Natalie reached for Joyce’s hands and patted them. She reassured Joyce that everything was okay and that she would resolve everything tomorrow.

“You have a plan?” Stanley’s glasses glinted in the light.

Natalie nodded sightly. “That’s right.”

“What’s the plan?” Joyce asked, sparkling with curiosity.

A secretive smile curved on Natalie’s face. “You’ll know tomorrow morning.”

Seeing that she refused to spill it, Joyce shared a look with Stanley and didn’t dwell on the topic anymore.

Time passed quickly. It was already noon.

Natalie invited the two to stay a bit longer. She planned to serve them lunch before letting them return to the hospital.

Joyce and Stanley had no objections to this, and they both nodded in agreement.

Afterward, Joyce accompanied Natalie to cook in the kitchen whilst Stanley stayed in the living room alone.

 

He looked at the bouquet of obnoxiously red roses on the coffee table before him. It was as if they scorched like sun rays into his eyes, blinding him. Feeling overwhelmed with a flashing pain, he swiped at the roses.

Kshhhhk!

 

the kitchen, Natalie and Joyce heard a glass-shattering noise that sounded like it came from the

as

don’t know, but it

stated. She wiped her wet hands on her apron before walking out of the

followed suit and went out

lying on the ground. Around

thing that had unfortunately suffered the most were the roses. The bouquet that Shane had given Natalie was currently squashed underneath Stanley’s body. The rosebuds were flattened, and their petals scattered all over the

bouquet was

at the sight of

also rushed to

him back onto the

sorry for causing you trouble, Nat. I’ve even broken

glanced at the rumpled bouquet on the floor. She would be lying if she said

forced a gentle smile and brushed the accident off. “It’s fine. What’s done is done. They’re just cups and some flowers. What matters is that you’re safe. But Stanley,

attention of Joyce, who was picking up the shards. She paused and looked up at Stanley, wanting

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