Chapter 4

"Just sign the papers," I said.

His voice suddenly turned rough, almost broken. "I'm not divorcing you."

"Then I'll see you in court."

I was about to hang up.

But he called out, desperate, "Wait. Did you know all along?"

My hand hovered over the phone, frozen.

"What are you talking about?" I said.

"You knew I never lost my memory, right?" He spoke each word like it weighed a ton.

The room was so quiet that I could hear a pin drop.

Outside, waves crashed against the seawall.

I didn't say a word.

But silence was answer enough.

He…