At the Keith house. The sky was already dark when Selina returned. As she walked pass the living room, Lindsay and Horace were having dinner. Seeing her, Lindsay tossed down her chopsticks and said, “I lost my appetite, I’m not eating anymore!” Selina ignored her and walked straight. “Stand there!” Horace suddenly stopped her.
Selina turned around and looked at him, yet he sneered and pointed at the floor, demanding as if giving orders to a dog. “Kneel down, and crawl towards me.” Selina pursed her lips and looked at the floor. Her expression could not be seen. “Why? You don’t want to do it?” Selina still remained there. She ignored him and had treated him as invisible.
Her attitude provoked Horace and he strode towards her. He pinched her chin and raised it, wanting her to meet his eyes. “Selina Jones, don’t you act virtuous in front of me! You’re just someone pathetic now, and it’s already a huge blessing when I married you. Plus, have I not treated you nicely? I gave you ten thousand yuan of pocket money every month and you don’t need to go outside to work. I only ask you to cook something for my mom, where have I wronged you? How dare you cheat on me?”
Selina sneered. “So that’s nice? Then why don’t you hire a housemaid? A housemaid at least has a human right and could decide for her life, but what about me? I have nothing! If you think that is nice, why don’t we switch? I give you ten thousand yuan per month, and you serve me and your mom, it doesn’t have to be much, just three meals per day, how’s that?” Horace gave her a hard slap on the face. Selina wanted to do the same to him too but her hand was caught.
“How dare you! I suppose you have no idea how your pathetic father begged me today? He begged me to not divorce you, and asked me to forgive you this one time! He even wanted to kneel down for me! And you want to hit me? Sure, you can, and I’ll immediately ask someone to cease dealing with your family’s trouble. Let’s see who’s laughing afterwards!” Selina gritted her teeth and her hands were clenched into fists. She had finally seen it clearly that the person before her was an unquestionable bastard!
Seeing her not moving anymore, Horace only then loosened his grasp towards her hand with satisfaction. He patted her cheek and said, “Now that’s a good girl, isn’t it good if you behave earlier? You should appreciate having such a good father, if he didn’t kneel down and beg me, you won’t survive this time today. You better behave yourself in the future, or else don’t blame me for not caring our relationship as husband and wife.”
After finished, he glanced at the housemaid beside him and said, “Keep an eye on the mistress, if she’s done anything reckless outside the house again, I’ll hold you responsible!”
“Yes, sir!” Selina stood in the living room. As if stepping on ice, her body went all cold.
Arguments were vaguely heard from upstairs. “Why do you still want to keep this disgusting filthy woman at home, looking for trouble? Why don’t you want to divorce her?” Then there was Horace’s speaking in a scoundrel way, “Why should I divorce her? Don’t you know that Selina Jones is the prettiest woman in Russell City? You have no idea how many people envy me outside! Marrying a beauty and I can still mess with other women outside, with the best of both worlds, I can’t ask for more. I am so not divorcing…”
Selina let out a wry smile. The prettiest woman in Russell City? She used to think good looks were a gift by God, yet from what she saw now, it was both a blessing and a curse in the end.