The Wrong Woman

Chapter 113

Suzanne called her mother’s number.

The dial tone went on for a long time. Right before it ended, the call went through. A loud noise followed

“Higher… higher… Fuck me, I’ve bust!

“Hello? Who is this?”

Suzanne felt uneasy listening to her mother’s vulgar language. She

said slowly, “It’s Suzanne, Mom.”

Betty Burns’ tone immediately became loving. “Oh, my darling daughter. How are you? Is that old lady doing alright?”

Suzanne hadn’t told her family that she had married Nathan. They thought she was still working as a caretaker at Shovale.

“We’re all okay,” Suzanne said faintly.

Betty sighed long and hard. “I’m personally not doing very well here My blood pressure and sugar are both high. My rheumatism has relapsed too, making it so difficult to sleep through the night.

“That damned alcoholic of a father you have always abuses me when he comes home drunk too. Oh, Suzanne, things are so difficult for me

here.

hiding after getting at buttload of debt. He hasn’t given me

all this while.

of how painful my rheumatism is, Suzanne. Your father isn’t helping either with how much he drinks. I don’t

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“Oh, Suzanne-”

listen any longer. She cut her mother off, saying, “I understand, Mom. I’ll transfer some money to

much, dear!” Betty said excitedly.

I need your

don’t have to be so polite with me. What happened?”

the

anxious. “Are

stuck

and understanding. She was

Betty would never agree to it. After all, how could Betty let go of

The doctor isn’t 100% sure so needs to

get ill?” Betty began weeping on the other

because she worried about Suzanne as a person or as her personal ATM was

location later on, Mom. We can set a time to go

and get this treated. Don’t

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