My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 7

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Chapter 7
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Shortly after, the Valentino Estate erupted into chaos.
“Mary! What happened to Mary?!”
Mary Goldian—the head maid of this estate and one of Josephine Elester’s most trusted servants.
“Mary! Are you alright? Open your eyes!”
Mary was completely unconscious. Hardly surprising, given that her calves were shredded as though she’d been struck by an explosion.
Just like when I had punished Kanna Adis not long ago!
“Who did this to her?!”
“That would be…”
The maids hesitated before finally speaking.
“Miss Kanna Adis punished her.”
What? Josephine’s face went rigid. She couldn’t believe her ears.
“That’s impossible. Kanna couldn’t possibly have the strength left to do such a thing!”
“No, ma’am, she walked on both legs quite well, and she even ran down the stairs quickly! I saw it with my own eyes, ma’am!”
At those words, her mind turned ice-cold. Could someone have helped heal Kanna?
“You, bring me the apothecary who manages the Medicinal Herb Storage. And you, fetch the physician!”
She interrogated both the apothecary and the physician, but they both insisted on their innocence.
Moreover, every single medicinal herb in the Medicinal Herb Storage remained untouched. In other words, not a single herb was missing!
‘This makes no sense. I’ll see for myself!’
Josephine hurried up the stairs and threw open the door to Kanna’s Room. And then…
“Mother.”
The moment that sight entered her eyes, her mind went completely blank.
“What brings you here?”
By the window. Kanna sat perched on the sill, gently stroking a protruding tree branch.
Josephine rushed over and abruptly lifted the hem of her skirt.
Impossible—the swelling in her calves had nearly vanished!
It shouldn’t be possible!
“Did you steal medicine from the Medicinal Herb Storage?”
“How could I?”
Kanna smoothed down her wrinkled skirt and smiled.
“If you don’t believe me, go check the Medicinal Herb Storage yourself.”
Instead, I snuck into Mother’s Greenhouse at dawn and stole a few medicinal herbs I found there. Kanna swallowed those words and simply smiled sweetly.
“Surely you’re not displeased that I’ve recovered, Mother?”
In that moment, Josephine’s words caught in her throat.
Of course she was displeased. She had hoped Kanna would die, or at the very least become crippled.
But admitting that aloud was an entirely different matter.
“What nonsense is that?!”
“Is it? I thought you were angry because I’m perfectly fine.”
“Don’t talk such drivel!”
However, her reaction just moments ago had been more than sufficient to confirm her suspicions. Thus, Josephine hastily changed the subject.
“If you’ve recovered, why didn’t you report it immediately? Furthermore, Mary is the head maid of this estate. How dare you whip her without my permission?”
“Mary was hoping for my death.”
“…What?”
“She said that Kanna had finally died, and she was so delighted that she even clapped her hands.”
Josephine cursed inwardly. That foolish Mary! What was she thinking, letting Kanna hear such things!
No one cared about Kanna. If they had simply left her to waste away and die, it would have ended without anyone paying her any mind.
But declaring that one had the intention to kill Kanna was a problem. A very serious problem indeed.
“Since Mary did say such things, there should be no issue with me punishing her, correct?”
“That level of punishment is sufficient. Mary is an excellent servant who has devoted herself to this estate for decades!”
Kanna put on an aggrieved expression and protested.
“I cannot live under the same roof as that maid. If you don’t send her away, I will leave.”
Naturally, to Josephine, it sounded like her daughter-in-law was being arrogant and making threats.
Where could Kanna possibly go? There was nowhere that would accept someone whom everyone despised and pointed fingers at!
“Fine, do as you wish. If you’re going to leave, then leave!”
Yes, this was it!
Kanna suppressed the urge to cheer and tightened the corners of her mouth.
This was precisely what she had wanted to hear. She had deliberately provoked Josephine to elicit these words.
To be cast out from the Valentino Duchy Family.
“Understood. I will depart as soon as dawn breaks tomorrow.”
But Josephine was already not listening. She snorted harshly and turned on her heel to leave.
Watching her departing figure, Kanna smiled deeply.
Thank you, Mother.
I look forward to your continued cooperation in making the divorce possible.
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As the saying goes, one must strike while the iron is hot.
Now that things had come to this point, Kanna intended to solidify her status as being cast out before demanding a divorce.
To do so, she would need to speak with Silvien Valentino.
‘He’ll welcome it with open arms. After all, there’s what Lee Ju-hwa has done.’
She took a deep breath before his door. Then, finally, she knocked softly. Knock, knock.
“Your Grace, it’s Kanna. May I come in?”
Silence followed.
Kanna narrowed her eyes and stared at the door. Was he going to ignore her? Just as that thought crossed her mind…
“Please come in, Miss Kanna.”
A cool, low voice returned.
Kanna unconsciously straightened her shoulders. It was a voice that naturally made people tense.
‘Wait. Did he just say Miss Kanna?’
She knew it well enough—he didn’t treat her as a wife in the slightest.
Kanna immediately pushed open the door and entered. But she couldn’t take three steps before she came to an abrupt halt.
“What brings you here at this late hour?”
Silver hair damp with moonlight. Eyes of an impossibly deep, mysterious blue.
Silvien Valentino sat languidly on the bed, watching her.
He had just emerged from the shower; faint traces of moisture still clung to the ends of his silver hair.
‘Like a snow maiden.’
A ghost story I’d heard back in Korea suddenly came to mind.
The snow maiden—a supernatural creature that seduces people with otherworldly beauty, drawing them into blizzards.
Those enchanted by her beauty become so intoxicated that they never regain their senses, even as they freeze to death in her embrace.
“There is something I must tell you.”
I steadied my breathing and opened my mouth.
Lee Ju-hwa had clearly lost herself in Silvien Valentino’s overwhelming appearance, but I had not.
“I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but… no, you must have certainly heard.”
Only after beginning to speak did I achieve complete composure.
This man was nothing but a cold-blooded creature dressed in a beautiful exterior—he wouldn’t care whether his wife was beaten to death or not. There was no reason to be intimidated.
“Your mother attempted to kill me.”
At those words, Silvien Valentino’s lips curved upward in a slant.
“Count Elester is not a man strong enough to kill someone with a riding crop.”
Fury surged through me, and I glared at him.
Of course he knew everything. Yet he dared respond with such shameless nonchalance!
“Are you aware that despite my serious injuries, you refused to have me treated?”
“Why should I be aware of such a thing?”
“I am the wife of the Duke. My mother-in-law beat me so severely I could have died, yet you pretended not to know. Do you truly believe that is morally acceptable?”
“And yet.”
A thick veil of boredom passed through Silvien Valentino’s eyes.
“You live. Before my very eyes.”
…
“Is that a problem?”
Eyes curving gently upward. Lips rising at the corners. A soft, measured tone.
To any observer, it would seem as though he might tear out his own heart for her—yet the temperature surrounding Silvien Valentino continued to plummet.
Truly, devastatingly cold.
I was certain that even if I collapsed before him coughing blood, he would not blink once.
Why on earth had Lee Ju-hwa fallen in love with such a heartless man?
Her mother—Lee Ju-hwa’s mother—would be absolutely devastated if she knew. The thought ignited something within me, and heat flooded my head.
“Then why did you marry me in the first place?”
I had to confront him. I simply could not let this pass.
Lee Ju-hwa, that fool, would never speak up in her entire lifetime, so I would have to be angry on her behalf!
“Even if our marriage is merely a contract, a marriage is still a marriage. You consented to take me as your wife, Your Grace. Therefore, you owe me at least a modicum of respect. This is….”
You garbage!

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