All Chapters of Call The Police For An Egg: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

After the first decent night’s sleep I’d had in ages, I was jolted awake by my phone.Adrian Cole’s voice blasted through the speaker.“Vanessa Sterling, where the hell are you? Evan didn’t go to school. His teacher called me directly. Are you trying to let this whole family fall apart?”Before I could answer, Sophie Blake’s soft, affected voice drifted in from the background.“Mr. Cole, don’t be angry. Vanessa still might not be feeling well. It’s just that Evan is already late. If the teacher asks too many questions, it might not look good for you.”That was all it took for Adrian’s temper to flare.“What does she know about looking good? She sits around the house all day pretending to be sick and lazy, and she still can’t handle one child.“You did this on purpose, didn’t you? You wanted to embarrass me.“I must have been blind when I married you. You don’t have half of Sophie’s sense.”I hung up.A second later, my phone started buzzing again. Adrian’s name flashed across the scree

That evening, after I returned home, my father cooked an entire table of food for me.But just as I picked up my fork, my phone rang.“Vanessa, you’ve really grown some nerve, haven’t you? Running away from home now?”Adrian’s roar made my ear ache.“Get back here and make dinner. Evan is hungry.“You think I’m going to coax you just because you’re throwing a tantrum? Don’t push your luck.”My father heard him and snatched the phone from my hand, furious.“Adrian, do you have any idea who you’re talking to?“Apologize to my daughter right now and fire that woman, or I’ll bankrupt Cole Group within three days. Try me.”Adrian went quiet for two seconds, then sneered.“Playing rich now? Vanessa, did you hire some actor to scare me?“You want more money, don’t you? Fine. I’ll raise your monthly allowance to eight hundred dollars. That should be enough.“Now get back here, take care of the kid, and stop getting in the way of my work.”Eight hundred dollars.Listening to his self-righteous

My father’s fingers locked around Adrian’s wrist like iron.Adrian grimaced in pain, but he still refused to back down. He craned his neck and shouted, “Who the hell are you? How dare you interfere in Cole family business? Believe me, I can make sure you can’t stay in this city.”Then his eyes swept over my father’s custom suit and the seven-figure Patek Philippe on his wrist. Something seemed to click.He struggled twice and failed to break free, so he started cursing instead.“You old bastard. Who do you think you are? You think a little money gives you the right to steal another man’s wife?“You’ve lived this long and still don’t know shame.“A woman like Vanessa, who only knows how to cook and do laundry, was only worth marrying because I was blind back then. And now you’re treating my leftovers like treasure?”Spittle flew from his mouth. He didn’t notice the disgusted looks from the staff around us.“Let go of me right now, or I’ll make sure this lousy mall of yours shuts down.”

I lowered my gaze and looked at his tear-streaked face.For a brief moment, it felt like something sharp pricked deep inside my chest.That face still carried traces of the little boy I had once protected day and night.When he had a fever as a toddler, I held him outside the emergency room, shivering in the cold.When he scraped his knee learning to ride a bike, I blew gently on the wound and coaxed him not to cry.But those memories faded almost as quickly as they came.What remained was the coldness he had shown me.I reached down and gently pried his hands off my skirt.My voice was calm. Steady.“Evan, I didn’t leave because of you.“But you need to understand something.“When you do something wrong, there are consequences.”He froze, as if he didn’t understand.Then panic rushed into his eyes, and he tried to cling to me again.“Mom, I’ll change. I’ll listen to you every day from now on. I won’t make you angry again.”My father rested a hand lightly on my shoulder. His eyes were