John was stunned at that. It took him a while to return to his senses. When he turned to look at Natalie again, his eyes were blazing with fury.
Back then, when they were in love, Natalie used to listen to his every word. She never said any harsh words, much less slapped him. Perhaps it was because of that, an incredulous expression sprawled on his face at that time.
“Natalie, how dare you slap me?” said John as he stared at Natalie with a stormy expression. Considering this man’s personality, I guessed he would probably slap Natalie back.
Upon hearing that, Natalie lost control of her emotions and roared, “So what if I did? John, you b*stard, you’re the one who betrayed me! To be frank, I went easy on you. If I wasn’t holding back, I could’ve killed you right now!”
After saying that, tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably. I knew that she was very upset, but I didn’t walk over to console her because I thought all she wanted to do at that moment was to vent all her emotions on John so she would feel better.
John was dumbfounded as he witnessed Natalie in this state. I could see from his eyes that he was flustered. Is he feeling guilty? Didn’t he come to stir up trouble a minute ago? Why is he chickening out now that Natalie had yelled at him?
Just then, the woman who was pushed by Natalie stood up. Boiling with rage, her face was distorted by anger.
“You b*tch! How dare you push me!”
With that, the woman dashed toward Natalie and grabbed the latter’s throat tightly like a madwoman.
Witnessing a scene such as this, I flew into a panic. I was afraid that Natalie would be on the losing end. Hence, I rushed toward her and tried to pull that woman away.
However, that woman had gone berserk. She turned around and landed a slap on my face, to which I nearly fainted. After regaining my senses, a fresh swell of rage rose in me like a tide.
Although I always kept my ladylike manner, I wouldn’t let anyone bully me. Thus, I suppressed the anger in my heart and pulled that woman’s hair until she released her grip on Natalie’s throat.
Then, I took the opportunity to push her to the floor again.
In the meantime, John just stood aside and stared at the three of us. He didn’t intend to break up the fight at all. I despised a weakling like him, and I couldn’t understand why someone would love a coward like him.
“How dare you! I’ll make you pay for this! Do you wish for me to call the cops on you?”
Since Natalie and I fought her together, that woman knew that she wouldn’t be able to win the fight. Therefore, she used the cops to threaten us.
“Be my guest! After all, you were the one who started it. Besides, you broke us up and created trouble, you old wretch!”
After fighting, Natalie felt much better. She returned to her usual domineering self and rebuked the pair harshly.
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