Feel the Way You Feel, My Love

Stanley gazed upon the couple standing across from him. With an ominous glint across his eyes, he commented, “Natalie, I’m relieved to see how well you and Shane are doing.”

“Thank you.” Natalie beamed. “Stanley,” she added. “What are you doing here?”

“Here’s what happened. “I’ve accepted a request to perform surgery on a member of the royal family. I am here tonight at this party as his guest,” Stanley explained, with a smile that displayed his teeth. “It’s such a coincidence running into you here, Nat.”

Natalie’s mouth hung open in amazement. “Surgery? Stanley, does that mean that your treatment has finished?”

Shane gazed at Annie with his eyes narrowed into slits. “If mental disorders are not classified as being illnesses, pray tell me what is it that you would consider an illness?”

“I…” Annie stammered. It was not only Shane’s status that had frightened her, but his assertiveness as well.

Not daring to attempt to refute a statement as bold as that, she lapsed into a sulky silence.

“That’s enough, Annie.” Shane pulled Annie’s arm as she trotted back to his side obediently. “Mr. Thompson is right. I am indeed ill.”

Natalie did the same. She squeezed Shane arm to hush him.

However, she was secretly delighted that Shane had leaped to her rescue at Annie’s attempt to belittle her.

for everybody to settle down before speaking again. “My treatment had ended half a month ago. I’ve been declared fit to return

“As it had been concluded some time ago, why have you

this particular surgery,” Stanley answered. “I will only return after I’m done with

his lips

not looking forward to my return?” he queried with a polite

“Yes,” Shane replied bluntly.

smile unfaltering. “Could you be worried that

was thick with tension. “Even so,” he sneered. “There’s nothing you can do. She is my

that, he asserted his dominance by wrapping an arm around

struggle. Instead, she leaned

were not his wife yet, she was not going to

with such hostility, Mr. Thompson? I’ve changed, and I’m not who I used to be. And please, believe me, I’ve moved

expect me to believe that?” Shane

as easy to let go as Stanley claimed they

convince you if you choose not to believe me. If you’ll excuse me, Mr. Thompson. I have an appointment

turned to Natalie with a smile that was much more genuine and warmer than the one toward Shane. “Nat, I’ve got