"John... I..."
Jenny clutched at the hem of her dress, gathering the courage to meet her husband's gaze, but the words in her mouth just couldn't come out.
"Don't say it, I understand!"
The military officer gritted his teeth, unable to control his raging anger, as he abruptly stood up from the audience seat.
Jenny, looking at the continuously flashing cameras, knew that this affair would ultimately be relayed back to the homeland of the Beautiful Country, then to be despised by thousands.
"John, for the sake of your career, could you please not be rash?"
Her words only managed to fan the flames. John grabbed his wife's shoulders and shook her violently, bellowing, "Why! I have been so good to you! Why would you do this to me!"
"I'm sorry, John..."
Jenny's tears flowed relentlessly as she sobbed, "It was Joshua Child who tempted me into making a mistake, and then he... he even threatened me with the photos, ordering me to obey his every command, or else he'd release them..."