He didn’t notice that I had already memorized the name displayed on the screen.
M. Vale — Legal.
Richard didn’t work with anyone named Vale.
At least, nobody he had ever mentioned to me.
And when he left for work, he forgot to take the folder containing the papers I had found on our computer.
I took it straight to Margaret.
By lunchtime, we had an appointment with a specialist who dealt with financial fraud.
By three o’clock, I knew why my husband had suddenly become so generous toward a woman who had given birth to his child.
And by four o’clock, I was no longer certain that Saturday would end with a divorce.
It might end with an arrest.
Chapter 2: Vesna’s Version of the Truth
Vesna chose a small café on the other side of town for our meeting.
She arrived wearing a loose cream sweater, dark trousers, and no makeup. She looked exhausted. A baby carrier rested beside her chair, and every few minutes she leaned over to check on the little girl sleeping inside it.
