“Do tell me, Aunt Catherine,” Jacqueline pleaded.

Catherine suddenly looked sorrowful, taking out a handkerchief and dabbing at the corners of her eyes dramatically. “Shane’s been trying to capture Sean lately, so Sean can’t even come home. I came here to convince Natalie to call Shane off, but she refused. Jacqueline, please help to persuade Shane,” Catherine begged.

“Oh,” Jacqueline stated, a crafty gleam appearing in her eyes. She beamed at Catherine, saying, “Got it, Aunt Catherine. Don’t worry. I’ll do my best to let Shane know.”

Natalie frowned but said nothing.

Upon hearing that, Catherine held Jacqueline’s hands tightly and exclaimed with gratitude, “That’s fantastic! Thank you, Jacqueline.”

“Please, there’s no need to thank me. I’m just doing what I can. After all, Sean took care of me last time. I’m just repaying the debt,” Jacqueline replied modestly.

“You’ve got a conscience, Jacqueline, unlike some people,” Catherine said, deliberately emphasizing the last two words. She cast a baleful glance towards Natalie as she spoke, her eyes like two daggers pointing at her.

The latter shook her head in contempt. She decided not to dignify them with a response, however and remained silent.

“All right, Jacqueline. It’s getting late, so I’ll be going home. I’ll leave Sean in your hands, then. I’ll be sure to invite you over some time,” Catherine concluded, getting to her feet.

Sean’s mother. “Sure, Aunt Catherine. Let me see

 

of them then headed

Ms. Graham doesn’t know her place. Does she think she’s the owner of this house? How dare she send Mrs. Thompson

 

Mrs. Wilson. She can do what she likes,” Natalie said

she

for the entire conversation, and she was in no mood to send her

if she had something on her mind

her. “It’s fine, Mrs. Wilson. Please

finished her tasks for the day, so she sat down next

and greeted them haughtily, “Ms. Smith,

you agreed to Mrs. Thompson’s request, it was tremendously unfair to Madam?” Mrs. Wilson abruptly scowled in a trembling voice, unable to contain

Wilson, what are you

and if she refused to

Natalie had been trying to convey to Catherine. The victim was simply

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