Natalie, please don’t let me down…

After witnessing what had happened in the video, the man could no longer focus on work.

He remained in his chair, lost in thought while the office cleaners worked hard to pick up haphazardly thrown documents off the ground.

Only when Natalie called later in the afternoon did he finally pull himself together.

“Darling, are you busy today?” Natalie asked through the phone.

Shane lowered his gaze grimly before replying, “No. Why?”

“Uhm…” The woman faltered at how impassive he suddenly sounded. Nevertheless, she brushed it off, thinking that she had imagined it.

His response was fairly short, so perhaps I heard wrongly.

She set that aside and resumed cheerily on the phone, “You’re usually here to pick me up after work at this time of day. I just noticed that you’re not here, so I thought I’d call to ask if you’re busy.”

“Mm. I’ll head over now,” Shane replied curtly.

 

“Alright, drive safe!” replied Natalie while nodding.

at those words. His expression turned gloomy as he recalled how the red car had knocked over his parents

 

for some air. He desperately hoped that the chilly breeze would soothe

wasn’t sure if he would be able

the cold air, Shane managed to regain a decent amount of control over his emotions. He then

Lina, and Joyce were chatting in front of the

over to say her goodbyes to the other two women since she

babbled on until a black Maybach

here!” Lina flashed

her teasing, the latter rolled her eyes in amusement. “Alright now, don’t forget to give your all for the competition abroad. I’ll also be participating in an international competition abroad in a month’s time, so maybe we

be collaborating with the fashion industry’s international competition for the final rounds. As long as we both make it

and joked, “Pfft! Please, you guys are so talented. Making the finals should be easy

answered simultaneously with sparkly-eyed

after, Natalie waved goodbye to them. “Alright, I

you!” Her two

and entered the front passenger seat. She hastily apologized, “Sorry, Shane. Have you been

didn’t utter a word. Rather, he stared intensely at

most stunning woman he had ever laid

the little girl’s sweet face from the video he

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