Chapter Thirty-Four
“No, no, no, not Ade,” Gloria said. Her head was spinning. “Lizzie is my co-worker. She’s his wife, Ash. Of course he’s going to tell her and then how are we going to keep this quiet?” This was not the homecoming she had imagined. Frankly, what she had imagined was Ash naked in her bed, save for the present she’d brought the day before. Instead, Ash had broken the horrible news that she’d gone to see her brother and told him about them—without consulting Gloria first.
“He’s not going to tell her. I trust him.” Ash paced up and down the kitchen. “Besides, you told your friends. What’s the difference?”
“I trust Sindhu and Fiona not to tell anyone. I’ve known them since I was little.”
“I trust my brother. I’ve known him since he was born.”
“Look, Ash, it’s just that w
