Chapter 96

The sudden bombshell revelation stunned Calla for several seconds before she recovered.

Her mind was a whirlwind of thoughts. Mercer's ex-girlfriend? Why was she contacting Calla? What did she want?

Calla had probably been silent for too long. Sophie spoke up again, "Are you listening?"

Her voice dragged Calla back to reality, and she quickly said, "I'm sorry, Mercer has never mentioned you before. I think you should also know that Mercer and I are married. You should call me Mrs. Garland, not Ms. Sherman."

The person on the other end did not argue with her. Instead, she said, "Mrs. Garland, I just want to have a chat with you. Do you perhaps have time this afternoon?"

There was an imploring note in her voice, and she didn't sound like an angry, accusing mistress at all. She had a melodious voice, and Calla could not find it in her to reject the request.

That said, Calla knew better than to be so trusting of her. No matter how gentle the other party was, she couldn't possibly ha