She fought to stay conscious, her eyes searching for Alan.
When she saw him lying motionless on the floor, her heart felt as if it were being squeezed, the pain making it hard to breathe.
Alan had been dragged into this because of her.
But she didn't have the strength to move.
Seeing Summer's helpless state, Iris felt a surge of triumph, but it wasn't enough.
She needed to crush Summer completely, to nail her to a pillar of shame so she could never recover.
She added more fuel to the fire, tears flowing on command as she sobbed.
"Summer, all I did was ask what your relationship was with that man, and you both attacked me. What did I do wrong?"
"I even warned you not to do this. I told you Vincent would be angry if he found out you were with another man, but you wouldn't listen. You defended him and hit me... sniffle..."
"Vincent loves you so much, yet you go behind his back and mess around with other men. How could you do this to him?"
Iris's tearful words struck a nerve with Vincent.
She was right.
How could Summer do this to him?
He worked himself to the bone for their family, and even if Summer didn't appreciate it, she had no right to cheat on him.
She had trampled all over his dignity.
No man would tolerate his wife making a fool of him like this.
Vincent grabbed Summer's arm, dragging her up from the floor to face him. But her body was limp.
The moment he pulled her up, she collapsed again like a rag doll.
Alan, meanwhile, was starting to recover.


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