The Wrong Woman

Chapter 13

Suzanne then pointed at the bookshelf in the room and said, “I’ve finished reading all the books on your shelf in the past few days.”

Nathan asked her again, “Are you not even going to consider it?”

Suzanne lowered her eyes. “No. I’ll leave tomorrow morning. I might never come back here again.”

Nathan didn’t bother trying to convince her anymore.

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He just walked past her and entered the room, slowly unbuttoning his shirt as he said, When we’re home, don’t bring up the divorce with Grandma. It’ll only aggravate her illness.”

Suzanne couldn’t help tightening her hold on the phone. She held it so tightly that she trembled.

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She simply couldn’t hold her emotions back and said, “I’m sorry, but I noticed a photo of a little girl in one of your books. There was something written on the back. It said, ‘My one true love, Sally Hoffis.“”

Nathan paused, his hands still in the midst of undoing his buttons. His entire body turned rigid as he froze in place.

His eyes turned dark. He said nothing.

felt a deep, throbbing pain in her heart. She didn’t know how to describe it. Since there was nothing

I’m not mistaken, you’ve always wanted to marry

a long time for Nathan to snap back to reality

to study abroad when she was 14 years old, and we lost

more than a decade since I last saw her. She still feels like a stranger to me, even though she’s

and shut the door behind him

Suzanne enough. She was still hurting inside.

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fact, Suzanne couldn’t help thinking that she was the third wheel. After all, Nathan and Sally had known each other since they were kids, and they had both liked each other for a long time.

by now. So what was the point of

cold breeze hit Suzanne’s face, making

dimmed the lights. She wanted to go

fall asleep after lying still for a while. But she couldn’t fall asleep

her eyes, her

later, she vaguely heard the sound of the bathroom door opening. Nathan walked toward her and carefully got into

room was plunged into darkness.

just a few feet away from her, and yet she felt as if they

Nathan’s phone buzzed

stiffened. Her hearing senses were heightened in the

felt for his phone and tapped on the notification. It was a

sweet voice sounded in the room. “Nate, I’m scared. Can you come here