My Husband Backhanded Me in Front of His Mistress and Ordered Me to

My Husband Backhanded Me in Front of His Mistress and Ordered Me to ""Get on Your Knees""—He Never Knew Every Fortune He Claimed Was Mine** The slap cracked through the marble foyer like a gunshot. The sound reached every corner of the mansion before the pain ever reached my face. One moment, I was standing beside the shattered coffee table, blood sliding from the cut across my palm. The next— My head whipped violently to the side. Silence. The kind that suffocates. Every servant froze where they stood. Every guest suddenly found the floor fascinating. No one dared inhale. My husband, Damian Cross, slowly lowered his hand, his jaw tight with righteous anger, his chest rising as though he'd just defended his family's honor. Standing beside him was Vanessa Hale. His mistress.