crying. She felt so awful to be the cause of them fighting.
“I… I… need to go now,” Harrison stammered, holding his jaw. Lisa took his arm to escort him away from the crowd. Glancing back, he saw Reese at Noah’s side holding a towel to his face to stop the bleeding. She met Harrison’s eyes and he mouthed ‘ I’m so sorry ’. She gave him a weak smile and turned away.
The valet brought Harrison’s car around and they sped off.
Turning to him, Lisa was incensed. “Would you mind telling me why the fuck you were in a fight with that guy?”
Harrison shook his head, rubbing his jaw. “I don’t know, Lisa. We had a disagreement.”
“Well, obviously, but what about? Why would he hit you?”
“I know him from a case we worked on last year. I guess he drank too much and things got heated.” Harrison was finding it hard to talk with the tremendous pain in his jaw. He wondered if it might be broken.
“Spare me, Harrison. That’s bullshit. Was it about the little slut you were dancing with?”
“What slut– girl do you mean?”
Lisa grabbed his arm. “You better look at me, Harrison. Pull this fucking car over now!” she screamed.
Astonished at her intense anger, Harrison pulled over. “What?”
Lisa was shaking with rage. “That blonde girl with the ridiculously big boobs you were dancing with!”
Harrison bowed his head, pain shooting through his jaw. “I’m sorry, Lisa. She’s just a legal assistant. I’ve known her for years.”
Lisa cocked her eyebrows. “The same girl from two years ago?”
Harrison touched her hand. “Lisa, it was just a dance. No, she isn’t the same girl from two years ago. I know her through work is all. Please, let’s not do this now. I’m in a lot of pain.”
Lisa glared daggers at him. “Good. You deserve it. If you weren’t already in such pain, I would slap you. You’re still a cheating asshole.”
Being in excruciating pain, Harrison had had enough. He was still thinking of Reese being with Noah, Lisa was screaming at him and his jaw was swelling terribly.
“Look, Lisa, I’m sorry. It’s nothing.”
“You completely humiliated me back there, Harrison. I’m sure all the women are laughing at me behind my back. My husband dancing with some random little slut… and then getting in a fight with her date. Oh, my God, Harrison…” Lisa looked down and fingered the crystals on her gown as she began softly crying.
Harrison looked at her. He couldn’t remember ever seeing her cry before.
“I’m sorry for that, Lisa. Please, let’s go home. I may need to go to the ER… I don’t know.”
Harrison began to pull the car back onto the road.
“Harrison, as much as we have been through, we have to stick together. I saw you kiss that girl too. As much as that sickened me, I won’t have a divorce. Don’t ever ask me for one. Our family is at stake. Our reputations are at stake. Our families would be devastated if we separated. Saying that, I won’t have you humiliate me like that again. I won’t have you hurt my girls. But as far as I’m concerned, you can go fuck yourself.”
Harrison was taken aback. Lisa seldom cursed or showed strong emotion about anything.
“It won’t happen again, Lisa. She didn’t mean anything. As for Noah, I guess I had a bit too much to drink myself. It was stupid of me.”
Lisa shook her head. “You’ve said that before, Harrison. We both know this marriage is a fucking sham, but I won’t have you flaunting affairs in my face. I am beyond humiliated over what you did tonight. It was inexcusable. I won’t bother issuing threats, but you know what will happen if we divorce. You will be disinherited, and I will make sure you lose everything.”
“You just said you would never divorce me.”
“That’s right, I won’t if I have a choice, but if you continue to have affairs or put on a cheap little show like you did tonight, I will destroy you. Do take me seriously, Harrison, for your own
“I… I… need to go now,” Harrison stammered, holding his jaw. Lisa took his arm to escort him away from the crowd. Glancing back, he saw Reese at Noah’s side holding a towel to his face to stop the bleeding. She met Harrison’s eyes and he mouthed ‘ I’m so sorry ’. She gave him a weak smile and turned away.
The valet brought Harrison’s car around and they sped off.
Turning to him, Lisa was incensed. “Would you mind telling me why the fuck you were in a fight with that guy?”
Harrison shook his head, rubbing his jaw. “I don’t know, Lisa. We had a disagreement.”
“Well, obviously, but what about? Why would he hit you?”
“I know him from a case we worked on last year. I guess he drank too much and things got heated.” Harrison was finding it hard to talk with the tremendous pain in his jaw. He wondered if it might be broken.
“Spare me, Harrison. That’s bullshit. Was it about the little slut you were dancing with?”
“What slut– girl do you mean?”
Lisa grabbed his arm. “You better look at me, Harrison. Pull this fucking car over now!” she screamed.
Astonished at her intense anger, Harrison pulled over. “What?”
Lisa was shaking with rage. “That blonde girl with the ridiculously big boobs you were dancing with!”
Harrison bowed his head, pain shooting through his jaw. “I’m sorry, Lisa. She’s just a legal assistant. I’ve known her for years.”
Lisa cocked her eyebrows. “The same girl from two years ago?”
Harrison touched her hand. “Lisa, it was just a dance. No, she isn’t the same girl from two years ago. I know her through work is all. Please, let’s not do this now. I’m in a lot of pain.”
Lisa glared daggers at him. “Good. You deserve it. If you weren’t already in such pain, I would slap you. You’re still a cheating asshole.”
Being in excruciating pain, Harrison had had enough. He was still thinking of Reese being with Noah, Lisa was screaming at him and his jaw was swelling terribly.
“Look, Lisa, I’m sorry. It’s nothing.”
“You completely humiliated me back there, Harrison. I’m sure all the women are laughing at me behind my back. My husband dancing with some random little slut… and then getting in a fight with her date. Oh, my God, Harrison…” Lisa looked down and fingered the crystals on her gown as she began softly crying.
Harrison looked at her. He couldn’t remember ever seeing her cry before.
“I’m sorry for that, Lisa. Please, let’s go home. I may need to go to the ER… I don’t know.”
Harrison began to pull the car back onto the road.
“Harrison, as much as we have been through, we have to stick together. I saw you kiss that girl too. As much as that sickened me, I won’t have a divorce. Don’t ever ask me for one. Our family is at stake. Our reputations are at stake. Our families would be devastated if we separated. Saying that, I won’t have you humiliate me like that again. I won’t have you hurt my girls. But as far as I’m concerned, you can go fuck yourself.”
Harrison was taken aback. Lisa seldom cursed or showed strong emotion about anything.
“It won’t happen again, Lisa. She didn’t mean anything. As for Noah, I guess I had a bit too much to drink myself. It was stupid of me.”
Lisa shook her head. “You’ve said that before, Harrison. We both know this marriage is a fucking sham, but I won’t have you flaunting affairs in my face. I am beyond humiliated over what you did tonight. It was inexcusable. I won’t bother issuing threats, but you know what will happen if we divorce. You will be disinherited, and I will make sure you lose everything.”
“You just said you would never divorce me.”
“That’s right, I won’t if I have a choice, but if you continue to have affairs or put on a cheap little show like you did tonight, I will destroy you. Do take me seriously, Harrison, for your own
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