“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.

took a seat on the sofa and indicated for them to do so. Hauling Natalie over, Shane asked, “Why did you say that Stanley had

 

to know

Mercede was able to deduce right away that Natalie had been

 

want to lie either, but

furrowed her brows in an effort at recollection, looking sympathetic. “Ah,

mean?” Shane questioned, still

was turning out to be a lot more complicated than she thought. “Joyce likes

a sip of water before he reasoned, “Are

her lip

Shane pronounced curtly. “Stanley obviously

“How do you

Stanley was looking

not being realistic too. But Joyce is my friend, and I’ll still do everything in my power to help her succeed. It’s selfish, but I’m doing my best to

looked at Shane anxiously. “Shane, do you think

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