Chapter 578

Donovan remained silent for a long moment. Two minutes later, he finally broke the silence. "The truth is, I never touched that woman." "So the 'evidence' the police collected at the scene was fake too?" she asked sharply. Donovan lowered his head. "It was real." "What do you mean?" Giselle said mockingly. "Are you saying she forced herself on you?" He nodded. "Yes." "You're insane," she snapped. "Even if I explained, you might not believe me," he said. Now that everything had finally cleared, and with them in this secluded, peaceful place, he felt it was time to tell her the full story of what happened in Astrakhan. During the period last year when he had been cold and distant toward her, he had deliberately taken a long business trip to Astrakhan as a way to punish her. He planned to stay away for a month or two, waiting for Giselle to come to him and apologize. During his stay, he attended several dinners with business partners and suppliers. It was at one of these events t