They were like two statues, sitting on the bed in total silence, neither brave enough to break it.
Finally, Nancy let out a sharp breath, piercing the quiet. "You knew everything, right?" She asked.
Charlie, his eyes shadowed, replied with an icy undertone. "Did Alexander confuse you with Vivian?"
Nancy knew that Charlie would deduce the truth.
His quiet, she noticed, was probably him dealing with the blow this revelation had given him.
Putting her sorrows aside, she reached for Charlie's arm, her voice turning gentle. "Charlie, don't be angry..."
His lips twisted into a bitter smile. "What man wouldn't be angry about this?"
Hurt by his frosty attitude, she jiggled his arm gently, trying to get through to him. "Maybe Vivian didn't want this. Maybe Alexander forced her?"
Charlie said, "Nan…" His eyes were filled with pain. "Do you know why I came here?"
Nancy blinked, thinking about the bracelet she wore. Had Charlie seen something on it?
Charlie laughed, but it was bitter. "Twice… And it was a transaction. What kind of woman did I marry?"
Her heart tightened as her face pale. Charlie'd seen it all.
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