Hearing these words, Shalma Hughes was stunned. It turned out he really had overheard her conversation with Jasper Hawthorne at the hospital that day. Right now, she wanted to retort and tell him that things weren't what he thought they were.
However, her pride ultimately stopped her from offering a pointless explanation. Was it even necessary? Their relationship was nothing but a transaction. The only difference between theirs and any other deal was that the stakes were a lifelong marriage. He didn't love her, and she knew it. She didn't love him, and he knew it too. Since that was the case, what right did he have to question her past?
"Our relationship is just a transaction," Shalma shot back, her voice equally cold. "It hardly matters why I chose to sleep with you back then."
