The Wrong Woman

Chapter 28

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.”

work, or with personal matters?”

not an important

he said that, Sally called

doubt that it

but her

before rejecting the

call had disrupted dinner, Nathan served them both a bowl of soup each.

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was taken aback. She stared at the bowl of soup, unable to believe her eyes. In the past, she would’ve

though, she did not feel happy at

see that

took a deep breath, but his voice seemed to be

time, Vera grabbed Nathan’s phone quickly

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

Vera’s expression darkened.

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

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

“How dare you call my

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