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17- They Know

CRYSTAL

My hands trembled with the phone in my ear as every part of me was expecting his reply.

The background is quiet and it keeps me on my toes as I listen for any sound-

John sighs and calmly says, "Crystal, why are you asking me this? We literally got home together and you saw your sister off. I'm waiting for you over here. Can you please, hurry back?"

His words fill me with relief, more than I ever knew. I look at Silver whose face doesn't change from the straight one with his tightly shut lips.

"Okay, I'll be home soon. I love you," I hang up, tucking the phone back in my pocket with a calming heart. This time when I glare at Silver, I do it with my full chest.

"Don't ever compare my husband to a dog, ever again!" I warn. "He is nothing like you-"

But his smirk shuts me up. Even after I just proved John's innocence, he's smirking like he won.

Unless his plan was to draw the reaction out of me. Which woman would feel so relieved that their husband was at home by this time of the
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