The Wrong Woman

Chapter 13

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 was

you’ve always wanted to

long time for Nathan to snap

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

saw her. She still feels like a stranger to me, even though

Nathan went into the bathroom and shut the door behind him while he washed

Nathan’s words didn’t comfort Suzanne enough. She was

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was the third wheel. After all, Nathan and Sally had known each other since they were kids, and they had

would have married Sally by now. So what was the point of her struggling and trying

face, making her heart grow

lights. She wanted to go to bed before Nathan came out

still for a while. But she couldn’t fall asleep that night, no matter how

soon as she closed her eyes, her mind would start

bathroom door opening.

was

feet away from her, and yet she felt as if

buzzed with a notification.

were heightened in the

and tapped on the notification.

in the room. “Nate, I’m scared. Can you come here and stay

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