Chapter 28 Heard Everything

• Marco
• I couldn't hide my excitement at the thought of seeing my sweetheart again. So when she invited us over for dinner, I agreed without hesitation. Not once did it cross my mind that my wife might wonder why I was so eager. After all, I knew she'd say yes, just like she always did.
• As we drove, my mind wandered—no, lingered—on her. Since the day she left the mansion, we had been meeting in secret. Sometimes at a café, sometimes in the dark corners of the city where no one would recognize us. And each time, I told Ashlyn the same excuse: "I have a meeting." It worked at first, but now? I couldn't keep using that. She was starting to notice.