Mavis was furious.
Despite trying to push him away, she could not budge him.
"Can you stop being so disgusting?"
Disgusting?
Nathaniel was also getting annoyed.
"You vanished without a word. As my wife, that's basically abandoning your home. Women who misbehave need to face the consequences."
His words were harsh, nearly spat out through gritted teeth, but his hands only lightly pinched her cheek.
Mavis glared at him, her eyes red with anger. "So what if I left without saying anything? You brought Kristen back and treated her like royalty, speaking to her softly and gently."
"I've explained this many times. Kristen is just someone I look after, like a sister. I have no romantic feelings for her. Mavis, why can't you just believe me?"
Mavis sneered. "Who besides you believe that? Grandma, Gabrielle, Tommy, and even Kristen herself! None of them believe you."
Nathaniel was at a loss for words.
Mavis turned her head away, trying to hide her tears.
"I'm done with you. I just want a divorce. Is that too much to ask?"
"No, it's not possible."
He spoke each word firmly.
"As long as I don't agree, you'll never get a divorce."
"Why should I always have to do what you say?" Mavis's frustration boiled over. "Nathaniel, you're only making me hate you more."
Nathaniel's anger began to fade when he noticed her so enraged, even her nose turning red.
He felt a pang of guilt.
He finally found Mavis and intended to gently persuade her to come back home, but instead, they ended up fighting again.
As Mavis seized the moment of his distraction, she pushed him away and walked off, not looking back.
Nathaniel stood frozen, watching her walk away.
He had thought that finding her would solve everything. Yet, it seemed her anger was far from quelled, and her eyes held a level of contempt he had never seen before.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Wait, She’s a Billionaire (Sheena Lawson)
The novel is too abusive it spoils the joy of reading it. I hate the punishment part between sheena and Eliot....