She made herself force out big, fat teardrops.

She assumed that if she cried miserably enough, Shane would comfort her. However, the man’s lips pursed as he held his ground. He didn’t seem keen on pacifying her at all. Instead, his low voice growled out, “Indeed. You’re at fault.”

“W-what?” Jacqueline stopped sobbing and stared wide-eyed at the man in disbelief. “I’m at fault? You think it’s my fault as well?”

“Jacqueline, it’s no secret that the Thompsons and I don’t get along. You’ve always known this, even before you got into that car accident ten years ago. I don’t see an issue with me having Sean arrested for kidnapping Natalie. I also don’t see a problem for Natalie to refuse Aunt Catherine’s request. So tell me, why did you recklessly go against Natalie’s wishes and agree to help Aunt Catherine?”

“I… I just figured that you wouldn’t want to have such a rift with the Thompsons. They’re still your family, after all. As for why I agreed on behalf of Ms. Smith, I did it for Ms. Smith’s sake. I was worried that Mrs. Thompson would give her a hard time if she refused to comply,” Jacqueline muttered nervously.

Shane’s handsome face turned dark with anger. “Sean and I cut ties five years ago. Our relationship is beyond mending, so why does it matter if there’s a rift between our families? Moreover, I am the head of the Thompson family; Natalie is my wife, meaning she’s the matriarch of the Thompson family. Who would dare to give her a hard time?”

“But…”

“That’s enough!” the man interrupted with only a thin thread of patience left in him. “Nothing will stop me from having Sean arrested. That is his price to pay for kidnapping Natalie. So you can drop the matter now. Don’t bother explaining things to Aunt Catherine because I will personally reject her myself.”

With that, he shoved past Jacqueline and left.

her fists tautly coiled. Her chest

 

wanted to get on Mrs. Thompson’s good side by convincing Natalie to help Sean out. This way, Mrs. Thompson would owe her a favor. She would then use this favor to ruin

a vile mother-in-law, but an unreasonable aunt-in-law like Mrs. Thompson will certainly test Natalie’s patience. She might not get along with other relatives within the Thompson

 

the one thing I failed to consider is that Shane and Mrs. Thompson’s family has already cut

I don’t recall their relationship being so torn

down between Shane

in thought. It looks like I’ll need to do a

“Hello? Grandpa, I need

and saw Natalie leaning against the balcony,

arms around her waist from behind. Burying his head into her shoulder, he placed gentle

his intimate gesture. She shrank back a little and asked, “You’ve finished

mark before finally letting her go. “Jacqueline was at fault. She assumed that the Thompson family and I are still on

interjected. She then turned around and wrapped her arms around his neck. “Let’s

don’t want to

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