Audrey spent the remainder of the day trying to come to grips with the previous night. Sonchai's sudden action had caught her off-guard, but as she contemplated the evening, as well as her previous sessions with the man, she knew she had to accept some responsibility. Communications had always been challenging and she realized she had given off some aggressive vibes. It made her think back to her last time in Thailand and how she had become concerned about her reputation with the spa. That had made her cease contact, and now she kicked herself for getting so drunk that she agreed to last night's massage. She decided she needed to conduct herself like she did back in the states and quit succumbing to the exotic temptations that abounded in the Asian city.
Sonchai felt fortunate that his wife was asleep when he arrived home. It was well past the normal time he returned and he dreaded the thought of having to deal with her questions. He immediately slipped into bed quite pleased with his fortune and was quickly out. Unfortunately, what he didn't know at that moment was that his wife had been up until an hour before he arrived. Already suspicious about his activities, she was made even more so when her sensitive nose picked up what she thought was the faint smells of sex on his pants when she gathered them from the floor the next morning. She let her husband continue to sleep, but by the time he rose an hour later, she was practically seething.
"Who did you fuck last night?" she demanded angrily, and before he could respond, she added, "I can smell it on your clothes!"
"You're crazy," he replied, although he realized he was acting guilty.
"I'm not crazy! Who was it? Who was your whore?" she pressed.
Unlike her friend Dr. Pat, who was open-minded about her husband's affairs, Ploy was extremely possessive. She was constantly on the lookout for any sign of her husband straying and she was now convinced that something had occurred.
Sonchai knew he wasn't ready to take her on, so he merely walked away which enraged his wife. She followed him and continued to demand answers, which eventually drove him from the house. He realized he needed time to think, regroup and concoct a story as his wife would not cease until she felt her questions had been adequately addressed. Two hours later, he headed towards home having decided to explain that one of his drinking friends had a new girlfriend and she must be sensing her presence. The house was eerily quiet when he entered and he finally found his wife sipping tea with the housemaid. She had been with the family for years and more than once took the side of his wife in a dispute. It was not a good sign and he could feel his body tense.
"Who was it? Don't lie. I know when you lie!" his wife declared before he even sat.
Sonchai rolled out his story to the two women but half-way through, he could tell they weren't buying it. He forced himself to finish and then looked at his wife as she stared back with disdain.
"Maybe, I'll divorce you," she said in a frighteningly calm voice.
The message terrified him as her spa was their primary source of income and she had never made such a pointed threat.
"It's true! I didn't have sex," he declared, although his voice held no conviction.
"It's not true. You fucked last night. May can smell it, too," she said referring to the maid.
"No..." he tried but was again interrupted.
"Smell! Smell it," she said and forced the clothes beneath his face.
Sonchai knew his wife had an acute sense of smell and thought she must have picked up a faint whiff. However, with his garments close, even he could smell the result of his time with Audrey. Suddenly, with her threats and the solid evidence presented, he felt his defenses crumbling.
"No sex...just massage," he replied in a low voice.
"Who?" his wife demanded.
He looked at his wife still seeking a way out, and when he saw her determined stare, he replied, "The American woman."
"The one Dr. Pat knows? You fucked her?" she fired back.
"I didn't..." he started but was cut off once more.
"Yes...yes, you fucked her. This is the smell of fucking," she declared.
It took several more hours of constant pestering but finally, Sonchai admitted having sex with the pretty woman. Her husband's admission cut the woman to her core as she felt threatened by Audrey's youth and looks. In addition, she was angry with her friend who she felt was culpable due to the sordid attempt with Udom. She retreated to the back of the house and was on the phone with Dr. Pat for several hours. With each passing minute, Sonchai became more concerned as things had a way of going bad for him when the women conspired, and in this particular situation, he knew it would be much worse than normal.
"She wants revenge," Dr. Pat told her husband later that evening after explaining things.
"Sonchai and Audrey? Are you certain?" her husband clarified as it seemed so bizarre.
"She thinks so and he admitted it. He could be lying but she doesn't think so," she responded.
"What revenge is she seeking?" he asked, concerned about the potential impact to the company.
"She wants to make her a whore," Dr. Pat said.
"You said...I thought she already said she was a whore," her husband replied with a grin.
"Ha! You're not funny," she replied with a giggle and then added, "She wants to make her be with others. Use the pictures he took."
Sonchai could not stand up to his wife's onslaught and finally broke down and shared the new pictures. They caused her to launch off again as the last vestiges of doubt about her husband experiencing the young woman were erased. In her mind, he had to be telling the truth to get such a nasty picture.
