There was no easy way to unveil this, so it was no use holding up. "Amanda and I were lovers, but it was a long time ago. It's been ten years since the last time we saw each other, until last night. I accidentally met her at the hotel lobby."
"Last night..." She commented bitterly, "That's why you didn't show up."
"No, don't get it wrong. We just exchanged greetings, nothing else. This morning we accidentally met again when I took a morning walk in the hillside."
Recognizing the sardonic curl of her lips, he added immediately, "I swear those encounters were purely coincidence."
"And you expect me to believe that your recent encounter in her suite is also a coincidence."