Chapter 309

Irene was in the middle of telling Judd Senior that his tea was going cold when the phone rang.

She almost didn't answer. It was in her cardigan pocket, and she had to shift the cushion she was holding to reach it. For one small moment the thought that it could wait crossed her mind before she looked at the screen.

The number wasn't one she had saved. But the prefix was one she recognized.

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