Of all places, to run into Stanley here.

Who is the woman with him? Could it be Annie or somebody else?

Natalie couldn’t figure out who it could be offhand and did not bother herself with that at the moment.

“Where are you guys? We’ll come to you.”

“We’re at the balcony of the dining hall. The couple whom Joyce had met are here too,” came Lina’s reply.

“Stay right there, we’ll be over in a bit.”

Natalie hung up and dropped her phone back into her purse. “Stanley is here,” she informed Shane. “There is a woman with him. Joyce ran into them and cried. She might have had a misunderstanding.”

Shane knew that Joyce liked Stanley. Therefore, he was not at all surprised at this piece of news. “Let’s go. Aren’t we going to meet them?” Shane offered Natalie his arm.

She stepped back in trepidation. “What are you doing? You’re not going to carry me all the way over there, are you?”

Shane did not deign to answer her.

 

“Please, darling, there’s no need.” Natalie was at a loss. “It’s just a tiny abrasion on my heel, not a sprained ankle. I can walk just fine now that you’ve treated it for me.”

walk several paces in an attempt to convince him, to which he relented by letting

 

exited the lounge and made their way to the

unmistakable glimpse of Stanley from a distance as well as the female figure

and was of a thin and slender build. One look

her at once—it

events, Annie had managed to get this intimate with Stanley. It was not impossible for

over to them. “Stanley, it’s been a

“Long time no see, Nat. How have you been?” he asked, while pointedly ignoring Shane who

frowned slightly but opted not to say

you?” Natalie replied. She turned to Annie who stood beside Stanley. “Are

earshot hung her head at Natalie’s remark. Lina

not gone unnoticed by Stanley, though he did not seem to care much about Joyce’s anguish. “No, I’m not. But…” he

and Joyce were about to rejoice at the news but Stanley’s

Natalie, like a woman interrogating

out what she did for Joyce, he would put his foot

her husband,

Annie is an interesting girl. I would definitely consider dating her,” Stanley continued

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