Shane placed his hands into his pocket coolly, then announced, “Because the corneas that Jacqueline is interested in belong to someone who is already dying.”

“Someone who’s already dying?” Natalie stared at him, incomprehension written all over her face.

Shane nodded in affirmation. “Jacqueline said herself that the person she’s thinking of only has about two or three months to live.”

This revelation allowed Natalie to breathe a little easier, gradually recovering her composure. The suspicion she had been harboring in her mind began to slowly evaporate.

Two to three months to live? It sounds like a terminal illness. I guess we’ve truly misunderstood Ms. Graham.

Awkwardly, Natalie bobbed her head in apology. “I’m sorry, Mr. Shane. We’ve completely misunderstood Ms. Graham,” she admitted.

“It’s fine. I’ll confess that even I found Jacqueline’s reaction just now to be rather dubious,” Shane replied kindly, dismissing Natalie’s apology.

Natalie looked at him. “Since it was a pure misunderstanding, let’s not discuss this matter anymore. We’ll be off now.”

She grabbed each of her two children’s hands and hurried into the lift.

Shane followed them, much to Natalie’s dismay.

 

gaze on Natalie. He immediately perceived what she was thinking, and his face fell. “I’m heading downstairs too,”

someone who was going in the same direction as

 

she did her best to overlook his

her eyes desperately trained on

to confess his feelings

do that. He had yet to

would only subject Natalie and

his heart. He clenched his hands that were hidden deep within

silence in the lift was deafening, broken only by the occasional sounds of light breathing. Beneath the incredible weight of the tension, Connor and Sharon grew increasingly

slid open. Natalie practically hauled her two children out with her. Connor and Sharon both heaved a

wrong?” Natalie asked

and Sharon shook their heads. “Nothing, Mommy! Let’s go

patted their heads, and they walked to the

the car, Natalie walked over to the driver’s seat.

where he could have vanished to, given that he had been with them just moments

Then, Natalie quickly snapped back to her present, got into the car quickly, and

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