Cordelia, who was sold into marriage and forced to endure endless humiliations, finally saw a chance to escape when her husband—a man lacking character, manners, and intelligence—fell into a coma after an accident.
“O sacred star, please just kill my husband,” she prayed.
But her prayers were answered in an unexpected way. Her husband woke up… but had lost all his memories. Cordelia saw this as her chance, but…
“Please sign here. You were eager to finalize the divorce before this, remember?”
“Heh, a divorce agreement. I’m sure you know why this upstart family accepted you as their bride.”
There’s no way my husband could be this sharp! She realized something unimaginable must have entered his body. He was supposed to be dead, and now she had a chance she might never get again.
“Don’t you think your personal circumstances and being ‘just divorced’ clash, given the situation?” she threatened, putting her life on the line. She wanted to learn magic from the great wizard and use it to secure a better life after her divorce.
But she made one mistake—underestimating her opponent’s temper.
“As my student, you’ll study and sleep only three hours a day.”
“Read five theses together, and you’ll finish in no time.”