---- slapped her hard across the face. "Get out, you vile woman! Your presence is only slowing down my wife's recovery!" Karina stared at him in disbelief. "Maxwell, did you hit me for her? Don't expect me to talk to you ever again!" She stomped her foot and ran out, clutching her face in grievance. Maxwell turned to me again, his tone shifting to placation. Just as he opened his mouth to speak, I cut him off. "It's true that Karina lied. But don't you forget that that knife wouldn't have gone into my stomach without your help." Maxwell, who'd always acted high and mighty in front of me, suddenly looked completely lost. "Darling, don't be like this. You're scaring me. I was just misled by that bitch Karina. I didn't mean to hurt you. Let me make it up to you, okay?" Ijust found his words laughable. ---- He wanted to make it up to Karina before. Now he wanted to make it up to me. However, I wasn't Karina, and I didn't need it.