After I Died, My Husband Went Mad [EN]: Chapter 41

Outside the Sixth Path, just like with Wartz, someone else was dealing with a troublesome situation.

“Haa…”

It was Ilay, who was usually unfailingly optimistic. Unlike his usual self, he was looking down at the knights sprawled here and there with a dark cloud hanging over his face.

“This is driving me crazy.”

Ilay, who had collapsed on the spot, struck the ground. Thump, thump. Only after tearing up the innocent ground did Ilay dust off his hands. His situation was as messed up as his dirt-covered hands.

“How can more than ten knights fail to properly assist one duke? Does that even make sense?”

Ilay recalled his last memory. He had clearly made all the preparations and confidently stepped into the Sixth Path with his comrades, following Dihart.

And… the sun, which had been high in the sky, disappeared in an instant, and darkness enveloped him.

‘What happened next…’

Ilay glanced at his still unconscious comrades with sunken eyes and then lowered his head. Not only had he wasted time by falling into a trap, but he had also lost the superior he was supposed to be assisting. Moreover, he still didn’t know exactly how much time had passed inside.

He was at a loss for words, even if he had two mouths. But what was even more serious was that he had Dihart’s luggage.

“What should I do…”

Ilay frowned and hugged the luggage bag.

Inside were the ointment for the side wound he got from the maid Denisa, the anti-anxiety medication Dihart took every hour, and sleeping pills. Among them, the anti-anxiety medication was not available on the market.

‘He always carries some for emergencies, but…’

If he ran out of medicine, Dihart would surely suffer.

“Should I go back in?”

Looking at the Sixth Path with a serious face, Ilay bit his lip. As if warning him of his thoughts, Ryan’s words came to mind.

[If something happens that you can’t handle on your own, contact me immediately. Don’t deal with it on your own authority. Got it?]

Ilay seemed hesitant for a moment, but soon shook himself off. Right, the first thing to do is to inform Ryan of the current situation.

He thought of his reliable cousin and woke up his comrades one by one by kicking them. Groans of pain echoed through the mountain range.

* * *

Meanwhile, Sebelia, who had finished dinner and entered the room given to her, widened her eyes.

“Wow…”

It wasn’t particularly fancy or luxurious. But it had a friendly and warm atmosphere like the mansion’s living room.

Moreover, through the large window facing the door, she could see the beautifully decorated garden and the forest beyond at a glance. She hurried over, completely pulled back the curtain that partially covered the window, and opened the window.

“Good.”

A refreshing breeze gently came and caressed her cheeks. Her cheeks, which had been flushed with excitement, gradually cooled down in the cool breeze.

Sebelia cast her gaze far away and then looked around again. And she once again realized where she was.

The sky where darkness was beginning to fall, the quiet mansion, and the peaceful scenery. In the midst of a future she could never have dreamed of in Hillend Hall. She was there.

“It’s like a dream.”

Sebelia exclaimed and threw herself onto the bed. Deep relief and fullness filled her body.

After the anxiety that she might have Lich’s disease subsided, her heart was filled with joy. Then, a desire that had stubbornly survived deep within her heart raised its head.

“Now I can plan a truly ordinary life.”

I don’t have to desperately embrace everything and try to experience it for a life that will end in six months. I don’t have to let go of what I have, and I can be greedy and take as much as I want. And Denisa too…….

“Denisa doesn’t have to sacrifice herself for me anymore.”

Sebelia hugged the pillow tightly and buried her face in it. This was her innermost thought that she couldn’t even tell Denisa. She couldn’t shake the thought that she had ruined Denisa’s life.

‘I used to resent her for no reason when I was young.’

In the days when no one reached out to her, Denisa was the first person to teach her warmth. Sebelia was happy, so happy. Until she lost that warmth.

[To think that you’ve become so spoiled because of just one maid, I can’t condone it any longer.]

A loved child unknowingly takes love for granted. So she was mistaken. She thought that since she was now a loved child, her father would also love her.

But that was such an absurd and naive thought.

[The Electra Monastery is the best place to reform children like you. I’ll come back for you when you deeply reflect and repent your sins.]

She was abandoned like that. Cast out and left alone. It would have been better if she hadn’t known anything. But she had already tasted the unconditional affection that Denisa gave her, and she remembered her warmth.

So the days passed, with her silently shedding tears every night… and then she came.

[Lady…!]

That moment of emotion, a thrilling moment like meeting a ray of light breaking through the dark clouds. But Sebelia felt guilt and misery at the same time as she looked at her skirt covered in dirt.

‘Why does she love someone like me so much?’

I’m nothing. I’m lacking, unhappy, and useless. Why did this person come to me? Why does she care about me and stay by my side?

[I’m sorry…….]

At that moment, Sebelia apologized without realizing it, and Denisa trembled and hugged her.

Since then, she had lived with a deep sense of guilt towards Denisa. But she couldn’t tell her until now because she knew that Denisa would be hurt if she let it out.

‘But not anymore.’

Sebelia has now abandoned her past. She was no longer Weden’s troublesome illegitimate child, nor was she the Inverness’s traitorous duchess.

In front of her, who was now free, only an unrestricted life was unfolding. She put strength into the arm holding the pillow. The fluffy cotton filled her arms. A sense of relief filled her heart as if she were holding Denisa.

“Now it’s my turn to make Denisa happy.”

She felt like she had a power she had never had before.

* * *

Knock knock.

“Lady Bella, are you awake?”

Waking up from the knock, Sebelia realized that it was already dawn. She must have fallen asleep after eating dinner and feeling full.

After changing her clothes, she opened the door and was surprised by Wartz’s haggard face. Wartz tilted his head as he saw Sebelia covering her mouth with her hand and looking up at him.

“What’s wrong?”

“No, it’s just… you look very tired. Did you overdo it trying to find out what my illness is?”

Sebelia stared intently at his eyes and tapped her own eyes with her fingers. Only then did Wartz grasp the situation and let out a sigh.

“Ah…. It’s nothing. Something happened last night.”

Wartz, who started like that, seemed hesitant for a moment, but suddenly spoke directly to Sebelia.

“If you don’t mind, I would like to ask about the man who came with you.”

Sebelia’s blue eyes instantly froze coldly. But that was only for a moment. Soon regaining her composure, she asked carefully.

“…Did something happen to him?”

Wartz hesitated for a moment, wondering how much he should say. But there was nothing else he could do because the patient was stubbornly silent and refusing to cooperate.

“First of all, I’ll ask you on the premise that you two know each other. Are you aware that the man has a chronic illness?”

“No… I’ve never heard of that.”

A chronic illness, she had never heard or seen such a thing. He seemed to have trouble sleeping sometimes, but he would fall asleep easily if she patted his chest or stroked his head. Other than that, she knew nothing.

“I didn’t know at all. Is his condition very serious?”

“I’ll have to see, but it’s not good. It seems like he’s been suffering for quite a while. I need to know exactly what it is to prescribe the right treatment. If I inject this and that carelessly, side effects may appear…….”

Claude probably wouldn’t stand still. Wartz sighed deeply, recalling a future he absolutely didn’t want to face. Then, he suddenly met Sebelia’s eyes and said with a somehow earnest look.

“Would it be okay if he stayed here longer? If possible, I can keep the two of you from meeting by any means.”

Wartz was serious. Sebelia also believed that he could do that. But… was there really a need to do that? Sebelia hesitated, but soon made a decision.

“I’m okay with it.”

This wasn’t just a decision for Dihart. It was for her too. Just as Dihart’s belated regret wasn’t hers, the feeling of disliking him shouldn’t be hers now either.

If she wanted to kill Sebelia Inverness and live as Bella, she had to show an attitude befitting that. And Dihart also had to face that fact clearly.

‘If I deny the past and continue to push him away, he will eventually have no choice but to accept it.’

He will never be able to resist that simple and absolute proposition that the dead cannot come back to life.

* * *

The story was finished, and Claude, Wartz, and Sebelia ate a simple breakfast. And Wartz began to ask about Sebelia’s medical history as planned.

“Do you have any parents or relatives who have suffered from similar diseases?”

Sebelia blinked as she received the medicine bag that Wartz handed her. She moved her lips and shook her head.

“My father is healthy… and I’m the only one among my siblings who is sick. I don’t know about my relatives. We’re not close.”

Wartz frowned slightly at the answer that her mother was missing. It seems she doesn’t know about her mother.

Wartz, who had seen many patients, could easily guess her family history. And soon he clicked his tongue.

‘That’s too bad. It seems like she inherited it from her mother’s side. If I had known earlier, I could have treated it as soon as it broke out.’

Well, it doesn’t matter now that she’s come to me. Wartz checked that Sebelia had taken her medicine and went back to the lab.