Chapter 113

• Nathalie shrugs in resignation. She might as well speak her truth. "I had the window open and could hear parts of their conversation. I wasn't pleased..." she hesitates, choking back tears. It seems that, despite her belief she had cried out all her sorrow, she still has lingering sadness waiting to escape. "Ethan is usually so respectful and sweet. The way he spoke about me last night..."
• "Boys will be boys," Gina states dismissively, as if that clarifies the situation. "Especially after consuming so much beer."
• "Indeed, but I would never refer to him in such a way, not even after two bottles of wine." Nathalie takes a sip of her coffee, yet all she truly desires is to have a heart-to-heart with Ethan. "I think I'll go for a walk as well."