“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.

her 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. Shane’s attention so she could separate the two

 

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

already fully convinced that Jacqueline

 

on purpose or not. Let’s just leave it behind us,” Natalie said with a wave

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

and are also god-siblings. It would be even weirder if he didn’t visit Jacqueline when

has more tricks up her sleeves to snatch Mr. Shane away from you,” Joyce said definitively with her arms

“I know. That’s why I warned him last night

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

could tell and simply pursed her lips,

all, even she

with me

way of really leaving her to die alone. Of course, if she were in Shane’s position, she would do

in deep thought, her

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