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.”

 

hearing the voice, Joyce’s body shuddered and she jolted up from

belonged to. It was Annie Hill

 

find where Stanley is and has even made a

at her friend

did not reply. Instead, she kept on looking down to

the

at Annie, who was pouring soup out of a thermal flask. “She’s just making sure that I’m fine,” he replied. “Okay, I’m hanging up now.

that, he

intended to ask some more questions, but she had no

called Joyce, clenching her fists. “I heard you mentioned Annie. Do you know who

little. After contemplating for some time, she decided to answer the other woman as she nodded. “Yeah, but we’re not that close. I met her when Stanley brought me to a wedding last

in Joyce’s head. “I heard about her before. But I’ve never met her, I can

because she had noticed the affection in Annie’s

been too strong of a reaction, but then

about that when I first

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