Chapter 61

TangShi never got the whole sentence out of her mouth, registering surprise in her tone, before Rhea slapped her hard across the face with such force that it knocked her sideways. TangShi was stunned, clasped her burning cheek in reaction with her left hand, and stumbled against the bathroom door, which stopped her fall.

Blinking back up at the red-eyed and tear-stained woman in utter shock, she managed to slide up the shiny surface but kept her distance as tears pricked her eyes. She had no idea what was going on.

“What the hell, Rhea?” YuZhi’s hostile tone pulled TangShi back to reality from shock as he stormed in between them, pushing Rhea back by the shoulder where she seemed to be gearing up for a second attack. She was poised and filled with hatred and aggression, wild-eyed and staring down TangShi as though she was her worst enemy.

He turned to see if TangShi was okay, instinct pulling him to her and cupping her tiny face with a gentle hand to lift it to him