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.”

or with personal matters?” She pointed at

not an important call,”

after he said that, Sally

doubt that it

but her

glanced at her before rejecting the call

call had disrupted dinner, Nathan served

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was taken aback. She stared at the bowl of soup, unable to believe her eyes.

feel happy at all. Slowly, she pushed

see that Suzanne was still

a deep breath, but his voice seemed to be stuck in his

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

How dare she touch my things? The drawer’s all messed up, and there’s a necklace missing. It costs

Vera’s expression darkened.

knife tightly. The weight on her

and saw that Sally was crying with her eyes

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

anything!”

at Nathan, who was