Chapter 10 Teaching a Lesson
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Clement’s expression darkened further as he took a few steps forward. Freya instinctively stepped back. He spoke with deep frustration, “Freya, you must have been brainwashed by Louis! How could you think like this? I really like you! Louis is only holding on to you because he’s broke now. You can’t be this foolish!”
“Stop! Don’t come any closer!” Freya immediately raised her voice to stop him. “You keep saying you like me, yet even after seeing me struggling with these heavy bags, you didn’t think to help me at first. Is this what you call love? You’ve probably only ever played with women and never truly cared for one! In any case, abandoning my husband when he’s down is something only a heartless person would do. I will never leave him at a time like this, so you’d better give up now. Even if I do leave him one day, it will be only when he no longer needs me.”
Clement was about to argue when a sudden burst of applause and cheers erupted nearby.
“Well said, young lady! That’s the right way to think!”
“That’s right! If more people thought this way, there wouldn’t be so many divorces. What a good girl. Your husband didn’t marry in vain!”
The elderly folks waved her off enthusiastically. “Go on home, we’ll handle this!”
Not far away, Louis and Derek sat in their car, watching the entire scene unfold. Neither of them moved for a long while. It was only when they saw Clement finally admit his mistakes and get dismissed by the elderly group that Derek, still in disbelief, spoke up. “Louis, that was Ms. Stone just now, right? Why does it feel like she’s a completely different person?” Louis, also seeing this side of his wife for the first time, had never paid her much attention before. “It’s her.”
“Well, Ms. Stone is actually a really good person. She used to just spend money, but now that you’re bankrupt in name, she refuses to leave you. She’d rather suffer than abandon you, not out of love, but out of principle. Just like those elderly folks said, her values are too righteous.”
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