Chapter 1932

“How’d you know it’s me?” came Jacob’s voice from the other end.

Rosalynn raised an eyebrow at Wayne, as if to say, I’m pretty smart, huh?

Wayne just laughed and gave her a thumbs up.

“At this hour, any unknown foreign number, I assume it’s you,” Rosalynn replied.

There was a dry laugh on the other end of the phone.

Then he went silent for a moment, “I just got some signal, saw the news about Erica online, is she okay?”

“What do you think?” Rosalynn retorted.

“She’s not okay,” Jacob said after a pause. “What the hell is Larkin doing? Why did he let her go through this just after they got married?”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” Rosalynn said, tapping on the table. “What does this have to do with Larkin?”

breathing was somewhat heavy. There was wind noise

something out to comfort her,” Jacob said..

want my wife to comfort

there too?” Jacob

it’d be weirder if we weren’t at this hour,” Rosalynn replied

Jacob was speechless.

seemed to be in a much better state than the last time they saw each other.

a pastry chef will

coming back, Jacob?” Rosalynn asked, not answering

has been completely

reached out to her, she had to discuss his

traveling,” Jacob replied sarcastically, “I never understood why Erica liked to visit these remote, desolate places.

to Jacob’s

say, but couldn’t

been the heir to the Strand Group since his birth, carrying the weight and

had to persuade him to take up that burden again.

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