Chapter 1 - My husband’s mistress rang a silver bell at dinner every time she wanted me to stop speaking.

The first ring made everyone laugh.
The second made my husband smile.
The third made his mother say boundaries were healthy.
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I folded my hands on the linen tablecloth while the mistress tilted her pretty little chin and said some women only understand humiliation when it is polite.
Then the butler stepped forward.