Chapter 29

I kept peeling the apple and ignored Charlotte. I noticed her standing still in front of me. I’m monitoring what I’m doing. I’m chopping the apple right now. After a time, and she still didn’t move her gaze away from me, I said something.

“My husband did not say that he had an uninvited guest. Why does it look like your visit here was sudden and unannounced?” I let go of the small knife and laid it on the table. I took a slice of apple, dipped it in ketchup, then looked up at her. I saw that the mouthful I did stunned her.

“What brings you here? Where is Randall? “She gripped her shoulder bag more tightly. What she is wearing now is a black skirt that will reveal her underwear if she moves. It is paired with emerald sleeveless shirts. It appears to be backless.

I couldn’t let go and stop eating the apple, no matter how much I wanted to. However, my ear was hurting because of her question. I let go of the apple and reached inside my purse for a moist tissue. “Are th