“Looks like he has brainwashed you really well,” Shane said icily, his eyes narrowing into a thin line.

Natalie frowned at him. “Brainwashed? Mr. Shane, what do you mean by that?”

Shane stepped closer to her. “What I mean is that Stanley isn’t as innocent and kind as you think he is. I’ve tried telling you this before. The last time, he tried to drug you and get you into bed with him. This time, he pretended to be drunk, so he could force a kiss on you and emerge completely blameless. And you think both of these incidents are accidents on his part?”

Natalie laughed. “Mr. Shane, don’t you think you’re too prejudiced against Stanley?”

Shane clenched his fists. Looking very displeased, he demanded, “Do you think I’m saying this because I’m prejudiced against him?”

Natalie pursed her red lips. “You’ve always been hostile towards Stanley. If this isn’t prejudice, then I don’t know what is!”

Shane fell silent. After a while, the expression on his face grew icy-cold. With a mocking smile on his face, he said, “I see. This is what you really think of me, right?”

Shane looked down and tried to hide the anger that was swirling in his eyes. Failing to do so, he turned around and left.

This woman had claimed that, deep in her heart, she was truly in love with me.

However, when she was caught between Stanley and me, she kept choosing to believe Stanley instead!

 

miserable. Knowing that he was probably infuriated

end, however, she held

 

she would stay as far away from Shane as possible. Even if they happened to bump into each other, she would regard him as a stranger. Hence, stopping him from

her bag, Natalie laughed

the office building, she looked up to see that the sky was dark and gloomy. A cold gust of wind blew through the streets. It

She hailed

up by a very excited Yulia. There was a huge smile on her

wriggled her way on Natalie’s bed and stuck her phone in front of Natalie’s face. “Hey, Baby Girl! Here’s some good news for

when she saw the contents on its screen. There was a new post under Shane’s Facebook page—it announced that he had called off his engagement with Jasmine and that the

took the phone back from her. “What about it, Baby

gaped at her but

was happy, but so what if

was only

the smile faded from Yulia’s face as well. Giving her daughter a light shove, Yulia

head and clambered out of bed. “Alright, Mom. The cancellation of Shane’s engagement has nothing to do with me. It’s his own personal business, and we shouldn’t be poking our noses into it. Let’s not talk about

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