Then, one afternoon, a phone call changed everything. Liam had once again locked himself in the bathroom, and Naomi was in the kitchen when his phone vibrated on the counter. To her surprise, it was a call from his mother, Meredith. Ordinarily, she would have let it ring, but something compelled her to answer it. “Liam, your mom’s calling!” Naomi called out, expecting a short, routine conversation. When she picked up, it was a brief chat about Meredith’s doctor’s appointment, and then Naomi hung up. But the whole interaction felt strange. Why would Liam not answer his own mother’s call? It was just another piece of this mysterious puzzle that didn’t seem to fit, and Naomi’s concerns grew even stronger.
Liam’s odd behavior, along with his secretive ways, made Naomi realize that there was more to this situation than she’d first thought. After all these years of marriage, what could he possibly be hiding from her? The truth was still elusive, but Naomi could sense that the key to understanding her husband’s recent actions was just out of her grasp.
