Vanessa
Perhaps I had made many mistakes, perhaps too many… But if there was one thing I had learned over all these years, it was to be wary, to observe, to read what people were trying to hide.
And right now… Something didn't add up.
I saw Alexander stand up, with that tranquility that always characterized him.
As if he were completely relaxed, as if that night were simply a visit between old acquaintances.
A glass of wine, some food, a conversation… Nothing more.
But I knew it wasn't like that, I knew it. Because no one suddenly appeared in my life when everything was falling apart, no one.
Much less Alexander.
"Do you mind if I use the restroom for a moment?" he asked.
I pointed to the hallway.
"Sure. You know where it is."
He smiled and started walking; I smiled too. But as
