And what had she been hiding from me all those years?
Anna leaned forward.
“There is something else.”
I looked at her.
“What?”
She took another envelope from the drawer.
This one was much smaller.
And on the front were four words that made my blood run cold.
“Do not tell David.”
I stared at it.
Anna’s voice broke.
“Carol wrote that.”
I slowly reached for the envelope.
And as I opened it, I realized the truth I was about to discover would change everything I thought I knew about my marriage.
Absolutely — I’ll continue directly from the envelope and give it a full emotional resolution, with the secret explained, Anna and David’s past resolved, and Carol’s final request given a meaningful reason.
I slowly unfolded the paper.
There were only a few paragraphs.
But before I could read them, Anna spoke.
“David, I need you to understand something before you continue.”
