I Wish My Husband Were Dead - Chapter 161



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Side Story 2. If You Love
2024.04.09.

“A devil? Are you a wizard?”

“Hmm. Let’s say so.”

“Then that’s it. What do you mean by saying so?”

“It’s complicated. It’s hard for me to explain in detail. However, what I said is the truth without a single lie.”

The music had stopped. It was time to politely greet each partner and part ways. However, Cordelia forgot to bow and just stared blankly at Blake.

“But, but. That can’t be… .”

“Check to see if what I’m saying is true. I heard that Lady Attila was a great wizard.”

“I don’t know about that kind of magic. I don’t know if my husband can do it.”

“The Elector Count is over there.”

Leonard was crossing his arms and glaring at the two of them as if he was going to kill them. Cordelia met her husband’s eyes. She

didn’t say anything. Just by looking at her, Leonard seemed to be able to convey her confused feelings and approached them without hesitation.

“Elector Vasquez. Can I take your wife now?”

“Of course.”

Blake obediently handed Cordelia’s hand over to Leonard and disappeared. Leonard held Cordelia’s hand tightly.

“What did he say?”

“Leonard.”

“Yes.”

The words Blake had thrown had such a big impact that Cordelia even forgot that the two had fought. She was about to repeat what Blake had said but stopped.

Nothing had been confirmed yet. She didn’t want to give them unnecessary expectations and then disappoint them.

While Cordelia hesitated, a new dance began. Leonard naturally took his wife’s hand and began to dance.

“Aren’t you going to tell me what Elector Vasquez said?”

“I don’t know if I can tell you.”

I said this because I couldn’t believe what Blake had said, but Leonard’s expression suddenly hardened.

“Do I not trust you that much?”

“Yes?”

“To the point where you hesitate even for that now?”

“What do you mean?” He

blinked and looked up at Leonard, not knowing what was going on. He looked into her clear and beautiful green eyes and suddenly realized that trying to save his wife’s pride was the most useless thing in the world. “I’m sorry. I was wrong.” “Huh?” “I should have told you earlier. I thought you would never take the new antidote if you knew the truth. The previous antidote had a low risk of infertility, but it had the side effect of putting a strain on your heart, and I didn’t want you to take even the slightest risk.” Cordelia felt her resentment and anger toward him melt away little by little at his honest and sincere apology. In fact, even before hearing Baron’s story, her hatred and anger toward Leonard had subsided significantly. However, her mind was not completely organized and she didn’t know what to say, so she just kept her mouth shut. Cordelia held her husband’s hand tightly. “I’m sorry. I know how much you try to protect me, but I just cared about my feelings and put them first.” “Don’t say that. You have every right to be angry. If you had told me in advance, we could have worked through it and found common ground, but you just crushed everything else with the sole purpose of protecting you.” “I understand. You listen to my heartbeat at night to check if I’m breathing, don’t you?” “… … Did you know?” Especially after she returned from Servette’s seal, she had been repeating that behavior almost compulsively for a year. When Cordelia realized that her husband would wake up every two hours to check her heartbeat before going back to sleep, she could clearly see how much of a shock that day had been to Leonard. “I want you to be safe.” “Yes. That’s all I want. I would be happy to have a child who resembles us, but I can’t stand you getting hurt even a little bit for that uncertain future. Your safety always comes first in my life.” “Thank you for cherishing me. “But I want you to promise me one thing.” “Tell me anything.” Cordelia couldn’t help but laugh as Leonard’s eyes were filled with determination. “Let me out of your cage.” “What?” “Your cage is big, beautiful, and strong, and it keeps out all the wind and sun, but it makes you forget how to flap your wings.” “… … .”

“If I fall from the sky, please heal me and lend me your shade so I can cool off. That’s enough. And I’ll do the same for you. When you’re having a hard time, I’ll give you a place to rest next to me, and when you’re upset and sad, I’ll comfort you. I want to be a bird that flies with you, not a fragile bird in a cage that you protect.”

After hearing her words, Leonard realized that he had been thinking of Cordelia as his subordinate and treating her since meeting her.

When they were just a teacher and student, it wasn’t a big deal, but it was different when they became a couple. It was no longer a one-sided relationship. They weren’t just people who needed to be protected, but people who had to walk together, holding hands.

“Yes, I’ll do that. I’ll make sure we’re birds that fly together.”

Leonard saw her differently as a huge realization hit his head.

At this moment, he felt so sorry that he was dancing in the middle of the banquet. He wanted to hug her tightly and kiss her right away.

“That’s enough. By the way, I have a question. “Can you tell if I’m pregnant by magic?”

Cordelia hesitated a little, but even if she was disappointed, she wanted to be with Leonard from the beginning to the end.

The dance was over. Unlike when they first danced, the couple approached the edge of the banquet hall without taking their eyes off each other.

“Huh? Pregnancy? I’ve never done

it before. Why?” “Elector Vasquez said earlier. He said I’m pregnant.”

“What on earth is your evidence?”

He asked, not hiding his bewilderment. Cordelia briefly explained what had happened while she was dancing with Blake earlier. She hardly believed Blake’s words, but she had a 10% hope.

“It’s okay if I’m disappointed, but can I just check?”

“Cordelia.”

“Just, just.”

Cordelia grabbed Leonard’s sleeve and shook it faintly. He let out a faint sigh.

“Okay. I’ll check. Don’t get your hopes up too much.”

“Okay.”

The couple moved. Leonard muttered several spells simultaneously with careful eyes. Then he lifted one hand and placed it on her flat stomach.

Cordelia swallowed hard and couldn’t take her eyes off Leonard’s face. She watched every subtle change in his expression.
However, she was becoming increasingly disappointed. Leonard’s face was no different from the first time. She thought she had no expectations, but in reality, she still couldn’t let go of her obsession.

‘People become desperate when they can’t have something, and when that desperateness reaches its peak, they sometimes make foolish choices.’

I think I know why Matilda said that. The thought that she would never be able to have a child made her increasingly desperate and strangely obsessed. She couldn’t even ignore the story that she was supposed to just ignore.

After quite a while, Leonard took his hand off her lower stomach. Cordelia opened her mouth as if nothing had happened.

“Isn’t that stupid?”

“… … .”

“If a man I met for the first time today told me he was pregnant, I would run over and check. “I’m sorry for wasting your time, I’m sorry.”

“Cordelia.”

Cordelia’s voice trembled at the end. With his complicated eyes, he wiped the tears in her eyes with his thumb.

“I’m sorry.”

“What?”

“I didn’t know you wanted a child so much. I think I simply thought that the two of us would be happy together since you didn’t have any expectations about married life before you got married.”

“You’re right. Not having a child doesn’t make you unhappy. The two of us can be happy together.”

Cordelia straightened her sour nose and tried to smile with the corners of her lips raised. Leonard cupped his wife’s cheek and said,

“So I’ll do my best to protect this miraculous child.”

“… … Protect what?”

“Our child.”

“Where is it?”

“In your belly.”

Cordelia repeated the same question for a long time before Leonard’s words finally came to her mind. She opened her mouth and looked back and forth between Leonard and her still flat belly.

“But how? They said that long-term use of the drug would cause infertility.”

“It just means there’s a high chance of infertility. It’s not like you’ll definitely become infertile just by taking it. Of course, the probability is very low, so I’m surprised too.”

“Then am I really pregnant?”

“Yeah. If I calculate the dates, it’s probably around that week.”

“Ah.”

After finishing the first consultation with Lisa, I remembered the week when I hadn’t been apart from Leonard day or night. At that time, I had just been having ‘a lot of time’ as Lisa had advised.

“It’s faint, but I can definitely feel it. But it’s amazing. I didn’t know I could find out if I was pregnant like this.”

“Oh, I, really, am pregnant.”

Cordelia couldn’t control her emotions for a moment and cried on the spot. She couldn’t even guess how many years it had been since she had felt such overwhelming emotions. Leonard quickly hugged his wife and hid her in his chest.

People glanced at the Attila couple. Even King Gabriel, who had been far away, came to see her with an awkward expression after hearing the news.

“Is something wrong?”

“Would it be okay if I took my wife first?”

“Then. Go quickly.”

The king personally saw the Attila couple off. As soon as Cordelia arrived at the Attila townhouse, she called all the council members she could.

However, since she was in the early stages of her pregnancy, the council members tilted their heads.

“I guess we’ll have to wait a little longer to find out.”

“I see.”

Cordelia had to try not to show her disappointment.