The Wrong Woman

Suzanne left for her room with the divorce agreement.

She sat down in the chair on the balcony with her arms around her legs. With her head resting on her knees, Suzanne watched the sky darken, waiting for Nathan to return.

An hour later, the door to the room opened.

Suzanne tensed up slightly, feeling nervous.

The door then closed shut. Footsteps followed.

Nathan’s breathing was somewhat rushed. Suzanne could hear him loud and clear in the quiet room.

Nathan walked over to the balcony and leaned against the railing. He gazed steadily at Suzanne. She had grown thinner in the four days he was gone. Her skin was sickly pale too.

Pain lanced in Nathan’s chest as his grip tightened around th iling.

Why did a grown woman like Suzanne not know how to taer care of herself?

Suzanne’s eyes were dark. They slowly shifted from the nig

Nathan.

“Thank you for coming back.” She placed her feet back on the sitting up properly.

Nathan looked away and took a deep breath to ease the pain in chest. It didn’t really help, though.

“Why so sudden?” Nathan asked.

Sudden?

Suzanne smiled bitterly and nudged the divorce papers on the table.” I’ve already signed them. Take a look. You can sign them if there’s no

issue.”

Nathan gripped the railing so tight his veins throbbed. The pain. continued spreading through his chest with each heartbeat. It made his breathing harshen further. Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

“Sally wanted to kill herself. That’s why I-”

“You don’t need to explain yourself. I understand.” Suzanne truly didn’t want to hear a single word about Sally right now. “I really don’t want to be a mistress anymore.”

Nathan’s tone grew serious. “How could you be a mistress? You’re my wife!”

Suzanne looked down as a bitter smile rose on her face. She twisted

her fingers in her shirt.

Was she?

Nathan and Sally were childhood friends who loved one another deeply. What else was Suzanne if not a third wheel?

Plus, Nathan once said he would tell Suzanne if he still loved Sally. Their marriage would cease then.

So if Nathan wasn’t going to bring it up, Suzanne was. After all, she was the one who’d been hurting all this while.

Suzanne said in a stern but earnest tone, “Let’s just divorce, Nathan.”

Nathan’s heart clenched painfully. He turned around and raised his head to the sky to take a deep breath. His hands gripped the railing tight.

Nathan didn’t know why he felt so upset. He didn’t want to go through with the divorce

Yes, he did promise Suzanne he would respect her

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decision, but he couldn’t right now.

The pain in his heart persisted for a long time, never leaving.

Nathan turned around and gazed fervently at Suzanne. His tone softened when he asked, “Grandma won’t be able to bear it if she

hears this news.”

Suzanne’s steadfastness crumbled the instant Nathan mentioned Vera. Tears pooled in her eyes almost immediately. She choked out,” Grandma doesn’t remember me anymore.”

Nathan stiffened in shock. Suzanne’s tears made the pain in his heart

turn into acid.

He had known Vera’s condition would worsen to the point where she forgot everyone. Heck, he had prepared himself for it.

But the moment Nathan saw Suzanne’s tears, he wanted so much to go and hold her in his arms.

He held back, however, and asked as calmly as he could, “Are you only bringing up the divorce because Grandma can no longer stop it? Or is it because I went to stay with the Hoffis family for a couple of days?”