I was starting to feel really dumb for my attempt of talking some sense into a drunken man. No matter what I said, Lyle was adamant about taking me away. There was no shaking that man off.
All of a sudden, another strong arm reached over and gripped Lyle’s wrist forcefully. He felt the pain and finally eased on gripping mine.
“Mr. Smith, it’s better for a drunk man like you to stay put. If someone mistakenly thinks that you’re a pervert and beats you up, I bet the headlines are going to look very interesting tomorrow.” Christopher hugged me around my shoulders and jeered at Lyle as he furrowed his brows. There was a clear hint of derision in his eyes.
“Christopher Lane!” Lyle gritted his name through his teeth. It was as if he was ready to devour Christopher. “You are a despicable scoundrel! You only got close to me so that you could get your hands on my wife. The Lane family is really a bully. I won’t let you have your way!”
“Lyle Smith, you only have yourself to blame in the matter as I’ve given you a chance. If you had treated Eve well, why would I have any chance to come in between the two of you? Half a year was more than enough for me to realize how miserable her life was when she was with you. Since you didn’t seem to appreciate her, why couldn’t I let her be happy staying by my side instead?” Christopher crossed his arms in front of his chest and said coldly.
“How dare you say such a thing when you’re the one coveting your friend’s wife? Let go of Eve. She’s my wife.” Lyle was already drunk out of his wits as he kept slurring.
“You think that teaming up with Grandma and exposing those scandals would make me give Eve up. Dream on! Don’t even think for a second that I have no idea about the filthy things you’ve got going on with Monica.” Then, Lyle looked at me and said with a straight face. “Yvonne, don’t believe a word he says. He’s up to no good.”
Vexed, I could not bear to listen to another word he said and interrupted, “So what if he’s up to no good? At least, he wouldn’t dump me in the hotel with another man right after marrying me. At least, he wouldn’t leave me in the hands of kidnappers when I was in danger. Do you think there could be anything worse than what you’ve done to me?”
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