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.

and hurled it at him. Curtis dodged, his face turning red with anger. Without warning, he kicked Natalie hard in the stomach, knocking her to the

He stepped forward, looking at Natalie. "I've spoiled you too much."

called the police. How can you even think of hitting your own wife?

her dad will just send her straight back to me.

intervene again, but Curtis shoved her away. She was sent flying across the room, crashing into the

the doorway and rushed over when he

seeing Crispin, finally released his grip. Natalie, now freed, hurried to Elara,

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

"I'm fine," Elara replied.

from the beating, looking far from her usual polished self. But what 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

not married Curtis, Natalie thought, her

cry. At least I'm glad

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

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

anger flared up. Lysander, still calm, didn't even look up. His expression gave

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

that her husband seemed like

fight back. Lysander glanced over and

Crispin answered. Soon after, Curtis was dragged

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

Crispin reassured him. "But from now on, if he thinks about hitting

and then at Natalie, who was, sitting beside her. Seeing that Natalie was injured, Elara said, "You should

pain, Elara couldn't help but feel a pang