Chapter 10 Confrontation

(Sybil’s POV)

That evening, John and I climbed into his car. The driver pulled up the partition so we could have some privacy. Great, I thought sarcastically, this was all I needed right now. More one-on-one time with John.

John took a small box out of his pocket. “Here,” he said, handing it to me.

I took the box, wondering why he was giving me a gift. Was he trying to butter me up so I would forget all about ending our marriage? I wouldn’t put it past him. I let out a startled gasp when I saw what was in the box.

There sat the earrings that I had given the taxi driver the other night. I should have known that John would be able to track down their whereabouts. I thought of asking him how he had done it, but decided against it. He probably wouldn’t answer my question. I put the earrings on.

John nodded approvingly. “There, now you look much better.”

We sat in silence for a while. Then, he spoke up. “How did you know Alex was coming back today?”

“He told me,” I said, “I booked his flig