Chapter 1986

Rosalynn’s hand hovered in midair, frozen.

Wayne’s reaction was instinctively extreme.

Realizing he had overreacted, Wayne stepped back. “Honey, I’m fine. If anything was wrong, I’d tell you.” He cautiously approached Rosalynn again.

“I want to see your wound, Rosalynh insisted.

Why wouldn’t she suspect anything?c2

Wayne was the kind of man who, if he stubbed his toe, would make a melodramatic scene in front of her.

His wrist had been cut.

first to rush to her, shouting

injury, even when she asked about it, he’d never let her see

issue, Wayne wouldn’t have hidden

unspoken stand-off ensued

didn’t want

what’s causing me to worry!” Rosalynn said sternly. “I’ll

rolled up his sleeve, revealing

to tear off the

somewhat inflamed, almost healed wound, she

doing something wrong. He desperately wanted to retract his hand, to hide

a razor? It’s too deep. Did you… did you…” Rosalynn trailed off,

welled up and rolled down her cheeks, and Wayne was

didn’t do it on purpose,” he quickly explained. “Do you remember the day I lost my walking cane? After sorting out some business, I was on my way home for dinner, when that kid from today called. He’d run away from home and spent a night in the park. I was worried, so

not just my wrist; I got a few scratches elsewhere too. didn’t want you to worry, so I went to the apartment to treat the wound, changed my clothes, and came home. But I left my cane in the park, and by the time Ableson went to look for it the next day, it was

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