Bessie Leclair staggered, grabbed the nearest object, and furiously hurled it at Jocelyn Yeager. As she threw, she sobbed and shouted, "You lied to me! You lied to me!"
The cup slammed into Jocelyn Yeager's face, his handsome features instantly swelling and turning red. The man remained expressionless, not even bothering to dodge. Hearing the commotion from outside, people rushed into the hospital room and restrained the hysterical Bessie.
Bessie sobbed so hard that she could barely catch her breath, unable to utter a single word.
They had only been married for two months, and yet to see him, she had to arrange meetings under Delphine Carter's name. He never touched her, never said a single word to her. When they met, it felt as though they were strangers. This icy, tomb-like marriage—despite it all, she still held on to a sliver of hope.
