Chapter 23 Punishment
She curled up in a ball, feeling aggrieved, her long hair cascading like a waterfall, hiding her petite figure.
She bit her lip hard, desperately trying to suppress her sobs, not allowing herself to break down in this moment of despair.
She didn't know who the person was, nor did she know how to explain it to James.
'You have to believe me,' she silently chanted in her heart, but the tears wouldn't stop flowing.
Jessica's heart tightened, her face turning slightly pale, and she stammered, "I don't know who he is! I had a drink that day, and then I can't remember anything."
"You don't know? Then how can you be sure you didn't sleep with him?" James's voice was filled with disbelief, his fingers clenched into fists, seemingly suppressing his inner rage.
"I swear, I really don't know!" Jessica panicked, tears welling up in her eyes, "I never expected something like this would happen. I only remember someone drugged me!"
"Drugged? And you just believe people so easily?" James's tone was tinged with disappointment, "How do you expect me to believe you?"
"I had no choice! I didn't want this either! You have to believe me. I really don't know who that man is!" Jessica's voice grew more urgent, almost pleading.
"Who gave you the guts to betray me?"
"Sleeping with another man, are you that desperate?"
Suddenly, a surge of anger rose in James's heart. He grabbed the belt he had just taken off and, with irresistible force, bound Jessica's nearly limp hands.
The coolness of the belt against her skin made Jessica's eyes widen in terror. Seeing James's reddened eyes, a nameless fear surged in her heart. She struggled to retreat, shaking her head weakly, "No, it's not what you think. I didn't want this either."
"I don't know what happened. I didn't want to betray you, no."
"Ah!"
Jessica tried to explain incoherently about that night, wanting to tell him that she was a victim, too. However, her lower body was suddenly invaded roughly, swallowing all her subsequent explanations.
The pain swept over her, more intense than the first time they made love. Jessica cried out in pain, wanting to struggle, but the belt bound her even tighter.
The words that came out of her mouth became fragmented and broken.
James felt her resistance, but his actions did not lessen at all. Instead, he became even more forceful, as if he wanted to crush her.
Jessica could clearly feel James's movements, noticeably rougher than before, treating her entirely as a tool for venting, wantonly and recklessly.
"Jessica, you are really despicable." James felt the continuous flow of her fluids, the physical connection fueling his anger even more, and his words became increasingly hurtful.
Seeing the speed at which the fluids were flowing out, James's anger surged, his mind constantly flashing images of Jessica entangled with another man, like sharp knives stabbing into his heart.
This thought swirled in James's mind, prompting his downward movements to become even more rapid as if he wanted to erase all traces of other men left inside her.
"Ah, gentler, gentler!" Jessica's tears streamed down, the physical pain and emotional grievance intertwining, nearly breaking her.
"I didn't... I really didn't betray you, no." She cried out, her voice hoarse, but it did not elicit a shred of sympathy from James.
In the room, only Jessica's desperate cries and James's heavy breathing remained, intertwining into a single melody.