Fabian clocked Mrs. Xenakis' expression clear as day. A refusal to answer proves that she definitely has something to hide. But well, that's only natural. Your man's relationship with you can't be good when he has a mistress out there. Plus, your looks... Ah, I pity Wesley Xenakis!
He wasn't at all enraged at her response. Sliding the stack of documents over to her, he murmured calmly, "Aren't you interested in knowing the kind of information I have, Mrs. Xenakis? Well, you can just take a look at it yourself."
At this, Mrs. Xenakis threw him a chagrined look, making it glaringly obvious that she was peeved because of the incident earlier. Nonetheless, she still picked up the documents and flipped through them.
As Fabian observed the plump woman's countenance, a wave of nausea assaulted him, and he inwardly vowed to seek compensation from Hannah.
Holding the documents, Mrs. Xenakis scanned the information line by line. While doing so, the eyebrows on her forehead sharpened into blades that mirrored each other even as her face twisted. The impatience within her grew, and she scanned it increasingly faster as though wanting to rid herself of it as soon as possible.
When she was done reading, she lifted her pudgy arms and flung the documents onto the table. Her face was a mask of rage as she snarled, "How shameless!"
Her face turned as black as charcoal, and she again thumped her pudgy palm onto the tabletop. She was so incensed that she had steam coming out of her ears. "Ah, Wesley Xenakis! How much have I helped you throughout the years? Yet, you actually have a mistress out there? How could you betray me like this? Aren't you at all ashamed to lavish my money on another woman?"
For a moment, Fabian felt bad for the table.
Fortunately, the table is solid enough. If it were another one that's of bad quality, it might have split down the middle at all the banging she's doing.
Nevertheless, he was exceedingly satisfied with the reaction of Wesley's wife. After all, he would be at a loss if she were to remain calm and unruffled.
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