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.”

with personal matters?” She

important

after he said that,

doubt that it was Sally calling. She

quietly, but her mood was

her before rejecting

Nathan served them

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at the bowl of soup, unable to believe her eyes. In

did not feel happy at all. Slowly, she pushed the bowl

see that Suzanne was still

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

Sally called again for the third time. This time, Vera grabbed Nathan’s phone quickly and answered the call.

“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

Vera’s expression darkened.

She gripped her knife tightly. The weight on her

as well. He took his phone back quickly and saw that Sally was crying with her eyes closed. She wasn’t looking at her phone.

are you?” Vera snapped at the phone. “How dare you call my Chubs a thief? Chubs is honest and kind. She would never steal