"What a beautiful face. What a vicious heart!"
A surge of rage exploded in his chest, searing away all his reason. He suddenly raised his hand and slapped her hard across the face with a sharp c***k.
"Irene! You disgust me!"
"Ah!"
The slap came without warning. Before she could even register the pain in her chin, the searing pain on her right cheek overwhelmed her.
Irene staggered back, losing her balance, and collapsed onto the floor. Clutching her cheek, she stared at the man before her in disbelief.
"Steve, how could you hit me?"
Irene retorted through tears. "How dare you hit me? You're the fool who believed everything I said! That's your problem, not mine!"
"Did you know all along that Claire was going to divorce me?"
Steve closed in on her, step by step, forcing her back.
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