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

in her heart. She didn’t know how to describe it. Since there was nothing she could do about it, she pretended not to be bothered by

you’ve always

Nathan to snap back to reality and continue

I was young. But she left to study abroad when she was 14 years old, and we lost touch afterward.

She still feels like a stranger to me, even though she’s been back for a year

Nathan went into the bathroom and shut the door behind him while he washed up for

Suzanne enough. She was still hurting

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After all, Nathan and Sally had known

by now. So what was the point of her struggling and trying

breeze hit Suzanne’s face, making her heart grow

back into the room and dimmed the lights. She wanted to go

a while. But she couldn’t fall asleep

she closed her eyes, her mind would

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

the entire room was

her, and yet she felt as if they

phone buzzed