But Laura didn’t laugh. She looked at me, quickly lowered her eyes, and then replied:
— Okay. I’ll come a little later.
One evening, I heard Michael whisper to her in the kitchen:
— Don’t tell Dad anything yet. He mustn’t know.
A cold shiver ran through my entire body.
— What am I not supposed to know? I asked as I walked into the kitchen.
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All three of them immediately fell silent. Daniel forced a smile.
— We were talking about your Christmas surprise.
But I could clearly see that he was lying.
That night, Laura waited until I went to bed. Then, thinking I was asleep, she quietly got up and went into our sons’ room.
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She didn’t return to our bed until the next morning, her face pale and her hands trembling.
— Where were you all night? I asked her.