I Wish My Husband Were Dead - Chapter 2



Only Krnovel

The Awakened Husband
2023.11.02.

However, despite her earnest prayers, Craig was still breathing the next day, and the day after that.

It was a repetition of the same routine.

Perhaps if she hadn’t seen his fingers move slightly.

“Huh?”

Cordelia rubbed her eyes, unable to believe what she saw.

“What’s wrong?”

“A finger. Did you see it just now? His finger moved.”

“Well, I don’t know.”

The maid looked at Craig’s hand with a skeptical face. As if it were a lie, his finger didn’t move at all.

“I guess I saw it wrong.”

“If you really want it, it could.”

Emily laughed and brushed it off as nothing.

However, the next day, Cordelia witnessed Craig’s fingers moving again. Unfortunately, the maid went to get water, leaving her the only witness.

Cordelia was startled and hurriedly approached him.

“Craig?”

“Ugh… … .”

He even groaned. Seeing him wake up, joy and disappointment… …

No, actually, the disappointment was greater. A lifeline really is tenacious.

However, Cordelia hid her regret and imitated her virtuous wife.

“Craig. Are you awake?”

“Ugh.”

After groaning painfully several times, Craig barely opened his eyes. His blurry pupils gradually came into focus.

“… … D?”

“Huh?”

“W-uh, where am I?”

“It’s my nature. Do you know that it’s been five months since you collapsed? I’ll call a doctor right away.”

Cordelia reached out to the rope to call her maid. However, her arms stiffened at the following question.

“What’s my name?”

“What?”

“What’s my name?”

* * *

Helena screamed at the news that Craig Abrams, who had miraculously woken up after five months, had become an idiot who didn’t even know his own name.

“This is ridiculous!”

She immediately called the five prominent council members nearby,

but they all shook their heads. “I’m sorry. In cases like this, we also… …”

“Please fix it right away!”

“I’m truly sorry, Lady Countess.”

The council members bowed their heads in frustration. Helena paced around the sofa anxiously.

“No. Absolutely not. If we continue like this, someone else will take our family. What did I build?”

She ordered her servants to keep their mouths shut, but rumors about Craig’s condition were already spreading.

It was a blessing for those who had been eagerly awaiting their chance to become the head of the household since Craig’s collapse. They couldn’t have an idiot as the head of the household.

If this fact became known, Craig’s cousin, third cousin, or anyone who was related by blood to Abrams would come and claim that they were the rightful heir to the earldom.

In that case, Helena, the stepmother, would be kicked out of the castle without even a penny to earn, as she would be a kite with no strings attached.

On the other hand, Cordelia’s eyes began to sparkle when she heard the doctor’s diagnosis.

“Idiot, idiot!”

It seemed that the heavens had not completely abandoned her. As soon as she heard the doctor’s words, a way to escape this damned hell flashed through her mind.

“Madam. I’ll talk to Craig.”

“What? You?”

“Yes. But since we’re a married couple who’ve been together for a long time, wouldn’t our memories come back if we talked about the past often?”

“Oh, what the Countess said is quite possible.”

Fortunately, one of the doctors supported Cordelia.

Normally, she wouldn’t have even paid attention to her, but now Helena was in no position to be picky.

“Yes. It does help in times like these.”

Helena’s face brightened. She urged Cordelia.

“You have to do it as quickly as possible. Those lynxes won’t stay still.”

“Don’t worry.”

Cordelia smiled wryly and left the room. Then she quickly headed to her room.

“Where is she? “I’m sure I put it here somewhere.”

Cordelia searched frantically through all the drawers, searching for what she had kept hidden away.

“Ah, I found it!”

The crumpled parchment had a musty smell of age.

[Confirmation of Divorce]

It was fortunate that she had gotten one just in case.

The only blank space was the one requiring her husband’s signature.

She grinned and ran to Craig’s bedroom with it.

‘It would have been better if she had died, but being an idiot is not so bad.’

If she could gently coax her into signing this document while she couldn’t remember anything, she could get a considerable amount of compensation and freedom.

Then, she might even be able to open a small shop, which was her long-time dream.

Cordelia went to Craig’s room, holding the document carefully in her arms.

The maid who was guarding the room bowed deeply when she saw Cordelia and went out.

“How are you feeling?”

Cordelia smiled as kindly as she could and sat down on the chair by his bedside.

“It’s horrible.”

Craig muttered, looking at my sagging body with disgust.

“But I can’t tell you how glad I am to wake up like this. I prayed to the morning star every morning. Please wake up… …”

“Name.”

“Yes?”

“What’s your name?”

Craig cut her off somewhat coldly.

Cordelia, who had been lying without even licking her lips, immediately made an apologetic expression.

“Oh. Sorry. I forgot that your memory is not perfect. My name is Cordelia. I am your wife.”

“What was your maiden name?”

“Vasquez.”

“Vasquez. Ha, a pearl necklace on a pig’s neck.”

He looked Cordelia up and down with a sneer. It felt more like he was appraising an object than the sticky sexual feeling he had felt before.

“You came back from the dead and have completely changed.”

It was a tone that was not typical of Craig. It felt strangely out of place, but Cordelia ignored it.

“Where is the Abrams’ home?”

“Where?” “Where is this home?”

“What region is it located in? No, that’s okay. If we are stuck in the middle of nowhere, you won’t know the name even if I tell you the place name. What are the eight closest families?”

“The home is between Vasquez and Hillrust. It is a little closer to Hillrust, though.”

“Hillrust. That’s fortunate.”

He muttered. It was a small voice, but it was enough for Cordelia, who was next to him, to hear. She asked,

“What are you glad about?”

“I don’t need to know. Why did you come to see me?”

“Why? Do you have to have something like that? We’re a married couple.”

“It doesn’t seem like we were a good couple.”

“… … Why do you think so?”

Cordelia asked, still smiling lightly. Craig

pointed at her chin arrogantly.

“You, when I woke up, you weren’t happy, you were disappointed. And you didn’t come to see me for a day.”

“That’s it.”

“My husband, who had been unconscious for five months, woke up.”

“Oh, what do you mean, disappointed? I was just so surprised… … And I didn’t come to see you yesterday because I thought you might be tired.” He was

too sharp.

Cordelia began to wonder if this man was really stupid. She

didn’t even know her name, so she didn’t expect someone who asked her this question to make such a sharp guess.

“I hate wasting time. Stop making excuses and tell me why you came.”

“Actually… … .”

She took out the divorce certificate as naturally as possible.

“I came to finish up what we couldn’t talk about.”

“What is this?”

“Craig. I’m sorry to show you this as soon as you open your eyes, but… … .”

Cordelia made a pitiful face by lowering her eyebrows and the corners of her mouth as much as possible.

“I wanted to finish this before you collapsed. And so did I.”

“Divorce?”

“Yes. You understand, no. I don’t know, but you loved someone else besides me. Miss Alicia and Miss Elizabeth. You loved them both very deeply. If you want, you can call me right now.”

“Ha.”

Craig sneered, lifting one corner of his mouth. It was unclear who he was snickering at.

Cordelia ignored him and handed him the divorce papers.

Upon closer inspection, she saw that they were written with only conditions that were beneficial to her.

“You said you wanted to take one of them as your wife. It was painful, but you love each other, so what can I do? We agreed to separate cleanly. Now, just sign here.”

“You’re doing all sorts of things.”

“Huh?”

Craig snatched the papers she handed him and threw them on the bed. It was extremely rude.

Cordelia frowned and glared at him.

“What are you doing?”

“Do you really think I’m some kind of idiot just because I don’t remember anything?”

His momentum was so sharp that Cordelia held back her anger and took a deep breath.

“From what I’ve heard from the servants, it seems like your relationship was at its worst. You must have brought the divorce papers because your husband was an idiot.”

“… … You also had a hard time continuing your marriage with me.”

“You must know why a wealthy family like the Abrams took Vasquez as their bride. Since when did love become necessary for marriage?”

“What… … .”

“And Abrams is really letting you go. It must have cost a lot of money to buy Vasquez’s blood.” “What are

you?”

Cordelia felt goosebumps. She took a step back without realizing it.

It wasn’t just his personality that had changed. He was talking like a completely different person. Not only

his actions and speech, but even his way of thinking was completely different, so he seemed like a different person, not the ‘Craig Abrams’ she knew.

“What. Your husband.”

Craig smiled at her for the first time. His smooth face was as creepy as a snake.

“Don’t think about handing divorce papers to your husband who woke up after five months, and just tell me about my past.”

He ordered her so naturally. Under the pressure of his momentum, Cordelia sat down awkwardly at Craig’s bedside.

“What the hell is going on?”

She thought she could just roughly please him and get his signature since he was an idiot, but the situation had changed strangely.

Cordelia picked up the divorce papers that had fallen on the floor and pretended that nothing had happened.

There was plenty of time anyway. Patience had been her friend since she was young.

“Then let’s talk about the divorce after you get your body together. Your past?”

“Yes. I heard it from the servants, but you, who were my wife, would know better.”

“Well. It’s only been a year since we were married.”

“Just tell me what you know.”

He said coldly. She

was a little afraid that her real memories might come back, so she wanted to refuse, but if Helena heard about it, things would get more complicated.

‘First, I need to check how much I remember.’