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!

 

noise that sounded like it came from the living room. They immediately dropped the

as she stared at the

head. “I don’t know, but it

go check,” Joyce stated. She wiped her wet hands on her apron before

followed suit and

they left the kitchen, they saw Stanley lying on the ground. Around him

the roses. The bouquet that Shane had given Natalie was currently squashed underneath Stanley’s body. The rosebuds were

was

okay?” Joyce’s expression changed to worry at the sight of him on the ground. She hurried over to help

rushed to his

moved him

looked at Natalie feeling embarrassed. “I’m sorry for causing

she said it didn’t upset her. After all, the

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

caught the attention of Joyce, who was picking up the shards. She paused

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