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Chapter 26 - THE BETRAYAL

"What are you doing?" His voice was calm.

My mind went completely blank then it started racing.

Tell the truth? Say I found his folder? Demand answers? No. Not yet. Not until I knew more. Not until I had proof.

I forced myself to smile.

"Just checking my email. My phone died and I couldn't find my laptop."

"On my laptop?" He didn't move from the door just stood there watching me.

"I didn't think you'd mind. Is there a problem?"

Finally, he moved, and walked towards me. I resisted the urge to back away.

"Of course, not." He said. "Did you find what you needed?"

"Yeah. All good." I stepped away from the desk. "How come you're home so early?"

"Meetings got cancelled. I thought I'd surprise you." He reached near me and moved the mouse.

I watched him check the recent files. My heart was pounding hard.

Did I close everything? Was there evidence that I'd been looking at his folders?

"What email were you checking?" He asked, still looking at the screen.

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