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"Alexander, what do you think you're doing? Let go of me, you're hurting me!" I screamed, but he ignored me and pressed me even harder against the door.

"Now I see that everything Arlette says is true... You're nothing but a whore." His voice was filled with rage.

I shoved him with all my strength.

"You're insane, Alexander! You've gone mad!" I spat, trying to escape his imposing figure, but it was useless. He grabbed me tightly by the arm again.

"Tell me, Aslin, was that man who brought you one of your many lovers?" His voice dripped with venom. "Have you really become so despicable?"

I yanked my arm free and faced him.

"And if he was, so what? Why do you care, Alexander?" I snapped, feeling the rage burning in my chest. "Weren’t you the one who said this marriage was just a farce for others, that it meant nothing? I can do whatever I want with my life. You have no right to question me."

"Of course I have the right!" he roared. "I'm your husband, Aslin. You're my wife..."

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