“What did you say?” Annie instantly froze.

Shane, too, glanced at Natalie warily.

Apologizing to Annie profusely in her head, Natalie quickly muttered her last statement a second time.

Instantly, Annie’s face blanched as she staggered back a few steps, reeling from the shock.

Andre rushed forward to support Annie, who would have collapsed otherwise. Everyone else seemed utterly dumbfounded by the turn of events.

Natalie felt a tinge of remorse for what she had said, though there was no way of retracting her words now.

“Please excuse us, Ms. Mackenzie. I’ll bring Annie home to rest for a while. We’ll come back later to visit you,” Andre said ruefully, a forlorn expression on his face.

Mercede nodded graciously. “Of course. We’ll see you out.”

She then gestured for the housekeeper to accompany the Hills out of the house, leaving only Natalie, Shane, and herself in the living room.

and indicated for them to do so. Hauling

 

I would very much like to know why as well,” Mercede

Natalie had been lying. However, she had

 

didn’t want

Mercede furrowed her brows in an effort at

do you mean?” Shane questioned, still

This was turning out to be a lot more

of water before he reasoned,

lip as she

all,” Shane

retorted, “How do

way Stanley was

I’ll still do everything in my power to help her succeed. It’s selfish, but I’m doing my best

that last thought, Natalie looked at Shane anxiously. “Shane, do you think

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