Naomi's POV

There was an almost electric silence between us.

I held the envelope tighter, but I didn't break it open. Not yet. My eyes were locked on Raymond's. His face was expressionless, but his fists, clenched tightly in his sides, betrayed him.

"You knew," I repeated, now softly. More of a question that was not to be answered.

He slowly shut the door. Click.

He replied, "I didn't."

Liar

"I was beginning to suspect," he corrected. "But I wasn't certain, Not until that."

He ...