“This woman does not work for me. Be careful who you upset!”
Clara cut Max off just as he was about to say something.
She pushed through the crowd with rage and kicked me hard in the chest.
“Why are you crying and acting like a little slut? Are you trying to get the rich guys around here to like you?
“Wasn’t it enough to flirt with some pretty boy behind Max’s back? Now you’re flirting with everyone!”
Her kick made my chest hurt and made it feel like I had a ball of cotton stuck in my throat.
Vivian ran over to protect me with her body when she saw Clara hit me.
“Elena, are you okay? Just hang on a little longer while I find a way to help you!”
When Clara saw someone try to stop her, she angrily grabbed her hair and slapped her face several times.
“You’re an old fool! You really think this villa is yours just because you moved in?
“Elena Brooks is a piece of trash, but I’d beat your pretty boy son if he were here!””
She lost her balance from the blows and fell to the ground, where she stayed still.
When I saw her covered in dirt, I screamed in pain, “Mom!””
I yelled at Clara and Max when I turned around.
“Take it out on me if you have a problem! Don’t hit my mum! She’s more than sixty years old. Don’t you have a heart?”
Max got angry because of this comment. He pulled my hair and took off his belt, hitting me over and over.
I was lying on the ground, unable to move, and I could barely see the shadows of people moving around me.
I shut my eyes in despair, thinking I might die right then and there.
At that moment, a man in the crowd couldn’t take it anymore and yelled, “Stop!””
Max looked up at the bald man and made a face.
“Are you also one of Elena’s lovers? Why do you care about her so much? If so many of you like her, she must be good in bed!
“Rich wives, watch out! This woman will sleep with anyone, so don’t let her take your husbands!”
The rich wives in the crowd looked at me with suspicion after he spoke. Their eyes, which had once been kind, now looked cold, like they wanted to spit on me.
The man stood in front of me, ready to fight Max.
“Sir, please be careful what you say. You can’t hit a woman in public like this!”
Max’s eyes went back and forth between us when he heard this. Then he punched the man in the nose and straddled him, hitting him over and over.
“You think I’m scared of you? I’ll kill you both, you cheating couple!”
I could see the good Samaritan’s face getting bruised and swollen from the beating through my blurry vision.
“Stop dragging innocent people into this! If you have a problem, take it out on me!”
Max sneered and slowly walked towards me, putting his foot on my face and pushing down harder.
“I won’t spare this old woman or this lover of yours!
“All of you are trash. Today I will teach you something. Who told you it was okay to stay in MY villa?”
After that, Clara and Max hit my mother-in-law and me in the face over and over again. I could feel my teeth loosening from the blows.
Clara’s blows knocked my mother-in-law out before she could even open her eyes. She was too old to fight back.
Her face was soon covered in blood, which made it hard to tell what she was feeling.
I was shocked when I saw her head droop weakly to one side.
My asthma got worse because of the stress, and I started to gasp for air.
“Please… Please get my medicine!”
I couldn’t feel any pain anymore, just the feeling of someone choking me and making it hard to breathe.
But Max angrily pushed my hand away, found a bottle of medicine in my pocket, and threw it away. “Want your medicine? Stop acting! I had no idea you had asthma!”
Clara was nearby, laughing loudly and resting one hand on Max’s shoulder.
“Max, she cheated on you!” What difference does it make if she lives or dies?
“She’ll die because heaven wants to punish her for being so promiscuous!”
They both worked together to lift me up and started ripping my clothes off.
“You like being a slut? We’ll give you what you want today!”
I saw half of my shirt get ripped off while a lot of people watched and filmed it with their phones.