Chapter 24
When I came to, I found myself lying naked on a large bed
The bright light above me made my head spin and throb, but the unfamiliar surroundings forced me to push myself up.
1 trembled as 1 searched under the bed for my clothes, refusing to even consider what might have happened while I was unconscious.
From the bathroom, I could hear someone taking a shower. I saw my coat hanging across from the bathroom in the wardrobe.
1 crept toward it, about to grab my clothes when suddenly my phone rang behind me. I froze. That ringtone–specifically set for Dexter. My phone was inside. The call connected almost immediately.
“Sylvia, where are you? Why aren’t you home yet?” Dexter’s voice car
‘s voice came through
Then, a man’s voice chuckled. Your wife’s here taking a shower with me.”
Dexter’s voice turned angry. “Who the hell are you? Where is Sylvia? Let her pick up the phone!
But the man just laughed a couple of times and hung up. I stood there, frozen with fear, the cold spreading through me. I wondered.
What should I
My phone was inside, and I was stuck outside. There was a man in the bathroom. There was no way I could confront him. And with a man alone in a room with me, no matter what happened, Ed never be able to clear my name.
1 gritted my teeth, dressed quickly, and quietly slipped out of the room before the man noticed. The hotel corridor was familiar.
Before I passed out, I clearly remembered the carpet pattern and the distinct scent of the place. I thought, ‘So I haven’t left the hotel after all… Thank God:
I stumbled forward, desperate to get out. As I rounded a comer, I collided with someone. I hadn’t even seen who it was before she called out, “Sylvia, what the hell! Where did you run off to?”
1 looked up to see Holly, Grabbing her hand like a lifeline, I rushed. “Quick, get to your car!”
She was confused but seeing how frantic I was, she didn’t ask questions.
Once in her car, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. “Drive, drive! I need to go to the police!”
“What happened?” Holly asked, keeping her focus on the road.
It took me a while to steady my breathing, but I finally managed to explain everything–how I’d been attacked and my phone had been stolen. Before I could finish, Holly swore loudly. “Damn, your husband’s mistress really has some n
nerve. She’s got skills, huh
I closed my eyes, feeling a chill crawl through me. I couldn’t panic. I couldn’t let this shake me….
At the police station, I showed them the injury on the back of my head and explained how my phone had been stolen.
vo home
before I was finally allowed to go
It was considered a robbery, so the police took it seriously. I spent a long time giving my statement befo Just as I reached the lobby, Dexter stormed down the stairs, grabbed my arm, and yelled, “Sylvia, I didn’t expect you to be this kind of woman! “You checked to see if 1
at the company dinner, but behind my back, you were doing thist Tell me who was that man?”
His eyes were wild with anger, and if I hadn’t been prepared for this, I might have been swayed by the look in his eyes, I might have felt guilty. thaought I had deur soothing wrong
But I thought, “It is all just a slow, right Who can’t act? I lowered my eyes, covering my face with both hands and letting the tears fall.
When I stayed silent and kept trying. Dexter seemed to think he had me ligured out. He started shouting, throwing a tantrum, until Holly couldn’t hold back any longer and poked her head out of the car.
“Hey, what’s your deals Aren’t you going to ask your wife what happened?
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