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.

dark.

describe it. Since

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

Nathan to snap back to reality and continue unbuttoning his shirt.

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

I last saw her. She still feels like a

into the bathroom and shut the door behind him while he washed

Nathan’s words didn’t comfort Suzanne enough. She was

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Suzanne couldn’t help thinking that she was the third wheel. After all, Nathan and Sally had known each other since they were kids, and they had

suddenly appeared out of the blue, Nathan would have married Sally by now. So what was

cold breeze hit Suzanne’s face, making

and dimmed the lights. She wanted to go to bed before Nathan came out of the

fall asleep that

as she closed her eyes, her mind

bathroom door

entire room was plunged

was lying just a few feet away from her, and yet she felt as if they were both separated by

phone buzzed with