The Trophy Wife by Evie Baxter

Author:Evie Baxter [Baxter, Evie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty-One

I was horrified at what this woman had gone through. The abuse was far more than I could have imagined. How she endured three and half years of that treatment was beyond me. And still I didn’t feel like I had the full story. There was something she was leaving out.

Tori turned her big brown eyes on me. “I didn’t want him going public with the footage. I was barely hanging on mentally at the time. I couldn’t deal with the simplest of tasks, let alone face going to court and giving evidence against Robert. David had a plan though. He was already working for the family company and suspecting his father of less than ethical business practices. He’s who helped collect all the incriminating evidence against Robert. As he gained seniority in management, he got more and more access to company records. And we might have hacked Robert’s computer.” She actually smiled at this bit of information.

I still held her slight hand over the table, the starters grown cold between us. “You did well, baby. I’m so proud of you.”

“You shouldn’t be proud. I was weak. I stayed with that man for years.” She tilted her head, looking at me like I didn’t have a clue what I was talking about.

“You got away from him. You do know that abuse like that is coercive? To break free and for the sake of Isla is the bravest thing I ever heard. You have far more strength than you give yourself credit for.”

“I’m so strong that I had a panic attack at the thought of dating you. Doesn’t that make you want to avoid me by a country mile?”

“Nah,” I scoffed. “My ego is robust. I believe that the woman I met in London is the real Tori Belmane. And I’m willing to stick around while we work on making you confident enough to let her fly free again.”

Tori laughed, and my heart quickened. There it was, another brief glimpse of the confident woman beneath. “You just want to get laid again.”

“I wouldn’t say no. I’m not stupid. That was the best sex of my life.”

“Really?” Tori looked up at me, her lips parted in surprise.

“Absolutely.”

“But I’ve never done it before with anyone but Robert. And that, well that was never willingly. I was sure you would be able to tell I didn’t have a clue what I was doing.”

“Oh baby, you had more than a clue,” I growled. “Your instincts are impeccable. But mostly I think it’s because you and I have a connection and that showed in our love making.”

She blushed. I love it. She wasn’t impervious to me. I’d show her that we had something that I was willing to fight for, be patient for, and stick around for.

The conversation had been deep enough for one night though. I pointed at the food on the table between us. “Are we going to eat any of this?”

Tori picked up the chicken skewer she had taken a bite of earlier and used her fork to slide the meat off the bamboo stick and then started eating.

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