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 pointed at

an important call,” Nathan explained.

he said that, Sally called again.

it

but her mood

at her before rejecting the call

call had disrupted dinner, Nathan served them

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stared at the bowl of soup, unable to believe her eyes. In the past, she would’ve been

did not feel happy at

see that Suzanne was still

a deep breath, but his voice seemed to be

third time. This time, Vera grabbed Nathan’s phone

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

Vera’s expression darkened.

She gripped her knife tightly. The weight on her chest felt

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

my Chubs a thief? Chubs is honest and