After Death, Love Unveiled

Chapter 131

Natalie stared at Curtis. "My dad offended Lysander, and that's your reason for hitting me?"

Curtis showed no remorse. "You were the one who spoke disrespectfully first. That's why I had to react."

Elara couldn't watch it any longer. She walked in. "Ili, Natalie."

She walked over to Natalie's side, casting, Curtis, especially after he had hit her. He acted more self-righteous than anyone else.

With red-rimmed eyes, Natalie looked at How ridiculous... she thought.

almost in disbelief as if she were about to cry. "This is the man I married...

Grace, lying in her hospital bed, saw Elara enter and turned to Curtis. "Curtis, this isn't Natalie's fault. It's mine... I'm the one who caused her to dislike me. It's because of me that you two are fighting." "At least you know," Natalie muttered as she turned around and shot a fierce glare at Grace.

All the frustrations Natalie had been bottling up

the past

few days couldn't be held in anymore.

She shouted. "From the beginning, it's been you causing trouble I come home from work every day to take care of you. You keep making trouble for me and then say I don't care for you.

"You were the one who had the bad luck with the car accident, and you still blame me. You really deserve it. Why didn't you die in that car crash?"

Natalie had been holding this in for months, and now, she was about to lose it. Hearing this, Curtis, in a fit of rage, shoved Natalie. "What did you say?"

He was tall and strong, and his shove made Natalie stumble back a few steps.

"You dare lay a hand on me? Curtis, who do you think you are? My dad never treated me like this." Natalie snapped.

Without warning, he kicked Natalie hard in the stomach, knocking her to the ground. Once so loving, the couple now seemed at odds, and Curtis hit

help her up. Curtis didn't back down. He stepped forward, looking at Natalie. "I've spoiled you too much." He roughly pulled Natalie up, as though the kick wasn't enough to satisfy his

I've already called the police. How can you even think of hitting your own wife? What kind of man

sneered. "Even if I kill her, her dad will just send her straight back to me. The Jarvis family wouldn't dare get

had pretended to be so kind before their marriage. Elara tried to intervene again, but Curtis shoved her away. She was sent flying across the room, crashing into the edge of a table. Soon, a warm sensation spread across her head,

appeared in the doorway and rushed over when he saw the scene.

freed, hurried to Elara, looking

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arrived and sat down beside her bed, looking at her with concern. "How are

"I'm fine," Elara replied.

far from her usual polished self. But what hurt Natalie. more was that Elara had been dragged into this

Curtis,

"Don't cry. At least I'm glad

feel unlucky about just getting a few injuries. She felt fortunate. If she hadn't gone today and Natalie had been alone, it would be unknown how much worse Curtis might have treated her. Curtis had been so good at pretending before their wedding. But not long after they married, his true nature was exposed. Lysander sat next to her and spoke to the people who had come with him. "Bring him

Natalie, but when she saw Curtis

Lysander, still calm, didn't even look up. His expression gave nothing away. He simply spoke in

to the ground. "Hitting a woman? What kind of man are you? Since you like hitting so much, then come at me. Men like you are the ones ruining

that her husband seemed like a complete stranger.

back. Lysander glanced over and spoke calmly

Soon after, Curtis was dragged

situation, Lysander's tone remained composed as if this was nothing more than a minor inconvenience. Before long, Crispin returned, reporting to Lysander,

Crispin reassured him. "But from now on, if he thinks about hitting a woman again, let's see if

glanced at Lysander, and then at Natalie, who was, sitting beside her. Seeing that Natalie

pain, Elara couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy. Lysander called for