Jolene pretended she was shocked the moment she strode into the elevator and saw Matthew.
“Hello, Mister! Haven’t you made your way back with Clarissa? Weren’t you here to pick her up?”
As Matthew glanced at her in silence and dismissed her question, Jolene was slightly embarrassed. Nonetheless, she refused to give up just yet.
When she was about to say something else, Matthew had reached his designated floor and made his way out of the elevator.
However, the persistent Jolene went after Matthew and asked, “Mister, are you serious when you say you’re Clarissa’s husband?”
Matthew ignored Jolene and made his way back to his room.
“Mister, I don’t think you’re her husband! Has she hired you to play the role of her husband in front of us? Are you aware she has given birth?”
Irked by Matthew’s response, Jolene stopped holding back with her choice of words and remarked, “Has she told you she was almost expelled from school because of her promiscuous lifestyle?”
Matthew brought himself to a halt when he heard Jolene’s remark.
On the other hand, the thrilled Jolene sashayed her way over in an attempt to hit on Matthew. She thought no man, including Matthew, would turn her down when she had offered herself.
She suggested, “Why don’t you let me join you in the room? I’ll tell you everything you need to know about Clarissa.”
Once again, Matthew dismissed her suggestion and walked past her without a second thought.
What the heck is wrong with him? Others can’t wait to have me in bed with them, but he doesn’t even bother to look at me! As indifferent as he might seem, he’s not just going to ignore me, right?
Unable to stand her anymore, he yelled, “Get out of my sight at once!”
Jolene was taken aback by his response, so she reprimanded him in return, “Hey, are you even a man? How could you yell at me!”
As a result of Matthew’s response, she couldn’t help but wonder if he had a different sexual orientation.
“Have you a kink for whores? She was forced into submission and spent a night with a thug back in the day! In the end, she was involved in several affairs with our classmates! I’m pretty sure she has always been the same through— Ouch—”
Jolene wasn’t given the chance to finish her remarks as Matthew rushed over and pinned her to the wall, strangling her neck. She could barely make any sound, let alone catch her breath. As a result, she started retaliating with all her might in an attempt to break free.
No longer was Matthew the exceptional man she had a thing for. Instead, she deemed the man in front of him a merciless murderer.
“H-Help—”
Despite Jolene squirming in front of him, Matthew had a relatively calm and collected expression. He stared at the intimidated Jolene in the eyes and said, “If you ever bring up something similar in the future, get yourself ready to face my wrath.”
Once he finished his sentence, he unfastened his grip and made his way elsewhere.
Jolene collapsed to the ground and held her strangled neck while gasping in an attempt to catch her breath. Although she could barely stand the racking sensation she felt, she immediately fled the scene.
The moment she sprinted out of the elevator, she encountered her classmates who had been searching for her in the lobby.
They rushed over and asked as soon as they saw Jolene with a disheveled appearance, “What’s wrong with you, Jolene? Why are you in such a mess?”
Jolene held her classmate firmly in her arms and started wailing while shivering in fear—she was still horrified by the near-death experience she had gone through.
After a short while, she finally regained her composure when her friend brought her back to the private lounge and joined the rest.
“Something’s wrong with Clarissa and her husband! He actually tried to murder me! I’m telling you guys, he almost strangled me to death! That’s it! I’m going to call the cops on him!”
Once Jolene finished her sentence, she reached for her phone and lodged a police report against Matthew.
She felt a sense of security with her friends around her. Their presence was precisely the reason she thought she had the upper hand in terms of numbers.
After she lodged a police report, she checked on her bruised neck and recalled the horrifying experience she had with Matthew.
“Are you serious when you say he’s a murderer? Is he a thug or something?”
“How is that possible when he’s such a good-looking man?”
“It has nothing to do with his look! He’s just a jerk! There’s nothing he can do to hide the fact from others!” Jolene rebuked when she heard them.
“I guess you’re right! How the heck did Clarissa get into a relationship with this thug?”
“Hasn’t she always have a thing for jerks?”
“Ha! She’s the one who has gone astray in life! It’s time for her to stop blaming us when we’re not even the ones at fault for her misery!”
Their teachers had long departed ahead of them. Jolene and her friends were about to leave and head over to elsewhere for another round of drinks, but the incident that had occurred took them by surprise.
In spite of being reprimanded by their teachers, they showed no signs of guilt at all. They started siding with Jolene once they figured out the things going on.
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