The Wicked Wife's Dark History Keeps Coming Back To Haunt Her - Chapter 18
As Nina anxiously bit her lip, Marsha asked cautiously.
“Shall I find out what’s going on?”
“…No.”
Nina shook her head.
The lack of reaction either meant he wasn’t ready to talk or was still observing her.
‘If I try to find out anything secretly, he’ll just think I’m plotting something again.’
It would be better to confront him openly.
“Instead, go and tell him I need some of his time.”
Marsha, who had been threatened with dismissal by the Duke last time, asked worriedly.
“He said he’d fire me if I approached him again… You don’t think I’ll get fired, do you?”
“…It’s unlikely, but if that happens, I’ll take full responsibility, so don’t worry.”
After all, she was going to talk about his nephew, so if he had any sense, he wouldn’t fire Marsha.
If he did, she’d stage a sit-in protest in front of his office.
Adding another embarrassing incident wouldn’t change much.
“Alright, I’ll trust you and go!”
As Marsha left with a determined expression, Nina adjusted her clothing.
“Huu…”
Since this is a lucky opportunity, she must finish this conversation properly this time.
Otherwise, who knows when she’d get another chance.
‘Needing an excuse to talk to my husband who lives in the same house, what kind of nonsense is this…’
This is all karma.
Being in the same situation twice is frustrating, but realistically, it’s her own fault.
No matter how unfair it feels, no one else cares about her circumstances.
‘Stay strong.’
Resolute, she waited for Marsha to return.
Before long, Marsha came back with the news she was waiting for.
“Madam, the Duke asks you to come to his study immediately.”
Since he called her to the study and not the greenhouse, it seemed he didn’t plan to talk for long.
‘It can’t be helped.’
Having a cup of tea with him?
She didn’t expect that anymore.
Nina checked her appearance in the mirror.
Though the indigestion had passed, after suffering for four days, she looked oddly pale and haggard.
She considered using makeup to brighten her complexion but decided it might be better to go as she was.
She thought she might at least garner some sympathy.
“I’ll be back.”
“Good luck, Madam!”
Leaving Marsha’s enthusiastic cheer behind, Nina headed to the study.
This time, the attendant who had previously blocked her way opened the door without a word, since it had been prearranged.
Creak.
“Please go in.”
The attendant’s curious expression was annoying, but his manner was respectful, so Nina gave a short nod and entered.
Her husband was sitting in front of the sofa reading documents, and, as expected, there was no tea to quench his thirst.
Without looking at her, he said with his eyes fixed on the documents,
“I heard you had something to say. What is it?”
…Fine, I’ll finish this quickly and leave.
She sighed lightly and sat down opposite him, beginning to speak.
“You may have heard, but the day before yesterday, your uncle came to see me. Thanks to that, I understood why you were so angry that day.”
“……”
He continued reading the documents with a businesslike expression, then lifted his head and crossed his legs with an arrogant attitude as if to say, go on.
“He wanted me to submit a statement saying you are unfit to be Ian’s guardian and to support his son as the new guardian. Of course, I refused.”
He looked at her with a bored gaze and lowered his tone.
“So what’s your point?”
“…If your reason for hesitating on the divorce is because of your uncle, I’ll have it notarized by your lawyer and write a statement. I promise I’ll do my best to help you keep your guardianship. I won’t interfere with your goals at all.”
There was only one way to get him to agree to the divorce.
Helping him achieve his goal of maintaining his guardianship.
‘I’ve turned over a new leaf. So please, just say yes. Living with me is like hell for you too, right? Please?’
As Nina waited eagerly for his answer, Ash let out a deflated laugh.
“A statement?”
…What’s this?
Why is he reacting like that again?
As she furiously tried to figure out what she had missed, his languid voice reached her ears.
