Just when Natalie was deciding whether to return to the bathroom and emerge only after the man left, she heard some heavy footsteps from the stairs. It was immediately followed by a deep masculine voice. “What’s the racket about?”

“Sir, you are awake?” Mrs. Wilson looked at him in shock.

Natalie shared the same expression as her, but the surprise in her eyes soon turned to disapproval.

His fever has not subsided yet. What is he doing here?

“Mommy, Mr. Shane is here,” Connor said to Natalie while pointing at Shane.

Natalie put down his hand. “Mommy knows that. Don’t point at people.”

“Oh, okay.” Connor nodded without saying anything else.

Shane glanced at them and nodded in acknowledgment. While supporting himself with the railing, he walked down the stairs slowly. Then, with Mrs. Wilson’s help, he stood before the middle-aged man.

The moment Shane appeared, the man lost all his arrogance and brashness that he displayed in front of Mrs. Wilson. In fact, his haughtiness was replaced with a sense of fear.

It was obvious that he was afraid of Shane.

 

middle-aged man rubbed his hands together

void of expression, Shane stared at him. “Uncle Thompson,

 

Uncle Thompson?

man curiously. He was short and stout, with a balding head and a

to believe that this

Shane, I heard that you have a plot of

that piece of land?” Shane narrowed his

plot because you told me not to. However, since you are not using this plot of land anyway, why

Shane stared daggers at him as if he were trying to see through

light cough. “Not really. I came here on my own accord, and Sean only told me that you have this plot of land. You know that I’ve invested in a holiday resort project. So now,

Holiday resort?

tilted her

the luxury goods business? How

Shane folded his arms and scowled at him, clearly not interested in the holiday resort that he

three fingers.

bought that plot of land for five hundred million back then, and you want to

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