Madeleine had kissed Howard Coleman once on her own initiative as a result of a bet, and it was on the night before she asked Howard for a divorce.
That time, she was upset and afraid of losing him due to Anita Madris's appearance and didn't remember at all what that kiss felt like.
When Howard kissed her so fiercely this time, she realized that his kisses were incredibly dominant, dominant as if he wanted to suck all the oxygen from her chest.
Madeleine's mind was blank, and she knew she should resist, and she also knew that Howard might be drunk and not in his right mind at this moment.
Yet, when faced with Howard, she never learned how to refuse him.
When Madeleine's mind started to regain some clarity, Howard's ferocious kiss softened, as if he were cherishing a deeply loved woman.
