I figure out Vivienne's mistake at seven the next morning.
I am standing at the kitchen counter with my coffee, scrolling back through every message she has sent from every number, laying them out in chronological order in my notes app like a timeline, and that is when I see it.
She tipped her hand.
The first unknown number texted me the morning after Rhys confronted her. The second unknown number appeared the same evening Derek came back for his watch. Both times she moved fast, emotionally, reacting to developments rather than planning ahead.
And then she sent those photos to Derek.
Here is why that is a mistake. Derek now knows Rhys exists. Which means Derek is going to look Rhys up. Which means Derek is going to find out very quickly that Rhys is Vivienne's husband. An
