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.

dodged, his face turning red with anger. Without warning, he kicked Natalie hard

Curtis didn't back down. He stepped forward, looking at Natalie. "I've spoiled you too much." He roughly pulled Natalie up, as though

called the police. How can you even think of hitting your own wife? What kind of man are

dad will just send her straight back to me.

was a bastard, but she never expected him to be this twisted. The most shocking part was that Curtis 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, and she felt liquid trickling down her

rushed over when he saw the scene. "Elara, are

grip. Natalie, now freed, hurried to Elara, looking at her

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room and had two stitches. Lysander arrived and sat down beside

"I'm fine," Elara replied.

that Elara had been dragged into this mess and hurt because of it. "I'm

only listened to Elara from the start and not married Curtis, Natalie thought, her eyes starting to fill

her, "Don't cry. At least I'm glad I went

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 here." Soon, Crispin returned

wait outside while she came to check on Natalie, but when she saw Curtis getting violent, she called for Crispin. Still, Crispin had arrived a little too

that he saw Curtis, Crispin's anger flared up. Lysander, still calm, didn't even look up.

immediately, pushing Curtis 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 the reputation

remembered how he had just assaulted her, Natalie couldn't help but feel that her husband seemed like a complete stranger. Seeing him get beaten, Natalie felt nothing

the ground, unable to fight back. Lysander glanced over and spoke

answered. Soon after,

as if this was nothing more than a minor inconvenience. Before long, Crispin returned, reporting to Lysander, "Lysander, he

on, if he thinks

was, sitting beside her. Seeing that Natalie was injured, Elara said, "You

a pang of