Chapter 48: A Bouquet with A Red Ribbon
Eyes wide open, Anna looked at Kyren with speechless lips and a petrified body. The shout rang in her ears like a roar, loud and seething with rage.
The commander’s cheeks blazed with redness as his breath puffed out rapidly.
From the moment he saw the flowers, he already had the urge to yank and destroy them. It was his pride that stopped him from doing so before Armel. Nevertheless, his patience was let loose when Anna’s stubbornness annoyed him.
"That’s not true! Armel never did that! He...," her voice choked when the tears began to brim in her eyes.
An emerging sadness and disappointment prevailed in her heart at the accusation.
"I am not blind! I saw the way he looked at you. And that bouquet even has a red ribbon. Do you take me for a fool?" Kyren yelled.
The men who heard the racket began to gather and watch. Those inside the nearby tents came out and stared at the fighting couple.
"That... is a gift to me... my first present..."
Her voice cracked as it was caught in her throat when she blinked away her tears. Her eyes fell on the bouquet that had been crushed by her husband’s foot. The beautiful flowers were now squashed into pieces and smeared with dirt on the ground.
Holding back the racking sobs, Anna’s hand clasped at her heart.
"You’re my wife! Know your place and start to act like one! You should never get close to any other man! Do you understand?"