Axel did not respond. Instead, he opened another message, this one directed to Evelyn.
"My wife, if you read something that bugs you on the internet, ignore it. You know the truth."
The response came quickly as he expected.
"I trust you, hubby!" From: My Queen
Axel feels a warmth in his heart as the tension in his shoulders gradually eases.
For now, his wife believed him, and that was enough. He paid no mind to the netizens or others who spoke ill of him.
Axel slipped the phone back into his pocket, his gaze slowly returning to Joseph Carter. The warmth vanished. Replaced instantly by cold, dangerous clarity.
Because the storm outside was nothing compared to the matter waiting inside that room.
"Do you want to know who the woman you slept with is?" Axel asked.
The question sliced through the air with unsettling calmness, yet its impact was anything but gentle.
