Chapter 114: No Rule Against Hitting Women

The woman's voice cracked like a whip, and Justin jumped. He walked toward us with a stiff, nervous look, his eyes landing on Naomi. Naomi stared him down with an icy calm that cut deeper than words. There was so much in her gaze, disappointment, heartbreak, disgust. Justin flinched under it. For all his swagger, he had always been spineless. "What are you waiting for? Feeling sorry for her?" The woman's sharp tone snapped him back. Justin clenched his jaw, lifted his hand, and swung. The crack of the slap hit harder than the sound. Naomi's head jerked to the side, her hair flying. He hadn't held back. Her cheek flushed an angry red almost instantly. For a second, Naomi didn't move. Then she slowly turned back, her voice like ice. "Justin, with that one slap, you showed me exactly who you are." Her face was swollen, her lip trembling, but her voice carried strength I had never heard from her before. This wasn't the gentle Naomi he'd always known. Justin blinked at her like she was a st