At the same time, Elijah’s friends sensed that something was wrong. They began murmuring about who the actual mistress was—me or Yvonne.
Yvonne’s nose tingled immediately as she turned to stare at Elijah like a kicked puppy. “You were the one who said that the third party is the one who’s unloved and unwanted in the relationship! Hurry up and tell everyone that Jeanette is the actual mistress!”
Elijah wiped Yvonne’s tears away for her, clearly heartbroken. Then, he turned around to scold me.
“That’s enough! Jeanette Braxton, you always kick up a huge ruckus whenever you appear in public!”
He took Yvonne’s hand before looking at the onlookers. “Stop it with the guesses, you guys. Yvonne’s my actual wife. I love her very much.”
Everyone cheered loudly at the confession. “Elijah, you should kiss Yvonne!”
Elijah didn’t hesitate to cup Yvonne’s face before pressing a loving kiss onto her lips.
Embarrassment fleeted across Yvonne’s face at that moment. Then, she turned to shoot me a taunting smile.
“You see now? So what if your name is on the marriage certificate? I’ll snatch everything from you—be it Elijah’s body, assets, and love!”
I couldn’t hold myself back anymore, so I responded by slapping Yvonne in the face.
Yvonne cradled her face while looking at Elijah pitifully. “Honey, she slapped me!”
Elijah’s expression darkened instantly. He didn’t hesitate to kick me in the stomach brutally.
The stitched wound that was left behind by the C-section tore open instantly. At the same time, I collapsed to the floor heavily.
Elijah bent over to grip my chin firmly, his voice coming out dark and cold. “Get up and apologize to Yvonne!”
I bit my bottom lip tightly with bloodshot eyes. “She doesn’t deserve my apology!”
Elijah kicked me in the gut once again. As he did so, he berated, “You really want to make things difficult for yourself, huh? It’s bad enough that you don’t want to leave when you’re ordered to, but to think that you’re bold enough to stir up trouble here! I’m definitely teaching you a lesson today!”
With every blow that I received to my stomach, I could feel the horizontal wound on my stomach tearing open completely. Crimson blood slowly stained my clothes.
I was in so much pain that I curled into a small ball. My complexion was extremely pale, and I kept spasming from the pain.
I managed to muster the final bit of strength in me just to raise my head. “Elijah Montgomery… Let’s get a divorce!”
Shock flashed across Elijah’s eyes at that moment. He parted his thin lips, looking like he was about to say something.
But I didn’t hear what he said, for I had already passed out at that time.
