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 his phone.

important

that,

that it was

her

glanced at her before rejecting the

served them

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at the bowl of soup, unable to believe

at all. Slowly,

that

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

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

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

Vera’s expression darkened.

kept her head lowered. She gripped her knife tightly. The weight on her chest felt heavier. She found it

quickly and saw that Sally was crying with her eyes closed. She wasn’t looking at her

phone. “How dare you call my Chubs a thief? Chubs is honest and kind. She would