“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.

 

to send you back to the

know. He told me. Let’s

drove heading to the

villa, it was already seven o’clock, and dinner was readily served by

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

uneasy under her gaze, so she put down her fork and asked, “Mrs. Wilson, why are you looking at me like that?

listening to that, the two children turned to look at

on it. Mommy looks fantastic.” Sharon put her palms together under her chin

posture, and she reached out, patting

was very clever. He squinted exactly like how Shane would and asked, “Mrs. Wilson, do

Mrs. Wilson nodded.

and replied, “Mrs. Wilson,

Mr. Shane called home today and asked me to clean up a room for Jacqueline,” Mrs. Wilson said tentatively

her words in an instant. Mrs. Wilson is worried that I’ll be

the soup nonchalantly, Natalie answered,

Wilson couldn’t

rather disconsolate expression, “What purpose would it serve even if I’m furious about it? Can I possibly stop Jacqueline from

was tongue-tied

just say that Ms. Graham is coming to stay with

I don’t like Ms. Graham; I don’t want her to stay with us.” Before Natalie could answer, Sharon started

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