Chapter 1: The Guest Who Forgot Her Place 027

You seem determined to prove that nobody deserves that kind of trust.”

Kayla stared at me as though I had slapped her.

Then she grabbed her robe from the back of a chair and stormed upstairs.

The bedroom door slammed hard enough to rattle the framed photographs in the hallway.

I remained seated, staring at the loan application.

Andrew put his arm around me.

“I should have told you sooner.”

I turned toward him.

“How long have you known?”

“About the application?

I found it yesterday.

About the messages?

Since Friday.”

“Friday?”

“I received the first voicemail while I was driving home from work.

She had accidentally called me and left a message without realizing it.”

“And you listened to all of it?”

“I listened to enough to realize something was wrong.

I didn’t want to accuse her of anything without evidence.”

I looked at the phone.

“Why didn’t you tell me immediately?”

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