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.

ended half a month ago. I’ve been declared fit to return to my

“As it had been concluded some time

because of this particular surgery,” Stanley answered. “I will only return

pursed his lips

you not looking

“Yes,” Shane replied bluntly.

his smile unfaltering. “Could you be worried that

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

he asserted his dominance by wrapping an arm around Natalie’s

not struggle. Instead, she leaned

yet, she was not

know that Nat is your wife, I’ve never denied it,” Stanley reasoned. “Why would you treat me with such hostility, Mr. Thompson? I’ve changed,

you expect me to

to let go as

“There’s not much else I can do to convince you if you choose not

with a smile that was much more genuine and warmer than the