Chapter 35:

A resounding slap echoed throughout the banquet hall, silencing everyone instantly.

All eyes were wide with disbelief, unable to comprehend the spectacle they had just witnessed.

This evening had turned into quite the revelation.

Belinda, known for her elegance and composure as Kristopher’s wife, not only voiced her complaints and declared her intention to divorce, but she also… slapped Maggie across the face, leaving behind a vivid red mark!

The women who had earlier mingled with Belinda were completely taken aback.

Could this really be the same Mrs. Cox, who was always the epitome of grace and wore a constant, gentle smile?

Maggie, hand pressed to her stinging cheek, turned to Belinda with eyes brimming with shock. How could she dare slap her?

“Maggie!”

Cathy, jolted from her daze, hurried over, a look of concern etched on her face as she reached for Maggie’s stinging cheek. “Are you alright? Is it very painful?”

Maggie, now visibly reacting to the pain, gripped her face tighter, her lip quivering as she fought back tears. “Yes, it hurts! It really hurts! Not even my own parents have ever hit me like this!”

the Cox family, Maggie had led a sheltered life, never once having been slapped.

gingerly touched Maggie’s cheek once more, her tone laced

“Bitch!”


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composed, was standing at a distance when

stormed toward Belinda with wild fury, arm raised to strike. “How dare you hit my

Rosie became emotional while berating Belinda,

as if they had never happened. Rosie anticipated the same response

time

sidestepped

table. If not for Kristopher’s quick reflexes in grabbing her arm, the table

steady, Rosie shot Belinda a furious look, her face flushed with rage. “You

retorted, “I’ve told you, I’m not putting

cold, cutting deeper than her

his forehead, feeling an odd twinge

was evident that she


and severing all connections with

she had

present, Kristopher noticed her patience and felt a brief happiness, thinking she could revert to her former self.

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