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Chapter Sixteen

Penulis: Henry_heil
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~ELENA’S POV~

“Elena, what happened? Why are you crying?” Max narrowed his brown eyes as he moved a log of my hair to the back of my ears. “Oh my god! Elena, who did this to you?!”

Max noticed my face was swollen from Alex's slap. I could sense the rage in his eyes. “Alex. He slapped me for being wrongly accused of hurting his pregnant mistress.”

“Alex, did what?!” Max's eyes furrowed with a clenched fist and tightened jaws. His gaze was fixed on the faint red imprint across my cheek. He stepped closer, his expression darkening with every passing moment, as silence encroached on the atmosphere.

“Max–” I began, but my words were interrupted by Max's sudden movement. Max spun towards the door; with the aid of his walking-stick he limped as fast as he could.

“No way! He has no right to raise his filthy fingers against you!” Max voiced aloud. His hand was already reaching for the door handle, “I won't let him humiliate you and get away with it. Not while I'm still breathing.”

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