go and see my father," Kate said.
"And how do you plan on getting there?" Edward said. "You have no car, no money to call for a cab."
"I was h-hoping you-"
"You were hoping what?" Edward said. "That I would give you money?" He smirked. "Think again."
His words brought tears to Kate's eyes. Loathing for him to see her cry, she jumped to her feet and hurried toward the door.
"I didn't say you could leave," Edward said, rising from his chair. He stepped in front of Kate and grabbed her arm.
Kate jerked free of his grasp. "I'm sick and tired of you treating me like I'm a dog," she said, her eyes shimmering with tears. "Scratch that. You would probably treat a dog better than you treat me."
His eyes blazing Edward raised his hand and struck Kate across the cheek. "Don't ever talk to me like that again," he snarled. "You will respect me."
"What about me?" Kate croaked as she rubbed her throbbing cheek. "Don't I deserve some respect? I'm your wife."
"When you start acting like a wife then I'll start showing you some respect," Edward said coldly. He turned around and left the dining room.
Kate's legs were trembling so badly she pulled out a chair and sank down onto it. She rubbed her cheek and tried to hold back the tears.
"This is this second time he has left a room and I find you shaking and close to crying," Clara said. "Now don't lie to me and tell me every thing is fine."
Kate stared at the hardwood floor and said, "Please, Clara, don't ask questions. It would be best for you if you don't get involved."
Clara snorted. "I'm not afraid of your husband."
"You should be." Kate got to her feet. "Was there something you needed?"
"No," Clara said. "I just came in here to see if you or Mr. Lewis needed anything, but since you're done I'll take these plates to the kitchen."
"Thank you, Clara," Kate said. She left the room and made her way across the foyer to the living room. No sooner had she stepped inside and her cell phone started ringing. She took it out of her pocket and flipped it open. "Hello?"
"Are you busy Wednesday evening?" Nathan asked.
"Uh no-no I'm not busy," Kate said. "Why do you ask?"
"Because Connie wants to meet you. I thought you and Edward could come to dinner at her place."
"Edward will be out of town on business," Kate lied. She felt a twinge of regret for lying to him. Once she and Nathan had had an honest relationship, but all of that changed after she married Edward. I'm sorry, Nathan. "Gaby and I would be happy to join you and Connie."
"How's six-thirty?" Nathan asked.
"That's fine," Kate said. She found a pad and a pen on a small table by the couch. "Give me Connie's address."
"104 E Bridgeport," Nathan said.
"Got it," Kate said, writing it down. "I'll be there. Now I'm going to let you go. I want to call my father."
"Do me a favor and remind him he has an appointment with me on Friday," Nathan said. "It's just a routine checkup. Nothing to worry about."
"Okay," Kate said. "I'll tell him."
"Thanks. Talk to you later, Katie."
"Bye, Nathan." Kate pushed a button on her phone to end the call and then dialed her father's number. He answered on the third ring.
"Miller residence," he said. "Ted Miller speaking."
"Hi, dad," Kate said.
"It's about time you call me, young lady," Mr. Miller said. "How have you been?"
"I'm fine," Kate said. "How are you?"
"Never been better," Mr. Miller said. "When are you coming to see me?"
"Tomorrow," Kate said. "Unless you're going to be busy."
"I'm never too busy for my little girl. How is my granddaughter?"
"She's well," Kate said. "Listen, dad. I'm going to have to take a cab to your house. I was wondering if-"
"Nonsense!" Mr. Miller said. "There's no need to call a cab. I'll send my driver to pick you up at eight-thirty."
"Are you sure he won't mind?"
"Phillip will be thrilled to see you,"
"And how do you plan on getting there?" Edward said. "You have no car, no money to call for a cab."
"I was h-hoping you-"
"You were hoping what?" Edward said. "That I would give you money?" He smirked. "Think again."
His words brought tears to Kate's eyes. Loathing for him to see her cry, she jumped to her feet and hurried toward the door.
"I didn't say you could leave," Edward said, rising from his chair. He stepped in front of Kate and grabbed her arm.
Kate jerked free of his grasp. "I'm sick and tired of you treating me like I'm a dog," she said, her eyes shimmering with tears. "Scratch that. You would probably treat a dog better than you treat me."
His eyes blazing Edward raised his hand and struck Kate across the cheek. "Don't ever talk to me like that again," he snarled. "You will respect me."
"What about me?" Kate croaked as she rubbed her throbbing cheek. "Don't I deserve some respect? I'm your wife."
"When you start acting like a wife then I'll start showing you some respect," Edward said coldly. He turned around and left the dining room.
Kate's legs were trembling so badly she pulled out a chair and sank down onto it. She rubbed her cheek and tried to hold back the tears.
"This is this second time he has left a room and I find you shaking and close to crying," Clara said. "Now don't lie to me and tell me every thing is fine."
Kate stared at the hardwood floor and said, "Please, Clara, don't ask questions. It would be best for you if you don't get involved."
Clara snorted. "I'm not afraid of your husband."
"You should be." Kate got to her feet. "Was there something you needed?"
"No," Clara said. "I just came in here to see if you or Mr. Lewis needed anything, but since you're done I'll take these plates to the kitchen."
"Thank you, Clara," Kate said. She left the room and made her way across the foyer to the living room. No sooner had she stepped inside and her cell phone started ringing. She took it out of her pocket and flipped it open. "Hello?"
"Are you busy Wednesday evening?" Nathan asked.
"Uh no-no I'm not busy," Kate said. "Why do you ask?"
"Because Connie wants to meet you. I thought you and Edward could come to dinner at her place."
"Edward will be out of town on business," Kate lied. She felt a twinge of regret for lying to him. Once she and Nathan had had an honest relationship, but all of that changed after she married Edward. I'm sorry, Nathan. "Gaby and I would be happy to join you and Connie."
"How's six-thirty?" Nathan asked.
"That's fine," Kate said. She found a pad and a pen on a small table by the couch. "Give me Connie's address."
"104 E Bridgeport," Nathan said.
"Got it," Kate said, writing it down. "I'll be there. Now I'm going to let you go. I want to call my father."
"Do me a favor and remind him he has an appointment with me on Friday," Nathan said. "It's just a routine checkup. Nothing to worry about."
"Okay," Kate said. "I'll tell him."
"Thanks. Talk to you later, Katie."
"Bye, Nathan." Kate pushed a button on her phone to end the call and then dialed her father's number. He answered on the third ring.
"Miller residence," he said. "Ted Miller speaking."
"Hi, dad," Kate said.
"It's about time you call me, young lady," Mr. Miller said. "How have you been?"
"I'm fine," Kate said. "How are you?"
"Never been better," Mr. Miller said. "When are you coming to see me?"
"Tomorrow," Kate said. "Unless you're going to be busy."
"I'm never too busy for my little girl. How is my granddaughter?"
"She's well," Kate said. "Listen, dad. I'm going to have to take a cab to your house. I was wondering if-"
"Nonsense!" Mr. Miller said. "There's no need to call a cab. I'll send my driver to pick you up at eight-thirty."
"Are you sure he won't mind?"
"Phillip will be thrilled to see you,"
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