Kyson gently wiped the rain from her face with his hand, smoothing her wet hair, and revealing her clean but paleplexion.


    “Mr.


    Shaw, I’m sorry.


    .


    ”


    She opened her eyes but avoided his gaze, offering only an apology.


    Kyson was livid.


    He pinched her cold cheek with some force.


    “Are you stupid? My assistant offered to drive you home, yet you insisted on taking the bus alone.


    Consequently, you got lost.


    The whole family has been worried sick for hours.


    Do you know that?”


    His tone remained harsh and strict.


    Dulcie winced at the sharp pain in her cheek, unable to resist.


    “I’m sorry.


    ”


    “Dulcie, I’m your husband.


    If you need a ride, just call me.


    It’ste.


    Do you realize how dangerous it is for a woman to sit alone by the roadside in the rain?”


    Furious, Kyson released his grip on her cheek, grasped the back of her neck, and pulled her toward him.


    Dulcie stumbled forward,nding against his chest.


    “Say something!”


    He refused to let her go, gripping her hair with one hand and forcing her to look up.


    His eyes zed with anger.


    Dulcie grimaced, enduring the agony.N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.


    Weakened by hunger, escape was impossible, and tears brimmed in her eyes.


    “I’m your wife in name only.


    After a year, we’ll be strangers.


    Yesterday, I upset you, and you warned me.


    Today, you didn’t pick me up.


    Clearly, you’re punishing me.


    Do you expect me to discard my pride and plead for you toe? I could have returned on my own, but my phone died.


    I didn’t get lost intentionally.


    Kyson, you told me not to depend on you, and I understand I can’t.


    Otherwise, when we divorce in a year, how will I manage without you? I will be familiar with themute eventually.


    I’ll learn after facing a few challenges.


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    He yanked her hair, intensifying her pain, and her cheek, freshly pinched, still ached.


    She felt increasingly aggrieved.


    “Why are you doing this to me, Kyson? I know I was wrong.


    I won’t ask about your past with Lucinda again.


    I realize I don’t deserve to know, and I’m nothingpared to her.


    But I’m trying, you know? I traveled from Tuborg to here, and I’ve been striving to get closer to you for five years.


    I’ve given up hoping you’ll develop feelings for me.


    I know it’s impossible.


    I’m just asking you to be kinder so I can leave with good memories a year from now—”


    In the pouring rain, Kyson discarded the umbre, grasped her head, and kissed her lips without hesitation.


    He kissed her with authority.


    Her heart skipped a beat.


    She was in shock.


    Her thoughts vanished, and his kiss nearly left her breathless.


    Kyson… kissed her?


    Was he out of his mind?