“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!

 

was probably infuriated with her, she wondered if she

the end, however, she held

 

had promised herself that 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,

her bag, Natalie laughed

sky was dark and

shivered and rubbed her arms tiredly. She hailed a taxi and made her

by a very excited Yulia. There was a huge smile

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

she saw the contents on its screen. There was a new post under Shane’s Facebook page—it announced

from her. “What about

gaped at her but didn’t

but so what if she

it was only a matter

question, the smile faded from Yulia’s

“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.

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