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.

in her heart. She didn’t know how to describe it. Since there was nothing

not mistaken, you’ve always wanted to marry

time for Nathan to snap back to reality and

young. But she left to study abroad when she was

I last saw her. She still feels like a stranger to me, even though she’s been back for

shut the door behind him

words didn’t comfort Suzanne enough. She was still

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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

appeared out of the blue, Nathan would have married Sally by now. So what was the point of her struggling and trying to

face, making

wanted to go to bed before

still for a while. But she couldn’t fall asleep that night,

eyes, her mind would

later, she vaguely heard the sound of the bathroom door

entire room was plunged into

a few feet away from her, and yet

buzzed with

were heightened

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

the message. Sally’s soft, sickeningly sweet voice sounded in the room. “Nate, I’m scared. Can you come