Chapter 248

• I know," Belle's shoulders slump. "I mean, maybe I'm overreacting, and it's nothing. He does take his secretary with him on these trips, maybe it's her perfume. But, what if it isn't? I mean, the other day, I even found a smudge of lipstick on the collar of one of his shirts. That can't be from a hug he received from one of his clients."
• "Did you fight before he left for his trip?" Asked Regina, and saw a nod come from Belle. All she could think to do was to reach over the table to reach for her hand. "Oh, Belle. I honestly don't know what to say, except, I hope you're wrong. I know how much you love him."
• "I hope I'm wrong, too. When I turned on my phone this morning, it was blown with missed calls from him, and a few voicemails wondering where I was and why I wasn't picking up. But, so what? Let him suffer for a while. If it is true that he is seeing someone else, then let him leave in the fear that he can easily lose me."