My legs moved before I could talk myself out of a scene, my heels striking the stone floor with rhythmic fury. “Audrey,” I said, the name feeling like gravel in my throat as I reached their row and stared down at her. “What on earth are you doing here?”
Audrey Vance turned toward me with a calm, practiced smile that made my blood run cold instantly. She was in her late twenties and worked as a junior associate at the firm where Miles was a senior partner.
I had encountered her a handful of times at holiday parties, and she always called me ‘Diane’ with that overly sugary tone people use when they want to appear polite without actually caring. She had perfectly styled blonde hair, expensive skincare, and a habit of lingering in Miles’s office far longer than business required.
“Diane,” she whispered softly, as if we were bumping into each other at a gallery opening instead of a funeral. “I am so deeply sorry for the loss of such a great man.”
She had her hand resting firmly on Miles’s arm, not just a casual touch but a possessive grip that told a story of its own. My husband finally looked up at me, and the sheer terror behind his eyes hit me with the force of a physical blow.