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Chapter 220: Come to Our Old Place

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David Christopher interrupted with soft tough. Why are you to fecerned about my

staffified it rather inulting

sign, patience wearing thigh. I'm hanging up

Since our Angela finds this conversation boring/ Christopher's võla shifted, taking

on a dangercome odas, discties something more interesting, shall we?"

My finger/paused over the end call button. "What do you mean?"

I thought you found the topic dull," he replied. "Let me offer you sething more engagin

perhaps we should

"Just say what you want."

"Something you'd find interesting," Christopher continued. "For instance... returning to me."

I scoffed. "That's never going to happen."

"If I'm not mistaken," Christopher said, ignoring my response, 'you must be quite

worried right now. Unable to reach him, perhaps?"

had been

voice sharpened.

you care about him? Christopher's voice dripped with bitterness.

"Don't be like this."

to him," Christopher said softly, "why not come

on the phone.

old

demanded. "You haven't told me what you've done

voice hardened, "I won't say another word until I see you. And don't bother

The line went dead.

as I immediately tried calling back-no answer. I tried Sean's

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to Our Old

paced the room, mind racing through possibilities, each more

member confirmed what I feared: "The call came from an old public phone booth, Mrs.

I had to find Sean, and I had to

Victoria discussed the children's education, their future zt prestigious schools, family traditions

favor. Tonight... or tomorrow at the latest, I need to travel abroad. Could

her fork, studying my face. Is there an urgent

lie coming easily to protect her from

in her expression. "Are you

I forced a smile. "It's

across the table, squeezing my hand. "The children

with me. Don't

through me, followed immediately by guilt.

fighting the lump in my

neck.

she asked, her innocent eyes making

her hair. "Mommy has to take

you going?" Ethan asked, immediately

I assured him. "I'll

you'll come back quickly?"

whispered, kissing her forehead. "But you both need to be good for Grandma while

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