Chapter 77

NATHANIEL. It was past five in the evening and Nathaniel was in the middle of packing up for the day when his phone rang. He swiped at the screen to answer the call, holding the phone to his ear. “Hello?” A female voice filled his ears. “Hey, Nathaniel. It’s Sophia. How are you?” It took a moment for the name to register. Sophia Knight, the wife of his friend, Michael Knight. The last time he'd seen them both was at a weekend getaway in Dubai, the one he'd attended with Aurora. He frowned. It wasn’t weird for Michael to call him. But his wife? “Hey, Sophia. I’m great. How are you?” “Good too. Are you busy? I hope I'm not interrupting. There’s something important I want to discuss with you.” Nathaniel immediately straightened. Her tone sounded serious. Had there been an issue with her and Michael? “Not at all, Sophia. You sound troubled. Talk to me.” “Well,” she began, “you know I’ve been acting for a while now.” He didn’t know that but he egged her on. “Yeah…” “And I landed a l