Chapter 2

"Um, Karen, listen to me. Eve was a virgin when she started with me, $800 a night, a total steal."

"I found her for your own good, too. You have no idea how many diseases you can catch from streetwalkers; you could easily get an STD."

"But Eve is different. She's a clean girl I carefully selected. She's not only diligent and eager to learn, but also thoughtful and understanding. When we get married, she'll move out on her own."

$800 a night, without a single day off.

That meant at least $24,000 spent on Eve each month.

No wonder he always told me his salary wasn't enough, and he couldn't afford a bigger apartment.

Turns out, it was all going to other women.

After three years of cheating like this, he actually had the audacity to claim he was "clean."

He once swore to my mom:

"Don't worry! I'll cherish Karen, love and protect her, and work hard to give her the best of everything!"

Yet the total amount he spent on me each month was less than a fraction of what he paid Eve.

I looked at the familiar face before me, unable to believe this was the man I'd loved for three years.

I loved him purely for who he was, for how he treated me, for his self-discipline and clean living, and for respecting my wish to not have sex before marriage.

I thought that because he accepted no premarital sex, he would never betray me.

But I never imagined that he had been betraying me since the first time I refused sex.

Thankfully, it wasn't too late.

To show his apology, Arthur transferred his entire paycheck to me.

I almost clicked 'decline.'

But then he gave me a number.

"We're getting married soon; you should start seriously learning some essential bedroom skills."

"This is Eve's SnapChat. Add her, and learn from her."

"Once you've mastered various sex techniques, I'll hand over all my salary!"

"I'm really looking forward to your surprise!"

Before I could refuse, he had already called Eve, suggesting they have dinner together.

It wasn't until we arrived at the restaurant that I truly realized he wanted the three of us to eat together.

His objective was for me to learn from Eve how to please him.

I immediately exploded:

"Arthur, do I look like some cheap tramp to you? If she wants to sell herself, that's her business, but don't you dare bring that trash near me!"

He, however, became even angrier, frowning in disbelief:

"What? I'm giving you money to learn how to please me, and you're refusing?"

"Eve's even willing to teach you for free. You should be paying for this dinner, and you're cursing at me?"

Eve, with her 'no-makeup makeup' and innocent look, quickly reached out to smooth the frown between his eyebrows.

She started soothing him in a sweet, soft voice:

"Arthur, don't be so harsh on Karen! It's normal for her to be a bit reserved at first. You need to be more patient with her, just like you guided me in the beginning..."

Those loaded words made Arthur's face turn crimson.

Just as I thought he was about to kiss Eve, he suddenly ushered her out of the private room.

A wave of unease washed over me, and I wanted to leave too.

But Arthur grabbed my hand:

"Karen, I can't wait any longer. Can we?"

Sensing his unusual arousal, I angrily picked up the iced soda from the table and dumped it right over his head.

To my surprise, he just chuckled playfully:

"Karen, are you shy? Or, are you jealous?"