—"Alexander, my friend, I think you should keep your wife in check. She came on to me like a prostitute. Look at her, nearly naked," the bastard said defensively.

—"Alexander, it’s not true! That bastard is lying! He tried to rape me, you have to believe me," I begged through tears. I hoped that, for once, he would believe me. But what he said next shattered my heart.

—"I understand, Leonardo. Please forgive my wife’s behavior," he replied, and the man instantly smiled in satisfaction before walking out the door.

Once we were alone in the bathroom, Alexander approached me like an enraged monster and grabbed my arm tightly.

—"You shameless whore. You couldn’t even control yourself and threw yourself at one of my partners. You're a filthy bitch. I can’t believe I was stupid enough to marry you," he yelled in fury.

By then, my body was trembling like a leaf. No matter how much I tried to explain, in his eyes, I was nothing more than a promiscuous woman who would sleep with anyone. Only G