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,

furious," came

"Who's got you

his head," Jacqueline's fierce side was

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

this time?" I asked, playing

woman, and now he's just vanished," Jacqueline said, her

heard from Dustin it was Herschel who wanted to sever

"Jacqueline, he's probably just

it clear to Al, he's done with the

did he say to

told him to take care of

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

a will. It's clear, he wants nothing to do with

was at a loss for

their

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

reasons."

seemed lost on her as she retorted sharply, "What reasons could he possibly have other than wanting to marry that widow with someone else's

speechless at her

just trying to

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