The Wrong Woman

Chapter 214

Nathan walked into the study. He invited Loretta to sit on the lounge. chair and began seriously questioning her.

“Have you seen Chubs at all during the ten years she was abroad, Madam Hoffis?”

“No,” she replied. “She was extremely occupied with her studies and had no time to return to the country. But we do talk on the phone.”

“What about video calls?”

“Those were quite rare.”

“At what point did you notice that she looked a bit different?”

Loretta was puzzled by his questioning. She nervously sat closer to him and asked, “Why are you asking me all this?”

He pursed his lips and thought for a moment. “Just answer me truthfully. I want to know more about Chubs.”

Upon hearing that he was interested in t jranddaughter, she was overjoyed and began telling him everything.

three years ago. We hadn’t made a video call to her in a year or two. When we finally did,

to get some minor procedures done to her face. That and being

was bewildered. “Was your daughter-in-law

My son, my daughter-in-law, and my

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having Thanksgiving dinner and called

He finally understood why Zach and Loretta never questioned Sally

appeared in the same frame as Chubs’

anything bad?

it for a while before shaking her head. “It’s been too long.

of these calls

was covered in wrinkles. Her eyes watered as she choked, “I don’t know if they knew what was going to happen. Her parents frequently made video

of their deaths. By the time we rushed back to Sunterland, I was only able

started crying as she spoke.

and hurriedly handed her some tissues. He couldn’t bring If

“Sally is a poor child. She lost her

losing both her parents was too traumatic for her. She became stubborn and depressed. She was indolent and didn’t care for the