Hearing her fake sobs,I finally lost control.I raised my hand and slapped her across the face.
“Ugh!”
“Madeline!”
Chelsea was sobbing uncontrollably,feeling like the whole world was against her.
Alexander,clearly worried I might hurt Chelsea again,instinctively pushed me away.
I hadn’t eaten;my stomach and back were in such agony that I could barely stand.The weakness overwhelmed me,and with his strong shove,I stumbled and fell to the ground.
“Madeline…”
Seeing me fall,Alexander finally panicked.
He sent Chelsea out of the room and quickly bent down,wrapping his arms around me gently.
“It’s just a necklace.If it’s broken,we can buy another.Why did you have to hit Chelsea?”He paused,searching my eyes.“Can you just stop?Chelsea helped me when I needed it.Now she’s sick,and I can’t just ignore her.”
I felt more and more like a stranger to Alexander.
My husband seemed to have truly moved on.
He knew that necklace meant everything to me,yet he brushed it off so casually for Chelsea’s sake.
Suddenly,I regretted loving him so much back then.Noticing my silence,he thought I was still angry about what happened that night in the private room.