With her hair being pulled, Tessa's expression contorted in pain.
Her mind snapped back to reality, and she realized those few moves she had learned meant nothing when facing Matthew.
The fact that Tessa managed to land a couple of punches on Matthew didn't mean she was strong. He was just too lazy to care. But when she ticked him off, she couldn't take even one slap.
Matthew's question had left her utterly humiliated. "I was wrong. I was being too full of myself."
He coldly grunted. "You only get it now after a slap in the face. What were you thinking before? Get out of my face. I don't want to see you again."
With that, Matthew nudged Renae and yelled, "Stop spacing out! We're leaving!" Then, Matthew entered the lobby on the first floor of Gembrooke Building.
"Okay," Renae responded and quickly caught up.
Holding her head, Tessa winced in pain. Tears ran down her cheeks as she watched Matthew and Renae disappear into the distance.
Tears fell from her face and splashed on the marble floor, bouncing up tiny droplets. She felt her heart breaking into pieces just like those tears.
Matthew had actually hit her. The man who used to run three blocks to get her a drink had actually hit her. The very guy who spent three years in prison actually slapped her across the face.
Tessa brought her hand to her face to feel her stinging cheek. She was so mad that she started grinding her teeth.
"You really are something, Matthew. How can you slap me in front of another woman? This is just perfect.
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