Behind them trailed a group of her friends, every single one watching me like I was the evening's entertainment.
"Rick Dickerson, you love humiliating people who can't pay their bills, don't you? Well, now you get to experience it yourself. Let's see how you handle it."
The room erupted.
"I heard this Rick guy married into the Galloway family. And now his wife shows up with her new man to watch him squirm?"
"Ha! This is what happens when you're a kept husband with nothing to offer."
"Exactly. How long did he think his looks would last? The second a rich woman finds a younger, prettier face, his cushy life is over."
My fists clenched slowly. The humiliation burned through me like fire.
Just as I'd suspected—Leila had set this whole thing up to get back at me for her precious assistant.
Leila walked Jacob over to a table and pulled out a chair.
"Don't worry, sweetie," she said. "However Rick humiliated you that day, I'll make sure he gets it all back tonight."
Jacob's face lit up. Without thinking, he leaned over and kissed her forehead.
"Thank you, Leila."
Then he turned to me, eyes full of spite. "Rick, you're just a useless kept man. What gave you the right to freeze my card?"