A Fragile Truce

Stella

The room is dead silent when Vance finishes telling his story. I’m in utter shock, and I think he is, too. In a way, now that I think of it, it all makes sense. And yet, all these years, neither of us ever saw it coming.

“So your butler…” I pause, swallowing. “Conspired with your secretary to sow discord between us?”

Vance nods quietly. “It appears so,” he murmurs.

In a way, I feel a sense