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.”

 

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

Natalie could make out who the voice belonged

 

Stanley is and has

at her friend

did not reply. Instead, she kept on looking down to cover her face so

her attention back to the

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.

he

questions, but she had no chance to do so, seeing

heard you mentioned Annie.

she nodded. “Yeah, but we’re not that close. I

“I heard about her before. But I’ve never met her, I can tell

Stanley because she had noticed

but then

that’s true. I found out about that when I first met her.”

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