“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.

hell? How can she be so shameless? She probably got herself sick on purpose to get Mr. Shane’s attention so she could separate

 

come and visit him, so Joyce naturally came to know Jacqueline. She was also well aware of the relationship between

was already fully convinced that Jacqueline had done it

 

I don’t care if she did it on purpose or not. Let’s just leave it behind

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 managed to get him to leave you to visit her on your

a sigh. “They’ve known 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 death. So I could understand why he felt

but Jacqueline clearly isn’t. Trust me, this won’t be the last time. She definitely has more tricks up her sleeves to snatch Mr. Shane away

gaze darkened. “I know. That’s why I warned him last night never to do that

he keeps that promise,” Joyce said with a shrug. She clearly wasn’t entirely convinced by Shane’s

simply pursed

all, even she didn’t

be willing to stay with me no matter

the answer was no. If it came to a matter of Jacqueline’s life and death, Shane would have no way of really leaving her to die alone. Of course, if she were in Shane’s position, she would

when she was in deep thought,

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