My Husband's Double Identity
f in a sudden swirl
ing was nothing to her, b
affluence like Denis. Witnessing his t
a mixture of astonishm
ack in haste. His gaze lingered on the assemblage ou
P the boss warned he
zing an air of authori
wealth choose their thre
iously approached Carsten and asked, "
sten repli
ir, our boss has just phoned me. He instructed me to arr
the rest stood th
," Carsten said to Nadine, who
pen to know
ntance with him,"
ef, they were ushered
delivering the cutting remarks he had pre
ulent box here? It's
five thousand, with an additional fifteen percent serv
ee the owner is quite par
for Nadine, he grumbled, "Carsten, the minimum expenditure
ng you desire today. It's on the house. Furthermore, he's on his way
face d
currently financially strained, puzzled e
sleeve, "What's your connection with the owne
nu, saying, "Take a look
in her mind, Nadine found it ch
ishes," Carste
the waitstaff attended to
the employees' inquiries, lea
ained from expressing the ca
ly informed him, "Mr. Fletcher, our boss is caught in traffic.
the owner's eagerness
tag and said, "Mr. Morgan, may I
ces away, with Danilo f
cretary settle the bill later. If your boss encounters any difficulties in the future, direc
nderstood Carsten and refrai
him that it would be b
decided to sweeten the pot by gif
e of wine and insisted
offer, Danilo turned to Nadine
st force a bottle of wi
only did we get a free pass on the bill, but t
ribbed Carsten earlier. H
l of jealousy and resent
flat broke. Doubt he'd cut
ent, Carste
onnection with the hote
friend of a friend. He owes my budd
ity stemmed from a comp
sense, though she was s
rsten's friend, give him a twenty thousand dollar bot
he chose not t
tial ties from before his f
"I still remember your pre-dinner proposition. You said that if I ge
ned an interesti
nded, and humilia
entarily. A hasty ex
cold. "But remember this: don't bully
orous confession and intentions towar
this, Denis wouldn't hav
Denis said before departing, a cocktail of
templated probing Carsten about his c
hanks for standing up to
chalantly, "I just
e didn't care about why Carsten help
bag, sending a message to Marg
ot's radio silence to the chao
and her messages to Margot piled up
got get
mething h
worry per
the mystery, Nadine di
consecutive calls to Margot went
argot's house to check o
the silence. "Aren't you
adine turned to him.
e hotel," Carsten suggeste
f your friend's friend, he lent a
delving further into the
l her the actual reason, f
cided to for
ed, opting f
r presence. He extracted his phone,
rsisted in her attem
ined silent
pled with adjusting to the cramped house, a
ion seemed less vehe
stful night's sleep, diminishi
ght, he did some physical exercises in
, Nadine emerged f
elf, she observed Carsten
d 120 jumping jacks, all
na was re
saturated with sweat, accent
count because he was doing his exercis
ity was p
what abashed, asked, "Do you als
disclosed, wiping away sweat. "Physical a
, "Are you uncomfortable sleeping her
om has mosquitoes that persistently buzz around
se before bedtime. The rental house's environment is subpar, and I ne
use is decorated, we can relocate.
sed a house?"
loan. Monthly mortgage
re's
e suburbs. But the surrounding
in Faysage deman
cessitated one or t
class. The fact that she could afford
employment. When my salary arrives, I
emained
If he chose to share financial b
enting Carsten. However, the pervasive scent of re
esolved to think about the relat
d her irksome. Instead, he perceived a di
arose early, noting Car
of placing them in
nderwent her efforts, po
ng, he confronted her
rwear?" he asked as he wa