Natalie’s sudden question stumped Catherine. Believing that the woman was intentionally humiliating her, Catherine’s face took on a menacing look. In a nasty tone, she demanded, “Are you saying that you won’t agree, then?”

“That’s right.” Natalie nodded, unfazed.

That answer made Catherine sniff disdainfully. “I didn’t expect that you would be quite so petty. Why did Shane even fall in love with you?”

“You’ll have to ask Shane that yourself. That isn’t the only question you’ll have to ask him, though. You can try persuading him to lay off Sean. The one who’s bent on getting Sean is Shane, after all, not me. I’m afraid I can’t be of much use,” Natalie said calmly, taking a sip of tea.

Catherine scowled at her resentfully. “You’re Shane’s wife! He’ll listen to you.”

“I’m sorry, Mrs. Thompson. I don’t want to,” Natalie replied frankly.

Sean’s mother’s chest heaved in agitation. “You really won’t agree to it?” she repeated.

“That’s right,” Natalie replied patiently.

“You…” Catherine choked in anger.

At that moment, a gentle voice floated over, saying, “Ms. Smith, Mrs. Thompson is your aunt! How could you be so rude to her?”

 

direction only to see Jacqueline strolling down the stairs

retorted, “Ms.

 

and watch you talk to Mrs. Thompson like this,” Jacqueline replied with a

with a puzzled expression on her face.

remember me?” the woman

face cleared instantly. “It’s you! I heard that you had regained consciousness

at Shane’s temporarily,”

a pity that someone else came in between Shane and you. I would very much prefer to have a

thus, Catherine seized Jacqueline’s hand and gave her a winning

same manner in which

knew Catherine was goading her on purpose because she’d been unwilling to acquiesce to the

She rolled her eyes but continued to sip on her water

“Ms. Smith, I’m sure Mrs. Thompson didn’t mean to offend you. I’m in a

me anyway. No matter what, I’m still the one Shane married,” Natalie

savage look appeared in Jacqueline’s eyes. She returned Natalie’s smile

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