Mrs. Heine looked at her husband who is obviously angry and she exhaled. "What do you want to say?"
"I want to hear your explanation. What the hell is going on? Is it true? Are you preying on underage boys under my roof? How long is this going on? How many of them ca into this house? Are you bringing them into OUR bed? …"
Julia looked at him blankly.
After her fit of rage, she went back online and read a number of trending posts. News about her is everywhere on social dia. People she knows and people she does not know labeled her as a child molester. There is no way out of this.
Julia doesn't know why she is still here. Did she expect that her husband will comfort her? No matter how much she fooled him so far, he is not blind. And he fears what the society will say.
She thought about leaving, but she concluded that she has nowhere to go. Julia does not have much money on her, and she is aware that under these circumstances, her husband will not give her any. Or maybe he will.
"What is done is done. How do we fix it?", Julia said flatly. In her mind, she was thinking about the possibility of him giving her money to go away. How much money should she ask for? Where would she go? Sowhere warm and sunny. Florida, maybe? Or xico? California is too expensive...
More than by her words, Mr. Heine was outraged by the way she spoke, as none of that concerns her. "What did you say!? How can you brush this off? This will NOT go away! How many boys did you play with? Do you think that they can forget about it? Do you think that their parents will forget about it?" He felt that the room was running out of oxygen and he used all his strength to force the next few words out: "And… did you… to… my Ron?"
Julia waved her hand for Mr. Heine to calm down. "What does it matter if I admit it or not? Everyone saw this and they already labeled as guilty."
"Don't you feel any remorse?"
She laughed mockingly. Well, at this point there is nothing for her to lose. "The Lord is teaching us that the pleasures of the flesh are sinful. But it's OK if we are married and are doing it in order to produce offspring. Those limitations are not fair, don't you agree? You co to from your trips eagerly every ti. Doesn't that make you a sinner? A sin is a sin. Why is mine worse than yours?"
Mr. Heine could not believe that this is his wife. She is always sweet and caring and… this is not her. Is it possible that for a decade they are sharing a house and a bed, and he does not know her at all? "Julia… What kind of nonsense is that? Did you compare sleeping with my wife and you touching underage boys? Why did you do it? Why did you marry ? Is it because of Ron?"
Julia stifled a laugh. "Because of Ron? No. I was a single woman without much to look forward to. I watched all these Madams mingle on Sundays after church and attend various clubs and activities and I wanted to be a part of it. But I didn't qualify because my status was low. I didn't have enough money, my clothes were not fancy enough, I didn't lift my pinky finger when I drank afternoon tea, and I didn't have a husband. Everyone looked down on . Including your dearly departed Eileen. She would invite here only to see what I'm lacking. A big house, a loving husband, a son. And she could talk forever about all the clubs and activities she is invited to, while I'm not. When I married you, I got it all."
Mr. Heine shook his head in disbelief. Ever since they married, he suspected that Julie is not crazy in love with him, but he at least hoped for respect and decency. He will treat her well, and she gets perks and status and Ron gets soone to take care of him. "All those years… Ron was telling the truth, wasn't he?"
Julia shrugged. "Why does it matter after all this ti? Do you think that you can go and apologize, and everything will be fine? Do you believe that he will welco you back into his life? Dream on."
Mr. Heine looked at Julia in disbelief. All those accusations, evidence, and his questions, and she is not willing to admit it. But she is not denying it either. Truly, a monster.
He plopped on the sofa chair and rubbed his temples. "You ruined my life."
"I didn't do anything to your life other than spicing up your bedroom life. You still have your friends and your company and I…" She paused. Does she have anything left?
Mr. Heine frowned while thinking about his company. Will this affect his business? Probably not.
Outside this town, the rumors are not significant, and more than half of grownups from this town work in the factory or stores he owns. They would not dare retaliate because they depend on him. If they jeopardize his business, their inco will suffer as well.
Mr. Heine exhaled in relief at this thought.
"Master, Madam…", the maid called from the door.
"What is it?" Mr. Heine asked grumpily.
"Madam Olson and Madam Berg are here, demanding to speak with the Madam…"
"She will be there in a minute. Take them to the living room." Mr. Heine responded.
"I will not see them.", Julia said angrily, and scread at the maid: "Tell them to go away! If they don't, they can stand outside the house, but I don't want them inside!"
Mr. Heine narrowed his eyes at Julia. "You will see them. This is your ss. Clean it up."
"Clean it up? They didn't co here to listen or to talk. They ca to accuse and maybe even to assault ." Julia retorted.
She knows that those two Madams are here because their sons are ntioned in so of the articles as teens who ca to the Heine villa when Master was not at ho. Even if they didn't co to fight because she touched their sons, those two will give her hell because they ended up being a part of this scandal.
Mr. Heine shrugged. "Fine. Do what you want."
Julia turned to the maid smugly. "Send them away."
The maid nodded and left the room.
"Aren't you going to help ?" Julia asked her husband.
"What do you expect to do? How can I make this go away? If you are innocent, please tell and I will do my best to help. We will hire investigators and lawyers and get to the bottom of this. But if you did any of those, go and deal with it yourself!"
Julia pouted. "We are married, what happened for better or for worse?"
"Don't you dare talk to about marriage!" Mr. Heine snapped. "You didn't marry for love, or for commitnt. You only wanted status."
"And why did you marry ?"
"I… At that ti, I thought that it's the best thing for Ron. To have a family." Mr. Heine admitted. "I was not in love with you, but I realized that the more ti we spend together, our bond is stronger, and I saw you as a companion. Soone I can protect and share my life with."
Julia smiled sadly. "A companion… Then don't bla for looking for pleasures outside our marriage." She exhaled. "I don't think that you want to fight for us. There is only one way out."
Mr. Heine realized that she is hinting sothing, but he didn't know what. He does not have ti for gas and guessing. "What do you want?"
Julia nodded in approval. Her husband was always easy to catch on when she wants sothing. And he always delivered. "Money. Give money to leave and settle sowhere else. Two or three million dollars will be fine, I think."
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