Chapter 16
I rubbed the coat with my hand. I did not want Liam to find out I was hugging
his coat while crying.
Even though I could not always be in high spirits whenever I met him, I was
nonetheless happy.
After all, he was the one I chose. I thought I would have more time to
eventually move his heart.
The stain remained no matter how hard I rubbed it.
It was a small setback, but it brought me to despair. Suddenly, a hand
reached out to me.
I noticed the diamond ring on the ring finger and thought I was dreaming
again.
The hand took the coat and pulled it from my arms.
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I lifted my head as I watched the coat leave my arms, and I saw Liam’s face.
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He was still dressed in the same clothes, though he was removing his necktie
with his other hand. He glanced at the coat and tossed it on the floor as
though it were a piece of trash.
I felt sorry for it, and I wanted to go and pick it up.
Suddenly Liam took a step in front of me and pinned me down on the sofa.
He leaned dangerously close to me and grabbed my lower jaw.
I stared at him in shock. There was a hint of violence and hostility in his eyes.
“Who was that man?”
What is he talking about?
He narrowed his gaze. His jawline became taut, and his chest began to
heave.
“Open your eyes and look carefully!” He pinned me down even harder. “I am
your husband, Vivienne Nyra!”
I did not expect him to say that.
Yes, he is my husband, but I can only be intimate with him in my dreams, I
thought sorrowfully.
Tears welled up in my eyes. I wanted to lift my hands to cover my face, but
suddenly, he lowered his head and bit my lips.
Liam kissed me.
I was surprised, but I was not happy.
It did not feel the same as in my dreams.
There was no tenderness, only pain and the metallic tang of blood.
Tonight, he did more than kiss me.
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I remembered that on the night before my wedding, Anna came home and
slept with me.
She told me I was going to become a woman.
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She said the process would hurt a little, but it would be blissful as well, just like
how life was.
She said marriage was only a union of convenience, and sex was the most
primal bond a man and a woman could share. It was only then that Liam.
truly belonged to me.
I did not know if Liam truly belonged to me tonight. I only knew there was no
bliss in the entire process, just like my marriage thus far.
There was only pain and humiliation.
Right before I lost consciousness, Liam shoved me away.
I could not move, and I lay on the floor like a piece of trash. I watched him get
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up
from me, dress up, light a cigarette, and open a drawer from the cabinet
next to us,
He took a checkbook, wrote something, tore it out, and tossed the check at
Throughout the entire process, he did not look at me even once.
After Liam left, it took me a long time before I regained my strength.
I sat up and looked at the check he left me.
Two million dollars.
That was the most primal bond between us.
I took a deep breath and tore the check.
I tore the check in half, then into strips, then into tiny bits.
After that, I went back to my room and took a shower.
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Auntie Sidney brought me breakfast. She said, “Don’t cry… I heard Mr. Mendez
talking to the lawyer earlier. He wanted those hooligans to pay the price no
matter what it took.”
