Chapter 3

Douglas, however, scoffed coldly and turned to walk back into the bedroom.

Before he forcefully slammed the door shut, a sentence leaked out from inside:

"She's completely crazy, utterly unreasonable."

The next afternoon, just after I'd finished giving the children their snacks, my phone vibrated in my apron pocket.

It was a friend request notification: "Alice, it's Aurora. I wanted to talk."

I hesitated for a few seconds, then accepted.

She quickly sent her first message.

Aurora: Alice, don't misunderstand Douglas and me. We're just chat buddies.

I didn't reply. She sent another.

Aurora: I don't know why he would…