Chapter 502

Faced with his wife, who had suddenly awakened after more than a decade of unconsciousness, Combrona remained silent for a long time before finally speaking his first words.

"Are you all right?"

The moment the words left his mouth, he wanted to slap himself.

What the hell was that? His wife had been unconscious for over a decade—how could she possibly be all right? That question was absurd beyond belief!

Yet Jane's answer was just as absurd. Her gaze was somewhat vacant, not resting on Combrona, but fixed on some unknown distance.

"I'm dead," she said.

Huh?

If Combrona's expression at that moment were described with Earth's internet slang, it would definitely have been a massive facepalm.

What did she mean, "I'm dead"? She had merely been unconscious, not dead!

And besides... now that she had woken up, why did she think she was dead?

(That Tuya'an... he's far too unreliable! Did he botch Jane's brain while treating her?)

The thought that passed through his mind was rather unkind, and he had no idea that this time, he had actually guessed part of the truth.

After Tuya'an and Tessa went around several rooms and activated a prearranged magic array that completely blocked out the sounds from here, Tessa revealed a smug smile.

"Brother, I did pretty well, didn't I?" She released Tuya'an's collar, giggling coquettishly with more than a hint of fishing for praise. "If I hadn't stepped in at the right moment, you wouldn't have gotten away so easily!"

"Yeah! I really have you to thank this time!" Tuya'an flipped himself upright, dusted off his clothes, and showed no sign of pain from having been beaten. Instead, he looked somewhat shaken by lingering fear.

"I was really terrified just now! That one actually woke up... By all rights, She