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, come.”

Nathan approached them

was in casual clothing. His black shirt accentuated his dignified presence.

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

lowered his eyes when he saw that Suzanne was

wasn’t good at communicating if it wasn’t giving

orders.

his gaze to Suzanne’s hands, feeling guilty at the sight of

tension in the atmosphere

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

and clenched her fists slightly. “They’re fine,” she said

showed Nathan her palms. “They’re not fine.

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tripped on the road and scraped herself. It’s not just her hands; her knees

so badly when I was treating her wounds yesterday. She cried for two hours straight, you know? Her eyes were all swollen. If I

hand away awkwardly. “I didn’t,” she

He took out a bottle of ointment from his pocket and handed it to