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She wiped my face with her$10,000 blouse,not caring about the mess.
She took me to the hospital,tending to me the entire time,though I said nothing.
She arranged for our family’s nutritionist to prepare meals that would be delivered overnight and hired a top medical team.
A nurse,leaving,looked at me enviously,nearly saying how lucky I was out loud.
I calmly took out my phone.“Hello,911?I need to report an assault—”
A gust of wind blew, snatching my phone and ending the call.
I looked up at Fiona.
She pursed her lips.“Honey,Victor’s place was burglarized,so it’s unsafe.You’ve been at the hospital with Dad, so I allowed his parents to stay at our house temporarily.”
“As for their‘daughter-in-law’talk,it’s nonsense.I told Victor long ago you’re my only husband—no one else.He’s just a fling.My heart’s with you;I’ll come home!Victor’s in the wrong,and I’ll make him apologize.No need to call the police,right?”
Her words all defended Victor.My fists tightened;I gave a bitter laugh.“Fiona,that’s our home,and you let strangers come in uninvited?What am I to you?If you care about him so much,let’s divorce.I’ll step aside for you two.”
Victor hit my father,and she told me to forgive.
His parents humiliated me,and she still told me to forgive!
She panicked,grabbing me.“I’m not divorcing!I love you—how could I divorce you?I said,he’s just a fling—”
Suddenly, the door burst open, cutting her off.
Victor saw me and rushed over,kneeling.“Evan,my fault.Blame me,not my parents.I beg you!”
Fiona hurried to help him up.
“Victor,what are you doing?Don’t worry,with me here,no one can touch your parents!”
Victor,emotional,hugged Fiona,his eyes taunting me.
As he left,citing emotional distress,he asked Fiona to drive him.
Driven mad by his provocations, I stopped Fiona as she headed out.
Eyes red with loathing,I roared,“Fiona,I said I want a divorce!”
She stood still,her gaze tired but dismissive,thinking I was bluffing like before.“Honey,Victor’s young,fragile.Don’t take his words or actions seriously.I’ll drop him off and be back soon.”
After she left,I slumped,tears streaming down my face.
That night,I slept fitfully,feverish,kicking off the blankets.I felt a cool touch and instinctively leaned toward it.The coolness pressed closer,like a slippery fish gliding toward my body’s hottest spot.I moaned.
Sleepless night.
When I opened my eyes,a stranger’s face greeted me.I gasped.
Then,from the sofa across the room,the voice I knew best—
“How’s my husband?Are you feeling better? I told you, you need to take care of your physical needs. It’s a shame I promised Victor that no other man can touch me for six months, and that includes you.”
