The Abandoned Wife Only Wanted to Live Quietly

Countess Isabel.

Betrayed by her husband, who wanted to claim the insurance payout, she was abandoned on a deserted island.

Fortunately, having served in an elite mercenary unit with extensive wilderness survival experience, she had no trouble finding food and shelter on the island.

‘I’ll survive here for the time being, and when a rescue ship eventually passes by, I’ll hitch a ride.’

However, there was already a shipwreck on the island, left behind by an earlier disaster.

It belonged to the Second Prince and his subordinates, who had gone missing after being attacked.

Isabel began caring for them, even though they were on the verge of death.

“Weave the leaves together to make a roof. It’s going to rain tonight. You, clean the shellfish. And you, chop some firewood.”

They were a bunch of greenhorns who didn’t even know how to tie a proper knot, so the thought of having to do everything herself was nothing short of a nuisance.

“Countess! I can smell clean water underground!”

But perhaps they were more useful than she’d expected?

**

A rescue ship finally arrived.

It was a vessel sent to retrieve Erich, who had been chosen as the Empire’s Crown Prince.

He would leave behind this tedious life on a deserted island and ascend to a position of unparalleled prestige.

It was time for Isabel to return to her former life, too.

After taking her revenge on her husband, she planned to settle down somewhere quiet and open an inn.

But then—

“Who said you could run away, Belle?”

A deep possessiveness glimmered in Erich’s eyes as he cupped Isabel’s cheek.