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.

eyes turned dark.

know how to describe it. Since there was nothing

mistaken, you’ve always wanted to marry

time for Nathan to snap back to reality and

she left to study abroad

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

and shut the door behind him while he

comfort Suzanne enough. She was still

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third wheel. After all, Nathan and Sally had known each other since they were kids, and they had both liked each other for a

Sally by now. So what

breeze hit Suzanne’s face, making her

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

fall asleep after lying still for a while. But she couldn’t fall asleep that night, no matter

she closed her eyes, her mind would start wandering elsewhere.

minutes later, she vaguely heard the sound of the bathroom

was plunged

feet away from her, and yet she felt as if they were both separated

buzzed