He Got the Mistress. I Got the Empire.
Honestly, it's already 21st century now, and you're still preaching this first-wife nonsense?
But my words had struck a nerve. Freddy's face turned ashen, and just as he opened his mouth to scold me—
Smack!
The sharp crack of my palm across his cheek cut him off.
"Freddy, if you dare slander me again, if you dare pin another false charge on me, I'll drag you to court this very instant!"
For a moment he was stunned, dazed by the blow. Then rage blazed in his eyes. He lunged at me, his hand clamping around my throat, knuckles whitening from the force.