Ivan was kicked back against the wall before falling heavily onto the ground. The pain crushed him inside out. Every jostle sent ripples of pain through his shoulder, back, and neck, causing him to curl like a cooked prawn.
Klok! Tuff! Bash!
A few more merciless kicks were thrown at Ivan as Fane approached him.
Ben did not move an inch. He stood as still as a statue, only staring menacingly at Xena. He was hoping with all his heart that he would not witness the scene that he hated the most. However, he could not avoid the truth anymore.
Xena put her clothes on quickly and returned Ben's stare. “Ben Taylor, you can't completely blame me for this. You can only blame yourself and your uselessness. Do you think I'd be with Ivan if you weren’t a useless piece of trash?"
"F*ck!"
Finally, Ben exploded. He could not hold back his rage any longer as he gave her a few heavy slaps across her face. He snarled, "Shameless f*cking b*tch!
Pretending to be all elegant and pure in front of me every day! You're just a nasty, filthy witch who does dirty deeds behind people's back!"
"You! How dare you hit me!"
Xena clasped both hands over her cheeks, scarcely believing her eyes. With a look of despair, she said, “Ben Taylor, how could you! I'm fortunate that I decided not to give myself fully to you. You're a grown man, yet, you'd hit a woman? Heh! Luckily, I've yet to marry you. Otherwise, I'd suffer from domestic violence in the future!”
The heartache tormented Ben and he raised his arm high again. However, his movement stopped midair.
On the other hand, Xena was staring straight into Ben’s eyes with a hateful sneer on her face. "Just hit me! Stop being a useless gnat and hit me! A grown man who’d beat a woman? How can I be with a person like that? Besides, I've been with you for two to three years now and I've never seen a hopeful future from being with you! Especially back then, have you even bought me a branded bag before? Or perhaps some decent clothes and lipstick?" she provoked.
Ben’s tongue was tied by a series of questions. He stood frozen. At this moment, he actually began to believe that h e was at fault.
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