The Years Between Signing and Seeing novel Chapter 212

Ruby clapped her hands, beaming with excitement. “Wow, that sounds amazing! With our family’s status, I’ll be like a true socialite, won’t I?”

Watching Ruby’s delight, Suzie felt a pang of resignation but kept her voice gentle. “Even better than a socialite. Now, you just have fun in here, and I’ll come find you in a little while.”

After settling Ruby, Suzie hurried downstairs to the kitchen. She pretended to be organizing the preserves, using it as a cover to dismiss all the maids from the area. Once she was alone, she quickly slipped the hidden phone from its hiding spot into her pocket.

Then, with a composed expression, she returned to her bedroom. After locking the door, Suzie immediately turned on the phone, setting it to silent mode.

Not daring to waste a second, she dialed Stella’s number. Thank God, the call went through, and Stella picked up.

“Stella…” Suzie’s voice cracked, like a child who had finally found a parent after enduring endless hardship. That one word carried all the pain she had been holding in.

Worried someone might pass by and overhear, she slipped into the large wardrobe.

“Suzie! Suzie, where are you?!” Stella’s shocked voice shrieked through the phone.

Suzie pressed her ear against the wardrobe door. Hearing no sounds from outside, she took a steadying breath and said, “After Jamie got me out of the police station, he cleared me of the charges. Then, he discovered I was still pregnant. He had a paternity test done, and for some reason, the results came back saying the children weren’t his…”

Another shriek erupted from Stella’s end, but Suzie ignored it and continued, “And on top of that, he somehow got his hands on some intimate photos of a man and a woman in bed, and the woman looks exactly like me. Those two pieces of ‘irrefutable evidence’ sent Jamie over the edge. He’s convinced I cheated on him and that the babies aren’t his.”

Stella was probably too shocked by the news to speak, as the line went silent. Suzie deliberately skipped over the part where Jamie had forced her to have an abortion; the memory was too brutal to relive, and she didn't want to voice it to Stella.