Chapter 106

I sat on the floor, utterly astounded, as I gazed up at Antonio towering over me with an unmistakable fury in his eyes. The stinging pang from his slap still reverberated, a painful reminder of the altercation that had just unfolded. It felt as though the entire world was crumbling before me, a surreal experience that I struggled to process. The sight of Antonio, someone I thought I knew so well, laying his hands on me shattered my sense of security and stability, plunging me into a tumultuous sea of emotions.

"I've stood by your side all this time because you're my wife," Antonio's voice cut through the tension, dripping with a mixture of anger and disappointment. "I've defended you against all odds, even when Kira pointed accusing fingers at you. I was blinded by trust, unable to see the glaring truths right in front of me."

As his words hung in the air, my lips cracked under the weight of shock, my eyes widening to their limits. It felt surreal, almost dreamlike, but the cold reali