Chapter 116

Logan noticed Lorraine hesitating to pick up the call and became worried. He asked, "What's wrong? Who's calling you?" "Oh, nothing. It's another one of my long-time fruit merchants," replied Lorraine as she picked up the call. It was a call from a fruit wholesaler named Thomas. He had a much bigger business, which included his own cold storage truck that allowed him to specialize in purchasing fruits and shipping them to other cities. As such, he was also Lorraine's biggest customer. He often purchased large quantities of every single variety of fruits grown in Lorraine's orchard. Lorraine had a bad feeling lingering in her heart, but she made sure not to show it through her tone. She continued the phone call with Thomas with her usual polite demeanor. "Hello, Mr. Walker." Thomas did not greet her back and just went straight to the topic at hand. "Ms. Somner, I'd like to cancel all the orders I've made for your cherries, mangoes, grapes, and such. I'm canceling everything. Please