Ignoring all the people around, James threw a barrage of verbal abuse at me.
The surrounding spectators pointed and gossiped about me, making me feel more embarrassed than I ever had been in my life.
I saw Hannah there, wanting to help me from a distance, but she was too afraid of James and Aria's terrifying appearances to dare approach.
I've had enough days like this!
I pushed them away with all my effort and roared out, "James, I want a divorce!"
"What did you just say?
Divorce?!
Don't you even dare dream about it!"
James pulled my hair and started to smash my head onto the nearby table.
"Divorce, I'll make you think of divorce!"
At first, the pain was overwhelming, but as time passed, along with my heart, it became numb.
"What's going on here?!
Who are you to cause a ruckus here?!"
The police arrived and James finally let go of me, flinging me onto the ground.
My entire body, my face included, was covered in mottled bloodstains and I looked utterly disheveled.
I glanced toward Naomi who was signaling me with her eyes.
Indeed, she was the one who had called the cops.
Gratefully, I nodded to her; she had saved me from being beaten to death by James!
"Officer, it's just a marital dispute.
No big deal."
James chuckled, instantly putting on a guise of innocence.
Forget about a mere marital dispute!
I glanced at James.
At this moment, all the bitterness welling up in my heart was overwhelming.
Sitting on the ground, I cried my heart out, wailing in pain while touching my wounds.
Considering how things have escalated up till now, I couldn't care less about making life comfortable for James.
Unable to bear to watch this, the police officer helped me up asking if I needed medical assistance.
"A minor injury, what could possibly go wrong?"
Aria dismissively glanced at me.
I gave a cold laugh in my heart and told the police, "No need, officer, I get domestically abused every day, it has become a habit."
As expected, my words made both James and Aria's faces change.
James, furious, said, "Who the hell is abusing you every day?
Make it clear!"
I rolled up my sleeve, exposing my arm to everyone.
Most of the bruises on my body were from that man last night, but James had yanked my hair and slapped my face.
Who would believe that these bruises had nothing to do with James now?
"Domestic violence?
Come with us."
James was taken away by the police, and Aria followed in a hurry.
I finally let out a sigh of relief and prepared to clean my wounds.
"Ella, come with me to my office."
The manager, with a stern face, suddenly gave me a bad feeling.
"Ella, your performance in the company has always been good, but you've also seen what happened today.
If your family comes to cause trouble again, it will not look good for our company and will affect the morale of the employees.
Maybe you..."
The manager didn't continue, but I knew what he was implying.
After what happened today, it wouldn't be right for me to continue working here.
"I understand.
I will hand in my resignation letter shortly."
After typing my resignation letter, packing up, and stepping out of the company, I suddenly had no idea what to do next.
My phone in my pocket had been vibrating for a while.
I knew who was calling, and I knew that if I didn't answer, it would keep ringing.
Taking a deep breath, I eventually answered the call.
"Ella, are you insane?
You had an affair with another man, that's one thing, but accusing James of domestic violence and getting him into the police station!"
On the other side of the phone, I was met with a torrent of harsh words.