Cracks in the Facade

'Mrs. Drexel?'

Tess's eyes briefly lit up, but she quickly concealed her reaction.

"Shall we go home? I don't want to stay here any longer," Tess said, casting her eyes down as if afraid.

Caleb nodded. "Sure, anything you want is fine."

Both men were acutely aware that the woman in front of them was not the real Tess, yet they had to treat her as if she were.

It felt really uncomfortable.

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