Howard was puzzled and confused. What exactly happened last night that made her so repulsive and scared of him?
The doorbell rang before he could ask her about it.
"Ding dong, ding dong!"
It was getting more and more frantic.
Annoyed, Howard went to the door. As soon as he opened it, he saw the furious Sharon and the helpless Stanley standing at the door.
"Why are you here..."
Before Howard could finish, Sharon glared at him indignantly. "What are you doing here? This isn't your room!"
Shrugging sheepishly, Howard rebuked, "Why are you here? You..."
"Get out of the way!"
Ignoring him, Sharon pushed him out of the way and barged into the room. As soon as she entered it, she trembled with anger and shouted, "Howard, you b*stard! What did you do to Elaine?!"
At this moment, Elaine was standing up from the sofa when she saw Sharon rush in from the door.
The room was awfully chaotic as if it was ravaged by the storm. The table was overturned, and even Elaine looked like she had been assaulted.
It was obvious that someone ripped off her bathrobe.
Her hair was messy and disheveled.
Her eyes were red and teary.
Her face was as pale as snow.
Upon seeing this, Sharon quickly took off her jacket and covered her with it. Pulling her to the bed, she tidied her hair and then comforted her in a soft voice, "Don't be afraid. I'm here for you."
Elaine was still in a daze though.
Sharon's room was right next door. After putting their children to sleep, they were settling in their room when they heard the commotion coming from the next room.
A little confused at first, Sharon remembered that it was Elaine's room next door and what Howard had done to her yesterday, so she quickly pulled Stanley and ran to Elaine's room.
Sure enough, the scene she saw when she came in was exactly what she had expected.
It made her so furious that she wanted to kill Howard this instant.
Only after entering the room after Sharon did
Stanley realize the situation was much more serious than he had imagined.
At this moment, Sharon was comforting the shocked and disheveled Elaine.
Meanwhile, Stanley retreated and glanced at Howard, who was donning a guilty expression behind him as if he had done something bad.
Frowning in dismay, Stanley reprimanded him. "Oh my god, you fool! Why don't you just die of stupidity after doing such a horrible thing and making so much noise!"
Just now, he had heard the commotion clearly in next door.
Howard hung his head low, but he was defiant.
What had he done anyway? He didn't even lay his hands on her yet! Why did they make him sound like he was a rapist!
Taking him away from the room, Stanley passed Howard a cigarette. He hesitated for a moment before taking it.
"Did you do it?" Stanley asked directly.
Howard growled instantly, "Do I look like a sc*m?"
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