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.

deep, throbbing pain in her heart. She didn’t know how to describe it. Since there

you’ve always wanted to marry

Nathan to snap back to reality

nonchalantly, “I liked her when I was young. But she left to study abroad when she was 14 years

She still feels like a stranger to

shut the door behind him

words didn’t comfort Suzanne enough.

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and Sally had known each other since

suddenly appeared out of the blue, Nathan would have married Sally by now. So what was the point of her struggling and trying to keep this marriage afloat?

face, making her heart

She wanted to go to bed

fall asleep that night, no matter how hard she tried. Maybe

as she closed her eyes,

sound of the bathroom door opening. Nathan walked toward her and carefully got into

entire room was plunged

away from her, and yet she felt as if they were both separated by an ocean.

Nathan’s phone buzzed with

stiffened. Her hearing senses were heightened in the dark.

phone and tapped on the notification. It was a voice message from Sally.

voice sounded in the room. “Nate, I’m scared. Can you come here and stay with me?”