Chapter 27

“Sorry, I’ve got no clue who you are,” Leanne said bluntly, peering at the patient before her, “And with the way you’re looking now, I wouldn’t recognize you anyway.”

Penelope scolded, “Selina, show some respect. This is Dr. Castillo, who operated on you.”

Selina let out an exasperated sigh. “Well, thanks a bunch.”

Leanne was puzzled. “You seem to have a problem with me. Have I wronged you in some way?”

“Not at all,” Selina retorted, “But I thought I’d made quite an impression on you. You remember crashing Devin’s birthday bash two years ago to find your husband, don’t you?” Selina’s tone sounded contemptuous. “I asked him a question that night.”

Leanne frowned.

“I asked him, ‘Why the sudden leap from dating Suzan to marrying you?’ ” Selina’s face twisted into a sneering smirk as she continued, “Do you need me to jog your memory about his response?”

How could Leanne forget?

Curtis hadn’t left the country yet, but for some reason, he’d become distant, not coming home for days at a time.

Unable to reach him and clueless about what had happened, she knew he’d be at Devin’s party. Despite not being invited and loathing such events, she swallowed her pride and asked Devin for the address.

as the party

look of boredom,

pointed to him, Curtis chose truth.

dare ready for you, and you chose truth?” Then he wickedly asked, “Out of all your

walked in when Curtis, seemingly noticing her yet not, casually leaned back into the leather couch and replied with a smirk, “My

steps froze at those two

Curtis’ first love, but

had known Curtis since high school, two years his junior. She watched as girls flocked to him, one after another,

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was choosy, only dating the pretty ones, known for

up together but didn’t date until college, and before marrying Leanne, Suzan was

the room didn’t know Curtis’ ex was Supan? The jeers began, suggesting

old flame? Immediately, there was a collective

Leanne listened to the raucous laughter and saw that careless grin on

was aware she was

good with Suzan, why

in her

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