Too Late To Love Me I Already Left With His Twins (Lydia and Dave) novel Chapter 253

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You know your mom

Anna POV

I was having one of those nights where spending money felt less like a financial decision and more like a well-earned reward. My husband had handed me his black card earlier with the kind of confidence that told me he was very pleased with himself.

And honestly?

After the performance I had given him tonight, I couldn’t blame the man

If you know, you know.

I had earned this shopping spree

I was sprawled comfortably across the bed, one leg tucked beneath me, my laptop balanced in front of me as I scrolled through a new designer website I’d discovered earlier that evening

Premium bags

Shoes.

Jewelry.

The kind of website where you clicked on an item, saw the price, blinked twice, and then reminded yourself that your husband’s black card existed for a reason.

“Hmm…”

I paused over a pair of heels.

Cute.

Expensive.

Completely unnecessary.

Naturally, I added them to my wishlist.

I scrolled again.

Then I saw the jewelry section.

Gold.

My eyes narrowed.

Lydia’s voice immediately came back to me.

You should really consider investing in gold right now.

That woman had been on my neck about it for weeks.

Apparently, gold prices were at a favorable point for the kind of investment she was talking about, and she’d gone into this whole explanation about diversification and long-term value while I had been pretending to understand half of what she was

saying.

I hadn’t forgotten.

Maybe she actually had a point.

I clicked on a few pieces, comparing designs.

Then i saw something that immediately made me smile.

Matching best friend bracelets.”

“Oh, my God.”

I leaned closer to the screen.

There were several designs.

A few were too cheesy.

One had hearts.

Absolutely not.

Another had little infinity symbols.

Also no.

Then I saw two that I actually liked.

Acrescent moon.

And an evil-eye design.

Those were cute.

Very us.

I reached for my phone and took screenshots.

Then I opened our chat.

Me: Which one? Crescent or evil eye?

I attached both pictures.

Sent.

I waited.

Nothing.

I frowned.

I looked at the time.

8:34 p.m.

Okay.

Maybe she was busy.

I sent another message.

Me: Don’t be annoying. Pick one.

I smiled to myself.

Still nothing.

I glanced at the screen again.

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Une tick.

My eyebrows pulled together

One tick?

That was weird.

Lydia was practically surgically attached to her phone

Even when she was busy, she’d usually see the message eventually.

I waited.

Five minutes.

Still one tick.

“Hmm.”

I tossed the phone onto the bed.

Maybe her battery died.

Ten minutes passed.

I picked it back up.

Still nothing.

A tiny knot formed in my stomach.

I pressed call.

The phone rang.

And rang.

And rang.

Nothing

I ended the call.

“Okay…”

I stared at her name.

That was strange.

Very strange.

I called again.

Nothing.

This time, the uneasiness was harder to ignore.

I sat upright.

Maybe she was driving.