Jackson’s face turned serious, his hands on his thighs slowly balled into fists.

A few minutes later, he shot up. “Which is Jacqueline’s room?”

“On the second floor, the second room by the stairs,” Shane answered.

Jackson uttered his thanks and headed upstairs.

Shane’s right. If I leave Jacqueline to continue chasing after him, she might do something crazy.

After all, she has done that twice.

I want to try and confess my feeling to her. Hopefully, she would give me a chance. And if she does, things will change for the better for Shane, Natalie, and me.

Jackson quickened his pace.

However, when he passed Natalie, he halted briefly to apologize, “I’m sorry.”

He then continued his way up the stairs.

 

Natalie tilted her head puzzledly. “Why did he apologize to me?”

The corners of Shane’s mouth quirked up. “He was apologizing for bringing Jacqueline here.”

 

“I see,” Natalie noted.

was wrong to bring Jacqueline here, he still did it

his apology even mean

until she reached Shane’s

on her arm and

lay her head on his

to Jacqueline.” Shane poured a glass of

choked as she sipped. She cast a look of disbelief at Shane. “What? He

that Jackson was the passive type. He wouldn’t confess if Jacqueline had someone she loved because he would worry about being

put, Jackson was the type of guy who was others before him. In other words, he

when

him?” Natalie held his cheeks

glimpse of mirth in his

tell me. What have you told that coward to make him confess to

of Jackson, mirth filled Shane’s eyes. “Coward? What a fitting

whole

“Impressive! But are you serious about setting up Dr. Baker with

treat her well. He’s gentle and would tolerate her. So he

thought that Jackson deserved someone better than

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