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."

me next time," I promised, then asked, "Jacqueline, did you need

furious," came

but chuckle. "Who's got

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

still the Wagner family. As long as

he do this time?"

us because of that woman, and now he's just vanished," Jacqueline

Dustin it was Herschel

understood the situation without needing to pry further. "Jacqueline, he's probably just blowing off steam,

with the Wagner family for good,"

did he

told him to take care of

son anymore, even left the company in his hands, and made him promise to look out for

talking like he's writing a will. It's clear, he wants nothing to do with us anymore," Jacqueline's

was at a

their

ventured,. "Jacqueline, maybe he just spoke in anger, or maybe...

reasons."

lost on her as she retorted sharply, "What reasons could he possibly have other than wanting to marry that

speechless at

just trying to

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