A Night with Her Cruel Mate

Terence suddenly felt like his woman was coveted by other people.

That wasn’t at all a nice feeling. In fact, it made him very uncomfortable.

"If you’re worried about her, you can just go there and check on her," said Nelson. He and Terence had grown up together ever since they were nothing but children. He knew almost everything about Terence, including what happened between Terence and Julia.

He could tell that Terence had feelings for Julia; it was just that Terence refused to admit it.

"She’s just a defenseless woman. It isn’t safe for her to get drunk in a bar like this," Nelson said. "No matter you like her or not, she’s still your wife..."

"She isn’t!" Terence grumpily cut him off. Even after hearing what Nelson said, he had no intention of going to Julia. "We’ve signed our divorce papers last night. From that moment on, she’s just a stranger to me.

Besides, I don't want to have a wife who can't even behave herself. It’s a common knowledge that a bar isn’t a safe place for a lone woman—she should’ve known better than to come here to drink alone."

'And in such a revealing dress at that,' he thought.

"You are as stubborn as a mule." Nelson heaved a deep sigh.

Terence grasped Nelson's arm and said, "Didn't you say you want to drink? Let’s drink then. Why on earth are you wasting your breath to speak on her behalf?"

Terence originally thought that he would be much more at ease after Julia signed the divorce papers, but things didn’t go as he wished. Now, her indifferent expression always emerged in his mind every time he closed his eyes.

He even began to wonder if she’d made herself sexually available for other men.

could stay faithful to one man. Although he looked calm on the surface, all kinds of speculations already started to bud in his mind. Maybe, she had treated her body as an

The mere notion that she might’ve had sex with countless men left him hopeless and

woman deserved neither his concern nor

seemed to never enter his ears. He sat quietly with a bottle of

was practically completely intoxicated. She staggered to her feet but then tripped over a cocktail

looked up and saw the face of an

still had a trace of rationality left. The man was handsome, but she could see that he was the indulgent type at a glance. Presumably,

he entered the bar. In this bustling place, she sat in the corner and drank by herself as if she was trying to drown her sorrow. She looked beautiful, lonely, and sad. Such a fragile figure in this kind of sinful place instantly attracted

no one dared to step forward. Since none of

would give such a woman a miss.

said let go!" Julia said through

down. I have no ill intentions." The man hooked his arm around Julia's waist. His touch made her queasy and tense, but he pretended to not notice her reaction. He said righteously, "You’re drunk; I just want to help you to

can’t deceive me with those high-sounding words. Go convince other girls." Julia struggled to get free and tried to push the man away. However, her drunkenness made her whole body

so-called love at first sight," the unknown man

off! Take your hands off me now!" Julia

you want!" The man grinned. "Miss, please open your eyes. This is a bar. Things like this happen all the time here. How many people

I’ll definitely make you forget your trouble and feel comfortable tonight..." The man

the man wasn’t paying attention. However, he swiftly caught her back and said threateningly, "Don’t blame

Help!" Julia, who no longer cared

My girlfriend and I are having a little disagreement tonight. She’s throwing a tantrum and refusing to go home. Sorry for the ruckus..." The man smiled apologetically

apology seemed genuine, so the crowd once again went about their respective business. Nevertheless, Julia's noncompliant appearance finally made the man lose his temper. He stopped pretending to be a gentleman and swung his hand, landing