C55 A Devoted Man

A sheen of hurt and frustration came over Mr. Sniper’s eyes. “You’ll understand why I’m doing this once you know the whole truth,” he said in a tight voice.

“And when would that be?”

“Just wait for me to finish settling my affairs.”

And they were back to square one.

Whenever they started on this topic, it always went back to him having to take care of matters she shouldn’t know about