48: The Doting Wife

Just then, Angelina's phone, which was closer to Maxwell as she had left it there after their video chat with Nanna, started ringing, bringing him out of his reverie.

Looking down at the screen, his expression instantly changed from poker to grim upon seeing the name floating on the screen. Angelina on the other hand, let out a broad smile when she picked up the phone and saw who was calling her. Jeremy had earlier called to ask if he could come pick her up to help him choose a ring for Alicia as he was terrible at those sorts of things and he needed to impress his fiancee.

"Hi Jerry! Are you here already?!"

She became silent for a short while as she listened to the person on the other side.

"Cool! You're right on time! I just finished doing what I needed to do. I'll be with you in a jiffy. I just have to run upstairs to grab my overcoat…"

She trailed off as she bent down to give Isabella a peck, mouthing "See you later" before hurrying out of the dining room, without even