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

not an important call,” Nathan

said that, Sally

doubt that it

quietly, but her mood was

glanced at her before rejecting the call

had disrupted dinner, Nathan served

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

not feel happy at all. Slowly, she pushed

that Suzanne was

deep breath, but his voice seemed to be stuck

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

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

Vera’s expression darkened.

lowered. She gripped her knife tightly. The weight on her chest felt heavier. She found it hard to

took his phone back quickly and saw that Sally was crying with

“How dare you call my Chubs a thief? Chubs is honest and kind. She would never steal

anything!”

Nathan, who was simmering with