Suddenly, a pale and haggard woman rushed in and shouted, âReedman!â
Slap!
The woman slapped Reedman right across the face.
Reedman was about to fight back, but he remembered he was in public and surrounded by reporters.
He held his temper and grabbed the womanâs hand, âHoney, what are you doing?â
The reporters broke into a flurry of conversation.
âIt looks like our best performer and his wife have a great relationship.â
âYeah, they look so in love.â
âBut why did his wife slapped him?
âWhatâs going on? The police mentioned something about drugs.â
âDid Ms. X wrongly accused him?â
âI think so too.â
Ashlynâs heard the reporters bootlicking Reedman, but she couldnât care less.
She only had eyes for Lucas.
Her gaze fell on the man who had well-defined features like a statue. She wasnât sure if it was because of the lighting in the hallway, but this man was unbelievably handsome.
Lucas held a disquieting aura as he strode towards her. His gaze held haughtiness just like a high and mighty king who belongs on a pedestal.
He always stunned the crowd whenever he made an appearance.
He was just so dashing and domineering.
Ashlyn looked at Lucas silently as he stopped in front of her. He lowered his eyes at this petite woman and noticed her dress was torn. Then, he took off his tuxedo and draped it on her.
She was about to say something when she heard his cold voice said in a domineering tone, âWear it properly! No one can bully my woman!â
Ashlyn remained silent upon hearing Lucasâ reply. After his arrival, she felt an indescribable calmness.
She could handle this situation, but she felt more at ease when she knows heâs present.
It was an inexplicable feeling of trust where she could drop all pretenses and hand the situation over to Lucas to handle.
When Reedman noticed all eyes were on Lucas and Ashlyn, he turned to his wife and warned her, âYou better hold your tongue, or Iâll cut it off!â
His wife looked at him with steely eyes and turned to the police, âI was the one who reported this anonymously. I want to report him and OâBrien for abusing drugs and physically abused me!â
âWhat are you talking about?â Reedman roared angrily, âYouâre crazy!â
He smiled wryly at everyone and said, âMy wife is mentally ill. Her mind is not in the right state! Donât listen to her, everyone.â
âIâm fine!â Reedmanâs wife pushed him away and pulled up her shirt aggressively. Her stomach and waist were bruised and scarred.
She opened the button of her collar shirt and revealed a neck full of scars, old and new.
Everyone was dumbstruck!
âDo you know why I donât have a uterus? When I was three months pregnant, he abused me and kicked my stomach brutally. He kicked me until I had a miscarriage. I lost my child and my uterus! Itâs all because of him!â
His wife couldnât hold back her tears anymore, âI wanted a divorce for years. But, he wanted to maintain his reputation as a good husband. He used me as a tool and refused to get a divorce.
Whenever I brought the matter up, he would use my life and my familyâs life to threaten me! I canât take it anymore!â
Everyone couldnât believe their ears when they heard the words coming out from Reedmanâs wife.
He kicked his own child to death and caused his wifeâs uterus to be removed.
What he did was outrageous! How could Reedman be so inhumane?
âHe spent all his money on drugs. Why is he close to OâBrien? Because they always take drugs together. After they take drugs, theyâll find some young model or famous influencers to accompany them. All these years, countless young girls had to succumb to their physical desire to survive in the industry!â