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

throbbing pain in her heart. She didn’t know how to describe it. Since there was nothing she could do about it,

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

snap back to reality

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

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

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

Suzanne enough. She was still hurting

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

Nathan would have married Sally by now. So what was the point

breeze hit Suzanne’s face, making her heart

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

a while. But she couldn’t fall asleep that night, no matter how hard she tried.

her eyes, her mind would

the bathroom door opening. Nathan walked toward

the entire room was plunged into darkness.

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

phone buzzed with a notification.