Chapter 319



Ernest's eyes suddenly narrowed, and I instinctively tightened my grip on him. "Really?"

"Why would you think that?" he countered.

I was about to tell him it was something Jacqueline mentioned when, from a distance, Susie's voice called out to me, "Hey Licia, your phone's been ringing off the hook."

She was hurrying over, even though she shouldn't be running with her weak heart.

"Got it, I'm on it," I said, sliding off Ernest's lap and rushing over to Susie.

The caller was Jacqueline, and she'd tried several times. It seemed she had something urgent to discuss.

"Jacqueline," I answered the phone.

"Felicia, why haven't you been answering? Is everything okay?" Jacqueline asked, her voice laced with anxiety.

"No, I just didn't have my phone on me."

She let out a sigh of relief. "I got so worried, imagining all sorts of things."

I promised, then asked,

so furious," came Jacqueline's

got

me, I'd have his head," Jacqueline's fierce side was showing. "It's that

Conrad and I were done, there was still the Wagner family. As long as I had ties

do this time?" I asked,

that woman, and now he's just vanished," Jacqueline said, her voice trembling with

had heard from Dustin it was Herschel who wanted to sever ties

to pry further. "Jacqueline, he's probably just blowing

to Al, he's done with the

did he

to take care of

in his hands, and made him promise to

him, talking like he's writing a will. It's clear, he wants nothing to do with

was at a loss

their family matters,

plane, I ventured,. "Jacqueline, maybe he just

reasons."

on her as she retorted sharply, "What reasons could he

speechless at her

trying

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