Natalie massaged her temples. “Everything’s fine. Let’s just eat somewhere.”

Noticing that she did not seem to have any appetite, Shane pursed his lips and stayed silent. He drove her to a classy Italian restaurant.

Like a gentleman, he pulled the chair out for Natalie, who sat down with a smile.

Then, he sat down opposite her and pushed the menu toward her. “The food in this restaurant is lighter on the palate. It’s probably more to your taste.”

“Let me take a look.” Natalie flipped the menu open and glanced through it. The dishes were just as he described—light on the palate, yet appetizing.

Natalie only ordered mushroom spaghetti and salad.

Shane ordered similar dishes. When he closed the menu and passed it back to the waiter, he suddenly remembered something and said, “I’d like a glass of orange juice too.”

“Okay!” replied the waiter with a smile before leaving.

Soon, their food was served.

Natalie unfolded the napkin and was about to tie it around her neck when Shane pushed a glass of juice toward her. “You don’t have much of an appetite, right? Drink this. It’ll increase your appetite.”

 

Natalie glanced at the juice, then back at him. She felt a warm feeling surface within her as a touched expression appeared on her face.

the juice for me. I thought that it’s

 

expect him to even notice that I don’t have

Shane worriedly. When he noticed Natalie staring at the juice with her eyes

replied, “It’s nothing.

became relieved. He grinned in amusement and said,

nodded, tied the napkin, grabbed

it

go to the kindergarten to fetch the kids instead of returning

send the documents pending approval to the apartment.

arrived just in time for the

they saw Shane’s car parked by the road, their eyes lit up

the car door

the kids saw her, they called out excitedly,

alighted the car

on the driver’s seat, moved his hand away from the steering wheel and coughed lightly on his fist

smiled. They called out to him sweetly,

flashed across Shane’s eyes. Raising

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