Fingered at work

Alessandro’s POV

As I rounded up my work for the day, my phone rang with an incoming call.

One glance at the caller id showed me that it was an unknown caller, so I decided to let it ring.

However, the person kept calling which caused my mind to dwell on the delusional possibility that Catherine was calling.

On the fifth ring, I decided to answer the call, while inwardly hoping that I hadn't thought wrong.

"Alessandro," My mother's voice wafted into my ears, and for a fleeting moment, I considered hanging up on her, but I repressed that urge and locked my jaw.

"Mother," I muttered.

"I have been calling you for a while now with my other numbers but none of them went through, so I decided to use my new line," She explained. "How are you doing?"

"Good," I answered curtly. "Is there a reason as to why you called?"

"Right, I almost forgot," She sighed. "Your grandmother mentioned something but I wanted to confirm. Is it true that Catherine is her doctor?"

I knew this day would come.

Mothe