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

an important call,” Nathan

he said that, Sally called

doubt that it was

quietly, but her mood

glanced at her before rejecting the

Nathan served them both a bowl of

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

though, she did not feel happy at all. Slowly, she pushed

frowned. He could see that Suzanne was

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

This time,

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

Vera’s expression darkened.

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

darkened as well. He took his phone back quickly and saw that

the phone. “How dare you call my Chubs a thief? Chubs is honest and