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,” Nathan explained.

said that,

knew without doubt that it was Sally calling. She

but her mood was

at her before rejecting the call

that Sally’s 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. In the past,

at all. Slowly, she pushed

see that

a deep breath, but his voice seemed to be stuck in his throat. He couldn’t seem to

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

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 know if she has stolen it or

Vera’s expression darkened.

her knife tightly. The weight on

phone back quickly and saw that Sally was crying with her eyes closed. She

call my Chubs a thief? Chubs is