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.

“Come here, Nate, come.”

Nathan approached them and greeted

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

of attraction she felt toward him, despite her loathing.

his eyes when he saw that

and serious. He wasn’t good

orders.

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

tension in the

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

her fists slightly. “They’re fine,” she said curtly while still

Suzanne’s hand and showed Nathan her

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scratched up,” she said unhappily. “She told me she tripped on the road and scraped herself.

when I was treating her wounds yesterday. She cried for two hours straight, you know? Her eyes were all swollen. If I didn’t know that you were hurt, I’d have thought you lost

away awkwardly. “I didn’t,”

He took out a bottle of ointment from his pocket and handed it to Suzanne. “This