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.”

work, or with personal matters?” She pointed

not an important call,” Nathan explained.

after he said that, Sally called

that it was Sally calling.

but her mood

her before rejecting the call

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

at all. Slowly, she pushed

He could see that Suzanne

seemed to be stuck in his throat. He couldn’t seem to

for the third time. This time, Vera grabbed Nathan’s phone quickly and

all messed up, and there’s a necklace missing. It costs a few thousand dollars. I

Vera’s expression darkened.

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

as well. He took his phone back quickly and saw that Sally was crying with her

“How dare you call my Chubs a thief? Chubs

anything!”

her eyes and stared at Nathan, who was simmering with anger. “Nate, is that Grandma’s voice? Are you at