“That’s all we can do.” Joyce shrugged.

After that, she left to work on her tasks.

Natalie continued watching the fashion show, and after she finished with it, she closed the website and started sketching and creating the design drafts on her sketchpad.

When it was time to clock out, she received a text message from Shane which read: I have another meeting later. Silas will pick you and the children up.

In response, Natalie typed: Alright. You get back to work now and come home earlier.

Shane acknowledged with a brief ‘okay’ and nothing else.

Natalie let out a sigh and put her phone back in her bag.

Out of the blue, someone knocked on the door.

Natalie squeezed her fingers, and as she exercised them, she answered, “Please come in.”

The office door was pushed open and in came Silas. “Madam.”

 

“Mr. Campbell.” Natalie raised an eyebrow in amazement.

She didn’t expect that he would be there so soon.

 

me to send you back to the villa,” Silas

seat. “I know.

answered. He then drove heading

seven o’clock, and dinner was readily served

table, Mrs. Wilson turned to Natalie several times, looking like she had something to say but reverted

“Mrs. Wilson, why are you

that, the two children turned to

looks fantastic.” Sharon put her palms together under her

posture, and she reached out, patting

like how Shane would and asked, “Mrs. Wilson,

Mrs. Wilson nodded.

and replied, “Mrs. Wilson, just say it. I’m

home today and asked me to clean up a room for Jacqueline,” Mrs. Wilson said tentatively as she observed Natalie’s

understood her words in an instant. Mrs. Wilson is worried

of the soup nonchalantly, Natalie

to that, Mrs. Wilson couldn’t help but

answered with a rather disconsolate expression, “What

was tongue-tied hearing

his eyes around. “Mommy, did you just say that Ms. Graham is coming to stay with

us.” Before Natalie could answer, Sharon started throwing tantrum and slammed her spoon on the

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