Chapter 71 Please

Diana Rodrigues

Aslan's reaction when he saw me greeting John was extremely chauvinistic. I'm not sure if I'm just not used to how men here treat their wives. Maybe I can't live like this. I could tell when he grabbed me by the arm and pulled me out of the hall.

It left me fearful. Would I live like this, or was it just a burst of anger he was having? I hope it's the latter and that it won't happen again. I went to the office with him, and there he asked me about Aisha's story. But his words hurt me even more, especially when he mentioned that he had bought me and that I owed him loyalty. It was a burst of my anger.

My hand went straight to his face. I wouldn't accept him doing that to me again. I ran out of there after slapping him and didn't know at what point I thought my life could be different. It was just an illusion. Stubborn tears insisted on falling from my eyes as I sneaked through the palace corridors.

Maybe I didn't even know where I was going; I just wanted to reach my ro