(Livia) I read Daniel's statement again, hoping I had misunderstood something. He claimed we had been meeting secretly for months before my wedding. According to him, our relationship had continued after I married Julian. Every word was a lie, and his signature was right there beneath it. "How much did you pay him?" Julian looked at me without answering. I held up the statement and pointed at Daniel's signature. There was no reason for my former classmate to invent something like this. Someone had convinced him to turn against me. "Answer me, Julian." "You should be more concerned about what this means for your divorce." "I never slept with Daniel." "That's your version." "It's the truth, and you know it." Julian took another photograph from the envelope and placed it before me. D

