The Wicked Wife's Dark History Keeps Coming Back To Haunt Her - Chapter 111

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“Fortunately, the fever has completely subsided, Madam, but you must recuperate. Please make sure to eat restorative food for the next few days. I’ll speak to the head chef about it.”

“Thank you.”

The family doctor, who had visited since morning, packed up his examination tools and left after firmly reminding her not to overexert herself for the time being.

Marsha let out a sigh of relief and clutched her chest.

“Madam, thank goodness. Yesterday, I really thought something terrible was going to happen.”

“Truly, I thought so too.”

Nina remembered Marsha going out to get her medicine, but after that, everything became hazy, like being trapped in a fog.

She vaguely felt like she had seen Ash in a dream, and like she had cried…

Frowning, Nina brushed her lower lip with her fingertips.

“Still… that’s strange…”

Even in the midst of her blurry memories, the large, cold hand that had cupped her cheek and the finger that had gently pressed against her lips stood out vividly.

It had definitely been a man’s hand.

A touch that had caressed her face with unbelievable tenderness and care.

…She didn’t believe her husband could possibly be like that, but aside from him, who else could treat her that way?

“Marsha, did His Grace the Duke happen to come by my room yesterday…?”

She asked cautiously, just in case.

“Yes, Madam. You kept refusing to take your medicine, so His Grace fed it to you himself.”

“……”

Then that thing with her rubbing her face against his palm and crying… wasn’t a dream after all…?

Nina tightly shut her eyes.

She was pretty sure she had sobbed, claiming she was hallucinating and saying it was serious…

Good heavens, are you telling me that wasn’t a dream?

She got a nosebleed in front of her husband.

Her makeup got ruined from choking on soup.

And now, she even whined about seeing things that weren’t there?

She didn’t particularly obsess over maintaining the dignity of a noblewoman, but still, there had to be a limit.

‘I don’t know anymore. I’m already beyond saving…’

Nina let out a sigh, her gaze weary.

She couldn’t understand why she always ended up showing her strangest sides in front of Ash.

At this point, it was like the entire universe was conspiring to create a collection of blackmail material to be played exclusively in front of her husband.

‘Anyway, I wonder how things are going with Jessie and Yona?’

Before leaving for the capital, she had introduced them to a lawyer from the association, and by now, the complaint should’ve reached the opposing parties.

There was plenty of time, so she figured she’d look into it after breakfast.

Knock knock knock.

“Madam, are you awake?”

Someone had come to see her.

At this hour, it would only be Marsha or Melanie, but this voice…

Who could it be?

At Nina’s glance, Marsha opened the door.

“You two are…”

The ones who entered were the very people she had just been thinking about—Jessie and Yona.

The two of them walked in, arms full of flowers.

“Madam, are you feeling better?”

“We came yesterday because we had something to tell you, but we heard you were sick…”

Nina smiled warmly at them.

“Thank you for worrying. I’m all better now.”

At her words, the two girls smiled in relief and held out the bouquet.

“Um, it’s not much, but this is a little gift we prepared.”

Nina accepted the flowers with a pleased smile.

“It’s been a while since I received flowers. It feels nice.”

With her eyes half-closed, Nina took in the scent of the flowers.

It really had been a long time since someone gave her a bouquet.

“Ah, right. I actually had something I wanted to ask you both, so you came at the perfect time. Did you meet with the lawyer from the association?”

She had made a point to urge them to get legal counsel before she left for the capital, and now she was curious how it had gone.

Then Jessie spoke up.

“We actually came to thank you, Madam.”

To thank her…

Which meant things had gone well for them, didn’t it?

Nina smiled brightly.

“Sounds like everything went smoothly?”

“Yes, once the complaint was sent, my younger brother gave back all the money he had taken.”

“And the person who scammed my sister out of her shop immediately handed over the deed.”

Jessie’s younger brother, who had deceived her by pretending their parents had passed away and had taken money under the guise of living expenses.

The shop owner who had sold a store to Yona’s sister and then pretended he had never received the money.

“The moment they got the complaint, that’s what they did?”

“Yes. Just like we feared at first, once they were served, they rushed to settle things.”

“That’s really great. Achieving your goal without going to trial is the best outcome.”

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