The General's Wife Wants to Leave-Chapter 221: A bitter reality

Joanna indeed had the intention of visiting Marvin, especially after knowing his condition. However, she had to have that intention delayed as her uncle and her father advised her to rest more.

Aside from that, her uncle, who was more familiar to be called doctor Mitchelsen, also informed her that Marvin had been treated well and there was nothing to worry about his condition, as he was physically fit to begin with. Hence, he did not need longer time to recover, and he could still be actively mobile with such wounds, although his movement surely should be limited for a certain period of time.

Nonetheless, among those reasons, there was another concern that made Joanna not come to visit Marvin yet, and it was that she did not want to cause further havoc by going outside while the situation was not yet safe. Who knew outside there the danger was still lurking at her?

She was undoubtedly safe in her father’s mansion, as he had increased the security surveillance, and she believed that none of those people dared to approach her as long as she did not step out of her dwelling place.

The primary thing that Joanna had to avoid for the rest of her life was encountering those tribal groups again. She did not want to experience that terrifying horror again. She did not want to see someone become a victim for their cruelness.

Seeing blood splattered here and there had made her stomach churn, and the pain all over her body was still lingering, although days had passed. Thus, the horror was enough for that night, and Joanna did not want to experience that again.

Most importantly, if she had to come visit Marvin, she would do that with her husband, as she felt that it was more proper that way for her status as a married woman. He could also protect her if the threat reappeared. She would be safe as long as she was with him. Joanna did not hesitate.

Therefore, the agenda for visiting Marvin regretfully had to be delayed because her husband had not yet come home, which resulted in Marvin taking one step ahead in visiting her instead.

"You should have just rested to recuperate, Marvin. Your health matters most," Joanna said, trying to advise Marvin to not be reckless of his health, even though based on what she saw, Marvin indeed looked fit.

Her brows furrowed, representing a scolding bearing, as if she reprimanded a troublemaker kid.

Upon what he was watching, Marvin could not help but let out a chuckle as the lady before him acted like a teacher or doctor—roles that she used to love to play during their childhood time.

"As you see, I am fine, ma’am. I have experienced more wild situations than what had just happened. So you may please rest assured, ma’am," Marvin responded with a playful remark, as it was how he and her brother usually called her when she insisted on them becoming her students or patients in the role she played.

"Still, you got hurt because of me. I will be sad if your condition got worse because you forced yourself to come here to visit me instead of bedridden to get recovered more appropriately," Joanna replied, telling Marvin if she was serious with her concern for his health.

"I just wanted to see you before you leave the capital, Ann," Marvin uttered, removing all the play as he noticed the lady in a light green dress sitting across from him was not playing and did not want to play any role at the moment. "We never know when we will see each other again after today." He conveyed his main purpose to see her despite all the battering he felt on his body, and he was beyond relieved to find her in a good state.

All the scenes that he saw when she lay on the arms of the man who had become her husband with her eyes closed and how the man looked in agony were a call for Marvin that all he saw with his own eyes was not a dream but a bitter reality.

It was also a call to remind him that a married woman should live with her husband no matter how far he lived and no matter the nation he came from. That fact alone reminded him that Joanna would soon leave Terra. freewebnøvel.com

He had experienced it once to know that she had left for Archess, but the good thing was that he had not seen her for a long time back then.

Nonetheless, this time was different. After they had not seen each other for years, suddenly she appeared beautifully with a more mature air around her. He could not help but have his heart fluttered to see the one dear to him and he missed a lot was right before his eyes.

Yet it was also time to say goodbye to the past and to wake up again from the passing slumber for something that he could not possess. Then he wanted to see her for the last time, as he was not sure when they could meet again, and he lost confidence to have the belief that they could encounter each other again.

"And we are all well. That’s what matters." Marvin smiled, showing genuine concern, burying the sorrow in his chest.

With her demeanor softened, Joanna smiled, returning the kind smile of Marvin. "Thank you, Marvin. Without your presence that day, I wouldn’t have sat here now," Joanna stated her gratitude sincerely, based on the fact that if Marvin had not come to help her that night, preventing her from following the fake maidservant, she might not have had her breath with her at the moment.

She could not give a response for the other statement, as she was aware that once she followed her husband back to his homeland, it would be hard to step back on Terra, except if there was an unavoidable reason that gave her no choice but to go home.

Aside from that, she hated saying goodbye to all the people who had crafted meaning in her life. She hated separation.

"That’s all I could do for a lady who recklessly followed a stranger without much thought." Marvin took the charge to play a role like a teacher this time, trying to shift from the mellow atmosphere for something useless that could not be reserved.

Flushing in embarrassment, as the memory had gathered into an intact picture, Joanna realized how foolish she was, who did not use her logic or senses at all, as if they were shut down, when that disguised maidservant came to the powder room to inform her that her father had collapsed.

However, if Joanna looked back at that moment, she thought that she was convinced by how convincingly the maidservant delivered that information to her. Her expression, voice, and gestures were enough to shut down all her rationality.

But if Joanna thought further, perhaps what transpired between her and Clara de Lorn before the maidservant appeared played a significant role in how easily she was lured by the maidservant.

Looking at her finger, Joanna was relieved when she found the ring was still there.

Nonetheless, without blaming anyone else, she realized that she was weak in anything related to her family. She could not think straight and be cautious when she was informed that her family was not in good condition.

Hence, without thinking too much, she followed that woman, whom she believed to be the Tres.