Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband novel Chapter 316

Briana was usually easy-going, but Natalia's words hit a nerve and she found herself raising her voice, "I didn't get any benefits from my sister-in-law. She's my brother's wife, the one he's supposed to protect - and that means the one I should protect too."

Natalia went quiet for a few seconds before her voice was heard through the phone. She sounded like she was crying, "Briana, you're mad at me again! You're mad at me over a woman you barely know. Are our twenty years of friendship worth less to you than your sister-in-law?"

Every time Natalia started crying, it made Briana uncomfortable, "Natalia, please don't cry. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you."

Natalia continued, "Briana, you promised me you'd help me win over your brother, that I could become your sister-in-law. We were supposed to stick together for life. You can't break your promise."

Briana had to admit, she had made that promise, "Natalia, when my brother was single, I agreed to help you become my sister-in-law. But he's married now and there's no way you can win him over. More importantly, he doesn't even like you. He doesn't even know who you are. Why are you smitten with a man who's never noticed you? You're good-looking and successful, you don't need to chase after a man who doesn't love you. Am I right?"

"You don't understand anything! Who are you to lecture me? Do you think I don't know how embarrassing this is?" Natalia sobbed into the phone before hanging up.

Briana felt something was off with Natalia's mood today. She tried calling her back multiple times, but Natalia wouldn't answer.

Unable to reach Natalia, Briana called Cameron. He picked up right away, sounding relaxed, "Bri, aren't you supposed to be in Paris with your brother? What's got you calling me?"

Briana said quickly, "Cameron, Natalia doesn't seem to be okay today. Could you check on her? I don't want her to do anything rash."

Cameron laughed it off, "She's just a little too obsessed with your brother, nothing more. We're all here with her, she'll be fine."

Relieved that Natalia was okay, Briana hung up and got into her car. She was giving her brother and his wife some time alone.

What Briana didn't know was that Natalia was being physically assaulted.

Cameron forced Natalia to call Briana. He wanted Natalia to get information from her concerning Marcus' wife. When she didn't deliver, he hit her. He slapped her then brutally kicked her stomach.

Cameron had no regard for Natalia. She was on the floor, in too much pain to move.

He roughly grabbed her hair and slapped her again, "The Reese family have wasted too much time on a useless person like you. You can't even win a man over."

"You heard Marcus is married. If I go after him, I'll be the other woman. You always looked down on mistresses, so why do you want me to become one?"

That's what Natalia was thinking, but she didn't dare to speak up. If she did, Cameron would get even angrier. All she could do was beg like always, "Cam, it's my fault. I'm not good enough. Give me another chance, and I'll do whatever it takes to get Marcus to marry me."

"I'm giving you one more chance. If you still can't marry Marcus, the Reese family will no longer waste time on a worthless person like you." Cameron kicked her away and dusted off his hands in disgust.