I heard him say in a low voice, "Anne is scared at home alone. I will be with you next time."
"She's so old. What's there to be afraid of? Why didn't she find a decent excuse to lie? My leg is injured!"
John coaxed Kate gently and said to me, "I'll be there in half an hour." Then he hung up the phone.
...
As a top-notch lawyer, John had always been punctual. I checked the time and opened the door, only to see him standing at the door expressionlessly.
I helped him take off his jacket and hung it up. Then I arranged his shoes neatly. I was the same as before, full of concern and doing everything in order.
Seeing me like this, he became more confident. He said, "You infuriated me so much last time. If Kate hadn't comforted me, I might have divorced you for real."
I was packing my things without saying a word.
He said, "I've been busy with work since I left. I only got together with her in the past few days. However, our relationship is very pure, and nothing happened between us. Don't speculate blindly and be jealous. Kate is innocent and kind. You'll know how good she is when you get to know her more."
"Is she so?"
I was more and more resentful in secret, but I looked up and smiled gently at him. "You're right. I misunderstood you. The bath water is ready. You've just come back. Go take a hot bath and relax. I'll heat up the meal. You can eat it when you are done."
"You are a virtuous wife."
John patted my face with a smile before going into the bathroom.
After I confirmed that he had locked the door, I took out his cell phone from his coat. Then I clicked open Whatsapp, only to find that the chat history between him and Kate had been deleted.
It was as if he were afraid of being discovered.
This made me even more suspicious that he was involved in Dora's case.
...
I calmly put his cell phone back.
When John came out, I invited him to dinner.
Seeing that the table was full of his favorite dishes, he moved his eyebrows slightly. I knew that this was a sign of his joy.
He picked up his utensils and ate a few mouthfuls of food.
"How has Dora been recently?"
I stopped picking up food for him, saying, "Pretty good."
"Is it true that he doesn't know that Dora is dead?"
"That's good. I almost believed you when you said she was dead a while ago. You are too much! Even if you want to trick me into getting back to your side, you can't joke about your own daughter's life. It's so unlucky!"