He did not claim to understand the conspiracy.

That made him credible.

I respected that.

When someone asked whether I suspected Nicolai of an affair with Evelyn, I answered:

“No.”

Not after the evidence.

The stranger in my bed had become one of the cleanest witnesses in the entire story.

Life enjoys irony.

PART 41 — CHLOE’S GUILT

Chloe apologized too.