Chapter 34

Amelia's heart pounded in her chest as she realized there was no escaping the truth. She took a deep breath and looked up at Andrew, her voice barely above a whisper. "It was Henry," she admitted. "He called me on the plane."

Andrew's fury only intensified as Amelia admitted the truth. "Why did you lie to me when I asked you on the plane?" he demanded, his voice tinged with anger.

Amelia could feel her throat tightening as she tried to come up with an answer. "I-I didn't want to upset you," she said, her voice barely above a whisper.

"Upset me?" Andrew spat, his anger boiling over. "You think lying to me wouldn't upset me? You think carrying on a secret conversation with Henry behind my back wouldn't upset me?"

"But Henry wasn't trying to cause trouble. He just wanted to check up on us and see how we were doing."

But Andrew's anger quickly flared up again, and he shook his head incredulously.

"Check up on us?" he laughed bitterly. "Henry tried to kill me, Amelia. He's the reason I'm