Feel the Way You Feel, My Love

“That’s right,” Natalie replied, looking levelly into Annie’s eyes.

Instantly, Annie’s features contorted in disdain. Raising her voice, she demanded, “What about Dr. Quinn? Isn’t he your boyfriend? How did it end up being Mr. Shane?”

At Annie’s question, Shane turned to look at Natalie, his gaze unfathomable.

Shane knew that Natalie had only been pretending to be in a relationship with Stanley when they attended Antony’s wedding together.

Mercede was similarly baffled by Annie’s statement. Peering at Natalie, she asked carefully, “My dear, you refused to date while you were here, even when I asked you to. I didn’t expect you to be so quick when you got home. You’ve even gotten two boyfriends!”

Shane’s handsome face looked somewhat downcast. Deep inside, he felt a mixture of frustration and hurt.

I’m clearly Natalie’s first boyfriend! Yet, in everyone’s mind, I’ll always come second.

Natalie could sense the wave of resentment that radiated from Shane. In that instant, she could thoroughly taste the bitterness of regret.

If I’d known that I would eventually be together with Shane, I would not have attended that wedding with Stanley!

reached forward and grabbed Natalie’s arm, pressing, “So? What’s going on between you and Dr. Quinn,

by his daughter’s sudden bout of violence. After all, Shane was present,

forward and pulled Natalie over to his side. He fixed Annie with a frigid glare, saying icily, “Don’t

been spectating the scene at

her face. She gulped, then stammered,

Stanley and I broke

she immediately felt a sharp pain in her arm, a result of a vehement pinch from

toward him indignantly but realized that he was punishing her for not

Helpless, Natalie groaned inwardly.

longed to be as frank as Shane wanted her to be and admit to

akin to

The look of wrath on her face disappeared instantly and was replaced by one of incredulity. “Have you

fingers. Swinging their clasped hands forward, Natalie

blatant profession of their relationship succeeded in dissipating Shane’s displeasure. His grim expression faded away, and a faint smile hovered