Reincarnated as a Fisherman and a Dad Chapter 116
The place was already silent, since the villa had only a few people. But now, the silence was deafening and scary, thick with tension.
"Babe... I," Karlos approached Maya, but the woman coldly stared at him. In particular, she was staring at the towel he was using. That disgusting towel should be burned to ashes.
Karlos, Maya's husband, knew he had made a mistake. He didn't know what kind of mistake it was, but he knew that he fucked up badly, without any room for excuses.
Was Maya overreacting? Obviously.
But Karlos loved her too much to even think that she was wrong.
"I'm sorry..." At this point, this was the best thing he could say. Karlos had no problem admitting his mistakes and apologizing, even if he still didn't fully understand what went wrong.
"Throw that towel away," Maya muttered, and Karlos quickly complied. He threw the towel to the ground as if discarding something contaminated.
"Here, take this." Maya gave the towel she prepared. She had to talk to her clueless husband later, privately and without holding back.
"As for you..."
Maya turned to Claire. The maid had teary eyes. At any moment, tears would fall like a broken dam.
"You think I don't know what you're doing. You're not the first, and this is also not my first rodeo. I've won once, and I'll keep winning."
"You--!"
Claire retaliated, but Maya's hand was faster. She slapped her other cheek, making Claire stumble to the ground.
Claire stared at Maya in shock, her ears ringing in pain.
"Don't think that you can get what you want. You're not even that much of a beauty." Maya spat on the maid's uniform, showing her disgust.
"Just because you have a lighter skin tone, you believe you're better than me?" Maya slightly raised her foot to deliver a kick, but Mrs. Wanda and Daisy showed up, witnessing the situation. Their footsteps halted abruptly.
"Mrs. Wanda! Help me!"
Seeing her backer, Claire immediately cried out loud and crawled to Mrs. Wanda's feet. She acted as if she were being bullied.
"S- She hit me! That bitch hit me!"
Claire hatefully pointed at Maya. She was crying so loudly that even Foster, who was at the back of the villa, showed up, drawn by the commotion.
"Mrs. Wanda! Kick that bitch out of our villa! She's a bully!"
Claire didn't care if her current appearance was ugly. She just wanted to take revenge on Maya at any cost.
"What happened here?"
Mrs. Wanda had no idea what was going on. Yet she was the type who listened to both sides of the story. On top of that, she knew that Claire had certain aspirations when it came to flirting with rich men, patterns she had seen countless times before. Mrs. Wanda had encountered quite a few people like Claire. However, she still wanted to confirm the story before making a judgment.
"She- She--!"
"Claire is seducing my husband."
Before Claire could explain herself, Maya cut in, her voice firm and unwavering. Maya lowered her foot, she failed to kick Claire.
'As expected...'
Mrs. Wanda and Foster were not surprised. As for Daisy, she was the only one who was shocked and covered her mouth, unable to process what she heard.
"Eh?"
Aside from Daisy, Karlos was also shocked.
Him? Getting seduced? The thought felt unreal and absurd. Why would a woman even seduce him?
Karlos was truly clueless when it came to these things, even since his teenage years. He grew up in a bad family and lacked self-esteem, constantly doubting his own worth. He believed that no woman would like him because he was poor, a man who had nothing but himself and his willingness to work hard.
A poor guy like him didn't deserve to be with a woman.
In fact, Karlos felt lucky that he married Maya. He believed that Maya could do better and find a better man, but that idea also made his heart ache, so he never entertained it.
So the fact that someone was actually interested in him came as a great shock.
"I saw her flirting with my husband earlier."
"T- That's!"
Claire wanted to deny it, but her mind was erratic after getting slapped twice. She couldn't think straight. She should have denied the allegations, but her mental state was chaotic, panic clouded her judgment.
She bit her lip, tasting blood. The slaps Maya delivered had split it open, sending sharp pain straight to her brain.
"And what about it!? You're nothing but a cheap woman! You are poor! You are ugly! And your tanned skin is disgusting as hell! You don't deserve Karlos!"
Instead of admitting her mistakes or denying the accusations, Claire lashed out with cruel words. She shouldn't have said that.
"You disgusting pig--"
Right as Claire was about to continue, Karlos kicked her in the stomach. What Maya failed to do, Karlos accomplished.
"Ugh!"
"Don't ever say that to my wife if you still want to live."
This was the first time Karlos had hurt a woman, and he felt no hesitation. His anger overwhelmed his restraint.
A harlot or a gigolo who intended to destroy a family deserved no respect. Two slaps and a kick to the stomach were not even enough. Gender didn't matter. If you intentionally destroyed a family, how could you claim innocence?
There were things Karlos could never tolerate, and one of them was anyone disrespecting his wife. His family was the most important thing to him. As the protector of the household, Karlos made sure his wife and children were safe, both physically and emotionally.
Whoever hurt them would receive twice the pain.
"My wife is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Don't you ever say that again."
This time, it was Karlos who was furious, his fists clenched. Claire gasped for air as she stared at him in fear.
The others were too stunned to interfere, unsure of how to react.
"Let's stop this now. Foster, take Claire to the hospital."
Mrs. Wanda sighed. She realized that the couple were obsessed with each other to a frightening degree. She wouldn't be surprised if Karlos killed someone to protect his family.
Claire gasped as tears streamed down her face. Gone was her infatuation with Karlos, replaced entirely by fear. That single kick completely changed her opinion. She realized that Karlos was unhinged and dangerously protective.
As for Maya, Claire hated her so deeply that she wanted her dead.
Foster and Daisy helped Claire into the Toyota truck and drove her to the nearest hospital.
When the car left, Mrs. Wanda apologized to Maya and Karlos. She knew Claire had certain tendencies, but she never expected her to seduce Karlos of all people.
Sure, Karlos was an attractive man, but he was just a fisherman. Claire, a known golddigger, had chosen him? Why?
Mrs. Wanda hadn't expected that, which explained why she felt both shocked and conflicted.
"You don't have to apologize, Mrs. Wanda. We should be the ones to apologize. We caused you great trouble."
With the source of her anger gone, Maya returned to her timid and humble self. She felt guilty about what had happened. She didn't regret slapping Claire, but she regretted putting Mrs. Wanda in such a difficult position because of them.
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