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.

speaking again. “My treatment had ended half a month ago. I’ve been declared fit to

see.” Natalie nodded. “As it had been concluded some time ago, why have you not returned to J City

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

his lips at

Thompson, are you not looking forward to my return?” he queried with a

“Yes,” Shane replied bluntly.

his smile unfaltering. “Could you be worried that

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

that, he asserted his dominance by wrapping an

Instead, she leaned against

she were not his wife yet, she

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

to believe that?” Shane

to let go as

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

than the one toward Shane. “Nat, I’ve got to