My Wife Is An All-Around Expert by Elton Joe

Chapter 20

Patrick spoke and then turned with Violet in his arms. “Nelson, let’s go.”

He walked away carrying Violet, paying no attention to Henry behind him.

Henry’s face had turned deathly pale, and he could barely stand. Patrick’s sudden intrusion had already shocked him, and Patrick’s words had left him reeling. “Did I hear him correctly? What did he say?”

Elaine’s face was equally grim, her voice bitter. She clearly did not want to believe what she had just heard. “He said Violet is his wife, but when did that happen? Why weren’t we informed?”

Henry regretted it deeply. If he had known about this earlier, he would not have made such a mistake. He closed his eyes in deep sorrow. “No wonder.”

Now he understood why Foreverie Jewelry was so supportive of Violet. He had truly made a grave error, offending someone he should never have crossed. He did not know how Patrick would retaliate.

Elaine was seething with anger. “Violet is becoming more and more rebellious. For such a major event like her marriage, she didn’t even notify us. Does she even consider you her father anymore?”

Henry, filled with anger and frustration, slapped Elaine. “Stop talking! It’s all your bad ideas!”

mess. If you hadn’t given her to her mom when she was little, would she still not be close to you now? If your relationship with her was better, would she have kept her marriage a secret from

when Violet’s mom divorced Henry, Violet was placed in her mom’s custody. It was only

both angry and regretful. “Is it helpful to bring that up

Veronica’s l*ps quivered. She tightly clenched her fists, wondering why Violet had

Patrick and the family doctor emerged from the room.

“There’s nothing major, just an overdose

a sigh of

seeing the family doctor off, he returned to the room and sat by

could not help but pinch Violet’s delicate cheek. “I called you foolish, and now you’ve proved me

Violet lying on the bed showed no

seconds, shook his head in exasperation,

after stripping her clothes off, he realized he had overestimated his own self–control. He placed her in the bathtub, and the sight of Violet’s fair shoulders rippling in the water made him

turned his head away and splashed water

haphazardly.