Chapter 1 I was browsing Amazon to buy my husband some shirts when a " You might also like pop - up appeared , suggesting a $ 999 luxury lipstick. Something made me click on it , and that's when I saw a customer review with a handwritten note in familiar handwriting : [ Dearest Nora , this shade always reminds me of how wild and passionate you were that night- Love , MI I immediately called my husband . | " Did you use our shared Amazon account to buy stuff for someone else ? " ] There was this pause before he chuckled . " Oh that ? My buddy wanted to use the Valentine's discount , borrowed the account . I'm still at work , gotta run . " After hanging up , I pulled up the order history . ] When I saw the shipping address , I stared at the screen for the longest time , then let out a cold laugh . ] Marcus , you think you've hidden your tracks well ? ] Let this top - tier lawyer show you what ironclad evidence really looks like ! ] I drove straight to Marcus's firm . " Sterling & Associates . " [ ] The fancy lobby was empty , so I headed straight for the back offices . ] Walking down that endless hallway , I spotted two figures pressed together behind the frosted glass of the break room . ] Marcus was kissing the top of some woman's head , all tender and intimate ] The woman ? Nora Lopez - his precious junior from law school , the firm's rising star . ] I pushed the door open . Marcus saw me and practically jumped away from her , panic flashing across his face . Nora , though ? Cool as a cucumber . She just smoothed down her slightly messed - up hair and gave me this polite little smile . " Hey there , Harper . What brings you by ? ' " There's a lipstick order on Marcus's account , " I said , cutting straight to the chase . " Shipped to your address , your phone number . " [ ] " Oh , that ! " She acted like she just remembered , looking slightly embarrassed . ] " I used Marc's account to buy a client gift ." ] " You know Ocean Tech was huge for us , and Marcus happens to be an Amazon Diamond VIP with lots of discounts . " " Since the company's paying for it . every bit saved counts . " [ ] " Did I cause you trouble ? If so , I'm really sorry ! " [ ] Pretty airtight explanation . [] But I know Marcus . ] ] The guy's got major professional boundaries - no way he'd let someone outside our marriage use our personal account for work stuff . While she was talking , my eyes caught something pinned to her suit jacket . [] An expensive fountain pen . ] She noticed me looking and got all flustered , trying to redirect my attention . ] " Don't get the wrong idea , Harper ! Marcus was just helping me analyze a case . We literally just finished going over it . " ] " Wrong idea ? What exactly would I get the wrong idea about ? " The way I said it made her eyes dart around nervously . That pen ? I had it custom - made in Germany for our first anniversary ! Marcus's and my initials are engraved on the cap : H.J. & M.S One of a kind . Nora seemed rattled and instinctively covered her jacket pocket with her palm That made me smile . I stepped closer , voice all sweet : " Beautiful pen . Client gift ? " Her face went a shade paler . ] " It was ... from a team building raffle ," she managed , trying to keep it together . [ ] " Really ? " I nodded , then turned to Marcus . " If it's from a company raffle , that makes it work - related property . Might need to discuss the ownership situation here . " ] " As the original gift - giver , I might want to revoke that little present . " ] Suddenly , Nora's face went ghost - white- I didn't say another word . Just turned around and walked out .