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Hugo stayed indifferent. “Emily is my wife. You brought this upon yourself.”
His words were vague.
With the crowd backing her and Hugo taking her side, Emily stood straighter and spoke with more confidence.
“Madeline, I’ve always shown you respect because you’re older, but don’t forget your place. You can act however you want most of the time, even embarrass me like today. But Hugo is a man, and everyone is watching. He’s the vice CEO, and you hit him in public. Have you ever thought about how he might feel?”
Her tone softened as she turned to Hugo.
“Hugo, I might be younger, but I know how to stand by my man and protect his pride in front of others. Unlike Madeline…”
Her words held a double meaning, hitting right at Hugo’s ego and hidden insecurities.
I sneered. “Thanks for the reminder. I almost forgot–I owe you a slap!”
Right then, I grabbed her hair and slapped her across the face twice.
Emily shrieked and burst into tears, covering her cheeks.
The baby in her arms cried loudly, startled by the scene.
“Madeline! How dare you hit me! I won’t let this go!”
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I raised my hand to strike her again, but Fannie, who had been silent in the main seat, suddenly stood up and struck my back hard with her cane.
“I’m not dead yet! Who gave you the right to make a scene in front of
me?”
I stumbled back in pain, and someone stuck their foot out behind me. I tripped and fell. Blood began dripping down my forehead.
Hugo didn’t even glance at me. Instead, he held Emily tightly and yelled, “You’ve gone too far, Madeline! Get down and apologize to Emily and the baby, or I won’t hold myself back!”
I clenched my teeth through the pain.
Everything we had built in five years of marriage shattered in that
moment.
“Hugo, don’t forget I’m your.legal wife. We had a public wedding, and I have the marriage certificate to prove it. Now you want me to bow to someone who isn’t even a mistress? If it weren’t for my father investing in your company and my family pulling strings to get you into the defense industry, you wouldn’t have any of these–this villa, your job, the success.
gave you all of it. And if I can give, I can also take it all away!”
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My words made Hugo flinch.
Emily was quick to defend him. “Madeline, Hugo worked hard for everything he has. Don’t act like it was all your doing.”
“Hard work?” I scoffed. “He couldn’t even understand a basic defense blueprint. I had to beg my father to get his project accepted by the military
sector!
“My parents saw how poor your family was and still helped you because
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they wanted me to live well. And this is how you repay me?”
The other guests started whispering among themselves.
“Wait, is she truly his wife?”
“Maybe. Otherwise, she would’ve been kicked out already. Who else would dare talk to Emily like that?”
