The Wrong Woman

Candice was utterly speechless. She leaned back in her seat, turned her gaze out of the car window, and ceased her questions about their destination.

An hour later, the car turned into the driveway of an upscale neighborhood and halted in front of a luxurious high-rise apartment building.

Mervyn stepped out first and led Candice through the community grounds, eventually ascending to a higher floor using an elevator.

Candice's curiosity grew throughout the journey.

Mervyn brought her into a lavishly decorated apartment. Her heart sank as soon as she saw the owner of the house. Mervyn had introduced her to Josie's aunt, Fenna.

Fenna greeted them politely with a warm smile and invited them to sit. Shortly after, she signaled to a maid to bring over some refreshments.

Candice mustered a strained smile, struggling to maintain politeness while harboring a desire to throttle Mervyn. Meeting Fenna was something she had never anticipated.

I'm not bringing this up on Josie's behalf, but rather because Mervyn sought help from her. Unaware of the situation, Josie turned

offered an awkward

you understand that given my husband's position, delving

Candice questioned Mervyn through clenched teeth,

asked for Josie's help and Ms. Hudson uncovered everything. It's time

breath, struggling to contain her anger. She willed herself to appear nonchalant as she spoke, "Alright, show

holding a pile of documents. Seating herself opposite Candice, she went through the papers and passed one over, stating, "Here's the hospital where

that's his private affair. Do you have any sense of boundaries?" Annoyed, Mervyn said, "Just check out

was utterly exasperated with Mervyn. What was he playing at? Reluctantly, she took the document and examined it closely. To her astonishment, her name was fisted as the only authorized user of the

another document to Candice. "Here's Elio's diary from

"You

the significance. "Elio's mother read his diary and passed it on to Josie. She