loving me after five years of marriage!’ she thought, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. The urge to leap onto the stage and wrap her arms around him was overwhelming, a desperate need to bask in the warmth of their shared love.

But her elation was fleeting, a fragile bubble that burst with the next words that fell from Sebastian’s lips.

“That was then. She was my wife—no more, no less. We are going through a divorce. I’ll be single again soon,” he stated, a smile of relief plastered across his face.

Each syllable pierced Hera’s heart like a dagger, the pain cutting deeper than she had anticipated. Agony surged through her, a tidal wave of despair that threatened to swallow her whole. Tears streamed down her cheeks, this time born from a heart-wrenching sorrow.

She slumped back into her seat, her voice barely a whisper as she murmured, “But I never agreed to this…”

Her words were lost in the deafening cheers that erupted around her.

“He’s going to be single soon! Did you hear that?!” one voice boomed, filled with excitement.

“No wonder Hera’s been spotted with another man lately. That must be her new partner!” another chimed in, the gossip spreading like wildfire.

“How could someone as astute as Ms. Bishop let go of a perfect man for another? Mr. Grimwald is a rare gem, and she just let him slip through her fingers?” a third voice lamented, shaking their head in disbelief.

A smirk of smug satisfaction danced on her lips as she leaned in closer. “Let me share a little secret. He has rock-hard abs. I can feel them right now!”

The crowd fell into an astonished silence, the weight of her words hanging in the air like an unspoken challenge.

I exchanged a glance with Baron, both of us acutely aware that we had strayed far from the original purpose of this forum. Why were these women behaving as if I were the first man they had ever encountered?

Was this how all female CEOs operated? Hera had never been like this—so desperate, so eager.

With a sudden surge of resolve, I wrenched myself free from her embrace and stepped back, creating a distance that felt necessary. “I’m sorry, but that’s completely inappropriate, ma’am,” I stated firmly, my voice steady.

Just because I no longer wished to be with Hera did not mean I was obligated to choose one of them.