Chapter 52

• Isabelle was restless after Adrian’s surprise visit. Luke noticed that she hardly ate her dinner but he didn’t say anything. She woke up late and with a slight headache next morning because she couldn’t sleep last night thinking about what to do. Her husband didn’t wake her up and he was already gone when she went down. She finally decided not to meet Adrian. She was still very scared that he would go back to their house if she won’t come. But she was more afraid if Luke would find out that she met the man secretly. It was bad enough that he would know that Adrian had strong feelings for her and he would be more furious thinking that she was cheating on him if she met him behind his back. She didn’t want to imagine what he would to both of them once that happened. She wasn’t meeting Adrian but she would leave the house at 3:30 p.m. so if he would go to their house, she wouldn’t be home. If Beth or Tina would see him that was okay. The most important thing was they won’t be seen together.
• She window shopped at the mall alone which was a bit far from them because Joyce couldn’t join her. She also saw a movie to kill time. She would go home before Luke’s arrival. She felt that Adrian wouldn’t spend hours waiting for her if he decided to stand by the front of their house. She called Beth to ask about the triplets and she said they were okay. She then turned off her phone in case Luke called her. She would just think of an excuse later. During the trip back to their house, she decided to tell her him everything once she got home. She didn’t want Adrian to blackmail her in the following days in case he would do it out of desperation.
• (A few hours ago)