Wilda demanded to know the truth, threatening Lara with more punishment if she refused to answer.
Through her tears, Lara confessed that the affair had been going on for four years.
‘Lara, shut up!’ Jeramy hissed.
Wilda’s eyes narrowed, her anger turning to disbelief. ‘Four years? You’ve been sleeping with her for four years?’
Lara, still nursing the pain from the slap, nodded tearfully. ‘Yes. It’s true. I’m so sorry.’
Wilda’s bodyguards tensed, ready to strike again, but she held up a hand, signalling them to stand down.
She looked back at Jeramy, her face contorted with anger. ‘Is this true, Jeramy? Have you been lying to me all this time?’
Jeramy looked lost, torn between his desire to salvage his marriage and his guilt over his affair. ‘Wilda, it was a mistake! I
