The Wrong Woman

Chapter 13

Suzanne then pointed at the bookshelf in the room and said, “I’ve finished reading all the books on your shelf in the past few days.”

Nathan asked her again, “Are you not even going to consider it?”

Suzanne lowered her eyes. “No. I’ll leave tomorrow morning. I might never come back here again.”

Nathan didn’t bother trying to convince her anymore.

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He just walked past her and entered the room, slowly unbuttoning his shirt as he said, When we’re home, don’t bring up the divorce with Grandma. It’ll only aggravate her illness.”

Suzanne couldn’t help tightening her hold on the phone. She held it so tightly that she trembled.

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She simply couldn’t hold her emotions back and said, “I’m sorry, but I noticed a photo of a little girl in one of your books. There was something written on the back. It said, ‘My one true love, Sally Hoffis.“”

Nathan paused, his hands still in the midst of undoing his buttons. His entire body turned rigid as he froze in place.

turned dark. He said nothing.

how to describe it. Since there was nothing she could do about it, she pretended not to be

said calmly, “If I’m not mistaken, you’ve always wanted

snap back to reality

said nonchalantly, “I liked her when I was young. But she left to study abroad when she was 14 years old, and

than a decade since I last saw her. She still feels like a stranger to

the bathroom and shut the door behind him while

enough. She

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Sally had known each other since they were kids, and

have married Sally by now. So

cold breeze hit Suzanne’s face, making

dimmed the lights. She wanted to go to

while. But she couldn’t fall asleep

soon as she closed her eyes, her mind would start wandering

the sound of the bathroom door opening. Nathan walked toward her and carefully got into

room was plunged into darkness.

lying just a few feet away from her, and yet she felt as

phone buzzed with a notification.