Welcome to Case Closed.

You're listening to The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins,

narrated by Emily Schaefer, Lauren Fortgang, and Kirby Haybourne.

Let's pick up where we left off last time.

Chapter 25.

When I used to walk dogs in the neighborhood,

I sometimes thought about where people like Campbell,

Emily, and Caroline went during the day,

when they pulled out of

Thornfield Estates in their oversized SUVs. Not far, apparently. Today, where it roasted for a meeting

of the Neighborhood Beautification Committee. Campbell and Emily are both wearing athleisure,

but I've dressed a little nicer, pairing a gray pencil skirt with a pink

blouse and matching heels. I'm still not quite as tan or as glossy of hair as they both are,

but I can see myself reflected in Emily's giant sunglasses, and I know I look a lot more like both

of them than I did just a few months ago. Making a mental note to ask Emily where she gets her hair done,

I reached down into my bag, another new purchase,

this massive leather purse that could probably hold Adele,

and pull out the binder I've carefully labeled T-E-N-B-C

in a pretty swirly font.

Look at you!

Emily says reaching out to playfully shove at my arm.

So organized!

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