Her mouth still throbbed where he'd struck her twice. She was thankful that at least he hadn't hit her hard enough to break any of her teeth. That was an experience she didn't care to experience again. Once the memory charms were removed from her mind carefully by Babajide Akingbade months earlier, she was able to remember all of the times that Rodolphus had lost his temper over the years and physically hurt her in some manner. Most of the incidents had been worse than just a simple backhand across her mouth. He'd been clever in his manipulation of her mind, forcing her to believe that the one who was actually hurting her was her husband. The man was a genius with memory charms. If he'd only been able to channel his talents into something useful and worthwhile maybe all of their lives would've been different.