I Wish My Husband Were Dead - Chapter 3



Only Krnovel

The Awakened Husband
2023.11.03.

She sat next to the bed and kindly recited the story of his mischievous past that she knew.

As the story of the past got longer, Craig’s eyebrows furrowed deeper.

“Oh my god. Isn’t this really a mess?”

“Oh, and this is a story I heard from someone else, but there’s a rumor that you had an extramarital affair when you were fifteen… …”

“That’s enough for today.”

“There’s still some interesting stuff left.”

“Enough. If you listen to any more, your ears will get dirty.”

It was too harsh an expression to describe my past.

Upon closer inspection, Craig’s forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Only then did she remember that it had only been a day since the man had woken up from a long coma.

“You look tired. Get some rest. I’ll be going.”

“Wait a minute.”

Cordelia, who was about to leave the room, stopped at his call and turned around.

“There’s… a table.”

“Please?”

Craig spoke awkwardly. It was as if he had never used the word “request” before.

“It’s simple. Just deliver a letter.”

“What kind of letter?”

“You don’t need to know the contents, just do as I say.”

He was asking for a favor, but his attitude was still arrogant. Of course, it was hurtful.

“Oh, when did you throw the divorce papers at me? You’re asking me now?”

Cordelia snorted, putting both arms on her waist.

“Oh, really? I don’t need to consider your circumstances either, so do whatever you want.”

“What? How dare you.”

He blushed as if he had been insulted by Cordelia’s sarcasm. It was just funny how he acted as if he had never been rejected in his life.

“You probably don’t know because you’re blank, but if you want to send a letter, call the servant. Do you have the strength to pull the rope?”

“Since I opened my eyes, no one has asked me how I’m doing, except for the servants. I guess that means that someone who might lose the title of earl at any moment has no business. But in the meantime, the Count, who has become an idiot, sends a letter to someone? Even I would intercept it and check the contents.”

“… … Didn’t you ever think that I would intercept that letter?”

“Judging from the fact that you came with the divorce papers as soon as your husband woke up, it seems like you have no power in this house and are just desperate to get out of here.”

He replied indifferently. Cordelia was speechless for a moment because his judgment was so accurate.

At this point, she even had a reasonable suspicion that someone was really wearing Craig’s shell.

Suddenly, she noticed the document in her hand. Since it was a win-win situation, Cordelia decided to poke him once.

“Then I’ll deliver the letter, so sign here.”

Cordelia took out the divorce confirmation form and showed it to him. Craig let out a hollow laugh as if he was in awe.

“Don’t you think it’s not worth it to get a divorce over a letter?”

“If you don’t want to, then don’t.”

In any case, he’s the one who’s going to regret it. Cordelia stood up without any regrets.

As expected, Craig grabbed her before she could take a few steps.

“You seem to want to divorce me.”

“Can I be honest?”

“As you wish.”

“You’re right. I married Abrams for his money, and our marriage has been hell for the past year.”

“… … .”

“You don’t know who I am, and you don’t have any feelings for me. Can’t you just let me go?”

Since her trickery had failed, it was time to appeal to her emotions. Cordelia looked at him earnestly.

Craig was silent for a while, then reached out and took the document.

“Let’s do this.”

“How?”

“If you give me the letter, I’ll write the first letter of my name.”

“Only the first letter?”

Craig’s name was composed of five letters in the Ershe alphabet.

This meant she had to grant his request four more times.

“I think I’ve compromised a lot.”

“… … Okay.”

Cordelia nodded reluctantly. It was better than leaving without getting anything at all.

“But don’t ask too much. I can only do what I can.”

“Okay.”

She quickly brought a quill pen in case he changed his mind.

Craig wrote the first letter on the signature line without saying anything. Cordelia received the document and blinked at the signature.

“Huh? Your handwriting is different from before?”

It was completely different from the handwriting on the wedding vows. It was so messy that I remembered it clearly, but suddenly my handwriting became smooth.

“You really didn’t get along with me. This is my original handwriting,”

Craig said shamelessly. Cordelia tilted her head, but since she had nothing to say in return, she agreed.

That was the first and last time she looked closely at his handwriting.

He took out a piece of paper folded in half from his pocket. It wasn’t even sealed, let alone an envelope.

“What about a seal?”

“No need.”

“Well. Well then. Who should I send it to?”

“You don’t need to know that.”

“Then how should I send it?”

Because of his blunt speech, Craig, who didn’t remember, was even more unlucky than before. When she asked him irritably, he shrugged his shoulders lightly.

“Just do as I say.”

* * *

“Ugh, what, uh, ugh.”

Only after arriving at the watchtower did Cordelia take off the thick cloak that had been covering her body.

She was out of breath from climbing the high stairs. Only after her pounding heart had completely calmed down could she see her surroundings.

The dark watchtower had no light, making it difficult to identify objects. If she hadn’t brought a lantern, she would have been in trouble.

“Didn’t I tell you to just throw it?”

Cordelia hesitated for a moment, leaning against the wall.

The conversation she had with Craig during the day flashed through her mind.

“Tonight, go up to the highest watchtower in the castle and throw the letter.”

“What? You’re telling me to just throw it on the ground?”

“I’m not telling you to throw it away, that’s fine. Just do as I say.”

It was a request she couldn’t understand at all. She confirmed that there was no one around.

If it wasn’t sealed on purpose, it didn’t matter if she didn’t mind looking at it, right?

However, the contents of the letter she opened were written in a code she couldn’t understand.

“What the hell?”

At this point, she began to doubt herself.

The suspicion that he wasn’t forgetting the past but pretending to forget it, and the fundamental question of whether he was really Craig, rose in her mind.

A person who didn’t even know his own name would send a coded letter to someone as soon as he woke up?

She had a strong suspicion that he was hiding something. However, she only had a mental suspicion, and there was no evidence.

“Should I really throw it?”

It was a monstrous way to deliver the letter, but it wasn’t hers anyway.

Cordelia hesitated for a moment and threw the letter into the air. Naturally, the paper fluttered and fell down.

That was it.

At some point, the letter that had left her hand began to spark and form a shape of its own.

The vague shape gradually took on a clearer form.

“That’s it!”

Cordelia was startled and pulled herself out of the watchtower. After a while, the silvery shape scattered like stardust and disappeared without a trace.

It was only for a few seconds, but the silvery shape was definitely a phrase she knew well.

“White snake… … .”

It was the emblem of the White Snake Attila, the most powerful of the eight sacred families.

And only the head of the family could use that emblem.

“Why is Attila here? Did Craig have a connection to that family?”

Her head became complicated.

Her husband, who had been unconscious, came back to life and used magic to draw the emblem of Attila? Even

a dog on the street wouldn’t believe it.

“White Snake… . White Snake.”

To ordinary people, what had just happened was probably just a flash.

If it weren’t for her special ‘ability,’ Cordelia wouldn’t have noticed either.

‘Now that I think about it, her personality, attitude, and even her speech are all strange.’

White Snake Attila and Craig Abrams.

Two things that seemed completely unrelated were tied together as one.

There must have been something she didn’t know, but she couldn’t figure out what it was.

Cordelia looked up at the sky where the illusion of White Snake had disappeared for a while and came down from the watchtower.

* * *

“Is this all true?”

“Yes. Everyone is keeping quiet, but it seems that the head of the household is dead.”

The next day, Cordelia sent Emily to find out news about the white snake Attila.

The news the maid brought a few days later was unexpected.

“What was the cause of death?”

“They say it was an accident, but no one seems to believe it.”

After all, the person in question was the head of the Attila family, known for being a powerful magician. Anyone who heard that someone like him died in an accident would be suspicious. Emily added in a low voice.

“Actually, there is a rumor that the second son of that family was killed to become the head of the household.”

“Hmm?”

“They have already requested the council to pass on the title. They haven’t even held the funeral for the head of the household yet.”

The council was a gathering of nobles with great power at the time and was the highest decision-making body. It was also a place where they held trials when there were disputes between nobles that could not be resolved privately, and it was also a place where they recognized the succession to the title of nobility.

Her eyes quietly sparkled when she heard Emily’s words. Cordelia handed Emily a pouch of coins.

“Thank you for your hard work. If you have any new information about Attila, please let me know immediately.”

“Thank you, my lady.”

Emily bowed and left the room.

Cordelia sat down at the tea table and tapped the tabletop with her finger.

No matter how ignorant she was of the world, she had heard rumors about the current head of Attila.

The most powerful iron-blooded wizard in this country, Ershe.

Leonard Attila.

Leonard, who was born with the strongest magical power in Attila’s history, showed his genius from a young age and became the head of the household at an early age.

Such a man died fighting for the right to succession, and Craig, who came back to life, uses Attila’s emblem?

No matter how much I think about it, there is only one reasonable conclusion.

‘The person currently in Craig’s body is Leonard Attila.’

‘How?’ remains a question, but Leonard is a great magician. It wouldn’t be surprising if he could use one or two mysterious magics that she didn’t know about.

“We’ll find out when we check.”

If Cordelia’s thoughts were right, she could bring forward her escape plan much sooner.

She couldn’t sit still in her chair and paced around her desk. Her heart was pounding hard.

She tried to calm her excitement and rationally assess the situation.

The real Leonard could be in Craig’s body, but on the other hand, the letter could be nothing more than a coincidence.

She went to see Craig after finding out more about this and that.