When Wives Disappear

canapés, and fake smiles. I wore a stunning white dress, a deliberate choice. It would show u

hing at stale jokes, our eyes constantly scanning th

y drifting over my shoulder, looking for his next ne

darling," I said, my s

ssed in a blood-red dress that clung to her like a second skin. She moved

s it. S

deck, I made my move. I walked over to where Ethan was

ttention. "I was just admiring the view of Tribeca from

face went pale. "Gabi, this

a. "You buy your 'work rival' a multi-million dollar apartmen

't be so dramatic. It was a business deal. Somet

of this,"

ive matriarch. "You will not speak to my daughte

d, stepping closer. "You'l

re raised. People were staring. We were near the rail

ly. She shoved me, a genuine flash

mp, my arms flailing dramatically. I screame

filled with convincing terror. She lunge

he "lost her balance" and went

ing to the edge. The last thing I saw before hitting th