Annabelle paused, as if suddenly realizing something, and murmured to herself, “She called you brother-in-law earlier... Could she be...?”
It was as if Annabelle had just now grasped Anna’s identity. She looked up at Charles, bit her lip, and softly asked, “Is she your wife?”
Her tone was laced with a wounded, accusatory edge, as though Charles had done something unfaithful. Annabelle’s question, posed at this moment, was meant to emphasize her own innocence and to probe Charles Bennett’s feelings toward Anna.
Even though she was convinced that Anna was just a stand-in for her, Annabelle couldn’t help but admit that Anna was a beautiful woman. After spending over a year together, could Charles really remain unaffected by her?
She kept giving herself psychological reassurance, but n
