“I won’t let anyone get in your way while I’m here,” Michael said, even as he tried to calm her. “Claire, do you see how much you’ve pushed someone as fragile as Samantha into this!”
“I suggest you sign this quickly and go tell Samantha this was all a misunderstanding! Otherwise, how will Samantha and her son live their lives?”
I looked at Michael’s confident face. I remember when I first learned my credit card had been stolen, I wondered if something had happened to Michael.
After all, Michael hadn’t been home in a while, constantly claiming he was away on a project. Even on our anniversary, he had only said a cold, “Happy anniversary, honey.”
No gift.
No greetings.
He’d disappeared the entire day.
Now, as I watched Michael standing before me, defending someone else, I realized my worries were unnecessary. So, why should I bother saving Michael’s face? I walked up to Michael, grabbed Samantha Hayes’s hair, and slapped her hard.
Amidst Samantha’s screams, I raised my hand again, slapped Michael across the face, and said, “Now, I have more to deal with than just the credit card fraud.”
I turned and looked at the lawyer. “I’m suing. My husband might be committing bigamy, keeping another family outside my home, and even having an illegitimate child.”
“As for the credit card fraud,” I sneered. “Since they won’t admit their guilt, let’s just follow the rules and procedures.”
The lawyer wrote down all my claims as I requested and was about to go negotiate with the police, but was stopped by Michael Reynolds.
“Claire!”
Michael stopped the lawyer, his eyes fixed on me. “Are you crazy? Bigamy and illegitimate child! Do you know how much harm you’re doing to Samantha and me?”
“And you,” Michael glared at the lawyer with disgust. “How much money did Claire give you to work for her?”
“Do you know I’m her husband? Every penny she spends is our joint property! You’re naive to sue me with my money!”
Samantha Hayes also joined Michael in pushing the lawyer. “What gives you the right to sue me?”
“I’m also going to sue Claire for assault!” Samantha covered half her face and stared at me. “Don’t blame Michael for not liking you! You’ve always been so strong, no man would like you like that!”
“You deserve to be lonely forever!”
I listened to Samantha’s comments and glanced at Michael, who clearly had a flicker of guilt. What else could I not understand?
Out of my sight.