“That’s good to hear,” Natalie replied, nodding slightly before tightening her grip on the spoon. “So, when did you get back last night? Also, why was your phone turned off?”

“You called me?” Shane asked, slightly startled.

“Yeah, I called you early in the morning. You weren’t back yet, so I wanted to ask when you’d be home. But your phone was turned off.”

“Sorry, it was out of battery,” he explained, putting down the glass. “I came home at two in the morning yesterday. It took four hours for Jacqueline to get out of danger.”

“That long?” Natalie asked, widening her eyes in surprise.

“She drank some hard liquor, which burned her internal organs and even caused bleeding in her stomach. That’s why it took longer,” he explained.

“I see.” She nodded but did not say anything else.

Shane then handed her a black credit card.

She looked at him in surprise. “What’s this for?”

Why’s he giving me a card for no reason?

 

situation. This is my way of compensating for it. You can buy anything

was feeling

 

to him. “It’s fine. I have money. Besides, I don’t need anything. If you really want to make up for

it happened, they had never gone on dates like normal couples

agreement. “Okay, but

he said that, Natalie no longer refused him and kept the card away. “Okay, I’ll

He hummed in reply.

Wilson came back with the

up and eat it. Mrs. Wilson made it

Eat more,” Mrs. Wilson chimed in

know about Natalie’s mischievous intentions. She

was a hint

is this?” he asked in a deep voice while looking at the

Wilson replied, “It’s

oysters?” he asked while narrowing his eyes, clearly in disbelief. He picked one up and sniffed it. Instantly,

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