Three days later, Nicola had just put Iris to bed and was on her way downstairs to the living room when she heard the doorbell. Wondering who it was and what he or she wanted, she hurried down the stairs and reached the large foyer at the same time as Bruce. She told him that she would answer the door.
“Then I will return to my chess game,” Bruce said.
“Who's winning?” Nicola inquired.
“Albert, of course…”
“Sorry about that.”
She unlocked the door and opened it. Daphne stood there with tears in her eyes.
“Sweetie… What… What's wrong?”
“He lied to me, Nik,” Daphne croaked. “That son of a b***h lied to me.”
Nicola reached for Daphne's arm.
“Come inside and talk to me.”
“You think you know a person, and then something happens, and you realize you didn't know them at all.”
Daphne du
