Natalie had no choice but to do what Joyce had said.

When she accepted the call, she put it in speaker mode so that Joyce could also hear the conversation. Then, she placed the device on the table.

“Hey, Stanley,” she greeted.

“Nat, I saw Mr. Shane’s post,” informed the man. “You guys got married?”

“Yeah.”

“Oh, so it’s true. I thought I’ve guessed incorrectly.” Stanley let out a smile that did not quite reach his eyes before adjusting his glasses. “Well, congratulations.”

Not knowing Stanley’s actual reaction, Natalie smiled as well before thanking him.

“See? I told you he was only going to ask about this.” Joyce mouthed.

Natalie ignored her as she asked Stanley about his condition.

Right when he was about to reply, a woman’s shy voice echoed from his end of the phone. “I’m back, Dr. Quinn.”

 

shuddered and she

the voice belonged

 

find where Stanley is and has

glanced at

Instead, she kept on looking down to cover her face so Natalie could not see her

the phone.

soup out of a thermal flask. “She’s just making sure that I’m fine,”

he

intended to ask some more questions, but she had no chance to do so, seeing how the man had ended

you mentioned Annie. Do you know who that woman

lips twitched a little. After contemplating for some time, she decided to answer the other woman as she nodded. “Yeah, but we’re

A lightbulb seemed to go off in Joyce’s head. “I heard about her before. But I’ve never met

sure that Annie fancied Stanley because she had noticed the affection in Annie’s

seat might have been too strong of a reaction, but

found out about that when I first met

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