The Wife They Tried to Replace Is Now Untouchable novel Chapter 36

Chapter 36

After several silent, tense seconds, Brian finally set the bowl down and said, “My mom said she misses us. She’d like to have a family dinner together.”

Jessica let out a silent laugh, the kind that cut deep. She sneered inwardly, ‘She wants me to go back, and I should follow?‘

Just then, Brian’s phone rang. Ever the workaholic, he answered immediately.

“Mr. Atkinson, I-” Madeline’s voice sounded.

Brian glanced at Jessica and turned away slightly to listen.

Jessica only recognized it was Madeline’s voice, but she didn’t hear what she said.

He mumbled a few “uh–huhs” and ended the call, but he noticed that Jessica’s gaze only turned colder.

“It was business,” he explained, trying to sound neutral.

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