I Wish My Husband Were Dead - Chapter 80



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What do you think of me?
2024.01.19.

“Of course I do. It’s the feeling I have the most toward you, Master.”

“What?”

“Thank you. You know I’m always grateful to you, Master,

right?” Of course.

The ray of hope Leonard had been holding onto just in case completely faded away.

However, it’s too early to be disappointed. Cordelia is Leonard’s only disciple. There’s plenty of time to move her heart. And who is he?

Leonard Attila.

He first developed magical powers at the age of five, became the youngest Sirius at eighteen, and is also the head of the Attila family. He’s also quite handsome.

Cordelia doesn’t know all about his charms yet, so it’s only a matter of time before she confesses her love to Leonard.

‘If we get married, it would be better to only have two or three children. If we have too many, Cordelia will have a lot to worry about. I should tell the butler to redecorate her room. Oh, and when is the wedding… … .’

In Leonard’s imagination, he had already married Cordelia and had two sons, one daughter, or one son and two daughters.

If he had more time, he would have even named all his grandchildren.

“But I can’t go right now, even if I want to.”

“Why? What do you have to do here?”

Leonard was instantly brought back to reality at Cordelia’s words.

“It’s not that there’s nothing to do, but Lord Rosenblu hasn’t fully recovered yet. I can’t just leave my guests behind.”

“Rosenblu? Blay is here? Still?”

He had heard briefly from Belluce that he had been here, but he didn’t know that he had not left and was still at Abrams Castle.

“Yes. He had a bad cold and kept sick, but he just came to his senses a little while ago.”

“A cold, you know, the great Rosenblu.”

“I guess it’s because he’s been suffering a lot.”

“You must have heard from Blay.”

“Yes. You mean the news about Lydia?”

The two naturally left the living room and headed to the room where Rosenblu was staying.

“I couldn’t believe it even when I heard it. If it was a kidnapping, I would have to ask for money or something, but there wasn’t even that. If she left on her own… … . There’s no reason for that, right? If Lydia wanted something, she could just point at it and get it.”

“There are things that money can’t buy.”

“What is that?”

Leonard tried to use the love he had just realized as an example, but held back.

“Yes. You’re still young, but you wouldn’t know.”

“You’re young. I’ve been married and even lost a child. I’m very mature for my age.”

“That’s not all there is to life.”

“Oh my. You’ve never been married, Master.”

“So I’m going to try it out.”

“What?”

“Marriage.”

Cordelia stood tall. Leonard stopped walking as well. She was a little embarrassed, staring at his profile.

“With who?”

“Why? Curious?”

“Of course I am! Just a month ago, you said there was absolutely no marriage in my life. Who is it? Someone I know? Lydia?”

“Oh. Someone you know well.”

Cordelia thought it was just a joke, but when she heard the words ‘someone you know well,’ she was even more flustered.

Marriage? The Master’s marriage?

She stood next to Leonard, a woman whose face and name she didn’t know. It felt so awkward and strange.

“Master. I know because I’ve been there once. Marriage. It sucks.”

“Just because your marriage sucks, does that mean my marriage sucks? I’ll be very good to my wife.”

“T-that’s true, but.”

No objection came to her mind. Her mind was very complicated.

In the meantime, she arrived at the room where Rosenblu was staying. She knocked and heard a voice giving permission, so she went in.

“Leo.”

“You look like you’re dying from the way you’re lying there.”

Leonard looked at the pale Rosenbler and immediately threw a sarcastic remark. Cordelia just laughed, knowing now that that was how the two expressed their friendship.

“Have you eaten?”

“No. I’m not that hungry.”

“Even if you don’t have an appetite, you should eat something. That way you’ll have the energy to find Lydia.”

“Okay. Hurry up and eat something and go. What are you doing in someone else’s castle?” “Master, why are you doing this

to a sick person? Mr. Rosenbler. Don’t worry about it and get some rest. Don’t listen to this wicked master.”

“Of course you should. Cordelia can’t even leave for the capital because of you.”

“Oh, I’m sorry. You were planning to leave for the capital?”

“Hmm. I think it would be better if you left before the new count is decided. But please don’t worry about it and just focus on getting yourself together.”

“You’re just indebted to Cordelia.”

“Indebted to you? Please don’t think of me like that. I consider both Lydia and Lord Rosenblu to be good friends.”

She smiled brightly. Rosenblu was particularly bothered by the word friend. For some reason, Cordelia and Leonard, who seemed close today, were also bothersome.

“I don’t think of Cordelia as just a friend.”

“Uh, uh… … . I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

Cordelia’s face turned red in an instant in embarrassment. Leonard immediately turned a fierce expression and glared at Rosenblu.

“Should you be careful what you say? Can’t you tell what you can’t say?”

“I think we’re much more sincere than that. The word friend can’t express all those feelings.”

“Ah.”

“Cordelia was the one who was there for me when I was having a hard time.”

Rosenblur smiled at her sincerely. Suddenly, his eyes caught sight of the blue bruise on Cordelia’s wrist.

“Oh. You got hurt because of me.”

At first, he hadn’t noticed it since he had just woken up, but he must have grabbed her wrist quite hard.

He got up from the bed and approached Cordelia.

“It must have hurt a lot.”

“Huh? Ah.”

Just like Leonard had, Rosenblur’s hand briefly emitted light, and soon the mark on Cordelia’s wrist faded.

Honestly, it didn’t hurt that much, so he didn’t really need treatment, but he thanked her anyway.

“I’m fine. Thank you.”

“You did this?”

“Yeah. Cordelia was nursing me the whole time, and she must have grabbed me thinking I was Lydia.”

“Nursing? “He nursed you?”

Leonard glared at Rosenblu with eyes filled with spite and jealousy.

It was already annoying that he was trying to make Cordelia his disciple, and now he was getting nursed by her, something he had never received himself. On top of that, it was ridiculous that he was treating her when she had hurt him.

To be honest, he was just annoyed by it all.

“We’ve said hello, so let’s go.”

“Oh, already?”

“What? Already. I just wanted to see your face.”

At Leonard’s urging, Cordelia obediently followed her master’s words.

* * *

Two days later, Rosenblu completely shook off his seat. Before leaving, he thanked her once more and headed south.

Cordelia, Leonard, and Belluce also prepared to leave for Yevo Delim. In fact, there was little preparation. They had already packed their bags and had simply lacked the courage to go.

There was a tearful farewell before leaving the castle. Emily was surprised that she was a sorcerer and Attila’s disciple, but congratulated her.

“I knew you would be great, my lady! You studied hard every day after the Count rose. I didn’t know that was magic. You’re really great!”

“Thank you, Emily. Take care. I’ll miss you a lot.”

“Me too. Thanks to you, I was able to marry Kevin safely. I was happy while I was serving you.”

Why did those sincere words touch her heart so much? Cordelia bit her lips and tried not to cry, but tears eventually spilled out between her teeth.

“Ugh, take care. Emily. I, I’m staying in Attila, so if anything happens, contact me. Okay?”

“Yes. I understand. Don’t cry, ugh, don’t cry, my lady. I held it in so I wouldn’t cry. Ugh, my lady. Goodbye. You should be happier than you are now.”

It was a hellish place, but she realized that there was one person who cared for her. In this place where no one seemed to be on my side,

Cordelia hugged Emily and shed a few tears before getting on the carriage. She waved to Emily through the carriage window.

As Belluce started to leave, the carriage began to move with a jerk.

Cordelia sniffled and wiped her eyes with her sleeve. Of course, I thought the master sitting across from her would click his tongue in dismay, but surprisingly, he only handed her a handkerchief.

“If you don’t want to part ways with her so badly, then take her. It won’t make any difference if you take one maid.”

“Emily has lived here all her life. Her husband, parents, and grandparents are all here, so I can’t separate from my family just because of my greed.”

“You can just take them all.”

“Really.”

Her tears quickly dried as she spoke casually, as if nothing was wrong. Cordelia laughed in vain and said.

“It’s really okay. Emily has her own life.”

Cordelia looked at the Abrams Castle moving away. Spring had passed and the early summer wind tickled her cheeks.

Cordelia Abrams, who had secretly cried at her husband’s neglect, her mother-in-law’s persecution, and her sister-in-law’s insults, was no longer there. Only Cordelia Vasquez remained.

When Leonard first opened his eyes in Craig’s body, when he learned magic from him, when he went to the magic alliance and met Maximilian, when he almost died at Delorana’s estate. And until she completely killed Craig.

Cordelia had never regretted a single moment. She

didn’t know what was waiting for her on the road ahead, but one thing was clear.

Cordelia would gladly accept any hardships that might come her way on this path she had chosen. Even if it killed her.