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.”

with personal matters?” She pointed at his

an important call,”

he said that, Sally called

knew without doubt that it

but her

at her before rejecting the

had disrupted dinner, Nathan served

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bowl of soup, unable to believe her eyes.

though, she did not feel happy at all. Slowly, she pushed the bowl

He could see that Suzanne was

seemed to be stuck in his throat. He

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

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

Vera’s expression darkened.

gripped her knife tightly. The weight on her chest felt heavier. She found

quickly and saw that Sally was crying with her eyes closed. She wasn’t

the phone. “How dare you call my Chubs a

anything!”

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