The Wrong Woman

Chapter 223

The light in Nathan’s eyes dimmed in the face of the disappointment. Suzanne noticed the change in him and grappled with guilt as though she had let him down.

Nonetheless, her guilt dissolved once she thought about his affair with Sally. Besides, she didn’t plan to tell anyone, including Nathan, about the fact that she wasn’t Suzanne, that she was still searching for her real identity.

With that in mind, she sat up in bed and combed through her hair. “I don’t want to spend my life with a jerk like you.”

He sat up in bed just like she did. Bending over and lowering his head, he ruffled through his hair and let out a long and soft sigh.

He began helplessly, “This isn’t the first time you called me a jerk. Give me a reason why.”

She lowered her head in silence. Pinching the hem of the blanket, she sank into thoughts.

He added, “I can only change if you tell me

at’s wrong.”

Feeling oddly calm, she claimed, “You only have eyes for your first love.”

that, he sighed and protested helplessly, “But you’re

love.”

surprise, she paused for seconds before

her. “That’s not a good reason to call me a jerk.

+25 BONUS

on getting Sally to live with

military on strictly professional terms. It had nothing to do with my

his excuses. She confronted him, “How about the hugging in the patient room? Was

left

failed to keep her thoughts to herself

again and explained, “She threw herself at me. Did you

were full of bullshit. That was too much of a coincidence.

face away

ward. I’ll

“I won’t

you refuse to watch the footage. If you doubt

grabbed the blanket tighter and hung her head in sadness. Like a kitten, she purred softly, “I gave you a