“Screw off,” Natalie huffed, feeling both amused and slightly annoyed by Joyce’s comment. “You’re the one who can’t do it.”

“Do what? I’m not a guy, so it doesn’t matter. It’s different for Mr. Shane. Come on, answer me. How was it?” Joyce nudged Natalie’s shoulder with a devilish glint in her eyes.

Natalie walked into her office. “Nothing happened.”

“Nothing at all?” Joyce said in shock. “But you’re newlyweds! How could Mr. Shane bear it?”

Natalie sat down and started massaging her nose bridge as she replied, “He went to the hospital to visit Jacqueline last night.”

“What?” Joyce was clearly taken aback. “So he spent the night with Jacqueline?”

Natalie hummed in response.

“But why?” Joyce asked in confusion.

Natalie turned her computer on and started telling Joyce about everything that happened last night.

palm on the desk after hearing Natalie’s story. “What the hell? How can she be so shameless? She probably got herself sick on purpose to get Mr.

 

When Stanley got hospitalized, Jacqueline found plenty of excuses to come and visit him, so Joyce naturally came to know Jacqueline. She was also well aware of the relationship

already fully convinced that Jacqueline had done

 

care if she did it on purpose or not. Let’s just leave it behind us,” Natalie said with a wave of her hand,

“How can you just let it go so easily? She’s clearly trying to mock you. She’s trying to show you how important she is to Mr. Shane! I mean, she

each other since they were kids and are also god-siblings. It would be even weirder if he didn’t visit Jacqueline when she was on the brink of

She definitely has more tricks up

him last night never

with a shrug. She clearly wasn’t entirely convinced

and simply pursed her lips,

she didn’t fully

to stay with me no

Shane would have no way of really leaving her to die alone. Of course, if

was in

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