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.”

 

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

voice belonged to. It was Annie

 

Stanley is and has even made a move

glanced at her friend

looking down to cover her face so Natalie

her attention back to the phone. “Stanley, why is Annie

out of a thermal flask. “She’s just

that, he

but she had no chance to do so,

“I heard you mentioned Annie. Do you know who that

decided to answer the other woman as she nodded. “Yeah, but

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

because she had

of a reaction, but then again, no woman could act

that’s true. I found out about that

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