Chapter 155: It’s me
Third Person POV
Natalie’s eyes widened and fear struck her heart as she looked at her husband’s angry expression that masked his features. Her eyes darted between his face and the picture that was displayed on his phone that he held up for her to see.
Within the next second, recognition flashed past her eyes and the memories from earlier came flooding her mind. She could recognise that picture, it was taken when the man she didn’t know wrapped his arm around her, mistaking her for his partner.
Questions began to swirl inside her head like a hurricane as she thought of how much of a coincidence it could be that somehow someone managed to snap a picture of that short moment. It was almost as if they knew this was going to happen... Doubt began to creep into her mind.
Her eyes flickered down to glance at his fists clenched tightly beside his body as he marched over towards her, closing the distance between them in a few large strides.
Tension brewed in the air between them as silence engulfed the three of them. While Natalie’s eyes were filled with shock and horror, Evelyn who was hiding behind her was looking on as her eyes gleamed with a knowing look and a smirk tugged at the corners of her lips.
"Answer me!" He shouted again this time when Natalie didn’t utter a single word but only remained frozen in place, his loud voice jolting her back to the present. She watched as his face darkened visibly as rage was pulsing through every single vein inside of his body. "Who is this man?! Why was he holding you?!"
She gulped inaudibly and took in a deep breath, trying to calm her racing heart.
"James..." His name left her lips in a soft voice as she reached out to hold his hand only for him to recoil at her touch in disgust as a frown crept onto his face. A soft sigh escaped her parted lips. "I don’t know this man, he –"