Chapter 4 - The Wife Who Had An Answer Ready
Candice recovered quickly.
That was her talent.
She could turn panic into confidence in seconds.
“What folder?”
I watched her carefully.
A lie.
A simple one.
But a lie.
“You know exactly what folder.”
She walked closer.
“You’re believing a scared teenager over your wife?”
There it was.
The first attack.
Not an explanation.
Not concern.
A distraction.
I looked past her toward Lucas’s room.
“He’s my son.”
“And I’m your wife.”
Her voice sharpened.
“You’re choosing him over me?”
I almost answered immediately.
But I stopped.
Because that was exactly what she wanted.
She wanted me defending myself.
She wanted the conversation somewhere else.
Instead, I asked:
“Who is Wyatt?”
Her face went still.
I had found the name inside an old photo hidden behind the folder.
Wyatt.
Sixteen years old.
Lucas’s cousin.
Candice’s expression changed.
“Where did you see that?”
I didn’t answer.
Because her reaction gave me the answer.
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She knew.
📖 Chapter 5 reveals why Wyatt’s name was connected to Candice’s secret and how Gabriel begins uncovering a larger scheme. 👇
