The Years Between Signing and Seeing novel Chapter 232

Suzie continued washing the dishes, her voice steady. “I don’t think so. Why would a rich man like him be interested in a mere servant?”

As she spoke, she suddenly remembered the man pointing out the smudge of ash on her face. She racked her brain, but she couldn’t recall smearing anything on herself while she was cooking.

The only other possibility was Jamie.

Suzie considered asking him but decided it was better to let it go. She swallowed the question just as it reached her lips.

Her mind was wandering when Jamie’s magnetic voice suddenly resonated by her ear. “Do you have any idea how beautiful you are?”

Suzie was speechless. This was blatant flirting.

Besides, the man had simply mistaken her for someone else.

Wait… mistaken her…

What had he called her? Suzanne? And he’d said she looked exactly like this Suzanne?

Suddenly, Suzie connected this new piece of information with the photographs. Could the man she just met be the same man in the photos, the one whose face was hidden?

She was debating whether to share this with Jamie when she turned and saw that he had already left the kitchen.

Suzie quickened her pace, finishing the dishes before returning to the living room. She sat on the sofa, mulling everything over.

As she calmed down, she pieced it all together. Jamie had initially suspected Oliver, but he must have realized the man in the photos didn't look like him. But if the man in the picture was one of his friends, wouldn’t he have felt a sense of familiarity, even without seeing his face?

“What’s so amusing? Care to share?” Jamie’s voice, neither warm nor cold, cut through her thoughts.

Suzie, who thought he had left, was startled by the sound of his voice. She quickly composed herself and lied with a gentle smile, “Oh, nothing. I was just thinking about Ruby. Seeing how well she’s adapted socially made me realize that sending her abroad was the right choice. Our whole family, the Sterlings, we owe our good fortune to you.”

Jamie nodded, seemingly unconvinced. “Did you have enough to eat? If you need anything else, just ask Lucy.”

“I’m full,” Suzie replied naturally. “Do you need my help with anything outside?”

“No, you can go rest if you’re tired. Aren't you going shopping tomorrow?”

Suzie nodded, deliberately adding, “Ruby wants to look around a bit. If you’re not comfortable with me going, I can stay here.”