Episode 63

“Have you ever seen this Elizabeth before?” She asked me with a thoughtful expression. “She seems to be the latest of your husband’s many affairs.” I racked my brain, trying to recall the faces of the women who had shared my husband’s bed over the years.

“You know, I don’t think I have,” I said, shaking my head. “But she doesn’t strike me as the type of woman my husband would bring home.” I dismissed the idea with a wave of my hand.

“Oh? How so?” She leaned forward, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

“Well, for starters, my husband rarely brought any women home. He preferred to keep his escapades outside, away from our family.”

I paused, taking a deep breath. It was hard to talk about my husband’s infidelity, even with my sister. She reached out and squeezed my hand, giving me a sympathetic look.

“Okay, I understand. And then?” She urged me gently.

“Well, whenever he did bring women home, they were the ones he considered important to him. The ones he had some feelings for, or at least