Rift in the perfect picture

Chapter 0217

I was so calm that even Nicholas was surprised. Perhaps he had thought that I would be satisfied or even scared when I saw him. But I merely put my phone down and asked something irrelevant.

“Since when can you come and go from my apartment as you. please?”

Nicholas was stunned by my abrupt quest

sitating for a

moment, he clenched his fist to suppress his ner. “You’re my wife. It’s only natural that I can enter your apartment.

He pursed his lips. His eyes were bloodshot as they filled with rage and pain.

I took it all in, but I became even calmer. He was just sad because of Claudia. It was nothing to do with me. I did not know how to

convince myself that it was fine for my own husband to confront me because of another woman.

How absurd and cruel!

“Ah.” I put on a fake smile. “There should be a few women partying in one of your villas now, right? Is it alright for ‘Mr. Hawk‘ not to be there?”

Nicholas hit the roof when he heard my words. His eyes darkened as he strode toward me. Gripping my shoulders forcefully, he pulled me off the couch. He stared at me coldly..

“Don’t say any of that to me. Why did you do this?”

I looked up and met his faze without fear. “Nicholas, I did not do anything.”

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My calmness gave him no outlet to release his anger. Even his usually cold voice had turned hoarse. “You did nothing? If it wasn’t for you-”

I raised my voice and cut him off. “Your father was the one who wanted to kick Claudia out of the Hawk family, not me! You’re blaming the wrong perso:“”

My chest heaved with emotion. I could n r contain myself “If you’re still a man and want to protect your dear Claudia, just go to the hospital. Look for your dying father or you stepmother. You shouldn’t be coming after me!

“Nicholas Hawk, you and Claudia are the ones who owe me many things from the start!”

I seemed to have more strength in moments of irrationality. I shoved Nicholas hard and demanded with all my might, “Are you satisfied with this answer?”

As I yelled that out fiercely, I was trembling all over.

Hurting others often meant hurting oneself just as much. When Nicholas looked up in realization, I understood just how important Claudia was to him. That was because he did not want to leave alone.

He grabbed my hand. “Come with me to the hospital. I can send Claudia away, but she can’t be kicked out of the Hawk family. How will she survive after this?

“Ari, she’s your sister. Do you really have the heart to watch her suffer?”

But why had he never remembered that Claudia was my sister when

she hurt me?

Before I could refuse, tears welled up in my eyes. They fell down my face when I lowered my head. It felt as if the tears were invisible.

Nicholas‘ words hit me like a heavy punch. It knocked the breath ut of me. All of this was happening just because I could not give birth. That was why I was not a “ood match for him and could not be Mrs. Hawk.

But Nicholas had never fought for anything

my behalf with Daniel.

He even wanted to hide it from me until Danie passed away.

Yet, he was willing to meet his dying father in the middle of the night now just for Claudia.