The telephone was ringing incessantly at this moment, a real buzzkill. He extended his long arm to grab the phone from the bedside cabinet. Seeing the incoming call display, his brows furrowed slowly. He got out of bed to answer the call outside.
"Joshua, Nora told Avery that the person she married is not you, but Lucas Yates." Alexander King stood in Nora Thompson's garden, his expression ashen. He was awaiting a verdict, hoping to leverage the relationship built over ten years to plead with Joshua Hughes to go easy on him. In truth, Nora meant no harm; she is a friend of Avery Jane and naturally wouldn't want to see her deceived. Besides, what she said was the truth.
Joshua Hughes's strong body trembled slightly. "What else did she say?" He knew Avery Jane would find out the truth someday, he just didn't expect it to be so soon, and amidst a cascade of events.
