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.

heart. She didn’t know how to describe it. Since there was nothing she could

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

a long time for Nathan to snap back to reality

was young. But she left to study abroad when she was 14 years old,

I last saw her. She still feels like a stranger

the door behind him

enough. She was still hurting inside.

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

Sally by now. So what was the point

hit Suzanne’s face, making her heart grow

into the room and dimmed the lights. She wanted to go to bed

fall asleep after lying still for a while. But she couldn’t fall asleep that night, no matter how hard she tried. Maybe it was because Nathan was there.

closed her eyes, her mind would start

sound of the bathroom door opening. Nathan walked toward her

was plunged

away from her, and yet she felt as if

Nathan’s phone buzzed with

hearing senses were

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

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

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