PART 2 — The Secret That Changed Everything
“Were you having an affair with my husband?”
The words escaped before I could stop them.
Susan flinched as though I’d slapped her.
“No,” she whispered.
I searched her face.
“Then why did you react that way when I mentioned Robert?”
She looked toward the ocean.
“Because Robert knew.”
“Knew what?”
She pressed her trembling hands together.
“Everything.”
For several seconds, I couldn’t hear anything except the waves.
