Chapter 56

But Shirley didn't leave. In the face of Benjamin's fury, she clutched the blanket close to her chest tightly and said firmly, "We're now truly husband and wife. Starting today, I'm sleeping here." Benjamin looked at Shirley. Her eyes were red from crying, and her face was pale. He had thought that she would fall into a depression over this, but he had never thought that she would say something like that. Her courage seemed to have grown after having relations with him. She even dared to request to sleep in his room. Who gave her the right? Benjamin let out a derisive laugh. His deep-set eyes were cold and scornful. "You ask for power so quickly?" Shirley raised her pale face and looked at him with burning eyes. "It's not power I want. I only want you to respect me. I'm your wife, not a nanny you hired." A dangerous and scornful expression appeared on Benjamin's face. "Wife? Then take up your duties as a wife. Don't let me see those cheap tears of yours again." Benjamin didn't g