*Then answer the damn question, Miss Stanford. Are you married or not?*
*No, I am not married!*
Evelyn closed her eyes, remembering how she had responded to Auden earlier at the office today.
Her heart weighed heavily since leaving his office. While she was indeed not married, she hated herself for disclosing the truth to Auden. In fact, she had never confessed to anyone about her unmarried status.
Although she was a single mother of two, she always maintained the facade of a married woman. The father of her children may have disappeared or even died long ago when Evelyn found his cottage seven years ago, drenched in blood. She knew then that her mother had finally caused harm to the only man she ever loved.
Yet, Evelyn never lost hope that he was still alive. She reassured herself th
