To make matters even worse, Linus brought that woman home for the very first time. He kissed and held her right in front of me, openly showing affection as if he meant to drive me mad. Just then, the doorbell rang.
He assumed it was the custom cake he had ordered, so he went to open it, only to find a group of uniformed police officers stepping inside.
"Excuse us. Which one here is Isabelle Gray? You are under suspicion of aggravated assault. Please come with us."
She froze on the spot, her face draining of all color. Even Linus looked utterly stunned and refused to believe what he was hearing.
"There must be some mistake! That can't be true. She would never do something like that!"
The truth seemed to finally dawn on him, and he immediately turned his eyes straight to me. "Did you ca
