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WRONG ROOM Chapter One Hundred And Forty
Two weeks later, Marilyn sat beside the Ashford team with her hands folded tightly in her lap. At the front of the room, the representatives of the government and the International Tourist Board were preparing to announce the five-year tourism contract. She knew how much work sat behind the folders on the table. During the final preparations, her manager asked her to review the guest-experience promises against what the resorts could actually deliver. She questioned two assumptions, helped revise the wording, and stayed to check the changes with the team. It was a small part of a much larger proposal, but it was hers. Across the room, Raymond was speaking to Madison. He looked up before taking his seat, found Marilyn watching him, and gave her a brief smile. She smiled back, then faced the front. “You can breathe,” Victor murmured beside her. “I'm trying.” “You look as if you're waiting for an examination result.” “It feels worse. Other people worked on this one.” His smile fa
WRONG ROOM Chapter One Hundred And Thirty-Nine
Elizabeth called Victor that Saturday morning while Lydia was clearing the breakfast table. She nearly waited until later, then realized she had spent three days deciding on a good time to make an ordinary phone call. He answered before she could change her mind. “Elizabeth?” “Would you like to have coffee this afternoon?” There was a brief pause. “With you?” “That's generally how an invitation works.” His laugh surprised her. She found herself smiling before she explained that she would like to go out this time. Grace would be at the residence when she returned, and she had already arranged her afternoon so she wouldn't need to hurry. “Tell me where,” he said. She named a small restaurant she liked, and they agreed on a time. After ending the call, Elizabeth remained beside the table with the phone in her hand. “Would you like me to bring anything else?” Lydia asked. “No, thank you.” Elizabeth looked up, still smiling. “I have somewhere to go later.” Victor reached Crystal
WRONG ROOM Chapter One Hundred And Thirty-Eight
Raymond kissed her again, and Marilyn tightened her arms around his shoulders. There was nothing hurried about the way he held her. His hand rested against her back, drawing her close while she rose a little onto her toes to meet him. She had missed being able to want him without first wondering whether she should hide it. When they finally drew apart, she kept her forehead against his chest. Raymond brushed his lips over her hair. “Would you like to sit down?” She nodded, though she didn't release him immediately. He smiled and took her hand, leading her to the sofa beside the window. Marilyn settled against him with her legs tucked to one side. His arm came around her, and for a while they watched the lights outside without trying to fill the silence. “This is better than eating dinner alone,” he said. “You could have ordered more interesting company.” “I ordered dinner. You were the interesting company.” She laughed and lifted her face. He kissed her before she could answer,
WRONG ROOM Chapter One Hundred And Thirty-Seven
William met Raymond in the sitting room that evening and took one look at his face before asking Collins to bring something to drink. He waited until they were alone to ask what happened. Raymond told him enough to explain the arrests and the false disappearance. His uncle listened, his expression growing heavier, but he didn't interrupt with questions Raymond couldn't yet answer. “I'm sorry,” William said when he finished. “I know you wanted the truth. That doesn't make it easy to hear.” Raymond nodded. For a moment, he watched his uncle settle into the opposite chair. Then he remembered that this visit wasn't only about Isabella. “There's something else.” William looked up. “Marilyn is pregnant.” His uncle's expression changed completely. He sat forward, then stood and came around the table. Raymond rose just in time to receive an embrace that made him smile for the first time since leaving the interview room. “A baby,” William said, drawing back to look at him. “How is she?
WRONG ROOM Chapter One Hundred And Thirty-Six
Raymond stopped in the hallway after leaving the interview room. For a moment, he rested his hand against the wall and let himself breathe. He had imagined receiving proof that Isabella was alive. He hadn't known what it would feel like to hear her admit how long she let him believe otherwise. The investigator waited a few steps away. When Raymond straightened, the man asked whether he wanted somewhere to sit. “In a moment. I need to make sure her account is checked.” “It will be. The officers are recording the details separately from her earlier statement.” Raymond nodded. He didn't want her tears to become the last explanation anyone accepted. He gave his account of the conversation, then waited while the officers continued their work. The examination of the secured devices and messages connected the demand account to Richard. The money request was present in his sent messages, with the same attachment Raymond received. His exchanges with Isabella discussed obtaining further ma
WRONG ROOM Chapter One Hundred And Thirty-Five
Isabella sat down slowly. She looked at the officer beside the table, then back at Raymond, as if she could still make this a private conversation by keeping her attention on him. “Richard said he needed it.” “You told Claire I asked you to review it.” “I knew she wouldn't send it otherwise.” Raymond watched her lower her eyes. There was no confusion about what she had done. She knew whose name would make Claire trust the request, and she used it. “Why did Richard need it?” he asked. “He said it would help us.” “Help you do what?” She pressed her fingers together on the table. “We needed money.” The officer asked her to explain who she meant by we. Isabella glanced at him, and for a moment Raymond thought she would return to the story about being afraid. Instead, she looked down at her hands again. “Richard and me.” Raymond leaned back. He could hear the faint movement of people outside the room. Inside, he waited until she looked at him. “Were you afraid of him when you s
WRONG ROOM Chapter Two
Two years later. Marilyn Oxford woke up to soft sunlight filtering through the curtains of her small apartment. Today was her first official day at Stewart Global Resorts, the company she had dreamed of joining ever since her sophomore year in college. Her heart beat faster as she climbed out of b
WRONG ROOM Chapter Four
Marilyn walked back toward her department with heavy steps. The hallway felt longer than it had that morning. When she reached the open area, the atmosphere had completely changed. Heads turned in her direction. Whispers spread quickly across the floor. Even people from other departments seemed to
WRONG ROOM Chapter Five
Merilyn was just out of the elevator. She looked around the ground floor and regrets filled her eyes. Her carelessness has caught up with her. Her career is gone. What was she going to tell her mother now? She walked forward, thinking. Her mother had wanted this career for her. She had worked ha
WRONG ROOM Chapter One
The worst day of Marilyn Oxford’s life began on her twenty-first birthday. She had walked into her boyfriend, Simon Hayes’s apartment carrying a small gift bag and wearing black lace lingerie beneath her clothes. She had spent weeks imagining this moment. Tonight, she had planned to give him her vi
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