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

could make out who the voice belonged to. It was Annie Hill

 

where Stanley is and has even

at her

kept on looking down to cover her

Natalie turned her attention back to the phone. “Stanley, why

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

that, he hung

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

“I heard you mentioned

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

so it’s her!” A lightbulb seemed to go off in Joyce’s head. “I heard about her before. But I’ve never met her, I can tell that she likes Stanley!”

sure that Annie fancied Stanley because she had noticed the

the seat might have been too strong of a reaction, but then again, no woman could act calm when their

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

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