If this ever reached court, he could point to my reaction and claim I was unstable.
So I forced myself to smile politely. “I’m so sorry. I thought you were someone else.”
At 6:15 that evening, Nathan walked through the front door. “Honey? I’m home!”
I walked downstairs, leaving my empty velvet jewelry box wide open on the vanity.
Nathan smiled warmly, wrapped his arms around me, and kissed the top of my head.
That was when I smelled it. Coconut and vanilla. The exact perfume the woman at the bakery had been wearing.
“How was your day?” he asked. I leaned into him, hiding every trace of the fury burning inside me.
If I accused him now, he would deny everything and immediately start covering his tracks.
I needed the whole truth. I looked into his eyes and smiled as though nothing had changed.
“Busy,” I said softly. “But babe… Caleb said the funniest thing at the grocery store today…”
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