The Suspicion

I tried to brush the thought of my husband and Erica being together. I trust Geoff but Erica, never. It is very obvious that she is still madly in love with my husband. I don't what her purpose is to be here and why she talks and acts like nothing happened. I am becoming more curious on why they got a divorce. Geoff seems so angry at her.

"Can I ask a question?" I told Regina who is now giving instructions to one of the maids on how to slice some vegetables.

"What is it my dear?" She asked dearly which for me looks insincere.

"May I ask why Geoff and Erica separated? I mean, Erica looks very pretty and refined. It looks like she is also from a wealthy family. I cannot think of any reason why they would end up having a divorce."

"Oh, about that. Erica is an adventurous woman. She likes meeting people and travelling. She likes to get all the attention of the people around her. Something that Geoff cannot give her because of her nature of work. Erica didn't understand that, as you said she is from a wealthy family so she is used to getting everything she wanted. She got bored with her relationship with Geoff so she did something stupid." Regina explained. This is the first time we got into a serious conversation. I can feel regret from the tone of her voice. Maybe she likes Erica a lot for Geoff. Too bad, their relationship didn't work out.

"Can I also ask why do you like her and seems to not be very fond of me?" I asked bravely. This is my only chance to understand her attitude towards me.

"Why do you say so? Do you think I was unfair to you?" She asked looking directly at me. She looks scary now which makes me want to hide from her.

"Not really. Don't mind what I said. I'm just hungry so I say strange things. Sorry." I said feeling awkward.

I wonder what is Erica doing now. Can she really be with my husband? What if she entered our room?

"Can I go back to our room first? I need to check on Geoff." I said. She now became quiet and it seems she got tired being nice to me. I want to stay away from her to avoid confrontations.

"Are you going to check if he is with Erica? Go on! I wonder what they are doing now?" She said with a smirk. I now understand why Geoff calls her a witch. I just smiled in reply and left the kitchen as soon as I can.

I headed to the upper floor and went to our room. I found my husband sleeping soundly on our bed. I felt so relieved knowing that Erica is not here. I'm not the type of person who gets jealous easily without any valid reason but Erica is still Geoff's ex-wife. He used to love her and they were together longer that I was with Geoff. I'm so scared to lose my husband since I am already getting used living as his wife.

I sat down beside my sleeping husband and watched him sleep soundly. I stood up immediately when I felt pain in my butt. I sat down on something sharp. I checked what is on the bed and found a piece of earring. It is a dangling earring with a diamond-like stone on top. I'm sure I have seen this earring before and it is definitely not mine.

"You're here. Why are you standing there? Lie down here." Geoff said which made me startled. I didn't notice that he is already awake.

"Were you sleeping since early morning?" I asked. It is not almost 10 am.

"Yeah. You made me tired last night. You didn't want me to stop." He said smiling.

I couldn't help but laughed with what he said. It is partially true.

"Come here. It's your turn to make me satisfied." He said and pulled me on the bed.

I slipped the piece of earring in my pocket and lied down beside Geoff. I hugged and kissed him on the lips. There is nothing unusual with his smell. I was trying to check if Erica came here. She wrecks with perfume so her scent is very obvious. I felt relieved.

"We can do whatever you are thinking of tonight. I want our night to be extra special. We will spend it in the hotel right?" I asked.

"Of course. I don't want to stay here. It seems like we don't have our privacy in this place." Geoff

We cuddled each other for maybe an hour. I don't want to go back to the kitchen anymore. I don't even want to eat lunch in here. I just want to go to Liberty Hotel and spend a private time with my husband.

A knock on the door signals that we have to go back downstairs. I opened the door and found a maid to call us for lunch. I and Geoff came down a little later to join the two women for lunch. Christof is now sitting with them. He seems tired and sleepy. Erica is sitting on the right side of the table next to Geoff's seat as usual. She seems upset. Regina is now wearing a different dress and is looking more fresh.

We started eating and unlike last night, everyone on the table was quiet. Erica was just playing with her food and never talked to anyone.

"Are you okay?" Christof told Erica who also noticed Erica's grumpy attitude.

"I lost one of my earrings. That one is Geoff's gift when we were still dating." She explained.

I felt cold hearing this statement from Erica. So the earring I found on our bed is hers. I remember she was wearing it last night and this morning. Now I know why it seems familiar. And that earring is now in my pocket.

"I will go and ask the maids who entered your room. I don't like thieves in this house." Regina said coldly.

"I'm not sure whether it's a thief since only one is missing. I was wearing it this morning and I noticed that one is already missing and the I was still wearing the other one."

"It's in your room then. I'm sure you just dropped it somewhere. I will still ask the maids, maybe one of them found it." Regina

"That is very memorable to me. It was Geoff's gift on our anniversary as a couple. He gave it to me along with the engagement ring when he proposed for marriage. Losing it seems like a part of me is also lost." Erica

"Maybe it's time for you to finally let go." Geoff joined the conversation.

"Where did you go this morning? You can start looking for your lost earring in those places." Christof said.

Erica didn't answer the question and continued playing with her food. I kept quiet and just observe the people on the table. I am now sure that Erica came to our room. But what did she do there? And why Geoff didn't tell me about it? Or does he know that Erica was there?