He had always known that she wouldn’t say yes to his proposal, so he didn’t mind waiting for her to get used to him.

Natalie flashed him a heartwarming smile. “Thank you, Mr. Shane.”

“You don’t have to thank me. You look like you’re still in pain, so you should get a bit more sleep. I’ve had Joyce call in sick for you, so don’t you worry about a thing,” Shane said while pointing at her handbag on the coffee table.

Natalie froze. “Wait… Does that mean… Joyce knows about us?”

“I didn’t tell her anything, but I think she guessed it,” Shane said casually.

He had called Joyce using Natalie’s phone the first thing in the morning, so it was only natural that she would jump to conclusions.

Natalie buried her face in her hands.

I’m done for… Joyce is a blabbermouth, so I’m pretty sure Mom’s going to find out about me spending the night with Shane soon…

room, and she fell asleep shortly after getting

living room after

 

“Good morning, Mr. Shane.”

“Come on in.”

 

the house and followed him to his study before saying, “The Smith family is done for, Mr. Shane. Harrison is currently in the process of property liquidation as we speak and will declare

owns a ton of properties and antiques

that money won’t last

definitely try to rebuild Smith Group. I

replied, despite feeling

backfired, and he lost everything as a result… Jeez, did he really think he was able to

are things with Jasmine?” Shane asked while

is currently still hospitalized

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