Chapter 3 - Sarah Smiles Innocently Despite The Unmistakable Evidence
“Oh, Mark, you’re home early from your business trip,” Sarah murmured in a smooth, honeyed tone.
She didn't even blink as she looked past him toward the hallway where injured Lily and crying Leo sat.
Mark’s breathing grew heavy and shallow, his grey suit jacket straining against his broad, trembling shoulders.
“What did you do to my children, Sarah?” Mark whispered, his voice dangerously low and controlled.
Sarah tilted her head slightly, letting out a soft, dismissive sigh of manufactured exhaustion.
“Those kids are always so clumsy, Mark; you know how wild Lily gets running around the house,” Sarah lied smoothly.
“She has a broken leg in a cast, Sarah, and she was crawling on the floor carrying her baby brother,” Mark growled.
The chilling fury in his dark eyes finally pierced through Sarah’s calm, calculated facade.
May you like
For a fraction of a second, a flash of genuine panic crossed her face before she tried to smile again.
“You’re letting your imagination run wild over nothing at all,” she muttered defensively, taking a step backward.
Related Stories
