How Dare?!

As I stepped into the lobby, the receptionist immediately picked up the phone.

Good, I wanted to say.

Instead I twisted my mouth into a smile and stepped into the elevator, then slipped in the card so it would take me to the right floor. I was almost calm now, at least on the outside.

Was he in the penthouse?

Or was he out hunting me?

Or maybe he'd returned to his mistress and let his men do the work for him.

When I'd woken with his arms around me, or when he'd kissed me, I'd let myself believe that maybe I could make him love me.

When we'd had dinner together I'd thought I could fall for him. I entered the penthouse.

Xu was there and practically sagged with relief.

"She's here," he said into his phone, then nodded before ending the call.

"Where's he? Back with his mistress?"

Xu frowned.

"Searching for you."

"Wow. I'm surprised that he even bothers. He could have sent you or one of his other men. After all you do everything he says. Even cover for him while he's out cheating on me."

Xu didn't say anything. I wasn't sure why I was lashing out at him.

I walked away.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to undress and shower. If you want to watch, be my guest."

Xu stopped but his eyes followed me up the stairs. I slammed the bedroom door shut after me, then locked it before walking into the bathroom to take a shower.

I turned the temperature as high as I could bear but the water couldn't wash away the images that had taken refuge in my brain.

Fu Shao buried in other woman. Her smile. The sound of his hips slamming against her ass. I wasn't exactly sure what I was feeling.

Disappointment. Jealousy?

But I hadn't chosen him, but he was my husband. I wanted him to be faithful to me. I wanted him to want only me.

I wanted to be enough for a husband.

There was banging at the bedroom door when I got out of the shower. I wrapped a towel around myself and slowly walked out of the bathroom into the bedroom.

"Shen Mi, let me in!" There was anger in his voice.

Oh. He was angry?

I dropped the towel and slipped a satin nightgown over my body.

"I'm going to kick in the door, if you don't let me in."

I'd like to see you do it. Maybe you'll dislocate a shoulder.

"Shen Mi, open the fucking door!"

As I was too tired to keep playing with him. I wanted this day to be over. I wanted sleep to magically take away my memory. I unlocked the door, then turned and walked back to the bed.

The door flew open, banging against the wall and he stormed in. He grasped my arm and fury burned through me.

How dare he lay hands on me after gripping that mistress with them?

"Don't touch me!" I shrieked, wrenching out of his grip.

He was panting, eyes wild with emotion. His hair was a mess and his shirt wasn't buttoned properly.

Fu Heng stood in the doorway, Fang and Xu a few steps behind.

"Where have you been?" he said in a low voice, he reached for me again and I stumbled back.

"No! Don't ever touch me again. Not when you use those same hands to touch your bitches."

His face became very still.

"Out, everyone. Now."