The moment they came in, Natalie’s eyes immediately found Shane, but her heart sank when she saw his brows knitting into a frown.

“Jacqueline, are you okay?” Jackson quickly put down the medical file in his hand and took a few large strides forward to help Jacqueline up.

Jacqueline leaned against him with tears pooling in her eyes. “Jackie, I’m so scared.”

“It’s okay. You’re alright.” Jackson patted her back soothingly before questioning, “What the hell happened?”

He pinned Natalie a hard stare.

Before Natalie could answer, Jacqueline bowed her head and said in a small voice, “This isn’t Ms. Smith’s fault. She only pushed me in the heat of the moment. She didn’t mean it. It’s my fault.”

She was blatantly implying that Natalie had pushed her.

Natalie let out a sardonic laugh and peered at Shane. “Would you believe me if I told you I didn’t push her?”

Shane’s eyes flickered in response.

He wanted to say he believed that she did not push anyone. After all, based on her personality, she did not seem like someone who would do such a thing.

 

to the ground, and Natalie also looked like she had indeed pushed her. Hence,

answer her question, and a mirthless

 

like he trusts his childhood sweetheart more than his own

was the one who said something I shouldn’t have. I brought up Ms. Smith’s mother, that’s why she got so angry and… Anyway, it’s all my fault. Don’t

tugged on Shane’s

the promise he made to Natalie the other time, Shane shifted his arm away.

“I only said-”

to talk about my mom!” Natalie cut Jacqueline off with a sneer. Then, she turned her frosty gaze to Shane and Jackson. Drawing in a breath, she suggested in a monotonous voice,

lips at her impassiveness. “I didn’t

flickered in Jacqueline’s eyes and her

that mean he thinks I

didn’t shoot down her claim either.”

mouth twitched slightly,

her, but neither did he

of them obviously

his gaze to

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