I Wish My Husband Were Dead - Chapter 104
Only Krnovel
Love
2024.02.12.
Despite the serious confession, Cordelia did not say anything.
“Why aren’t you answering? Wait, why is your face like that?”
He quickly grabbed her hand. It was much colder than she had thought. On top of that, her complexion was so pale that it had no blood at all.
Cordelia muttered while holding onto Leonard’s hand tightly. Her eyes were unfocused.
“Don’t do that. Don’t do that.”
“Cordelia, Cordelia!”
Leonard, realizing that her condition was serious, grabbed Cordelia’s shoulders tightly. She was easily shaken by his touch like a scarecrow. Leonard turned his head urgently and shouted.
“Baron!”
“I’ll call the senator again.”
Baron hurriedly ran outside. Cordelia blinked very slowly. In her confusion, only Leonard’s two eyes were clearly fixed.
* * *
It seemed like she had slept for a very long time.
Cordelia felt a rare sense of comfort, so much so that she wished she would never wake up. But at the same time, she felt a strong pressure to get up.
‘Master.’
Leonard’s face came to mind. The smell of hot blood and Nazabut’s long nails shining in the light. Cordelia opened her eyes like a fish caught from the seabed.
“Huh, haa.”
It was dark around her, probably in the middle of the night.
Cordelia took a deep breath and looked around. It was an unfamiliar ceiling and a room she had never seen before. Since she had not yet fully regained consciousness, the only thing that filled her mind was Leonard.
“Master. Master.”
That seemed to be the only word she knew how to say.
When she got up, her whole body hurt as if she had been beaten,
but she didn’t care. She left the room barefoot and went looking for Leonard. She wandered the hallway like a sleepwalker. It didn’t matter to Cordelia where she was. She was simply obsessed with finding Leonard quickly.
Without a light, it was very dark for her son-in-law, so she held onto the wall and groped her way.
Fortunately, when she opened the third door, she found the person she was looking for.
“Who is it?” “
Master.”
Leonard jumped up in surprise at the sudden noise, but got out of bed when he realized that the intruder was Cordelia.
“Cordelia? When did you wake up?”
“Master. Are you okay?”
“Who would say that? Do you know how many days it’s been since you woke up?”
Leonard grumbled and lit the candle. The room became dimly lit.
Cordelia boldly approached Leonard and groped his back. Leonard flinched in surprise at her touch. Cordelia’s expression darkened, thinking it was because of the pain.
“Are you in a lot of pain?”
“No, it’s okay to be in pain… .”
“I’m sorry, Master. Because of me. I didn’t do it for nothing.”
“Why are you begging for forgiveness? What on earth did you do?”
He couldn’t understand the guilt in her eyes. He thought the stab wound on his back had nothing to do with Cordelia.
“You were hurt protecting me.”
“I’ve told you several times, but you’re my disciple. And… … No. Anyway, it’s my responsibility to protect you, so you don’t have to act like you’re guilty.”
Despite his gentle consolation, Cordelia’s eyes were still wet. Leonard chuckled at that.
“You’re crying again as soon as you wake up. My crybaby.”
“No, sniff, I’m not crying.”
Cordelia quickly wiped away her tears with her sleeve. Even though she confirmed that he was fine, she was still worried somewhere in the corner.
“But since the wound was so big, it’ll leave a scar, right?”
“Well… … .”
He was about to say that it didn’t matter since it wouldn’t be visible when he was wearing clothes, but then a funny thought suddenly occurred to him. He deliberately lowered the corners of his mouth and said.
“That’s right. I can’t even get married anymore. Who would accept a man with such a big scar on his back?”
“Yes? But my master is the House of Attila, and Seirius of Acheron, and also, and also… .”
“Are those all my merits are? That mere title? Nothing else? Think carefully.”
He immediately glared at Cordelia and questioned her.
“Oh, right. And the face! Although the inside is rotten, hmm.”
“Rotten?”
Cordelia shut her mouth tightly and quickly thought about it. She had to speak well here. She spoke calmly, without even licking her lips.
“And her heart is as beautiful as a rotten fruit.”
“What’s a rotten fruit? Isn’t it a pomegranate?”
“Oh. You didn’t know. In the north, they call pomegranates rotten fruits.”
“Ha, really. If you can’t even speak.”
Leonard knew what she was going to say, but he just ignored it.
“Yes. But what if my insides are as beautiful as rot? I have such an ugly scar on my back. Shouldn’t you take some responsibility? For example, if I die… …”
“I will.”
Cordelia nodded quickly before he could finish his words. She was ready to accept whatever responsibility he asked her to take. Leonard stopped talking in surprise.
“What? Do you know what I’m going to say?”
“Master has already saved my life once. What can I not do for you?” He
was sincere. In fact, he had received so much from her that he was at a loss for how to repay her. Not only did he give her a new chance at life, he even saved her real life, so even if Leonard asked him to give up his life, he would gladly give it to her.
“Really? What do I ask?”
Leonard’s purple eyes were the only thing shining in the darkness.
He lifted Cordelia’s chin. Even though her face felt too close, Cordelia did not avoid Leonard’s eyes. Leonard slightly twisted his face.
“Then close your eyes.”
At his words, Cordelia closed her eyes without hesitation. His breath touched the tip of her nose.
However, no matter how much time passed, there was no change. All she could hear was Leonard’s sigh.
“Fine. What am I doing with the child?”
“Why?”
Cordelia opened her eyes. Leonard felt relieved when he met her innocent eyes.
Eventually, it was late at night, so he was about to go back to his room. However, when Cordelia spoke, he froze.
“Aren’t you going to kiss me?”
“… … You.”
If I had to pick the most embarrassing moment of his life, it would be right now, right now. Leonard was so embarrassed that he could only move his lips. He even broke out in a cold sweat.
Not knowing what to say, he clenched and unclenched his fists repeatedly before barely getting out a word. Even that was stammered.
“Oh, you knew?”
“Of course. Do you think I’m stupid?”
Cordelia shrugged lightly.
“I’ve been married and bereaved before. I’m not a kid.”
“Yes. You knew. That’s why. I was going to tell you. But it wasn’t the right time. I was going to wait for the right time and tell you… …”
Sweat dripped from his palms. He stuttered violently.
He had imagined the moment in his head dozens of times to confess his love to her, but he had never expected such an absurd situation. He had even thought that he would be caught by Cordelia and do it.
It was a disaster. He had planned to propose to her in a nicer, more stylish place, with proper flowers.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t have anything ready right now… …”
“You want a good relationship, right?”
“What?”
“I met that guy at the restaurant before, oh. What was his name? Anyway, he made a similar offer to me. I heard that’s a trend among wizards?”
Cordelia laughed casually.
“A good… . . relationship? Do you know what that means?”
“I know. I’m an adult, Master.”
Leonard’s face instantly turned cold as he realized that she was sincere.
“You know, you know everything, and you close your eyes?”
“I told you to close your eyes, Master.”
“I told you that! Then you would close your eyes even if Rosenblu told you to. This is just a popular game to you. Isn’t it?”
“… … Why are you angry?”
Not only his face but even his voice had become cold, so it was impossible not to know his feelings. Cordelia was quite embarrassed. She had only closed her eyes as he had asked, but Leonard was getting angry and bringing up Rosenblu instead.
“Hey, it’s because you’re Master. Are you and our Master the same?”
She quickly tried to lift Leonard up, wondering if he was jealous of Rosenblu, but his hardened expression showed no sign of loosening.
“I’m doing it because I’m doing it? “If I asked you to spend the night with me, would you do it?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“… Because the Master asks you to?”
Cordelia said cautiously, watching his expression. Leonard’s expression didn’t change, perhaps because it wasn’t the answer she was expecting.
“Is that nothing to you? Is it as easy as fetching water?”
No, she was saying that Leonard was so precious to her that she would gladly comply if he asked for a ‘good relationship’.
However, before Cordelia could continue, Leonard spoke first. He looked somehow hurt.
“Am I just that kind of guy to you?”
“Just that? How much more important is the Master to me?”
“What do you think of me? The kind of person I would ask of you, ha. Enough.”
He chewed on each word as he spat them out, then swallowed the rest. Cordelia was a little scared by his piercing gaze.
Leonard placed one hand on his forehead and pointed to the door with the other.
“Get out.”
“Master.”
“Get out. I’m tired and need to sleep.”
“Uh… … . Ah. Yes.”
When Cordelia hesitated, unable to adjust to his sudden change in attitude, Leonard grabbed her hand and led her to the door. He pushed Cordelia out of the room and closed the door. It felt a little harder than usual, perhaps because of the feeling.
Cordelia lingered in front of the door for a while, unable to leave the room due to her unresolved questions, but the door did not open. In the end, she returned to her room.
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