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?”

important call,” Nathan explained.

said that, Sally

knew without doubt that it was Sally calling. She continued

quietly, but her

at her before rejecting the

served them both a bowl

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the bowl of soup, unable to believe her eyes.

she did not feel happy at all.

He could see that

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

Sally called again for the third time. This time, Vera grabbed

all messed up, and there’s a

Vera’s expression darkened.

weight on her chest felt

and saw that Sally

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

anything!”

stopped crying. She opened her eyes and stared at Nathan, who was simmering with