The Wrong Woman

Chapter 28

That evening, Suzanne, Nathan, and Vera had dinner together. The table was silent as they ate.

Suddenly, Nathan’s phone rang and disrupted the peace.

He took out his phone, glanced at the screen, and frowned.

Sally was video-calling him.

It wasn’t appropriate to pick up her call with Suzanne and Vera at the table. Moreover, he still hadn’t had time to deal with Sally over what

happened yesterday.

Without hesitation, he rejected Sally’s call and texted her instead. “I’m busy. I’ll call you when I’m free.”

With that, he placed his phone back on the table and continued

earring.

Vera glanced at him. “Have you been very busy lately?”

“A little.”

matters?” She pointed at his

not an important

after he said that, Sally called

without doubt that it

but her

at her before rejecting the call

Sally’s call had disrupted dinner, Nathan served them both a

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taken aback. She stared at the bowl of soup, unable to believe her eyes. In the past, she would’ve

did not feel happy at all. Slowly, she

frowned. He could see that Suzanne was

took a deep breath, but his voice seemed to be stuck in his throat. He couldn’t seem to

third time. This time, Vera

soon as the video call connected Sally’s sobs sounded. “Nate, Suzanne has gone too far! How dare she touch my things? The drawer’s all messed up, and there’s a necklace missing. It costs a few thousand dollars. I don’t know if she has stolen it or

Vera’s expression darkened.

kept her head lowered. She gripped her knife tightly. The weight on her chest felt

phone back quickly and saw that

snapped at the phone. “How dare you call my Chubs a thief? Chubs is

anything!”

She opened her eyes and stared at Nathan, who was