A Quiet Smile And A Dinner Surprise They Didn’t Expect

evening,” he said smoothly. “When I heard she was free—given that your anniversary celebration had been cancelled due to illness—I thought she might enjoy the company.”

The lie hung in the air, beautiful and devastating.

Cora had gone pale. Thelma looked at her plate as if willing herself to disappear.

“As it turns out,” Lewis continued, his voice pleasant continue reading …