235: Chapter 235

Chapter 235

"Why aren't you dolling up for me?" Matt asked, but his tone sounded more like a provocation. "I wouldn't cheat if you were still beautiful and sweet in front of me."1

"Do you really expect me to doll up to a huge turd like you?!" Kate lost her control when Matt blamed her. She got up and pointed her finger toward Matt. "I worked so fucking hard for both of us! All you need to do is sit back and NOT cheat on me! Is that so fucking hard for you?!"

Matt was caught off guard by his wife's outburst. He thought that he got Kate under control, but he was actually scared every time Kate yelled at him like this.

It made him feel small, and his pride as a man was insulted, but at the same time, he also didn't dare to fight back.

Kate had this oppressive aura around her when she was mad, and Matt was too much of a wimp to stand toe to toe against her, especially when, deep down, he knew that he was the loser in this relationship.

Kate realized that she screwed up. She shouldn't have snapped in front of him because she was supposed to act like a pitiful, powerless wife who wouldn't do anything even if her husband insulted her. 

She had a quick thought and began to squeeze even more tears. 

Her eyes were red, and she covered her face with her hand while slumped back on the chair. She sobbed and said, "I just don't know, Matt. I'm sorry for snapping at you, but I can't take this anymore."

Matt was relieved because it seemed that the outburst was just fleeting anger. He was glad that Kate was under his control again.

'Besides, I don't need to act so kind and nice towards her. I have my weapon to make her submit!' Matt thought.

Thus, he puffed out his chest and said, "I don't give a damn about you anymore, Kate. Heck, I don't even love you anymore. But I still need you as my cash cow. I need someone who can supply me with a constant flow of money every month."

"Y—You can't force me!" Kate said. She wiped her tears and stared at him courageously but cowered again when he scrolled through his phone and showed the picture of the newspaper clipping about her father's crime.

Matt smirked when he saw the fear in Kate's eyes. As expected, Kate was still the same spineless woman when it came to her family.

Just like how Erin always threatened Kate by giving their mother a series of mini heart attacks, Matt also threatened Kate by using her father's crime.

And it seemed that it would also work on her because Kate looked terrified right now.

'Heh, serve you right, you prideful witch. You deserve this because you keep looking down on your husband just because I don't want to work!'

"You said that I can't force you? I thought you were smarter than Kate," Matt smirked. "Do you want everyone in your office to know about this? I'm sure all of your subordinates will lose respect once they know that their oh-so-empowered Chief Editor has a child molester as her father."

"I reported him! I am the one who reported his deed, and he got arrested and jailed for that!" Kate said desperately. "Why are you doing this to me?!"

"Because I need your money," Matt said without hesitation. "Why should I get a job when I can get ten grand from my wife? Why would I need to suffer when you can take the suffering instead?"

"Ten grand is too much. I don't have that much money…" Kate bit her lower lip. "I have it in cash right now, but I can't keep giving you ten grand every month."

"Oh, don't lie to me, Kate. I know you earn six figures minimum, which doesn't include all the bonuses you get each time a book becomes a bestseller. I know you earn a lot, and it's so unfair for you to have all of that money while I get nothing."

"But I worked so hard for them! Why aren't you working as hard as I am? At least try to take care of the home when I'm away, and don't cheat on me!" Kate looked so convincingly desperate that Michael and Mai got agitated as well.

They couldn't wait to beat this nasty, deadbeat bastard who refused to find a job and spent his days leeching on Kate. Both Michael and Mai didn't have any expectations about Matt before.

But now that they had witnessed his nastiness firsthand, they were both in a silent agreement that they would beat up this bastard in case he dared to touch Kate. 

"Well, I don't care if you worked hard for everything. I am still entitled to your money since we are husband and wife," Matt sneered. "You can always divorce me if you want, but that prenup can't be annulled, and you will have to share 50% of your assets with me. Hehe, glad we had that prenup before we got married. It was a lifesaver for me."

"But you didn't contribute to any of those assets I earned!"

"Not my problem," Matt shrugged, enjoying every second of Kate's desperation. "If you don't want to divorce me, just give me ten grand each month. I will keep your family secret safe as long as I see those numbers in my bank account every month."

Kate clenched her fists. She was so angry but also very helpless.

In the end, Kate takes an envelope containing ten grand and smacks it on the table, "This is the money you want. I—I don't have much for next month. You need to wait for a while if you want more."

"And please don't tell anyone that my Dad is a child molester. I tried so hard to get this job, and it's so hard to gain respect…"

Matt took the envelope and started counting the money. He had a big smile when he got the ten grand as promised.

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