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.

red with anger. Without warning, he kicked Natalie hard in the stomach, knocking her to the ground. Once so loving, the

at Natalie. "I've

you even think of hitting your

hit her?" Curtis sneered. "Even if I kill her, her dad will just send her straight back to me. The

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

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

his grip. Natalie, now freed, hurried to Elara,

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room and had two stitches. Lysander arrived and sat down beside her bed, looking at

"I'm fine," Elara replied.

hurt Natalie. more was that Elara had been dragged into this mess and hurt because of it. "I'm so sorry, Elara. This is all my fault,"

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

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

how much worse Curtis might have treated her. Curtis had been so good at pretending before their wedding. But not long after they

planned for Crispin to wait outside while she came to check on Natalie, but when she saw Curtis getting

still calm, didn't even look

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

assaulted her, Natalie couldn't help but feel that her husband seemed like a complete stranger. Seeing him get beaten,

back. Lysander glanced over

it," Crispin answered. Soon after, Curtis was

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

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

Natalie, who was, sitting beside her. Seeing that Natalie was injured, Elara

help but feel a pang of sympathy. Lysander