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.

 

lift, Shane again fixed his piercing gaze on Natalie. He immediately perceived what she was thinking, and

who was

 

Flustered, she did her best to overlook his presence in

her children’s hands tightly, deliberately keeping a distance from Shane. Natalie also kept her eyes desperately trained on the lift panel, as if hoping that everything else around

refusal to acknowledge Shane was very obvious. Perturbed, Shane longed to

couldn’t do that. He had yet to

would only subject Natalie and her

Shane hardened his heart. He clenched his hands

by the occasional sounds of light breathing. Beneath the incredible weight of the tension,

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

Natalie asked as she was

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

patted their

walked over to the driver’s seat.

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

quickly snapped back to her present,

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