I never intended to keep anything from Aurora, so I laid out the whole situation for her.

"This is just ridiculous!" Aurora cursed, her anger boiling over. "What the hell is Susan thinking? Always going after someone else's husband! And Richard—what's his deal? The moment Susan has a problem, he runs off."

"I bet Susan's fine. What could really be wrong with her? She's most likely just using this as an excuse to get Richard's attention and rub it in your ...