The Wrong Woman

Chapter 27

Vera patted Suzanne on the head fondly and smiled. “Your husband is here.”

Suzanne paused, and her face paled.

Vera pointed toward the house. “He’s in there.”

Suzanne turned to look in a panic.

Was he here to get revenge on behalf of his beloved Sally? Or was he here to divorce her?

“You slept here last night,” Vera said in a low voice. “I think he missed you, so he’s here/ take you home.”

Suzanne forced out a smile and tried not to let her bitterness show.

to

Vera didn’t know about the fiasco that was their relationship. She thought that they were a loving couple.

Under Vera’s instruction, Suzanne helped her back to the mansion. As soon as they entered, Nathan came out of his room.

beamed. “Come here, Nate,

them and greeted Vera.

His black shirt accentuated his

despite her loathing. She didn’t want to see him or speak to him.

he saw that Suzanne was

wasn’t good at communicating if

orders.

Suzanne’s hands, feeling guilty at the sight of the wounds

in the

throat. “Are your hands okay?” he asked gently.

fine,” she said curtly while still feeling

hand and showed

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unhappily. “She told me she tripped on the road and scraped

her wounds yesterday. She cried for two hours straight, you know? Her eyes were all swollen. If I didn’t know that you

her hand away awkwardly. “I didn’t,” she mumbled.

of ointment from his pocket and handed it to