“If you knew that, why did you bother thanking me? Are you just rubbing it in my face?” Jacqueline broke in. “Are you trying to show off to me that you’re together with Shane?”

“I’m not!” Natalie retorted.

Jacqueline refused to believe her. Quivering, Jacqueline said, “Natalie, I’ve really been mistaken about you. Do you think you’re being fair to me?”

“What?” Natalie’s mouth twitched. Jacqueline’s harsh accusations left Natalie rather confounded.

Jacqueline turned to Natalie with a look of absolute loathing. “Don’t tell me you don’t remember what I told you before about staying away from Shane?”

Natalie nodded uncertainly. “I remember.”

That had occurred when Stanley was first admitted to the hospital following his accident. Jacqueline had come to visit Stanley and bumped into Natalie instead. Jacqueline had issued that warning to Natalie then.

Jacqueline’s voice rose. “If you remember, then why aren’t you doing it? You’re not being fair to me. I love Shane. I’d loved him ever since we were little. You knew this for a fact, yet you still went ahead and got together with him! You’re really adamant about being a third party, aren’t you?”

Upon hearing the charges that Jacqueline had flung to her, Natalie felt a twinge of guilt. Lowering her eyes, she said, “I’m sorry, Ms. Graham. I never had the intention to do this, but things happened along the way. Besides, I don’t think I’ve ruined any relationship between Mr. Shane and you.”

“Really?” Jacqueline almost choked with anger. “Are you trying to say that you don’t think you’ve snatched Shane away from me?”

 

loved you. He’s always treated you like a sister, and you’ve never been in a romantic relationship

at all, it’s definitely only a small corner! Shane would never

 

a shaky finger at Natalie. She

moment’s pause, Jacqueline’s hand fell. “Get out. I don’t

curled. She turned and

of both Shane and Jackson. When

and got

descended, Shane pressed, “What did Jacqueline

a deep breath, Natalie honestly recounted the conversation between Jacqueline and

Shane took Natalie into his arms and said softly, “Don’t take Jacqueline’s words

encircled his waist. She leaned her head against his shoulder and replied, “Of course, I won’t. I don’t think I did anything wrong. I

heart, however, contained a tinge of

true that Natalie had not kept her distance from

you didn’t,” Shane said teasingly. He leaned over and planted a

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